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Union Wages and Hours:
The Baking Industry
July 1, 1951




Bulletin No. 1053
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
M a u r i c e J. T o b i n ,

S ecreta ry

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
E w a n Cl a g u e ,

C o m m issio n er




Union Wages and Hours:
The Baking Industry
July 1, 1951

Bulletin No. 1053
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
M

a u r ic e

J. T o b i n , Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
E w an Clague,

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C,



Com m issioner

Price 25 cents




IETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
Bureau of labor Statistics,
Washington, D. C., January 15, 1952.
The Secretary of Labor:
I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report on union wages and hours in the
baking industry in 74 cities as of July 1, 1951#
This report was prepared in the Bureau^ Division of Wages and Industrial Relations by
Annette I. Sherier, under the direction of John F. Laciskey.
Ewan Clague, Commissioner.
Hon. Maurice J. Tobin,
Secretary of Labor.

CONTENTS
Page
Summary .......... ...... .........•••••«............... .........••••••••.••....... .
Scope and method of s t u d y ....... ..... ......... «•••..... ...........«••••••••••••••
Trends in union wage scales ...... ......... ........ *.
••••.••••.............. ••••
Rate variations by industry branch •••••.••••••••...... .. ,. ••...... ....... ••••....
City and regional rate variations ••••••.... .......... •.......................... ..
Standard workweek....... ............ .......................... .............. .
Union scales of wages and hours, by c i t y ....... ............ .......................

1
1
1
2
2
3
3

Tables:
1.

2.
3*

4•
5.
6.
7.
8.
9*
10.
11.
12.
13 •
14*
15.

Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in the baking
industry, 1939-51
A. 1939 • 1 0 0 . 0 .................................................
P. 1947-49 = 1 0 0 . 0 ..............................................
Average unl-^n wage rates in the baking industry, July 1, 1951, and
increases since July 1, 1950, by type of baking ............. .
Percent increases in union wage rates and percent of workers affected,
by type of baking, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1 9 5 1 ......................
Cents-per-hour increases in union wage rates and percent of workers
affected, by type of baking, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951 •»•••••••••••
Distribution of union members in the baking industry, by type of baking
and by hourly wage rates, July 1, 1951 ............. ....... ........ .
Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in bread and cake
hand shops, by city, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951 ••••••••.... ..... ..
Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in bread and cake
machine shops, by city, July 1, 195fy to July 1, 1951 ......... •••••••••
Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in pie and pastry
shops, by city, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951 •••••••••••••••••••••.••••
Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in Hebrew bake
shops,
city, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951 ........... .............
Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in other nationality
bake shops, by city, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1 9 5 1 ...... .
Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in cracker and
cooky shops, by city, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951 •••••.•••••••••.•••.
Average union wage rates in the baking industry,
population group
and by type of baking, July 1, 1951 ......... ..............
Average union wage rates in the baking industry, by region and by
type of baking, July 1, 1 9 5 1 ..........................................
Distribution of union members in the baking industry, by straight-time
weekly hours, and type of baking, July 1, 1951 •••••••••••••••••••••»•••
Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected
cities, July 1, 1950, and July 1, 1 9 5 1 ........ ............... ...... .




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Union Wages and Hours in the Baking Industry, July 1,1951
Summftry
Hourly wage scales of organized bakery
workers rose 5.7 percent, or 8 cents an
hour, between July 1, 1950, and July 1,
1951, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics1 thirteenth annual survey of
union scales in the baking industry* On
July 1, 1951, the average union scale for
all bakery workers was f1 *4-5 an hour, and
varied by type of baking from $1.18 in
cracker and cooky plants to $2*04 in Hebrew
bakeries* Mechanized bread and cake shops,
which employed over half of the workers in
the study, had scales averaging $ 1*4 2 an
hour* Eighty-five percent of the workers
covered in the current study received wage
increases resulting from the negotiations
of contracts effective during the 12 -month
period*
Straight-time hours averaged 40*7 a
week and showed no change from the previous
year* The 40-hour standard workweek was
most prevalent in the industry and was in
effect for over four-fifths of all bakery
workers studied*

are based on comparable quotations for the
various
classifications in both years
weighted by the membership reported in
1951.
Trend of Union Wage Scales
The 5.7 peroent rise in average hour­
ly scales between July 1, 1950 ,and July 1,
1 9 5 1 , exceeded the 4 .3 percent increase
during the previous year and advanced the
index of union hourly rates to 20 3.4 2 /
(table 1).
On July 1, 1951, union hourly
rates in the baking industry were 17.7 per­
cent above the average for the 3 years
(1947-49) prior to the outbreak in Korea*

the
percent

By type of baking,
amount of in­
crease ranged from 5 .2
in bread
and cake machine shops to 7*0 percent in
cracker and cooky plants.
In terms of
cents-per-hour, the greatest average gain
(12 cents) was made by workers in Hebrew
bakeries* Machine bread and cake establish­
ments, with an average advance of 7 cents,
was the only group to record such adjust­
ments averaging below the over-all aver­
age increase of 8 cents (table 2 ).

Soop* and Method of Study
The information presented in this re­
port is based on union scales in effect on
July 1, 1951 which covered approximately
75,000 union bakery workers in 74 cities
ranging in population from about 40,000 to
over 1,000,000* Data were obtained pri­
marily from local unions by mail question­
naire; in some cities local union officials
were visited by Bureau representatives for
the desired information*
Union scales are defined as the mini­
mum wage rates, or maximum schedules of
hours agreed upon through collective bar­
gaining between employers and trade-unions*
Rates in excess of the negotiated minimum
which may be paid for special qualifica­
tions or other reasons are not included.
Average hourly rates, designed to show
current levels, are based on all rates re­
ported in effect on July 1, 1951; individu­
al rates are weighted by the number of
union members working at the rate* These
averages are not measures for yearly com­
parisons because of annual changes in
union membership and in classifications
studied*
Average cents-per-hour and percentage
changes from July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951,



Approximately 85 percent of the union
bakery workers included in the survey re­
ceived wage advances during the year* The
proportion of workers benefiting from scale
revisions varied by type of baking and
ranged from 81 percent in machine bread and
cake establishments to 98 percent in Hebrew
bakeries. Of the workers benefiting from
scale adjustments between July 1, 1950,
and July 1 , 1 9 5 1 , a fourth received in­
creases of less than 5 percent, over half
from 5 to 10 percent, and a fifth from 10
to 15 percent. (See table 3.) Cracker and
cooky plants, which had the lowest average

1/ In the index series, designed for
trend purposes, year-to-year changes in
union scales are based on comparable quo­
tations for the various occupations in the
two consecutive years, weighted by the
number of union members reported at each
quotation in the current year*
Beginning with this report, the base
for the computation of the index series
has been shifted from June 1, 1949, to the
average of the 3 -year period 1947-49* In­
dex tables computed on both old and new
bases are presented in this report. In
future reports, indexes on the 1939 base
will be discontinued.

2
scale, was the only branch of the industry
in which a majority of the workers showed
gains ranging from 10 to 15 percent. In
the other 5 branches, at least half of the
workers received adjustments ranging from
5 to 10 percent.
About a third of the
machine bread and cake shop workers record­
ed advances of less than 5 percent.
Although individual increases ranged
up to 38 cents an hour, raises of 5 to 15
cents were most frequent (table 4)• About
half of the bakery workers receiving scale
revisions had adjustments ranging from 10
to 1 5 cents an hour, and 3 of every 8 re­
ceived increases of from 5 to 10 cents.
Rate Variations bv Industry Branch
On July 1 1951, wage rates of union
bakery workers engaged in preparing and
processing bakery products averaged # 1 .4 5
an hour. In the baking industry such fac­
tors as baking process, type of product,
and specialized or more standard baking
have a marked influence in the over-all
levels of hourly scales. Most of the baked
goods are now standardized and produced by
mass-production techniques in highly mecha­
nized establishments. Many of the workers
perform routine tasks requiring little
training. Standardized baking, found pri­
marily in bread and cake machine shops,
pie and pastry bakeries, and cracker and
cooky plants, employed about 80 percent of
all bakery workers studied. In specialized
baking and hand shops, the labor force is
comprised mainly of skilled all-round journeymen; consequently, average union hourly
scales in this type of baking exceed those
in standardized baking.
Rate levels for specialized baking
ranged from #1.73 in bread and cake hand
shops to #2,04 in Hebrew bakeries.
In
mechanized shops, which employ large num­
bers of lower skilled workers, average
hourly scales varied from #1.18 in cracker
and cooky plants to # 1 .4 2 in machine bread
and cake shops.
Although hourly scales of individual
workers tended to cluster heavily around
the average in each type of baking, these
scales ranged from # 1 .2 0 to # 2 .1 0 in shops
producing nationality baked goods other
than Hebrew and from less than 90 cents to
#2 or more in all other types of shops.
Over two-thirds of the workers in shops
baking Hebrew products were employed under
negotiated contracts providing scales of
at least #2 an hour (table 5 )*



City and Regional Rate Variations
Union scales for the various branches
of the baking industry varied from city to
city as well as within a city. Scale levels
in the bakirg industry in the 74 cities in­
cluded in the study ranged from 85 oents
for pie and pastry shops in Chattanooga to
#2.31 for Hebrew bakeries in Detroit.
Within individual cities there was no
consistent relationship between the various
braxiuut>3 oi
industry. Hew York, for
example, had the highest scale level for
bread and cake hand shops, and the second
lowest for other nationality baking; it
ranked third in Hebrew baking, twelfth in
v~ead and cake machine shops, and sixteenth
in cracker and cooky plants.
On July 1, 1951, average scales in the
72 cities having mechanized bread and cake
shops in which over half of the union
bakery
workers studied were employed,
ranged from 91 cents an hour in Jackson to
#2,12 in Oakland. Five Pacific Coast cities
were among the 6 having scales averaging
at least # 1 .6 5 ; all 4 cities with levels
under #1 were located in the Southeastern
region.
Scale levels in excess of #1.50 were
recorded for about half of the 35 cities
which had bread and cake hand shops. Aver­
age union scales for this branch of the
industry ranged from #1.13 in Chattanooga
to #1.98 in New York City.
Among the 18 cities having Hebrew
bakeries, average union scales ranged from
#1.37 in Pittsburgh to #2.31 in Detroit.
Levels in excess of #2 were recorded for 6
of these cities and of less than ♦i .5 0 for
2 cities.
Rate levels for cracker and cooky
plants varied from 95 cents in Salt Lake
City to #1.46 in Houston. Half of the 34
cities in this group had average scales of
# 1 . 1 0 to #1.30 an hour.
San Francisco led in the other two
branches of the industry with average
scales of # 1 .9 8 for pie and pastry shops
and # 1 .9 2 for other nationality baking.
Chattanooga (85 cents) and Los Angeles
(#1 .54 ), had the lowest city levels in the
respective branches.
When the cities in the survey are
grouped according to population size, it
is clearly indicated that average union

hourly rates for all branches of the indus­
try combined were typically highest in the
largest population centers and descended
in accordance with city size (table 12)*

Average scales generally followed a
somewhat similar pattern among the indi­
vidual industry branches. Some of the major
exceptions
are noted herewith.
Scale
levels for pie and pastry shops and other
nationality bakeries in cities with popu­
lations of 500,000 to 1,000,000 exceeded
those with a 1,000,000 or more population
by 7 and 9 cents, respectively.
Cracker
and cooky plants in the A0,000 to 100,000
population group had scales averaging 2.3
cents above the level in cities with popu­
lations of 500,000 to 1,000,000.
On a regional basis, the national
average for all baking ($1.45) was ex­
ceeded by two regions - the Middle Atlantic
States ($1.58) and Pacific Coast ($1.63)*
The scale level in the Southeast region was
34 cents below the national average and 52
cents below the level of the Pacific
region (table 13)•

Bread and cake machine shops and
cracker and cooky shops were the only
branches of the industry represented In all
regions. The highest scale levels in these
branches were ($1.75) for mechanized bread
and cake shops on the Pacific Coast and
($1.28) for cracker and cooky baking in the
Southwest.




Standard Workweek
The average straight-time workweek of
40.7 hours for all bakery workers remained
unchanged between July 1, 1950, and July 1,
1951* The 40-hour workweek was most pre­
valent and was applicable to over fourfifths of all bakery workers studied.
Union agreements in effect on July 1,
1951 provided standard work schedules of
40 hours or less for over 98 percent of
the workers in 3 branches of the indus­
try - bread and cake machine shops, pie
and pastry shops, and cracker and cooky
shops.
Over a fourth of the workers in
bread and cake hand*shops and in other
nationality bake shops were employed under
agreements specifying standard workweeks
of 48 hours; more than half of the Hebrew
bakers had straight-time weekly schedules
of at least 44 hours. (See table 14#)
Union Scales of Wages and Hours by City
Table 15 presents union hourly wage
scales and straight-time hours per week in
effect on July 1, 1950, and July 1, 1951,
for each classification of bakery workers
by type of baking in each of the 74 cities
included in the study. Where more than one
union rate was in effect for the same occu­
pation in a particular city, all rates are
listed with the letters,A, B, C, etc., de­
signating the various effective agreements.
The sequence of the letters does not indi­
cate the relative importance of the agree­
ments or rates.

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TABUS 1A.—Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly
hours in the baking industry, 1939 - 51
/June 1, 1939 = 1007
Tear

1939:
1940:
1941:
1942:
1943:
1944:
1945:
1946:
1947:
1948:
1949:
1950:
1951«

June
June
June
July
July
July
July
July
Ju'y
July
July
July
July

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

TABUS IB.—Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly
hours in the baking industry, 1939 - 51
/July 1, 1947, 48, 49 = ICO?

Index of
hourly
rates

Index of
weekly
hours

100.0

100.0

102.7

99.5
99.2
99.1
98.6

........ ................. .
.......... ................
............ ............. .
...... ....................
..................... .....
......................
...........................
...........................
........... ...............
..........................
..........................
........ .............I....
...........................

106.1
116.3

121.2
122.0
123.6

1939: June 1
1940: June 1
1941* June 1
1942: July 1
1943: July 1
1944: July 1
1945* July 1
1946: July 1
1947: July 1
1948: July 1
1949: July 1
1950: July 1
1951: July 1

98.6
98.6
98.3
98.2
93.2
97.8
97.8
97.7

141.6

160.6
173.4
184.5
192.4
203.4

Tear
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......................................................
..................... .................
......................................................
........................... .......................
......................................................
............................., ......................
......................................................
......................................................
......................................................

Index of
hourly
rates
57.9
59.4
61.4
67.3
70.1
70.6
71.5
81,9
92.9
100.3
106.8
111.3
117.7

Index of
weekly
hours ...
102.0
101.5
101.2
101.1
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.2
100.1
100.1
99.7
99.7
99.6

TABUS 2.—Average union wage rates in the baking industry, July 1, 1951, and increases since July 1, 1950, by type of baking
Average
rate
per hour
July 1. 1951 1 /
$1.45

Type of baking
All baking .....................................................................................................................
Bread and cake:
Hand.........................................................................................................................
Machine............................................................................................. ...................
Pie and pastry ............................................................. ............................................
Nationality baking:
Hebrew...............................................................................................................
Other ....................... ........................................................ .................
Cracker and cooky ................................................................. ...................................

Amount of increase
July 1. 1950 - July 1. 1951 2/_
Percent
Cents per hour

1.73
1.42
1.34
2.04
1.74
1.18

5.7

8

5.8
5.2
6.3
6.2
5.3
7.0

10
7
3
12
10
8

1/ Average rates are based on all rates in effect on July 1, 1951; individual rates are weighted by the number of union members
reported at each rate.
2/ Based on comparable quotations for 1950 and 1951; weighted by the membership reported in 1951.

TABUS 3.—Percent increases in union wage rates and percent of workers affected, by type of baking, July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951
Type of baking
All baking....................... .
Bread and cake:
Hand.......................................
Machine .................................
Pie and pastry .........................
Nationality baking:
Hebrew .......................... .
Other .....................................
Cracker and cooky ....................

Percent of union workers
Percent of workers affected
affected by Less
5
and
10 and 15 and
No Increase Decrease than 5 under 10 under
15 tinder 20
change
percent percent percent percent
0.1
15,4
34.5
20.1
44.9
18.2
1.0

84.6
15.4
19.2
80.7
9.0
91.0
1.3
98.4
5.8
94.2
11.3
88.0
________ 1__________
1/ Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.




-

.1
.2
.2
-

11.0
26.3
16.5
12,2
22.1
12.2

58.3
41.4
61.6
77.6
71.6
30.7

12.7
11.6
11.9
8.5
.5
44.4

2.6
.9
.9
.1
.6

by increase of 20 and
25 and
under 25 ' under 30 30andpercent
over
percent percent
0.2
0.1
llA
.3

.1
.1

(1/)
0.1
0 /)
_

-

-

_

.1

Table 4.__Cents-por-hour increase in union wage rates and percent of workers affected by type of baking, July 1, 1950 to July 1, 1951

Percent of
union workers
affected by
increase
84.5
All baking ..........................................*............
Bread and cake:
84.6
Hand ..........................................................
80,7
Machine .....................................................
91.0
Pie and pastry
Nationality baking:
Hebrew ......................... .............
93.4
94.2
Other .....................................................
83.0
Cracker and cooky ............................................
Type of baking

Percent of workers affected
10 and 15 and
Less
5 and
under
under
than
under
5 cents 10 cents 15 oents 20 oents
,_7..2..... .....3.2*0 . ._2St2___ ___
7.5
7.8
.5
8.6
6.0
9.7

12.1
37,2
55.4
9.2
42.1
32.1

by increasie of «*
20 and 25 and 30 cents
and
under
under
over
25 cents 30 cents
0.1
....0JL

4.6
4.5
1.0
9.8
26.4
2.8

55.5
30.1
33.2
68.6
19.7
42.9

.1
.1
-

1.8
.1
(1/0
.1

3.1
.9
.8
2.2
.4

1/ Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.

Table 5.—Distribution of union members in the baking industry by type of baking and by hourly wage rates, July 1, 1951
Type of baking
All baking
Bread and cake:
Hand...........................
Machine
Pie and pastxy ..............
Nationality baking:
Hebrew •••••••••••••
Other .................
Cracker and cooky . . . . .
ij

Percent cf uniom meml>ers wtose r*tes (:In cen’tsi pei hour were Av6 r8|jc
80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 “lScT 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240
and and and and and and and and and and and and and and
and
and
Under
per
under under under under under under under under under under under under under under under and
hour 80 under
90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 330 190 200 210 220 230 240 ovex
0.3 ..Aa4 .,.4*3... 2 ** U..2 , 10,3. 19.6 ■ U.5 %9 8t2
?t» ..2*4. ?** 3,3 1,0 P*.4. 0*4
1.731
1.420
1.341
2.040

1.7431.183

-

.5 •U 1.5
3.0 8.6
.4 9.8 12.4
.3 -.2 .1 .3
.
.5 3.8 10.5 19.6
.2
.6

.8

1.3 3.3 5.9 8.6 4.9 14.6 21.8 12.0 6.8 6 .0 7.8 1.3
9.5 12.2 12.2 16.6 14.7 9.7 3.6 1.6 3.0 3.3 .9 .1
10.1 13.0 13.6 11.0 13.1 5.0 4.4 .6 2.5 1.5 .7 .6
.1 1.4 2.0 1.5 2.1 2.5 10.3 n .7 18.1 30.1 13.3
.7 10.3
7.6 17.5 19.1 34.2 6.9 3.7

26.0 13.2 11.2 8.9 3.3 2.4

.4

.2

(i/> o o

-

1.7
_
3.8
-

3.6
.7
2.2

_

-

Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.

TABLE 6 .—Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in bread and cake hand shops by city, July 1, 1950 to July 1, 1951
City
New York, N.Y....................
Oakland, Calif. ..............
San Francisco, Calif. ..
Baltimore, Md. •••••••••
Los Angeles, Calif. ••••
Portland, Oreg. . . . . . . . .
Average, all cities . . . .
Chicago, 111. ••••••«•••
Rochester, N.X. . . . . . . . .
Cleveland, Ohio • • ....• •
Washington, D.C. . . . . . . .
Butte, Mont.
Denver, Colo.
Springfield, Mass. •••••
Newark, N.J........................
Pittsburg, Pa. ••••••••
Phoenix, Ariz....................

Average
rate
per hour
July 1. 1951
♦ 1.982
1.784
1.772
1.770
1.765
1.763
1.731
i
1.678
1.624
i
1.595
1.550
1.534
1.524
. 1.522
1.505
1.504
1.495

Amount of increase
July 1. 1950 - July 1. 1951
Percent Gents per hour

i
!
i

!

!

!
I

7.4
7.0
.2
6.4
6.6
6,7
5*8
7.0
3.?
1.3
0

10.0

5.5

0
0

10.5

10.0

13.7
11.7
*3
10.6
11.0
11.0

9.5
10.9
5.0
2 .0
C
13.9
8.0
0

0
14.3
13.6

1/ Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa.
985312 0 - 52 - 2




City

Average
rate
per hour

Toledo, Ohio .................. *1.449
New Haven, Conn. . . . . . .
1.420
St. Paul, Minn................
1.401
Minneapolis, Minn. . . . .
1.394
Duluth, Minn. •••••••••
1.387
South Bend, Ind. . . . . . .
1.337
St. Louis, Mo.
1.377
Peoria, 111......................
1.372
Providence, R.I..............
2.343
Milwaukee, Wis. . . . . . . .
1.335
Rock Island, (111.)
District 1 / .........
1.332
Scranton, Pa. ••..•••••
2.304
Handiester, N.H. . . . . . .
1.270
Salt Lake City, Utah .. ! 1.265
Youngstown, Ohio........ .
1.264
Boston, Mass.
1.259
Chattanooga, Term, . . . .
1.125

Amount of increase
July 1. 19'50 - July 1. 1951
Percent Cents per hour
1
I
j
i
!
;
i

1.9
6.8
6.0
6.0
0
3.0
10.0
3.2
3.5
7.2
2.3
5.6
6.7
5.5
6.0
6 .0
13.0

2.7
9.0
8.0
7.9
0
4.0
12.5
4.2
4.5
8.9
3.0
7.0
8.0
6.6
7.1
7.2
12.9

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TABLE 7.-— Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in bread and cake machine shops, by city, July 1, 1950 to July 1, 1951

City
Los Angeles, Calif. . . . .
San Francisco, Calif. ..
Butte, Mont................... ..
Spokane, Wash. ••••........
Portland, Oreg...........
Washington, D. C. . . . . . .
Cincinnati, Ohio...........
Phoenix, Aria. . . . . . . . . .
Seattle, Wash. ................
Rochester, N.7..................
New York, N.Y...................
Newark, N.J. . . . . . . . . . . .
Denver, Colo................
Peoria, 111.......................
Detroit, Mich. ................
Pittsburgh, Pa..................
Houston, Tex.....................
Buffalo, N.Y.....................
St. Louis, Mo....................
Dayton, Ohio ................
Average, a ll cities . .. .
Kansas City, Mo..............
Youngstown, Ohio......... •
Chicago, 111.................
Des Moines, Iowa ............
Toledo, Ohio.............
Salt Lake City, Utah ...
Rock Island, (111.)
District y ..................
Minneapolis, Minn............
Philadelphia, Pa.............
Oklahoma City, Okla. ...
Uofn a
Mnsfl,
St. Paul, Minn..................
New Haven, Conn................
ft + .« T j

X/
7j

. . . . . . .

Average
Average
Amount of increase
Amount of increase
rate
rate
July 1. 1950 - July 1. 1951
July 1. 1950 - July 1. 1951
City
per hour
per hour
Cents per hour
Cents per how
July 1, 1951 Percent
July 1, 1951 Percent
South Bend, Ind, . . . . . $1,346
8.2
$2,116
16.0
2.9
3.9
5.0
Portland, Me.............
1.332
1.830
6.4
12.5
7.3
Boston,
Mass. ....• • • •
5.7
7.1
14.0
1.808
1.329
8.4
Duluth, Minn..................
0
15.8
0
1.736
10.0
1.325
Syracuse, N.Y. .••••«•
5.6
1.710
1.323
9.1
9.5
11.4
7.2
Louisville,
S
y
..........
11.8
1.317
8.9
7.7
1.655
7.8
0
0
Scranton, Pa. . . . . . . . .
1.305
9.4
1.603
Reading, Pa..................
6.8
1.295
1.594
5.3
8.3
3.4
Columbus, Ohio ...•• ••
1.288
.8
1.0
1.561
10.0
14.2
5.0
Cleveland, Ohio . . . . . .
0
0
1.285
7.4
1.554
4.8
Indianapolis, Ind. ...
1.527
1.285
3.3
(2/)
(1/)
Providence, R.I. . . . . .
8.6
4.8
7.0
1.282
7.2
1.519
Grand Rapids, Mich. ••
6.0
1.518
4.1
1.279
6.5
7.9
8.0
1.506
5.6
8.0
New Orleans, La. ........
1.267
6.7
Omaha, Nebr, .............
0
0
5.0
1.264
3.5
1.481
1.252
6.1
Charleston, W. Va. ...
7.2
10.2
13.5
1.457
13.2
Dallas, Tex. . . . . . . . . .
3.6
10.0
1.239
1.447
4.4
Wichita, Kans................
1.236
11.6
15.0
0
0
1.441
5.8
Little Rock, Ark..........
4.2
1.235
8.5
1.434
7.4
Milwaukee, Wis..............
7.0
1.218
1.2
1.428
9.3
1.4
2.2
1.218
San Antonio, Tex. . .. .
5.2
6.0
3.1
1.425
5.2
Springfield, Mass. ...
7.0
0
0
1.420
1.203
0
Memphis, Term................
1.197
0
3.5
4.1
1.417
Richmond, Va. ..............
2.6
3.0
0
0
1.193
1.417
Baltimore, Md................
8.6
9.0
10.0
1.148
1.398
7.7
El Faso, Tex. .............
1.111
10.0
7.0
1.397
9.9
5.3
3.8
Birmingham, Ala............
1.107
1.387
3.3
2.5
4.1
3.6
3.8
Atlanta, Ga. . . . . . . . . .
1.100
1.378
4.9
6.4
0
0
Chattanooga, Tenn. ...
1.079
8.2
Norfolk, Va. . . . . . . . . .
8.2
2.2
3.0
1.368
1.073
Charlotto, N.C. . . . . . .
1.366
6.0
4-7
4.6
1.065
4.7
Jacksonville, Fla. ...
1.016
9.0
9.0
1.361
4.1
5.3
Knoxville, Tenn............
6.0
1.360
0
0
.991
6.4
I .3 5 7
11.3
Miami, Fla. . . . . . . . . . .
6.1
7.8
.982
10.0
6.1
Charleston, S.C............
1.352
4.7
5.6
6.4
.935
9.0
Jackson, Miss................
2.6
7.1
1.350
.913
2.9

Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa*
Less than 0.05 of 1 percent (Decrease)
Less than 1 mill (Decrease)

TABLE 8.—Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases in pie TABLE 9.—Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases In Hebrew
and pastry shops by city, July 1, 1950 to July 1, 1951
bake shops by city, July 1, 1950 to July 1, 1951
City
San Francisco, Calif..........
Los Angeles, Calif..............
St. Paul, Minn......................
New York, N.Y.......................
Detroit, Mich. ...................
Average, a ll cities . . . . . .
Toledo, Ohio ••••.............
Boston, M ass.....................
Worcester, Mass..................
Indianapolis, Ind................
Philadelphia, Pa. .............
Cleveland, Ohio . . . . . . . . . .
Syracuse, N.Y. ...................
Omaha, Nebr. ..................... .
Buffalo, N.Y..........................
Columbus, Ohio ...................
York, Pa.................................
Providence, R.I...............
Scranton, Pa.....................
Chicago, 111. ......................
Baltimore, Md. ....................
South Bend, Ind....................
Duluth, Minn, ......................
Chattanooga, Tenn................




