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U N IT E D ST A T E S D E PA R T M E N T OF L A BO R
L. B. Schwellenbach, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Isador Lubin, Com m issioner (on leave)
A. F. Hinrichs, A ctin g Comm issioner
+
U nion W age Rates o f C ity
Streetcar and Bus Operators
July 1, 1945
Bulletin 7^p. 856
For sale by the Superintendent o f Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington 25, D. C. - Price 5 cents]
L etter o f T ransm ittal
U n it e d S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r ,
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s ,
Washington, D. C., December 10, 1945.
The S e c r e t a r y of L a b o r :
I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report on union wage rates
of streetcar and bus operators, as of July 1, 1945.
This report was prepared in the Bureau’s Wage Analysis Branch by Herbert
M. Abowitz and Annette V. Simi, under the direction of Donald H. Gerrish.
A. F. H in r ic h s , Acting Commissioner.
Hon. L . B. S c h w e l l e n b a c h ,
Secretary of Labor.
Contents
Page
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Summary___________________________________
Scope and method of study__________________
Trend of hourly wage rates__________________
Hourly wage rates, 1945-------------------------------Changes in wage rates between 1944 and 1945.
Weekly hours and overtime rates____________
Bates paid in each city............................ ...........
B ulletin 7^o. 856 o f the
U n ited States Bureau o f Labor Statistics
[Reprinted from the M onthly L i b o r R e v ie w , January 1946, with additional data]
Union Wage Rates o f City Streetcar and Bus
Operators, July 1, 1945
Summary
Hourly wage rates of union streetcar and bus operators averaged
94.4 cents on July 1,1945, an advance of 1.1 percent over July 1,1944.
This small increase was augmented by the introduction of bonus plans
in 22 cities in 1945, which generally increased the hourly rates from
2 to 7 cents per hour. Pay was also increased during the year for
some operators through the speed-up of wage progressions. No
change in basic wage rates was recorded for 82 percent of the workers
tabulated.
Almost three-fourths of the union members operated under agree
ments limiting straight-time hours per week. About 60 percent had
a workweek of 44 hours or less. Completion of scheduled run con
trolled the length of the straight-time workweek for the remainder
o f the members. Time and a half for work beyond specified peri
ods was prevalent in the industry, covering 96 percent of the total
membership.
Scope and Method o f Study
Since 1921 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made annual studies
o f effective wage scales for union streetcar and bus operators employed
on local streetcar, subway, elevated, intracity, and city suburban lines
which furnished local city service. This study, the latest in this
series, is based on data collected by field representatives of the Bureau
from officials of the local trade-unions in 75 principal cities of the
United States. Where sufficient information relating to membership
distribution at the various rates in the agreements could not be
obtained at the union office, the data were secured from company
officials. The union scales reported for the various classifications were
those specified in the working agreements between the employer and
the union as of July 1,1945. Scales in negotiation or awaiting War
Labor Board action on July 1 were reexamined before the data were
tabulated so that wage increases retroactive to the survey date would
be reflected in this report. A union scale may be defined as the
minimum rates or maximum number of hours of work at straight time
agreed upon by the employer and the union for a particular trade in
a given locality.
Index numbers.— In computing the index series (1939=100), the
annual percentage change from year to year is derived from aggregates
(l)
2
of union quotations for identical classifications in 2 successive years.
The membership weights in both of the aggregates used for each year-
to-year comparison are those reported for the second year. T o
obtain the index for the current year, the total o f the current aggre
gates is divided by the previous year’s aggregates, and the ratio thus
obtained is multiplied by the previous year’s index number. The
indexes are computed on this basis in order to minimize the effect of
changes in union membership, which might obscure the real changes
in wages.
The index series, rather than the actual averages of rates in this and
previous reports, should be used to determine the trend of hourly wage
rates. Changes in coverage and shifts in union membership distort
a direct comparison of average rates in two periods.
Operators of municipally owned intracity transit systems are in
cluded in the survey if unions act as bargaining agents for the em
ployees. Trackmen and maintenance workers are not included. Of
the 75 cities surveyed, 71 reported effective union agreements for
local transit operations. The current study includes 421 quotations
covering 84,850 union members.
