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Union Wages and Hours: Motortruck Drivers and HelpersJuly 1, 1953

Bulletin No. 1154UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

James P. Mitchell, SecretaryBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Ewan Clague, C o m m iss io n e r

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Union Wages and Hours: Motortruck Drivers and Helpers

July 1,1953

Bulletin No. 1154UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

James P. Mitchell, SecretaryBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Ewan Clague, Com m issioner

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Letter of Transmittal

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,Bureau o f Labor S tatistics,

Washington, D. C. , February 5, 1954.

The Secretary of Labor:

I have the honor to transm it herewith the annual report on union wages and hours of union m otortruck d rivers and helpers in 52 c ities as of July 1, 1953.

The inform ation presented in this report was based on data obtained p rim arily from lo ca l union o ffic ia ls by m ail questionnaire. Scales fo r d rivers and helpers by com m odity classifica tion or size and type of truck in individual cities in effect on July 1, 1953, and July 1, 1952, w ere issued by RegionalO ffices of the Bureau shortly after scale data becam e available for all trucking c lassifica tion s within a particu lar city . L oca l sca les w ere re leased during July and August 1953 for many of the cities studied. A national re lease sum m arizing the data for drivers and helpers was issued in D ecem ber 1953.

In addition to presenting regional and national data, this bulletin a lso brings together the scale data for the various c ities as part of the annual report which becom es the permanent record o f the study.

This report was prepared in the Bureau1 s D ivision o f Wages and Industria l Relations by John F. Laciskey.

Ewan Clague, C om m ission er.

Hon. Jam es P . M itchell,Secretary o f Labor.

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Contents

P a g e

Summary ................................ . . . . . ...................... .................... ........................ 1Scope and method of study .................................................. . . . ......................................... 1Trend of union wage sca les ................................ ...................................................... . . . .City and regional d ifferences ................................................................................... . . . .Standard workweek ................................................................ . .............................................Union sca les by c ity and c lassifica tion ..........................................................................

Tables:

1. Indexes of union hourly wage rates and w eekly hours fo r m otortruckdrivers and helpers, 1936-53 . . ..................... . ........................... 4

2. P ercent in creases in union wage rates and percent of m otortruckdrivers and helpers affected , July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953 ................ 4

3. C en ts-per-hour in creases in union wage rates and percent ofm otortruck drivers and helpers affected , July 1, 1952 -July 1, 1953 ............................................................................................................ 4

4. Increases in union wage rates fo r m otortruck drivers and helpers,by city , July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953 .................................... ...................... 5

5. D istribution of union m otortruck drivers and helpers,by hourlywage rates, July 1, 1953 ....................... ............. ............................. ............... 6

6. A verage union hourly wage rates for m otortruck drivers andhelpers, by city and population group, July 1, 1953 .............................. 6

7. Average union hourly wage rates of m otortruck drivers andhelpers, by region , July 1, 1953 .............................................. ...................... 7

8. D istribution of union m otortruck drivers and helpers, by straight-tim e w eekly h ou rs , J u l y l , 1953 ................................................................... 7

9. Union sca les of wages and hours for m otortruck d rivers andhelpers, by city , J u l y l , 1952, and July 1, 1953 ................................... .. 8

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Union Wages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers and Helpers,July 1,1953

Summary

Hourly sca les of $ 1 .75 to $2 .25 p re vailed on July 1, 1953, for 7 of every 10 unionized loca l truckdrivers in cities with populations of 100,000 or m ore accord ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual study of union sca les in loca l trucking. M ost of the helpers on trucks had union rates ranging from $1 .50 to $ 1 .80 an hour.

M ore than 85 percent of the drivers and helpers had their sca les increased by p ro visions in labor-m anagem ent contracts e ffective during the 12 months ending July 1, 1953. M ost of these negotiated advances varied from 5 to 20 cents an hour with nearly three-tenths of the drivers and helpers receiv ing increases of 15 to 20 cents an hour. The scale changes during the year averaged 14 cents fo r drivers and 12 cents for h elpers. On July 1, 1953, averages of union sca les w ere $1.91 fo r d rivers , $1 .67 for h elpers, and $1 .8 8 for d rivers and helpers com bined.

Straight- tim e weekly hours continued their downward trend during the year, a v er aging 41 .3 hours on July 1, 1953, for all d rivers and helpers studied, com pared with 41.9 on July 1, 1952, and 45 .8 at the end of the war in 1945. Standard weekly schedules of 40 hours w ere specified in labor-m an agement contracts covering nearly four-fifths of the d r iv e r s and se v e n -te n th s of the h e lp e r s .

Scope and Method of Study

Union sca les are defined as the m in imum wage sca les or maximum schedules of hours agreed upon through co llective b a rgaining between trade unions and em ployers. Rates in excess of the negotiated m inimum, which m ay be paid fo r specia l qualifications or other reasons, are not included.

The inform ation presented in this report was based on union sca les in effect on July 1, 1953, and covered approxim ately 260,000 drivers and 46, 000 helpers in 52 cities with populations of 100,000 or m ore . O ver-the- road drivers and loca l city d rivers paid on a m ileage or com m ission basis w ere ex cluded from the study. Data w ere obtained p rim arily from loca l union officia ls by m ail questionnaire. In som e c it ie s , data w ere obtained from regional representatives of

the International Brotherhood of Team sters , Chauffeurs, W arehousemen and H elpers of A m erica (AFL), or from loca l union o fficia ls by Bureau representatives.

The current survey d iffers in severa l important respects from previous annual surveys of wage sca les of m otortruck d r iv ers and h elpers. F irst, the lim ited funds available for wage surveys necessitated a reduction from 77 to 52 in the number of cities to be covered . The current survey was designed to represent union wage sca les in all cities o f 100,000 or m ore population. A ll cities with a half m illion or m ore population w ere included, but som e cities in the population groups of 250, 000 to 500, 000 and 100, 000 to 250, 000 w ere om itted. Second, weights were assigned to som e of the lo ca lities surveyed in order to com pensate for those which w ere not surveyed. An upward bias existed in past surveys because a greater proportion of larger cities than of sm aller cities was included with equal weight. Hence, the data w ere d isproportionately influenced by the larger c it ie s , which typ ically have the higher wage sca le s . This upward bias is rem oved in the current survey by giving greater weight to the sm aller cities studied. In order to provide appropriate represen ta tion in the com bination of data, each geo graphic region andpopulation group was con sidered separately when city weights w ere assigned.

Average hourly sca les , designed to show current leve ls , are based on a ll sca les r e ported in effect on July 1, 1953, weighted by tlie number of union m em bers receiv ing that rate. These averages are not designed fo r c lose y ea r-to -y ea r com parisons because of fluctuations in m em bership and in c la s s if i cations studied.

Average ce n ts -p e r -h o u r and percent changes from July 1, 1952, to July 1, 1953, are based on com parable quotations for the various occupational classifica tion s in both periods weighted by the m em bership reported for the current survey.

The reduction in the number of cities covered and the change in the method of computation had only a m inor effect on the amount of change shown between two con secutive periods, and virtually no e ffect on the index se r ie s .

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2Trend of Union Wage Scales

The increase in union sca les fo r m otortruck drivers and helpers represented a gain o f 7 .9 percent between July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953, and ra ised the Bureau*s index o f hourly rates, 1 34 .5 percent above the average fo r the years 1947-49 (table 1 ). H ourly sca les fo r d rivers advanced 7 .8 p e r cent during the 1 2 -month period and those o f helpers, 8 percent. These advances ex ceeded those record ed in each o f the three previous 12-month periods and approxim ated the gains achieved between July 1, 1948, and July 1, 1949, when increases of 8.1 and 8 .0 percent, respectively , w ere reg istered by drivers and h elpers.

Scale changes fo r m otortruck drivers and helpers resulted p rim arily from c o l le c tively bargained agreem ents. Such a g ree ments w ere negotiated and becam e effective at various tim es throughout the year. Typica lly , the contracts w ere of 1 -y e a r d u ra tion and som e contained provisions fo r wage reopenings. Contract renewals during the period covered by the study generally p ro vided higher wage rates and occasion a lly a reduction in the standard ( straight- time ) weekly hours. Included among the p rov isions of som e contracts w ere esca lator clauses linking rate changes with the m ovement of the Bureau*s Consum er P r ice Index.

L a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n ts e ffe c tiv e between July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 ,ra ised hourly sca les of truckdrivers 14 cents, com pared with 9 cents in each of the two preceding 12-month periods and 5 cents for die year ending July 1, 1950. The r e spective average increases fo r helpers for the same four periods w ere 12, 10, 8, and 6 cents.

Changes in the hourly rates of d rivers and helper s w ere w idespread in the 12 months ending July 1, 1953. Upward adjustments during this period ranged from 5 to 20 cents an hour for 2 of every 3 drivers and for 3 of every 4 helpers benefiting from rate changes. N early a fifth of the drivers and slightly over a fourth of the helpers whose sca les w ere adjusted during the year received hourly increases ranging from 5 to 10 cents; rates fo r about a fifth of the drivers and a sim ilar proportion of the helpers increased from 10 to 15 cents and fo r nearly th ree- tenths of the drivers and a slightly sm aller proportion of the h elpers, from 15 to 20 cents (table 3).

