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

Bulletin No. 1154

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, C om m issioner

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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 D E PA R TM E N T OF LA B O R ,Bureau of 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 cities as of July 1, 1953.

The inform ation presented in this report was based on data obtained prim arily from local union officials by m ail questionnaire. Scales for d rivers and helpers by com m odity classification 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 classifications within a particular city. Local scales were released 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 cities as part of the annual report which becom es the permanent record of the study.

This report was prepared in the Bureau1 s D ivision of W ages and Industria l Relations by John F . L aciskey.

Ewan Clague, C o m m issio n er .

Hon. Jam es P . M itchell,Secretary of Labor.

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Contents

P a g e

Sum mary ..................................... . . . . ............................................... ........................... 1Scope and method of study ....................................................... . . . ............................................. 1Trend of union wage scales ............................................................................................... . . . .City and regional differences ........................................................................................... . . . .Standard workweek ........................................................................ ..................................................Union scales by city and classification .................................................................................

T ables:

1. Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours for m otortruckdrivers and helpers, 1936 -53 . . ....................... . ........................... .. 4

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

3 . C en ts-p er-h ou r increases 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 for m otortruck drivers and helpers,by city, July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953 ............. ................................................... 5

5. Distribution 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 . Distribution of union m otortruck drivers and helpers, by straight-tim e weekly h ou rs, J u l y l , 1953 .......................................................................... 7

9 . Union scales of wages and hours for m otortruck drivers 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 sca le changes during the year averaged 14 cents fo r drivers and 12 cents for helpers. 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 ica lly 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 the 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 in d e x s e r i e s , d e s ig n e d f o r t r e n d p u r p o s e s , y e a i> t o - y e a r c h a n g e s in u n ion s c a le s a r e b a s e d on c o m p a r a b le q u o ta t io n s f o r e a ch d r iv e r and h e lp e r c l a s s i f i c a t io n in c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e ig h te d b y the n u m b e r o f u n ion m e m b e r s r e p o r t e d at e a c h q u o ta tio n in the c u r r e n 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, fou 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 workweek.

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, 1 9 4 7 -4 8 -4 9 = 1 0 $ ]

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

Y ea r

D r iv e r sand

h e lp e rsD r iv e r s H e lp e rs

W agera tes H ours

W agera tes H o u r s

W agera tes H ou rs

1936: M a y 1 5 ........................................... 50. 6 109. 0 ( M ( l ) ( M ( M1937: M ay 1 5 ........................................... 5 3 .9 108. 1 5 4 .3 1 0 8 .4 5 1 .3 1 0 6 .81938: June 1 ........................................... 5 5 .9 108. 1 5 6 .3 108. 4 53. 1 106. 81939: June 1 ........................................... 57. 1 107. 1 5 7 .5 107. 5 5 4 .5 1 0 5 .51940: June 1 ........................................... 5 8 .3 106. 1 5 8 .7 106. 6 5 5 .6 1 0 4 .21941: June 1 ........................................... 60. 6 105. 5 6 0 .9 105. 9 5 8 .3 1 0 3 .51942: July 1 ........................................... 6 4 .9 105. 8 6 5 .0 106. 0 6 3 .4 1 0 5 .51943: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 68. 4 105. 6 6 8 .5 105. 8 6 7 .0 105 .31944: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 70. 0 105. 5 70 .1 105. 7 69. 1 1 0 5 .31945: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 7 1 .5 105. 3 7 1 .6 105. 4 7 0 .7 1 0 5 .21946: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 79. 6 103. 1 7 9 .6 103. 3 7 9 .3 1 0 2 .91947: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 9 1 .9 100. 7 9 1 .9 100. 6 9 0 .9 101 .11948: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 100 . 0 9 9 .8 1 0 0 .0 9 9 .9 100. 7 9 9 .71949: July 1 ........................................... 108. 1 9 9 .5 108 .1 9 9 .5 1 0 8 .4 9 9 .21950: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 11 1 .9 98. 8 11 1 .7 9 8 .9 1 1 3 .2 9 8 .51951: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 118 .2 98. 7 117 .9 98. 8 1 1 9 .6 9 8 .21952: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 1 2 4 .7 98 . 3 124. 1 98. 4 1 2 7 .7 9 7 .71953: Ju ly 1 ........................................... 134. 5 9 6 .4 1 3 3 .8 96. 5 1 3 7 .9 9 5 .6

1 In fo rm a tion not com p u te d s e p a ra te ly in 1936.

T A B L E 2 . - -P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s in union w age ra te s and p e r ce n t o f m o to r tru ck d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s a ffe c te d ,

J u l y 1 , 1 9 5 2 - J u l y 1 , 19 5 3

P e r c e n t o f Change in h o u r ly ra te D r iv e r s

andh e lp e r s

D r iv e r s H e lp e rs

No ch an ge ..................................................... 9 .8 9 .2 1 3 .0I n c r e a s e s :

T ota l ..................................................... 9 0 .2 90. 8 8 7 .0L e s s than 5 p e r c e n t .......................... 1 6 .9 1 6 .6 18. 15 but le s s than 10 p e r c e n t ............. 37. 0 38. 5 2 9 .210 but le s s than 15 p e r ce n t .......... 2 5 .2 2 4 .5 2 9 .615 but le s s than 20 p e r c e n t .......... 7. 8 8 .4 3 .820 but le s s than 25 p e r c e n t .......... 2 . 1 2 .0 3 .025 but le s s than 30 p e r c e n t .......... .9 .6 2 .630 p e r ce n t and o v e r .......................... . 3 .2 .7

T A B L E 3. - - C e n t s -p e r -h o u r in c r e a s e s in un ion w age ra te s and p e r c e n t o f m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s a f fe c te d ,

Ju ly 1, 1952 - Ju ly 1. 1953

P e r c e n t o f -C hange in h o u r ly ra te D r iv e r s

andh e lp e r s

D r iv e r s H e lp e rs

N o ch an ge ...................................................I n c r e a s e s :

9 .8 9 .2 13. 0

T o t a l ........................................................ 9 0 .2 90 . 8 8 7 .0L e s s than 5 c e n t s ............................ 4 . 6 4 .9 2 .95 but le s s than 10 cen ts . . . . . . 1 8 .2 1 7 .2 2 4 .210 but le s s than 15 c e n t s ............. 17. 0 16. 8 1 8 .415 but le s s than 20 ce n ts .......... 2 6 .0 26 . 3 2 3 .720 but le s s than 25 cen ts .......... 1 4 .9 1 5 .7 1 0 .425 but le s s than 30 cen ts .......... 5. 1 5 .6 2 .030 but le s s than 35 ce n ts .......... 2 . 3 2 .3 2 . 435 but le s s than 40 ce n ts .......... 1 .2 1 .2 1 .440 cen ts and o v e r ............................ .9 . 8 1 .6


5TABLE 4. - -In creases in union wage rates fo r m otortruck d rivers and he lp ers ,by city , July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953

C ityP e r c e n t o f in c re a s e C e n ts -p e r -h o u r in c re a s e

D r iv e r sand

h e lp e r sD r iv e r s H e lp e rs

D r iv e r sand

h e lp e rsD r iv e r s H e lp ers

A ll c i t i e s ....................... ................. ; ..................................... 7 .9 7 .8 8 .0 13. 7 1 3 .9 1 2 .4