Trend o f H ourly W age Rates
The index of hourly wages for union streetcar and bus operators
rose to 122.1 on July 1, 1945, representing an increase from the pre
ceding year of only 1.1 percent, and an advance of about 17 percent
since June 1941, the nearest survey period prior to the United States
entry into the war. Since 1934, wage rates have gradually increased,
the most pronounced change taking effect in 1942. Although there
was only a small increase in average basic scales between July 1,
1944, and July 1, 1945, numerous adjustments in rates were made by
reducing the intervals between automatic wage increases under the
graduated scales effective in most cities. M ore than 11 percent of
the quotations received, affecting over 10 percent of the union mem
bers in the cities covered, indicated such interval changes. In most
cases, the time for reaching the top level of the scale was shortened
by several months. The majority of the members benefiting by
shorter intervals were in New York City.
Especially important in a study of wages for streetcar and bus
operators were the war-bonus plans effective in 30 of the 71 cities for
which scales were obtained. These bonus plans resulted in increased
earnings for 36 percent of the operators studied. M ost of these plans
were based on a formula that was formally established by the War
Labor Board in September 1944. At that time the Board decided
that it would approve bonus plans to compensate workers in the local
transit industry for the increased and unusual work loads during the
war period.1 A ceiling of 7 cents per hour was placed upon any such
bonus. Bonus plans that were already in operation were not affected
by the terms of the order.
Additions to the operator’s hourly rates as a result of these bonus
plans ranged up to 17 cents per hour. The latter amount was reported
1 The formula followed may be expressed in mathematical terms as follows:
£ (Jan. ’41 wages) X (
revenue) ] “ [ (Current wages) - (Jan. ’41 wages X.15) J
in which wages equals operator's wages per vehicle-mile and revenue equals passenger revenue per vehiclemile. Any bonus resulting in a fraction of a cent is raised to the next even cent.
3
for the Triple City Traction Corp. operating in Binghamton, N . Y .
The bonus plan in Binghamton was effective several years prior to
the W LB decision, and consequently was not affected by its terms.
DISTRIBUTION OF UNION WAGE RATES OF
C ITY STREETCAR AND BUS OPERATORS
PERCENT OF
MEMBERSHIP
JULY I, 1945
60
PERCENT OF
MEMBERSHIP
60
- 50
40
HOURLY WAGE RATE
Detroit reported the largest number of operators covered by bonus
plans, followed by Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, St. Louis,
Pittsburgh and Minneapolis.
Wage changes resulting from adjustments in time intervals and
bonus plans are not reflected in the index or the averages appearing
in this report.
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T able
1.— Indexes o f H ourly W age Rates o f Union Streetcar and Bus O perators, 1929-45
Year
Index
(1939**100)
1029_ __________
1930_______ _____
1 0 3 1 _________________
1 0 3 2 ____________________
1 0 3 3 ____________________
1934-......................
91.6
92.5
92.5
90.6
0)
88.0
Year
Index
(1939*100)
91.4
92.1
96.4
99.2
100.0
101.1
1 0 3 5 _________________
1 93f i __________________
1037
_
1038
1039
_
_
....
1940.......................
Year
__________
1 0 4 1 ,
1 0 4 2 ____________________
1043
1044
1045
Index
(1939*100)
104.8
112.6
119.8
120.8
122.1
,
1Not available.
H ourly W age Rates July 1945
The average wage rate for union streetcar and bus operators on
July 1, 1945, was 94.4 cents. Over a fourth of the members had rates
of 85 to 95 cents, and almost two-fifths received rates of 95 cents to $1.
Less than 6 percent reported rates under 80 cents in contrast to more
than 23 percent who received $1 or more per hour.
Streetcar and bus operators were usually paid on a graduated scale
based on the employee's length of service with the company. The
period between rate changes varied considerably in different cities,
ranging from 3 months in some instances to as long as 1 year in others.
M ost agreements provided an entrance rate, an intermediate rate,
and a maximum rate, the maximum rate most frequently applying
after 1 or 2 years of service. Some agreements, however, provided for
longer periods. between automatic increases, including as many as
7 progression steps and as much as 4 years of service before reaching
the maximum rate. The difference between the entrance and maxi
mum rates2 also varied widely among cities and companies, the most
prevalent difference being 5 or 10 cents.
The agreements provided higher rates for operators of 1-man cars
and busses than for operators or conductors on 2-man cars for all
cities reporting these cars in operation. The maximum rate was gen
erally about 10 cents per hour more for the 1-man car and bus oper
ators.