In the index s e r ie s , d esigned fo r trend p u rp o se s , ye a i> to -y e a r changes in union s ca le s a re based on c o m p arable quotations fo r each d r iv e r and he lp er c la s s i f ic a tion in con secu tiv e yea rs w eighted by the num ber o f union m e m b ers rep orted at each quotation in the cu rren t y e a r .

R elatively few drivers (5 percent) had contract rates o f less than $ 1 .50 an hour; a somewhat s im ila r proportion had rates o f $ 2 .3 5 or m ore . Rates ranging from $ 1 .5 0 to $1 .7 5 an hour w ere stipulated for 16 p e r cent of the d rivers , from $1 .7 5 to $2 fo r 40 percent, and from $2 to $2 .3 5 fo r 34 percent. Sim ilar proportions (5 percent) o f the helpers had sca les of less than $ 1 .2 5 and o f $2 . 10 or m ore an hour. Rates fo r other helpers ranged from $1 .2 5 to $1 .50 for 12 percent, from $1 .50 to $ 1 .7 5 fo r 42 percent, and from $1 .7 5 to $2 fo r 34 p e r cent (table 5).

A com parison of the union sca les in e ffect On July 1, 1953, with those in effect on July 1, 1950, illustrates the extent of wage rate changes in loca l trucking. On July 1, 1950, union hourly sca les o f less than $ 1 .7 5 prevailed for 3 of every 4 d rivers , whereas only 1 of every 5 d rivers in the current study had such sca les . In July 1950, fo u r - fifths of the helpers had contract rates o f less than $1 .50 an hour, and in July 1953, only a sixth had hourly sca les below $1 .5 0 .

Higher rates for som e truckdrivers w ere record ed in each of the cities studied. Among individual c it ie s , average increases varied from 4 .3 cents in Atlanta to 25 .6 cents in Grand Rapids. Part of the increase in the latter city was attributable to a reduction in the weekly stra igh t-tim e hours fo r severa l num erically important classifica tion s o f d riv e rs . Gains, on the average, amounted to less than 9 cents an hour in a fourth of the cities and to 17 cents or m ore in another fourth (table 4).

Scale inform ation was reported fo r truck e r s 1 helpers in 49 o f the cities studied. A verage increases in m ost o f these cities ranged from 10 to 18 cents an hour.

In many of the cities in which the a v er age hourly advance amounted to 10 cents or m ore fo r d rivers or h elpers, a portion of the increase was traceable to a reduction in the standard workw eek.

City and Regional D ifferences

C ollective bargaining fo r loca l m otor- trucking is generally conducted on a loca lity basis and wage sca les , th erefore , tend to vary from city to city . In addition to city and regional rates d ifferen ces, wage sca les o f m otortruck drivers and helpers are a ffected by size and type of truck operated within individual cities as w ell as by the type of com m odities hauled. Thus, general a verages are presented fo r all d rivers com bined; it is not possib le to show separate averagesDigitized for FRASER

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3by type o f com m odity, industry, or type and size of truck, because of the varying c la s s i fications and term inology used in the individual c ities .

On July 1, 1953, average union sca les for truckdrivers varied widely among the cities surveyed, ranging from $1.25 in Charlotte to $ 2 .1 6 in San F ran cisco-O ak land . The average wage scale ranged between $1.50 and $1.75 in a third of the cities and between $1.75 and $2 f o r a sim ilar p rop ortion. Levels of less than $ 1 .5 0 w ere r e corded in 7 cities (table 6).

Scales fo r helpers averaged highest in San Franc is co-Oakland ($1.96) and low est in Birmingham ($ 0 .9 7 ). Rates averaged b e tween $1.50 and $1.75 in nearly half of the cities and $1.75 or m ore in about a fourth .

When the cities are grouped accord ing to population, average rates for m otortruck drivers andhelpers w ere highest in the group of cities with 1,000,000 or m ore population. They w ere p rogress ive ly low er in each of the sm aller s ize population groups with one excep tion - - drivers in cities with a population of 250,000 to 500,000 averaged 3 cents m ore than the next larger size grouping.

Average hourly sca les of d rivers and helpers varied widely among cit ie s , i r r e spective o f their s ize . Among d rivers , New York ranked eighth; Chicago, fourth; and Philadelphia, twenty-fifth; whereas Newark and Seattle, which had the highest average sca les in the group of cities with populations of 250,000 to 500,000 ranked second and third, nationally. P eoria , in the sm allest size group studied, with an average scale of $1.97 ranked tenth, ahead of Cleveland and Portland, O regon. Average sca les for helpers follow ed a pattern somewhat s im ilar to d rivers and here again the highest levels w ere not confined to the largest size population group.

Wage sca les for m otortruck drivers and helpers in cities o f 100, 000 or m ore population averaged highest on the P a cific Coast and low est in the Southeast region (table 7). The Middle Atlantic and Great Lakes regions w ere the only other regions in which the wage levels for both drivers and helpers exceeded the national averages.

Standard W orkweek

With the exception of severa l years during W orld War II, the Bureau*s index o f the scheduled weekly hours of m otortruck drivers and helpers has reflected a steady decline since 1936. This trend continued during the past year. The average standard workweek fo r a ll m otortruck drivers and helpers was 41.3 hours as against 41.9 on July 1, 1952.

A com parison of the current straight- time weekly schedules with those provided in labor-m anagem ent agreem ents in effect on July 1, 1945, shows that the 4 0 -hourweekly schedule has supplanted the form er standard workweek of 48 hours or m ore . At that tim e, with the war rapidly drawing to a c lo se , about 55 percent of the drivers and helpers worked under schedules calling fo r a basic workw eek of 48 hours or m ore . By contrast nearly 80 percent of the drivers and helpers on July 1, 1953, w ere covered by agreem ents providing for a 40-hour straight- tim e work schedule; only about a tenth had standard workweeks of 48 hours or m ore (table 8).

Union Scales by City and C lassification

Table 9 presents union sca les of wages and hours in effect on July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953, for each classifica tion of truck - d rivers and helpers in each of the 52 cities included in the study.


4 fu ly 1, 1947-48-49 = 10$ ]

TABLE 1. - -Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours fo r m otortruckdrivers and helpers , 1936-53

Year

D riversand

helpersD rivers H elpers

Wagerates Hours

Wagerates H ou rs

Wagerates Hours

1936: May 1 5 ....................................... 50. 6 109. 0 (M ( l ) (M (M1937: May 1 5 ....................................... 53.9 108. 1 54.3 108.4 51.3 106.81938: June 1 ....................................... 55.9 108. 1 56.3 108. 4 53. 1 106. 81939: June 1 ....................................... 57. 1 107. 1 57.5 107. 5 54.5 105.51940: June 1 ....................................... 58.3 106. 1 58.7 106. 6 55.6 104.21941: June 1 ....................................... 60. 6 105. 5 60.9 105. 9 58.3 103.51942: July 1 ....................................... 64.9 105. 8 65.0 106. 0 63.4 105.51943: July 1 ....................................... 68. 4 105. 6 68.5 105. 8 67.0 105.31944: July 1 ....................................... 70. 0 105. 5 70.1 105. 7 69. 1 105.31945: July 1 ....................................... 71.5 105. 3 71.6 105. 4 70.7 105.21946: July 1 ....................................... 79. 6 103. 1 79.6 103. 3 79.3 102.91947: July 1 ....................................... 91.9 100. 7 91.9 100. 6 90.9 101.11948: July 1 ....................................... 100. 0 99 .8 100.0 99 .9 100. 7 99.71949: July 1 ....................................... 108. 1 99.5 108.1 99.5 108.4 99.21950: July 1 ....................................... 111.9 98. 8 111.7 98.9 113.2 98.51951: July 1 ....................................... 118.2 98. 7 117.9 98. 8 119.6 98.21952: July 1 ....................................... 124.7 98. 3 124. 1 98. 4 127.7 97.71953: July 1 ....................................... 134. 5 96.4 133.8 96. 5 137.9 95.6

1 Inform ation not com puted separately in 1936.

TABLE 2. - -P e rce n t in creases in union wage rates and percent of m otortruck d rivers and helpers affected,

July 1, 1952 - July 1 , 1953

Percent of Change in hourly rate D rivers

andhelpers

D rivers H elpers

No change ................................................ 9 .8 9 .2 13.0Increases:

Total ................................................ 90 .2 90. 8 87.0L ess than 5 p e r c e n t ....................... 16.9 16.6 18. 15 but less than 10 p e r c e n t ............ 37. 0 38. 5 29.210 but less than 15 percent ......... 25 .2 24.5 29 .615 but less than 20 p e r c e n t ......... 7. 8 8 .4 3 .820 but less than 25 p e r c e n t ......... 2. 1 2 .0 3 .025 but less than 30 p e r c e n t ......... .9 .6 2 .630 percent and o v e r ....................... . 3 .2 .7

TABLE 3. - -C en ts-p er-h ou r in creases in union wage rates and percen t of m otortruck d rivers and helpers a ffected ,

July 1, 1952 - July 1. 1953

P ercent of -Change in hourly rate D rivers

andhelpers

D rivers H elpers

No change ..............................................Increases:

9 .8 9 .2 13. 0

T o t a l ................................................... 90.2 90. 8 87.0L ess than 5 c e n t s .......................... 4. 6 4 .9 2 .95 but less than 10 cents . . . . . . 18.2 17.2 2 4 .210 but less than 15 c e n t s ............ 17. 0 16. 8 1 8 .415 but less than 20 cents ......... 26 .0 26. 3 23 .720 but less than 25 cents ......... 14.9 15.7 10.425 but less than 30 cents ......... 5. 1 5 .6 2 .030 but less than 35 cents ......... 2. 3 2 .3 2 .435 but less than 40 cents ......... 1 .2 1 .2 1 .440 cents and o v e r .......................... .9 . 8 1 .6


5TABLE 4. --In cre a s e s in union wage rates fo r m otortruck d rivers and help ers ,by city , July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953

City

A ll c i t i e s .....................................^..................................