A tla n ta , G a ..................................... ........................................ 3 .6 3. 1 4 .3 4 . 6 4 .3 5 .0B a lt im o re , M d ...................................................................... 6 . 1 6 .0 6 .6 9 .2 9 .4 8 .8B irm in g h a m , A la ................................................................ 4 .2 3 .8 5 .2 4 .9 4 .9 4 .8B o s to n , M a s s ......................................................................... 4 . 7 4 .6 5 .0 7 .8 7 .8 7 .8B u ffa lo , N. Y ......................................................................... 6 . 5 6 .4 8 .4 1 0 .9 1 0 .8 1 3 .0C h a r lo tte , N . C .................................................. ................. 8. 1 8 .1 _ 9 .3 9 .3 _C h ica g o , 111................................................. ........................... 7 . 3 7 .4 6 .2 1 3 .7 14. 1 10. 3C in cin n a ti, O hio ................................................................ 10. 6 1 0 .4 1 1 .6 1 7 .7 17. 6 1 8 .7C le v e la n d , O hio ............................................................... 14. 3 1 3 .9 1 7 .8 2 4 .2 2 3 .8 2 6 .8C o lu m b u s , O hio ............................................................... 12. 5 1 2 .6 9 .2 20 . 6 2 0 .8 1 3 .9D a lla s , T e x . ....................................................................... 7 . 1 6 .7 7 .8 10. 3 9 .9 1 1 .0D ayton , O hio ................................. ..................................... 12. 8 1 3 .2 7. 3 2 0 .3 2 1 .2 1 0 .3D e n v e r , C o lo .......................................................................... 6. 5 6 .0 9 .9 1 0 .4 10. 0 12. 8D es M o in e s , I o w a ............................................................. 3. 7 5 .3 - 5 .7 8. 1 _D e tro it , M ic h ......................................................................... 7 . 6 7 .7 6 .3 1 4 .2 14. 7 10. 7E r ie , P a .................................................................................... 1 0 .2 1 0 .2 1 0 .4 1 6 .4 1 6 .4 16. 0G rand R a p id s , M ic h .......................................................... 1 5 .4 1 5 .3 1 7 .6 2 5 .6 2 5 .6 24 . 6H ou ston , T e x .......................................................................... 8 .7 8 .3 1 0 .0 1 2 .7 1 2 .3 14. 0In d ia n a p o lis , Ind.................................................................. 5.5 5 .4 8 .6 9 .0 8 .9 1 1 .6J a c k s o n v ille , F la ................................................................ 8 .4 6 .1 1 3 .5 9 .4 7. 6 1 2 .2K ansas C ity , M o .................................................................. 6 .0 3 .8 1 0 .8 10. 1 6 .7 17. 0K n o x v ille , T en n .................................................................... 1 3 .4 1 2 .8 2 6 .4 1 8 .8 1 8 .2 2 9 .0L itt le R o ck , A r k .................................................................. 1 1 .7 1 1 .5 1 5 .4 17. 1 1 6 .9 2 0 .0L o s A n g e le s , C a li f ............................................................. 5 .8 5 .7 7 .3 11.1 11. 1 1 1 .6L o u is v i l le , K y .................. i .................................................. 9 .0 8 .9 9 .7 14. 6 14. 6 14. 8M e m p h is , T en n .................................................................... 10. 8 10. 1 2 2 .6 1 4 .3 1 3 .9 19. 1M ilw a u k ee , W is .................................................................... 1 1 .3 1 1 .2 1 1 .6 2 0 .4 20 . 5 1 9 .6M in n e a p o lis -S t . P a u l, M in n ......................................... 9 .4 9 .3 1 0 .7 1 5 .6 1 5 .4 17. 1N ew ark , N. J........................ 1 0 .2 1 0 .3 8 .8 1 9 .4 1 9 .9 13. 5N ew H aven , C on n ................................................................ 5.5 5.5 5 .7 8 .7 8. 8 8 .2N ew O r le a n s , L a ................................................................. 1 5 .9 1 5 .6 1 7 .8 18. 1 1 8 .2 1 7 .9N ew Y o rk , N . Y ................................................................... 7 .2 7 .2 7. 6 1 3 .3 1 3 .6 12. 1O klahom a C ity , O k la ......................................................... 9 . 1 9 .2 9 .0 1 2 .2 12. 6 1 1 .8O m aha, N e b r .......................................................................... 8 .8 8 .8 - 1 3 .7 1 3 .7 _P e o r ia , 111. .. .................... ............ 6.5 7 .0 3 .5 1 1 .8 1 2 .9 5 .7P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .................................................................. 8 .5 8 .2 1 0 .8 13. 8 1 3 .5 1 5 .7P ittsb u rg h , P a ...................................................................... 8. 1 7 .6 9 .8 1 4 .9 1 4 .3 17. 1P o r t la n d , O r e g....................... 9 .6 9 .7 7 .6 1 6 .8 17. 1 1 2 .7P r o v id e n c e , R . I..................... 7 .4 7 .3 7.7 1 1 .3 1 1 .4 11. 1R ich m o n d , V a ........................................................................ 5 .2 3 .6 9 .3 6 .6 4 .8 10. 8R o c h e s te r , N. Y.......... ........... 9 .6 1 0 .3 7 .3 1 5 .3 16. 5 1 1 .3St. L o u is ,^ M o ........................................................................ 1 0 .4 1 0 .8 7 .5 1 7 .3 1 8 .2 10. 7Salt L ake C ity , U ta h ........................................................ 7. 4 7 .5 6 .0 1 0 .9 1 1 .0 8 .0San A n ton io , Tex. .................... 1 6 .0 1 5 .5 1 9 .0 22 . 1 2 1 .6 2 4 .2San F r a n c is c o -O a k la n d , C a li f............ 3 .6 3 .6 3 .6 7 .3 7 .5 6. 7S cra n ton , P a . ....................... 1 1 .3 1 0 .9 15. 0 1 7 .3 16. 8 22 . 0S ea ttle , W ash . ....................... 3 .9 4 .1 2 . 1 7 .9 8 .2 3 .9Spokane, W a sh....................... 5 .5 5 .5 5 .7 9.9 9.9 10. 0S p r in g fie ld , M a s s............ ........ 5. 8 5 .4 7 .5 8 .8 8 .4 10. 4S y r a c u s e , N. Y............... . 3 .2 4 .0 .2 4 .9 6 .2 . 3T o le d o , O hio ....................... 10. 1 10. 1 9 .8 1 7 .0 17. 1 1 5 .3W ash in gton , D. C .....................

-8 .5 8. 0 1 0 .9 12. 5 1 2 .2 1 3 .9


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

H ou rly w age ra tes

P e r c e n t o f - P e r c e n t o f -

D r iv e r sand

h e lp e rsD r iv e r s H e lp ers

H o u rly w age ra tes D r iv e r sand


U nder 90 cen ts ................................. (M (M 0. 1 $ 1 .9 0 and u nder $ 1 . 9 5 ................ 7 .2 7 .2 7 .090 cen ts and under 95 cen ts . . (M ( l ) (M $ 1 .9 5 and under $ 2 . 0 0 ................ 7 . 1 8 .0 1 .59 5 cen ts and under $ 1 . . . . . . . . 0 . 1 i 1 ) . 2 $ 2 .0 0 and u nder $ 2 . 0 5 ................ 6 . 3 7 .2 .9$ 1 and un d er $ 1 .0 5 ..................... ( l ) ( * ) . 1 $ 2 .0 5 and un d er $ 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 u nder $ 2 . 1 5 ................ 5 .7 6 .4 1 .6$ 1 .1 0 and u nder $ 1 . 1 5 ................ . 4 . 3 1 .4 $ 2 .1 5 and u nder $ 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 .2 0 and u nder $ 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 u nder $ 2 . 3 5 ................ 2 .2 2 .6 . 1$ 1 .3 0 and under $ 1 . 3 5 ............... . 6 .6 .6 $ 2 .3 5 and u nder $ 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 .4 0 and under $ 1 . 4 5 ................ 1 .5 1 .0 4 . 5 $ 2 .4 5 and u nder $ 2 .5 0 ................ .5 .6 -$ 1 .4 5 and un d er $ 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 u nder $ 2 . 6 0 ................ .2 .2 -$ 1 .5 5 and under $ 1 . 6 0 ............... 3 .9 3. 1 8. 5 $ 2 .6 0 and u nder $ 2 . 6 5 ................ . 1 . 1 -$ 1 .6 0 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 o v e r ............................... . l . 1 .$ 1 .7 0 and u nder $ 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 ................................................ 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0$ 1 .8 0 and u nder $ 1 . 8 5 ................ 5. 5 5. 6 5 .0$ 1 .8 5 and u nder $ 1 . 9 0 ............... 9 .4 10. 0 5. 5 A v e ra g e h o u r ly r a t e ....................... $ 1 ,8 7 6 $ 1 ,9 1 1 $ 1 ,6 7 1

1 L e s s than 0 .0 5 p e r c e n t .

T A B L E 6. - -A v e r a g e union h o u r ly w age ra tes f o r m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s , b y c it y and p op u la tion g rou p , Ju ly 1, 1953

C ity and pop u la tion grou pA v e ra g e

h o u r lyra te

C ity and p op u la tion grou pA v e ra g e

h o u r lyra te

D RIVE RS

P op u la tion grou p I (1 ,0 0 0 , 000 and o v e r ) :C h ica g o , 111.......................................................................................... $ 2 ,0 5 1

D RIV E R S - C ontinued

P o rt la n d , O re g ......................................................................... ..A v e ra g e f o r g rou p III .....................................................................

$ 1 ,9321 .9 2 5

D e tro it , M ic h ...................................................................................... 2 . 050 C o lu m b u s , O h i o .................................................................. .. 1 .8 6 7L o s A n g e le s , C a li f .......................................................................... 2 .0 4 4 T o le d o , O hio ...................................................................................... 1 .8 6 3N ew Y o rk , N. Y ................................................................................ 2 .0 2 9 R o c h e s te r , N . Y .................................................................................. 1 .8 0 9

1 .8 0 7A v e ra g e f o r g rou p I ....................................................................... 2 .0 0 9 K an sas C ity , M o ..................................................................................^Philadelphia, P a . ........................................................................... 1 .7 8 2 L o u is v i l le , K y .................................. .................................................... 1 .7 8 7

P op u la tion grou p II (5 0 0 ,0 0 0 to 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ) :San Era nr i s rn -O a k la n d , C a li f .................................................. 2 . 161

D en v er , C o lo ........................ .................................................................In d ia n a p olis , Ind..................................................................................San A n ton io , T e x .................................................................................

