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U N IT E D ST A T E S D E P A R T M E N T OF L A B O R Frances Perkins, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Isador Lubin, Comm issioner (on leave) A . F. Hinrichs, A ctin g Com m issioner + U nion W a ge Rates o f C ity Streetcar and Bus Operators July 1, 1944 B ulletin 7\[o. 814 (Reprinted from the M onthly Labor R eview , February 1945] For sale by the Superintendent o f Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price 5 cents Letter o f Transmittal U nited States D epartment op L abor, B ureau op L abor Statistics, Washington D. C., February 19 1945. , , The Secretary of L abor : I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report on union wage rates for streetcar and bus operators as of July 1, 1944. This report was prepared in the Industrial Relations Division, Florence Peterson, Chief. Donald H. Gerrish was in immediate charge, assisted by Annette V. Simi, under the general supervision of Don Q. Crowther. A. F. H inrichs, Acting Commissioner• Hon. F rances Perkins, Secretary of Labor. Contents Page ^ -4 H 1 05 Q « O l w Summary_____________________________________________________ . . . . ____ Scope and method of study__________________ Trend of hourly wage rates__________________ Hourly wage rates, 1944-------------------------------Changes in wage rates between 1943 and 1944. Weekly hours and overtime rates____________ Paid vacations and holidays.......... :---------------Rates paid in each city______________________ B ulletin J^o. 814 o f the U n ited States Bureau o f Labor Statistics [Reprinted from the M onthly L abor R e v ie w , February 1945] U nion Wage Rates o f City Streetcar and Bus Operators, July 1, 1944 Sum m ary Union wage rates of streetcar and bus operators averaged 92.3 cents per hour in 69 cities on July 1, 1944.. Average hourly wage rates advanced only eight-tenths of 1 percent over July 1, 1943. However, the War Labor Board approved additional increases in the form of bonuses and reductions in periods of service necessary to reach maximum rates, which benefited a substantial number of union members. About two-thirds of the union members operated under agreements providing a limit on straight-time daily or weekly hours. The over time rate was usually time and a half. All of the union members included in the study were working under agreements which provided annual paid vacations, usually of 1 or 2 week’s duration and with varying service requirements. Scope and M ethod o f Study This is one of a series of annual surveys of union scales for street car and bus operators started by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1921. The current survey includes 75 cities in 40 States and the Dis trict of Columbia, but effective union scales for this group of workers were reported in only 69 of these cities. Information was collected as of July 1, 1944, and scales in negotiation or before the National War Labor Board at the time the Bureau’s representatives called were further checked before the data were tabulated so that as far as pos sible increases retroactive to July 1, 1944, could be included in this report. The basic information was obtained by field representatives of the Bureau from union officials in each of the cities, and reported scales were checked against signed union agreements wherever possible. When sufficient information was not available at the union offices, regarding the distribution of members at the various rates appearing in the agreements, this was obtained from company officials. The current study includes 408 quotations covering 84,242 union members. The rates obtained were for union members employed on local street car, subway, elevated, and bus lines, and also those employed on citysurburban lines which furnish local city service. Employees of inter city or interstate car and bus lines were not included. Trend o f H ourly W age Rates Hourly wage rates for streetcar and bus operators advanced only eight-tenths of 1 percent during the period July 1, 1943, to July 1, 633630®—45 ( 1) 2 1944, and increased about 21 percent from 1939, the base year of the index (table 1). Average wages increased gradually from 1934 until 1941; but during the 2 subsequent years, they rose more rapidly. Although there was only a slight increase in average basic scales be tween July 1, 1943, and July 1, 1944, a number of adjustments in rates were made by reducing the time intervals between automatic wage increases under the graduated scales effective in most cities. In some cases, rates previously earned after 1 year of service may now be earned after 6 months; and in one case, rates previously effective after 5 years are now effective after 1 year of service. Time intervals between minimum and maximum rates were reduced in 15 contracts and a large majority of union members were reported to be earning the maximum rates. T able 1.