Atlanta, Ga.................................. ....................................B altim ore, M d................................................................B irm ingham , A la ..........................................................Boston, M ass. ..............................................................Buffalo, N. .....................................................................Charlotte, N. C .................................... ........................C hicago, 111......................................................................Cincinnati, Ohio ................................ ........................C leveland, Ohio ..........................................................Colum bus, Ohio ..........................................................D allas, T ex. .................................................................Dayton, Ohio .............................. ............................. .. D enver, C o lo ...................................................................Des M oines, I o w a .......................................................D etroit, M ich ..................................................................E rie , P a ............................................................................Grand Rapids, M ich .....................................................Houston, T ex ...................................................................Indianapolis, Ind............................................................Jacksonville , F la ..........................................................Kansas City, M o............................................................K noxville, Tenn.............................................................Little R ock , ...................................................................Los A ngeles, C alif.......................................................L ou isville , K y................ ; .............................................M em phis, Tenn..............................................................Milwaukee, W is..............................................................M inneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.....................................Newark, N. .....................................................................New Haven, Conn..........................................................New O rleans, L a...........................................................New York , N. ...............................................................Oklahoma City, Okla....................................................Omaha, N ebr...................................................................P eoria , 111. . . ................................................................Philadelphia, P a ............................................................P ittsburgh, Pa. ............................................................Portland, Or eg ...............................................................P rov iden ce , R. I...........................................................Richm ond, .. ....................................................................R ochester , N. Y ............................ ................................St. L ou is ,"M o .................................................................Salt Lake City, U ta h ...................................................San Antonio, Tex. .......................................................San F rancisco-O akland, C alif.................................Scranton, Pa. ..............................................................Seattle, W ash..................................................................Spokane, W ash...............................................................Springfield, M ass. ..........S yracuse, N. .................................................................T oledo, Ohio .................................................................Washington, D. ............................................................

P ercent of increase"Drivers"

andhelpers

7 .9

3 .66. 14 .24 .76 .58. 17 .3

10. 614.3 12.5

7 .112. 8

6 .5 3. 77 .6

1 0 .215.4

8 .7 5 .58 .46.0

13.411.7

5 .89 .0

10.811.39 .4

10.25 .5

15.97 .29.18.86 .58 .58. 19 .67 .45 .29 .6

10.4 7. 4

16.03 .6

11.33 .95 .5 5. 83 .2

10 . 18 .5

D rivers

7 .8

3. 1 6.0 3 .84 .66 .48.17 .4

10.413.912.6

6 .713.2

6.05.37 .7

10 .215.3

8 .35 .46.13 .8

12. 811.5

5 .78 .9

10 . 1 1 1 .29 .3

10.35 .5

15.67 .29 .28.87 .08 . 27 .69 .77 .3 3 .6

10.310.8

7 .5 15.5

3 .610.9

4.1 5 .55 .44 .0

10 . 18.0

H elpers

8.0

4 .36.65 .25 .08 .4

6.211 . 617.89 .27 .8 7. 39 .9

6 .310.417.61 0 .08.613.51 0 .82 6 .415.4

7 .39 .7

22 .61 1 . 610.7

8.85 .7

17.8 7 .69 .0

3 .51 0 .8

9 .87 .67 .79 .37.37 .56 . 0

19.03 .6

15.02.15 .7 7. 5

. 29 .8

10.9

13.7

4 .69 .2 4 .97 .8

10.99 .3

13.717.724 .2 20.6 10. 3 20. 310.4

5 .714.216.4 25. 612.7 9 .09 .4

10 . 118.817. 1 11.1 14. 614.32 0 .415.619.4

8 .718. 113.31 2 .213.71 1 . 813. 814.916.811.36.6

15.3 17. 310.922 . 1

7 .3 17. 37 .99 .98.84 .9

17.012.5

4 .39 .4 4 .97 .8

10 . 89 .3

14.1 17. 623 .820.8

9 .921.2 10. 0

8. 114.716.42 5 .6 12. 38 .9 7. 66 .7

18.216.9

14! 613.920 .515.419.98.8

18.213.612.613.712.913.514.3 17. 111.4

4 .816.5 18.2 11 . 021.6

7 .516 . 88.29 .98 .46.2

17. 11 2 .2

5. 0 8 .84 .8 7. 8

13. 0

10. 318.726 .813.91 1 . 010.312. 8

10.7 16.0 24. 614. 0 1 1 . 6 12 .2 17. 029 .020.0 1 1 . 6 14. 8 19. 1 19.6 17. 1 13.58.2

17.912. 11 1 . 8

5 .715.7 17. 112.7 11 .1 10 . 811.310.78.0

24.26. 72 2 . 03 .9

1 0 . 0 10. 4

. 315.313.9

C ents-per-h our increaseD rivers

andhelpers

13.9

H elpers

12.4


6TABLE 5. --D istr ibution of union m otortruck drivers and helpers ,by hourly wage ra tes, July 1, 1953

Hourly wage rates

P ercent o f- P ercent o f-

D riversand


H ourly wage rates D riversand


Under 90 cents .............................. (M (M 0. 1 $ 1 .9 0 and under $ 1 . 9 5 .............. 7 .2 7 .2 7 .090 cents and under 95 cents . . . (M ( l ) (M $ 1 .9 5 and under $ 2 . 0 0 .............. 7. 1 8 .0 1.5QR rpnts and nnrfpr $ 1 . . . . . . . . 0. 1 i 1 ) . 2 $ 2 .0 0 and under $ 2 .0 5 .............. 6. 3 7 .2 .9$ 1 and under $ 1.0*5 . , .............. ( ' ) (* ) . 1 $ 2 .0 5 and under $ 2 . 1 0 .............. 6 .6 7. 5 1.4$1 .0 5 and under $ 1 . 1 0 .............. .2 0. 1 1. 1 $ 2 .1 0 and under $ 2 .1 5 .............. 5 .7 6 .4 1 .6$ 1 .1 0 and under $ 1 . 1 5 .............. . 4 . 3 1 .4 $ 2 .1 5 and under $ 2 .2 0 .............. 4 .6 5 .3 1.0$ 1 .1 5 and under $1 .2 0 .............. .4 . 3 . 8 $ 2 .2 0 and under $ 2 .2 5 .............. 2. 1 2 .4 .2$ 1 .20 and under $ 1 . 2 5 .............. .6 . 5 1.3 $ 2 .2 5 and under $ 2 .3 0 .............. 2 .2 2 .6 ( l )$ 1 .2 5 and under $ 1 .3 0 .............. .6 . 3 2 .4 $ 2 .3 0 and under $ 2 .3 5 .............. 2 .2 2 .6 . 1$1 .3 0 and under $ 1 . 3 5 .............. .6 .6 .6 $ 2 .3 5 and under $2. 4 0 .............. .8 .9 . 1$1 .3 5 and under $ 1 .4 0 .............. . 7 .6 1 .7 $ 2 .4 0 and under $ 2 . 4 5 .............. 1.1 1.1 1.2$ 1 .40 and under $ 1 . 4 5 .............. 1 .5 1.0 4. 5 $ 2 .4 5 and under $ 2 .50 .............. .5 .6 -$1 .4 5 and under $ 1 . 5 0 .............. 1 .9 1.6 3 .4 $ 2 .5 0 and under $ 2 .5 5 .............. .5 .6 -$ 1 .5 0 and under $ 1 . 5 5 .............. 2 .9 1.9 8 .8 $ 2 .5 5 and under $2. 6 0 .............. .2 .2 -$ 1 .55 and under $ 1 .6 0 .............. 3 .9 3. 1 8. 5 $ 2 .6 0 and under $ 2 . 6 5 .............. . 1 . 1 -$ 1 .60 and under $ 1 .6 5 .............. 4 .9 4. 0 10. 5 $ 2 .6 5 and under $ 2 .7 0 .............. .2 .2 -$1 .6 5 and under $ 1 . 7 0 .............. 4 .2 3 .7 7 .2 $2 .7 0 and over ............................ . 1 . 1 -$ 1 .70 and under $ 1 . 7 5 .............. 4 .2 3. 7 7 .4$1 .7 5 and under $ 1 . 8 0 .............. 10. 5 9 .7 14. 5 T o t a l ............................................ 100.0 100. 0 100.0$ 1.80 and under $ 1 . 8 5 .............. 5. 5 5. 6 5 .0$1 .8 5 and under $ 1 . 9 0 .............. 9 .4 10. 0 5. 5 A verage hourly r a t e ..................... $ 1 ,876 $1,911 $1,671

1 Less than 0 .05 percen t.

TABLE 6. - -A verage union hourly wage rates fo r m otortruck d rivers and h e lp ers , by city and population group, July 1, 1953

City and population groupAverage

hourlyrate

City and population groupA verage

hourlyrate

DRIVERS

Population group I (1 ,000, 000 and over):Chicago, 111..................................................................................Dpfrnit Kfir'h _ T.....................TT_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,051 2. 050

DRIVERS - Continued

Portland, O reg .................................................................. .A verage fo r group III ..............................................................C olum bus, O h io ...................................................

