COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITED Adopted 1914: STANDARDS OF PRACTICE The members of this Association are definitely pledged to the betterment of the individual schools of the Association, to the end that the whole system of private commercial education in the United States may be improved, and may become an effective part of the educational machinery of our country. For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, each member of the organization will: 1. Maintain in his own institution such practices as will reflect credit upon the cause of business education. 2. Pay his legitimate debts promptly and in a businesslike manner. 3. Follow in his relations with his students and the general public those standards of business procedure and honor that prevail in the best business houses. 4. Provide the very best quarters and equipment for his school that his income will allow, or that the education committee of this Association may require. 5. Install and support standard courses of study as prescribed by this Association. 6. Select and teach texts that are included in the accredited list of the Association. 7. Avoid exaggeration of every kind in every form of advertising. 8. Make no misleading statements or misrepresentations of any kind, either in person or through any agency. 9. Deal fairly and in a dignified manner with all classes of competition. 10. Cultivate within the school itself and in its community the highest possible moral standards. 11. Refuse either directly or indirectly to guarantee positions to prospective students. 12. Report promptly to the proper officer of the Asso ciation any violation of the ethics of the profession, as understood by this Association, whether these violations occur within or without the membership of the Association. 13. Submit to a board of arbitrators to be appointed by the president any difficulty or disagreement that may arise as between himself and any other member of the Association; abide by such decision and carry into effect such requirements as may by said board be prescribed. 14. Members of this Association shall be those whose character and reputation are above reproach, and who shall so order their general conduct as to entitle them to be regarded as suitable persons to direct the education and moral development of young people. COMMERCIAL SECRETARIES AMERICAN TRADE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES CANONS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS THE TRADE EXECUTIVE TO HIMSELF THE MAN 1. "Do unto others as ye would that men should do unto you." 2. The pledged word of the Trade Executive must be as good as his bond. He recognizes as fundamental a strict adherence to the truth, in business and personal relations, and will never wilfully misrepresent any case, fact, principle or condition. 3. A Trade Executive must be true to himself if he is to be true to others. He must have self-respect if he is to win the respect of others. He must be above currying favor, perverting a trust or using personal relations and friendships for private gain. He should not limit his independence of action by accepting favors or gratuities from individuals or firms within the Association or from interested sources without. 4. A Trade Executive should be a man of sterling character, backbone and force, fearlessly impartial, just, honest, loyal and square, with courage to see things as they are, willing to recognize two sides to every question and ready to give them both a full hearing, prepared to hew to the line in matters of policy and conduct and never sacrifice right for expediency. 5. A Trade Executive must give the best that is in him, without stint and to the uttermost, to the work he is called upon to perform, and should never have any personal pecuniary interest in the line of business represented by his organization. 6. A Trade Executive should maintain his position on his merits and ability, and his income should be determined accordingly, as a private matter between himself and his Association. THE TRADE EXECUTIVE TO HIS ASSOCIATION-THE LEADER 1. Information gained in the line of duty is privileged, and inviolable. Under no circumstances shall it be revealed except with the full consent of the members in question, or in the cause of justice before the law. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING See also under Garment Trades; and Building Construction. NEW YORK EMPLOYING PRINTERS ASSOCIATION The Closed Shop (Printers' League) Branch. INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION Mailers' Union No. 6. Contract in effect Jan. 14, 1924. Chosen as a type of collective bargaining, because of its orderly arrangement. Parts I and II are introductory; Parts V to VII cover wage scales, execution, and underwriting by the I. T. U. SHOP RULES AND WAGE SCALES CONTRACT FOR BOOK AND JOB OFFICES PART III-SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 5. The following rules shall govern all members of the above Union employed by members of the League who are parties to this contract, and employment is given and accepted under these conditions. No precedents or previous conditions, rules or agreements shall be recognized in any way, or affect or modify this agreement. All differences of opinion on any question arising under this agreement in League offices shall be submitted to the President of the Union or his representative, and the President of the League or his representative, for conciliation, and if conciliation fails, then and at all times said differences shall be submitted to a joint conference committee. The Joint Conference Committee shall consist of five members of the League and a like number of members of the Union. This committee shall meet at the request of the League or of the Union at such time and place as may be determined. Due notice in writing of such meeting shall be given all interested parties. The said Joint Conference Committee must act within. five (5) full business days when its services are desired by either party to an appeal as above. When the Joint Conference Committee cannot reach an agreement, or when it is unable to render a decision within ten (10) full business days after the final submission of the case, either party to this agreement shall have the right to a review by an arbitrator to be selected by the Joint Conference Committee. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties to this agreement. Local Union laws not affecting wages, hours and working conditions, and the laws of the International Typographical Union, shall not be subject to the provisions of the above; provided, that International or Local laws enacted subsequent to the execution of this agreement shall not be effective during the life of this agreement. 6. All employees are cautioned against any infraction. of rules contained herein as such will be the cause of discipline, either by immediate dismissal or by complaint made through the League to the Union, whose member is involved, at the option or discretion of the employer. 7. The chapel chairman shall be the recognized representative of the Union of which he is a member. 8. The foreman shall be the recognized official of his employer in dealing with the chapel chairman. 9. Questions arising over the jurisdiction of any Union, party to this agreement, shall be determined in the same manner as any other disputes. 10. Union representatives shall enter workrooms only with the permission of the business office, and when such permission is asked it shall be accorded wherever possible. In the event that it is quite impossible or inexpedient to grant this permission, an explanation shall be given the Union's accredited agent and the employee sent for and every facility accorded to further the business in hand. This shall also apply in case of a chairman who may desire to consult his Union regarding some alleged infraction of the laws which, in order to preserve harmony, demands immediate adjustment. PART IV-WORKING CONDITIONS-HOURS OF WORK 11. Day Work. Forty-four hours of eight (8) consecutive working hours for five consecutive days, Monday to Friday inclusive, and four hours on Saturday. The hours shall be between 7:30 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. and not later than 12:30 p. m. Saturday. 12. Night Work. Forty hours of eight (8) consecutive working hours for five consecutive nights, Monday to Friday inclusive. Work shall not begin later than 8:00 p. m., and on the eve of a holiday not later than 6:00 p. m. 13. Third (Lobster) Shift. Thirty-two and a half hours of six and a half consecutive working hours for five consecutive nights, Monday to Friday inclusive. |