— In d exes o f H o u rly W a ge R ates o f U nion Streetcar and B u s O perators, 1 9 2 9 -4 4 Year 1090 103ft 1031 1032 _ _ ______ 1033 1934........................... Index (1939=100) 91.6 92. 5 92.5 90.6 0) 88.0 Year 1935.......................... 1936.......................... 1937 ......................... 1938 ......................... 1939.......................... 1940.......................... Index (1939=100) 91.4 92.1 96.4 99.2 100.0 101.1 Index (1939=100) Year _ _ . _ 1942— ...................... 1943.......................... 1941 1944 _ 104.8 112.5 119.8 120.8 i Not available. Earnings also have been increased by the introduction of bonus plans. On July 1, 1944, bonus plans were effective in Binghamton, Boston, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Madison, St. Louis, Seattle, and Washington, D. C. The bonus plan is a relatively new development in the industry and has received the approval of the National War Labor Board. It is intended to compensate for the increased work load of the operators as a result of wartime conditions and is usually based on the increase of revenue-miles per vehicle over January 1941 or a month in 1941 corresponding to the current pay month. Binghamton was the only city included in the study that reported a bonus plan prior to July 1943. In Madison the bonus is not included in th6 union agreement, but is voluntary on the part of the employer and is paid in the form of war bonds. Bonus plans are now pend ing in several cities in addition to the ones listed above, and in most cases are reported to produce from 3% to 6 cents per hour in addition to base rates. Neither these bonus payments or the adjustments in periods of service to reach maximum rates are reflected in the index or the averages appearing in this report. H ourly W age Rates On July 1, 1944, the average wage rate for streetcar and bus operators was 92.3 cents per hour. Almost half of the union members had rates between 90 cents and $1.00, and about three-fourths were in the 80 cents to $1.00 group. Only 8.7 percent of the members had rates of less than 80 cents, but 18.3 percent had rates of $1.00 or more, as shown by the following percentage distribution. 3 WAGE AND HOtJR STATISTICS Percent of Rate per hour: members Under 70 cents_____________________________ 0. 4 70 and under 80 cents______________________ 8. 3 80 and under 90 cents______________________ 25. 3 90 cents and under $1.00___________________ 47. 7 $1.00 and under $1.10______________________ 11. 4 $1.10 and under $1.20______________________ 6. 8 $1.20 and over_____________________________ . 1 Total................................................................. 100. 0 Average rate per hour___________________________$0. 923 Rates for streetcar and bus operators are usually graduated on the basis of length of service with the company, but the time between rate steps varies widely from city to city. In some cases intervals are as short as 3 months while in others they are as long as a year. The time intervals required for intermediate steps between the starting and maximum rates varies from 6 months in some cities to 4 years in others. 'The difference between entrance and maximum rates 1 also varies widely among companies and cities, in some cases being as much as 30 cents per hour; the most common difference, however, is 5 or 10 cents. Rates for operators of 1-man cars and 1-man busses are higher than the rates for either operators or conductors on 2-man cars in each of the 18 cities where 2-man streetcars are still operating. The maximum rate for operators of 1-man cars and busses is generally about 10 cents per hour above that for 2-man cars. Entrance rates for 1-man car and bus operators ranged from 64 cents per hour in Nashville to $1.05 per hour in Detroit; maximum hourly rates, from $0,745 in Binghamton to $1.15 in Detroit. Operators of “ owl runs” (those in the late evening and early morning hours) in Detroit received 10 cents per hour in addition to the maxi mum rate. A few other cities also reported higher rates for union members operating cars or busses on these “ owl runs.” Hourly