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Union Wages and Hours:
Local Truckdrivers
and Helpers, Ju lyl, 1977
U. S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
February 1979

Bulletin 2015







Union Wages and Hours:
Local Truckdrivers
and Helpers, July 1, 1977
U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood
Acting Commissioner
February 1979

For sale by the S uperintendent of Docum ents, U.S. Governm ent P rinting Office, W ashington, D.C. 20402
S tock Number







Preface

The Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys
o f wage rates and straight-time hours o f work in se­
lected cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more for speci­
fied crafts or jobs as provided in labor-management
agreements. They are done annually in the construc­
tion and local transit industries and biennially for
printing trades, local trucking, and grocery stores.
Wage rates and hours presented in this report are
those in effect the first workday in July, as reported
to the Bureau by the appropriate local labor organi­
zations in each city included in the survey.
Preliminary listings o f union wage rates and hours
for local truckdrivers and helpers in each city were
issued earlier. Copies of these are available from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. 20212,
or any o f its regional offices listed on the inside back




cover of this bulletin.
This study was conducied in the Bureau’ s Office
o f Wages and Industrial Relations. Mary Kay Rieg
o f the Division of Occupational Wage Structures
prepared this bulletin, which provides a comprehen­
sive account of the current study. In addition, it in­
cludes trend indexes of wage rates and hours for
1936-77. Field work for the survey was directed by
the Assistant Regional Commissioners for Opera­
tions.
Material in this publication is in the public domain
and may be reproduced without permission of the
Federal Government. Please credit the Bureau of
Labor Statistics and cite U nion Wages and H ours:
L o c a l T ru ckd rivers and Helpers, J u ly I, 1977,
Bulletin 2015.




Contents

Page
Summary ............................................................................................................................................................... I
Industry characteristics ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Wage trends .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Average wage rates ................................................................................................................................................2
Type of delivery ....................................................................................................................................................2
Hours of work ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Employer contributions to funds ........................................................................................................................... 3
Text tables:
1. Annual percent increases in average union hourly wage rates for local truckdrivers and helpers,
1967-77....................................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Average hourly wage rates and percent o f local truckdrivers by typeof delivery, July 1, 1977 ........... 2
3. Percent o f truckdrivers in selected types o f delivery and average hourly wage rates, selected
regions, July 1, 1977 ............................................................................................................................... 3
4. Wage relationships within selected regions by type of delivery, July 1, 1977 ..................................... 3
5. Distribution of cities by differences between truckdriver and helper wage rates, July 1, 1977 ...........3
Reference tables:
1. Wage rates and hours indexes: United States..........................................................................................4
2. Average wage rates and changes: United States .....................................................................................4
3. Wage rate distribution: United States ......................................................................................................5
4. Cents-per-hour changes in wage rates: United States ............................................................................ 5
5. Percent change in wage rates: United S tates...........................................................................................6
6. Weekly hours: United States ................................................................................................................... 6
7. Average wage rates and changes: R egion s.............................................................................................. 7
8. Average wage rates: Selected cities by population group ...................................................................... 7
9. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities bypopulation group ......... 8
10. Average wage rates: Selected cities by region .................................................................................... 10
11. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by reg io n ...................... 11
12. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities ......................................... 13
Appendix: Scope and method of survey ............................................................................................................ 108




v




Local Truckdrivers and
Helpers, July 1, 1977

Summary

Most bargaining in the trucking industry, however, is
conducted at a local or regional level. Individual
trucking locals (in most cases affiliated with the
Teamsters) usually negotiate with one company or a
group of firms for separate wage rates and benefits
by type o f hauling, such as building and heavy/highway construction, building material and supplies,
parcel service, and grocery operations.
Drivers’ helpers, who ride on the truck and assist
in loading and unloading, were most commonly en­
gaged in moving and storage services and in delivery
o f beer (or other alcoholic beverages), furniture,
general freight, and groceries. In recent years, many
local contracts either have eliminated the distinction
between drivers and helpers or have set the same
rates for the two classifications. (See the section on
driver/helper wage comparisons under “ Type of de­
livery” .)

Union wage rates for local truckdrivers and help­
ers in cities of at least 100,000 inhabitants averaged
$8.03 an hour on July l, I977— an increase of 8.9
percent from a year earlier.* This increase, which
was the highest reported for such workers since
1972, raised the Bureau’ s wage rate index for local
truckdrivers and helpers to 223.9 (1967=100). (See
table I.)
Wage rates for truckdrivers averaged $8.09 an
hour, compared with $7.28 for helpers. (See table 2.)
Among the factors influencing wage rates were city
size, regional location, and type of delivery.

Industry characteristics
The I977 local trucking survey covered about
322,000 drivers and 28,000 helpers who were active
union members in the 153 cities with populations of
at least 100,000, as recorded in the 1970 Cen­
sus.2 Excluded were drivers and helpers in smaller
cities, those paid on a mileage or commission basis,
and over-the-road drivers operating either between
cities or between various parts of the country.
Slightly over two-fifths of the drivers covered by
the survey were under the nationwide general freight
agreement with the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, and Warehousemen (Ind.p

Wage trends
Between July 1, 1976, and July 1, 1977, wage rates
advanced 8.9 percent for all drivers and helpers
combined4 (table 2). Drivers’ rates advanced 8.9
percent and helpers’ rates, 8.7 percent. As text table
I shows, annual increases, relatively small in the
1967-69 period (5 to 6 percent), accelerated during
1969-72 to between 10 and 12.5 percent, and then
receded to around 7.5 to 8 percent between 1972 and
1976. The July 1976-77 increase was the largest re­
ported since 1972. It included the impact o f the first
“ uncapped” cost-of-living adjustment (21 cents an
hour) under the nationwide general freight agree-

'See appendix A for procedures used to compute national and
individual city average wage rates and changes in rates.
includes drivers working or available to work at designated
contract rates; excludes retirees and members in institutions.
^General freight drivers negotiate on a nationwide basis for in­
creases in wages. However, hourly rates vary because some lo­
cals had higher or lower wage rates when national bargaining was
initiated for general freight drivers in 1964. Also, differentials are
paid for driving certain kinds of trucks.
In early April 1976, a new general freight agreement was
reached. Terms of the settlement included an increase of $1.65 an
hour over 3 years, unlimited cost-of-living adjustments, and an
increase of $17 per week in benefits. For more details, see Cur­
rent Wage Developments, A pril 1976, p. I. Subsequent to the July
1977 survey, these drivers received a 50-cent deferred increase
and a 39 cent cost-of-living adjustment per hour, effective Apr. 1,
1978.
4For an account of the earlier survey, see Union Wages and
Hours, Local Truckdrivers and Helpers, July I, 1976, Bulletin
1984 (Bureau of L.abor Statistics, 1978).




Text table 1. Annual percent increases in average union
hourly wage rates for local truckdrivers and helpers,
1967-77

Year

July to July:
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77

1

............................
............................
............................
.............................
.............................
.............................
.............................
.............................
............................
.............................

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

5.2
59
10 0
12.5
99
79
82
7.5
8.2
8.9

5.3
5.9
10.0
12.4
10.0
7.9
8.3
7.5
8.3
8.9

Helpers

5.2
5.8
10.0
13.4
9.7
8.4
7.7
7.0
8.0
8.7

Text table 2. Average hourly wage rates and percent of
local truckdrivers by type of delivery, July 1, 1977

merit. Under the terms of the previous contract,
annual cost-of-living adjustments (C O L A ) were lim­
ited, or capped, at II cents. The additional 10 cents
an hour o f C O L A for general freight drivers boosted
the national wage average for all drivers covered by
the survey by 4 cents, or about 0.5 percentage
points.
Wage rates increased for about % percent of all
drivers and helpers during the July 1, 1976-77 period;
increases most commonly fell between 9 and 10 per­
cent (table 5). In cents-per-hour terms, increases
generally ranged from 70 to 80 cents (table 4).
Regionally, increases ranged from 10.2 percent in
the Southwest to 7.7 percent in the Middle Atlantic
States (table 7). With few exceptions, average in­
creases fell between 7 and 10 percent in each of the
cities studied (table II). Cents-per-hour and percent
changes by city size are shown in table 9.

Average
wage
rate

All types of delivery1 ...........................................

100

$8.09

Beer and other alcoholic beverages................
B uilding and heavy/highway construction ....
Building materials and su p p lie s .......................
General fr e ig h t.....................................................
Grocery—wholesale and r e ta il.........................
Meat ...............................................................
Moving and m oving/storage .............................
Parcel se rv ic e ........................................................

2
10
10
43
4
2
4
5

6.31
6.79
8.83
8.04
8.53
7.38
7.30
7.60
8.37

’ Includes data fo r drivers in addition to those shown separately.

accounted for about four-fifths of the drivers cov­
ered by the study. General freight, the largest classi­
fication, accounted for 43 percent of all drivers;
building and heavy/highway construction, and build­
ing materials and supplies each made up 10 percent.
The relative importance o f these three classifica­
tions— among the highest paying within a city— var­
ied widely among regions and cities. General freight
drivers, for example, made up at least a majority of
all drivers in 16 of 18 cities studied in the Southeast,
Southwest, and Middle West, while in the Pacific
and Mountain States they were a majority in only 2
o f the I6 cities studied.

Average wage rates
Union wage rates for truckdrivers and helpers
combined averaged $8.03 an hour on July I, 1977.
For truckdrivers, the average was $8.09, compared
with $7.28 for helpers. Just under one-half o f all
drivers had hourly rates o f between $8.40 and $8.80
an hour— primarily general freight drivers under the
master freight agreement (table 3). Helpers’ rates
were distributed more widely; nearly one-half had
rates between $7.60 and $8.60 an hour.
Regionally, wage rates for truckdrivers ranged
from $7.71 an hour in the Mountain States to $8.28
in the Pacific— a difference of 7 percent (table 10).
The interregional spread for helpers was substantial­
ly greater; their rates ranged from $4.80 in the
Southeast to $8.03 in New England— a difference of
67 percent.
When cities were grouped by population size, the
largest size group was found to have the lowest av­
erage, largely due to the influence of wage rates in
New York City, which accounted for one-third of
the union members in the size group and had the
lowest average wage in the group (table 8). Averages
of the remaining three size groups were almost
identical— only 6 cents separated the highest and the
lowest average. However, individual cities within the
same size group differed significantly, reflecting re­
gional influences on averages and the relative im­
portance of the various types of delivery within each

Average wage rates were highest for building and
heavy/highway construction drivers ($8.83) and low­
est for drivers hauling bakery goods ($6.31). General
freight drivers— the largest single classification stud­
ied— averaged $8.53 an hour. Regionally, averages
for most major classifications were generally highest
in the Pacific States and lowest in the South (text
table 3). Among individual cities, the highest paid
drivers varied by type of hauling (text table 4). Gen­
eral freight drivers, for example, had the highest
average in 7 of the 8 cities studied in the Southeast,
while in the Pacific States they held a similar posi­
tion in only I of 13 cities.
Despite relatively small differences in their region­
al wage levels, general freight drivers, because of
their large numbers, usually are an important explan­
atory factor in overall regional and city wage aver­
ages. All drivers in the Pacific States, for example,
averaged 6 percent more than those in the South­
east, but when general freight drivers’ rates were
excluded from the overall averages, the differential
increased to 29 percent. In this instance, wage rates
o f general freight drivers were well above the rates
for other drivers in the Southeast ($8.52 compared to
$6.31) but only slightly above those of other Pacific
Coast drivers ($8.61 compared to $8.16). The differ-

city.

Type of delivery
Separate data on wage rates and membership dis­
tributions were developed by type of delivery for
nine major driver classifications common to all parts
o f the country (text table 2). These classifications



Percent of
total
drivers

Type of delivery

2

Text table 3.

Percent of truckdrivers in selected types of delivery and average hourly wage rates, selected regions, July 1,

Other than general freight
General freight
Region

New E n g la n d ...............................................
M iddle A tla n tic ...........................................
Border S ta te s .............................................
Southeast ...................................................
S o u th w e s t....................................................
Great L a k e s .................................................
Middle W e s t................................................
P a c ific ..........................................................

Percent
of total

Wage
rate

49
31
41
68
69
48
57
27

$8.47
8.41
8.54
8.52
8.51
8.62
8.47
8.61

Percent
of total

Wage
rate

51
69
59
32
31
52
43
73

B uilding
materials
and supplies

B uilding and
heavy/highway
construction

Total’

Percent
of total

$7.65
7.52
7.34
6.31
7.00
7.92
7.72
8.16

22
9
8
4
5
9
5
11

Wage
rate

Parcel service

Percent
of total

Wage
rate

Percent
of total

Wage
rate

2
9
9
4
1
11
12
13

$6.51
7.43
6.31
5.88
5.20
8.01
8.34
8.97

6
7
5
9
11
3
4
4

$8.47
8.59
8.41
7.57
7.51
8.62
8.51
8.60

$7.81
8.79
7.99
6.78
8.30
8.79
8.43
10.15

’ Includes drivers in addition to those shown separately.

Text table 4. Wage relationships within selected regions by
type of delivery, July 1, 1977

ent proportion* o f general freight drivers in each re­
gion— 27 percent in the Pacific States and 68 percent
in the Southeast— actually helped to dampen the
average wage differential between regions.

Number of cities in w hich average
wage rates were highest fo r —
Region

Driver-helper pay relationships also were influ­
enced by type o f delivery. Although drivers aver­
aged 11 percent more than helpers, much of this
wage advantage reflected differences in the distribu­
tion of drivers and helpers among cities and trucking
operations with disparate pay levels rather than dif­
ferences in contract rates paid the two classifications
within the same city for the same type of delivery
(table 12). General freight drivers, for example, had
less than a 4 percent wage-rate advantage over their
helpers in 23 of the 28 cities permitting comparison
(text table 5). This relationship generally held for
other types of delivery as well. In only a few in­
stances did the driver/helper differential exceed the
nationwide average differential of 11 percent.

Total
number
B uilding and
of
heavy/
General
cities
highway
freight
construction

New E n g la n d ..........
Middle A tla n tic ......
Southeast ...............
Great L a k e s ............
P a c ific .....................

4
2
7
2
1

5
8
8
14
13’

B uilding
materials
and
supplies

4

-

-

-

5
9

2
2

Parcel
service

1
2
1
5

’ Includes one city in w hich the average fo r a classification (moving
and moving/storage) not shown separately was the highest.

Text table 5. Distribution of cities by difference between
truckdriver and helper wage rates, July 1, 1977
Type of delivery

Hours of work

Wage rate difference

About 97 percent of the drivers and helpers were
covered by agreements providing for a maximum of
40 hours per week at straight-time rates (table 6).
Slightly under 2 percent had maximum workweeks
o f less than 40 hours.

General
freight
Number of cities
c o m p a re d ...................

Beer2

Grocery3

28

37

27

18

16

19
4
2
3
-

6
13
3
2
13

13
8
3
1
2

12
2

5
6
2
" •
3

Driver rate exceeds
helper rate by:
Less than 2 percent4
2 and under 4 percent
4 and under 6 percent
6 and under 8 percent
8 percent and over

Employer contributions to funds
Nearly all local truckdrivers and helpers covered
by the survey were provided benefits through insur­
ance or pension funds either fully or partially paid
for by the employer (table 12). These payments were
usually the same for drivers and helpers covered by
one agreement.



Moving1 Furniture

’ Includes
in c lu d e s
in c lu d e s
4lncludes
rate.

1
3

both moving and m oving/storage operations,
other alcoholic beverages,
retail and wholesale operations.
instances where drivers and helpers were paid the sarrit

N O T E : W hen m o re than one c o n tra c t rate was if e ffe c t fo r a
specified ty p e o f delive ry , th e c ity was classified acco rd ing to the
largest d iffe re n tia l rep orted .

3

Table 1.

Wage rates and hours indexes: United States

[Index (1967=) of union hourly rates and weekly hours of local truckdrivers and helpers, 1936-77]
Drivers and helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Date
Wage rates

Hours

1936: May 15
1937: May 15 ...............................................................
1938:June 1 ................................................................
1939 June 1 ................................................................
1940: June 1 .................................................................

20.3
21.6
22.4
22.8
23.3

118.9
118.0
118.0
116.9
115.8

(’ )
22.0
22.7
23.2
23.9

(1)
118.3
118 3
117.3
1163

(')
19 5
20 1
20 6
21 1

(M
117 6
117 6
116 2
114 8

1941:
1942:
1943:
1944:
1945:

June 1 ................................................................
July 1 .................................................................
July 1 ..................................................................
July 1 ..................................................................
July 1 ..................................................................

24.3
26.0
27.4
28.0
28.6

115.2
115.5
115.3
115.2
115.0

24.6
26.2
27.7
28.3
289

115.6
115.7
115.5
115.3
115.0

22
24
25
26
26

1
0
4
1
8

114 0
116 2
1160
1160
115 8

1946:
1947:
1948:
1949:
1950:

July
July
July
July
July

1
1
1
1
1

.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................

31.9
36.8
40.0
43.3
44.8

112.5
109.9
109.0
108.6
107.8

32.2
37.2
40.4
43.7
45.2

112.8
109 8
109.0
108.6
108.0

30 0
34 4
38 2
41 1
429

113 3
111.3
109 8
109 2
108 5

1951:
1952
1953:
1954
1955:

July
July
July
July
July

1
1
1
1
1

.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
......................... ........................................
.................................................................

47.3
50.0
53.9
56.2
59.4

107.7
107.3
105.2
104.4
103.8

47.7
50.1
54.0
56.3
59.5

107.9
107.3
105.3
104.6
104.0

45.3
48 4
52.2
556
58.1

108 1
107 6
1053
103.7
103 0

1956
1957:
1958
1959
1960:

July
July
July
July
July

1
1
1
1
1

.................................................................
.................................................................
......... .......................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................

62.2
65.6
69.1
72.3
75.4

103.0
102.4
102.0
100.9
100.7

62.4
65.7
69.1
72.4
75.5

103.2
102.8
102.3
101.0
100.8

61.3
64 8
68 4
71.5
74.6

102.2
101.7
101 2
101.0
100.8

1961
1962:
1963
1964
1965:

July
July
July
July
July

1
1
1
1
1

.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................

78.3
81.3
85.0
88.1
91.2

100.6
100.3
100.2
100.2
100.2

78.3
81.4
85.0
88.2
91.3

100.7
100.4
100.3
100.2
100.2

77.4
80.5
84.4
87.5
90.9

100 5
100 4
100.2
100.2
100.2

1966
1967
1968
1969
1970:

July
July
July
July
July

1
1
1
1
1

.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................

94.4
100.0
105.2
111.4
122.5

100.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.9

94.5
100.0
105.3
111.5
122.7

100.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.9

94 1
100.0
105.2
111.3
122.4

100.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.9

1971:
1972:
1973:
1974
1975:

July
July
July
July
July

1
1
1
1
1

.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................
.................................................................

137.8
151.5
163.4
176.8
190.0

99.8
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6

137.9
151.6
,163.5
177.0
190.3

99.8
99 6
99.6
99.6
99.6

138.8
152.3
165.1
177.8
190.3

99 8
99 8
998
99.8
99.8

99.6
99.6

206.1
224.4

99.6
99.6

205.5
223.4

998
998

1976: July 1 .................................................................
1977 July 1 .................................................................

205.6
223.9

Wage rates

Hours

in d e x e s n o t c o m p u te d separately fo r drivers and helpers.




Table 2. Average wage rates and changes: United States
(Average union hourly wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1977)

Classification

Local truckdrivers and h e lp ers...............
D rivers....................................................
Helpers...................................................

Changes from July 1, 1976

July 1, 1977,
average hourly
rate

Cents per hour

$8.03
8.09
7.28

65
66
58

4

Percent
8.9
8.9
8J

Wage rates

Hours




Table 3. Wage rate distribution: United States
(Percent distribution of local truckdrivers and helpers by union hourly wage rate, July 1,
1977)
Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Total ....................................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $ 5 .0 0 .............................................

1.7

1.4

5.4

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 5 .2 0 ............................
$ 5 .4 0 ............................
$ 5 .6 0 ............................
$ 5 .8 0 ............................
$ 6 .0 0 ............................

.7
.6
.9
1.1
1.2

.7
.6
.7
1.1
1.2

.6
1.0
2.7
1.1
1.3

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 6 .2 0 ............................
$ 6 .4 0 ............................
$ 6 .6 0 ............................
$ 6 .8 0 ............................
$ 7 .0 0 ............................

1.9
2.1
2.3
2.6
2.2

1.6
1.3
1.9
2.7
2.3

5.0
11.8
6.7
1.9
1.3

$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 7 .2 0 ............................
$ 7 .4 0 ............................
$ 7 .6 0 ............................
$ 7 .8 0 ............................
$ 8 .0 0 ............................

2.4
1.8
4.3
3.9
3.7

2.2
1.8
4.3
3.9
3.8

4.6
2.7
4.2
4.2
2.5

$8.00
$8.20
$8.40
$8.60
$8.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 8 .2 0 ............................
$ 8 .4 0 ............................
$ 8 .6 0 ............................
$ 8 .8 0 ............................
$ 9 .0 0 ............................

1.9
7.8
28.5
18.9
2.0

1.6
6.9
29.5
20.4
2.2

4.6
18.5
17.6
1.6
.2

$9.00 and over ........................................

7.4

8.0

.6

Average hourly rate .................................

$8.03

$8.09

Hourly wage rate

NOTE:

$7.28

Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.

Table 4. Cents-per-hour change in wage rates: United States
(Percent distribution of local truckdrivers and helpers by cents-per-hour change in union
hourly wage rates, July 1, 1976-July 1, 1977)
Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Total ....................................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

Increase....................................................

96.4

96.3

97.1

Less than 10 c e n ts ...............................
10 and under 15 c e n ts .........................
15 and under 20 c e n ts ......... •...............
20 and under 30 c e n ts .........................
30 and under 40 c e n ts .........................
40 and under 50 c e n ts .........................
50 and under 60 c e n ts .........................
60 and under 70 c e n ts .........................
70 and under 80 c e n ts .........................
80 and under 90 c e n ts .........................
90 cents and under $ 1 .0 0 ....................
$1.00 and under $ 1 .2 0 .........................
$1.20 and o v e r......................................

.2
.2
.6
5.7
4.4
6.8
12.4
8.9
43.4
4.2
2.3
2.9
4.5

.2
.2
.5
5,1
3.9
6.5
12.8
8.9
44.3
4.1
2.3
2.7
4.8

.1
.3
1.4
12.0
10.2
10.3
8.3
8.0
32.0
5.3
2.4
5.8
1.0

No change ................................................

3.6

3.7

2.9,

D ecrease..................................................

0

(’)

-

Change in hourly rate

1 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Variations in
the size of annual increases from survey to survey may reflect, in part, variations in the
timing of negotiations. Data do not include increases made later than July 1, 1977, that are
retroactive to July 1 or before; such retroactive increases are included in the wage rates
reported in the following year's survey. Dash indicates no changes reported for specified
interval.

5




Table 5. Percent change in wage rates: United States
(Percent distribution of local truckdrivers and helpers by percent change in union hourly
wage rates, July 1, 1976-July 1, 1977)
Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Total ....................................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

Increase....................................................

96.4

96.3

97.1

Under 4 percent ...................................
4 and under 5 percent..........................
5 and under 6 percent..........................
6 and under 7 percent..........................
7 and under 8 percent..........................
8 and under 9 percent..........................
9 and under 10 percent........................
10 and under 12 percent .....................
12 and under 14 percent .....................
14 and under 16 percent .....................
16 percent and over .............................

4.8
2.6
3.5
11.0
6.2
6.9
43.0
7.7
3.4
1.4
6.0

4.4
2.4
3.3
10.8
6.5
6.8
44.0
7.3
3.4
1.4
5.9

10.0
4.5
4.9
13.2
3.6
8.7
30.4
11.7
2.8
.4
6.8

No change ................................................

3.6

3.7

2.9

D ecrease..................................................

(’)

(’)

-

Change in hourly rate

1 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Variations in
the size of annual increases from survey to survey may reflect, in part, variations in the
timing of negotiations. Data do not include increases made later than July 1, 1977, that are
retroactive to July 1 or before; such retroactive increases are included in the wage rates
reported in the following year’s survey. Dash indicates no changes reported for specified
interval.

Table 6. Weekly hours: United States
(Percent distribution of local truckdrivers and helpers by straight-time weekly hours, July 1,
1977)

Weekly hours

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

100.0

100.0

100.0

.3
.5
.8
.2
97.4
.9

.2
.5
.8
.2
97.2
.9

.5
.2
.2
98.7
.4

40.0

40.0

40.0

Over 37.5 and under 40 h o urs...............
Over 40 ho u rs..........................................

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.
indicates no workers reported for specified interval.

6

Dash

Table 7. Average wage rates and changes: Regions
(Average union hourly wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1977)
Drivers and helpers
Region'

Average
hourly rate

Cents-perhour
change

United States .......................

$8.03

65

New England .............................
Middle A tlantic..........................
Border States ...........................
S outheast..................................
Southwest .................................
Great L a k e s ...............................
Middle W e s t..............................
Mountain....................................
P acific........................................

8.05
7.66
7.78
7.79
8.00
8.22
8.10
7.67
8.26

62
55
65
66
74
71
67
67
66

Drivers

Helpers

Average
hourly rate

Cents-perhour
change

8.9

$8.09

66

8.9

$7.28

58

8.7

8.3
7.7
9.1
9.2
10.2
9.5
9.0
9.5
8.6

8.05
7.80
7.83
7.81
8.04
8.26
8.15
7.71
8.28

61
56
64
66
75
72
68
67
66

8.2
7.8
9.0
9.2
10.2
9.5
9.1
9.5
8.6

8.03
6.67
7.42
4.80
4.90
7.49
6.02
6.24
7.90

64
46
66
33
29
68
42
48
68

8.7
7.4
9.7
7.4
6.0
10.0
7.5
8.3
9.4

Percent
change

' The regions referred to in this study include: New England—
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Vermont; Middle Atlantic— New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania; Border States— Delaware, District of Columbia,
Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia; Southeast—Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and

Percent
change

Average
hourly rate

Cents-perhour
change

Percent
change

Tennessee; Southwest—Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas;
Great Lakes— Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and
Wisconsin; Middle West— Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain—Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; Pacific—Alaska,
California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Table 8. Average wage rates: Selected cities by population group
(Average union wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1977)
Average hourly rate

Average hourly rate
City and population group

Drivers and
helpers

City and population group
Drivers

Helpers

$8.03

$8.09

$7.28

7.92
8.41
8.31
8.14
7.82
7.42
7.82

8.05
8.48
8.36
8.15
7.87
7.65
7.86

6.86
7.77
7.74
5.55
6.33
6.38
7.19

8 07
8.22
8.07
7.82
8.37
8.43
7.60
8 12
7.96
8.23
7 68
8 25
7 00
7.61
7.82
8.14
8 40
8.35
8 74
8.73
6.88

8.11
8.21
8.06
7.90
8.37
8.43
7.63
8.14
7.96
8.34
7.68
8.25
7.13
7.65
7.89
8.18
8.40
8.37
8.74
8.76
7.02

7.67
8.22
8.07
6.69

8.05
8.03
8.17
8.10

8.09
8.09
8.21
8.20

7.04
5.98
5.47
5.80

Population Group I

N e w Ynrk N Y

Population Group II
(roo non tn 1 ooo ooo)

Columbus, O h io .................................
Dallas, T e x ........................................

Population Group III
(260 000 tn 600 000)

Ruffaln N Y

NOTE:

-

6.64
6.85
5.76
4.60
8.24
5.04
5.35
7.30
6.54
5.77
8.70
8.49
6.42

Dash indicates no data reported.




7

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Cincinnati, O h io .................................
Fort Worth, T e x .................................
Honolulu, Hawaii ...............................
Long Beach, Calif .............................
Louisville, K y .....................................
Miami, Fla .........................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn ..............
Nashville-Davidson, Tenn ................
Newark, N .J ................... :..................
Norfolk, V a .........................................
Omaha, N e b r....................................
Portland, O re g ...................................
Rochester, N .Y ..................................
Sacramento, C a lif.............................
Toledo, O h io ......................................
Wichita, K ans....................................

$8.28
7.71
7.08
8.62
7.83
7.24
8.18
7.56
8.07
8.09
8.17
8.07
7.82
8.72
8.01
7.79

$8.33
7.78
7.21
8.64
7.85
7.33
8.23
7.58
8.11
8.14
8.20
8.09
7.87
8.75
8.03
7.79

$5.92
3.30
6.14
8.55
5.87
4.31
7.50
4.60
6.25
4.38
5.34
7.92
6.60
6.71
6.45
4.07

Population Group IV
(100,000 to 250,000) .........................
Albany, N .Y ........................................
Chattanooga, T e n n ...........................
Corpus Christi, T e x ...........................
Flint, Mich ..........................................
Fremont, C a lif....................................
Fresno, C a lif......................................
Grand Rapids, M ic h ..........................
Hammond, In d ...................................
Huntsville, A la ...................................
New Bedford, M a s s ..........................
New Haven, C onn.............................
Prdvidence, R .l..................................
Riverside, C a lif..................................
Rockford, III .......................................
St. Petersburg, F la ............................
Salt Lake City, Utah .........................
Santa Ana, C a lif................................
Scranton, P a ......................................
Spokane, W a sh .................................
Stamford, C o n n .................................

8.11
8.23
8.04
8.05
8.15
9.13
8.29
7.74
8.15
7.98
7.40
8.29
8.07
7.66
8.64
5.91
7.92
6.42
7.48
8.58
7.81

8.13
8.27
8.05
8.05
8.16
9.16
8.29
7.74
8.15
7.98
7.59
8.27
8.10
7.66
8.70
5.91
7.93
6.45
7.34
8.72
7.82

7.75
4.16
4.30

_

6.12
8.12
8.32

_
_
6.57
8.37
7.17

_

6.38
4.17
6.11
7.83
7.83
7.07

Table 9. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by
population group
(Changes in union hourly wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1976-July 1, 1977)
Cents-per-hour change
City and population group

Percent change

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

All c itie s ..........................................

65

66

58

8.9

8.9

8.7

Population Group I
(1,000,000 and over) ........................
Chicago, I I I ........................................
Detroit, Mich .....................................
Houston, T e x ....................................
Los Angeles, C a lif............................
New York, N.Y .................................
Philadelphia, P a ................................

62
72
60
79
66
52
49

63
72
61
79
67
54
49

51
79
55
50
40
39
53

8.4
9.4
7.8
10.7
9.2
7.5
6.7

8.5
9.3
7.8
10.7
9.3
7.7
6.6

8.1
11.3
7.6
9.9
6.8
6.6
8.0

Population Group II
(500,000 to 1,000,000) ......................
Baltimore, Md ...................................
Boston, M ass....................................
Cleveland, O h io ................................
Columbus, O h io ................................
Dallas, T e x ........................................
Denver, C o lo .....................................
Indianapolis, In d ...............................
Jacksonville, F la ...............................
Kansas City, M o ...............................
Memphis, Tenn ................................
Milwaukee, Wis ................................
New Orleans, L a ..............................
Phoenix, A riz .....................................
Pittsburgh, P a ...................................
St. Louis, Mo ....................................
San Antonio, T e x ..............................
San Diego, C a lif...............................
San Francisco, Calif ........................
Seattle, W a s h ...................................
Washington, D .C ..............................

65
69
65
61
73
75
69
57
68
68
65
71
62
65
54
63
76
79
74
53
61

65
67
65
62
73
75
69
57
68
69
65
71
65
65
54
64
76
79
72
53
63

62
76
65
49

8.7
9.2
8.8
8.5
9.5
9.8
10.0
7.5
9.3
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.8
9.3
7.4
8.4
10.0
10.3
9.2
6.5
9.7

8.7
8.9
8.8
8.6
9.5
9.8
10.0
7.5
9.3
9.0
9.2
9.4
10.0
9.3
7.3
8.5
10.0
10.3
9.0
6.4
9.9

8.7
10.3
8.7
7.8
-

See footnotes at end of table.




8

-

53
48
-

44
30
72
27
42
56
30
-

94
60
52

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

-

8.7
7.5
-

8.2
7.0
9.6
5.7
8.3
8.4
4.9
-

12.1
7.6
8.8

Table 9. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by
population group—Continued
(Changes in union hourly wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1976-July 1, 1977)
Percent change

Cents-per-hour change
City and population group

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Population Group III
(250,000 to 500,000) ........................
Akron, O h io .......................................
Atlanta, G a ........................................
Buffalo, N.Y ......................................
Cincinnati, O h io ................................
Fort Worth, T e x ................................
Honolulu, Hawaii ..............................
Long Beach, Calif ............................
Louisville, K y .....................................
Miami, Fla .........................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn ..............
Nashville-Davidson, Tenn ................
Newark, N.J ......................................
Norfolk, V a ........................................
Omaha, N e b r....................................
Portland, O re g ..................................
Rochester, N .Y .................................
Sacramento, Calif ............................
Toledo, O h io .....................................
Wichita, K ans....................................

68
73
71
65
69
78
90
149
61
54
70
64
76
69
69
57
52
51
70
72

68
74
71
66
69
78
89
149
61
54
69
64
76
70
69
57
52
51
71
72

59
50
39
51
49

Population Group IV
(100,000 to 250,000) ........................
Albany, N .Y .......................................
Chattanooga, T e n n ..........................
Corpus Christi, T e x ..........................
Flint, Mich .........................................
Fremont, C a lif...................................
Fresno, C a lif.....................................
Grand Rapids, M ic h .........................
Hammond, In d ..................................
Huntsville, A la ...................................
New Bedford, M a s s.........................
New Haven, C onn............................
Providence, R .l.................................
Riverside, Calif .................................
Rockford, III ......................................
St. Petersburg, F la ...........................
Salt Lake City, Utah ........................
Santa Ana, C a lif...............................
Scranton, P a .....................................
Spokane, W a s h ................................
Stamford, C o n n ................................

70
57
72
82
128
82
52
55
58
61
61
63
61
53
68
32
64
58
65
121
36

69
57
72
82
128
80
50
55
58
61
66
60
61
53
69
32
64
59
63
123
36

72
30
29
94
124
91
-

NOTE:




Dash indicates no data reported.

9

-

92
-

49
20
77
45
55
40
91
58
47
41
38
50

-

38
74
50
45
35
69
79
65

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

9.2
10.0
9.4
8.8
9.0
11.0
14.5
20.9
8.4
7.8
9.3
9.2
10.4
9.3
9.2
7.5
7.1
6.2
9.6
10.2

9.2
10.0
9.5
8.8
9.0
11.0
14.2
20.9
8.4
7.9
9.2
9.2
10.4
9.3
9.2
7.5
7.1
6.2
9.6
10.2

9.3
9.0
7.7
9.7
9.1
17.7
9.1
5.4
10.9
10.8
9.7
10.1
20.5
7.6
7.7
6.5
6.2
14.0

9.4
7.4
9.8
11.3
18.6
9.8
6.5
7.7
7.7
8.3
9.0
8.2
8.1
7.4
8.6
5.7
8.8
9.9
9.5
16.3
4.8

9.3
7.4
9.9
11.3
18.6
9.6
6.3
7.7
7.7
8.3
9.5
7.8
8.2
7.4
8.6
5.7
8.8
10.2
9.4
16.4
4.8

10.3
7.8
7.3
18.1
18.1
12.2
-

6.2
9.7
7.5
7.5
“
6.1
9.7
14.0
10.1

Table 10. Average wage rates: Selected cities by region
(Average union wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1977)
Average hourly rate
City and region1

Drivers and
helpers

Average hourly rate
City and region1

Drivers

Helpers

All c itie s ..........................................

$8.03

$8.09

$7.28

New England.......................................
Boston, Mass. (II)..............................

Providence, R.l. (IV) .........................
Stamford, Conn. (IV ).........................

8.05
8.07
7 40
8.29
8.07
7.81

8.05
8.06
7 59
8.27
8.10
7.82

8.03
8.07
6 57
8.37
7.17
7.07

Middle Atlantic ....................................
Albany, N.Y. (IV) ...............................
Buffalo, N.Y. (Ill) ...............................
New York, N.Y. (1).............................
Newark, N.J. (III) ...............................
Philadelphia, Pa. (1)...........................
Pittsburgh, Pa. (II) .............................
Rochester, N.Y. ( Ill) ..........................
Scranton, Pa. (IV) .............................

7.66
8.23
8.10
7.42
8.07
7.82
7.82
7.82
7.48

7.80
8.27
8.20
7.65
8.11
7.86
7.89
7.87
7.34

6.67
4.16
5.80
6.38
6.25
7.19
7.30
6.60
7.83

Border S ta te s ......................................
Baltimore, Md. ( I I ) .............................
Louisville, Ky. ( Ill) ..............................
Norfolk, Va. ( Ill) .................................

7.78
8.22
7.83
8.09
6.88

7.83
8.21
7.85
8.14
7.02

7.42
8.22
5.87
4.38
6.42

Southeast.............................................
Atlanta, Ga. ( Ill) .................................
Chattanooga, Tenn. (IV )...................
Huntsville, Ala. ( IV )...........................
Jacksonville, Fla. (II).........................
Memphis, Tenn. (II)...........................
Miami, Fla. (Ill) ..................................
Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. (Ill) ........
St. Petersburg, Fla. (IV) ...................

7.79
8.17
8.04
7.98
7.96
7.68
7.24
7.56
5.91

7.81
8.21
8.05
7.98
7.96
7.68
7.33
7.58
5.91

4.80
5.47
4.30

S outhw est............................................
Corpus Christi, Tex. (IV )...................
Dallas, Tex. ( II ) .................................
Fort Worth, Tex. ( Ill) .........................
Houston, Tex. (1)...............................
New Orleans, La. ( II ) ........................
San Antonio, Tex. ( I I ) .......................

8.00
8.05
8.43
7.71
8.14
7.00
8.40

8.04
8.05
8.43
7.78
8.15
7.13
8.40

4.60
4.31
4.60

4.90

3.30
5.55
5.04

Drivers

Helpers

$6.26
8.09
8.48
8.33
7.90
8.37
8.36
8.16
7.74
8.15
8.14
8.25
8.23
8.70
8.03

$7.49
5.98
7.77
5.92
6.69

Columbus, Ohio (II) .........................
Detroit, Mich. ( I ) ...............................
Flint, Mich. (IV ).................................
Grand Rapids, Mich. (IV )................
Hammond, Ind. (IV ).........................
Indianapolis, Ind. (II)........................
Milwaukee, Wis. ( I I ) .........................
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. ( I ll) .....
Rockford, III. (IV )................ ............
Toledo, Ohio (III)..............................

$8.22
8.03
8.41
8.28
7.82
8.37
8.31
8.15
7.74
8.15
8.12
8.25
8.18
8.64
8.01

Middle W e s t........................................
Kansas City, Mo. (II)........................
Omaha, Nebr. (III)'..'..........................
St. Louis, Mo. ( II ) .............................
Wichita, Kans. ( I ll) ...........................

8.10
8.23
8.17
8.14
7.79

8.15
8.34
8.20
8.18
7.79

6.02
5.76
5.34
6.54
4.07

M ountain.............................................
Denver, Colo. ( I I ) .............................
Phoenix, Ariz. (II) .............................
Salt Lake City, Utah (IV ).................

7.67
7.60
7.61
7.92

7.71
7.63
7.65
7.93

6.24
6.64
5.35
4.17

Pacific .................................................
Fremont, Calif. (IV )..........................
Fresno, Calif. (IV) ............................
Honolulu, Hawaii (III).......................
Long Beach, Calif, ( i l l ) ....................
Los Angeles, Calif. ( I ) .....................
Portland, Oreg. ( Ill) ..........................
Riverside, Calif. (IV ).........................
Sacramento, Calif. ( I ll) ....................
San Diego, Calif. (II)........................
San Francisco, Calif. ( II ) .................
Santa Ana, Calif. (IV )......................
Seattle, Wash. (II)............................

8.26
9.13
8.29
7.08
8.62
7.82
8.07
7.66
8.72
8.35
8.74
6.42
8.73
8.58

8.28
9.16
8.29
7.21
8.84
7.87
8.09
7.66
8.75
8.37
8.74
6.45
8.76
8.72

7.90
8.12
8.32
8.14
8.56
6.33
7.92

Great L a k e s ........................................
Akron, Ohio ( III) ...............................
Chicago, III. ( I ) ..................................
Cincinnati, Ohio (III).........................

1 See table 7, footnote 1, for definition of regions. Population size of
city is shown in parentheses as follows: Group I = 1,000,000 or more;
Group II = 500,000 to 1,000,000; Group III = 250,000 to 500,000; and




Drivers and
helpers

Group IV = 100,000 to 250,000.
NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported.

10

7.74
6.12

_
6.85
8.24
7.50
6.38
6.45

6.71
5.77
8.70
6.11
8.49
7.83

Table 11. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by
region
(Changes in union hourly wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1976-July 1, 1977)
Percent change

Cents-per-hour change
City and region’

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

All c itie s ..........................................

65

66

58

8.9

8.9

8.7

New E ngland.......................................
Boston, Mass. (II).............................
New Bedford, Mass. (IV )..................
New Haven, Conn. (IV )....................
Providence, R.l. (IV) ........................
Stamford, Conn. (IV )........................

62
65
61
63
61
36

61
65
66
60
61
36

64
65
38
74
50
65

8.3
8.8
9.0
8.2
8.1
4.8

8.2
8.8
9.5
7.8
8.2
4.8

8.7
8.7
6.2
9.7
7.5
10.1

Middle Atlantic ....................................
Albany, N.Y. (IV) ..............................
Buffalo, N.Y. (Ill) ..............................
New York, N.Y. ( I) ............................
Newark, N.J. (III) ..............................
Philadelphia, Pa. ( I) ...........................
Pittsburgh, Pa. (II) ............................
Rochester, N.Y. ( Ill) .........................
Scranton, Pa. (IV) ............................

55
57
65
52
76
49
54
52
65

56
57
66
54
76
49
54
52
63

46
30
51
39
55
53
56
47
69

7.7
7.4
8.8
7.5
10.4
6.7
7.4
7.1
9.5

7.8
7.4
8.8
7.7
10.4
6.6
7.3
7.1
9.4

7.4
7.8
9.7
6.6
9.7
8.0
8.4
7.7
9.7

Border S ta te s ......................................
Baltimore, Md. (II) ............................
Louisville, Ky. ( Ill) .............................
Norfolk, Va. ( Ill) ................................
Washington, D.C. (II) ........................

65
69
61
69
61

64
67
61
70
63

66
76
49
40
52

9.1
9.2
8.4
9.3
9.7

9.0
8.9
8.4
9.3
9.9

9.7
10.3
9.1
10.1
8.8

Southeast.............................................
Atlanta, Ga. ( Ill) .................................
Chattanooga, Tenn. (IV )...................
Huntsville, Ala. (IV) ..........................
Jacksonville, Fla. (II).........................
Memphis, Tenn. (II)...........................
Miami, Fla. (Ill) .................................
Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. (Ill) ........
St. Petersburg, Fla. (IV) ...................

