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Union Wages and Hours:
Printing Industry
January 2,1948, and
July 1,1949
Bulletin No. 979
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Com m issioner
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C,
Price 25 cents
Letter of Transmittal
U nited States D epartment of L abor,
B ureau of L abor Statistics,
Washingtonj D. C M a y 24, 1950.
The S ecretary of L abor:
I have the honor to transmit herewith a bulletin on the annual study of
union scales of wages and hours in effect on January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949,
for the printing industry in 77 cities.
This study was planned and directed in the Bureau’s Division of Wage
Statistics by Charles Rubenstein, and the report was prepared by John F.
Laciskey.
E wan C lague, Commissioner.
Hon. M aurice J. T obin,
Secretary of Labor.
(id
Contents
Summary___________________________________________________________________
Scope and method of study___________________________________________________
Trend of union wage scales___________________________________________________
Rate variations by type of work______________________________________________
City and regional variations__________________________________________________
Standard workweek__________________________________________________________
Union scales by city and trade________________________________________________
Summary tabulations, January 2,1948-----------------------------------------------------------Tables:
1. Indexes of union hourly wage scales in the printing trades, 1907-49______
2. Indexes of union hourly wage scales in each printing trade, 1907-49_____
3. Percent increases in union wage rates and percent of union printing trades
workers affected, January 2, 1948, to July 1, 1949-----------------------------4. Cents-per-hour increases in union wage rates and percent of union print
ing trades workers affected, January 2, 1948, to July 1, 1949__________
5. Distribution of union members in the printing trades, by hourly wage
rates and by trade, July 1,1949_____________________________________
6. Increases in union wage rates in the printing trades, by city and industry
branch, January 2, 1948, to July 1, 1949____________________________
7. Average union hourly wage rates in the printing trades, by city and popula
tion group, July 1, 1949____________________________________________
8. Average union hourly wage rates in the printing trades by region and by
trade, July 1, 1949_________________________________________________
9. Distribution of union members in the printing trades, by straight-time
weekly hours, July 1, 1949_________________________________________
10. Indexes of union weekly hours in the printing trades, 1907-49___________
11. Indexes of union weekly hours in each printing trade, 1907-49___________
12. Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January
2, 1948, and July 1, 1949---------------------------------------------------------------13. Percent increases in union wage rates and percent of union printing trades
workers affected, July 1, 1946, to January 2, 1948-----------------------------14. Distribution of union members in the printing trades, by hourly wage rates
and by trade, January 2, 1948--------------------------------------------------------15. Increases in union wage rates in the printing trades, by city and industry
branch, July 1, 1946, to January 2, 1948_____________________________
16. Average union hourly wage rates in the printing trades, by city and popu
lation group, January 2, 1948---------------------------------------------------------17. Distribution of union members in the printing trades, by straight-time
weekly hours, January 2, 1948______________________________________
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Union Wages and Hours in the Printing Industry,
January 2,1948, and July 1, 1949
Summary
Wage scales of union workers in the printing
trades advanced 12 percent, or 24 cents an hour,
between January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949. The
average union wage scale of printing trade work
ers was $2.22 on July 1, 1949.
In book and job (commercial) shops, the union
scale averaged $2.08 an hour, as compared with
the $2.39 hourly average for day workers on news
papers. Part of this difference can be attributed
to the inclusion of rates for less skilled workers—
bindery women and press assistants and feeders—
in the average for book and job shops. For com
posing room crafts—hand compositors, machine
operators, and machine tenders—important in
both newspaper and commercial work, hourly
scales for day work were typically higher in news
paper establishments, averaging about 3 percent
above those in commercial shops. For photoen
gravers, however, the average day work scale was
$2.70 an hour for both type shops on July 1, 1949.
Only a small proportion of the workers included
in the study failed to have their wage scale raised
by contract negotiations effective between Janu
ary 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949. Some workers had
more than one increase during this period.
The standard workweek for union workers in
the printing trades averaged 37.3 hours on July 1,
1949, representing a slight decrease from that
shown in the previous study. For book and job
shops, the average standard workweek was 37.5
hours as compared with 36.9 on newspapers.
Scope and Method of Study
The information presented in this bulletin is
based on union scales in effect on July 1, 1949,
covering 119,250 union printing trades workers in
77 cities having populations ranging from 40,000
to over 1,000,000. Data were obtained, in part,
from local union officials by mail questionnaires;
in some cities, information was secured by per
(l)
sonal visit of Bureau representatives. Data were
also obtained from central trade associations and
union sources and from union publications.
Union scales are defined as the minimum wage
rates or maximum schedules of hours agreed upon
through collective bargaining between tradeunions and employers or employer groups. Rates
in excess of the negotiated minimum which may
be paid for special qualifications or other reasons
are not included.
Average scales presented in this bulletin are
designed to show current levels and are based on
all scales reported in effect in the cities covered on
July 1, 1949; individual union rates were weighted
by the number of members working at that rate.
These averages are not strictly comparable with
Indexes of Union Wage Scales in Printing Trades
INDEX
2
similar averages in previous surveys because of
fluctuation in union membership and in classifica
tions studied. Average cents-per-hour and per
centage increases from January 2, 1948, to July 1,
1949, were based on comparable quotations for
the various occupations in both periods weighted
by the number of union members reported in 1949.
Trend of Union Wage Scales
Union scales in the printing trades rose by 12
percent between January 2, 1948, and July 1,
1949. This rise was substantially less than the 27
percent advance in the previous 18-month period
and smaller than the 17-percent rise the year
after VJ-day (July 1, 1945, to July 1, 1946).
These upward movements in levels of union scales
since the cessation of hostilities in 1945 account
for over four-fifths of the total advance in the
past 10 years. The level on July 1, 1949, was
90.9 percent above that of June 1, 1939 (table 1).
T able
1.— Indexes1 of union hourly wage scales in the
printing trades, 1907-49
[June 1,1939=100]
Year
1907: May 15_____
1908: May 15_____
1909: May 15_____
1910: May 15_____
1911: May 15_____
1912: May 15_____
1913: May 15_____
1914: May 15_____
1915: May 15_____
1916: May 15_____
1917: May 15_____
1918: May 15_____
1919: May 15_____
1920: May 15_____
1921: May 15_____
1922: May 15_____
1923: May 15_____
1924: May 15_____
1925: May 15_____
1926: May 15_____
1927: May 15_____
All Book
print and News
ing job paper
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
36.0
36. 6
37.3
38.0
38.2
38.6
39.9
43.4
53.1
68.1
74. 6
75.4
77.7
81.5
82.7
84.5
87.0
27.0
29.9
32.1
33.8
34.7
35.3
36.0
36.8
36.9
37.5
38.8
43.0
53.0
69.1
76.1
76.4
79.4
82.7
83.5
85.4
87.5
35.3
37.2
38.8
40.1
40.7
41.4
42.3
42.7
43.0
43.2
44.3
46.4
56.0
68.5
74.5
75.2
76.0
80.6
82.0
83.8
86.3
Year
All Book
print and News
ing job paper
1928: May 15___ 88.6
1929: May 15— 89.9
1930: May 15— 91.3
1931: May 15_._ 91.8
1932: May 15— 91.1
1933: May 15__ 85.7
1934: May 15— 87.5
1935: May 15— 90.8
1936: May 15— 92.9
1937: May 15— 96.0
1938: June 1 ... 99.1
1939: June 1 ... 100.0
1940: June l . . . 101.4
1941: June 1 ... 102.6
1942: July 1__ 107.0
1943: July 1__ 110.4
1944: July 1— _ 113.1
1945: July 1— 114.6
1946: July 1— _ 134.2
1948: Jan. 2___ 170.2
1949: July 1__ 190.9
88.7
89.9
91.5
92.1
91.2
86.1
88. 5
90.4
93.0
96.0
99.2
100.0
100.9
102.0
106.4
109.3
112.2
113.7
133.7
169.8
190.5
88.5
90.0
90.9
91.2
91.0
85.1
86.2
91.5
92.8
96.3
98.8
100.0
102.2
103.6
108.1
112.6
115.1
116.7
135.5
171.5
192.4
1 Index series designed for trend purposes; periodical changes in union
scales are based on comparable quotations for the various occupations in con
secutive periods weighted by number of union members reported at each
quotation in the current survey period.
3 Combined data for years 1907-10 not available.
Although scales for newspaper work are normally
above those in book and job shops, the rate of
increase during the 18-month period was identical
for both type establishments. However, after
the termination of World War II, scales in com
mercial (book and job) shops moved upward
slightly more than those in newspapers; the
comparable advances were 67.5 and 65 percent,
respectively.
The wage scale index of each trade included in
the survey rose from 10 to 16 percent between
January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949. The greatest
increase (16 percent) was registered by mailers
and photoengravers in book and job shops;
bindery women in commercial shops and the
composing room crafts of newspapers reported the
smallest (10 percent). Compositors in book and
job shops advanced their scale level 12 percent,
and journeymen pressmen and stereotypers work
ing on newspapers reported gains averaging 15
percent, the highest of the 8 newspaper trades
surveyed (table 2).
Practically all organized printing trades workers
received at least one upward adjustment in their
scale of wages between January 2, 1948, and July
1, 1949; nearly two-fifths had increases of 10 to
15 percent, and three-tenths reported gains of
5 to 10 percent. The former range of increase
was most common in book and job shops, while
the latter was the most prevalent in newspaper
establishments (table 3). Raises of 10 to 15
cents an hour were received by a fifth of the
workers in the trades; a slightly larger proportion
had their scales advanced 20 to 25 cents an hour.
Increases of the latter magnitude occurred more
frequently in newspaper than in commercial
work. Individual rate advances in both types of
work, however, varied from less than 5 cents to
over 65 cents an hour (table 4).
The extent of wage adjustments since VJ-day
is reflected by a comparison of wage scales in
effect on July 1, 1945, and July 1, 1949. About
three-fifths of the union printing trades workers
were employed on July 1, 1945, at scales ranging
from $1.20 to $1.60 an hour, but fewer than 5 per
cent of the workers had scales falling within this
range 4 years later. However, a seventh of the
printing trades workers, chiefly bindery women
and press assistants and feeders, had scales under
$1.60 an hour on July 1, 1949. Table 5 shows
that hourly scales of $2 to $2.60 were received
by three-fifths of the union printing trades workers
on July 1, 1949, as compared with scales of $1.80
to $2.40 for a similar proportion of workers on
January 2, 1948 (see table 14).
3
Rate Variations by Type of Work
Union wage scales are generally distinguished
according to the type of work performed by the
establishment—book and job (commercial) or
newspaper. In commercial shops, bindery women
and press assistants and feeders, who perform
routine and less skilled tasks, account for a sub
stantial proportion of the work force. In con
trast, the work force on newspapers is primarily
composed of skilled journeymen.
In book and job shops the average hourly scale
on July 1, 1949, was $2.08 as compared with $2.49
for newspapers. Day-shift workers on news
papers had an average wage of $2.39 and nightshift workers one of $2.60. Night-shift book and
job workers were not included in this study as the
normal working force in this classification was too
small to yield significant results. The day-shift
level on newspapers was 15 percent above that in
commercial shops.
Of the 11 printing trades studied in book and
job shops, only 2—bindery women and press as
sistants and feeders—averaged under $2 an hour.
Among the 8 newspaper crafts studied, mailers
reported the lowest average scale ($2.17). In
both branches of the industry photoengravers
showed the highest level with average scales of
$2.70 in book and job shops and $2.80 on news
papers; the level for day work on newspapers was
the same as for commercial shops. Electrotypers
were the only other craftsmen in book and job
work to exceed the $2.50 level of journeymen
pressmen on newspapers. Stereotypers and mail
ers were the only newspaper printing trades with
scale levels below this figure. Compositors, im
portant in both branches of the industry, had
higher scale levels on newspapers, their day-work
scales averaging about 3 percent above those in
book and job shops.
T able 2.—Indexes 1 of union hourly wage scales in each printing trade, 1907-49
[June 1,1939=100]
BOOK AND JOB
Year
1907* Ma y
1008- M av
1909: M ay
1910: M ay
1911: M ay
15
15
15
15
15
1913: M ay
1914- M a y
1915- M ay
1910: M av
Bindery
women
15
15
15
15
1912: May 15_______________
1917: May 15_______ __ ___
1918: May 15___ ___________
1919- M av 15
1920- M ay 15
1991- M ay 15
1922: M ay 15
_ ... .
1928: M av 15
_ .
1924- M ay 15
1925: M av 15
1926: May 15_______________
1927: M ay 15
1928: May 15_______________
1929- M ay 15
1920- M ay 15
1921- M ay 15
1932: M av 15 ___________
May 15—
19221934: May 15_______________
1925- M ay 15
1920-M ay 15
1937: May 15— __________
1938: June 1______________
1939: June 1_______________
1940: June 1_______________
1941: June 1_______________
1942: July 1-----------------------1943: July 1________________
1944: July 1________________
1945: July 1________________
1946: July 1----------------------1948: Jan. 2________________
1949: July 1________________
See footnotes at end of table.
33.7
34.3
36.7
41.0
53.1
73.3
85.6
82.9
86.6
87.9
88.9
87.2
89.2
89.7
90.4
91.1
91.5
89.2
85.7
90.1
90.9
92.6
94.0
98.6
100.0
100. 5
102.7
108.8
112.1
117.7
120.1
346.2
191.5
210.5
Machine
Book Composi Electro Machine tenders Mailers
tors,
typers operators (machin
binders
hand
ists)
30.6
33.9
34.3
34.7
35.3
35.5
36.4
37.0
37.1
37.1
39.4
44.3
56.5
74.3
81.3
78.0
82.8
86.5
87.5
89.0
90.9
90.5
91.5
92.6
93.0
89.6
86.4
89.6
90.8
92.0
94.6
98.1
100.0
100.5
102.0
107.3
111.3
112.9
113.6
136.0
173.7
193.7
32.7
32.8
32.8
34.2
35.1
35.9
36.3
37.2
37.4
38.2
39.0
43.0
52.6
69.2
79.4
80.8
82.7
86.4
85.9
87.6
89.2
90.5
91.0
93.0
93.5
93.3
87.6
88.5
90.1
92.8
96.3
99.5
100.0
101.7
103.2
107.0
110.0
113.5
114.8
134.1
172.2
193.4
28.5
28.6
28.7
29.9
31.6
32.1
32.7
34.2
34.9
35.9
37.0
38.9
44.6
63.8
74.2
75. 7
80.4
83.4
83.1
83.9
84.9
85.6
87.6
90.1
92.1
91.8
86.0
92.0
93.4
93.8
95.0
99.3
100.0
100.2
102.3
104.1
107.0
109.4
111.6
127.2
155.1
178.6
35.2
36.5
37.9
39.2
39.6
40.6
41.7
42.1
42.2
42.3
43.3
46.8
56.4
71.8
81.3
81.4
82.9
86.4
86.4
87.4
90.8
91.1
92.6
95.1
95.6
95.6
89.7
89.8
91.3
94.4
97.0
99.7
100.0
100. 7
101. 6
106.4
109. 5
110.3
111.6
129.9
163.5
184.0
39.7
40.3
40.4
40.6
40.6
41.6
45.7
56. 2
70.4
81.4
80.4
82.0
85. 6
85.7
88.7
89.2
89.6
90.3
92.0
92.9
93.5
88.0
90.7
91.1
93.9
96.7
99.6
100.0
101.1
101.9
106.6
109.8
112.3
114.0
130.4
166.7
187.0
92.8
98.3
100.0
102.7
104.0
109.4
111.3
113.7
115.8
140.1
178.9
206.8
Press
Photoen assistants Press
men,
gravers
and
feeders cylinder
33.1
36.0
38.2
44.5
61.4
65.4
66.0
66.7
71.4
73. 2
77.9
81.6
83.9
85.1
85.3
85.5
88.1
86.4
87.7
93.3
95.6
96.8
99.2
100.0
100.8
101.2
103.0
103. 5
108.9
111.3
127.0
149.9
173.2
25.0
27.7
28.1
28.7
29.8
30.3
31.0
31.8
32.0
32.5
34.2
39.9
51. 5
70.7
76.5
74.0
82.9
82.1
86.7
87.7
88.8
89.4
90.2
91.3
92.0
88.0
82.0
85.1
87.0
89.9
94.5
99.4
100.0
100.7
101.7
107.8
111.2
113.7
115.2
139. 2
182.1
201.9
32.5
34.1
37.0
37.2
38.0
38.6
39.1
40.0
40.0
40.5
41.3
45.8
55.5
72.1
79. 6
77.8
83.9
86.4
87.5
89.3
89.4
90.2
91.7
93.4
94.0
91.6
85.9
88.3
89.4
93.1
96.4
99.3
100.0
100.6
101.4
106.4
109.4
110.9
112.1
131.2
167.6
186.0
Press
men,
platen
32.1
33.2
34.3
34.9
35.6
36.1
36.8
37.4
37.5
38.3
40.2
44.3
54.4
73.7
82.3
80.5
83.8
86.4
86.8
90.9
91.8
90.2
91.6
93.1
93.6
91.6
85.3
87.6
88.3
91.9
96.2
99.1
100.0
100.6
101.6
106.5
109.9
111.7
113.1
133. 5
175.3
195.9
4
T able 2.—Indexes 1 of union hourly wage scales in each printing trade, 1907-49—Continued
[June 1,1939=100]
NEWSPAPER
;eb
W pressmen
L
Composi Machine
tors, band operators
Year
5
5
1914: ]
1915: 1
1916: ]
1917: ]
1918: :
1919: ;
1920: :
r
5
5
5
5— __ _
5
5
__
______
R
5 _____ ___ _ ___________
5
5
5___________________________
5
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
1935:
1936:
1937:
1
1938: June 1L
____________________________
1939: June 1_.
L
____________________________
1940: June 1_
1941:
L
____________________________
1942: July 1_
1943: July 1_
1944: July 1_
1945: July 1_
1946: July 1_.
1948: Jan. 2_.
1949: July 1_
R
R
R
35.5
37.4
39.4
41.1
41.9
42.8
43.5
44.0
44.2
44.4
45.5
47.5
57.1
69.4
75. 7
77.4
78.1
82.3
82.9
84.8
87.7
89.3
90.8
91.7
91.7
90.8
84.8
86.1
91.7
93.3
97.3
99.3
100.0
102.1
103.4
107.7
112.4
114.5
116.0
132. 5
170.3
187. 5
Machine
tenders
(ma
chinists)
36.2
37.8
39.0
40.2
40.5
41.3
42.0
42.4
42.8
43.0
44.3
45.8
55.7
69.1
73.5
75.5
76.3
80.9
82.4
84.5
86.3
89.5
90.5
91.2
91.3
90.7
84.8
85.9
91.6
93.1
97.1
99.3
100.0
101.9
102.9
107.3
111.5
114.0
115.2
132. 4
169.4
186.7
45.0
45.3
45.6
45.9
46.0
46.5
48.8
61.9
76.4
79.7
80.4
80.6
85.2
82.9
82.1
86.8
88.8
90.7
91.4
91.6
91.0
84.6
85.7
91.5
93.2
97.2
99.5
100.0
101.9
103.1
107.9
112.4
114.9
116.3
133. 7
170.5
188.0
Mailers
96.7
99.3
100.0
103.1
107.2
114.3
120.1
121.9
123.9
150.9
191.9
219.0
Photoen
gravers
36.3
37.9
41.0
48.3
55.7
65.9
69.0
68.8
71.6
74.5
80.1
81.2
84.5
84.9
86.2
87.1
88.1
81. 5
85.3
89.4
91.6
93.3
98.0
100.0
101.1
101.5
103.6
104.9
107.7
110.0
126.2
153.0
171.3
Journey
men
Men-incharge
100.0
102.3
103.8
107.8
113.1
116.0
117.9
139.2
173.6
199.1
100.0
102.3
103.5
107.8
112.8
115.5
117.2
137.7
170.4
193.4
Journey
men and
men-incharge
combined
34.1
36.2
37.8
39.0
39.3
39.8
40.7
41.0
41.2
41.5
42.3
45.6
56.1
69.4
74.3
70.5
71.4
79.4
83.0
83.0
87.3
89.2
89.5
91.1
91.6
92.8
86.8
87.0
91.8
92.3
95.3
97.9
100.0
102.4
103.9
107.9
113.2
116.1
117.9
139.2
173.4
198.6
Stereotypers
37.9
39.9
41.2
42.2
42.5
43.1
45.7
46.1
46.2
46.7
47.9
49.9
56.1
68.5
79.8
78.6
80.2
82.5
84.7
85.8
86.9
86.9
91.0
91.7
92.1
91.2
86.1
87.4
91.4
92.8
95.7
99.0
ICO. 0
102.8
104.5
109.5
114.1
117.3
118.2
136.6
171.9
197.5
1 Index series designed for trend purposes; periodical changes in union scales are based on comparable quotations ior the various occupations in consecutive
periods weighted by number of union members reported at each quotation in the current survey period.
For the group of cities surveyed on July 1, 1949,
upward adjustments of hourly wage scales since
January 2, 1948, averaged 24 cents for all printing
trades workers; 23 cents in book and job shops,
and 27 cents on newspapers. Gains registered in
the preceding 18-month period ending January
2, 1948, averaged 42, 40, and 47 cents an hour,
respectively. Seattle, Wash., reported an average
increase in scale levels of 45.7 cents between
January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949, the largest
gain for any of the cities surveyed. Oklahoma
City, Okla., and Spokane, Wash., also reported
gains averaging about 40 cents an hour. Scales
moved upward the least in Jackson, Miss., where
the average increase amounted to 9 cents.
Half of the cities included in the survey reported
advances of 15 to 25 cents in the scale levels for
book and job shops, and 20 to 30 cents for news
papers (table 6).
City and Regional Variations
Union wage scales in the printing industry have
always varied widely among cities. Average
scale levels in book and job shops, which employed
two-thirds of the unionized printing trades
workers studied, ranged from $1.28 in Portland,
Maine, to $2.47 an hour in Oakland, Calif. Five
of the 6 Pacific Coast cities surveyed had average
scale levels exceeding $2.15 an hour. Levels of less
than $1.65 were found in 8 cities (table 7).
5
T able 3.—Percent increases in union wage rates and percent of union printing trades workers affectedf January
July 1, 1949
Trade
All printing trades________________ __________
Book and job________________________________
Bindery women_________ _ ______________
Bookbinders_______________ _____ _______
Compositors, hand . _ . __ ................. .
Electrotypers______________ ______________
Machine operators .. .
Machine tenders (machinists)
Mailers__________________ _ _ „ _______
Photoengravers___ __ ____________________
Press assistants and feeders___________________
Pressmen, cylinder__________________________
Pressmen, platen____________________________
Newspapers_______________________ ________
Day work_________________________ ______
Night work_______________________________
Compositors, hand:
Day work_______________________________
N ivh t work
Machine operators:
Dav work___________ ________ ___________
Night work_____________ ______ ______
Machine tenders (machinists) :
Dav work_____________ _ _______________
N igh t work
Mailers:
Dav work _
_
Night work
_ ........
Photoengravers:
D a y work
Night work____________________ _______ __
Pressmen (journeymen):
Day work_____________________________ _
N igh t work
Pressmen -in-charge :
Day work________________________________
Night w'ork_______________________________
Stereotypers:
Dav work .. . ............. . ...................... .
Night work_______________________________
Percent affected
by—
0.8
0.6
.7
.8
_______
.1
1.4
.3
1.5
98.9
99.4
99.6
99.9
99.6
100.0
99.5
100.0
99.2
98.5
98.9
99.2
99.3
98.0
98.0
98.0
2.1
1.9
5.0
.9
1.6
2.6
.2
.6
.9
2.0
1.8
2.5
2.3
2.7
30.6
28.8
34. 2
25.2
18.2
7.5
13.7
14.5
6.0
45.7
38.1
38.3
37.3
34.3
27.4
41.2
38.1
43.6
49.3
47.4
55.1
13.2
59.8
67. 2
52. 9
5.3
43.8
40.6
36.8
26.9
29.9
23.9
13.1
11.6
8.8
16.7
6.7
70.0
7.9
8.3
20.1
11.1
4.8
5.9
8.5
16.2
14.8
17.6
9.7
7.6
.9
8.8
12.2
5.7
10.0
7.6
19.0
16.6
4.0
5.1
1.9
14.1
19.7
8.5
3.9
4.4
1.4
.8
5.8
1.9
4.0
2.2
1.2
8.3
6.4
6.3
11.6
2.8
2.5
3.0
1.0
2.0
1.2
99.0
98.0
98.8
99.9
2.1
3.3
3.6
3.2
40.0
65.1
41.7
64.6
36.2
11.8
30.7
11.0
8.4
8. 5
6.7
11.3
10.9
8.8
14.7
9.1
1.4
.5
1.4
.7
.2
.1
.2
99.8
98. 8
99.9
99.8
2.3
2.4
2.7
1.6
39.1
73.4
16. 9
15.0
36.4
6.1
30.2
55.0
4.7
10. 6
15.2
16.3
14.4
4. 7
25. 2
6. 8
2. 9
1.6
9.2
4.8
2.4
1.5
5.1
6. 2
97. 6
98.5
94.9
93.8
1. 8
13.0
.8
.7
21.3
20.3
14.0
8.1
31.4
47.9
26.9
27.9
36.9
13. 6
21.1
39. 8
4.9
2. 6
30.1
6. 6
1. 0
.8
.4
8.5
1.6
2. 2
9.0
11.6
91.0
88.4
100.0
100.0
1.1
1.2
3.6
8
16.9
27.2
18.9
34.7
20.2
7.1
22.3
21.2
31.1
38.6
15.5
14.7
10.4
2.5
29. 8
20.5
9.5
6.4
2.1
1.6
.5
3.9
6.9
5.5
1.1
.6
.4
.1
.4
.5
.8
1.5
1.1
.8
.7
2.0
2.0
2.0
.1
1. 2
In newspaper trades, New York ranked highest
with a scale level of $2.76 followed in order by
Seattle, Wash., Oakland, Calif., Detroit, Mich.,
and Miami, Fla., all with levels above $2.60.
Jackson, Miss., was lowest with a level of $1.65
an hour. Of the 77 cities studied, levels below
$2.15 were found in 14 cities, and in only 4 were
the levels under $2.
The differentials existing between cities in book
and job shops were not necessarily the same as
on newspapers. For example, wage levels of book
and job printing in Chicago were 28 cents above
those in New York, but in newspaper occupations
they were 19 cents below. Similarly, Los Angeles
commercial scales exceeded San Francisco levels
by 6 cents but newspaper work in San Francisco
had a level 13 cents higher than Los Angeles.
876038—50---- 2
Percent of union printing trades workers receiving increases of—
Under 5 5 and 10 and 15 and 20 and 25 and 30 and 35 per
No
change Increase percent under 10 under 15 under 20 under 25 under 30 under 35 cent and
percent percent percent percent percent percent over
i Less than 0. 05 of 1 percent.
1948, to
(0
4.9
.7
.1
1.0
1.2
.9
6.0
.2
1.0
1.3
.2
.2
.2
.5
.3
.3
.3
1.3
i. 5
.9
1.0
When the cities included in the survey are
classified according to population, it is clearly
indicated that the average hourly wage scales are
typically higher in the larger metropolitan centers.
On newspapers, the average hourly scale of each
population group ranked in descending order
according to the city-size grouping. The highest
average scales were in the largest sized group of
cities and the lowest in the smallest. In commer
cial shops, however, the second largest sized city
group (500,000 to 1,000,000 population) had an
average hourly scale level 2 cents below that in
the next smaller sized group. The group of cities
with a population of 40,000 to 100,000 had an
average level slightly above the next larger sized
group (table 7).
6
T able 4. — Cents-per-hour increases in union wage rates and percent of union printing trades workers affected, January 2, 1948,
to July 1, 1949
Trade
Percent of union printing trades workers receiving increases (in cents-per-hour) of—
Percent
of work
ers af
fected
5 and
by wage Less under 10 and 15 and 20 and 25 and 30 and 35 and 40 and 45 and 50 and 55 and 60 and 65 and
rate than 5 10 under under under under under under under under under under under over
25
20
30
40
45
50
55
60
65
15
35
changes
All printing trades______ _
Book and job____________
Bindery women________
Bookbinders___________
Compositors, hand______
Electrotypers___________
Machine operators______
Machine tenders (machin
ists) _________________
Mailers________________
Photoengravers_________
Press assistants and feeders
Pressmen, cylinder____ ..
Pressmen, platen_______
Newspapers______________
Day work______________
Night work____________
Compositors, hand:
Day work____________
Night work__________
Machine operators:
Day work.____ ______
Night work___________
Machine tenders (machin
ists) :
Day work____________
Night work_________
Mailers:
Day work___________
Night work_________
Photoengravers:
Day work___________
Night work_________
Pressmen (journeymen):
Day work____________
Night work__________
Pressmen-in-charge:
Day work____________
Night work__________
Stereotypers:
Day work___________
Night work--------------- 1
.
1
98.9
99.4
99.6
99.9
99.6
100.0
99.5
4.7
6.3
31.7
1.0
.9
1.7
20.0
22.1
52.3
24.1
6.8
5.4
4.5
11.5
12.8
7.7
13.5
10.1
1. 7
8.7
21.9
20.1
2.7
38.0
37.0
2. 2
15.7
15.3
17.5
.5
11.4
21.3
11. 2
46.6
5.4
3.5
2.6
5.6
12.3
6.5
5.7
6.4
7.1
6.6
58.6
4.4
7.2
3.4
1.9
5.5
2.6
5.7
2.4
2.4
.2
3.0
3.9
2.1
1.8
.1
1.0
5.7
.2
.2
.6
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.4
1.6
1.1
3.3
5. 6
6.6
36.3
19.4
24.3
16.0
15.2
16.7
7.8
10.1
10.5
20.2
22.2
19.0
9.0
11.4
6.5
25.3
9.4
10.1
25.6
11.4
31.2
25.5
23.0
28.0
45.7
41.8
24.0
3.9
27.7
2.9
10.7
8.1
13.4
7.8
8.7
1.3
6.3
.4
.5
9.3
10.8
7.8
.2
8.1
6.5
.7
2.9
8.6
4.2
5.2
3.2
7.6
8.1
1.4
3.5
5.9
4.5
14.9
16.1
13.7
1.9
6.3
5.3
(1)
6.1
5.1
2.4
2.9
2.0
.2
.7
14.3
.3
1.4
2.7
2.1
3.2
99.0
98.0
98.8
99.9
1.5
1.2
3.1
1.4
19.7
23.9
21.4
27.3
13.9
11.5
14.2
7.9
37.0
38.0
31.3
36. 2
7.0
5.7
6.9
6. 2
7. 6
5.2
5.8
5.2
.5
9.6
9.8
13.1
12.0
.6
.4
.6
.5
1. 6
2.3
1.9
3.2
99.8
98. 8
99.9
99.8
1.2
1.0
3.1
2.0
18.7
22.8
10.3
7.8
13.0
6.1
20.1
5.0
40.6
49.0
11.4
28.8
4.3
2.4
10.4
30.1
4.7
3.3
13.1
10.7
.6
.2
11.6
4.3
13.0
11.2
13.4
7.4
.8
.2
3.7
2.9
2.6
1.8
2.7
.7
.7
15.1
15.0
12.0
6.4
3.4
4.3
2.3
1.3
8.2
16.8
18.0
4.2
1.7
1.4
9.2
24.2
29.5
41.5
11.6
3.1
15.1
8.3
9.2
9.4
19.7
6.0
21.3
28.7
3.6
4.1
6.6
2.2
1.0
.7
2.4
5.9
11.4
6.3
8.1
8.0
2.8
1.2
15.4
5.3
14.8
3.9
10.6
32.3
7.1
22.5
11.4
5.6
9.0
2.9
14.4
11.5
9.3
3.9
2.8
3.6
16.7
28.7
25.9
10.5
7.6
3.7
1.6
14.3
5.8
3.3
2.6
2.7
0.6
.9
4.7
(0
.1
100.0
99.2
98.5
98.9
99.2
99.3
98.0
98.0
98.0
97.6
98.5
94.9
93.8
91.0
88.4
100.0
100.0
.5
0
)
.1
.1
.1
.5
.4
::::::::
1.1
1.2
—
—
—
.5
0.9
.9
1.8
.3
0.9
1.0
0.3
.3
1.5
—
.4
7.0
.1
.4
.8
10.5
(0
.8
1.1
.3
.2
.5
.7
.2
1.2
.6
---
.5
.3
.1
1.6
1.4
4.1
6.3
5.2
.3
.3
2.2
5.5
2.7
1.5
1.3
5.2
.9
1.0
Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Within each size group, the city rank tended
to vary with the branch of industry. Chicago
and Los Angeles ranked above New York and
Detroit in book and job shops but the reverse
was true for newspapers. Knoxville, which had
the highest level in book and job shops among
cities with 100,000 to 250,000 population, ranked
sixteenth in newspaper wage rates; Miami,
thirteenth in commercial shops, had the highest
scale level for newspapers in this city-size group.
On a regional basis, union scales were highest
on the Pacific Coast ($2.40) and lowest in the
border States ($1.99). Only two regions—Great
Lakes and Pacific—had scales exceeding the
national hourly average of $2.22, while the average
in the Middle Atlantic region was equal to the
national average. The regional ranking for com
mercial shops was the same as for all printing.