1 .7 6 4 1 .7 3 2 1 .6 1 7

M ilw au k ee , W is ........................................... ..................................... 2 . 032 D a lla s , T e x ............................................................................................. 1 .5 7 3P ittsb u rg h , P a . . T......................................................................... 2 .0 1 9 M em p h is , T en n ..................................................................................... 1. 511Clfvf>land Oh in . T.................................................................... 1 .9 5 6 A tlanta , G a. ......................................................................................... 1 .4 2 7A v e ra g e fo r g rou p II .................................................................. 1 .8 9 9 B irm in g h a m , A la ................................................................................ 1 .3 2 6St. L o u is , M o .....................................................................................C in c in n a ti, O hio ............................................................................M innnapol i s -S t T Paul M in n ............................. ......................

1 .8 7 7 1 .8 6 4 1 .8 1 5

P op u la tion grou p IV (100, 000 to 250 , 000 ):P e o r ia , 111................................................................................................ 1 .9 6 7

1 .927 1 .9 0 9 1 .8 1 5

B u ffa lo , N. Y ...................................................................................... 1 .7 8 4 G rand R a p id s , M ic h ...........................................................................Rnpton, M a ss . .............................................................................. 1 .7 7 8 Spokane, W a sh ......................................................................................R a lt im o rp , M d .................................................................................... 1 .6 6 0 D ayton , O h i o .................. ......................................................................W ash in gton , D . C .................................... ....................................... 1 .6 4 3 E r ie , P a .................................................................................................... 1 .7 7 9

1.711H ou ston , T e x ................................................................................. .. 1 .5 9 7 S cra n ton , P a ............ ........................................................................ ..N ew O rle a n s , L a . .......................................................................... 1 .3 5 2 A v e ra g e f o r g rou p IV ..................................................................... 1 .7 0 3

P op u la tion grou p III (2 5 0 ,0 0 0 to 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 ):N ew ark , N. J ...................................................................................... 2 . 127

O m aha, N e b r ..........................................................................................N ew H aven, C on n ....................................................... ........................P r o v id e n c e , R . I .................................................................................

1 .7 0 01 .6 8 71 .6 7 8

S ea ttle , W a sh ...................................................................................... 2 .0 9 7 S y ra cu s e , N. Y . .......................... .................................. 1 .6 3 4


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

C ity and p op u la tion groupA v e ra g e

h ou r lyra te

C ity and p op u la tion grou pA v e ra g e

h o u r lyra te

D R IV E R S - C ontinued H E L P E R S - C on tinued

S p r in g fie ld , M a s s . . . L ittle R o ck , A rk .D es M o in e s , Iow a . . K n o x v ille , Ten n . . . . Salt L ake C ity , Utah O klahom a C ity , O kla .R ich m on d , V a ................J a ck s o n v ille , F la . . . C h a r lo tte , N . C . . . .

H E L P E R S

P op u la tion grou p I (1, 000 , 000 and o v e r ) :D e tro it , M ic h ....................................................................................C h ica g o , 111.........................................................................................A v e ra g e fo r g rou p I ....................................................................TTew ' ' ? o r k , N . ! .......................................................................L o s A n g e le s , C a li f .........................................................................P h ila d e lp h ia , P a ..............................................................................

P op u la tion g rou p II (500 , 000 to 1 ,0 0 0 , 000):San F r a n c is c o -O a k la n d , C a li f ................................................P ittsb u rg h , P a ..................................................................................M ilw a u k ee , W is ...............................................................................C in c in n a ti, O h i o ............................................................................C lev e la n d , O hio ............................................................................M in n e a p o lis -S t . P a u l, M in n ....................................................A v e ra g e f o r g rou p II ..................................................................BimiorirTT ..........................................B o sto n , M a s s ....................................................................................H ou ston , T e x .....................................................................................St. L o u is , M o .................. ...........................................................B a lt im o re , M d ..................................................................................W ash in gton , D . C ...........................................................................N ew O r le a n s , L a ................................*...........................................

$ 1 ,6331.6311 .6031 .5 9 91 .5 8 61 .4 9 41 .3711 .3311 .2 4 5

1 .807 1 .7 5 3 1 .7 2 7 1 .7 2 2 1 .7 1 4 1 .6 0 7

P op u la tion grou p III (250, 000 to 500 , 000):S ea ttle , W ash .......................................................P or tla n d , O re g ....................................................K ansas C ity , M o .................... ...........................T o le d o , O hio .....................................................N ew ark , N. J .......................................................L o u is v i l le , K y .....................................................R o c h e s te r , N. Y ................................................C o lu m b u s , O h i o ................................................A v e ra g e f o r grou p III .................................D a lla s , T e x . ....................................San A n ton io , T e x ...............................................In d ia n a p o lis , Ind................................................D en v er , C o lo ........................................................A tla n ta , G a ............................................................M em p h is , T en n ...................................................B irm in g h a m , A la ..............................................

P op u la tion grou p IV (100 , 000 to 250 , 000):Spokane, W a sh ....................................................E r ie , P a ..................................................................

1 .9 5 61.9111 .8 8 01 .7 9 71.771

S cra n ton , P a ................ .P e o r ia , 111..................... .G rand R a p id s , M ich . P r o v id e n c e , R . I. . . . A v e ra g e fo r grou p IV N ew H aven, C onn. . ,

1 .763 1 .7 2 4 1 .6 8 9 1 .6 3 0 1 .543 1 .531 1 .4 2 2 1 .4 0 5 1 .1 8 5

D ayton , O hio ................L itt le R o ck , A rk . . . . S p r in g fie ld , M a s s . . .S y ra cu s e , N . Y .............O klahom a C ity , O kla . Salt L ake C ity , Utah .K n o x v ille , T en n ............R ich m on d , V a ................J a ck s o n v ille , F la .

$ 1 ,9 2 71 .8 0 41 .7 4 41 .7 1 21 .6 7 41 .6 6 71 .6 5 91 .6 5 01 .6 3 81 .5 1 41 .5 1 4 1 .4 6 7 1 .4 1 3

.1.220 1 .0 3 8

.9 7 4

1 .8 5 31 .7 0 51.6861.6661 .6 4 21 .5 5 21 .5 2 81 .5 0 91 .5 0 31.5001 .5 0 0 1 .4 9 4 1 .4 3 2 1 .4 2 0 1 .3 9 0 1 .2 6 7 1 .031

T A B L E 7 . - -A v e r a g e union h o u r ly w age ra te s o f m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e rs , b y r e g io n , Ju ly 1, 1953 1

A v e ra g e ra te p e r h ou r

R e g io n D r iv e r sand

h e lp e r sD r iv e r s H e lp e rs

U nited S t a t e s ....................... $ 1 .8 8 $1 .91 $ 1 .6 7

N ew E n gland ..................... 1 .6 8 1 .7 2 1 .5 7M id d le A t l a n t i c .................. 1 .9 3 1 .9 6 1 .7 1B o r d e r S t a t e s ..................... 1 .6 3 1 .6 8 1 .4 7S ou th ea st ............................... 1 .4 3 1 .4 8 1 .1 6G rea t L a k es ....................... 1 .9 5 1 .9 7 1 .7 7M id d le W est ....................... 1 .7 7 1 .8 0 1 .6 8Southw est ............................. 1 .5 5 1 .5 7 1 .4 4M ountain ............................... 1 .6 9 1 .7 4 1 .41P a c i f ic .................................... 2 . 05 2 .0 7 1 .9 0

1 The r e g io n s u se d in th is study in c lu d e : N ew E n glan d - - C o n n e cticu t , M a in e , M a ssa ch u se tts , N ew H a m p sh ire , R hode Is la n d , and V erm on t; M id d le A t la n t ic - -N ew J e r s e y , N ew Y ork , and P en n sy lv a n ia ; B o r d e r S t a t e s - -D e la w a r e , D is tr ic t o f C o lu m b ia , K entucky, M a ry la n d , V irg in ia , and W est V irg in ia ; South- e a s t - -A la b a m a , F lo r id a , G e o rg ia , M is s is s ip p i, N orth C a r o lin a , South C a ro lin a , and T e n n e sse e ; G rea t L a k e s - - I l l i n o i s , Indiana, M ich ig a n , M in n esota , O hio , and W isco n s in ; M id d le W e s t - -Io w a , K a n sa s , M is s o u r i , N e b ra sk a , N orth D akota, and South D akota; S o u th w e s t --A rk a n s a s , L ou is ia n a , O k lah om a, and T e x a s ; M ou n tain - -A r iz o n a , C o lo r a d o , Idaho, M ontana, New M e x ic o , U tah, and W yom in g ; P a c i f ic - - C a li fo rn ia , N evada , O r eg on , and W ash ington .