66
71
72
61
68
65
54
64
32

66
71
72
61
68
65
54
64
32

33
39
29

9.2
9.4
9.8
8.3
9.3
9.2
7.8
9.2
5.7

9.2
9.5
9.9
8.3
9.3
9.2
7.9
9.2
5.7

7.4
7.7
7.3

S outhw est............................................
Corpus Christi, Tex. (IV )...................
Dallas, Tex. ( II) .................................
Fort Worth, Tex. ( Ill) .........................
Houston, Tex. (I) ..............................
New Orleans, La. ( I I ) ........................
San Antonio, Tex. ( I I ) .......................

74
82
75
78
79
62
76

75
82
75
78
79
65
76

10.2
11.3
9.8
11.0
10.7
9.8
10.0

10.2
11.3
9.8
11.0
10.7
10.0
10.0

See footnotes at end of table.




11

-

30
20
45
29
-

-

50
27
“

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

-

7.0
5.4
10.8
6.0
-

9.9
5.7
“

Table 11. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by
region—Continued
(Changes in union hourly wage rates of local truckdrivers and helpers, July 1, 1976-July 1, 1977)
Cents-per-hour change
City and region'

Percent change

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Drivers and
helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Great Lakes .......................................
Akron, Ohio (III) ...............................
Chicago, III. ( I ) .................................
Cincinnati, Ohio (III).........................
Cleveland, Ohio (II) .........................
Columbus, Ohio (II) .........................
Detroit, Mich. ( I ) ..............................
Flint, Mich. (IV )................................
Grand Rapids, Mich. (IV )................
Hammond, Ind. (IV ).........................
Indianapolis, Ind. (II)........................
Milwaukee, Wis. ( II ) .........................
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. ( Ill) .....
Rockford, III. (IV ).............................
Toledo, Ohio (III)..............................

71
73
72
69
61
73
60
128
55
58
57
71
70
68
70

72
74
72
69
62
73
61
128
55
58
57
71
69
69
71

68
50
79
49
49
55
94
48
72
77
45
38

9.5
10.0
9.4
9.0
8.5
9.5
7.8
18.6
7.7
7.7
7.5
9.4
9.3
8.6
9.6

9.5
10.0
9.3
9.0
8.6
9.5
7.8
18.6
7.7
7.7
7.5
9.4
9.2
8.6
9.6

10.0
9.0
11.3
9.1
7.8
7.6
18.1
7.5
9.6
10.9
7.5
6.2

Middle W e s t.......................................
Kansas City, Mo. (II)........................
Omaha, Nebr. ( Ill) ............................
St. Louis, Mo. ( II ) .............................
Wichita, Kans. ( I ll) ...........................

67
68
69
63
72

68
69
69
64
72

42
44
91
30
50

9.0
9.0
9.2
8.4
10.2

9.1
9.0
9.2
8.5
10.2

7.5
8.2
20.5
4.9
14.0

M ountain.............................................
Denver, Colo. (II) .............................
Phoenix, Ariz. (II) ............................
Salt Lake City, Utah (IV ).................

67
69
65
64

67
69
65
64

48
53
42
-

9.5
10.0
9.3
8.8

9.5
10.0
9.3
8.8

8.3
8.7
8.3
-

Pacific .................................................
Fremont, Calif. (IV )..........................
Fresno, Calif. (IV) ...........................
Honolulu, Hawaii (III).......................
Long Beach, Calif. ( I ll) ....................
Los Angeles, Calif. (I) .....................
Portland, Oreg. ( Ill) ..........................
Riverside, Calif. (IV ).........................
Sacramento, Calif. ( I ll) ....................
San Diego, Calif. (II) ........................
San Francisco, Calif. ( II ) .................
Santa Ana, Calif. ( IV )......................
Seattle, Wash. (II)...........................
Spokane, Wash. (IV ).......................

66
82
52
90
149
66
57
53
51
79
74
58
53
121

66
80
50
89
149
67
57
53
51
79
72
59
53
123

68
124
91
92
40
58
41
94
35
60
79

8.6
9.8
6.5
14.5
20.9
9.2
7.5
7.4
6.2
10.3
9.2
9.9
6.5
16.3

8.6
9.6
6.3
14.2
20.9
9.3
7.5
7.4
6.2
10.3
9.0
10.2
6.4
16.4

9.4
18.1
12.2
17.7
6.8
7.6
6.5
12.1
6.1
7.6
14.0

1 See table 7, footnote 1, for definition of regions.
Population size of city is shown in parentheses as
follows: Group I = 1,000,000 or more; Group II =
500,000 to 1,000,000; Group III = 250,000 to




500,000; and Group IV = 100,000 to 250,000.
NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported.

12

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.200
.200

-

AKRON, OHIO

CONSTRUCTION:
TRUCKS, INCLUDING 4WHEEL SERVICE TRUCKS,
4-WHEEL DUMP TRUCKS,
BATCH TRUCKS, OIL
DISTRIBUTORS, ASPHALT
DISTRIBUTORS...................
TANDEMS.............................
TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBI­
NATIONS, INCLUDING
SEMI-TRACTORS, POLE
TRAILERS, READY-MIX
TRUCKS, FUEL TRUCKS,
ASPHALT-OIL SPRAYBAR
MAN .....................................
ALL TRUCKS 5-AXLE AND
OVER ...................................
DRIVERS ON EUCLID WAG­
ONS, EUCLID ENDDUMPS,
LOW-BOYS AND HEAVY
DUTY EQUIPMENT.............
READY MIX:
SINGLE AXLE .......................
MULTIPLE-AXLE SEMI ........
DAIRY:
AGREEMENT A:
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
WHOLESALE:
FIRST 3 M ONTHS.............
AFTER 3 MONTHS ...........
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
AFTER 9 MONTHS ...........
AFTER 12 MONTHS .........
AGREEMENT B:
MILK-WHOLESALE:
STRAIGHT TRUCKS...........
SWING MEN .......................
TRAILER DRIVERS.............
TRAILER SWING M E N .......
ICE CREAM:
STRAIGHT TRUCKS...........
SWING MEN .......................
SEMI DRIVERS ...................
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY.............
FROZEN FOODS......................
FURNITURE AND
DEPARTMENT
STORE .....................................
HELPERS..............................
GASOLINE:
REGULAR SEMI-TRUCKS ...
REGULAR STRAIGHT
TRUCKS ..............................
GROCERY, RETAIL AND
WHOLESALE:
STRAIGHT TR U C KS............
SEMI DRIVERS.....................
HARDWARE .............................
JU IC E.........................................

$7,270
7.320

$8,520
8.570

40.00
40.00

0.625
.625

7.370

8.620

40.00

.625

.200

7.470

8.990

40.00

.625

200

7.740

8.990

40.00

.625

.200

7.100
7.200

7.600
7.700

40.00
40.00

.634
.634

5.320

5.620

40.00

3.750
4.000
4.250
4.500
5.700

3.750
4.000
4.250
4.500
6.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.

.

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

.325
.325
.325
.325
.325

5.780
5.900
6.040
6.160

6.030
6.150
6.290
6.410

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

*
*
' *

.488
.488
.488
.488

5.780
5.900
6.040
6.000
5.700

6.030
6.150
6.290
6.450
6.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.
*
*
.605
.605

-

.488
.488
.488
.200
.175

7.650
7.590

8.390
8.330

40.00
40.00

.677
.677

-

.700
.700

7.070

7.660

40.00

.613

.625

6.970

7.560

40.00

.613

.625

6.560
6.710
6.400
5.850

7.210
7.360
6.960
6.400

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.634
.634
.605
.553

See footnotes at end of table.




13

-

.700
.700

-

.325

.
*
*
-

-

-

.625
.625
.700
.225

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

*
*

*
*

0.225
.225
.225

-

.225
.225
.225
.700

-

AKRON, OHIO
—Continued
LAUNDRY:
ROUTE
REPRESENTATIVES:
FIRST 4 W EEKS...................
4-8 W EEKS............................
AFTER 8 WEEKS .................
DRIVERS, CABINETS:
FIRST 4 W EEKS...................
4-8 W EEKS............................
AFTER 8 WEEKS .................
LOCAL CARTAGE ....................
LUMBER:
REGULAR TRUCK
DRIVERS...................................
DRIVERS OTHER THAN 4
WHEEL (SEMI) ....................
MAGAZINE DELIVERY ............
LESS THAN 90 DAYS .........
MEAT:
PACKING ..............................
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
SUPPLY ...............................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
PARCEL DELIVERY:
TRACTOR-TRAILER
DRIVERS ..............................
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
DOUBLE FORTY ...............
OTHER PACKAGE
DRIVERS...................................
SCAVENGER SERVICES:
DRIVERS:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
HELPERS:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
TIRES, REFRIGERATORS,
AND TELEVISIONS................

$4,750
5.000
5.250

$5,250
5.500
5.775

40.00
40.00
40.00

4.540
4.790
5.040
7.860

5.250
5.240
5.775
8.600

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.

.

*
*
0.688

*
*
-

6.070

6.570

40.00

.605

6.170
6.200
4.960

6.670
7.250
5.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

.605
.634
.634

6.385

6.650

40.00

.634

6.475
6.550
6.400

6.925
7.150
7.000

40.00
40.00
40.00

.634
.605
.605

7.960
8.210
8.270

8.700
8.960
9.010

40.00
40.00
40.00

7.860

8.600

40.00

3.800
4.050

4.100
4.350

40.00
40.00

3.550
3.800

3.850
4.100

3.750

.700

-

.700
.450
.450

-

.300
-

-

-

.370
.700
.700

.688
.688
.688

-

.700
.700
.700

-

.688

_

.700

-

-

*

.

.

*

*

*

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

*
*

*

4.360

40.00

*

*

*

*

5.455
5.555

5.955
6.055

40.00
40.00

.419
.419

-

9.030

9.030

40.00

.900

9.210

9.210

40.00

.900

-

.760

-

9.340

9.340

40.00

.900

-

.760

-

ALBANY, N.Y.

BAKERY-CRACKER:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL:
STRAIGHT TRUCKS, WIN­
CHES, TRANSIT MIX ON
THE SITE ............................
LOW BOYS AND LOW BOY
TRAILERS ............................
EUCLIDS OR SIMILAR
EQUIPMENT ........................
See footnotes at end of table.




14

.350
.350

-

.760

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1. 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

ALBANY, N.Y.
—C ontinued
CONSTRUCTION, HEAVY
AND
HIGHWAY:
PANEL TRUCKS, SINGLE
AXLE DUMP TRUCKS,
DUMPSTERS .......................
TANDEMS AND BATCH
TRUCKS ..............................
SEMI-TRAILERS, LOW-BOY
TRUCKS, ASPHALT DIS­
TRIBUTION TRUCKS,
AGITATORS, MIXER
TRUCKS ..............................
SPECIALIZED EARTH MO­
VING EQUIPMENT ( EU­
CLID-TYPE OR SIMI­
LAR), OFF-HIGHWAY
EQUIPMENT, AND STRAD­
DLE (ROSS) CARRIERS....
OFF-HIGHWAY TANDEM
BACK-DUMPS, FOUR EN­
GINE EQUIPMENT AND
DOUBLE-HITCHED EQUIP­
MENT WHERE NOT SELFLOADED ..............................
READY MIX ...........................
FURNITURE .............................
HELPERS..............................
FREIGHT...................................
LINEN SUPPLY:
ROUTE DRIVERS:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
RELAY DRIVERS:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
TRACTOR-TRAILER DRI­
VERS:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
LIQ UO R.....................................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
TRACTOR DRIVERS:
DRIVING 1 HOUR OR
MORE PER D A Y ................
DRIVING LESS THAN 1
HOUR PER D A Y ................

$7,690

$7,940

40.00

0.750

0.700

7.740

7.990

40.00

.750

.700

7.790

8.040

40.00

.750

.700

7.940

8.190

40.00

.750

.700

8.090
8.550
4.150
3.862
7.790

8.340
8.550
4.450
4.162
8.530

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.725
*
*
.690

5.030
5.130

5.380
5.480

40.00
40.00

5.080
5.180

5.430
5.530

40.00
40.00

5.205
5.305
5.660
5 7.140

5.650
5.750
6.360
8.530

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
.690

7.290

8.680

40.00

.690

7.220

8.610

40.00

.690

7.780

8.520

40.00

.688

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.
*
.538
*

*
*
-

.700
.625
• .700

-

*

*

.375
.375

-

.

.
*

.375
.375

-

*
-

.375
.375
.450
.700

*

-

-

.700
-

.700

-

ATLANTA, GA.

AIR FREIGHT............................
AIR PRODUCTS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
ARMORED CAR ......................
BAKERY ....................................

5.050
5.150
5.760
5.610

5.550
5.650
6.160
6.030

See footnotes at end of table.




15

.250
*
*
-

.
*
.550

.
*
*

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S JU L Y 1, 1976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S FO R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , JU L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

ATLANTA, GA.
—Continued
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
PICKUPS, UP TO AND IN­
CLUDING 2-1/2 T O N S .......
TRUCKS OVER 2-1/2 TONS
UP TO AND INCLUDING 5
TONS ....................................
TRUCKS OVER 5 TONS
a n d e u c l id s UP TO AND
INCLUDING 10 TONS ........
EUCLIDS OVER 10 TONS ...
FILM:
FIRST 90 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 90 DAYS ..................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
GROCERY, RETAIL AND
WHOLESALE:
CARRIER FOR RETAIL
CHAINSTORE......................
RETAIL CHAINSTORE:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..............
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..............
31 - 60 DAYS ..................
61 - 90 DAYS ..................
AFTER 90 D A Y S .............
WHOLESALE:
AGREEMENT A .................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..............
31 - 60 DAYS ..................
61 - 90 DAYS ..................
AFTER 90 D A Y S .............
DRIVERS HELPERS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .............
31 - 60 D A Y S .................
61 - 90 D A Y S .................
AFTER 90 DAYS ...........
LINEN:
FIRST 3 MONTHS................
4 - 6 M O N TH S......................
7 - 9 M ONTHS......................
AFTER 9 MONTHS ..............
HELPERS:
FIRST 3 MONTHS................
4 - 6 M O N TH S......................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ..............
MEAT, P/ -“ 'INGHOUSE:
AGREEMt.* * ..................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ...................
AGREEMENT E ....................
PARCEL SERVICE:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
31-60 D A YS ...........................
61-90 D A YS ...........................
9 1 - 1 2 0 D A Y S ......................
AFTER 120 D A Y S ................

$6,250

$6,450

40.00

0.150

6.350

6.550

40.00

.150

6.600
6.650

6.800
6.850

40.00
40.00

.150
.150

5.450
5.600
7.780

6.250
6.750
8.520

40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688

6.200

6.640

45.00

.544

6.050
6.100

6.700
6.750

43.00
43.00

*

*

.
*
*
*

.
*
*

5.900
6.000
6.100
6.150

6.550
6.650
6.750
6.800

44.00
44.00
44.00
44.00

5.450

5.750

40.00

-

-

*

*

.391

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

.

*
*
*

*
»
*

.338
.338
.338
.338

3.825
4.125
4.300

4.125
4.425
4.600

40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338

-

16

*
•

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

.

_

4.250
4.750
4.900
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

3.950
4.450
4.600
5.000

6.560
6.810
7.060
7.310
7.560

»
*
*
*

-

6 43.00
6 43.00
6 43.00
6 43.00

6.160
6.410
6.660

.326
.326

-

5.830
5.930
6.030
6.080

53.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

•
•
*

5.180
5.280
5.380
5.430

6.990
7.050
6.090
6.940

-

*
*
*
*

6 43.00
6 43.00
6 43.00
6 43.00

6.450
6.420
5.510
+0.380

0.700
.700
.700

_

.125
*
*

6.470
6.570
6.670
6.720

#
*
*

-

.556

5.820
5.920
6.020
6.070

See footnotes at end of table.




-

*
*
•
*

.
*
*
*
.613
.613
.613
.613
.613

*
*
*

-

-

.200
.200
.200
.200
.200

-

_
-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1, 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

_

0.200

_

ATLANTA, GA.
—Continued
TRAILER T Y P E .....................
REFUSE:
FRONT-END-LOADERS........
WAREHOUSE, TRACTOR.......

$7,010

$7,660

40.00

0.613

5.840
4.710

6.281
5.060

50.00
40.00

.170

4.480

4.730

40.00

.380

7.600
7.100

7.600
7.100

40.00
40.00

.950
.950

-

.700
.700

-

8.000
9.000

8.000
9.000

40.00
40.00

.950
.950

-

.700
.700

-

9.200
9.000
9.000
9.000
7.600

9.200
9.000
9.000
9.000
7.600

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.950
.950
.950
.950

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

■959 *

-

-

8.050
7.740

8.050
7.740

40.00
40.00

.950
.950

-

.700
.700

-

7.740

7.740

40.00

.950

-

.700

-

8.050
7.940
7.610
5.750

8.050
7.940
7.610
5.850

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.950
.950
.950
.800

-

.700
.700
.700
.600

-

7.730
7.550

8.500
8.400

40.00
40.00

.690
.690

-

.700
.700

-

8.200

9.050

40.00

.800

-

.600

-

8.400

9.250

40.00

.800

-

.600

-

7.410
7.250
6.305
6.080
6.050
5.760

7.940
7.450
7.055
6.830
6.560
6.280

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.580
.580
.580
.580
*
*

-

*
*

.550
.550
.550
.550
*
*

6.466
6.666

6.869
7.029

37.50
37.50

.300
.300

-

.500
.500

-

6.790

7.700

45.00

.533

-

.525

-

6.560
6.700
6.830
6.960
7.050

7.310
7.450
7.580
7.710
7.800

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

.100
-

-

BALTIMORE, MD.
ARMORED CAR .......................
BUILDING:
CONCRETE:
MIXER .................................
PICKUP................................
CONSTRUCTION:
FLAT B E D ...........................
A-FRAME ............................
GOOSE-NECK, DROP
FR AM E...............................
WINCH TRUCKS................
FORK L IF T S .......................
TRAILER .............................
MIXERS OVER 12 YARDS
EUCLID WAGONS AND
DUMPSTERS ...................
DUMP-TRUCKS..................
EXCAVATING:
DUMP TRUCKS .................
EUCLID WAGONS AND
DUMPSTERS ....................
DROP-FRAME TRAILERS .
HELPERS ............................
COAL AND IC E .........................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B:
HEAVY HAULING ..............
GOOSENECK TRAILER,
HEAVY DUTY, OVER 8
T IR E S ................................
GROCERY:
R E TA IL...................................
HELPERS ............................
WHOLESALE.........................
HELPERS ............................
MEAT PACKINGHOUSE..........
HELPERS...............................
NEWSPAPER:
C IT Y .......................................
ROAD .....................................
OIL:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S.............
7 TO 12 M O N TH S.............
12 TO 18 M ON TH S...........
18 TO 24 M ONTHS...........
AFTER 24 M O N TH S .........
See footnotes at end of table.




17

.550

-

-

-

*
*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

“

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

BALTIMORE, MD.
—C ontinued
AGREEMENT C:
STAKE:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S ..........
6 TO 12 M O N TH S ..........
1 TO 2 Y E A R S ................
AFTER 2 YEARS ............
TANK:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S ..........
6 TO 12 M O N TH S ..........
1 TO 2 Y E A R S ................
AFTER 2 YEARS ............
AGREEMENT D:
FIRST 6 M ON TH S.............
6 TO 12 M O N TH S.............
1 TO 1-1/2 YEARS ...........
1-1/2 TO 2 YEARS ...........
AFTER 2 Y E A R S ...............
YARDMEN:
FIRST 6 MONTHS ..........
6 TO 12 MONTHS ..........
1 TO 1-1/2 Y EAR S.........
1-1/2 TO 2 YEAR S.........
AFTER 2 YEARS ............
AGREEMENT E:
FIRST Y E A R .......................
1 TO 2 Y E A R S ...................
2 TO 2-1/2 YEARS ...........
AFTER 2-1/2 Y EAR S........
PARCEL DELIVERY:
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
PACKAGE PICKUP AND
DELIVERY:
START .................................
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
AFTER 60 D AYS................
AFTEfl 90 D AYS................

$6,370
6.610
6.770
7.080

$7,020
7.260
7.420
7.730

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

6.370
6.610
6.770
7.080

7.020
7.260
7.420
7.730

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

;j: -

6.545
6.680
6.830
7.020
7.090

7.195
7.330
7.480
7.670
7.740

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.
•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•
•

-

-

5.575
5.700
5.850
5.985
6.050

6.225
6.350
6.500
6.635
6.700

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
•
•
•
•

*
•
*
*
•

6.500
6.650
6.940
7.090

7.650
7.800
8.090
8.240

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

7.070

8.470

40.00

5.240
5.940
6.280
6.620
6.970

6.640
7.340
7.680
8.020
8.370

6.960
6.960

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.688

-

0.700

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688
.688

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

5 6.960
5 6.960

40.00
40.00

.618
.618

_

.650
.650

-

5.685
6.035

6.185
6.535

40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.870
5.930
6.250
5.600
5.420
7.030
6.930
7.030
6.930

6.720
6.780
6.900
6.010
5.920
7.480
7.380
7.480
7.380

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.455
.455
.455 *
.455
.455
.693
.693
.693
.693

“

BOSTON, MASS.

ARMORED CAR .......................
HELPERS...............................
BAKERY:
COOKIE AND CR AC KER....
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
TRANSPORT:
UP TO 3 T O N S ..................
3 TO 5 T O N S .....................
5 TONS AND O V E R ..........
HELPERS ............................
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
B E E R ..........................................
HELPERS...............................
BEER AND LIQUOR.................
HELPERS...............................
See footnotes at end of table.




18

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.725
.725
.725
.725

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1. 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1. 1977)
J U L Y 1,
1 97 6

C IT Y A N D JO B
C L A S S IF IC A T IO N

JU L Y 1, 1 97 7

R A T E PER R A T E PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

E M P L O Y E R C O N T R IB U T IO N S F O R
S E L E C T E D B E N E F IT S 3

HOURS
PER
W EEK2

IN S U R A N C E 4
D O LL A R S

PERCENT

P E N S IO N
DOLLARS

PERCENT

B O STO N , MASS.
— C o n tin u e d
B U ILD IN G :
C O N S T R U C T IO N :
S P E C IA L IZ E D E A R T H M O V IN G E Q U IP M E N T ......
2-A X L E ......................................
3-A X L E ......................................
4 - A N D 5-A X L E .....................
L O W -B E D T R A IL E R ............
H E L P E R S .................................
C O N C R E T E M IX E R .............
M A TE R IA L:
C O N C R E T E .............................
T R A IL E R -T R U C K ..............
H E L P E R S ..............................
L U M B E R ....................................
H E L P E R S ..............................
F O O D S E R V IC E , IC E C R E A M :
R O U T E D E L IV E R Y ..................
S IN G L E B O T T O M T R A IL E R
DOUBLE BOTTOM
T R A IL E R ...........................................
F U R N IT U R E , R E T A IL ..................
G E N E R A L F R E IG H T ...................
H E L P E R S .....................................
GROCERY:
W H O L E S A L E ..............................
C H A IN S T O R E ...........................
H E L P E R S .................................
L IN E N S U P P L Y ..............................
H E L P E R S .....................................
M O V IN G A N D S T O R A G E :
T R A IL E R ......................................
R E G U L A R ....................................
H E L P E R S .....................................
NEW SPAPER:
N IG H T ..........................................................
D A Y .................................................................
M A IL O R RELA Y:
N IG H T .......................................................
D A Y ..............................................................
OIL:
A G R E E M E N T A (A S P H A L T
A N D O I L ) .................................................
H E L P E R S .............................................
O N E -M A N S P R A Y E Q U IP ­
M E N T ......................................................
A G R E E M E N T B .................................
L O A D E R S ............................................
G A S O L IN E ..........................................
U T IL IT IE S ..............................................
A G R E E M E N T C .................................
P A R C E L D E L IV E R Y ....................
F E E D E R D R IV E R S ........................
LE A D D R I V E R S .................................
R E F U S E D IS P O S A L ............................
H E L P E R S ..................................................
W A S T E P A P E R .........................................
T R A C T O R .................................................
H E L P E R S ..................................................

$ 8 ,0 9 0
7 .8 4 0
7 .8 9 0
7 .9 9 0
8 .0 9 0
7 .8 4 0
8 .2 1 0

$ 8 ,3 4 0
8 .0 9 0
8 .1 4 0
8 .2 4 0
8 .3 4 0
8 .0 9 0
8 .4 6 0

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

*
*
•

-

•
•
e

6 .3 7 0
6 .5 4 0
6 .3 2 0
6 .3 3 0
6 .2 8 0

6 .7 7 0
6 .9 4 0
6 .7 2 0
6 .7 2 0
6 .6 7 0

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

.125
.125

6 .6 7 0
7 .5 1 0

6 .9 2 0
8 .2 3 0

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

.425
.4 2 5

7 .7 6 0
6 .1 7 5
7 .7 3 0
7 .6 3 0

8 .4 8 0
6 .4 7 5
8 .4 7 0
8 .3 7 0

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

.4 2 5
.2 8 0
.693
.693

5 .7 1 0
6 .8 4 5
6 .6 9 3
6 .1 4 0
5 .8 3 0

5 6 .2 1 0
7 .3 9 5
7 .2 4 3
6 .5 4 0
6 .2 3 0

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

.3 3 0
*
*

e
*

.693
.693

-

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

6 .5 2 5
6 .4 7 5
6 .4 2 5

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

.2 8 0
.2 8 0
.280

7 .9 6 3
7 .4 3 2

8.391
7 .8 3 2

3 5 .0 0
3 7 .5 0

7 .9 6 3
7 .4 3 2

8.391
7 .8 3 2

6 .9 6 0
6 .7 5 0
7 .4 5 0
7 .1 2 0
7 .1 2 0
7 .1 2 0
7 .1 2 0
6 .2 0 0
7 .0 8 0
7 .1 8 0
7 .2 0 5
7 .4 0 0
7 .4 0 0
4 .9 5 0
5 .0 0 0
4 .8 5 0

*
-

-

-

-

_

0 .7 2 5
.7 2 5
.7 2 5
.7 2 5
.725
.725
.725
.5 0 0
.5 0 0
.500
.600
.6 0 0

-

_
-

-

-

.625
.625

-

.625
.600
.7 2 5
.7 2 5

-

.5 7 5
.675
.675
.6 5 0
.6 5 0

-

-

-

.600
.600
.600

.9 1 4
.853

-

.4 2 9
.4 0 0

-

3 5 .0 0
3 7 .5 0

.914
.853

-

.4 2 9
.4 0 0

-

7 .7 6 0
7 .5 5 0

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

.693
.693

-

.7 2 5
.7 2 5

-

8 .2 5 0
7 .6 2 0
7 .6 2 0
7 .6 2 0
7 .6 2 0
6 .7 0 0
8 .4 8 0
8 .5 8 0

4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0

.693
.693
.693
.693
.693
.6 9 3
.693
.693
.693
.530
.5 3 0
.4 8 0
.4 8 0
.4 8 0

8.610
5 7 .4 0 0
5 7 .4 0 0
5 .3 5 0
5 .4 0 0
5 .2 5 0

See footnotes at end of table.




0 .6 9 5
.695
.695
.695
.6 9 5
.6 9 5
*

19

ir

-

-

.725
.725
.725
.725
.725
.7 2 5
.725
.725
.725
.5 7 5
.5 7 5
.6 0 0
.600
.6 0 0

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S JU L Y 1, 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

BUFFALO, N.Y.

BEER:
BOTTLE .................................
KEG ........................................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
READY-MIX ........................
DUMP TR U C K ....................
CEMENT H AULERS..........
GENERAL
CONTRACTORS .......................
BUILDING AND HEAVY
AND HIGHWAY ................
M ATERIAL.............................
COAL AND FUEL OIL (TANK
TRUCK) ...................................
EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE:
FIRST 3 MONTHS................
AFTER 3 M O N TH S ..............
FURNITURE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B:
PACKAGE ...........................
AGREEMENT C:
PACKAGE ...........................
FURNITURE .......................
HELPERS ............................
GENERAL FR E IG H T................
GROCERY, CHAINSTORE
AND
WHOLESALE:
AGREEMENT A:
TRACTOR-TRAILER:
FIRST 2 MONTHS ..........
3 TO 9 MONTHS ............
10 TO 12 M O N TH S........
AFTER 12 MONTHS ......
STRAIGHT JOB DRIV­
ERS:
FIRST 2 MONTHS ..........
3 TO 9 MONTHS ............
10 TO 12 M O N TH S ........
AFTER 12 MONTHS ......
AGREEMENT B:
DRIVERS:
FIRST M ONTH..................
SECOND MONTH ............
3 TO 8 MONTHS..............
9 TO 12 MONTHS............
AFTER 12 M O NTHS........
HELPERS:
FIRST M ONTH..................
SECOND MONTH ............
3 TO 8 M O NTHS..............
9 TO 12 MONTHS............
AFTER 12 M O N TH S........
AGREEMENT C:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S.............

$5,200
6.450

$5,325
6.825

40.00
40.00

0.399
.399

-

0.700
.700

-

9.390
8.800
7.080

10.115
9.525
8.330

40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600

-

.625
.625
.700

-

10.145

10.870

40.00

.600

-

.625

-

10.145
6.710

10.720
7.245

40.00
40.00

.600
*

*

.775
.350

_
-

5.520
5.500

5.630
5.850

40.00
40.00

.415
*

*

.550
.325

-

5.190
5.390

5.640
5.840

40.00
40.00

*
•

*
*

.375
.375

-

5.600
5.410

6.100
5.910

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
•

.275
.275

-

5.420

5.770

40.00

.290

-

.250

-

6.120
6.170
6.020
7.790

6.420
6.470
6.320
8.530

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.690
.690
.690
.690

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

5.710
5.960
6.210
6.460

6.260
6.510
6.760
7.010

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

•
•
*

.250
.250
.250
.250

-

-

5.510
5.760
6.010
6.260

6.060
6.310
6.560
6.810

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*

*
*
*

.250
.250
.250
.250

-

5.900
6.050
6.150
6.400
6.650

5.900
6.050
6.150
6.400
6.650

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

.488
.488
.488
.488
.488

-

3.100
3.250
3.350
3.600
3.850

3.100
3.250
3.350
3.600
3.850

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*

.488
.488
.488
.488
.488

-

6.480

6.780

40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




20

*
*
*

-

*
*
*
*

.425

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1. 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , JU L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

BUFFALO, N.Y.
—C ontinued
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
LAUNDRY, LINEN SUPPLY
AND
W HOLESALE..........................
LIQUOR, WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL ...................................
MEAT, PACKINGHOUSE.........
SAUSAGE..............................
MILK ..........................................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
NEWSPAPER ............................
OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE....
PARCEL DELIVERY:
PACKAGE DRIVERS............
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
WELDING SUPPLY:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
SECOND 30 D A YS ...............
AFTER 60 DAYS ..................

$6,730

$7,030

40.00

•

+ 5.570

6.070

40.00

0.500

-

.425

-

6.780
5.380
5.735
5.500
5.850
5.700
5.200
7.824
5 6.100

7.280
6.005
5 5.905
5.800
6.150
6.250
5.750
8.137
7.350

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
37.50
40.00

.540
.472
.412
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
•
•
*
*

.550
.300
.300
.125
.125
.275
.275
.640
.575

-

5 7.140
5 7.290

8.530
8.680

40.00
40.00

.690
.690

-

.700
.700

-

5.500
5.750
6.000

6.150
6.400
6.650

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

*
•
•

.400
.400
.400

-

5.180
5.230

5.600
5.650

40.00
40.00

•
•

*
*

-

-

6.210
6.360
6.510
6.710

6.710
6.860
7.010
7.210

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.538
.538
.538
.538

-

.450
.450
.450
.450

-

4.100

4.300

40.00

.413

-

.150

-

5.600
5.720
5.820
7.780

6.100
6.220
6.320
8.520

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.538
.538
.538
.688

-

.325
.325
.325
.700

-

3.950
4.450
4.600
5.000

4.250
4.750
4.900
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338
.338

-

-

-

3.825
4.125
4.300

4.125
4.425
4.600

40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338

-

-

-

4.087
4.237
4.387
4.587
4.787
3.520
3.420

4.337
4.487
4.637
4.837
5.037
3.800
3.700

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
48.00
48.00

.388
.388
.388
.388
.388
.313
.313

”

.063
.063

“

0.425

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
BAKERY:
BEGINNING...........................
AFTER 5 WEEKS .................
BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGH­
WAY CONSTRUCTION:
UP TO 3 T O N S .....................
3 TO 5 T O N S ........................
5 TO 7 T O N S ........................
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT ........
BUILDING MATERIALS AND
SUPPLIES.................................
CONCRETE:
UP TO 9 CU Y D S ................
9 - 10 CU YDS ....................
11 - 12 CU YDS ................
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
LINEN:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 3 MONTHS ..............
4 - 6 MONTHS.....................
7 - 9 MONTHS.....................
AFTER 9 M O NTHS.............
HELPERS:
FIRST 3 MONTHS ..............
SECOND 3 M O N TH S .........
AFTER 7 M O NTHS.............
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 3 MONTHS ..............
4 - 6 MONTHS.....................
7 - 9 MONTHS.....................
10 - 12 MONTHS ................
AFTER 12 MONTHS...........
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS..............................
See footnotes at end of table.




21

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1, 1976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.200
.200
.156

-

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
—Continued
PARCEL DELIVERY.................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
UNIFORM R E NTA L..................

$6,530
6.630
5.155

$7,560
7.660
5.600

40.00
40.00
45.00

0.613
.613
.500

7.080
7.080
7.080

7.690
7.690
7.680

40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
*
*

*
*

5.200
5.300

5.650
5.650

40.00
40.00

.250
.250

-

5.400
7.830
7.830
7.990
7.060
6.880

5.850
8.570
8.570
8.590
7.700
7.380

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.250
.750
.750
.625
.625
.625

6.640
6.010

7.240
7.110

40.00
40.00

8.050
8.250

8.800
9.000

7.800

-

-

CHICAGO, ILL.
ARMORED CAR:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AUTO SUPPLY AND ACCES­
SORY:
LESS THAN 2 TONS ...........
2 BUT LESS THAN 3 TONS
3 BUT LESS THAN 7
TONS, TRACTOR-TRAILER
BAKERY .....................................
BISCUITS...............................
BREAD AND C A K E ..............
CRACKER ..............................
Y E A S T....................................
BEER, KEG:
EXTRA AND TRANSFER
DRIVERS ..............................
HELPERS...............................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
EXCAVATING, GRADING,
ASPHALT:
DUMPSTER, TRACKS,
EUCLIDS, HUGBOTTOM DUMPS,
TURNATRAILERS,
PULLING OTHER
THAN SELF-LOADING
EQUIPMENT:
UNDER 20 TONS .......
OVER 20 TONS ..........
4-AND 6-WHEEL,
DINKY, SERVICE,
CRANES..........................
4- AND 6-WHEEL
HAULING OVER 20
T O N S ...............................
A-FRAME, WINCH ..........
DISTRIBUTORS:
1-M A N ............................
2-MAN ............................
GREASE TR U C K S..........
LIQUID ASPHALT,
SLURRY..........................
SEMI-TRAILER, DUM P....
MATERIAL:
AGREEMENT A:
4 WHEEL TRUCKS.........
6 WHEEL TRUCKS.........
QUARRY:
45-65 TONS ..................

_
-

-

-

-

-

.250
.250

-

.250
*

*
-

-

.725
.750
.750
.750

.480
.480

-

.761
.761

-

40.00
40.00

.700
.700

-

.550
.550

-

8.550

40.00

.700

8.250
8.250

9.000
9.000

40.00
40.00

.700
.700

-

.550
.550

-

8.250
8.050
7.800

9.000
8.800
8.550

40.00
J.00
,0.00

.700
.700
.700

-

.550
.550
.550

-

8.050
8.250

8.800
9.000

40.00
40.00

.700
.700

-

.550
.550

-

8.480
8.730

8.880
9.130

40.00
40.00

.650
.650

-

.750
.750

-

8.730

9.130

40.00

.650

-

.750

-

See footnotes at end of table.




.700

22

-

-

.550

_

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1, 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

0.750
.750
.750

_

.750
.750

_

CHICAGO, ILL.
—Continued
UNDER 45 T O N S .........
65-85 TONS ..................
85-105 T O N S ................
READY-MIX:
3-AXLE OR LE S S .........
4-A X LE ...........................
SEMI-TRAILER,
AND OVER 13
YARDS .........................
SEMI-TRAILER:
LESS THAN 24
T O N S ............................
OVER 24 TO N S ............
HELPERS, FACE
BRICK AND CEMENT
BLOCK ............................
QUARRY, 105 TONS
AND OVER .....................
AGREEMENT B:
LUMBER AND MILLWORK .............................
DELIVERY EQUIPMENT
WITH HOIST DE­
VICES ..............................
AGREEMENT C:
DUMPSTERS, TRACKS,
EUCLIDS, HUGBOTTEM DUMPS
TURNATRAILERS,
TURNAPULLS, PUL­
LING OTHERS THAN
SELF-LOADING
EQUIPMENT:
UNDER 20 TONS .......
OVER 20 TONS ..........
4 AND 6-WHEEL,
DINKY, SERVICE,
CRANES..........................
A-FRAME, WINCH ..........
CARRYALLS, LOW­
BOYS ...............................
GREASE TR U C KS..........
READY-MIX:
9 YARDS OR LESS .....
OVER 9 YARDS
THROUGH 13
YARDS .........................
OVER 13 YARDS;
SEMI .............................
SEMI-TRAILER
DUMP ...........................
SEMI-TRAILER
WITH LOADING
OR UNLOADING
DEVICES ......................

$8,530
8.830
8.930

$8,930
9.230
9.330

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.650
.650
.650

8.730
8.830

9.130
9.230

40.00
40.00

.650
.650

8.930

9.330

40.00

.650

8.780
8.830

9.180
9.230

40.00
40.00

.650
.650

8.480

8.880

40.00

.650

.750

9.030

9.430

40.00

.650

.750

7.430

8.690

40.00

.550

.700

7.980

9.240

40.00

.550

.700

8.800
8.800

9.550
9.550

40.00
40.00

.650
.650

-

.750
.750

-

8.550
8.550

9.300
9.300

40.00
40.00

.650
.650

-

.750
.750

-

9.000
8.550

9.750
9.300

40.00
40.00

.650
.650

-

.750
.750

_

8.800

9.550

40.00

.650

.750

8.800

9.550

40.00

.650

.750

9.000

9.750

40.00

.650

.750

9.000

9.750

40.00

.650

.750

9.200

9.950

40.00

.650

See footnotes at end of table.




23

-

_

-

.750

_

-

.750
.750

.750

_

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

CHICAGO, ILL.
—C ontinued
AGREEMENT D-ROOF
ING:
FIRST 60 DAYS ..............
AFTER 60 D A Y S .............
AGREEMENT E-ROOF­
ING:
4-W HEEL..........................
6-W HEEL..........................
SEMI-TRAILER, 12
TO 24 TONS ..................
SEMI-TRAILER, OVER
24 TONS ..........................
HELPERS .........................
COAL:
OVER 2 TONS AND TRACTOR WITH SAME TRAILER
4 OR 6 WHEEL, 12 TO 16
TONS ....................................
4 OR 6 WHEEL, OVER 16
TONS ....................................
DAIRY, WHOLESALE...............
DEPARTMENT STORE:
BULK AND PARCEL ............
TRACTOR ..............................
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
BULK AND PARCEL, FIRST
90 DAYS ...............................
F ILM ...........................................
FLORIST, RETAIL.....................
FROZEN FOODS:
1 TON OR LE S S ....................
2 TONS OR LESS .................
3 TONS OR LESS .................
4 TONS OR LESS .................
5 TONS OR LESS .................
TRACTOR-TRAILER..............
6 W HEEL.................................
TANDAM .................................
FURNITURE, RETAIL...............
FIRST 90 D A Y S .................
HELPERS...............................
FIRST 90 DAYS .................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
FIRST 90 D A Y S .................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A:
LESS THAN 3 A X LE S .......
LESS THAN 4 A XLES .......
4 AXLES AND OVER ........
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B:
LESS THAN 3 A XLES .......
LESS THAN 4 A XLES .......
4 AXLES AND OVER ........
HELPERS ............................
GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A ....................
TRACTOR-TRAILERS .......
HELPERS ............................

$5,610
8.630

$6,025
9.270

40.00
40.00

0.650
.650

-

0.750
.750

-

8.580
8.830

8.580
8.830

40.00
40.00

.500
.500

-

.600
.600

-

8.930

8.930

40.00

.500

-

.600

-

9.010
8.480

9.010
8.480

40.00
40.00

.500
.500

-

.600
.600

-

6.080

6.830

40.00

.150

-

.600

-

6.150

6.900

40.00

.150

-

.600

-

6.710
-

7.460
8.070

40.00
40.00

.150
.501

-

.600
.361

-

7.795
8.145
7.645

8.535
8.885
8.385

40.00
40.00
40.00

7.295
7.000
4.160

8.035
8.110
4.460

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
.550
-

*
-

*
.250
-

*
-

7.480
7.500
7.520
7.540
7.560
7.690
7.690
7.980
7.830
7.330
7.600
7.100
7.930
7.430

8.220
8.240
8.260
8.280
8.300
8.430
8.430
8.720
8.640
8.140
8.410
7.910
8.740
8.240

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.725
.725
.725
.725
.725
.725

-

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750

_
-

7.830
7.930
7.980
7.600

8.570
8.670
8.720
8.340

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750
.750

-

.725
.725
.725
.725

-

7.830
7.930
7.980
7.600

8.570
8.670
8.720
8.340

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.725
.725
.725
.725

-

.750
.750
.750
.750

-

7.930
7.980
7.600

8.670
8.720
8.340

40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750

See footnotes at end of table.