$1,932 1.925 1.867

T ,ns Angplps Cal if t _ . t ................................ 2 .044 Toledo, Ohio .............................................................................. 1.863New York, N. Y ......................................................................... 2 .029 R ochester , N. Y ........................................................................... 1.809A verage fo r group I ................................................................ 2 .009 Kansas City, M o........................................................................... 1.807'Philadelphia Pa T t ................................................................... 1.782 L ou isville , K y............................... ............................................... 1.787

Population group II (500,000 to 1 ,000,000 ):Sap Franri ^rn-flalrlariH Calif. , ....................................... 2. 161

Denver, C o lo .................................................................................Indianapolis, Ind...........................................................................San Antonio, T ex ....................................... ..

1.7641.7321.617

K/ i Iw^iilcee W is. r r . I I . T1. T. . tT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 032 Dallas, T ex ..................................................................................... 1.573Pittsburgh, Pa. . , ....................................... ........................... 2 .019 M em phis, Tenn............................................................................. 1. 511

OH j n r ................ 1......... ...................... 1 .956 1.899

Atlanta, Ga. ................................................................................. 1.427A verage for group II , r , , T I t I , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B irm ingham , A la ........................... ............................................. 1 .326St. Louis, M o.............................................................................Cincinnati, Ohio .....................................................................

i ripea prl i s-St Paul K4inn, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.877 1.864 1.815

Population group IV (100, 000 to 250, 000):P eoria , 111........................................................................... .. 1.967

Buffalo, N. Y .............. ............................................................... 1.784 Grand Rapids, M ich .................................................................... 1.927Rnjstnn Ma ss ................ .. 1.778 Spokane, W ash............................ ............................................... .. 1.909Raltimnrp MH ............................................ 1.660 Dayton, O h io ................ ........................................................... 1.815Wa shington D, C r . T.............................. 1.643 E rie , P a ........................................................................................... 1.779Honsfnn Tpy . TTf , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.597

1.352Scranton, P a ........... .................................................................... 1.711

New Orleans, La. ................................................................... Average fo r group IV .............................................................. 1.703

Population group III (250,000 to 500,000):Newark, N. J .............................................................................. 2. 127

Omaha, N ebr..................................................................................New Haven, Conn.................................................. ......................P rov iden ce , R. I..........................................................................

1.7001.6871.678

Seattle Wash. ................................................................... 2 .097 Syracuse, N. Y. ..................................................... .. 1 .634


TABLE 6. --A v e ra g e union hourly wage rates fo r m otortruck d rivers and helpers, by city and population group, July 1, 1953 - Continued

City and population groupAverage

hourlyrate

City and population groupA verage

hourlyrate

DRIVERS - Continued HELPERS - Continued

Springfield, M ass. . . Little R ock, A rk.Des M oines, Iowa . . K noxville, Tenn. . . . Salt Lake City, Utah Oklahoma City, Okla.R ichm ond, Va..............Jacksonville, F la . . . Charlotte, N. C. . . .

HELPERS

Population group I (1, 000, 000 and over):D etroit, M ich .............................................................................Chicago, 111................................................................................A verage for group I ..............................................................TTew ''? ork , N. ! .................................................................Los A ngeles, C alif..................................................................Philadelphia, P a .......................................................................

Population group II (500, 000 to 1 ,000, 000):San F rancisco-O akland, C alif............................................Pittsburgh, P a ..........................................................................Milwaukee, W is........................................................................Cincinnati, O h io .....................................................................C leveland, Ohio .....................................................................M inneapolis-St. Paul, Minn................................................A verage fo r group II ............................................................BimiorirTT ..........................................B oston, M a ss .............................................................................Houston, T ex.............................................................................St. Louis, M o ................ ......................................................B altim ore, M d..........................................................................Washington, D. C ....................................................................New O rleans, L a .............................*.......................................

$1,6331.6311.6031.5991.5861.4941.3711.3311.245

1.807 1.753 1.727 1.722 1.714 1.607

Population group III (250, 000 to 500, 000):Seattle, Wash..................................................Portland, O reg...............................................Kansas City, M o............................................Toledo, Ohio ................................................Newark, N. J ..................................................L ou isville , Ky................................................R ochester , N. Y ............................................Colum bus, O h io ............................................A verage fo r group III ..............................Dallas, Tex. ................................San Antonio, T ex ...........................................Indianapolis, Ind............................................Denver, C o lo ...................................................A tlanta, Ga......................................................M em phis, Tenn..............................................B irm ingham , A la ..........................................

Population group IV (100, 000 to 250, 000):Spokane, W ash................................................E rie , P a ............................................................

1.9561.9111.8801.7971.771

Scranton, P a ................P eoria , 111................... .Grand Rapids, M ich. P rov iden ce , R. I. . . . Average for group IV New Haven, Conn. . ,

1.763 1.724 1.689 1.630 1.543 1.531 1.422 1.405 1.185

Dayton, Ohio ..............Little R ock, Ark. . . . Springfield, M ass. . .Syracuse, N. Y ............Oklahoma City, Okla. Salt Lake City, Utah .Knoxville, Tenn...........R ichm ond, Va...............Jacksonville, F la .

$1,9271.8041.7441.7121.6741.6671.6591.6501.6381.5141.514 1.467 1.413

.1.220 1.038

.974

1.8531.7051.6861.6661.6421.5521.5281.5091.5031.5001.500 1.494 1.432 1.420 1.390 1.267 1.031

TABLE 7. - -A verage union hourly wage rates o f m otortruck drivers and helpers, by region , July 1, 1953 1

Average rate per hour

Region D riversand


United S ta te s ..................... $1.88 $1.91 $1.67

New England ................... 1 .68 1.72 1.57M iddle A tla n t ic ................ 1.93 1.96 1.71B order S t a t e s ................... 1.63 1 .68 1.47Southeast ............................ 1 .43 1.48 1.16Great Lakes ..................... 1 .95 1.97 1.77M iddle West ..................... 1.77 1.80 1.68Southwest ........................... 1 .55 1.57 1 .44Mountain ............................ 1.69 1 .74 1.41P a cific ................................ 2. 05 2 .07 1.90

1 The regions used in this study include: New England- - Connecticut, M aine, M assachusetts, New H am pshire, Rhode Island, and Verm ont; M iddle A tla n tic--N ew Jersey , New York, and Pennsylvania; B order S ta tes--D elaw are , D istrict o f Colum bia, Kentucky, M aryland, V irginia, and West V irginia; South- east--A labam a, F lorida , G eorgia , M ississ ip p i, North C arolina, South C arolina, and Tennessee; Great L akes--I l lin o is , Indiana, M ichigan, M innesota, Ohio, and W isconsin; Middle W e st--Iow a, Kansas, M issou ri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Southw est--A rkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain--A r izo n a , C olorado, Idaho, Montana, New M ex ico , Utah, and W yoming; P a cific - - C aliforn ia , Nevada, O regon, and Washington.

TABLE 8. - -D istribution of union m otortruck d rivers and h elp ers ,by straight-tim e weekly hours, July 1, 1953

P ercent o f union m em bers with c la ss ified hours p er week

W eekly hours D riversand


Under 4 0 .......................... 0 .9 0. 8 0 .940 ..................................... 7 7 .8 78. 8 71.2Over 40 and under 44 . 44 .....................................

2 .72 .9

2 .0 2. 9

7.12. 7

45 ..................................... 4. 2 A, 1 4. 5Over 45 and under 48 . 48 .....................................

.67 .5

! 6 7 .5

.57 .9

Over 48 and under 50 . 50 .....................................

.22 .0

.31 .6 4 .4

51 ..................................... . 5 . 6Over 51 and under 54 . 54 .....................................

.2

. 3.2 . 3

.6

. 2Over 54 .......................... . 1 . 2Hours not specified in

union agreem ent . . . . 1 . 1 .

Total .......................... 100.0 100. 0 100.0

A verage weekly hours. 41 .3 41.3 41.7


8TABLE 9 . -Union sca les o f wages and hours fo r m otortruck drivers and helpers, by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953

^Tiours are the sam e fpr both years unless otherw ise in d ica ted /

Trade or occupation

A TLAN TA, GA.

A rm ored c a r ................................Ba88age ..........................................

H elpers ...................................Bakery ............................................B eer - Keg d r i v e r s ...................General - Freight,

c ity d e l iv e r y ..............................H e lp e r s .....................................

F ilm :City pickup:

1st 3 m o n th s .....................Over 3 m o n t h s .................

G rocery :/ C h a in sto re ...............................

W holesale ............................M eat - Packinghouse:

A greem ent A ..........................A greem ent B ..........................

Oil:1st 6 months ..........................7 - 1 2 months ........................1 3 - 1 8 months .....................1 9 - 2 4 months .....................25 - 30 months .....................3 1 - 3 6 months .....................37 - 42 months .....................43 - 48 months .....................49 - 54 months .....................55 - 60 months .....................A fter 5 years .....................

Railway express:Pickup and d elivery ..........M oney pickup ........................

BALTIM ORE, MD.

A ce ty le n e ..............................................H e lp e r s ...........................................

A rm ored c a r ...................................Bakery - B iscu it ..............................B oxes - Wooden ................................