T A B L E 8 . - -D is tr ib u t io n o f union m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s ,b y s t r a ig h t-t im e w eek ly h o u r s , Ju ly 1, 1953

P e r c e n t o f un ion m e m b e r s w ith c la s s i f ie d h o u rs p e r w eek

W eek ly h ou rs D r iv e r sand


U nder 4 0 ............................ 0 .9 0. 8 0 .940 ......................................... 7 7 .8 78 . 8 7 1 .2O ver 40 and un d er 44 . 44 .........................................

2 .72 .9

2 .0 2 . 9

7 .12 . 7

45 ......................................... 4 . 2 A , 1 4 . 5O v er 45 and u n d er 48 . 48 .........................................

.67 .5

! 6 7 .5

.57 .9

O ver 48 and u n d er 50 . 50 .........................................

.22 .0

.31 .6 4 .4

51 ......................................... . 5 . 6O ver 51 and un d er 54 . 54 .........................................

.2

. 3.2 . 3

.6

. 2O v er 54 ............................ . 1 . 2H ou rs not s p e c i f ie d in

union a g re e m e n t . . . . 1 . 1 .

T ota l ............................ 1 0 0 .0 100. 0 1 0 0 .0

A v e ra g e w e e k ly h o u r s . 4 1 .3 4 1 .3 4 1 .7


8T A B L E 9 . -U nion s c a le s o f w ages and h ou rs f o r m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e rs , by c ity , Ju ly 1, 1952, and Ju ly 1, 1953

^ T io u rs a r e the sa m e fp r both y e a rs u n le ss o th e rw ise in d ic a te d /

T ra d e o r o ccu p a t io n

A T L A N T A , G A .

A r m o r e d c a r ...................................B a 88ag e ..............................................

H e lp e rs ............................. ........B a k e ry ................................................B e e r - K eg d r i v e r s .....................G e n e ra l - F re ig h t ,

c it y d e l i v e r y .................................H e l p e r s .........................................

F ilm :C ity p icku p :

1st 3 m o n t h s .......................O v er 3 m o n t h s ..................

G r o c e r y :/ C h a in s t o r e ..................................

W h o lesa le ...............................M ea t - P a ck in g h ou se :

A g re e m e n t A ............................A g re e m e n t B ............................

O il:1st 6 m on th s ............................7 - 1 2 m on th s ..........................1 3 - 1 8 m on th s .......................1 9 - 2 4 m onths .......................25 - 30 m on th s .......................3 1 - 3 6 m on th s .......................37 - 42 m on th s .......................43 - 48 m on th s .......................49 - 54 m on th s .......................55 - 60 m on th s .......................A fte r 5 y e a r s .......................

R a ilw a y e x p r e s s :P icku p and d e l iv e r y ...........M o n e y p ick u p ..........................

B A L T IM O R E , M D .

A c e t y l e n e ..................................................H e l p e r s ................................................

A r m o r e d c a r ......................................B a k e ry - B is c u it .................................B o x e s - W ooden ...................................

H e l p e r s ................................................B u ild in g :

C o n s tru ctio n :C o n cre te - M ix e rs ...............D um p and ex ca v a tin g ..........C o n tr a c to r s ' d r iv e r s ..........E l e c t r i c a l ....................... ..

M a te r ia l :A g re e m e n t A ............................

H e lp e rs .................................A g re e m e n t B ............................

H e lp e rs .................................A s b e s to s and p ip e c o v e r in g

H e lp e rs .................................A sp h a lt .........................................P lu m b in g and heating:

A g re e m e n t A .....................H e l p e r s ............................

A g re e m e n t B .....................H e l p e r s ............................

R o o fin g .........................................S ca ffo ld in g .................................T i l e ................................................

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

Helpers ........................................D ep a rtm en t s t o r e .................................

H e lp e rs ................................................D is t i l l e r y .....................................................F a c to r y :

A g re e m e n t A - S t e e l .....................A g re e m e n t B - F u rn itu re . . . .

H e l p e r s ...........................................A g re e m e n t C - C a sk et ................

E x tra d r iv e r s ............................

"T u IyT 71952 Ju ly 1, 1953

Ju ly 1, 1952. Ju ly 1, 1953

R atep e r

h ou r

R atep e r

h ou r

H oursp e r

w eek

T ra d e o r o ccu p a tio n R atep e rh ou r

R atep e rh ou r

H ou rsp e r

w eek

I B A L T IM O R E , M D . - C on tinued$ 1 .4 2 0 $ 1 ,5 7 0 40 H F a c t o r y - C ontinued

1 .2 2 5 1 ,2 ? 5 40 | A g re e m e n t D - S tee l ....................... $ 1 ,5 5 0 81 . 625 401 .1 7 5 1 .1 7 5 40 | H e lp e rs .................. .................................. 1 .4 0 0 1 .4 7 5 401 ,3 6 0 1 446 48 1 A g re e m e n t E - S tee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .4 5 0 1 .6 0 0 401 .4 2 3 1 .4 2 3 40 II H e lp e rs ...................................... 1 .3 2 5 1 .4 5 0 40

A g re e m e n t F - S tee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .5 0 0 1 .5 0 0 401 . 2 9 0 1 ,3 4 0 48 H e lp e rs .............................................. 1 .2 7 5 1 .2 7 5 401. 170 1 .2 2 0 48 F u rn itu re - R e ta il ............. ............................. 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 40

H e l p e r s ............................................................. 1 .2 9 0 1 .2 9 0 40G e n e ra l - F re ig h t:

1 .3 6 0 1 .3 6 0 40 R e g u la r d r iv e r s ................................. 1 .5 4 5 1 .6 4 5 401 .5 8 0 1 .5 8 0 40 H e lp e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .3 4 0 1 .4 4 0 40

H eavy hatiling:1 .4 0 0 1 .4 0 0 48 G o o s e n e c k -t r a i le r d r iv e r s ,1 .4 3 0 1 .4 7 0 40 h eavy duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .7 5 0 1 .8 2 5 40

T r u c k d r i v e r s .......................................... 1 .5 5 0 1 .6 2 5 401 .5 1 5 1 .5 9 0 40 H e lp e rs .............................................. 1 .3 6 0 1 .4 3 5 401 .4 9 0 1 .5 6 5 40 G la ss - B o tt le s ................................................... 1 .4 1 5 1 .4 6 5 40

H e lp e rs ........................................................... 1 .1 7 0 1 .2 1 0 401 .4 7 3 1 .5 4 4 40 G r o c e r y :1 .4 9 6 1 .5 6 7 40 R e ta il ............................................................... 1 .7 0 0 1 .8 0 0 451 .5 1 9 1 .5 9 0 40 H e lp e rs ..................................................... 1 .4 2 2 1 .5 2 2 451 .5 4 2 1 .6 1 3 40 W h o le sa le ................................................... 1 .4 0 0 1 .5 5 0 401 .5 6 5 1 .6 3 6 40 H e lp e rs ..................................................... 1 .2 2 5 1 .3 2 5 401 .5 8 8 1 .6 5 9 40 I c e :1 .611 1 .6 8 2 40 C ity t r a n s fe r :1 .6 3 4 1 .7 0 5 40 L e s s than 9 t o n s .................................... 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 401 .6 5 7 1 .7 2 8 40 9 ton s o r o v e r ......................................... 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 401 .6 8 0 1 .751 40 R ou te d e l iv e r y d r i v e r s ................. 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 401 .7 0 3 1 .7 7 4 40 H e lp e rs ........................................... . 1 .0 5 0 1 .0 5 0 40

R ou te f o r e m e n .............................................. 1 .3 6 0 1 .3 6 0 401 .6 3 5 1 .6 4 5 40 M ea t:1 .7 7 5 1 .7 8 5 40 H ote l and res ta u ra n t su p p ly ................ 1 .6 4 0 1 .8 3 0 40

P a ck in g h ou se :C h a u ffeu rs , r o a d ................................. 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 0 5 40

H e l p e r s ................................................ 1 .5 0 0 1 .5 4 0 401 .6 3 0 1 .7 8 0 40 C h a u ffeu rs , c it y ................................. 1 .7 9 0 1 .8 3 0 401 .4 8 0 1 .6 3 0 40 H e l p e r s ................................................ 1 .5 0 0 1 .5 4 0 401 .6 9 0 1 .7 9 0 40 C h a u ffe u rs , in tra p la n t ....................... 1 .5 6 3 1 .6 0 3 401 .5 7 0 1 .6 0 0 45 H e lp e rs .............................. 1 .5 1 3 1 .5 5 3 401 .2 5 0 1 .3 2 0 40 M ilk and i c e c r e a m :1 .0 6 0 1 .2 0 0 40 S p e c ia l d e l iv e r y m en ................... 1 .0 0 8 1 .0 3 3 48