Average
Amount of increase
rate
July 1. 1950 - July 1. 1951
per hour Percent
Cents per hour
July 1, 1951
$1,980
9.3
4.9
9.8
14.0
1.564
1.557
4.0
6.0
9.2
1.533
6.4
11.1
1.439
8.4
1.341
6.3
7.9
1.336
2.5
1.9
10.0
1.297
8.4
7.6
9.0
1.297
0
1.296
0
6.1
1.281
5.0
1.261
0
0
13.6
12.7
1.209
0
0
1.204
10.2
1.202
9.3
0
0
1.191
1.158
5.0
4.5
1.110
10.0
9.9
1.097
7.3
7.5
6.0
5.9
1.075
6.8
7.2
1.024
5.2
5.0
1.020
.970
0
0
.848
0
0

City
Detroit, Mich...............
Los Angeles, Calif..........
New York, N.Y....................
Chicago, 111. ..................
Rochester, N.Y................
Ayeiage^.all.cities . . . .
Boston, Mass. ..................
Newark, N.J.......................
New Haven, Conn................
Providence, R.I. ............
Cleveland, Ohio ..............
Philadelphia, Pa..............
Worcester, Mass................
Minneapolis, Minn.......... .
Springfield, Mass...........
Milwaukee, Wis. ..••••••
Denver, Colo. ..................
St. Louis, Mo...............
Pittsburgh, Pa. ••••..••

Average
Amount of increase
rate
July 1. 195>0 - July 1. 1951
per hour Percent
Cents per hour
July 1, 1951
$2,308
2.173
2.128
2.121
2.077
2.040
2.010
1.924
1.908
1.885
1.842
1.802
1.700
1.592
1.523
1.512
1.509
1.416
1.374

5.7
8.9
6.6
7.3
3.1
6.2
10.2
7.5
5.8
3.6
5.1
.9
4.0
3.9
0
7.1
5.6
1.6
4.8

12.4
17.8
13.2
14.3
6.3
12.0
18.7
13.3
10.4
6.6
9.0
1.6
6.5
6.0
0
10.0
8.0
2.2
6.3

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TABLE 10.—Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases
in other nationality bake shops, by city,
July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951
Amount of increase
Average rate
per hour July 1. 1950 - July 1. 1951
City
July 1, 1951 Percent Cents per hour
11.922
San Francisco, Calif. ..
15.0
8.5
7.2
Chicago, 111.....................
1.851
12.5
Detroit, Mich .................
1.781
4.4
7.5
5.8
Average^ a ll cities . .. .
1.741
9.5
1.680
Buffalo, N.'Y. 7..............
4.7
7.6
Cleveland, Ohio ..............
1.672
1.2
1.9
New York, N. Y..................
5.8
8.8
1.593
1.538
Los Angeles, Calif..........
0
0
TABUS 11.—Average union hourly wage rates and wage increases
in cracker and cooky shops, by city,
July 1, 1950, to July 1, 1951
Amount of increase
Average rate
City
per hour July 1. 1950 - July 1. 1951
July 1. 1951 Percent Cents per hour
Houston, Tex.....................
11.458
8.6
11.5
Rochester, N. Y................
3.0
4.0
1.377
Newark, N. J............. ..
1.326
- 5.3
- 7.4
1.306
11.6
13.6
Pittsburgh, Pa.................
Philadelphia, Pa..............
1.298
10.0
11.8
1.278
Oakland, Calif.................
4.3
5.3
9.0
Buffalo, N. Y...................
1.277
10.5
Detroit, Mich...................
12.7
1.269
11.1
Chicago, 111................... .
9.6
1.263
8.3
Atlanta, Ga.......................
9.8
1.249
11.1
St. Louis, Mo...................
1.226
9.6
8.5
10.2
York, Pa.............................
1.205
11.1
1.200
Omaha, Nebr.........................
10.0
9.1
Kansas City, Mo................
7.6
1.195
8.4
7.0
Average, a ll cities .. . .
7.8
1.183
Portland, Qreg..................
1.180
Cl/)
(l/>
New York, N. Y..................
1.171
4.9
5.5
Cincinnati, Ohio ............
1.157
3.1
3.5
Cleveland, Ohio ..............
1.122
0
0
0
Boston, Mass.....................
0
1.113
Duluth, Minn.....................
1.108
0
0
Seattle, Wash...................
1.106
0
0
Dayton, Ohio ...................
6.7
5.4
1.105
St. Paul, Minn..................
1.098
11.6
11.4
Los Angeles, Calif..........
10.1
10.0
1.094
Denver, Colo.....................
1.07a
6.4
6.5
Richmond, Va.....................
7.x
7.0
1.057
Baltimore, Md...................
6.6
1.031
6.4
Milwaukee, Wis..................
1.030
0
0
Columbus, Ohio ................
0
0
1.003
Minneapolis, Minn............
5.0
.989
5.3
Dallas, Tex.......................
.986
6.8
6.3
Spokane, Wash................. ..
4.6
.985
4.4
Birmingham, Ala................
8.0
.952
7.0
Salt Lake City, Utah ...
.950
5.6
5.0
1 / Data not available for 1950.
TABLE 12.—Average union wage rates in the baking industry, by
population group and by type of baking, July 1, 1951
PODUliation grout)
Cities Cities Cities
Cities Cities
with with with
with
with
Type of baking
500,000
250,000 100,000 40,000
1,000,000 to
to
to
to
or more 1,000.000 500,000
250,000 100,000
All baking .................. *1.597 $1.4?4 __ *1.352 $1,260
Bread and cake:
1.592 1.621 1.356 1.398
Hand....................... 1.869
Machine .................. 1.509
1.406 1.422 1.298 1.253
1.422 1.332 1.174 1.158
Pie and pastry .......... 1.354
Nationality baking:
Hebrew ................... 2.095
1.806 1.863 1.780
Other ..................... 1.724
1.813
1.182 1.163 1.080 1.205
Cracker and cooky ... 1.243




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TABLE 13. — Average union, wage rates in the baking industry, by
region 1/ and by type of baking, July 1, 1951

United New Middle Border South­
States England Atlantic States east

Type of baking
All baking.....................
Bread and cake:
Hand...........................
Machine .....................
Pie and pastry ..............
Nationality baking:
Hebrew..................... „
Other........................
Cracker and cooky........

tl.U 8

*1.365

SI.580 .JX.271

1.731
1.420
1.341
2.040
1.741
1.183

1.318
1.314
1.258
1.935
1.113

1.907
1.453
1.404
2.059
1.603
1.268

All baking ......................
Bread and cake:
Hand ...........................
Machine .....................
Pie and pastry.............
Nationality baking:
Hebrew.......................
Other.........................
Cracker and cooky ........

1.635 1.125
1.316 1.079
1.024 .848
_
_
1.049 1.194

Great Middle
Lakes West

South­ Moun­ Pacific
west
tain

1.367

1.322

1.289 1.273 1.629

1.595
1.377
1.195
2.005
1.813
1.167

1.377
1.384
1.204
1.416
1.204

1.437 1.772
1.291 1.506 1.748
1.669
1.509 2.173
1.790
1.276 1.056 1.181

l / The regions in this
New England ............
Middle Atlantic . ..
Border States ........
Southeast ................
Great Lakes ............
Middle West ............
Southwest ................
Mountain ..................
Pacific ....................

_

study include:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont;
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania;
Delaware, District of Columbia, Ken­
tucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West
Virginia;
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Care'1ina, South Carolina, and
Tennessee;
Illin ois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio,' and Wisconsin;
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, and South Dakota;
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas;
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming;
California, Nevada, Oregon, and
Washington.

TABLE 14.—Distribution of union members in the baking industry
by straight-time weekly hours, and type of baking
July 1, 1951
Type of baking
All baking .................
Bread and cake:
Hand.......................
Machine ..................
Pie and nastry ..........
Nationality baking:
Hebrew..................
Other .....................
Cracker and cooky ...
1/ Less than 0.05

Perctmt of w<sekly hours Average
Over 40
Over 44
hours l&ider
and 44 and 48
40 under
per
40
under
week
48
44
40.7
1.0
43.5
39.9
5.3
40.0
44.0
_
42.8
40.0
of 1 percent.

81.9 4,3 0.4

4.7

?.7

38.3 12.9 2.4 16.9 28.5
92.9 .5 <l/>
.4 .9
.2
99.8
8.6 35.2
39.4 16.8
54.0 11.5 5.8
28.7
100.0
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TABLE 15.—Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951
^/flours are AO per week for both years unless otherwise indicated/
City and occupation
ATLANTA, GA.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Working foremen ..................
Mixers, ovenmen, and
doughnut-machine oper­
ators ...................................
Roll-machine operators ...
Dividers, depositors,
wrapping-machine opera­
tors, and checkers ..........
Holder operators, stockmen
Mixers’ helpers ..................
Icing-machine operators ..
Oven feeders and dumpers .
Pan-washing-machine opera­
tors, roll panners fe­
male, and make-up women .
Twisters, panners, rackers, catchers, carton
makers, flour dumpers,
and pan greasers ..............
Hand icers (cake) ..............
Wrappers ...............................
Agreement B:
Bread:
Foremen .............................
Dough mixers, ovenmen ..
Dividermen .......................
Moldermen, roll-machine
operators, and benchmen ...................................
Oven loaders and
dumpers ...........................
Dough mixer helpers, pan
greasers, set-off men,
and bread rackers (all
after 6 months) ............
Cake:
Foremen .............................
Ovenmen .............................
Mixers ...............................
Ingredient scalers,
scaling-machine op­
erators, and floorladies .............................
Supervisors .....................
Cake-wrapping-machine
operators .......................
Icers, checkers, wrap­
pers, packers, and
cutters (after 6
months) ...........................
Greas ing-machine
operators......................
Helpers, male,
(after 6 months) ..........
Shipping:
Shipping clerks ..............
Wrapping-machine
operators .......................
Bread checkers...........
Cake checkers .................
Wrapping-machine helpers
(after 6 months) ..........
Bun trayers, hand
wrappers, truck load­
ers, and helpers
(after 6 months) ..........
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Sponge and swset mixing:
Head mixers .....................
Mixers ...............................
Mixers’ helpers ..............

City and occupation
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

I1.A30

1*350
1.280

1.330
1.280

1.200
1.2 3 0
1.150
1 .10 0
^920

1.280
1 .2 3 0
1.2 3 0
1 .10 0
1.0A0

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement A: - Continued
Sponge baking:
Head bakers ...........
Bakers ................

BALTIMORE, MD. - Continued

$1.5A5
1.A45
1,385
1.335
1.255

Dough feeders, machine
set-up men, and pan
1.205
Scalers, weighers,
1.065

.990

.990

.950
.920
.370

.990
.990
.990

1.5 2 0
1.3 2 0
1.2A0

1.550
1.350
1.270

1 .2 1 0

1.2A0

1 .0 10

1.QA0

.950

.980

1.370
1.300
1.2 2 0

1 .A00
1.330
1.250

1.0 90
.960

1 .1 2 0
.990

.920

.950

Icing:
Head m i x e r s ......... .

Base cake weighers ....
Floormen ..............
Machine operators,

1.A30
1.355
1.305
1.255
1.155
1.055

Packing:
Supplyraen .............
Pastemen, assemblymen
Head clerks, wrappingnachine op 'rators
Sponge packers,
bund!era (nand)
Stitchers, formers ....
Swe3t packers, closers,
weighers, and carton
formirs
Agreement B:
Foremen
Mixers
Ovennen, loaders ........
Wrapping-machine oper­
ators, cuttermen, and
sealers
__
Dumpers, enrobers, squeeze
bagmen, hand wrappers,
packers, and women
helpers ................

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

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

1.305
1.255
1.205
1.075
1.C55

1.0A5
1.225
1.025
.875

.325

.775

BALTIMORE, MD.

.920

.950

.910

.9A0

.910

.9A0

1.320

1.350

1.190
1.160
1.0 90

1.2 2 0
1.190
1 .1 2 0

.950

.980

.900

.930

1.505
1.A05
1.255

1.6 5 6
1.5A6
1.331

Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Agreement A:
Dough mixers, ovenmen ....
Benchmen
Agreement B:
Dough mixers, journeymen
b a k e r s ...... .
H elpers......... .......
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Bread department:
Mixers, oven operators
(bread trays)
Ingredient scalers
Bench hands
Wrapping setters
Divider operators,
molder operators
Bread wrappers,
machine, wrappingmachine heloers
Mixers' helpers,
oven feeders, oven
dumpers, oven
helpers ..............
Pan greasers....... .

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

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Sweet baking:

1/ A5-hour workweek.
2/ A3-hour workweek.
2 / Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950,



City and occupation

ATLANTA, GA. - Continued

$1.A00

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

1/1.756
1/1.689

2/1.125
V .79A

1.315
1.290
1.235

(2J)

1.190

1.115
1.090
.973

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement A: - Continued
Bread department: $1,700
Continued
1.590
Bread packers ........ . $1,015 $1,105
1.52A
Flour blenders,
(bread and cake) ......
1.030
1.A69
.990
Bakery helpers
1.381
(men and women) .......
1.0 68
.978
Cake and sweet department:
Mixers, ovenmen
1.3 2 6
(first class) .........
1.315
1.A15
Ingredient mixers’
1.172
helpers ........ .
1.290
1.390
Bench hands ...........
1.285
1.385
1.573
Cooky mixers, icing
mixers ........... .
1.A15
1.A91
1.315
Cake decorators
1.A36
1.2A0
1.A15
1.381
Ovenmen (second class) .
1.215
1.315
1.271
Dividers (depositor
operators) ...........
1.165
1.255
1 .1 6 1
Oven feeders ...........
1.065
1.155
1 .1 3 0
Cake -'ackers
1.QA0
1.118
1.A36
.978
Pan greasers ..........
1.331
1.0A0
Packers ...............
1.105
Bascery helpers, bakers’
1.3 2 6
helpers ..............
.978
1.068
.850
Bench helpers (women)
.9A0
Cake icers (women)
1.133
.325
.900
1 .1 6 1
Cake wrappers (women)
.300
.875
Agreement B:
Bread department:
1.150
1.290
1.390
1.330
Set-up men ............
1.230
Dividermen
1.130
1.2 5 0
1.275
.
Oven
dumpers.......
1.130
1
.10C
1.075
Moldermen......... .
.925
1.075
1.155
Cooleraen, bake-shop
helpers, pan
greasers ...........
.375
1.0 20
1 .10 0
1.0 20
Wrapping-machine feeders
.9A0
Wrapping-machine feed­
ers (women) ..........
.320
.825
Cake department:
.825
Mixers, ovenmen,
1.290
1.390
icing makers .........
Ingredient scalers,
sugar grinders .......
1.10 0
1.180
Oven dumpers..........
1 .10 0
1.0 20
1/1.867
Flour blenders ........
.995
1.075
1/1.300
Packers and shippers
.920
1.0A0
Pan greasers ..........
.920
1.0 00
Tray and mold boys ....
.905
.985
2/1.188
Wrappers and icers
(women) ....... .
V .35A
.820
.885
Agreement C:
General utilitymen .......
1.370
1.275
Mixers
......
1.320
1.225
Ovenmen
1.20 0
1.2 9 0
Machine operators,
1.A15
1.390
bread wrapping-machine
1.390
operators, depositor
1.3A0
operators
1.270
1.175
Cake bench hands
1.270
1.125
Bread benchmen_________ T
1.280
1.270
1.075
Oven loaders and
d u m pers
.....
1.2 2 0
1.125
Ingredient scalers,
1.205
bread panners and
r ackers......... ......
1.170
1.075
Dough mixers’ helpers,
1.180
cake oven heloers ......
1.050
1.170
1.118
Bread checkers ..........
.350
1 .1 2 0

........

...........

.........
Mivers . nvf>mni>n T.TtTtfl
.............
.

.

...

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

9
TABLE 15*— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

molder operators, divider ooerators, wrapping-machine operators,
roll-machine operators
Ingredient scalers,
oven feeders and dumpers, mixers' helpers ..
Pan rackers (loaders),
pan greasers, molders'
helpers, bread packers,
selectors and order
packers ..............
Flour handlers, pan
washers ..............
Panners and fillers,
doughnut tray packers .
Helpers (women) .......
Agreement E:
Bakers, 1st class .......
Bakers, 2d class ........
General helpers .........
Women workers..... ... ....
Agreement F:
Dough mixers .........................................
Divider operators .......
Molder operators . . . . . . . . .
Dough mixers1 helpers . . . .
Wrapping-machine
feeders ........................................................
General helpers:
Starting rate .........
After 6 months ........
After 1 year ..........
Pie and pastry shops:
Doughnut shops:
Agreement A:
Doughnut-machine
operators ..........................................
Head packers (women) . . .
Packers (women) .........................
Agreement B:
Foremen ....................................................
Mixers, machine
operators ..........................................
Bakery helpers . . . . . . . . .
Doughnut f r y e r ..... ...
Head packers ..........
Packers and
.
(women) .................................................
Crackers and cookies:
Mixing department:
Working foremen ................................
Mixers ..................... ........................................
Mixers' helpers ................................
Flour dumpers ...........
Baking department:
Sponge peel e r ......................................
Bakers, peelers,
cracker-meal
millers, ingredient
scalers, machine
captains ....................................................
Cuttermen ....................................................
Overmen and reliefmen . . . .

helpers

2/

City and occupation

$0,925
.900

$1,0 20
1.000

.300

.900

1.345

1.445

1.295

1.395

1.245

1.345

1.195

1.295

1.145

1.225

.975
.955

1.055
1.035

1.175
1.025
.875
.750

1.325
1.125
.950
.825

1.330
1.305
1.2 3 0
1.230

1.430
1.355
1.305
1.2 3 0

1.0 20

1.150

1.015
1.043
1.093

1.005
1.043
1.093

1.10 0
.850
.800

1 .1 5 0
.900
.850

1.450

1.540

1.20 0
.975

.900

1.280
1.055
1.20 0
.970

.850

.920

1.375
1.325
1.125
.950

1.425
1.375
1.175

1 .0 0 0

1.375

1.425

(2/)

1.325
1.30 0
1.225

1.375
1.350
1.275

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Baking department: Continued
Rollermen ...............
Fig grinders,
ingredient scaler
helpers ...............
Stackers ................
Cracker-meal miller
helpers, pan cleaners,
pan feeders, fig grinder
Other men workers
(after 30 days) ........
Icing department:
Working foremen, machine
operators, enrobingmachine operators, marshmallow operators .......
Icing mixers ............
Working supervisors
(women), sample-room
girls, packers A .......
Trolley stickers and
dippers ................
Floormen ................
Machine operators (women),
D. L. operators,
packers on D. L.,
scalers, weighers, cad­
die girls, depositor
feeders, other women
machine operators ......
Delmarvia operators .....
Hand dippers, strappers,
stencil feeders and
fillers, floor girls,
other women help on
D. L. machines ................................
Caddie girls' helpers,
other women help
(after 30 days) ............................
Packing department:
Head flnorman T..... l t I „ t
Utilitymen ..............
Wrapping—machine opera­
tors and setters .........................
Checkers .......................................................
Wrapping-machine opera­
tors, floormen
.........................
Sponge packers, bundlers,
carton formers ..................... ...
Cracker-meal packers ...............
Sweet packers ......................................
Carton helpers ...................................
Floormen B, other men
h e l p ...................
Weighers, chute tenders . .
Machine operators women fillers ...................................
R paolcera___ ..rr.fII< ,
Sealers, caddie formers . .
Relief girls - packing
gang, other women help
(after 30 days) ............................

A

Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Bread:
Mixers .......................................................
Molder operators .....................
Oven operators ............................
Divider operators ..................

City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Continued

$1,150

$1,2 5 0

1.125
1.10 0

1.175
1.20 0

.950

1.000

.875

.925

1.225
.975

1.275
1.025

.955

1.005

.905
.875

.955
.925

.855
.805

.905
.905

.805

.855

.755

.805

1.325
1 .1 5 0

1.375
1.20 0

1.075
1.005

1.125
1.055

.975

1.025

.955
.950
.855
.905

1.0 0 5
1.005
1.005
.955

.875
.855

.925
.905

.755
.825
.755

.905
.875
!855

.755

.805

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.




July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

BALTIMORE, MD. - Continued

BALTIMORE, ML. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C: - Continued
Pan greasers ............
Hand mixers (women) .....
Checkers, packers and
wrappers (women) ......
Agreement D:
Bread department:
O v e n operators, dough
mixers, doughnutmachine operators ....

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

1.350
1.175
1.315
1.250

1.390
1.215
1.355
1.290

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement A: - Continued
Bread: - Continued
Panners, oven feeders,
and dumpers ..........
Sweet-roll panners ....
Wrapping-machine
operators ............
Slicers, feeders, wrapping-machine helpers ..
Sugar grinders, flour
dumpers ..............
Pan greasers, stockroom helpers, and
packers .... .........
Checkers ..............
Cake:
Mixers ................
Depositors ............
Oven operators ..... .
Depositor helpers ......
Oven feeders and
dumpers ..............
Icing makers ..........
Bake-shop helpers,
pan greasers, and
packers ..............
Wrapping-machine
operators, head
icere ........................................................
leers and wrappers ....
Agreement B:
Bread:
Mixers ................
Head ovenmen ...................................
Overmen ...................................................
Dividers, head
roll-machine
operators ..........................................
Molders, benchmen ..................
Roll-machine operators .
Machine wrappers,
utilitymen ...........
Pan greasers, bakeshop helpers .........
Packers, shippers .....
Crackers and cookies:
First floor:
Mixing room:
Head m i x e r s ............................
Mixers .......................................................
Mixers' helpers .........................
Bake shop:
Machine operators,
sponge peelers
(after 6
months
..
Machine feeders . . . . . . . .
Machine helpers .......
Sponge peelers
(1 st 6
months) .................................................
Sponge-oven
bakers ....................................................
Sponge-oven
helpers, spongeoven traymen ................................
Dough rollers,
sweet-oven
bakers ...............
Sweet-oven helpers ...............
Stacking:
1 fit 8 months
After 3 months ......................

W in

pm

Pan greasers ...................................

$1,10 0
1.0 50

$1,140
1.0 90

1.145

1.185

.925

.965

1.000

1.0 40

1.000
1.055

1.0 40
1.095

1.350
1 .2 5 0
1.315
1.165

1.390
1.290
1.355
1.205

1.030
1.2 50

1.070
1.29 0

1.000

1.0 40

1.0 40
.945

1.080
.985

1.095
.995
.970

1.145
1.045
1.0 2 0

.945
.920
.870

.995
.970
.920

.820

.870

.770

.745

.820
.795

1.180
1.060
.980

1.260
1.140
1.0 60

llooo
.750

1 260
l!o80
.800

1 180

1.0 60

1.140

1.180

1.2 6 0

1.080

1 .1 6 0

1.030
1 .0 10

1 .1 1 0
1.090

.750
.980
qon
.900

l!o60
mn
.800

i

.980

10

TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Second floor:
Sponge packers,
large wafer-machine
operators ..............
Large carton makers .....
Wrapping-machine
operators ..............
Packers, helpers,

BOSTON, MASS. - Continued

%
0.910
.910

%
0.990
.990

.850

.930

.750

.800

1.0 00

1.080

.930

1 .0 10

.750

.800

.910

.990

.850

.930

.750
1.060

.800
1.140

1.000

1.080

.980

1.060

.750

.800

1.0 20
.960

1 .10 0
1.0 40

.750

.800

Checkers, wrappingTray and pan
dumpers ................
Machine helpers,
male; helpers,
mu! ^
Third floor:
Cold-room packers .......
Machine feeders,
capping ................
Icing caddy and
carton makers ..........
Head mixers .............
Mixers, wrappingIcing mixers,
syrup cooking ..........
Helpers; mixer
he!pers ............ r____
Fruit cake:
Mixers .................... ............
Scalers, bakers ........ ....
Wrappers, packers,
scalers, checkers *
helpers, pan washers,
and toppers . . . ... ..............
BOSTON, MASS.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Agreement A:
Dough mixers ..................
Ovenmen, bench hands,
divider operators . . . . . . .
Molders .................
Wrapping-machine opera­
tors, wrapping-machine
helpers, shippers
(after 3 years) ..............
Packers ............................
Bakers' helpers ...............
Agreement B:
Foremen, second hands . . . .
Shipping clerks ...............
Ovenmen (bread and pies) .
Mixers ..................
Ovenmen (cakes) ...............
Frosting makers ...............
Head benchmen ...................
Benchmen ...........................
Filling cooks . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greasers, helpers,
cleaners, frosters .....
Agreement C:
First hands .............
Ovenmen, dough mixers . . . .
Benchmen ................
Frosters (women) .............
Agreement D:
Foremen ............................
Dough mixers, ovenmen . . . .
Benchmen ...........................

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Continued

2/1.555 2/1.659
2/1.445 2/1.549
2/1.395 2/1.499

2/1.345 2/1.449
2/1.345 2/1.449
2/1.255 2/1.359
1.540
1 .3 1 0
1.3 0 0
1.2 8 0
1.270
1.260
1.2 5 0
1.20 0
1 .1 6 0

1.610
1.38 0
1.370
1.350
1.340
1.330
1.320
1.270
1.2 3 0

.940

1 .0 10

1.495
1.385
1.330
.960

1.585
1.475
1.4 2 0
1.0 50

1.270
1.165
1.115

1.390
1.285
1.235

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951
BOSTON, MASS. - Continued

Bread and cake - Machine
Bread and cake - Hand
shops: - Continued
shops: - Continued
Agreement C: - Continued
Agreement E:
%
$
4/1.51C
Molders* helpers, pan
Foremen................. 4/1.510
Dough mixers, benchmen,
greasers, rackers,
DeVelbi ss-machine
ovenmen, shipping clerks 4/1.360 4 /1 .36C
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
operators, wrappingmachine operators,
Agreement A:
(General agreement)
conveyor beltmen,
Bread:
frosting-machine oper­
Mixers ................
1.540
1.64C
ators, head foreladies,
1 .6 1C
Head ovenmen ..........
fondant-machine
(y)
helpers ....... ........
1.430
ovenmen, bench hands ..
1.530
General bakery helpers,
Mixers* helpers, ingreinspectors, foreladies ..
Icers and decorators ....
dient scalers, molder
Doughnut tray packers,
operators, oven feed1.4 8 0
1.3 8 0
cake-cutting machine
Pan greasers, bench
operators, hand icers,
helpers, general helppanners and make-up
ers, flour handlers and
workers ................
unloaders, rackers'
General bakery helpers ...
helpers ..............
1.4 0 0 Pie and pastry shops:
1.300
Wrappers, packers,
Mixers, ovenmen, benchmen ..
floormen, checkers,
Doughnut-machine
conveyor men:
operators ................
1.240
1.340
Doughnut mixers ...........
Up to 3 years .......
1.330
After 3 years .......
1.430
Checkers, dough cutters,
Cake:
filling cooks, pie
fillers (women) .T..TT_..tT
Mixers ................
1.610
1.510
Ovenmen ...............
1.550
1.450
Bakery h elpers....... .
Ingredient scalers,
Baggers, packers, wrappers,
1.48 0
icing mixers ...............
1.380
boxers (women):
Scalers, depositor
Up to 1 year ............
operators, stock1 to 3 years ............
1 years and over T ___ .. .
men ..................
1.3 6 0
1.4 6 0
Shippers - over 3 years .
1.330
1.430 Hebrew baking:
Dumpers, general helpers
1.2 4 0
1.340
Foremen ................................
Wrappers, packers,
Second hands ........................
boxers, icers, pan
Third hands .........................
greasers:
Crackers and cookies:
1.0 50
.950
Up to 1 year ..............
Agreement A:
.990
1.0 90
1 to 3 years .............
Dog food department:
3 years and over .......
1.030
1.130
Mi v e r s _. . . ______.. .
Agreement B:
Bakers, machine
Ovenmen, icing mixers,
captains ......................
m i x e r s ..........
1.430
1.430
Rel iefman 1 r i r T T i r T . . I l f
Shippers ................
Dough f e e d e r s .........
1.330
1.330
Ingredient scalers ..........
1.280
1.280
Oven firemen . . . . . . . . . . .
Bakery helpers .................
Pen feeders
1.180
1.180
Shippers * helpers:
Rakers * helpera T __ T __
1 to 2 months ...............
Kibblers . TTT ............
1.130
1 .1 3 0
Over 2 months ...............
1.180
1.180
Packing department:
Table head (women) ..........
1.130
1.130
FIoormen T T I . . . . T T 1 . . . t1
Wrappers (women):
Handlers of broken
1 to 2 months ...............
.980
.980
Alyl rejected goods • • • •
Over 2 months .........
1.030
1.0 30
Scaler8 , weighers,
Agreement C:
packers ........... - t - t
Working foremen ...............
1.750
1.665
Shipping department:
Doughnut-machine opera­
Shippers .................
tors, fondant mixers,
Car checkers , , t , , , , ,
,
Car assemblers
t
mixers .............................
1.565
1.650
Divider operators,
Head car loaders
depositor operators,
Assemblers ............
roll-machine operators,
Assistant car loaders ..
benchmen, receivers
Stock clerks,
and stockmen, docostockmen
machine operators ..........
1.600
1.515
Agreement B:
Molder operators,
Machine captains
ingredient scalers,
Saltine mixers,
selectors, mixers’
sweet mixers ...................
helpers, steam-box
Dough feeders, dough
men, ovenmen,
rollers, ovenmen,
blenders .........................
bakers ____ TT .,..
1.465
1.550

2/ 48-hour workweek.
2 / Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950,
j j 44-hour workweek.



Rate per hour
City and occupation

City and occupation

t
1.415

1
1.500

1.345
1.130

1.430
1.215

1.0 60
1 .0 1 0

1.145
1.095

1.410

1.510

1.3 8 0
1.320

1.4 8 0
1.4 2 0

1.270
1.240

1.370
1.340

.950
.990
1.0 30

1.0 5 0
1.0 90
1.130

1.999
1.853
1.706

2.193
2.041
1.88 8

1.2 4 0

1.240

1.215
1.185
1 .1 4 0
1.115
1.0 90
1.070
1.030

1.215
1 .1 8 5
1 .1 4 0
1.U5
1.090
1.070
1.030

1 .10 0

1 .10 0

•875

•0 ( j

.865

.865

1 .1 9 0
1.155
1.135
1 .1 3 0
1.105
1.099

1 .1 9 0
1.155
1.135
1.130
1.105
1.099

1.070

1.070

1.445

1.445

1.365

1.365

1.345

1.345

11

TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Marshmallow mixers,
spray-machine opera-

$11t2 Q ci
Supplymen ...............
Weighers, general workers, beaters, stockmen,

1.195
1.14-5

$1,?Q5
1.195
1.145

1.095
1.075

1.095
1.075

department:
1.295

1.295

Sponge packers,
relief girls,
wrapp ing-machine
1.075

1.075

Breakers, box makers,
bundlers, weight
girls, sweet packers,
box liners, box and
label girls, box
sweet goods bundler
1.075

1.075

BUFFALO, N.Y.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A (semimachine
shops):
Foremen .................
Oven hands and mixers ....
Bench hands .............
Checkers, wrappingmachine operators, help­
ers, and pan greasers ....
Hand wrappers ...........
Agreement B:
Foremen .................
Oven hands and mixers ....
Bench hands .............
Scalers and machine
operators ..............
Ingredientmen ...........
Packers and checkers ....
Oven dumpers ............
Holders (women) .........
Helpers and pan greasers,
flour dumpers (women)
and blenders (women) ....
Machine operators, bread
and pan stackers .......
leers and wrappers
(women) ................
Agreement C:
Bread department:
nTomon
Traveling-oven men,
assemblymen ..........
Dividermen, bench hands
Machine and moldermen ..
Doughnut-mach ine
operator .............
Oven feeders and dump­
ers , v *apping—machine
operators ............
, , , , , , ___ TT-TBench helpers .........
Wrapping- and slicingmachine helper», flour
handlers, packers ....
Coolermen .............
Pan greasers, machine
hand hftlpArs trTtT,TTlt




City and occupation
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

BUFFALO, N. Y. - Continued

BOSTON, MASS. - Continued

1.575
1.525
1.470

1.650
1.600
1.540

1.215
1.185

1.260

1.730
1.670
1.560

1.730
1.670

1.480
1.420
1.370

1.260

1.560
1.480
1.420

1.330

1.370
1.360
1.330

1.300

1.300

1.350

1.350

1.130

1.130

1.628

1.628

1.515

1.515

1.490
1.445
1.415

1.490
1.445
1.415

1.380

1.380

1.340
1.335
1.325

1.340
1.335
1.325

1.300

1.300

1.300

1.300

1.275

1.275

1.360

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C: - Continued
Cake department:
Foremen ............... #1.628 #1.628
1.515
1.515
Assemblymen, traveling1.490
oven men ............. 1.490
Scalers ...... ........
1.435
1.435
1.380
Pie mixers ............ 1.380
Wrapp ing-machine
1.340
1.340
1.340
Oven helpers .......... 1.340
1.320
Foreladies ............ 1.320
Machine helpers .......
1.315
1.315
Pan greasers.... .....
1.275
1.275
Pie-machine boys after 6 months .......
1.205
1.205
Cake decorators - after
1.125
1.125
leers, packers, wrappers (women) .........
1.105
1.105
Pie machine (women) .... 1.105
1.105
Agreement D:
Bread department:
1.628 1.738
Mixers ................
1.625
1.515
1.600
Overmen............... 1.490
Assemblymen ........... 1.465
1.575
Dividermen, bench hands
1.445
1.555
Mixers' helpers ....... 1.365
1.475
Assembly helpers ......
1.340
1.450
Checkers .............. 1.335
1.445
Machine and moldermen .. 1.415
1.425
Oven feeders and dumpers 1.340
1.350
Packers ............... 1.305
1.415
Coolermen ............. 1.300
1.410
Pan greasers, machine
hand helpers .........
1.275
1.385
Bench helpers,
wrappi ng-mac hine
operators ............ 1.325
1.335
Wrapping- and slicingmachine helpers,
flour handlers .......
1.300
1.310
Cake department:
F oremen.............
1.628 1.738
Mixers ................ 1.515
1.625
Ovenmen ............... 1.490
1.600
Depositors ............ 1.435
1.545
Ingredient scalers ....
1.425
1.535
Foreladies ............ 1.320
1.430
Machine helpers .......
1.305
1.415
Pan greasers .......... 1.295
1.405
General helpers .......
1.385
1.275
Icing-machine opera­
tors (women) .........
1.140 1.250
leers, packers, wrap­
pers (women) .........
1.105
1.215
Rollette department:
Mixers ................ 1.455
1.565
Jam cookers ...........
1.480
1.370
Mixers' helpers ....... 1.305
1.415
General machine helpers
1.275
1.385
Foreladies ............ 1.320
1.330
Wrappers, rollers,
boxers (women) .......
1.105
1.215
Agreement E:
Mixers, ovenmen ......... 1.535
1.645
Cake decorators ......... 1.515
1.625
Assemblymen, fried-cakemachine operators ......
1.465
1.575
Bench hands, dividermen .. 1.445
1.555
Moldermen, peelmen ......
1.415
1.525
Doughnut fryers, icingmachine operators, mix­
ers ' helpers, packers ... 1.365
1.475
Wrapping-machine
operators .............. 1.345
1.455

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

BUFFALO, N. Y. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement E: - Continued
Bench helpers, cookymachine operators, oven
helpers, flour sifters
and blenders ......tr,,
#1.325
Bake-shop helpers,
flour sifters and
blenders' helpers,
doughnut fill era TT..T.,
1.275
leers, wrappers and
packers fwomen^ .....
1.105
Agreement F:
Maie vnrlffirs TT..T..I1TI1
1.140
Agreement G :
Working foremen ........
1.625
Mixers, ovenmen,
benchmen, dividermen, fried—cakemachine operators .....
1.525
Bench helpers, checkers,
flour dumpers, molder­
men, oven loaders and
dumpers, wrappingmachlna opftrn+.nra
1.375
Pan greasers, bread
packers y bread, parmers
wrapping-machine
helpers ...............
1.275
Hand icers, checkers,
packers, wrappers and
mitfarfl ( unmon^
1.075
Agreement H:
Frvrftmftn --T,
1.730
Dough mixers, ovenmen ...
1^670
RflnrthTnAn
x«20U
Dividermen .............
1.480
Xfig-pfid1PTVfc
i / on
Oven loaders and dumpers
1.360
Moldermen ..........
1.330
Pan greasers, flour
dumpers .........
1.300
Bread rackers,
wrapping-machine
operators.... ........
1.270
Hand 1tSfiTs
1.070
Agreement I:
WfYplfin p f*rvr%fvm«,
n
1.760
Oven operators,
doughnut-machine
operators, potato chip
opAT*flt^ra ttH
1.560
Benchmen, divider
deposltnrs
...
1.510
Ingredient scalers,
wrapping-machine opera­
tors, molder operators,
mixers' helpers, head
selectors, filling cookgj*g a flnnT*l ftriiA*?
1.460
S6l@ctiors« oven feeders
and dumpers, stock hand­
lers, muffin grillers,
open-kettle fryers ....
1.410
Production workers ......
1.360
Oliver-wrapper opera­
tors, roll- and sweet
yeast-machine opera­
tors ...... 7
1.195
Icers and decorators,
cake-pan v&sners and
greasers, sweet yeast
make-up panners, chip
bagging-machine opera­
tors, chip fryers, order
packers, doughnut tray
packers, general
he! tiers ,. _
1.160

#1.435

1.385
1.215
1.140
1.735

1.635

1.485

1.385

1.185

1.670

1.480
1^360
1.330
1.300

1.270
1.070
1.870

1.670
1.620

1.570

1.520
1.470

l J"a
X.
Un*?;

1.270

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TABLE 15.-— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

Rate ce«* hour
City and occupation

B UFFALO,

K

AG-hour workweek.
44-hour workweek.
42-hour workweek.