H e lp e r s ............................................Building:

Construction:C oncrete - M ixers ..............Dump and excavating .........C on tractors ' d rivers .........E le c t r i c a l ..................... ..

M aterial:A greem ent A ..........................

H elpers ..............................A greem ent B .........................

H elpers ..............................A sbestos and pipe covering

H elpers ..............................Asphalt .....................................Plum bing and heating:

A greem ent A ...................H e lp e r s .........................

A greem ent B ...................H e lp e r s ..........................

R oofing .....................................Scaffolding ..............................T i l e ............................................

Candy - Wholesale ...................... .Coal and fuel oil delivery.............

Helpers ........................................Departm ent store ..............................

H elpers ............................................D is t il le ry .................................................F actory :

A greem ent A - S t e e l ...................A greem ent B - Furniture . . . .

H e lp e r s .......................................A greem ent C - Casket ..............

E xtra d rivers ..........................

"TuIyT71952 July 1, 1953

July 1, 1952. July 1, 1953

Rateper

hour

Rateper

hour

Hoursper

week

Trade or occupation Rateperhour

Rateperhour

Hoursper

week

I BALTIM ORE, MD. - Continued$1.420 $1,570 40 H F a ctory - Continued

1.225 1 ,2? 5 40 | A greem ent D - Steel ..................... $1,550 81. 625 401.175 1.175 40 | H elpers ................................................ 1.400 1.475 401,360 1 446 48 1 A greem ent E - Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.450 1.600 401.423 1.423 40 II H elpers ................................... 1.325 1.450 40

A greem ent F - Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.500 1.500 401 . 2 9 0 1,340 48 H elpers .......................................... 1.275 1.275 401. 170 1.220 48 Furniture - Retail ............ ........................... 1.410 1.410 40

H e lp e r s ....................................................... 1.290 1.290 40G eneral - Freight:

1.360 1.360 40 Regular d rivers .............................. 1.545 1.645 401.580 1.580 40 H e lp e rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.340 1.440 40

Heavy hatiling:1.400 1.400 48 G oosen eck -tra iler d r iv e rs ,1.430 1.470 40 heavy duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.750 1.825 40

T ru ck d r iv e r s ....................................... 1.550 1.625 401.515 1.590 40 H elpers .......................................... 1.360 1.435 401.490 1.565 40 Glass - Bottles .............................................. 1.415 1.465 40

H elpers ...................................................... 1.170 1.210 401.473 1.544 40 G rocery :1.496 1.567 40 R etail .......................................................... 1.700 1.800 451.519 1.590 40 H elpers ................................................ 1.422 1.522 451.542 1.613 40 W holesale ............................ .................... 1.400 1.550 401.565 1.636 40 H elpers ................................................ 1.225 1.325 401.588 1.659 40 Ice :1.611 1.682 40 City transfer:1.634 1.705 40 L ess than 9 t o n s ................................ 1.260 1.260 401.657 1.728 40 9 tons or o v e r ..................................... 1.260 1.260 401.680 1.751 40 Route d e livery d r iv e r s ............................... 1.260 1.260 401.703 1.774 40 H elpers ....................................... .. 1.050 1.050 40

Route f o r e m e n .......................................... 1.360 1.360 401.635 1.645 40 M eat:1.775 1.785 40 Hotel and restaurant supply .............. 1.640 1.830 40

Packinghouse:Chauffeurs, r o a d .............................. 1.865 1.905 40

H e lp e r s ............................................ 1.500 1.540 401.630 1.780 40 Chauffeurs, city .............................. 1.790 1.830 401.480 1.630 40 H e lp e r s ............................................ 1.500 1.540 401.690 1.790 40 C hauffeurs , intraplant..................... 1.563 1.603 401.570 1.600 45 H elpers ............................ ......................... 1.513 1.553 401.250 1.320 40 M ilk and ice cream :1.060 1.200 40 Special d elivery m en .................................. 1.008 1.033 48

Can truck chauffeurs ............................... .. 1.238 1.268 48Newspaper - C i t y ............................................ 1.787 2.053 37*

1 . 465 1.550 40 H elpers.............. .. .................................................. 1.627 1.893 37V,1.450 1.550 40 Road drivers ....................... .. ............................ ( l ) 2 .213 37Va1.450 1.600 40 Oil:1.450 1.600 40 A greem ent A ............................................ 1 .550 1.630 481.300 1.300 40 A greem ent B ............................................ 1.850 1.920 401.050 1.050 40 A greem ent C:1.160 1.250 40 Fuel o il ................................................. 1.850 1.910 401.062 1.100 40 Gasoline .............................................. 1.850 1.910 401.350 1.500 40 Stake truck .......................................... 1.680 1.750 401.225 1.400 40 A greem ent D:1.400 1.400 40 Starting r a t e ....................................... 1.520 1.630 40

A fter 6 m o n t h s .................................. 1.715 1.730 401.400 1.500 40 A fter 1 year ......... ,v........................... 1.812 1.825 401.275 1.400 40 A fter 2 years ............................................. 1.938 1.953 401.500 1.600 40 A fter 3 years ............................................. 1.938 2.010 401.375 1.450 40 A greem ent E:1.550 1.600 40 Fuel o il:1.600 1.600 40 L ess than 180 days . . . . . . . . . (!) 1.375 401.550 1.600 40 180 days to 1 year ..................... ( 1.500 401.400 1.400 40 A fter 1 y e a r ................................... ( l ) 1.550 401.260 1.260 40 Paper - W h o le s a le ....................................... 1.560 1.660 401.120 1.120 40 Railway express ........................................... 1.760 1.786 401.500 1.550 40 H elpers............................................ ............. 1.600 1.626 401.175 1.225 40 T obacco - W holesale .................................. 1.300 1.300 401.815 2 .005 40

BIRMINGHAM, A LA.1.700 1.800 401.590 1.600 401.465 1.500 40 Coal:1.440 1.440 40 Inside p la n t ............................................................ 1.510 1.595 401.490 1.490 40 Outside plant ...................................................... 1.560 1.645 40

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9TABLE 9 . -U n io n s ca le , of wages and hours fo r m otortruck drivers and helpers, by c ity , July 1. 1952, and July 1, 1953 - Continued

July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953


Rateperhour

Hoursperweek

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Continued

$1,050 $1.180 401.540 1.625 40

.875 .900 40

.820 .850 40Grain:

A greem ent A:.850 .880 40.900 .930 40.830 .850 40.950 1.000 40.900 .950 40

1.200 1.270 401.150 1.220 40

Hardware:1.100 1.100 40

.950 1.000 401.150 1.210 401.000 1.050 401.420 1.495 40

Railway express:1.710 1.730 401.790 1.810 401.150 1.250 40

.900 1.000 40

BOSTON, MASS.

A rm ored ca r 1.560 1.640 40Baggage:

One-m an truck 1.119 1.119 48Tw o-m an truck ......................................... 1.057 1.057 48H elpers .............. .......................................... .968 .968 48

Bakery:Hebrew bakery . 1.650 1.710 48Cookie and crack er ................................T ransport trucks:

Up to 3 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.545

1.460

1.620

1.530

45

483 to 5 tons 1.510 1.580 485 tons and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.610 1.680 48H elpers 1.410 1.480 48

Special d elivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.410 1.480 48B eer:

Bottle and keg 1.830 1.905 40H elpers ................................................... 1.755 1.830 40

B eer and liquor: A greem ent A 1.630 1.700 40

H elpers ........... . . . > . . 1.580 1.650 40A greem ent B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.470 1.600 40

H elpers ......................... .. 1.370 1.500 40Building:

Construction:E uclid tra ctor

10

TABLE 9 . --U nion sca les o f wages and hours fo r m otortruck drivers and h elp ers ,by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 - Continued

July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953

July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953

Trade or occupation Rate Rate Hours Trade or occupation Rate Rate Hour 8per per per per per perhour hour week hour hour week

BOSTON, MASS. - Continued BUFFALO, N. Y. - Continued

N ewspaper: G rocery - Continued*$1.620 $1.860D a y ................................ .................................. $2,315 $2,393 42 Agreem ent B ....................... ...................... 48

Night ....................................... ...................... 2 .480 2.577 39 H e lp e r s ................................................... 1.420 1.630 48rpft T. . T.............. ........................ .. 1.500 1.500 48

A greem ent A: H elpers .............................................. .. 1.500 1.500 48F irs t 6 months ..................................... 1 .860 1.995 40 Laundry:

1.9001.9402 .000

2, 020 40 Linen s u p p ly .............. ............... ............... 1.737 1.737 402. 060 40 W holesale ............ ...................................... 1.737 1.737 40

1 9 - 2 4 m o n t h s ..................................... 2. 115 40 L iquor................................................................... 1.750 1.800 4525 - 30 m o n t h s ..................................... 2 .045 2. 155 40 H elpers ....................................................... 1.650 1.700 45A fter 30 months ................................... 2 .130 2 .215 40 Meat - Packinghouse:

1.620Agreem ent B: Agreem ent A .............................................. 1.780 401.880 1.940

1.9552.020

40 Agreem ent B - Sausage ....................... 1.590 1.650 407 - 1 2 months ....................................... 40 Newspaper ..................................................... .. 2. 125 2.125 401 3 - 1 8 m o n th s ..................................... 1 .980 2.060 40 Oxygen and acetylene:1 9 - 2 4 m o n th s ..................................... 2 .035 2.115 40 A greem ent A .............................................. 1 .710 1.710 4025 - 30 m o n th s ..................................... 2 .075 2. 155 40 H e lp e r s ............................ ...................... 1.490 1.490 40A fter 30 months ................................... 2 .130 2.215 40 Agreem ent B .............................................. 1.700 1.700 40

A greem ent C - Asphalt and o i l ............ 1.700 1.750 40 Agreem ent C .............................................. 1.710 1.710 40H elpers ................................................... 1.500 1.550 40 H e lp e r s ................................................... 1.490 1.490 40

A greem ent D .............................................. 1.650 1.750 40 Package .............................................................. 1 .600 1.700 451.650 1.750 40 Railway express ................................... 1 .770 1.820 40

Paper handlers - Newspaper: Renderer:1.550 1.700 402. 081 2.113 42 D ead-stock transfer d r i v e r s ..............