On newspapers, the level was highest in the
Middle Atlantic and Pacific Coast regions, with
average hourly scales of $2.56, and lowest in the
Southeast, $2.29 an hour. The Great Lakes with
an average scale of $2.51 was the only other region
above the $2.49 national average (table 8).
Standard Workweek
Union agreements in effect on July 1, 1949, in
book and job shops, specified a standard work
week of 36}{ hours for nearly two-fifths of the
workers; of 37% hours for three-eighths; and of
40 hours for one-fifth. Fewer than 1 of every 20
workers had a work schedule of less than 36}£
T able 5.—Distribution of union members in the 'printing trades, by hourly wage rates and by trade, July 1, 19J+9
Trade
All printing trades__________________________
Book and job______________________________
Bindery"women...____________________ __
Bookbinders____________________________
Compositors, hand _ ___ _______________
Electrotypers___ ____________ ______
Machine operators_ _________________ _ _
Machine tenders (machinists)______________
Mailers________ _______ ____ _____________
Photoengravers________ __________________
Press assistants and feeders________________
Pressmen, cylinder____________
Pressmen, platen_____ ____________ ______
Newspapers________ _ _____ ____________
Day work_______________________________
Night work______________________________
Compositors, hand________________________
Day work_____________________________
Night work___________________________
Machine operators________________________
Day work______ _ ________ __________
Night work____________________________
Machine tenders (machinists)______________
Day work______________________________
Night work_________________ __________
Mailers_________________________________
Day work_____________________________
Night work___________________________
Photoengravers__________________________
Day work_____________________________
Night work____________ ______________
Pressmen (journeymen)__________________
Day work___________________________
Night work______________________ ____
Pressmen-in-charge---------------------------------Day work_ ____________________________
Night work____________________ _______
Stereotypers_____________________________
Day work___________ ________________
Night work____________________________
i Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Aver
age
80 90
rate Un and and
per der un un
hour 80 der der
90 100
$2.215
2.083
1.153
2.000
2.380
2. 614
2.397
2.397
2.150
2. 697
1.893
2.346
2.108
2. 492
2.387
2. 595
2.538
2.443
2. 620
2. 561
2.461
2.648
2.599
2. 529
2.667
2.170
2.053
2.259
2. 800
2. 704
2.916
2. 501
2.359
2. 675
2. 674
2.537
2.855
2. 465
2.361
2.614
Percent of union members whose rate (in cents) per hour was—
100
and
un
der
110
110
and
un
der
120
120
and
un
der
130
130
and
un
der
140
190
and
un
der
200
200
and
un
der
210
210
and
un
der
220
220
and
un
der
230
230
and
un
der
240
240
and
un
der
250
250
and
un
der
260
260
and
un
der
270
4.1 1.1 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.0 2.6 3.4
6.1 1.6 2.2 1.7 1.3 .9 1.4 3.3 3.9
34.5 8.7 9. 7 7.0
.3
.4 .5 .9 .2 3.9 3.8 10.6
.1
.2 .4 1.3 1.0
.9 .9
. 1 .7 .8 1.0
.3 .3 1.4 .6
7.0 6.7 3.8
2.8 .8 4.1
.2 .2
.3 .1 1.0 .5 3.8 3.2 9.9 6.1 3.8 16.6 11.2
.3 .2 .2 2.2 3.2
0)
.2 .2 0) .8 2.1 4.0 4. 7 6.3 9.1
.3
.1
(0 .3 .3 1.1 2. 5
.1
(9 .5 . 5 1.8 2.8
(0
C . 1 05 .3 2.1
1)
8.4
10.2
30.2
4.9
2.6
4.4
5.4
9.6
.9
21.0
10.7
14.1
4.4
6.8
2.1
6.4
6.5
14.1
6.1
4.0
7. 6
9.2
8.3
4.3
2.9
8.8
15.2
6.2
10.2
2. 2
8.8
9.9
9.5
17.8
15.4
10.0
5.9
30.5
2.2
8.5
13.8
21.2
6. 5
7.9
5.1
9.3
7.4
.7
8.4
11.6
9.1
10.6
7.6
.3
1. 7
9.5
9.0
11.2
13. 2
13.3
13.1
15.5
15.3
3.3
22.8
47.8
49.0
15.9
16.8
.4
31.0
10.6
15.8
21. 5
10.3
12.0
11.0
4.6
31.8
7.5
14.8
19.8
17.9
.4
13.3
4.6 4.4 4.3 1.8 2.0 0.3 0.2
1.8 1.2 2.1 1.6 2.3 0) ~ ‘
.1 2.6 2.7
1. 5
.2 1.8 3.1
.7
6.0
1.2
6.9
1.3
10.9
3.6
7.3
3. 6
13.6
8.8
10. 7
7. 0
19.3
11. 2
19. 7
9. 0
23.7
13. 5
26.8
12.0
1.6 3.5
1.4
.2 3.2 3.4 13. 2 11. 0 24. 6 25.6
.2 .6 .2 1.7 12.3 7.4 4.6
6.0
1.2
3. 5
7. 5
8.8 17.3 27.4 11.9 23. 5
3.1 7.1 25. 5 20.7 14.8 23.6 2.6
13.8 .2
49.6 8.0 7.3
0)
140
and
un
der
150
150
and
un
der
160
160
and
un
der
170
170
and
un
der
180
0.1 0.2 1.7 3.6
.1 .4 2.4 5.4
.5 1.9 8.3 28. 7
6.6 2. 7
.4
.1
.1
.1
.4
(0
0)
.1 .1
.5
.4
.8
.2
.1
180
and
un
der
190
.6 1.8 3. 5
.5
.2 1.1 6.8 14.6
. l . l 1. 0 1.4
.2
4. 5
.4
.5
.6
9.9
~4.~7~
270
and
un
der
280
280
and
un
der
290
290
and
un
der
300
1.8
7.2 47.9
1.7
300
and
un
der
310
310
and 320
un and
der over
320
.l
4.0 5.4 .2
1.0 . 5 18. 5 25. 7 .2
_ _ _ _ _ _____
2.4~
14.2 10. 5 11.1 8.9 2.1 1.4 .8
18.2 6.0 7.9 . 2 2.1 . l
10.3 15. 0 14.4 17.5 2.1 2.7 1.6
.9 3. 7 4.6 13. 7
4.6
1. 7 3.1
6.2 14.4 34.4 18.9
7.1 2. 6 13.4 6. 2
8.0
24.8
10.3
23. 5
19.1
4.9
1.9
8.9
.5
1.0
13.1
11. 6 21.9 1.9
13.0
15.8 24. 2 *2.9
10.0 3. 0 39.1
20. 7 19. 0 2.9 2.3 21.7 18.6
1.4
30.0 22.6
4.9 1.1 .6
1.1 1.3 11.4 9.3 II. 7 31.1 11.4 18.9 1.1
2. 7
1.0 .2 2.9 .8 16.4 10. 2 6. 2 9.1 26.0 5. 2 18.3
.2 1.1 6.2 5.2 14. 5 21.0 41.1 8.3
2.4
.3 2.0 6.1 8. 5 4.6 18.0 8.3 10.1 13.0 8.0 1.1 19.9 .1
3.7
8
hours. In newspaper printing crafts, over half
of the workers were covered by contracts which
provided for a 37% hour standard workweek,
over a sixth had a 36}{ hour workweek, and about
an eighth had a weekly schedule of 35 hours (table
8 ).
A number of contracts specified work schedules
of fewer hours for night than for day work.
Standard weekly schedules of 37 % hours were in
effect for two-fifths of those on night work as com
pared with two-thirds on day work; of 3 6 hours
for over a fifth of those on night work and for
slightly more than an eighth of the day workers;
T a b l e 6.— Increases in union wage rates in
All printing
trades
City
the printing trades, hy city and industry branch, January 2, 1948, to July 1, 1949
Book and job
12.2
9.2
11.9
17.6
10.6
10.5
14.2
11.8
7.5
12.4
12.3
11.4
8.9
9.3
10.9
8.1
9.8
16.2
12.7
12.9
15.3
12.7
12.0
10.3
11.5
12.0
5.9
6.7
10.9
13.2
16.6
16.7
11.7
7.3
15.0
4.5
12.3
20.0
16.7
10.8
14.1
24. 2
17.5 1
21.5
31.0
20.5
20.1
26.4
20.7
13.8
22.8
23.6
25.1
18.4
19.1
21.7
17.3
18.5
29.1
22.5
26.3
25.6
25.2
23.0
20.3
24.8
23.1
9.1
14.7
21.9
25.4
26.6
33.8
22.1
13.0
25.9
9.7
22.5
35.7
31.1
22.6
24.4
12.2
8.6
13.8
14.4
12.9
10.6
16.7
2.6
8.7
17.4
9.8
9.9
8.9
11.4
10.6
6.2
10.4
22.3
11.2
15.4
19.0
7.7
12.0
5.6
11.2
10.7
18.2
14.9
10.0
16.1
11.0
16.5
12.6
8.2
18.5
0
9.9
24.3
8.2
11.2
15.1
22.7
15.5
20.9
23.6
21.8
18.6
25.5
4.7
15.4
29.3
17.5
21.8
16.5
21.0
19.6
12.1
19.0
33.5
18.4
28.4
26.4
14.8
21.4
10.6
23.6
19.3
25.0
23.0
17.0
29.7
16.3
32.7
19.7
12.8
25.4
0
17.4
39.3
14.8
22.0
24.9
12.2
10.5
10.5
20.5
7.7
10.3
13.0
14.6
5.9
10.4
13.1
16.6
9.0
6.3
11.4
9.3
7.1
11.3
15. 2
9.2
14.0
13.5
12.0
13.2
11. 7
13.8
0
5.6
16.4
11.3
22.2
16.9
11.1
6.8
12.7
7.8
17.9
11.4
19.0
10.3
12.5
1 Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa.
All printing
trades
Newspaper
Per
Per
Per
cent of Cents cent of Cents cent of Cents
in
in
in
in crease in crease in crease
crease
crease
crease
All cities______________
Atlanta, Ga----- -------Baltimore, Md -------Birmingham, Ala------Boston, Mass--------------Buffalo, N. Y_________
Butte, Mont_________
Charleston, S. C --------Charleston, W. Va_____
Charlotte, N. C----------Chattanooga, Tenn____
Chicago, 111__________
Cincinnati, Ohio-------Cleveland, Ohio--------Columbus, Ohio— ___
Dallas, Tex_____ ___
Dayton, Ohio________
Denver, Colo— _ _ —
Des Moines, Iowa______
Detroit, Mich_________
Duluth, Minn_______
El Paso, Tex............ _
Erie, Pa. _______ Grand Rapids, Mich___
Houston, Tex__ _
Indianapolis, In d _____
Jackson, Miss__________
Jacksonville, Fla-------Kansas City, Mo--------Knoxville, Tenn_______
Little Rock, Ark______
Los Angeles, Calif_____
Louisville, Ky_______
Manchester, N. H _____
Memphis, Tenn................
Miami, Fla____________
Milwaukee, Wis___ _ .
Minneapolis, Minn_____
Mobile, Ala____ ___
Newark, N. J_________
New Haven, Conn........ .
and of 35 hours for over a sixth of the night workers
and a sixteenth of the day workers (table 9).
Changes in weekly hours between January 2,
1948, and July 1, 1949, affected relatively few
of the union printing trades workers; 2 percent
in book and job shops and 7 percent on news
papers. In both types of shops, most of the
changes reported reduced the standard workweek
from 40 to 37K hours. The reduction in weekly
schedules lowered the index of weekly hours
slightly. On July 1, 1949, the index stood at
95.3 and the average standard workweek was
37.3 hours (tables 10 and 11).
27.1
22.0
22.1
38.6
18.1
22.6
27.0
25.6
11.5
19.9
25.7
36.6
20.9
15.2
25.8
21.2
16.0
24.1
31.4
22.2
25.3
27.0
23.6
26.8
25.6
29.5
0
13.1
32.9
22.4
38.7
35.6
24.2
13.1
26.3
18.9
36.2
25.8
35.7
23.6
23.6
City
New Orleans, La------ _
New York, N. Y ______
Norfolk, Va__ _ __ __
Oakland, Calif _
Oklahoma City, Okla__
Omaha, Nebr_________
Peoria, 111__ ___ _
Philadelphia, Pa_______
Phoenix, Ariz________
Pittsburgh, Pa________
Portland, Maine_______
Portland, Oreg________
Providence, R. I--------Reading, Pa_ ___ _ _
Richmond, Va________
Rochester, N. Y ____
Rock Island (111.) district L
St. Louis, Mo_________
St. Paul,Minn. __ ___ _
Salt Lake City, U tah__
San Antonio, Tex ___
San Francisco, Calif____
Savannah, Ga________
Scranton, Pa_________
Seattle, Wash__________
South Bend, Ind_______
Spokane, Wash________
Springfield, Mass______
Syracuse, N. Y ________
Toledo, Ohio__________
Washington, D . C........ .
Wichita, Kans_________
Worcester, Mass________
York, Pa_____________
Youngstown, Ohio_____
Book and job
Newspaper
Per
Per
Per
cent of Cents cent of Cents cent of Cents
in
in
in
in crease in crease in crease
crease
crease
crease
13.0
11.2
14.3
13.3
23.6
15.4
11.0
14.2
15.7
13.7
8.2
15.4
10.1
14.3
13.0
17.4
8.9
5.9
16.6
12.5
12.0
12.7
11.3
13.3
21.9
7.6
22.2
16.6
15.9
8.1
15.1
14.4
19.0
10.5
8.4
21.8
23.4
27.6
29.9
40.0
27.8
21.2
25.9
31.1
26.9
12.8
31.9
21.6
25.7
18.1
31.4
16.2
11.9
24.6
24.0
22.0
26.7
20.8
19.6
45.7
14.7
40.8
25.9
28.6
16.8
26.0
24.5
35.7
17.6
13.6
12.8
11.4
8.7
9.4
15.4
20.5
12.6
16.3
19.4
15.0
8.7
17.9
14.2
13.5
12.1
17.6
8.4
5.9
17.5
6.9
15.5
9.1
12.1
12.6
21.4
8.2
21.0
18.9
16.0
6.8
17.5
13.4
15.9
11.3
8.6
20.6
22.4
15.4
21.2
22.3
33.1
22.4
28.4
36.2
27.5
10.3
33.1
26.0
22.8
14.1
29.9
13.6
10.6
24.2
12.0
23.0
18.9
17.8
17.2
43.0
14.9
31.9
27.9
24.4
12.2
26.7
20.9
27.3
17.9
12.6
13.6
10.7
15.4
19.2
27.3
12.1
9.8
9.8
13.6
12.8
8.2
13.6
8.6
15.0
14.2
17.0
9.2
6.1
12.6
13.6
10.7
19.7
11.2
15.5
22.7
6.5
22.6
12.1
15.8
9.1
10.4
15.0
19.9
9. 5
8.0
24.6
26.5
30.1
42. 7
50.2
23.7
20.2
19.7
27.9
26.5
13.2
30.8
19.6
28.1
26.7
34.3
18.1
14.8
28.0
26.9
21.4
42.6
21.3
30.7
50.4
14.0
45.2
21.4
31.3
21.0
24.0
27.6
38.6
17.1
16.2
9
T able 7.—Average union hourly wage rates in the printing trades, by city and population group, July 1, 1949
Book and Job 1
Newspaper
Aver
Aver
age
age
City and population group hourly City and population group hourly
rate
rate
Aver
Aver
age
age
City and population group hourly City and population group hourly
rate
rate
Group I (1,000,000 or more):
Group IV (100,000 to 250,000):
Group IV (100,000 to 250,000) :
$2.411 Knoxville, Tenn
$2.134 New York, N. Y _________ $2. 755 Miami, Fla
Ohio
Detroit, Mich . . .
2.016
2.311 Dayton,Til
2.622 Spokane, Wash
Peoria, Rapids, Mich
Jacksonville, Fla
Average for group I ________ 2.607
2.006
2 .2 14
Grand
Chicago, Til
2. 564 Dayton, Ohio
2.135 Erie, Pa
2.000
Los Angeles, Calif________ 2. 459 Des Moines, Towa
1.999
2.130
Philadelphia, Pa
2. 211 Oklahoma City, Okla
2.030 Worcester, M ass_________ 1.989
South Bend, In d_______ 1.981 Group II (500,000 to 1,000,000):
Worcester, Mass. _______
1.976
St. Louis, Mo _ _ _
2. 254 Charlotte, N. C
2. 588 Syracuse, N. Y__________
San Francisco, Calif__
2. 587 Grand Rapids, Mich
Chattanooga,
2.113 Omaha, Nehr Tenn_____ 1.965
2. 585 Scranton, Pa_ _ _
1. 947 Cleveland, Ohio ...
2.053 Norfolk, Va
Washington, D. C
1.933
2. 550 South Bend, Tnd
1.961*
2.531 Peoria, 111
1.935 Reading, Pa_ __________ 1. 924 Boston, Mass _
1.935 Miami, Fla__ __________ 1.904 A verage for group I I _______ 2.495 A verage for group I V _____
Buffalo, N. Y____________ 2.417 Norfolk, Va
1.913 New Haven, Conn _ .. 1.860
...... 2.381 Salt Lake City, Utah
1.849 Milwaukee, Wis
1.907 Salt Lake City, Utah..
Pittsburgh, Pa
1.840
2.338 Chattanooga, Tenn__
1. 793 Spokane, Wash .... ....
Baltimore, M d___ _ __ 2.328 Knoxville, Tenn
1.829
1. 724 Des Moines, Towa, .
A verage for group I V . _____ 1.811 Group I II (250,000 to 500,000):
Erie, Pa _____________
Seattle, Wash______ ______ 2. 725 Omaha, Nehr
1.776
2. 470 Wichita, TCans
2.654 Younvstown, Ohio
2. 443 Jacksonville, Fla
1. 770 Oakland, Calif _ ... _
Portland, Oreg ..... __ 2. 575 Reading, Pa_____ _ _
1.766
2.338 Syracuse, N. Y ........
Cincinnati, Ohio__ ____ 2.539 Rock Island (111.) district 2__
2.187 Rock Island (111.) district 2__ 1.749
2.174 Springfield, Mass
1.727 Newark, N. J___ _ __ 2. 532 Richmond, Va
2. 529 Wichita, Kans
1.670 Minneapolis, Minn
2.097 Oklahoma City, Okla_
Columbus, Ohio
2. 516 New Haven, Conn
1. 651
2. 072 Duluth, Minn _
1.595 Toledo, Ohio ________ __ 2.514 Charlotte, N. C
2.050 Yoiingstown, Ohio
St. Paul, Minn
2. 506 Duluth, Minn
1.537 Providence, R. T
2.019 Scranton, Pa.
2. 488 Springfield, Mass
1.300
2.010 Richmond, Va
Dallas, Tex_____ ______ 2.482 Group V (40,000 to 100,000):
1.996 Group V (40,000 to 100,000):
Phoenix, Ari/
2.230 A verage for group I I I _____ 2.466 Butte, Mont
1. 995 FI Paso, Tex
2.446 Phoenix, Ariz
2.077 Houston, Tex
1.982
Indianapolis, Tnd.
2.432 FI Paso, Tex
1.954 Mobile, Ala
1.950
Va
Louisville, Ky ...
1.921
2.430 Mobile, Ala___ _ _ ____
1.933 Charleston, W C
Denver, Colo...
1.860
2.362 Tattle Rock, Ark
1. 914 Charleston, S
Rochester, N. Y
Birmingham, Ala_____ _ 1.875 A verage for group V . ______ 1.825
2.357 Savannah, Ga
2.337 A verage for group V
Mont_____________ 1. 781 Memphis, Tenn __
Denver, Colo..
New Orleans, La ____ _ 1.838 Butte, Pa
1.814 York,
1. 761 Kansas City, Mo
2.332 Manchester, N H
Atlanta, Ga _
2.313 Charleston, Va
Louisville, Ky_ ________ 1.761 Manchester, N. H_______ 1.689
SanPaul, Minn
Savannah, Ga
Birmingham,. Tex _ _ _ 2. 272 York, Pa W C
Charleston, S
1.650
1. 712 Little Rock, Ark _
St. Antonin, Tex
San Antonio, Ala
1.641
2. 216
1.628
Memphis, Term
1. 627 Jackson, Miss________ _ 1.625 New Orleans, La..... _ . 2. 057 Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine_________ 1.284
Jackson, Miss___________
Group I (1,000,000 or more):
Chicago, Til
Los Angeles, Calif
Average for
N pw York,grouY .
N. p
Detroit,, Mich
Philadelphia, Pa
Group II (500,000 to 1,000,000):
San Francisco, Calif_____
Pittsburgh, Pa............
Cleveland, Ohio_______ _
A verage for group 11
Buffalo, N Y
Milwaukee, Wis
Boston, Mass _
St. Louis, Mo
Washington, D. C
Baltimore, Md
Group III (250,000 to 500,000):
Oakland, Calif
Seattle, Wash
Houston, Tex_ _
Portland, Oreg___________
Newark, N . .R. I
T
Providenee, _ .
Dallas, Tex Ohio__ .
Columbus,
Cincinnati, Minn
Minneapolis,Ohio
Rochester, N. Y_________
Indianapolis, Tnd
A verage for group I I I
Atlanta, Ga
Toledo, Ohio
Kansas City, Mo
1 The averages in the book and job tabulation include rates for the semi
skilled-bindery women and press assistants and feeders—as well as the
highly skilled journeymen composing room and pressroom workers and
$2,606
2. 449
2.448
2. 412
2.372
2.338
2.323
2.290
2. 290
2. 286
2. 278
2. 272
2.266
2. 259
2. 210
2. 223
2. 211
2.204
2.194
2.190
2.157
2.156
2.152
2.114
2.113
2.109
2. 055
1.982
2.345
2.332
2. 264
2. 236
2.129
2.118
2.097
2 .048
2.043
2.005
1. 981
1. 745
1. 650
others. The number of semiskilled workers organized in a city may have
influence on the average for the city.
2 Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa.
T able 8.—Average union hourly wage rates in the printing trades, by region 1 and by trade, July 1, 1949
Trade
All printing trades____________________________
Book and job_______________________________ _
Bindery women___________________________
Bookbinders_______________________________
Compositors, hand_______________ _____ __
Electrotvpers.._________________ __ __ ___
Machine operators ________________ _______
Machine tenders (machinists)______ _ ---------Mailers
Photoengravers__________________ _ ___ _
Press assistants and feeders.. ________________
Pressmen, cylinder_________________________
Pressmen, platen____________ ____________
Newspapers_______________________ _______
Day work___________ _ _ _ _________
Night work________ _ — _. __________
Compositors, hand_____
---------------------Day work . . . _
------------------------Night work_____ _ ___________________
Machine operators.
-------------------------Day work ____ _ ____ ____________
Night work______
__________________
See footnotes at end of table.
United New Middle Border
States England Atlantic States
$2.22
2. 08
1.15
2.00
2.38
2. 61
2.40
2.40
2.15
2.70
1.89
2.35
2.11
2 . 49
2.39
2. 60
2.54
2.44
2.62
2. 56
2.46
2. 65
$2.11
1.90
1.10
2.04
2.09
2. 21
2.10
2.07
2.33
1.78
2.10
1.80
2. 42
2.32
2.53
2.44
2.36
2.52
2.49
2.39
2.59
$2. 22
2.09
1.11
1.84
2.36
2. 77
2.45
2.45
2.18
2.87
1.87
2.43
2.14
2.56
2.41
2.68
2.62
2.52
2.68
2.65
2.53
2. 72
$1.99
1.75
.97
2.03
2.12
2.21
2.15
2.14
2.00
2.33
1.51
2.12
2. 01
2.40
2.31
2. 50
2.51
2.42
2. 58
2. 50
2.41
2. 57
South
east
$2.09
1.90
1.06
2.05
2.17
2.29
2.20
2.18
1.95
2.37
1.43
2.10
2. 04
2.29
2.24
2.35
2.34
2. 29
2.41
2.32
2.27
2.37
Great
Lakes
$2. 26
2.16
1.20
2. 20
2.46
2.64
2.42
2.47
2.11
2.69
2.03
2.40
2 . 14
2.51
2.42
2. 61
2.55
2.45
2.65
2.56
2.45
2. 67
Middle
West
South
west
Moun
tain
$2.07
1.89
1.15
2.07
2. 22
2.22
2.19
2.11
2.08
2.38
1.64
2.16
1.97
2.42
2.36
2.50
2. 45
2.38
2. 52
2. 54
2.48
2.60
$2.18
1.96
.96
1.80
2.27
2.31
2. 22
2.19
2.19
1.50
2.01
1.78
2.35
2.27
2.43
2.44
2.36
2.52
2.41
2.34
2.49
$2.14
1.91
1.16
1.98
2.17
2.32
2.15
2.19
1.51
2.18
1.94
2.33
2.28
2.41
2.40
2.36
2. 45
2.40
2.34
2.45
Pacific
$2. 40
2.31
1.42
2.46
2. 54
2.58
2.55
2.51
2.45
2. 67
1.88
2.51
2.40
2. 56
2. 50
2.64
2.64
2.56
2. 71
2. 64
2.55
2. 72
10
T a b l e 8 .— Average
union hourly wage rates in the printing trades, by region 1 and by trade, July 1, 1949— Continued
United New Middle Border
States England Atlantic States
Trade
Newspapers—-Continued
Machine tenders (machinists)________________
Day work________________ __ __________
Night work___________ _________________
Mailers___________ ______ __ _ _ _
Day work ________ ___________________
Night work. ______ _____ ___________
Photoengravers_________________________
Day work_____ _________ ______ ___
Night work- _------------------------ -----------Pressmen (journeymen)___________ ___
Day work___________ ___________ ___
Night work_______________________________
Pressmen-in-charge__________________________
Day work----------------------------------------------Night work_________________________ ___
Stereotypers_______________ _______________
Day work_______________________ _______
Night work_______________________________
$2.60
2. 53
2. 67
2.17
2.05
2.26
2.80
2. 70
2.92
2.50
2.36
2.67
2.67
2.54
2. 85
2. 46
2.36
2.61
$2.52
2.43
2.60
1.88
1.83
1.91
2.69
2. 56
2. 81
2.44
2. 28
2.65
2. 66
2 49
2.88
2.52
2.40
2. 67
$2.70
2.67
2.73
2.14
2.02
2. 25
2. 97
2.89
3.06
2. 57
2.35
2. 79
2. 71
2.51
2.91
2.54
2.33
2. 81
$2.53
2.44
2.63
1.88
1.81
1.97
2.65
2. 58
2.76
2.30
2.20
2.41
2.48
2.39
2.64
2.31
2.20
2.47
South
east
$2.33
2.29
2.37
1.87
1.80
1.95
2.50
2.42
2. 58
2.37
2.31
2.43
2.66
2.59
2.74
2.29
2. 26
2.31
Great
Lakes
$2. 55
2.47
2.66
2.29
2.17
2.35
2.89
2.75
3.05
2.53
2.42
2. 70
2.72
2.60
2. 90
2.50
2.43
2.63
Middle
West
South
west
Moun
tain
$2.59
2. 56
2. 64
2.15
2.10
2.21
2.63
2.59
2.73
2.40
2.32
2.52
2.54
2. 45
2.67
2. 26
2. 22
2.33
$2.43
2.38
2.51
1.87
1.76
1.98
2.40
2.39
2.41
2.30
2.19
2.44
2.47
2.42
2. 56
2.26
2. 22
2.33
$2.43
2.40
2.49
1.97
1.88
2.10
2.32
2.3 0
2.45
2.29
2. 25
2.37
2.43
2.38
2. 51
2.28
2. 25
2.34
Pacific
$2.64
2. 58
2.72
2.34
2.27
2.39
2.71
2.66
2.79
2.53
2.45
2.64
2.74
2.67
2.87
2.51
2.48
2.56
1 The regions used in this study include:
N e w E n g la n d — Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; M id d le A tla n tic — New Jersey, New York, and Pennsyl
vania; B order S ta tes.— Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia: South east.— Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; G reat L a k e s — Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; M id d le W e st.— Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; S o u th w e st— Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; M o u n ta in .— Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; Pad/ic—California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
T able 9.—Distribution of union members in the printing trades, by straight-time weekly hours, July 1, 194-9
Trade
All printing trades--------------------------Book and job_________ ____________
Bindery women_________________
Bookbinders -------------------------------Compositors, hand________________
Electrotypers _ _
___
Machine operators.- _ ___ ______
Machine tenders (machinists)________
Mailers ____ ____ ______ ____
Photoenerravers, _
______ ______
Press assistants and feeders_________
Pressmen, cylinder_________________
Pressmen, platen__________________
Newspaper..---------------------------------Day work
Night work_______________________
Compositors, hand_________________
Day work_______________________
Night work____________________
Machine operators-------------------------Day work_______________________
Night work_____________________
Machine tenders (machinists)________
Day work_______________________
Night work_____________________
Mailers___________________________
Day work_____________________
Night work_____________________
Photoengravers-___________________
Day work_______________________
Night work______ ____ ______
Pressmen (journeymen)______ ____
Day work_____________________
Night work____________ ______
Pressmen-in-charge____ __________
Day work__________ ____________
Night work____ __________ ___
Stereotypers__________
______
Day work_____ ________________
Night work______________________
Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Average
hours per
week
37.3
37.5
37.7
37.4
37.4
37.9
37.3
37.3
37.3
36.7
37.5
37.6
37.9
36.9
37.4
36.4
37.1
37.2
37.0
37.0
37.1
36.9
37.0
37.0
37.0
36.9
37.7
36.2
37.2
37.2
37.1
36.6
37. 7
35.1
36.8
37.9
35.3
36.8
37.6
35.7
Percent of members whose straight-time hours per week were—
30
Over 30
and
under 35
0)
(i)
2.1
0.1
0.1
9.7
0)
.1
6.2
.3
12.1
0)
.6
.4
.4
.2
21.0
Over 35
and
under
3634
35
6.3
3.5
1.1
.7
1.8
.3
1.5
.6
27.4
.3
2.1
.4
12.1
6. 5
17.5
31.8
.2
28.6
1.1
26.7
.6
1. 2
31.7
38.5
32. 2
51.9
39. 2
22.1
46.1
51.2
26.4
19. 9
46.8
37.9
30.4
17.4
13.1
21. 7
Over 36j4
and
under
3734
0.5
3734
1.6
l1.5
’g
42.5
37. 2
41. 8
24.1
43.9
47. 4
36. 2
34. 2
38.6
46.3
29! 2
35. 9
38.1
53.8
66. 9
40.'6
0)
.9
Over 3734
and
under 40
1.0
.5
40
42
2.2
3.0
L4
15.5
20. 2
24.9
23.3
15.0
2l! 7
15.9
14.6
23. 8
5. 2
23! 7
24.1
31.1
5.5p;
7. 0
i
3.6
1
8 .5
.2
1.2
8.9
10.6
8.5
10.0
16.6
25.5
19.3
30.3
3.1
3. 2
31
3.6
63 5
56! 0
61.3
5L9
43
L7
41
1.6
8.2
6.1
5.5
18.3
29.6
28. 9
2. 7
2.6
.3
.4
54.1
59! 2
76. 8
27.7
25
L0
4.2
1.3
52.1
44! 7
68.3
17! 6
16
66. 7
23! 0
79.5
35.’4
1.4
,4
2.1
.6
1.2
2.9
2^0
13 2
L2
.7
.7
0.2
30
2 .6
33
2 .6
6 .2
.2
0.2
3634
4.2
40.7
4.1
37.2
7.7
11.5
27.1
5.4
38.2
37.8
10 .9
1.5
7.5
9.3
1. 2
.3
13.0
.2
13
!8
.
!8
1 2
2.5
7 4
9
!5
in 7/
1U.
4.5
.
6.6
2 .2
111 7
1 i
2 .1
10 .5
9 5
!
11
T able 10.—Indexes of union weekly hours in the printing trades, 1907—
49
[June 1,1939=100]
All Book News
printing and job paper
Year
1Q07- May 1*
(0
ipns- May 15
(0
1909: May 15_..................... 0)
1Q1H- May IK
(i)
1011 *Mftv IS
127.1
1912: May 15___________ 127.0
1Q12- May IS
126.9
101A- May IS
126.8
1Q1S- May IS
126.8
191 ft- May is
126.8
1017- May IS
126.8
1018-MavIS
126.8
1Q1Q- Mav IS
126.8
1920: May 15___________ 123.1
All Book News
printing and job paper
Year
136.6 120.5 1921: May 15___
130.3 119.9 1922: May 15___
129.2 119.6 1923: May 15__,_.