Rate per hour
July 1, Judy 1,
1950 1951

BUFFALO, N. Y. - Continued

». I . - Continued

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement Js
Working foremen............. .
Mixers .............
Ovenmen .....................
Assemblymen .....................
Dividermen, benchmen . . . .
Machine and moldermen . . .
Mixers' helpers . . . . . . . . .
Ovsn feeders and dusters,
assembly helpers.......... .
Checkers ........................
Bench helpers, wrappingmachine operators, flour
sifters and blenders ...
Wrapping and slicer
helpers, flour handlers,
packers, icers, ro ll
s]leers, coolermen........
Fan greasers, machine
helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agreement Ki
Working foremen............. ,
Mixers .............................
Ovenmen ...........................
Assemblymen .....................
Dividermen, benchmen .....
Machine and moldermen ...,
Doughnut-machine
operators ..................... .
Mixers' helpers............. .
Oven feeders and
dumpers........................ .
Checkers
Bench helpers, wrappingmachine operators........ .
Foreladies..................... .
Wrapping and slicer
helpers, flour handlers,
packers........ . ...............
Pan greasers, machine
helpers ........................
Packers, wrappers
(women) ........................ .
Pie and pastry shopsi
Agreement At
Mixers •••••....................
Icing mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ovenmen............. .............
Ingredient scalers . . . . . . .
Cookies...........................
Shop helpers...................
Agreement Bt
Scaling-machine opera­
tors, machine operators ,
Packers, checkers.......... .
Floorladies................... .
Packers and wrappers
(women) .........................
Hebrew and Polish bakingt
First hands, ovenmen,
mixers............................. .
Second hands, bench hands .,
Crackers and cookiest
Agreement At
Mixing departmentt
Head mixers .................
Sponge mixers..............
Flour dumpers ..............
Mixers' helpers . . . . . . . .
Baking departmentt
Machine captains........ .
Oven firemen ................
Cuttemen.....................

2/

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

City and occupation

♦
1.628
1.515
1.A90
1.465
1.AA5
1.415
1.365

*
1.628
1.515
1.490
1.465
1.445
1.415
1.365

1*340
1.335

1.340
1.335

1.325

1.325

1.300

1.300

1.275

1.275

1.628
1.515
1.490
1.465
1.445
1.415

1.628
1.515
1.490
1.465
1.445
1.415

1.380
1.365

1.380
1.365

1.340
1.335

1.340
1.335

1.325
1.320

1.325
1.320

1.300

1.300

1.275

1.275

1.105

1.105

1.305
1.155
1.305
1.155
1.305
1.155

1.515
1.515
1.495
1.490
1.380
1.325

1.270
1.135
1.105

1.270
1.135
1.105

1.025

1.025

1.750
1.550

1.760
1.650

1.545
1.460
1.330
1.360

1.700
1.605
1.495
1.495

1.460
1.360
1.340

1.605
1.530
1.505

Crackers end cookies! Continued
Agreement At - Continued
Bakiug departmentt Continued
Bakers, (traveling and
$
reel oven) ...............
1.360
Rollermen ...................
1.300
Graham oven feeders ...
1.290
Sponge rollermen . . . . . .
1.360
Tenant-machine operators 1.240
Floormen (class A) ..... 1.360
Floormsn (class B), pan
feeders and greasers
1.240
Spray-machine opera­
tors, and inspectors,
oven feeders and
takers-out, dough feed­
ers, pan cleaners, and
feeders ........ ............. 1.210
Forming-machine
operators .................. 1.090
Icing departmentt
Head mixers .................. 1.545
Machine captains . . . . . . . 1.460
Machine set-up men,
machinemen, jelly and
marshmallow men.......... 1.330
leers (women), other
helpers (women) . . . . . . . 1.070
Machine operators
(women)...................... 1.090
Packing departmentt
Working supervisors
(women) ...................... 1.190
Sponge packers ............. 1.110
Hand bundlers, fillin g machine operators ....... 1.090
Sweet packers ............... 1.080
Carton formers (machine),
sealers and weighers .. 1.070
Agreement Bs
Mixing department!
Head mixers.................. 1.530
Sponge mixers
1.400
Sweet mixers ................ 1.370
Flour dumpers.............. 1.250
Baking departmentt
Machine captains .......... 1.470
Cuttermen.................... 1.380
Sponge rollermen .......... 1.330
Pan feeders and greas­
ers, general helpers .. 1.250
Icing and cello-bag
department}
Head mixers........ ........ 1.380
Machine set-up men . . . . . 1.330
Paper cutters, icing
mixers' helpers .......... 1.330
General helpers ........... 1.250
Forming-machine
operators, carton
formers, (women) ........ 1.110
Sealers, weighers
(women) ....................... 1.060
Packing departments
General helpers ............ 1.250
Sponge packers ............. 1.150
fond bundlers, and
carton formers (machine
table), sweet packers,
carton formers (hand),
"Q" formers, cover
stitchers, repack girls,
breakage girls ........
1.100

*
1.495
1.430
1.420
1.405
1.395
1.395
1.365

1.365
1.090
1.665
1.665
1.495
1.175
1.090
1.310
1.220
1.200
1.190
1.175
1.565
1.480
1.445
1.315
1.550
1.455
1.445
1.315
1.480

1.420
1.370
1.315
1.150
1.110
1.315

1,208

1.150

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

BUTTE, MOST.
Bread and cake - Hand shopst
%
$
Foreman, m ixers.............
4/1.673 4/1.840
Ovenmen ................................... 4/1.628 2/1.791
Bencnmen .............................. 4/1.537 2/1.691
Wrappers, hand
(women) .................................. 4 / .830 ( J .913
Bread and cake-Machine shops;
Foremen, dough mixers .......... 5/1.748 5/1.923
KoLl-macnine operators,
machinemen ............................. 5/1.748 5/1.923
Ovenmen...............
5/1.700 5/1.870
Bench hands............................ 5/1.605 5/1.766
Wrapping-machine
operators, wrappers
(men) ...................................... 4/1.182 4/1.301
Wrappers (women) . . . . . . . . . . . y .830 4/ .913
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Bread and cake- Machine shops*
Bread!
Miners ................................... 1.050 1.110
Ovenmen .............................. 1.050 1.110
Dividermen, moldermen,
stockmen, and u tility
men ........................... .......... .900 .960
Oven Loaders, dumpers . . . . .850 .910
Helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.750 •810
Cake:
Working foremen,
mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.150 1.210
Mixers, ovenmen .................. 1.050 1.110
Ingredient sca lers........... .950 1.010
Scalers, doughnutmachine operators,
and wrappers . . . . . . . . . . . .
.900 .960
Icers, packers, and
helpers.............................. .750 .810
Bread and cake;
Shippers .............................. .950 1.010
Wrappers ............................... .900 .960
Checkers ............................... .850 .910
Helpers .........................
.750 .810
CHARLESTON, W. VA.
Bread and cake-Machine shops:
Agreement At
Bread:
Mixers No. 1 .................... 2/1.500 2/1.580
Wrapping-machine
operators ........................ 2/1.410 2/3.490
Mixers No. 2,
dividers, ship­
ping clerks
2/1.350 2/1.430
Proof-box operators . . . . 2/1.300 2/1.380
Bakers' helpers,
first class .................... 2/1.250 2/1.330
folders ............................. 2/1.150 2/1.230
Bakers' helpers,
second class .................. 2/1.100 2/1.180
Dividers (women) ............ 2/1.350 2/1.430
Agreement Bt
Bread:
Dough mixers,
sponge setters .............. 2/1.470 2/1.510
Wrapping-machine
operators ....................... 2/U470 2/1.510
Dividermen, moldermen .. 2/1.300 2/1.340
Ovenmen, shipping and
receiving clerks •••••• 2/1.290 2/1.330
Pan greasers, feeders,
dough panners ................ 2/1.150 2/1.190
Bread raokers .................. 2/1.120 2/1.160
Bakers' helpers ............ 2/1.050 2/1.090

13
TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Bread:

%
1.320

%
1.320

1.160

1.160

1.030

1.080

1.050

1.050

Bread and cake - Hand
shops: - Continued
Retail - Bread and
1.110 1.110 cake: - Continued
Agreement B:
1.050 1.050
1
First hands, spongers,
$
1.030
1.030
ovenmen .............. 2/1.650 2/1.750
Second hands .......... 2/1.600 2/1.700
Third hands:
First 6 months ...... 5/ .950 2/1.050
7 to 24 months ...... 2/1.140 2/1.240
.970
.970
25 to 36 months ..... 3/1.440 2/1.540
Wholesale
- Bread:
.920
.920
First hands, mixers,
ovenmen, spongers ......
1.100 1.100
1.675
1.575
Second hands, bench
.910
.910
or machine hands,
.800
.800
molders or dividers,
ingredientmen ..........
1.525
1.625
.780
.780
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
1.690
1.690 Agreement A:
1.770
Foremen ..................
1.670
1.430
1.430
Oven operators, mixers,
doughnut
operators,
1.350
1.350
leader decorators .......
1.660
1.560
1.320
1.320
Bench hands, ingredient
scalers, divider and
depositor operators,
cooky-machine opera­
1.280
1.280
tors, oven feeders and
dumpers, floormen ......
1.510
1.610
1.140
1.140
Molder operators, wrap­
ping machine set-up
1.100 1.100
men, dough dumpers,
1.080 1.080
assistant leader deco­
1.510
rators ..... ....... .
1.410
.890
.390
Grease-machine opera­
.920 .920
tors
,
pan
washing1.010 1.010
machine operators,
rack washing-machine
1.150
1 .1 5 0
operators, experienced
.990
.990
bake-shop helpers,
.940
.940
stackmen ...............
1.300
1.400
.895
.895
General bakery helpers ...
1.190
1.290
.880
.830
Inspectors, floorladies, skilled cake
1.180
1.280
decorators .............
Bread and dough pan.780
.780
ners,
doughnut
tray
.750
.750
packers, hand-icers,
make-up girls ..........
1.110 1.210
1.150
1.150
Wrapping-machine
.990
.990
feeders, Oliver
.940
.940
wrapper operators,
.840 .840
order fillers
.790
.790
selectors, cake cuttingmachine operators,
cooler girls ...........
1.060 1.160
Unskilled general
.780
.780
bakery helpers,
.750
.750
( women) ...............
1.090
.990
Agreement B:
Bread department:
Group 1finders .T...TT...
1.665
1.765
Mixers, ingredient
scalers, ovenmen ......
1.560 1.660
Divider operators,
2/1.650 2/1 .7 7 0
soft—mill scaling
2/1.600 2/1.7 2 0
machine operators ....
1.510
1.610
2/1.245 5/1*345
Moldermen, oven
dumpers and feeders
benchmen, dough
5/1.175 5/1.260
dumpers ...............
1.460 1.560
Helpers....... .......
1.300
1.400
Inside bakery cleaners .
1.190
1.290
5/1.055 5/1.140

Twisters, bench
helpers, machine
helpers, and
wrapping-machine
Wrapping-machine
Cake:

.830
.880
1.320

.830
.880

1.160

1.320
1.160

1.050

1.050

.940
.990

.940
.990

Oven loaders and

Head benchmen,

Foreladies ............
Helpers:
1st 3 months ........
After 3 m o n t h s .... ..
leers, wrappers, and
box makers:
1st 2 months ........
Next 2 months .......
After 4 months ......
Cake wrapping-machine
operators, experienced
i c e r s .... ...........
Pan washers and
greasers .............
Shipping:
Shipping clerks ...... .
Checkers ..............
Agreement B:
Overmen, mixers, and
doughnut-machine
operators ..............
Dividers, rollmachine operators,
depositors, and
bread wrappingmachine operators ......
Scalers, molder opera­
tors, stockmen, and
mixers' helpers ........
Cake wrappingmachine operators ......
Oven loaders,
dumpers, cake
icing-machine
operators ..............
Production employees,
cake icers, hand .......
Helpers:
1st 90 days ...........
After 90 days .........
Shipping:
Shipping and receiv­
ing clerks ...........
Selectors .............

.830
.880

.770
.830
.880

.940
.910
1.160
.940

1.270

1.220
1.170
1.140

1.060

Benchmen, machinemen,
assistant mixers,
dumpers, and wrappingmachine operators ......
Set-up men, wrappingmachine tall era TT......
.770
.830
Doughnut-machine
.830
operators T.............
Bread twisters ..........
Helpers:
3at 3 mnn+.hs__TTT .T._1
.940
4 to 6 months .........
Over 6 months ........ _
.910
Agreement C:
1.160
Foremen
Mixers ..................
.940
Ovenmen .................
Foreladies ....... ......
Scalers, icing mixers ....
1.350
Cutting-machine opera­
tors, icers, wrappers,
and wrapping-machine
operators ..............
Helpers .................
1.300 Pie and pastry - Machine shops:
F oremen...... ........ ...
Mixers, first cooks .......
Ovenmen_____ ..,..T...T..TI
1.250
Cookers ...................
1.220 Shipping clerks ...........
Wrappers, boxers,
crust-machine opera­
tors, pie fillers,
anH
toppers ............. T
1.140
Pie glacers, helpers ......
.330
.880

.975

1.050

.875
.925

.950

CHICAGO, ILL.

1.120
1.060

1.000 Bread
1.200
1.140

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Head bakers ...............
Second bakers .............
Helpers ...................

2/
2/

43-hour workweek.
42-hour workweek.

985312 0 - 52 - 3



Hand icers ............
Checkers, wrappers,
Agreement B:
Foremen......... .......

Machinemen, depositors,
and ingredient

2/1.146 2/1.281
2/ .938 2/1.042
i!

-625 V

.833

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Bread:

hand wrappers, and

Cake:
Foremen ...............

City and occupation

CHICAGO, ILL.'- Continued

Ovenmen .............. .

Helpers:

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - Continued

Mixers, head
Machinemen (rounders,
molders, and roll
dividers) ............
Overmen, wrapping-

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

and cake — Hand shops:
Retail - Bread and cake:
Agreement A:
First hands ..T„........
Second hnnda .T. rr_ TT
Icers, after 1 year ....
General bake-shop
helpers, after
1 year ...............
Pan cleaners and
greasers, after
6 months .............

$

$

14
TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Cake department:
mixers, doughnutmachine mixers, ovenmen, ingredientmen,
$1,520
Bake-shop helpers,

After 1 year ........

City and occupation
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Polish baking: - Continued
Wholesale shops:
Day work:
Foremen, spongers ..... $1,835
1.710
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Men employees:
$1,620
1.4C0
Second mixers .........
1.150

1.260

1.360

1.150

1.250

.860
.910
.960
1.010
1.060

.960
1.010
1.060
1.110
1.160

(3/)

1.620

(2/)

1.250

(2/)

1.200

(3/)

1.080

(2/)

1.200

(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)

.960
1.010
1.060
1.110
1.160

1.210

1.500
1.300

1.050

1.180

.880
.950

.960
1.030

1.000

1.080

1.410

1.290

1.370

1.060

1.140

.970

1.020

.890

.940

5/2.023 5/2.167
5/1.952 5/2.095

5/1.715 5/1.815
5/1.645 5/1.745

1.850
1.775

1.950
1.875

2/1.729 2/1.879
2/1.604 2/1.754

.950

1.000
1.050
1.100
1.150
1.175

Women employees:

2 years ..........

Agreement B:
Sponge-mixing department:
Mixers ................
Mixers * helDers .......
Sponge-baking department:
Oven captains .........
Peelers-in....... .
Rollermen .............
Draw boys ........ .
Stackers... ..........
Sweet-mixing department:
Mixers ................
Mixers * h elpers..... ..
Ingredient scalers .....
Sweet-baking department:
Sweet—oven captains ....
Cutting—machine
operators ............
Ovenmen•s helpens .....
Pan feeders and
greasers .............
Icing department:
Mixers ................
Mixers* helpers, enrober operators ......
Packers, machine feeders
Packing and wrapping
department:
Machinemen ............
Fiber-case scalers,
bag-machine operators,
automatic formingmachine operators ....
Fiber-case stitchers ...
Fiber-case stitchers,
tapers, (women) ......
Sponge packers, under
16 oz. carton,
bundlers .............
Sweet packers, pans ....
Sponge packers, 16 oz.
carton and over; sweet
packers, cartons; car­
ton formers (women);
bag fillers; conveyors
Sweet packers, caddies,
machine feeders, bag
stitchers ............
Packers, cases; bag
fillers; dump pack ....

2/ 48-hour workweek.
2/ Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.
£/ 42-hour workweek.



1.450

1.200

.900

.850

.900

.900
.950

1.000

1.000
1.050
1.100
1.150

greasers, inside
bakery cleaners ........
Helpers, men:
First month ...........
After 30 days .........
Helpers, women:
First month ...........
After 30 days .........
After 6 months ........
After 1 year ..........
After 3 years .........
Doughnut shops:
Doughnut and chocolate
enrobing-machine
operators ..............
Utilitymen ..............
Foremen (women) .........
Packers (women):
Start .................
After 6 months ........
After 1 year ..........
Pie and pastry shops:
Pie shops:
Ingredientmen, ovenmen,
cooks, dough mixers ....
Dough breakers, fruit
mixers, servicemen,
helpers ................
Pie-machine operators,
cream toppers, oven
helpers, (women) .......
Wrappers, cream-pie
fillers, fruit clean­
ers, plate washers,
sorters, inspectors ....
Hebrew baking:
Foremen or first hands ....
Second hands ..............
Bohemian baking - Bread:
Small shops - Hand:
First hands .............
Second hands ............
Large shops - Machine:
First hands .............
Second hands .... .......
Polish baking:
Retail shops:
Day work:
Foremen, spongers .....
Second hands ..........

$1,985
1.860

.950

1.000
1.050
1.100
1.125

1 to

ingredientmen, first

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

CHICAGO, ILL. - Continued

CHICAGO, ILL. - Continued

CHICAGO, ILL. - Continued

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

1.420

.950
1.050

1.100
1.150
1.200

1.320

1.510
1.410

1.550
1.490

1.580

1.460
1.320

1.640
1.550

1.270

1.410
1.360

1.470
1.370

1.560
1.460

1.220

1.310

1.470

1.560

1.370
1.320

1.460
1.410

1.150

1.240

1.420

1.510

1.320

1.020

1.410
1.090

1.320

1.410

1.220

1.310

1.170

1.260

1.120

1.190

1.120
1.120

1.190
1.190

1.070

1.140

1.020

1.090

.970

1.040

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement C:
Sponge baking:
Machine captains ....... $1,530 $1,530
Rollermen, dough
feeders, reliefmen .... 1.455
1.455
Dough cutters.... .
1.430
1.430
Scrap boys ............ 1.205
1.205
Sweet baking:
1.530
1.530
Machine captains ......
Machine sheeters ......
1.380 1.380
Dough feeders .........
1.255
1.255
Scrap boys ............ 1.205
1.205
Mixing room:
Mixers, sweet and
sponge .......... .
1.450
1.450
Raw material scalers ... 1.430
1.430
Helpers ............... 1.330
1.330
Flour dumpers .........
1.230 1.230
Ovenmen ................. 1.380
1.380
Icing department:
Machinemen, enrobers ... 1.330
1.330
Head mixers ...........
1.230
1.230
Stitchers ............. 1.180
1.180
Packers ............... 1.090 1.090
Trolley dippers, pin­
ners , tailors, packers
1.060 1.060
Head sample girls .....
1.065
1.C65
Stitchers (women),
cellophane packers,
sample helpers,
stickers ............. 1.020
1.020
Packing department:
S tacking—mac hine
captains:
First 3 months ......
1.105 1.105
Next 3 months ....... 1.330
1.330
After 6 months ......
3$ 430
1.430
Wrapping-machine
operators ............ 1.280
1.280
Stitchers ......... ,Tt1
1.180
1.180
General helpers .......
1.130
1.130
Carton formers, bund—
lers, sponge packers .. 1.100 1.100
Sweet packers ......... 1.060
1.060
Women carton and caddy
stitchers, scalers .... 1.020 1.020
Stackers and feeders
(women) ............T.990
.990
Receiving department:
Flour unloaders .......
1.300
1.300
Order fillers and
stockmen ............. 1.260 1.260
Receiving clerks ......
1.255
1.255
Paper cutters and
sugar grinders .......
1.205
1.205
Shipping department:
Head shipping clerks ... 1.480
1.480
Men-in-charge, whole­
sale department..... T 1.330
1.330
Order fillers ......... 1.230
1.230
Stockmen ..... T.
1.180
1.180
Agreement D:
Sweet-mixing department:
Mixers ........ .
.
] /on
1.435
He]pers ......
1.340
1.395
Sweet-baking department:
Mnnh] nemer» ....
i ej n
1.485
Ovenmen....... t,t
1 1
X.AX'P
1.350
Oven relievers ........
li310
1.365
Oven helpers ..........
1.230
1.285
Pan feeders and
greasers ...... .
1.130 1.185
General helpers .......
1.015

l!o65

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued
Rate per hour
City and occupation

Rate per hour
City and occupation

July 1
1950

July 1,
1951

CHICAGO, ILL. - Continued

CINCINNATI, OHIO - Continued

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement D: - Continued
Icing department:
Assistant foremen ....
Machinemen ...........
Mixers .......... .
Packers, utility girls
Cello baggers and
makers ..............
Machine feeders .......
Sweet-packing department:
Floor boys ........... .
Weighers .............
Packers.............. .
Cello baggers........ .
Floor girls ..........
Carton and caddy forming:
Women employees ...... .
Agreement E:
Mixing and baking
department:
Mixing supervisors ....,
Baking supervisors ....,
Machine captains ......
Peelers, mixers .......
Working supervisors,
drawmen ..............
Rollermen, cuttermen, reliefmen .......
Bakers ................
Pan dumpers........ .
Oven firemen,
flour dumpers ........
Overmen ...............
Battermen .............
Pan cleaners and
feeders ..............
Machine set-up men,
dough feeders ........
Wrapping and packing
department, women:
Tally c lerks......... .
Sponge packers ........
Sweet packers, car­
ton formers, weigh­
ers, scalers, hand
bundlers, machine
operators ............
Icing department:
Head mixers ...........
Enrobermen ............
Stackers ............. .
Icing mixers ..........
Helpers .............
Jelly and marshmallowmen ............
Scrappers .............
Cleaners ..............
Spreaders .............
General bakery workers:
Ritz forming-machine
operators .......... .
Floormen ..............
Working supervisors
(women) ..............
Women helpers .........
General help (women) ...

Crackers and cookies:
Head mixers, cuttingmachine operators ........
Reel-oven operators ........
Machine set-up captains,

$1,500
1.350
1.300
1.030

$1,555
1.5^0
1.355
1.085

.960
.950

1.015
1.005

1.075
1.005
1.030
.960
.795

1.130
1.060
1.085
1.015
.865

.970

1.025

1.560
1.560
1.540
1.480
1.460

1.606

1.450
1.380
1.360

1.595
1.518
1.496

1.350
1.320
1.275

1.485
1.452
1.403

1.270

1.397

1.240

1.160
1.100

1.080
1.560
1.400
1.370
1.340
1.320
1.290
1.180
1.170
1.080

1.260
1.190
1.160
1.080
1.060

CINCINNATI, OHIO
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Foremen or first bakers .... 1.665
Overmen, mixers ...........
1.578
Bench hands ............... 1.510

1/
2/
2/

1.716
1.716
1.694
1.628

Upright and brake rollermen, mixers (baking and
icing), band overmen .....
Assistant cuttingmachine operators,
marshmallow depositor
operators, receiving
clerks, truck shipping
clerks, assistant reeloven operators, inspectors, checker captains ....
Assistant mixers, order
checkers, spray-machine
operators, auto-brake

Sirup mixers, enrober helpers, grinding mill operators, slotting-machine
operators, order chasers,
car packers, cheese and fig
grinders, spray-machine
cleaners, shortening
weighers .................
Women employees:
Inspectors, box tapers,
oven tenders, packers,
ingredient weighers,
machine operators
(class A) ..............
Machine operators
(class B), breakers,
(stackers) variable
scalers, dump fillers,
bundlers, magazine
feeders, machine stock
clerks, nesting makers ..
Carton weighers, general
helpers, supply girls,
carton handlers and
assemblers, machine
helpers and machine
operators (class C),
scrap pickers ..........

1950

July 1,
1951

$1,380

$ 1,380

1.280

1.280

1.080

1.080
1.060

CLEVELAND, OHIO - Continued

$1,515
1.465

$1,580
1.520

1.435

1.490

1.415

1.470

1.375

1.430

1.310

1.350

1.270

1.310

Small power truck operators, repairmen, marshmallow beaters, order fillers,
flour dumpers, warehouse

1.230

1.270

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Mixers* helpers, oven
feeders, helpers and
dumpers, wrapping and
slicer adjusters .........
Bake-shop helpers,
shipping-room helpers,
bread wrappers and
slicers ..................
Pie-machine operators
(women) ..................
Hand icers (women) ........
Women employees ...........
Pie and pastry shops:
Dough mixers, ovenmen .....
Bake-shop helpers .........
Wrapper g i r l s ....... .....
Hebrew baking:
Ovenmen and dough mixers ... ]
Bench workers ............. ]
Helpers ................... ]
Cake icers and miscella­
neous helpers, women:
First 6 months ..........
After 6 months ..........
Crackers and cookies:
Mixers, ovenmen, peelers,
cracker ovenmen, machinemen ......................
Rollers ...................
Cake-oven helpers,
mixers’ helpers ..........
Bake-shop helpers ....... T.
All other helpers
(women) ..................

1.060

1.010

1.010

1.550
1.280

1.550
1.280

1.010

___

1.010
1/1.910
1/1.800
1/1.378

2

( /)

(2/)

1/ .867
1 / .978

1.50 0
1.430

1.500

1.330
1.300

1.330
1.300

1.000

1 .000

1.430

COLUMBUS, OHIO

1.130 Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Mixers, ovenmen .........
1.500
1.276
Oven feeders and
1.210
dumpers ................
1.400
Bench and machine
operators, checkers,
1.050
1.C80
wrapping-machine
operators (set-up) .....
1.370
1.188
Bake-shop helpers,
bread rackers, packers,
1 .7 1 6
flour blenders .........
1.250
1.540
Women rackers,
1.507
packers (buns) .........
1.250
1.000
1.030
Agreement B:
1.474
1.452
Bread department:
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Mixers, oven
operators ............
1.419
1.500
1.298 Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Mixers * helpers, oven
Agreement A:
1.287
loaders and unloaders,
First hands ............. 2/1.668 2/1.687
1.188
dividermen and molder
Second hands ............ 2/l.603 2/1.625
operators
1.370
Male bake-shop helpers
Pan rack washers ......
1.200
and shipping clerks .... 2/1.229 2/1.250
1.386
Roll department:
Women, all classes ...... 1/ .933 I f .956
1.309
Mixers, oven operators .
1.500
Agreement B :
Machinemen and
Overmen................
2/1.668 2/1.687
1.276
ingredient scalers,
M i x e r s .................T : 2/1.668 2/1.687
1.188
wrapping-machine
Benchmen ................ '2/1.6 0 3 ;2/1.625
1.166
operator*
1.370
Bake-shop helpers ....... :2/1.229 ;2/1.250
Branch loaders and
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
shippers .............
1.300
Overmen, mixers, ingrediRoll panners,
entmen, cake decorators ...
1.550
1.550
wrapping-machine
Bench or machine hands,
1.710
helpers ..............
1.250
doughnut-machine
1.628
Hand icers and
operators
..............,
1.500
1.500
1.565
wrappers (women) .....
1.080
1.364

45-hour workweek.
48-hour workweek.
Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.