entrance rates for 2-man car operators ranged from 66.5 cents in Boston to 95.0 cents in Detroit and maximum rates from 75 cents in Omaha to $1.05 in Detroit. Changes in W age Rates Between 1943 and 1944 More than a fourth of the quotations, including 18.3 percent of the union members, provided rate increases during the period July 1, 1943, to July 1, 1944. Increases of 2 but less than 8 percent covered over three-fourths of the members getting raises, half of these being between 2 and 4 percent. Advances of more than 8 percent were reported for only 2 of every 10 members getting raises or only 3.9 percent of the total membership. i This so-called “maximumrate" is actually the minimum union scale after a specified period of employment with the company, and is not a maximumrate in the sense that the company may not pay more. 4 Number of comparable quotations N o changes reported____________________________ Increases reported: Under 2 percent______________ 2 and under 4 percent______________________ 4 and under 6 percent______________________ 6 and under 8 percent______________________ 8 and under 10 percent_____________________ 10 and under 12 percent____________________ 12 and under 14 percent____________________ 14 percent and over____ _______ T o ta l.................................................... ....... 390 Percent of members affected 280 81.7 3 22 14 35 16 9 4 7 .3 7.5 2.5 4.1 1.8 1.6 .3 .2 100.0 DISTRIBUTION OF UNION WAGE RATES OF CITY STREETCAR AND BUS OPERATORS PERCENT OF MEMBERSHIP JULY I, 1 9 4 4 PERCENT OF MEMBERSHIP 5 0 ----- -----.5 0 .80 I $.7 0 .90 1 .0 0 AN D UNOCft IMD UNOCft .90 1.0 0 HOURLY WAGE RATE I.I O 5 Weekly H ours and Overtime Rates Ordinarily hours for streetcar and bus operators are limited only to the length of the daily run, a run consisting of a definite number of trips over a given route. These runs may vary from 40 to 60 hours per week, depending on location, length of route, traffic conditions, and other factors. Many runs are “ swing runs,” that is, runs which are operated during the morning and afternoon rush hours. The operators on these swing runs are required to lay off for 4 or 5 hours in the middle of each day. Early union attempts to regulate hours were limited to demanding that on a certain percentage of runs the operators be guaranteed 40 or 48 hours’ pay, and that there be as few swing runs as possible. This was accomplished by requiring that a large percentage of runs be “ straight runs,” and that the spread of hours on “ swing runs” be limited. Thus, some agreements provide for overtime pay after a spread of 12 or 13 hours on swing runs. As an operator’s take-home pay is dependent on the run, the unions have provided in their agree ments for periodic selection of runs on a seniority basis. Swing runs are ordinarily operated by men low on the seniority list or by “ extra men.” During the present war emergency many swing runs are operated by women or men who are employed full time at other occupations. During recent years the payment of overtime rates after a specified number of hours, regardless of the length of the run, has become more prevalent than in past years. A third of the union members included in this study have a limit on straight-time weekly hours, regardless of the length of the run, their hours ranging from 40 to 58 per week. Over a fifth of the members get overtime pay if they work more than 44 hours per week, and a few members receive overtime after a 40-hour week. A limit on straight-time hours of from 8 to 10 per day covered a third of the members. The remainder are still covered by agree ments that do not call for overtime pay except for extra trips or work done after completing the regular run. More than 83 percent of the union members received time and a half if they worked beyond the limited hours discussed above, or if they were required to operate an extra trip or run. About 6 percent received some other overtime rate, and reports covering 11 percent of the union workers did not specify any overtime rate. P aid Vacations and H olidays Paid vacations were provided in all the union agreements for the 69 cities included in the survey. Two-fifths of the union members received 2 weeks’ paid vacation after 1 year of service. An additional 27 percent received at least 1 week’s vacation after 1 year; 20 percent of this group received 2 weeks after 2 years’ service, and 36 percent received 2 weeks after 5 years. About a third of the members were covered by agreements with a variety of vacation provisions, the largest group receiving 1 week after 6 months and 2 weeks after 3 years. ra y for holidays not worked is exceptional for streetcar and bus operators; it was reported only in New York, where many union members were allowed pay for 4 holidays per year on which they were not required to work. 6 Rates P aid in Each C ity The union rates per hour in effect on July 1, 1944, and July 1, 1943, by city, are shown in table 2. T able 2 .