128.8 119.3 1924: May 15___
128.8 119.3 1925: May 15___
128.7 119.1 1926: May 15___
128.7 119.0 1927: May 15___
128.7 118.7 1928: May 15___
128.7 118.6 1929: May 15___
128.7 118.5 1930: May 15___
128.7 118.5 1931: May 15___
128.7 118. 5 1932: May 15___
128.6 118.7 1933: May 15___
123.8 118.6 1934: May 15___
113.9
112.5
111.8
111.8
111.9
111.7
111.7
111.7
111.6
111.5
111.5
107.2
106.1
102.4
115.6
115.2
114.7
114.2
114.2
114.1
114.0
114.0
113.9
113.8
113.7
109.9
109.0
103.4
118.3
120.6
120.4
118.7
118.4
118.6
118.3
118.0
117.8
117.6
117.6
114.6
114.0
105.0
All Book News
printing and job paper
Year
1935: May 15__________
1936: May 15__________
1937: May 15_______ _
1938: June 1------ ------1939: June 1___________
1940: June 1___________
1941: June 1___________
1942: July 1___________
1943: July 1___________
1944- July 1___________
1945: July 1___________
1946: July 1___________
1948: Jan. 2___________
1949: July 1-----------------
101.7 100.9
101.3 101.0
100.8 100.8
100.3 100.3
100.0 100.0
99.8 99.8
99.8 99.8
99.5 99.8
99.8 100.1
99.8 100.1
99.8 100.1
97.3 96.6
95.5 94.4
95.3 94.3
103.2
101.9
101.0
100.5
100.0
99.7
99.3
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
98.8
97.8
97.3
1 Combined data for the years 1907-10 not available.
T able 11.—Indexes of union weekly hours in each printing trade, 1907—
49
[June 1, 1939=100]
BOOK AND JOB
Year
1QD7* May 1S
IQftS- May IS
1Q0Q- May 15
}Qin* May IS
1 Q 1 • May IS
1
1Q19- May 1S
1Q13- May IS
1914- May i s
191S* May is
191ft- M ay!*
1Q17- May ]S
1918- May is
1Q1Q- May 1*
1Q90- May IS
1Q9.1 • May 1S
199?- May is
1993- May is
1994' May IS
1Q9.S- May 1S
1Q9A- May IS
1997- May 15
199«- May IS
1Q9.9• May IS
1990- May IS
1991 • May 15
1099- May IS
1Q99 • May 15
199d- May 15
1Q9S* May 15
199ft- May IS
1937: May 15_______________________
1938: June 1_________ _________________
1939: June 1------------------- ----------------1940: June 1_____________________________
1941: June 1------ ---------------------------1942: July 1_____________________________
1943: July 1_____________________________
1944: July 1_____________________________
1945: July 1______ ____________ _______
1946: July 1_____________________________
1948: Jan. 2_________________________
1949: July 1--------------------------------------------
Press as
Machine
Com
Bindery Book positors, Electro Machine tenders Mailers Photoen sistants Press
men,
opera (machin
gravers
and
typers
wom en binders
tors
hand
feeders cylinder
ists)
118.4
118.4
118.4
118.4
118.4
118.4
112.9
111.5
111.0
111.0
111.0
111.2
110.5
110.4
110.6
110. 5
110.4
110.5
110.5
103.4
102.7
102. 2
101.7
101.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
97.0
94.8
94.7
132.7
120.8
120.1
119. 7
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
113.2
112.1
111.6
111.2
111.6
111.4
111.1
111.9
111.1
111.0
110.9
110.8
110.7
103.4
101. 7
101. 7
101.7
101.3
100.0
100.0
99.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.7
93.7
93.6
119.0
119.0
119.0
119.0
119.0
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
112.5
110.2
109.1
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.1
105.6
103.0
101.1
100.3
100.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.6
93.7
93.6
129.3
128.8
128.6
125.2
124.4
124.4
124.2
123.9
123.9
123.8
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.6
119.7
118.1
119.1
118.8
119.9
119.9
120.0
119.9
119.6
118.2
117.4
117.5
111.4
107.8
105.5
103.5
103.2
101.1
100.0
97.7
97.7
97.7
105.6
105.6
105.6
103.2
100.1
99.6
119.7
119.7
119.7
119.7
119.7
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.5
119.5
119.5
119.5
119.5
113.3
111.7
111. 2
110.8
111.2
111.0
111.2
111.0
111.0
111.0
111.0
110.9
106.1
103.1
m .2
100.3
100.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.9
93.3
93.2
120.7
120.7
120.7
120.7
120.9
120.9
120.9
120.9
120.9
112.0
111.6
111.2
111.1
111.3
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
105.6
101.7
100.8
100.2
100.2
100.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.5
93.4
93.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
94.8
92.9
93.0
130.0
130.0
129.6
129.6
119.6
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.6
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.1
119.1
113.2
109.4
108.0
103.7
102.3
101.7
100.7
100.0
99.9
99.8
99.4
99.3
99.3
99.3
98.8
97.8
97.5
131.9
119.8
118.6
118.4
118.4
118.4
118.1
118.1
118.1
118.1
118.1
118.1
118.1
118.0
111.7
110.5
109.7
109.9
109.6
109.5
109.4
109.3
109.3
109.3
109.3
96.1
101.5
98.1
97.9
100.4
100.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
97.5
93.9
93.8
128.5
122.3
120.5
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
113.7
112.3
111.8
112.0
111.4
111.2
111.2
111.0
111.0
111.0
111.0
101.4
102.6
99.0
98.7
100.7
100.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.0
94.0
93.9
Press
men,
platen
126.1
121.7
119.2
119.0
119.0
119.0
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.0
112.8
112.1
110.7
111.0
110.9
110.0
110.0
110.3
110.4
110.4
110.9
108.4
105.9
101.5
100.8
100.8
100.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
96.7
94.5
94.4
12
T a b l e 11. —Indexes
of union weekly hours in each 'printing trade, 1907-49—Continued
[June 1, 1939=100]
NEWSPAPER
Web pressmen
Year
Composi Machine
tors,
operators
hand
1907: May 15_____________ ___________
1908: May 15___________________________
1909: May 15___________________________
1911: May 15___________________________
1912: May 15... ___ _________________
1913: May 15. _______________ _____
1914: May 15___________________________
1915: May 15__________________________
1916: May 15___________________________
1917: May 15___________ ______________
1918: May 1 5 . _ _ _________________
1919: May 15__. ______________________
1920: May 15._. __ _ __ __________
1921: May 15____ _____________________
1922: May 15. __ ____ _____________
1923: May 15
____________________
1924: May 15--. _ _ ______ — ___
1925: May 1 5 . ________________ ___
1926: May 15... ___ _________ —
1927: May 15-.- ______________________
1928: May 15__________________________
1929: May 15___________________________
1930: May 15_____ _ _______________
1931: May 15_____
_______________
1932: May 15______________ ___________
1933: May 15--. __ __ __ ___________
1934: May 15___________ _____ ______
1935: May 15___________________________
1936: May 15__________________ _ ____
1937: May 15_________________________ _
1938: June 1__________ _ _ ______ _
1939: June 1 ___________ ___________ _
1940: June 1------------- --------------------- _
1941: June 1 ____________ - - - ------1942: July 1__________ ___________ ___
1943: July 1_______________________ - _
1944: July 1----------------------------------------1945: July 1--------------------- _ _ — 1946: July 1-----------------------------------------1948: Jan. 2____________________________
1949: July 1-----------------------------------------
121.8
121.7
121.7
121.7
121.7
121.3
121.3
121.0
120.9
120.7
120.7
120.9
120.9
121.2
121.0
122.4
122.4
121.2
121.1
121.3
120.6
120.4
119.9
119.5
119.5
117.0
115.7
104.0
102.6
110.7
100.1
100.1
100.0
99.6
99.5
99.4
99.4
99.5
99.5
99.1
98.1
97.9
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.4
123.3
122.9
122.5
122.4
122.4
122.7
122.7
122.8
122.5
124.4
124.2
122.5
122.5
122.2
122.0
121.7
121.8
121.6
121.6
116.8
116.0
103.8
102.7
100.7
100.1
100.0
100.0
99.8
99.6
99.4
99.4
99.5
99.5
99.0
98.1
97.9
Machine
tenders
(machin
ists)
126.4
126.4
126.3
126.0
125.9
125.9
126.0
126.0
126.1
126.1
126.9
126.9
126.1
126.8
126.5
125.8
126.0
125.6
125.4
125.4
116.7
115.7
103.8
102.3
100.4
100.1
100.0
100.0
99.9
99.8
99.4
99.4
99.5
99.5
99.1
98.0
97.9
Mailers
99.3
99.3
100.0
99.3
99.3
198.8
198. 8
i 98.8
198.8
198.7
196.8
196.5
Photoen
gravers
120.9
120.9
119.6
119.2
118.0
114.4
115. 2
114.1
114.1
113.3
112.9
113.3
113.1
113.1
113.0
112.6
112.4
112.7
108.0
104.5
104.2
103.1
100.2
100.0
99.8
99.7
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.1
98.2
97.1
Journey
men
100.0
99.8
99.4
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
98.9
98.3
97.3
Men-incharge
100.0
99.8
99.6
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.1
98.6
97.9
Journey
men and
men-incharge
combined
113.8
111.8
111.0
110.7
110.7
110.4
110.4
110.4
110.4
110.4
110.3
110.3
111. 1
110.7
110.4
116. 2
115. 6
112.0
111. 3
112. 6
112.3
111.9
112. 2
112.0
112.0
109.8
110.8
105.4
103.0
102.6
101.3
100.7
100.0
99.8
99.4
99 3
99.3
99.3
99.3
98.9
98.3
97.4
Stereo
typers
122.5
120.7
119. 4
118.0
117.0
117.5
117.6
117.4
117.3
117.3
117.2
117. 2
117.3
116. 7
115.1
117. 3
117. 2
117.1
116.6
116.6
116.4
117.0
116.1
116.1
116.3
115.3
113.9
110.2
107. 7
107. 2
105. 2
103.1
100.0
99.1
97.9
97.8
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.2
96.6
95.8
1 Revised.
Union Scales by City and Trade
In table 12, union scales of wages and hours in
effect on January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949, are
shown for individual trades in each of the 77
cities included in the survey.
13
T able
12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949
[Hours are the same for both years unless otherwise indicated]
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
ATLANTA. GA.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—daywork.
Compositors, hand—night
work
___ _ ..
Machine operators—day work.
Mailers—day work__________
Mailers—night work________
Photoengravers—day work...
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work_______ ___ _____
Pressmen-in-charge—day work.
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work__ _________________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work
BALTIMORE, MD.
2.187
2.267
2.347
1.525
1.627
2.080
2.240
2.188
2.283
2.343
2.433
2.187
2.295
2.400
2.480
2.400
1.725
1.840
2. 560
2.720
2.400
2.508
2.600
2.708
2.400
2.508
37*$
37J3
37*$
40
37*$
37*$
37*$
37*$
37*$
37*$
37*$
37*$
37*$
.850
.700
.630
1.550
1. 750
1.750
1.750
1.750
2.080
2.293
.930
.750
.650
1.770
2.000
2.000
2.000
2.000
2.400
2. 667
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
37*$
37*$
1.140
1.430
1.460
1.830
1.600
1.750
1.490
1.300
1.630
1.670
2.090
1.860
2.000
1.700
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Book an d job
Bindery women:
Journeywomen___________
Semiskilled______________
Unskilled_____ __________
Bookbinders_______________
Compositors, hand....
Electrotypers_____________
Machine operators__________
Machine tenders (machinists) _
Photoengravers____________
Gravure..
Press assistants:
Platen or small automatic
presses... ________ _ _
Cylinder presses (over
2-color cvlinder presses31 in.).
Pressmen, cylinder:
2-color presses____________
Small automatic presses 31
in. and under _
Single-color presses over 31
in
Pressmen, platen___________
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work. 2. 260 2.400 36%
Compositors, hand—night
work .
2.400 2.536 36%
Machine operators—day work. 2.260 2.400 36%
Machine operators—night
work____________________ 2.400 2.536 36%
Machine tenders (machin
ists')—day work
2.260 2.400 36£$
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 2.400 2.536 362$
Mailers—day work__________ 1.563 1.688 40
Mailers—night work________ 1.786 1.929 35
Photoengravers—day work... 2.163 2.488 40
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.313 2.638 40
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________ 1.812 2.138 40
140-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
876038—50-----3
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
BOSTON, MASS.—Con.
B ook an d jo b — Continued
Press assistants and feeders—
Continued
35
1 2-color press; 1 perfecting
press; cylinder presses with
40
2-pile feeding machines__ $1.696 $1,930 37*$
40
1 cross-feeding machine over
65 in__________________ (2) 1.870 37*$
35
Job press________________ 1.024 1.170 37*$
35
40 Pressmen, cylinder presses:
1 perfecting; 1 2-color; 2-Hi35
speed cylinders, 25 x 38 in.
or larger ___________ _ 2.100 2.240 37*$
1 cylinder over 65in.; cylin
ders under 65 in. with 2B ook an d job
pile feeding machines____ 1.960 2.150 37*$
Rinderv women
Cylinders under 65 in_____ 1.888 2.070 37*$
1.000 1.100 40
Job cylinders; Kelly, Miehle
Bookbinders_______________ 1.800 2. 080 40
(vertical or horizontal),
2.000 2.280 1 37*$
Miller, Simplex, or other
Electrotypers. ___________ 2.010 2. 250 40
Machine operators
types of job cylinder____ 1.960 2.070 37*$
2.000 2.280 137*$
Machine tenders (machinists). 2.000 2.280 137*$ Pressmen, platen presses:
Mailers:
2 automatics_____________ 1.717 1.950 37*$
Hand-fed.
Newspaper .......... _ . 1.550 1.800 40
1.632 1.860 37*$
Magazine________________ 1.660 1.960 40
Phot.oengravers
N e w sp a p er
1.950 2.346 1 37*$
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder assistants
1. 250 1.440 1 37*$ Compositors, hand—daywork. 2.404 2. 524 37*$
Platen feeders___________ .900 1.040 137*$ Compositors, hand—night work 2. 530 2. 650 37*$
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.800 2.080 137*$ Machine operators—daywork. 2. 404 2. 524 37*$
Rotary presses
1. 938 2. 080 40 Machine operators—night work. 2.530 2. 650 37*$
Pressmen, platen___________ 1.800 2.080 137*$ M achine tenders (machin
ists)—daywork_________ 2.404 2. 524 37*$
Machine tenders (machin
N e w sp a p e r
ists)—night work_________ 2. 530 2.650 37*$
Compositors, hand—day work. 1.900 2.330 1 37*$ Mailers—day work_________ 1.800 1.970 35
Compositors, hand—night
Mailers—night work________ 1.860 2.030 35
work_________________
2.000 2.430 137*$ Photoengravers—day work__ 2. 576 2.696 37*$
Machine operators—day
Tint layers___________ _ 2.840 2.960 37*$
work
1.900 2.330 *37]$ Photoengravers—night work__ 2.760 2.880 37*$
Machine operators—night
Pressmen, web presses—day
work
work:
2. 000 2.430 137*$
Agreement A
2. 000 2. 334 42
Machine tenders (machinists)—
Agreement. B
dav work
2.175 2.451 40
1. 900 2.330 137*$
Pressmen, web presses—night
Machinework (machinists)—
tenders
night,
2.333 2.723 36
2.000 2.430 1 37*$ wnrk
Mailers—day work_________ 1.550 1.800 40
P ressm en -in - charge—day
work:
Mailers—night work _ ___ 1.650 1.900 40
2.142 2. 513 42
Photoengravers—day work__ 1.950 2.323 138% Agreement A _
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.025 2. 477 138*$
Agreement B _________ _ 2.325 2.639 40
Pressmen, web presses—day
Pressm en-in -charge—night
wnrk
work
2. 500 2.932 36
1. 800 2.110 40
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.474 2. 584 35
Pressmen, web presses—night
work
Stereotypers—night work
2.724 2. 853 3 m
2.411 35
2.057
Pressmen - in - charge—day
work
BUFFALO, N. Y.
1.894 2.266 40
Pressmen - in - charge—night
work
B ook an d job
2.164 2. 590 35
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.825 2.110 40 Bindery women
Stereotypers—night work___ 1.925 2. 210 40
.930 1.000 37*$
Bookbinders
1.830 1.950 37*$
BOSTON, MASS.
Compositors, hand_________ 2.040 2.240 37*$
Electrotypers______________ 1.550 2.098 138%
B ook and job
Machine operators__________ 2.040 2.293 37*$
Machinist-operators—. ___ 2.100 2. 336 37*$
Bindery women____________ .976 1.110 37*$ Machine tenders (machinists) _ 2.140 2. 336 37*$
Bookbinders
1.813 2.070 37*$ Mailers
1.500 1.900 40
Compositors, hand_________ 1.813 2.133 37*$ Photoengravers. __
2.133 2.400 37*$
Electrotypers_______ ____ 1.900 2.200 40 Press assistants:
Machine operators (linotype
Cylinder and job cylinder
and rpnnot,ype')
presses
1.813 2.133 37*$
1.660 1.820 37*$
Rotary web presses
Machine tenders (linotype and
1. 780 1.973 37*$
monotype).
2-eolor presses
1.813 2.133 37*$
1.720 1.900 37*$
Photoengravers ................. 2.266 2.400 37*$ Platen presses___
1.420 1.580 37*$
Press assistants and feeders:
Offset presses over 23*$ in__. 1.840 2. 020 37*$
Single presses; cross-feeding
Pressmen, cylinder presses:
presses under 65 in.; pile
Job cylinder..
______ 1.960 2.160 37*$
feeding presses; cylinder
2-color_________ ______ 2.120 2.340 37*$
presses, hand; job auto
Rotary web _ __________ 2.180j 2.400 37*$
matic cylinder presses.._ 1.600 1.830 37*$ Pressmen, platen___________ 1. 820: 2.000i 37*$
2Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
BALTIMORE, M D —Con.
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Bindery women____________ $1,030 $1.130 40
Pressmen, web presses—night
work
Bookbinders_______________ 1.99C 2.19C 40
$2.071 $2.443
Compositors, hand_________ 2.050 2. 250 40 Pressmen-in-charge—day
work
Electrotypers, ___________ 2.170 2.370 40
2.000 2.325
Color only
Machine operators__________ 2.200 2.250 40
2.062 2.388
Mailers__J_________________ 1.850 2.050 40 Pressmen-in-charge—night
work
Photoengravers____________ 2.347 2.560 37*$
2.285 2.657
Color only
Press assistants and feeders__ 1.350 1.485 40'
2.351 2.729
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 2.000 2.200 40
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.811 2.138
2-color presses____________ 2.100 2.300 40
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.070 2.443
Rotary
Pressmen,and offset presses... 2.160 2.360 40
platen
2.000 2. 200 40
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
B ook an d jo b
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
14
T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1 , 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
BUFFALO, N. Y.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—daywork. $2.187 $2.400
Compositors, hand—night work. 2. 293 2.506
Machine operators—day work- 2.187 2.400
Machinist-operators_______ 2.275 2.488
Machine operators—night work. 2.293 2.506
Machinist-operators_______ 2.381 2. 594
Machine tenders (machinists)—day work__________ 2.275 2.488
Machine tenders (machinists)—night work_________ 2.381 2.594
Mailers—day work__________ 1.500 1.900
Mailers—night work________ 1.707 2.133
Photoengravers—day work___ 2.450 2.666
Photoengravers—night work— 2. 587 2.800
Pressmen, web presses—day
work:
English text_____________ 2.095 2.308
Color press______________ 1.964 2.164
Polish text_______________ 1.881 1.881
Pressmen, web presses—night
work:
English text_____________ 2.201 2.415
Color press______________ 2.121 2.415
Polish text______________ 1.988 1.988
P ressm en-in- charge—day
work:
English text_____________ 2.268 2.508
Color press______________ 2.126 2.351
Polish text_______________ 2.015 2.015
P r e s s m e n-in-charge—night
work:
English text_____________ 2.375 2.615
Color press____________ __ 2.321 2. 615
Polish text_______________ 2.121 2.121
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.090 2.308
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.200 2.415
BUTTE, MONT.
37*4
37*4
37H
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
40
37*4
37*4
37*4
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Compositors, hand — night
work___________________ $1.800 $2.050
Machine operators—day work- 1.700 1.950
Machine operators — night
work____________________ 1.800 2.050
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 1.700 2.050
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 1.800 2.150
CHARLESTON. W. YA.
Bindery women____________
Bookbinders_______________
Compositors, hand____ _____
Machine operators__________
Machine tenders (machinists).
Pressmen, cylinder_________
37*4 Pressmen, platen (automatic).
37*4
37*4
1.125
1.975
1.975
1.975
1.975
1.975
1.850
1.213
2.150
2.150
2.150
2.150
2.150
2.025
37*4 Compositors, hand—day work. 2.000
40
37*4 Compositors, hand—night 2.133
work___________________
Machine operators—day work. 2.000
Machinist-operators___ __ 2.133
37*4 Machine operators—night work. 2.133
37*4 Machinist-operators.. _ . 2. 267
37*4 Machine tenders (machin
37*4 ists)—day work___________
37*4 Machine tenders (machin 2.000
ists)—night work_________ 2.133
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________ 1.800
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________ 1.825
37*4 Pressmen-in-charge—day work. 2.025
37*4 Pressmen-in-charge—night
work__________________ 2.050
37*4 Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.750
37*4 Stereotypers—night work____ 1.825
37*4
37*4
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
2.000
2.133
2.000
2.133
2.133
2. 267
2.000
2.133
1.950
2.075
2.175
2.300
2.050
2.175
N e w sp a p er
B ook an d jo b
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Compositors, hand................... $1.800 $ 2.000
Machine operators__________ 1.800 2.000
Machine tenders (machinists) . 1.800 2.000
Mailers___________________ 1.550 1.750
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.800 1.800
Pressmen, platen___________ 1.800 1.800
40
40
40
40
40
40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work.
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work___________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—day work__________
Mailers—night work________
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________
Pressmen-in-charge—day work.
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work___________________
Stereotypers—day work..........
Stereotypers—night work____
CHICAGO, ILL.
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
B ook an d jo b
37*4 Bindery women:
Gatherers, collaters, stitch
37*4
ers, covering and thread
sewers, mailers, blank
40
book sewers, paging and
B ook and job
numbering machine oper
40
ators__________________
Bindery women____________ 1.110 1.295
40
Automatic stitcher feeders,
Bookbinders __________ _ 1.890 2.205
folding or ruling machine
Press assistants and feeders:
40
feeders, machine operators,
Cvlinder presses__________ 1.129 1.317
40
rotary perforating and
Platen presses____________ .787 .918
40
punching machine oper
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.890 2.205
ators, table workers_____
Pressmen, platen---------------- 1.754 2.067
Bookbinders:
Agreement A:
N e w sp a p e r
Commerical work:
B ook and job
Forwarders—cloth,
leather, job; finishers;
Compositors, hand—daywork. 2.046 2.311 35
Bindery women____________ .870 .930 40
operators, paper cut
Compositors, hand—night
Bookbinders_______________ 1.450 1.550 40
ters; paper joggers;
work____________________ 2.153 2.418 35
Foremen________________ 1. 500 1.600 40
sheet straighteners;
2.046 2. 311 35
Machine operators—day work.
Compositors, hand_________ 1.850 2. 050 40
operators, trimmers;
Machine operators — night
Machine operators.................. 1.850 2.050 40
operators, automatic
work____________________ 2.153 2.418 35
Machine tenders (machinists) . 1.850 2.050 40
stitching machines; op
Mailers—day work__________ 1.806 2.071 37*4 Photoengravers____________ 1.810 2.267 137*4
erators, gathering ma
Mailers—night work------------ 1.839 2.137 37*4 Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.800 2.000 40
chines; operators, auto
Pressmen, web presses—day
Pressmen, platen___________ 1.550 1. 750 40
matic binding ma
2.002 2. 272 40
work___________________
chines; operators, cov
Pressmen, web presses—night
ering machines; oper
N e w sp a p e r
work___________________ 2.076 2.346 40
ators, combination
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.025 2. 290 35
gathering and stitch
Stereo typers—night work____ 2. 025 2.361 35 Compositors, hand—day work. 1.850 2.050 40
ing machines; oper
Compositors, hand—night
ators, Kastor Sheridan
work________ ________ 1.950 2.150 40
CHARLESTON, S. C.
inserting machines
Machine operators—day work. 1.850 2. 050 40
(one); operators, fold
Machine operators—night work. 1.950 2.150 40
ing machines, auto
B ook and job
Machine tenders (machin
matic feed (one ma
ists)—day work__________ 1.850 2.050 40
chine) ; operators, auto
Compositors, hand_________ 1.813 1.850 40 Machine tenders (machin
matic feed perforating
1.813 1.850 40
ists)—night work_________ 1.950 2.150 40
Machine operators____ ___
machines__________
Pressmen, web presses—day
Operators, folding ma
Machine tenders (machinists). 1.813 1.950 40
work____________________ 1.850 2.050 40
chine and feeder—
Pressmen, web presses—night
hand-fed (one)______
N e w sp a p er
work___________________ 1.950 2.150 40
Operators-in-eharge—
Stereotypers—day work____ 1.875 2.050 40
stock and cutting ma
Compositors, hand—day work. 1.700 1.950 40
chine______________
Stereotypers—night w ork___ 1.950 2.150 40
140-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
2 Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2, 1948.
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
B ook and job
37*4
40
37*4
Trade or occupation
Jan
2, July 1,1949
1948
2.053
2.160
2.053
2.160
2.053
2.160
1.550
1.650
1.750
1.875
1.900
1.925
2.025
2.050
1.900
2.267
2.373
2.267
2.373
2.267
2. 373
1.750
1.973
2.125
2. 250
2.240
2.347
2.373
2.480
2.240
2.000 2.346
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
37*4
40
*37*4
40
40
*37*4
*37*4
*37*4
*37*4
137 ^
*37*4
1.310 1.390 36*4
1.270 1.349 36*4
2. 284 2.391 36*4
(2)
2. 335 36*4
2. 384 2.491 36*4
15
T able 12. — Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
CHICAGO, ILL.—Con.
CHICAGO, ILL—Con.
CHICAGO, ILL.-Con.
B ook a n d jo b —Continued
B ook an d job —Continued
B ook an d jo b — Continued
Bookbinders—Continued
Press assistants and feed
Bookbinders—Continued
Agreement A—Continued
ers—Continued
Agreement A—Continued
Edition binding—Con.
1- or 2-roll rotary presses—
Commercial work—Con.
Operators, combination
Continued
Operators, folding ma
cutter and 1 folding
Tension men on 6-unit
chine, automatic feed
machine___________ . $2.394 $2.501 36)4
press
$2.338 $2.473
(two machines)_____ $2.353 $2.460 3m
Operators, perfect pat
Oilers or utility assist
Operators in charge of
ent binding machine
ants on 6-unit press____ 2.297 2.432
gathering, stitching
(1); operators in charge
Tension men on 8-unit
and covering machine
of gathering, stitching
press. ....
2.382 2.517
combination________ 2.394 2.501 36)4
and covering machine
Oilers or utility assist
combination________ ■ (*) 2.502 3m
Operators, folding ma
ants on 8-unit press____ 2.341 2.476
chine, automatic feed
Agreement B:
Single rotary presses:
(three machines)____ 2.436 2.543 36)4
Paper rulers___________ . 2.311 2. 419 36)4
Single rotary; auto
Operators, Kast or Sher
matic- or sheet-fed
Compositors, hand_________ . 2.293 2.538 36)4
idan inserting machine
rotary; Cox Duplex,
Foreign language text_____ . 2.210 2. 538 36)4
with trimmer attach
Goss Comet and CoxElectrotypers__________ __ . 2.500 2.880 36)4
ment (one)_________ (2) 2.557 36)4 Machine operators_________ 2.332 2. 577 36)4
O-Type single flat
bed
2.167 2.302
Czechoslovak text________ 2. 717 3.113 30
Edition binding:
Tubular rotary presses—
Swedish text_____________ 2. 210 2. 538 36)4
Forwarders—cloth,
single deck . _ _ . 2.250 2.385
Machine tenders (machinists). 2.332 2. 577 36)4
leather and job; finish
Mailers___________________ 1.978 2. 262 36)4
ers; operators, paper
Color presses:
Photoengravers____________ 2.386 2. 917 36H
cutters; paper jog
McKee 4-color (roll or
Rotogravure_____________ 2.507 2.979 3 36H
gers, sheet straigbtautomatic sheet-fed);
eners; operators of
McKee 5-color rotary;
Press assistants and feeders:
trimmers, automatic
Claybourn 4- and 5Senior assistants:
stitching machines,
cnlor
2.208 2. 343
Presses 25 x 38 in. and
gathering machines,
10-color web perfecting:
larger:
binding machines, cov
First assistants_______ 2.250 2.385
1 2-color; 1 perfecting,
ering machines, com
Second and third as
over 46 x 65 in. bed
bination gathering and
sistants _
2. 208 2.343
measurement; 2 auto
stitching machines,
matic Miehle units
U. P. M. presses:
folding machines (auto
(29 x 41 in.); 1 74-in.;
Single attachments______ 2.167 2.302
matic feed, one ma
1 Miller Major (2Double attachments____ 2.208 2. 343
chine), automatic feed
color); 2 single Miller
Junior assistants:
perforating machines.. 2.284 2.391 3m
Major (27 x 41 in.)___ 2.167 2.302 36)4
Pony Miehle presses (2);
Single cylinder; inOperators, folding ma
Miller 2-color, 22 x 30 in.
charge-of varnishing
chines and feeders,
(2).................................. 1.723 1.858
m a ch in es; offset
hand feed, one ma
Kelly presses 25)4 x 28->4
presses;coupon presses.. 2.139 2.274 36)4
chine______________ (2) 2.335 36)4
in. (2); Miehle hori
1 double impression, 2
Case-makers, hand or
zontal (2); Miller Sim
sheets to 1 cylinder, 1
machine operators; opplex, 20 x 26 in. (2);
or 2 colors__________ 2.222 2.357 36)4
erators-in-charge—
Kelly, style A, 17 x 21%
Folding machines, hand fed:
casing-in machines;
in. (2); Kelly, style B,
Feeders on folding ma
edge gilders; marblers;
20)6 x 22% in. (2);
chines_______________ 2.139 2. 274 36)4
stampers; operators of
Kelly, 16)4 x 21% in. (2);
Feeders and operators, 1
automatic rounders
Miehle vertical (2);
machine_____________ 2.200 2. 335 36)4
and backers, auto
Miller automatic platen
Folding machines with au
maticgluing machines,
(2); Kluge automatic
tomatic sheet-fed equip
lining machines, stock
platen (2); Harris 2ment:
cutters; binders’ stock
color automatic, 14 x
Operators of 1 machine___ 2. 257 2.392 36%
headmen; operators,
18% in. or less (2)_____ 1.681 1.816
Operators of 2 machines.. 2.325 2.460 36)4
round corner ma
Kelly presses, 28)4 x 35)6
Operators of 3 machines— 2.408 2.543 36)4
chines_________ ____ 2.257 2. 364 36)4
in. f21_...
1.709 1.844
Assistants on folding ma
Book pressers; hand
Feeders on miscellaneous
chines_______________ 2.167 2.302 36)4
gluers_____________ 2.119 2.226 36)4
presses:
Paper joggers____________ 2.167 2. 302 36)4
Hand-fed platen ........... 1.681 1.816
Casers, helpers, pasters,
Stock cutters:
Hand-fed cylinder______ 1.723 1.858
smashers, sawyers,
Stock cutters on flat ma
Hand-fed Colt’s Armory
general workers, and
chines_______________ 2. 257 2. 392 36H
and Universal _ . . 1.695 1.830
tipping for gilders;
Men in charge of stock and
book repairers_______ 2.206 2.314 36)4
Pressmen, cylinder presses:
cutting machines_____ 2. 356 2.491 36)4
Sheet-fed, flat-bed cylinder
Operators, nonautoma
2-color sheet-fed rotary
presses:
tic gluing machines__ (3) 2. 309 3m
presses:
Harris-Claybourn, 47 x
Bed size 46 x 65 in. and
Operators, indexing ma
under:
72 inches; Cottrell,
chines; stock cutters,
2 single-color, single cyl
36 x 48 in___________ 2.208 2. 343 36)4
binders’ stock_______ (2) 2. 326 36)4
inder; 1 two-color, double
1- or 2-roll rotary presses:
Tip printers__________ 2. 232 2.339 36)4
cylinder; 1 double cyl
Tension men.................... 2. 250 2.385 36)4
Operators, folding ma
inder perfecting; 1 single
Oilers or utility assist
chines, automatic feed
cylinder with Upham
ants.. ........................ . 2.208 2.343 36)4
(2 machines)________ 2. 353 2.460 36)4
auxiliary cylinder at
Assistants on any 2Operators, folding ma
tachment; 3 single-color
deck rotary machine
single cylinder, Patent
chines, automatic feed
using 1- or 2-roll with
(3 machines)..______ 2.436 2. 543 36)4
Inside Blanket________ 2. 353 2.488
insert attachments____ 2.195 2.329 36)4
1 single-color, single cylin
Head stampers, in
Tension men on 4-unit
der and not more than
charge of 1 or more
press while operating
3 platen job presses;
machines___________ 2. 367 2.474 36)4
with odd color (5th
second position press
Operator-in-charge—
unit)________________ 2.294 2.429 36)4
men running tandem
stock and cutting ma
Oiler or utility assistant
with 4 press beds______ 2.353 2.488
chines_____________ 2.257 2.491 3m
on 4-unit press________ 2.252| 2.387 36)4
3 37^-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.1
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T a ble 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con,
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
CHICAGO, ILL.—Con.
B ook an d jo b — Continued
Pressmen, cylinder presses—
Pressmen, rotary presses—Con.
