HEARINGS A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938, AS A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION OF "AGRICULTURE" THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF DITCHES, CANALS, RESERVOIRS, AND WATERWAYS A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT SO AS TO CLARIFY Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS ON S. 18 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM WAGE OF $1 AN HOUR S. 57 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938, AS AMENDED, TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE FROM 75 CENTS TO 90 CENTS A BILL TO INCREASE THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE TO $1 AN HOUR S. 247 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO ESTABLISH A $1.25 MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES S. 770 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES S. 1127 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938, AS AMENDED S. 1288 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION OF "AGRICULTURE" THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF DITCHES, CANALS, RESERVOIRS, AND WATERWAYS WHEN MAINTAINED AND OPERATED FOR FARMING PURPOSES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES S. 1437 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT BY CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYEE," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES S. 1447 A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT SO AS TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF THE TERM "OUTSIDE BUYER OF POULTRY, EGGS, CREAM, OR MILK IN THEIR RAW OR NATURAL STATE" PART 3 AND STATISTICAL APPENDIX MAY 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 17, AND 18, 1955 Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE PAUL H. DOUGLAS, Illinois, Chairman MATTHEW M. NEELY, West Virginia II H. ALEXANDER SMITH, New Jersey JOHN S. FORSYTHE, General Counsel of the Committee Statement of- CONTENTS American Federation of Teachers Baldwin, William H., chairman, committee on public affairs, National Page 1571 1435 Ballon, Charles, attorney, Affiliated Dress Manufacturers, Inc.- Barkin, Solomon, chairman CIO Fair Labor Standards Committee. 1529, 1541 Birkhead, Kenneth M., executive director, the American Veterans Bridenstine, Merwyn G., professor of business administration and 1485 Brown, Louis, wage and compensation officer, Department of Agri- Donahue, George R., the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists. Dubinsky, David, president, International Ladies Garment Workers' Fernós-Isern, Dr. A., Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Frazier, Mrs. Montrosa, National Council of Negro Women Geismar, Sylvan, Association of Shirt Manufacturers and Philadelphia Harris, Dr. Seymour, chairman, New England Governors' Committee 1438 Higgins, Very Reverend Monsignor, director, social action depart- ment, National Catholic Welfare Conference Hodgson, Thomas H., chairman, Minnesota Wage-and-Hour Exemp- Jones, Rowland, Jr.. president, American Retail Federation_. Keyserling, Leon H., on behalf of Americans for Democratic Action_. King, Lloyd W., executive secretary, American Textbook Publishers 1303 Lane, Mrs. Marie D., Washington representative, American Public 1417 |