24

*
*
*

*
*
* •

-

-

-

-

-

“

*
*
*

.725
.725
.725

*
*
*

-

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

CHICAGO, ILL.
—C ontinued
AGREEMENT B ....................
TRACTOR-TRAILERS .......
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT C ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT D ....................
ICE:
ROUTE AND R ELAY............
RAILROAD CAR ICERS ......
HELPERS, RAILROAD CAR
ICING ....................................
HELPERS, ROUTE AND
RELAY .................................
ICE CREAM:
AGREEMENT A:
SPECIAL DELIVERY..........
TRAILER AND CABINET ...
AGREEMENT B:
TRANSPORT:
STARTING .......................
AFTER 3 MONTHS.........
AFTER 6 MONTHS.........
AGREEMENT C ....................
MEAT:
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
OVER 3 T O N S ......................
UNDER 3 TONS ...................
HELPERS...............................
MOVING:
FURNITURE ..........................
PIANO ...................................
HELPERS, FURNITURE ......
HELPERS, PIANO ................
MACHINERY:
LESS THAN 2 TONS ........
2 AND UNDER 3 TONS ....
3 AND UNDER 5 TONS ....
5 AND UNDER 7 TONS ....
7 AND UNDER 10 TONS ..
ALL TRACTORS ................
NEWSPAPER AND
MAGAZINE:
FIRST S H IF T .........................
NURSERY-LANDSCAPING,
SHRUB AND TREE:
TRACTOR-TRAILER, 3AXLE OR MORE .................
TRUCKS, 2-AXLE .................
OIL AND GASOLINE................
PRODUCE:
1 TON OR LESS ..................
2 TONS OR LE S S ................
3 TONS OR L E S S ................
4 TONS OR L E S S ................
5 TONS OR L E S S ................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
6-WHEEL TR U C K .................
TANDEM-TRAILER...............

$7,930
7.980
7.600
8.000
7.600
8.000

$8,670
8.720
8.340
8.740
8.340
8.740

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.750
.750
.750
*
*
.750

5.750
5.750

6.250
6.250

40.00
40.00

.374
.374

5.585

6.085

40.00

.374

.275

5.520

6.020

40.00

.374

.275

6.240
6.390

6.640
6.790

40.00
40.00

.688
.688

-

6.480
6.730
6.980
9.350

6.880
7.130
7.380
9.950

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
.688

*
*
-

*
*
.700

*
*
-

7.940
7.870
7.779
7.540

8.750
8.680
8.600
8.350

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.663
.663
.663
.663

-

.725
.725
.725
.725

-

7.240
7.360
7.010
7.160

7.865
7.985
7.635
7.785

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.400
.400
.400
.400

-

.550
.550
.550
.550

-

8.040
8.090
8.140
8.190
8.240
8.290

8.690
8.740
8.790
8.840
8.890
8.940

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600

7.310

7.770

40.00

.700

5.010
4.590
7.450

5.560
5.140
8.200

40.00
40.00
40.00

.625

7.480
7.500
7.520
7.540
7.560
7.690
7.690
7.980

8.220
8.240
8.260
8.280
8.300
8.430
8.430
8.720

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600

See footnotes at end of table.




25

*
*
-

0.725
.725
.725
*
*
-

*
*
_

-

.275
.275

_

-

.700
.700

_
-

#

*

-

-

.488
.488
.488
.488
.488
.488

-

.750

-

-

-

-

-

-

.675

_

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S JU L Y 1, 1 97 6 , A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 197 7 )

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

CHICAGO, IL L
—C ontinued
REFUSE, PRIVATE SCAVENG E R S .......................................
TRACTORS ...........................
LOADING EQUIPMENT.......
HELPERS...............................
RENDERING, BONE AND
TALLOW:
CITY ROUTEMEN ................
GREASE ROUTEMEN .........
CHAUFFEURS ......................
HELPERS...............................
DEAD ANIMAL ROUTEMEN
DEAD ANIMAL
CHAUFFEURS ..........................
DEAD ANIMAL HELPERS ....
SCRAP IRON AND M E TA L.....
SOFT DRINK AND MINERAL
WATER:
LESS THAN 7 T O N S ...........
LESS THAN 20 T O N S .........
20 TONS AND OVER ..........
HELPERS...............................
T IR E ............................................
TOBACCO, CIGARETTES AND
CANDY ....................................
VENDING:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 3 MONTHS................
SECOND 3 MONTHS...........
THIRD 3 M O N TH S ...............
FOURTH 3 M ONTHS...........
AFTER 1 YEAR ....................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 3 MONTHS................
SECOND 3 MONTHS...........
THIRD 3 M O N TH S...............
FOURTH 3 MONTHS...........
AFTER 1 YEAR ....................
WASTE:
LESS THAN 7 T O N S ...........
LESS THAN 20 T O N S .........
20 TONS AND OVER ..........
HELPERS...............................

$7,020
7.380
7.550
6.820

$7,770
8.280
8.300
7.580

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.475
.475
.475
.475

-

0.375
.375
.375
.375

_

7.930
7.720
7.610
7.550
7.720

8.430
8.220
8.110
8.050
8.220

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.663
.663
.663
.663
.663

-

.725
.725
.725
.725
.725

-

6.800

8.200
8.030
7.400

40.00
40.00
40.00

.663
.663
.361

-

.725
.725
.150

-

7.830
7.930
7.980
7.600
5.470

8.330
8.430
8.480
8.100
5.970

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.494
.494
.494
.494
.250

-

.404
.404
.404
.404
-

-

5.780

6.320

40.00

.386

6.200
6.300
6.400
6.500
6.600

6.850
6.950
7.050
7.150
7.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.473
.473
.473
.473
.473

-

.207
.207
.207
.207
.207

-

6.080
6.230
6.380
6.530
6.680

6.650
6.800
6.950
7.100
7.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750
.750
.750

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.830
7.930
7.980
7.600

8.570
8.670
8.720
8.340

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750
.750

-

.725
.725
.725
.725

-

6.030

6.580

40.00

.413

_

.400

_

5.840
6.600

6.243
7.100

40.00
40.00

*

.488
*

e

6.450
6.500
6.550
6.600

6.850
6.900
6.950
7.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

“

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

-

CINCINNATI, OHIO

ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY, BISCUIT:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
BAKERY, CRACKER:
1ST 30 DAYS .........................
2ND 30 D AYS.........................
3TH 30 D A Y S .........................
AFTER 90 D A Y S ....................
See footnotes at end of table.




26

•
•
.538
.538
.538
.538

•

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1, 1 976. A N D W A G E R A T E S . S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S . A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1. 1 97 7 )

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1. 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

PENSION

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

CINCINNATI, OHIO
—Continued
BEER:
BREWERY:
AGREEMENT A:
ROUTE .............................
OTHER, INCLUDING
TRAILER .........................
HELPER ............................
AGREEMENT B .................
HELPERS ................................
DISTRIBUTORS:
HELPERS:
BOTTLE ............................
DRAFT ..............................
BUILDING MATERIAL:
COAL AND EXCAVATING:
SINGLE-AXLE.....................
TANDEM-AXLE ..................
SINGLE-AXLE SEMI­
TRAILER ............................
TANDEM-AXLE SEMI AND
POLE TRAILER, CRANE
TRUCKS, INSLEY, EU­
CLID, KOEHRING.............
WINCH, HEAVY MACHIN­
ERY HAULRS, SEMIS
(5-AXLES OR MORE) ......
REDI-MIX:
MIXER TRUCKS (8
YARDS AND UNDER) .....
MIXER TRUCKS (OVER 8
YAR D S)..............................
DUMP-STRAIGHT TRUC­
KS .......................................
TRACTOR-TRAILER COM­
BINATION (UP TO
5-AXLE)..............................
TRACTOR-TRAILER COM­
BINATION (6-AXLE
AND O V E R ).......................
END DUMPS ......................
LUMBER ................................
CEMENT ....................................
COMMISSION HOUSE.
BAKERY .....................................
DEPARTMENT STORE:
FURNITURE, PACKAGE
AND PICKUP .......................
PICKUP ..................................
TRACTOR ..............................
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
DOUBLE FO RTIES............
F IL M ...........................................
FISH:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
SECOND 30 D A YS ...............
AFTER 60 DAYS ..................
FROZEN FOOD:
FIRST 90 D A Y S ....................

$5,734

$6,180

37.50

0.842

5.707
5.653
6.084
6.003

6.150
6.100
6.600
6.520

37.50
37.50
40.00
40.00

.842
.842
.532
.532

5.419
5.489

5.950
6.020

37.50
37.50

7.300
7.350

7.600
7.650

7.350

-

-

.410
.410
.410
.410

.433
.433

-

.333
.333

_

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

-

.700
.700

-

7.650

40.00

.613

.700

7.400

7.700

40.00

.613

.700

7.500

7.800

40.00

.613

.700

8.150

8.150

40.00

.613

.625

8.250

8.250

40.00

.613

8.150

8.150

40.00

.613

.625

8.250

8.250

40.00

.613

.625

8.300
8.200
5.300
7.860

8.300
8.200
5.760
8.640

40.00
40.00
40.00
48.00

.613
.613
.538
.573

.
7.860
7.860
7.960
8.210
8.270
3.650
4.350
4.600
4.850
5.370

6.150

40.00

.357

8.600
8.600
8.700
8.950
9.010
3.923

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688
.688
.238

5.150
5.400
5.650

40.00
40.00
40.00

5.870

40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




0.410

27

-

■

.

-

.

-

-

.625

.625
.625
.300
.583

-

-

.

-

-

.100

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.325

-

•

*

.

*

*

-

-

•

•

-

-

•

*

.125

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

*
*
*

*
*
*
-

0.125
.125
.125
.450
.450
.700
.700
.625
.625

_

-

*
*
*
*
-

.350
.350
.350
.350
.400
.625

-

-

-

*

.518
.518
.518
.194
.194

*
*

.194
.194

-

CINCINNATI, OHIO
—C ontinued
NEXT 90 D A YS .....................
NEXT 90 D A YS .....................
AFTER 270 D A Y S ................
FURNITURE ..............................
HELPERS...............................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
HELPERS...............................
MISCELLANEOUS................
HELPERS ............................
GROCER, RETAIL:
SEMI-TRUCK......................
STRAIGHT JOB .................
HELPERS ............................
DOUBLE-BOTTOM ............
ICE .............................................
MEAT, PACKINGHOUSE.........
MILK:
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
TANKER-TRAILER ...............
HOURLY ROUTE..................
MOVING, LO C A L......................
AFTER 90 D AYS................
HELPERS:
FIRST 90 D A Y S .................
AFTER 90 D AYS................
NEWSPAPER:
1 TON OR UNDER...............
1 TO 1-1/2 TONS ................
2 T O N S ..................................
3 T O N S ..................................
4 AND 5 T O N S .....................
HELPERS:
UNDER 3 TONS ................
3 TONS AND O V E R ..........
PETROLEUM:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 6 MONTHS................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ..............
AFTER 12 M O N TH S............
AFTER 18 M O N TH S ............
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 6 MONTHS................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ..............
AFTER 1 YEAR ....................
AFTER 18 M O N TH S............
AFTER 2 Y E A R S ..................
PRODUCE:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
AGREEMENT C .....................

$5,620
5.870
6.370
5.330
5.230
7.860
7.810
7.090
7.040

$6,120
6.370
6.870
6.210
6.110
8.600
8.550
7.740
7.690

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

6.730
6.730
6.590
6.850
4.120
7.210

7.980
7.980
7.840
8.100
4.470
7.860

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
.338
.613

6.100
6.470
6.875
4.750
5.250

6.745
7.120
7.520
5.150
5.650

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.559
.559
.559
*
*

0.438
.438
.688
.688
.613
.613
*
*
*

*
*

-

*

-

4.640
5.140

5.040
5.540

40.00
40.00

6.203
6.229
6.256
6.283
6.343

5 6.203
5 6.229
5 6.256
5 6.283
5 6.343

37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50

.573
.573
.573
.573
.573

-

.480
.480
.480
.480
.480

-

6.120
6.147

5 6.120
5 6.147

37.50
37.50

.573
.573

-

.480
.480

-

6.150
6.630
7.040
7.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*

.144
.144
.144
.144

-

6.620
6.710
6.800
7.120
7.450

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

6.150
6.050
5.950

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
.357
.357

4.110
4.210

40.00
40.00

.330
.330

-

-

-

-

-

*

*
*
*
-

-

*
*
-

-

-

*
*
*
-

.080
*

-

.100
.100

-

*

CLEVELAND, OHIO

AUTOMOBILE WRECKING:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................

3.835
3.935

See footnotes at end of table.




28

-

“

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1, 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

_

0.100
.100

_
_

.450
.450
.450

_
_

CLEVELAND, OHIO
—Continued
TOWING AND AUTO
PARTS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
APPLIANCES:
MAJOR APPLIANCES ...........
TRACTOR-TRAILERS.........
HELPERS ............................
BAKERY:
BISCUIT:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
BREAD AND CAKE TRANSPORT ...................................
BREAD:
TRANSPORT ......................
TWIN SCREW ....................
TWIN SCREW-SWING ......
REGULAR SEMI ................
BREAD AND CAKE
REGULAR
DRIVERS..............................
CRACKER ..................................
30 DAYS OR LESS ...........
DOUBLE BOTTOM ...............
PRETZEL AND POTATO
C H IP .....................................
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
BEER:
HELPERS:
KEG ....................................
CASE ..................................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
AGREEMENT A:
EXCAVATING:
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT ....
TRUCKS............................
CARRYALL .........................
READY-MIX ........................
TANK FUEL TRUCKS AND
WATER W AGONS............
BULK CONCRETE.............
SEMI FUEL AND SEMI
WATER W AGONS............
AGREEMENT B ...................
SEMI-TRACTORS..............
STR A IG H T..........................
DOUBLE HOOK-UPS ........
MATERIAL:
AGREEMENT A:
BUILDING SUPPLIES........
LIFT TRUCKS.....................
READY-MIX ........................
AGRAMETER
OPERATORS.............................
SEMI-TRACTOR.................
SEMI TRI-AXLE, DOU­
BLE HOOKUP, OR TANDEM TRAILER ..................

$3,535
3.635

$3,810
3.910

40.00
40.00

0.330
.330

6.455
6.555
6.405

7.430
7.530
7.380

40.00
40.00
40.00

.488
.488
.488

5.750
5.850

6.300
6.400

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

-

.350
.350

-

6.580

7.130

45.00

.456

_

.489

-

5.870
6.220
6.340
6.110

6.520
6.870
6.990
6.760

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*

.625
.625
.625
.625

_

5.840
6.100
6.000
6.980

5.840
7.050
6.950
7.530

40.00
40.00
40.00
45.00

.429
.613
.613
.456

-

-

.350
*
•

_
*
*
-

5.770
5.530

6.970
6.080

48.00
45.00

.510
.456

-

5.750
5.750

6.250
6.250

40.00
40.00

.450
.450

-

8.200
7.700
8.200
8.080

8.700
8.200
8.700
8.580

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.700
.700
.700
.700

7.700
8.080

8.200
8.580

40.00
40.00

7.850
6.950
7.180
7.380
7.280

8.350
7.450
7.680
7.880
7.780

7.340
7.590
7.550

-

_

*
*
*
*

-

.489

-

.354
.489

_

.350
.350

_
_

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

_
_
-

.700
.700

-

.700
.700

_
_

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.700
.750
.750
.750
.750

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

_
_
-

7.850
8.050
8.350

40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750

-

.700
.700
.700

-

8.050
7.570

8.550
8.100

40.00
40.00

.750
.750

-

.700
.700

-

-

7.670

8.170

40.00

.750

“

.700

-

See footnotes at end of table.




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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

CLEVELAND, OHIO
—Continued
AGREEMENT B:
BUILDING SUPPLIES........
SEMI-TRACTORS..............
SEMI TRI-AXLE..................
SEMI TANDEM ...................
DOUBLE HOOK-UPS ........
LIFT OPERATORS ............
READY-MIX ........................
AGRAMETER
OPERATORS.............................
AGREEMENT C:
CONCRETE ........................
LIFT OPERATORS..........
AGREEMENT D:
BUILDING SUPPLY ...........
GLASS:
SUPPLY ...............................
SEMI-TRACTOR.................
BOOM TRUCK ...................
TAG-ALONG TRAILER .....
COMBINATION BOOM
TRUCK AND TAG-ALONG
TRAILER ............................
LUMBER:
SINGLE UNIT TRUCKS ....
LIFT AND CAMEL
TRUCKS.............................
6-WHEEL UNITS, TRACTORS O N L Y ......................
SEMI-TRACTORS..............
PLUMBING:
AGREEMENT A:
SEMI-TRACTOR.................
TRUCK ................................
HIGH L IF T ...........................
SEMI-TRI-AXLE..................
TANDEM S...........................
LIFTS ...................................
AGREEMENT B:
TRUCK ................................
SEMI-TRACTORS ..............
L IF T S ...................................
WHOLESALE:
BUILDING SUPPLIES.........
LIFTS ....................................
SEMI-TRACTORS ...............
C O A L ..........................................
HELPERS:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S.............
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
TRACTORS ...........................
DEPARTMENT STORE:
AGREEMENT A .....................
TRACTORS ...........................
HELPERS...............................
AGREEMENT B .....................
HELPERS...............................
APPLIANCES:
DRIVERS.............................

$7,040
7.270
7.270
7.270
7.270
7.040
7.270

$7,540
7.770
7.770
7.770
7.770
7.540
7.770

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750

-

0.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

7.220

7.720

40.00

.750

-

.700

-

5.190
5.090

5.700
5.600

40.00
40.00

.750
.750

-

.700
.700

-

6.550

7.000

40.00

.750

-

.700

-

7.350
7.500
7.700
7.700

7.850
8.000
8.200
8.200

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750
.750

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

8.150

8.650

40.00

.750

-

.700

-

7.135

7.635

40.00

.750

-

.700

-

7.135

7.635

40.00

.750

-

.700

-

7.305
7.475

7.805
7.975

40.00
40.00

.750
.750

-

.700
.700

-

7.570
7.340
7.590
7.670
7.670
7.340

8.070
7.840
8.090
8.170
8.170
7.840

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750

-

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

6.890
7.220
6.790

7.250
7.570
7.250

40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750

-

.750
.750
.750

-

5.800
5.700
5.950
5.150

6.300
6.200
6.450
5.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750
.255

-

.700
.700
.700
.100

-

5.050
5.100
5.200

5.150
5.200
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00

.255
.255
.255

-

.100
.100
.100

-

6.570
6.670
6.520
6.940
6.890

7.020
7.120
6.970
8.600
8.550

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.438
.438
.438
.688
.688

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

6.745

7.195

40.00

.438

.700

“

See footnotes at end of table.




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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

CLEVELAND, OHIO
—Continued
HELPERS ............................
FURNITURE ..............................
TRACTORS ..........................
HELPERS..............................
APPLIANCES.........................
HELPERS ............................
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
HELPERS..............................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE:
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
ICE:
ROUTE ..................................
FIRST 13 W EEKS..............
HELPERS..............................
FIRST 13 W EEKS..............
LAUNDRY, LINEN SUPPLY ....
MAGAZINES.............................
MEAT:
TWIN SCREW .......................
SEMI ......................................
MEAT AND GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
HELPERS .............................
AGREEMENT C:
STRAIGHT TRUCKS...........
TRACTORS, SEMI­
TRAILERS, TRUCK AND
TRAILER .............................
TANDEM AXLE TRAILER ...
HELPERS .............................
AGREEMENT D:
STRAIGHT TRUCKS...........
TRACTORS, SEMITRAILERS...........................
TANDEM-TRACTORS.........
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT E:
STRAIGHT TRUCKS...........
SEMI-TRACTORS ...............
TANDEM-TRACTORS.........
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT F:
STRAIGHT TRUCKS...........
TRACTORS, SEMI­
TRAILERS, TRUCK AND
TRAILER ............................
TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR .
HELPERS .............................
MILK:
AGREEMENT A:
ICE CREAM ........................
TRANSPORT......................
TWIN SCREW ....................
TWIN SCREW, SWING .....
REGULAR STRAIGHT ......
SWING STRAIGHT............

_

$7,145
7.095
7.195
7.045
7.270
7.220
8.610
8.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.438
.438
.438
.438
.438
.438
.688
.688

-

0.700
.450
.450
.450
.450
.450
.700
.700

_
_
_
_
_

6.690
6.440
6.820

7.840
7.590
7.970

40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600

-

.400
.400
.400

-

5.000
4.740
4.865
4.670
4.630
6.592

5.200
4.940
5.065
4.870
5.130
6.905

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.255
.255
.255
.255
.450
*

*

.250
.250
.250
.250
.450
.250

_
_
_
-

6.220
6.110

6.870
6.760

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

.625
.625

_

7.210
7.210
7.070

7.910
7.910
7.770

40.00
45.00
45.00

.613
.544
.544

-

.350
.556
.556

-

7.070

7.770

45.00

.544

7.150
7.210
7.070

7.850
7.910
7.770

45.00
45.00
45.00

.544
.544
.544

-

.556
.556
.556

-

7.070

7.770

45.00

.544

-

.556

-

7.150
7.210
7.070

7.850
7.910
7.770

45.00
45.00
45.00

.544
.544
.544

-

.556
.556
.556

-

7.070
7.150
7.210
7.070

7.770
7.850
7.910
7.770

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.613
.613
.613
.613

-

.625
.625
.625
.625

-

7.070

7.770

45.00

.544

-

.556

-

7.150
7.210
7.070

7.850
7.910
7.770

45.00
45.00
45.00

.544
.544
.544

-

.556
.556
.556

-

6.220
5.870
6.220
6.340
6.060
6.160

6.870
6.520
6.870
6.990
6.710
6.810

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625

See footnotes at end of table.




_

$6,695
6.645
6.745
6.595
6.820
6.770
7.860
7.810

31

*
*
*
*
*
*

.556

-

-

-

-

_
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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

*

PERCENT

CLEVELAND, OHIO
—Continued
REGULAR SEMI ................
SWING S E M I......................
AGREEMENT B
(WHOLESALE) ..........................
SPECIAL DELIVERY..........
STORE DELIVERY ............
SEMI-TRACTOR..............
'TANDEM ...........................
SCHOOLS AND VENDING
M OVIN G ....................................
HELPERS:
HIRED PRIOR TO 19 67....
HIRED AFTER 1967 ..........
NEWSPAPER:
AGREEMENT A:
RELAY ...................................
JOURNEYMEN:
FIRST 31 D A Y S .................
AFTER 31 D AYS................
AGREEMENT B:
R ELAY....................................
DISTRIBUTION .....................
OIL TRANSPORT, CITY AND
COUNTY.................................
PRODUCE..................................
SEMI-TRAILER......................
HELPERS...............................
RENDERING..............................
SCRAP:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
STEEL AND RUBBISH:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
HELPERS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
SLAG .........................................
EUCLID D U M P ......................
SEMI-TRACTORS.................
DOUBLE HOOK-UPS...........
SOFT DRINK, SPECIAL DELIVERY..................................
HELPERS..............................
WINE .........................................
HELPERS..............................

_

$6,110
6.220

$6,760
6.870

40.00
40.00

*
*

*

0.625
.625

5.610
5.505
6.470
6.650
6.530
5.580
6.540

6.150
6.020
7.060
7.240
7.120
6.170
6.990

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.266
.266
.266
.266
.266
.266
.438

-

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.450

-

6.490
6.340

6.940
6.790

40.00
40.00

.438
.438

-

.450
.450

-

7.140

7.447

37.50

.574

-

.788

-

6.412
7.125

6.689
7.432

37.50
37.50

.574
.574

-

.788
.788

-

6.654
6.655

6.941
6.945

38.75
40.00

.555
.538

-

.762
.739

-

6.760
5.500
5.550
5.400
6.860

7.210
6.100
6.150
6.000
7.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.538
.450
.450
.450
.613

-

.300
.450
.450
.450
.625

-

5.400
5.500

5.750
5.850

40.00
40.00

.330
.330

-

.100
.100

-

5.400
5.500

5.750
5.850

40.00
40.00

.330
.330

-

.100
.100

-

4.310
4.410
6.620
7.000
6.950
6.950

4.660
4.760
7.120
7.500
7.450
7.450

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.330
.330
.750
.750
.750
.750

-

-

.100
.100
.700
.700
.700
.700

5.125
4.025
6.500
6.500

5.500
4.275
7.100
7.100

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.450
.450
.450
.450

-

.450
.450
.400
.400

-

6.000
5.580

6.650
6.230

40.00
40.00

.325
.325

-

.300
.300

-

7.810
7.910
8.010

8.460
8.560
8.660

40.00
40.00
40.00

.425
.425
.425

”

-

'

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

COLUMBUS, OHIO

BAKERY-BISCUIT:
TRANSPORT.........................
C IT Y .......................................
CONSTRUCTION:
BUILDING:
STRAIGHT AND PUMP ....
TANDEM AND SEMI .........
LOW BOY.............................
See footnotes at end of table.




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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.200
.200
.200
.200

-

COLUMBUS, OHIO
—Continued
HEAVY AND HIGHWAY:
ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR:
BATCH; 4-WHEEL
DUMP; AND OIL DIS­
TRIBUTOR .........................
TANDEM ............................
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
FIVE AXLE AND OVER ....
EUCLID: EUCLID END
DUMP; LOWBOY AND
HEAVY DUTY EQUIP­
MENT OVER 12 CU.
YD. CAPACITY..................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE .......
HELPERS...............................
LIQUID AND COMPRESSED
GAS:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
NEWSPAPER DELIVERY ........

$7,920
7.970
8.020
8.120

$8,520
8.570
8.620
8.720

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.575
.575
.575
.575

8.390

8.990

40.00

.575

7.860
7.860
6.020
5.860

8.600
8.600
6.670
6.510

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.363
.363

6.550
6.250
5.888

6.950
6.900
6.568

40.00
46.00
40.00

7.780
7.620
7.780

8.520
8.360
8.320

6.530
6.630

.200
-

.700
.700
.275
.275

-

.533
.661

-

.425
.543
.394

-

40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688

-

-

.700
.700
.700

-

7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

-

.200
.200

-

4.980
7.280

6.155
8.060

40.00
40.00

.688

*
-

.700

-

7.780
7.780
7.780
7.780

8.520
8.520
8.520
8.520

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

6.979
7.191
7.297
5.235

7.677
7.910
8.027
5.585

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

.700
.700
.700
.100

-

6.530
6.630

7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

.200
.200

-

*

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A .....................
HELPERS .............................
AGREEMENT B .....................
parcel*
PICK-UP AND DELIVERY....
TRACTORS ...........................

-

DALLAS, TEXAS

FOOD ........................................
FURNITURE ..............................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AGREEMENT D ....................
GROCERY:
CHAINSTORE:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S.............
7-12 M ONTHS....................
AFTER 1 Y E A R ..................
WHOLESALE.........................
PARCEL DELIVERY:
PICK UP AND DELIVERY ....
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
See footnotes at end of table.




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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

DENVER, COLO.

BUILDING:
PICKUP................................
DUMP:
UP TO AND INCLUD­
ING 14 CU. YDS.............
OVER 6 UP TO AND
INCLUDING 14 CU.
YDS ................................
OVER 14 UP TO AND
INCLUDING 29 CU.
YDS.................................
OVER 29 UP TO AND
INCLUDING 39 CU.
YDS.................................
OVER 39 UP TO AND
INCLUDING 54 CU.
YDS.................................
FLATRACK, SINGLE
AXLE .................................
FLATRACK, (TANDEMAXLE) .................................
LUMBER CARRIER ...........
DISTRIBUTOR....................
CEMENT MIXER:
UP TO AND INCLUD­
ING 10 CU. YDS.............
OVER 10 UP TO AND
INCLUDING 15 CU.
YDS.................................
HIGHBOY-LOWBOY,
FLOAT, SEMI ....................
SPECIALTY AND HOIST­
ING ....................................
LIQUID AND BULK
TANKER:
SINGLE-AXLE..................
TANDEM-AXLE................
EUCLID.............................
HELPERS ............................
MATERIAL:
HEAVY MOVING:
HIGHBOYS, OR LOW­
BOYS, OR A -FR AM E....
TR U C K..............................
HELPERS .........................
BRICK HAULING:
AGREEMENT A:
TANDEM-AXLE,
SUPERLITE:
FIRST 60 D A Y S ..........
SECOND 60 D A Y S .....
AFTER 4 MONTHS ....
DIESEL TANDEMAXLE AND PUP:
FIRST 320 HOURS.....
SECOND 320 HOUR ...
AFTER 640 HOURS ....

$7,150

$7,800

40.00

0.500

0.350

7.250

7.900

40.00

.500

.350

7.350

8.000

40.00

.500

.350

7.600

8.250

40.00

.500

.350

7.850

8.500

40.00

.500

.350

8.050

8.700

40.00

.500

.350

7.250

7.900

40.00

.500

.350

7.350
7.400
7.500

8.000
8.050
8.150

40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500

7.500

8.150

40.00

.500

.350

7.750

8.400

40.00

.500

.350

7.600

8.250

40.00

.500

.350

7.550

8.200

40.00

.500

.350

7.250
7.400
7.600
7.150

7.900
8.050
8.250
7.800

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500
.500

-

6.590
6.340
6.270

7.190
6.940
6.870

40.00
40.00
40.00

.423
.423
.423

-

4.860
4.910
4.960

5.220
5.270
5.320

40.00
40.00
40.00

5.060
5.110
5.160

5.420
5.470
5.520

40.00
40 00
40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




34

-

-

-

.350
.350
.350

.350
.350
.350
.350

-

-

-

+ .350
+ .350
+ .350

-

.205
.205
.205

-

+ .100
+ .100
+ .100

-

.205
.205
.205

~

+ .100
+ .100
+ .100

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS. AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PENSION

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

*
•

0.130
.130
.130

-

DENVER, COLO.
—Continued
AGREEMENT B:
TANDEM-AXLE,
SUPERLITE OR BOOM
LOADER:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..........
SECOND 90 D A Y S .....
AFTER 6 MONTHS ....
SINGLE-AXLE,
SUPERLITE OR BOOM
LOADER:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..........
SECOND 90 D A Y S .....
AFTER 6 MONTHS ....
LUMBER:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .............
31-90 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 90 DAYS ...........
SEMI-TRAILER...............
PLUMBING SUPPLY:
FIRST 3 M ONTHS.........
AFTER 3 MONTHS .......
ROCK, SAND, GRAVEL,
AND READY-MIX CON­
CRETE:
DUMP TRUCK:
UNDER 15 TONS:
FIRST 4 M O N TH S......
SECOND 4 MONTHS ..
AFTER 8 MONTHS ....
15 TONS AND OVER:
FIRST 4 M O N TH S......
SECOND 4 MONTHS ..
AFTER 8 MONTHS ....
SEMI-TRAILER:
FIRST 4 M O N TH S......
SECOND 4 MONTHS ..
AFTER 8 MONTHS ....
DUMPSTER, EUCLID
AND SIMILAR
EQUIPMENT:
FIRST 4 M O N TH S......
SECOND 4 MONTHS ..
AFTER 8 MONTHS ....
MIXER TRUCKS:
FIRST 4 M O N TH S......
SECOND 4 MONTHS ..
AFTER 8 MONTHS:
3-AXLE.......................
4-AX LE .......................
5-AXLE.......................
6-AX LE .......................
STRUCTURAL STEEL
AND IRON:
FIRST 3 M ONTHS.........
AFTER 3 MONTHS .......
SEMI-TRAILER AND
POLE T R U C K ..............

$4,530
4.580
4.630

$4,860
4.910
4.960

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

4.430
4.480
4.530

4.760
4.810
4.860

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

.130
.130
.130

-

4.210
4.280
4.460
4.660

4.460
4.530
4.710
4.910

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
•
•
•

•

-

-

4.690
4.840

5.040
5.190

40.00
40.00

•
•

*
•

6.900

6.450
6.950
7.450

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.507
.507
.507

7.060

6.610
7.110
7.610

40.00
40.00
40.00

7.110

6.660
7.110
7.660

7.110

.100
.100

-

-

.399
.399
.399

-

.507
.507
.507

-

.399
.399
.399

-

40.00
40.00
40.00

.507
.507
.507

-

.399
.399
.399

-

6.660
7.110
7.660

40.00
40.00
40.00

.507
.507
.507

-

.399
.399
.399

-

6.810
7.310

40.00
40.00

.507
.507

.399
.399

-

7.260
7.410
7.510
7.610

7.810
7.960
8.060
8.160

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.507
.507
.507
.507

-

.399
.399
.399
.399

-

5.360
5.670

5.810
6.120

40.00
40.00

*
*

•
*

.250
.250

-

40.00

*

*

.250

-

-

5.870

6.320

See footnotes at end of table.




*

35

-

-

_
-

.

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PENSION

PERCENT

DOLLARS

*
*

0.250
.250

PERCENT

DENVER, COLO.
—C ontinued
SEMI-TRUCK (DIE­
SEL TANDEMAXLE):
FIRST 60 D A Y S .........
AFTER 60 DAYS .......
FISH, WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
91-180 DAYS .......................
AFTER 180 D A Y S ...............
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
91 TO 180 DAYS ................
AFTER 180 D A Y S ...............
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A:
DRIVERS.............................
HELPERS ............................
SEMI DRIVERS..................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
SEMI-TRAILER...................
GROCERY:
FIRST 4 MONTHS................
SECOND 4 MONTHS...........
AFTER 8 MONTHS ..............
MEAT:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
31-60 D A Y S ........................
61-90 D A Y S ........................
AFTER 90 DAYS................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 30 DAYS .................
31-60 D A Y S ........................
61-90 D A Y S ........................
AFTER 90 DAYS................
AGREEMENT C:
FIRST 30 DAYS .................
31-60 D A Y S ........................
61-90 D A Y S ........................
AFTER 90 D AYS................
MILK:
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
WHOLESALE.........................
MOVING AND STORAGE:
VAN .......................................
HELPERS ............................
PIANO MOVERS...................
PAPER, WHOLESALE:
FIRST 2 MONTHS................
SECOND 2 MONTHS...........
THIRD 2 M O N TH S...............
AFTER 6 MONTHS ..............
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
TRACTOR-TRAILERS..........
PRODUCE:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................

$6,470
6.620

40.00
40.00

3.610
3.910
4.290

4.120
4.420
4.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.472
.472
.472

-

-

-

3.610
3.910
4.290

4.120
4.420
4.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

*
*
*

-

-

5.850
5.750
5.900
7.750
7.750
7.750

6.400
6.250
6.450
8.490
8.490
8.490

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.423
.423
.423
.693
.693
.693

-

.349
.349
.349
.573
.573
.573

-

6.170
6.230
6.400

6.720
6.780
6.950

40.00
40.00
40.00

.464
.464
.464

-

-

-

.448
.448
.448

6.095
6.295
6.365
6.465

6.215
6.815
6.885
7.085

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

.550
.550
.550
.550

-

5.675
6.045
6.200
6.460

6.495
6.865
7.020
7.280

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.487
.487
.487
.487

-

.300
.300
.300
.300

-

6.175
6.245
6.300
6.370

6.665
6.735
6.790
6.860

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.487
.487
.487
.487

-

.500
.500
.500
.500

-

5.960
6.460

6.460
6.960

40.00
40.00

.502
.502

-

.498
.498

-

5.900
5.800
5.950

6.400
6.250
6.500

40.00
40.00
40.00

.423
.423
.423

-

.349
.349
.349

-

4.420
4.580
4.740
5.100
5.710
+ 5.810

4.720
4.880
5.040
5.400
8.220
8.320

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*
.688
.688

*
*
*

.149
.149
.149
.149
.700
.700

-

3.140

5 3.140

40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




*
.*

$6,020
6.170

36

-

-

*
-

-

-

-

-

-

“

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

*

_

_

*
*

-

-

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DENVER, COLO.
—Continued
31-60 D A YS ...........................
61-120 D AYS.........................
AFTER 120 D A Y S ................

$3,390
3.640
3.890

5 $3,390
5 3.640
5 3.890

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

7.100

7.600

40.00

0.550

5.340
5.090

5.840
5.590

40.00
40.00

.475
.475

-

.375
.375

-

6.500
6.750
6.190
5.340

7.100
7.350
7.000
6.150

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.688
.688

-

.350
.350
.625
.625

-

7.900
7.000

8.300
7.400

40.00
40.00

.550
.550

-

.488
.488

-

8.820
8.970

9.650
9.800

40.00
40.00

.600
.600

-

-

.700
.700

-

8.820
8.820
9.070
8.820
9.070

9.650
9.650
9.900
9.650
9.900

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600
.600
.600

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

7.920

8.440

40.00

.550

-

.625

-

8.050
8.250

8.570
8.770

40.00
40.00

.550
.550

-

.625
.625

-

9.270
9.370
9.520

9.270
9.370
9.520

40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688

-

.700
.700
.700

-

6.380

6.780

40.00

.600

-

.700

-

6.480
6.480
7.900
6.640
6.690
6.990
7.190

6.880
6.880
8.480
7.130
7.180
7.480
7.715

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.688
.475
.475
.475
.525

-

.700
.700
.700
.625
.625
.625
.700

-

7.100
6.940
7.200
7.110
6.810
7.910

7.750
7.550
7.810
8.010
8.070
7.710
8.240

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.550
.550
.550
.600
.600
.600
.425

“

.625
.488
.488
.625
.625
.625
.250

-

DETROIT, MICH.

AIR REDUCTION ......................
BAKERY:
SUPPLY ................................
HELPERS ............................
BISCUIT:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
TRACTOR ..............................
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
CONSTRUCTION:
TRANSIT MIX:
FIRST 3 M ON TH S.............
AFTER 3 MONTHS ...........
BUILDING:
DUMP TRUCKS .................
SEMI ................................. r.
STAKE TRUCKS (ALL
SIZES)..............................
PICK-UP TRUCKS .............
LOW -BOYS.........................
8 CU. YDS. OR OVER ......
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
EXCAVATING:
DUMP TRUCKS UNDER 8
CU. YDS..............................
DUMP TRUCKS OVER 8
CU. YDS..............................
LOW-BOYS AND EUCLIDS
ROAD:
UP TO 8 CU. YDS..............
8 CU. YDS. AND O V E R ....
EUCLID TYPE ....................
MATERIAL:
STAKE AND D U M P ...........
SEMIS AND DOUBLE
BOTTEMS
40,000 LBS.) .....................
STRADDLE DRIVERS.......
GLASS .................................
LUMBER..............................
SEMI-TRAILERS..............
DOUBLE BOTTOM .........
PLUMBING SUPPLY ................
CARBONIC AND
COMPRESSED
G A S .........................................
RETAIL COAL ...........................
SEMI ......................................
DEPARTMENT S TO R E............
DOUBLE BOTTOM ...............
HELPERS...............................
DRUG ........................................
See footnotes at end of table.




37

0.625

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES— Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DETROIT, MICH.
—Continued
MISCELLANEOUS:
DRIVERS............................
FURNITURE ..............................
HELPERS...............................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
SINGLE BOTTOM TRUCKS.
DOUBLE BOTTOM TRUCKS
1/2 TON FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.............
HELPERS..............................
GROCERY:
CANDY, TOBACCO, ETC.....
HELPERS ............................
CHAINSTORE .......................
ICE:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
MAGAZINE ................................
MEAT JOBBERS.......................
HELPERS...............................
POULTRY .................................
MILK:
TANK TRUCKS, BRANCH
TRACTOR ............................
SUPPLY RUN-SCHOOL,
FACTORY,MISCELL.............
ICE CREAM,
MANUFACTURED
PRODUCTS ...............................
WHOLESALE.........................
MOVING, LO C A L......................
HELPERS...............................
NEWSPAPER:
AGREEMENT A:
REGULAR AND RELIEF ....
JUMPERS ...........................
AGREEMENT B:
D A Y ......................................
JUMPERS.........................
OIL AND GAS ...........................
TRANSPORT-SEMI................
PAPER:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
AGREEMENT C .....................
PARCEL:
PACKAGE ...............................
D O UBLE..................................
TRACTOR ...............................
PRODUCE:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
SCRAP IR O N .............................

$7,200
7.960
7.830

$7,550
8.700
8.570

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.525
.688
.688

-

0.700
.700
.700

-

7.960
8.020

8.790
8.850

40.00
40.00

.688
.688

-

.700
.700

-

7.960
7.760

8.790
8.590

40.00
40.00

.688
.688

-

.700
.700

-

7.220
6.560
7.970

8.220
7.560
8.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.688

-

.700
.700
.625

-

4.300
4.230
5.200
6.550
6.490

4.600
4.530
5.560
7.050
6.750
6.490

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.475
.525
.600
.600
.500

-

.488
.488
.625
.625
.625
.550

-

6.270

6.620

40.00

.800

6.220

6.570

40.00

.800

-

.430

-

6.810
6.660
7.340
7.130

7.160
7.010
7.656
7.446

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.800
.800
.688
.688

-

.430
.430
.700
.700

-

6.845
6.270

5 6.845
5 6.270

40.00
40.00

.396
.396

-

.778
.778

-

6.750
6.175
6.710
7.320

5 6.750
5 6.175
7.360
8.070

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.575
.575
.638
.638

-

.890
.890
.625
.625

-

5.760
5.570
4.480

6.260
6.170
4.980

40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.525
.600

-

.300
.400
.275

-

7.960
8.210
7.960

8.700
8.950
8.700

40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688

-

.700
.700
.700

-

6.650
6.700
5.260

7.200
7.200
5.470

40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.525

-

.625
.625
.300

-

6.450
5.450

6.750
6.050

40.00
40.00

.525
.550

_

.700

.430

-

FLINT, MICH.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY .....................................
See footnotes at end of table.




38

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*

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1. 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , JU L Y 1, 197 7 )

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

FLINT, MICH.
—Continued
CONSTRUCTION:
TRANSIT MIX:
FIRST 60 DAYS ..................
SECOND 60 DAYS .............
THIRD 60 D A Y S ..................
AFTER 180 D A Y S ...............
TANDEM AXLE DUMP
TRUCKS, BLOCK AND MA­
SON SUPPLY, AND SEMI­
TRAILERS:
FIRST 60 DAYS ..................
SECOND 60 DAYS .............
THIRD 60 D A Y S ..................
AFTER 180 D A Y S ...............
FLAT RACKS AND SINGLE
AXLE DUMP TRUCKS:
FIRST 60 DAYS ..................
SECOND 60 DAYS .............
THIRD 60 D A Y S ..................
AFTER 180 D A Y S ...............
GRAVEL TRAIN:
FIRST 60 DAYS ..................
SECOND 60 DAYS .............
THIRD 60 D A Y S ..................
AFTER 180 D A Y S ................
SAND, GRAVEL, STONE,
AND ASPHALT:
LOW-BOYS, EUCLIDS, AND
DOUBLE BOTTOM S...........
DUMP TRUCKS (8 CU.
YDS. OR MORE), POLE
TRAILERS, SEMIS AND
FUEL TRUCKS ....................
ALL O THER ...........................
CANDY ......................................
FURNITURE AND
DEPARTMENT
STORE DELIVERY:
DRIVERS:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
HELPERS:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
GROCERY (WHOLESALE)......
DOUBLE-BOTTOM...............
LOCAL C ARTAG E....................
LUMBER:
FIRST 120 D A Y S ..................
SECOND 120 D AYS.............
THIRD 120 D A Y S .................
AFTER 360 D A Y S ................
MOVING AND STORAGE:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
AFTER 90 D A Y S .................
HELPERS:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................