Continued
1 96-page 2- or 4-unit rotary,
Sheet-fed, flat-bed cylinder
2 pressmen:
presses—Continued
First position__________ $2.657 $2.791 36U
Bed size over 46 x 65 in.:
Second position_________ 2.491 2.626 3614
2 single-color, single cylin
1 128-page 4-unit rotary, 2
der; 1 2-color, double
pressmen:
cylinder; 1 double cyl
inder perfecting; 1 single
First position__________ 2.657 2.791 3614
cylinder with Upham
Second position_________ 2.491 2. 626 3614
auxiliary cylinder at
1 192-page 4-unit rotary, 2
tachment; 1 single-color,
pressmen:
single cylinder and not
First position__________ 2.712 2.847 3614
more than 3 platen job
Second position_________ 2.546 2.681 36H
presses_______ _______ (2) $2.516 3614
5-unit rotary:
Special type presses:
First position__________ 2.712 2.847
2 single-color, single cylin
Second position_________ 2.546 2.681 36H
3614
der Miehle units, Miller
6-unit rotary:
Majors, or No. 2 Kellys
First position___________ 2. 767 2.902 3614
(or any single paired
Second position_________ 2.601 2.736 3614
with them except Miehle
8-unit rotary:
7/0)-------------------------- (2) 2.516 36K
1 or 2 single-color, single
First position___________ 2. 657 2.791 3614
cylinder Miehle 7/6’s
Second and third positions. 2.491 2.626 3614
(74 in.) or 1 7/0 and any
10-color, 10-unitrotary, when
single paired with it; 1
operating 8 units:
single cylinder 7/0
First position___________ 2.795 2.929 3614
Miehle and not more
Second and third positions. 2.657 2.791 3614
than 3 platen job
presses; 1 single cylin
der Miehle 7/0 (74
N e w sp a p e r
inches) with Upham
auxiliary cylinder at
Compositors, hand—daywork:
tachment____________
2.543 36J4
English text_____________ <2.359 *2.634 3614
1 Cox Duplex, Hoe (a)
Polish text_______________ 2. 530 2.530 32H
Duplex, Goss flat-bed
Compositors, hand—night
or Cox-O-Type (or any
work:
press of similar type)__ $2.450 2.585 36H
English text_____________ *2. 510 *2.786 3614
Pressmen, platen presses:
Polish text_______________ 2.631 2.631 3214
Pressmen-in-charge:
3 or less________________ 2.160 2.295 3614 Machine operators—day work:
4, hand-fed_____________ 2.188 2.323
English text_____________ <2.359 *2.634 3614
5, hand-fed_____________ 2.229 2.364 3614
Polish text_______________
361-4
6, hand-fed_____________ 2.270 2.405 36J4 Machine operators—night 2. 530 2. 530 3214
Proofers on 1 job press;
work:
proofers on 1 power
English text.____________ <2. 510 *2.786 3614
proof press___________ 2.353 2.488 36 H
Polish text_______________ 2. 631 2.631 3214
Pressmen, rotary presses:
Machine tenders (machinists)—
1 2-color sheet-feed_______ 2. 519 2.654
day work:
1 3-color sheet-feed_______ 2.574 2.709 36J4
3614
English text_____________ <2.359 *2.634 3614
1 4-color sheet-feed_______ 2.657 2. 791
Polish text_______________
1 5-color sheet-feed_______ 2. 739 2.874 3614 Machine tenders (machinists)— 2. 530 2.530 32J4
3614
1 sheet- or web-feed rotary,
night work:
70 in. or over; 1 4-color___ 2. 712 2.847 3614
English text_____________ <2. 510 *2.786 3614
1 5-color------------------------- 2.795 2.929 3614
Polish text_______________ 2.631 2.631 3214
1 Miesel_________________ 2.601 2.736 3614
1 tubular—1 or 2 units_____ 2.546 2.681 3614 Mailers—day work__________ 1.880 2.133 3714
3 or 4 units, tubular, second
pressmen______________ 2.436 2.571 3614 Mailers—night work________ 2.110 2.372 *3614
Photoengravers—day work... 2. 507 2.924 3614
1 32-page 2-unit rotary, 1
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.841 3.172 3614
pressman______________ 2.491 2.626 3614 Pressmen, web presses—day
1 64-page two-unit rotary, 1
work__________________ 2. 013 2.413 3714
pressman____________ 2.657 2.791 3614
Offside colormen and regisIf running color, 4 units,
termen—rotogravure____ 2.080 2.480 3714
2 pressmen:
First position_________ 2.657 2.791 3614 Pressmen, web presses—night 2.314 2.743 35
work__________________
Second position_______ 2.491 2.626 3614
Offside colormen and regis1 80-page 2-unit rotary, 1
termen—rotogravure____
pressman____________ 2.657 2. 791 3614 Pressmen-in-charge—day 2.386 2.814 35
If running color, 4 units, 2
work__________________ 2.187 2.587
pressmen:
Rotogravure and colorpresses. 2.320 2.720 3714
3714
First position_________ 2.657 2.791 3614
Second position_______ 2.491 2.626 3614 Pressmen-in-c h a r g e—n i g h t
work___ ______________ 2. 510 2.939 35
1 96-page Novel News, 2unit rotary_____________ 2.657 2.791 3614 Rotogravure and colorpresses. 2. 653 3. 081 35
1'192-page Novel News, 4Stereotypers—day work
2.039
3714
unit rotary, 2 pressmen:
Foreign language dailies___ 2.374 2.480- 8 35
728
First position__________ 2.712 2.847 3614 Stereotypers—night work____ 2.248 2. 718i *3614
2.
Second position_________ 2.546[ 2 .681 3614
Foreign language dailies___ 2.446 3.166» 35
CHICAGO. ILL.—Con.
B ook an d jo b — Continued
^40-hour week on Jan. 2,1948,
Information not available for rate and hours^on Jan. 2, 1948.
33714-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
2
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
CINCINNATI, OHIO
B ook and job
Bindery women____________ $1.066 $1.147
Bookbinders_______________ 1.900 2.033
Compositors, hand_________ 2.207 2.340
Electrotypers______________ 1.920 2.194
Machine operators__________ 2.207 2.340
Machine tenders (machinists). 2.207 2.340
Mailers___________________ 1.820 2.220
Photoengravers____________ 2. 213 2.400
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder press feeders; cyl
inder press assistants, 2color over 54 in.; helpers
and automatic machine
tenders________________ 1.536 1.760
Job press feeders__________ 1.033 1.156
Rotary press—first assist
ants__________________ 1.720 1.970
Rotary press—second as
sistants________________ 1.603 1.826
Pressmen:
Cylinder presses:
1 or 2 single-color, any
make, more than 19 x 25
in.; 1 single-color 65 in.
or over; 1 2-color flat
bed, over 25 x 38 in.,
any size or make_____ 1.906 2.157
2 cylinders, up to 19 x 25
in___________________ 1.760 2.010
1 cylinder Kelly or Miehle
High-Speed; up to 19 x
25 in_______________ 1.536 1.760
2 Miehle or Kidder job or 3
envelope_____________ 1.616 1.840
Platen presses:
1 or 2 platen____________ 1.536 1.760
3 platen_______________ 1.583 1.800
4 platen_______________ 1. 610 1.833
5 platen____________
1.643 1.866
Web and rotary presses:
1 web, single or double
sheet-feed, single or
double roll___________ 2.000 2.250
One 3- or 4-color rotary
any make, roll- or handfeed_________________ 2.040 2.290
All special built rotary,
roll- or hand-feed, one
pressman* to each______ 1.906 2.157
1 web, single- or double
feed stitcher attach
ment________________ 2.080 2.330
More than 4 colors, rotary,
roll- or hand-feed______ 2. 206 2.457
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zm
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3714
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3714
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3714
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N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day workCompositors, hand — night
work____________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators — night
work____________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—day work_________
Mailers—night work................
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________
Pressmen - in - charge—day
work_____ ______________
2.400
2.533
2.400
2.533
2.400
2. 533
1.761
1.899
2.373
2.507
2.039
2.168
2.165
2. 533
2. 667
2.533
2. 667
2.533
2. 667
2. 061
2.200
2. 613
2.747
2.460
2.593
2.593
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
8 3714
8 3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
4 On strike Jan. 2,1948. Rate shown was in effect Oct. 21,1947.
6 On strike July 1, 1949. Rate shown became effective Sept. 19,1949.
3824-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
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T able 12. — Union scales of wages and hours in the 'printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2 , July 1,1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
CINCINNATI, OHIO—Con.
CLEVELAND. OHIO—Con.
DALLAS, TEX.
B ook an d job
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Bindery women___________ $0.800 $0. 900
Mailers—day work:
Pressmen - in - charge—night
Bookbinders___ ___________ 1.650 1.750
Agreement A (shopping
work____________________ $2.294 $2.727 37H
Compositors, hand..................
news)_________________ $2.072 $2. 450 3 m Electrotypers______________ 2.250 2.350
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.106 2.426 37H
Agreement B ____________ 2.090 2. 213 37H Machine operators_________ 2.125 2.350
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.240 2.560 37H Mailers—night work:
2.250 2.350
Photoengravers------------------ 2.000 2.125
Agreement A (shopping
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Press assistants and feeders__ 1.450 1.650
news)_________________ 2.314 2.703 35
Press work and feeding own
Agreement B ____________ 2.237 2.370 35
platen presses__________ 1.450 1.675
B ook and job
Photoengravers—day work:
Pressmen, cylinder..................
Agreement A____________ 2.400 2.763 37H Pressmen, platen___________ 1.875 2.000
1. 663 1.863
Bindery women:
Agreement B (shopping
Hand___________________ .950 1.050 37 H
news)_________________ 2.470 2.809 37H
N e w sp a p e r
Machine________ ______ 1.020 1.120 37H Photoengravers—night work.. 2. 714 3.103 35
Compositors, hand—day work. 2.243 2.457
Bookbinders_______________ 2.000 2.200 37H Pressmen, web presses—day
Compositors, hand—night
Compositors, hand_________ 2.150 2.350 37H
work:
work___________________ 2.386 2. 600
Electrotypers___________ _ 2.050 2. 550 137H
Agreement A____________ 2.288 2. 416 37H Machine operators—day work. 2.243 2.457
Machine operators__________ 2.200 2.400 37 H
Offside colormen_______ 2.413 2.535 37Yi Machine
Machine tenders (machinists). 2.200 2.400 37H
Agreement B (art gravure),. 2.421 2.549 37 H Machine operators—night work. 2.386 2.600
tenders (machin
Mailers:
Offside colormen_______ 2.636 2.776 37H
ists)—day work__________ 2.243 2.457
Agreement A______ _____ 2.073 2.450 36H Pressmen, web presses—night
Machine tenders (machin
Agreement B ____________ 1.900 2.450 137^2
work:
ists)—night work_________ 2.386
Agreement C____________ 2.310 2.450 36^
Agreement A____________ 2.480 2. 617 35 Mailers—day work_________ 1.450 2.600
1.747
Offside colormen_______ 2. 603 2. 747 35
Photoengravers:
Agreement B (art gravure).. 2.709 2.837 35 Mailers—night work________ 1. 650 1.840
Agreement A................ .
2.400 2. 560 37H
Pressmen, web presses—day
Offside
Agreement B(comicsyndicate). 2. 480 2. 861 37M Pressmen - colormen_______ 2.950 3.107 35
work___________________ 2.116 2.330
in - charge — day
Agreement C (rotogravure). 2.635 2. 760 40
Pressmen, web presses—night
work:
work___________________
Press assistants and feeders:
2. 473
Agreement A____________ 2.515 2.656 37H Pressmen-in-charge—day work. 2.319 2.544
Cylinder feeders__________ 1.715 1.862 37H
2.366
Agreement (art gravure),.
Colt’s Armory assistants___ (2) 1.624 37 H Pressmen - in Bcharge — night 2.636 2.776 3 7 }i Pressman-in-charge—night
work___________________ 2. 569 2.687
Platen feeders____________ 1.409 1.569 37H
work:
1 Harris Claybourn multi
Stereotypers—day work.......... 2.163 2.379
Agreement A____________ 2.727 2.879 35
color__________________ (2) 1.946 37H
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.291 2. 507
Agreement B (art gravure) „ 2.950 3.107 35
1 two-color: 1 perfecting, or 1
Stereotypers—day work,.
2.170 2.443 *37H
single-color rotogravure;
DAYTON, OHIO
2.368 2.674 *35
Stereotypers—night work.
newspaper feature service
B ook an d jo b
assistants________ _____ (J) 1. 902 37H
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Bindery women:
Pressmen:
1 two-color or 1 with color
Agreement A____________ 1.000 1.160
B ook an d job
attachment; 1 perfecting;
Group leaders__________ 1.100 1.260
1 flat or semirotary; 1
Agreement B ____________ .900 1.165
Bindery women___________ 1.125 1.250 37H
Kidder, Coy, or Meisel___ 2.181 2.381 37H Bookbinders______________ 2.080 2.300 37 H
Collating and perforating. 1.000 1.165
1 or 2 single cylinder; 1
Envelope folding and gen
Compositors, hand_________ 2.080 2.350 3 7
single cylinder and not
eral bindery work_____ .900 1.050
Electrotypers_____________ 1.840 2. 250 40 h
more than 3job; engravers’
Agreement C____________ 1.050 1.310
Machine operators_________ 2.080 2.350 37^
proofing press; 2 single
Agreement D:
Machine tenders (machinists) 2.080 2.350 37H
color Harris; 1 or 2 Kelly,
Miscellaneous binding___ .900 1.050
Mailers___________________ 1.990 1.990 37H
Feeders________________ .975 1.135
Miehle Vertical, or Miller
Photoengravers:
Hi-Speed; with not more
Senior grade group leaders, 1.050 1.310
Agreement A____________ 2.050 2. 250 40
than 3 job presses_______ 2.115 2.308 37H
Bookbinders:
Agreement B ____________ 1.950 2. 250 40
1 offset up to 22 x 29 in.;press
Agreement A____________ 1.900 2.125
Agreement C____________ 2. 213 2.400 37H
Agreement B ____________ 1.850 2.075
men on newspaper feature
Agreement C____________ 1.850 2.075
service_________________ 2.115 2.308 37H Press assistants and feeders 1. 715 1.847 37H
Pressmen (all presses)____
2.080 2.242 37H
1 Harris Claybourn multi
Head job setters________ 2.050 2.275
color__________________ 2.248 2.448 37H
Job setters_____________ 1. 950 2.175
N e w sp a p e r
1 offset over 22 x 29 in______ 2.235 2.435 37^
Compositors, hand:
Pressmen-in-charge—news
Agreement A ____________ 2.140 2.400
Compositors, hand—day work,
paper feature service____ (2) 2.634 37^ Compositors, hand—night 2. 280 2.480 37H
Agreement B ____________ 2.275 2.365
Rotogravure presses:
work____________________ 2.410 2. 613 37H Electrotypers______________ 2.250 2.390
] single-color; 1 multicolor, 1.742 2.386 37^ Machine operators—day work, 2.280 2.480 37H Machine operators:
Agreement A____________ 2.140 2.400
Pressmen-in-charge—1
Machine operators—night work. 2.410 2. 613 37H
multicolor____________ (2) 2.535 37H Machine tenders (machinists)—
Agreement B ____________ 2.275 2.365
In-charge of job presses:
day work________________ 2.280 2.480 37H Machine tenders (machinists):
Agreement A____________ 2.140 2.400
1 or 2__________________ 1.861 2.061 37 H Machine tenders(machinists)—
Agreement B ____________ 2. 275 2.365
3 or 4_________ ______ 1.970 2.170 37H
night work______________ 2.410 2.613 37H
5 or more______________ 2.070 2.270 37 H Mailers—day work__________ 1.751 2.122 38n Mailers:
Job setters_______________ 1.950 2.175
Mailers—night work________ 1.880 2.251 38H
Machine operators________ 1.850 2. 075
N e w sp a p er
Photoengravers—day work... 2.640 2.840 37 H
General workers__________ 1.600 1. 790
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.800 3.000 37 H
Take-off women__________ 1.050 1. 260
Compositors, hand—day work. 2.400 2. 528 37 H Pressmen, web presses—day
Ticket writers, label sorters,
work____________________ 2.000 2.400 37H
Compositors, hand—night
work,,__________________ 2.564 2.693 37 H Pressmen, web presses—night
female_________________ 1.050 1. 210
Feeders, female__________ .975 1.185
Machine operators—day work. 2.400 2.528 37
work____________________ 2.107 2.507 37H
Journeywomen___________ .900 1.050
Pressmen - in - charge—day
Machine operators—night
work____________________ 2.133 2.533 37H Photoengravers____________ 2. 200 2.400
work___________________ 2. 564 2.693 37H
Press assistants and feeders:
Pressmen - in - charge—night
Machine tenders (machin
Cylinder assistants........ ...... 1.650 1.840
work____________________ 2.240 2.640 37H
ists)—day work__________ 2.400 2.528 37H
Job-feeders (after 2 yrs)___ 1.240 1.430
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.012 2.411 37 H
Machine tenders (machin
2-color cylinder assistants.__ 1.700 1.890
ists)—night work_________ 2. 564 2.693 37 H Stereotypers—night work____ 2.091 2.518 37H
*37^-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
3 Infor;
140-hour week on Jani 2, 1948.
Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
35
35
35
35
35
*37^
l 37}6
35
35
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35
35
35
37H
37H
37H
3 7H
37H
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37H
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37M
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37H
37H
37H
3 7H
3 7H
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18
T abl e 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 1948, and July l y 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
DAYTON, OHIO—Con.
B ook an d jo b —Continued
Pressmen:
Agreement A:
Job press department:
Miehle, Miller presses.. $2.080 $2,305 37**
2-color Claybournpresses_____________ 2.200 2.425 37**
Kelly presses........ ......... 2.000 2.225 37**
Pattern press department:
Scott and Webendorfer
offset presses________ 2.000 2.225 37**
Web press division:
Double 5-color presses,
2- and 5-color presses
with steam drums,
48-page p erfectin g
McKee presses______ 2.215 2.440 37**
192-page Goss presses,
64-page double 2-color
presses_____________ 2.135 2.360 37**
96-page presses________ 2.240 2.465 37**
32-page Goss presses___ 2. 270 2. 495 37**
McKee and 5-color Claybourn presses_______ 2.320 2. 545 37**
80-page presses, 32-page
Cottrell rotary presses.. 2.190 2.415 37**
Pressmen-in-charge—
double 5-color presses,
2- and 5-color presses
with steam drums,
48-page perfecting
McKee presses______ 2.430 2.655 37**
Pressmen-in-charge—
192-page Goss presses,
64-page double 2-color
presses_____________ 2.375 2.600 37**
Agreement B:
Automatic job presses:
Kelly, vertical, Miller,
etc., up to and in
cluding presses 22 x
28 in_______________ 2.055 2.245 37**
Cylinder presses:
Over 22 x 28 in________ 2.080 2. 270 37**
2-color_______________ 2.130 2.320 37**
Offset presses:
Single-color presses:
14 x 20, LSB-17 x 22,
LSN-22 x 30; web17 x 22, web-22 x 29
in_______________ 2.055 2.245 37 **
EL-22 x 34, LSQ26x40, LSS-35 x 45,
LSJ-42 x 58, LSF50 x 68 in_________ (2) 2. 270 37**
2-color presses:
LSR-26 x 40, LST35 x 45, LSK-42 x 58,
LSG-50 x 68 in____ (2) 2.395 37**
Platen presses:
1 or 2 job____________ 1.825 2. 015 37**
3 job________________ 1.935 2.125 37**
4 or 5 job..____ ______ 2. 055 2.245 37**
Agreement C:
Cylinder presses:
Cylinder or automatic
job presses-------------- 2.055 2.245 37 **
Cylinder—over 22 x 28
2.080 2. 270 37**
2-color presses___
2.130 2.320 37**
Platen presses:
1 or 2 job presses..
1.825 2. 015 37 **
3 job presses.........
1.935 2.125 37**
4 or 5 job presses..
2.055 2.245 37**
Agreement D :
Rotary presses____
. 2.000 2. 250 137^
r week on Jan. 2,1948
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
DAYTON, OHIO—Con.
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day work. $2,200 $2.333
Compositors, hand — night
work____________________ 2.400 2.545
Machine operators—day work. 2.200 2.333
Machine operators — night
work_____________*--------- 2.400 2. 545
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 2.200 2.333
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_______ 2.400 2.545
Photoengravers—day work... 2.093 2.400
Photoengravers—night work. _ 2. 228 2. 533
Pressmen, web presses—day
work________________ __ 2.000 2.188
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________ 2.100 2.313
Pressmen - in - charge—day
work___________________ 2.106 2.313
Pressmen - in - charge—night
work___________________ 2. 213 2.438
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.133 2.307
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.265 2.438
DENVER, COLO.
Trade or occupation
DES MOINES, IOWA—
Continued
B ook a n d jo b —Continued
Photoengravers____________
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses_________
Folder assistants_________
Platen presses_______ ___
Rotary and color presses__
Pressmen:
Cylinder presses_________
Small cylinder_________
Offset presses, over 25 x 34 in.
Platen presses___________
Rotary presses:
Clayboum; C ottrell;
Scott; 2-color rotary___
High-Speed Hoe________
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
37**
$ 2.200 !2.325
37**
37**
1.565 1.690
1.430 1.540
37**
1.200 1.300
1. 575 1.700
37**
1.860 2.010
37**
1.810 1.960
137**
(2) 2. 010
1 37**
1.700 1.840
40
1.980 2.140
40
1.860 2.010
40
N e w sp a p e r
40
37** Compositors, hand—day work..- 1.920 2.327
2.100
37 ** Compositors, hand—night work- 1.920 2.525
Machine operators—day work.
2.327
Machine operators—night work. 2.100 2.525
Machine tenders (machin
ists) day work____________ 1.920 2.327
B ook an d job
Machine tenders (machin
Bindery women__________ .975 1.150 37** ists) night work__________ 2.100 2. 525
1.914
Bookbinders_______________ 1.613 1.975 37** Mailers—day work__________ 2.139 2.106
2.349
Compositors, hand_________ 1.750 2.144 40 Mailers—night work........ ........ 2.200 2.325
Photoengravers—day work...
Electrotypers______________ 2.000 2.318 40
Photoengravers—night work— 2.400 2.525
Machine operators__________ 1.750 2.144 40
Pressmen, web presses—day
Photoengravers____________ 1. 825 2.194 40
work____________________ 2.105 2. 296
Press assistants and feeders:
Pressmen, web presses—night
Cylinder presses__________ 1.375 1.650 40
work____________________ 2.283 2.491
Platen presses___ ________ .820 .950 40
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.750 2.144 40 Pressm en-in-charge—day 2.270 2.461
work____________________
Pressmen, platen___________ 1.425 1.965 40 Pressmen-in-charge—night
work____________________ 2.447 2.656
N e w sp a p e r
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.905 2.312
Compositors, hand—day work. 2.207 2.418 36^ Stereotypers—night work____ 2.070 2.493
Compositors, hand — night
DETROIT, MICH.
work____________________ 2.309 2.541 36H
Machine operators—day work. 2.207 2.418 36**
B ook an d job
Machine operators — night
work____________________ 2.309 2.541 36**
Bindery women:
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 2.207 2. 418 36** Agreement A:
No. 1 key girls--------------- 1.020 1.210
Machine tenders (machin
No. 2 key girls_________ .970 1.150
ists)—night work_________ 2.309 2.541 36**
Journeywomen_________ .920 1.090
Mailers—day work:
Agreement B:
Agreement A____________ 1.528 1.846 40
No. 1 key girls.................. 1.070 1.230
Agreement B___________ 2.040 2.158 36**
No. 2 key girls--------------- 1.020 1.160
Mailers—night work:
Journeywomen_________ .970 1.110
Agreement A____________ 1.689 2.037 36 H
Agreement B____________ 2.118 2. 234 36** Bookbinders:
Photoengravers—day work... 2.121 2. 454 38*4
Agreement A:
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.251 2. 584 38*4
Bookbinders___________ 1.650 1.950
Pressmen, web presses—day
Combination men_______ 1.800 2.110
work____________________ 2.060 2. 267 37**
Agreement B:
Pressmen, web presses—night
No. 1 bookbinders, No. 1
work____________________ 2. 207 2.429 35
finishers and stampers,
Pressmen - in - charge—day
No. 1 paper cutters, No.
work___________________ 2.193 2.400 37**
1 embossing-machine
Pressmen - in - charge—night
operators, No. 1 foldingwork____________________ 2.350 2.571 35
machine operators......... 1.550 1.850
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.927 2. 266 37**
No. 2 bookbinders, No. 2
Stereotypers—night work____ 2. 013 2.387 37**
paper cutters_________ 1.400 1.700
No. 1 leather workers___ 1.350 1. 600
DES MOINES, IOWA
No. 2 leather workers___ 1.130 1.430
Agreement C:
B ook and job
No. 1 paper cutters, No.
1 rulers______________ 1.650 1.950
Bindery women____________ .900 1.080 40
Compositors, hand:
Bookbinders_______________ 1.610 1.950 40
Agreement A____________ 2.300 2. 530
Compositors, hand_________ 1.900 2.050 40
Agreement B____________ 2.510 2.640
Electrotypers______________ 1.840 2. 250 40
Electrotypers............................ 2.260 2. 656
Machine operators_________ 1.900 2.050 40
Machine tenders (machin
Machine operators:
ists)____________________ 1.900 2.050 40
Agreement A____________ 2.300 2. 530
Mailers____________________ 1.610 1.960 40
Agreement B____________ 2. 510 2.640
2 Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
40
40
40
40
38
38
38
38
37**
37 **
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40;
19
T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2y 1948, and July 1} 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
DETROIT, MICH.—Con.
Bonk an d jo b — Continued
Machine tenders (machinists):
Agreement A____________ $2.300 $2.530
Agreement B____________ 2.510 2.640
Mailers____________________ 2.067 2.448
Photoengravers____________ 2.126 2.500
Rotogravure_____________ 2.533 2.666
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses, all sizes... 1.752 2.090
Job cylinder presses.............. 1.450 1.730
Platen presses____________ 1.350 1.600
Rotary presses___________ 1.825 2.110
Pressmen:
Cylinder presses, all sizes... 2.080 2.480
Platen presses___________ 1.850 2.200
Rotary presses................ ...... 2.150 2.560
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day work.
German text_____________
Machine operators—night work.
Machine tenders (machinists)—day work
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—dav work
Mailprs—night, work
Photoengravers—day work...
Shopping news______ ____
Photoengravers—night work..
Shopping news
Pressmen, web presses:
Agreement A:
Pressmen—day work........
Pressmen—night work___
Pressmen-in-charge—day
work--------------------Color presses
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work
__
Color presses
Agreement B—rotogravure
and color presses:
Pressmen—dav work
Offside register men ..
Pressmen—night work___
Offside register men
Pressmen-in-charge—day
work
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work
Stereotypers—day work____
Stereotypers—night work
DULUTH, MINN.
2 554
1.500
2.765
2. 554
1.500
2.765
2.554
2.765
1. 960
2.120
2. 413
2.133
2.600
2.333
2.389
2.591
2. 589
2.656
2. 806
2.878
2.133
2. 200
2.314
2.386
2.400
2.600
2. 464
2. 672
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
DULUTH, MINN.—Con.
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
ERIE, PA.—Continued
N e w sp a p er
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Compositors, hand—day work. $1.852 $2.092
Compositors, hand—night
40
work
_ __ _ 1.958 2.221
40 Machine operators—day work. 1.852 2.092
37H Machine operators—night
work
37%
1.958 2. 221
37% Machine tenders (machinists)—day work__________ 1.852 2.092
40 Machine tenders (machin40
ists')—night work
1.958 2. 221
40 Mailers—day work
1.450 1. 680
40 Mailers—night work
1.545 1.789
Photoengravers—day work__ 1.875 2. 320
40
Photoengravers—night work.. 1. 975 2.453
40
Pressmen, web presses—day
work
40
1.660 1.925
Pressmen, web presses—night
work...
1.735 2.000
Pressmen-in-charge—dav work. 1.803 2.068
Pressmen-in-charge—night
371^ work__________ ______ 1.878 2.143
40 Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.630 1.830
Stereotypers—night work____ 1.700 1.900
36H
EL PASO, TEX.
37%
40
B ook an d job
36H
Compositors, hand_________ 2.000 2.266
37%
Machine operators_____ ___ 2.000 2. 266
36H Machine tenders (machinists). 2.000 2. 266
Pressmen, cylinder_________
3714 Pressmen, platen___________ 1.840 1.840
37%
1.840 1.840
2 687
1.500
2.903
2. 687
1.500
2.903
2.687
2.903
2.329
2 508
2.836 37%
N e w sp a p e r
2.500 37 %
3.045 3714 Compositors, hand—day work.
2.700 3714 Compositors, hand—night
work _ ...... _
2.523 3714 Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
2.735 35
work___________________
2.723 3714 Machine tenders (machin
2.789 3714 ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work________
2.949 35
Mailers—day work_________
3.021 35 Mailers—night work
Pressmen, web presses—day
2.523 3714 work
2. 589 3714 Pressmen, web presses—night
work_________________
2.736 35
Pressmen-in-charge—day work.
2.807 35
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work . ........ _
2.789 3714 Stereotypers—day work ......
Stereotypers—night work...
3.021 35
2.597 3714
ERIE, PA.
2.815 35
2.000
2.100
2.000
2.100
2.000
2.100
1.623
1. 718
1.840
1.922
1.871
1.953
1.840
1.923
2. 266
2. 380
2. 266
2. 380
2. 266
2. 380
1.880
1.900
2.100
2.200
2.163
2. 263
2.100
2.200
7 35
7 35
7 35
7 35
7 35
7 35
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________ $1,943 $2,200 35
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.627 2.053 37%
Stereotypers—night work____ 1.704 .2.153 37%
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
B ook an d job
Compositors, hand___
Shopping nows
37 %
37% Eleetrot.ypers
J37% Machine operators__________
Shopping news___________
*37*4
Press assistants and feeders:
Cvlinder feeders
35
Platen feeders___________
Pressmen, cylinder______
35
Pressmen, platen___________
35
N e w sp a p e r
35
36%
36% Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work.
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
37%
37% Machine tenders (machin
ists')—night work _ _
37%
40 Mailers—dav work.. .
40 Mailers—night work. _
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
37^4 work .... _ ....
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________
37%
37% Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work____
37%
HOUSTON, TEX.
37%
37%
37%
37%
40
40
40
40
40
40
B ook an d job
Compositors, hand_________ 1.800 2.000
Machine operators__________ 1.800 2.000
Compositors, hand
Machinist-operators_______ 1.850 2.050
1.450 1.750 40
Maehine operators
Pressmen, cylinder________ 1.750 2.000
1.450 1. 750 40
Photoengravers
1.600 2.000 13714 Pressmen, platen . _ ...... .. 1. 750 1.900
Press assistants and feeders:
N e w sp a p er
Cylinder presses__________ 1.000 1.128 40
Platen press feeders_______ .800 .900 40
Compositors, hand—daywork. 1.973 2.187
Pressmen:
Compositors, hand—night
Cylinder, automatic job cyl
work
2.073 2.287
inder, 2-color, and perfect
ing presses
1.400 1.580 40 Machinenoperators—day work. 1.973 2.187
Maehi ist.-operators
2.080 2. 297
Platen presses:
Machine operators—night work. 2.073 2. 287
1 or 2 automatic or handfed
Machinist-operators _____ 2.174 2.394
1.100 1.240 40
Pressmen, web presses—day
3 automatic or hand-fed._ 1.175 1.325 40
4 antomatio nr hand-fed
1.2751 1.438 4ft
work
1.813 2.053
83714-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
i 40-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
B ook an d job
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
40
40
40
40
40
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
2.050
2.100
1.700
2.050
2.100
1.450
1.150
1.850
1.600
2.050
2.300
2. 250
2.050
2.300
1.600
1.300
2. 000
1.750
2.050
2.150
2.050
2.150
2.050
2.150
1.500
1.575
2.000
2. 250
1.875
1.975
2.050
2.150
2.300
2.450
2.300
2.450
2.300
2.450
1.750
1.900
2.000
2.250
2.125
2. 275
2.300
2.450
1.100
1.950
2.266
2.100
2.266
2.266
2.000
1.650
1.713
1.950
2.075
1.700
1.775
1.850
1.220
2.160
2.507
2.350
2. 507
2. 507
2.375
1.830
1.900
2.160
2.300
1.880
1.970
2.050
Compositors, hand—daywork. 2.266
Compositors, hand—night
work_____ _ __________ 2.400
Machine operators—day work. 2. 266
Machine operators—night work. 2.400
Machine tenders (m ach in
ists)—day work__________ 2. 266
Machine tenders (machin
ists')—nivht work
2.400
Mailers—daywork
1.685
Mailers—night work________ 1.750
Photoengravers—day work... 2.300
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.444
Pressmen, web presses—day
work
1.888
135^4-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
2.507
2. 640
2. 507
2.640
2. 507
2.640
1.930
2. 000
2. 525
2.669
2.181
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
38H
38%
3m
38^
38%
sm
40
!3 7 %
337
*35
40
40
38%
38H
B ook and job
Bindery women........ ...... ........
Bookbinders
Compositors, hand.......... ........