— U nion W a ge R ates o f Streetcar and B u s O perators, J u ly 1 9 4 3 , b y C ities 1, 1 9 4 4 , and Rates of wages per hour Rates of wages per hour City and classification City and classification July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 Chicago, III.—Continued Atlanta, Oa. 2-man cars and feeder busses: First 8 m onths.......................... $0,720 9-1 fi months .770 .800 After 16 m onths_____________ 1-man cars, busses, and trolley coaches: First ft months ___________ .790 9-16 months............ ................... .840 After 16 months.......................... .870 _ Binghamton, N. Y . 1 Busses: First 3 months--....................... 4-9 months.................................. After 9 months........................... $0,720 .770 .800 .790 .840 .870 .665 .715 .745 .665 .715 .745 .745 .765 .795 .685 .705 .735 .820 .840 .870 .760 .780 .810 Birmingham, Ala. 2-man cars: First y e a r ___________________ Second year__________________ Aft.pr 2 years 1-man cars and busses: First year................................... Second year................................ After 2 years............................... Boston, Mass.1 2-man cars: First 3 months_________ ______ .665 4-12 months _ . . .755 4 ftor 1 year .915 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months,.......................... .765 4-12 months................................ .855 After 1 y e a r............................... 1.015 Rapid Transit Lines: Motormen................................... .965 Guards: First 3 months. _________ .665 4-12 months ____________ .755 After 1 year.......................... .915 Butte, M ont Busses................................................ .920 Charleston, 8. C. Busses: First 3 months............................ 4-12 months................................ After 1 year................................. .760 .780 .800 Chicago, III. 2-man cars: First 3 months________ - ______ .890 4-12 m onths_________________ .920 After 1 year................................. .940 Night cars................................... .960 1-man cars and busses: Day _ _ ________ 1.020 Night.......................................... 1.040 1Plus bonus. J u ly 19 .650 .740 .900 .750 .840 1.000 .950 .650 .740 .900 .920 .760 .780 .800 .890 .920 .940 .960 1.020 1.040 Elevated railway: Motormen: First 3 months.............. ...... $0,897 4-12 months............... ......... .906 After 1 y ear-............. ......... .951 Conductors................................. .906 Guards, regular. _ _ . , . r .888 Guards, extra: First 3 months___ ________ .860 4-12 months______________ .870 After 1 y ear.-............... - __ .879 $0,897 .906 .951 .906 .888 .860 .870 .879 Cincinnati, Ohio1 2-man cars: First 3 months............................ 4-12 months................................ After 1 y e a r..___________ ____ 1-man cars and busses: First ft months _ ___ 4-12 months_________________ After 1 year__________________ .800 .830 .850 .800 .830 .850 .870 .900 .920 .870 .900 .920 Cleveland, Ohio 2-man cars: First 3 months____ __________ .920 4-12 months............ ................... .950 After 1 year.............. .................. .970 Busses: First 3 months____ - ____ _____ 1.015 4-12 months. 1.045 After 1 y e a r...................... ........ 1.065 .890 .920 .940 .960 .990 1.010 Columbus, Ohio 1-man cars, busses, and trolley coaches: First 3 months____ - __ —......... ___ 4-12 months . . . After 1 year T . .810 .840 .860 .810 .840 .860 .770 .800 .830 .770 .800 .830 .750 .800 .850 .750 .800 .850 .820 .840 .860 .820 .840 .860 Dallas, Tex. 1-man ears and busses: First year...................... ............. 1-2 years. .................................. After 2 years............................... Dayton, Ohio Agreement A: 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months..................... 4-12 months...........- ............. After 1 year , Agreement B: Busses: First 3 months..................... 4-12 months...................... — After 1 year.......................... 7 T able 2.