Straight .......................................................... 2 .029 2 .062 42 City fat and b one, and1.550 1.750 401.976 2.011 42 city re s ta u ra n t.......................................

Railway express: Country fat and b o n e .............................. 1.500 1.650 401% tons or less .......................................... 1.716 1.736 40 Slaughter house ....................................... 1 .500 1.750 40l 1^ to 5 tons ................................................ 1.849 1.869 40H elpers - P erishable .............................. 1 .658 1.678 40 CHARLOTTE, N . C.

Rendering .......................................................... 1 .555 1.675In G eneral - Freight:Scrap iron and m e t a l ..................................... 1.275 1.275 40 A greem ent A:

W aste p a p e r ....................................................... 1.440 1.440 40 City pickup and d elivery .............. 1 .120 1.220 3 51Truck and tractor ..................................... 1.490 * 1.490 40 Out o f c i t y .............................................. 1.150 1.250 3 53H elpers ....................................................... 1.340 1.340 40 1. 160

.9501.2601.070

3 53 3 51H e lp e r s ................................................

BUFFALO, N. Y. A greem ent B:B eer:

City pickup and de livery .............. 1.070 1.170 3 51Out o f c i t y ............................................. 1.090 1.190 3 52

Keg:B rew ery d rivers .................................

H e lp e r s ..............................................1.8001.775

1.9501.925

4040

Peddle run .................................... ..H elpers .................................................

Agreem ent C:

1.110.920

1.2101.020

3 53 3 51

D istributor drivers ............................ 1 .575 1.780 40 City pickup and d e livery .............. 1.100 1.200 3 51Bottle ............................................................ 1.675 1.825 40 a/ 1.130

1. 140 .950

1.649

1.2301.2401.0501.675

3 53 3 53 3 51

40

H elpers ................................................... 1 .675 1.825 40U tility d rivers .....................................

Building:1.675 1.825 40 H e lp e r s ...................................................

Railway express ............................................Construction: A ir e x p r e s s ................................................ 1.756 1.782 40

C arrya ll or winch t r u c k s .............. 2 .050 2. 100 40C on crete -m ixer t r u c k s ..................... 1.900 2.000 40 CHICAGO, IL L .Dump trucks .......................................... 1.800 1.850 49G eneral con tra ctors ' d rivers . . . .

M aterial .......................................................2 .0301.700

2.1051.750

40 A rm ored ca r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.780 1.930 4040 Automobile supply and a cce sso ry ,

H elpers ................................................... 1.600 1.650 40 v city wide:2 .050 40Lum ber ................................................... 1.730 1.800 40 Large unit (sem i) ................................... 1 .900

Coal ....................................................................... 1.600 1.750 40 Small unit (straight) .............................. 1.750 1.900 40F lou r, feed , and cerea l: Baggage:

A greem ent A .............................................. 1.860 2 .000 40 City d e l iv e r y .............................................. 1.775 1.810 40A greem ent B .............................................. 1.785 1.900 40 Depot to h o t e l ............................................ 1 .665 1.770 40A greem ent C .............................................. 1 .730 1.890 40 Bakery:

1.710F ood s e r v i c e ..................................................... 1.725 1.765 40 C o m m is s a r y .............................................. 1.710 3 40F ru it and vegetable - W h o le s a le .............. 1.500 1.710 40 C r a c k e r ....................................................... 1 .906 2. 129 4 42^Furniture: P ie -tru ck and s u p p ly .............................. 1.945 2 .063 40

A greem ent A - Pickup and d e liv ery .. 1.630 1.800 3 43^ T ransport .............................................. 1.750 2.125 3 401.480 1.680 3 43\4

45Y e a s t .............................................................. 2 .000 2.375 40l l I I r T . , , t l I I t ................ - -

A greem ent B .............................................. 1.650 1.750 Special de livery ................................. 1.675 2 .050 40H elpers ................................................... 1 .500 1.600 45 Brewery and distributor:

G eneral - Freight: Extra and t r a n s fe r ..................... ............. 1.752 *1 .752 40L oca l ............................................................. 1. 590 1.620 45 H elpers:P .H H 1 p -run . 1 T . _ - i - T T _ . . . . . . . . 1.630 1.660 45 Bottle ................................................................. 1.418 *1 .4 1 8 40

G rocery - Chainstore and w holesale: Keg .......................................... ............................ 1.603 *1 .603 40A greem ent A .............................................. 1.680 1.860 48 Building:

H elpers: Construction:G rocery ............................................ 1.530 1.710 48 4 -w h e e l ................................................... 1.950 2. 100 40P roduce .......................................... 1.580 1.760 48 6 -w h e e l ................................................... 2 .050 2 .200 40

* This rate in e ffect p rio r to July 1, 1953; new sca le in negotiation at tim e of survey.3 48-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.4 45-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.Digitized for FRASER


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TABLE 9. - -Union sca les o f wages and hours fo r m otortruck drivers and helpers ,by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 - Continued

Trade or occupation

July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953

'"lu T y T T1952 July 1, 1953

Rateperhour

Rateperhour

Hoursper

week

Trade or occupation Rateper

hour

Rateper

hour

Hoursper

week

CHICAGO, ILL . - Continued CHICAGO, ILL . - Continued

Building - Continued Department store - Continued $ $Excavating, paving, grading, sew er A greem ent B .............................. ............... 1 .450 *1 .450 40

and plastering; F ilm c a r r ie r s ................................................... 2 .000 2 .000 40Agreem ent A: $ $ H elpers ....................................................... 1.560 1.560 40

4 -w h e e l ............................ ................. 2 .050 2.050 40 F lorist - Retail:2. 150 2. 150 40 1 and under 2 tons ....................... ........... 1.410 1.430 50(M 2. 400 40 2 snH under 1 tnns ......... .................. 1.440 1.460 50H 2. 600 40 3 and under 5 tons T......... T. . T. T. . . . 1.470 1.490 50

A greem ent B: F lorist - W holesale:4-w heel ............................................ 1.950 2. 100 40 1 and under 2 tnns . x. . __ . . . . ______ 1.420 1.490 40

2. 050 2. 200 40 2 and under 3 tons . . . . . . __ ____ . . . 1.440 1.510 40Agreem ent C: 3 and under 5 tons ................................... 1.470 1.540 40

4 -w heel, 2 tons or less ............ 1.800 2. 050 40 Furniture - Retail . . . . __ . . . . . . . ______ 1.950 *1 .950 404-w heel, over 2 tons ................... 1.950 2. 050 40 H elpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.780 * 1.780 406-w heel ............................................ 2 .050 2.150 40 General:

M aterial: Cartage:Agreem ent A: 1 and under 2 tons ............................ 1.750 1.900 40

1.730 1.910 40 2. and under 3 tons ______. . . . . . . . 1.800 1.950 401.790 1.970 40 3 and under 5 tons ................... .. 1.850 2. 000 401.940 2. 070 40 5 and under 7 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.900 2. 050 40

H elpers: 7 and under 10 tons .......................... 1.950 2.100 40Cement or building 10 and under 20 tons ....................... 2 .000 2.150 40

1.590 1.770 40 20 tons and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 050 2.200 40F ace b rick .......................... 1.730 1.910 40 S em itra iler, 5 tons and over . . . . 1.900 2.050 40

T ransit-m ix , con crete Hauling:trucks ............................................ 2 .070 2.220 40 South side:

S em itra iler, 12 or m ore Less than 2 tons .......................... 1.750 1.900 40tons ................................................. (M 2. 220 40 2. and under 3 tons . . . . . . . . . . . 1.800 1.950 40

A greem ent B: 3 and under 5 t o n s ....................... 1.850 2.000 40A ll trucks .......................................... 1.920 2. 070 45 5 and under 7 tons . . . . . . . __ _ 1.900 2. 050 40

H elpers ....................................... 1.760 1.910 45 7 and under 1 0 t o n s ...................r 1.950 2. 100 40H elpers, tra iler ..................... 1.690 1.840 45 1 0 and under 2.0 t o n s ......... .. 2. 000 2 .150 40

A greem ent C - Roofing m ateria l: 20 tons and over .......................... 2 .050 2.200 40D rivers and c h a u ffe u r s .............. 2. 060 2. 380 40 P a rce l delivery :4 -w heel trucks .............................. 1.920 2. 070 40 L ess than 2 tons T. . ___T. . . . . . . . 1 .750 * 1.750 406-w heel trucks .............................. 2.020 2. 170 40 2 - 3 t o n s .............................................. 1.800 *1 .800 40