Electrotypers
Machine operators___ ____
Machine tenders (machinists) _
Photoen gravers. .
Press assistants and feeders__
2-color presses. _ _
Pressmen, cylinder
2-color presses___________
Pressmen, platen:
1 or 2 presses
3 presses_______________
4 presses_________________
40
40
37%
40
37%
37%
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
N e w sp a p e r
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
40
40
40
40
40
20
T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
HOUSTON, TEX.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________ $2.157 $2.493
Pressman-in-charge—day work. 1.950 2.244
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work____________________ 2. 229 2. 564
Stereotypers—day work.......... 1.956 2.250
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.023 2.375
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Trade or occupation
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
JACKSON, MISS.
B ook an d job
35
40
35
40
40
Compositors, hand................... $1.375 $1.625 40
Machine operators__________ 1.375 1.625 40
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day work. 1.650 1.650 40
Machine operators—day work. 1.650 1.650 40
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
B ook an d job
B ook an d job
Jan.
2, July 1., 1949
1948
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Trade or occupation
KANSAS CITY, MO.—Con
B ook an d job —Continued
Pressmen—Continued
Cylinder presses—Con.
1 2-color cylinder (under
a foreman)___________
Platen presses:
1 or 2 or 3 presses_______
4 or 5 presses___________
Rotary presses:
1 single-roll (under a fore
man) _______________
1 double-roll (under a fore
man) _______________
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
(2) $2.370 37#
$1,964 2.136 37#
2.055 2. 235 37#
Compositors, hand_______ 1.500 1.875 40
40
40 Machine operators_____
1.500 1.875 40
N e w sp a p e r
40 Machine tenders (machinists). 1. 500 1.875 40
40 Photoengravers_____ _____ 1.950 2.075 40
Press assistants and feeders.__ .900 1.300 40
40
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.300 1. 500 40 Compositors, hand—day work. _
Compositors, hand—night
40 Pressmen, platen__________ 1.300 1. 500 40
work___________________
40
Machine operators—day work.
N e w sp a p er
37#
Machine operators—night work..
Machine tenders (machin
40 Compositors, hand—day work. 2. 290 2.390 40
ists)—day work__________
Compositors, hand—night
40
work___________ ______ 2.390 2.490 40 Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
40 Machine operators—day work. 2. 290 2.390 40
Mailers—day work_________
Machine operators—night
Mailers—night work________
work____________________ 2.390 2.490 40
Photoengravers—day work_..
Machine tenders (machin
Photoengravers—night work..
ists)—day work__________ 2.290 2.390 40
Pressmen, web presses—day
Machine tenders (machin
work_________________
ists)—night work________ 2.390 2.490 40
Color presses____________
Photoengravers—day work__ 2.000 2.390 40
Pressmen, web presses—night
2.178 40 Photoengravers—night work_. 2.100 2.490 40
work_________________
Pressmen, web presses—day
Color presses____________
work:
2.269 40
Pressmen-in-charge—day work..
Agreement A____________ 2.290 2.390 40
Color presses____________
Agreement B ___________ 2.000 2.390 40
2.178 40
Pressmen-in-charge—night
Pressmen, web presses—night
work__________________
work_______ __________ 2.100 2.490 40
2.042 40
Color presses..____ ______
2.096 40 Pressmen-in-charge—day work. 2.125 2. 515 40
Stereotypers— day w ork______
2.151 40 P r e s s m e n-in-charge—night
Stereotypers—night work___
work____________________ 2. 225 2.615 40
2.178 40
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2. 290 2.390 40
Stereotypers—night work___ 2.390 2.490 40
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
B ook an d job
B ook and job
2.274 40
Compositors, hand.......... ........
2.383 40 Bindery women___________ 1.150i 1.240 37# Machine operators....................
2.299 40 Bookbinders___ _________ 2.000i 2.200 37# Machine tenders (machinists).
Compositors, hand_________ 2.110 2.300 37# Photoengravers____________
2.249 40
Electrotypers_____________ 2.133i 2.300 37#
Machine operators______ __ 2.110■ 2.300 37# Pressmen, cylinder_________
N e w sp a p e r
Offset presses____________
Machine tenders (machinists). 2.110 2.300 37# Pressmen, platen_____ _____
Mailers----------------------------- 1.680 2.067 37#
Compositors, hand—day work. 2.107 2.453 37# Photoengravers____________ 1.875 2.284 *3894
Compositors, hand—night work. 2.240 2.587 37# Press assistants and feeders:
N e w sp a p er
Cylinder assistants.............. 1.640 1.785 37#
Machine operators—day work. 2.107 2.453 37#
Platen assistants_________ 1.330 1.450 37#
Machine operators—night
Rotary assistants_________ 1.670 1.825 37# Compositors, hand—day work..
work____________________ 2.240 2.587 37#
Pressmen:
Compositors, hand—night
Machine tenders (machin
work----------------------------Cylinder presses:
ists)—day work__________ 2.107 2.453 37#
Machine operators—day work. .
1 cylinder with Upham
Machine tenders (machin
Machine operators—night work. .
attachment (when Up
ists)—night work_________ 2.240' 2.587 37#
Machine tenders (machin
ham attachment is in
Mailers—day work__________ 1.930 2.170 37#
ists)—day work___ _____
operation); 1 Double
Mailers—night work________ 2.063 2.303 37#
Machine tenders (machin
Ender cylinder or 2
Photoengravers—day work__ 2.440i 2.653 37#
cylinders; 1 offset, 17 x
ists)—night work_________
Photoengravers—night work.. 2. 573 2.787 37#
Mailers—day work_________
22 in. or over; 1 cylinder
Pressmen, web presses—day
Mailers—night work________
and 1 hand-fed platen;
work____________________ 2.040' 2.280 37#
1 cylinder and 1 auto
Photoengravers—day work__
Pressmen, web presses—night
Photoengravers—night work..
matic platen; 1 auto
work____________________ 2.173 2.413 37#
Pressmen, web presses—day
P ressm en-i n-charge—day
matic, 29 to 42 in.; 1
work___________________ .
work____________________ 2.200 2.460 37#
“C” Kelly or 1 Miehle
Pressmen, web presses—night
“29”; 1 new Miller Sim
Pressmen-in -charge—night
work___________________ .
plex; 1 new Kelly, with
work____________________ 2.333 2. 593 37#
Stereotypers—day work........ . .
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.090 2.437 37#
out assistance (under a
Stereotypers—night work___ 2.223 2. 570 37# 1I
I
foreman)_____________ 2.114 2.300 37# Stereotypers—night work___
1 40-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
1Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
Bindery women____________ 1.090
Bookbinders-______________ 1.965
Compositors, hand_________ 2.000
Electrotypers______________ 2.000
Machine operators__________ 2.000
Machine tenders (machin
ists)____________________ 2. 000
Mailers___________________ 1.945
Photoengravers____________ 2. 213
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder assistants_______ 1.784
Job press assistants_______ 1.079
Rotary press assistants and
other assistant pressmen__ 1.838
Pressmen:
Cylinder presses—flat-bed
and automatic:
1 or 2 flat-bed; 1 or 2 Kelly;
1 or 2 vertical; 1 or 2
horizontal; 1 or 2 Miller
Simplex; 1 or 2 Miller
High-Speed__________ 1.965
One double cylinder or 2color________________ (2)
Offset presses:
One offset, 17 x 22 in_____ 1.965
Platen presses:
1 or 2 job---------------------- 1.829
3 job--------------------------- 1.883
4 job--------------------------- (a)
5 job---------------------------- 1.965
Rotary presses:
1 sheet-feed, 2-color ro
tary; 1 one-roll 1-color
rotary; 1 one-roll 2color rotary 60 in. or
under_______________ <*)
1 one-roll, 2-color rotary
over 60 in____________
First pressmen-------------- <*)
(*)
Second pressmen------------ (2)
1.208
2.178
2. 213
2. 250
2. 213
2. 213
2.180
2.400
1.997
1.179
2. 051
2.147 2. 335 37#
2.175 2.366 37#
2.133
2. 266
2.133
2.266
2.133
2. 266
1. 680
1.787
2.400
2.560
1.750
2.114
1.850
2.221
1.812
2.248
1.912
2.354
1.700
1.800
2.333
2. 480
2.333
2.480
2.333
2.480
2.067
2.200
2. 613
2. 773
2.333
2.333
2.480
2.480
2.467
2.467
2. 613
2.613
2.000
2.125
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
137#
37#
137#
37#
137#
37#
137#
37#
40
40
1.925
1.925
1.925
1.750
1.600
1.763
1.200
2.250
2. 250
2.250
1.867
1.900
2.103
1.425
40
40
40
137#
40
40
40
2.053
2.187
2.053
2.187
2.053
2.187
1.653
1.744
2.133
2.267
1.968
2.048
1.845
1.920
2.266 37#
2.373 37#
2.266 37#
2.373 37#
2.266 37#
2.373 37#
1.867 37#
1.957 37#
2.133 37#
2.267 37#
2.240 37#
2.320 37#
2. 240 i 37#
2.320•1 137#
21
T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1,1949 — Con,
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
B ook and jo b
B ook an d jo b
Bindery women____________
Bookbinders_______________
Compositors, hand_________
Machine operators__________
Machinists-operators______
Machine tenders (machin
ists)____________________
Press and feeders:
Cylinder feeders__________
Platen feeders____________
Pressmen, cylinder_________
Pressmen, platen___________
$0.800 $0.920
1.563 1.780
1.763 1.900
1. 763 1.900
1.838 1.975
1.763 1.900
.825 1.100
.600 .900
1.700 1.840
1.500 1.620
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.730
1.800
1.730
1.800
1.730
1.800
1.640
1.710
1.640
1.710
2.100
2.200
2.100
2.200
2.100
2.200
2.020
2.120
2.020
2.120
36#
36#
36#
36#
36#
36#
37#
37#
37#
37#
1.350
2. 250
2.053
2. 520
2.053
2.053
2.100
2.000
1.908
1.962
1.610
2. 250
2.143
2.282
1.452
2. 420
2. 466
2.640
2.466
2.466
2.400
2.667
1.908
1.962
1.610
2.300
2.193
2.332
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day work..
Compositors, hand—night
work____________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work____________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work___
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
B ook an d job
Bindery women____________
Bookbinders_______________
Compositors, hand_________
Electrotypers______________
Machine operators__________
Machine tenders (machinist) __
Mailers___________________
Photoengravers____________
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses—1 color__
Cylinder presses—2 color__
Platen presses____________
Pressmen, cylinder_________
Pressmen, platen___________
Pressmen, web—flat bed____
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.. 2.067 2.480 37#
Compositors, hand—night
work____________________ 2.160 2.600 37#
Machine operators—day work. 2.067 2.480 37#
Machine op erators—night
work____________________ 2.160 2.600 37#
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 2.067 2.480 37#
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 2.160 2.600 37#
Mailers—day work_________ 2. 063 2.196 37#
Mailers—..ight work________ 2.129 2. 263 37#
Photoengravers—day work__ 2. 507 2.640 37#
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.632 2.765 37#
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________ 1.939 2.400 37#
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________ 2.077 2.600 35
Pressmen-in-charge—day
work____________________ 2.072 2.600 37#
Pressm en-in -charge—night
work____________________ 2.222 2.814 35
Stereotypers—day work-------- 2.072 2.352 37#
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.184 2.419 37#
140-hour week on Jan, 2,1948.
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1,1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
LOUISVILLE, KY.—
Continued
B ook an d jo b — Continued
Pressmen—Continued
Agreement B—Continued
Offset presses—Con.
1 2-color--------------------$2.165
2. 215
1 roll-fed_____________
platen presses:
Operating 1 press and
feeding------------------- $1.350 1.600
2 presses_____________ 1.388 1.638
3 presses-------------------- 1.425 1.675
Rotary presses:
Roll-fed, 1- or 2-color___ (2) 2.055
1 Kidder or Harris____ 1.700 1.825
2 Kidder or Harris____ 1.825 1.950
1 Sterling specialty,
sheet-fed___________ 0) 1.965
Agreement C:
Cylinder presses:
Job, Miller or equal------ 1.460 1.610
1 single-color, flat-bed.. _ 1.680 1.830
2 single-color, flat-bed... 1.680 1.900
1 2-color, flat-bed; 1 2color Claybourn, 36 x
48 in. or smaller-------- 1.700 1.850
1 5-color Claybourn, 30
x 45 in-------------------- 1.750 1.900
Platen presses--------------- 1.460 1. 610
Rotary presses:
Pressmen-in-charge,
2.450
Cottrell, 5x5 in_____
Pressmen-in-charge, (2)
Goss and Comic------ 2.160 2.310
Pressmen-in-charge,
Old________________ 1.860 2.010
Second pressmen, Cot
trell, 5x5 in------------ (2) 2.150
Second pressmen, Goss
and Comic_________ (2) 2.010
Rotogravure presses:
Pressmen-in-charge,
Old________________ 1.860 2.110
Pressmen, Old------------ 1.650 1.900
Pressmen-in-charge,
Motter, 64 pages------2. 200
Pressmen, Motter, 64 (2)
pages.-------------------- (2) 1.990
37#
37#
37#
37#
2.373
2.506
2.373
2. 506
2.373
2.506
1.920
2.020
2. 587
2. 587
2. 720
2.720
2.347
2.347
2.453
2.453
2.613
2.613
2.720
2.720
2. 346
2.453
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
Bindery women:
Agreement A____________ $0,900 $1,000 40
Agreement B____________ .925 1.025 37#
Bookbinders:
Agreement A___________ 1.600 1.675 40
Agreement B ____________ 1.500 1.800 37#
Compositors, hand_________ 1.750 2.000 40
Machine operators__________ 1.750 2.000 40
Machine tenders (machinists) _ 1.750 2.000 40
Photoengravers____________ 2.000 2.113 *37#
Rotogravure____________ 2.100 2.150 40
Press assistants and feeders:
Agreement A:
1 cylinder press, single
color------------------------- 1.225 1.425 40
1 or 2 job automatic cylin
der presses___________ 1.285 1.475 40
1 two-color press________ 1.285 1.485 40
1 platen press, hand-fed__ 1.095 1.295 40
Agreement B:
1 cylinder press, single
color; 1 rotary-roll or
sheet-fed press________ 1.225 1.425 40
1 cylinder press, 2-color___ 1.285 1.485 40
1 platen press, hand-fed__ 1.095 1.245 40
2 platen presses, auto
matic fed____________ 1.138 1.335 40
Agreement C:
Cylinder press__________ 1.200 1.450 37#
Cylinder press, Claybourn
press, 48 x 72 in_______ 1.300 1.550 37#
Rotary press, Cottrell
press, 5 x 5 i n _________ 1.600 1.850 37#
Rotary press, Goss and
Comic presses.......... ...... 1.520 1.770 37#
Pressmen:
Agreement A:
Cylinder presses:
1, not over 65 in.; 1
Kelly B or 17 x 22 in.;
1 Kelly No. 1; 1
Miehle Vertical; 1
Miller High-Speed; 1
Miller Simplex______ 1.575 1.825 40
1, over 65 in.; any one
Kelly No. 2, Miehle
Horizontal or Miller
Major; 1 with Simplex
attachment—. _____ 1.625 1.875 40
1 2-color flat-bed; 1
N e w sp a p er
perfecting _ _ _
1.650 1.900 40
2, not over 65 in______ 1.700 1.950 40
Platen presses:
Compositors, hand—dayw ork.
1 press_______________ 1.350 1.600 40
Compositors, hand—night
2 presses_____________ 1.388 1.638 40
work____________________
3 presses_____________ 1.425 1.675 40 Machine operators—day work.
Rotary presses:
1 Kidder or Harris____ 1.575 1.825 40 Machine operators—night
work____________________
Agreement B:
Machine tenders (machin
Cylinder presses:
ists)—day work---------------1, not over 65 in--------- 1.700 1.825 40 Machine tenders (machin
2, not over 65 in______ 1.825 1.950 40
ists)—night work------------1, over 65 in--------------- 1.750 1.875 40
Mailers—day work-------------1, 2-color flat-bed; 1 perfector______________ 1.775 1.900 40 Mailers—night work.................
Photoengravers—day work. .
Job automatic cylinder
Rotogravure-------------------presses:
Photoengravers—night Work1 Kellv B or 17 x 22in.;
Rotogravure—
1 Kelly No. 1; 1
Pressmen, web presses—day
Miehle Vertical: 1
work__________________
Miller High-Speed;
Photogravure-----------------1 Miller Simplex;
Pressmen, web presses—night
1 Lisenby; 1 Little
work__________________
Giant____________ 1.625 1.825 40
Photogravure-----------------1 Kelly No. 2; 1 Miehle
Pressmen-in-charge—day workHorizontal; 1 Miller
Photogravure-----------------Major Simplex------- (2) 1.875 40
Pressmen-in-charge—night
Offset presses:
work__________________
1.875 40
117 x 22 in. or under---- (2)
Photogravure____________
1 over 17 x 22 in. to 40
Stereotypers—day work-------in_________________ (2) 1.970 40
Stereotypers—night work-----1 40 in. or over------------ (2) 2.090 40
i Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
2.267
2.400
2. 267
2.400
2.267
2.400
1.600
1.700
2. 213
2. 213
2. 346
2.346
1.973
2.080
2.080
2.186
2.240
2. 213
2.347
2.320
2.080
2.186
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
37#
22
T able 12. — Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Trade or occupation
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
MANCHESTER, N. H.
Trade or occupation
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r —Continued
Bindery women____________ $1,050 $1,050 40 Machine operators—night
Bookbinders_______________ 1.850 1.850 40
work___________________ $2.185 $2.533
Photoengravers____________ 2.400 2.400 37H Machine tenders (machin
Press assistants and feeders:
ists)—day work__________ 2.055 2.400
Cylinder assistants_______ 1.700 1.700 40 Machine tenders (machin
Platen assistants-------------- 1.240 1.240 40
ists)—night work_________ 2.185 2.533
Pressmen, cylinder____ ____ 2.420 2.420 40 Mailers—day work_________ 1.712 2.060
Offset presses____________ 2.420 2.420 40 Mailers—night work________ 1.819 2.167
Automatic job cylinder and
2.238 2.627
platen presses..................... 2.230 2.230 40
2.372 2. 760
Pressmen, web presses—day
work__________________ 1.912 2.320
N e w sp a p er
Color men______________ 2.000 2.420
Pressmen, web presses—night
Pressmen, web presses—day
work__________________ 2.084 2. 521
work___________________ 2.420 2. 517 37H
Color men______________ 2.179 2.629
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________ 2.520 2.617 37 H Pressmen-in-charge— day 2.067 2.520
work___________________
P ressm en-in -charge—day
work___________________ 2.715 2.813 37H Pressmen-i n-charge—night 2.250 2.736
work___________________
P r e s s m e n-in -charge—night
work____________________ . 2.815 2.912 37H Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.972 2.320
Stereotypers—day work____ 2.070 2.517 *37H Stereotypers—night work___ . 2.105 2.453
Stereotypers—night work___ 2.170 2.617 137H
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
B ook an d job
$1,500 $1. 650
1.500 1.650
1.500 1.650
2.400 2.400
1.500 1.650
1.300 1.430
1.375 1.513
40
40
40
37H
40
40
40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work____________________
Machine operators—night
work___________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—day work...................
Mailers—night work________
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________
Stereotypers—day work____ .
Stereotypers—night work___ .
MEMPHIS, TENN.
1.867
2.000
1.867
2.000
1.867
2.000
1.800
1.933
1.707
1.840
1.867
2.000
1.867
2.000
2.027
2.160
2.027
2.160
2.027
2.160
1.800
1.933
1.920
2.053
1.867
2.000
2.027
2.160
.810
1.525
1.625
1.875
1.625
2.063
1.050
.900
.810
1.575
1.625
1.575
1.575
1.625
1.650
1.675
1.350
.875
1.750
2.000
2.000
2.000
2.350
1.350
1.100
.900
1.950
2.000
1.950
1.950
2.000
2.025
2. 050
1.680
B ook an d job
Bindery women___________
Bookbinders______________ .
Compositors, hand_________
Electrotypers_____________
Machine operators_________
Photoengravers_______ _____
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder feeders_________
Platen feeders, male______
Platen feeders, female_____
Pressmen, cylinder............... .
Cylinder, 2-color over 25 x
38 in__________________
Miehle, vertical__________ .
Offset presses:
17 x 22 in______________ .
20 x 26 to 22 x 34 in_____
Over 22 x 34 in_________ .
2-color______________ ... .
Pressmen, platen__________ .
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work . 2.133 2.347
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________ . 2.267 2.480
Machine operators—day work.. 2.133 2.347
Machine operators—night
work___________________ . 2.267 2.480
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work___ ____ . 2.133 2.347
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ . 2.267 2. 480
Mailers—day work_________ . 1.813 1.987
Mailers—night work________. 1.907 2.107
Photoengravers—day work... 2.188 2.388
Photoengravers—night work,. . 2.400 2.600
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________ 1.780 2. 253
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________ 1.867 2.387
Pressmen-in-charge—day work.. 2.000 2.507
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work___________________ 2.100 2.660
Stereotypers—day work.......... 1.767 1.937
Stereotypers—night work....... 1.867 2.050
1 40-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Jan.
2, July 1,1949
1948
MIAMI, FLA.
B ook an d job
Compositors, hand_________
Machine operators_________
Machine tenders (machinists)
Photoengravers. _....................
Pressmen, cylinder_________
Pressmen, platen:
Hand__________________
Automatic______________
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
37H
37^
37^
3 7 tf
37H
37H
37H
3 7 tf
37^
37^
37^
B ook an d job
37H Bindery women___________
.
37H
37^ Bookbinders______________ .
Compositors, hand________
Electrotypers______________ .
Machine operators_________
Machine tenders (machinists). .
Mailers___________________ .
40
Photoengravers_______ _____
40
Press assistants and feeders:
40
Journeyman cylinder press
40
feeders; operating 1 auto
40
matic feeder or cylinder
press; operating 2 auto
137H
matic feeders on cylinder
40
presses ( 3 6 x 46 in.
40
and smaller); journeyman
40
assistants on rotary
40
presses________________ .
Job cylinder assistants, pla
40
ten press feeders, paper
40
joggers, straighteners,
loaders________________ .
40
Pressmen, cylinder presses:
40
1 single-roll rotary (bread
40
wrapper); 3 patent inside
40
blanket; 2 Miehle vertical
40
(22 x 28 in. or less); 1
addressograph or similar
type printing; 1 multi
color Harris; 1 sheet-fed
rotary...................... ........... .
37H
1 double-roll rotary; any
37H
rotary that prints 3 or
more colors____________ .
37 H
1 Cox duplex or Goss flatbed.
Job cylinder presses—1
37H
Kelly, Miehle vertical,
Miehle horizontal, Miller
37 H
High-Speed or Simplex or
37H
similar job cylinder (22 x
28 in. or less)____ _____
37 H
37H Pressmen, platen:
40
1, 2, or 3 presses__________ .
40
4 presses, automatic or
hand-fed______________ ■
37^
37H
37H
37H
37H
37H
37H
37H
37H
37 H
35
35
37H
35
37H
37H
B ook an d job
Bindery women....................... . .900 1.000
Bookbinders______________ 1.738 2.000
Compositors, hand_________ 1.867 2.350
Electrotypers............................ 2.050 2.560
Machine operators__________ . 1.867 2.350
Combination machine, lino
type, and intertype oper
ators__________________ 1.992 2.475
. 1.867 2.350
36H
Mailers---------------------------- . 1.810 2.045
Photoengravers____________ . 1.706 2.400
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses_________ 1.519 1.958
Platen presses___________ . 1.100 1.387
Kelly A or Miehle vertical
presses................................ . 1.250 1.572
Pressmen:
Agreement A:
1.760 1.925 40
Cylinder presses:
Job cylinder and platen.. 1.860 1.860
Tissue 2-cylinder rotary.. 1.520 1.520
Rotary presses:
1.225 1.325 40
“A” pressmen—special
rotary_____________ . 2.070 2.070
“B” pressmen—special
rotary_____________ . 2.000 2.000
“C” pressmen-----Wiz,
small or web rotary__.. 1.930 1.930
Agreement B:
Cylinder presses:
1 or 2 single cylinders; 1
2.000 2.200 40
single cylinder and 1
platen_____________ . 1.866 2.350
3 single cylinders_____ . 1.946 2.430
2.000 2. 270 40
4 single cylinders_____ . 1.976 2.450
2.100 2.300 40
2-color or double enders
or single-roll rotary__ . 1.946 2.430
4-or 5-color McKee, Cot
trell or Clayboum___ ■ (2) 2.510
Other presses:
Kelly, Osterlind, Miehle,
1.990 2.100 40
Vertical, Simplex___ ! 1.866 2.350
Platen presses:
1.880 2.080 40
1 press______________ . 1.368 1.723
2 presses_____________ 1.485 1.868
(2) 2.120 40
3 presses_____________ 1.635 2.058
4 presses_____________ 1.682 2.114
N e w sp a p er
Pressmen-in-charge—
37H
more than 4 presses___ . 1.816 2.288
37H Compositors, hand—day
work_____
Offset presses:
. 2.055 2.400 37H
37H Compositors, h a n d—n i g h t
12 x 18 in. and under__ . 1.300 1.633
37H
work___________________ 2.185 2.533 37 H
14 x 20 in____________ . 1.480 1.863
17x22 in........................ 1.640 2.064
37H Machine operators—day work. . 2.055 2.400 37H
2Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2, 1948.
638^4-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
.950
1.900
2.060
2.000
2.060
2.060
2.000
2.344
1.025
2.075
2.280
2.300
2.280
2.280
2.280
2.538
40
40
«37J4
138^4
«37H
«37H
*37^
37 V2
37V2
37V2
37 H
37 H
37V2
37H
37V2
37 y 2
37V2
37H
37K
37V2
37 y 2
37M
37M
37V2
37H
37H
3 7 \i
37U
37H
37H
37H
3 7 \i
37H
37H
37J4
37H
37H
37^
23
T able 12. — Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rat Hours
per per per
hour hour week
N e w sp a p e r
B ook an d job
Compositors, hand_________
Machine operators_________
Machine tenders (machinists).
Pressmen, cylinder________
Pressmen, platen__________
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day
work___________________
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day
work___________________
Machine operators—night
work___________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work___
NEWARK, N. J.
Book and job
Rate Rate Hour:
per per per
hour hour week
NEWARK, N. J.—Con.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN —
Continued
Compositors, hand—day work
Compositors, hand—night
work____ _______________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work ________
Mailers—day work_________
Mailers—night work___
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work------ ---------------------Pressmen-in-charge—day work.
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work____ ______________
Stereotypers—day work____
Stereotypers—night work___
MOBILE, ALA.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 194 £
1948
B ook a n d job —Continued
Bookbinders—Continued
Precision cutters, 65 to 74 in- $1.951 $2.125
Blank book forwarders____
2.109
Stampers and finishers...... . 1.935> 2.192
2.017
Stampers and finishers’ as
sistants________________ 1.990 2.164
Compositors, hand_________ 2.226 2.483
Electrotypers______________ 2.500 2.880
Machine operators__________ 2. 226 2.483
Machine tenders (machinists). 2. 226 2.483
Photoengravers____________ 2. 714 2.971
Press assistants and feeders:
2-color-Duplex___________ 1.840 2.041
3-color sterling___________ 1.960 2.179
Cylinder, offset, rotary,
automatic_____________ 1.840 2.041
2-color presses with 3-color
attachment____________ 1.900 2.124
2-color press (over 70 in)___ 1.917 2.124
Seal press________________ 1.320 1.462
Pressmen, cylinder presses:
3-color sterling___________ 2.350 2. 607
2-color over 70 in__________ 2.330 2. 607
Single-color over 68 in_____ 2. 280 2. 552
Special Kidder___________ 2. 280 2. 538
1 or 2 single-color not over
68 in__________________ 2. 228 2.483
1 or 2 job cylinder with auto
matic feeder; 1 job cylin
1.900 "2. 050 40
der with automatic feeder
1.900 2. 050 40
and automatic feed platen;
1.950 2.050 40
1 job cylinder with auto
1.700 1.850 40
matic feeder, and 2 hand1.700 JL._850 40
fed platen______________ 2.110 2.483
Bag presses______________ 1. 960 2.207
Seal presses______________ 1.800 1.986
Pressmen, platen presses:
2-color Harris, 15 x 18 in___ 2.000 2.345
1 to 3 hand-fed___________ 2.000 2.207
1.800 2/230 3714
4 hand-fed_______________ 2.050 2. 276
5 hand-fed., ____________ 2.120 2.345
1.900 2.330 3714
1 New Era_______________ 2.228 2.483
1.800 2. 230 3714
N e w sp a p er
1.900 2. 330 3714
Compositors, hand—daywork. 2.347 2. 560
1.800 2.230 3714 Compositors, hand—night
work____________________ 2.453 2. 667
1.900 2.330 3714 Machine operators—day work. 2.347 2. 560
Machine operators—night
2.453 2. 667
1.900 2.100 3714 work__ _____
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 2.347 2. 560
1.970 2.170 3714
1.900 2.100 3714 Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 2.453 2. 667
1.970 2.170 3714
Mailers—day work__________ 1.680 2.167
Mailers—night work________ 2.000 2. 562
Photoengravers—day work__ 2.187 2. 480
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.453 2. 747
Pressmen, web presses—day
1.100 1.185 3614 work________________ __ 2.240 2.373
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________ 2.600 2.748
1.716 1.862 3614 P r e s s m e n-i n-charge—d a y
work____________________ 2. 440 2. 573
2.100 2. 275 3614 P r e s s m e n-in-charge—night
work_________________ _ 2. 822 2.970
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.160 2. 400
Stereotypers—night work____ 2. 700 2.967
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1.907 2.082 3614
$2.350 $2.600
2.490 2.74C
2.350 2.600
2.490 2.74(
2.35C 2.60(
2.490 2.740
1.900 2.135
2. OC 2. 235
Q
2.350 2.600
2.53C 2.78C
2.200 2.50C
2.300 2.600
2.367 2. 687
2.467 2.787
2.200 2.500
2.300 2.600
35
35
35
35
35
35
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
3714
36K
36K
36K
36K
36H
37H
m y*
m i
35
36H
36Yi
36H
36K
36H
36H
36K
36H
36H
36H
36H
Rate Rate• Hours
per per per
hour hour week
NEW HAVEN, CONN—
Continued
B ook a n d jo b — Continued
Compositors, hand________ _ $1.750 $1.875i 40
Electrotypers.____________ . 2.000 2. 25CI 40
Machine operators_________ . 1.750 1.875i 40
Machine tenders (machinists) . 1.750 1. 875i 40
Photoengravers___________ . 1.870 2.125 40
Press assistants and feeders:
Agreement A:
Cylinder or horizontal
and vertical Miehle
presses______________ . 1.425 1. 760 »37M
2-color presses_________ . 1.475 1.813 1371$
Agreement B ____________ . 1.350 1.450 40
Pressmen:
Agreement A:
Cylinder presses_______ . 1.800 2. 267 l 37H
Horizontal and vertical
Miehle______________ . 1.750 2. 213 137%
2-color________________ . 1.875 2..347 137%
Platen presses__________ . 1.575 2.027 137H
Agreement B:
Cylinder or horizontal
vertical Miehle presses_ . 1.700 1.850 40
Small automatic job
cylinder presses_______ . 1.675 1.825 40
Platen presses__________ . 1.600 1.700 40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work..
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________ .
36H Machine operators—day work. .
Machine operators—night
36%
work___________________
36% Machine tenders (machin .
ists)—day work__________
36% Machine tenders (machin .
36%
ists)—night work_________
36% Pressmen, web presses—day
36%
work___________________
36J4 Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________
Pressm en-in-charge—day
work____________________
37H P r e s s m e n-in-charge—night
work____________________
37/2 Stereotypers—day work_____
37^ Stereotypers—night work____
37^
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
37H
1.893
1.973
1.893
1.973
1.893
1.973
1.800
1.800
1.900
1.900
1.750
1.800
2.133
2. 213
2.133
2. 213
2.133
2.213
2.000
2.000
2.125
2.125
2. 000
2. 075
40
40
40
40
40
40
37%
37^
32%
37%
37%
37%
33%
37%
.850
1.650
1.800
2.025
1.800
1.800
1.900
1.063
1.275
.800
1.650
1.725
1.200
1.513
.950
1.80Q
2.000
2.200
2.000
2.000
2.000
1.250
1.525
.975
2.000
2.075
1.400
1.775
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.900
1.975
1.900
1. 975!
2.075
2.150
2.075
2.1501
40*
40
40
40
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
B ook and job
Bindery women___________
Bookbinders______________
Compositors, hand_________
Electrotypers______________
Machine operators__________
Machine tenders (machinists).
Photoengravers____________
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder feeder__________
Offset assistants__________
Platen feeders____ _______
Pressmen, cylinder........ .........