— Union W age Rates o f Streetcar and B us Operators, J u ly 1 ,1944, and J u ly I, 1943, fry Cities— Continued Rates of wages per hour Rates of wages per hour City and classification City and classification July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 Denver, Cob. 2-man cars: Little Rock, Ark. $0,850 $0.850 .860 .870 .880 .890 .900 .860 .870 .880 .890 .900 .735 .765 .810 .735 .765 .810 .950 .990 1.050 Night cars..................................... 1.150 1-man cars and busses: 1.050 7-12 months............... ................ 1.090 After 1 y e a r............................... 1.150 Night busses................................. 1.250 .950 .990 1.050 1.150 1-man cars and busses: 13-18 months............................. 19-24 months.............................. After 2 years............................... Des Moines, Iowa 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months.......................... Detroit, Mich. 2-man cars: First 6 months............................. 7-12 months _ _______ Duluth, Minn . Busses: First, year _ ____________ After 1 year 1.050 1.090 1.150 1.250 .740 .800 .740 .800 .800 Busses: .800 .870 .900 .800 .870 .900 Erie, Pa. First fi months 7-?2 months.................... .............. After 1 year................................... Grand Rapids, Mich. Busses .875 .800 1-man cars and busses: First year...................... ............. 1-2 years. ..................................... After 2 years....... .......................... .830 .850 .900 .780 .800 .850 Jackson, Miss. Busses: First 6 months.............................. After 6 months.............................. .730 .780 .730 .780 .760 .780 .810 .760 .780 .810 .825 .843 .855 .880 .825 Indianapolis, Ind. 1 Jacksonville, Fla. Busses: First year............................ .......... 1-2 venrs . _ _______ A ftpr 2 ypars *Plus bonus. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles Railway Co.: 2-man cars: First 6 months....................... After 6 months...... .............. 1-man cars and busses: First 6 months___________ After 6 months___________ Pacific Electric Co.: 2-man cars: Fiist 6 months..................... After 6 months.................... 2-man single track cars: First 6 months_____ ______ After 6 months____________ 1-man cars and busses: First 6 months...................... After 6 months____________ .810 .850 .810 .850 .910 .950 .910 .950 .810 .850 .810 .850 .860 .900 .860 .900 .910 .950 .910 .950 .710 .790 .840 .860 .710 .790 .840 .860 .680 .710 .730 .750 .680 .710 .730 .750 .780 .840 .900 .780 .840 .900 .770 .820 .870 .750 .800 .850 .810 .830 .850 .810 .830 .850 .860 .880 .900 .860 .880 .900 .790 .820 .850 .790 .820 .850 Louisville, Ky. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months. ......... —.............. 4-12 months.................- ................ 13-24 months................................. After 2 years__________________ Busses: First 6 m onths.. ............... ......... 7-12 months................................... 13-18 months................................. After 18 months_______________ Manchester, N. H. Busses: First 3 months............................. 4-12 months___________________ After 1 year............. - ................ Memphis, Tenn. 1-man cars and busses: First year........................ ............. Second year.................................. After 2 years.................................. Milwaukee, IFis. Kansas City, Mo. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months. ........................... 4-12 months 13-24 months _______ Aftei 2 years..................*.............. $0,600 .630 Madison, WisJ El Paso, Tex. 1-man cars and busses........................ 1-man cars and busses: First 6 months. _____ _________ $0,700 7-12 months............... ................ .750 .780 13-18 months..................... ........ After 18 months...........J_______ .800 2-man cars: First year...................................... Second year................................... After 2 years..............—................ 1-man cars and busses: First year_________ ___________ Second year________ __________ After 2 years.................................. Minneapolis, Minn. .843 . 855 .880 2-man cars: First year________ i.___________ Second year___________________ After 2 years.................................. 8 T a b le 2 .— Union W age Rates o f Streetcar and Bus Operators, J u ly I , 1944, and J u ly I, 1943 , fey Cities— Continued Rates of wages per hour Rates of wages per hour City and classification City and classification Ju lyl, Julyl, 1944 1943 Julyl, Julyl, 1944 1943 New York, N. Y —Continued Minneapolis, Minn.