Percent 'of
union
Percent of
union
Hourly rate:
members Hourly rate— Continued.
members
1. 6
Under 75 cents____________
$1.05 and under $1.10..........
5. 2
75 and under 80 cents_____
3. 9
$1.10 and under $1.15_____
2. 5
80 and under 85 cents........ ..
7. 2
$1.15 and over_____________
5. 6
85 and under 90 cents_______
13.5
90 and under 95 cents_______
13.3
Total............................... 100.0
95 cents and under $1............
37.2
$1 and under $1.05...............
10.0Average rate per hour_________ $0. 944
The entrance rates for 1-man car and bus operators ranged from
60 cents per hour in Charlotte to $1.10 in Seattle; maximum rates
varied from 74.5 cents in Binghamton to $1.15 per hour in D etroit8
and Seattle. Detroit reported a 10-cent differential for operators of
“ owl runs.” Of the 71 cities studied, 20 reported rates for 2-man cars.
The entrance rates for members on these cars ranged from 66.5 cents
in Boston to 95 cents in Detroit and maximum rates from 70 cents in
Reading to $1.05 in Detroit.
s
This so-called “ maximum rate” is actually the minimum union scale after a specified period of employ
ment with the company, and is not a maximum rate in the sense that the company may not pay more.
* The bonus plan in Detroit required a minimum payment of 2 cents per hour over base rates regardless
of the amount of bonus computed, and therefore the actual minimum was $1.17 per hour.
5
Changes in W age Rates Between 1944 and 1945
Wage-rate increases during the period July 1, 1944-July 1, 1945,
were reported in approximately 23 percent of the comparable quota
tions reviewed, affecting over 17 percent of the union members. Of
those union operators receiving raises, over 70 percent benefited by
increases of 2 but under 8 percent, with more than half of these receiv
ing increases amounting to less than 6 percent. Increases of 8 percent
and over were indicated by 3 percent of the quotations, covering about
5 percent of the members for whom comparable data were obtained.
Quotations covering over 82 percent of all union transit operators tab
ulated revealed no change in basic wage rates from those in effect the
previous year.
Number of
comparable
quotations
No change reported____________ ______ 267
Increases reported_____________ ______
78
2 and under 4 percent_____ ______
25
4 and under 6 percent_____ ______
15
6 and under 8 percent_____ ______
27
8 and under 10 percent____ ______
5
10 percent and over______________
6
Percent oj
members
affected
82.6
17.4
1.4
5.2
5 .7
3. 1
2.0
W eekly H ours and Overtime Rates
The length of the scheduled run was the controlling factor in the
straight-time workweek for about a fourth of the union operators. A
scheduled run may vary from 40 to 60 hours per week, depending on
length of route, traffic conditions, and other factors. Many runs are
“ swing runs,” operated during the morning and afternoon rush hours,
with a lay-off of 4 or 5 hours in the middle of each day. Straighttime hours on swing runs are usually limited on a spread basis, with
overtime pay at time and a half required after a spread of 12 or 13
hours per day.
Prior to the current union efforts to limit straight-time hours per
week, union energies were directed toward arranging runs so that
the operators would be guaranteed a reasonable weekly wage. This
was accomplished by writing into agreements provisions stipulating
that a certain percentage of runs should be straight runs, guarantee
ing 40 or 48 hours’ pay, and that swing rims be kept to a minimum.
As the length and desirability of runs necessarily varies and as “ take
home” pay depends on the rim operated, most union agreements pro
vide for a periodic selection of runs on a seniority basis. Runs are
selected every 3 or 6 months, the swing runs often being operated by
low-seniority men or by “ extra men.” Newly hired employees are
considered “ extra men” until they qualify for a regular run.
For many years it was the position of the transit companies operat
ing local streetcars and busses that any State or Federal rules or
regulations governing hours of work should not apply to them
because of the nature of their operations. The companies contended
that it was impracticable to relieve an operator at the conclusion o f
any exact number of hours, as all scheduled runs could not be arranged
to reach the terminal at the end of a specified number of hours. Relief
in the middle of a run was considered impracticable because of the
need for checking-in cash and making reports at the terminal.
6
This argument received consideration during hearings on the Fair
Labor Standards Act, and when the act became effective it specifi
cally exempted the street-railway industry from its hour and overtimepay provisions. However, during the past few years the unions have
tried to have limited-hour provisions included in their contracts.