Rate per hour
City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

1.100

1.530
1.430

1.400
1.280
1.280

1.500

1.370

1.200
1.500

1.370
1.300

1.250
1.080

16
TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued
Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement F : - Continued
Cake department:
Mixers, overmen
$
decorators ........... 1.500
Machinemen, depositors . 1.370
Cooky-machine
1.250
1.200
Machine helpers .......
Pan washers and
1.150

$
1.500
1.370
1.250
1.200
1.150

1.080

1.080

1.370

1.370

1.250
1.150

1.250
1.150

Shipping department:

Wrapping-machine
helpers, packers

1.260

1.260

1.210

1.210

1.500

1.530

1.400

1.430

Oven helpers, feeders




e
1.250

$
1.280

Pie and pastry shops:
Pie cookers and pie mixers, ingredient scalers,

Rollers, fillers, toppers
and trimmers ••••.••••••••
Crackers and cookers:
Head mixers •........ .
Overmen, pan pullers .....
Dough machine set-up

1.370
1.250

1.370
1.250

1.080

1.080

1.400
1.375

1.400
1.375

1.320

1.320

1.270

1.270

1.210
1.150

1.210
1.150

Dough break roll feeders,

Freight handlers and
Agreement C:

45-hour workweek,

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement E: - Continued
Flour dumpers, bench
and machine helpers,
wrapping-machine helpers, truck loaders and
helpers, pan greasers,

1.370

1.400

1.250

1.280

1.400
1.375

1.400
1.375

1.320

1.270
1.210

1.320

1.270
1.210

1.150

1.150

1.500
1.400

1.530
1.430

1.370
1.370

1.250
1.650
1.500
1.400

1.370

1.400
1.400

1.280
1.680
1.530
1.430

1.400

Ingredient scalers, stockmen
Feeders, greasers, cleaners, helpers (men):
After 30 days ..........
Pull and catch pans,
helpers, 1st 30 days ....•
Scrap pickers, packers,
tray and carton sealers,
box formers, machine
tenders, wrappers .......
Stitchers, packers,
magazine feeders,
carton strippers ••••....
Women helpers,
1st 30 days ..............

1.080

1.080

1.010

1.010

.950

.950

.920

.920

.870

.870

1.595
1.485
1.465

1.640
1.530
1.510

DALLAS, TEX.
Machine shops:

Bread and cakeAgreement A:
Working foremen ........
M i x e r s ......... .......
Overmen
Machine operators,
panners, twisters,
ingredient scalers,
stock clerks, ship­
ping clerks, checkers,
and slicing-wrapping
machine operators •••••,
Foreladies....... .....
Pan greasers, cake
dumpers, rackers,
packers helpers and
cake wrapping-machine
operators (female) ....
leers and wrappers:
1st 6 months .........
2d 6 months
After 1 year ..........
Agreement B:
Bread:
Working foremen ......
Mixers ••••••.••.... .
Overmen ...•••........
Dividermen, moldermen,
panners, twisters,
pan dumpers, slicing­
wrapping machine oper­
ators, bench hands
and checkers ........

Rate per hour
City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

DALLAS, TEX. - Continued

Receiving clerks,
machine feeders,

Warehouse department:
Stock room and

1/

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Continued

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Continued

Dividers, molders,
hand wrappers,
mixers1 helpers ........
Molders' helpers, pan
greasers, bread
rackers, flour blenders,
wrapping-machine
helpers ...............
Agreement D:
Mixers .......... .
Ovpn nperahnrs tT.rT1rTT_
Dividers, tray-oven
feeders and dumpers,
doughnut-machine opera­
tors, icing m i x e r s ....
Bench hands, oven feed­
ers and dumpers, ship­
pers, molders, depositors
Order workers ...........
Helpers, panners, pan
setters, pan greasers,
blenders, packers .....
Agreement E:
Dough mixers, overmen ...
Oven loaders and dumpers
Dividermen, moldermen,
wrapping-machine opera­
tors, bread panners,
shipping and receiving
clerks, checkers
Dough mixers' helpers ...
Bread rackers, pan
greasers, flour dumpers,
bench and machine
helpers, truck loaders
and helpers ............
Agreement F :
Working foremen •••••••••
Dough mixers, overmen ...
Oven loaders and dumpers
Dough mixers' helpers,
dividermen, moldermen,
roll-machine operators,
bread panners, shipping
and receiving clerks,
checkers, wrappingmachine operators .....

City and occupation

1.375
1.135

1.420
1.180

1.055

1.100

.805
.865
.985

.850
.910
1.030

1/1.655 1/1.700
1/1.545 1/1.590
1/1.495 1/1.540

1/1.385 1/1.430

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Bread: - Continued
Pan greasers, rackers,
slicing-wrapping
machine feeders,
take-off men
(other than operators),
and helpers:
1st 3 months .........
2d 3 months TTtTTTTttr
After 6 months tT,,,,,
Cake:
Foremen
Mlxftrs ..TTTtTrTTttttttt
Overmen ................
Machine operators,
bench hands, and ingre­
dient sealers --T.__ Tt
Floorladies:
1st 6 months ........
After 6 months ......
Wrapping—machine
operators ............
Helpers:
1st 3 months
2d 3 months tTTTtTTT1T
After 6 months .......
leers and wrappers:
1st 6 months ........
2d 6 months ......TTTt
After 1 yesr TTTTTTTtT
Agreement C:
Working foremen
Mixers ....__ ...TTTrTtttt
Overmen..... ....... ..
Machine operators,
panners, twisters,
ingredient scalers,
SLOCK Cl@rKSf
shipping clerks,
checkers, and slicing­
wrapping machine
operators______ TTr.,Itt
Floorladies .............
Pan greasers,
cake dumpers,
r&ckors^ psickorsi
helpers, and cake­
wrapping machine
operatorsj ferns1a .T.Tt,,
leers and wrappers:
1st 6 m o n t h s .... •••••.
2d 6 months •...••••••••
After 1 year ..TT1TTttt,
Crackers and cookies:
Machine captains ......
M i x e r s ....... ........
Overmen .....f.rT.tTTTTT
Machine set-up
men, icing mixers
(head) ........... .
Machine operators,
e m a l e __ TttTTtttTTTIt
Jolly and rnsrsh—
mallovmen •••«•••••••••
Psn r*Teoners
Pan feprloTs TT__
.T
Pan Hiimpero
Tally clerks,
female .... ..........
Floor-men ..............
Scalers, weighers .....
Enrobermen ....... .
Sweet packers,
f e m a l e .... . ..... ..

f

$
$
1/0.995 1/1.040
1/1.045 1/1.090
1/1.095 1/1.140
1/1.655 1/1.700
l/l•545 1/1.590
1/1.495 1/1.540

1/1.385 1/1.430
1/1.175 1/1.220
1/1.265 1 / 1 . 3 1 0
1/1.055 1/1.100
1/ .995 1/1.040
1/1.045 1/1.090
1/1.095 1/1.140
1/ .825 1/ .870
1/ .875 1/ .920
1/ .985 1/1.030
1/1.640 1/1.670
1/1.530 1/1.560
1/1.510 1/1.540

1/1.420 1/1.450
1/1.180 1/1.210

1/1.100 1/1.130
1/ .850 1/ .880
1/ .910
.940
1/1.030 1/1.060

1/

1.280
1.255
1.190

1.370
1.345
1.260

1.100

1.175

1.005

1.135

1.050
.890
.890
.915

1.120
1.020
.970
.965

.910
.860
.765
.740

.960
.910
.835
.800

.755

.785

1?
TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued
Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

DAYTON, OHIO

1.525

$1,555

1*505
1.465
1.455
1.340
1.170

2/

48-hour workweek.




Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Icing mixers ............
Preparation men .........
Stockmen ................

Paper cuttermen .........
Assortment stockmen .....
Grinders, dough feeders,
spray machinemen, sack

$1,270
1.250
1.240

$1,350
1.320
1.310

1.230
1.290
1.210

1.205
1.180
.940

1.300
1.295
1.280

1.270
1.230
.940

DENVER, COLO.
1.475
1.435
l .425
1.405
1.360

1.505
1.465
1 .455
1.435
1.390

1.310

1.340

1.140

1.170

1.260

1.300

1.100
1.150
1.240

1.100
1.150
1.275

.830
.880
.970

.330
.880
1.010

1.050
1.100
1.190

1.050
1.100
1.220

1.515
1.490

1.615
1.590

1.465

1.565

1.415
1.390
1.385
1.385

1.505
1.480
1.480
1.470

1.365
1.365

1.340
1.315

1.450
1.445

1.420
1.395

1.310

1.390

1.300
1.280

1.380
1.360

F oremen......... .........

Dough mixers, spongers,
overmen..................
Bench hands, machine
operators ................
Hebrew baking Cake and pastry:
Foremen ...................
Dough mixers, spongers,
nvRnmen ..................
Bench hands, machine
operators ................
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Machine captains ........
Head sponge and
sweet mixers ...........
Bakers ............ .....
Peelers .................
Mixers, rollermen,
drawmen .............. .
Mixers’ helpers .........
Stackers ................
General helpers
(men) ..................
Packing and icing
departments:
Icing mixers ..........
Wrapping-machine
set-up men ...........
Floormen .............
Women employees:
Working supervisors ..
Sponge packers ......
Bundlers, machine
operators, hand
bundlers, scalers,
and weighers .......
Agreement B:
Baking department:
Machinemen, sponge ....
Machinemen, sweet .....
Peelers, ovenmen,
sponge ...............
Ovenmen (sweet),
soonge reliefinen.....
Dough mixers,
rollermen ............
Dough feeders .........
Mixers' helpers .......
Sponge ovenmen’s
helpers ..............
Pan greasers ..........

Rate per hour
City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

DENVER, COLO. - Continued

machine operators,

1.555

wrappers, head shippers,
moldermen, panners, oven
feeders and dumpers, set-

bread rackers, wrapping-machine helpers,
other helpers ............
leers, wrappers, and
packers (women) ..........
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Machine captains ........
Mixers:
First 2 weeks .........
3 - 4 weeks ...........
After 1 month .........
Packers and wrappers:
First 2 weeks .........
3 - 4 weeks ...........
After 1 month .........
Handlers, shippers:
First 2 weeks .........
3 - 4 weeks ...........
After 1 month .........
Agreement B:
Head mixers,
after 12 months ........
Senior machinemen .......
Head machinemen (packing
and band-oven), mixers,
band-oven operators and
machinemen, mixers,
receiving clerks .......
Band-oven laminators,
after 6 months;
cello-bag machine
operators ..............
Ovenmen, reel ...........
Car and truck checkers ...
Cuttermen ...............
Receiving clerks'
helpers, reliefmen,
band-oven men, junior
machinemen, syrup mixers,
stores stockmen ........
Shredded wheat cookers ...
Reel-ovenmen's helpers,
car loaders and
unloaders ..............
Pan feeders .............
H.P.A. machinemen,
assistant machinemen,
packing and band-oven ...
Truck loaders and
order pickers ..........
Power truck operators ....

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

DAYTON, OHIO - Continued

Bread and cake Semimachine shops:
Mixers, ovenmen ........... $1,525
Oven feeders and dumpers,
molders, dividers, benchmen, wrapping-machine
1.475
Doughnut-machine operators . 1.435
1.425
Wrapping-machine helpers,
other helpers, packers .... 1.310
leers, wrappers,
packers (women) ..........
1.140

Doughnut-machine operators .

City and occupation

2/1.540 2/1.620
2/1.450 2/1.530
2/1.400 2/1.480
1.540

1.620

1.450

1.530

1.400

1.480

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Icing room:
Machinemen; jelly,
cream and icing
mixers ...............
Jelly, cream and
icing mixers' helpers .
Packing department:
Wrapping and labeling
machinemen ...........
Wrapping- and labelingmachine helpers ......
General helpers (women):
First month ...........
Next 2 months .........
Second 3 months .......
Third 3 months ........
Thereafter ............
General helpers (men):
First month ...........
Next 2 months .........
Second 3 months .......
Third 3 months .........
Thereafter ............

$1,280

$1,330

1.130

1.180

1.350

1.400

1,180

1.230

.820
.860
.900
.940
.910

.870
.910
.950
.990
1.030

.950
.980
1.020
1.060
1.110

.980
1.030
1.070
1.110
1.160

1.600

1.670

1.500

1.570

DES MOINES, IOWA

1.540

1.620

1.450

1.530

1.400

1.480

1.385

1.525

1.335
1.305
1.335

1.470
1.435
1.470

1.285
1.190
1.190
1.190

1.285
1.235
1.140
1.030
1.035

1.010

1.410
1.390
1.350
1.330
1.280
1.210
1.180
1.170
1.150

Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Working foremen ...........
Dough mixers, ovenmen,
pan setters, pan
dumpers ..................
Benchmen, machinemen,
shipping clerks ..........
Helpers:
First 3 months ..........
After 3 months ..........
Miscellaneous employees:
First 3 months ..........
After 3 months ..........

DETROIT, MICH.
1.415
1.310 Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
1.310
Bread:
Mixers, oven operators ,
1.310
Flour blenders,
ingredient scalers,
mixers' helpers,
1.415
dividermen, twisters
1.360
and panners, hench­
men, oven feeders
1.255
and dumpers, molders ..
Pan setters, pan
1.195
rackers, pan greas­
1.140
ers, greasers fried
foods ................
Bread rackers .........
Bun panners ...........
1.110
Cake:
Dough mixers, icing
1.460
mixers, cooks, oven
operators ............
1.440
Ingredient scalers,
1.400
depositor operators,
doughnut-machine
operators ............
1.380
Mixers' helpers,
depositor helpers,
1.330
1.260
oven feeders and
dumpers, icing1.230
machine operators ....
1.220
Pan greasers, cutters ..
1.200
Decorators ............

1.380

1.450

.980
1.100

1.050
1.170

.980
1.050

1.050
1.120

1.560

1.680

1.460

1.580

1.410
1.320
1.210

1.530
1.430
1.310

1.560

1.680

1.460

1.580

1.410
1.340
1.310

1.530
1.450
1.420

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1953 - Continued

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

$1,300

$1,410

1.140

1.240

1.560

1.680

1.510

1.630

1.460

1.580

1.410
1^360
1.300
1.210

1.530
1.470
1.410
1.310

1.1 /,n

1.240

1.560

1.680

leers, all other help
Sw6et yeast goods:
Dough mixers,
bakers, proofers,
Benchmen, doughnut
friers, doughnut
*1 .
Flour blenders,
ingredient scalers,
icing mixers and

Oven feeders,
Dough feeders, scalers •
All other help (men) ...
Packers, icers, all
Pie:
Working leaders, pie
VmlfprSj f>nolfR ; f\ ......
Pie dough mixers,
i.clng or msringn©
mixers, ingredient
scalers, raw material
stockroom leaders .....
Cooks #2, pie peelers ..
All other help (men) ...
All other help
(women)
Wrapping:
Wrapping-machine
set-up men
Cake wrappers, bun
wrappers, and packers .
Shipping, receiving:
Checkers .T.1_____ .....
Packers TTT..T__ .......
Receiving and stock—
room m e n ........ ..
Agreement B:
Bread and roll mixers:
Starting r a t e ...... .
After 2 months .........
Cake mixers, icing and
filling cookers:
Starting rate .........
After 2 months .........
Doughnut fryers,
nft.pr 3 m o n th s
Bakers—expert bench
hands (after 2
months) ....... ........
Formula men experienced ..
Ovenmen:
S t s rt.ln g , , . T T t . . T T T . T . .

1.460
1.410
1.300

1.580
1.530
1.410

1.140

1.240

1.460
1.320

1.580
1.430

1.140

1.240

1.410
1.360

1.530
1.470

1.310

1.4 2 0

1.310
1.460

1.540
1.690

1.290
1.440

1.5 2 0
1.670

1.440

1.670

1.410
1.400

1.640
1.570

1.290
1.440

1.460
1.610

T n g r e d i o n t s o n ! e r s t t T. TTt
S to c k m e n r e c e l v e r s _T_________

1.260
1.380
1.410
1.370

1.490
1.610
1.580
1.580

Bakers all-round,
benchmen:
Start1 ng rate T . . . T . . . . .
After 2 months ........

1.260
1.360

1.450
1.550

A f t e r 2 m o n th s

r i i i t t i t t

Pie crust mixers:
Starting rate . . . . . . . . . .
After 2 months . . . . . . . . .

1/
2 /

City and occupation

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Bread divider operators:
Starting rate ......... $1,170 81.390
1.310
1.530
Bread oven loaders,
after 3 months,
cake depositor
1.530
operators .............. 1.310
Bread wrappingmachine operators:
1.380
1.170
Starting rate .........
After 2 months ...•••••• 1.310
1.520
1.480
1.310
Bread rackers
1.470
(after 3 m o n ths).... .
1.210
Cake decorators:
1.030
1.200
1.360
After 3 months •••••.... 1.190
1.460
1.290
• Pan pullers to
washing-machine,
washing-machine
operators, baking
utilitymen, shipping1.460
1.290
Machine operators
(not otherwise
specified),
Habamfa machine
1.260
1.430
operators.... «•••••••••
Bread and roll
1.470
mixers’ helpers ......... 1.260
Bread panners
1.470
(after 3 months) ........ 1.240
Pan conditioners,
general bakery
workers, bakery
helpers, oven
1.380
helpers .•••.•••••••••••• 1.210
Decorators, finishing
department .............. 1.030
1.200
Bread packers,
shipping-room (women):
Starting rate ..........
1.010
.770
.830
1.0 60
After 1 month
.880
1.110
After 3 m o n t h s .... ••••
1.160
After 6 months
.990
Order girls:
Starting rate .........
.770
1.010
.990
1.160
After 6 m o n t h s ...... .
Finishing department
(women) - general icing
workers, layer cake
icers, bench girls,
panners, order helpers,
general bakery workers:
Starting rate
.770
1.010
.830
1.060
After 1 m o n t h ..... .
.880
1.110
After 3 months ........
1.160
After 6 m o n t h s .... .
.990
Agreement C:
Bread and roll department:
1.810
M i x e r s ...... .
1.515
1.630
Moldermen • • . • • • • • • • • • • •
1.345
Bench helpers . . . . . . . . . .
1.275
1.510
General utility .................................. 1.345
1.380
Panners (women) .......
.990
1.175
Cake department:
Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.810
1.515
Icers
1.710
1.415
Depositors ...............................................
1.630
1.345
Depositors’ helpers,
icers' helpers •••••••• 1.275
1.510
Icers (women) ......... 1.005
1.210

4-5-hour workweek.
Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950




July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

DETROIT, MICH. - Continued

DETROIT, MICH. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement A: - Continued
Cake: - Continued
Pan washers, all other

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

DETROIT, MICH. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C: - Continued
Coffee cake department:
Benchmen:
Clans A .............
Class B .............
Mixers’ helpers .......
Muffin girls .........
Finishers, general
utility, leaders
(women) ..............
Fried cake department:
Fried cake makers
and leaders ..........
Fried cake helpers ....
Scaling and flour
blending department:
Oven $1 , 1eaders .TTT..
Scalers, leaders ......
Scalers, blendern .....
General utility.... ..
Panners (women) .......
Specialty department:
Decorators ............
General utility ......
Decorator $.1 (women) .•
Decorator §2 (women) ..
Decorator #3 (women) ..
Panners (women) .......
Cooky department:
Mlxern ...T.T.TTTTTTtri
Depositors......... .
Packing leaders (women)
Packers (women) .......
General utility women .
Hebrew baking:
First hands-1 or 2
ovens, cake bakers .... .
Second h a n d s .... .
He!pers _____ *-,..TtTTTTrl
Polish baking:
First hands (either
handling 2-ovens or
mixing dough) ...........
Fi rst hands—!-nvpn .T__ TT_
Second hands—partial
dough mixers .............
Second hands—!—oven T.. TTt_
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A :
Mixers ...............TT.
Workers (women):
Startdng ra +,e .TTf..tTT
After 1 month ........
Agreement B:
Mixers:

$1,470
(y)
1 .2 7 5
1.030

$1,760
1.660
1.510
1.215

1.0 50

1.230

1 .5 7 5
1.275

1.360
1.510

1.615
1.445
1.345
1.345
.990

1.860
1.730
1.630
1.380
1.175

I .530
1.180
1.125
1.060
.990
.990

1.910
1.330
1.360
1.250
1.175
1.175

1.515
1.345
1.090
.990
.990

1.810
1.630
1.275
1.175
1.130

1/2.333 j/2.463
1/2.222 1/2.353
1/1.667 3/1.760

1.825
1.775

1.900
1.850

1.680
1.605

1.755
1.680

1.490

1.640

•990
1.070

1.100
1.200

Starting rate ..T..TTIT
.t ,

1.390
1.490

1.540
1.6 4 0

Sta rtl ng ra t e ..... T T,
After 1 month

1 .14 0
1.230

1.280
1.330

.990
1.070

1.100
1.200

1.540
1.460

I .694
1.606

1.410
I.360
1.430

1.551
1.496
1.573

1.310

1.441

After 1 month T.
Helpers (men):

Helpers (women):
Starting rate ........
After 1 month T,,,T, ,
Agreement C:
Po V i T ier y U L L A l I l g CoLnH
llU

assembly department:
Machine c a p t a l n a

Bakers, sponge . . T. . t , t
Assemblymen j f \ . y
spnnpp
Flour dumpers . . T . . . T t t
Ritz mixers ................................................
Pan feeders,
mixers’ helpers .....

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

DETROIT, MICH. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement Ct - Continued
Icing department:
Working assistant foremen $1,560 $1,716
Head mixers (icing) ... . 1.510 1.661
1.160 1.276
1.140 1.254
1.130 1.243
Packing department:
Working supervisors (men) 1.410 1.551
Machine set-up men . . . . . 1.410 1.551
Floormen..................... .
1.310 1.441
Working supervisors
1.210 1.331
Head carton formers,
machine operators . . . . . 1.160 1.276
Sweet packers, hand carton formers, "Q" formers, stitchers, weighers, closers, bundlershand, cripple pickers,
filling-machine operators, sealers, staplers,
sample-room weight
clerks, nSH packers and
1.150 1.265
DULUTH, MINN.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen ..................................... 2/1.606 4/1.606
Mixers, overmen..................... 2/1.354 4/1.354
Bench hands ....................... .. 2/1.296 4/1.296
Hand wrappers and packers:
First 100 days ................... 2/ . 788 4 / .788
After 100 days ................... 2/ .849 4/ .849
Foremen (women) ..................... 2/ .992 4/ .992
Helpers:
After 600 days ................... 2/1.093 4/1.093
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Working foremen ..................... 1.660 1.660
Dough mixers, overmen .......... 1.500 1.500
Bench hands, doughnutmachine operators ................ 1.420 1.420
Machinemen (dividers
and molders), wrappingmachine operators ............... 1.340 1.340
Stockmen, receiving clerks . 1.240 1.240
Helpers:
After 600 days ................... 1.215 1.215
Dishwashers ............................. .930 .930
Hand wrappers and packers:
First 100 days ...................
.910 .910
After 100 days ...................
.990 .990
Shipping department:
Shipping clerks (when only
1 clerk on duty in a plant) 1.420 1.420
Shipping clerks,
after 90 days ................... 1.235 1.235
Pie and pastry shops:
Bakers ...................................... 1.370 1.370
Women employees:
First 150 days ...................
.775 .775
After 150 days ...................
.870 .870
Crackers and cookies:
Men employees:
Foremen ................................. 1.640 1.640
Inexperienced ..................... 1.285 1.285
Experienced........................ 1.465 1.465
Women employees:
Foremen ................................. 1.050 1.050
Inexperienced
(first 300 days) .............. .875 .875
Experienced
(after 300 days) .............. .940 .940

ij2/

48-hour workweek.
44-hour workweek.




City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

EL PASO, TEX.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Dough mixers ........................... $1,280
Overmen..................................... 1.210
Dividers, machine
bread wrappers ..................... 1.110
Oven helpers,
1.070
1.040
.970
Bread rackers (oven) ............ .950
Twisters, panners, and
dough mixers' helpers . . . . . .930
Wrapping-machine helpers,
pan greasers, icers and
.910
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Mixers, wrapping-machine
set-up operators .............. 1.450
Divider operators . . . . . . . . 1.400
Shipping clerks, molders . 1.350
Doughnut-machine operators 1.350
Order fillers ..................... 1.300
1.250
1.250
Women cake-shop employees 1.080
Agreement B:
Bread department:
Foremen, mixers, dividermen, head overmen .. 1.420
Oven feeders, dumpers,
loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.320
Benchmen, molders,
machine wrappers . . . . . . 1.270
Pan rackers, hand wrap­
pers, (women), mixers'
helpers, ingredientmen, pan greasers,
general helpers, bread
rackers ........................... 1.170
Agreement C:
Bread department:
Dough mixers, oven oper­
ators, wrapping-machine
set-up men, bun- and
roll-machine operators 1.475
Divider operators .......... 1.375
Oven dumpers and load­
ers, pan oatfthars - ,- - 1.325
Checkers, molders .......... 1.275
Ingredient scalers ___T 1.225
Flour dumpers ................. 1.225
Dough mixers' helpers,
molders' helpers, bread
boxers, pan greasers .. 1.175
Miscellaneous help:
Starting rate .............. .875
After 60 days ............. .925
After 6 months . . . . . . . 1.025
Cake department:
Mixers ............................... 1.475
Wrapping-machine
operators ....................... 1.425
Doughnut-machine,
pie—machine, deposi­
tor, and icing-machine
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.375
Oven dumpers ................... 1.325
Oven loaders ................... 1.225
Miscellaneous help:
Starting rate .............. .875
After 60 days .............. .925
After 6 months ............ 1.025

$1,380
1.310
1.210
1.170
1.140
1.070
1.050
1.030
1.010

1.530
1.430
1.430
1.380
1.380
1.330
1.330
1.130
1.500
1.400
1.350

1.250

1.555
1.455
1.405
1.355
1.355
1.305
1.255
.955
1.005
1.105
1.555
1.505
1.455
1.405
1.305
.955
1.005
1.105

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement D:
Ovenmen, cake mixers ........ $1,430
Ingredient scalers, cakeoven operators, deposi­
tor operators ................... 1.380
Wrapping-machine operators 1.330
Benchmen ............................... 1.240
Oven loaders and dumpers . 1.230
Cooky-machine operators,
pan greasers, order f i l l ­
ers, stockroom helpers .. 1.210
Bread rackers ..................... 1.160
Foremen (women) ................. 1.180
Wrapping-machine
operators' helpers . . . . . . 1.160
Pan rackers, shop helpers 1.110
Cake icers and wrappers
(women), miscellaneous
helpers (women) ............... 1.030
Agreement E:
Mixers, doughnut-machine
operators, stockmen ........ 1.330
Divider operators, cakeoven operators, bench
hands, bread-oven dumpers 1.280
Shipping clerks .................. 1.255
Molders, oven feeders
and dumpers; depositor
operators, wrappingmachine set-up opera­
tors, order fillers ........ 1.230
Helpers .............................. 1.180
Doughnut packing-machine
operators (women) ............ 1.060
Cake-shop employees
(women) ...........................
1.010
HOUSTON, TEX.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Foremen ..................................... 1.575
Dough mixers, icing
mixers, and spongers .......... 1.400
Ovenmen .................... .............. 1.350
Benchmen, machinemen, count­
ers, checkers, oven dumpers
and loaders, weigh-up men,
scaling-machine operators,
cake dumpers, ingredient
seal.ers, checkers; female,
bread twisters, and bread
panners................................. 1.300
Bread wrappers, slicers,
and packers ........................... 1.150
Pan greasers, pan and
bread rackers ....................... 1.125
Greasing-machine opera­
tors, female, cake
wrapping-machine
operators, femnle . . . . . . . . . .980
Wrappers and icers, female:
1st 30 days ......................... .780
Next 60 d ays................T--T .830
After 90 days ..................... .910
Crackers and cookies:
Mixers, bakera .................
1.505
Machinemen; mixers, icing .. 1.405
Rollermen............................. 1.355
Mixers' helpers, dough
feeders, trough handlers,
spray machinemen, cuttermen, mixers' helpers;
icing, and machine set-up
men; icing ............................. 1.305

$1,480
1.430
1.380
1.290
1.280
1.260
1.230
1.230
1.210
1.160
1.080
1.480
1.430
1.405
1.380
1.310
1.190
1.140
1.725
1.550
1.500

1.450
1.300
1.275
1.130
.930
.980

1.060

1.655
1^545
1.490

1.435

20
TAFLF. 1 5 .—

Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
HOUSTON, TEX. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Floormen ••••••««•••••••••••
Machine operators,
female ...........
Icing, female ••••••••••••••
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement A:
Bread department:
Oven leadmen.................
Oven feeders and
dumpers, dividermen,
moldermen, bench and
machine hands, rollmachine operators, head
Bake-shop helpers,
wrappers and sackers,
packers, pan greasers,
Cleaners •••••••••••••••
Cake department:
Bench hands, ovenmen,
doughnut-machine opera­
tors, regular mixers ••
Scaling-machine
operators
Dumpers, pan fcoys,
helpers...................
Wrappers and icers
(women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agreement B:
Bread only:
Oven operators, dough
mixers, make-up
supervisors ..............
Molders, dividers,
roll-machine operators,
machine and bench
hands, oven helpers,
wrapping-machine
operators «*«.«.••••«..
Tngredientmen TTtT--TTtT
Bread checkers . . . . . . . . .
Bread and bun panners ••
Bread rackers, pan
greasers, bread carton
fille r s, order f i l l ­
ers, helpers, wrappingmachine operators'
helpers •••••••••..............
flour dumpers, stockroom helpers........•••••••
Cleaners, panroom helpers,
bun wrappers
Agreement C:
Bread only:
Mixers, oven
operators............••••••
Bread-shipping
supervisors,
machine make-up
supervisors...........
Wrapping-machine
operators, machine
and bench hands
Ingredientmen ••••••••••
Helpers .............................
Stockroom helpers ••••••
Cleaners and pan-room
helpers ..........................




Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

SL.305
1.205
1.080
1.065

1.580
1.480

SL.435
1.325
1.395
1.170

1.580
1.480

1.430 1.430
1.330 1.330
1.230

1.230

1.480

1.480

1.130 1.130

1.430 1.430
1.230 1.230
1.100
1.480

1.100
1.480

1.430 1.430
1.400
1.380
1.330 1.330

1.400
1.380

1.230 1.230
1.180 1.180
1.130 1.130
1.480

1.480

1.480 1.480
1.430
1.400
1.180
1.130
1.230

1.430
1.400
1.230
1 . 1,0
1.130

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement D:
Bread department:
Scalers, oven operators, mixers . . . . . . . . . . 11.480
Dividermen, ovenmen,
molders, machinemen ... 1.430
Shipping-mom and other
1.230
Cake department:
Ingredient scalers,
mixers, icing mixers,
depositonnen, ovenmen,
wrapping-machine
operators •••••••••••«• 1.460
Depositors' helpers,
dumpers.................
1.280
Shipping-room and other
helpers ............•«...••• 1.230
Women workers:
1.020
After 4 mnths ••••••• 1.060
After 3 months ».1. . . . 1.100
1 year or more •••••.. 1.140
Agreement E:
Bread department:
Dough mixers,
oven operators,
bread-shipping
supervisors . . . • • .......... 1.480
Machine and bench hands,
oven helpers, bread
machine wrappers •••••• 1.430
Bread checkers . . . . . . . . . 1.380
Order filler s, wrappingmachine helpers............ 1.230
Stockroom helpers . . . . . . 1.180
Cleaners and pan-room
helpers ..................... . 1.130
Cake department:
Mixers, cake and icing • 1.480
Depositor operators,
bench hands, scalingmachine operators, oven
helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.430
Ingredient scalers ........ 1.400
Checkers ........................... 1.380
Foremen (women) . . . . . . . . 1.300
Helpers ........................... 1.230
Pan cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . 1.130
Ice r s................................ 1.100
Agreement F:
Bread only:
Dough mixers, make­
up supervisors, oven
operators ................tft. 1.480
Machine bench hands,
oven helpers, molders,
dividers, roll-machine
operators, wrappingmachine operators ••••• 1.430
Bread checkers
1.380
Panners •••••••••••••••• 1.330
Wrapping-machine opera­
tors' helpers, bread
rackers, pan greasers,
carton filler s, order
fillers ........................... 1.230
Flour dumpers, stockroom helpers
1.180
Bun wrappers cleaners
and pan-room helpers,
bun slicers
1.130
Agreement G:
Oven operators, lead men • 1.625
Dough mixers,
doughnut-machine
operators . . . . . . . . . t. tTtt 1.525

City and occupation

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement G: - Continued
Roll-machine operators,
dividers, molders, oven
11.480
feeders and dumpers,
wrapping-machine
1.430
operators, ^electors,
reliefmen
Pan greasers
1.230
Flour blenders...............
Stock handlers, Oliver
wrappers ............••••••...
Bread rac ers and panners
General helpers
(women)
1.460
Agreement H:
1.280
Bread department:
Dough mixers, ovenmen ..
1.230
Bench hands, dough
mixers' helpers, oven
1.020
loao.ers and dumpers,
1.060
machine and bench
1.100
hands, dividers, mola1.140
ers, roll-machine
operators, wrappingmachine operators T»*.T
Oven helpers, bread
panners
Bread helpers, pan
1.480
greasers and setters,
bread rackers, wrapping-machine operators'
1.430
helpers
Roll helpers . . . . . . . . . .
1.380
Icers and wrappers ........
1.230
Cake department:
1.180
Mixers, oven
operators ................••••
Bench and machine
1.130
hands.......................
1.480
Order f i ll e r s ........ •••••
General helpers, panroom helpers, stockroom helpers ..............
Icers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.430
1.400 Pie and pastry shops:
1.380 Pie fillin g cookers, oven
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.300
1.230 Ingredient scalers, machine
operators . . . . __. . . . . . . . . .
1.130
1.100 Rollers, filler s, trimmers,
toppers ................... .
JACKSON, MISS.
1.480 Bread and cake * Machine shops •
Bread:
Foremen, mixers, head
nvftnmpn ....................... ■■■■
Divider and roll-machine
1.430
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I/wripTfi anr) Hiimpere f (
I . 38O
Molder operators . . . . . . . . .
1.330
Panners................................
Roll ovenmen •••••••••••••
Pan greasers, bread
rackers •••••••••.............
1.230
Helpers, set-off men,
and flour dumpers:
1 st /, weeks , tti »«i i »..«
1.180
2d 4 weeks......................
After 8 weeks ..................
1.130 Cake:
Foremen j heeH nrlvore i i i i i
Mlvena TT)
1.625
Ovenmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depositor and greasing
mnr*Mne opono+.one ( ( (
1.525

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

I .375
1.305
1.255
1.205
1.155

$1,425
I .375
1.305
1.255
1.205
1.155

1.480 1.480

1.430 1.430
1.330 1.330
1.230 1.230
1.130 1.130
1.100

1.100

1.480

1.480

1.430 1.430

1.230

1.230

1.130 1.130

1.100

1.100

1.430 1.430
1.400 1.400
1.100

1.100

1.130 1.210
1.070 1.150

1.040
1.020
1.000

.950

1 120
1.100
1.080
1.000

.890

.900

•790
.800
.860

.790

.800
.860

1.090 1.170
1.030 1.110
.930 i!cio
.830 .910

21
! 15._Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
JACKSON, MISS. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Cake: - Continued
leers, packers, wrappers,
and helpers:
4 weeks to 6 months ••••
After 6 months .............
Shipping:
Head wrapping-machine
operators ...........................
Wrapping-machine operators
Foremen .................................
Checkers ..............................
Helpers, supplymen:
1st 4 weeks..........••••••

y

110.790 |0.790
.300 .300
.860 .860
1.070 1.150
.980 1.000
.950 .950
.890 .890
.790 .790
.800 .800

1.250 1.330
1.200 1.280
1.150 %1.230
1.100 1.180
1.000 1.080
.925 1.000
.900 .900
.925 ‘ 1.000
.875 1.000
1.280
1.180
1.140
1.080
1.000
1.060
,970
.980
.870
1.180
1.140
1.110
1.020
.920
.870

1.410
1.310
1.260
1.190
1.120
1.180
1.090
1.080
.95C
1.310
1.260
1.160
1.150
1.050
.950
1.060 1.190
.870 1.090
.870 .950

City and occupation
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C:
Bread:
Mixers .................
Head ovenmen ••••••........
Wrapping-machine
operators (standard
machine) ••••................
Head machinemen,
wrapping-machine
operators (#35) ............
Loaders and dumpers ••••
Mixers' helpers,
bread panners.............
Wrapping-machine
helpers...........••••••••
Roll panners ••••............
Bakery helpers:
1st 6 weeks .................
After 6 weeks ..............
Cake:
Cake and icing
mixers, head
ovenmen
Head icers, head
wrappers •••••••..........
Wrapping-machine
operators •••••...........
Ovenmen ..........................
Cake depositor
operators •••••••••••••
Wrappers, icers, and
helpers:
1st 6 weeks ••.•••••••
After 6 weeks ••••••••
Shipping:
Head shipping
clerks ••••••••••••••••
Shipping clerks ••••••••
Assistant shipping
clerks, stock-room
clerks, and cake
shipping clerks ...••••
Shipping helpers ••••.».
Agreement D:
Bread:
Mixers ..............................
Oven operators •••.•••••
Divider operators ...•••
Roll-and wrap­
ping-machine
operators ................... .
Mixers' helpers,
icing mixers,
icing-machine
operators, loaders
and dumpers,
bread and
roll panners . . . . . . . . . .
Bread helpers ..................
Cake:
Mixers
Oven operators...............
Utilitymen .......................
Depositor operators ••••
Wrapping-machine
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Icers and wrappers,
helpers •••••••••••••••
Shipping:
Shipping clerks,
checkers..............••••••
Helpers:
1st 4 weeks.................
2d 4- weeks . . . . . . . . . . .
After 8 weeks ••••••••

Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.




Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

(i/)
(i/)

?1.200
1.150

(1/)

1.100

m
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)

1.050
1.000

.950
.900

to£

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Ovenmen, mixers, and
doughnut-machine
Dividers, depositors,
benchmen, wrappingmachine operators •••••••
Checkers, molders, and
roll-machine operators ••
Second class benchmen,
ingredient scalers,
icers, decorators,
and stock clerks ..............
Oven loaders and dumpers,
shipping selectors, and
icing-machine operators •
Cake icers, panners,
flour dumpers, pan
greasers, twisters,
molders' helpers, and
bread rsekers..........•••••
Bakers' helpers:
1<s+. ^ mnn+.hfi
^ mnn+.hjs tt.Tttttr
Doughnut packers and
catchers, cake cutters,
packagers, wrappers,
sugar-machine operators,
carton makers, and
catchers ••••••••..............
Agreement B:
Bread:
Working foremen ••••••••
Mixers........••••••••••..
Ovenmen .............................
Wrapping-machine
operators..........•••••••
Moldermen ........................
D'jv^ey’mAn i t i t u t t m t t
Wrapping-machine helpers
Feeders and dumpers . . . .
He!pnff! tiiit iiitt ttt iti
Cake:
Ovenmen.............................
Depositormen •••••••••••
Unr»lfing f*nr*p1 as . t11 ,
Wrapping-machine
Appratrirs t1tT-tttTTT. t
Wrappers, icers, and
helpers
............
Shipping:
Shipping foremen . . . . . . .
Checkers and unsold
AhpAlfprs ttTTtrt. ttt.trT
Packers, helpers ............

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

(2/)
(2/)

.750
••820

(2/)

1.000

83
<y)

.950
.900
.860
.850

(2/)
(2/)

.750
.820

(.2/)
(2/)

1.1X
1.050

(y )
(y )

1.000

(y )
(y )
(y )

1.310
1.210
1.160

(y )

1.100

(2/)

(y )
(y )
(y )

.860

1.000

(y )

.860
1.200
1.160
1.100
1.050
.950
.860

(2J)

1.000

(2/)
(2/)
(2/)

.770
.810
.860

(20
(21)
(2/)
(2/)

City and occupation
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Foremen..................••••••••••
Ovenmen, drawers, mixers,
spongers .................................
Bench hands ••••••••••••••••
Auxiliary foremen ••••••••••
Foremen (women) ••••••••••••
Wrappers, ingredientmen,
icing makers, head
checkers ••••••••••••••••••
Men helpers.........................
Women helpers ••••...........
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Head mixers ...............
Head icing-room men ••••••
Head machinemen ••••••••••
Overmen, mixers ••••••••••
Rollermen............................
Mixers' helpers........ .
Wrapping-machine
operators ..............•••••••
Sandwich-machine
feeders •••••...........
Cracker packers ••••••••••
.Sweet-work wrappers
and bundlers
(women) ••••••...........•••••
Cooky packers •••••••••••.
Agreement B:
Machine captains,
head mixers •••••••••••••
Working supervisors
(men) ...............
Mixers •••••••••••••••••••
Paper stockmen •••••••••••
Icing mixers •••••••••••••
Bakers ........................••••••
Receiving clerks .............
Assemblers...........................
Drawers (sponge and
sweet) ••••••••••••••••••
Mixers' helpers,
assemblers' helpers •••••
Warehousemen .......................
Dough feeders, flour
dumpers ..............................
Sack binders, car loaders,
machine set-up men ••••••
Working supervisors
(women), stackers •••••••
Pan cleaners, pan dumpers,
grahan-pan feeders,
conveyermen......................
Women icing-machine
operators, women machine
carton formers
Sweet packers, women
helpers •••••••••••••••••
Agreement C:
Bake shop (sponge):
Machinemen, head
sponge mixers................
Sponge mixers •••••........
Ovenraen •••••••••••.••••
Mixers' helpers •••••.••
Dough feeders •••••........
Tally clerks ....................
Sack cleaners, miscella­
neous floor workers •••
Bake shop (sweet):
Machinemen .......................
Head mixers.....................
Ovenmen ••••••••••••••••
Mixers' helpers ........ .
Dough feeders ..................
Miscellaneous workers ••

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951
a .350
1.740
1.650
1.390
1.310

$1,850
1.740
1.650
1.390
1.310

1.290 1.290
1.190 1.190
1.110 1.110
1.530
1.380
1.400
1.300
1.140
1.200
1.140
1.000
1.000

1.580
1.430
1.450
1.350
1.190
1.250
1.190
1.050
1.050

1.000 1.050
.960 1.010
1.450
1.345
1.410
1.380
1.350
1.350
1.330
1.320
1.315
1.280
1.260
1.250
1.230
1.200

1.595
1.480
1.550
1.520
1.485
1.485
1.465
1.450
1.430
1.410
1.385
1.375
1.355
1.320

1.180 1.320
1.125 1.240
1.105 1.215
1.430
1.360
1.400
1.260
1.200
1.190
1.090
1.430
1.430
1.400
1.260
1.200
1.090

1.530
1.460
1.500
1.360
1.300
1.290
1.190
1.530
1.530
1.500
1.360
1.300
1.190

TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

$1,360 $1*460
1,TI0
1*410
1.460
Cooks •••••••••••••••••• 1.310
1.190
1.080
1.020
Supply girls

1.090

Bread - Machine shops: Continued
Pan rackers and lidders:
1st 90 days •••••.......
2d 90 days •••••••••••••••

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

1.070

$0,750
.810
.860

.750
.780
.810

1.130
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

1.070
1.050

1.130

1.200
1.070

i,?no
l.i30

1.050

1.110

Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Bread:

l .i i o

1.480
Mixers, ovenmen, and

Sweet packing:
Regular packers, hand
Tally clerks, cello

1.370
1.290
Benchmen, molder-machine
operators, machinemen,
and wrapping-machine
1.230
Stockroom clerks,

supply girl8

1.180
1.020
Caddy stitchers,
general workers,
T» ap o s*1t ot *ci i i i n l l l l i ‘
Label room:
Mn r»VH n o m e n t t l T T t T T T t «
Assistant machinemen •
Truckmen, supply
orq t t t t u r t T t t t t *
Bundlers ............a
Closing-machine opera­
tors , machine opera­
tors and feeders • • • •
Stack caddies, general
workers (casers, hand
w ra p p e r's) l ) t t 1 1 T 1 t f .
Shipping department:
Head checkers . . . . . . . . . .
Checkers
Carloaders, order fill­
ers, packers, check­
ers , stockmen . . . . . . . . .
Receiving and warehouse:
Checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Requisition clerks,
paper cutters .......
Car unloaders . . . . . . . .

1.080

.900

.960

1.410
1.360

1.510
1.460

1.200
1.160
1.040

1.300
1.260
1.100

1.020

1.080

.900

.960

1.280
1.210

1.380
1.310

1.210

1.310

1.280

1.380

1.210
1.210

1.310
1.310

1.170
1.110

1.230
1.170

1.000
.960

1.060
1.020

KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Bread - Machine shops:
Head ovenmen, mixers • • • • • • «
Head machinemen . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic roll-machine
operators, wrappingmachine operators, and
shipping clerks . . . . . . . . . . .
Panners • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Loaders, dumpers:
1st 90 days • • • • • . • • • • • • • •
2d 90 days
After 6 months . • • • • • • • • • •
Mixers' helpers:
1st 90 days ..............
2d 90 d a y s ..... .... .
After 6 months • • « • • • • « « • «
Roll panners.......... .
2/ 48-hour workweek.
44-hour workweek.
42-hour workweek.

y




.890
.950
1.000

.950
1.010
1.060

.810
.860
.920
.860

.870
.920
.980
.920

Assistant wrappingmachine operators • • • • • • •
Helpers:
1st 6 months • • * • • • • . . . .
7 to 12 months .......
After 12 months • • • • • • • •
Cake:
Depositor operators, cinnamon roll dividers • • • • •
Mixers, ovenmen
Icing-machine operators,
cinnamon roll-machine
operators • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Scalers, ingredientmen . . .
Deposit-machine helpers • •
Women workers:
Floorladies • • • • • • • • • • • •
Pan girls, boxers,
icers, checkers,
wrappers, and packers:
1st 3 months • • • • • • • • •
2d 3 months • • • • • • • • • •
After 6 months • • • • • • •

1.090
.910
.980
1.030

1.290
1.260
1.230
1.180
1.070
1.040

.800
.860
.910

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Bread - Hand shops:
Working foremen
Mixers, ovenmen • • • • • • • • • • • •
Benchmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Helpers . . • • . * . . * . * . ........
Bread and cake— Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Foremen, vnrklng tMtirMI
Ovenmen, dough mixers • • • •
Benchmen • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Agreement B:
Foremen
Dough mixers, ovenmen,
doughnutmen ___
Machine and bench
hands
Dough mixers' helpers • • • •
Twisters, moldennen,
oven dumpers
Oven feeders,
ingredientmen ...........
Machinemen, wrapping • * • « *

City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - Continued

Roll helpers, bread rackers, wrapper feeders, and
shipping clerks' helpers:
2d 90 da y s ......... ••••

Sponge packing:
(standard crews) ••••
Conveyor packers
(standard crews),
packers from

City and occupation

KNOXVILLE, TENN. - Continued

KANSAS CITY, MO. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement C: - Continued
Icing department:

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rate per horn*
City and occupation

2/1.805
2/1.705
2/1.575
2/1.305

2.050
1.950
1.860
2.050
1.950
1.860
1.860
1.860
1.860
1.690

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
$0,810
Machine and bench-hand
.870
helpers, flour dumpers,
.920
bread rackers ........... $1,540 $1,660
Pan washers, greasers ••••
1.660
1.540
Hand wrappers •••••*••••••
1.520
1.640
Conveyermen, tailers, bun
si 1eers,
.810
1.470
1.590
.840
Agreement C:
.870
Foremen ..................
2.050
2.170
Ovenmen, mixers,
icing mixers ••••••••••••
1.950
2.070
Bench hands ••••••.....
1.980
Machine operators,
depositors • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1.980
Ingred1ent sos1ers
1.580
1.700
1.820
Oven helpers . . • • • • • • • • • • •
1.660
1.540
1.470
AinHIIsry unrlrers » » » » » « » »
1.500
1.620
1.390
Packers and helpers ..111. 1.450
1.570
Pan washers, unskilled
help ....................
1.340
1.660
Women employees:
1.330
1.410
1.290
Machine wrappers • • • « • • •
1.240
1.360
ErperlencAd help ,,,,,,,
1.280
1.300
1.180
Inexperienced help .....
1.050
1.170
1.190 Pie and pastry shops:
Foremen .............. ...
1.870
2.010
.960
Head ovenmen ...............
1.770
1.910
1.030
Head cream cooks,
1.130
fruit cooks • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1.770
1.910
Dough mixers ....... ...
1.770
1.910
Head checkers ••••••••••••••
1.500
1.640
1.390
Second ovenmen . • • « • • • . « • • • •
1.500
1.640
1.360
Tnnnlntr backers . . . . . . . . . __
1.500
1.640
Second cream cooks . . . . . . . . .
1.500
1.640
Scalers .......... ...
1.450
1.590
1.330
Rollermen ..................
1,450
1.590
1.280
Toppers........... ........
1.340
1.480
1.170
Foremen (women) • • • • • • • • • • « .
1.240
1.380
Helpers
1.280
1.420
1.140
Packers and wrappers . . . . . . .
1.130
1.270
Hebrew baking - Bread:
First hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/2.071 5/2.249
Second hands • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « 5/1.906 3/2.085
.850 French baking - Machine shops:
.910
Foremen, ovenmen,
.960
mixers .................... 4/1.840 4/1.840
Mixers, ovenmen under
a foreman ................. 4/1.690 4/1.690
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4/1.590 4/1.590
Benchmen
Machine operators, hand
wrappers * * * * . * . t t t t t t t t t t t 4/1.390 4/1.390
2/1.915
Helpers:
2/1.815
First year
2/1.685
4/1.240 / . s>/n
Second year
2/1.415
4/1.340 4/1*340
Crackers and cookies:
Head mixers, icing .......
1.505
2.170
Ovenmen, cuttermen, re—
2.070
liefmen, peelers ••••••••
1.600
1.455
I.5 53
Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.980
1.413
Rollermen........ • • • • • •
1.390
1.530
2.170
Flour dumpers, dough
feeders, pan cleaners and
2.070
feeders, pan dumpers • • • •
1.293
1.423
Women:
1.980
Forming—machine
1.980
operators, sponge
packers, spreaders,
1.980
sponge stackers,
hand bundlers,
scalers, weighers . . . . .
1.980
.978
1.078
1.810
Sweet packers • • • • • • • • • •
.940
1.035

1.860
1.860

h

1.650

23

TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

Rate per hour

Rate per hour
City and occupation

1,400 $1,500

first hands, divider
operators, molders,
utilitymen, first slicers, roll benchmen ....
Head packers and
checkers .............
Cake benchmen ............
Mixers' helpers, pan
rackers, stockmen, packclass ................
Bread panners, twisters,
pan setters, flour dumpers, after
months ....
Bakery helpers, pan greas-

4

July 1, July 1
1950
1951
LOUISVILLE, KY. - Continued

LOUISVILLE, KY.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
First mixers ........... $
Overmen, dumpers, feeders
1.370
Second cake mixers, wrap-

1.350

1.470

1.450

1.320
1.420
1.300 1.400

1.270

1.370

1.180

1.^60

1.110
Bread packers, after 4
1.100
Foremen (women) ......... 1.050
Women production workers,
1.020
and finishers .......... 1.000
Agreement Bs
OwAnmen, cake .r...... Tt 1.480
Mixers ................... 1.380

Dividers, overmen,
feeders and dumpers,
machine operators .....
1.330
Mixers' helpers,
mnlders, r«"H efmen ___,. 1.280
Bread rackers ..........
Pan spotters, machine
pan-greasers ..........
General helpers, packers,
order fillers, wrappers'
helpers .......... .
Flour blenders ........ .
1.050
Agreement C:
Mixers................
1.425
Dividers, molders, deposi­
tors, oven feeders and
dumpers, doughnut-machine
operators, bread ingre­
dient scalers, shipping
clerks, checkers, benchmen •••••••......
1.375
Stockkeepers, twisters ...
General helpers, flour
dumpers, machine cleaners
Women helpers (cake
shop) ................
Agreement D:
Head mixers
1.425
Mixers, ovenmen, feeders,
shipping-and-receiving
clerks ............ .
1.405
Machinemen, head check­
ers, head wrappers and
slicers (machine) ..... . 1.345
Piim p at*a f t t _ T_
1.315
Flour dumpers, general
helpers
1.245
WI appillg*auu OAiwiiig"
machine helpers, pan
rackers, greasers, mixAp,A * hfilpAT*S -T.-T.------ 1.235
Bread rackers, bench
and machine helpers .... 1.195

1.580
1.480
1.430

1.200 1.300
1.150
1.500

1.450
1.325
1.195
1.075

1.500
1.480

1.310
1.270

Wrapping-machine helpers
(rolls), women breadrackers ............. .
Pan cleaners ...........
Krum employees, roll
boxers ...............
Agreement F:
Oven operators .........
Mixers ............... .
Divider operators, molder
operators, benchmen,
roll-machine operators,
bread feeders and dumpers,
cake oven feeders .....
Wrapping-machine opera­
tors, ingredient scalers,
cake depositors, pan
greasers, shipping clerks
and checkers ..........
Selectors, bread rackers,
machinemen, pan rackers,
bread packers ..........
Cake dumpers, stock hand­
lers, flour dumpers,
mixers' helpers, general
production workers ......
Foremen (women) ........
Wrapping-machine feeders
and helpers, cake wrap­
pers and icers, cooky and
doughnut girls, roll and
bread panners .........
General bakery helpers,
cake .................

1.330

1.310

1.385

1.280

1.355

1.280

1.355

1.260
1.210
1.180

1.335
1.285
1.252

1.170

1.245

1.120

1.030

1.020
1.520
1.470

1.370

1.195
1.105

1.270

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Bread: - Continued
FH vlHprs
,,,,
Molders, wrappers,
oven helpers ........ Tr (3/)
Rackers, helners .......
Q/)
Icers and packers
(female) .............
(3/)
Cake and doughnut:
Foremen (cake bakers) ....
Ovenmen and depositors ...
Mixers helpers^
doughnut-machine
operator...... .......
General he pars -i,,,>-t.■ ( /)
Foreladies (cake
wrapping and
finishing) ............ ( /)
Cake decorators.... .
/)
Icers .................
( /)
Wrapping machine
operators .............
Helpers (fenisle)
doughnut pnrkprs fTTT.T(f
Shipping:
( /)
Head shippers__,,
Afl.cnflhflnt. «sIrfpp<*t*c
Helpers
....

1.-,-rT. 1

(22
2

,, TtTT1

an

$1,255

1.205
1.155
1.035
1.555
1.305

1.205
1.155

1.125

1.135
1.075

an 1.035
an .985
3
3
05
3*
.5
}
(i/)
111*90*
an 1.155

MEMPHIS, TENN.

3read and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Bread:
Foremen....... TtTTttt
1.570
Mixers, ovenmen, end
leadmen ........... Tt
Divider operators,
bun-machine
ope"ators ........ .
1.470
Molder operators,
bench hands, and
oven he!pars
Bread rackers ........
Helpers:
1st 3 months ,,T,,rt«.
to
months ......
After 9 months ......
1.370
Cake:
Foremen .............
Leadmen .............
Mixers .........T.trr,
Ovenmen ............ Tt
Doughnut-machine
operators ...........
Ingredient scalers ....
Scaling-machine
operators, benchmen ...
ChAokers .... ,,, ,,
1.150
Leadwomen ..... .......
Icing-machine
operators
Wrapping-machine
operators
...........
Scaling-machine opera­
1/1.457
tors' helpers, bench
1/1.324
helpers, and helpers:
1st 3 months -.... . .
1/1.235
6/1.026
/, to months
After 9 months .......
Female helpers:
st months ........
/, t.o months ........
1.355
1.330
After 9 months .......

1.620

4

9

1.050
1.000 1.100

6

an
an
an
2

1

1.200 1.300
1.250

1.150

an

1.095

1.320 1.420

Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen .................... 1/1.377
Mixers .................. 1/1.244
Ovenmen, bench hands ••••••• 1/1.155
Hand icers (women) •••••■... / .946
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Bread:
Head ovenmen, general
relief ...............
(3/)
Mixer ................

8

1.495
1.435
1.405

MANCHESTER, N. H.

1.420
1.380
1.320

$1,505

1.160 1.235
1.150 1.225

Wrapping-machine operators' helpers (bread) ...
Bakery helpers, mixers'

1/ 45-hour workweek.
3/ Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950,
6/ 43-hour workweek.



1.420
1.360

Wrapping-ma chine

1.380
1.230 1.330
1.200 1.300

1.250
1.120
1.000

$1,430

1.160

1.080

Julv 1, July 1
1950
1951
MANCHESTER, N. H. - Continued

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement E:
Dough mixers ...........
Batchmen, ingredientmen,
oven operators ...... .
Utilitymen, dough mixers'
helpers ..............
Head packers and checkers
Dividers, roll-machine
operators .............
Oven feeders and dumpers,
bread wrapping-machine
operators .............
Wrapping-machine operators (bread) ..........
Roll-machine helpers,
panners, reliefmen after
60 days, pan greasers,
pan rackers, molders ....
Flour blenders, dumpers ..

1.190

1.130
1.100

Rate per hour
City and occupation

City and occupation
July 1, July 1
1950
1951

9

1 3
9

$1,710

1.750

1.430

1.470

1.320

1.360

1.270
1.130

1.310
1.170

.920 .960
1.010
1.020 1.060
.970

1.550
1.430
1.410
1.350

1.590
1.470
1.450
1.390

1.230 1.270
1.240
(2/)
1.180
1.220
1.330

1.370

1.130

l!l70

1.100
1.000 1.040

1.060

.920
.970

1.020
.840
.890
.940

.960
1.010

1.060
.880
.930

.980

24
TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C:
Mixers, ovenmen

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B:
Miners, overmen
Overmen ............. .
Dividermen, roll-

operators ...........
Bench helpers, machine
helpers, and wrappingmachine helpers .......
Helpers:
4 to 9 months ••••••••••
After 9 months......

$1,22*5 $1.29 <5
1.150
1.210
1.130
1.100
1.085

1.190
1.1*55
1.155

1.070

1.120

U/)
(V)
(3/)
(2/)

.875

MIAMI, FLA.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:

Shipping clerks, stockroom
clerks, and wrapping—
machine operators •••••.•••
Loaders and dumpers..... .
Mixers* helpers ............
Helpers:
Inexperienced
(1st 13 weeks) ..........
Experienced
(after 13 weeks) ........