Can tru ck ch a u ffeu rs ................... 1 .2 3 8 1 .2 6 8 48N ew sp a p er - C i t y ..................................... 1 .7 8 7 2 .0 5 3 37 *

1.465 1 .5 5 0 40 H e lp e r s ............................................. 1 .6 2 7 1 .8 9 3 37V,1 .4 5 0 1 .5 5 0 40 R oa d d r iv e r s ............................. ( l ) 2 .2 1 3 37Va1 .4 5 0 1 .6 0 0 40 O il:1 .4 5 0 1 .6 0 0 40 A g re e m e n t A ................................................ 1 .5 5 0 1 .6 3 0 481 .3 0 0 1 .3 0 0 40 A g re e m e n t B ................................................ 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 2 0 401 .0 5 0 1 .0 5 0 40 A g re e m e n t C:1 .1 6 0 1 .2 5 0 40 F u e l o i l ..................................................... 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 1 0 401 .0 6 2 1 .1 0 0 40 G a so lin e ................................................... 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 1 0 401 .3 5 0 1 .5 0 0 40 Stake tru ck .............................................. 1 .6 8 0 1 .7 5 0 401 .2 2 5 1 .4 0 0 40 A g re e m e n t D:1 .4 0 0 1 .4 0 0 40 S tartin g r a t e ........................................... 1 .5 2 0 1 .6 3 0 40

A fte r 6 m o n t h s .................................... 1 .7 1 5 1 .7 3 0 401 .4 0 0 1 .5 0 0 40 A fte r 1 y e a r .......... ,v.............................. 1 .8 1 2 1 .8 2 5 401 .2 7 5 1 .4 0 0 40 A fte r 2 y e a r s ......................... 1 .9 3 8 1 .9 5 3 401 .5 0 0 1 .6 0 0 40 A fte r 3 y e a r s ......................... 1 .9 3 8 2 .0 1 0 401 .3 7 5 1 .4 5 0 40 A g re e m e n t E :1 .5 5 0 1 .6 0 0 40 F u e l o i l :1 .6 0 0 1 .6 0 0 40 L e s s than 180 days . . . . . . . . . (!) 1 .3 7 5 401 .5 5 0 1 .6 0 0 40 180 days to 1 y e a r ....................... ( 1 .5 0 0 401 .4 0 0 1 .4 0 0 40 A fte r 1 y e a r ...................................... ( l ) 1 .5 5 0 401 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 40 P a p e r - W h o l e s a l e ........................................... 1 .5 6 0 1 .6 6 0 401 .1 2 0 1 .1 2 0 40 R a ilw a y e x p r e s s ................................................ 1 .7 6 0 1 .7 8 6 401 .5 0 0 1 .5 5 0 40 H e lp e r s .............................................................. 1 .6 0 0 1 .6 2 6 401 .1 7 5 1 .2 2 5 40 T o b a c c o - W h o le sa le ..................................... 1 .3 0 0 1 .3 0 0 401 .8 1 5 2 .0 0 5 40

BIR M IN G H A M , A L A .1 .7 0 0 1 .8 0 0 401 .5 9 0 1 .6 0 0 401 .4 6 5 1 .5 0 0 40 C oa l:1 .4 4 0 1 .4 4 0 40 In sid e p l a n t ................................. 1 .5 1 0 1 .5 9 5 401 .4 9 0 1 .4 9 0 40 O utside p lant .............................. 1 .5 6 0 1 .6 4 5 40

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-----TuTyT1952 Ju ly 1, 1953

T ra d e o r o ccu p a tion R atep e rhour

R atep e rh our

H oursp e rw eek

BIR M IN GH A M , A L A . - C ontinued

C o f f e e ......................................................................... $ 1 ,0 5 0 $ 1 .1 8 0 40F a c to r y - S t e e l ..................................................... 1 .5 4 0 1 .6 2 5 40F u r n it u r e .................................................................. .8 7 5 .9 0 0 40

H e lp e rs ............................................................. .8 2 0 .8 5 0 40G ra in :

A g re e m e n t A :R e g u la r t r u c k ........................................... .8 5 0 .8 8 0 40T r a i le r t r u c k ........................................... .9 0 0 .9 3 0 40H e l p e r s ............. .......................................... .8 3 0 .8 5 0 40

A g re e m e n t B ................................................... .9 5 0 1 .0 0 0 40H e lp e rs ........................................................ .9 0 0 .9 5 0 40

G r o c e r y - C h a in s t o r e ...................................... 1 .2 0 0 1 .2 7 0 40H e l p e r s ............................................................... 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 2 0 40

H a rd w a re :A g re e m e n t A .................................................. 1 .1 0 0 1 .1 0 0 40

H e l p e r s ........................................................ .9 5 0 1 .0 0 0 40A g re e m e n t B ................................................... 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 1 0 40

> H e l p e r s ....................................................... 1 .0 0 0 1 .0 5 0 40 IM eat - P a c k in g h o u s e ......................................... 1 .4 2 0 1 .4 9 5 40R a ilw a y e x p r e s s :

P ick u p and d e l iv e r y ................................. 1 .7 1 0 1 .7 3 0 40M o n e y p ick u p ................................................ 1 .7 9 0 1 .8 1 0 40

T r a n s fe r .................................................................... 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 5 0 40H e l p e r s ............................................................... .9 0 0 1 .0 0 0 40

BO STO N , M A SS. rA r m o r e d c a r .......................................................... 1 .5 6 0 1 .6 4 0 40B a g g a g e :

O n e -m a n tru ck ............................................. 1 .1 1 9 1 .1 1 9 48T w o -m a n t r u c k .............................................. 1 .0 5 7 1 .0 5 7 48H e l p e r s ............................................................... .9 6 8 .9 6 8 48

B a k ery :H eb rew b a k e ry .............................................. 1 .6 5 0 1 .7 1 0 48C o o k ie and c r a c k e r .................................... 1 .5 4 5 1 .6 2 0 45T ra n sp o rt t ru ck s :

Up to 3 tons .............................................. 1 .4 6 0 1 .5 3 0 48 G3 to 5 t o n s ................................................... 1 .5 1 0 1 .5 8 0 485 ton s and o v e r ...................................... 1 .6 1 0 1 .6 8 0 48 GH e l p e r s ........................................... .. 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 8 0 48

S p e c ia l d e l iv e r y ........................................... 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 8 0 48B e e r :

B ottle and k e g ................................................ 1 .8 3 0 1 .9 0 5 40H e l p e r s ........................................................ 1 .7 5 5 1 .8 3 0 40 G

B e e r and liq u o r :A g re e m e n t A ........................................... 1 .6 3 0 1 .7 0 0 40

H e lp e rs ................................................ 1 .5 8 0 1 .6 5 0 40A g re e m e n t B ............... ........................... 1 .4 7 0 1 .6 0 0 40

H e lp e rs ................................................ 1 .3 7 0 1 .5 0 0 40 GB u ild in g :

C on stru ction :E u clid t r a c to r ......................................... 2 .0 0 0 * 2 .0 0 0 40C o n cre te m i x e r .................. ................... 1 .7 0 0 1 .9 0 0 40L o w -b e d t r a i le r .................. ................. 1 .8 0 0 * 1 .8 0 0 40 IcD um p tru ck :

O v er l 1^ t o n s ...................................... 1 .7 4 5 * 1 .7 4 5 40H e lp e rs ................................................ 1 .5 4 5 * 1 .5 4 5 40

M a te r ia l : L.C o n c r e t e ...................................... ............... 1 .5 7 0 ;* 1 .5 7 0 40 Li

H e lp e rs ................................................ 1 .5 2 0 ;* 1 .5 2 0 40 MD o o r and w in d o w .................................... 1 .4 9 0 !* 1 .4 9 0 40 ML u m b e r ........................................... .. 1 .4 6 0 1 .5 4 0 40

H e lp e rs ................................................ 1 .4 0 0 1 .4 9 0 40W reck in g :

O ver l\6 ton s ........................................... 1 .4 0 0 J11 .4 0 0 40C a rb on a ted b e v e r a g e ........................................ 1 .4 6 0 1 .5 4 0 44 M:

H e lp e rs ............................................................. 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 4 0 44C oa l ............................................................................ 1 .5 5 0 1 .6 5 0 40

H e l p e r s ............................................................... 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 5 0 40D epartm en t s t o r e :

A g re e m e n t A :T r a i le r ................................. ...................... 1 .4 2 5 sl 1 .4 2 5 40 MiP a r c e l and t ra n s fe r ............................ 1 .3 7 5 J 1 .3 7 5 40

A g re e m e n t B ................................................... 1 .3 8 7 1 .4 4 9 40H e l p e r s ........................................................ 1 .2 1 2 1 .2 7 4 40

JuTy " !1952R atep e rh ou r

T ra d e o r o ccu p a tio nJu ly 1, 1953

R atep e rh ou r

h o u r sp e rw eek

BO STO N , M A SS. - C on tinued

F o o d s e r v ic e :W h o le sa le :

A g re e m e n t A :L e s s than 6 ton fr e ig h t . . . ,6 ton f r e i g h t ..............................