As a result of these efforts, the operators in Chicago and a few other
cities now receive time and a half if they work over 40 hours per week,
irrespective of the length of the run. In Detroit and several other
large cities overtime rates are paid after 44 hours per week: As a
result of the success of unions in these areas, it appears probable that
similar provisions will become effective in other areas. About
three-fourths of the union members included in this study worked
under agreements providing a limit on straight-time hours, as com
pared with one-third on July 1, 1944. These limitations range from
40 to 54 hours per week. About three-fifths of the members with a
lim it on straight-time hours had a week of 44 hours or less. The main
effect of these hour limitations during the war period was to increase
the take-home pay of the operator rather than to lessen his hours of
work. It is expected, however, that with a return to more normal
operation the companies will endeavor to arrange the runs to conform
with the straight-time hours provided in the union agreements.
Practically all (96 percent) of the union members received time and
a half for work performed in addition to the scheduled run, beyond
certain hours on swing runs, for extra runs, or after the regular hours
provided in the agreement. Almost all of the remainder worked
unlimited hours without receiving any premium rates.
Rates P aid in Each C ity
The union rates per hour in effect on July 1, 1945, and July 1, 1944,
by city, are shown in table 2.
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T a b l e 2.— Union W age Rates of Streetcar and B us O perators J u ly 1 , 1945 and
J u ly
1944 by Cities
I,
,
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
July
July
1,1945 1, 1944
Atlanta, Oa.1
2-man cars and feeder busses:
First 6 months................
7-12 months....................
After 1 year........... .......
1man cars and busses:
First 6 months................
7-12 months....................
After 1 year.....................
Birmingham, A la —Continued
!$0. 720
.770
.800
$0,720
.770
.800
.790
.840
.870
.790
.840
.870
Binghamton, N . YA
Busses:
First 3 months................
4-12 months............ .......
After 1 year....................
.665
.715
.745
Birmingham, Ala.1
2-man cars:
First 9 months................
10-18 months...................
After 18 months____ «...
}Plus bonus.
July July
1,1945 1,1944
.745
.765
.795
.665
.715
.745
1-man cars and busses:
First 9 months
__
____
10-18 months
After 18 months
$0,820
.840
.870
Boston, Mass.*12
2-man cars:
______
First 3 months.
.665
4-12 months
__
.755
After 1 year______ ___________
.915
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months _ _ _____
.765
4-12 months __ . ___
.855
After 1 year........... .................... 1.015
Rapid Transit Lines:
Motormen.
T T..
.965
Guards:
First 3 months _ _____
.665
4-12 months __ . . . . . .
.755
After 1 year.......................... .915
$0,665
.755
.915
.765
.8551.015
.965
.665
.755
.916
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T a b le 2.— U n ion W a ge R ates0o f Streetcar and B u s O perators, J u ly 1 , 1 9 4 5 , am i
/a /y 1 ,1944,
b y C ities — Continued
Rates of wages
per hour
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
City and classification
July
July
1,1945 1, 1944
Butte, Mont.
Bnsses
T Tr
- t—
$0,920
$0,920
.760
.780
.800
.760
.780
.800
Charleston, 8. CA
4-12 months
_ ^ ____
Charlotte, N . C.
Busses:
First 3 m o n th s-.-..—. — — —
4-fi months . _ ^
T
7-12 months_____________ ____
13-18 months
_ ____ _
After 18 months
Chicago, IU.
.910
.940
.960
.980
1.040
1.060
.917
.926
.971
.926
.908
.880
.890
.899
Cincinnati, Ohio 1
2-man cars:
First. 3 months . ..
4-12 mnnt.h.s __
n
- After 1 year
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 month,s
4-12 months uf, t
- After 1 year ..
_________
.800
.830
.850
.800
.830
.850
.870
.900
.920
.870
.900
.920
Cleveland, Ohio
2-man cars:
4-12 months
After i year
Busses:
-
____
lio
_1
0tmAnfno
TTAQl*
J?
A
Tr
- -
O X l l U Z l t l lS .
A ffn i* 1
Dayton, Ohio
City Railway Co.:
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months
_ .. .
$0,800
4-12months ... __ _ _
.830
After 1 year
_ _
.850
Peoples Transit Co.: *
First 3 months...........................
.820
4-12 months____
.840
After 12 months.
.860
.920
.950
.995
.920
.950
.995
1.015
l! 045
ll 065
1.015
1*045
ll 065
2-man cars:
After <
26vears
Alvpl
jocU o..*.*.**.****..,,*.
