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 2. Industry Compliance

 Of the 87 labor complaints made, but 37t were of wages, and well
over 50% of these from one state .Iassachusetts. See Compliance
Compilation by Colonel Walter Mangum. (Also see Exhibit R.)

 3. Skilled Wpges

 Section 2 referred to in Paragraph one of this chapter was as
noted, stayed, in the order of annroval. As pointed out in Chanter
2, page' of this history and as may further be seen by examination
of Exhibit K, much time and effort was spent upon this subject and all
without avail. It was a compromise clause placed to placate labor
and New York Manufacturers, and in the hone, that from it, would come
a substantial increase in earnings to a fairly large number of employees.
Coupled with it wps section six nrovidinp for a Dermissive classifi-
cation and basic rates for the more skilled classes of labor.

 Exhibit G, ages 1-2-3 and 4. gives concisely the labor situation
obtaining in the industry orior to the Code's adoption.

 4. Adjustment of -7ageo above the minimum

 There were no provisions for an upward adjustment of wages.

 5. Mal-Adjustment with other industries

 In paragraoh A, page .82 of this chanter, reference is made to
the difficulty existing between the Sanitary and Waternroof Specialties
Manufacturing Industry, Code No. 342 and the Luggage and Fancy Leather
Goods Industry Code No. 42.

 The Luggage and Fancy Leather Goods Industry Code provided for a
differential in the Southern tier of States of 32 1/2 cents for male
and 30 cents per hour for females as against 35 cents for male and 32 1/2
cents for female in the Northern States. It also made provisions for
learners to be paid during a six weeks period not less than 80% of the
minimum.

 The Sanitary and Waterproof Specialties Manufacturing Industry
Code made provision, that the rate be 35 cents per hour, except that
Apprentices be paid not less than 28 cents per hour for the first six
weeks and thereafter at 35 cents ner hour.

 The Ladies Handbag Code provided a rate of 35 cents per hour, with
no exceptions and a permissive clause for learners with no specified
rate.

 Obviously when questions of jurisdiction over certain products
arose as they did, these rates became disturbing, and more especially
with Luggage for it was felt that that industry had not an efficient
Code Authority machine set up.


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