—Continued 1-man cars and busses: First year.............. Second year........... After 2 years.......... $0,880 .910 .950 $0,880 .910 .950 750 800 . 750 .800 .640 .680 .700 .740 .770 .640 .680 .700 .740 .770 .860 .880 .900 860 880 900 .700 .750 .800 .600 .900 .930 .970 .900 .930 .970 .720 .750 .780 .690 .720 .750 .770 .800 .830 .740 .770 .800 Mobile, Ala. First 6 months........... . After 6 months............ Nashville, Tenn. First 3 months..................... 4-12 months_____________ 13-18 months........................ 19-24 months........................ After 2 years............ ........... Newark, N. J. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months. ............ — 4-12 months......................... After 1 year.......................... Ironbound Transportation Co.: Busses: First 6 months. ............ 7-12 months................... After 1 y ea r............ — New Haven, Conn 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months.............. ...... 4-12 months......................... After 1 year......................... New Orleans, La. 2-man cars: First 6 months. ......................... 7-12 months................................ After 1 year. .............................. Busses* First 6 months............................ 7-12 months................................ After 1 year................................ New York, N. Y. Subways: Road motormen: First year________________ 1.050 After 1 year______________ 1.100 Yard motormen: First year............ ...... ......... .950 After 1 year......... .... ........... 1.000 Conductors: First position: First year...................... .800 After 1 year................... .850 Second position........ ........... .750 Platform: First year...................... .700 After 1 year................... .730 Surface cars: Third Avenue Transit System: .650 First 3 months___________ 670 4-6 months______________ .690 7-9 months .720 10-19 months 18-1S months _ .740 .760 16-18 months....................... 1.050 1.100 .950 1.000 .800 .850 .750 .700 .730 .600 .620 .640 .670 .690 .710 Surface cars—Continued. Third Avenue Transit System Continued. 19-21 months.................... $0.780 $0,730 .800 .750 22-24 months_____________ Third year_______________ .850 .800 Fourth year......................... .900 .810 Fifth year................. .......... .950 Brooklyn-Queens Transit Lines: First year............................. .750 .800 Second year...................... . .850 Third year......... ................. .850 .900 Fourth year......................... .900 .950 Fifth year............................. .950 Queensboro Bridge Railway and Steinway Omnibus Co........... .954 Busses: Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Co.: First 3 months.......... ........... .680 4-6 months............ .............. .700 .750 7-12 months______________ Second year................. ........ .800 Third year................... ........ .850 After 3 years........................ .900 Brooklyn Bus Division: .750 First year............................. .750 .800 Second year______________ .800 .850 Third year_________ _____ .850 .900 Fourth year......................... .900 After 4 years......................... .950 .950 Comprehensive and East Side Omnibus Corp.: First 3 months_____ ______ .680 .753 4-12 months______________ .753 .800 .800 Second year...................... .835 Third year_______________ .835 .870 .870 Fourth year......................... After 4 years........................ .960 Fifth Avenue Coach Co.: Drivers: .850 First year...................... .890 .860 Second year................... .900 .8°0 Third year............ ........ .930 Fourth year__________ .900 .940 .910 After 4 years__________ .950 Conductors: .780 First year.............. ........ .820 .790 Second year.................. .830 .860 .820 Third year___________ .830 Fourth year................... .870 .840 After 4 years__________ .880 Green Lines: .700 .700 First 6 months___________ .750 .750 7-12 months......................... .800 Second year.......................... .800 .850 Third year.............. ............. . 850 .900 After 3 years................ ........ .900 Jamaica Busses, Inc.: .740 First vear______ __________ .740 .800 Second year................. ........ .800 .840 .840 Third year........................... .900 After 3 years........................ .900 Manhattan and Queens Lines: .740 .740 First 6 months..................... 