A greem ent D: 3 - 5 t o n s .............................................. 1.850 *1 .850 404-w heel trucks .............................. 1.950 2.050 40 T r a c t o r - t r a i le r s ................................ 1.900 *1 .900 406-w heel trucks .............................. 2.050 2.150 40 Hay and grain:D inkey-trucks .............................. 2.050 2.150 40 Under 5 tons ..................................... 1.540 1.540 40Truck cranes and serv ice 5 tons and o v e r .......................................... 1.580 1.580 40

trucks .............................................. 2 .050 2. 150 40 H elpers ................................................... 1.290 1.330 40Trucks, hauling 1 5 - 2 0 tons . . 2.300 2.400 40 Ice:Trucks hauling over 20 tons . . . 2. 500 2. 600 40 I Routemen .................................................. 1 .426 1.519 54Sem itrailer dump, over H elpers ................................................... 1.344 1.437 54

20 tons..................................... 2. 700 2. 800 40 1 R. R. car ice rs ................................... .. 1.455 1.580 40Transit-m ix con crete trucks, H elpers ................................................... 1.375 1.500 40

3 yards or l e s s ............................ 2 .050 2. 1504 0 1

Ice cream - Special d elivery ................... 1.625 1.860 40Transit-m ix con crete trucks, Lum ber - Box and shavings ..................... 1.910 2 .065 40

over 3 yards ................................. 2.225 2.3254 0 1

Meat:Lum ber and m illw ork Jobbers - W h o le s a le .............................. 1.940 2.090 40

p r o d u c ts .......................................... ( M 2.065 4 0 1 Packinghouse:A greem ent E: Local:4 -w heel trucks .............................. 1.810 1.910 40 I 1 ton and under ............................ 1.795 1.945 406 -wheel, over 7 tons ................... 1.970 2. 070 4 0 I Over 1 and under 3 tons ............ 1.865 2 .015 40H elpers - B rick .............. 1.810 1.910 4 0 1 3 - 5 tons ....................................... 1.940 2. 090 40

Goal: Over 5 tons ................................... 1.960 2.110 401 Yj tons ....................................... .................. 1.890 2.040 40 H elpers - Regular . . . . . . . . 1.610 1.760 402 t o n s .............................................................. 1.920 2.070 40 City t r a c to r s ................................... 1.960 2 .110 40Over 2 tons and tractor used with D um p-cart tractor ..................... 1.690 1.840 40

sam e tra ile r ............................................ 1.950 2.100 40 D elicatessen and specia l6-w heel, over 12 tons ............................ 2.020 2. 170 40 d e liv e ry .......................................... 1.795 1.945 40T ractor, used with different Milk:

t r a i l e r .......................................................... 2 .090 2.240 40 Van and tank truck:C om m ission house: Day .......................................................... 2 .225 2.421 3 40

1 ton or l e s s ................................................. 1.730 1.940 40 N ig h t ....................................................... 2 .250 2.450 3 402 tons ............................................................ 1.750 1.960 40 W holesale (noncom m ission m en) . . . 2 .675 2.721 3 403 tons ............................................................. 1.770 1.980 40 Moving:4 t o n s T r . T . . . r r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.790 2. 000 40 F u rn itu re ..................................................... 1.900 2. 050 40*5 tnns , t t , . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.810 2. 020 40 H e lp e r s ................................................ .. 1.820 1.970 40T r a c t o r - t r a i le r .......................................... ( M 2. 150 40 P ia n o .............................................................. 2 .020 2.170 40

H elpers ................................................... 1.620 1.830 40 H elpers ................................................... 1.970 2.120 40Department store: M achinery:

A greem ent A: Less than 2 tons ................................ 1.850 2.050 40Up to 2 tons .......................................... 1.900 21.900 40 2 and under 3 tons ............................ 1.900 2. 100 40T ra iler trucks ..................................... 1.950 21.950 40 3 and under 5 tons ............................ 1.950 2 .150 40

1 Inform ation not available fo r rate and hours on July 1, 1952.* This rate in e ffect p r io r to July 1, 1953; new sca le in negotiation at tim e of survey.3 48-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.


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TABLE 9 . --U nion sca les o f wages and hours fo r m otortruck d rivers and helpers, by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 - Continued

July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953

Trade or occupation Rateper

hour

Rateper

hour

Hoursperweek

CHICAGO, ILL . - Continued

M oving - ContinuedM achinery - Continued

5 and under 7 t o n s .............................. $2.000 $2,200 407 and under 10 t o n s ............................ 2 .050 2.250 4010 and under 20 t o n s .......................... 2. 100 2.300 4020 tons and over ................................... 2. 150 2.350 40

Newspaper and m agazine:A fternoon p a p e rs ....................................... 2 .250 2.375 40M orning p a p e r s .......................................... 2 .520 2.653 37l/aM a ga z in es ..................................................... 2 .250 2.375 40

N ursery:W h o le sa le ..................................................... 1.450 1.450 50Landscape:

2 tons and under ................................. 1.458 1.458 482 - 3 tons .............................................. 1.510 1.510 483 - 5 tons .............................................. 1 .542 1.542 48Winch truck .......................................... 1 .458 1.458 48

O i l .......................................................................... 2 .213 2. 300 40Railway e x p r e s s .............................................. 1 .855 1.906 40

H e lp e r s .......................................................... 1.725 1.762 40R efuse:

A greem ent A:T ractor .............. .................................... 1.950 . 2 .169 48Private scavengers - Trucks . . . . 1.667 1.906 48

H elpers ............................................ 1 .562 1.769 48A greem ent B:

Private scavengers - Trucks . . . . 1.667 *1 .667 48H elpers ............................................ 1.562 *1 .562 48

Rendering, bone and tallow:Hotel and restaurant routes

(chauffeur) .............................................. 2 .249 2 .324 40H e lp e r s ................................................... 2 .126 2.201 40Routemen .............................................. 2 .263 2 .338 40

M arket routes ............................................ 2 .160 2.235 40H e lp e r s ................................................... 2 .097 2. 171 40Routemen .............................................. 2 .473 2 .547 40

Dead anim al - City d rivers ................ 2 .249 2 .324 40R outem en ................................................. 2 .263 2 .338 40

H elpers ............................................ 2 .017 2 .092 40Scrap iron and m etal ................................... 1.600 1.700 40Soft drink and m ineral water:

Extra d rivers ............................................ 1 .750 *1 .750 40H elpers ........................................................ 1 .250 *1 .250 40

Street railway m aintenance:Supervisory ch a u ffe u r s .......................... 2. 110 *2 .110 40 1W reck t r u c k ................................................ 2 .060 *2 .060 40H igh -lift o p e r a t o r s ................................... 2 .010 *2 .010 40 iE m ergen cy -serv ice h e lp e r s ................ 1 .960 1.960 40 *E m ergency line, tra ctor, tra ile r . . . 1.960 *1 ,960 40E m ergen cy -tra ck t r u c k .......................... 1.960 *1 .960 40C onstruction-line truck officia ls*

passenger a u to ..................... ................... 1.920 *1 .920*

40S ervice t r u c k .............................................. 1.870 *1 .870 40 isS erv ice -tru ck helpers ............................ 1.820 *1 .820 40

T obacco and ca n d y .......................................... 1.800 1.850 40T obacco and c ig a r e t t e ................................... 1.800 1.850 40

H elpers ....................................................... 1.400 1.450 40

CINCINNATI, OHIO

A ir reduction .................................................. 1 .650 1.840 40H elpers .......................................................... 1 .500 1.690 40 C

B akery:C r a c k e r ........................ ............................... 1 .600 1.800 3 45Yeast:

A greem ent A:F irs t 3 m o n t h s .............................. 1.365 *1 .365

R48 S

Second 3 m o n th s ............................ 1.485 *1 .485 48A fter 6 months .............................. 1.670 *1 .670 48

TuIylT1952Rateperhour

Trade or occupationJuly 1, 1953

perhour

Hoursper

week

CINCINNATI, OHIO - Continued

Bakery - Continued Yeast - Continued

A greem ent B:F irs t 3 months . . Second 3 months A fter 6 months . .

H elpers:Bottle ..................... . . . . . .Keg .....................................

C oal, excavating and building m ateria ls :

4 -w heel t r u c k s ..............6 -w heel trucks .......................Heavy m achinery ................H elpers .....................................

C om m ission house:F irs t 30 days .........................A fter 30 days ..........................

Furniture and pickupH e lp e r s .....................

Package ..........................ic to ry - T ra ilm obile :

D riv ers , b o t to m .........D r iv e rs , top .................

H elpers

F irs t 30 days . . A fter 30 days . .

reight - General: L oca l cartage . .

H e lp e r s ..........Specialty trucks

H e lp e r s ..........

H elpers

Double bottom ,S em itru ck .........H elpers ............

H elpers ...................tundry:

Linen supply and towel eat - Packinghouse . . . .

Special d elivery . Tanker - tra iler .

aving - Furniture:L oca l .....................

H e lp e r s ............

1 ton and under . . . .I 1/* t o n s ................ ..2 tons ..........................3 t o n s ..........................4 and 5 t o n s ..............H elpers:

3 tons and under Over 3 tons . . . .

F irs t 6 months 6 - 1 2 months . A fter 1 year . .

6-w heel trucks Route helpers .