$5,390
5.790
6.190
6.390

$5,790
6.190
6.590
6.790

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.475
.475
.475
.475

5.340
5.740
6.140
6.340

5.740
6.140
6.540
6.740

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.475
.475
.475

5.190
5.590
5.990
6.190

5.590
5.990
6.390
6.590

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.475
.475
.475

5.640
6.040
6.440
6.640

6.040
6.440
6.840
7.040

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.475
.475
.475

8.250

8.770

40.00

.550

8.050
7.920
4.500

8.570
8.440
4.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

.550
.550
*

*

.625
.625
.100

-

5.640
5.740

6.530
6.630

40.00
40.00

.525
.525

-

.550
.550

-

5.400
5.500
6.060
5.940
7.110

6.290
6.390
6.770
6.820
8.610

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.525
.525
.475
.475
.688

4.770
5.020
5.270
5.520

5.400
5.650
5.900
6.150

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.475
.475
.475

-

.488
.488
.488
.488

-

5.140
5.240

6.000
6.200

40.00
40.00

.525
.525

-

.488
.488

-

4.930

5.790

40.00

.525

-

.488

-

See footnotes at end of table.




39

-

0.488
.488
.488
.488

-

.488
.488
.488
.488

-

-

-

.488
.488
.488
.488

-

-

.488
.488
.488
.488

-

-

-

-

-

-

.625

-

-

.

.550
.550
.400
.400
.700

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

_

FLINT, MICH.
—Continued
AFTER 90 D A Y S .................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
AFTER 90 D A Y S .................
HELPERS:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
AFTER 90 D A Y S .................
OIL AND GAS ...........................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
PRODUCE..................................
RUBBISH REMOVAL:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
SECOND 30 D A YS ...............
THIRD 30 DAYS ...................
FOURTH 30 D A Y S ...............
AFTER 120 D A Y S ................
TOBACCO AND CANDY:
STA R T....................................
AFTER 2 MONTHS ..............
AFTER 4 MONTHS ..............
AFTER 6 M O N TH S ..............
3-5 YEARS ............................
5-10 YEARS ..........................
AFTER 10 Y EAR S................

$5,030

$5,990

40.00

0.525

_

0.488

5.140
5.240

6.000
6.200

40.00
40.00

.525
.525

-

.488
.488

-

4.930
5.030
6.930
6.920
3.720

5.790
5.990
7.580
8.710
3.970

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.525
.525
.525
.688
*

*

.488
.488
.400
.700
.488

-

3.650
3.900
4.150
4.400
4.650

3.900
4.150
4.400
4.650
4.900

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.251
.251
.251
.251
.251

-

3.000
3.250
3.750
4.250
4.300
4.400
4.550

3.300
3.550
4.050
4.550
4.600
4.650
4.700

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*

4.050
3.300

40.00
40.00

*

*

7.780
7.620
7.780
7.620

8.520
8.360
8.520
8.360

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688

-

4.220
4.660
6.450
6.550

4.420
4.860
7.050
8.060

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
.688

*

6.530
6.630

7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

8.090
7.965

8.590
8.465

40.00
40.00

.776
.776

6.760
6.760
6.760

7.310
7.310
7.310

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

9.585
9.580
9.880
10.120

10.725
10.820
11.020
11.260

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195

*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

FURNITURE ..............................
HELPERS...............................

-

.
*

.
*

G E N E R A L F R E IG H T :

AGREEMENT A .....................
HELPERS..............................
AGREEMENT B .....................
HELPERS..............................
GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A .....................
WHOLESALE DELIVERY ....
AGREEMENT B ....................
M E A T.........................................
PARCEL DELIVERY:
PICK-UP AND DELIVERY....
TRACTORS ...........................

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

.300
.300
.150
*

-

*
*
-

.200
.200

-

.575
.575

-

.550
.550

-

.550

-

-

-

-

*

FREMONT, CALIF.

APPLIANCES.............................
HELPERS ................................
BEVERAGE:
SPECIAL DELIVERY..............
COMBINATION.......................
SHIPPING TRUCKS...............
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
DUMP TRUCKS:
UNDER 4 Y A R D S ..................
4 TO 6 Y AR D S .......................
6 TO 8 Y AR D S .......................
8 TO 12 Y AR D S.....................
See footnotes at end of table.




40

*

_
*
*
*

_
-

.750
.750
.750
.750

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

FREMONT, CALIF.
—Continued

_

_

12 TO 18 YARDS ..................
18 TO 24 YARDS ..................
24 TO 35 YARDS ..................
35 TO 50 YARDS ..................
50 TO 65 YARDS ..................
65 TO 80 YARDS ..................
80 TO 95 YARDS ..................
COMBINATION DUMP
TRUCK
AND TRAILER ........................
TRANSIT MIX:
UNDER 6 Y A R D S ..................
6 TO 8 Y AR D S ......................
8 TO 10 YARDS.....................
10 TO 12 YARDS ..................
12 TO 14 YARDS ..................
14 TO 16 YARDS ..................
LIFT JITNEY AND FORKLIFT
WATER TRUCKS:
UNDER 2500 GALLONS.......
2500 TO 4000 GALLO NS.....
4000 TO 5000 GALLO NS.....
5000 TO 7000 GALLO NS.....
PICKUP ....................................
WINCH AND A-FRAME ..........
COMBINATION BOOTMEN ....
BOOTMEN ................................
SINGLE UNIT FLOAT
RACKS....................................
2-AXLE .....................................
HEAVY DUTY TRANSPORTS:

$10,170
10.265
10.320
10.470
10.620
10.770
10.920

$11,300
11.405
11.460
11.610
11.760
11.910
12.060

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195

-

0.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750

-

10.265

11.405

40.00

1.195

-

.750

-

9.735
9.835
9.935
10.035
10.135
10.265
9.715

10.875
10.975
11.075
11.175
11.275
11.375
10.855

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195

-

.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750

_
_

9.695
9.795
9.895
9.995
9.585
9.895
10.025
9.675

10.835
10.935
11.035
11.135
10.725
11.035
11.165
10.845

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195
1.195

-

.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750

-

9.680
9.780

10.820
10.920

40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195

-

.750
.750

-

HIGH B E D ..............................
LOW BED GOOSENECK......
BUILDING MATERIALS:
TANK TRUCKS:
400 GALLONS OR LESS ..
OVER 400 GALLONS .......
DUMP TRUCKS:
UNDER 4 Y A R D S ..............
4 TO 6 YAR D S...................
6 TO 8 YAR D S...................
8 TO 12 YARDS ................
12 YARDS AND OVER .....
WET MIX:
5 YARDS OR LE S S ...........
6 YARDS OR LE S S ...........
7 YARDS OR LE S S ...........
8 YARDS OR LE S S ...........
9 YARDS OR LE S S ...........
10 YARDS OR LESS.........
11 YARDS OR LESS.........
12 YARDS OR LESS.........
13 YARDS OR LESS.........
14 YARDS OR LESS.........
15 YARDS OR LESS.........
16 YARDS OR LESS.........
BUGGYMOBILE....................

9.900
10.130

11.040
11.270

40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195

8.960
9.100

9.960
10.100

40.00
40.00

9.040
9.100
9.220
9.500
9.600

10.040
10.100
10.220
10.500
10.600

9.270
9.320
9.360
9.430
9.500
9.590
9.700
9.760
9.820
9.880
9.940
10.000
8.950

10.270
10.320
10.360
10.430
10.500
10.590
10.700
10.760
10.820
10.880
10.940
11.000
9.950

See footnotes at end of table.




41

_

_

-

.750
.750

1.075
1.075

-

.747
.747

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075

-

.747
.747
.747
.747
.747

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075
1.075

.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747
.747

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

0.747
.747

PERCENT

FREMONT, CALIF.
—C ontinued
FLAT RACK:
2 AXLE ................................
3 AXLE ................................
SEMI:
FLAT RACK ........................
END D U M P .........................
LUMBER ..................................
ROSS CARRIERS..................
DOUBLE HEADERS ..............
BOOM TR U C KS.....................
PLUMBING SUPPLIES:
LESS THAN 10500 LBS......
10500 LBS. AND O V E R .....
ROCK, SAND, AND GRAVEL:
DUMP TRUCKS:
UNDER 6 YAR D S.............
6 TO 8 YARDS .................
8 TO 14 YARDS ...............
14 TO 20 Y A R D S .............
20 TO 24 Y A R D S .............
24 TO 35 Y A R D S .............
35 YARDS AND O V E R ....
WATER TRUCKS:
UNDER 4000 GALLONS ..
4000 GALLONS AND
OVER ................................
DRUG:
FIRST 60 DAYS .....................
NEXT 90 DAYS ......................
LESS THAN 2 YEARS ..........
2 YEARS AND O V E R ............
FURNITURE ..............................
HELPERS...............................
FROZEN FO ODS.................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
UNDER 10,500 LBS ..............
10,500 LBS AND O V E R ........
TRUCKS WITH SPECIAL
ATTACHMENTS....................
DOUBLE HEADERS ..............
LOW B E D ................................
HIGH B E D ...............................
GROCERY .................................
HELPERS ................................
LAUNDRY ..................................
M E A T.........................................
MILK ...........................................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS ................................
PARCEL .....................................
PRODUCE:
RETAIL ....................................
W HOLESALE..........................
REFUSE .....................................
HELPERS ................................
STEEL ........................................
SEMI-TRAILERS ....................
TOBACCO ..................................
WINE ..........................................

$9,050
9.170

$10,050
10.170

40.00
40.00

1.075
1.075

_

9.200
9.600
7.800
7.920
7.955
8.170

10.200
10.600
8.540
8.660
8.695
8.910

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.075
1.075
.790
.790
.790
.790

-

7.330
7.455

8.640
8.765

40.00
40.00

9.895
10.250
10.350
10.525
10.655
10.705
10.755

10.445
10.575
10.900
11.075
11.205
11.255
11.305

9.895

_
_

-

.747
.747
.698
.698
.698
.698

_
_

*
*

♦
*

.648
.648

_

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.480
1.480
1.480
1.480
1.480
1.480
1.480

-

-

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

10.445

40.00

1.480

-

.700

_

10.025

10.575

40.00

1.480

_

.700

_

5.595
5.685
5.810
6.205
8.425
8.238
7.105

6.080
6.170
6.290
6.595
9.035
8.848
7.905

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.425
.425
.425
.425
*
*
.478

_
-

-

*
*
-

.174
.174
.174
.174
.747
.747
.399

_
-

7.965
8.090

8.465
8.590

40.00
40.00

.776
.776

-

.575
.575

_
_

8.215
8.215
8.215
8.153
8.535
8.285
6.720
6.830
5.950
7.575
7.310
7.405

8.715
8.715
8.715
8.653
9.275
9.025
7.470
8.830
6.100
8.670
8.100
8.775

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.776
.776
.776
.776
*
*
.520
.596
*
.738
.738
.756

-

_
_
_

*
-

.575
.575
.575
.575
.698
.698
.650
.575
.648
.700
.700
.800

7.440
6.965
6.812
6.625
7.610
7.735
6.750
7.598

8.140
7.915
8.323
8.135
9.220
9.345
7.200
8.438

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.478
*
*
*
.915
.915
.425
.819

#
*
*
“

.448
.598
.598
.598
.698
.698
.548
.698

See footnotes at end of table.




-

42

-

-

-

*
*
-

-

-

-

_
-

-

_
_
_
_
_
-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S JU L Y 1. 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 1 977)

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

FRESNO, CALIF.

BEER .........................................
CONSTRUCTION:
BUILDING:
LESS THAN 4 CU. YDS. ...
4 CU YDS. AND UNDER
6 CU. YDS..........................
6 CU. YDS. AND UNDER
8 CU. YDS..........................
8 CU. YDS. AND INCL­
UDING 12 CU. YDS..........
OVER 12 AND INCLUD­
ING 18 CU. YDS................
OVER 18 AND INCLUD.
ING 24 CU. YDS................
OVER 24 AND INCLUD­
ING 35 CU. Y D S ...............
OVER 35 AND INCLUD­
ING 50 CU. YDS.................
OVER 50 AND INCLUD­
ING 65 CU. YDS................
OVER 65 AND INCLUD­
ING 80 CU. YDS................
OVER 80 AND INCLUD.
ING 95 CU. YDS................
TRANSIT MIX:
LESS THAN 6 CU. YDS. ...
6 CU. YDS. AND LESS
THAN 8 CU. YDS..............
8 CU. YDS. AND LESS
THAN 10 CU. YDS............
OVER 10 AND INCLUD
ING 12 CU. YDS................
OVER 12 AND INCLUD­
ING 14 CU. YDS................
OVER 14 AND INCLUD­
ING 16 CU. YDS................
PICKUP...............................
WATER TRUCK:
LESS THAN 2500 GALS. ..
2500 GALS. AND LESS
THAN 4000 GALS.............
4000 GALS. AND LESS
THAN 5000 GALS.............
5000 GALS. AND LESS
THAN 7000 GALS.............
HEAVY DUTY TRANSPORT:
LOW -BED............................
HIGH-BED..........................
MATERIAL:
DUMP TRUCK:
UNDER 6 Y A R D S ...........
6 TO 8 Y AR D S ................
8 YARDS AND OVER ....
TRANSIT-MIX ....................
FLAT-RACK ........................
WINCH TRUCKS AND
A-FRAMES ........................
PICKUP TRUCKS...............

$5,315

5 $5,315

40.00

0.300

0.350

9.905

5 9.905

40.00

1.195

.700

10.000

5 10.000

40.00

1.195

.700

10.200

5 10.200

40.00

1.195

.700

10.440

5 10.440

40.00

1.195

.700

10.480

5 10.480

40.00

1.195

10.585

5 10.585

40.00

1.195

10.640

s 10.640

40.00

1.195

10.790

5 10.790

40.00

1.195

10.940

5 10.940

40.00

1.195

11.090

5 11.090

40.00

1.195

.700
.700
.700

.

.700
.700

11.240

5 11.240

40.00

1.195

_

10.045

5 10.045

40.00

1.195

_

.700

.

10.150

5 10.150

40.00

1.195

.

.700

_

10.255

5 10.255

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_

.700
.700

_

10.355

s 10.355

40.00

1.195

_

10.455

5 10.455

40.00

1.195

.

.700

_

10.585
9.305

5 10.585
5 9.305

40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195

_

.700
.700

-

10.015

5 10.015

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_

10.115

5 10.115

40.00

1.195

_

.700

10.215

5 10.215

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_

10.315

5 10.315

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_

10.450
10.220

5 10.450
5 10.220

40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195

-

.700
.700

7.455
7.665
7.915
7.530
7.365

7.705
7.915
8.165
7.780
7.615

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.484
.484
.484
.484
.484

-

.400
.400
.400
.400
.400

7.565
7.365

7.815
7.615

40.00
40.00

.484
.484

“

See footnotes at end of table.




.700
_

43

-

_

.

.400
.400

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1, 1 97 6 , A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , JU L Y 1, 1 97 7 )

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

0.400
.250
.250
•

_
•

FRESNO, CALIF.
—C ontinued
DRUG DELIVERY:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AGREEMENT D ....................
POTATO CHIP DELIVERY:
3 AXLE OR LE S S .................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
3 AXLE OR LE S S .................
4 AXLE OR M O R E ...............
LOW-BED...............................
HELPERS...............................
GROCERY, W HOLESALE.......
ICE CREAM AND MILK:
ROUTE, W HOLESALE.........
SPECIAL D ELIVERY............
5-DAY W HOLESALE............
R E LIE F..................................
TRANSPORT.........................
LAUNDRY:
INDUSTRIAL..........................
LINEN-AGREEMENT A:
AFTER 2 WEEKS ..............
LINEN-AGREEMENT B:
DRIVERS.............................
LUMBER ....................................
MEAT:
PACKINGHOUSE..................
SALES AND SERVICE.........
TALLOW ................................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
PARCEL DELIVERY.................
PRODUCE AND FR U IT............

$5,180
4.595
-

$5,780
5.350
6.500
5.860

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.590
.484
.590
•

5.750

5 5.750

40.00

.399

7.695
7.820
7.945
7.595
6.570

8.655
8.780
8.905
8.555
7.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693
.693
*

•

.575
.575
.575
.575
.598

7.150
7.030
7.250
7.350
7.250

5 7.150
5 7.030
5 7.250
s 7.350
5 7.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.576
.576
.576
.576
.576

-

.598
.598
.598
.598
.598

5.700

6.075

40.00

.380

.199

5.700

6.075

40.00

.380

.199

5.700
-

6.075
5.300

40.00
40.00

.380
*

-

6.460
6.460
6.460
7.270
6.070
7.295
5.800

7.190
7.190
7.190
7.770
6.570
8.795
6.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.492
.492
.764
.380

7.050

7.550

40.00

.600

7.150

7.650

40.00

.600

5.270
5.370
7.050

5.800
5.900
7.550

40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.475
.600

6.430
6.530
6.630
6.730

6.680
6.780
6.880
6.980

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.700
.700
.700
.700

6.530
6.630
6.730
6.830

6.780
6.880
6.980
7.080

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.700
.700
.700
.700

•
*

-

•

.250

•
*
•
*
-

-

.199
.498
.498
.498
.448
.448
.673
.399

-

-

-

-

-

-

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
CONSTRUCTION:
BUILDING:
8 CUBIC YARDS AND
U NDER...............................
TANDEM, OVER 8 CUBIC
YARDS ...............................
MATERIAL:
AGREEMENT A ...................
AFTER 30 D A Y S ..............
AGREEMENT B ...................
GRAVEL:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
SECOND 30 D A Y S ............
THIRD 30 DAYS ................
AFTER 90 D AYS................
DOUBLE BOTTOM:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
SECOND 30 D A Y S ............
THIRD 30 DAYS ................
AFTER 90 D AYS................
See footnotes at end of table.




44

.450
.450

.

.150
.150
.450

-

-

.625
.625
.625
.625

-

-

.625
.625
.625
.625

-

.

“

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
—C ontinued
SINGLE AXLE AND TAN­
DEM
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
SECOND 30 D A Y S ............
AFTER 60 D AYS................
DEPARTMENT S TO R E............
GASOLINE.................................
GENERAL FR EIGHT.... ...........
MILK ..........................................
SCRAP YARD:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
TRASH:
FRONT END LOADERS......
LUGGER ................................
TANDEM ................................
INDUSTRIAL:
FRONT END LOADERS......
LUGGERS..............................
ROLL-OFFS...........................

$6,430
6.530
6.630
6.350
6.910
7.870
6.550

$6,680
6.780
6.880
6.400
7.560
8.510
7.270

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.700
.700
.700
.550
.688
.713
.600

3.670
4.010

3.710
4.240

40.00
40.00

.525

4.300
4.300
4.300

5.270
5.270
5.120

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
•

*

4.850
4.850
4.850

5.400
5.400
5.400

40.00
40.00
40.00

*

•
•
*

7.080
4.244
6.150

7.690
4.244
6.650

40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.525
.550

7.450
7.950

8.200
8.700

40.00
40.00

.750
.750

-

8.150
8.350
8.550
8.750

8.700
8.900
9.100
9.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

8.320
8.470
8.540
8.060
8.240

8.820
8.970
9.040
8.560
8.740

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

8.320
7.420
6.980
7.950
6.160
7.100

8.820
8.170
6.980
8.690
6.220
7.700

7.450
4.170
7.280
7.450

8.200
4.170
7.730
8.200

*

*
*

-

*
-

*

0.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.725
.700

-

.300
.450

-

*
•
•

-

-

*
*

.100
.100
.100

-

.425
.550
.425

-

-

HAMMOND, IND.

ARMORED CAR ......................
BAKERY ....................................
BEER .........................................
COMPRESSED GAS AND
OXYGEN:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
CONSTRUCTION:
2 OR 3 AXLE ........................
4 AXLE ..................................
5 AXLE ...................................
6 AXLE ..................................
REDI-MIX CONCRETE:
UP TO 6 YDS.........................
6 TO 8 YDS............................
OVER 8 YDS..........................
4-WHEEL ..............................
6-WHEEL ..............................
10-WHEEL SEMI-DUMP
TRUCKS, CEMENT TRANSP O R TS.................................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
LIQUOR AND W IN E .................
LOCAL CARTAGE ....................
M E A T .........................................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
OIL, PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL,
AND LIQUID ...........................
SANITATION .............................
SOFT D R IN K .............................
TANK TR U C K............................

-

-

.725
.725

-

-

-

.550
.550
.550
.550

-

.550
.550
.550
.550
.550

-

.450
.450
.450
.450
.450

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.550
.600
.425
.750
.450
.475

-

.450
.550
.350
.725
.400
.475

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.650
.399
.525
.650

-

.650
.450
.650

-

See footnotes at end of table.




_

*5

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

HONOLULU, HAWAII

BAKERY .....................................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
UTILITY, FLATBED, E T C ......
DUMP TR U C K ........................
WATER:
UP TO 2000 GALLONS......
OVER 2000 GALLONS.......
TANDEM, SEMI, E T C ............
SLIP-IN OR PUP ....................
EUCLID, MACK, E TC .............
TRACTOR ...............................
BUILDING MATERIALS ...........
TRACTOR TRAILERS.............
TRUCK HELPERS ................
CONCRETE AND ROCK:
AGREEMENT A:
OFF HIGHW AY....................
ON HIGHWAY .....................
TANDEM TRUCK DRIVERS
(ON HIGHW AY)...................
SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER
(ON HIGHWAY) ...................
MIXER DRIVER.....................
SEMI-MIXER DRIVER ........
AGREEMENT B ......... J.........
LINEHAUL..............................
AGREEMENT C:
DELIVERY............................
OFF HIGHWAYS:
10 TO 20 T O N S .................
OVER 20 TONS .................
BOOM TR U C K.....................
ON HIGHWAYS:
OVER 20 T O N S ................
SEMI-TRAILERS...............
MIXERS ...............................
AGREEMENT D .....................
FLAT ROCK .........................
SLIP-IN.................................
TANDEM ..............................
AGREEMENT E:
TRACTOR ...........................
STRADDLE TRAILER .........
AGREEMENT F ......................
PIPE..........................................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
TRACTOR ..............................
OVER 5 TONS .......................
HELPER ..................................
MILK:
SEMI ......................................
DOUBLE TRUCKS................
MOVING AND STORAGE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPER ................................
AGREEMENT B
PACKER-DRIVER .................
HELPER ...............................
TRACTOR ..............................

$6,070

$6,570

40.00

.

.

.

*

6.930
7.200

7.930
8.200

40.00
40.00

0.900
.900

-

2.000
2.000

-

7.200
7.510
8.480
8.590
8.590
8.590
6.130
6.280
5.980

8.200
8.510
9.480
9.590
9.590
9.590
6.680
6.830
6.530

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.900
.900
.900
.900
.900
.900
*
*

*
*
*

2.000
2.000
2.000
2.000
2.000
2.000
.350
.350
.350

-

6.380
6.850

7.250
7.780

40.00
40.00

.469
.469

-

.450
.450

-

6.550

7.440

40.00

.469

-

.450

-

6.690
7.030
7.210
6.370
6.810

7.600
7.990
8.190
7.320
7.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.469
.469
.469
.420
.420

-

-

-

.450
.450
.450
.450
.450

6.250

7.150

40.00

.469

-

.450

-

6.380
6.550
6.690

7.270
7.460
7.620

40.00
40.00
40.00

.469
.469
.469

-

.450
.450
.450

-

6.850
6.850
7.030
7.970
5.730
7.330
7.050

7.800
8.300
8.010
8.320
6.080
7.680
7.400

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.469
.469
.469
.381
.381
.381
.381

-

.450
.450
.450
.250
.250
.250
.250

-

7.080
7.210
6.520
6.860

8.060
8.260
7.020
8.310

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.469
.469

-

.450
.450
.450
.450

-

-

6.290
5.980
5.490

7.350
7.040
6.550

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

.320
.320
.320

-

6.340
6.395

6.890
6.945

40.00
40.00

-

.598
.598

-

6.350
5.360

7.410
6.420

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

.320
.320

-

6.460
5.460
6.410

7.590
6.590
7.540

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

See footnotes at end of table.




46

*

-

*
.469
*
*
*
.534
.534

-

*
*

-

-

-

*
*

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PENSION

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

*
-

*
-

-

-

*
*
*
*

-

HONOLULU, HAWAII
—Continued
REGULAR .............................
HELPER .................................
AGREEMENT C .....................
TRACTOR ..............................
HELPER ................................
AGREEMENT D:
TRACTOR/TRAILER............
FLATBED DRIVER ...............
HELPER .................................
NEWSPAPER-TRUCK
DRIVERS:
FIRST 6 MONTHS .................
SECOND 6 M ONTHS............
THIRD 6 MONTHS ................
AFTER 18 MONTHS .............
PARCEL ....................................
WINE .........................................

*
*
*

$6,090
5.600
4.750
5.050
4.350

$7,220
6.730
5.350
5.700
4.950

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*
*
*

5.850
5.650
4.800

6.200
6.000
5.150

40.00
40.00
40.00

.
*
*

*
*

5.893
6.107
6.320
6.533
5.870
5.420

6.340
6.553
6.766
6.980
6.930
6.020

37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
0.469

-

*
*
*
0.320
*

5.000
4.510

5.350
5.110

40.00
40.00

.338
.288

-

.550
.275

*
*

-

*
*
*
*

HOUSTON, TEXAS

AIR PRODUCTS........................
ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY BISCUIT AND
CRACKER ...............................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
UNDER 1-1/2
TONS ...................................
1-1/2 TO 2-1/2 T O N S .........
OVER 2-1/2 TO N S ...........
DUMP TRUCK
(LESS THAN 7 YAR D S ).....
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
GROCERY:
RETAIL:
TRAILER .............................
BOBTAIL .............................
WHOLESALE:
AGREEMENT A:
BOBTAIL ..........................
SEMI ................................
AGREEMENT B .................
LOCAL CARTAGE ....................
MAIL ORDER HOUSE:
DRIVERS:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S.............
6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR ....
AFTER 1 YEAR ..................
HELPERS:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S.............
6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR ....
AFTER 1 YEAR ..................
PARCEL DELIVERY:
PICK UP AND DELIVERY ....
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............

5.460

5.880

40.00

7.440
7.830
8.050

7.930
8.320
8.540

40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

.610
.610
.610

7.830

8.320

40.00

_

_

.610

7.780
7.780
7.780

8.520
8.520
8.520

40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688

5.590
5.490

7.340
7.240

40.00
40.00

6.240
6.240
6.240
6.710

7.340
7.340
7.340
7.400

4.920
5.070
5.220

_

.

.

-

.700
.700
.700

-

.688
.688

-

.350
.350

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.638

-

.125
.125
.350
.450

-

5.470
5.620
5.770

40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

4.620
4.840
5.050

5.120
5.340
5.550

40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

6.530
6.630

7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

See footnotes at end of table.




*

*

47

-

-

_

.200
.200

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.700

-

.

.488
*
.200

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

CONSTRUCTION:
1/2 TO 3 T O N S ....................
3 TO 5 T O N S ........................
5 TONS TO 40,000 LBS.
(OR 20 Y D S .).......................
OVER 40,000 LBS. (OR
20 YDS.) ...............................
GENERAL FR EIG H T................

$6,080
6.260

$6,455
6.635

40.00
40.00

0.300
.300

6.600

7.060

40.00

.300

7.160
7.780

7.560
8.520

40.00
40.00

.300
.688

5.710

6.210

40.00

5.500
5.500

6.000
6.000

40.00
40.00

*
.313

*
-

2.510

2.510

40.00

'*

*

7.865
8.015
7.865

8.265
8.415
8.265

40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600

-

.700
.700
.700

-

8.030
8.230
7.930
8.130
8.230

8.480
8.680
8.380
8.580
8.680

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.588
.588
.588
.588
.588

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

8.350
8.250
8.250

8.900
8.800
8.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600

-

_

-

.374
.374
.374

-

7.300
7.150

7.450
7.300

40.00
40.00

.600
.600

-

.400
.400

-

7.300
7.300
7.150

7.450
7.450
7.300

40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.600

-

.400
.400
.400

-

7.600
7.600
7.600
7.450

, 8.150
8.150
8.150
8.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500
.500

-

.317
.317
.317
.317

-

4.100
3.500
3.500

4.300
3.800
4.000

40.00
40.00
40.00

.313
.313
.313

-

.300
.300
.300

-

3.950

4.200

40.00

.313

-

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

ARMORED CARS-BRINKS ....
BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
BEER:
HELPERS ................................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
3 TONS AND U NDER..........
OVER 3 T O N S ......................
HELPERS...............................
ASPHALT:
TANDEM ................................
TRI-AXLE ...............................
DUMP TR U C K.......................
LOW BOY-SINGLE...............
LOW BOY-TANDEM.............
RIGGING:
LOW BOY ..............................
HEAVY HAULING .................
HELPERS...............................
CONCRETE
AGREEMENT A:
MIXERS ................................
DUMP TRUCKS ....................
AGREEMENT B:
TANDEM AXLE .....................
TRI-AXLE ...............................
DUMP-TRUCKS ....................
ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS:
SEMI, TANDEM AND
DOUBLE BOTTOM .............
WINCH TRUCKS ..................
OVER 3 T O N S ......................
3 TONS AND U NDER..........
CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY:
AGREEMENT A:
DIAPER SERVICE..............
GERIATRIC SERVICE.......
RELIEF DRIVERS..............
AGREEMENT B:
RELAY, BRANCH STORE,
WHOLESALE, COMMER­
CIAL, SPECIAL
DELIVERY, AND
DRAPERYMEN .................
See footnotes at end of table.




48

-

-

-

*

.300

*
*

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
—Continued
DEPARTMENT STORES,
FURNITURE DELIVERY...................
HELPERS..............................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
STRAIGHT JOBS, SEMIS
AND SWITCHERS...............
DOUBLE BOTTOM ...............
GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION:
SINGLE AXLE STRAIGHT
TRUCKS............................ ,
TANDEM TRUCK OR DOG
LE G S .................................
TANDEM TRUCKS OVER
15 TONS PAYLOAD ........
SINGLE AXLE SEMI
TRUCKS............................
TRI-AXLE TRUCKS ...........
TANDEM AXLE SEMI
TRUCKS............................
TANDEM-TANDEM SEMI ..
EQUIPMENT NOT SELFLOADED:
12 CU. YDS. AND
UNDER..............................
OVER 12 CU. YDS.............
DRIVERS, MIXER TRUCK .
LOW BOYS, SINGLE
AXLE .................................
BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTORS - 2 MAN .................
BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTORS -1 M A N ...................
PAVEMENT BREAKERS ...
WINCH OR A-FR AM E.......
BATCH TRUCKS- WET OR
DRY:
3 (34E) BATCHES OR
LE S S ...................................
OVER 3 (34E) B ATC H .....
PICKUP TRUCKS...............
HELPERS ............................
ICE CREAM ..............................
MILK ..........................................
M O VIN G ....................................
HELPERS..............................
NEWPAPER:
V A N .........................................
TANDEM STRAIGHT.............
SALVAGE:
SINGLE A X LE .........................
TANDEM AXLE ......................
FLATBED ...............................
T A N K .........................................

$6,830
6.780

$7,380
7.330

40.00
40.00

0.500
.500

-

0.625
.625

-

7.860
7.910

8.500
8.570

40.00
40.00

.688
.688

-

.700
.700

_

7.160
6.740

7.810
7.890

40.00
40.00

*
.688

*
-

.350
.700

_

7.930

8.380

40.00

.588

-

.700

-

8.030

8.480

40.00

.588

-

.700

-

8.130

8.580

40.00

.588

-

.700

-

8.130
8.230

8.580
8.680

40.00
40.00

.588
.588

“

.700
.700

“

8.230
8.280

8.680
8.730

40.00
40.00

.588
.588

-

.700
.700

-

8.130
8.230
8.130

8.580
8.680
8.580

40.00
40.00
40.00

.588
.588
.588

-

-

-

.700
.700
.700

-

8.130

8.580

40.00

.588

-

.700

-

7.980

8.430

40.00

.588

-

.700

-

8.080
8.130
8.030

8.530
8.580
8.480

40.00
40.00
40.00

.588
.588
.588

-

-

.700
.700
.700

-

-

7.930
8.030
7.780
7.880
4.090
5.410
5.080
4.880

8.380
8.480
8.230
8.330
4.740
6.110
5.480
5.280

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.588
.588
.588
.588
*

*
-

.700
.700
.700
.700
*
.300
-

*
-

7.300
7.430

8.180
8.310

37.50
37.50

*
*

-

-

3.600
3.600
3.600
6.690

3.750
3.750
3.750
7.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.




49

.250
.338
.338
*
*
*
*
*
.613

-

-

.625

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES. STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1. 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
PENSION

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
—C ontinued
WRECKING:
DUMP TR U C K.......................
SEMI-TRACTOR ...................

$13,230
8.130

5 $8,230
5 8.130

40.00
40.00

0.588
.588

-

0.700
.700

-

7.780
5.845

8.520
6.369

40.00
40.00

.688
.538

-

.700
.275

-

3.950
4.450
4.600
5.000

4.250
4.750
4.900
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338
.338

3.825
4.125
4.300

4.125
4.425
4.600

40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338

6.430
5.620

6.930
6.110

40.00
40.00

6.160
6.410
6.660

7.010

6.560
6.810
7.060
7.310
7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

5.500
7.258

6.050
7.683

40.00
40.00

8.575

9.375

40.00

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

GENERAL FREIGHT................
GROCERY .................................
LINEN:
FIRST 3 MONTHS................
4 - 6 M O N TH S......................
7 - 9 M O N TH S......................
10 MONTHS OR M O R E ......
HELPERS:
FIRST 3 MONTHS............
4 - 6 MONTHS..................
7 MONTHS OR M O R E ....
MEAT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
PARCEL DELIVERY :
STARTING.............................
30 TO 60 D A Y S ....................
60 TO 90 D A Y S ....................
90 TO 120 D A YS ..................
AFTER 120 D A Y S ................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............

-

#
•
.613
.613
.613
.613
.613
.613

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

e

e

*

e

.

_

e
'

-

.200
.200
.200
.200
.200
.200

*

.375
.425

-

e

-

-

KANSAS CITY, MO.

BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A .....................
AGREEMENT B .....................
BUILDING MATERIALS:
DUMP TRUCKS-UNDER 10
YAR D S ..................................
HEAVY HAULERS, A-FRAME
AND WINCH TRUCKS........
HEAVY EXCAVATING
(DUMPSTERS, EUCLIDS) ....
FLAT BED TRUCKS AND
HELPERS .............................
STEEL ....................................
DISTRIBUTOR TRUCK
DRIVERS..............................
CONCRETE MIXER, TRAN­
SIT MIX TRUCK - 5 YDS
AND O V E R ...........................
TRANSIT MIX-UNDER 5
Y AR D S ..................................
FORK TRUCKS.....................
DUMP TRUCKS-10 YARDS
AND O V E R ...........................
PICKUPS................................
SEMI-TRUCKS......................
LUMBER ................................

8.775

9.575

40.00

•

.750
.750

1.000

_

1.000

9.575

40.00

.750

8.575
8.650

9.375
9.450

40.00
40.00

.750
.750

8.675

9.475

40.00

.750

8.725

9.525

40.00

.750

8.625
8.775

9.425
9.575

40.00
40.00

.750
.750

8.650
8.575
8.650
6.620

9.450
9.375
9.450
7.020

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750
.750

50

-

1.000

.

8.775

See footnotes at end of table.




e

_
-

1.000
1.000

.

1.000

_
_
-

1.000

.
-

-

“

1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
•

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES— Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

KANSAS CITY, MO.
—C ontinued
CARPET:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
HELPERS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 DAYS................
DEPARTMENT STORE:
C IT Y .......................................
MEDICAL ..............................
RURAL ..................................
FURNITURE:
DRIVERS:
FIRST M O N T H ...................
SECOND M O N TH ..............
THIRD MONTH ..................
FOURTH M O N T H ..............
FIFTH MONTH ...................
SIXTH M O N TH ...................
AFTER SIX MONTHS........
HELPERS:
FIRST M O N TH ..... .............
SECOND M O N TH ..............
THIRD MONTH ..................
FOURTH M O N T H ..............
FIFTH MONTH ...................
SIXTH M O N TH ...................
AFTER SIX MONTHS........
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
LOCAL PICKUP AND DELIVERY .................................
GROCERY:
RETAIL:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
AGREEMENT B ...................
AGREEMENT C:
CITY:
FIRST 30 D A YS ................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..............
COUNTRY:
FIRST 30 D A YS ................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..............
WHOLESALE
CITY:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
COUNTRY:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
LIQ UO R .....................................
MEAT-WHOLESALE.................
MILK:
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
TRANSPORT.........................
ICE CREAM ROUTEMEN....
MILK ROUTEMEN................
MOVING AND STORAGE:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................

$5,900
6.650

$6,350
7.100

40.00
40.00

0.363
.363

-

0.275
.275

-

5.900
6.650

6.350
7.100

40.00
40.00

.363
.363

-

.275
.275

-

5.450
5.430
5.365

5.830
5.810
5.810

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
•

.488
.488
.250

-

5.160
5.260
5.360
5.460
5.560
5.660
5.760

5.680
5.780
5.880
5.980
6.080
6.180
6.280

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

+
+
+
+
+
+
+

.338
.338
.338
.338
.338
.338
.338

-

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625

-

4.910
5.010
5.110
5.210
5.310
5.410
5.510
7.760

5.430
5.530
5.630
5.730
5.830
5.930
6.030
8.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

+ .338
+ .338
+ .338
.338
.338
.338
.338
.688

-

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.700

-

7.760

8.500

40.00

.688

-

.700

-

7.010
7.330
7.258

7.435
7.755
7.683

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

•
•

-

+ .000

-

.425
.425
.425

6.225
7.065

6.725
7.565

40.00
40.00

*
*

.350
.350

-

6.365
7.205

6.865
7.705

40.00
40.00

•
•

*

.350
.350

-

6.355
7.065

6.780
7.490

40.00
40.00

•
*

*
*

.625
.625

-

6.485
7.205
+ 5.190
6.200

6.910
7.630
5.490
6.600

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
•

*
•
*
*

.625
.625
.488
.550

-

-

5.760
6.310
6.310
6.710

6.190
6.710
6.710
7.110

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.616
.616
.616
.616

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

5.000

5.500

40.00

.338

See footnotes at end of table.




51

*
*
*

.550

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

0.550
.550

_
_

-

.550
.550
.550
.225

_
_
-

-

KANSAS CITY, MO.
—C ontinued
SECOND 30 D A YS ...............
AFTER 60 DAYS ..................
HELPERS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .............
SECOND 30 D A Y S ........
AFTER 60 DAYS ...........
PAPER, WHOLESALE..............
PRODUCE..................................

_

$5,250
5.500

$5,750
6.000

40.00
40.00

0.338
.338

4.650
4.900
5.150
4.510
4.250

5.000
5.250
5.500
4.730
4.650

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338
.238
.363

5.950
7.155
-

6.500
8.655
8.550

40.00
40.00
40.00

.646
.693
.693

-

.500
.575
.575

7.030
7.100

7.680
7.750

40.00
40.00

.540
.540

-

.650
.650

-

5.685
5.735
5.885
5.985
6.135

6.185
6.235
6.385
6.485
6.685

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.714
.714
.714
.714
.714

-

.500
.500
.500
.500
.500

_
_

8.800
8.950
9.200

9.400
9.550
9.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

1.250
1.250
1.250

-

.750
.750
.750

_
-

8.800
8.950
9.200

9.400
9.550
9.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

1.250
1.250
1.250

-

.750
.750
.750

_
-

9.040
9.180

9.640
9.780

40.00
40.00

1.250
1.250

-

.750
.750

-

-

9.130

9.730

40.00

1.250

-

.750

-

9.100

9.700

40.00

1.250

-

.750

-

8.190
8.240
8.290
8.340

8.670
8.720
8.770
8.820

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

*

.750
.750
.750
.750

-

8.440
8.540

8.920
9.020

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

.750
.750

-

8.190
8.290
8.390

8.670
8.770
8.870

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

*

.750
.750
.750

-

-

-

LONG BEACH, CALIF.

GENERAL FR EIG H T................
HARDWARE ..............................
HELPERS...............................

-

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

AUTO PARTS:
B O BTAIL................................
SEMI-TRAILERS...................
BAKERY, CRACKER:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
3-AXLE ..................................
4-AXLE ..................................
5-AXLE ..................................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
DUMP TRUCKS:
2-AXLES ...........................
3-AXLES ...........................
4-AXLES OR MORE .......
LEGAL PAYLOAD CAPAC­
ITY:
2-AXLES ...........................
3-AXLES ...........................
4-AXLES OR MORE .......
TRANSIT MIX:
UNDER 3 YARDS ...........
3 YARDS AND OVER ....
PIPELINE
INCLUDING W IN C H .........
WATER TRUCK, 3-AXLES
OR M O R E..........................
MATERIAL:
ROCK PRODUCTS:
2-AXLE DUMP .................
3-AXLE D U M P .................
SEMI UNDER 14 TONS ..
TAILER AND SEMI .........
MIXER:
UNDER 9 YARDS ........
9 YARDS AND OVER ...
FLATS:
UNDER 5 T O N S ...........
OVER 5 T O N S ..............
TRAILER AND S E M I....
See footnotes at end of table.




52

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*

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

*

•
*

0.750
.750

-

.750
.750

-

.350
.350

-

PERCENT

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
—Continued
MOBILE SERVICE
TR UCKS..........................
12 TONS AND UNDER ...
OVER 12 TONS TO 20
T O N S ...............................
OVER 20 TONS ..............
LUMBER:
AGREEMENT A-SOFT
WOOD:
2-AX LE ...........................
3-A X LE ..........................
SEMI-TRAILER:
OVER 52;000
L B S ..............................
2-AXLE, 26 FEET
AND U NDER.............
SINGLE-AXLE,
UNDER 31 FT............
AGREEMENT B--HARDWOOD:
2-AX LE ...........................
3-AXLE T..........................
SEMITRAILER...............
AGREEMENT C--PLYWOOD:
2-AX LE ...........................
3-A X LE ..........................
S E M I..............................
DAIRY, WHOLESALE:
EXTRA...................................
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
SEMI:
25 FEET OR LONGER .....
LESS THAN 25 FEET .......
HIGHWAY ...........................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A:
3-AXLE OR LESS WITH
S E M I.....................................
3-AXLE WITH BED OF 20
FEET OR MORE .................
4-AXLE ..................................
5-AXLE OR MORE ...............
EXTRA DRIVERS:
3-AXLE ...............................
4- AND 5-AXLE ..................
AGREEMENT B:
SEMI ......................................
BOBTAILS..............................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE:
UNDER 7-1/2 TONS, BOBTAIL ......................................
7-1/2 TO 16 TONS,
3-AX LE ..................................
16 TO 22 TONS, BED
LENGTH 25 TO 35 FEET ...