1-man cars, busses, and trolley
coaches:
First 3 months. ______
4-12 months..
_
____
13-18 months.
__
19-24 months. _
After 2 vears ... _____ _
1Plus bonus.
__
.850
.890
.900
.910
.920
.930
.860
.870
.880
.890
.900
.735
.765
.810
.735
.765
.810
Detroit, MichA
2-man cars:
1-6 months__________________
7-12 months................................
After 1 year. _.
Night cars..................................
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months...........................
7 - 1 2 months.
_
After 1 year
Night busses____________ ____
.950
.990
1.050
1.150
.950
.990
1.050
1.150
1.050
1.090
1.150
1.250
1.050
1.090
1.150
1.250
Duluth, M inn.
Busses:
First year___ „_______________
After 1 year. .
r _..
.790
.850
.740
.800
E l Paso, Tex.
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months. . . . _____
4-9 months.
_ _
1 0 - 1 2 months
______
After 1 year ................................
.650
.700
.750
.800
.650
.700
.750
.800
Erie, PaA
Busses:
First 6 months..................
7-12 months.....................
After 1 year.....................
.800
.870
.900
.800
.870
.900
.875
.875
.830
.850
.900
.830
.850
.900
.730
.780
.730
.780
Grand Rapids, MichA
Russes
.810
.840
.860
.810
.840
.860
.770
.800
.830
.770
.800
.830
Dallas, Ter.1
1-man cars and busses:
First, year _ ,
__ __
1—2 years _ _________ _
After 2 years___________
.880
Dee Moines, Iowa1
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months
4-9 months
After 9 months.
Columbus, Ohio
1-man cars, busses, and trolley
coaches:
First 3 months__________
4—12 months rAfter 1 year
_ _____
$0,820
.840
.860
Denver, Colo.
.600
.650
.700
.750
.800
2-man cars:
First 3 months____ . . . ____ - __ .910
4-12 m on th s_____
.940
After 1 yp.ar_ ________________ .960
Night cars________ __ ________ .980
1-man cars and busses:
Day__
___
___
__ 1.040
____________________ 1.060
Night
Elevated Railways:
Motormen:
First 3 months___________
.917
4-12 months______________ .926
After 1 year______________
.971
'flonHnotors
.926
Oiiarris regular
.908
Guards, extra:
First 3 months___ ________ .880
4-12 months .
.890
After 1 yea1*
- _ .899
July July
1,1945 1,1944
Indianapolis, IndA
1-man cars and busses
First year _
1-2 years.
___ ___
After 2 years_____ _ ... _
_
Jackson, M iss.
Busses:
First 6 months____ _____
After 6 months..................
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T a b l e 2 .—^ U nion W a ge R ates o f Streetcar and B h s O perators, J u ly I , 1945, and
J u ly
I, 1944,
C ities — Continued
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
July July
1,1945 1,1944
July
July
1,1945 1, 1944
Jacksonville, Fla.
First 6 months________
7-12 months___________
After 1 year................... .
Milwaukee, W is.—Continued
$0,810
.830
.850
$0,810
.830
.850
1-man cars and busses:
First year..................- _________$0.912
Second year. ____ . . . . . . . . . . . __ . 933
After 2 years_________________
. 954
.825
.843
.855
.880
.825
.843
.855
.700
.750
.780
.800
.700
.750
.780
.800
2-man cars:
First year___________________
. 790
Second year__________
820
After 2 years...............
850
1-man cars and busses:
First year_________________
Second year...................................... 910
After 2 years.............
950
Kansas City, MoA
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months________
4-12 months___________
13-24 months__________
After 2 years...................
Minneapolis, Minn A
Little Rock, Ark.
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months_______________
7-12 months_________________
13-18 months____ ____________
After 18 months______________
Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles, Railway C o.:1
2-man cars:
First 6 months..................... .810
After 6 months................... .
.850
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months___________
.910
After 6 months___________
.950
Pacific Electric Co.:
2-man cars:
First 6 months____ . . . . ___ .890
After 6 months_____ ______ .930
2-man single track cars:
First 6 months____ _______ .940
After 6 months____ _______ .980
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months____ _______ .990
After 6 months___________ 1.030
.810
.850
.910
.950
.810
.850
.860
.900
.910
.950
Louisville, K y.
Madison, Wis.
Busses:
First 6 months............................