A g re e m e n t B :3 tons and un d er ....................O v er 3 ton s ...............................

A g re e m e n t C ....................................A g re e m e n t D ....................................

H e lp e rs .........................................A g re e m e n t E - P o ta to ch ip s . .

O th er p r o d u c t s ..........................A g re e m e n t F .................. .................

H e lp e rs .........................................A g re e m e n t G ....................................

H e l p e r s ..........................................

A g re e m e n t A ............................A g re e m e n t B up to 3 ton s . .

3 to 5 ton s ............................5 ton s and o v e r ..................

A g re e m e n t C ............................A g re e m e n t D ............................

H e lp e rs .................................

A g re e m e n t A - L a rg e t r u c k .L igh t t ru ck ............................H e lp e rs ...................................

A g re e m e n t B ...............................H e lp e rs ....................................

A g re e m e n t C ...............................T r a n s fe r t r u c k .....................H e lp e rs ....................................

A g re e m e n t D ...............................H e lp e rs ....................................

H e l p e r s ..................en era l fre ig h t :

Up to 3 ton s . . . . ,3 to 5 t o n s ............. .5 tons and r ig g e r s H e l p e r s ............. ......

Up to 3 ton s . . . 3 to 5 tons . . . . 5 ton s and o v e r H e l p e r s ................

C hain s to re H e lp e rs

W h o le sa le - H e lp e rs

e:A g re e m e n t A

H e lp e rs . . A g re e m e n t B

3% tons and u nder

A g re e m e n t A - 3 tons and u n d er . . .3 to 5 t o n s ......................................................O v er 5 t o n s ...................................................A g re e m e n t B ..............................................

A g re e m e n t A H e lp e rs . .

A g re e m e n t B A g re e m e n t C A g re e m e n t D

T r a i le rR eg u la rH e lp e rs

$ 1 ,5 7 01 .5 7 0

1 .6 6 01 .7 0 01 .6 8 01 .6 4 01 .4 9 01 .6 2 01 .6 5 51 .5 3 01 .3 4 3 1 .4 5 0 1 .2 5 0

1 .6 5 01 .3 5 01 .4 0 01 .5 0 01 .4 7 51 .3 2 5 1 .2 2 5

1 .4 3 11 .3 3 11 .2 7 51 .4 7 51 .3 4 3 1 .4 1 21 .3 2 5 1 .2 9 2 1 .3 6 8 1.262 1 .6 0 0 1 .6 0 0

1 .5 8 01 .6 0 5 1 .6 8 01 .5 5 5

1 .5 8 01 .6 0 5 1 .6 8 01 .5 5 5

1 .7 5 91 .6 1 51 .4 3 81 .3 0 8

1 .5 1 01 .3 8 51 .4 7 01.2001 .4 2 52 .4 0 0

1 .7 4 0 1 .7 9 0

840 1 .7 0 0

1 .6 5 51 .5 2 51 .5 6 01 .4 2 01 .5 7 0

1 .6 5 01 .6 0 01 .5 0 0

$ 1 ,6 7 01 .6 7 0

1 .7 3 01 .7 7 0

* 1 .6 8 01 .6 7 51 .5 2 51 .7 1 51 .7 5 01 .7 0 01 .5 0 01 .7 0 01 .5 0 0

1 .7 2 01 .5 0 0 1 .5 5 0 1 .6 5 0

* 1 .4 7 51 .5 0 0 1 .3 7 5

1 .4 6 61 .3 6 81 .3 1 2

* 1 .4 7 5* 1 .3 4 3

1 .4 7 51 .4 0 51 .3 5 51 .4 4 31 .3 3 71 .7 2 51 .7 2 5

1.6601 .6 8 51 .7 6 01 .6 3 5

1 .6 6 01 .6 8 51 .7 6 01 .6 3 5

1 .8 1 91 .6 7 51 .4 3 8

* 1 .3 0 8

1 .5 6 01 .4 3 51 .5 7 01 .2 8 01 .5 3 72 .4 9 4

1 .7 8 0 1 .8 3 0 1 .8 8 0 1 .7 4 8

1 .7 8 01 .7 8 0

* 1 .5 6 01 .4 6 01 .6 5 0

1 .7 0 01 .6 5 0 1 .5 5 0

4040

4040404040404040404040

48404040404040

404040404040404040404444

40404040

40404040

48484040

404048404040

40404040

4040404040

484848

* T h is ra te in e f fe c t p r io r to Ju ly 1, 1953; new s c a le in n eg o tia tion at t im e o f su rv e y .


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

T ra d e o r o ccu p a tio n

Ju ly 1, 1952 July 1, 1953R atep e rh ou r

R atep e rh ou r

H ou rsp e rw eek

BO ST O N , M ASS. - C on tinued

N ew sp a p er:D a y ......................................................................... $ 2 ,3 1 5 $ 2 ,393 42N ight .................................................................... 2 .4 8 0 2 .5 7 7 39

O il:A g re e m e n t A:

F i r s t 6 m onths ......................................... 1 .8 6 0 1 .9 9 5 407 - 1 2 m onths 1 .9 0 0 2 .0 2 0 401 3 - 1 8 m o n t h s ......................................... 1 .9 4 0 2 .0 6 0 401 9 - 2 4 m o n t h s ......................................... 2 .0 0 0 2. 115 4025 - 30 m o n t h s ......................................... 2 .0 4 5 2 . 155 40A fte r 30 m on th s ...................................... 2 .1 3 0 2 .2 1 5 40

A g re e m e n t B:F ir s t 6 m o n t h s ......................................... 1 .8 8 0 1 .9 5 5 407 - 1 2 m onths .......................................... 1 .9 4 0 2 .0 2 0 401 3 - 1 8 m o n t h s ......................................... 1 .9 8 0 2 .0 6 0 401 9 - 2 4 m o n t h s ......................................... 2 .0 3 5 2 .1 1 5 4025 - 30 m o n t h s ......................................... 2 .0 7 5 2 . 155 40A fte r 30 m on th s ...................................... 2 .1 3 0 2 .2 1 5 40

A g re e m e n t C - A sp h a lt and o i l ............. 1 .7 0 0 1 .7 5 0 40H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .5 0 0 1 .5 5 0 40

A g re e m e n t D ................................................... 1 .6 5 0 1 .7 5 0 40A g re e m e n t E . * .............................................. 1 .6 5 0 1 .7 5 0 40

P a p e r h a n d lers - N ew sp a p er:T r a i le r ................................................................ 2 .0 8 1 2 .1 1 3 42S tra igh t ................................................................ 2 .0 2 9 2 .0 6 2 42H e l p e r s ................................................................ 1 .9 7 6 2 .0 1 1 42

R a ilw a y e x p r e s s :1% ton s o r le s s .............................................. 1 .7 1 6 1 .7 3 6 401% to 5 tons ..................................................... 1 .8 4 9 1 .8 6 9 40H e lp e rs - P e r i s h a b l e ................................. 1 .6 5 8 1 .6 7 8 40

R en d er in g ............................ ................................... 1 .5 5 5 1 .6 7 5 40S cra p ir o n and m e t a l ......................................... 1 .2 7 5 1 .2 7 5 40W a ste p a p e r ............................................................. 1 .4 4 0 1 .4 4 0 40

T ru ck and t r a c to r ......................................... 1 .4 9 0 * 1 .4 9 0 40H e lp e rs ............................................................. 1 .3 4 0 1 .3 4 0 40

B U F F A L O , N . Y .