33%
Offset presses, 22J£ in_____
37H
Pressmen, platen__________
30
2 presses________________
Bindery women____________
Bookbinders:
Hand sheet straighteners
and counters___________
Rulers, 3-beam automatic
machine_______________
Bookbinders, Hi-Die cut
ters, nonprecision paper
cutters (64-in. knife or
under), operators of Cleve
land folding machine with
1 feeder-----------------------B ook an d job
3-knife trimmers, foldingmachine operators, com
bination and automatic— 1.957 2.131 3614 Bindery women____________ .800 .900 40
Machine workers_________ (2) .950 40
Nonprecision cutters:
Foreladies_______________ .925 1.025 40
65 to 74 in. high_________ 1.923 2.098 3614
75 in. and over--------------- 1.951 2.125 3614 Bookbinders__________ ___ 1.6501 1.900 40
2 Information not available for
week on Jan. 2, 1948.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work____ _______________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work
24
T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
NEW ORLEANS, LA.—
Continued
N e w sp a p e r —Continued
Mailers—day work................... $1,200 $1,375
Mailers—night work________ 1.250 1.425
Photoengravers:
Agreement A:
Day work____ _________ 1.950 2.125
Night work____________ 2.025 2.200
Agreement B:
Day work_____________ 1.950 2.125
Night work____________ 2.025 2. 225
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____ _______________ 1.700 2.027
Pressmen-in-charge—day work 1.850 2.177
Stereotypers—day work.......... 1.650 2.075
Stereotypers—night work____ 1.725 2.150
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Con.
B ook an d jo b — Continued
Bookbinders—Continued
40
Agreement A—Continued
40
Hand gluers-up, board
cutters, pasters o ft ____ $1.670 $1,860
Loaders-up for folding ma
40
chines, Cleveland ma
40
chine operators (single
machine over one fold)— 1.430 1.590
40
Casing-in-machine feeders. 1.225 1.350
40
Assistants on smashingmachines_____ ______ .945 1.080
Automatic machine feed
33H
ers, unskilled_________ .845 .970
33**
40
General reference books— 2.040 2.270
40
Agreement B:
Duplex trimmers combi
nation gathering- and
stitching-machine oper
B ook an d job
ators________________ 1.890 2.107
Bracket trimmers, opera
Bindery women:
tors of continuous trim
Hand collators, stitchers,
mers, Sheridan comic
general edition workers,
machine (trimmer at
sewing-machine operators,
tached) operators......... 1.944 2.159
hand coverers, paringAssistant operators on
machine operators, hand
combination and fold
folders, drop roll or point
ing machines, jogging
folding-machine feeders,
machine operators____ 1.666 1.857
hand pasters, hand gather
Continuous trimmers
(tumbler type)----------- 1.972 2.186
ers____________________ 1.080 1.204 36*4
Pasting-machine operators:
Blankbook binders; oper
guarding-, stubbing-, and
ators of flat machines;
stripping-machine oper
die machines; band cut
ting machines; gather
ators; inserters; wire stitch
ing stitching, or cover
er operators; Singer
ing machines (operated
stitcher or McCain stitcher
as separate units)-------- 1.866 2.082
operators------- -------------- .980 1.093 36*4
Manifold table workers__ 1.841 2.056
Gathering-machine fillersOperators of Kast insert
in, book examiners and
ing and stitching ma
wrappers____ ________ .900 1.000 36*4
chines, Dayton 3-knife
Box girls on folding ma
trimmers____________ 1.916 2.131
chines_________________ .955 1.080 36*4
Electric auto spacers____ 1.894 2.109
All other bindery women__ 1.062 1.185 36*4
Agreement C:
Bookbinders:
Pressmen, automatic feed
Agreement A:
ers___________ ____ 2.204 2.422
Head stampers_________ 2.240 2. 500 36*4
Finishing machine oper
Extra finishers__________ 2.140 2.390 36*4
ators________________ 2.121 2.339
Gilders________________ 2.100 2.340 36*4
Feeders________________ 1.598 1.792
Stampers______________ 2.040 2. 270 36*4
Layers-up_____________ (2) 1.171
Head sheetmen, folding1.062
Floor help—men________
machine operators, book
Floor help—women_____ (2) .986
trimmers, power round
(2)
Compositors, hand-------------- 2.227 2.483
ers and backers, head
Electrotypers______________ 2.500 2.880
banding- and lining-ma
Machine operators__________ 2.227 2.483
chine operators, stock
Machine tenders (machinists). 2. 227 2.483
cutters, case-making-ma
Mailers:
chine operators, extra
forwarders, gatheringAgreement A____________ (2) 2. 816
machine stitchers and
Agreement B ____________ 2.272 2. 754
coverers, sheet and plate
Stampers______________ 2.349 2.831
cutters, smashing-ma
Machine operators......... 2.427 2.908
chine operators, circuit
Photoengravers.___________ 2. 742 3.000
workers______________ 1.970 2.200 36*4
Gravure________________ 2.828 3.057
Book trimmers (flat or
Press assistants and feeders:
table trim), hand roun
Assistants on Miller 2-color
ders and backers, headSimplex; Miehle 2-color
banders and liners, hand
No. 41 and 46, small Mc
case and stretcher
Kee process first assistant;
makers, hand casers-in,
large 2-color flat bed; 2book repairers, edge col
color Cottrell rotary (not
oring, sprinkling and
over 42 in.); 5-color Cot
general all round work,
trell (not over 61 in.)
assistant operators on
second assistant; and per
gathering machine,
fecting presses._________ 1.848 2.055
stitchers and coverers,
Assistants on Miehle auto
sheet cutters__________ 1.900 2.120 36*4
matic pony; Kelly No. 2;
Head gold layers------------ 1.400 1.560 36*4
Babcock automatic; Mil
Gold layers___________ 1.330 1.480 36*4
ler Major Simplex; Prem
Assistant sheet man or
ier G. F.; Miehle 41; sheet
heads of stock------------- 1.820 2.030 36*4
fed rotary; and double
Nipping-machine opera
sheet-fed rotary________ 1.821 2.028
tors---- -------- ------------ 1.750 1.950 36*4
* Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
36*4
Z7H
36*4
36*4
32H
Z2H
Z2H
32*£
35
35
36*4
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2 , July 1,1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Con.
B ook an d jo b —Continued
Press assistants and feeders—
Continued
Assistants on 2-color 48-in.;
5-color 42-in. Cottrell
presses________________ $1.876 $2,083
Assistants on 2-color 59-in.
Cottrell; 2-color rotary
presses over 59 in_______ 1.903 2.110
First assistants on 5-color
61-in.; 72-in. Cottrell
1.917 2.124
Assistants on platen presses:
Miehle vertical or horizon
tal; Miller Hi-speed or
Simplex; Kelly A, B, C,
Clipper, or automatic job
ber; Harris 1- or 2-color
(15 x 18 in. and 18 x 22 in.) ;
offset up to and including
22 x 34 in.; Webendorfer;
multicolor; C and P cyl
inder__________________ 1.379 1.540
Utility men on web presses;
assistants on cylinder
presses over 42 in.; second
assistants on McKee; off
set presses 35 x 45 in. or
larger_________________ 1.793 2.000
Pressmen, cylinder presses:
Single-color automatic:
Group A______________ 2.229 2.483
Group B______________ 2.303 2.557
2-color automatic:
Group A______________ 2. 303 2. 557
Group B______________ 2.354 2.608
2-color flat-bed over 70 in___ 2.329 2.583
Permanent provers; sheet
fed rotary with color;
presses with bronzing
attachment____________ 2.303 2. 557
McKee process presses......... 2.378 2.632
2 cylinder, on color register;
2-eolor flat-bed; 2-color
Harris, 28 x 34 in. and up;
Cox-Duplex___________ 2.279 2. 533
1 cylinder and 1 or 2 hand
platen; 1 cylinder and 1 au
tomatic platen; 1 cylinder
and 1 automatic job cylin
der up to and including 31
in.; 1 cylinder and 1 or 2
automatic job cylinders, 22
in. and under 29 in.; 1
cylinder over 68 in.; 1 or
2 cylinder, not over 68
in.; perfecting, poster,
label, sheet-fed rotary, or
multi-web ticket presses.. 2.229 2.483
Pressmen, platen presses:
1 to 3 presses; 1 automatic,
20 in. or under__________ 1.945 2.160
1 automatic, over 20 in____ 1.969 2.184
2 automatics, 20 in. or under;
2 Webendorfers_________ 1.994 2.210
2 automatics, over 20 in.;
1 2-color Harris, 15 x 18 in__ 2.044 2.259
2 2-color Harris, 15 x 18 in__ 2.095 2.310
Platen provers................... 2.103 2.319
36X
36X
Z&H
36K
36K
36X
36*£
36K
36M
36^
36^
36*£
36**
36*£
36K
36^
36*£
36)4t
36^
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Bohemian and Slavonic text.
Greek text_______________
Compositors, hand—night
work____________________
36*4 1 Machine operators—day work.
•35-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
2.483
1.813
1.971
2.621
2.483
2.731
1.813
2.179
2.869
2.731
36X
37^
36^
36*4
36 *4
25
T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the 'printing trades in 77 cities, January 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2,
July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Con.
N e w sp a p e rs— Continued
Machine operators—day
work—Continued
Bohemian and Slavonic
text _ ---------------------- $1,813 $1,813
Greek text_______________ 1.971 2.179
Machine operators—night
work — -------------------- 2.621 2.869
Machine tenders (machinists)—day work__________ 2.483 2. 731
Machine tenders (machinists)—night work_________ 2.621 2.869
Mailers—day work__________ 1.898 2.090
Stampers________________ 1.964 2.157
Automatic machine operators.. ______________ 2.034 2. 224
Mailers—night work________ 2.131 2.341
Stampers________________ 2.199 2.413
Automatic machine operators__________________ 2.276 2. 486
Photoengravers—day work... 2. 586 2.924
Photoengravers—night work.. 2. 880 3.228
Pressmen, web presses—day
work__________________ 2.331 2. 576
Gravure________________ 2.113 2. 614
Color. . ---------------------- 2.238 2.757
Spot color_______________ 2. 463 2.700
Pressmen, web—night work.. 2.627 2.896
Gravure________________ 2.372 3.062
Color___________________ 2. 500 3. 215
Spot color_______________ 2.731 3.154
Pressmen-in-charge—day
work__________________ 2.538 2.782
Gravure. _____________ 2.388 3. 014
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work______________
2.851 3.119
Gravure________________ 2. 654 3.492
Stereotypers—day work-------- 2. 253 2. 427
Stereotypers—night work____ 2. 817 3.033
NORFOLK, YA.
B ook an d job
Photoengravers____________ 1.875 2.125
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day
work. _
Compositors, hand—night
work ... . -------------------Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work--------- ----------------Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work--- ---------Photoengravers—day work...
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web-presses—day
work. _ .
- ---Pressmen, web-presses—night
work---- ------ -------Stereotypers—day work------Stereotypers—night work-----OAKLAND, CALIF.
1.938
2.025
1.938
2.025
1.938
2.025
1.963
2.025
2. 267
2.360
2. 267
2.360
2. 267
2.360
2.150
2. 213
1.888 2.075
1.950 2.138
1.875 2.200
1.963 2.293
B ook and job
Compositors, hand-------------- 2.413
Electrotypers______________ 2.267
Machine operators__________ 2.413
Machinist-operators----------- 2.547
Machine tenders (machin
ists) __________ ________ 2. 413
Photoengravers------------------- 1.933
i 40-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
*37)6-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
2. 580
2.533
2. 580
2.713
2. 580
2.666
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2,
July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
OAKLAND, CALIF.—Con.
B ook an d jo b —Continued
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder press___________ $1.900 $2.027 37)3
Platen press_____________ 1.507 1.600 37)3
2. 580
37)4 Pressmen, cylinder________ 2.413 2.480 37)3
Pressmen, platen__________ 2.320
836)4
37)3
36)4
N e w sp a p er
36)4
Com positors, hand—day
work____________________ 2.173 2. 597 37)3
36)4
37)3 Compositors, hand—night
work____________________ 2.307 2.731
37)3 Machine operators—day work. 2.173 2.597 37)3
37)3
37)3 Machine operators—night
work___________________
34)3 Machine tenders (machin 2.307 2.731 37)3
34)3
ists)—day work__________ 2.173 2.597 37)3
34)3 Machine tenders (machin 2.307 2.731
ists)—night work_________
37)3
8 36)4
2.247 2. 671
3 36)4 Photoengravers—day work... 2.380 2.804 37)3
Photoengravers—night work..
37)3
36)4 Pressmen, web presses—day 2.067 2.491
work____________________
i 35
37)3
Pressmen, web presses—night
i 35
work____________________ 2.357 2.811 35
i 35
33)3 Pressmen-in-charge—day 2.273 2.740
work____________________
37)3
9 32)3
Pressmen-in-charge—night
9 32)3
work____________________ 2.593 3.093 35
9 32)3
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.056 2. 480 37)3
36)4 Stereotypers—night work___ 2.189 2. 613 37)3
135
33)3 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
9 32)3
B ook an d job
37)3
31)3 Bindery women___ ________ .900 1.039 40
Foreladies_______________ 1.000 1.139 40
Bookbinders_______________ 1.650 1.900 40
Foremen________________ 1.750 2.000 40
Compositors, hand_________ 1.650 1.900 40
Machine operators__________ 1.650 1.900 40
40 Machine tenders (machinists) _ 1.650 1.963 40
Photoengravers____________ 2.000 2.375 40
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder feeders after 1 year. 1.169 1.346 40
Platen assistants................... 1.044 1.188 40
P ressm en cy lin d er_____________ 1.650 1.900
137)3 Pressmen,, platen___________ 1. 513 1.742 40
40
i 37)3
137)3
N e w sp a p e r
i 37)3 Compositors, hand—day work.
1.827 2.333 37)3
i 37)3 Compositors, hand—night 1.933 2. 466
work____________________
37)3
i 37)3 Machine operators—day work. 1.827 2.333 37)3
40 Machine operators—night
work____________________ 1.933 2.466 37)3
40
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 1.827 2.333 37)3
40
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 1.933 2.466 37)3
40
137)3 Mailers—day work__________ 1.650 1.850 37)3
i 37)3 Mailers—night work________ 1.750 1.950 37)3
Photoengravers—day work__ 2.133 2. 587 37)3
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.361 2. 833 36
Pressmen, web presses—day
work__________________ 1.760 2.333 37)3
Color presses_____________ 1.827 2.400 37)3
Pressmen, web presses—night
work__________________ 1.867 2. 467 37)3
37)3
Color presses_____________ 1.933 2. 533 37)3
37)3
37)3 Pressmen -in-charge—day work. 1.893 2.467 37)3
37)3 Pressmen-in-charge—night 2.000 2.600
work____________________
37)3
37)3 Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.650 2.333 1 37)3
37)3 Stereotypers—night work____ 1.750 2. 467 1 37)3
8 35-hour week on June 2, 1948.
19 3834-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2,
July 1,1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
OMAHA, NEBR.
Book an d job
Compositors, hand_________ $1.870 $2.125
Electrotypers______________ 1.750 1.875
Machine operators__________ 1.870 2.125
Machine tenders (machinists). 1.870 2.125
Photoengravers____________ 1.875 2.655
Press assistants and feeders___ 1.200 1.550
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.450 1.800
Pressmen, platen___________ 1.450 1.550
40
40
40
40
»38)4
40
40
40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work__ _____________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work____________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Photoengravers—day work ...
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work__________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work-----------------------------Pressmen-in-charge—day workPressmen-in-charge—night
work____________________
Stereotypers—day work..........
Stereotypers—night work____
PEORIA, ILL.
1.950 2.125
2.100 2.299
1.950 2.125
2.100 2. 299
1.950 2.125
2.100 2. 299
1.875 2. 275
2.063 2. 463
1.738 2.113
1.834 2.223
1.888 2.263
1.961 2.348
1.950 2.125
2.100 2.289
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
B ook an d job
Compositors, hand_________
Electrotypers______________
Machine operators__________
Mailers___________________
Photoengravers... ...............
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses_________
Platen presses___________
Pressmen, cylinder_________
Pressmen, platen___________
1.900
1.850
1.900
1.656
1.838
1.650
1.450
1.850
1.730
2.075 40
2.250 40
2.075 40
2.128 io 37)6
2.133 ‘ 37)6
1.875 40
1.625 40
2.025 40
1.905 40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work..
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work.
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work_________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work..................
Mailers—day work_________
Mailers—night work........ ...
Photoengravers—day work...
Photoengravers—night work__
Pressmen, web presses—day
work_____ _______ ...
Pressmen, web presses—night
work........ ........ ........
Pressmen-in-charge—day work
Pressman-in-charge—night
work__________ ________
Stereotypers—day work..........
Stereotypers—night work____
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
2.000
.
2 200
2.000
2.200
2.000
.
1.655
1.821
2.200
2.411
2 200
2.000
2.200
2.130
2.330
2.045
2,360
2.175 38)*
2.393 38K
2.175 38K
2.393 38^
2.175 38K
2.393 38M
1.930 38K
2.142 10 37)£
2.375 40
2.603 3 6 H
2.180 38%
2.428 37)6
2.311 38)4
2. 561 37)6
2. 223 37)6
2. 566 32)6
B ook an d job
Bindery women___________ .850 .950 40
Bookbinders:
Bench workers___________ 1.690 1.850| 40
9 39-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
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T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949—Con.
Trade or occupation
PHILADELPHIA, PA —
Continued
B ook an d job —Continued
Bookbinders—Continued
Jan.
2,
July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
$1. 740 $1.900 40
1.840 2. 200 37H
2.350 2. 700 37H
1.840 2. 200 37H
M ach in ist-op erators ....
2. 047 2. 240 37H
Mailers:
Agreem ent. A
1.375 1.700 3 40
1.550 1.800 40
Photoengravers ___________ 2.020 2. 587 37H
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder (68 in. and under) __ 1.715 1.885 40
1.728 1.898 40
2-color cylinder and perfect1.740 1.910 40
1.380 1. 550 40
1.740 1.910 40
Roll-fed rotary rollmen:
S ingle-color
1.760 1.930 40
2-color_________________ 1.780 1.950 40
Single-color (Babcock)___ 1.930 2.100 40
2-color (Babcock)_______ 1.950 2.120 40
Pressmen, cylinder:
Cylinder (68 in. and under).- 2.020 2.190 40
Cylinder (over 68 in.)------ 2.045 2. 215 40
2-color cylinder and perfectin g
2.090 2. 260 40
Rolbfed rotary:
Single-color____________ 2.235 2.405 40
Single-color (Babcock):
1 st pressmen__________ 2.385 2.555 40
2 d pressmen__________ 2.250 2.420 40
2-color:
1 st pressmen__________ 2. 295 2.465 40
2 d pressmen__________ 2.135 2.305 40
2-color (Babcock):
1 st pressmen__________ 2.440 2.610 40
2 d pressman__________ 2.280 2. 450 40
Sheet-fed rotary:
Single-cylinder:
1 automatic attachment. 2.115 2. 285 40
2 automatic attach
m e n ts
2.175 2.345 40
4-color:. and u n d er
70 in
2.295 2.465 40
Over 70 in____________ 2.355 2.525 40
5-color:
70 in. and under______ 2.390 2. 560 40
O ver 70 in
............ 2. 450 2.620 40
P ressm en , p la ten .
1.860 2.030 40
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2,
July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
PHILADELPHIA, PA —
Continued
N e w sp a p e r —Continued
P ressm en -in -charge—day
$2. 200 $2.200
2.436 2.436
2. 504 2. 504
Rotogravure_____ . . . ___ 2. 583 2. 583
Stereotypers—dav work_____ 1.650 2.200
S tereot vp ers —n i gh t w ork
1.700 2. 253
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
w ork
_
_ .
R o to g ra vu re
__
P r e s s m e n-i n-charge—night
w ork
37 H
37 n
33%
37 H
37H
37H
B ook and job
Compositors, hand_________
M aoh in ist.-opera tors
2.000
2.000
2.100
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder press___________ 1.320
P la ten press
1.208
P ressm en , cy lin d er
1.760
Offset__ _____________ 1.760
P ressm en , p la ten
1.610
2.267
2. 267
2.367
1.700
1.700
2. 267
2.267
2.117
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Trade or occupation
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
PITTSBURGH, PA.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work
$2.400 $2. 533
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 2. 506 2. 640
Mailers—day work_____ ___ 1.683 2. 083
Mailers—night work____ __ 1. 777 2.177
Photoengravers—day work—. 2. 306 2. 707
Photoengravers—night work— 2. 440 2. 840
Pressmen, web presses—day
work
. .. .
1.893 2.160
Pressmen, web presses—night
work__ _______ _ _ ___ 1.987 2. 253
Pressmen-in-charge — d a y
w o rk
........
1.960 2.227
Pressmen-in-c h a rg e—n i g h t
w o rk
....................... 2.053 2.320
S tereotyp ers —d a y w o rk
1.966 2.366
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.062 2. 462
PORTLAND, MAINE
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
B ook an d job
Compositors, hand_________
Machine operators__________
N e w sp a p er
Press assistants and feeders. —
Pressmen, cylinder_________
Compositors, hand — day
Offset; 2 cylinder; 2 auto
2.000 2. 267 37H
matic vertical__________
Compositors, hand—n igh t
w ork
Platen presses
2.100 2.380 37H
Machine operators—day work. 2.000 2. 267 37 H
N e w sp a p e r
Machine op erators—night
w ork
2.100 2.380 37 H
Compositors, hand—day work.
Machine tenders (machin
hand—night
ists)—day work __ ______ 2.150 2.417 37H Compositors, ______ _ _ _
work____ _
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work.________ 2.250 2. 530 37 H Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
Pressmen, web presses—day
w ork
___________
work____
1.900 2.267 37H
Mailers—day work:
Pressmen, web presses—night
w ork
First year________________
2.100 2.380 37H
Secon d y ear
S tereotyp ers— d a v w ork
2.000 2. 267 37 U
Third year____ ________
Stereot,vpers—n ish t w ork
2.100 2.380 37H
A fter 3 years
Stampers yand lay-out men
PITTSBURGH, PA.
(after 1 earl
Mailers—night work:
B ook an d job
First year_______________
Secon d y e a r .......... ... .
Bindery women_______ ___ .893 1.12 0 37H
Third year____ _______
Foreladies___________ ___ 1.026 1. 253 37H
B o o k b in d ers
A fter 3 years
1. 653 2. 060 37H
Foremen__ __ _____
Stampers and lay-out men
1.787 2.193 37H
C o m p o sito rs, hand
(after 1 year)
2. 240 2. 400 37H
N e w sp a p e r
Photoengravers—day work__
Electrotypers- ___________ 1. 700 1.850 40
Machine operators___ _
2. 240 2.400 37H Photoengravers—night work—
Compositors, hand — day
Machine tenders (machinists). 2.240 2. 400 37H Pressmen, web presses—day
work"
w o rk
2.133 2.293 37H P h o to en gra v ers
2.130 2. 516 37H
Compositors, hand—n igh t
Pressmen, web presses—night
Press assistants and feeders:
w o rk
.............. 2.213 2.373 37H
w o r k ..___
__
Single-color offset press
Machine operators—day work. 2.133 2.293 37H
helpers_____
1. 700 1.850 37H Rtereot.ypers— d a y w ork
Machine op erators—night
2-color cylinder press help
Stereotypers—night work____
w ork
ers
2. 213 2.373 37H
1.660 2.080
Machine tenders (machin
Cylinder press helpers, male. 1.480 1.850 37H
PORTLAND, OREG.
ists)—day work___________ 2.133 2.293 37H
Platen press feeders, male— 1.240 1.550 37H
37H
Machine tenders (machin
B ook and job
Cylinder press helpers, fe-_
ists)—night work_________ 2.213 2.373 37 H
1.280 1.600
male.. ___
Mailers—day work__________ 1.493 1.800 37 H
Platen press feeders, female . 1.130 1.410 37H Bindery women____________
37H Bookbinders __ .... .....
Pressmen, cylinder_____ _ _ 1.920 2. 400 37H
Mailers—night work________ 1.643 1.950 35
Compositors, hand...
Photoengravers—day work__ 2.373 2.587 37H
2-color cylinder presses _ _ 2 . 060 2. 540 37H
Photoengravers—night work— 2.506 2. 720 37 H
Electrotypers______________
Single-color offset presses__ 2.350 2. 440
Pressmen, web presses—day
Web presses ______ . . . 2.090 2. 570 37H Machine operators_____
37H Machine tenders (machinists).
w ork ........... .
2.000 2.000 37H
Pressmen, platen_____ ____ 1.830 2.310 37H
Mailers____________ _____
Rotogravure:
N e w sp a p e r
Pressmen _ . ...... 2. 267 2. 267 37H
P h nt.ofin ptaver s .
Journeymen____________ 2.124 2.124 37 H Compositors, hand—day work- 2.400 2. 533 37H Press assistants and feeders:
Pressmen, web presses—night
Compositors, hand—night
Cylinder presses_________
w ork
2.281 2.281 33% w ork
2. 506 2. 640 37H
Platen presses
Rotogravure:
Machine operators—day work. 2. 400 2.533 37% Pressmen, cylinder_________
P ressm en
............... 2.400 2.400 37H Machine operators—night
Offset
Journeymen___________ 2.247 2.247 37H
work______ __________ 2. 506 2.640 37% i Pressmen, platen___________
3 37H-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
1138-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
Jan.
2,
July 1, 1949
1948
1.133 1. 225 40
1.133 1.225 40
.780 .880 40
1 .1 1 0 1.2 10 40
1.230 1.330 40
1.000 1.10 0 40
1.789
1.895
1.789
1.895
.737
. 882
1.072
1. 283
1. 461
.737
.882
1.072
1. 283
1. 461
2. 027
2.108
1. 711
1.816
1. 711
1.816
1.200
2.000
2.000
2.186
2.000
2.000
2.066
2.400
1.600
1.348
2.000
2.000
1.933
1.947 ii 37%
2.053 ii 37%
1.947 ii 37%
2.053 ii 37%
.781 ii 40
.938 ii 40
1.144 ii 40
1.363 ii 40
1. 556 u 40
.781 ii 40
. 938 ii 40
1.144 ii 40
1.363 u 40
1. 556 ii 40
2. 027 37
2.108 37
1. 921 38
2 . 026 38
1. 921 38
2 . 026 38
1.333
2.400
2.400
2. 533
2.400
2.400
2.466
2.600
1.920
1.632
2.400
2.400
2. 333
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
27
T able 12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 8, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2 , July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
PORTLAND, OREG.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work. $2.483 $2. 572
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________ 2. 621 2. 710
Machine operators—day work. 2.483 2. 572
Machine operators—night
work____________________ 2. 621 2. 710
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 2.483 2. 572
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 2. 621 2. 710
Mailers—day work__________ 1.844 2. 347
Mailers—night work________ 1.967 2. 514
Photoengravers—day work__ 2.200 2. 620
Photoengravers—night work _, 2. 333 2. 753
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________ 1.947 2.420
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________ 2.121 2. 629
Pressmen - in - charge—day
work___________________ 2.047 2. 620
Pressmen - in - charge—night
work____________________ 2. 230 2. 843
Stereotypers—day work_____ 2.013 2.487
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.157 2. 664
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
B ook and job
Compositors, hand:
Agreement A____________
Agreement B ____________
Electrotypers______________
Machine operators__________
Machine tenders (machinists).
Photoengravers___________
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses__________
Platen presses____________
Pressmen, cylinder (all type
presses)_________________
Pressmen, platen (all type
presses)_________________
1.700
1.700
1.900
1.700
1.700
2. 267
1.350
1.275
1.550
1.550
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work,
Compositors, hand—night
work____________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work____________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work,.
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________
Pressmen - in - charge—day
work___________________
Pressmen - in - charge—night
work____________________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work___
READING, PA.
2.420
2.300
2.420
2. 300
2. 420
2. 227
2. 347
1. 946
2.000
2.080
2.133
2. 239
2. 285
B ook and job
1.733
Compositors, hand___
1.733
Machine operators----Machinist-operators,.
1.787
i 40-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
36H
36)4
36)4
36)4
36)4
36n
37)4
35
37)4
37)4
37)4
35
37)4
35
37)4
35
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
READING, PA.—Continued
B ook an d jo b — Continued
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder press assistants__ $1.630 $1.860
Platen press assistants____ 1.470 1.700
Paper cutters.__________ 1.570 1. 800
Assistant paper cutters____ 1.320 1 550
Pressmen, cylinder_______ 1.690 1.920
Pressmen, platen:
1 or 2 automatic presses___ 1.630 1.860
Hand-fed presses_________ 1.580 1.810
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work__ _ _ _ _ _ _
Machine operators—day work_
Machine operators—night
work _ _ _ _ _ _
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work___
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work. _
Pressmen, web presses—day
work_____ ________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work_________________
Pressmen-in-charge—day work.
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work________
Stereotypers—day work____
1.980 37)4 Stereotypers—night work___
1.'
36)4
RICHMOND, VA.
2. 200 40
1.980 37)4
B ook and job
1.980 37)4
2.400 37)4 Bindery women____________
Assistant supervisors______
1.540 1 37)4
Supervisors ___________
1.460 *37)4
Inspectors____ ____ ___
Feeders and helpers_______
1.925 *$7)4
Junior helpers_____ ____
1.925 137)4 Bookbinders:
Assistant operators (all de
partments) ____________
Cutting machines — ___
Lining up machine, adjust
ment and
2.420 37)4
Operators repairsgathering
and _ ______
casings__ _____________
2. 540 37)4
Stamping_______________
2.420 37)4
Stockkeepers ___ „ _
Compositors, hand_________
2. 540 37)4 Electrotypers. _ _ ___ _
2.420 37)4 Machine operators_____ _ _
Machine tenders (machin
ists) __
_ ___
2.540 37)4 Press assistants and feeders:
2.681 37)4
Cylinder, single press, 22.801 37)4
color, perfector__ _ __
Job assistants (feeders)____
2. 359 37)4
Rotary assistants_________
2. 412 37)4 Pressmen, cylinder:
Offset presses____________
Rotary, gravure or kidder,.
2.492 37)4
Single press, _ _________
2-color and perfector presses.
2.545 37)4 Pressmen, platen___________
2. 359 37)4
2.412 37)4
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work___________ _ ___
1.960 37)4
1.960 37)4 Machine tenders—(machin
ists)—day work---------------2.013 37)4
1.787
1.964
1.787
1.964
1.840
2.017
1.787
1.960
1.920
2.103
1.787
1.960
2.057
2. 257
2.057
2.257
2.107
2.314
2.053
2.257
2.187
2.400
2.053
2. 257
37)4
35
37)4
35
37)4
35
37)4
35
37)4
35
37)4
35
.775
.800
.850
.775
.725
.650
.805
.830
.880
.805
.755
.680
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.050
1.640
1.500
1.425
1. 550
1.525
1.500
1.875
1.500
1.500
1.125
1. 715
1. 575
1.500
1.625
1.600
1. 750
2.030
1.750
1.750
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.100
1.000
1.540
1.685
1.875
1.250
1.530
1.150
1.395
1.295
1.590
1.980
1.915
1.825
1.825
1.445
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.938
2.000
1.938
2.000
1.938
2.113
2. 213
2.113
2.213
2.113
40
40
40
40
40
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
RICHMOND, VA.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r —Continued
Machine tenders—(machin
ists)—night work_________ $2.000 $2.213
Photoengravers—day work__ 1.625 2.375
Photoengravers—night work,. 1.750 2. 500
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________ 1. 755 2.055
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____
_______ _ 1.820 2.143
Pressmen-in-charge—day work- 2.005 2.305
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work__ _ _ ________ 2.068 2.393
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.630 2.055
Stereotypers—night work____ 1.693 2.143
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
B ook an d job
Bindery women:
Agreement A____________ 1.063
Agreement B_____ ____ .930
Foreladies_____________ 1.020
Bookbinders:
Agreement A____________ 1.920
Agreement B ___________ 1.700
Foremen _____________ 1. 870
Compositors, hand:
Agreement A___________ 1.973
Agreement B ____________ 1.750
Machine operators:
Agreement A___________ 1.973
Agreement B ___ _ _. _ 1.750
Machine tenders (machinists):
Agreement A___________ 1.973
Agreement B ______ __ _ 1.750
Mailers______ ___________ 1.973
Photoengravers __ _ _ _ __ 2. 000
Press assistants and feeders:
Agreement A:
Cylinder press assistants._ 1.594
Platen press hand feeders— 1.354
Platen press automatic
helpers and assistants,, _ 1.577
Duplex press assistants, 1.482
Agreement B:
Vertical press assistants,
cylinder feeders_____ 1.380
Platen hand press feeders, 1.120
Pressmen, cylinder:
Agreement A: ____ ____
Duplex___
2.177
Offset___ ___________ 2.136
2 Kelly A or B, or vertical, 1.973
1 Kelly A or B, or vertical, 1.838
1 Kelly C______________ 1.906
Cylinder; Kelly No. 1 or 2, 1.973
Agreement B:
Journeymen___________ 1. 750
Vertical presses________ 1.600
Pressmen, platen:
Agreement A:
1 to 3 hand-fed__________ 1.838
2 automatics___________ 1.973
Agreement B :
4 hand-fed or 2 auto
matics_______________ 1.600
1, 2, or 3 hand__________ 1.440
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand-----night
work........ _
_____
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work __
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—day work_________
Mailers—night work________
1.973
2.106
1.973
2.106
1.973
2.106
1. 573
1.680
1. 200
1.090
1.199
2.133
2. 065
2. 272
2. 213
2.150
2. 213
2.150
2. 213
2.150
2.100
2.467
37)4
40
40
37)4
40
40
37)4
40
37)4
40
37)4
40
37)4
37)4
1.807
1.567
1.774
1.695
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
1. 695 40
1.385 40
2.391
2.350
2.187
2.187
2.119
2.187
2.150
1.970
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
40
40
2.051 37)4
2.187 37)4
1.970 40
1.770 40
2.320
2. 453
2.320
2.453
2.320
2.453
1.840
1.973
37)4
37 )4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
37)4
28
T a b l e 12.—
Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 citiesf January 2, 1948, and July 1 , 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2 July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
ROCHESTER, N. Y —Con.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
ST. LOUIS, MO.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r —Continued
B ook an d job
Newspaper—Continued
Photoengravers—day work... $2.240 $2. 706 37% Bindery women____________ $1.100 $1.110 37% Compositors, hand—night
w ork
Photoengravers—night work— 2.373 2.840 37% B o o k b in d e r s
1.900 2.020 37^
$2. 627 $2. 750 3614
Pressmen, web presses—day
Rulers and finishers______ 1.920 2.040 37% Machine operators—day work- 2. 469 2. 667 3 6 %
work______ __
1.973 2.320 37% Compositors, hand_________ 2.120 2. 240 3 7% Machine operators—night
E leo tro t.v p ers . _
w ork
Pressmen, web presses—night
1. 960 2. 210 i 37 %
2. 627 2. 750 36%
work_____________ ___ 2.107 2.453 37% Machine”operators__________ 2.120 2.240 37% Machine tenders (machin
Pressmen-in-charge—day work 2.107 2.453 37H Machine tenders (machinists). 2.120 2.240 37%
ists)—day work__________ 2.469 2. 667 36%
Pressmen-in-charge—night
Mailers___________________ 2.060 2.166
Machine tenders (machin
is ts ! —n ig h t w o r k
work______ _ ______ 2.240 2. 587 37% Photoengravers _______ 2.160 2.400 37 Vi
37^
2. 627 2. 750 36 %
Stereotypers—day work.......... 1.973 2.320 37% Press assistants and feeders:
Mailers—day work__________ 2.100 2.167 3 7 %
Stereotyped—night work------ 2.107 2.453 37%
Mailers—night work________ 2. 271 2.343 35
Cylinder presses, 27 x 41 in.
or larger___
____ 1.700 1.800 37Y i Photoengravers— day work... 2. 587 2.707 3 7 %
Small cylinder presses_____ 1.450 1.530 37 % Photoengravers— night work— 2.747 2.867 3 7 %
ROCK ISLAND (ILL.)