City and occupation

1.250
1.150
1.040
.980
.950
.900
.710
.770

MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen .................... 2/1.470
First hands •.•••••••••••••» 2/1.380
Benchmen:
First hands .............. 2/1.300
Second hands ............. 2/1.200
Third hands........ .
2/1.090
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Mixers, overmen, doughnut1.500
machine operators •••••<>•
Depositor operators,
dividermen, ingredient
scalers, oven feeders
and dumpers (bread) ••••.
1.400
Clerks, shipping and
receiving ••••••••••••••,
1.400
Oven feeders and dumpers
(cake), bench hands,
wrapping-machine opera­
tors, moldermen •••••.••,
1.310
Bench and machine
helpers ............ ...
1.190
Miscellaneous helpers:
Men ....................
1.190
Women .•••••••••••••••••
1.100
Agreement B:
Working foremen ..........
1.720
Mixers, shipping clerks ••
1.470
Dividermen ..... .
1.410
Overmen, molders .........
1.360
Wrapping-machine operators
1.240
Miscellaneous helpers,
shipping-roan workers •••
1.170

.920
.860

bench hands, doughnutmachine operators,
stockroom workers .......
Miscellaneous helpers:
Agreement D :
Mixers, ovenmen,
cake decorators •••••••••
Wrapping-machine

,32fi
.860
.920




$1,420 $1,420

1.360

1.360

1.160
.950

1.160
.950

1.440

1.440

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Wrapping and cellophane
Women employees:
Checkers ............... $1,000 $1,000
Carton-forming machine
operators, machine
girls, packers,
handlers ..............
Carton—caddy and cases .
•920
Feeders ................
.890
.890

.940
,920

.940

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

1.420
tors, molders, flour
dumpers, ingredient
scalers, depositor
operators .............
Shipping-room workers
Miscellaneous helpers:

City and occupation

MILWAUKEE, WIS. - Continued

1.420

Dividermen, bench hands,

Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen ............. .
1/1.470 2/1.555
Mixers, ovenmen, bench
hands ..................... I/I
4/1.445
Wrapping-machine operators • 2/1.130 4/1.185
Helpers:
First 1,000 hours ....... 1/ .820 1/ .868
Second 1 ,000 hour's .TTtftD 1/ .890 T/
JL/
Third 1,000 hours •••••••• 1/ 1950 /
Fourth 1,000 hours ...... 1/1.020 1/1.075
Fifth 1,000 hours ........ 2/1.090 4/1.157
Sixth 1,000 hours ........ 4/1.230 4/1.302
Women hand icers ........... 1/1.030 1/1.070
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Foremen ••••••••••••••••••••
1.740
1.800
Doughnut machine operators • 1.570
1.630
Icing and batter mixers ••••
1.570
1.630
Sponge and dough mixers,
oven operators and ovenmen
1.570
1.630
Depositors, and/or dropmachine operators .........
1.460
1.520
Dividers, molders, bench
hand s, bun—machine
operators ...... .
1.460
I
Cake ingredient scalers,
fruit cookers, kettle
fryers ....................
I
1.460
Traveling—oven feeders and
dumpers, doughroom men,
slicing- and wrappingmachine operators ....TtTTT
1.460
1.520
Foremen (women), twisters,
dough panners, oven and
bench helpers •••••••••••••
1.250
1.310
Jell- or icing-machine
operators, cake wrappers,
and semiautomatic cake
wrappers .............
1.250
1.310
Helpers:
First 8 weeks ......tt.TTt
1.100
1.160
After 8 weeks
1.310
Women employees:
Finishers, wrappers,
packers:
First 8 weeks ..M t ,1IH
•900
•960
After 8 weeks
1.000
1.060
Hebrew baking:
Hand shops:
Foremen, all-round
cakemen ...............__ 2/1.610 4/1.670
General cakemen, mixers,
ovenmen
/I
/
Bench hands, machinemen .. 1/1*413 1/1*473
Helpers, inexperienced •.. 4/1.012 4/1.072
Finishers (women) ........
/I.O O
(i/)
Machine shops:
Foremen, all.—round cakemen
1.903
1.843
General cakemen, mixers,
ovenmen ...........____
1.653
1.593
Bench hands, machinemen ••
1.533
1.593

.360

1.380
1.280

1.380
1.280

1,350
1.160
1.160
1.250
Women ...... ••«••••••••
.960
.960
Bread
only
Machine
shops:
1.140
Foremen ........... ..... .
1.470
1.470
Mixers, ovenmen ............
1.420
1.420
Oven loaders and dumpers,
1.080
1.050
wrapping-machine operators,
moldermen, dividermen .....
1.000
1.360
1.360
Stockroom workers .........
1.360
1.360
Miscellaneous helpers
(men)
.810
1.160
1.160
Cake only - Machine shops:
Foremen ••••••••••••••••••••
1.470
.870
1.470
Mixers, ovenmen ............
1.420
1.420
Depositor operators .....
1.360
1.360
Miscellaneous helpers:
M e n ...... ......... .
1.160
1.160
Women
2/1.570
.950
.950
2/1.480 Hebrew baking - Bread and cake:
Cake bakers, bread
workers ................... 2/1.440 2/1.540
2/1.400
Dough mixers, benchmen .,,,, 1/1.360 1/1.460
2/1.300
2/1.150 Crackers and cookies:
Sponge department:
Head mixers............
1.450
1.450
Ovenmen ............ .
1.370
1.370
Mixers,
relief
rollermen,
1.525
peelers-in ....... .
1.350
1.350
Rollermen, peelers-out ...
1.250
1.250
Mixers1 helpers ..........
1.220
1.220
Packers ............ .
1.425
.970
.970
Sweet department:
Mixers, relief
i.425
rollermen ......... ..
1.350
1.350.
Machinemen, ovenmen ......
1.300
1.300
Mixers1 helpers ..........
1.220
1.220
Ovenmen1s helpers ........
1.335
1.150
1.150
Pan feeders,
greasers, general
1.215
helpers .••••••••••••••••
1.070
1.070
1.215
Pnnkers ___ m - T M t i m n
.940
.940
Icing room:
1.125
Machinemen .............
1.300
1.300
Packers ..................
1.820
•940
•940
1.570
Feeders and stackers .....
.890
.890
Packing department:
1.510
Floormen
1.460
1.200
1.200
Floormen's helpers ••••••«
1.340
1.100
1.100
Scalers •••••••••«••••••••
•940
• .940
1.270
Women employees ...... .
.890
.890

1/ 45-hour workweek.
2/ 48-hour workweek.
Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.

2/

July 1, July 1»
1950
1951

MILWAUKEE, WIS. - Continued

MEMPHIS, TENN. - Continued

Rate p<jr hour

Rate per hour

Bate per hour
City and occupation

9/1
1 1.013

.520

.520

1.250

4 .466 4 1.526
4

8

TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours

in the

baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

July i, Jjly 1,
1950
1951

City and occupation

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - Continued

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - Continued

Hebrew baking: - Continued
Machine shops: - Continued
Helpers:
First 6 months •••••••«•
7 - 1 2 months ••••••«••*
1 - 1 1/2 years •••••••«
1 1/2 - 2 years ••»•••.*
After 2 years •••••.•••»
Crackers and cookies:
Baking department:
Sponge mixers
Senior sweet mixers ••••••
Sweet mixers •••••••••••••
Assembly sweet mixers ••••
Sirup mixers *..........
Assistant sweet mixers •••
Sponge department:
Overmen ••••••••••••••••••
Peelers ••••••••••••••••••
Laminator operators,
machinemen ••••••••••••••
Liai overmen •••••••••••••
Taxe-out men •••••••.••••.
Laminator sheet feeders ••
Stackers ..............
Swept department:
Oven firemen •••••••••••••
Ovenmen and machinemen •••
Overmen's helpers and
relief ....... ..... .
Panmen, hand •••••••••••••
Inexperienced workers
(men) $
First 30 days ••••••••••
Second 30 days •••••••••
After 60 days ••••••••••
Icing department:
Mixers, machinemen •••••••
Mar shmallovmen:
First 30 days
Second 30 days •••••••••
Third 30 days ....... .
90 to 130 days •••••••••
Experienced, after
6 months ••••••••••••••
Floormen:
First 30 days ••••••••••
Second 30 days ••••••«••
Third 30 days ••••••••••
90 to 180 days •••••••••
Experienced, after
6 months •••,••••••••••
Icing sandwich operators
(women) •»«•»••••••••••••
Checkers (women) •••••••••
Packers (chill room) •••••
Packers •••••••••»•••«••••
Enrober operators (women)
Weighers and baggers •«•••
Tray feeders (women) .«•••
Miscellaneous girls ••••••
Inexperienced workers
(women):
First 30 days ••••••••••
Second 30 days ••••••••«
Third 30 days ••••••••••
After 6 months •••••••••
Packing department:
Wrapping-machine men •••«•
Assistant stock clerks •••
Stock room helpers •»••••«
Helpers - men:
First 30 days ••••••••••
Second 30 days •••••••..
After 60 days ••••••••••

Crackers and cookies: Continued
Packing department: Continued
Inexperienced workers
(women):
First 30 days ••••••••••
Second 30 days ••••••••.
After
days ••••••••••
Case sealers •••.•••••••••

1/ 4-5-hour workweek,
2/ 48-hour workweek,
4/ 44-hour workweek,




$1*037
1.138
1.183
1.238
1.233

$1.U7
1.198
1,248
1.29<
1.34r

1*320
1.310
1.265
1,225
1.205
1.120

1.370
1.360
1.315
1.2 75
1.255
1.1

1,400
1.3*0

1.450
1.430

1.265
1.265
1.210
1.210
1.150

70

1.315
1.310
1.260
1.260
1.200

1.325
1.265

1.375
1.315

1.210
1.120

1.260
1.170

•900
.950
1.000

1.000
1.050
1.130

1.265

1,315

.940
.990
1.040
1.080

.990
1.040
1.080
1.120

1.120

1.170

.350
.900
.950
1.000

.900
.950
1.000
1.040

1.040

1,090

1,020
1.000
.970
.950
.915
.360
.360
.330

1.070
1.050
1.020
1.000
.965
.910
•910
.830

.750
.775
.795
.835

.770
.310
.835
.880

1.230
1.225
1.175

1.280
1.275
1.225

.850
•900
.950

.900
.950

1.000

Rate per hour

Pate per hour

Bate per hour
City and occupation

60

Sponge packers (cartons
and 1 pound Krispies),
checkers and relief
(women) •••••••••••••••••
Sponge packers ..••«••••••
Graham packers ••••••••.••
Carton formers, caddy
stitchers, senior
(women) •••••••••••••••••
Handlers »•••••.••*•••••.«

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

City ur.d occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

NEWARK, N. J. - Continued

$0,750
.775
.795
1.165
1.040

*0.7%
.810
.335
1.215
1.090

1.000
.980
.980
.950

1.050
1.030
1.030
1.000

.905
.905

.955
.955

NEWARK, N. J.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen, oven workers,

Bread and cak* - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Bread department: Continued
Pan greasers, flour
dumpers, uuoekmen,
bench and machine
helpers
Wrappi ng-mnehine
he 1DAT"!-*
Bread rackers ........ .
Hand wrappers
(women) •••••••••••••••
Cake department:
Ingredient scalers
and sealjr.^-machine
operators
Depot:}tor ope rators ’
helpers ...............
Dumpers, grease-machine
operator?, auxiliary
workers •••••••••••••••
Hand wrappers
(women) •••••••••••«•••
Hebrew Baking:
Foremen, overmen
55orond h«nrisj ml rArs
Bread carriers, helpers ....
Crackers and cookies:
Doughnut-machine
operators, mixers •••••••••
Ovenmen
Icing mixers
Ingredient scalers •••.•••••
Forklift operators, scalingmachine operators •••••••••
Cake dumpers ••••••••••»••••
Oreose-machine operators,
cake wrapping-machine
operators, feeders,
depositor operators,
and auxiliary workers *«tT_
Pack era and rialpers
Checkers ••*••••••••••.....
Checkers, packers
(women) ••••••••.••••••••••

*1.415

$1,475

1.415
1.415

1.475
1.475

1.175

1,235

1.655

1.715

1.475

1.535

1.415

1.475

1.175

1.235

3/2.067 1/2.200
1/1.933 1/2,067
1/1.267 1/1.400

2/1.646 2/1,646
Bench workers, second hands 1/1.479 1/1.479
Third hands ••••••••••••••«• 1/1.292 2/1.292
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A :
1,740
Keymen (Ovenmen)..........
1.790
1.850
1.740
Ovenmen, mixers ••••••*•••
1.740
1.800
1.620
Keymen (checkers, cake),
1.620
molders, henchmen, divi­
ders, peelers, scalers,
1.440
oven dumpers, mixers'
1.390
helpers, scaler-feedera,
icing makers ••••••••••••
1.620
1.680
Roll panners .............
1.620
1.680
Keymen (wrapping-machine
I
operators) •••«..•••••»••
1.585
1.380
Checkers (cake) •••«•••«••
1.580
1.640
1.355
Keymen (checkers, bread) • 1.495
1.550
1.305
Icing-machine opera­
tors, scaler-feeders'
1.100
helpers •••••••••••••••••
1.440
1.500
Checkers (bread) •••••••••
1.420
1.480
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Flour dumpers, machine
helpers, pan greasers
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
cake dumpers, auxiliary
Agreement A:
workers, packers and
Foremen .................. 4/1.410
helpers (cake) ...... .
1.330
1.440
Assistant foremen,
Slicers, wrappers,
mixers, end ovenmen ••••• 4/1.380
packers (bread) •••••••••
1.330
1.440
Henchmen.....
4/1.330
Cake wrapping-machine
Agreement B:
operators (women),
Foremen ....... ••••••••••
1.360
machine operators
Assistant foremen,
$ v o t *? j a n fl n v a n m A n
(women) »«.»•••...•••••••
1.305
1.365
leers (women) «•••••••••••
Benchmen
1.165
1.225
1.280
Hand wrappers (women) ....
1.200 Bread and cake - Machine shops:
1.140
Agreement B:
Agreement A:
Bread department:
Foremen ....... .
1.615
Dough mixers, proof-box
Dough mixers .•••»••••••••
1.480
workers, ovenmen ••••••
1.335
1.775
Dough mixers' helpers,
Pan dumpers, dividermen,
dividers, ovenmen •••••••
1.370
molders, roll-machine
Molders, checkers, wrap­
operators, henchmen,
pers, head packers ••••••
1.320
machinemen, dough
Receiving clerks, wrap­
mixers' helpers ingreping-machine helpers,
dient seeders •••••••••
1.655
1.715
bench and machine
Keymen (wrappinghelpers, pan rackers,
1.680
pan greftflArs
machine) .««••••••.•»•*
1.620
1.240
Checkers
Krum girls
1.455
1.515
1.120

.645

1.740
1.740
1,620
1.620
1.440
1.390

1.380
1.355
1.305
1.100

1.480
1.450
1.400
1.480
-L.ZOU
1.400

1.745
1.595
1.420
1.420

1.330
1.200

26
TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

Rate per hour
City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Icing mixers ••••••••••••.
Receivers, stock clerks ..
Shippers (after
Dumpers ••••......... ..
Utilitymen, pan greasers •
Wrappers (women),
icers (women) ••.••••••••
Hebrew baking:

$
1.575

*
1.460
1.410
1.360
1.290
1.270

1.520
1.465
1*385
1.365

1.190
1.170
1.150

1.275
1.225
1.230

.920

.980

2/1.875 2/1.980
2/1.750 2/1.854
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Bread and cake -Machine shops:
Working foremen...... .
Mixers, overmen, reliefmen,
Bench hands, dividermen,
moldsrmen, wrapping-machine
operators and adjusters,
automatic-machine operators, and cake depositor
operators ...............
Ingredientmen ........... .
Panners, flour blenders,
mixers' helpers, stock and
receiving clerks, shipping
clerks, and checkers ....
Cake slicing-machine
operators...... .••••••••
Feeders, off bearers,
and pan greasers ..........
Cake icers, wrappers,
packers, crumb packers,
and miscellaneous helpers:
1st 2 months ...........
2d 2 months ..............
After 4 months •••••••••••

1.650

1.730

1.330

1.410

1.220
1.170

1.300
1.250

1.100

1.180

1.040

1.120

.980

1.060

.810
.870
.920

.890
.950
1.000

NEW YORK, N.Y.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Agreement A:
First hands, oven
workers (foremen) .......
1.740
Second hands •••••••••••••
1.630
Helpers ..................
1.410
Shippers and packers •••••
1.190
Shippers and packers
(women) •••••••••••••••••
1.200
1.025
Agreement B:
First hands, oven
workers, mixers ........
1.233
2.033
Second hands .............
1.720
1.920
Helpers ............... .
1.425
1.625
Packers (men and women) ..
1.325
1.525
Agreement C:
Foremen...... ........ . 2/1.781 2/1.894
Bench and second hands ••• /I
2/1.769
Third hands .............. 2/1.531 g/l
Agreement D:
First hands, oven
workers, mixers .........
1.950
2.100
Second hands....••••••••
1.997
1.844
Wrapping-machine
operators •••••••••••••••
1.820
1.971
Oven loaders and dumpers • 1.851
1.919
Helpers ..........
1.691
1.841
Miscellaneous workers ••••
1.639
1.789

1.915
1.805
1.585
1.365

2 .656

1/
2/

45~hour workweek,
48-hour workweek,




July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

NEW YORK, N. Y. - Continued

NEW HAVEN, CONN. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B:

Rate per hour
City and occupation

.665

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

NEW YORK, N. Y. - Continued

Bread and cake - Hand
shops: - Continued
Agreement E:
First hands, overmen •<>••• 1/2.000
Second hands ............. 1/1.867
Helpers ••••••••••••••••«• 1/1.500
Agreement F:
First hands.....••••••••
1.769
Second hands •••••••••••••
1.706
Helpers ..................
1.456
Cake and pastry - Hand shops:
First hands ........ .
2.125
Second hands ........... .
1.938
Frankfurter rolls-Hand shops:
Mixers ................. .
1.840
Overmen ....................
1.765
Bench hands, packers
1.500
Retail - Hand shops:
First hands
1/2.000
Second hands ..••••••••••••• 1/1.875
Third hands
1/1.500
Restaurants - Hand shops:
First hands ......... .
2/2.350
Second hands ............... 2/2.150
Third hands .......... .
1/1.750
Cafeteria - Hand shops:
First hands........ •••••• 2/2.250
Second hands ............. 2/1.850
Bread and cake Semimachine shops:
Foremen .............TTT..TT
1.940
Ovenmen, mixers ..........
1.770
Bench hands
1.640
Packers.............. .
1.270
Bread and cake - Machine shops :
Agreement A :
Bread department:
Mixers, ovenmen ..... .
1.675
Dividermen .............
1.585
Benchmen ...............
1.575
Ingredient scalers,
molder operators ....
1.525
Oven loaders and dumpers
1.495
FI our dumpers .TTTTtrTtt
1.475
Wrappers, head packers
and checkers ..••••••••
1.445
General helpers....••••
1.435
Cake department:
Mixers and ovenmen ....
1.655
Depositors, ingredient
scalers, benchmen,
frvers ....... .. ....t
1.555
General helpers
1.405
He!pers (women TTTlrTTI
1.200
Agreement B:
Mixers ...... .
1.675
Dividers, molders
1.575
Oven loaders and dumpers • 1.535
Mixers' helpers..... .
1.530
Checkers ...... ...T......
1.480
Flour dumpers ............
1.475
Wrapping-machine operators
1.450
Pan greasers
1.435
Bakery helpers .........
J-.415
Agreement C :
Mixers..............
1.679
Ovenmen ..................
1.675
Dividers ...............
1.599
Flour dumpers ••••••••••••
1.582
Molders ..................
1.541
Oven dumpers .............
1.532
Mixers' helpers .........
1.531
Bakery he!pers
1.480
Checkers ..............
1.445
Wrapping-machine
operators ..........
1.440

$

)

Rate per hour
City and occupation

e

1/2.133
1/1.900
1/1.633
2.044
1.881

1.656

2.338
2.132
1.990
1.960
1.620
1/2.125
1/2.000
1/1.625
2/2.475
2/2.275
2/1.875
2/2.325
2/1.975
2.000
1.820
1.700
1.340

1.735
1.645
1.635
1.585
1.555
1.535
1.505
1.495
1.715
1.615
1.465
1.260
1.735
1.635
1.595
1.590
1.540
1.535
1.510
1.495
1.475
1.739
1.735
1.659
1.642
1.601
1.592
1.591
1.540
1.505
1.500

Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement D:
Mixers •........••••••••••
1.705
Dividers ..............
1.585
Flour dumpers ••••.•••••••
1.545
Mixers' helpers, molders • 1.525
Oven loaders and dumpers . 1.495
Checkers ........... .
1.445
Oven and bakery helpers,
pan greasers ..........
1.435
Wrapping-machine operators
1.405
Agreement E:
Mixers, ovenmen ....... .
1.575
Dividermen
1.485
Mixers' helpers, molder
operators, ingredient
scalers
1.425
Oven loaders and dumpers • 1.395
Flour dumpers..... •••••
1.375
Head wrappers and siic­
ers, checkers...... .
1.345
General helpers
1.335
Packers ••••...... .
1.305
Agreement F:
Mixers, ovenmen....•••••
1.675
Dividermen....... .
1.575
Benchmen ..... .....
1.575
Mixers' helpers, ingre­
dient scalers, molder
operators
1.525
Oven loaders and dumpers • 1.495
Flour dumpers ..........
1.475
Head wrappers and
slicers, checkers .....
1.445
Packers, general helpers . 1.405
Agreement G:
Mixers, ovenmen ........
.1.575
Dividermen........ .
1.485
Mixers' helpers, ingre­
dient scalers, molder
operators.............
1.425
Oven loaders and dumpers . 1.395
Flour dumpers
1.375
Head slicers or wrappers,
checkers
1.345
General helpers .........
1.335
Packers ................
1.305
Agreement H:
Ovenmen ..... .
1.685
Dough mixers ...........
1.675
Dough mixers' helpers ••••
1.625
Dividermen ........ .
1.588
Ingredientmen ...•••••••••
1 o 565
Moldermen..... .
1.525
Oven dumpers......... .
1.485
Wrapping-machine opera­
tors, flour dumpers .....
1.475
General bake-shop helpers
1.450
Packers ...............
1.400
Agreement I :
Tray-oven operators ....
1.575
Mixers ................
1.555
Scaling-machine operators
1.530
Confectioners ,..... .
1.525
Oven helpers....... .
1.515
Ovenmen ................
1.520
Icing mixers ...........
1.495
Depositor operators, ring
makers, flour blenders ..
1.485
Ingx*edient scalers,
kitchen helpers,
bench hands......... .
1.465
Packers and helpers, pan
greasers ..............
1.380
General helpers (women) ..
1.175

*

$
1.765
1.645
1.605
1.585
1.555
1.505
1.495
1.465
1.635
1.545
1.485
1.455
1.435
1.405
1.395
1.365
1.735
1.635
1.635
1.585
1.555
1.535
1.505
1.465
1.635
1.545
1.485
1.455
1.435
1.405
1.395
1.365
1.745
1.735
1.685
1.648
1.625
1.585
1.545
1.535
1.510
1.460
1.635
1.615
1.590
1.585
1.575
1.580
1.555
1.545

1.525
1.440
1.235

27
TART.E 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

C ity a n d o c c u p a tio n

Bate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

NEW YORK, N . Y . - C o n t i n u e d
B r e a d a n d c a k e - M a c h in e
s h o p s : - C o n tin u e d
A g re e m e n t J :
A s s is ta n t fo re m e n • • • • • • • •
D ough m ix e rs a n d o v e rm e n ,
b re a d • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
D ough m ix e rs , c a k e , c o o k s
M u ffin p la te m e n • • • • • • • • • •
J e ll-d o u g h n u t-m a c h in e

#1.703
1.673
1.665
1.598
helpers ............................... I1.595
.575
D i v i d e r m e n .......................
B e n c h h a n d s • • • • • • • . • • • • « • 1.565

#1.763
1.733
1.725

1.515
1U65
1.460
1.448

1.575
1.528
1.525

D ough m ix e r s ' h e lp e r s
and in g re d ie n t s c a le r s ,
c a k e ................................ ..........................
H ead c h e c k e r s , b re a d • • • • •
F lo u r d u m p e rs , b re a d • • • • •
D o u g h n u t - m a c h in e h e l p e r s •
S c a lin g -m a c h in e h e lp e r s • •
B read c h e c k e r s , w ra p p in g m a c h in e o p e r a to r s • • • • • • •
B en ch a n d m a c h in e h e l p e r s ,
b re a d • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
P a c k e rs an d h e lp e rs • • • • • •
A g re e m e n t K :
T ra y -o v e n o p e ra to r s , ov en
o p e r a t o r s ..................................... ...

Mixers ..........................

M ix e rs ' h e lp e r s • • • • • • • • • •
D iv id e rm e n • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
T ra y -o v e n o p e r a to r s '
h e lp e rs , d e p o s ito rs • • • • •
D ough b ra k e o p e r a to r s • • • •
I c in g m a k e rs » • • • • • • • • • • • •
R in g m a k e r s , b l e n d e r s • • • •
K itc h e n o p e r a to r s , b e n c h m en, f in is h e r s , s e a le r s •
P a c k e rs , pan g re a s e rs • • • •
F o r e m e n (w o m e n ) • • • • • • • • • •
G e n e r a l h e l p e r s (w o m e n ) • •
A g re e m e n t L ( c a k e s , p i e s ,
c o o k ie s ):
O venm en, m ix e rs • • • • • • • • • •
B enchm en, ic in g m a k e rs ,
c o o k e rs • • « • • • • • .• • • • • • « •
C h e c k e r s ............................. ...
S w e e t- y e a s t m en • • • • • • • • • •
P a c k e r s a n d f lo o r m e n • • • • •
B ak e-sh o p h e lp e r s • • • • • • • «

Wrappers and icers

(w o m e n ) .................................................
A g re e m e n t M :
O venm en, d o u g h m ix e rs • • • •
I c in g m a k e rs • • • • • • • • • • • • •
D ough s c a le r s • • • • • • • • • • • •
C h e c k e r s , s h i p p e r s .................
G en eral h e lp e rs • • • • • • • • • •
C o o k e rs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
W om en w o r k e r s • • • • • • • • • • • •
A g re e m e n t N :
B read d e p a r tm e n t:
O venm en • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Mixers •••••••••••••••••
Dividers, molders, oven
helpers, partners,
benchmen, general
helpers ••••«••••••••••
Mixers' helpers •••••••.
C ake d e p a r tm e n t:
Mixers •«•••••••••••••••
O venm en, i c i n g m ix e rs ,
i c e r s , d e c o r a to r s • • • • •

Benchmen . ........ .

D oughnut m en, d e c o ra ­
t o r s ' h e lp e rs , oven
h e lp e rs
I c e r s ( w o m e n ) ..........................•
P an w a sh e rs, w ra p p e rs,
f ru it-r o o m w o rk e rs • • • •




1.468

1.428

1.658

1.655
1.635
1.625

1.520
1.508
1.488

City and occupation
NEW YORK, N. Y. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement 0:
Dough mixers, ovenmen . . . .
Benchmen «••••••••••••••••
Miscellaneous workers ••••
Agreement P (bread and
doughnuts):
Dividers •••••••••••••••••
Mixers' helpers,
molders
Oven feeders and dumpers •
Hand wrappers and
General helpers, pan

1.425 1.485
1.378 1.438

Agreement Q:

1.580

Oven helpers, blenders,
panners •••••••••••••••••
Flour handlers,
floormen ••••••••••••••••
RronH t/T*»pp«*T»a TrrrTTTrTf .t
Agreement R:
Foremen
Mixers, ovenmen ••••••••••
n«pn<Ht.nt* np.nit.nn » | t t M t
TVHng m l y b t s t t t t t t t i t t t t t
Ingredient scalers • • • • • • •
Oven Humper*?* t t t t T t t t 1 t t t t
Checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P a n k .r s } h .1 pa r's • t ( t i t t
Wrapping-machine operators
(vnmAn) tTTtttt1t1ttttttt
Helpers (women) • • • • • • • • • •
Agreement S:
Mixers, peelers, ovenmen,

1.570
1.555
1.525
1.515
1.505
1.495
1.485
1.465
1.380
1.355
1.175

1.640
1.630

1.615
1.585
1.575
1.565
1.555
1.545
1.525
1.440
1.415
1.235

1.585
1.485
1.395
1.385
1.355
1.345

1.585
1.485
1.395
1.385
1.355
1.345

1.110

1.110

1.675
1.575
1.525
1.485
1.435
1.415

1.735
1.635
1.585
1.545
1.495
1.475

1.200

1.650
1.600

1.260

1.740
1.690

1.590
1.355 1.440
1.600 1.690
1.500 1.590
1.395 1.485
1.500

1.355 1.445
1.315 1.405
1.145 1.235

r*el 1 a f* mlVAr*s t t t t t i t t t t t

Dividers

Molders,
mixers' helpers,
1n g T M lI.n t. anal at*s tt(ttt
Oven loaders and
dumpers ..........
Checkers
Flour dumpers ••••••••••••
Gatiat*a 1 h e l p e r s t t t t t t t t t t
Slicers, wrappers, pack­
ers , key s i ioers t ) t t l t t ,
Agreement T:
Bread department:
Mixers, ovenmen ••••••••
Benchmen, dividermen . . .
Holder operators, mix­
ers* helpers . . . . . . . . . .
Oven feeders and dump­
ers, pan greasers . . . . .
Checkers, head slicers,
bread wrappers . . . . . . . .
Rack pushers, helpers ••
Wrappers (restaurant) • •
Cake department:
Mixers, ovenmen ••••••••
Depositors, dough scal­
ers, ingredient scalers
Icing mixers
Oven feeders and
delivery
General helpers • • • • • • • •
Wrappers and packers
(women)

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

#2.100 #2.180
1.860 1.940
1.805 1.885
1.750 1.830
1.155 1.220

1.265
1.680
1.620
1.570

1.615
.495
1.435
1.418
1.405
1.385
1.355
I .345
1.325
1.740
1.680
1.630

1.520
1.500

1.580
1.560

1.555
1.435
1.375
I .358
1.345
1.325
1.295
1.285

1.470 1.530
1.450 1.510
2.050

1.675
1.585
I .575
1.525
1.495
1.440
1.435

2.110

1.735
1.645
1.635
1.587
1.555
1.500
1.495
1.210 1.270
1.200

1.260

1.585
1.525
I .495
1.478
1.475
1.415
1.405

1.683

1.743
1.645
1.585
I .555
1.538
1.535
1.475
1.465

1.675
1.585
1.525
1.495
1.445
1.435
1.415
1.675
1.585
1.575
1.485
1.435

1.735
1.645
1.585
1.555
I .505
1.495
1.475
1.735
1.645
1.635
1.545
1.495

1.200

1.260

City and occupation
NEW YORK, N. Y. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement U:
Head ovenmen . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mixers .............................
Dividermen, bread . . . . . . . .
Dividermen and
platemen, English
muffins ..........••••«•••«••
Molder operators,
bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mixers' helpers, ingredient scalers •••••••••..
Roundermen, English
muffins ••••••••••••••.••
Flour handlers, bread
wrappers
Pan greasers, bread
rackers
Box carriers, general
helpers, packers ••••.••.
Helpers (women) ••«.••••••
Agreement V:
Foremen
Ovenmen, mixers ••••••••••
Bench hands
Helpers •••••••....................
Agreement W:
Mixers, benchmen,
ovenmen •••••••••••••••••
Second class packers,
helpers •••••••••••••••••
Third class packers ••••••
Pie and pastry shops:
Agreement A:
Foremen ..............................
First hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second hands,
mixers • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Third hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Helpers
Agreement B:
Dough mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dough mixers
helpers • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Traveling-oven
operators
Machine operators • • • • • • • •
Rotary-oven
operators • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Female helpers • • • • • ........ ..
General helpers ••••••••••
Doughnuts only:
Agreement A:
Assistant foremen ••••••..
Mixers, cruller fryers,
cooks
Benchmen •••••••••••••••••
Ingredient scalers •••••••
Doughnut-machine
operators...........
Checkers, helpers ••••••••
Packers, sugarers . . . . . . . .
Agreement B:
Foremen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Machine operators .•••••••
Foremen (women)
Slippers, helpers ••••••••
Assistant foremen
(women) •••••••••••••••••
Packers (less than
1 year) •••••••••••••••••
Agreement C:
Foremen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bench hands ••••••••••••••
Packers, helpers . . . . . . . . .
Checkers, pack­
ers, wrappers
(women) • • • • • « • • • • • • • • • • .