7-12 months...................... .........
13-18 months..............................
After 18 months______ ________
.730
.760
.780
.800
.730
.760
.780
.800
.815
.875
.935
.815
.875
.935
Manchester, N . H.
Memphis, Tenn.
.770
.820
.870
.770
.820
.870
Milwaukee, WisA
2-man cars:
First year....................................
Second year__________________
After 2 years____ ____________
.859
.880
.901
.910
.950
Mobile, Ala.
First 3 months..................................800
After 6 months.................................850
First 3 months................................. 650
4-12 months..................................... 700
13-18 months_________________ . 730
19-24 months.....................................770
After 2 years......................................800
Newark, N . J.
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months____________
910
4-12 months_____ ___ . . . ___
After 1 year____ _____________
.950
Ironbound Transit Co.:
Busses:
First 6 months........................... 700
7-12 m onths.............................. 750
After 1 year_______________ . 800
New Haven, Conn.
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months..................................900
4-12 months......... .............................930
After 1 year.......................................970
.710
.790
.840
.860
1-man cars and busses:
First year___________________
Second year.— ______________
After 2 years...............................
.790
.820
.850
.750
.800
Nashville, TennA
1-man cars and busses:
First a months
.
4-6 months
7-12 months.
Aftp.r 1 year ...
Busses:
First 3 months...........................
4-12 months................................
After 1 year.................................
$0,860
.880
.900
.810
.830
.850
New Orleans, La.
2-man cars:
First 6 months.................................. 720
7-12 months...................................... 750
After 1 year....................................... 780
sses:
First 6 months.................................. 770
7-12 months...................................... 820
After 1 year....................................... 870
New York, N . Y.
Subways:
Road motormen:
First year_____ ___________ 1.100
After 1 year______________ 1.150
Yard motormen:
First year________________ l 000
After 1 year___________. . . . 1.080
Conductors:
First position:
First year............................. 850
After 1 year..........................900
Second position.......................... 800
Platform:
First year............................ . 750
After 1 year................................ 780
.640
.680
.700
.740
.770
.910
.930
.950
.700
.750
.800
.900
.930
.970
.720
.750
.780
.770
.800
1.050
1.100
.950
LOOO
.800
.850
.750
.700
73
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T a b l e 2. — U n ion W a ge R ates o f Streetcar and B u s O perators, J u ly I , 1 9 4 5 , and
J u ly
I , 1944,
C ities — Continued
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
R ates o f wages
per hour
City and classification
July
July
1,1945 1, 1944
New York. N . Y .—Continued
New York, N . Y .—Continued
Surface cars:
Third Avenue Transit System:
First 6 months..................... $0,700
7-12 months______________ .750
.800
13-24 months_____________
25-36 months........................ .850
.950
After 3 years........................
BrooMyn-Queens Transit Lines:
First 6 months..................... .800
7-18 months......... ...... ......... .900
19-30 months........................ .950
After 30 months................... 1.000
Queensboro Bridge Railway
and Steinway Omnibus C o ... .950
Avenue B Si East Broadway
Transit Co.:
First 6 m onths--.................
7-12 months_____________
Second year.........................
Third year...........................
After 3 years........................
Brooklyn Bus Division:
First 6 months_____ ______
7-18 months............ ............
19-30 months.......................
After 30 months..................
Comprehensive & East Side
Omnibus Corp.:
First 3 months_______ ____
4-12 months________ _____
13-18 months.......................
19-24 months.......................
25-30 months.......................
After 30 months..................
Fifth Avenue Coach Co.:
Drivers:
First year......................
Second year...................
Third year___________
Fourth year— .............
After 4 years__________
Conductors:
First year........... - .........
Second year..................
Third year....................
Fourth year..................
After 4 years..... ............
Green Lines:
First 6 months........ ............
7-12 months_________ ____
13-24 months.......................
25-30 months.......................
After 30 months__________
Jamaica Busses, Inc.:
First year................ ............
Second year.........................
Third year...........................
After 3 years........................
Manhattan & Queens Lines:
First 6 months.....................
7-12 months______________
13-24 months_____________
25-30 months.......................
After 30 months..................
New York Omnibus and sub
sidiary companies:
First 6 months___________
7-12 months_______ ______
Second year.........................
Third year...........................
Fourth year.........................
After 4 years_____________
1Plus bonus.