$8,440
8.240

$8,920
8.720

40.00
40.00

8.340
8.390

8.820
8.870

40.00
40.00

*

.
*

6.270
6.330

6.620
6.680

40.00
40.00

0.493
.493

-

6.590

6.940

40.00

.493

.350

6.480

6.830

40.00

.493

.350

6.330

6.680

40.00

.493

.350

6.050'
6.150
6.430

6.420
6.520
6.800

40.00
40.00
40.00

.553
.553
.553

6.080
6.180
6.355

6.900
7.000
7.175

40.00
40.00
40.00

.545
.545
.545

6.977
6.227

7.527
6.777

40.00
40.00

.809
.809

-

.550
.550
.550

-

.598
.598

-

.598
.598
.598

-

_

6.997
7.207
7.357

40.00
40.00
40.00

.809
.809
.809

7.915

8.655

40.00

.693

7.915
8.040
8.040

8.655
8.780
8.780

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693

-

7.915
8.040

8.655
8.655

40.00
40.00

.693
.693

-

7.990
7.865

8.755
8.630

40.00
40.00

.540
.540

-

6.425

7.565

40.00

.714

-

-

.575

_
_

.575
.575
.575

-

.575
.575

-

.550
.550

-

.598

6.505

7.645

40.00

.714

_

6.575

7.715

40.00

.714

-

53

.249
.249
.249

-

-

6.447
6.657
6.807

See footnotes at end of table.




-

.598
.598

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
—Continued
SEMITRAILR OVER 22
TONS, 35 FOOT BED OR
MORE ..................................
AGREEMENT B:
SEMI ...................................
HELPERS ...........................
MEAT AND DELICATESSEN:
BRANCH HOUSE .................
EXTRA ................................
PACKINGHOUSE:
AGREEMENT A .................
STUDENT S ALES..........
EXTRA ............................
AGREEMENT B .................
PROVISION AND JOBBING:
UNDER 1-1/2 T O N S .........
OVER 1-1/2 T O N S ............
SALES ................................
INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS-FIRST 30 DAYS ....
EXTRA DRIVERS:
UNDER 1-1/2 TONS ......
OVER 1-1/2 T O N S .........
TURN-AROUND.................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS..............................
OIL:
AGREEMENT A TRANSPORT............................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C:
FIRST 6 M ON TH S.............
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
AFTER 12 MONTHS .........
AFTER 18 MONTHS .........
SEMI-TRAILER, OVER
5,000 GALLO NS...............
AGREEMENT D:
TRANSPORT ......................
TRUCK:
FIRST 6 MONTHS ..........
AFTER 6 MONTHS.........
AFTER 12 MONTHS ......
AGREEMENT E:
START ................................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
AFTER 1 YEAR ..................
AGREEMENT F:
START ................................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
AFTER 12 MONTHS .........
TANK TRANSPORT ..........
HEAVY .............................
PAPER:
AGREEMENT A:
BOBTAIL
IN. BED LENGTH .............

$6,675

$7,815

40.00

0.714

-

0.598

-

6.310
6.120

6.750
6.550

40.00
40.00

.540
.540

-

.200
.200

-

6.950
7.050

7.540
7.640

40.00
40.00

.595
.595

0.50%
.50

.598
.598

-

6.790
6.262
7.202
6.630

7.300
6.772
7.712
6.910

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.714
.714
.714
.308

-

.598
.598
.598
.550

-

6.857
6.920
6.920

7.367
7.430
7.430

40.00
40.00
40.00

.682
.682
.682

-

.648
.648
.648

-

6.670

7.180

40.00

.682

-

.648

-

7.391
7.460
7.045
6.950
5.850

7.901
7.970
7.575
7.450
6.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.682
.682
.682
.560
.560

-

.648
.648
.648
.400
.400

-

7.550
7.450

8.250
8.200

40.00
40.00

.693
.357

-

.575
-

-

6.910
7.010
7.110
7.370

5 6.910
5 7.010
5 7.110
5 7.370

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.127
.127
.127
.127

-

-

-

7.450

6 7.450

40.00

.127

-

-

-

7.450

8.200

40.00

.150

-

-

-

6.870
7.030
7.370

7.620
7.780
8.120

40.00
40.00
40.00

.150
.150
.150

-

-

-

7.140
7.290
7.450

7.890
8.040
8.200

40.00
40.00
40.00

.150
.150
.150

-

-

-

7.160
7.300
7.590
7.650
7.650

6.960
7.550
8.140
8.200
8.200

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.150
.150
.150
.150
.150

-

-

-

6.350

6.910

40.00

.618

”

.349

“

See footnotes at end of table.




54

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE"
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
—Continued
3-AXLE
BED LENGTH ...................
MECHANICAL LIFT-GATE
EQUIPMENT......................
4-AXLE OR MORE, SEMI ..
DOUBLES ...........................
AGREEMENT B:
SEMI, H E AV Y .....................
BOBTAIL .............................
PARCEL DELIVERY:
AGREEMENT A .....................
TRACTOR-TRAILER:
ROUND TRIP LESS THAN
300 M ILES .........................
ROUND TRIP 300 MILES
AND O V E R ........................
AGREEMENT B:
B O BTAIL...............................
SEMI-TRAILERS ...................
HELPERS...............................
PRODUCE AND FRUIT,
WHOLE­
SALE .......................................
POTATO TRUCKS:
BOBTAIL ............................
10-WHEEL .........................
10-WHEEL ............................
PURVEYOR ...........................
SEMI ......................................
SET OF DOUBLES...............
RENDERING AND
REDUCTION:
BUYING.................................
PLANT AND
PACKINGHOUSE
PICKUP................................
HELPERS:
FIRST 3 M ON TH S.............
4 TO 6 MONTHS ...............
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
SOFT DRINK, BRANCH AND
SPECIAL DELIVERY:.............
OVER 7-1/2 BUT LESS
THAN 16 T O N S ...................
OVER 16 BUT LESS THAN
2 T O N S .................................
OVER 22 T O N S ....................
DELIVERY:
NEW DRIVERS ..................
EXPERIENCED DRIVERS .
UTILITY MEN .....................
STUDIO AND LOCATION........
WINE AND LIQUOR:
AGREEMENT A:
LESS THAN 7 1/2 T O N S ....
OVER 7-1/2 T O N S ...............
AGREEMENT B:
LESS THAN 7 1/2 T O N S ....

$6,500

$7,110

40.00

0.618

6.400
-

6.960
7.160
7.210

40.00
40.00
40.00

.618
.618
.618

-

.349
.349
.349

-

7.280
7.220

8.540
8.480

40.00
40.00

.618
.618

-

.575
.575

-

.

.650

7.970

8.545

40.00

*

8.395

8.970

40.00

*
.

.650
*

.650

-

.700
.700
.700

8.545

9.120

40.00

7.910
8.335
7.735

7.910
8.335
7.735

40.00
40.00
40.00

.542
.542
.542

5.350

5.950

40.00

.700

5.350
5.350
5.350
5.350
5.550
5.800

5.950
5.950
5.950
5.950
6.150
6.400

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

7.713

40.00

.714

.598

7.713

40.00

.714

.598

7.293
7.293
7.468

40.00
40.00
40.00

.714
.714
.714

6.575

40.00

.714

6.100

6.650

40.00

.714

.

.299

6.150
6.275

6.700
6.825

40.00
40.00

.714
.714

-

.299
.299

-

5.925
6.275
5.975
6.040

6.475
6.825
6.525
6.768

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.714
.714
.714
.539

-

.299
.299
.299
.521

-

6.045
6.295

6.435
6.685

40.00
40.00

.714
.714

-

.550
.550

-

6.245

6.650

40.00

.714

-

.500

-

6.025

See footnotes at end of table.




0.349

55

-

.448

-

-

.448
.448
.448
.448
.448
.448

.598
.598
.598

-

-

.299

_

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
—Continued
OVER 7 1/2 TONS ..............
25 FT OR LE S S ....................
HELPERS...............................

$6,330
6.330
6.080

$6,710
6.820
6.450

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.714
.714
.714

-

0.500
.500
.500

-

5.880
5.980

6.500
6.600

40.00
40.00

.338
.338

-

.300
.300

-

5.680

6.300

45.00

.300

LOUISVILLE, KY.

BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 30 DAYS .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
TRACTOR-TRAILER,
DISTRIBUTION CENTER .
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
BEER AND LIQUOR:
WHOLESALE.........................
HELPERS ..........................
DISTILLERY ..........................
BUILDING AND HEAVY/HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION:
BUILDING:
3 TONS AND U N D ER .......
OVER 3 TONS, DUMP
TRUCK; TANDEM AXLE;
SEMITRAILER, POLE
TR A ILE R ............................
EUCLID, WINCH, LOW­
BOY ...................................
HIGHWAY:
3 TONS AND U N D ER .......
OVER 3 TONS; SEMI­
TRAILER; DUMP ..............
WINCH, A-FRAMES,
EUCLIDS............................
MIXER TRUCKS.................
HELPERS ............................
BUILDING MATERIALS AND
SUPPLIES:
AGREEMENT A:
READY-MIX..........................
PICK-UP................................
AGREEMENT B:
READY-MIX..........................
PICK-UP................................
AGREEMENT C:
READY-MIX..........................
PICK-UP...............................
AGREEMENT D:
STRAIGHT-TRUCKS...........
SEMI-TRAILERS..................
LUMBER:
AGREEMENT A ...................
TANDEM ............................
AGREEMENT B ...................
HELPERS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .............

.
*
-

5.880
5.980

6.500
6.600

40.00
40.00

4.950
4.850
6.610

5.450
5.350
7.140

40.00
40.00
40.00

.
*
-

7.330

7.980

40.00

.525

.500

7.440

8.090

40.00

.525

.500

7.610

8.260

40.00

.525

.500

7.070

7.650

40.00

.438

.450

7.250

7.830

40.00

.438

.
*
.175
.175
-

*
*

-

.450

_

7.350
7.280
6.960

7.930
7.860
7.540

40.00
40.00
40.00

.438
.438
.438

-

.450
.450
.450

-

6.250
5.750

6.850
6.350

40.00
40.00

.438
.438

-

.700
.700

-

6.250
5.750

6.850
6.350

40.00
40.00

.438
.438

-

.700
.700

-

6.250
5.750

6.600
6.100

40.00
40.00

.688
.688

-

.700
.700

-

5.400
5.600

5.800
6.100

40.00
40.00

.
*

.400
.400

-

5.420
5.520
4.890

5.770
5.870
5.190

40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338

-

-

.300
.300
.275

-

4.630

4.930

40.00

.338

-

.275

-

See footnotes at end of table.




.267
*
*

*
*

56

.
*

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

LOUISVILLE, KY.
—Continued
AFTER 30 DAYS ...........
PLUMBING AND MILL:
FIRST 45 DAYS ..................
AFTER 45 D A Y S .................
CITY DELIVERY:
AGREEMENT A:
CLASS A .............................
FIRST 60 DAYS ..............
CLASS B ............................
FIRST 60 DAYS ..............
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS ...........................
FISH:
C IT Y ........................................
R O AD ......................................
FURNITURE .............................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
GROCERY:
R E TA IL..................................
TRANSPORT.........................
HARDWARE:
STARTING ............................
1 TO 3 M ON TH S..................
3 TO 6 M ON TH S..................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ..............
LINEN:
STARTING.............................
3 TO 6 M ONTHS..................
6 TO 9 M ONTHS..................
AFTER 9 MONTHS ..............
HELPERS:
STARTING ..........................
AFTER 3 MONTHS ...........
MEAT PACKINGHOUSE:
AGREEMENT A ...................
COUNTRY...........................
AGREEMENT B ....................
COUNTRY...........................
MILK DISTRIBUTION:
STRAIGHT-TRUCK...............
TANK TRUCK AND SEMI­
TRAILER ..............................
SPECIAL DELIVERY MILK
AND ICE CREAM ................
WHOLESALE:
MILK ...................................
ICE CREAM ........................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
NEWSPAPER:
DAY .......................................
NIGHT ...................................
TRACTOR-TRAILER:
D A Y .....................................
N IG H T.................................
PARCEL DELIVERY.................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
PRODUCE.................................
T IR E ...........................................

$4,780

$5,080

40.00

0.338

5.460
5.610

5.760
5.910

40.00
40.00

.338
.338

-

.300
.300

-

6.000
5.850
5.510
5.360
7.180
7.110

6.160
6.110
5.670
5.520
7.830
7.760

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.288
.288
.288
.288
.688
.688

-

.225
.225
.225
.225
.700
.700

-

3.100
3.200
5.810
7.830

3.500
3.650
6.160
8.570

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.
*
.338
.688

.
*
-

.550
.700

7.280
7.220

7.930
7.220

40.00
44.00

.489

4.230
4.340
4.400
4.500

4.730
4.840
4.900
5.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

4.916
5.092
5.283
5.555

5.330
5.505
5.680
5.930

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.363
.363
.363
.363

-

*
*

4.266
4.809

4.684
5.184

40.00
40.00

.363
.363

_

*

-

7.830
7.880
7.830
7.880

8.570
8.630
8.570
8.620

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.713
.713
.700
.700

4.790

4.990

40.00

.413

4.960

5.160

40.00

.413

4.960

5.160

40.00

.413

5.640
4.760
3.600

5.840
4.960
3.850

40.00
40.00
40.00

6.743
6.893

7.242
7.392

40.00
40.00

6.993
7.143
7.860
7.995
2.750
4.170

7.493
7.642
8.600
8.069
2.900
4.520

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




57

.

.413
.413
*
.
*
.
*
.688
.688
.338
.288

0.275

*
-

.350
.500

-

-

-

_

_

-

.700
.700
.713
.713

-

_

.550

_

.550

_

-

_

_
_
-

*
•
*
.
*
-

”

-

.550
.550
.550
.100

*
*
*
.700
.700
.050
.250

-

.
*

*
-

“

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976. AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS*
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

MEMPHIS, TENN.

BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 25 D A Y S .................
AFTER 25 D AYS................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 25 D A Y S .................
AFTER 25 D AYS................
AGREEMENT C:
FIRST 25 D A Y S .................
AFTER 25 D AYS................
BEER, LIQUOR, AND OTHER
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES:
AGREEMENT A ...................
AGREEMENT B ...................
AGREEMENT C ...................
AGREEMENT D ...................
BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGH­
WAY CONSTRUCTION:
BUILDING:
UP TO 5 T O N S ..................
5 TONS AND OVER, AND
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT ....
HEAVY AND HIGHWAY:
AGREEMENT A .................
AGREEMENT B .................
READY-MIX:
AGREEMENT A .................
AGREEMENT B .................
AGREEMENT C .................
AGREEMENT D .................
AGREEMENT E .................
AGREEMENT F ..................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
GROCERY:
R E TA IL...................................
WHOLESALE.........................
HARDWARE:
AGREEMENT A:
1 - 6 MONTHS ...„..............
7 - 1 2 M O N TH S.................
1 - 5 Y E A R S .......................
AFTER 5 Y E A R S ...............
AGREEMENT B:
1 - 6 MONTHS ...................
7 - 1 2 M O N TH S.................
AFTER 1 Y E A R ..................
HELPERS:
1 TO 6 MONTHS ............
7 TO 12 MONTHS ..........
AFTER 1 Y E A R ...............
LINEN:
1 - 3 M O N TH S......................
4 - 6 M O N TH S......................
7 - 9 M O N TH S......................
10 MONTHS OR M O R E ......
HELPERS:
1 - 3 MONTHS ...................

$5,175
5.230

$5,595
5.650

40.00
40.00

*
*

•
*

*
•

•
•

5.175
5.230

5.595
5.650

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

0.175
.175

-

5.175
5.230

5.595
5.650

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

•
•

3.625
+ 3.200
2.950
3.100

4.025
3.550
3.100
4.350

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.072
*
*
*

*
•
•

-

-

6.375

6.775

40.00

-

-

.225

-

6.775

7.175

40.00

-

-

.225

-

4.000
4.900

4.400
5.280

40.00
40.00

.363

-

3.350
4.700
4.600
4.250
4.700
4.700

3.550
5.080
5.080
4.700
5.080
5.080

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.106
.363
.363
.322
.363
.689

-

7.780
7.780

8.520
8.520

40.00
40.00

.688
.688

5.880
4.100

6.530
4.500

40.00
45.00

3.430
3.650
3.700
3.750

3.740
3.960
4.010
4.060

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

3.260
3.760
3.810

3.560
4.060
4.110

3.070
3.570
3.620

-

.125
-

-

-

-

.125
.125
.050
.125
.125

-

.700
.700

-

•

.700
*

-

*
•
•
*

•
•
•
•

-

-

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
•

•
•
•

*
•
*

•
*

3.370
3.870
3.920

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
•
*

•
•
•

•
•
•

e
•
•

3.950
4.450
4.600
5.000

4.250
4.750
4.900
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338
.338

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.825

4.125

40.00

.338

See footnotes at end of table.




-

58

-

“

-

-

*

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

MEMPHIS, TENN.
—C ontinued
4 - 6 MONTHS ...................
7 MONTHS OR MORE .....
MANUFACTURING, FOOD .....
MEAT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
MILK ..........................................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
NEWSPAPER:
DAY:
FIRST YEAR ........................
AFTER 1 YEAR ...................
AFTER 2 YEARS.................
3 YEARS AND O V E R .........
NIGHT:
FIRST YEAR ........................
AFTER 1 Y E A R ...................
AFTER 2 YEARS.................
3 YEARS AND O V E R .........
PARCEL DELIVERY:
STARTING.............................
30 TO 60 D A Y S ....................
60 TO 90 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 90 DAYS ..................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
REFUSE:
U TILITY ..................................
CONTAINER..........................
DRAG-ON ..............................
FRONT-END-LOADER.........
WAREHOUSE............................
BOB TRUCKS .......................

$4,125
4.300
4.150

$4,425
4.600
4.650

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.338
.338
.377

6.525
5.875
6.440
4.250

7.095
6.275
6.640
4.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
.275

3.924
3.986
4.130
4.193

4.181
4.243
4.387
4.450

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

4.120
4.186
4.336
4.402

4.390
4.356
4.607
4.672

6.160
6.410
6.660
6.910
7.010

5.00%

-

-

-

-

*
*
*

*
*
•

*
•

-

-

-

.125
.125
.125
.125

-

0.351
.351
.351
.351

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.125
.125
.125
.125

-

.351
.351
.351
.351

-

6.560
6.810
7.060
7.310
7.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.613
.613
.613
.613
.613

-

.175
.175
.175
.175
.175

-

3.500
3.600
3.900
4.100
3.400
3.250

3.750
3.850
4.150
4.350
4.000
3.850

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.950

5.550

40.00

5.260
5.310
5.370
3.930
4.300

5.640
5.690
5.750
4.180
4.650

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

7.410
7.780

7.410
8.520

40.00
40.00

6.135
6.235
6.335
5.845

6.485
6.585
6.685
6.369

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

4.340
5.090

40.00
40.00

5.570

40.00

*

-

*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*

-

MIAMI, FLA.

AIR FR EIG H T............................
BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A:
STARTING ..........................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
AFTER 60 D AYS................
AGREEMENT B ....................
TRANSPORT ......................
BUILDING SUPPLIES:
READY-MIX...........................
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A:
STARTING ..........................
AFTER 30 D AYS................
AFTER 90 D AYS................
AGREEMENT B ....................
LINEN:
STARTING.............................
AFTER 60 DAYS ..................
MEAT:
AGREEMENT A ....................

5.320

See footnotes at end of table.




59

.475
*
*

_

.200

_

*
.475
.475

*
*
*
-

.300
.300

-

.538
.688

-

.550
.700

-

*
*
*
-

.275
.275
.275
.300

-

*
*

*
*

-

-

*

*

”

“

*
*
*
.538

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

*

*
*
*

0.400
.400
*

*
-

.275
.300
.300

PERCENT

MIAMI, FLA.
—Continued
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AGREEMENT D ....................
MILK:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT C:
TRANSPORT ......................
WHOLESALE......................
AGREEMENT D ....................
MOVING AND STORAGE:
DRIVERS:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
AFTER 90 D A Y S .................
AFTER 180 D A Y S ...............
HELPERS:
FIRST 90 DAYS ..................
AFTER 90 D A Y S .................
AFTER 180 D A YS ...............

_

$5,290
5.140
3.650

$5,490
5.390
3.900

40.00
40.00
40.00

*

4.300
4.460
3.680

4.500
4.660
3.880

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.311
.311

4.140
4.290
5.200

4.350
4.500
5.400

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

-

4.200
4.650
5.100

40.00
40.00
40.00

.363
.363
.363

-

-

.225
.225
.225

-

-

4.100
4.550
5.000

40.00
40.00
40.00

.363
.363
.363

-

.225
.225
.225

-

6.870

7.370

40.00

.621

6.700
6.900

7.790
6.900

40.00
40.00

.531
*

*

.417
-

-

7.540

8.240

40.00

.688

-

.700

-

7.650

8.290

40.00

.688

-

.700

-

7.440

8.190

40.00

.688

-

.700

-

7.490
7.790

8.240
8.540

40.00
40.00

.688
.688

-

.700
.700

-

7.490

8.240

40.00

.688

-

.700

-

7.540
7.380
7.890

8.290
8.130
5 7.890

40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.613

-

.700
.700
.625

-

8.000
6.900
6.250

5 8.000
7.250
7.050

40.00
40.00
40.00

.613
.688
.688

-

.625
.625
.700

-

7.110
7.890
5.920
5.980
5.800

7.860
8.480
6.720
6.780
6.600

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688
.688

~

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

•

*

*

*
*

*
*

*
_
*
*
*

-

MILWAUKEE, WISC.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY, CRACKER:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
BUILDNG CONSTRUCTION:
MATERIAL:
AGREEMENT A:
EXCAVATING, GRAD­
ING,PAVING,DUMP:
2 AXLE ...........................
3 AXLE SEMITRAILER ......................
CINDERS, SAND, AND
GRAVEL:
2 AXLE ...........................
3 AXLE SEMITRAILER ......................
READY-MIX......................
OTHER MATERIAL:
2 AXLE ..........................
3 AXLE SEMITRAILER ......................
HELPERS ......................
AGREEMENT B .................
3-AXLE, SEMITRAILER .........................
MILLW ORK...........................
LUMBER ...............................
PLUMBING AND HEATING
SUPPLY ................................
CHEM ICAL................................
COAL, COKE, AND O IL ...........
3 AXLES OR M O R E .............
HELPERS..............................
See footnotes at end of table.




60

.494

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

MILWAUKEE, WISC.
—Continued
DEPARTMENT STORES:
FURNITURE .........................
HELPERS ...........................
MAJOR APPLIANCE ............
HELPERS ...........................
PACKAGE AND PARCEL....
DRUGS......................................
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE,
W HOLESALE.........................
HELPERS..............................
GASOLINE AND FUEL O IL .....
3 OR MORE AXLES.............
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
HELPERS ............................
GROCERY ................................
ICE CREAM:
WHOLESALE ROUTE-SEMI
WHOLESALE ROUTESTRAIGHT...........................
LAUNDRY, INDUSTRIAL SER­
VICE:
FIRST 60 D A Y S ....................
61 DAYS-1 YEAR .................
1 -2 YEARS ..........................
AFTER 2 Y EA R S ..................
RELAY ...................................
COMMERCIAL ......................
RELAY'AND BRANCH
STORE ......................................
MAGAZINE, REGULAR ...........
MILK:
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
WHOLESALE ROUTE-SEMI
WHOLESALE ROUTESTRAIGHT .........................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS..............................
OIL AND GAS ..........................
PARCEL:
C IT Y .......................................
OUTLYING AREAS .............
TRACTOR-TRAILER:
C IT Y .......................................
OUTLYING AREAS .............
PETROLEUM, STAKE AND
TANK:
AGREEMENT A ...................
3-AX LE ..............................
AGREEMENT B ....................
3-AX LE ..............................
SOFT D R IN K ............................
SEMI-TRAILER......................

$7,860
7.760
7.910
7.860
7.860
5.450

$8,600
8.500
8.650
8.600
8.600
5.950

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.701
.701
.701
.701
.701
.504

-

0.675
.675
.675
.675
.675
.625

-

6.070
5.870
6.120
6.180
7.760
7.660
7.210

6.320
6.120
7.020
7.080
8.500
8.400
8.100

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688
.688
.688
.688

-

-

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

6.740

7.440

40.00

.605

-

.550

-

6.460

7.160

40.00

.605

-

.550

-

4.940
5.340
5.470
5.590
5.690
4.000

5 4.940
5 5.340
5 5.470
5 5.590
5 5.690
4.200

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.413

-

.225
.225
.225
.225
.225
.225

-

3.800
5.960

4.000
6.655

40.00
40.00

.413
*

*

.225
.400

-

6.070
6.740

6.770
7.440

40.00
40.00

.605
.605

-

.550
.550

-

6.460
5.350
5.170
7.200

7.160
5.750
5.570
7.850

40.00
40.00
40.00
48.00

.605
.688
.688
.510

-

-

.550
.700
.700
.521

7.960
7.910

8.700
8.650

40.00
40.00

.778
.778

-

.700
.700

-

8.060
8.010

8.800
8.750

40.00
40.00

.778
.778

-

.700
.700

-

7.316
7.316
6.320
6.340
5.820
6.320

8.080
8.080
7.130
7.150
6.420
6.920

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
.688
.688
.512
.512

*
*
-

*
*
.700
.700
.225
.225

*
*
-

5.840

6.340

40.00

-

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL,
MINN.

BAKERY:
CRACKER AND COOKIE ....
See footnotes at end of table.




61

-

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE’1

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.375
.375
.375

-

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL,
MINN.
—Continued
WHOLESALE:
SPECIAL DELIVERY..........
TRANSPORT, C IT Y ...........
TRANSPORT, REGULAR ..
CONSTRUCTION, HEAVY
AND
HIGHWAY:
GROUP FOUR:
BITUMINOUS
DISTRIBUTOR, DUMPMAN,
GREASER, TRUCK SER­
VICEMAN, TANK TRUCK
HELPER, TEAMSTER AND
STABLEMEN, TRACTOR
OPERATOR, PILOT CAR
DRIVER, SELF-PROPELED PACKER, SURRY OP­
ERATOR, SINGLE AXLE
TRUCKS ...............................
GROUP THREE: BITUMIN­
OUS DISTRIBUTOR
DRIVER, BITUMINOUS
DISTRIBUTOR (1-MAN
OPERATION), TANDEM
AXLE OPERATION .............
GROUP TWO: TRI-AXLE
TRUCKS ...............................
GROUP ONE: TRUCK
DRIVER (HAULING MACH­
INERY FOR EMPLOYER’S
OWN USE) TRUCK TRAIN
DRIVER, MECHANIC
WELDER, TRACTOR
TRAILER DRIVER, OFF­
ROAD TRUCK DRIVER......
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ..
HELPERS...............................
SEMI-TRAILER......................
SAND, GRAVEL, AND
BLOCK .................................
EUCLID................................
SEMITRAILER ....................
LUMBER:
GROUP I .............................
GROUP II ............................
PLUMBING SUPPLY:
R E TA IL...............................
W HOLESALE......................
READY-MIX ...........................
SEMI-TRAILER......................
COAL AND FUEL, R ETAIL......
DEPARTMENT STORE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
BULK HELPERS ................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS:
FURNITURE.....................

$5,510
6.410
6.410

$5,910
6.910
6.910

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.394
.394
.394

8.150

8.600

40.00

.500

8.350

8.800

40.00

.500

8.450

8.900

40.00

.500

8.750
7.000
7.000
7.150

9.200
7.500
7.500
7.650

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.500

8.060
8.240
8.210

8.660
8.840
8.810

40.00
40.00
40.00

7.130
7.030

7.630
7.530

7.200
7.030
8.060
8.210
6.160

7.750
7.500
8.660
8.810
6.660

.500

.500

_

.500

.500
.488
.488
.488

-

.700
.700
.700

-

40.00
40.00

.488
.488

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

.400
.488
.700
.700
.450

-

*
*
•

*
*

*
*

*

*

*

*
*
*

7.090
7.090

7.760
7.600
7.660

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

7.030

7.600

40.00

*

See footnotes at end of table.




-

62

.

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

*
*
-

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL,
MINN.
—Continued
AGREEMENT C ....................
FURNITURE.....................
F IS H ...........................................
FRUIT AND PRODUCE............
FURNITURE, RETAIL...............
HELPERS...............................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
HELPERS..............................
HEAVY HAULING .................
HELPERS ............................
CAR HAULING DRIVERS....
HELPERS ............................
SHOW HAULING DRIVERS .
HELPERS ...........................
G LA S S .......................................
GREENHOUSE, RETAIL..........
GROCERY, WHOLESALE .......
ICE CREAM ..............................
LAUNDRY:
FAMILY .................................
COMMERCIAL ROUTE,
WHOLESALE .......................
R U G .......................................
LINEN SUPPLY.....................
SPECIAL DELIVERY..........
RURAL DELIVERY ............
INDUSTRIAL.........................
M E A T.........................................
MILK:
AFTER 18 WEEKS ................
MOVING, HOUSEHOLD
GOODS .....................................
HELPERS..............................
NEWSPAPER:
D A Y .........................................
N IG H T.....................................
HELPERS ..............................
PAPER, WHOLESALE..............
HELPERS ..............................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
PRINTING .................................
STEEL:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
ST. PAUL
BAKERY, RETAIL:
ROUTE ..................................
RELIEF AND SWING ...........
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
COOKIES ................................
BAKERY, WHOLESALE:
TRANSPORT DRIVERS.......
BEER DISTRIBUTION
HELPERS...................................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
G E N ER AL..............................

$6,440
6.380
5.560
7.680
6.440
6.380
7.760
7.710
8.420
8.370
7.760
7.760
8.370
8.120
6.010
4.970
7.760
7.900

$7,540
7.480
6.465
8.510
7.420
7.360
8.500
8.450
9.160
9.110
8.500
8.500
9.110
8.860
7.010
5.870
8.590
8.450

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
0.343
.688
.343
.343
.686
.686
.686
.686
.686
.686
.686
.686
*
.343
.675
.583

*
*
*
-

*
*
0.250
.700
.450
.450
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.400
.250
.650
.488

5.460

5.810

40.00

.292

-

.300

-

5.460
5.460
6.200
6.200
6.130
5.540
6.530

5.810
5.810
6.480
6.480
6.480
5.950
7.390

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.292
.292
.292
.292
.292
.292
.418

-

-

-

.300
.300
.300
.300
.300
.300
.450

6.900

7.410

37.50

.622

-

.587

-

7.400
7.350

8.000
7.950

40.00
40.00

.686
.686

-

.418
.418

-

7.470
7.720
6.600
6.120
7.510
7.760
7.040

8.890
9.140
4.450
7.700
7.220
8.340
8.590
7.990

38.00
38.00
38.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
.418
.418
.688
.688
.418

*
*
*
-

*
*
*
-

-

*
*
*
.450
.450
.700
.700
.700

6.860
5.250

7.960
5.750

40.00
40.00

*
.278

*
-

.450
.450

-

7.640
7.770
5.870
5.840

8.055
8.185
6.160
6.340

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.419
.419
.419
.406

-

-

-

.375
.375
.375
.375

6.410

6.910

40.00

.419

-

.375

-

6.550

5 6.550

40.00

.444

-

.350

-

8.150

8.600

40.00

.400

”

.500

~

See footnotes at end of table.




63

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL,
MINN.
—C ontinued
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
MATERIAL
CONCRETE BLOCK:
BOOM AND SEMI-TRAL E R .................................
SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER ....
DRY BULK CEMENT.........
GENERAL ...........................
GLASS ................................
LUMBER.............................
HELPERS .........................
READY MIX ........................
SAND AND GRAVEL.........
LARGE TRUCKS,
37,000 LBS. AND
U P ...................................
SEMI-TRACTORTRAILER .........................
CANDY ......................................
FURNITURE .............................
HELPERS..............................
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
HELPERS..............................
GENERAL, W HOLESALE........
HELPERS..............................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE .......
HELPERS...............................
ICE .............................................
LAUNDRY, LINEN SUPPLY ....
MARKET AND PRODUCE.......
HELPERS..............................
MEAT, WHOLESALE AND
PACK­
INGHOUSE .............................
NEWSPAPER:
DAY, CITY ............................
OIL AND GASOLINE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AGREEMENT D:
TRUCK ...............................
TRANSPORT ......................
AGREEMENT E ....................
AGREEMENT F ....................
AGREEMENT G ....................

$8,750

$9,200

40.00

0.400

7.965
8.015
6.790
6.800
6.210
6.470
6.415
7.435
7.215

8.705
8.755
8.290
7.300
7.210
7.570
7.515
8.825
8.605

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.538
.438
.438
.438
.688
.688

7.315

8.705

40.00

.688

7.365
6.550
7.760
7.760
7.760
7.760
6.470
6.415
7.000
6.950
5.210
6.080
6.850
6.795

8.755
6.950
8.500
8.500
8.500
8.500
7.170
7.115
7.760
7.710
5.330
6.480
7.600
7.600

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.344
.688
.688
.688
.688
.613
.613
.613
.613
.338
.318
.613
.613

7.270

7.560

40.00

7.090

7.850

40.00

.613

.

.625

7.200
7.195
7.320

7.850
8.040
8.070

48.00
40.00
40.00

.510
*
*

*
•

.521
*
*

7.300
7.320
7.320
7.325
7.320

8.050
8.070
8.070
8.075
8.070

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

4.408
4.458
5.300
5.537
4.150

5.010
5.060
5.900
5.887
4.600

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*

*
*
*
*
*

0.500

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.300
.400
.400
.700
.700

-

.700

*

.
*
*
*
*

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.625
.625
.625
.625
.700
.300
.625
.625

-

t -

*

.
*
*
*
*

*
*
.
*
*
*
*

N A S H V IL L E -D A V ID S O N ,

TENN.

BAKERY:
S TA R T...................................
AFTER 25 WORK D A Y S .....
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
BEER .........................................
HELPERS...............................
See footnotes at end of table.




64

*
.300
.238
.238

*
“

.275
.275
.300
.200
.200

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON,
TENN.
—C ontinued
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
0 - 3 TONS .........................
3-1/2 TONS AND OVER ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER OR
S E M I..................................
W IN C H .................................
MULE DUMPSTERS..........
EUCLIDS ............................
SPECIAL EQUIP. SUCH
AS INT’L I D TRACTORS .......................
CONCRETE MIXER
TRUCKS............................
F U E L...................................
BUILDING MATERIALS:
AGREEMENT A .................
AGREEMENT B .................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A ...................
AGREEMENT B ....................
LINEN:
FIRST 3 MONTHS...............
4 - 6 M O N TH S......................
7 - 9 M O N TH S......................
AFTER 9 MONTHS ..............
HELPERS:
FIRST 3 M O N TH S.............
4 - 7 MONTHS ...................
AFTER 7 MONTHS ...........
M E A T.........................................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
PARCEL DELIVERY:
PACKAGE PICKUP AND DELIVERY ................................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............

$6,700
6.900

$7,200
7.400

40.00
40.00

-

-

-

_

6.900
6.900
6.930
7.030

7.400
7.400
7.430
7.530

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

_
-

7.150

7.650

40.00

-

-

-

-

6.900
6.700

7.400
7.200

40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

4.200
3.800

4.500
4.100

40.00
40.00

0.288
*

*

-

-

7.780
6.510

8.520
7.160

40.00
45.00

.688
*

*

0.700
*

*

5.880
4.410

6.530
4.610

40.00
40.00

*
.250

*
-

.350
*

*

3.950
4.450
4.600
5.000

4.250
4.750
4.900
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338
.338

-

-

-

3.825
4.125
4.300
5.650
5.150

4.125
4.425
4.600
6.000
5.600

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338
*
.200

*
-

.300
-

-

6.910
7.010

7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

-

.200
.200

-

6.900

5 6.900

40.00

.

*

.680

5.810

6.070

35.00

*

*

.630

-

5.846
6.269

6.596
6.669

40.00
35.00

*
*

*
*

*
1.033

*
-

7.500
7.650
7.550
7.500
7.750
7.650

8.750
8.900
8.800
8.750
9.000
8.900

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

.960
.960
.960
.960
.960
.960

-

NEWARK, N.J.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BEER:
AGREEMENT A:
HOOK AND UNHOOK,
LOAD AND UNLOAD .....
AGREEMENT B:
HOOK AND UNHOOK.......
AGREEMENT C ....................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
STRAIGHT TR U C K .........
TRAILER-TRUCK ............
THREE-AXLE TRUCK ....
WINCH S TR AIG H T.........
WINCH TRAILER ............
EUCLID TRAILER ...........
See footnotes at end of table.




65

.668
.668
.668
.668
.668
.668

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976

JULY 1, 1977
em di o vcq

CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

rv^wTDini iT in w c e n n

SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.750
.750

-

.450
.450
.960

-

.600
.500

-

NEWARK, N.J.
—C ontinued
STEEL ................................
TRAILER .........................
MATERIAL:
LUMBER:
TRAILER .........................
STRAIGHT TR U C K........
READY-MIX.......................
BUTTER AND EGG:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
FUEL:
TRAILER ................................
STRAIGHT TRUCK ..............
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
HELPERS...............................
LINEN SUPPLY.........................
MARKET:
TRUCKDRIVERS, 6
WHEELS ....................................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
3 TONS OR LE S S ................
4 T O N S ..................................
5 T O N S ..................................
7-1/2 TO N S ...........................
HELPERS...............................
NEWSPAPER:
SUPPLY:
D A Y .....................................
N IG H T..................................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................

5 $7,050
5 7.200

$8,300
8.450

40.00
40.00

0.668
.668

5.610
5.540
8.150

6.060
5.990
8.750

40.00
40.00
40.00

.668
.668
.668

5.400
4.900
4.900

6.050
5.550
5.700

40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500

6.640
6.540
7.680
7.780
7.355
4.988

7.140
7.040
8.420
8.520
8.095
5.187

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.735
.735
.735
.735
.735
.165

5.580
5.580
5.400
5.450
5.470
5.520
5.220

6.080
6.080
5.900
5.950
5.970
6.020
5.720

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500
.500
.500
.500
.500

7.986
8.705
5 6.920

8.671
9.447
8.780

39.50
36.50
40.00

*

6.070
6.130
6.250
5.601
5.420

6.720
6.780
6.900
6.010
5.920

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.455
.455
.455
.455
.455

5.585

6.085

40.00

6.260
6.260

6.660
6.660

40.00
40.00

.693
.693

7.690

7.940

40.00

.695

7.840
7.890
7.990

8.090
8.140
8.240

40.00
40.00
40.00

.695
.695
.695

-

-

-

.935
.935
.935
.935
.935
.600

-

-

.350
.350
.350
.350
.350
.350
.350

-

.745

6.50%
6.50
-

-

-

6.00%
6.00
*

-

-

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
BAKERY TRANSPORT:
AGREEMENT A:
1-3 T O N S ...............................
3-5 T O N S ...............................
5 TONS AND OVER ............
HELPERS...............................
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
AGREEMENT B:
COOKIES AND CRACKERS
BEER, LIQUOR, AND OTHER
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ....
HELPERS...............................
CONSTRUCTION (BUILDING,
HEAVY AND HIGHWAY):
STATION WAGONS, PANEL
TRUCKS, PICKUP TRUCKS
TWO-AXLE EQUIPMENT,
HELPERS ON LOW BED ....
THREE-AXLE EQUIPMENT..
FOUR- AND FIVE-AXLE......
See footnotes at end of table.




66

.

-

*
_
-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
•
.725
.725

-

.
.
-

.725
_
“

.725
.725
.725

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
—Continued
SPECIALIZED EARTH-MOV­
ING EQUIPMENT UNDER
35 TONS, LOW BEDS,
VAC-HAUL PAVING, RES­
TORATION EQUIPMENT ....
SPECIALIZED EARTH-MOV­
ING EQUIPMENT OVER
35 TO N S ...............................
TRAILERS FOR EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT
DOUBLE HOOKUP .............
BUILDING MATERIALS AND
SUPPLIES ...............................
HELPERS..............................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
MOVING AND MOVING AND
STORAGE ...............................
HELPERS...............................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................

$8,090

$8,340

40.00

0.695

0.725

8.340

8.590

40.00

.695

.725

8.590

8.840

40.00

.695

.725

5.455
5.455
7.730

5.700
5.700
8.470

40.00
40.00
40.00

.560
.560
.693

3.800
3.500
7.080

3.800
3.500
8.470

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693

7.660

7.910

40.00

.665

7.510
7.560

7.760
7.810

40.00
40.00

.665
.665

-

.650
.650

-

7.410
7.510

7.660
7.760

40.00
40.00

.665
.665

-

.650
.650

-

7.610
7.710
7.730
7.630

7.860
7.960
8.470
8.370

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.665
.665
.693
.693

8.080

8.820

40.00

5.150
3.050

5.650
3.250

40.00
40.00

4.385
4.149

4.385
4.385

40.00
40.00

4.125
3.875

4.625
4.625

5.125
4.888
4.200

•

-

•
•
-

.650
.650
.725

.200
.200
.725

-

-

_
-

NEW HAVEN, CONN.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
SPECIALIZED EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT IN­
CLUDING EUCLID...............
READY-MIX CEMENT:
2-AXLE ...............................
3-AXLE ...............................
DUMP:
2-AXLE ...............................
3-AXLE ...............................
HEAVY DUTY TRAILER:
UP TO 40 T O N S ................
OVER 40 TONS .................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
HELPERS...............................
LOWBED TRAILER
OPERATORS .......................

.650

-

.650
.650
.725
.725

.693

-

.725

-

.337

-

.400
.325

-

*
*

•
•

*
*

•
•

40.00
40.00

*
•

*
•

*
*

•
•

5.475
5.238

40.00
40.00

.
*

•
*

•
*

.
•

4.500

40.00

*

*

•

*

-

-

NEW ORLEANS, LA.

AIR PRODUCTS........................
BAKERY, R E LA Y ......................
BREWERY:
AGREEMENT A:
KEG B E E R ..........................
EXTRA DRIVERS...............
AGREEMENT B:
KEG BEER ..........................
EXTRA DRIVERS...............
AGREEMENT C:
KEG BEER ..........................
EXTRA DRIVERS...............
AGREEMENT D:
KEG B E E R ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.