Platen presses _ _________ 1.100 1.160 37% Pressmen, web presses—day
DISTRICT 12
w o r k __
Rotary, web presses______ 1. 900 2. 010 37%
2.280 2.400 3 7 %
Pressmen, web presses—night
Pressmen, cylinder:
Book an d job
w ork .
1 5-color, 1 4-color_____ _ 2. 250 2. 380 37%
2.467 2. 591 35
Pressmen-in-charge — day
1 single-roll rotary, 1 2-roll
Compositors, hand_________ 1.750 1.850 40
w o r k ___
rotary____________ ____ 2. 200 2.330 37%
2.467 2. 587 3 7 %
Electrotypers. _ _ ________ 1.760 1.960 40
Second men on 5-color: secPressmen-in-charge—nigh t
Machine operators_________ 1.750 1.850 40
ond men on 2-roll rotary;
work_____ ___ ___ _ _ 2. 662 2. 791 35
Machinist-operators_______ 1.800 1.900 40
Stereotypers— day work_____ 2. 093 2.400 3 7 %
1 2-color less than 68 in.;
Photoengravers__________ 1.875 2.184 1 38^4
1 rotogravure, sheet-fed,
Stereotypers— night work____ 2. 263 2. 591 35
Press assistants and feeders:
single-color; 119 x 28 in. to
Automatic job cylinder
24 x 35 in., without assistST. PAUL, MINN.
presses under 17 x 22 in___ (2) 1.190 40
ants; all makes of autoCylinder p r e s s e s ____ 1.320 1.440 40
matics printing from cylinB ook an d job
Platen or offset presses___ (2) 1.090 40
der up to 68 in.; 1 auto
Rotary presses___________ (2) 1.620 40
matic 17 x 22 in. to 68 in.
Bindery women:
and 2 platen____________ 2.100 2. 220 37 %
Agreement A____________ .900 1.075 37%
Pressmen:
Agreement B:
1 2-color 68 in. and over, 1
Cylinder presses:
double cvlinder perfecting. 2.140 2.260 37%
Finishers and miscellane
Cylinder, 17 x 22 in. or
ous_________________ 1.015 1.075 3 7 %
1 2-color Claybourn_______ 2.160 2. 290 37 %
over; Cox Duplex and
Foreladies_____________ 1.175 1.285 3 7 %
Hand-fed equipment:
roll-fed magazine______ 1. 660 1.800 40
Bookbinders:
1 cylinder, 24 x 36 in. or
Two-color cylinder______ (2) 1.870 40
Ag r e e m en t A __
less __ _____ __ 1.840 1.950 37%
1.700 2. 220 %
Automatic job cylinder,
Agreement B........................ 1.738 2. 220 3 7 %
2 cylinder, 24 x 36 in. or
37
under 17 x 22 in_______ (2) 1.760 40
Agreement C__________ _ 2. 000 2. 220 3 7 %
less; 1 cylinder, 24 x 36
Offset presses:
Compositors, hand:
in. or less and 1 or 2
Agreement A .. _________ 1.867 2. 350 3 7 %
platen__ ___ __ _
2.030 37%
17 x 22 in. and including
Agreement B__ _______ 1.867 2. 370 3 7 %
1 cylinder, 25 x 28 in. or (2)
22 x 29 in_____________ (2) 1.540 40
Electrotypers _ _ _
larger and less than 68
2.050 2.560 3 7 %
1 or 2 (including Multiin. _ --------------------- (?) 2. 030 37% Machine operators:
lith and Davidson
Agreement A______ __ 1.867 2. 350 3 7 %
1 cylinder, 25 x 38 in. or
duplicator machines) 14
Agreement B __ _ _
larger and less than 68
1.867 2.370 3 7 %
x 20 in___________ __
1.440 40
in. and 1 or 2 platen____ 2.020 2.140 3 7% Machine tenders (machinists):
1 or 2 (including Multi- (2)
Agreement A____________ 1.867 2. 350 3 7 %
Vertical equipment:
lith and Davidson
Agreement B___ _ _ __ _ 1.867 2. 370 37 %
All automatics printing
duplicator machines) 12
Mailers___ ________ __ 1.870 2.120 37 %
from cylinder less than
x 18 in. and under_____ (2) 1.250 40
Photoengravers:
17 x 22 in., 2 presses: 1
Platen presses:
automatic cylinder: less
Agreement A------------1.706 2.400 3 7 %
Two automatic-fed______ 1.430 1.560 40
than 17 x 22 in. and 2
Agreement B_________ __ 2.133 2. 670 3 7 %
More than two automatichand-feed platens......... 1.970 2.080 37% Press assistants and feeders:
fed__________________ (2) 1.590 40
Offset presses:
Agreement A:
Two hand-fed. ________ (2) 1.500 40
Cylinder feeders____
Multilith: 14 x 19 in____
1.830 37%
1. 520 1.950 3 7 %
More than two hand-fed.. (2) 1.530 40
Kelly A or Miehle assist
17x22; 19 x 25; 22 x 28; 22 x (2)
34 in_______ ______ _ (2) 2.222 37%
ants____ _______ __ 1. 248 1. 570 3 7 %
Platen feeders__________ 1.069 1.390 3 7 %
28 x 42; 36 x 48; 38 x 52;
N e w sp a p er
Agreement B:
web-fed; 22 x 34 in.;
rotary------ ----------- (2) 2. 284 37%
Cylinder, perfecting, web,
Compositors, hand—dav work. 1.961 2.142 38 /
4-color press feeders.. _ 1. 520 1.960 3 7 %
42 x 56; 42 x 58 in________ (?) 2.362 37%
Compositors, hand—night work. 2.090 2.271 38%
Platen, Carver, or Waite
44 x 64; 44 x 68; 46 x 88 in.;
Machine operators—dav work. 1.961 2.142 38%
web-fed 35x52 in ____ (2) 2.453 37%
feeders. _ _ __ _ _ 1. 240 1.340 3 7 %
Machine operators—night work. 2.090 2. 271 38%
2-color, 47x59:26x40 in__ (2) 2. 686 3 7 %
Harris imprint, Kelly A
Machine tenders (machin
or B, or vertical Miehle
Rotary, 2-color_________ (2) 2. 596 37%
ists)—day work__________ 2.090 2.271 38%
Pressmen, platen:
assistants____________ (2) 1.600 3 7 %
Machine tenders (machin
1 or 2, hand-feed__________ 1.730 1.830 37% Pressmen:
ists)—night work________ 2. 219 2.348 38%
3 or 4, hand-feed; 2 auto
Agreement A:
Pressmen, web presses—day
matics or 2 automatics
Cylinder presses:
work___________________ 1.961 2.141 38%
1 or 2 single cylinder;
and 1 hand-feed;1 coupon,
Pressmen, web presses—night
42 in___
__________ 1.870 1.980 3 7%
1 cylinder and 1platen;
work_______________ — 2.013 2.193 38%
1 coupon, 28 in__________ 1.800 1.900 37H
1 Kelly_______ ___ 1.866 2. 350 3 7 %
P ressm en-in -charge—day
2-color double enders__ 1. 966 2. 450 3 7 %
1 New Era______________ 1.970 2. 080 3 7%
work____________________ 2.116 2. 297 3824
Platen presses:
Pressm en-in -charge—night
N e w sp a p er
1 platen or Osterlind__ 1.376 1.720 3 7 %
work____________________ 2.168 2.348 3824
2 platen or 2 Osterlinds— 1.520 1.950 3 7 %
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.960 2.142' 38%
3 platen_____________ 1.6441 2.080 3 7 %
Stereotypers—night work____ 2.0901 2.271 38% Compositors, hand—day work. 2. 469 2. 667 36M 1'
12 Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa.
i 40-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
2 Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
29
T a b l e 12.— Union
scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
ST. PAUL, M INN—Con.
B ook an d job —Continued
Pressmen—Continued
Agreement A—Continued
Other presses:
Any two of the following
or any one of the
following and one
platen:
Kelly, Miehle, Verti
cal, Simplex, Hori
zontal; or Miller
High-Speed_______ $1. 866 $2.350
Rotary presses_________ 1. 966 2.450
Agreement B:
Cylinder presses:
1 single cylinder; 2 single
cylinders; 1 single cyl
inder and 1 platen___ 1.866 2.350
2-color and double enders___ ________ 1.966 2. 450
4-color playing card---- 2.300 2.550
Platen and Carver presses:
1 platen or 1 Carver___ 1.550 1.700
2 platen or 2 Carvers___ 1.670 1.850
3 platen or 3 Carvers ... 1.800 2.000
4 platen or 4 Carvers. 1. 950 2.150
Pressmen-in-charge of
more than 4 platen
or 4 Carvers________ 2.150 2.350
Other presses:
Any 1 of the following
and one platen:
Kelly, Miehle, Verti
cal, Horizontal, or
Miller High-Speed. . 1.860 2.350
Gravure presses:
Waite; Harris________ 1. 866 2.350
Perfecting or web press
double enders_____ _ 1.966 2.450
4-color_______________ 2.300 2. 550
2.300
2. 470
2.300
2. 470
2.300
2. 470
1.800
1.935
2. 300
2. 470
1.920
2. 064
1.933
2.077
1.920
2. 064
B ook and job
2. 550
2.740
2. 550
2.740
2. 550
2. 740
2. 050
2. 200
2. 510
2.698
2.220
2. 380
2.240
2. 400
2.330
2. 500
35
35
35
35
35
35
8 37^
837^
137^
137^
137^
137)6.
*37^
137^
137^
137^
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.—Continued
B ook an d jo b —Continued
Pressmen, cylinder—Con.
36% Manifold________________ $2. 413 $2. 580
Pressmen, platen---------------- 2.320 2.480
36%
N e w sp a p er
36%
38% Compositors, hand—day work.. 2.173 2. 597
38% Compositors, hand—night
work___________________ 2.306 2.731
40
40 Machine operators—day work. 2.173 2. 597
Machine operators—night
37% work____________________ 2.306 2.731
Machine tenders (machin
37% ists)—day work__________ 2.173 2. 597
Machine tenders (machin
37% ists)—night work_________ 2.306 2.731
Mailers—day work_________ 1.897 2.321
37% Mailers—night work________ 2. 030 2. 455
40 Photoengravers—day work... 2. 247 2. 671
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.380 2. 804
40
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________ 2.067 2. 491
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________ 2.200 2. 624
Pressmen-in-charge—day
work___________________
40 Pressmen-in-charge—night 2. 273 2.740
40
work____________________ 2. 420 2.886
40
Stereotypers—day work-------- 2.056 2. 480
40
Stereotypers—night work----- 2.190 2. 613
40
40
SAVANNAH, GA.
40
40
40
40
40
40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work __ _ ... .
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work________
Photoengravers—day work...
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work_______ _ __
Pressmen, web presses—night
work______ ___
Pressmen-i n-c h a r g e — day
work__ ___________
Pressmen-i n-charge—n igh t
work. _________________
Stereotypers—day work__
Stereotypers—night work___
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
37%
37^
37%
37%
37%
37%
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
B ook and job
Compositors, hand_________
Machine operators__________
Machine tenders (machinists) _
Pressmen, cylinder_________
Pressmen, platen----------------
1.500
1.500
1.500
1.450
1.350
1.700
1.700
1. 700
1.550
1. 550
40
40
40
40
40
1.920
2. 027
1.920
2. 027
1.920
2.027
1.680
1.787
2. 027
2.133
1. 680
1.786
2.053
2.160
2.053
2.160
2.107
2.160
2. 053
2.160
2. 400
2. 507
2. 053
2.160
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
.960
1.693
1.640
1.920
1.950
1.920
2. 000
1.125
1.867
1.547
1. 599
1.252
1.080
1.907
1. 840
2.200
2.120
2.200
2. 280
1.225
2. 067
1.747
1.799
1.416
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
40
37%
37%
37 %
37%
N e w sp a p er
2. 026
2.133
2.026
2.133
2. 026
2.133
1.750
1.875
1.856
1.856
2.106
2.106
1.825
1.888
2.226
2.360
2. 226
2.360
2.226
2.360
2.250
2.400
2.000
2.125
2.250
2.375
2. 000
2.125
1.386
2. 413
2. 413
2.266
2. 413
2. 022
1.933
1.900
1.507
2.413
1.795
Bindery women____________
Bookbinders:
1.453 37% Machine workers_________
2. 580 37% Bench workers___________
2. 580 37% Compositors, hand_________
2.533 37% Electrotypers______________
2. 580 37% Machine operators__________
2. 469 37% Machinist-operators_______
2.666 37% Mailers___________________
Photoengravers____________
2.027 37% Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses__________
1.600 37%
2. 580 37% 2-color or perfector presses..
1.920 37% Platen presses____________
83824-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work____________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work---------------Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________
Pressmen-in-charge—day work .
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work___________________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work___
SCRANTON, PA.
B ook an d job
B ook an d job
Bindery women----- --------Bookbinders____________—
Compositors, hand________ 1.750 1.875 40
Compositors, hand_________
Machine operators__________ 1.750 1.875 40
Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.700 1.875 40 Electrotypers______________
Pressmen, platen___________ 1.700 1.700 40 Machine operators__________
Mailers----- -------------------Photoengravers___ _____
N e w sp a p er
Press assistants and feeders:
Compositors, hand—day work. 2.069 2.300 36% Cylinder presses-------------Platen presses___________
Compositors, hand—night
work___ ____ _______ 2.168 2.400 36% Pressmen, cylinder_________
Machine operators—day work. 2.069 2.300 36% Friel____________________
*40-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—
Continued
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Machine operators—night
work____________________ $2.168 $2.400
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________ 2.069 2.300
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 2.168 2.400
Mailers—day work_________ 1. 564 1.901
Mailers—night work________ 1.626 1.965
Photoengravers—day work__ 1.970 2.125
37^ Photoengravers—night work__ 2.095 2.250
37^ Pressmen, web presses—day 1.833 2.123
work____________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____________________ 1.900 2.200
Pressmen-in-charge —day
work____________________ 1.966 2. 257
37^ Pressmen-in- charge—n ig h t
work______ ___________ 2.033 2.333
37^ Stereotypers—day work____ 1.745 2.160
37^ Stereotypers—night work___ 1.808 2.233
37H
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
37^
37^
B ook an d job
3 7 ft
Bindery women___________ .750 .875
1.500
37^ Bookbinders. ____ ____ 1.650 1.750
Foremen________________
1.900
Compositors, hand_________ 1.900 2.125
1.900 2.125
Machine operators_____
Machine tenders (machinists). 1.900 2.125
Photoengravers—day work. _. 1.750 2. 250
Press assistants and feeders:
37^
Cylinder assistants........ ...... 1.000 1.250
Platen assistants_________ .750 1.000
1.500 1.750
37^ Pressmen, cylinder_________ 1.844 2. 094
Web pressmen___________
37^ Pressmen, platen___________ 1.350 1.600
37^
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work..................
...........
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work.
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work.
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work___
Mailers—day work
Mailers—night work___ _ _
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work_____ _
.
Pressmen, web presses—night
work. ... _ .
_
Pressmen-in-charge—day work.
Pressmen-in-charge — night
work____ ____________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work____
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
30
T a b l e 12.—
Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
S C R A N T O N , P A .— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
B ook
SEA TT LE, W A SH .
Bindery women___________
Bookbinders_______________
Compositors, hand
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses
Platen presses__________
Pressmen, cvlinder______
Pressmen, platen__________
N e w sp a p er
Com positors, hand—day
work____ __________ $1.733 $1,947
40
40 Machine operators—day work. 1.733 1.947
40 Machine tenders (machin
37**
ists)—day work- _ _ ___ 1.733 1.947
Photoengravers—day work._. 1.867 2.080
40
Photoengravers—night work.. 2.000 2. 213
40
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____
______
1.733 1.947
40
Pressmen, web presses—night
40
work__ _ _ _ _ ___ 1.840 2.053
Pressmen-in-charge—day
work__ ________ _ _ 1.867 2.080
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work____________________ 1. 973 2.187
38%
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
38%
3834
38%
38%
38%
40
B ook and jo b
Book and job
Bindery women__________ 1.220 1.428
Bookbinders_____________ 2.143 2. 571
Compositors, hand________ 2.143 2.714
Electrotypers____________ 2.286 2.714
Machinist-operators_______ 2.143 2. 785
Mailers__________________ 2.136 2. 657
Photoengravers.__________ 2.792 2.792
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder presses________ . 1.700 2. 040
Platen presses__________ 1.414 1.697
Pressmen, cylinder_______ 2.143 2. 571
Offset presses__________ . 2.143 2.571
Pressmen, platen_________ 1. 971 2.366
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
N e w sp a p er
1.000
1.875
1.875
1.438
1.400
1.875
1.875
1.250
2.250
2.250
1.725
1.680
2.250
2. 250
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
SPRINGFIELD, MASS—
Continued
S O U T H B E N D , I N D .—
Continued
and job—Continued
B ook an d job —Continued
Pressmen, cylinder:
2-color or perfector presses- $1. 989 $2. 215 37** Compositors, hand________ $1.950 $2.100
1 or 2 presses____________ 1. 883 2.109 37** Electrotypers______________ 2.000 2.240
Machine operators_________ 1.950 2.100
Pressmen, platen:
1 to 3 presses, hand-fed___ 1.599 1.799 37** Photoengravers____ _ __ 2.000 2.160
Press assistants and feeders... 1.570 1.720
Pressmen, cylinder:
N e w sp a p e r
Presses, 40 in. and over____ 1.820 1.970
Presses under 40 in
1.770 1.920
Compositors, hand—day work. 2. 051 2.308 39
Pressmen, platen___________ 1.770 1.920
Compositors, hand—n igh t
work____________________ 2.128 2.385 39
N e w sp a p er
Machine operators—day work. 2.051 2.308 39
Machine operators—night
Compositors, hand—day
work____________________ 2.128 2.385 39
work __ ______________ 2.150 2.290
Mailers—day work_________ 1.172 1.813 35
Compositors, hand—night
Mailers—night work________ 1.222 1.863 35
work___________________ 2. 265 2. 405
Photoengravers—night work— 2.177 2.817 1335
Machine operators—day work. 2.150 2.290
Pressmen, web presses—day
work____________________ 1.936 2.192 40 Machine operators—night
work______________
2.265 2.405
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________ 2.241 2. 534 35 Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work_____ ___ 2.150 2.290
P ressm en -in -charge—day
work___________________ 2.061 2.567 40 Machine tenders (machin
ists—night work_________ 2.265 2.405
P ressmen-in-charge—night
work___________________ 2.384 2. 963 35
Stereotypers—day work
1.975 2.113
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.976 2.234 40
SPO K A N E, W A SH .
Stereotypers—night work___ 2.260 2.553 35
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, Jul? 1, 1949
1948
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
B ook and jo b
Bindery women____________
Bookbinders_______________
Compositors, hand_________
Electrotypers. ___________
Machine operators__________
Machinist-operators______
Machine tenders (machinists).
Mailers____________________
Photoengravers_________ __
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder assistants_______
Platen assistants_________
Pressmen, cylinder; offset
pressmen________________
Pressmen, platen___________
.880
1.400
1.973
1.500
1.973
2.040
1.973
(2)
1.706
1.275
1.050
1.700
1.450
.880
1.500
2. 293
1.800
2. 293
2.360
2. 293
1.188
2.346
1.475
1.250
1.900
1.650
40
40
37**
40
37**
37**
37**
40
137**
40
40
40
40
1.973
2.080
1.973
2.040
2.080
1.973
2.080
1.573
1.680
2.240
2.373
2.107
2. 257
2.273
2.436
1.867
2.000
2.320
2.427
2.320
2. 427
2.427
2.320
2.427
1.867
1.973
2.467
2.600
2.213
2.371
2.380
2. 550
2. 213
2.371
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
35
37**
35
37**
35
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day workCompositors, hand—night
work________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machinist-operators_____
Machine operators—night work.
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work ___ ______
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—day work_________
Mailers—night work________
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___ ___________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work____ _________
Pressmen-in-charge—day work.
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work___________________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereo typers—night work____
TOLEDO, OHIO
Compositors, hand—day
w ork
2.000 2.493 37**
Compositors, hand—night
work___ _ _________ 2.133 2. 627 37**
Machine operators—day work. 2.000 2.493 37**
N e w sp a p er
Machine operators—night
work___ ___________ 2.133 2. 627 37**
Compositors, hand—daywork . 2.193 2.714 35 Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work____ ___ 2.000 2.493 37**
Compositors, h a n d—n i g h t
work___________________ . 2.336 2.857 35 Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________ 2.133 2. 627 37**
Machine operators—day work.. 2.193 2. 714 35
Mailers—day work_________ 1.720 2. 058 40
Machine operators—night
work___________________ 2.336 2.857 35 Mailers—night work ___
1.836 2.174 40
Pressmen, web presses—day
Machine tenders (machin
w ork
ists)—day work__________ 2.193 2. 714 35
1.886 2.247 37**
Machine tenders (machin
Pressmen, web presses—night
work________ ______ ___ 2.020 2.380 37**
ists)—night work_________ 2.336 2.857 35
Mailers—day work_________ . 1.860 2.347 37** Pressmen-in-charge—day
w ork
Mailers—night work________ 1. 993 2. 514 35
2.020 2.380 37**
Photoengravers—day work.... 2.587 2.700 37** Pressmen-in-charge—night
work______________ ... 2.153 2.513 37**
Photoengravers—night work... 2.720 2.833 37**
Stereotypers—day work__ 1.933 2.427 40
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________ 2.047 2. 533 37** S te r e o tv p e r s— n ig h t w o rk
2.066 2. 560 40
Pressmen, web presses—night
B ook and job
work___________________ . 2.193 2.714 35
S P R IN G F IE L D , M A S S .
P ressm en -in -charge—day
work___________________ . 2.180 2. 667 37**
Bindery women.__________ 1.150 1.200
B ook an d jo b
Bookbinders _____________ 1.800 1.910
P ressmen-in-charge—night
Bindery women___________ .853 1.000 37** Compositors, hand:
work________________
2.336 2.857 35
2.193 2. 714: 35 Bookbinders ..
1.733 1. 947 37**
Stereotypers—day work..
Agreement A____________ 2.065 2.065
Compositors, hand________ 1.733 1.947 37**
2.336i 2.857 35
Stereotypers—night work
Agreement B____________ 1.950 2.060
Electrotypers_______ ______ 2.000 2.300 40
Electrotypers_____________ 1.750 2.188
Machine operators_________ 1.733 1.947 37** Machine operators:
SO U T H B E N D , IN D .
Machine tenders (machin
Agreement A____________ 2.065 2.065
ists) _____ ____________ 1.733 1.947 37**
B ook an d jo b
Agreement B____________ 1.950 2.060
Photoengravers__________ 1.867 2.080i 37** Mailers___________ _______ 2.120 2.320
Bindery women.
1.020 1.100i 40
Press assistants and feeders.._ 1.067 1.387’ 37** Photoengravers
2.000 2.227
Bookbinders____
. 1.900 1.970i 40
Pressmen, cylinder and rotary.. 1.52Cl 1.947' 37** Press assistants and feeders. . 1.675 1.785i
140-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
2 Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2,1948.
w 36-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
37**
40
40
38%
40
40
38%
40
37**
37**
40
31
T a b l e 12 .— Union
scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
TOLEDO. OHIO—Con.
B ook an d jo b —Continued
Pressmen, cylinder or auto
matic job presses _ .r
$1.950 $2.060 40
Pressmen, platen:
1 or 2 presses_____________ 1.825 1.935 40
3 presses________________ 1.875 1.985 40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work______ ___________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night work.
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—day work______ . .. .
Mailers—night work________
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work:
Agreement A_________
Agreement B_____ ____
Pressmen, web presses—night
work:
Agreement A____________
Agreement B____________
Pressmen-in-charge—day
work:
Agreement A____________
Assistant pressmen-incharge_______________
Agreement B ___ _______
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work:
Agreement A____________
Assistant pressmen-incharge_______________
Agreement B____________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work___
WASHINGTON, D. C.
2.280
2.440
2.280
2.440
2. 280
2.440
1.973
2.120
2.320
2.453
2.480
2.640
2. 480
2.640
2.480
2.640
2.177
2.320
2. 720
2.880
37%
37%
37%
37 %
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
2.180 2.380 37%
2.273 2. 473 37%
2.327 2. 527 37%
2.507 2.721 35
2.327 2.527 37%
2.253 2.453 37%
2. 553 2. 753 37%
2.673
2.600
3.021
2.413
2.560
37%
37%
35
37%
37%
Bindery women____________ .900 1.000
Bookbinders---------------------- 1.750 2.125
Compositors, hand________ 2.107 2. 360
Electrotypers______________ 2.260 2.500
Machine operators__________ 2.107 2. 360
Machine tenders (machinists). 2.107 2. 360
Mailers____
___________ 1.750 2.000
Photoengravers __________ 2.346 2.507
Press assistants and feeders:
Platen, junior___ _____ 1.225 1.550
Cylinder, offset, and web___ 1.495 1.820
Perfector, 2-color, and
U. P. M_______________ 1.520 1.845
4-color McKee and U. P. M.
(1 assistant to 2 presses) __ 1.608 1.933
5-color McKee____________ 1.733 2.058
Web color with color attach
ments_________________ 1.570 1.895
Pressmen, cylinder presses:
Job automatic cylinder, 1 or
2 hand- or auto-fed (not
over 65 in.), flat-bed cy
linder (over 65 in.)______ 1.783 2.280
5-color Cottrell McKee
(running 4 colors)_______ 2. 361 2.736
2-color sheet-fed Cottrell___ 1.830 2.430
U. P. M. rotary or offset
(over 42 in.)_______ ___ 1.995 2.445
Perfector or 2-color, offset
(24 to 42 in.)___________ 1.930 2.380
Pressmen, platen presses:
1, 2, or 3 hand-fed_______ 1.605 2.0551
1 40-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
40
40
37%
38
37%
37%
40
37%
40
40
40
40
40
40
2.460
2.400
2.807
2.213
2. 360
B ook an d job
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
WASHINGTON, D. C.—
Continued
B ook a n d jo b —Continued
Pressmen, platen presses—
Continued
1 or 2 hand-fed and 1 auto
matic_________________ $1.680 $2.130 40
2 automatic and 1 hand-fed. _ 1.743 2.193 40
N e w sp a p er
Compositors, hand—day work.
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work___________________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work__________
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work_________
Mailers—day work-------------Mailers—night work________
Photoengravers—day work__
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________
Press men-in-charge—day
work___________________
Pressmen-in-charge—night
work___________________
Stereotypers—day work_____
Stereotypers—night work___
WICHITA, KANS.
B ook an d job
Bindery women___________
Bookbinders______________
Compositors, hand_________
Machine operators__________
Photoengravers____________
Press assistants and feeders:
Cylinder________________
Platen—1 or 2 hand-fed___
Pressmen:
1 or 2 cylinder 2-color or 1
perfecting press_________
1 or 2 cylinder; 1 cylinder
and 1 or 2 hand-fed platen;
3 platen presses_______
Offset presses____________
N e w sp a p e r
2.429
2. 571
2.429
2. 571
2.429
2. 571
1.500
1.550
2. 513
2.821
1.896
1.996
2. 026
2.129
2.096
2.462
2.600
2.743
2.600
2.743
2.600
2.743
1.910
1.961
2. 673
2.993
2. 348
2.451
2. 554
2. 658
2. 256
2.646
35
35
35
35
35
35
!38 H
i 38%
37%
35
3 36%
3 36%
3 36%
3 36%
37%
32%
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
pei per per
hour hour week
WICHITA, KANS.—Con.
N e w sp a p e r— Continued
Pressmen - in - charge—night
work_____
______ $1.838 $2.107 137%
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1. 550 2.053 137%
Stereotypers—night work---- 1.625 2.113 137%
WORCESTER, MASS.
B ook an d job
Compositors, hand_________
Electrotypers __ ----------Machine operators_________
Photoengravers ----------Pressmen, cylinder-------------Pressmen, platen___________
1.600
1.900
1.600
1.700
1.750
1.375
1.733
2.200
1.733
2.125
1. 750
1.375
37%
40
37%
40
40
40
1.867
1. 973
1.867
1.973
1.867
1.973
2.080
2.240
1.800
2. 057
1.893
2. 029
2.293 37%
2.400 37%
2.293 37%
2.400 37%
2.293 37%
2.400 37%
2.347 r 37%
2. 507 37%
2.050 40
2.343 35
2.160 37%
2.314 35
.850
1.450
1. 650
1.550
1.700
1.590
1.700
1.475
1. 545
1. 765
1.815
1.765
1.025
1.800
2. 000
1.900
1. 850
1.940
1.850
1. 645
1.695
1.915
1.965
1.915
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—day work_
Compositors, hand—night
work__ ______
Machine operators—day work.
Machine operators—night
work___ _
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work______
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work...
Photoengravers—day work...
Photoengravers—night work..
Pressmen, web presses—day
work_____ . . . ...
Pressmen, web presses—night
work __________________
Stereotypers—day work____
Stereotypers—night work___
1.025 1.120 137%
YORK, PA.
1.779 2.034 137%
1.875 2.130 137%
B ook an d job
1.875 2.130 137%
1.875 2.400 137%
Bindery women----------------1. 542 1.740 137% Bookbinders. . -------- .
1.262 1.370 137% Working foremen_________
Assistant foremen__ _
Compositors, hand__ .
1.602 1.820 137% Electrotypers _ _ — -----Machine operators...
Press assistants and feeders.
Perfector press assistants__
1.815 2.070 137%
(2) 2. 070 137% Pressmen, cylinder___
Perfector presses...
Pressmen, platen___
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—daywork. 1.875 2.133 137%
Compositors, hand—day work. 1.776 1.960
Compositors, hand—night
work___________________ 2.000 2.267 137% Compositors, hand—night
Machine operators—day work. 1.875 2.133 137% work...
1.869 2. 053
Machine operators—night
Machine operators—day work. 1. 776 1.960
work___________________ 2.000 2. 267 137% Machine operators—night
Machine tenders (machin
1.869 2. 053
work.
ists)—day work__________ 2.125 2. 213 137% Pressmen, web presses—day
Machine tenders (machin
work:
ists)—night work________ 2.250 2.346 137% Agreement A . __ ---------- 1.780 1.960
1.776 1.776
Mailers—day work_________ 1.375 1.600 137% Agreement B_._
Mailers—night work................ 1.438 1.666 137% Pressmen, web presses—night
work _ __
---1.880 1.880
Photoengravers:
Stereotypers—day work_____ 1.780 1.960
Agreement A:
Daywork_____________ 1.875 2. 400 137% Stereotypers—night work___ 1.873 2.053
Nightwork____________ 2.000 2.533 137%
40
Agreement B:
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Day work_____________ (2) 2.375 40
40
N ight work____________ (2) 2. 500 40
Book an d job
40
Pressmen, web presses—day
work___________________ 1.725 1. 973 137% Bindery women____________ .800 .850
40
Bookbinders
____
1.610 1.770
Pressmen, web presses—night
work___________________ 1.775 2.040 137% Compositors, hand_______ 1.910 2.070
40
Pressmen - in - charge—day
Machine operators_____ — 1.910 2.070
work____________________ 1.788 2.040 137% Photoengravers---- -------- 2.133 2.133
40
337%-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
2 Information not available for rate and hours on Jan. 2, 1948.
Infor
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
40
40
40
40
37%
32
T able 12. — Union scales of wages and hours in the printing trades in 77 cities, January 2, 1948, and July 1, 1949— Con.