July July
1,1945 1,1944
$0,950
.720
.770
.800
.870
.950
.800
.900
.950
1.000
.720
.800
.820
.850
.900
.960
.890
. »uu
.930
.940
.950
.940
.820
.830
.860
.870
.880
.820
.830
.860
.870
.
.700
.750
.800
.820
.890
.950
.720
.800
.870
.950
.720
.800
.870
.950
.720
.760
.820
.890
.950
.700
.750
.800
.710
.800
.860
.920
.940
.710
.800
.860
.920
.940
1.000
1.000
Busses—Continued
North Shore Bus C o.:1
First 6 months.................... $0,720
7-12 months.........................
.760
13-24 months...................... . .830
25-30 months.......................
.910
After 30 months..................
.950
Queens-Nassau Transit Lines:
First year............................
.720
Second year________ _____ .795
Third year...........................
.875
After 3 years........................ .950
Schenck Transit Co.:
First 12 months..................
.710
13-30 months____________ _ .820
After 30 months..............
.920
Staten Island Coach Co.:
First 3 m onths..................
.750
4-6 months....... ..................
.780
7-9 months....... .... ......... .
.810
10-12 months_____________
.840
13-18 months......... .............. .870
19-24 months_____________
.910
After 2 years........................
.950
Steinway Omnibus & Queens
boro Bridge Railway:
First year............................
.720
Second year......................... .795
Third year...........................
.875
After 3 years................ .......
.950
Third Avenue Railway Sys
tem:
First 6 months___________
.700
7-12 months__________ ___
.750
Second year.........................
.800
Third year...........................
.850
After 3 years........................
.950
Tri-Boro Coach Corp.:
First year...........................
.720
Second year.........................
.790
Third year........................... .870
After 3 years........................ .950
Norfolk, Vo.
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months_____
4-12 months............ .
After 1 year_______
Oklahoma City, OUa.
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months................
7-12 months....................
13-24 months...................
After 2 years..................
Interurban......................
Omaha, NebrA
2-man cars:
First 6 months........
7-12 months............
After 1 year............
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months........
7-12 months............
After 1 year.............
Peoria, in A
1-man cars and busses:
First year................
Second year............
After 2 years----------
$0,720
.740
.810
.890
.950
.720
.795
.875
.950
.710
.820
.920
.750
.780
.819
.840
.870
.910
.720
.795
.875
.950
.680
.736
.793
.900
.700
.750
.800
800
720
750
790
850
910
.720
.750
.790
.850
.910
.710
.750
.759
.730
.760
.800
.730
.760
.800
.810
.830
.850
.810
.830
.859
709
.710
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T a b l e 2. — U n ion W a ge R ates o f Streetcar and B u s O perators, J u ly I , 2945, and
J u ly
I, 2944,
b y C ities — Continued
Rates of wages
per hour
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
City and classification
July July
1,1945 1,1944
July
July
1,1945 1, 1944
Richmond, Va,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Subway, elevated, and high-speed
lines:
Motormen:
First 3 months...... ............ . $0,850
.875
4-6 months......................... .
.900
7-9 months......................... .
10-12 months......................
.950
After 1 y e a r.............. &___
Conductors:
.770
First 3 m onths.-...............
.795
4-6 months.........................
.820
7-9 months...........- ............
.845
10-12 months......... - ...........
.870
After 1 year--....................
2-man cars:
.770
First 3 months........ .................
.795
4-6 months................................
7-9 months....... - ......................
10-12 months............................
.870
After 1 year...............................
1-man cars and busses:
.850
First 3 months..........................
.875
4-6 months................................
.900
7-9 months________ ________
.925
10-12 months.............................
.950
After 1 y e a r.............................
$0,850
.875
.900
.925
.950
.770
.795
.820
.845
.870
.770
.795
.820
.845
.870
.850
.875
.900
.925
.950
Phoenix, Ariz.
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months----7-12 months___ . . .
13-18 months_____
After 18 months.
.900
1.000 1.000
1.050
1.050
1.100
1.100
Pittsburgh, PaA
1-man cars:
First 3 months4-12 months----After 1 year___
First 3 months---------4-12 months____ _____
After 1 year--------------
.955
1.045
.955
1.045
.950
1.060
.950
1.060
1.100 1.100
1.100 1.100
Portland, Maine
First year----- 1_______
After 1 year..................
.920
.950
.900
Portland, Oreg.
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months.............
4-6 months...................
7-12 months.................
