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WAGE STABILIZATION BOARD Tempo E Building - Washington 987-4-12(b) : Prom- : : A W Rys: : 3-27-51: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 9# 1951 WSB-10-Acosta ST-4200, Ext. 3488 W. Willard Wirtz, Executive Director of the Wage Stabilization Board, today made public a staff policy regarding the retroactivity of general wage increases put into effect under the Board*s General Wage Regulation 6* Where the amount of a wage or salary increase is permissible under Regulation 6, the permissible amount of such Increase m a y be made retroactive within the limits set out below. No retroactivity is per­missible in connection with such increases going beyond the applicable limits set forth below, without application and prior approval. 1, Situation in which negotiated increase follows expiration of prior c o n t r a c t In this situation any retroactive date which Is not earlier t h a n t h e date of expiration of the prior contract is permissible under Regulation 6. 2. Situation in which the negotiated increase is pursuant to reopening provision under existing contract7 In this situation any "retro eativ* flat**, w hich la not earlier than the date on which the contract was reopened pursuant to its terms, is permissible. 3, First Contract Situation. In this type of case any retro­active date going back to (a) the ccmmencament of negotiations, or (b) certification of the union, will be permissible under Regulation 6. 4 . Increases granted where no collective bargaining repreaen-tative, In this situation any Increase retroactive to the commencement of t h e p a y r o l l period in which the increase was decided upon, is permis­sible under the Regulation.