67

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE"

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

-

_
-

-

0.250
.250
.250
.400
.400
.400

-

-

.563
.563
.563

-

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

-

-

-

*

.
*

NEW ORLEANS, LA.
—Continued
EXTRA DRIVERS...............
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
UNDER 1-1/2 T O N S .........
1-1/2 TO 3 T O N S ..............
3 TO 5 T O N S .....................
5 TONS AND O V E R ..........
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT......
MATERIAL:
PICKUPS, DUMP
TRUCKS, AND STAKE
BODY .................................
TRAILER TRUCKS ............
HELPERS ............................
DEPARTMENT STO R E............
TRAILER ................................
HELPERS...............................
FACTORY, MACHINE SHOP:
UNDER 1-1/2 T O N S ............
1-1/2 TO 5 TONS ................
5 TONS AND OVER ............
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AGREEMENT D ....................
LINEN:
FIRST 3 MONTHS................
4 TO 6 M ONTHS..................
7 TO 9 M ONTHS..................
AFTER 10 MONTHS ............
NEWSPAPER:
DAY ........................................
NIGHT ....................................
HELPERS:
D A Y ......................................
N IG H T..................................
PARCEL SERVICE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B
PICKUP AND DELIVERY ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
TRANSFER AND MOVING:
STAKE BODY........................
TRAILER ................................
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT ........
HELPERS...............................
HEAVY HAULER, SPECIAL
EQUIPMENT ........................
HEAVY HAULER, TRUCKDRIVERS ..............................
HEAVY HAULER, HELPERS

$3,250

$3,375

40.00

7.050
7.630
7.680
7.930
7.930

7.640
8.250
8.300
8.560
8.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.200
.200
.200
.200
.200

4.900
5.000
4.850
4.780
4.755
4.280

5.200
5.200
5.050
5.430
5.400
4.930

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.237
.237
.237
.363
.363
.363

5.510
5.510
5.620

5.950
5.950
6.070

40.00
40.00
40.00

-

7.780
7.780
7.780
7.780

8.520
8.520
8.520
8.520

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688

3.950
4.450
4.600
5.000

4.250
4.750
4.900
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.337
.337
.337
.337

5.129
5.231

5.983
6.085

37.50
37.50

.
*

.
*

4.721
4.823

5.575
5.677

37.50
37.50

.
*

.

3.740
3.210

3.740
3.210

40.00
40.00

.107
.107

-

-

_

.
*

.
*

.250
.250

-

6.420
6.520

7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00

.613
.613

-

.200
.200

-

4.700
4.700
4.940
4.470

5.050
5.050
5.290
4.820

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.238
.238
.238
.238

-

.200
.200
.200
.200

-

5.240

5.590

40.00

.238

4.940
4.710

5.290
5.060

40.00
40.00

.238
.238

6.900

5 6.900

40.00

.200

-

.200
.200

-

*

.680

_

NEW YORK, N.Y.
ARMORED CAR .......................
See footnotes at end of table.




68

*

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

NEW YORK, N.Y.
—Continued
BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A:
SWINGMEN ........................
TRAILERMEN.....................
AGREEMENT B-RYE
BREAD:
SWINGMEN:
FIRST 15 DAYS ..............
AFTER 15 D A Y S .............
TRUCKDRIVERS................
AGREEMENT C-BAKING
SUPPLY ...............................
HELPERS ...........................
AGREEMENT D-CAKE:
SWINGMEN ........................
TRUCKDRIVERS................
AGREEMENT E -B A G E L .....
AGREEMENT F--RESTAURANT ROLL AND BREAD:
SWINGMEN ........................
TRUCKDRIVERS................
AGREEMENT G-PIE:
BULK SWINGMEN.............
BEER:
TRAILER:
HOOK AND UNHOOK.......
LOAD AND UNLOAD ........
CHAUFFEURS....................
HELPERS ............................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
EXCAVATORS:
DUM P...............................
6-WHEEL, 3 AXLE
TRAILERS.......................
EUCLIDS AND TOURNAPULLS ........................
MATERIAL:
AGREEMENT A:
6-W HEEL..........................
4-W HEEL..........................
HELPERS .........................
AGREEMENT B-DEBRIS
AND W RECKING..............
TRACTOR-TRAILER .......
AGREEMENT C-LUMBER
6-W HEEL..........................
HELPERS .........................
AGREEMENT D-HIGH
RISE ..................................
AGREEMENT E-PLUMB­
ING SUPPLY .....................
6-WHEEL TRACTORTRAILER .........................
AGREEMENT F-SAND,
GRAVEL AND
CONCRETE M IX................

$4,525
6.550

$4,825
7.200

40.00
40.00

0.488
.488

-

0.788
.788

-

3.875
6.000
6.250

4.025
6.150
6.700

40.00
40.00
40.00

.709
.709
.709

-

.925
.925
.925

-

5.375
5.200

5.750
5.575

40.00
40.00

*
*

.
*

.425
.425

-

6.000
6.250
5.563

6.150
6.700
5.813

40.00
40.00
40.00

.709
.709
.732

-

.925
.925
.900

-

6.875
6.250

7.025
6.700

40.00
40.00

.709
.709

-

.925
.925

-

6.000

6.150

40.00

.709

5.581
5.631
5.494
5.369

6.060
6.060
6.750
6.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.409
.409
.409
.409

+8.525

8.775

40.00

1.113

+ 8.775

9.025

40.00

1.113

1.853

+ 8.925

9.175

40.00

1.113

1.853

7.295
7.170
6.920

7.550
7.425
7.175

40.00
40.00
40.00

1.113
1.113
1.113

6.395
6.645
5.360
5.610
5.110

5 6.895
5 7.145
5.485
5.735
5.235

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.378
.378
.900
.900
.900

9.040

9.290

40.00

1.113

5.500

5.750

40.00

-

-

-

-

1.500
1.500
1.500
.868
.868
1.180
1.180
1.180

-

-

-

1.853
.

5.875

6.125

40.00

.605

8.870

9.120

40.00

1.113

-

69

.571
.571
.571
.571

1.853

_

See footnotes at end of table.




.605

.925

.910
.910

1.853

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

NEW YORK, N.Y.
—Continued
AGREEMENT G-PRECAST
CONCRETE:
TRACTOR-TRAILER.......
SELF-LOADING TRUCK .
TEN WHEEL TR U C K......
BUTTER AND EGG:
AGREEMENT A:
3 TONS AND U N D ER .......
4 TONS ...............................
5 TONS ...............................
7-1/2 T O N S ........................
10-WHEEL TRAILERS ......
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B:
3 TONS ...............................
5 TONS ...............................
7-1/2 T O N S ........................
10 WHEELERS AND
TRAILERS .........................
HELPERS ............................
CLOTHING:
DRESSES ..............................
HELPERS ............................
COATS ...................................
HELPERS ............................
PACKAGE DELIVERY..........
HELPERS ............................
COAL AND FUEL OIL:
COAL-MANHATTAN,
BRONX, BROOKLYN, AND
QUEENS...............................
HELPERS ..........................
FUEL OIL:
AGREEMENT A .................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 6 MONTHS ..........
6 TO 12 MONTHS ..........
OVER 12 MONTHS ........
UTILITY DRIVERS:
FIRST 6 MONTHS .......
6 TO 12 MONTHS .......
OVER 12 MONTHS......
COMMISSARY ..........................
TRAILERS..............................
HELPERS...............................
FLOUR:
4-WHEEL TRUCKS ..............
HELPERS ............................
6-WHEEL TRUCKS ..............
HELPERS ............................
FOOD, WHOLESALE
MARKET:
AGREEMENT A:
UNDER 2-1/2 T O N S .........
2-1/2 T O N S ........................
OVER 2-1/2 T O N S ............
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B:
5 TONS AND O V E R ..........

$6,850
6.850
6.850

$7,200
7.200
7.200

40.00
40.00
40.00

1.113
1.113
1.113

-

6.034
6.059
6.084
6.134
6.404
5.684

6.409
6.434
6.459
6.509
7.029
6.059

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

6.114
6.169
6.210

6.489
6.544
6.585

6.400
5.850

-

-

1.500
1.500
1.500

.313
.313
.313
.313
.313
.313

-

.310
.310
.310
.310
.310
.310

-

40.00
40.00
40.00

.313
.313
.313

-

.310
.310
.310

-

7.025
6.225

40.00
40.00

.313
.313

-

.310
.310

-

4.800
4.550
4.800
4.550
4.800
4.550

5.000
4.750
5.000
4.750
5.000
4.750

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.244
.244
.244
.244
.244
.244

-

.181
.181
.181
.181
.181
.181

-

-

7.355
7.143

7.855
7.642

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

1.250
1.250

-

7.355

7.855

40.00

*

*

1.250

-

7.534
7.936
8.310

8.211
8.650
9.058

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*

7.589
7.746
8.005
6.300
6.425
6.050

8.271
8.444
8.725
6.675
6.800
6.425

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
.624
.624
.624

*
*
*

4.997
4.769
5.140
4.825

5.347
5.119
5.490
5.175

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

4.946
5.020
5.152
4.374

5.321
5.395
5.527
4.749

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

5.159

5.534

40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




70

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*
*
*
.880
.880
.880

*
*
*
*

.250
.250
.250
.250

-

.356
.356
.356
.356

-

.835
.835
.835
.835

-

.356

“

.835

*
*
*
*

-

*
*
*
-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.835
.835
.835
.835

_

_

NEW YORK, N.Y.
—Continued
3 TO 5 TONS .....................
UNDER 3 TONS ................
TRAILER AND 10-WHEEL
AGREEMENT C ....................
FRUIT AND PRODUCE:
MARKET:
3 TONS AND U N D ER .......
4 TONS ..............................
5 TONS ..............................
7-1/2 T O N S ........................
TRACTOR-TRAILER AND
10-W HEEL.........................
HELPERS ............................
PURVEYORS.........................
HELPERS ...........................
F U R ............................................
HELPERS..............................
FURNITURE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B-HEAVY
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
HELPERS ............................
TRACTOR-TRAILER AND
3-AXLE ...............................
AGREEMENT C ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT D ....................
HELPERS .............................
GENERAL FREIGHT
AGREEMENT A:
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
STRAIGHT TR U C K ............
HELPERS ...........................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS ...........................
AGREEMENT C:
TRAILER, TANDEM
EQUIPMENT AND
SWITCHERS .....................
STRAIGHT TR U C K ............
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT D:
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
STRAIGHT TR U C K ............
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT E ....................
TRACTOR-TRAILERS .......
HELPERS ............................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE .......
HELPERS...............................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
HELPERS ............................
ICE CREAM:
FIRST 6 MONTHS................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ..............
TRAILER DRIVERS..............
LAUNDRY:
LINEN SUPPLY.....................

_

$5,387
5.299
5.975
5.006

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.356
.356
.356
.356

5.235
5.292
5.324
5.412

5.610
5.669
5.699
5.787

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.356
.356
.356
.356

-

.835
.835
.835
.835

5.558
4.971
5.967
5.535
5.714
5.429

5.933
5.346
6.467
6.035
5.857
5.542

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
35.00
35.00

.356
.356
.356
.356
*
*

*
*

.835
.835
.835
.835
-

4.063
3.837

4.250
4.025

40.00
40.00

*
*

.300
.300

_

6.315
6.145

5 6.490
5 6.320

40.00
40.00

.430
.430

-

.905
.905

-

6.435
6.445
6.120
4.250
4.025

6.610
6.845
6.520
4.563
4.338

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.430
.870
.870
*
*

*
*

.905
.945
.945
.300
.300

-

7.780
7.680
7.345
7.680
7.340

8.520
8.420
8.085
8.420
8.080

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.560
.560
.560
.738
.738

-

1.140
1.140
1.140
.963
.963

-

7.880
7.780
7.445

8.520
8.420
8.080

40.00
40.00
40.00

.670
.670
.670

-

1.030
1.030
1.030

-

7.780
7.680
7.343
7.680
7.780
7.340
5.858
5.768
6.175
5.983

8.280
8.180
7.843
8.420
8.520
7.860
6.483
6.393
6.800
6.608

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.770
.770
.770
.680
.680
.680
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

.930
.930
.930
1.020
1.020
1.020
.500
.500
.500
.500

-

6.030
7.030
7.180

6.530
7.530
7.680

40.00
40.00
40.00

.852
.852
.852

-

.810
.810
.810

-

4.813

5.063

40.00

.100

“

-

See footnotes at end of table.




_

$5,012
4.924
5.600
4.631

71

*
*

-

7 7.14%

6.75%
6.75

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

-

-

-

-

-

NEW YORK, N.Y.
—C ontinued
HELPERS ............................
OFFICE TOWEL ...................
HELPERS ............................
WHOLESALE, HAND LAUN­
DRY ......................................
HELPERS ............................
S H IR T ....................................
CLEANING AND D Y IN G ......
LIQ UO R......................................
HELPERS...............................
ROUTEMEN ..........................
MEAT:
HOTEL SUPPLY ...................
TRAILER AND 6-WHEEL...
HELPERS ............................
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
SUPPLY ................................
3 OR MORE A XLES ..........
PROVISION ...........................
KOSHER .............................
MILK:
R ETAIL...................................
WHOLESALE.........................
TRAILER ................................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
TRAILER ................................
NEWSPAPER:
DAY .......................................
NIGHT ...................................
NEWSPAPER AND
MAGAZINE:
WHOLESALE:
D A Y .....................................
NIG H T.................................
NEWSPAPER:
D A Y .....................................
N IG H T.................................
PAPER AND PAPER
PRODUCTS ...............................
HELPERS..............................
TRACTOR-TRAILERS..........
PARCEL DELIVERY:
TRAILER ................................
HELPERS...............................
ALL OTHER DRIVERS ........
POULTRY ..................................
PRIVATE SANITATION:
CLOSED BODY WITH SELFCONTAINED LOADING
U N IT .....................................
HELPERS ............................
OPEN TRUCKS OR
TRUCKS
WITH NO SELF-CON­
TAINED LOADING UNITS ..

$3,738
4.937
3.889

$3,913
5.200
4.074

40.00
38.00
38.00

0.100
.105
.105

4.343
3.468
4.205
+4.750
6.175
5.925
6.300

4.568
3.643
4.430
5.050
6.650
6.400
6.775

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.100
.100
.100
.609
.609
.609

7 7.14
7 7.14
7 7.14
3.90
-

6.780
6.905
6.532

7.055
7.180
6.807

40.00
40.00
40.00

.707
.707
.707

-

6.360
6.493
7.225

6.735
6.868
8.010
8.040

37.50
37.50
40.00
40.00

.461
.461
.513
.513

6.603
7.303
7.053
6.445
6.120
6.620

6.803
7.716
7.466
6.645
6.320
6.820

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.710
.710
.710
.870
.870
.870

7.899
8.555

8.405
9.103

39.50
36.50

7.986
8.705

8.671
9.447

+ 8.305
+ 9.049

-

-

0.700
.700
.700
.955
.955
.955

-

.527
.527
.539
.539

-

1.170
1.170
1.170
1.025
1.025
1.025

-

-

1.10%
-

-

-

-

-

-

6.00
6.00

-

6.50
6.50

39.50
36.50

-

6.00
6.00

-

6.50
6.50

8.811
9.597

39.50
36.50

-

6.00
6.00

-

6.50
6.50

7.045
6.620
7.145

7.470
7.045
7.570

40.00
40.00
40.00

.638
.638
.638

7.840
7.340
7.590
5.000

9.030
8.280
8.530
5.375

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.493
.493
.493
.500

5.900
5.725

6.225
6.050

40.00
40.00

6.150

6.475

40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




_

7 7.14%
7 7.14
7 7.14

72

_
-

.913
.913
.913

-

-

.800
.800
.800
.750

.563
.563

-

.675
.675

-

.563

-

.675

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

NEW YORK, N.Y.
—Continued
HELPERS ............................
ONE-CONTAINER
TRACTOR
H OISTS................................
PROVISION-KOSHER AND
PORK DELIVERY
MEAT AND POULTRY.........
PORK DELIVERY .................
RENDERING, ROUTEMEN .....
TRAILER ...............................
PROVISIONS.........................
GEN ER AL..............................
HELPERS...............................
RIGGING:
TRACTOR-TRAILER, THIRD
AXLE, 6-WHEEL REACH,
POLE TRUCK, H IL O ...........
HELPERS...............................
ALL STRAIGHT TRUCKS....
SOFT DRINK:
AGREEMENT A:
LARGE COMPANIES:
ROUTEMEN .....................
HELPERS .........................
TRACTOR DRIVERS......
SMALL COMPANIES:
ROUTEMEN .....................
HELPERS .........................
TRACTORS ......................
AGREEMENT B:
UTILITY DRIVERS.............
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT C:
ROUTE DRIVERS..............
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT D-UTILITY ....
TEXTILE REFINISHING ...........
HELPERS..............................
THEATRICAL AND TELEVI­
SION:
THEATRICAL.........................
HELPERS ............................
TELEVISION ..........................
HELPERS ............................
FILM DELIVERY ...................
WASTE MATERIAL:
6-WHEELERS........................
TRACTOR-TRAILER AND
10-WHEELERS....................

$5,850

$6,175

40.00

0.563

0.675

6.150

6.475

40.00

.563

.675

6.350
6.350
5.930
5.950
5.870
5.770
5.650

6.725
6.725
6.355
6.375
6.295
6.195
6.075

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.600
.600
.576
.576
.576
.576
.576

-

.600
.600
.464
.464
.464
.464
.464

8.690
8.270
8.430

9.740
9.320
9.480

40.00
40.00
40.00

.560
.560
.560

-

1.140
1.140
1.140

-

6.529
6.139
7.077

7.175
6.700
7.775

40.00
40.00
40.00

.450
.450
.450

-

6.356
5.775
6.882

7.175
6.150
7.775

40.00
40.00
40.00

.450
.450
.450

-

6.356
5.603

7.175
6.150

40.00
40.00

.450
.450

-

.835
.835
.835
.450
.214
.214

-

-

*
*

•

*

*

*
*
*
*

*

-

- :A '
-

-

6.521
7.059
6.246
6.356
5.657
5.314

5 6.521
5 7.059
5 6.246
7.175
6.429
6.086

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
35.00
35.00

8.150
7.800
8.150
7.800
5 6.370

8.400
8.050
8.400
8.050
7.680

35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00

5.290

5.420

40.00

.625

5.470

5.600

40.00

.625

-

.900

-

4.880
7.760

5.280
8.500

40.00
40.00

.563
.688

-

.400
.700

-

3.850

4.250

40.00

.276

-

.071
.071

-

*
*
*
5.00%
5.00

13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.00

-

8.00%
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00

.900

NORFOLK, VA.

ARMORED CAR .......................
GENERAL FREIGHT, LOCAL ..
LINEN:
FIRST 3 M ONTHS................
See footnotes at end of table.




73

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-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

NORFOLK, VA.
—Continued
4 TO 6 M O N TH S..................
7 TO 9 M O N TH S..................
10 TO 12 MONTHS..............
AFTER 1 YEAR ....................
HELPERS:
FIRST 3 M O N TH S.............
4 TO 6 M O N TH S ...............
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
MEAT, PACKINGHOUSE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................

$4,375
4.525
4.725
4.925

$4,775
4.925
5.125
5.325

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.276
.276
.276
.276

_
-

_

_

-

_

3.525
3.750
4.150

3.925
4.150
4.550

40.00
40.00
40.00

.276
.276
.276

-

-

-

6.095
6.095

6.475
6.475

40.00
40.00

•

*

*

*

•
*

*

5.235

5.885

40.00

*

*

•

5.450
5.260
5.400
+5.515

5.950
5.760
5.900
6.015

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.389
.389
.389
.389

-

0.550
.550
.550
.550

-

8.025
8.100
8.400
8.225

8.645
8.720
9.020
8.845

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500
.500

-

.400
.400
.400
.400

-

7.280
7.340
-

7.730
7.790
7.840

40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500

_
-

.400
.400
.400

-

7.470

7.920

40.00

.500

-

.400

-

7.340
7.640
7.340
7.760
7.760
5 4.630
5 4.430

7.790
8.090
7.790
8.500
8.500
5.440
5.340

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.500
.500
.688
.688
.688
.688

-

.400
.400
.400
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

6.750
7.050
7.050

7.375
7.675
7.675

40.00
40.00
40.00

*

*

*
*

*
*

.400
.400
.400

-

6.600
6.900

7.225
7.525

40.00
40.00

*
•

*

.400
.400

-

6.750
7.050
6.850

7.375
7.675
7.500

40.00
40.00
52.00

•
•

*
*

.400
.400
.481

-

•

OMAHA, NEBR.

BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A.......................
AGREEMENT B:
DELIVERY...........................
MAINTENANCE..................
STOCK ROOM PICKUP....
TRANSPORT ......................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
SINGLE AXLE ....................
TANDEM AXLE ..................
LUMBER C ARR IER ...........
LOW BOY.............................
HEAVY AND HIGHWAY:
SINGLE AXLE ....................
TANDEM AXLE ..................
THREE AXLE TANDEM ....
LOWBOY AND WATER
PULLS ................................
POWER LIFT FORK
TRUCK ...............................
LUMBER CARRIER ...........
EUCLID................................
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
HEAVY WORK ......................
FURNITURE ..........................
HELPERS ............................
GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 6 M O N TH S.............
AFTER 6 MONTHS ...........
COUNTRY DRIVERS ........
AGREEMENT B:
CITY:
FIRST 6 MONTHS ..........
AFTER 6 MONTHS.........
COUNTRY:
FIRST 6 MONTHS ..........
AFTER 6 MONTHS.........
OIL, T A N K ..................................
See footnotes at end of table.




74

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it

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

BAKERY;
SUPPLY .................................
5-TON TRUCKS AND TRAC­
TOR-TRAILER .....................
BISCUIT .................................
BREWERY:
KEG .......................................
HELPERS ............................
DISTRIBUTORS....................
HELPERS ............................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
EXCAVATING .....................
EUCLID AND LOW-BED
TRAILER .........................
HELPERS .........................
M ATER IAL.............................
HELPERS ............................
LUMBER ...............................
HELPERS ............................
PLUMBING SUPPLY ............
HELPERS ............................
CONCRETE M IXER ..............
COAL AND OIL:
C O A L .....................................
O IL .........................................
FUEL:
O IL .........................................
FUEL OIL AND GASOLINE
AGREEMENT A:
UP TO 6 MONTHS .........
AFTER 6 MONTHS.........
AGREEMENT B:
UP TO 1 Y E A R ................
AFTER 1 YEAR ...............
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS ............................
ICE .............................................
MILK:
PLANT ....................................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
NEWSPAPER AND
MAGAZINE:
AGREEMENT A~
ROUTEMEN...............................
AGREEMENT B ROUTEMEN...............................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AGREEMENT D
D A Y ......................................
N IG H T..................................
AGREEMENT E ....................
RENDERING..............................
HELPERS...............................

$8,520

40.00

0.350

$7,880
6.400

8.670
6.950

40.00
40.00

.350
.350

6.355
6.355
6.300
6.300

6.800
6.800
6.800
6.800

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.750
.750

7.870

8.270

40.00

.718

8.070
7.770
6.060
5.575
6.060
5.575
6.060
5.575
7.580

8.470
8.170
6.560
6.075
6.560
6.075
6.560
6.075
7.980

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.718
.718
.717
.717
.718
.718
.718
.718
.718

6.810
6.860

7.620
7.620

40.00
40.00

.718
.718

.500
-

•

*
*

•

-

-

-

-

.500
.500
.500
.500

-

.700

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

-

.700
.700

-

-

-

7.830

8.330

40.00

.718

_

6.620
6.950

6.620
6.950

40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

6.620
7.090

6.620
7.090

40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

7.580
7.160
7.830
7.410
4.050

8.330
7.910
8.330
7.910
5.350

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.718
.718
.718
.718
.413

7.455
7.070
6.000
5.800

8.005
8.620
6.550
6.350

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.911
.911
.643
.643

7.095

7.095

37.50

.605

6.750
7.095

7.350
7.161

40.00
37.50

.718
.605

6.481
6.481
7.094
6.480
6.200

6.800
6.800
7.094
6.750
6.470

36.00
36.00
37.50
40.00
40.00

.631
.631
*
.718
.718

See footnotes at end of table.




0.500

75

.700

.

.

-

-

.700
.700
.700
.700
.403

-

.375
.375

_

-

-

.587

-

-

*
-

.700
.587
.611
.611
*
.700
.700

-

•
-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

-

PHILADELPHIA, PA.
—C ontinued
REPLACEMENT AUTO
PARTS,
W HOLESALE..........................
SCRAP IRON AND STEEL......
HELPERS...............................

$4,380
5.310
4.940

$4,380
5.810
5.440

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.344
.718
.718

-

0.325
.700
.700

6.035
5.280

6.485
5.580

40.00
40.00

.403
.403

-

.448
.299

7.310

8.320

40.00

.850

.850

7.660

8.540

40.00

.850

.850

8.010

8.890

40.00

.850

.850

8.170

9.050

40.00

.850

.850

8.490

9.370

40.00

.850

-

PHOENIX, ARIZ.

BAKERY-CRACKER ................
BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR ....
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
2 OR 3 AXLE DUMP OR
FLAT R A C K .......................
4 AXLE DUMP OR FLATRACK .................................
5 AXLE DUMP OR FLATRACK .................................
6 AXLE DUMP OR FLATRACK .................................
7 AXLE DUMP OR FLATRACK .................................
8 AXLE DUMP OR FLATRACK .................................
WATER TRUCK - UNDER
2500 G A LLO NS................
WATER TRUCK - 2500
TO 4000 GALLONS .........
WATER TRUCK - OVER
4000 G A LLO NS................
TRANSIT MIX-OVER 8
-LESS THAN 10 CU.
YDS.....................................
ROCK TRUCK
16 CU. YDS. AND
OVER ................................
AGGREGATE
ASSOCIATION:
DUMP, OFF-HIGHWAY:
UNDER 7 CU. YDS..........
7 AND UNDER 17 CU.
YDS...................................
17 AND UNDER 25
CU. YDS...........................
25 AND UNDER 35
CU. YDS...........................
35 CU. YDS. OR
M O R E .............................
DUMP, FLAT-RACK OR
PICKUP, ON-HIGHWAY:
2-AXLE..............................
3-AXLE..............................
4-AXLE..............................
5-AXLE..............................
6-AXLE OR M O R E ..........
TRANSIT-MIX:
8 CU. YDS. OR LESS ....

8.900
7.440

9.780
8.320

40.00
40.00




.850

.850

_

.850

.850

.

.850

.

.850

7.660

8.540

40.00

.850

8.010

8.890

40.00

.850

.850

8.490

9.050

40.00

.850

.850

9.415

10.295

40.00

.850

.850

6.660

7.340

40.00

.850

.850

6.910

7.590

40.00

.850

7.180

7.860

40.00

.850

7.340

8.020

40.00

.850

7.610

8.290

40.00

.850

6.495
6.660
6.885
7.180
7.340

7.175
7.340
7.565
7.860
8.020

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.850
.850
.850
.850
.850

6.960

7.640

40.00

.850

See footnotes at end of table.

76

-

_

.850

_

.850

_

_

.850

_

_

.850

_

_

-

-

.850
.850
.850
.850
.850

-

.850

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY-1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PHOENIX, ARIZ.
—Continued
OVER 8 CU. YDS.
AND UNDER 10-1/2
CU. YDS...........................
10-1/2 AND UNDER
14 CU. YDS.....................
14 CU. YDS. AND
O V E R ...............................
BULK C E M E N T..................
ASPHALT TANK TRUCK
(5-AXLE CLASS)...............
WATER TANK TRUCK:
1500 GALS. OR LESS ....
OVER 1500 GALS............
PIPE AGREEMENT:
2-AXLE DUMP OR FLAT ...
3-AXLE DUMP OR FLAT ...
4-AXLE DUMP OR FLAT ...
5-AXLE DUMP OR FLAT ...
DOUBLE BOTTOM FLATS
OR DUMPS .......................
7-AXLE OR DOUBLE
GOOSENECK....................
CITY DELIVERY:
AGREEMENT A-PARCELS:
SEMI TRACTOR TRAIL­
ERS AND TRUCKS:
5 OR MORE A X L E S .......
NOT MORE THAN 4
AXLES ............................
SINGLE UNIT OVER 1
TON ................................
SINGLE UNIT-1 TON ....
UNDER 1 T O N ...............
HELPERS ...........................
AGREEMENT B-FREIGHT:
SINGLE U N ITS...................
5 OR MORE A XLES .......
LESS THAN 5 A XLES .......
PIG RAMP DRIVERS ........
PIG RAMP HELPERS........
AGREEMENT C-FURNITURE:
SINGLE U N ITS ...................
5 OR MORE A XLES ..........
LESS THAN 5 A XLES .......
HELPERS ...........................
FURNITURE:
HEAVY-HAUL EQUIPMENT .
HELPERS...............................
LUMBER:
2-AXLE ..................................
3-AXLE ..................................
END LIFT TRUCK AND
ROSS C ARRIERS...............
SEMI OR TRAILER ..............
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
HEAVY D U TY ........................

$7,215

$7,895

40.00

0.850

0.850

7.425

8.105

40.00

.850

.850

7.635
7.340

8.315
8.020

40.00
40.00

.850
.850

7.340

8.020

40.00

.850

6.885
6.495

7.175
7.565

40.00
40.00

.850
.850

6.140
6.195
6.280
6.500

6.640
6.695
6.780
7.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.480
.480
.480
.480

6.680

7.180

40.00

.480

.250

6.880

7.380

40.00

.480

.250

6.600

40.00

.442

.299

6.400

40.00

.442

.299

6.360
5.460
4.260
4.260

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.442
.442
.442
.442

5.855
6.105
5.905
6.220
5.555

6.355
6.605
6.405
6.720
6.055

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403
.403
.403

5.575
5.825
5.625
5.000

6.075
6.325
6.125
5.275

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403
.403

-

-

7.000
5.650

7.000
5.650

40.00
40.00

.403
.403

4.640
4.850

5.445
5.670

40.00
40.00

.403
.403

4.850
5.065
7.750
7.800

5.670
5.900
8.600
8.650

40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.693
.693

4 0 .0 0

40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




77

-

.850
.850

-

.850

-

-

-

.850
.850

-

.250
.250
.250
.250

-

-

.299
.299
.299
.299

-

-

.299
.299
.299
.299
.299

-

-

-

_

.249
.249
.249
.249

-

.199
.199

-

.100
.100

_

-

.100
.100

.575
.575

-

-

_
-

-

”

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

PHOENIX, ARIZ.
—Continued
GROCERY, RETAIL:
AGREEMENT A
2-AXLE ...............................
OTHER EQUIPMENT ........
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
AGREEMENT B:
2-AXLE ................................
OTHER EQUIPMENT ........
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
AGREEMENT C:
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
OTHER EQUIPMENT ........
RELIEF DRIVERS..............
AGREEMENT D:
2-AXLE ...............................
OTHER EQUIPMENT ........
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
AGREEMENT E:
2-AXLE ...............................
OTHER EQUIPMENT ........
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
AGREEMENT F:
2-AXLE ...............................
OTHER EQUIPMENT ........
DOUBLE BOTTOM ............
GROCERY, WHOLESALE
2-AXLE ..................................
OTHER EQUIPMENT...........
DOUBLE BOTTOM ...............
MEAT:
2-AXLE ..................................
3 BUT LESS THAN 5-AXLE .
5-AXLE OR MORE ...............
HELPERS...............................
PAPER:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 30 DAYS .................
SECOND 60 D A Y S ............
AFTER 90 D AYS................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 30 D A Y S .................
SECOND 60 D A Y S ............
AFTER 90 D AYS................
PARCEL DELIVERY:
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
ALL O THER ...........................
PRODUCE.................................
TRANSFER AND STORAGE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT C ........................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT D ....................
HELPERS ............................

$6,660
6.745
6.845

$6,810
6.895
6.995

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.403
.403
.403

-

0.399
.399
.399

-

6.650
6.735
6.835

6.800
6.885
6.985

40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403

-

.399
.399
.399

-

6.845
6.750
6.995

6.995
7.000
7.145

40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403

-

.399
.399
.399

-

5.910
5.995
6.095

6.045
6.130
6.230

40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403

-

.448
.448
.448

-

5.745
5.830
5.930

6.145
6.230
6.330

40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403

-

.448
.448
.448

-

6.650
6.735
6.835

6.900
6.885
6.985

40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403

-

.399
.399
.399

-

6.656
6.763
6.887

6.806
6.913
7.038

40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403

-

.399
.399
.399

-

6.360
5.460

6.730
6.880
6.980
5.830

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.403
.403
.403
.403

-

.299
.299
.299
.299

-

5.060
5.140
5.220

5.510
5.590
5.670

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*

*

*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*

5.570
5.720
5.870

40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

-

7.620
7.010
4.290

8.305
7.695
4.640

40.00
40.00
40.00

*

*
*
-

.324
.324
.149

5.825
4.825
5.200
4.600
5.480
5.110
5.395
5.095

6.125
5.275
5.600
5.000
5.900
5.500
5.890
5.590

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

See footnotes at end of table.




78

*
.403

.403
.403
-

.403
.403
.403
.403

_
-

_

.249
.249
.299
.299
.498
.498

-

_
-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PITTSBURGH, PA.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY:
BISCUIT:
REGULAR ...........................
EXTRA .................................
BREAD, W HOLESALE.........
TRANSPORT......................
TRACTOR-TRAILER..........
SUPPLY .................................
HELPERS ............................
BEER:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS:
FIRST YEAR ....................
AFTER ONE Y E A R .........
AGREEMENT C ....................
HELPERS:
LESS THAN 1 Y E A R ......
AFTER 1 YEAR ...............
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
COMMERCIAL:
SERVICES........................
DUMP AND FLAT
TRUCK ............................
TRANSIT MIX...................
TRANSIT MIX, TAN­
DEM .................................
DISTRIBUTOR TRUCK,
2 MEN .............................
DISTRIBUTOR TRUCK,
1 MAN .............................
TRAILER WITH HIGHBED-4 W HEELS.............
TRAILER WITH LOWBED AND WIDE LOAD
-6 TO 16 WHEELS ........
TRUCK WITH DOLLY,
AND SCISSOR TRUCK .
WINCH TRUCKS AND
FORM TRUCKS .............
HEAVY:
EUCLIDS:
LESS THAN 45
T O N S ............................
OVER 45 T O N S ............
EXCAVATION:
LESS THAN 33,000
LBS................................
33,000 LBS AND
O V E R ............................
CARRYALL.......................
TR I-AXLE.......................
TRANSIT-MIX:
SINGLE A X L E ...............
TR I-AXLE.......................
TANDEM ........................

$6,620

$7,220

40.00

0.666

5.900
5.900
5.898
5.910
6.432
6.335
6.235

6.400
6.400
6.400
6.410
7.030
6.900
6.800

40.00
40.00
44.00
44.00
44.00
40.00
40.00

.638
.638
.580
.580
.580
.591
.591

5.958
5.888
5.250

6.400
6.330
5.550

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
.547

5.150
5.250
5.250

5.450
5.550
5.550

40.00
40.00
40.00

.547
.547
.426

5.450
5.550

40.00
40.00

.426
.426

7.580

8.340

40.00

.591

7.630
7.650

8.390
8.410

40.00
40.00

.591
.591

7.740

8.500

40.00

.591

7.630

8.390

40.00

.591

7.760

8.520

40.00

5.150
5.250

-

*
*
_
_
-

*

.545
.545
.545
.625
.625

-

.
*
.625

*
-

-

.625
.625
.104

_

.104
.104

_

-

-

.625
.

.

.625

_

_

.625

_

.591

_

.625

.

_

.625

_

8.430

40.00

.591

7.940

8.700

40.00

.591

_
-

7.760

8.520

40.00

.591

7.920

8.680

40.00

.591

_

7.980
8.070

8.470
8.570

40.00
40.00

7.750

8.240

40.00

7.890
8.050
7.980

8.390
8.550
8.470

40.00
40.00
40.00

7.800
7.980
7.890

8.290
8.470
8.390

40.00
40.00
40.00

-

7.30%
7.30

.625

_

.625

_

-

7.30
_
-

_
-

“

-

.625
_

79

*
*

.625
.625

7.670

See footnotes at end of table.




*

0.625

7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30

4.20%
4.20

4.20
_
-

_
-

“

4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1. 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PITTSBURGH, PA.
—Continued
LIGHT:
DUMP AND FLAT TOP ...
TRANSIT MIX:
SINGLE A X L E ...............
TANDEM .......................
DUMP OR TA N D E M .......
EUCLID.............................
MATERIAL AND SUPPLY:
CONCRETE MIXERS:
12 CU. YDS.......................
6-1/2 TO 7 CU.
YDS...................................
5-1/2 TO 6 CU.
YDS..................................
4-1/2 TO 5 CU.
YDS..................................
3 TO 3-1/2 CU.
YDS..................................
DUMP TRUCK, TANDEM
AXLE .................................
TRAILER TRUCKS,
SINGLE OR TANDEM .....
HELPERS .........................
LUMBER:
TRAILER..........................
TANDEM AXLE ...............
HELPER .........................
PLUMBING.........................
HELPERS .........................
CHEMICALS:
AGREEMENT A-SOAP .......
HELPERS ...........................
AGREEMENT B-GAS CYL­
INDER ...................................
LIQUID GAS .......................
AGREEMENT C ....................
COMMISSION HOUSEWHOLE­
SALE PRODUCE....................
DEPARTMENT S TO R E............
HELPERS..............................
DRUG AND TOBACCOWHOLE­
SALE .......................................
TRAILER DRIVERS..............
F IS H ...........................................
FLOUR ......................................
HELPERS...............................
FROZEN FO ODS......................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
FURNITURE, RETAIL...............
HELPERS...............................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A:
TANDEM OR 10WHEELER .................................

$7,630

$8,390

40.00

7.650
7.740
7.760
7.760

8.410
8.500
8.520
8.520

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

6.835

7.185

40.00

0.650

0.600

6.535

6.885

40.00

.650

.600

6.435

6.785

40.00

.650

.600

6.385

6.735

40.00

.650

.600

6.285

6.635

40.00

.650

.600

6.355

6.705

40.00

.650

.600

6.385
6.005

6.735
6.355

40.00
40.00

.650
.650

-

.600
.600

-

6.800
6.800
6.600
5.050
4.950

7.400
7.400
7.200
5.300
5.200

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.666
.666
.666
.591
.591

-

.700
.700
.700
.625
.625

_
-

6.590
6.490

7.190
7.090

40.00
40.00

.666
.666

-

.700
.700

-

6.670
6.670
6.690

7.320
7.140
7.420

40.00
40.00
40.00

.666
.666
.591

-

.625
.625
.625

_

4.583
5.160
4.890

4.583
6.160
5.890

40.00
40.00
40.00

.345
*
*

*
*

.350
*
*

•
•

6.680
6.680
5.600
6.900
6.810
6.000
6.050
5.160
4.960

7.530
7.530
6.100
7.400
7.310
6.570
6.620
5.810
5.610

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.591
.591
.666
.666
.666
.666
.666
.419
.419

-

.625
.625
.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.488
.488

_
-

7.770

8.270

40.00

.666

-

.700

-

See footnotes at end of table.




80

6.50%
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50

-

5.60%

-

5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PITTSBURGH, PA.
—Continued
TRACTOR ...........................
STR A IG H T..........................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B:
TRACTOR ..........................
TRACTOR AND LOW-BED
TRACTOR AND
CARRYALL ................................
W IN C H ................................
TEAMSTER RIGGERS......
HELPERS ............................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE:
TRAILER ................................
STRAIGHT............................
ICE .............................................
MEAT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS ...........................
MILK ..........................................
SEMI-TRAILER DRIVERS ....
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
BOTTLE AND SUPPLY
DRIVERS..............................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
OIL:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST Y E A R .......................
1 TO 1-1/2 YEARS ...........
AFTER 1-1/2 Y EAR S........
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST Y E A R .......................
1 - 1-1/2 YEARS ...............
AFTER 1-1/2 Y EAR S........
AGREEMENT C:
FIRST Y E A R .......................
1 TO 1-1/2 YEARS ...........
AFTER 1-1/2 YEAR S........
PAINT AND G LA S S ..................
PAPER, WHOLESALE..............
PRODUCE..................................
REFUSE:
PRIVATE:
AGREEMENT A .................
CITY:
AGREEMENT B .................
HELPERS .........................

$7,770
7.770
7.670

$8,270
8.270
8.170

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.666
.666
.666

6.960
7.160

8.270
8.470

40.00
40.00

7.280
7.220
7.210
7.040

8.590
8.530
8.520
8.350

7.040
7.040
5.450

_

_

-

0.700
.700
.700

.666
.666

-

.700
.700

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.666
.666
.666
.666

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

7.540
7.540
6.600

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*
-

.700
.700
.700

-

6.520
6.350
6.520
6.390
5.575
6.850
5.824

7.020
6.850
7.020
6.890
5.875
7.150
6.120

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.666
.666
.475
.475
.475

-

5.849
6.290
5.950

6.140
6.840
6.500

40.00
45.00
45.00

.475
.551
.551

-

6.480
6.620
6.780

7.310
7.420
7.590

40.00
40.00
40.00

.415
.415
.415

-

-

-

8.16%
8.16
8.16

6.500
6.670
6.770

7.310
7.420
7.590

40.00
40.00
40.00

.415
.415
.415

-

-

8.16
8.16
8.16

6.500
6.610
6.780
7.040
6.020
6.130

7.310
7.420
7.590
7.490
6.670
6.780

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.415
.415
.415
.666
.591
.591

-

.700
.625
.625

8.16
8.16
8.16
-

5.830

6.100

40.00

*

*

.400

-

4.630
4.540

5.850
4.880

40.00
40.00

-

-

.350
.350

-

6.470
8.100
7.850
5.850
8.350
8.273

7.410
8.625
8.375
6.050
5 8.350
5 8.273

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.

.499
.499
.499
.358
.358

.500
.750
.750
.750
.550
.550

“

.718
*
*

*
*

-

*

-

*
.700
.700
.675
.675
.675

*
*
-

.675
.556
.556

-

PORTLAND, ORE.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY .....................................
TRANSPORT .........................
SUPPLY .................................
BEER DISTRIBUTION..............
HELPERS...............................
See footnotes at end of table.