7-12 months . _ ............... .780 .780 13 30 months .860 .860 .900 After 30 months......... ......... .900 New York Omnibus and sub sidiary companies: First 6 months_. .710 .710 7-12 m o n t h s . .800 .800 S e c o n d vear_ .860 .860 .920 Third year_______________ . .9 2 0 T able 2.— Union W age Rates o f Streetcar and B us Operators, J u ly I , 2944, and J u ly 2, 2943, b y Cities— Continued Rates of wages per hour Rates of wages per hour City and classification City and classification July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 New York, N . Y—Continued Omaha, Nebr.—Continued] Busses—Continued. New York Omnibus and subsidiary companies—Con. Fourth year $0,940 After 4 years___ __________ 1.000 North Shore Bus Co.: First year............................. .720 Second year—____________ .790 Third year ___ .870 After 3 years........................ .950 Queens-Nassau Transit Lines: First year............................. .738 Second year.......................... .780 Third year........................... .860 After 3 years......................... .950 Schenck Transportation Co.: First 12 months................... .710 13-30 months_____ ________ .820 After 30 months .920 Staten Island Coach Co.: First 3 months .750 4-6 months . _________ .780 7-9 months.......... ................ .810 10-12 months_____________ .840 13-18 months__ ... .870 10-24 months_ .910 After 2 years _ _ .950 Steinway Omnibus and Queensboro Bridge Railway: First year ___ .720 Second year _ _„ .795 Third year_______________ After 3 years................ ........ .950 Third Avenue Railway Sys tem: First 3 m onths___ _______ .650 4-6 months __ _ _ _ _ _ _ .670 7-9 months _ ___ ______ .690 10-12 months _ _ .720 13-16 months _ __ _____ .740 16-18 months........................ .760 19-21 months...........—......... .780 22-24 months............ ........... .800 Third year............................ .850 Fonth year _ .900 After 4 years ...... .950 Tri-Boro Coach Corp.: First year ___ _ .680 Second year.......................... .736 Third year........................... .793 Fourth year................. ........ .838 After 4 years......................... .900 $0 940 1.000 .720 .790 .870 .950 .738 .780 .860 .950 .710 .820 .920 .730 .755 .780 .805 .830 .865 .900 .600 .620 .640 .670 .690 .710 .730 .750 .800 .810 .900 .680 .736 .793 .838 .900 .700 .750 .800 .700 .750 .800 .720 .750 .790 .850 .710 .740 .780 .830 Oklahoma City, Okla. 1-man cars and busses: First 6 months........................ ... 7-12 months ... _ ____ ___ 13-24months ___ _ ____ A fter 2 years $0,693 .714 .735 Peoria, III. 1-man cars and busses: .810 .830 .850 .810 .830 .850 .850 .875 .900 .925 .950 .850 .875 .900 .925 .950 .770 .795 .820 .845 .870 .770 .795 .820 .845 .870 .770 .795 .820 .845 .870 .770 .795 .820 .845 .870 .850 .875 .900 .925 .950 .850 .875 .900 .925 .950 _ _ .850 .950 13-18 months........................ ...... 1,000 After 18 m onths __ 1.050 .850 .950 1.000 1.050 First year _ _ _ _ _ _ Second year. _ After 2 years_________________ Philadelphia, Pa. Subway, elevated, and high-speed lines: Motormen: First 6 months _ _ 7-12 months __ 13-18 months................... 19-24 months After 2 years __ _ Conductors: First 6 m onths___________ 7-12 months „ 13-18 months . _ 19-24 months _ _ _____ __ __. After 2 years...................... 2-man cars: First 6 months _ _ _.. 7-12months __ _ _ ______ After 2 years............................... 1-man cars and busses: First 6 m onths___ 7-12 months ___ _ ____ 13-18 months _____ _____ _ 19-24 months After 2 years ___ Phoenix, Ariz. 1-man cars and busses: First, 6 months 7-12 months. Pittsburgh, Pa. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months............................ .955 4-12 months................. .............. 1.045 After 1 year................................ 1.100 .955 1.045 1.100 Portland Maine Busses: _ _ _ ___ After 1 year................................. First y ea r.. .900 .930 .870 .900 Portland, Oreg. Omaha, Nebr. 2-man cars: First. 6 months _________ _ 7-12 months_________________ After 1 year................................. 1-man cars and busses: First 6 months_______________ $0,730 7-12 months____ _____________ .760 _____ After 12 months. _ .800 13-18 months 19-24 months ____ __________ Norfolk, Va. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months...... .................... 4-12 months................................ After 1 year __ July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 .680 .710 .750 .641 .661 .684 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months. 4-6 months . 7-12 months _ After 1 y e a r Providence, R. I. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months ___ ____ __ _ ___ ____ _ _ _ _ __ 4-12 months. After 1 year................................. 1.000 1.025 1.050 1.080 .920 .950 .970 .920 .950 .970 T a b l e 2.— Union W age Rates o f Streetcar and Bus Operators, J u ly 2 , 1944rand J u ly 1, 1943 , by Cities— Continued Rates of wages. per hour .Rates of wages per hour City and classification City and classification July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 July 1, July 1, 1944 1943 San Francisco, Calif.—Continued Reading, Pa. 2-man cars 1-man cars and busses . __ $0,700 .800 $0,700 .800 .700 .750 .800 .700 .750 .800 .870 .870 .860 .880 .900 .860 .880 .900 .860 .880 .900 .790 .810 .830 .730 .780 .830 .880 .730 .780 .830 .880 .800 .850 .900 .950 .800 .850 .900 .950 Busses: .775 .800 .825 .850 .675 .700 .725 .750 Busses: Richmond, Va. 1-man cars and busses: First. 3 months _ . 4-12 months After 1 year ____ _. _____ ___ „ __ _ . Rochester, N. Y. 2-man siibway cars Busses: First 3 months __ 4-12 months __ After 1 year___ ___ _____ __ __ Rock Island (III.) district* Busses: St. Louis, Mo. 2-man cars:1 First 6 months_______________ 7-12 months _ ____ 13-18 months __________ After 18 months......................... 1-man cars and busses: * First 6 months 7-12 months _ 13-18 months............................. After 18 months....... ......... ........ St. Louis County Bus Co., Inc.: Busses: First ft m onths___ _ ____ 7-12 months _ 13-18 months After 18 months _ ______ St. Paul, Minn. (See Minneapolis, Minn.) Salt Lake City, Utah 1-man cars and busses: First year...................... ............. After 1 year................... ............. San Antonio, Tex. Busses....................................... ........ San Francisco, Calif. Market Street Railway: 2-man cars: First 6 months........... ......... 1.000 1.050 _ __ .790 .870 .860 .860 7-12 months............................... After 1 year ___ ____ _ .. _ . .900 .925 .950 .975 __ .875 .800 .825 .850 .925 __ 4-12 months_________________ After 1 year_ .850 .900 950 .800 .850 .900 .870 .925 .970 .870 .925 .970 .670 .750 .670 .750 .880 .900 .930 .880 .900 .930 .770 .810 .850 .770 .810 .850 .870 .910 .950 .870 .910 .950 .870 .920 .970 .870 .920 .970 .720 .760 .800 .720 .760 .800 .900 .950 .900 .950 Tampa, Fla. First 6 months . . After 6 m onths __ _ r Toledo, Ohio 1-man cars and busses: First 6 months _ _T T . After 1 year__________________ Washington, D. C.1 2-man cars: First 3 m onths __ _ .... 4-12 months.________________ After 1 year____ _____________ 1-man cars and busses: _ _ 4-12 months_______ __________ After 1 year................ ...... ......... Worcester, Mass. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months __ „ _ 4-12 months.______ __________ After 1 year York, Pa. First 6 months _ _ ___ 7-12 months _ ..... After 1 year _ _ _ . _____ Busses: .850 .875 .900 Springfield, Mass. First 3 mofiths__ _ Busses: 1.000 1.050 Spokane, Wash. First ft months __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7-12 months . __ __ After 1 year _ _ __ T. First 3 months .850 .875 .900 .925 .740 .790 .820 South Bend, Ind. First 6 m onths _ 7-12 months .820 .900 $0,800 .825 .850 .875 Seattle, WashA First 6 months. After 6 months. Busses: .850 .875 13-18 months............... ........ .900 After 18 months__________ .925 Busses: First 6 months..................... .900 7-12 months______________ .925 13-18 m onths..................... .950 After 18 months__________ .975 Municipal Railway: 2-man cars: Motormen and conductors.. .975 Platform men: First 6 months.............. .900 .925 7-12 months............... After 1 year...... ......... . .950 Busses...... .................................. 1.025 1Plus bonus. Busses: Busses: First ft months __ 7-12 months . , After 1 year _ ____ 7-12 months California Cable Railroad: Gripmen and conductors: First 6 months........... ......... $0,850 7-12 m onths. .875 13-18 ... . . . . .900 Aftr .in. ________ .925 Scranto'a, Pa. 1-man cars and busses: First 3 months. .740 4-12 months. _ .790 After 1 year__ __ _ _ r .820 Youngstown, Ohio First year _ _ _ _ After 1 year__________________ 1 Includes Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and Rock Island, 111. O. $ . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1 9 4 8
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