$1,2801.4001.5451.807

1.8461.756

1.750 1.850 1.9501.750

1.4601.560

1.710 1.5701.710

1.650 1.800 1.677 1.601

1.4001.500

1.650 1.580 1.590 1.520 1.505 1.4161.760 1.8801.760 1.620 1.620 1.620

1.6471.760

1.710 1.750

1.6001.4801.8841.9101.9351.9612.020

1.8041.830

1.745( M1.9101.790

1.8801.150

$1,380 1.500 1.644 2.130

2.0762.076

1.9002.0002 .1001.900

1.7401.840

1.780 1.6401.780

1.7101.8601.8271.751

1.4901.590

1.895 1.825 1. 680 1.610 1.616 1.527 1.910 2.030 1.910 1.7701.7221.722

1.6471.840

1.7601.810

1.780 1.6701.9611.9872.0122.0382.096

1.8811.907

1.8151.9001.9801.800

2.0001.250

484848

5 37V*

*37% 5 3 7V2

48484848

4040

404040

40404444

4040

4848404045 45 48 48 48 48 40 40

42 % 45

4040

i 44* 4438%383/438%38%38%

38%38%

40404040

4040

Inform ation not available fo r rate and hours on July 1, 1952.This rate in e ffe ct p r io r to July 1, 1953; new sca le in negotiation at tim e o f survey . 48-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.45-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.40-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.


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TABLE 9. Union sca les of wages and hours fo r m otortruck drivers and h elpers ,by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 - Continued

' luT yT T "1952 July 1, 1953


Rateper

hour

Hoursper

week

CLEVELAN D OHIO

Bakery ................................................................... $1,733 $1,733 48H elpers ......................................................... 1.570 1.570 48Transport ....................................................... 1.870 1.945 3 45P art-tim e d river ....................................... 1.610 1.900 3 45C racker ............................................................ 1.830 1.880 45P r e t z e l ............................................................ 1.830 1.930 48Yeast:

Agreem ent A:F irs t 3 months .............................. .. 1.400 1.430 48A fter 3 months ................................ 1.610 1.640 48

Agreem ent B:F irs t 3 months ................................ 1.423 1.450 48A fter 3 months ................................ 1.730 1.760 48

B eer - Keg and bottle: H elpers:

A greem ent A ......................................... 1.500 1.700 40A greem ent B ......................................... 1.500 1.700 40

Building:Construction:

Excavating t r u c k ................................... 2 .000 2.150 40Special equipment .............................. 2 .250 2.400 40C arrya ll truck ..................................... 2.150 2.300 40

M aterial:A gram eter o p e r a t o r ............................ 1.925 2. 130 40Building supply ..................................... 1.825 1.980 40R eady-m ix t r u c k ................................... 1.925 2.130 40S e m it r a c to r .............. ............................. 1.925 2 .080 40Yard tractor ..................................... 1.825 1.980 40

Coal ............................ ......................................... 1.700 1.800 40H elpers ................................................ 1.650 1.750 40T ractor d r i v e r s .......................................... 1.750 1.850 40

Furniture ............................................................ 1.745 1.920 3 44H elpers .......................................................... 1 .695 1.870 3 44

General:L ocal trucking:

S ingle-axle unit ................................... 1.810 1.895 3 44T ra ile r , truck and sem itra iler . . . 1.890 1.965 3 44

G rocery - W holesale ..................................... 1.800 1.950 40Ice:

E xperienced route d r iv e r s ............ 1.677 1.780 44H elpers ......................................................... 1.286 1.386 44

Ice cream :Transport ....................... ............................ 1.720 1.810 3 40D eliveries ..................................................... 1.820 1.910 3 40Special delivery :

F irst 15 d a y s ............................ 1.605 1.695 3 40T h e r e a fte r .............................................. 1.705 1.795 3 40

Laundry:Linen ..................................................... .. 1.513 1.760 40Rag supply ................................................... 1.500 1.750 44

M agazine:A greem ent A .............................................. 1.913 2.013 40A greem ent B .............................................. 1.910 2.000 40

Milk:Heavy t r a n s p o r t .......................................... 1.730 1.890 44Special d e l iv e r y .......................................... 1.630 1.780 44

M oving:L oca l .............................................................. 1.745 1.920 3 44

H e lp e r s ....................... ............................. 1.695 1.870 *3 48Newspaper:

Day:R o u te m e n ................................................. 2.227 2.390 48R e la y m e n ................................................. 2 .067 2.230 48

Night:R o u te m e n ................................................ 2 .398 2.571 45Relaymen . .............................................. 2.227 2.400 45

Oil transport: City: I

Starting ................................................... 1.760 1.850 40 |6 - 1 2 months ....................................... 1 .836 1.926 40A fter 1 year .......................................... 1.910 2.000 40

Lake County: IIStarting ................................................... 1.627 1.850 40

" "July T 71952 July 1, 1953Rate kate Hoursper per per

hour hour week

$1.647 $1,926 401.746 2.000 401.750 1.880 401.800 1.930 401.855 1.875 40

1.181 1.950 4 40

1.300 1.750 401.050 1.450 40

1.330 1.450 401.430 1.550 401.030 1.350 401.500 1.850 40

1.530 1.810 501.430 1.530 541.375 1.475 54

1.610 1.760 481.635 1.785 481.660 1.810 48

1.510 1.660 481.535 1.685 481.560 1.710 481.790 1.895 3 47V*1.590 1.895 7 47 V,

1 .600 17S0 461.450 1.770 7 50

1.785 2.020 481.740 1.940 501.595 1.715 401.720 1.740 40

1.270 1.410 481.340 1.440 40

1.250 1.490 481.110 1.350 481.500 1.590 481.490 1.670 3 451.370 1.550 3 451.460 1.570 501.410 1.520 50

1.240 1.240 401.295 1.295 401.460 1.460 401.515 1.515 401.525 1.525 401.365 1.365 401.420 1.470 401.500 1.600 401.732 1.780 40

1.590 1.860 401.710 1.875 401.710 1.875 40

Trade or occupation

CLEVELAND, OHIO - Continued

Oil transport - Continued Lake County - Continued

6 - 12 m o n th s ................................A fter 1 y e a r ............ ........................

Produce .......................................................S em itrailer ..........................................

Railway e x p r e s s .......................................Soft drink:

Agreem ent A .......................................A greem ent B:

H elpers ............................................Inexperienced firs t 30 days.

Waste paper - City delivery :Single t r a i l e r .....................................S em itra iler ..........................................

H e lp e r s ...........................................Wine - City d e l iv e r y ..............................

COLUMBUS, OHIO

B a k e ry -B is cu it ..........................F u rn itu re ....................... .............

H elpers .................................General - Freight:

A greem ent A:L oca l cartage:

1 - 6 m o n t h s .............7 - 1 2 m o n t h s ...........A fter 1 year .............H elpers:

1 - 6 months . . . , 7 - 1 2 months . . , A fter 1 year . . . ,

Peddle r u n ..................A greem ent B .........................

Liquid and com p ressed gas:A greem ent A .......................A greem ent B .........................

Meat - Packinghouse:A greem ent A .........................A greem ent B .........................

N ew sp ap er.....................................Railway e x p r e s s .........................

DALLAS, TEX.

Bakery ............................F o o d .................................General - Freight:

Agreem ent A ..........H e lp e r s ..............

A greem ent B ..........A greem ent C ..........

H e lp e r s ..............Agreem ent D ..........

H e lp e r s ..............G rocery - Chainstore:

F irst 6 months . . . . ,7 - 1 2 m onths...........Second year . . . . . .A fter 2 years . . . . ,

G rocery - W holesale .,H elpers ....................

Liquid carbon ic ...........Manufacturing .............Railway e x p r e s s ...........

DAYTON, OHIO

IIAir reduction ||Beer . . . . . . . .

H elpers . . .

48-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.44-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.54-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.Digitized for FRASER


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TABLE 9 --U nion sca les of wages and hours for m otortruck drivers and helpers, by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 - Continued

Trade or occupation

July 1 1952 July 1, 1953

Trade or occupation

July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953

Rateper

hour

Rateper

hour

Hoursper

week

Rateper

hour

Rateper

hour

Hoursper

week

DAYTON, OHIO - Continued DENVER, COLO. - Continued

Building: Building - ContinuedConstruction: M aterial - Continued

Agreem ent A: Building m ateria l d rivers :C on crete -m ixer truck: F irs t 30 d a y s .............. .............. $1,470 $1,550 40

$1,790 $2.090 40 T hereafter ................................... 1.570 1.650 404 yards and o v e r ....................... 1.840 2.140 40 Sand, gravel and ready-m ix

Euclid truck, under 12 yards . . . 1.900 2.200 40 con crete :S ix -w h e e le r -se m itra ile r .............. 1.790 2.090 40 M ixertruck d rivers :Straight flat truck, dump Under 5 yards . . ............ 1.770 1.850 40

1.730 2.030 40 Over 5 yards . ................. 1.920 2.000 40A greem ent B: Sand, gravel and m ortar:

R eady-m ix truck; gravel Under 15 tons:plants: F irs t 30 days ................. 1.470 1.550 40

1.720 1.850 40 Thereafter ....................... 1.570 1.650 404 yards and o v e r ....................... 1.770 1.850 40 Structural steel and iron:

M aterial: F irs t 3 m o n th s ..................... 1.340 1.400 40J o b ................................... ........................... 1.505 1.650 40 Second 3 m on th s................ .. 1 .390' 1.500 40

1.530 1.650 40 T h e re a fte r ......... .................... 1.510 1.600 40H elpers .............................................. 1.35

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