B e e r :K eg :

B r e w e r y d r iv e r s .................................... 1 .8 0 0 1 .9 5 0 40H e l p e r s ................................................... 1 .7 7 5 1 .9 2 5 40

D is tr ib u to r d r iv e r s ............................... 1 .5 7 5 1 .7 8 0 40B ottle .................................................................. 1 .6 7 5 1 .8 2 5 40

H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .6 7 5 1 .8 2 5 40U tility d r iv e r s ......................................... 1 .6 7 5 1 .8 2 5 40

B u ild in g :C o n s tru ctio n :

C a r r y a ll o r w in ch t r u c k s ................ 2 .0 5 0 2 . 100 40C o n c r e t e -m ix e r t r u c k s ....................... 1 .9 0 0 2 .0 0 0 40D um p tru ck s .............................................. 1 .8 0 0 1 .8 5 0 49G e n e ra l c o n t r a c to r s ' d r iv e r s . . . . 2 .0 3 0 2 .1 0 5 40

M a te r ia l ............................................................. 1 .7 0 0 1 .7 5 0 40H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .6 0 0 1 .6 5 0 40L u m b er ........................................................ 1 .7 3 0 1 .8 0 0 40

C o a l ............................................................................... 1 .6 0 0 1 .7 5 0 40F lo u r , fe e d , and c e r e a l:

A g re e m e n t A ................................................... 1 .8 6 0 2 .0 0 0 40A g re e m e n t B ................................................... 1 .7 8 5 1 .9 0 0 40A g re e m e n t C ................................................... 1 .7 3 0 1 .8 9 0 40

F o o d s e r v i c e .......................................................... 1 .7 2 5 1 .7 6 5 40F r u it and v eg e ta b le - W h o l e s a l e ................ 1 .5 0 0 1 .7 1 0 40F u rn itu re :

A g re e m e n t A - P ick u p and d e l iv e r y . . 1 .6 3 0 1 .8 0 0 *43>AH e lp e r s .......................................................... 1 .4 8 0 1 .6 8 0 3 43\6

A g re e m e n t B .................................................. 1 .6 5 0 1 .7 5 0 45H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .5 0 0 1 .6 0 0 45

G e n e ra l - F re ig h t:L o c a l ................................................................... 1. 590 1 .6 2 0 45P e d d le r u n ............. ............................................ 1 .6 3 0 1 .6 6 0 45

G r o c e r y - C h a in s to re and w h o le sa le :A g re e m e n t A ................................................... 1 .6 8 0 1 .8 6 0 48

H e lp e rs :G r o c e r y ................................................ 1 .5 3 0 1 .7 1 0 48P r o d u ce .............................................. 1 .5 8 0 1 .7 6 0 48

July-TT1952 July 1, 1953R ate R ate H our 8p e r p e r p e rh our h ou r w e e k

$ 1 .6 2 0 $ 1 .8 6 0 481 .4 2 0 1 .6 3 0 481 .5 0 0 1 .5 0 0 481 .5 0 0 1 .5 0 0 48

1 .7 3 7 1 .7 3 7 401 .7 3 7 1 .7 3 7 401 .7 5 0 1 .8 0 0 451 .6 5 0 1 .7 0 0 45

1 .6 2 0 1 .7 8 0 401 .5 9 0 1 .6 5 0 402 . 125 2 .1 2 5 40

1 .7 1 0 1 .7 1 0 401 .4 9 0 1 .4 9 0 401 .7 0 0 1 .7 0 0 401 .7 1 0 1 .7 1 0 401 .4 9 0 1 .4 9 0 401 .6 0 0 1 .7 0 0 451 .7 7 0 1 .8 2 0 40

1 .5 5 0 1 .7 0 0 40

1 .5 5 0 1 .7 5 0 401 .5 0 0 1 .6 5 0 401 .5 0 0 1 .7 5 0 40

1 .1 2 0 1 .2 2 0 3 511 .1 5 0 1 .2 5 0 3 531. 160 1 .2 6 0 3 53

.9 5 0 1 .0 7 0 3 51

1 .0 7 0 1 .1 7 0 3 511 .0 9 0 1 .1 9 0 3 521 .1 1 0 1 .2 1 0 3 53

.9 2 0 1 .0 2 0 3 51

1 .1 0 0 1 .2 0 0 3 511 .1 3 0 1 .2 3 0 3 531. 140 1 .2 4 0 3 53

.9 5 0 1 .0 5 0 3 511 .6 4 9 1 .6 7 5 401 .7 5 6 1 .7 8 2 40

1 .7 8 0 1 .9 3 0 40

1 .9 0 0 2 .0 5 0 401 .7 5 0 1 .9 0 0 40

1 .7 7 5 1 .8 1 0 401 .6 6 5 1 .7 7 0 40

1 .7 1 0 1 .7 1 0 3 401 .9 0 6 2 . 129 4 4 2 ^1 .9 4 5 2 .0 6 3 401 .7 5 0 2 .1 2 5 3 402 .0 0 0 2 .3 7 5 401 .6 7 5 2 .0 5 0 40

1 .7 5 2 * 1 .7 5 2 40

1 .4 1 8 * 1 .4 1 8 401 .6 0 3 * 1 .6 0 3 40

1 .9 5 0 2 . 100 402 .0 5 0 2 .2 0 0 40

T ra d e o r o ccu p a t io n

B U F F A L O , N . Y . - C ontinued

G r o c e r y - Continued*A g re e m e n t B ................................

H e l p e r s ...............................[ce .............................................................

H e lp e rs ...........................................Laundry:

L in en s u p p l y .................................W h o lesa le ............. .........................

L iq u o r ........................................................H e lp e rs ...........................................

M eat - P a ck in g h ou se :A g re e m e n t A .................................A g re e m e n t B - Sau sage . . . .

N ew spap er ...........................................O xygen and a ce ty le n e :

A g re e m e n t A .................................H e l p e r s .....................................

A g re e m e n t B .................................A g re e m e n t C .................................

H e l p e r s ......................................P a ck a ge ...................................................R a ilw a y e x p r e s s ...............................R en d e re r :

D e a d -s to c k t r a n s fe r d r iv e r s C ity fa t and b o n e , and

c ity r e s t a u r a n t ..........................C ou n try fa t and b o n e ................S laugh ter h ou se ..........................

C H A R L O T T E , N . C .

A g re e m e n t A :C ity p ick u p and d e l iv e r yOut o f c i t y .................................P e d d le r u n ...............................H e l p e r s ......................................

A g re e m e n t B :C ity p ick u p and d e l iv e r yOut o f c i t y .................................P e d d le run ..............................H e lp e rs ....................................

A g re e m e n t C:C ity p ick u p and d e l iv e r yOut o f c it y ...............................P ed d le r u n ...............................H e l p e r s ......................................

A ir e x p r e s s ...............................

CH IC A G O , IL L .

A rm o re d c a r ...........................................A u tom ob ile su p p ly and a c c e s s o r y ,

c ity w ide :L a rg e unit (s e m i) ..........................S m all unit (s tra ig h t) ...........

Baggage:C ity d e l i v e r y ......................................D epot to h o t e l ....................................

B akery:C o m m i s s a r y ......................................C r a c k e r ............. ..................................P ie - t r u c k and s u p p l y .....................

T ra n sp o rt ......................................Y e a s t ........................................................

S p e c ia l d e l iv e r y .......................

E x tra and t r a n s fe r , H e lp e rs :

B ottle .................. .K eg .......................

B u ilding:C on stru ction :

4 - w h e e l ..................6 - w h e e l ..................

This rate in e ffect p rio r to July 1, 1953; new sca le in negotiation at tim e of survey.48-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.45-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

T ra d e o r occu p a tion

Ju ly 1, 1952 July 1 , 1953

'" lu T y T T1952 July 1, 1953

R atep e rh our

R atep e rh ou r

Hoursp e r

w eek

T ra d e o r occu p a tion R atep e r

h our

R atep e r

h ou r

H ou rsp e r

w eek

CH ICA GO , IL L . - C ontinued CH ICA G O , IL L . - C on tinued

B u ild ing - C ontinued D epartm en t s to re - C ontinued $ $E x ca v a tin g , p av in g , g ra d in g , se w e r A g re e m e n t B ................................. ................. 1 .4 5 0 * 1 .4 5 0 40

and p la s te r in g ; F ilm c a r r i e r s ........................................................ 2 .0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 40A g re e m e n t A : $ $ H e lp e rs ............................................................. 1 .5 6 0 1 .5 6 0 40

4 - w h e e l .................................................. 2 .0 5 0 2 .0 5 0 40 F lo r is t - R eta il:2 . 150 2 . 150 40 1 and under 2 tons ...................................... 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 3 0 50(M 2. 400 40 2 snH under 1 tnns .......... ................. .. 1 .4 4 0 1 .4 6 0 50H 2. 600 40 3 and un d er 5 ton s T.......... T. . T. T. . . . 1 .4 7 0 1 .4 9 0 50

A g re e m e n t B: F lo r is t - W h o lesa le :4 -w h e e l ................................................ 1 .9 5 0 2 . 100 40 1 and under 2 tnns . x . . ___. . . . _____ _ 1 .4 2 0 1 .4 9 0 40

2 . 050 2 . 200 40 2 and under 3 tons . . . . . . ________. . . 1 .4 4 0 1 .5 1 0 40A g re e m e n t C: 3 and under 5 tons ...................................... 1 .4 7 0 1 .5 4 0 40

4 -w h e e l, 2 tons o r le s s ............. 1 .8 0 0 2 . 050 40 F u rn itu re - R eta il . . . . ___. . . . . . . _____ _ 1 .9 5 0 * 1 .9 5 0 404 -w h e e l, o v e r 2 tons ..................... 1 .9 5 0 2 . 050 40 H e lp e rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .7 8 0 * 1 .7 8 0 406 -w h e e l ................................................ 2 .0 5 0 2 .1 5 0 40 G en era l:

M a te r ia l : C a rtag e :A g re e m e n t A : 1 and under 2 tons ............................... 1 .7 5 0 1 .9 0 0 40