81

*

“

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(U N IO N H O U R L Y W A G E R A T E S J U L Y 1, 1 976, A N D W A G E R A T E S , S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y H O U R S , A N D
E M P L O Y E R IN S U R A N C E A N D P E N S IO N P A Y M E N T S F O R LO C A L T R U C K D R IV E R S , J U L Y 1, 1 97 7 )

JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PORTLAND, ORE.
—Continued
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
SIDE AND END DUMP:
6 CU. YDS. AND
UNDER .............................
OVER 6 AND INCLU­
DING 10 CU. YDS............
OVER 10 AND INCLU­
DING 20 CU. Y D S ...........
OVER 20 AND INCLU­
DING 30 CU. YDS............
DUMPSTER..........................
FLAHERTY SPREADER.....
LOWBED EQUIPMENT
TRAILER ............................
LUMBER CARRIER ............
OIL DISTRIBUTOR..............
SOLD FLATBED AND MIS­
CELLANEOUS BODY
TRUCKS (1 TO 10
TO N S )..................................
FLAT-BED SEMI-TRAILER
TRUCK AND TRAILER
OVER 10 T O N S .................
TRANSIT-MIX, WET OR
DRY:
5 CU. YDS. AND
UNDER .............................
OVER 5 CU. YDS. AND
INCLUDING 7 CU.
YDS....................................
OVER 7 TO 9 CU.
YDS....................................
WATER WAGONS:
UP TO 1600 GAL.................
1600 TO 3000 GAL..............
3000 TO 5000 GAL..............
5000 TO 7000 GAL..............
7000 TO 10000 GAL............
10000 TO 15000 GAL.........
BUILDING MATERIAL:
AGREEMENT A:
DUMP AND BATCH:
5 YARDS AND UNDER .
OVER 5 YARDS AND
INCLUDING 7 CUBIC
Y AR D S..............................
OVER 7 YARDS AND
INCLUDING 10 CUBIC
YARDS..............................
OVER 10 YARDS AND
INCLUDING 15 CUBIC
YARDS..............................
OVER 15 CUBIC YARDS .
FLAT B E D S .......................
SEMI-TRUCK AND
TRAILER..........................

$9,230

$9,810

40.00

0.680

0.650

9.330

9.910

40.00

.680

.650

9.530

10.110

40.00

.680

.650

9.630
9.430
9.380

10.210
9.810
9.910

40.00
40.00
40.00

.680
.680
.680

-

9.380
9.380
9.380

9.960
9.960
9.960

40.00
40.00
40.00

.680
.680
.680

-

9.230

9.810

40.00

.680

.650

9.380

9.810

40.00

.680

.650

9.330

9.910

40.00

.680

.650

9.430

10.010

40.00

.680

.650

9.530

10.110

40.00

.680

.650

9.230
9.330
9.380
9.530
9.630
9.730

9.810
9.910
9.960
10.110
10.210
10.310

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.680
.680
.680
.680
.680
.680

7.730

8.380

40.00

.499

.550

7.800

8.450

40.00

.499

.550

7.900

8.550

40.00

.499

.550

8.000
8.100
7.610

8.650
8.750
8.360

40.00
40.00
40.00

.499
.499
.499

7.710

8.360

40.00

.499

-

-

.650
.650
.650

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.




-

.650
.650
.650

82

-

-

.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650

-

-

-

-

.550
.550
.550

-

.550

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PORTLAND, ORE.
—Continued
AGREEMENT B:
CONCRETE:
4 YARDS AND UNDER .
OVER 4 AND INCLUDING 5 YARDS ............
OVER 5 AND INCLUDING 6 YARDS ............
OVER 6 AND INCLUDING 7 YARDS ............
OVER 7 AND INCLUDING 8 YARDS ............
OVER 8 AND INCLUDING 9 YARDS ............
OVER 9 AND INCLUDING 10 YARDS ..........
OVER 10 AND INCLUDING 11 YARDS....
OVER 11 AND INCLUDING 12 Y AR D S....
OVER 12 AND INCLUDING 13 YARDS....
OVER 13 AND INCLUDING 14 Y AR D S....
OVER 14 AND INCLUDING 15 Y AR D S....
FLATBED ........................
SEMI 6-WHEELERS,
BULK AND/OR
TANKER TRUCKS .......
AGREEMENT C:
HEAVY HARDWARE:
SEMI OR TRUCK AND
TRAILER .........................
BOOM OR A-FRAME .....
HELPERS .........................
AUTO TRUCKS..............
CREAMERY...............................
RELIEF DRIVERS.................
SEMI-TRUCK.........................
FILM DELIVERY........................
FOOD:
COFFEE ................................
F U E L..........................................
FURNITURE (RETAIL):
UNDER 3 T O N S ...................
3 TONS AND OVER ............
HELPERS...............................
SEMI-TRUCK AND TRAILER
GENERAL FR EIG H T................
REGULAR HELPERS...........
EXTRA MEN ..........................
HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT.
GROCERY-WHOLESALE:......
TRAILER AND S E M I............
HELPERS...............................
EXTRA MEN ..........................
ICE CREAM:
ROUTEMEN ..........................

$7,520

$8,170

40.00

0.499

-

0.550

7.570

8.220

40.00

.499

-

.550

_

7.620

8.270

40.00

.499

-

.550

-

7.670

8.320

40.00

.499

-

.550

-

.499

-

.550

-

.499

-

.550

_

.550

-

7.720
7.770

8.370
8.420

40.00
40.00

7.820

8.470

40.00

.499

-

7.870

8.520

40.00

.499

-

.550

-

7.920

8.570

40.00

.499

-

.550

-

7.970

8.620

40.00

.499

-

.550

-

8.020

8.670

40.00

.499

-

.550

-

8.070
7.450

8.720
8.100

40.00
40.00

.499
.499

-

.550
.550

-

7.820

8.520

40.00

.499

-

.550

-

6.805
6.875
6.680
6.730
7.790
7.865
7.910
7.180

7.565
7.635
7.440
7.490
8.980
9.015
9.100
7.770

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.442
.442
.442
.442
.499
.499
.499
.455

-

.550
.550
.550
.550
.700
.700
.700
.550

-

6.330
6.760

7.337
7.360

40.00
40.00

.499
.498

-

.750
.500

-

6.750
7.050
6.690
6.920
7.930
7.870
7.870
8.020
8.170
8.240
8.050
8.190

7.440
7.610
7.380
7.610
8.560
8.500
8.500
8.650
5 8.170
5 8.240
5 8.050
5 8.190

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.498
.498
.498
.498
.728
.728
.728
.728
.358
.358
.358
.358

7.845

9.035

40.00

.499

See footnotes at end of table.




-

83

-

-

-

-

.500
.500
.500
.500
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600
.600

“

.700

“

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR1

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PORTLAND, ORE.
—C ontinued
SPECIAL DRIVERS ..............
HELPERS...............................
SEMI TRUCK DRIVERS ......
SOLO TRUCK DRIVERS.....
LAUNDRY:
ROUTE ...................................
U TILITY ..................................
BULK .....................................
LUMBER:
SEMI ......................................
S O LO .....................................
MEAT-WHOLESALE:
AGREEMENT A:
SEMI TRUCK AND
TR A ILE R ............................
MULTIPLE U N IT .................
MEAT-WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL:
UNDER 2 T O N S ...................
2 TONS AND OVER ............
MILK ..........................................
RELIEF DRIVERS.................
SEMI DRIVERS.....................
PARCEL SERVICE AND
FURNI­
TURE ......................................
EXTRA MEN ..........................
TRACTOR-TRAILER
DRIVER .....................................
DRIVER HELPERS...............
SOFT D R IN K .............................
REFUSE .....................................
HELPERS...............................
TRANSFER AND DRAYAGE:

$7,845
7.845
8.035
7.845

$9,035
9.035
9.225
9.035

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.499
.499
.499
.499

7.749
6.895
6.570

40.00
40.00
40.00

6.910
6.810

7.560
7.460

7.050
7.130

8000 LBS. AND U NDER......
8001 TO 12000 LBS.............
12001 TO 26000 LBS...........
OVER 26000 LBS..................
TRACTOR-COMBINATION
TRAILERS ............................
DERRICK AND A-FRAME ....
HELPERS...............................

-

0.700
.700
.700
.700

.437
.437
.437

-

.400
.400
.400

40.00
40.00

.499
.499

-

.600
.600

-

7.710
7.790

40.00
40.00

.442
.442

-

.600
.600

-

7.112
7.237
7.845
7.920
9.035

7.503
7.628
9.035
9.110
9.225

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.474
.474
.499
.499
.499

7.240
7.505

7.780
7.780

40.00
40.00

7.240
7.020
7.025
-

8.265
7.780
7.475
7.260
7.260

6.960
6.990
7.020
7.050

-

,

-

-

-

-

-

-

.550
.550
.700
.700
.700

.499
.499

-

.500
.500

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.499
.499
.390
.374
.374

-

.500
.500
.500
.498
.498

-

7.570
7.600
7.630
7.660

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.358
.358
.358
.358

-

.500
.500
.500
.500

7.080
7.110
6.960

7.690
7.720
7.570

40.00
40.00
40.00

.358
.358
.358

-

.500
.500
.500

-

4.730
6.800
6.670

5.310
7.300
7.170

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693

-

.700
.725
.725

-

7.650

8.050

40.00

.693

.650

7.980

8.380

40.00

.693

.650

8.230

8.630

40.00

.693

-

-

-

-

-

-

PROVIDENCE, R.l.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BEER DISTRIBUTION..............
HELPERS...............................
CONSTRUCTION:
BUILDING:
DUMP AND 2-AXLE
EQUIPMENT.......................
SPECIALIZED EARTHMOVING EQIPMENT.........
EUCLID-TYPE EQUIPMENT
OVER 35 TON CAPACITY
See footnotes at end of table.




84

-

.650

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PROVIDENCE, R.l.
—Continued
TRAILER AND 3-AXLE
EQUIPMENT.......................
HIGHWAY:
LOWBED TRAILER .............
READY-MIX DRIVERS, 3AXLE EQUIPMENT............
2-AXLE EQUIPMENT..........
4 AND 5 AXLE D U M P ........
SPECIALIZED EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT:
UNDER 35 T O N S .............
OVER 35 T O N S ................
GENERAL FREIGHT................
HELPERS...............................
LAUNDRY ..................................
O IL .............................................
PARCEL DELIVERY.................

$7,730

$8,130

40.00

0.693

0.650

7.520

7.770

40.00

.693

.725

7.320
7.270
7.420

7.570
7.520
7.670

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693

7.520
7.770
7.730
7.630
4.470
6.300
7.080

7.770
8.020
8.470
8.370
4.720
6.550
8.470

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693
.693
.693
.693
.693

-

5.500
5.070
6.100

6.000
5.503
6.475

40.00
40.00
40.00

8.800
, 8.950
9.200
6.300

9.400
9.550
9.800
7.050

5.930
6.030

.725
.725
.725

-

_
_
_
-

-

.725
.725
.725
.725
.600
.725
.725

-

.714
.714
.571

-

.750
.750
.650

-

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.250
1.250
1.250
.353

-

.750
.750
.750
.750

_
-

6.430
6.530

40.00
40.00

.477
.477

-

.349
.349

_

6.300
6.130
6.110

6.650
6.480
6.460

40.00
40.00
40.00

.428
.428
.428

-

.400
.400
.400

_
-

8.390
8.490

8.390
8.490

40.00
40.00

.800
.800

-

.700
.700

-

8.590

8.590

40.00

.800

8.390
8.490
8.590
8.640

8.390
8.490
8.590
8.640

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.800
.800
.800
.800

8.340
8.390
8.490
8.440

8.340
8.390
8.490
8.440

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

8.560

8.560

8.670
8.340

-

-

_

RIVERSIDE, CALIF.

BAKERY .....................................
EXTRA DRIVERS...................
BEER .........................................
BUILDING MATERIAL:
2-AXLE..................................
3-AX LE ..................................
4-AXLE OR M O R E ..............
CEMENT..................................
LUMBER:
BOBTAIL...............................
S E M I.....................................
PLYWOOD:
4-AX LE ..................................
3-AX LE ..................................
2-AX LE ..................................
ROCK AND GRAVEL:
WATER TRUCKS:
UNDER 2000 GALLONS ..
2000 TO 4000 GAL...........
4000 GALLONS AND
O V E R ................................
PLANT AND PIT:
12 TONS AND U N D ER .....
12 TO 20 T O N S .................
20 TO 50 T O N S .................
OVER 50 T O N S .................
DUMP TRUCKS:
2 AXLE ................................
3 AXLE ................................
SEMI-TRAILERS..................
UNDER 14 T O N S .............
MIXER TRUCKS:
UNDER 9 CU. YDS...........
9 CU. YDS. AND
O V E R ................................
FLATS:
5 TONS AND UNDER......

.700
.

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

.800
.800
.800
.800

-

.700
.700
.700
.700

-

40.00

.800

.

8.670

40.00

.800

8.340

40.00

.800

See footnotes at end of table.




-

85

-

-

.700
.700

-

.700

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

RIVERSIDE, CALIF.
—Continued
OVER 5 T O N S ..................
COMBINATION, FLATS,
SEMI-TRAILERS...............
MOBILE SWEEPERS..........
COFFEE:
STARTING ..............................
AFTER 2 MONTHS................
AFTER 4 MONTHS................
D A IR Y ........................................
EXTRA DRIVERS...................
DEPARTMENT STORES:
FIRST 30 DAYS .....................
SECOND 30 D A Y S ................
AFTER 60 D A YS ....................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
3-AXLES:
LESS THAN 20 FEET .......
20 FEET OR MORE ..........
4-AXLES ..............................
5-AXLES ...............................
WHOLESALE:
BO BTAILS............................
3-AXLE:
UP TO 25 FEET ...............
25 TO 35 FEET ................
OVER 35 FE E T.................
HELPERS ...........................
LINEN ........................................
SHUTTLE ...............................
PARCEL ....................................
ROUND TRIPS:
UNDER 300 M ILES .............
OVER 300 MILES ...............
SOFT DRINKS:
FIRST 60 DAYS .....................
SECOND 60 D A Y S ................
AFTER 120 D AYS..................
WINE .........................................

$8,440

$8,440

40.00

0.800

8.540
8.570

8.540
8.570

40.00
40.00

.800
.800

6.420
6.495
6.670
6.658
6.758

6.780
6.950
7.360
7.158
7.258

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.714
.714
.714
.809
.809

5.090
5.240
5.440

5.490
5.640
5.840

40.00
40.00
40.00

.729
.729
.729

7.915
7.915
8.040
8.040

8.655
8.655
8.780
8.780

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693
.693

7.115

7.565

40.00

.635

7.195
7.265
7.365
7.015
5.800
5.250
7.970

7.645
7.715
7.815
7.465
6.200
5.650
8.545

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.635
.635
.635
.635
.477
.477
*

8.395
8.545

8.970
9.120

40.00
40.00

5.010
5.210
5.410
6.030

5.910
6.110
6.310
6.930

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

6.330
6.250
+ 5.800
+ 5.450
5.750
5.500

6.880
6.800
6.150
5.800
6.250
6.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

9.200
9.350

9.200
9.350

40.00
40.00

.750
.750

-

.750
.750

-

8.610

8.860

40.00

.700

-

.600

-

.
*
.603
.603
.603
.645

0.700
.700
.700

-

-

.450
.450
.450
.600
.600

-

-

.500
.500
.500

-

-

-

-

.575
.575
.575
.575

-

-

.550

-

.550
.550
.550
.550
.350
.350
.650

-

.
*

.650
.650

-

-

-

.350
.350
.350
.450

-

-

ROCHESTER, N.Y.

BEER:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS .............................
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT C ....................
HELPERS ............................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
AGREEMENT A:
GUARANTEED 40-HOUR
WORKWEEK ..................
TR AILER ........................
AGREEMENT B (EXCAVA­
TING AND PAVING):
BASIC RATE (COM­
MERCIAL) ......................
See footnotes at end of table.




86

*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*

.375
.375
.350
.350
.325
.325

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR1

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

ROCHESTER, N.Y.
—Continued
TRACTOR AND AT­
TACHED UNITS;
TRUCK CAPACITY
10 TONS OR OVER ....
TRUCK CAPACITY
LESS THAN 10
T O N S ............................
AGREEMENT C:
DUMP AND FLAT
TRUCKS.........................
TANDEM AND BATCH
TR UCKS..........................
ALL SEMI-TRAILERS,
LOW-BOYS, TRANSIT
-MIX AND ASPHALT
DISTRIBUTORS.............
EUCLID AND OTHER
OFF-HIGHWAY HAUL­
ING U N ITS......................
OFF-HIGHWAY TANDEM
BACK DUMP, TWIN
ENGINE AND DOUBLE
HITCHED.........................
AGREEMENT D:
BASIC RATES:
CONCRETE TRANS­
PORTATION
(READY-MIX) ...............
TRACTOR AND AT­
TACHED UNITS;
LOWBOY AND 3
AXLES OR MORE ......
2-AX LE ...........................
TRACTOR-TRAILER
(LOWBOY), HAUL­
ING EQUIPMENT........
GUARANTEED WORK­
WEEK (42 HOURS AT
43 HOURS PAY):
CONCRETE TRANS­
PORT (READYMIX) ...............................
TRACTOR AND AT­
TACHED UNITS;
LOWBOY AND 3
AXLES OR MORE ......
2-A X LE ..........................
MATERIAL:
CEMENT BLOCK:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..............
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
GUARANTEED
WORKWEEK
(44 HOURS AT 46
HOURS PAY):
FIRST 30 D A Y S .............

$8,610

$8,860

40.00

0.700

0.600

8.460

8.710

40.00

.700

.600

7.690

8.040

40.00

.650

.700

7.740

8.090

40.00

.650

.700

7.790

8.140

40.00

.650

.700

7.940

8.290

40.00

.650

.700

8.090

8.440

40.00

.650

.700

7.630

7.880

40.00

.600

.500

7.630
7.480

7.880
7.730

40.00
40.00

.600
.600

7.780

8.030

40.00

.600

.500

7.430

7.680

40.00

.600

.500

7.430
7.280

7.680
7.530

40.00
40.00

.600
.600

5.570
6.320

5.820
6.570

40.00
40.00

5.470

5.720

40.00

See footnotes at end of table.




87

-

-

.500
.500

-

.500
.500

-

-

*

*

*

*

.350
.350

.

.

.350

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PENSION

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

*

0.350

_

.250
.250
.250
.550

_

.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.625
.700

_
_
-

ROCHESTER, N.Y.
—Continued
AFTER 30 DAYS ...........
LUMBER:
TO 12 MONTHS..............
13-18 M O N TH S...............
OVER 18 MONTHS ........
COAL AND FUEL O IL ..............
FURNITURE, MEAT AND GENERAL TRUCKING:
STRAIGHT.............................
SEMI-TRAILER......................
FURNITURE DRIVERS........
HELPERS ............................
MEAT DRIVERS ...................
HELPERS ............................
FURNITURE S TO R E ................
HELPERS..............................
GENERAL FREIGHT................
GROCERY:
CHAINSTORE:
AGREEMENT A:
SEMI-TRAILER:
1ST 13 WEEKS ............
2ND 13 W EEKS............
3RD 13 W EEKS............
4TH 13 W EE K S ............
AFTER 1 YEAR ............
STRAIGHT TRUCK:
1ST 13 WEEKS ............
2ND 13 W EEKS............
3RD 13 W EEKS............
4TH 13 WEEKS ............
AFTER 1 YEAR ............
AGREEMENT B:
SEMI-TRAILER:
1ST 13 WEEKS ............
2ND 13 W EEKS............
3RD 13 W EEKS............
4TH 13 W E E K S ............
AFTER 1 YEAR ............
STRAIGHT TRUCKS:
1ST 13 WEEKS ............
2ND 13 W EEKS............
3RD 13 W EEKS............
4TH 13 W EE K S ............
AFTER 1 YEAR ............
WHOLESALE.........................
SEMI-TRAILER...................
LIQ UO R.....................................
MEAT, PACKINGHOUSE.........
HELPERS...............................
MILK, WHOLESALE:
SPECIAL DELIVERY AND
SERVICE ..............................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
PRODUCE, WHOLESALE........
UTILITIES:
COMMERCIAL:
READY-MIX ........................

$6,220

$6,470

40.00

4.910
5.050
5.150
5.780

5.160
5.300
5.400
6.030

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*

*
*

6.650
6.650
6.650
6.350
6.650
6.350
6.620
6.320
7.750

7.100
7.100
7.100
6.800
7.100
6.800
7.070
6.770
8.490

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
•
*

*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*

0.690

5.200
5.700
6.200
6.700
7.200

5.700
6.200
6.700
7.200
7.700

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

5.200
5.700
6.200
6.700
7.200

5.700
6.200
6.700
7.200
7.700

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*
*
*
*

*

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

5.200
5.700
6.200
6.700
7.200

5.700
6.200
6.700
7.200
7.700

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700

-

5.120
5.620
6.120
6.620
7.120
6.150
6.220
+ 6.890
5.810
5.810

5.620
6.120
6.620
7.120
7.620
6.650
6.720
7.340
6.310
6.310

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.700
.700
.700
.700
.700
.500
.500
.475
-

-

4.882
5.600
5 7.140
5.530

5.672
6.290
8.290
5.930

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.615
*

-

5 8.610

9.060

40.00

.600

“

See footnotes at end of table.




88

*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
•

*
*

.625
.625
.625
.425

.550

-

-

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

ROCHESTER, N.Y.
—C ontinued
TRUCKS UNDER 10
T O N S .........................................
COMMERCIAL,
GUARANTEED
WORKWEEK (42 HOURS
AT 43 HOURS PAY):
READY-MIX ........................
TRUCKS UNDER 10
T O N S .........................................
RESIDENTIAL:
READY-MIX .......................
TRUCKS UNDER 10
T O N S .........................................

5 $8,460

$8,910

40.00

0.600

0.550

5 8.310

8.760

40.00

.600

.550

5 8.160

8.610

40.00

.600

.550

5 7.550

8.000

40.00

.600

.550

5 7.400

7.850

40.00

.600

-

.550

-

5.650
6.710
6.690

5 5.650
7.220
7.200

40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.688
.688

-

.300
.700
.700

-

9.000
9.150
9.350
9.550

9.750
9.900
10.100
10.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.400
.400
.400
.400

-

.900
.900
.900
.900

-

6.220
8.220
7.670
5.950
6.200
6.890
7.760
5.720
4.870
5.670

6.970
8.970
8.070
6.325
6.575
7.540
8.500
6.130
5.230
6.030

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
48.00
48.00
48.00

.538
.538
.501
.475
.475
.688
.688
.281
.281
.281

4.480
4.630

4.860
5.010

40.00
40.00

4.450
4.550
7.200

4.700
4.800
7.850

40.00
40.00
48.00

.338
.338
.510

6.180
6.180

6.610
6.610

40.00
40.00

6.180
6.030

6.610
6.460

6.400
6.250
5.930

ROCKFORD, ILL.

ARMORED CAR:
FULL-TIME.............................
BEER .........................................
HELPERS..............................
CONSTRUCTION:
2 OR 3 A X LE S ......................
4 AXLES................................
5 AXLES.................................
6 AXLES.................................
READY-MIX:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
DAIRY, WHOLESALE...............
LAUNDRY DRIVERS................
TRACTOR-TRAILER..............
LIQ UO R.....................................
LOCAL CARTAGE ....................
MOVING, LO C A L......................
HELPERS...............................
HOUSEHOLD ........................
POULTRY:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
PRODUCE, FISH, FROZEN
FOODS:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
TANK TR U C K............................
COMMERCIAL SCAVENGER
DRIVERS:
FRONT END LOADERS......
ROLL-OFF .............................
REAR-END LOADERS:
COMMERCIAL....................
RESIDENTIAL CAPTAINS .
LANDFILL:
SCRAPER OPERATORS.....
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPER­
ATORS ..................................
DUMP TRUCKS ....................

-

.550
.550
.361
.125
.125
.700
.700
.167
.167
.167

.
*

.150
.150

-

-

-

-

-

-

.200
.200
.521

.438
.438

-

.125
.125

-

40.00
40.00

.438
.438

-

.125
.125

-

6.830

40.00

.438

_

.125

6.680
6.360

40.00
40.00

.438
.438

See footnotes at end of table.




.
*

-

89

-

.125
.125

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

•
*
*

0.625
.300
.850
.850

PERCENT

ST. LOUIS, MO.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY, CRACKER................
BEER ..........................................
HELPERS...............................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
AGREEMENT A:
FLAT-BED, TRACTOR,
OR SEMI-TRAILER........
DUMP TRUCKS, 11.99
CU. YDS. OR LE S S .......
DUMP TRUCKS, 12 TO
22 CU. YDS.....................
DUMP TRUCKS, 22
CU. YDS. AND OVER ....
PICKUPS ..........................
AGREEMENT B:
PICKUP TR U C KS............
OTHER .............................
MATERIAL:
ROAD OIL AND ASPHALT
TRANSPORT TRAILER ...
BRICK AND HOLLOW
TILE ....................................
HELPERS .........................
CONCRETE:
UP TO AND INCLUD­
ING 9 CU. YDS...............
OVER 9 CU. YDS.............
DRY BATCH:
3-1/2 YDS OR LESS ....
OVER 3-1/2 YDS............
FLATBED OR OPEN:
8 TONS OR L E S S .........
OVER 8 BUT NOT
MORE THAN 15
TONS .............................
OVER 15 T O N S .............
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
OVER 15 BUT NOT
MORE THAN 26 TONS .
OVER 26 BUT NOT
MORE THAN 31 TONS .
GLASS .................................
W IN C H ..............................
LUMBER..............................
TRACTOR-TRAILER.......
PAINT AND VARNISH ......
PLANING M IL L ...................
BOOM TR U C K S ..............
PLUMBING SUPPLY .........
QUARRY:
SINGLE AXLES AND
TANDEMS.......................
TRACTOR-TRAILER,
STOCKPILE AND PIT ....

$6,720
5.400
7.300
7.300

$7,270
5.800
7.900
7.900

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.647
*
*
*

8.820

9.270

40.00

.463

.700

8.820

9.270

40.00

.463

.700

9.020

9.470

40.00

.463

9.120
8.820

9.570
9.270

40.00
40.00

.463
.463

8.120
8.320

5 8.120
5 8.320

40.00
40.00

.463
.463

6.790
6.670

7.290
7.170

40.00
40.00

7.170
7.020

5 7.170
5 7.020

7.390
7.640

-

.700
_

.700
.700

-

-

.550
.550

-

.438
.438

-

.700
.700

-

40.00
40.00

.363
.363

-

.325
.325

-

7.840
8.090

40.00
40.00

.463
.463

-

.550
.550

-

7.260
7.390

7.710
7.840

40.00
40.00

.463
.463

-

.550
.550

_
-

7.260

7.710

40.00

.463

.

.550

7.390
7.480

7.840
7.930

40.00
40.00

.463
.463

-

.550
.550

7.480

7.930

40.00

.463

7.630
7.480
7.630
6.835
6.835
+ 6.850
6.885
7.385
6.750

8.080
8.330
8.480
7.135
7.135
7.450
7.185
7.685
7.200

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.463
.650
.650
.413
.413
.575
.413
.413
.413

7.240

7.690

40.00

.463

7.340

7.790

40.00

.463

See footnotes at end of table.




-

90

-

.

_

-

.550

_
-

.550
.625
.625
.550
.550
.550
.550
.550
.550

-

.550
-

.550

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

ST. LOUIS, M O .
—Continued
EUCLIDS, DUMPSTERS
AND SPECIAL
EQUIPMENT...................
CHEESE:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
C O A L .........................................
F IL M ...........................................
F IS H ...........................................
FROZEN FOOD ........................
FURNITURE, RETAIL...............
HELPERS...............................
GAS AND FUEL O IL ................
TRANSPORT DRIVERS
(BULK DEPO T)....................
SERIVCE STATION
DRIVER S..............................
GENERAL FR EIGHT................
GROCERY:
AGREEMENT A .....................
HELPERS ............................
AGREEMENT B .....................
AGREEMENT C .....................
HELPERS ............................
ICE .............................................
HELPERS...............................
LAUNDRY, INDUSTRIAL.........
SHOP TOWEL DRIVERS ....
ROUTE RUNNERS...............
LIQ UO R.....................................
MEAT:
PACKINGHOUSE..................
RETAIL:
TRUCKS UNDER 1 TON:
FIRST MONTH ................
2-6 MONTHS ...................
7-12 M O N TH S.................
AFTER 1 Y E A R ...............
TRUCKS 1 TON AND
OVER .................................
MILK AND ICE CREAM:
AGREEMENT A:
STORE R OUTE..................
BULK ...................................
RUNNER .............................
SPECIAL..............................
AGREEMENT B:
STORE R O UTE..................
BULK ...................................
RUNNER .............................
SPECIAL..............................
TRACTOR (CITY)...............
M O VIN G .....................................
HELPERS...............................
NEWSPAPER:
DAY .......................................
NIGHT ...................................
PARCEL D ELIVERY.................
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............

$7,440

$7,890

40.00

0.463

+ 5.330
+ 5.430
5.350
8.620
6.740
6.850
6.700
6.590
7.450

5.980
6.080
5.800
8.622
7.030
7.410
7.000
6.890
7.850

40.00
40.00
48.00
37.50
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
.313
.692
.338
.338
.567
.567
.252

7.450

7.850

40.00

.252

7.450
7.760

7.850
8.500

40.00
40.00

.252
.688

-

.625
.700

-

7.680
7.580
7.680
7.680
7.580
5.600
5.475
6.500
6.500
6.500
7.760

8.460
8.360
8.460
8.460
8.360
5.900
5.775
6.750
6.750
6.750
8.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.725
.725
.725
.725
.725
.388
.388
.413
.413
.413
.688

-

.738
.738
.663
.738
.738
.488
.488
.550
.550
.550
.700

-

7.110

7.760

40.00

.438

4.170
4.400
4.495
4.620

4.480
4.852
4.945
5.080

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.363
.363
.363
.363

4.845

5.595

40.00

.363

7.110
7.110
7.515
7.110

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

6.270
6.270
6.675
6.270
5.200
5.750
5.600

7.070
7.070
7.470
7.070
6.000
5.950
5.800

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.510
.510

8.620
8.760
7.760
7.815

8.622
8.762
8.500
8.555

37.50
37.50
40.00
40.00

.692
.692
.900
.900

-

See footnotes at end of table.




91

0.550
e
•
3.00%
3.00
-

.
*
.333
.667
.550
.350
.625
.625
.625

•
•
_
_
_

.625

.625

-

.375
.375
.375
.375

_
-

.375

-

-

-

-

.513
.513
.513
.513
.513
.488
.488
.667
.667
.488
.488

_
_

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.450
.738

-

ST. LOUIS, MO.
—Continued
POULTRY ..................................
PRODUCE AND FR U IT............
SHEET METAL AND
HEATING:
1/2 AND LESS THAN
3-1/2 TONS .........................
3-1/2 TONS AND OVER;
TRACTORS ..........................
BO O M ....................................

$6,100
+ 6.060

$6,700
6.560

40.00
40.00

0.438
.796

7.450

7.900

40.00

.463

7.550
7.700

8.000
8.150

40.00
40.00

.463
.463

5.580

5.580

40.00

.538

6.950

7.150

40.00

7.100
4.310
4.360

7.300
4.660
4.710

40.00
40.00
40.00

3.950
4.450
4.600
5.000

4.250
4.750
4.900
5.300

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338
.338

_

_

-

-

-

3.825
4.125
4.300

4.125
4.425
4.600

40.00
40.00
40.00

.338
.338
.338

-

-

-

4.650
5.200
4.060

5.150
5.610
4.270

40.00
40.00
40.00

.
*
*

.
*
*

.
*
*

5.910
6.160
6.410
6.660
6.910

6.560
6.810
7.060
7.310
7.560

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.613
.613
.613
.613
.613

-

.200
.200
.200
.200
.200

-

6.010
6.260
6.510
6.760
7.010

6.660
6.910
7.160
7.410
7.660

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.613
.613
.613
.613
.613

-

.200
.200
.200
.200
.200

-

5.546
7.845

5.875
8.395

40.00
40.00

.767
*

*

.750
.750

-

9.905

5 9.905

40.00

1.195

-

.700

-

.550

-

.550
.550

-

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
BAKERY ....................................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
PICKUPS, FLATBEDS, AND
SINGLE-AXLE DU M PS.......
10-WHEELERS, DOUBLE
AXLES, POLES, LOW­
BOYS, FORKLIFTS.............
C A N S .........................................
TRACTOR-TRAILERS..........
LINEN:
STAR TIN G ............................
4-6 MONTHS.........................
7-9 MONTHS.........................
AFTER 9 MONTHS ..............
HELPERS:
STARTING.............................
4-6 M O NTHS.........................
AFTER 6 MONTHS ..............
MEAT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
MILK ..........................................
PARCEL:
PACKAGE AND DELIVERY:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
31-60 DAYS .........................
61-90 DAYS .........................
91-120 DAYS .......................
AFTER 120 D A Y S ...............
TRACTOR-TRAILER:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
31-60 DAYS .........................
61-90 DAYS .........................
91-120 D A Y S .......................
AFTER 120 D A Y S ...............

*
*

.
*
*

.550

*
*

*
*

*
*

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
CONSTRUCTION:
DUMP TRUCKS:
UNDER 4 Y AR D S ..............
See footnotes at end of table.




92

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

-

0.700
.700

-

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
—Continued
4 AND UNDER 6 YARDS ..
6 AND UNDER 8 YARDS ..
8 AND INCLUDING 12
YARDS ..............................
OVER 12 AND INCLUD­
ING 18 Y AR D S ................
OVER 18 AND INCLUD­
ING 24 Y A R D S .................
OVER 24 AND INCLUD­
ING 35 Y A R D S .................
OVER 35 AND INCLUD­
ING 50 Y A R D S .................
OVER 50 AND UNDER 65
YARDS ...............................
OVER 65 AND INCLUD­
ING 80 Y A R D S .................
OVER 80 AND INCLUD­
ING 95 Y A R D S .................
COMBINATION DUMP
TRUCK AND TR AILER ....
TRANSIT-MIX TRUCKS:
UNDER 6 Y AR D S ..............
6 AND UNDER 8 YARDS ..
8 AND INCLUDING 10
YARDS ...............................
OVER 10 AND INCLUD­
ING 12 Y A R D S .................
OVER 12 AND INCLUD­
ING 14 Y A R D S .................
OVER 14 AND INCLUD16 YARDS .........................
WATER TRUCKS:
UNDER 2,500 GALLONS ..
2,500 AND UNDER
4,000 G ALLO NS...............
4.000 AND UNDER
5.000 G ALLO NS...............
5.000 AND UNDER
7.000 G ALLO NS...............
HEAVY DUTY TRANS­
PORT, LOW-BED .............
HEAVY DUTY TRANS­
PORT, HIGH-BED.............
MATERIAL-AGGREGATE:
BOTTOM D U M P ..................
FURNITURE, R ETAIL...............
HELPERS...............................
GENERAL FREIGHT:
3 AXLES OR LESS ..............
4 AXLES OR M O R E.............
GROCERY, WHOLESALE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
AGREEMENT D ....................
ICE CREAM AND MILK:
ROUTE DRIVERS.................
TRANSPORT DRIVERS.......

$10,000
10.200
10.440
10.480

5 $10,000
5 10.200

40.00
40.00

1.195
1.195

5 10.440

40.00

1.195

5 10.480

40.00

.700

_

.700

5 10.585

40.00

1.195

10.640

5 10.640

40.00

1.195

5 10.790

40.00

.700

1.195

_

.700

.

.700

10.940

5 10.940

40.00

1.195

11.090

5 11.090

40.00

1.195

.700

11.240

5 11.240

40.00

1.195

.700

10.585

5 10.585

40.00

1.195

10.055
10.155
10.255

5 10.055
5 10.155

40.00
40.00

5 10.255

40.00

1.195
1.195

.700
_
-

.700
.700

1.195

_

.700

_

.700

10.355

5 10.355

40.00

1.195

10.455

5 10.455

40.00

1.195

10.585

5 10.585

40.00

1.195

-

.700
.700

10.015

5 10.015

40.00

1.195

_

10.115

5 10.115

40.00

1.195

.

.700

10.215

5 10.215

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_

10.315

5 10.315

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_

10.450

5 10.450

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_

10.220

s 10.220

40.00

1.195

_

.700

_
6.255
6.120

8.140
6.805
6.670

40.00
40.00
40.00

.547
.492
.492

7.915
8.040

8.655
8.780

40.00
40.00

.693
.693

9.200
9.200
9.305
9.195

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.511
.504
.695
•

7.300
7.400

40.00
40.00

_
-

6.850
6.950

See footnotes at end of table.




1.195

10.585

10.790

.700
_

93

*

_
-

.
-

_
-

*
*

.700

.648
.399
.399
.575
.575
.700
.750
.650
.750
.598
.598

_

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
—C ontinued
5-DAY WHOLESALE
DRIVERS ..............................
RELIEF DRIVER S.................
5-DAY ROUTE RELIEF
DRIVERS ..............................
MEAT:
SERVICE AND S A LE S .........
SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND
PACKINGHOUSE ................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
TRACTOR ..............................
TRACTOR, DOUBLE HEADE R ..........................................
PRODUCE AND FRUIT,
WHOLES A L E ........................................

$6,950
6.950

$7,400
7.400

40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

0.598
.598

-

7.050

7.450

40.00

*

*

.598

-

6.960

7.190

40.00

*

*

.498

-

6.960
7.020
6.445
8.200
8.330

7.190
7.520
6.745
8.765
8.890

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

*
0.492
.492
.720
.720

*
-

.498
.349
.349
.725
.725

-

8.455

9.015

40.00

.720

-

.725

-

5.800

6.450

40.00

.600

-

.650

-

7.780
7.780
7.780
4.800
6.530
6.630

8.520
8.520
8.520
5.300
7.560
7.660

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.438
.613
.613

-

.700
.700
.700
.225
.200
.200

6.185
6.235
5.800
5.725

6.685
6.735
6.525
5.725

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.714
.714
.582
.582

-

8.030
8.080

8.850
9.050

40.00
40.00

.900
.900

-

.950
.950

-

8.160
8.380
8.430
8.580

9.050
9.250
9.250
9.450

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.900
.900
.900
.900

-

.950
.950
.950
.950

-

8.030
8.080
8.160
8.380

8.850
9.050
9.050
9.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.900
.900
.900
.900

-

.950
.950
.950
.950

-

-

8.380

9.250

40.00

.900

-

.950

-

8.380

9.250

40.00

.900

“

.950

-

-

-

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
GROCERY .................................
PARCEL .....................................
TRACTOR-TRAILER..............

-

-

-

-

-

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

BAKERY, CRACKER:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
BEER ..........................................
HELPERS...............................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
DUMP:
LESS THAN 8 YARDS ....
3-AX LE ..............................
3-AXLE, INCLUDING
SEMI ................................
4-AXLE OR M O R E ..........
UNDER 35 TONS ...........
OVER 35 TONS ..............
DUMP TRUCKS OR FLAT­
BED TRUCKS:
2-AXLES ...........................
3-AXLES ...........................
3-AXLE WITH S E M I........
4-AXLES OR MORE .......
LOW-BED TRUCK AND
TRAILER .........................
TRANSIT MIX:
UNDER 8 YARDS ...........
See footnotes at end of table.




94

-

-

.498
.498
.650
.650

-

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
—C ontinued
8 YARDS AND OVER ....
WATER TRUCKS:
2-A X LE ..............................
3-A X LE ..............................
EROSION CONTROL
TR U C KS.............................
MATERIAL:
PLUMBING AND HARD­
WARE:
2-A X LE ..............................
3-AXLE OR M O R E ..........
LINE TRUCKS .................
ROCK PRODUCTS:
2-A X LE ..............................
3-AX LE ..............................
SEMI, 4-AXLE OR
M O R E ..............................
TRANSIT MIX, UNDER
9 Y A R D S .........................
TRANSIT MIX, OVER
9 Y A R D S .........................
SUPPLY HOUSE:
2-AX LE ..............................
3-AX LE ..............................
4-AXLE OR M O R E ..........
CARRIER DRIVERS .......
LUMBER:
2-AXLE, 26000 LBS.
AND UNDER ..................
3-AXLE, 26000 LBS.
TO 52000 LBS.................
4-AXLE, 52000 LBS.
AND OVER .....................
CARRIER DRIVERS .......
GENERAL FREIGHT:
3-AXLE OR L E S S .................
4- OR 5-AXLE .......................
HELPERS ...............................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE:
2-AXLE B O BTAIL..................
3-AXLE, BED 25' OR
LESS .....................................
SEMI, 25’ TO 35’ B E D .........
SEMI, 35’ BED AND
OVER ....................................
HELPERS...............................
LAUNDRY, LINEN SUPPLY ....
HELPERS...............................
LIQUOR, W HOLESALE............
MAGAZINE ................................
STAKE TRUCK DRIVERS ....
MEAT:
PROVISION:
UNDER 1-1/2 T O N S .........
1-1/2 TONS AND OVER ...
MOVING AND STORAGE:
SEMI .......................................
B O B T A IL................................
PACK-VANS ..........................

$8,520

$9,450

40.00

0.900

8.180
8.300

9.050
9.250

40.00
40.00

.900
.900

8.300

9.250

40.00

.900

4.950
5.030
5.130

5.250
5.330
5.430

40.00
40.00
40.00

7.860
7.910

8.710
8.760

8.210

9.060

8.210

9.060

-

.950
.950

.149
.149
.149

_

.900
.900

-

*
*

40.00
40.00

.

.

*

*

40.00

.

40.00

.

.

.900

.

.

.900

9.200

40.00

6.250
6.350
6.400
6.390

6.650
6.750
6.800
6.790

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

6.740

7.420

40.00

.493

.498

6.800

7.480

40.00

.493

.498

7.050
6.870

7.730
7.550

40.00
40.00

.493
.493

7.910
8.040
7.910

8.655
8.780
8.655

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693

6.365

7.565

40.00

.714

-

-

-

-

7.645
7.715

40.00
40.00

.714
.714

6.615
6.265
5.600
5.060
6.420
7.015
6.405

7.815
7.465
6.400
5.860
6.970
7.415
6.805

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.714
.714
.552
.552
.510
.494
.494

6.857
6.920

7.325
7.370

40.00
40.00

.823
.823

-

7.450
7.450
7.450

40.00
40.00
40.00

95

*
*

-

.900

8.350

6.445
6.515

-

.950

*
*

See footnotes at end of table.




0.950

-

-

.399
.399
.399
.399

-

.498
.498

-

.662
.662
.662

-

-

.548
_

.548
.548

-

-

.548
.548
.349
.349
.548
.400
.400

-

-

.648
.648

-

*

.399
.399
.399

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

0.399
.648

-

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
—Continued
HELPERS...............................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
PRODUCE AND FOOD:
B O B TA IL................................
SEMI .......................................
WINE, WHOLESALE:
LESS THAN 7-1/2 T O N S ....
OVER 7-1/2 T O N S ...............

