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Executive Order 6294 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6294—Code of Fair Competition for the Transit Industry

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Monday, September 18, 1933
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2 min read (420 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-09-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Code of Fair Competition for the Transit Industry." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Code of Fair Competition for the Transit Industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
420
2,534 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
27.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6294, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 18, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6294-code-fair-competition-for-the-transit-industry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
An application having been duly made, pursuant to and in full compliance with the provisions of title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for my approval of a Code of Fair Competition for the Transit Industry, and hearings having been held thereon and the Administrator having rendered his report containing an analysis of the said Code of Fair Competition together with his recommendations and findings with respect thereto, and the Administrator having found that the said Code of Fair Competition complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of title I of said act and that the requirements of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 3 of the said act have been met. Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do adopt the findings and approve the report and recommendations of the Administrator and do order that the said Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby approved, subject to the following conditions: (1) In approving the Code of Fair Competition for the Transit Industry, it is to be understood that paragraph 2 of article VII, refers to all labor agreements arrived at by collective bargaining and that as to the language of this paragraph, the approval shall be construed to mean that existing labor contracts between members of the industry and employees may be continued in effect to their various expiration dates, unless modified by mutual agreement, but are not incorporated as a part of the Code. Where the provisions of any such expiring contracts include extensions or renewals thereof by arbitration or otherwise, such provisions may have the same force and effect as other provisions of such contracts, but in the process of extension or renewal of any such contracts, as provided by their terms and conditions, no working hours shall be set up which are in excess of the maximum allowed in this Code, and the minimum wage provisions shall not be less than those provided in this Code. (2) The American Transit Association shall as soon as possible after the effective date of this Code amend its Constitution and By-laws wherever it may be necessary so that in the judgment of the Administrator there will be no inequitable restrictions imposed on membership in the Association. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval recommended: Hugh S. Johnson. Administrator. The White House, September 18, 1933.