1 .7 3 0 1 . 910 40 2. and under 3 tons ______ . . . . . . . . 1 .8 0 0 1 .9 5 0 401 .7 9 0 1 .9 7 0 40 3 and under 5 tons ....................... 1 .8 5 0 2 . 000 401 .9 4 0 2. 070 40 5 and under 7 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .9 0 0 2 . 050 40

H e lp e rs : 7 and under 10 ton s ............................ 1 .9 5 0 2 .1 0 0 40C em en t o r b u ild in g 10 and under 20 tons .......................... 2 .0 0 0 2 .1 5 0 40

1 .5 9 0 1 .7 7 0 40 20 ton s and o v e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 050 2 .2 0 0 40F a ce b r ic k ............................ 1 .7 3 0 1 .9 1 0 40 S e m itra ile r , 5 tons and o v e r . . . . 1 .9 0 0 2 .0 5 0 40

T r a n s it -m ix , c o n c r e te H auling:tru ck s ................................................ 2 .0 7 0 2 .2 2 0 40 South s id e :

S e m itra ile r , 12 o r m o r e L e s s than 2 tons ............................ 1 .7 5 0 1 .9 0 0 40tons ..................................................... (M 2 . 220 40 2. and under 3 tons . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .8 0 0 1 .9 5 0 40

A g re e m e n t B: 3 and under 5 t o n s .......................... 1 .8 5 0 2 .0 0 0 40A ll tru ck s .............................................. 1 .9 2 0 2 . 070 45 5 and under 7 tons . . . . . . . ____ 1 .9 0 0 2 . 050 40

H e lp e rs ........................................... 1 .7 6 0 1 . 910 45 7 and under 1 0 t o n s .................... r 1 .9 5 0 2 . 100 40H e lp e r s , t r a ile r ....................... 1 .6 9 0 1 .8 4 0 45 1 0 and under 2.0 t o n s .......... .. 2 . 000 2 .1 5 0 40

A g re e m e n t C - R o o fin g m a te r ia l : 20 tons and o v e r ............................ 2 .0 5 0 2 .2 0 0 40D r iv e r s and c h a u f f e u r s ................ 2 . 060 2. 380 40 P a r c e l d e l iv e ry :4 -w h e e l tru ck s ................................. 1 .9 2 0 2. 070 40 L e s s than 2 tons T. . ___T. . . . . . . . 1 .7 5 0 * 1 .7 5 0 406 -w h e e l tru ck s ................................. 2 .0 2 0 2 . 170 40 2 - 3 t o n s ................................................... 1 .8 0 0 * 1 .8 0 0 40

A g re e m e n t D: 3 - 5 t o n s ................................................... 1 .8 5 0 * 1 .8 5 0 404 -w h e e l tru ck s ................................. 1 .9 5 0 2 .0 5 0 40 T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s .................................... 1 .9 0 0 * 1 .9 0 0 406 -w h e e l tru ck s ................................. 2 .0 5 0 2 .1 5 0 40 H ay and g ra in :D in k e y -tru ck s ................................. 2 .0 5 0 2 .1 5 0 40 U nder 5 tons ...................................... .. 1 .5 4 0 1 .5 4 0 40T ru ck cra n e s and s e r v ic e 5 tons and o v e r .............................................. 1 .5 8 0 1 .5 8 0 40

tru ck s ................................................... 2 .0 5 0 2 . 150 40 H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .2 9 0 1 .3 3 0 40T r u c k s , hau ling 1 5 - 2 0 ton s . . 2 .3 0 0 2 .4 0 0 40 Ice :T ru ck s hau ling o v e r 20 ton s . . . 2 . 500 2. 600 40 I R ou tem en ....................................................... 1 .4 2 6 1 .5 1 9 54S e m itra ile r dum p, o v e r H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .3 4 4 1 .4 3 7 54

20 t o n s ...................................... .. 2 . 700 2 . 800 40 1 R . R . c a r i c e r s ...................................... .. 1 .4 5 5 1 .5 8 0 40T ra n s it -m ix c o n c r e te tru ck s , H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .3 7 5 1 .5 0 0 40

3 y a rd s o r l e s s ............................... 2 .0 5 0 2 . 150 40 1Ice c r e a m - S p ec ia l d e l iv e r y ..................... 1 .6 2 5 1 .8 6 0 40T ra n s it -m ix c o n c r e te t ru ck s , L u m b er - B ox and sh avin gs ....................... 1 .9 1 0 2 .0 6 5 40o v e r 3 y a rd s .................................... 2 .2 2 5 2 .3 2 5 40 1M eat:L u m b er and m illw o r k J o b b e rs - W h o l e s a l e ................................. 1 .9 4 0 2 .0 9 0 40p r o d u c t s .............................................. (M 2 .0 6 5 40 1 P a ck in g h ou se :A g re e m e n t E : L o ca l:

4 -w h e e l tru ck s ................................. 1 .8 1 0 1 .9 1 0 40 I 1 ton and u nder ............................... 1 .7 9 5 1 .9 4 5 406 - w h e e l, o v e r 7 tons ..................... 1 .9 7 0 2. 070 40 I O ver 1 and un d er 3 ton s ............. 1 .8 6 5 2 .0 1 5 40

H e lp e rs - B r ic k ............. .. 1 .8 1 0 1 . 910 40 1 3 - 5 ton s ........................................... 1 .9 4 0 2 . 090 40G oal: O ver 5 tons ....................................... 1 .9 6 0 2 .1 1 0 40

1 Yj tons ........................................... ................... 1 .8 9 0 2 .0 4 0 40 H elp ers - R eg u la r . . . . . . . . 1 .6 1 0 1 .7 6 0 402 t o n s ..................................................................... 1 .9 2 0 2 .0 7 0 40 C ity t r a c t o r s ...................................... 1 .9 6 0 2 .1 1 0 40O ver 2 ton s and t r a c to r u se d w ith D u m p -ca r t t r a c to r ....................... 1 .6 9 0 1 .8 4 0 40

sa m e t r a i le r ................................................ 1 .9 5 0 2 .1 0 0 40 D e lic a te s se n and s p e c ia l6 -w h e e l, o v e r 12 tons ............................... 2 .0 2 0 2 . 170 40 d e l iv e r y .............................................. 1 .7 9 5 1 .9 4 5 40T r a c to r , u sed w ith d iffe re n t M ilk:

t r a i l e r ................................................................ 2 .0 9 0 2 .2 4 0 40 Van and tank tru ck :C o m m is s io n h ou se : D ay ............................................................... 2 .2 2 5 2 .4 2 1 3 40

1 ton o r l e s s ..................................................... 1 .7 3 0 1 .9 4 0 40 N i g h t ............................................................. 2 .2 5 0 2 .4 5 0 3 402 ton s .................................................................. 1 .7 5 0 1 .9 6 0 40 W h olesa le (n o n co m m is s io n m en ) . . . 2 .6 7 5 2 .7 2 1 3 403 tons ................................................................... 1 .7 7 0 1 .9 8 0 40 M oving:4 tons Tr . T. . . r r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .7 9 0 2 . 000 40 F u r n it u r e .......................................................... 1 .9 0 0 2 . 050 40*5 tnns , tt , . . . . . . . . . T. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 810 2. 020 40 H e l p e r s ..................................................... .. 1 .8 2 0 1 .9 7 0 40T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r .............................................. (M 2 . 150 40 P ia n o .................................................................... 2 .0 2 0 2 .1 7 0 40

H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .6 2 0 1 .8 3 0 40 H e lp e rs ........................................................ 1 .9 7 0 2 .1 2 0 40D ep artm en t s to r e : M a ch in ery :

A g re e m e n t A : L e s s than 2 tons .................................... 1 .8 5 0 2 .0 5 0 40Up to 2 tons .............................................. 1 .9 0 0 2 1.9 0 0 40 2 and under 3 tons ............................... 1 .9 0 0 2 . 100 40T r a i le r tru ck s ......................................... 1 .9 5 0 2 1.9 5 0 40 3 and under 5 tons ............................... 1 .9 5 0 2 .1 5 0 40

1 In fo rm a tion not a v a ila b le f o r ra te and h ou rs on Ju ly 1, 1952.* T h is ra te in e f fe c t p r io r to Ju ly 1, 1953; new s c a le in n eg o tia tion at t im e o f s u rv e y .3 4 8 -h o u r w ork w eek on Ju ly 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 Ju ly 1, 1953

T ra d e o r o ccu p a t io n R a tep e r

h ou r

R atep e r

h ou r

H ou rsp e rw e e k

CH ICA G O , IL L . - C on tinued

M ov in g - C ontinuedM a ch in e ry - C on tinued

5 and u n d er 7 t o n s ................................. $ 2 .0 0 0 $ 2 ,2 0 0 407 and u n d er 10 t o n s

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