$6,250
8.545

40.00
40.00

*

*

6.000
6.100

40.00
40.00

0.485
.485

-

.350
.350

-

6.320
6.470

6.860
7.010

40.00
40.00

.714
.714

-

.498
.498

-

7.110
7.110
5.520

7.110
7.110
5.880

40.00
40.00
40.00

.396
.396
.388

-

.650
.650
*

*

9.905
9.900

10.770
10.870

40.00
40.00

1.395
1.395

-

.750
.750

-

10.100

10.970

40.00

1.395

.750

10.440

11.310

40.00

1.395

.750

10.480

11.350

40.00

1.395

.750

10.585

11.455

40.00

1.395

.750

10.640

11.510

40.00

1.395

.750

10.790

11.640

40.00

1.395

.750

10.940

11.840

40.00

1.395

.750

11.090

11.960

40.00

1.395

.750

11.240

12.110

40.00

1.395

.750

10.585

11.455

40.00

1.395

.750

10.055

10.925

40.00

1.395

.750

10.155

11.025

40.00

1.395

.750

10.255

11.125

40.00

1.395

.750

10.355

11.225

40.00

1.395

$7,860
5.600
-

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

ARMORED CAR:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION :
DUMP:
UNDER 4 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
4 TO 6 CUBIC YARDS ....
6 AND UNDER 8 CU­
BIC Y AR D S .....................
8 AND UP TO 12
CUBIC YARDS ...............
OVER 12 AND INCLU­
DING 18 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
OVER 18 AND INCLU­
DING 24 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
OVER 24 AND INCLU­
DING 35 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
OVER 35 AND INCLU­
DING 50 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
OVER 50 AND UNDER
65 CUBIC YARDS .........
65 AND INCLUDING
80 CUBIC YARDS .........
OVER 80 AND INCLU­
DING 95 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
COMBINATION DUMP
TRUCK AND TRAILER ..
TRANSIT MIX:
UNDER 6 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
6 AND UNDER 8
CUBIC YARDS ...............
8 AND INCLUDING 10
CUBIC YARDS ...............
OVER 10 AND INCLU­
DING 12 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
See footnotes at end of table.




96

-

.750

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
—C ontinued
OVER 12 AND INCLU­
DING 14 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
OVER 14 AND INCLU
DING 16 CUBIC
YARDS ............................
WATER TRUCKS:
UNDER 2,500 GAL­
LONS ...............................
2,500 TO 4,000
GALLONS .......................
4,000 TO 5,000
GALLONS .......................
5,000 TO 7,000
GALLONS .......................
PICKUP................................
WINCH TRUCK AND
A -FR A M E ...........................
HELPERS ............................
MATERIAL:
DUMP TRUCKS:
UNDER 4 CU. YDS.......
4 AND UNDER 6
CU. YDS.........................
6 AND UNDER 8
CU. YDS.........................
8 AND UNDER 12
CU. YDS.........................
12 YDS AND OVER .....
FLAT-RACK:
2-A X LE ...........................
3-A X LE ...........................
CONCRETE MIXERS:
5 YARDS OR LESS .....
OVER 5 UP TO
6 Y A R D S ......................
OVER 6 UP TO
7 Y A R D S ......................
OVER 7 UP TO
8 Y A R D S ......................
ROSS OR OTHER
TYPE CARRIER ..........
OVER 8 UP TO
9 Y A R D S ......................
OVER 9 UP TO
10 Y A R D S ....................
OVER 10 UP TO
11 Y A R D S ....................
UNDER 12 YARDS ......
UNDER 13 YARDS ......
UNDER 14 YARDS ......
UNDER 15 YARDS ......
UNDER 16 YARDS ......
LUMBER:
STRADDLE T R U C K S ...........
LUMBER TRUCKS ...............
DOUBLE H EAD ER S.............
SEMIS ....................................
FROZEN FOOD ........................

$10,455

$11,325

40.00

1.395

0.750

10.585

11.455

40.00

1.395

.750

10.015

10.885

40.00

1.395

.750

10.115

10.985

40.00

1.395

.750

10.215

11.085

40.00

1.395

.750

10.315
9.905

11.185
10.775

40.00
40.00

1.395
1.395

-

.750
.750

-

10.215
9.905

11.085
10.775

40.00
40.00

1.395
1.395

-

.750
.750

-

9.100

10.100

40.00

1.175

.750

9.160

10.160

40.00

1.175

.750

9.280

10.280

40.00

1.175

.750

9.560
9.660

10.560
10.660

40.00
40.00

1.175
1.175

-

.750
.750

-

9.110
9.230

10.110
10.230

40.00
40.00

1.175
1.175

-

.750
.750

-

8.330

9.330

40.00

1.175

.750

9.380

10.380

40.00

1.175

.750

9.420

10.420

40.00

1.175

.750

9.490

10.490

40.00

1.175

.750

9.010

10.010

40.00

1.175

.750

9.560

10.560

40.00

1.175

.750

9.650

10.650

40.00

1.175

.750

9.760
9.820
9.880
9.940
10.000
10.060

10.760
10.820
10.880
10.940
11.000
11.060

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175

8.020
7.900
8.055
7.900
7.350

8.760
8.640
8.795
8.640
7.950

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.815
.815
.815
.815
.571

See footnotes at end of table.




97

-

-

-

.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.700
.700
.700
.700
.498

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

_

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
—C ontinued
DELIVERY..............................
FURNITURE:
AGREEMENT A ....................
HELPERS ............................
SINGLE TR AC TO R ............
AGREEMENT B ....................
HELPERS .............................
TRUCK AND TR A ILE R .......
GENERAL FREIGHT:
LESS THAN 10,500 LBS......
10,500 LBS. AND OVER .....
TRUCK AND TRAILER WITH
SPECIAL EQ U IPM ENT.......
DOUBLE HEADER OR ANY
COMBINATION OF 2
FREIGHT VEHICLES ..........
HELPERS...............................
ICE CREAM ...............................
LAUNDRY AND DRY
C LE A NING .................................
MEAT, WHOLESALE:
LARGE ...................................
S M A LL....................................
MILK ...........................................
SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER
EXTRA ..................................
HIGHWAY ...............................
EXTRA ..................................
DELIVERY (START AT 5
AM) .........................................
EXTRA ..................................
DELIVERY (START AT 6
AM) .........................................
EXTRA ..................................
DELIVERY (START AT 7
AM) .........................................
EXTRA ..................................
5-DAY DRIVERS-START:
5 A M ......................................
6 A M ......................................
7 A M ......................................
MOVING:
MOVING VANS AND AUTO ..
TRUCKS AND TR AILERS.....
HELPERS ................................
NEWSPAPER:
LOCAL-DAY:
FIRST SIX MONTHS .........
AFTER SIX M O N TH S........
LOCAL-NIGHT:
FIRST SIX M O N T H S .........
AFTER SIX M O N TH S........
HIGHWAY-DAY:
FIRST SIX MONTHS .........
AFTER SIX M ON TH S........
HIGHWAY-NIGHT:
FIRST SIX M O N T H S .........
AFTER SIX M O N TH S........
PARCEL DELIVERY .................

$7,225

$7,700

40.00

0.571

_

0.498

8.240
8.178
8.365
7.755
7.505
8.005

8.920
8.850
9.045
9.145
8.895
9.395

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.666
.666
.666
.790
.790
.790

-

.648
.648
.648
.700
.700
.700

-

7.965
8.090

8.705
8.835

40.00
40.00

.715
.715

-

.625
.625

-

8.215

8.955

40.00

.715

-

.625

-

8.215
7.965
7.050

8.955
8.705
8.440

40.00
40.00
40.00

.715
.715
.740

-

.625
.625
.700

-

5.938

7.938

40.00

.587

-

.650

-

7.440
7.440
6.160
7.520
7.560
7.560
7.360

8.030
8.030
6.650
8.120
8.260
8.160
8.060

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.730
.730
.749
.749
.749
.749
.749

-

.750
.750
.648
.648
.648
.648
.648

-

7.430
7.570

8.030
8.270

40.00
40.00

.749
.749

-

.648
.648

-

7.580
7.560

8.180
8.260

40.00
40.00

.749
.749

-

.648
.648

-

7.250
7.470

7.850
8.070

40.00
40.00

.749
.749

-

.648
.648

-

7.400
7.460
7.430

8.000
8.060
8.030

40.00
40.00
40.00

.749
.749
.749

-

.648
.648
.648

-

7.575
7.700
7.250

8.965
9.090
8.640

40.00
40.00
40.00

.790
.790
.790

-

.700
.700
.700

-

7.063
7.188

5 7.063
5 7.188

40.00
40.00

.895
.895

-

1.060
1.060

-

7.720
7.854

5 7.720
5 7.854

37.50
37.50

.955
.955

-

1.060
1.060

-

-

7.063
7.124

5 7.063
5 7.124

50.00
50.00

.716
.716

-

1.060
1.060

-

7.720
7.646
7.405

5 7.720
5 7.646
8.795

47.50
47.50
40.00

.754
.754
.571

-

1.060
1.060
.698

“

See footnotes at end of table.




98

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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR'

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
—Continued
TRACTOR ..............................
DOUBLES ...........................
FEEDER .................................
DOUBLE-HEADERS ..........
TALLOW RENDERING ............
HELPERS...............................

_

_

$7,530
7.655
7.880
8.005
8.740
8.740

$8,920
9.045
9.270
9.395
9.480
9.480

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

0.571
.571
.571
.571
.815
.815

5.500
5.500
5.800
-

6.000
6.000
6.950
5.725

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.753
.753
.553
.553

-

.747
.747
.650
.650

6.410
6.510
6.610
6.110
5.710

7.370
7.470
7.570
6.460
6.060

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.512
.512
.512
.546
.546

-

.500
.500
.500
.300
.300

6.798
6.648
6.548

5 6.798
5 6.648
5 6.548

40.00
40.00
40.00

.645
.645
.645

-

.550
.550
.550

-

6.478
6.540

6.988
7.050

40.00
40.00

.646
.646

-

.650
.650

-

5.920
6.275
6.375
-

6.475
6.825
6.925
7.450
6.250

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.664
.664
.664
.546
.546

-

.300
.300
.300
.399
.399

-

5.430
5.480

5.680
5.730

40.00
40.00

.192
.192

-

.249
.249

-

-

5.580
5.530

5.830
5.780

40.00
40.00

.192
.192

-

.249
.249

-

7.750
7.810
7.840

8.490
8.550
8.590

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693

-

.575
.575
.575

-

5.230
5.280

5.480
5.530

40.00
40.00

.192
.192

-

.448
.448

-

5.380
5.330

5.630
5.580

40.00
40.00

.192
.192

-

.448
.448

-

5.130
5.250
6.080
6.200

5.660
5.780
6.630
6.750

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.371
.371
.371
.371

-

.400
.400
.400
.400

“

-

0.698
.698
.698
.698
.700
.700

_
-

SANTA ANA, CALIF.

BAKERY .....................................
TEM PORARY.......................
BEER ..........................................
HELPERS...............................
FROZEN FOOD:
1ST 4 WEEKS ........................
2ND 4 WEEKS .......................
AFTER 8 W EEKS...................
GENERAL FR E IG H T................
HELPERS ...............................
MILK:
ROUTE ....................................
TEMPORARY..........................
SALES .....................................
PRODUCE:
UNDER 1/2 TON ...................
OVER 1/2 T O N ......................
SOFT DRINK:
FIRST 90 DAYS .....................
OVER 90 DAYS .....................
TRANSPORT............................
S TO R AG E..................................
HELPERS...............................

-

-

-

-

-

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

GENERAL FREIGHT:
AGREEMENT A:
2-AXLE TRUCKS ..................
3-AXLE TRUCKS ..................
LOW-BED (TRAILER 10
FEET WIDE OR M O R E ).....
4-AXLE OR MORE ...............
AGREEMENT B:
3-AXLE OR L E S S .................
4-AXLE OR MORE ...............
SHORT L IN E .........................
AGREEMENT C:
2-AXLE ...................................
3-AXLE ...................................
LOW-BED (TRAILER 10
FT WIDE OR M O R E )..........
4-AXLE OR MORE ...............
GROCERY, WHOLESALE:
FIRST 6 W E E K S ...................
SECOND 6 W EEKS..............
AFTER 12 W E E K S ...............
AFTER 2 Y E A R S ..................
See footnotes at end of table.




99

+
+
+
+

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PENSION

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
—C ontinued
SHORT LINE:
FIRST 2 YEARS ...................
AFTER 2 Y E A R S ..................
MOVING AND STORAGE:
HOUSEHOLD GOODS:
LESS THAN 12 MONTHS ....
12 MONTHS OR M O R E ......
HELPERS:
LESS THAN 12 MONTHS...
12 MONTHS OR M O R E .....
FREIGHT:
LESS THAN 12 MONTHS ....
12 MONTHS OR M O R E ......

$6,530
6.660

$7,080
7.210

40.00
40.00

+ 0.371
+ .371

-

0.400
.400

-

4.360
4.780

5 4.360
5 4.780

40.00
40.00

.360
.360

-

+ .224
+ .224

-

3.980
4.270

5 3.980
5 4.270

40.00
40.00

.360
.360

-

+ .224
+ .224

-

4.360
4.780

5 4.360
5 4.780

40.00
40.00

.343
.343

-

+ .224
+ .224

-

4.605
4.475

4.980
4.855

40.00
40.00

*

*

.238
.238

-

7.990
8.480
7.920

8.540
9.030
8.470

40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

-

7.990
8.480
5.875
5.825
5.000
4.837
7.770
7.680
6.350

8.540
9.030
5.900
5.837
5.900
5.837
8.510
8.420
6.800

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.453
.453
.453
.453
.690
.690
.593

7.000
6.900
3.030
3.000

8.400
8.300
3.480
3.000

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.686
.686
*
*

8.685

5 8.685

40.00

.558

6.600
7.500

7.900
8.500

40.00
40.00

.432
.432

-

.747
.747

-

8.045
8.095
8.852
8.852
8.952

8.630
8.680
9.290
9.290
9.390

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.568
.568
.568
.568
.568

-

.600
.600
.600
.600
.600

-

10.440

5 10.440

40.00

.800

-

.650

-

SCRANTON, PA.

BEER ..........................................
HELPERS ...............................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
HEAVY, HIGHWAY, AND
RAILROAD:
DRIVER, CLASS II ..........
HELPER, CLASS I ..........
DRIVER, CLASS III .........
BUILDING:
DRIVER, CLASS II ..........
DRIVER, CLASS III .........
DEPARTMENT S TO R E ............
HELPERS ...............................
FURNITURE ..............................
HELPERS...............................
GENERAL FREIGHT ................
HELPERS...............................
GROCERY, C H AINSTORE......
PARCEL DELIVERY:
SUBURBAN ...........................
C IT Y ........................................
SOFT D R IN K .............................
HELPERS ...............................

-

.195
.195
.242
.242
.700
.700
.424

*
*

.699
.699
.238
.238

-

-

-

-

-

-

SEATTLE, WASH.

ARMORED CAR .......................
BAKERY:
SPECIAL DELIVERY ............
SEMI-TRAILER......................
CRACKER:
2-1/2 TONS OR L E S S ......
OVER 2-1/2 T O N S ............
BEER ..........................................
HELPERS ...............................
EXTRA MEN ..........................
BUILDING:
CONSTRUCTION:
DUMP TRUCKS:
5 CU. YDS. OR LESS ....
See footnotes at end of table.




100

.600

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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

SEATTLE, WASH.
—C ontinued
OVER 5 AND INCLU­
DING 12 CU. YDS...........
OVER 12 AND INCLU­
DING 16 CU. YDS...........
OVER 20 AND INCLU­
DING 30 CU. YDS..........
OVER 30 AND INCLU­
DING 40 CU. YDS...........
OVER 40 CU. YDS...........
DUMPSTERS, EUCLIDS:
UP TO AND INCLU­
DING 12 CU. YDS...........
OVER 12 UP TO 16
CU. YDS...........................
OVER 16 UP TO 20
CU. YDS...........................
MATERIAL:
SAND AND GRAVEL:
UP TO AND INCLU­
DING 5 CU. YDS.............
OVER 5 AND LESS
THAN 12 CU. YDS..........
12 AND LESS THAN
20 CU. YDS.....................,
20 CU. YDS. AND
O V E R ...............................
CONCRETE:
UP TO AND INCLU­
DING 6 CU. YDS.............
OVER 6 UP TO 9 CU.
YDS...................................
9 CU. YDS. AND
O V E R ...............................
FLAT TRUCKS ................
SAND AND GRAVEL
COMBINATION ..............
BULL L IF T ........................
CARTAGE ..................................
SEMI, HEAVY DUTY ............
HELPERS ...............................
FOOD DISTRIBUTION .............
FUEL OIL ...................................
FURNITURE ..............................
HELPERS...............................
GARAGE, PICKUP:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
GENERAL F R E IG H T................
HEAVY D U T Y ........................
HELPERS...............................
PRIVATE CARRIERS:
UNDER 20,000 LBS............
20,000 LBS. AND OVER ...
EXTRA DRIVERS:
UNDER 20,000 LBS .......
20,000 LBS. AND
O V E R ...............................
SEM I-TRAILER...................
HELPERS ............................

$10,660

5 $10,660

40.00

0.800

0.650

10.720

5 10.720

40.00

.800

.650

10.940

5 10.940

40.00

.800

.650

11.100
11.260

5 11.100
5 11.260

40.00
40.00

.800
.800

10.660

10.660

40.00

.800

.650

10.720

10.720

40.00

.800

.650

10.770

10.770

40.00

.800

.650

8.450

9.360

40.00

.608

.750

8.620

9.530

40.00

.608

.750

8.790

9.700

40.00

.608

.750

8.960

9.870

40.00

.608

.750

8.790

9.700

40.00

.608

.750

8.960

9.870

40.00

.608

.750

9.130
8.450

10.040
9.360

40.00
40.00

.608
.608

8.450
8.280
8.000
8.100
7.950
8.580
7.900
7.547
7.485

9.360
9.190
8.790
8.890
8.740
9.230
8.650
8.197
8.135

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.608
.608
.592
.592
.592
.600
.608
.588
.588

4.510
7.820
7.910
7.760

4.730
6.040
8.560
8.650
8.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.282
.311
.693
.693
.693

-

.300
.300
.575
.575
.575

-

8.190
8.240

8.390
8.440

40.00
40.00

.568
.568

-

.600
.600

-

8.190

8.390

40.00

.568

8.290
8.340
8.115

8.490
8.540
8.315

40.00
40.00
40.00

.568
.568
.568

-

See footnotes at end of table.




101

-

-

-

-

-

-

.650
.650

.750
.750
.750
.750
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.600
.600

_

_

-

_
_

-

.600

-

.600
.600
.600

_
-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

_
-

SEATTLE, WASH.
—C ontinued
ICE CREAM ...............................
HELPERS...............................
TANK TRUCK DRIVERS .....
MEAT PACKING HOUSES:
UP TO AND INCLUDING
20,000 LBS............................
OVER 20,000 LBS.................
SIX-WHEELERS (DOUBLE­
AXLE), SEMI-TRUCKS,
AND TRUCKS AND TRAIL­
ERS .......................................
SEMI AND TRAILER, OR
TRUCK AND 2 TRAILERS ..
ANY EQUIPMENT PULLING
THREE B O XES....................
' STEADY HELPERS AND
BULL DRIVERS ...................
EXTRA HELPERS AND
DRIVERS OF TRUCKS
20,000 LBS. AND UNDER ..
EXTRA DRIVERS OF
TRUCKS OVER 20,000
LBS.........................................
MILK ...........................................
RELIEF MEN .........................
SEMI-TRUCK DRIVERS ......
RELIEF SEMI-TRUCK
DRIVERS ..............................
NEWSPAPER:
DAY ........................................
NIGHT ....................................
EXTRA:
D A Y ......................................
N IG H T..................................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
FURNITURE ..........................
PETROLEUM,BULK ................
SOFT DRINK:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
31-60 DAYS
...........
AFTER 60 DAYS ..................
TOBACCO, R E T A IL..................

$7,735
7.672
7.860

$8,475
8.442
8.600

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.559
.559
.559

-

0.650
.650
.650

8.190
8.240

8.390
8.440

40.00
40.00

.568
.568

-

.600
.600

8.290

8.490

40.00

.568

.600

8.340

8.540

40.00

.568

.600

8.390

8.590

40.00

.568

.600

8.115

8.315

40.00

.568

.600

8.190

8.390

40.00

.568

.600

8.290
8.403
8.558
8.527

8.490
8.583
8.738
8.707

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.568
.559
.559
.559

8.683

8.863

40.00

.559

8.060
8.190

5 8.060
5 8.190

40.00
40.00

.488
.488

-

.500
.500

-

8.110
8.240
7.350
7.350
6.900

5 8.110
5 8.240
8.995
8.770
8.440

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.488
.488
.588
.588
.693

-

.500
.500
.600
.600
.575

-

7.425
7.550
7.675
8.350

5 7.425
5 7.550
5 7.675
9.065

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.558
.558
.558
.641

.400
.400
.400
.550

-

8.930

10.220

40.00

1.070

-

.600
.648
.648
.648

-

-

.648

_

_
-

-

SPOKANE, WASH.

CONSTRUCTION:
FLATBEDS-2-AXLE (SO­
LO) .........................................
DUMP TRUCKS - UP TO
AND INCLUDING 6 YDS.....
OVER 6 YDS.AND IN­
CLUDING 12 YDS..............
OVER 12 YDS. AND IN­
CLUDING 20 YDS..............
OVER 20 YDS. TO 30
YDS......................................
LUMBER CARRIERS ...........

8.980

10.370

40.00

1.070

9.280

10.580

40.00

1.070

_

.750

_

9.380

10.680

40.00

1.070

_

.750

_

9.530
8.980

10.830
10.370

40.00
40.00

1.070
1.070

See footnotes at end of table.




.750

_

102

_

”

.750

_

.750
.750

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR’
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

SPOKANE, WASH.
—C ontinued
TRANSIT MIX TRUCKS - 3
YDS. AND U N D ER ..............
TRANSIT MIX TRUCKS OVER 3 YDS.........................
GENERAL FR E IG H T................
HEAVY DUTY ........................
HELPERS ...............................
TRANSFER:
HEAVY DUTY WINCH
TRUCK .......................................
FURNITURE ..........................
PICKUP AND DELIVERY.....
HELPERS...............................

$8,980

$10,280

40.00

1.070

9.080
7.100
7.150
-

10.470
8.490
8.540
8.390

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

1.070
.693
.693
.693

5.860
5.790
5.740
5.650

6.690
6.800
6.540
6.440

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.432
.432
.432
.432

7.410
7.510
7.610

7.660
7.760
7.860

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693

7.510
7.560
7.660

7.760
7.810
7.910

40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693

7.610
7.710
7.660
7.730
5.200
5.900
6.520
6.420
7.180

7.860
7.960
7.910
8.470
5.500
6.400
7.170
7.070
8.070

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.693
.693
.693
.693
.518
.618
.618
.618
.693

-

.725
.725
.725
.725
.450
.500
.650
.650
.725

5.680
7.860

6.180
8.600

40.00
40.00

.677
.688

-

.375
.700

9.790

10.130

40.00

.679

10.020

10.360

40.00

.679

0.750

-

.750
.575
.575
.575

-

-

.399
.399
.399
.399

-

-

.725
.725
.725

-

-

-

STAMFORD, CONN.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
2-A X LE .....................................
3-A X LE .....................................
4-A X LE .....................................
READY-MIX:
2-AX LE .....................................
3-AX LE .....................................
4-AX LE .....................................
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK:
UP TO 40 TONS ....................
40 TONS AND O V E R ............
SPECIALIZED ..........................
GENERAL FR E IG H T................
GROCERY .................................
M E A T ..........................................
MOVING AND STORAGE .......
HELPERS...............................
PARCEL .....................................

-

-

.725
.725
.725

-

-

-

TOLEDO, OHIO

ARMORED CAR .......................
AUTOMOBILE HAULERS ........
CONSTRUCTION:
BUILDING:
REGULAR SINGLE AXLE
STRAIGHT, SEMI,
TANDEM A X L E .................
HEAVY DUTY (5-AXLE
AND OVER), WINCHES,
CARRY-ALLS, LOWBOYS
BUILDING MATERIAL
DRIVERS....................................
HEAVY AND HIGHWAY:
TANDEM .............................
EUCLIDS, EUCLID ENDDUMP, LOW-BOYS, AND
HEAVY-DUTY EQUIP­
MENT OVER 12 CUBIC
YARDS ...............................

.

6.830

40.00




.628

.700

_

.200

8.570

40.00

.575

8.390

8.990

40.00

.575

103

.700

_

7.970

See footnotes at end of table.

.700

.200

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4
DOLLARS

PERCENT

PENSION
DOLLARS

PERCENT

TOLEDO, OHIO
—C ontinued
TRACTOR-TRAILER COM­
BINATION, 5-AXLE
AND O V E R ........................
TRACTOR-TRAILER COM­
BINATION, UNDER 5
AXLE ..................................
STANDARD ........................
CONCRETE (REDI-MIX):
DUMP AND STAKE
TRUCKS ...........................
MIXERS..............................
SEMI-DUMP AND
STRAIGHT S E M I.............
LU M BER ..............................
COAL:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .................
DAIRY:
HIRING RATE .......................
AFTER 30 D A Y S ................
AFTER 60 D A Y S ................
AFTER 90 D A Y S ................
DEPARTMENT STORE:
AGREEMENT A:
FURNITURE:
1ST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
HELPERS:
1ST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
PARCEL:
1ST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
AGREEMENT B:
FURNITURE:
1ST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
HELPERS:
1ST 30 D A Y S .................
AFTER 30 DAYS ...........
AGREEMENT C:
FURNITURE:
1ST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
HELPERS:
1ST 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 30 D A Y S .............
GENERAL FR E IG H T................
GROCERY .................................
ICE CREAM:
HIRING RATE .......................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
AFTER 60 DAYS ..................
LIQUID CARBONIC:
1ST 30 D A Y S ........................

$8,120

$8,720

40.00

0.575

8.020
7.920

8.620
8.520

40.00
40.00

.575
.575

-

.200
.200

-

7.260
7.380

7.870
7.930

40.00
40.00

.628
.628

-

.488
.488

-

7.320
5.740

7.870
6.040

40.00
40.00

.628
.579

-

.488
.488

-

4.700
4.800

4.850
4.950

40.00
40.00

.579
.579

-

.350
.350

-

4.450
4.550

4.600
4.700

40.00
40.00

.628
.628

-

.350
.350

-

5.700
5.800
5.950
6.100

6.350
6.450
6.550
6.650

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.647
.647
.647
.647

6.130
6.430

6.580
6.880

40.00
40.00

*

*

*

*

5.970
6.270

6.370
6.670

40.00
40.00

.
*

.
*

.
*

.
*

6.100
6.400

6.550
6.850

40.00
40.00

*
*

.
*

.
*

.
*

6.010
6.110

6.410
6.510

40.00
40.00

.628
.628

5.950
6.050

6.350
6.450

40.00
40.00

.628
.628

5.950
6.250

6.350
6.650

40.00
40.00

.579
.579

5.850
6.150
7.860
6.520

6.250
6.550
8.640
7.380

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.579
.579
.688
.579

.
-

-

-

-

.350
.350

-

-

.350
.350

-

_

_
-

-

5.150
5.250
5.550

5.350
5.450
5.750

40.00
40.00
40.00

.507
.507
.507

7.010

7.660

40.00

.677

104

.625
.625
.625
.625

.350
.350

-

_

See footnotes at end of table.




0.200

.350
.350
.700
.400

-

-

-

.488
.488
.488

-

.625

-

-

-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR1
HOUR1

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

0.625
.325
.325

-

TOLEDO, OHIO
—C ontinued
AFTER 31 DAYS ..................
MOVING, LOCAL (VAN) ..........
HELPERS...............................
NEWSPAPER:
DAY ........................................
OIL AND GASOLINE:
PETROLEUM.........................
TANK:
AGREEMENT A:
1ST 6 MONTHS ..............
7-12 MONTHS .................
AFTER 1 YEAR ...............
AGREEMENT B:
1ST 6 MONTHS ..............
6-9 MONTHS ...................
9-12 MONTHS .................
AFTER 1 YEAR ...............
PARCEL:
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
DOUBLE FORTY ...............
DOUBLE BOTTEM ...............
OTHER ...................................
PRODUCE..................................
RESTAURANT SUPPLY ..........
WASTE MATERIAL:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................

$7,110
6.100
5.700

$7,760
6.550
6.000

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.677
.650
.650

-

7.090

7.610

36.25

.

.

6.910

7.560

40.00

6.534
6.696
6.815

7.800
8.000
8.130

40.00
40.00
40.00

*
*

*
*

*
*

*
*

7.120
7.310
7.380
7.470

7.760
7.970
8.040
8.140

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.
*
*
*

.
*
*
*

.
*
*
*

.
*
*
*

7.850
8.160
8.100
7.750
4.730
6.100

8.600
9.010
8.950
8.700
5.330
6.950

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.688
.688
.579
-

-

3.530
3.630

4.080
4.180

40.00
40.00

.579
.579

-

6.025

6.158

40.00

.500

.400

7.350

8.100

40.00

.415

.425

7.450
7.450
7.650

8.200
8.200
8.400

40.00
40.00
40.00

.415
.415
.415

7.350

8.100

40.00

.415

7.450
7.200
4.660

8.200
7.950
4.910

40.00
40.00
40.00

.415
.415
.250

4.460

4.710

40.00

.250

4.660
3.950
3.850
4.300
4.200
7.550
7.730
7.545
7.865
7.415
6.100

5.000
4.350
4.250
4.700
4.600
8.150
8.500
8.315
8.655
8.205
6.750

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.250
.415
.415
.415
.415
.415
.690
.690
.275
.275
.500

-

-

.855

.613

.625

*

_

.700
.700
.700
.700
.400
.175

-

.225
.225

-

WASHINGTON, D.C.

BAKERY .....................................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
DUMP TRUCKS-SMALL ......
DUMP TRUCKS-OVER 8
W H E E LS ...............................
FLAT TR U C K S ......................
TR AILERS..............................
WATER SPRINKLERS,
GREASE AND OIL
TR U C K S .....................................
PICKUPS HAULING
MATERIALS .........................
HELPERS ...............................
MATERIALS .............................
REGULAR AND EXTRA
HELPERS .............................
REGULAR AND EXTRA
TRACTOR DRIVERS ..........
LUMBER ..................................
HELPERS...............................
PLUM BING..............................
HELPERS...............................
READY-MIX.............................
GENERAL F R E IG H T................
HELPERS...............................
GROCERY, RETAIL .................
HELPERS...............................
GROCERY, WHOLESALE .......
See footnotes at end of table.




105

-

.425
.425
.425

-

.425

-

.425
.425
.150

-

.150

-

.150
.150
.150
.250
.250
.425
.700
.700
*
*
.250

*
*
-

TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1, 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR’

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS3
INSURANCE4

PENSION

DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.
—Continued
TRACTOR-TRAILER ............
HELPERS...............................
ICE CREAM ...............................
MEAT:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
AGREEMENT C ....................
NEWPAPER:
UP TO 6 M O N TH S ...............
6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR ......
1 TO 2 Y E A R S ......................
AFTER 2 Y E A R S ..................
OIL:
S T A R T ....................................
AFTER 1 YEAR ....................
AFTER 1-1/2 YEARS ..........
AFTER 2 Y E A R S ..................
AFTER 2-1/2 YEARS ..........
AFTER 3 Y E A R S ..................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................
TRACTOR TRAILER ............
POULTRY ..................................
STORAGE AND MOVING .......
HELPERS...............................

$6,190
5.940
6.300

$6,840
6.590
7.000

40.00
40.00
40.00

0.500
.500
.500

_
-

0.250
.250
.300

_
-

6.660
5.595
5.000

7.730
6.975
5.250

40.00
40.00
40.00

.500
.415

-

*
.576
.100

*
-

4.953
5.236
5.518
5.831

4.673
4.946
5.206
5.501

37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50

.500
.500
.500
.500

-

.275
.275
.275
.275

-

5.980
6.090
6.230
6.370
6.430
6.500
7.000
7.100
4.550
5.400
5.100

6.380
6.490
6.630
6.670
6.830
6.900
8.400
8.500
4.800
5.800
5.450

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.688
.688
.420
.415
.415

-

.700
.700
.425
.425

-

5.800
6.300
5.580

6.350
6.850
6.130

40.00
40.00
40.00

.538
.538
.538

-

.550
.550
.550

-

4.920
4.970

5.420
5.470

40.00
40.00

.238
.238

-

.300
.300

-

4.450
6.020

4.800
6.670

40.00
40.00

.367

-

*

-

7.300
7.375

7.800
7.875

40.00
40.00

.450
.450

”

.350
.350

”

7.450

7.950

40.00

.450

-

.350

-

7.550

8.050

40.00

.450

-

.350

-

4.980
4.830
4.930
4.980

5.680
5.530
5.630
5.680

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

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WICHITA, KANSAS

BAKERY:
AGREEMENT A:
TRANSPORT.........................
DOUBLE B O TTO M ...............
HELPERS...............................
AGREEMENT B:
FIRST 30 D A Y S ....................
AFTER 30 DAYS ..................
CHEMICAL:
AGREEMENT A ....................
AGREEMENT B ....................
CONSTRUCTION:
PICKUPS, STATION WAG­
ONS, FLATBEDS 12,000
LBS, AND UNDER ..............
FLATBEDS 16,000 L B S .......
FLATBEDS 20,000 LBS.
AND OVER, SINGLE-AXLE
DUMP TRUCKS, BATCH
AND WATER TR U C K S .......
SEMI-TRAILERS, DUMP­
STERS, A-FRAMES, LOW­
BOYS, TANDEMS AND
WINCH T R U C K S .................
READY-MIX:
AGREEMENT A:
MIXER TRUCKS ...................
DUMP TRUCKS ....................
TRAILER DUMP TR U C KS....
AGREEMENT B .....................
See footnotes at end of table.




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TABLE 12. WAGE RATES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SELECTED
BENEFITS: SELECTED CITIES—Continued
(UNION HOURLY WAGE RATES JULY 1. 1976, AND WAGE RATES, STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY HOURS, AND
EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL TRUCKDRIVERS, JULY 1, 1977)
JULY 1,
1976
CITY AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION

JULY 1, 1977

RATE PER RATE PER
HOUR'
HOUR'

HOURS
PER
WEEK2

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
SELECTED BENEFITS'
PENSION

INSURANCE’
DOLLARS

PERCENT

DOLLARS

PERCENT

0.688
.688
.688

-

0.700
.700

-

.550
.550
.550

-

WICHITA, KANSAS
—C ontinued
AGREEMENT C;
8 CU. YD. M IXER S...............
10 CU. YD. MIXERS.............
11 CU. YD. MIXERS.............
SAND TR U C K S .....................
HELPERS...............................
GROCERY-RETAIL:
AGREEMENT A:
FIRST 3 M O N TH S................
AFTER 3 MONTHS ..............
AGREEMENT B .....................
GROCERY-WHOLESALE .......
LOCAL CARTAGE ....................
MILK-RETAIL:
FIRST 4 W EE K S ...................
NEXT 4 W EE K S ....................
AFTER 8 WEEKS .................
MILK-WHOLESALE:
FIRST 4 W EE K S ...................
NEXT 4 W EEKS....................
AFTER 8 WEEKS .................
HELPERS:
FIRST 4 W EE K S ...................
NEXT 4 W EEKS....................
AFTER 8 WEEKS .................
OIL AND GAS ...........................
PARCEL DELIVERY .................

$5,000
5.050
5.100
5.000
4.750

$5,700
5.750
5.800
5.700
5.450

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

7.160
7.260
5 +5.500
7.000
7.760

7.590
7.690
7.480
7.880
8.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

-

-

3.950
4.050
4.150

4.300
4.400
4.500

40.00
40.00
40.00

.538
.538
.538

3.900
4.050
4.150

4.400
4.550
4.650

40.00
40.00
40.00

.488
.488
.488

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.320
3.470
3.570
+ 6.940
7.760

3.820
3.970
4.070
7.350
8.500

40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00

.488
.488
.488
+ .538
.688

-

’ BASIC (MINIMUM) RATES, EXCLUDING HOLI­
DAY, VACATION, OR OTHER BENEFIT PAYMENTS
MADE OR REGULARLY CREDITED TO THE
EMPLOYEE. WAGE RATES SHOWN REPRESENT
RATES AVAILABLE AND PAYABLE ON JULY 1 OF
THE SURVEY YEAR AND DO NOT INCLUDE IN­
CREASES MADE LATER THAT ARE RETROACTIVE
TO JULY 1 OR BEFORE.
2 HOURS ARE THE SAME FOR BOTH YEARS
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
3 SHOWN IN TERMS OF CENTS PER HOUR OR
AS A PERCENT OF RATE; IN ACTUAL PRACTICE,
HOWEVER, SOME EMPLOYER PAYMENTS ARE
CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF TOTAL HOURS
OR GROSS PAYROLL.
THESE VARIATIONS IN
METHOD OF COMPUTATION ARE NOT INDICATED
IN THE ABOVE TABULATION.
4 INCLUDES LIFE INSURANCE, HOSPITAL­
IZATION, AND OTHER TYPES OF HEALTH AND
WELFARE BENEFITS; EXCLUDES PAYMENTS INTO




-

-

-

.675
.700

-

“

HOLIDAY, VACATION, AND UNEMPLOYMENT
FUNDS WHEN SUCH PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN
NEGOTIATED.
5 NEW RATE IN NEGOTIATION ON SURVEY
REFERENCE DATE.
6 WEEKLY HOURS WERE 41.00 ON JULY 1,
1976.
7 INCLUDES CONTRIBUTION FOR INSURANCE
AND PENSION; SEPARATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
' AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR EMPLOYER
FINANCED PLAN; AMOUNT OF EMPLOYER
PAYMENT NOT AVAILABLE.
REVISION OF DATA PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
NOTE: DASH INDICATES NO DATA, OR NO DATA
REPORTED. WHEN REFERRING TO A RATE PER
HOUR FOR A PREVIOUS YEAR,
INDICATES
EITHER A CHANGE IN PROGRESSION, OR A NEW
JOB OR UNION NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.

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Appendix A. Scope and
Method of Survey

proximately 253,000 local truckdrivers and 24,000
helpers in the 66 cities studied. The study excludes
local city drivers paid on a mileage or commission
basis as well as over-the-road drivers operating be­
tween cities or between various parts o f the United
States. Data were obtained primarily from local
union officials by mail questionnaire. In some in­
stances, however, Bureau field representatives visit­
ed local union officials to obtain the desired informa­
tion.

Union wage rates and hours reported in this bulle­
tin were agreed on through collective bargaining
between trade unions and employers, and are de­
fined as (1) the basic, or minimum, wage rates (ex­
cluding holiday, vacation, and other benefit pay­
ments made regularly or credited to the worker each
pay period); and (2) the maximum schedules of
hours at straight-time rates. Wage rates in excess of
the negotiated minimum, which may be paid for spe­
cial qualifications or other reasons, are excluded.
The current survey is designed to reflect the union
wage rates o f local truckdrivers and helpers in all
cities o f 100,000 inhabitants or more as recorded in
the 1970 Census o f Population. Included are all cities
o f 500,000 inhabitants or more and most cities of
250.000 to 500,000 inhabitants. Data for cities stud­
ied are weighted to represent cities not surveyed. In
order to provide appropriate regional representation,
each region was considered separately when city
weights were assigned.
The survey covered about 322,000 drivers and
28.000 helpers who were active union members in all
153 cities o f 100,000 inhabitants or more. The infor­
mation presented is based on data collected for ap­


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Average wage rates, designed to show current lev­
els, are based on wage rates in effect in each city on
the first workday in July 1977, weighted by the num­
ber o f union members at each rate in the area. These
averages are not designed for precise year-to-year
comparisons because o f fluctuations in membership
in the classifications studied. Average cents-per-hour
and percent changes from July 1, 1976, to July 1,
1977, however, are based on comparable quotations
for the various job classifications in both periods,
weighted by the memberships reported for the cur­
rent (1977) survey. The index series, designed for
trend purposes, is constructed similarly.

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Productivity
Indexes for
Selected
Industries,
1978 Edition

This bulletin updates through 1977
indexes of output per employee for
the industries currently included in
the United States’ government pro­
gram of productivity measurement.
Data are presented for these indus­
tries:

• Iron M in in g

• P h a r m a c e u t ic a ls

• M e ta l C a n s

• C o p p e r M in in g

• P a in t s

• M a j o r H o u s e h o ld

• C o a l M in in g

• P e t r o le u m R e fin in g

• N o n m e t a llic M in e r a ls

• T ir e s a n d In n e r T u b e s

A p p lia n c e s
• R a d io a n d T V R e c e iv in g

• C a n n in g a n d P r e s e r v in g

• F o o tw e a r

• G r a in M ill P r o d u c t s

• G la s s C o n t a in e r s

• B a k e ry P ro d u c ts

• H y d r a u lic C e m e n t

• Sugar

• S tr u c tu r a l C la y P r o d u c t s

•

• C a n d y a n d C o n fe c t io n e r y

• C o n c re te P ro d u c ts

• M a lt B e v e r a g e s

• R e a d y - m ix e d C o n c r e t e

• In te rcity T r u c k in g
• A ir T r a n s p o r t a tio n

• B o ttle d a n d C a n n e d S o ft

• S te e l

•

R a ilr o a d T r a n s p o r t a tio n

• T o b a c c o P ro d u c ts

• S te e l F o u n d r ie s

• H o s ie r y

• P r im a r y S m e ltin g a n d

• G r a y Iron F o u n d r ie s

•

R e ta il F o o d S to r e s

• S a w m ills a n d P la n in g M ills

R e fin in g o f C o p p e r , L e a d ,

•

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• P a p e r, P a p e rb o a rd , a n d

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Regional Offices

Regions VII and VIII*

Region IV

Region I
1603 J F K

F e d e r a l B u ild in g

13 71 P e a c h t r e e S t r e e t , N E

G o v e rn m e n t C e n te r

A t la n t a , G a

B o s to n , M a ss. 0 2 2 0 3

P h o n e : (4 0 4 ) 8 8 1 -4 4 1 8

30309

911 Walnut Street
Kansas City. Mo 64106
Phone: (816) 374-2481

P h o n e : (6 1 7 ) 2 2 3 - 6 7 6 1

Regions IX and X**

Region V
Region II
S u it :

9 th F l o o r
F e d e r a l O f f ic e B u ild in g

3400

1515 B r o a d w a y
N e w Y o rk , N Y

230 S
10036

P h o n e : (2 1 2 ) 3 9 9 - 5 4 0 5

D e a rb o rn S tre e t

C h i c a g o , III 6 0 6 0 4
P h o n e : (3 1 2 ) 3 5 3 - 1 8 8 0

Region VI

Region III
3 5 3 5 M a rk e t S tre e t

S e c o n d F lo o r

P O

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B o x 13309

P h ila d e lp h ia , P a

450 Golden Gate Avenue
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif 94102
Phone: (415) 556-4678

19101

P h o n e : (2 1 5 ) 5 9 6 - 1 1 5 4




D a lla s , T e x . 7 5 2 0 2
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b y K a n s a s C ity
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b y S a n F r a n c is c o