Trade or occupation
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
Trade or occupation
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO—
Continued
B ook a n d jo b —Continued
Press assistants and feeders:
Assistants_______________ $1. 250 $1.410
Feeders_________________ .850 .900
Pressmen:
Cylinder presses_________ 1.840 2. 000
Offset and 2-color presses__ 1.898 2. 058
Platen presses____________ 1.840 2. 000
Rotary web presses_______ 1.910 2. 000
40
40
40
40
40
40
N e w sp a p e r
Compositors, hand—daywork. 2.130 2.293
zm
Trade or occupation
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO—
Continued
N e w sp a p e r —Continued
Compositors, hand—night
work__ _ ___
$2. 230 $2. 413
Machine operators—day work. 2.130 2. 293
Machine operators—night
work__ ____
2. 230 2. 413
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—day work _
2.130 2. 293
Machine tenders (machin
ists)—night work______ 2. 230 2. 413
Mailers—day work _ _
1. 605 1. 730
Mailers—night work __
1. 705 1. 830
Photoengravers—day work... 2.133 2.133
Summary Tabulations, January 2, 1948
Inasmuch as no bulletin was published for the
January 1948 survey of union scales in the print
ing industry, summary tabulations presenting de
tailed information were unavailable for general
distribution. To permit comparison with the
present or previous surveys, the following January
1948 summary tabulations are presented in this
bulletin.
Table 13—Percent increases in union wage rates
and percent of union printing trades
workers affected, July 1, 1946, to
January 2, 1948.
37^
37^
37^
37^
Z7H
40
40
37^
Jan.
2, July 1., 1949
1948
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
Rate Rate Hours
per per per
hour hour week
1 40-hour week on Jan. 2,1948.
Jan.
2, July 1, 1949
1948
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO—
Continued
N e w sp a p e r —Continued
Photoengravers—night work. _ $2.133 $2.133
Pressmen, web presses—day
work__
1.776 2.126
Pressmen, web presses—night
work _ _ _ _ _
2.101 2.501
Pressmen - in- charge — day
work _ _
_ _ 1.913 2. 263
Pressmen - in - charge—n i g h t
work _ _ _
2. 257 2. 657
Stereotypers—day work
2.039 2.240
Stereotypers—night work___ 2.163 2.346
37^
40
35
40
35
137^
637^
838%-hour week on Jan. 2, 1948.
Table 14—Distribution of union nembers in
printing trades, by hourly wage
rates and by trade, January 2, 1948.
Table 15—Increases in union wage rates in the
printing trades, by city and industry
branch, July 1, 1946, to January 2,
1948.
Table 16—Average union hourly wage rates in
the printing trades, by city and pop
ulation group, January 2, 1948.
Table 17—Distribution of union members in
the printing trades, by straight-time
weekly hours, January 2, 1948.
33
T a b l e 13.—Percent
increases in union wage rates and percent of union printing trades workers affected, July 1, 1946, to
January 2, 1948
Percent of union printing trade workers receiving increases ofPercent of
workers affected by—
Trade
Under 5 and 10and 15and 20 and 25 and 30and 35 and 40 and 45 and 50 and 55 and 60and 65 per
and
In per 10 per 15 per 20 per under 30 per 35 per under 45 per under 55 per under under cent
No crease 5cent under under under 25 per under under 40 per under 50 per under 60 per 65 per over
change
cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent
All printing trades------------------- 0.1 99.9 0.5 1.2 3.6 13.6 28.3 14.5 15.6 8.9 7.9 3.7 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.1
.1 99.9 .7 1.2 2.4 11.8 30.3 15.9 15.2 6.9 8.0 5.1 2.1 .1 .2
.1
Book and job_____________ _
Bindery women
2 .5 2.3 8.3 27. 2 7.5 12.6 4.8 5.4 8.4
0) 100.0
0)
(!) 100.0 ..3 1.4 3.5 14.8 30.9 9.9 22.7 9.9 15.2 10.4 3.8
Bookbinders__
0).9
Compositors, hand....
.1 99.9
.1
.4 9.6 21.0 38.3 6.7 6.5 10.4 4.7 1.4
12.8 5.7
Electrotypers__ _ _
.3
100.0 1.5 .3 2.6 58 2 53.3 17.4 6.5 6.7 5.3 3.5 3.0 .1
Maehine operators
. 1 99.9
.3 6. 6
.1
6.7 5.3 3.8
5.3 12.3 1.2
2.8 42.8 24.0
99.9
Machine tenders (machinists)__ .1 100.0
.4 9.9 45.2 22.0 10.1 2.4 10.4 .3
2.8 .6 1.5
Mailers ___ __ ______
1 99.9
5.4 5.7 .6 .8 .6
6.1
Photoengravers__ feeders ___ .. 2 99.8 6.9 9.0 12.9 21.6 36.3 15.6 29.4 8.0 8.5 5.2 3.4 .2 .2
_ __
Press assistants and
. 1 .2 1.7 27.1
.2
Pressmen, eylinder
.1
.3 .8 9.3 18.9 15.0 25.1 9. 2 7.3 2.8 7.3
99.7
Pressmen, platen
(!).3 100.0 . 1 2.5 1.6 3.1 33.1 13.6 20.8 15.5 6.7 3.1 2.7
.8
Newspapers
. 1 99.9
.1
1.1 6.1 17.3 24.3 11.4 16.5 13.1 7.9 .8 1.3 .2 .3
7. 7 .7 1.0 .2 .3
14.3
.2
Day w*ork________ _ __ __ .1 99.9
1.5 6.6 18.6 17.1 14.7 16.5 11.9 7.6 .9
.1 99.9
Night work__ _______ _
.7 .2 .4 0)
.8 5.6 16.1 31.0 8.2 16.5
Compositors, band
3.6 8.4 25.2 13.6 17. 7 21.4 8.3 .4 1.4
100. 0
0) .1
0)
Day work
.2
4.2 7. 7 19.2
21.6
100.0
(0 3.0 9.0 30.5 17.7 17.1 21.2 8.9 .5 2.0
.9
10.1 18.4 18.9 7.5 .4 .3
7. 7
Night work_____ _
100.0
Maebine operators
100.0
3.1 10.0 19.3 19.5 19.4
0) .1
0).1 3.7 10. 6 25.5 15.0 18.7 18.5 8.4 .3 .7
Day work _ ____ __
100.0
Night work__ _________
100.0
2.6 11.0 30.7 11.1 18.1 19.3 6.7 .5
Maebine tenders (machinists')
3.2 11.0 30.7 10.9 17.4 16.9 6.9 .5 2.5
100.0
Day work____
27.9
100.0
3.7 10. 7 34.3 13. 2 19.0 16.2 6.3 .9 2.1
2.9
8.2 15.5 17.6 7.6 1.8 2.4
Night work____ __
2.6 11.3
100.0
Mailerswork
.3
.4 99.6
.4 5.4 32.4 13.0 4.1 23.1 3.4 11.3 3.2 3.7 .5 1.5
Day
1.4
9.9 1.6 9.4
.7
5.8 36.6 12.5 5.7 32.1 6.0 13.9 .8 1.6 .9 1.7
.6 99.4
Night work_____ _
_ _ .3 99.7
.6 5.2 29.4 13.3 3.1
.2
1.9
12.4 13.3 .4
.4 99.6
Photoengravers___
1.0 35.6 23. 2 2.5 11.1 12.6 11.6 .9
Day work
.2
.5 99.5
.3 36.6 25.4 1. 2 9.9
.2
Night work__
.3 99. 7
1. 6 34.9 20.8 27.9 12.3 12.2 15.1 1.4 .4 .5 .6 .5
Pressmen fjonrnevmen'l
8.9 13.6 9.1 6.3
100.0
25.1
2.7 4.4 30.5 9.0 11.5 21.2 13.9 4.3 .4 .5 1.0 .4
Day work
2.2
100.0
5.1 6.9 19.2 48.5 6.1 5.3 4.0 8.4 .4 .4 .3 .5
Night work__ ___ ______
100.0
.6
Pressmen-in-charge__________
100.0
8.0 7.7 24.6 17.5 12.0 11.5 5.2 9.3 6.0 .1 .4 .4
Day work__
__ ____
5.2
7.5 6.0 .5
.7
9.3 10.5 24.3 22.3 12.7 16.6 2.7 2.5 11.8 .2 .2 .6
13.0
.5 .2
100.0
.6
Night work____ _ ___ ____
6.1
100.0
6.7 7. 6 24.7 40.7 11.3 8. 7 5.9 8.9 1.0 1.0
.3
14.3
Stereotypers................
100.0
2.4 12.1 8.0 35.2 20.2 7.6 6.3 8.7 .6 .9
9. 2
Day work
.4
100.0
Night work
.1
100.0
5.6 1.4 10.8 48.5 6.3 10.1 5.4 9.1 1.6 1.1
1 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
T able
Trade
14.—Distribution of union members in the printing trades, by hourly wage rates and by tradey January 2, 1948
Percent of union members whose rates (in cents) per hour were—
Average
220 230
260 270
70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 and and 240 250 and and 280 290
rate
and and
and
and
per Un and and and and and and and and and and and under under and under under under under and under under and and
under
under
under under
hour der under under under under under under under under under under under
70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 ^ 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300
All printing trades_______________ $1.992
Book and job____________________ $1.887
1.062
1.905
2.123
2. 270
2.127
2.160
Mailers
1.846
Photoen gravers
2.362
P j^cq
anrj feeders
1. 699
Pressmen, cylinder.____________ 2.118
Pressmen, platen
1.899
Newspapers_____________________ 2. 219
"Day work
_ ____ 2.116
Night, work
_
2.316
O,ompositors, hand
2.306
"Day work
2. 210
Night wnrk
2.390
Maehine operators
2. 318
2. 217
Day work
2.406
Night Work
M^ohixie tenders (machinists')
2.350
Day work
2.278
2.433
Night- Work
1.885
Makers
Day Work
1. 768
Night Work
1.967
Ph otoen gravers
2.498
Day work
2.402
Night work
2. 602
Pressmen (journeymen)
2.189
Day work
2.069
2.319
Night- wnrk
Pressm en -in -eh arge
2. 353
2. 228
7~)ay work
2. 488
Night work
2.156
Ptereotypers
2. 036
P)ay work
2. 321
Night work
1 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
0.1
.1
.3
.1
0.3
.4
2.2
.2
.1
.1
.4
.6
1.2
1.8
8.1
.1
0.9 2.8
1.3 4.1
5.4 15.3
.2 .7
2.9 2.0
.3 1.3 3.0
______ .2
.4
0)
.1
3.0
11.4
.1
1.6
0)
0)
0)
0.9 2.9 3.9
1.3 4.3 5.7
7.6 26.8 34.3
0)
.3
.2
.6
2.9
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.4
.5
.3
0)
.2
1.2
1.5
1.4
.1
.9
8.8
.4
6.6
.6
1.0
.2
3.7
7.7
.9
1.8 3.1 5.7 9.5 7.6 10.2 8.5 16.8 6.8 5.1 4.3 3.4 1.9 1.1 0)
2.2 3.5 6.7 11.0 7.2 8.8 6.8 19.3 5.5 2.2 3.1 .6 2.1 .5
4.2 11.2 7.8 27.6 21.8 5.8 2.2 11.9 1.3 3.9
.3 .8 4.2 14.8 3.4 12.5 12.4 44.5 2.5 4.4
48.6
2.2 .1 2.7 2.2 11.5 13.0 1.6 10.9 7.2
.3 .8 4.4 13.6 3.1 10.9 5.9 47.9 10.1 3.0
4.1 11.3 6.2 11.6 3.5 37.7 13.3
11.1
.3
.3
6.1 11.4 5.2 7.1 39.9 12.8 9.3
2.6 2.4 .7 18.8 9.5 8.7 19.7 3.6 4.5
23.6 5.9
8.8 8.5 .5 .4
7.6 8.5 27.2 6.4 3.8
1.6 2.1 3.2 12.8 8.3 15.2 10.4 23.1 12.2 1.7 3.5 4.2 .6
6.9 8.1 9.0 15.6 14.3 11.7 11.2 8.4 1.4 4.1 .3
1.1 2.4 3.6 6.1 8.6 12.9 12.2 11.3 9.6 11.4 6.9 9.4 1.4 2.3 0)
.1
1.9 3.2 5.1 9.0 10.3 20.0 9.6 11.7 6.4 17.0 4.4 .1
.3 1.6 2.2 3.3 7.0 6.6 14.7 10.8 12.5 6.3 9.2 18.0 2.8 4.3 0)
.1 1.6 3.5 6.6 8.4 13.0 14.8 7.0 20.4 9.4 14.0 1.2
0)
.1 3.4 5.5 9.7 13.1 14.1 16.5 4.1 31.3 2.2
0)
1.7 3.9 4.3 12.1 13.5 9.5 11.0 15.7 26.1 2.2
.1 1.6 3.7 6.7 8.9 10.6 11.2 9.1 21.6 8.9 15.9 1.7
0)
.1 .1 3.4 5.7 9.7 14.5 10.3 14.9 4.1 35.1 2.1
2.0 4.0 4.1 10.9 8.0 13.4 10.0 14.7 29.7 3.2
1.5 3.5 3.5 5.9 11.1 13.3 6.2 29.4 8.0 16.0 1.6
2.8 4.4 3.2 9.3 14.4 16.2 3.0 44.6 2.1
2.4 3.7 2.1 7.4 10.0 9.7 12.4 14.7 34.2 3.4
7.0 10.9 11.5 12.8 18.5 8.5 24.2 1.9 0)
14.5 14.2 16.6 19.8 14.9 8.4 2.6
1.8 8.6 8.0 7.8 21.0 8.5 39.4 3.1 0)
.4 1.0 1.7 4.0 3.1 4.4 8.7 8.1 6.2 33.2 1.8 7.2 20.2
.9 1.6 2.9 2.1 1.6 6.5 14.3 7.4 6.4 54.2 1.1
1.0
.3 .3 6.0 4.8 2.1 2.8 9.0 6.0 10.2 2.6 15.0 40.9
.2 2.3 9.2 7.6 24.2 7.1 10.8 24.7 1.9 1.1 10.2 .6
0.1
.4 4.0 14.6 10.3 35.9 7.9 7.4 17.8 1.5
.2
.5 3.3 4.7 11.4 6.3 14.5 32.2 2.3 2.3 21.1 1.3
.1
.4 1.9 4.3 8.5 14.3 17.8 6.8 8.7 23.1 5.1 .3 8.8
.7 3.2 6.4 14.6 24.2 21.2 7.8 6.4 15.0 .5
.6 2.1 1.9 3.8 14.1 5.7 11.1 32.1 9.9 .6 18.1
.9 2.7 9.6
.3 6.4 6.1 4.7 9.1 24.9 10.3 17.7 2.2 5.1
.6 10.3 4.4 4.7 14.1 36.7 7.7 13.5 .7 7.3
2.2 6.5 22.9
.9 8.5 4.7 2.2 8.5 13.9 23.4 4.3 2.0
co
35
T a b l e 15 .—Increases in
union wage rates in the printing trades, by city and industry branch, July 1,1946, to January 2,1948
All printing Book and job Newspaper
trades
City
All cities______________ —_
Atlanta, Ga________________
Baltimore, Md __________
Binghamton, N. Y ... _____
Birmingham, Ala _____ ___
Boston, Mass_____________
Buffalo, N. Y______________
Butte, Mont_______________
Charleston, W. Va__________
Charlotte, N. C_____________
Chicago, 111________________
Cincinnati, Ohio____________
Cleveland, Ohio_____ _____
Columbus, Ohio__________
Dallas, Tex________________
Dayton, Ohio .
Denver, Colo____________ _
Des Moines, Iowa__ _______
Detroit, Mich_______________
Duluth, Minn______________
El Paso, Tex_______________
Erie, Pa_________________
Grand Rapids, Mich________
Houston, Tex______________
Indianapolis, Ind___________
Jacksonville, Fla____________
Kansas City, Mo___________
Little Rock, Ark____________
Los Angeles, Calif___________
Louisville, Ky______________
Madison, Wis_______________
Manchester, N. H__________
Memphis, T enn____________
Milwaukee, W is___________
Minneapolis, Minn__________
Mobile, Ala_________ ____
Per
Per
Per
cent Cents cent Cents cent Cents
in
in
in
of in crease of in crease of in crease
crease
crease
crease
26.8
36.4
24.8
21.6
32.9
28.1
33.1
36.7
29.7
43.5
27.0
27.6
29.4
30.0
41.7
26.9
27.0
30.7
22.0
29.4
32.6
32.3
36.4
45.4
29.1
32.1
37.5
23.6
26.9
28.7
38.1
36.5
34.3
30.5
26.7
27.0
42.1 26.9 40.1
45.1 36.9 42.9
35.5 19.1 24.5
28.3 18.5 20.9
43.2 37.7 45.1
42.0 28.3 36.4
48.4 33.8 45.4
45.4 35.9 38.2
41.7 31.3 43.3
55.8 51.2 51.4
46.5 27.8 47.5
38.3 30.6 39.0
46.1 30.3 42.7
46.0 29.3 42.0
62.1 42.4 59.3
39.0 24.1 34.2
38.6 19.9 26.2
41.8 31.4 39.8
36.1 19.5 29.4
38.1 30.1 30.6
49.0 35.3 48.0
47.3 34.3 45.7
52.8 48.6 63.1
67.4 49.8 71.0
44.2 35.2 48.4
53.0 13.4 18.2
49.7 40.9 50.7
28.3 19.8 21.2
42.9 29.2 44.7
40.1 25.5 33.1
55.6 37.6 54.3
47.9 34.3 38.5
44.6 31.7 33.6
42.6 36.9 47.4
37.2 24.3 30.8
39.8 40.0 52.2
26.6
35.4
30.2
23.3
27.8
27.8
32.3
37.5
24.6
42.3
23.9
21.4
28.1
31.1
41.1
40.3
35.7
29.3
26.0
29.3
32.5
31.6
29.2
42.5
20.3
35.4
30.7
27.4
23.5
32.8
38.3
37.3
35.9
15.3
31.6
24.8
1 Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa.
46.6
50.9
48.9
33.3
40.7
51.1
52.9
55.8
36.0
56.8
42.5
36.2
53.2
54.2
65.3
64.2
57.3
46.5
49.7
40.9
49.0
47.8
45.5
65.0
36.3
60.7
47.1
37.4
39.9
51.0
56.2
51.7
54.9
26.9
55.7
37.4
A ll printing
trades
C ity
N ash ville, T e n n _______________
N ew ark, N . J ______________
N ew H aven, C onn______ _
N e w Orleans, L a________
N ew Y ork, N . Y ______________
Norfolk, V a____________________
Oklahom a C ity, Okla _________
Om aha, N e b r ___________ __
________
Peoria, 111____
Philadelphia, P a ___ _________
Phoenix, A r iz _____ ________
P ittsburgh, P a_____
Portland, M aine_____________ __
P ortland, Oreg______ _____ _
Providence, R . I _______ _
Reading, P a _________ __
R ichm ond, Va _ __________
R ochester, N . Y
R ock Island (111.) d istr ic t1____
St. Louis, M o _________________
St. Paul, M inn________________
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h . _ ___
San A ntonio, T e x _____ _
San Francisco, C alif___________
Scranton, P a_____________ __
Seattle, W ash_______
South B end, Ind ___________
Spokane, W ash_______________
Springfield, M ass____________
T am pa, F l a ________ ___ _ _
T oledo, O hio______________
W ashington, D . C _____________
W ichita, K an s___________
Worcester, M a s s ________
Y ork, P a _____ ______ _ ___
Y oungstow n, O h io.. ___ ___
B ook and job
N ew spaper
P er
P er
P er
ents cent C ents cent C ents
cent C in
in
in
of in crease of in crease of in crease
crease
crease
crease
45.3
29.1
38.0
29.2
21.3
36.9
21.1
21.9
39.0
23.6
39.2
25.0
21.4
31.4
33.6
27.2
23.2
26.3
29.8
35.8
28.8
29.2
38.7
36.2
28.6
17.6
35.7
24.0
31.7
36.4
33.4
29.9
43.9
30.6
44.1
33.0
50.2
45.5
47.3
37.5
37.3
52.1
30.3
32.3
55.4
35.1
55.8
38.5
27.2
49.7
55.5
38.2
26.9
36.4
41.7
52.4
34.1
43.4
51.0
57.5
34.9
31.2
49.9
36.3
46.5
52.1
50.4
43.8
52.4
44.7
52.3
48.4
39.7
32.4
38.0
25.7
21.4
25.0
16.5
14.6
41.3
19.6
36.7
28.3
11.9
28.9
35.9
33.7
13.4
26.2
26.7
38.9
28.7
14.3
41.2
46.5
32.5
16.4
35.8
24.8
35.2
34.9
32.8
30.9
42.2
40.1
36.1
36.4
38.5
46.7
44.9
32.1
35.3
35.0
21.5
18.9
54.8
28.7
50.1
39.3
11.8
42.2
46.4
42.8
13.3
34.1
34.1
50.2
31.4
21.4
42.9
68.2
34.9
28.2
49.2
33.7
50.5
44.0
44.0
38.3
47.4
50.0
42.9
49.5
52.3
25.5
37.9
35.4
21.0
39.0
22.8
25.1
37.3
32.4
40.8
22.3
22.4
33.6
33.3
22.0
34.2
26.7
31.9
30.8
29.6
33.3
37.9
16.9
21.5
20.0
35.4
23.6
15.3
36.8
33.9
29.0
45.1
29.1
53.2
31.2
70.4
43.9
51.8
47.7
42.9
55.0
34.1
39.6
56.0
49.2
59.6
37.7
29.4
57.6
57.1
33.8
48.5
42.3
47.7
57.4
51.6
49.4
55.1
31.7
35.1
37.1
51.5
38.1
25.2
54.5
58.0
51.7
56.6
43.6
63.0
47.7
36
T a b l e 16 .—Average union
hourly wage rates in the printing trades, by city and population group, January 2, 1948
Book and Job 1
C ity and population group
A ver
age
hour
ly
rate
Group I (1,000,000 and over):
Chicago, Til
$2.183
N e w Y ork, N . Y ___________ 1. 999
Average, fo r G ro u p T
2 .0 2 0
Los A ngeles, C alif_______ _ 1.977
D etroit, Mich _
1.803
Philadelphia, Pa__ _
1. 757
Group II (500,000 to 1,000,000):
San Francisco, C alif_____
2.151
C leveland, O h io .. __ _ 1.837
B uffalo, 1ST. Y
1. 797
St. L ouis, Mo
1. 795
A vera g e fo r G ro u p I I
1 .7 8 9
P ittsburgh, Pa
1. 781
M ilwaukee, W i s ___________ 1.759
B oston, M a ss.__ _ _ _
1.648
W ashington, D . C _____
1.625
Baltim ore, Md_ _
1.524
Group III (250,000 to 500,000):
H ouston, T e x __ ______ __ 2.136
Seattle, W ash__ __ __ __ 2.002
D allas, T ex
1.990
N ew ark, N . .T
1. 908
P ortland, Oreg __ _ _
1.884
Indianapolis, In d .
_ _ _ 1.859
C olum bus, Ohio
1. 855
T oledo, Ohio
__ _ 1. 783
P rovidence, R . I
1. 757
K ansas C ity, Mo
1. 748
Average, fa r G ro u p TIT
1.704.
C incinnati, Ohio
1. 665
B irm ingham , A la__ __ __ 1. 647
Rochester, N . Y ____ ______ 1. 643
L ouisville, K y __________ _ 1. 628
A tlanta, Ga
. .........
1. 590
M inneapolis, M inn__________ 1.574
N e w Orleans, L a ___________ 1. 570
D enver, Colo .
1.558
San A ntonio, T ex
1. 470
St. P aul, Minn ..........
1.412
M em phis, T en n _____________ 1.395
Newspaper
C ity and population group
A ver
age
hour
ly
rate
Group IV (100,000 to 250,000):
Springfield, Mass
Grand R apids, Mich
Peoria, TU
South B end, I n d _________
Y oungstow n, Ohio
E rie, P a___ _____ _______
D ayton , O h io.- ______ _
N orfolk, Va
Worcester, Mass
Salt Lake C ity, U tah
T am pa, Fla
Read in?, Pa
Spokane, Wash
D es M oines, I o w a _ _ ______
A vera g e fo r G ro u p I V
N e w H aven, Conn
R ock Island (111.) district 2_
W ichita, Kans_ ______ __
Jacksonville, F l a __ _______
C harlotte, N . C___ ___ __
Oklahoma. C ity, Okla
Om aha, N ehr
Scranton, P a _____________
.........
N ash ville, T enn
D u lu th , Minn
R ichm ond, Va _ _ _ ______
Group V (40,000 to 100,000):
M adison, Wis
Phoenix, Ariz
E l Paso, T ex
M obile ,A la __ ___________
C harleston, W. V a_________
Y ork, Pa.
A vera g e fo r G ro u p V ___ __
M anchester, N . H __________
B u tte, M ont
Rino-hamton, N Y
L ittle Rock, Ark
Portland, M aine
$1.937
1.917
1.875
1.864
1.856
1.789
1.761
1. 750
1.746
1. 709
1.701
1.699
1.697
1.665
1 .637
1.633
1.619
1.599
1.538
1.519
1.513
1.481
1.423
1.369
1.323
1.125
1.986
1.867
1.840
1.829
1.816
1.617
1.5 8 8
1.508
1.443
1.338
1.281
1.112
1 The averages in the book and job table include rates for the semiskilled—
bindery women and press assistants and feeders—as well as the highly
skilled journeymen composing room and pressroom workers and others.
City and population group
Aver
Aver
age
age
hour City and population group hour
ly
ly
rate
rate
Group I (1,000,000 and over):
Group IV (100,000 to 250,000):
New York, N. Y ______ _ $2.471 Jacksonville, Fla _ _ ____ $2.321
Detroit, Mich
2. 411 Dayton, Ohio__ _ _ _ _ 2. 237
A verage fo r G roup I _______ 2 .3 1 4
Peoria, Ill___ _______ _ 2. 062
Chicago, 111 _
__ _ __ 2. 200 Des Moines, Iowa. _____ 2. 051
Los Angeles, Calif________ 2.097 Nashville, Tenn____ ___ 2. 050
Philadelphia, Pa.
2. 012 Tampa, Fla_ _ _____ 2. 026
Grand Rapids, Mich____ 2.011
Group II (500,000 to 1,000,000):
St. Louis, Mo
2. 007
2.436 Youngstown, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio.. _____ 2. 430 Spokane, Wash ____ _ _ 1. 995
1. 992
Boston, Mass___ ___ 2.350 Erie, Pa.
Washington, D. C________ 2.300 A verage for G rou p I V _____ 1 .990
A verage for G rou p I I
2.2 6 1
Scranton, Pa
_ _ 1. 987
San Francisco, Calif____ 2.189 Salt Lake Citv, Utah__
1. 979
Buffalo, N. Y__________ 2.168 Rock Island (111.) district 2_ 1.973
Baltimore, Md
2.108 Omaha, Nehr
1. 973
Pittsburgh, P a
070 South Bend,
1. 970
Milwaukee, Wis __ _______ 2. 028 Norfolk, Va Ind _ _ _
1. 964
2.
Group III (250,000 to 500,000):
Worcester, Mass.. _ _ 1.936
1. 910
Minneapolis, M inn___ _ 2.319 Charlotte, N. C _ ____
Toledo, Ohio _____ _ 2. 292 Richmond, Va
1. 905
Portland, Oreg _____ 2. 292 Spring-field, Mass ....... 1.900
Providence,OhioT
1.881
2. 283 New Haven, Conn
Columbus, R.
2. 281 Reading, Pa _
1. 876
St. Paul, Minn__ _ _ _ _ _ 2.259 Oklahoma, City, Okla
1.837
Dallas, Tex _ _ ____ _ 2. 242 Wichita, Kans
1.819
Seattle, Wash. _ _ _ _ 2. 231 Duluth, Minn
1.806
Denver, Colo____ _ _
2.178 Group V (40,000 to 100,000):
Houston, N. J
Tex
2.177 Phoenix, Ariz
2.055
Newark,
2.160 Butte, Mont
2. 046
Madison, Tex
2 .1 5 5
A verage for G rou p I I I __
2.029
Indianapolis, Tnd
F,1 Paso, WisN H
1. 999
2 . 151
Memphis, Tenn
1.902
2.079 Manchester,
Louisville, Ky
2. 064 Mobile, Ala__ _ ____
1.878
Cincinnati, Ohio________ 2.054 A verage fa r G ro u p V
1 .8 6 5
Rochester, N. Y
2. 008 Charleston, W Va
1.820
Kansas City, Mo__ — ___ 2.008 York, Pa____ ____
1.813
San Antonio, Tex
2. 004 Binp-hamton, N Y
1. 760
Atlanta, Ga Ala
1.947 Little Rock, Ark
1. 742
Rirminp-ham,
1.870 Portland, Maine
1.610
New Orleans, La........ .......... 1.825
The number of semiskilled workers organized in a city may have an influence
on the average for the particular trade.
2 Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa.
37
T a ble 17.— Distribution
of union members in the printing trades, by straight-time weekly hours, January 2, 1948
Aver
age
hours
per
week
Trade
All printing trades______________ ________________
Bindery women_____________
____ _
Machine tenders (machinists)
Press assistants and feeders__ _ _
Pressmen, platen_____
Newspaper____________________ _ _ _ _______
P a y wnrlr
. ....
N igh t w ork.
. ... ..................
nnmpnjuitnrs, hand
Day w o r k ____ _______ _______________________ _
N ig h t w ork
__ ______________ __ ________ _ _
M achine operators _
D a y work
N ig h t w ork___________
_ ________ _____ _
M achine tenders (m achinists)
D a y work
"Might, work
Mailerswork
Day
"Might work
Phntnengravers
Day work
Might, work
Pressmen (journeymen')
Day work
"M work
ight,
Pressm en-in-charge__________________________________
Day work
Night, work _
Day work
Night work
Stereo typ ers___________ _________ _________________
37.4
37.5
37.8
37.5
37.3
37.9
37.2
37.3
37. 6
36.7
37.6
37. 6
37.9
37.1
37.7
36.6
37. 2
37.3
37.0
37.1
37.3
37.0
37.0
37.1
37.0
37.4
38.2
36.8
37.7
37.8
37.6
36.9
38.1
35.6
37.1
38.3
35. 7
36.9
37.9
35.6
Percent of members whose straight-time hours per week were—
30
Over
30 and
under
35
0)
1.4
35
Over
Over
Over
35 and 36H 36H and 371/2 371/and
under
under
under
37 M
s
40
36J4
4.5
.1
8.6
.2
28.4
.2
28.1
1.4
29.9
11.9
6.3
17.3
1.0
.3
1.6
16.2
11.9
20.2
.5
.2
.8
.5
8.1
8.7
6.4
17.0
.1
0.3
10.0
10.3
8.9
9.8
0.1
6.4
3.8
1.4
1.0
2.0
.3
1.7
.1
4.4
29.6
.3
2.3
.5
.7
.3
5.6
1.2
38.6
.3
1.1
34.9
8.1
11.5
32.1
39.6
33.4
50.1
40.5
22.5
49.8
46.0
33.2
19.5
48.0
39.7
33.9
1.2
42
18.7
22.1
30.2
24.5
13.7
33.4
14.8
13.3
23.5
6.2
25.9
25.8
32.6
0.2
.7
1.4
9.2
2.1
.7
1.4
.6
.2
3.7
1.6
5.7
46.4
57.1
36.3
4.1
5.2
3 .2
11.4
16.1
7.0
18.7
29.2
20.9
30.6
3.5
3.7
3.5
4.0
52.9
48.1
50.6
47.5
5.1
2.3
5.7
2.1
9.3
6.2
9.6
5.5
33.4
35.3
3.0
3.4
28.8
6.0
38.0
34.0
35.0
24.4
41.7
42.8
32.3
40.0
38.0
44.7
25.8
31.9
33.0
0)
22.0
44.2
43.6
55.3
24.0
3. 2
2.1
3.8
1.9
7.4
6.6
34.5
6.3
87.5
58.0
61.4
13.1
1.6
.3
2.7
8.2
10.9
19.1
18. 5
5.7
55.7
13.5
60.4
44.9
2.7
4.2
13.6
1. 2
22.8
10.1
17.7
10.7
16.4
10.9
0)
.7
.3
8.9
.2
.4
1.7
.5
40
.3
0)
0)
0.3
5.1
8.6
1 Less th an 0.05 of 1 percent.
Hours
not re
ported
in union
agree
ment
U. S. G O V E R N M E N T P R I N TI NG O F F I C E : 1 950
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