After 1 year____ : ........
1.000 1.000
1.025
1.050
1.080
1.025
1.050
1.080
Providence, R. IA
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months_______
4-12 months.................
After 1 year__________
.920
.950
.970
.920
.950
.970
.700
.800
.700
.800
Reading, Pa.
5-man cars.................. .
1-man cars and busses.
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months___
4-12 months...........
After 1 year...........
$0,700
.750
.800
$0,700
.750
.800
2-man subway cars.
.870
870
First 3 months.
4-12 months—
After 1 year...
.860
.900
860
880
900
.890
.910
.930
.860
.880
.900
.730
.780
.830
.880
.730
.780
.830
.880
Rochester, N . YA
Rock Island {IU.) district1
First 6 months.....................
7-12 months_____________
After 1 year______________
St. Louis, M o.
2-man cars:1
First 6 months.....................
7-12 months— ....................
13-18 months.......................
After 18 months...................
1-man cars and busses A
First 4 months.....................
5-8 months______ ____ ____
9-12 months______________
After 1 year........................
St. Louis County Bus, Inc.:
Busses:
First 6 months............ .
7-12 months__________
13-18 months____ _____
After 18 months............
.800
.850
.900
.950
.825
.850
.875
.900
.775
.800
.825
.850
.820
.900
.820
.900
St. Paul, M inn.
(See Minneapolis, Minn.)
Salt Lake City, Utah
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months...............
After 6 months.............. .
San Antonio, Tex.
San Francisco, Calif.
Municipal Railway:
2-man cars:
First 6 months.........
7-12 months.............
13-18 months............
After 18 months____
First 6 months______
7-12 months................
13-18 months............
After 18 months_____
California Cable Railroad:
Gripmen and conductors:
First 6 months...........
7-12 months................
13-18 months....... ......
After 18 months_____
1 Plus bonus.
*Includes Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and Rock Island, 111.
.880
.900
.925
.950
.975
.950
.975
1.000
1.025
.850
.875
.900
.925
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T a b l e 2. — U n ion W a g e R ates o f Streetcar and B u s O perators, J u ly I , 1 9 4 5 , and
J u ly
I , 1944, fcy C ities — Continued
Rates of wages
per hour
Rates of wages
per hour
City and classification
City and classification
July July
1,1945 1,1944
July
July
1,1945 1,1944
Toledo, Ohio
Scranton, Pa.
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months
1
_______ $0,740
.790
.820
Seattle, Wash.
Busses:
First 6 months and tripper operators_______ ____
___ ____ 1.100
After 6 months
1.150
Regular operators
______________________ 1.154
South Bend, Ind.
Busses:
____
First months __________ __
7-12 months__________________
After 1 year................ .............................................
$0,740
.790
.820
1.000
1.050
1.051
.850
.875
.900
Busses:
First 6 months
_ _
_ _
.900
7-12 months................................................ .............. .950
After 1 year__________________ __________ 1.000
.850
.900
.950
Spokane, Wash.
.870
.925
.970
.870
.925
.970
.700
.750
.800
.700
.750
.800
.720
.800
.720
.800
Tampa, Fla.
1-man cars:
First 6 months_______________
7-12 months......... .........................
After 1 year__________________
Busses:
First fi months.
After ft months
2-man cars:
First 3 months_______________
4-12 months _______ ..
After 1 year................ .............................................
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months______________________________________
4-12 months____________ _______________________________
After 1 year _
_
_
.770
.810
.850
.770
.810
.850
.870
.910
.950
.870
.910
.950
.700
.765
.800
.650
.720
.755
1-man cars and busses:
First 3 months_______________ _________
4-12 months.
After 1 year______
.870
.920
.970
.870
.920
.970
York, Pa.
Busses:
First 6 months_______________
7-12 months.........................................................................................
After 1 year
.720
.760
.800
.720
.760
.800
Youngstown, Ohio1
Busses:
First year
After year
___
.900
.950
.900
.950
Wichita, Kans.
Busses:
First months............................
7-12 months.............................. .....................
After 1 year
6
Springfield, Mass.
Busses:
First 3 months_______________
4-12 months
. _ _
After 1 year.................................
Worcester, MassA
1
’ Plus bonus.
$0,880
.900
.930
Washington, D. CA
.850
.875
.900
6
1-man cars and busses:
First 6 months_______________ $0,880
7-12 months
.900
After 1 year__________________ .930
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