Rate p<ir hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

#1*725 #1.785
1.675 1.735
1.625

1.685

1.608

1.668
1.610

1.550
1.525 1.585
1.500

1.560

1.475 1.535
1.435 1.495
1.425 1.485
1.250 1.310
2,040

2.140

1,600
1.200
1.100

1.725
1.325
1.225

1.800
1.625
1.500
1.400
1.225

1.875
1.700
I1.575
.475
1.300
1.470
1.275
1.470
1.275
1.475
1.100
1.275

1,840 1.940
1.740 1.840
1.640 1.740

1.420

1.170
1.450
1.100

1.370

1.000
1.100

1.588

1.555
1.455
1.405
1.365
1.358
1.288

1.648
1.615

1.515
1.465
1.425
1.418
1.348
1.600 I .650
1.500 1.550
1.380 1.430
1.350 1.400
1.330 1.380
1.120 1.170
2.600
1.600
1.200

1.725
1.325

2.825

1.100

1.225

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TABLE 15*— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
NEW YORK, N. Y. - Continued
Hebrew baking - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
First hands
Second hands , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Helpers ,•«.«••••••,,««»«•
Agreement B:
First hands
Second hands , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Helpers •••••........ •» ,,,•••
Hebrew baking - Hand shops:
Agreement A:
Foremen, first hands , , , , ,
Swingmen, jobbers • • • •,,,•
Second hands, third hands
Agreement B:
First hands, ovenmen »••••
Second hands
Third hands •••••••••........
Agreement C:
First hands, ovenmen
Second hands , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Agreement Dx
Ovenmen, mixers ••••••••••
Bench hinds ,,•••«•«••••••
Third hands
Agreement Ex
Large shops:
Foremen, first hands . . .
Mixers, ovenmen • • • • ,,,,
Second hands «••••,•••••
Helpers in travelingoven shop
Small shops:
Foremen, first hand , , , ,
Mixers, ovenmen ••••«•••
Second hands ..........,«•«,
Third hands •••••••••.••
Bohemian baking - Hand shops:
Dough mixers, ovenmen , , , , , ,
Benchmen •••••••..................
French baking:
Bread:
Agreement Ax
Day work:
First hands ••••« ••,,•
Bench hands ,
Agreement Bx
Day work:
Foremen •« ,,,,
Second hands »«•«,••••
Third hands
Italian baking:
Day work:
First hands «••••••••«••••
Second hands , , , , « • , , , , , , ,
Scandinavian baking:
Foremen
Second hands •«,,,,•••••««••
Bench hands
Helpers ..................... ..............
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Bakers ••••••••••••••«•••»
Packers........
Packers (women) ••••••••••
Agreement B:
Beltmen , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Head flounoen
Bakers.............. ...................
Icing and sugar mixers •••
Flour dumpers
,,,,,,
Batter mixers
Cutters, washers, plate
setters , , , , , , , , ,
1/ 45-hour workweek,
2/ 48-hour workweek,
5/ 42-hour workweek,

2/

37^-hour workweek,




Bate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951
$
$
5/2.143 5/2.263
1 / 2.000 5/2.125
5/ 1.571 5/1.696
1/ 2.000 1/2.125
i/l.367 I / 1.992
y u i h i 1/1.592
2/2.375 2/ 2.500
2/2.313 1/2.438

2/2.250 2/2.375

j/2.143 1/2.286
1/2.143

1/2.000

1/ 1.500 J/l.643
2 / 2.000 2/2.133

2/l.867 2/2.000
2/1.781 2/1.394
2/ 1.656 1/1.769
1/1.531 2/1.665
2.044
1.981
1.881
1.719
2.044
1 . 9a
1.381
1.656

2.244
2.181
2.081
1.918
2.168
2.106
2.006

1.781

1.900 1.980
1.800 1.880
1.770 1.820
1.640 1.700
1.690 1.766
1.643 1.719
1.595 1.671
2/ 1.500
i/l.250
g/1.771
2/ 1.667
2/1.583
i/l.250
1.650

.875
•800
1.590
1.490
1.450
1.440
1.425
1.415
1.400

gA.596

2/ 1.346
2/ 1.896

i/l.792
1/1.708
i/l.375
1.650
.925
.850
1.690

1.580
1.540
1.530
1.505
1.495
1.480

City and occupation
NEW YORK, N. Y. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Fig and jam mixers, marshmallow beaters, mixers*
Grinders, cheese and
crackers ••••••••••••••••
Icing and stager mixers'
helpers •••••••••••••.•••
Flour dumpers* helpers . ..

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

1

1.375
1.350
1.340
1.325

1.320
1.300

1.275
Bake-shop general helpers 1.250
Checkers, u tility •••••••• 1.125
Feeders, sugar wafers •••• 1.100
Women employees:
Feeders •••••••••••••• 1.075
Weighers and checkers 1.075
General helpers •••••• 1.005
Agreement C:
Baking department:
Machine captains (sweet
and sponge)........•••••• 1.510
1,510
Cuttermen •••••••••••••• 1.460
Mixers .........................
1.430
Bakers, mixers* helpers,
rollermen
1.410
Cracker meal grinder . . . 1.310
Utilitymen ..................... . 1.230
Nabisco department:
Head fille r and batter
mixers ..«»»«..««••..»« 1.430
Machine captains
I .430
Filler mixers
1.380
Assemblymen, batter mix­
ers, meal grinders, and
assemblers, spreaders
and trimmers •••••••••• 1.330
Machine operators and
packers
1.130
General help (women) . . . 1.080
Icing department:
Chocolate temperer ••••• 1.430
Mixers
1.380
Checkers and floormen •• 1.280
Superintendents (women) 1.180
Hand bundlers, and
machine operators
(women) ......................... 1.130
Icing machine operators,
packers ••••••••••••••• 1.110
General help (women) . . . 1.080
Packing department:
Weight girls and packers 1.130
General help (women) . . . 1.080
NORFOLK, VA.
Bread and cake-Machine shops:
Mixers, scalers •••••••••••• 1.280
Checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.230
Oven supervisors . . . . . . . . . . . 1.180
Truck loaders •••••••••••••• 1.090
Wrapping-machine setters . .. 1.080
Molder operators, divider
operators, and rollmachine operators . . . . . . . . . 1.030
Oven feed and delivery ••••• 1.005
Flour blenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .985
Mixers* helpers, wrappingmachine feeders ••••••••••• .955

♦
1.455
1.430
1.410

1.405
1.390
I . 37O
1.345
1.320
1.185
1.150
1.125
1.125
1.050
1.660
1.660

1.605
1.575
I . 55O
1.440
1.355
I .575
1.575
1.520

1.465
1.245
1.190
1.575
1.520
1.410
1.300
1.245
1.220

1.190
1.245
1.190
1.370
1.340
1.270
1.190
1.170
1.120
1.110

1.070

1.040

City and occupation
NORFOLK, VA. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Bakery helpers •••••••••••••
Pan greasers, molder
operators* helpers, and
bread packers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roll baggers ...........
OAKIAND, CALIF.
Bread - Hand shops:
Foremen, ovenmen ••••••.••••
Bench hands
Pan cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bread and cake- Machine shops:
Foremen, dough mixers,
ovenmen •••••••••••••••••••
Dividers, molders,
roll-machine
operators ..........•••••••••••
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Mixing supervisors,
mixers •••••.••••••••••••
Ovenmen ••••••••••••••••••
Laminator men
Mixers' helpers:
First 3 months . . . . . . . . .
Second 3 months ••••••••
Third 3 months . . . . . . . . .
After 9 months •••••••••
Icing-machine hand
mixers.............••••••••••
Wax- and cellophanemachine operators . . . . . . .
Enrobermen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Icing helpers . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women assemblers •••••••••
Flour dumpers ••••••••••••
Dough feeders ••••••••••••
Floormen:
First month ••••••••••••
Second month
Third month «••••••«••••
After 3 months •••••••••
Women supervisors,
working ••••••••••••••••.
Women tally clerks ............
Women machine carton
formers, packagemachine operators •••••••
Sugar-wafer oven
girls ••••.......... ................
Scalers and weighers
(women) •••••••••••••••••
Filling-machine operators
(women) •••••••••••••••••
Sponge packers, wrappers,
bundle weighers and car­
ton formers •••••••••••••
Sweet packers •••••••........
Agreement B:
Ovenmen, machinemen,
mixers . . . . . . . ttMTftHlt
Mixers* helpers •
Cellophane or wax wrapping-machine operators ••
Floor women ••••••••••••••
Icing women, sweet
packers ..............................
Agreement C:
foktpg supervisors . . . . . . .
Mixing supervisors,
machine captains ••••••••

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951
t
*
0.905 0.990
.980

.750

.990
.840

5/1.870 2.000
5/1.710 1.830
y i.0 50 1.130
2/1.985 2/2.145
2/1.895 2/2.055
1.740 1.870
1.680 1.800
1.710
1.440 1.540
1.490 1.590
1*540 1.650
1.590 1.700
1.530 1.630
1.520 1.620
I .475 1.630
I .475 1.580
1.340 1.430
1.290 1.370
1.290 1.370
1.600

1.140

1.210

1.190 1.260
1.240 1.320
1.290 1.370
1.150 1.240
1.155 1.230
1.140 1.210
1.170
1.140
1.080 1.230

1.110
1.080

1.080 1.140
1.080 1.140
1.785 1*920
1.615 1.730
1.580 1.695
1.210 1.300
1.110 1.175
2.090 2.090
1.800 1.800

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
OAKLAND, CALIF. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement C: - Continued
Mixers, reliefmen,
head icing mixers..........
Mixers1 helpers, bakers,
rollemen, oven helpers,
wrapping-machine
operators, set-up men,
oven feeders, icing
helpers.............................
Dough feeders, pan
feeders, fig grinders,
table feeders, cellophane-bag machine
operators, rack and
pan-men, jelly and
marshmallowmen's
helpers ...............................
Floormen.............................
Women:
Working supervisors
Sweet packers,
weighers and baggers,
cellophane-bag
formers, enrobers ........
Assistant fore­
ladies .............................

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

OMAHA, NEBR.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
%

%

1.740 1.740

1.590 1.590

1.440 1.440
1.390 1.390
1.300 1.300
1.100 1.100
1.100 1.100

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKU.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Baking department:
Foremen ..........................
Dough mixers, overmen,
icing mixers................ .
Bench and machinemen,
cake depositor opera­
tors, loaders and
dumpers ......................
Scalers ...........................
Helpers:
1st 6 months ................
2d 6 months ..................
After 1 year ................
Wrapping department and
miscellaneous:
Foremen ........................
Wrapping-machine
operators ........... ..........
Checkers .......... ...............
Flour dumpers, clerks
(store or stale

roam)

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

Inexperienced wrappingroom helpers, bread
handlers, packers, pan
greasers cake, pan
washers, and cake
dumpers:
1st 6 months ••••........ .
2d 6 months...... ........ .
After 1 year ................
Cake department, female
workers:
Foreladies, first ...........
Foreladies, second ..........
Wrappers, cake filling,
cake icing, cake cutters,
machine operators .........
Hand icers, hand
wrappers, labelers,
boxers.................
New girls:
1st 90 days
After 90 days

2/
y

48-hour workweek.
workweek.

42-hour




City and occupation

1.675 1.675
1.525 1.525
1.425
1.400
.975
1.100
1.175

1.425
1.400
.975
1.100
1.175

1.375 1.375
1.275 1.275
1.250 1.250
1.175 1.175

.975 .975
1.100 1.100
1.175 1.175
1.300 1.300
1.200 1.200
1.175 1.175
1.075 1.075
.900 .900
.950 .950

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951
%

%

1.640
1.600
1.500
1.430
1.410
1.400
1.320

1.640
1.600
1.500
1.430
1.410
1.400
1.320

1.100
1.130
1.200
Stockmen .................................. 1.200
Coolermen, wrapping-machine
1.150
1.090
Women cake-machine
operators, twisters
1.090
Wrappers, icers, packers
(women):
Starting ............................... .960
After 6 months................... .930
After 1 year ....................... 1.010
Pie and pastry shops:
PI ft mlYftTS
1.450
Working foremen (women) . .. . 1.280
Fnil t fionlr«rs
. t. TTt 1.320
Miscellaneous helpers ...••• 1.090
Pie fillers and
wra* pers ................................. 1.010
Crackers and cookies:
Baking department:
Machine captains ................ l.*50
Chrenmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.300
Reliefmen ............................. 1.260
Peelers-in, rollemen •••• 1.240
Edgers, drawmen
1.170
Pan loaders, take-out
men, pan feeders and
greasers............................ 1.150
Mixing department:
Hfi«d miYftra . . . TTT. TT. . TT, 1.290
Dough-up men, No. 2
1.240
Sponge setters,
assemblymen..................... .. 1.205
Mixers' helpers, assem­
blers' helpers, u tility
mixers and helpers, flour
dumpers
1.150
Icing department:
Machinemen, mixers ••••••• 1.250
Women helpers ..................... .930
Shipping department:
Head stockmen, head car
loaders, head load
assemblymen, checkers,
labelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.190
Order flllers . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.160
Packing department:
Machine operators .............. 1.190
Machine operators*
helpers ............................... 1.170
Paper cutting-machine
operators
1.095
Casers ................................... 1.040
Reliefwomen ..............
.970
Women helpers .................
.930
Receiving and storage
department:
Head stockmen . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.230
Helpers ttt..........
1.150

1.100
1.130
1.200
1.200
1.150
1.090

Dough mixers, ovenmen,
Benchraen ...................
Ingredient scalers ...............
Dough-room helpers, checkBake-shop helpers and
packers:
Starting..............................

1.090
.960
.930
1.010
1.450
1.280
1.320
1.090
1.010
1.450
1.400
1.360
1.340
1.270
1.250
1.390
1.340
1.305
1.250
1.350
1.030
1.290
1.260
1.290
1.270
1.195
1.140
1.070
1.030
X.330
1.250

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1,
1950 1951

PEORIA, ILL.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
$
2/1.490
Foremen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <
Ovenmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *
2/1.365
2/1.302
Benchmen...................................S
Hand icers (women) ............... 2
2/ .955
Bread and cake- Machine shops:
1.720 1.770
Foremen
Ovenmen, spongers, oven
loaders and dumpers,
lnvredientmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.590 1.640
Benchmen, machine operators,
dividermen, raolders, rollmachine operators, twist­
ers , bread panners •••••••• 1.520 1.570
2/1.370
Shipping clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/1.320
*
Men workers:
Wrapping-machine set-up
operators *••••••••#••••• j
Rake—shop helpers . . . . . . . . 1
Wrapping-machine feeders
2/ 1.200
and take-off men............. ‘
i^.190
Wrappers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hand wrappers (women) ......... ‘
2/1. HO
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Bread and cake-Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Head nvenmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.620 1.670
Cake decorators,
.nvenmen . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.545 1.595
Dough mixers, icing
m ixers................................ 1.520 1.575
Bench ani machinemen,
steam-box tenders,
ingredient scalers •••••• 1.4*0 1.530
Traveling-oven feeders
and delivervmen ............... 1.455 1.505
Bread coolers, mixers'
1.430 1. 4*0
helpers, dough punchers
Route packers, pastry
packers, breai wrappers
and packers ....................... 1.395 1.445
Flour pilers, dumpers,
baking helpers, pan
pr68iS6rs •«••••••••••••»• 1.315 1.365
Wrappers, icers
(women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.030 1.080
Agreement B:
Tray- and traveling-oven
supervisors, oil-ovenmen, reel- and rotaryovenmen, mixers, icing
mfllrftm - r. __. . . _T__ __ 1.495 1.545
Tray- and traveling-oven
feeders, deliverymen •••• 1.445 1.495
Bench hands, machine
operators, steam-box
tenders, depositor
operators, ingredient
1.405 1.455
sca lers..................... .
1.370 1.420
Mixers' helpers
Fleur blenders . . . . . . . . . . . 1.345 1.395
Wrapping-machine
operators, route
packers .............................. 1.345 1.395
Reel-oven helpers, bakery
helpers, bench helpers,
oven helpers, depositor
helpers, wrappers,
pilers, handlers, roll
baggers and wrappers,
1.290
1.240
pan greasers.............
Wrappers and icers
(women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.005 1.055
Floor!adifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.105 1.150

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C:
♦ 1.630
Mixers, traveling-oven
operators, head cake
decorators, inventory
1.545
Steam-box tenders .............. 1.505
Oven feeders, deliverymen 1.495
Divider operators, moldermen, greasing-machine
operators, icing-machine
operators, depositor
benchmen, doughnut fryWorking supervisors
Selectors, flour blenders,
assemblers, wrappingmachine operators ............
Rack and panwashingmachine operators ............
General baking helpers,
pan greasers, pan wash­
ers, machine helpers,
dumpers, rolls and sweet
goods washers, roll
panners, rackers, pan
feeders, bread packers,
carton makers, Vienna
and rye cutters, deposi­
tors • helpo ra T-T. . . . . . . .
Hand icers, cake rackers,
doughnut tray packers
(women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pan liners, cake hand
wrappers, roll packers
(unman ) , . ____ . . . . __ _ .
Agreement D:
Working foremen ..................
Dough mixers, ovenmen,
ingredient scalers ..........
Benchmen
Depositor operators,
\cing—
machine operators,
cutting-machine opera­
tors, wrapping-machine
operators _r. T. __
Pan greasers1 helpers . .. .
Floorledies .........................
Wrappers and icers
(woman) Tt. t. T. . . . . . . . . . .
Pie and pastry shops:
Agreement A:
Working foremen
Mixers, ovenmen, first
hands ...........................
Second hands . • . . .............
Packers ...............
Third hands . . . . . . ..............
Agreement B:
Working foremen................
Head order packers, oven­
men, cooks, dough mixers,
custard mixers ...............
Floorlsdies t. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Order packers, ingredient
sca le rs........................... .
Cooks’ helpers, overmen’s
helpers ...............................
1/

4/

45-hour workweek.
44-hour workweek.




$1,730
1.645
1.605
1.595

1.455 1.555
1.440 1.540
1.425 1.525
1.395 1.495
1.370 1.470
1.360 1.460

1.310 1.410
1.105 1.205
1.065
1.450
1.350
1.210

1.165
1.450
1.350
1.210

1.210 1.210
1.050 1.050
.940 .940
.900 .900
1.600
1.500
1.410
1.325
1.245
1.550

1.730
1.630
1.540
1.455
1.375
1.600

1.450
1.300
1.250
1.250

1.500
1.350
1.300
1.300

City and occupation
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Continued
Pie and pastry shops: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Pie makers, shell
Dish washers, helpers,
wrappers, utilitymen
Pie wrappers, crown
makers .................................
Hebrew baking:
Bread and cake:
Foremen, oven hands ..........
Second hands, dough

Rate per hour f
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
$1,150 $1,200
Bake house:
Machinemen ..............
$1,600
Ovenmen T. TTTT. TT. TtttTT $1,455
1.150 1.200
1.405 1.545
Dough rollers .................. 1.360 1.495
Reliefmen ......................... 1.345 1.480
Rake—hnnsft hoipern , , , t T 1.255
1.050 1.100
1.380
Stockroom packing
.900 .950
materials:
Supervisors ..................... 1.575 1.735
Loaders ............................. 1.360 1.495
Icing, wrapping, and
1/1.933 1/1.940
packing department:
Mach1nomen______ T. . t 1.455 1.600
1/1.867 l / l . 880
Icing mixers . . . . . . . . . . . 1.380 1.520
1/1.733 1/1.750
Fourth hands ....................... 1/1.267 1/1.320
Wrapping department
Cake only:
helpers . ......................., 1.325 1.450
Foremen, ovenmen ................ 1/1.356 1/1.356
Supervisors
(women) Tt. . T. . . . . TTTff 1.300 1.430
1/1.222 1/1.222
Miscellaneous packing
Auxiliary workers .............. 1/1.000 1/1.000
room helpers (women)
Crackers and cookies:
icing room helpers,
Agreement A:
magazine feeders
Sponge and sweet baking:
(women) ....................... ... 1.100 1.210
Working supervisors . .. . 1.580 1.740
Packers, bundlers,
1.480 1.630
weighers, stitchers,
Mixers..................... .
inspectors, stitching1.455 1.600
Bakers, reel or travel . 1.430 1.575
machine operators,
Rollermen ....................... . 1.360 1.495
sugarers, baggers and
Sewing-machine
crimpers of lady
operators ....................... 1.360 1.495
fingers, machine opera­
Ovenmen, reel ................. 1.340 1.475
tors, hand carton
formers . . tT. . . . . . . . . . . 1.100 1.210
1.330 1.465
Mixers' helpers
Ovenmen, g a s .................. 1.320 1.450
Pan feeders (fast) ........ 1.280 1.410
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Dough feeders . . . . . . . . . . 1.250 1.375
Nabisco department:
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Mixers, bakers,
Foremen .................................... 4/1.591 4/1.750
machine adjustors . . . . . 1.375 1.515 Mixers, ovenmen ................. 4/L.447 4/1.592
Grinders, mixers' help­
Machine and bench
ers, spreaders and
hands ...................................... 4/1.392 4/1.531
trimmer3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.280 1.410 Wrapping—machine
Floormen ................... «••• 1.250 1.375 operators ............................. 4/1.243 4/1.367
Packing and icing
Pan washers and
department:
greasers ................................. 4/ .943 4/1.037
Pin trolley operators .. 1.480 1.630 Hand wrappers:
Working foremen ............. 1.430 1.560 First 6 months . . . . . . . . . . . 4/ .818 4 / .900
Next ft months . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 / .9 4 3 4/1.037
Tally clerk ................
1.^60 1.495
Thereafter . . . . . . __. . . . . . 4/1.043 4/1.147
Supplymen ....................
1.330 1.465
Cutting-machine
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
operators ....................... 1.225 1.460 Baking department:
Pan dumpers (fast) ••••. 1.320 1.450 Foremen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.780 1.958
Machine set-up men,
Dough mixers, ovenmen •••• 1.670 1.837
paste makers, and icing
Machinemen, bench
hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.550 1.705
mixers' helpers ••••.•• 1.280 1.410
Pan washers etrT . . . T, , , t 1.060 1.166
Stockmen .................
1.260 1.385
Pan dumpers (slow),
Wrapping department:
rltz baking machine
Foremen................... ............ 1.500 1.650
operators and tallymen 1.230 1.355 Machine operators . . . . . . . . 1.400 1.540
Scalers and weighers ... 1.220 1.340 Machine helpers:
Floormen ...................... . 1.210 1.330
Fi rnt. 3 months
__,, 1.010 1.111
Women employees:
Second 3 months . . . . . . . . 1.060 1.166
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.170 1.287
Working foreladies ... 1.280 1.380
Working supervisors .. 1.180 1.300 Flour dumpers ................
1.170 1.287
General packing .......... 1.120 1.230
First class packers .. 1.090 1.200
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Second class packers
1.060 1.165
Agreement B:
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Mixing department:
Foremen ....................... .. 1. .. . 1.570 1.720
Dough mixers, mixers’
Ovenmen ................................... 1.470 1.620
assemblers................... 1.455 1.600 Dough mixers . . . . . . . _____ _ 1.420 1.620
Assemblers............. ....I 1.360 1.495 Benchmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.420 1.560
Dough mixers' helpers .• 1.330 1.465 Helpers ................................... 1.300 1.430
Mixing room helpers
1.225 1.380 Wrappers and icers
.990 1.090

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
PITTSBURGH, PA. - Continued
Bread and cake- Machine shops:
Working foremen .....................
Mixers, overmen, ingredient
scalez*s, cookers..................
Holders, dividers, benchmen,
machine hands, bread
panners ...................................
Oven feeders, dumpers.........
Mixers' helpers, bake-shop
helpers ...................................
Checkers and shipping
clerks, wrapping-machine
operators ...............................
Wrapping-machine helpers ...
Helpers (women) .....................
Hebrew shops:
Bread:
First hands, overmen ........
Second hands, mixers •••••
Third hands, bench hands
Wrappers ...............................
Pan greasers .......................
Wrappers and helpers
(women) ...............................
Cake:
First hands .........................
Second hands, bench hands
Dumpers, icers, wrappers
and packers (women) . . . . .
Bread and cake - Retail shops:
Foremen ...................................
Dough mixers ...........................
Benchmen ...................................
Pan greasers ...........................
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
Mixing supervisors ............
Rollermen ............................
Overmen .................................
Flour dumpers .....................
Cuttermen, relieftnen . . . . .
Dough feeders, pan clean­
ers and feeders, pan
dumpers ...............................
Floormen ...............................
Sealers and weighers ........
Women workers:
Working supervisors . . . .
Sponge packers...............
Sweet packers ..................
Carton formers, scalers
and weighers ..................
Agreement B:
Mixers and machine
captains .............................
Machinemen ...........................
Head icing mixers ..............
Rollermen ..........................
Oven firemen .......................
Overmen and utilitymen . ..
Dough feeders ............••*..
Cuttermen and reliefmen .•
Pan cleaners and feeders
Machine set-up men ............
Floormen ...............................
Scalers, weighers . . . . . . . .
Women workers:
Sponge packers ................
Sweet packers, machine
operators, and carton
formers ...........................
Scalers, weighers, and
hand bundlers . . . . . . . . .

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

City and occupation

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

PORTLAND, OREG. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
$1,570 $1,720
$1,400 $1,485 Packing department (male):
Machine set-up man . . . . . . . (1/)
1.4-70 1.620
Floor man ............................
1.340 1.420 Packing department (female): (2/)
Working supervisor ............ (2/)
1./20 1.560
Packer, machine operator (2/)
1,360 1.500
Miscellaneous helpers •••• (2/)
Icing department (men):
1.300 1.430
Mixer .....................................
1.280 1.355 Mixers' helper .................. (2/)
Q/)
Machine set-up men
1.250 1.375
(2/)
*1.200 1.265
Floorman............................... (2/)
1.210 1.330
1.150 1.210 Icing department (female):
.990 1.090
1.000 1.045 Working supervisor ............ (20
Machine operator............... Q/)
1.400 1.400 Miscellaneous helpers . . . . (2/)
2/1.708 2/1.771
1.350 1.350 Cone department:
2/L.645 2 /l.708
Mixers ................................... (2/)
2/ I .562 i/l.625
1.300 1.300 Mixers' helpers.................. (1/)
2/ .999 2/1.062
1.250 1.250
Packers (female) ................ (2/)
2 / .895 2/ .958
.950 .950 General:
Inexperienced female workers :
2/ .749 2/ .812
PORTLAND, OREG.
First 30 days .....................
Second 30 days ................... (2/0
2/1.645 2/1.708
(2/)
2/1.562 2/1.625 Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen...................
1.930 2.040
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
2 / .729 2 / .792 Overmen, mixers .......... . 1.820 1.930
Bench hands ................
1.690 1.800 Bread and cake - Hand shops:
2/1.770 2A.833 Head checkers ............ . 1.490 1.600 Working foremen, mixers,
2/1.708 |/1.771 Assistant checkers....... . 1.320 1.430 ovenmen .................................. $1,365
i/l.625 2/1.688 Packers, hand wrappers ..... 1.290 1.400 General helpers ..................... 1.165
2/ .916 2/ .979 Helpers:
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
First y e a r ............. .
1.130 1.240 Agreement A:
2/ .749 2/ .812
Second year ...... ..... .
1.180 1.290 Mixers, head ovenmen ••••. 1.450
Third year .............
1.340 1.450 Divider operators, head
benchmen, roll-ovenmen .. 1.350
1.525 1.675 Bread and cake - Machine shops
Agreement
A:
1.590
1.440
Molder operators ............... 1.300
Foremen..... .......... . 8/2.000 8/2.130
Utilitymen ........................... 1.275
1.405 1.545
Overmen, mixers .......... 8/1.910 8/2.020
Ingredient scalers,
1.355 1.499
Bench hands, cake ....... f/1.810 1/1.920
1.325 1.455
mixers' helpers ................ 1.250
Machinemen, depositor
Benchmen, head wrappers .. 1.230
1.285 1.415
operators .......... .
8/1.810 8/1.920 Roll-oven helpers . . . . . . . . 1.220
Wrapping-machine
Flour dumpers ..................... 1.205
operators .............. 8/1.630 8/1.740
Ovenmen's helpers, mold1.255 1.380
Ingredient
scalers,
cake;
1.205 1.325
ers' helpers, checkers .. 1.200
flour blenders ......... i/1.540 8/1.650
Wrappers ............................... 1.155
1.105 1.215
Scaling-machine operators,
Packers ................................. 1.150
dumpers ................ $/l.460 8/1.570
Agreement B:
1.105 1.215
Helpers:
Mixers - 2d class .............. 1.450
1.085 1.195
First
year
............
8/1.220
8/1.330 Dividers ............................... 1.350
1.015 1.150
After 1 y e a r ........ . 8/1.460 1/1.570
Holders ................................. 1.300
Machine operators'
Ingredient scalers,
1.015 1.115
helpers .............. 8 / 1.400 8/1.510
mixers' helpers ................ 1.250
Women icers, hand; cake­
Flour dumpers ..................... 1.205
wrapping machine opera­
1.510 1.660
Molders' helpers, oventor's .................. 8/ .944 8/1.120
1.430 1.605
men's helpers checkers .. 1.200
1.410 1.550 Agreement B:
Wrappers ............................... 1.155
Cake and pie workers:
1.390 1.550
Pan greasers ....................... 1.110
1.380 1.495
Foreladies-in-charge of
Packers ............................ 1.150
4 or more girls ......
1.340 1.495
1.235 1.285 Agreement C:
Cake decorators .......
1.290 1.495
1.175 1.225 Working foremen .................. 1.770
Women icers ...........
1.270 1.495
1.045 1.120 Mixer scalers ..................... 1.420
Women with 1 year of
1.240 1.495
Mixers ................................... 1.370
experience ...........
1.210 1.440
1.045 1.120 Ovenmen ................................. 1.320
1.290 1.330
Divider operators, first
1.060 1.165 Baking department:
benchmen ............................. 1.245
Mixers ..................
(2/) 1.540 Molders ................................. 1.195
1.090 1.200 Mixers’ helpers •
1.430
Wrapping-machine
opera­
Q/> 1.650
Baker ...................
tors, checkers, pan
m
Machinemen ..........
1.540
greasers...........................
. 1.115
(2/
1.060 1.200 Rollerman ............
1.485 Oven helpers, general
o/>
Utility man . . . . .
1.430
helpers, benchmen, ship­
WX
1.060 1.165
Floor man ............
1.320
ping-room helpers ............ 1.095
(2/)
PORTLAND, MAINE

Bread and cake- Machine shops
Agreement A:
Dough mixers, overmen ...
Dividennen, roll-machine
operators, ingredientmen, benchmen .........
Dough mixers’ helpers,
oven loaders and dumpers
moldermen, wrappingmachine operators,
shipping and receiving
clerks ................
Pan greasers, bread
rackers ...............
Flour dumpers..........
Twisters (women)
Agreement Bs
Dough mixers ...........
Dough mixers' helpers .,.
Dividermen, wrappingmachine operators..... .
Moldermen, ingredientmen
Twisters (women) ....... .

2 / 48-hour workweek.
3/ Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950,
8/ 36-hour workweek.



Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

$1,430
1.430
1.155
1.045
.990
1.485
1.320
1.430
1.320
1.155
1.045
.990
1.485
1.320
1.045
.925
.945

1.410
1.210
1.540
1.440
1.390
1.360
1.340
1.320
1.310
1.290
1.290
1.240
1.240
1.540
1.440
1.390
1.340
1.290
1.290
1.200
1.250
1.240
1.855
1.505
1.455
1.405
1.330
1.280
1.200
1.180

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking Industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

Rate per hour ||
City and occupation

PROVIDENCE, R. I. - Continued

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

Rate per hour
City and occupation

READING, PA. - Continued

July 1, July.1,
1950
1951

Rate per hour
City and occupation

RICHMOND, VA. - Continued

Bread and cake- Machine
Bread and cake-Machine
Bread and cake-Machine
shops; - Continued
shops; - Continued
shops: - Continued
Agreement A; - Continued
Agreement Dt
Agreement A; - Continued
Bench or machine helpers,
Mixers (cake) •••••••••••• *L.460 ♦1.540
Cake: - Continued
cake dumpers, pan rackOvenmen ...........................
Pan washers, grease1.375 1.465
ers, wrapped loaf stackScalers, fried cake mixmachine operators . . . . .
ers, sweet-bun leers,
ers, icing mixers, fryIcing-machine operators,
semiautomatic wrappers,
ers, icing- and cuttingcake cutter-machine
helpers, (oven and
mechine operators ••••••• 1.265 1.345
operators, and cake
counters
other) .*•«•••..«•••••••• ♦1.165 ♦1.255
Women employees:
cake helpers (after 2
leers and wrappers,
female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Icing mixers, cake deco1.155 1.245
rators, pan greasers
Stock clerks, cake and
Helpers (male):
and
washers,
cake
fried cake helpers
1st 6 months ..••»••••
wrapping-machine
(first 2 months) ............ 1.075 1.160
After 6 months . . . . . . .
operators
Pan greasers, pan wishers,
Helpers (female):
1.165 1.255
Checkers, packers,
1st 6 months . . . . . . . . .
1.0*5 1.130
wrappers and cutters,
Women helpers;
After 6 months . . . . . . .
.925 1,015
.985 1.075 Agreement B:
Cake and sweet wrappers
After 2 months .............
Working foremen, shipping
.945 1.035
.995 1.075
Agreement B:
Agreement E;
foremen ................
Foremen.......................
.
1.390
Head mixers and
Dough mixer3, cake
1.465
mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ingredient scalers, oven
1.550 1.640
1*375 1.460
1.365 1.440
Oven operators, icing and
Dividers''.........................
1.350 1.440
filling mixers, and
1.365 1.435
Head wrapping-machine
Ovenmen, benchmen, moldreceiver clerks........ .
ers, divider operators,
Divider operators, rolloperators •••••••••........ 1.325 1.410
Holders ............................ 1.300 1.390
bread panners, flour
machine operators,
First benchmen ••••••••••• 1.275 1.360
dumpers, wrapring-machine
doughnut operators,
Mixers * helpers
operators, checkers
1.250 1.340
wrapping-machine opera­
1.315 1.390
Ovenmen, roll-evenmen,
Bench or machine helpers • 1.235 1.310
tors (bread), benchmen,
ovenmen*s helpers,
Bread and cake helpers,
relief&en, molder opera­
benchmen ........................ 1.225 1.310
pan greasers, bread rack­
tors, fo^eladies, and
ingredient scalers . . . . . .
Benchmen*a helpers, check­
ets , oven helpers »••••«. 1.165 1.240
ers, adders’ helpers . . .
1.200 1.290
Women employees:
Packers, checkers,
Cake decorators . . . . . . . . 1.315 1.390
temporary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrapping-machine
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.155 1.240
Hand leers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .925 1.000
Selectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depositor operators
Packers..................... .
1.150 1.240
Hand wrappers, helpers • .905
.980
(female), eak-' wrapPan greasers • •••• ............ 1.105 1.190
RICHMOND, VA.
Fie and pastry shops;
ping-machine operators
(female) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.230 1.^30
Mixers1 heloers, oven
Dough mixers ................ .
1.330 Bread and cake- Machine shops 1
Q/)
Bakers ........ ....................... 1.180 1.280 Agreement A:
feeders and dumpers,
Filling mixers, dough
Breed:
stockmen
breakers, helpers . . . . . ___ 1.130 1.230
Dough mixers
1.410 1.410
Holders * helpers, greaseWomen employees;
Oven operators, fruit
machine operators,
cookers, and filling
.850
Beginners •••••••••..........
.750
pan washing-machine
.870
.770
mixers
1.330 1.360
After 3 months •••••••••••
operators, icing and
.830
.930
Divider operators,
After 9 months ............. .
enrobing-machine opera­
After 12 monthe
molder operators
1.330 1.330
•900 1.000
tors, blenders, rack
Wrapping-machine opera­
After 18 months ............. .
washers and greasers,
.950 1.050
wrappers* helpers
Hebrew baking;
tors, roll-machine
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.280 1.310
Working foremen
i/1.889 1/1.956
General bakery helpers ••«
Mixers* helpers
Second hands................... . 1/1.778 1/1.844
Female workers:
(advanced), pan roll
Hand leers, make-up pan­
cutter operators •••••• 1.280 1.280
ners, doughnut tray
READING, PA.
Oven feeders and dumpers 1.260 1.260
packers, cake-slicer
Bread box makers ••••••• 1.230 1.230
Bread and cake- Machine shops;
operators, depositors*
Agreement A;
Dough room helpers,
helpers, and doughnut
leers
.................
1.460
wrapping-machine
feed­
Mixers ............................
1.385
General bakery
ers, benchmen (female),
Oven feeders - bread,
ovenmen - cake and sweet,
and flour blenders •••• 1.180 1.180
helpers . . . . . ...............
all-round bakers ............ 1.365 1.440
Helpers:
Crackers a nd cookies:
1st 6 months . . . . . . . . .
Dough mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.980
Dividers, solders, bench
.930
After 6 months . . . . . . . 1.080 1.080
Checkers ...................
hands, batter scalers,
Cake:
Machinemen, enrobers,
oven deliverymen, bread
ovenmen ............. .
wraptdng-aachine opera­
Cake mixers, icing
tors, machinemen, ro llmixers •••............... . 1.330 1.330 Wrappers and automatic
Doughnut-machine
canton formers........... .
machine operators operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.280 1.310
Dough rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bread, reliefmen, deposi­
tor operators . . . . . . . . . . . 1.315 1.390
Stockmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cake oven operators «••• 1.280 1.280
Ingredient scalers, mix­
Depositor operators,
Finished goods stockmen,
ers1 helpers, bread
cake vrapoing-aachine
icingHnachine men and
checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.290 1.380
operators, ingredient
Oake checkers, bread
scalers, and fore­
Receiving clerks, mixers,
and bakers* helpers ..........
rackers, blenders ..........
ladles ........ •••••••••• 1.180 1.180
1.215 1.305
1/ 4.5-hour workweek*
j/ Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950*




July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

♦1.130 ♦1.130

1.080

1.080

1.030

1.030

.980
1.080

.980
1.080

.930
1.030

.930
1.030

1.550

1.650

1.370

1.470

1.350

1.450

1.290

1.390

1.260
1.170

1.360
1.270

1.140

1.240

1.230

1.330

1.130
1.090

1.230
1.190

1.050

1.150

1.000

1.100

1.205

1.180

1.275
1.250

1.155

1.225

1.130
1.105
1.080

1.200
1.175
1.150

1.055

1.125

1.030

1.100

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TABLE 15,— Onion scales of wages and hours in the baking Industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

WV’.IJRS-Ttt'Kf !tf. V.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
First hands, working
foremen, decorators . . . . . . .
era, feeders, dumpers •••••
Third hands, fryers, bench
hands ......................
Agreement A:
Flr*t hands, working foremen, decorators
Second hands, mixers,
ovenmen, feeders,

1.680

1.730

1.580

1.630

1.510

1.530

i

1.025
1.000

+j>

.955
•910

m

Women employees,

Crackers and cookies: Continued
*0.980 *1.045

Flour blenders, mixers*
helpers, batch scalers,
machine operators, feeders, dumpers, pan cleanera, carton packers and

Wrapping-machine operators
Pan greasers, bench helpers, pan rackers, checkers and packers .............
Wrapping and slicing
Cooky dumpers, rack
pullers ...............•••••••
Women employees:
Wrappers and helpers .. .

1.810

*1.420 *1.460
1.370 1.410
1.345 1.385
1.320

1.360

1.295

1.335

1.270

1.310

1.190
1.120

1.230
1.160

1.86C ROCK ISLAND (ILL. ) DISTRICT % /

Bread - Hand shops:
2/1.458 2/1.488
1.700 1.750
First bakers ....................... gA.354 2/1*334
Third hands, molderaen,
bench hands ••••••••••*•# 1.650 1.700 Second bakers, henchmen •••• aA .292 2/1*322
Wrappers, machine •••»••*. 1.530 1.630 Helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/1.021 2/1.051
jBread and cake- Machine shops:
Women employees:
1.330 1.380 | Working foremen . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.620 1.650
Foreladies, decorators
1.520 1.550
leers, general helpers
1.130 1.220 Dough mixers, ovenmen . . . . . .
Bench or machinemen,
Agreement B:
Mixers........ .................... 1.570 1.610 wrapping-machine
pitriderman
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.470 1.500
1.520 1.560
Checkers, shipping clerks,
Chrenraen, oven dumpers and
feeders
pen
rackers
........
..........
1.270 1.300
1.520 1.560
1.520 1.560 Hour dumpers, stockmen,
Oven leaders and dumpers
packers, wrapping-machine
Molderaen, roll-machine
helpers, rackers, open
operators, henchmen,
kettle fryers, pan
ingredientmen, machinegreasers, icing-machine
men, assemblymen,
operators, helpers, women
1.470 1.510
batchaen.......•••••.........
cake wrapping-machine
Flour blenders and dump1.120 1.150
1.420 1.460
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
em, mixers* helpers . . . .
Women hand wrappers and
Wrapping-machine operatftM. rliArk-ons ltMtffft. 1.370 1.410
icers .•••••••»................ 1.020 1.050
Pan greasers, bread or
ST. LOUIS, MO.
pan rackers .................. . 1.320 1.360
Wrapping and slicing
helpers .......................... 1.295 1.335 Bread and cake - Hand shops:
1 Leadmen or first hands
2/1.296 2/1.425
Hebrew baking:
j Second hands, henchmen . . . . . 2/LU93 |/1.312
Ovenmen, mixers, first cake
hakera
1/2.073 1/2.160|■Bread and cake j Semi machine shope:
Bench hands, second cake
2/1*933 2A.971 Leadmen, mixers, ovenmen . . . 1.603 1.603
bakers
Bench or machine hands ttt.. 1.492 1.492
Crackers and cookies:
Miscellaneous helpers,
Agreement A:
Shop foremen, dough mixers 1.470 1.510 men ».•••»••••«••.»••«••••• 1.070 1.070
Sunday help and miscella­
Batch scalers, machine
neous helpersT women . . . . . .
1.000 1.000
operators, oven feeders,
depositor operatom *•«.. 1.420 1.460 bread - Machine shops:
Leadmen ........................... .
Cooky dumpers, pan clean­
1.853 1.853
Oven hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.743 1.743
ers, carton packers
1.270 1.310 Assistant spongers ...•••••. 1.688 1.688
tiiiiM ttttfttm
First bench hands,
Women employees:
Aft______ __ 1.270 1.310
scalers .«».••••••••••••••• 1.660 1.660
1.120 1.160 Bench and machine hands •••• 1.633 1.633
Wrappers and packers ...
ivr>AAi)iAnt. St
Bread counters «•
•••••••••v.
•• 1.468 1.468
Agivaunllv
Mixers , , , , , , , ,
1.570 1.610 Helpers, pan greasers •••••• 1.440 1.440
|>jvi <1AratATt fttff t. ttTt1. tt 1.520 1.560 Ingredient scalers ............. 1.323 1.323
Wrapping- and slicingMolderaen, ovenmen,
machine operators
. .7.(l|
.....
1.248 1.248
0wllvU.lttC
iWAvl & f
Beltmen:
assemblymen, batchmen,
First 6 months ••••••••••• 1.173 1.173
dumpers, foremen,
Experienced........
1.248 1.248
1.470 1.510
dough mixers ..................

,t,,TtTTTtr

2/ 4.5-hour workweek.
2/ 48-hour workweek.
2/ Includes Rock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa.



City and occupation

July 1, Jhly 1,
1950
1951

ST. LOUIS, MO. - Continued

11
I

Icing helpers, shippers,
stock®en*3 helpers, and
packing department

July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

ROCHESTER, H.-Y. - Continued

RICHMOND, VA. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued

Rate per hour

Rate per hour

Rata par hour
City and occupation

Cake - Machine shops:
Leadmen............................... *1.853 *1.853
Ovenmen, mixers «»••»••••••• 1*743 1.743
Machine hands ..................... 1.633 1.468
Cake counters ..................... 1.468 1.468
Helpers ..............................
1.440 1.440
Icing mixers, ingredient
scalers ••••••••.......... .
1.409 1.409
Car crews:
Inexperienced ••••«••••••• 1.260 1.260
Experienced . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.335 1.335
Miscellaneous helpers:
Inexperienced
(first 6 months) . . . . . . .
1.135 1.135
Experienced
(after 6 months) . . . . . . .
1.210 1*210
Leadladies ...................
1.160 1.160
Women helpers:
Inexperienced
(first monthft) . . . . . . .
1.035 1.035
Experienced
(after 6 months) . . . . . . .
1.110 1.U0
Hebrew - Hand shops:
Leadmen, bakers, ovenmen .. . 2/1.626 2/1.719
Second hands ...................... 2A.417 2/1.490
Miscellaneous helpers . . . . . . 2/ .813 y £ 2 $
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
I .575 1.675
leadmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oven operators ................
1.575 1.675
Cracker-dough mixers,
sweet-dough mixers,
graham-dough mixers,
dough-machine set-up and
operators, sponge mixers,
enrobing-machine set-up
and operators . . . . . . . . . . .
1.550 1.650
Marshmallow-machine set-up
and operators, icingmachine set-up and
operators ......................
1.525 1.625
Head stock keepers ••••..» 1.400 1.500
Dough-break roll feeders
1.375 1.475
Wrapping-machine
sat—up mm tttttttttfttt
1.260 1.360
Agreement B:
Sponge mixing department:
Head mixers ................ . 1.360 1.430
Sponge and dough mixers
1.250 1.320
Mixers* helpers
1.150 1.220
Sweet mixing department:
Head mixers •••••*•••««• 1.360 1.430
Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.250 1.320
Mixers * helpers . . . . . . . .
1.150 1.220
Baking department:
1.350 1.420
Machinemen
Peelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.310 1.380
Ovenmen...................
1.250 1.320
Oven take-out men . . . . . .
1.210 1.280
Sheeters and laminators,
rellefVsen (sweet) . . .... 1.180 1.250
Stackers, men . . . . . . . . . .
1.160 1.230
Cost and raw material
checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.150 1.220
General help, semi
skilled..................... . 1.080 1.150
Sponge and inroot—pw ng
department: •
Sunnlvmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.120 1.195
General help, semi
skilled men ........ .
1.080 1.150
Working supervisors,
women . . . . . . __. . . . . . . .
1.005 1.055
Checkers, women............
.965 1.015
General help, sod
skilled, women ••••••••
•805
*855

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TABLE 15.— Ifoion scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
ST. LOUIS, MO. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Marshmallow and icing
General help, semiWomen employees:
Machine operators ••••
General help, semiskilled women, trolley
Carton and caddy forming
and wrapping department:
Machinemen (set-up and
Machine operators, men .
Receiving department:
Working supervisors ••••
loaders and unloaders •
Working supervisors,
Checkers, men . . . . . . . . . .
Assemblers and load—
ers, men ••••••••••.•••
Agreement C:
RfllHng and wHvirig
departments:
Head mixers . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bakers •••••••••••••••••
Sponge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rollermen •••••••••••«••
Assemblymen . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mixers' helpers, stack­
ers, general help •••••
Packing department:
Floormen •••••••••«•••«.
Women employees:
Working supervisors ••
Packers, sponge ••«•••
Tally clerks . . . . . . . . .
Machine operators ••••
Other helpers «•....««
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen, supervising 6 or
more workers ••••••••••••••
Foremen, supervising 5 or
less workers, first hands •
Overmen, mixers . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bench hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrapping-machine
operators •••••••••••••••••
Helpers:
First 6 months •••.......... .
After 6 months •«•••••••••
Bread and cake Semimachine shops:
Foremen, supervising 6 or
more workers ••.•••••••••••
Foremen, supervising 5 or
less workers *•««««..•««•••
Overmen, dough mixers «••««.
Bench hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrapping-machine
operators «•••«••••••••••••
j/ J

45-hour workweek.

Rate per hour
July l, July 1, I
1950
1951 1

City and occupation

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

ST. PAUL, MINN. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Women workers:
£
*
*
FLoorladies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.950 .1 .110
10/1
.055
$
10/0.970 m
$
mm/
Assistant floorladies •••• .910 1.060
1.250 1.320
12/1.090 12/1.125
Cracker packers .................. .930 1.050
Women hand workers:
Wrappers, packers,
1.220 1.290
12/ .920 12/1.008
cracker-machine opera­
After 6 months
12/1.040 12/1.125
tors, checkers •...•••••• .910 1.030
1.080 1.150
Helpers:
Foremen
1.740 1.800
Start ................................. .770
.800
.990 1.040 Sponge and dough mixers,
After 3 months . . . . . . . . . .820
.880
1.570 1.630
.885
.935
After 6 months ••••••••• ,370
.950
Bench hands, dividers,
After
1
year
•••••••••••
.990
molders, bun chine
(2/>
.805
.855 operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.460 1.520
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Oven feeders end dumpers,
slicing- or wrappingmachine operators *••••.••. 1.460 1.520 Bread and cake - Hand shops:
1.310 1.370 Foremen
g/1.410 2/1.470
] ,rao 1 »3?n
Ovenmen, dough mixers •••••• j^L.250 2/ 1.320
1.220 1.290 Twisters, panners, oven
helpers, bench helpers •••• 1.250 1.310 Bench hands •••••••••••••••• g/ 1.230 2/1.300
Ingredient scalers ........ . 1/1.230 2/1.280
1.230 1.300 Helpers:
2/1,070 2/ 1.120
1.100 1.160 Checkers
1.150 1.250
1.250 1.310 Women hand icers . . . . . . . . . . . 2/L .040 2/1.090
Helpers:
1.100 1.170 Women workers:
g / .850 2/ .920
First year
1.250 1.310
Second year ....................... 2/ .930 2 /x.ooo
Finishers, packers,
1.210 1.300
Third year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/1.040 2/1.100
First 8 weeks . . . . . . . . . .
•900
1.150 1.250
•960 Bread and cake - Machine shops:
After 8 weeks . . . . . . . . . . 1.000 1.060 Foremen
1.660 1.725
Dough mixers and ovenmen . .. 1.520 1.585
1.100 1.170 Pies and doughnuts:
Ingredient scalers ••••••••• 1.450 1.515
Doughnut-machine
operators
1.570 1.630 Machine and henchmen . . . . . . . 1.400 I .465
Head wrappers.............
Fruit and kettle
1.330 1.395
1*505 1.655 fryers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.460 1.520 Checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.280 1*345
Cake - Machine shops:
Bread rackers, pan greasers,
1.455 1.600
1*405 I .545 Forem>*n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.740 1.800 women foremen
1.170 1.235
Helpers:
1.305 1.435 Mixers, ovenmen, doughnutmachine
operators
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
First
year
••••«•••••••••«
1.570 1.630
1.060 1.125
1.275 1.405
Second year •••••••••••••• 1.170 1.235
Depositors, drop-machine
1.255 1.380 operators, fruit cooks •••• 1.460 1.520 Women wrapping-machine
operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.040 1.105
Kettle fTyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.460 1.520
1.155 1.270 Ingredient scalers . . . . . . . . . 1.460 1.520 Women wrappers, packers,
labelers, sweet-roll
Icing-machine operators,
panners, and icers . . . . . . . . .990 1.055
1.155 1.270 wrapping-machine operators,
1.055 1.160 semiautomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.250 1.310 Crackers and cookies:
Machine captains . . . . . . . . . . . 1.200 1.250
1.035 1.140 Helpers:
First 8 weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.100 1.160 Ovenmen «••••••••.•••••••••• 1.175 I .235
1.085 I.I 95
After 8 weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.250 1.310 Rollermen, assistant icing
1.005 1.105
foremen ••••••••••••••••••• 1.125 1.175
Women workers:
Foremen
1.250 1.310 Out-panners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.100 1.150
In-panners
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.075 1.125
Finishers, wrappers,
packers:
Pan cleaners, feeders .••••• 1.000 1.050
First 8 weeks . . . . . . . . . .
•900
•960 Cracker edgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . •950 1.000
After 8 weeks . . . . . . . . . . 1.000 1.060 Sponge packers ••••«.••••••• *925 . .975
1/1.540 1/1.619
Women machine operators . . . . •875
Crackers and cookies:
.925
1/1*430 1A.508 Head sweet-dough mixers ••«• 1.360 1.520 Scalers and weighers ••••••• •860
.910
I /I .360 1/1.441 Foremen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I .330 1.540 Sweet packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •825
.875
1/1*315 1/1.396 Heed sponge mixers . . . . . . . . . 1.280 1.440 Cellophane-machine
Rollermen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.260 1.300 operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •800
.850
1/ 1.166 1/ 1.196 Assistant sweet- and spongeFilling-machine
dough mixers ..••••••••••« . 1.240 1.400 operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •800
.850
.916 1/ .996 Machinemen, marshmallow mix­
1/1*037 1/1*107 ers, sweet-ovenmen, oven
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
firemen, drawmen
1.200 1.360
Bread - Machine shops:
Pan greasers, flour dumpers,
dough scalers, sweet-oven
Foremen •••••••••••••••••••• 1.400 1.460
Dough and sponge mixers,
lQ/l.630 10/1.714 reliefmen, cracker
stackers •••••••••••••••••• 1.160 1.300 ovenmen and shipping
10/ 1.510 ig /l .596 Helpers:
clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.175 1 235
Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IOA.440 12/1.525
•970 1.000 Dividers, wrapping10/1.390 12/1.478
After 3 months
1.040 1.100 machine operators,
After 6 months
1.110 1.190 receiving clerks
12/1.182 12/1.267 After 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . ,, w
1.250 and molders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.050 • 1.110
ST. PAUL, MINN. - Continued
Bread and cake - Semimachine
shops: - Continued
Men helpers:

2/ 48-hour workweek.
Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.
10/ 42&-hour workweek.




Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the brJcing industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1
1950
1951

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

City and occupation

SCRANTON, PA. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
Bread and cake Machine
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
shops: - Continued
shops: - Continued
Dairy lunches, restaurants,
Agreement B:
Wholesale cake: - Continued
cafeterias:
$
*
Bread department:
Agreement B:
1.857 1.940
$
Foremen, overmen ••..•••••
%
Foremen...... .
Mixers, scalers, relief3/2.047 2/2.205
1.732 1.866
Bench hands ..........
men, sponge dough ........
Mixers, overmen ...... 2/1.986 2/2.145
Retail bread and cake:
Tray-oven feeders and
Bench hands, women aux­
Bread:
dumpers ..........................
iliary workers ...... 2/1.894 2/2.055
n /2 .0 0 3 11/2.003
Foremen........ ..
J/1.601 2/1.765
Helpers ••••.......
Mixers' assistants ........
Dough mixers, overmen •• U /l.927 U/1.927
Bread
rackers ..................
Pan
cleaners....
.
11
/
1.840
2/1.535
2/1.419
Benchmen... ........ U /1.840
Packers, wrappers,
Dividers, molder
Bench and machine
cutters (women) ..... 12A.237 12/1.275
operators
helpers ........... 11/1.563 U/1.563
Pie and pastry shops:
Wrapping-machine
Cake:
2.150 2.245
operators .......................
Foremen ............ 13/2.003 11/2.003 Foremen ...............
2.080 2.175
Flour blenders ................
Mixers, overmen..... U/1.927 U /l.927 Overmen, mixers........
1.960 2.055
Pan greasers ...................
Bench hands ........ 13/1.840 U/l.840 Journeymen pie-makers ....
Helpers, after first year ••
1.630 1.725
Cake department:
Helpers:
Working foremen.............
First year... .
11/1.411 U / L . 4 H Pan cleaners.......... . 1.540 1.630
4.470 1.535
Mixers and scalers,
After first year ... 13/1.563 llA.563 Wrappers, packers .......
icing mixers..................
Fan cleaners ........ 11/1.411 n/1.411 French and Italian baking:
Foremen, overmen,
Overmen .............................
Retail cake only:
Depositors .......................
1.940 1.940 mixers ............... 1.860 2.010
Foremen............
Wrapping-machine
Mixers, overmen.... .
1.867 1.867 Molders, dividers, bench
1.740 1.890
operators .......................
Bench hands ........
1.783 1.783 hands ...............
Bench and machine helpers,
Oven helpers ....................
Helpers:
1.490 1.640
after 6 months .........
Depositors* helpers,
1.420
1.420
First year....... .
ingredientmen ...........
Second year... .
1.514 1.514
SCRANTON, PA.
Packers, dumpers, pan
Hand icers, women ••••••
1.514 1.514
greasers..................... ..
Packers, wrappers,
Box sorters .....................
cutters ........ .
1.373 1.373 Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Women employees:
1.367 1.367 Agreement A:
Fan cleaners ........
Overmen, dough mixers,
Wrapping-machine
Bread and cake- Machine shops:
operators ...................
second hands....... . 4/1.460 4/1.500
Bread department:
Bench hands ........... 4A.283 4A.433
Wrappers, packers,
Foremen ............. 2/2.045 3/2.205
Helpers......... .
box makers, icers and
Dough mixers, overmen •••• 7/1.985 2/2.145
V
.993 4/1.033
Agreement B:
general helpers after
Dividermen, molders, rollMixers, overmen, first
3 months ......................
machine operators, ingre2 / 1.240 3/1.305
hands....
Icers and general
dientmen, benchmen, bread
Bench hands, oven helpers 2A.115 3/1.180
helpers, first 3
rackers, pan greasing
Wrappers, utilitymen ..... 2 / .948 1A.008
months .........................
machine operators, women
Helpers........ .
y .750 3/ .810
Variety department:
bench helpers ........ 7/1.895 2/2.055
Sponge and dough mixers,
Flour dumpers........
7/1.805 2/2.055 Bread and cake- Machine shops:
Agreement A:
scalers ...........................
Bench-machine helpers:
Bread and rolls
Traveling-oven feeders
First year ......... 2/1.525 7/1.685
department:
and dumpers..............
Second year......... 2/1.605 2/1.765
Proof-box men ..........
Wrapping-machine
Fan greasers....... . 2/1.425 3/1.585
1.473 1.548
Dividers ...........
operators .......................
Cake department:
1.463 1.538
Bun-madline operators ••
Mixers ............
1.403 1.478
Foremen ........
2/2.045 2/2.205
Molders, third mixers ..
Biscuit dough rollers,
Mixers, icing mixers,
1.403 1.473
1.358 1.428
Molding-machine helpers
7/1.986 2/2.055
assistant bench hands,
overmen... ...... .
Pan setters....... .
machine packers,
Ingredient scalers,
1.343 1.418
machine operators ........
Overmen...........
scaling-machine
1.333 1.408
Bun packers, variety
Packers ............
operators, cake
1.295 1.370
Flour blenders,
rackers, pan greasers
dumpers, bench hands,
molders' helpers,
and rackers ...................
grease-machine
1.288 1.358 Agreement C:
mixers' helpers •••••••
operators, women
Hand wrappers... •••••
1.258 1.333
Reliefmen .............................
auxiliary workers ...•••• 2/1.895 2/2.055
Wrappers, pan greasers
1.238 1.308
Helpers:
Doughnut-machine opera­
Bench hands .........
First year ........
tors, oven operators,
1.225 1.300
2/1.525 3/1.685
mixers.............................. .
Second year ........ 3/1.605 3/1.765
General helpers .....
1.193 1.268
Cake department:
Fan cleaners .......... 2/1.425 3/1*585
Wrapping-machine opera­
1.420 1.495
General utilitymen •••••
tors, scalers, divider
Women workers:
Flour blenders, molders
operators, molder
Cake wrapping-machine
operators..........................
and helpers ........
1.388 1.338
operators ......... 32/1.175 32/1.275
Overmen, mixers.....
Wholesale cake:
1.295 1.370 Industrial pan washers . ..
Tray overmen ..................... ..
Agreement A:
Depositor operators,
pan greasers...... .
1.240 1.315
Pan rackers .........................
Foremen ........... . 2/2.069 2/2.205
Helpers ............
1.178 1.178 Cake depositors . . . . . . . . . .
Mixers, overmen ...... 2A.995 2/2.145
Flour blenders, doughnutWomen employees:
Bench hands ........
2/1.883 2/2.055
1.040 1.315
Machine operators ....
machine helpers
Pan greasers •••...... 2/1.344 2A.585
Icers ...........
Packers, wrappers,
.990
.990 Depositor helpers,
Other jobs ........
1.000
cutters (women) ...•••• 12A.195 12/1.275
1.000
benchmen..................... .
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

1/
2/
4/
7/
11 /
12/

45-hour workweek.
48 -hour workweek.
44-hour workweek.

37 1/2 hour workweek.
38 3/4 hour workweek.
38-hour workweek.




Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

SAN FRANCISCO CALIF.-Continued

%

1.475
1.425
1.350
1.325

♦
1.550
1.500

1.425
1.425

1.300

1.400

1.275
1.275
1.150
1.550
1.475
1.425
1.350
1.275

1.375
1.350
1.250

1.125

1.625
1.550
1.500
1.450
1.375
1.350
l.**25
1.300
1.225

1.000

1.075

1.000

1.075

.950

1.025

1.475
1.425
1.275

1.550

1.250

1.225
1.200

1.500

1.200

1.375
1.300

1.175

1.275

1.125
1.505

1.225

1.430

1.555

1.380

1.505
1.455
1.455
1.430
1.430
1.430
1.430

1.330
1.330
1.305
1.305
1.305
1.305

1.630

36
TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
SCRANTON, FA. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C: - Continued
Mixers' helpers, oven
dumpers and feeders,
oven break rackers,
cake dumpers ••••••••••••
xfread packers, pan
greasers •••••.••••••••••
General baking helpers •••
Women employees:
Working foremen .»••••••
Depositor helpers,
doughr.iit-maehine
helpers ••••••••••»••••
Fan greasers
Bench helpers
Cake cutters, machine
wiuppers •»••«•••••••••
selectors, floor girls,
icers •••••••.........
Bread only - Machine shops:
Peel-oven men, molders,
divider operators mixers .•
Utilitymen
Mixers’ helpers...........
Flour blenders •••••••••••••
Machine wrappers •••••••••••
Holders’ helpers, travelingoven feeders and dumpers .•
Pan greasers •••••••••••••••
Bread rackers and pick ups:
First 3 months •••••••••••
After 3 months ....................
Pie and pastry shops:
Fruit cookers ••*•••••••••••
Ovenmen ••••••.•••••••••••••
Fruit cookers’ helpers
Helpers ....................... .
General helpers ••••••••••••
SEATTLE, WASH.
Bread - Hand and machine shops:
Foremen ••••••••••••••••••••
Mixers, ovenmen, machinemen
Bench hands ••••••••••••••••
Control-room men •••••••••••
Helpers:
1 year's experience ••••••
2 years' experience ••••••
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Men-in-charge of miscella­
neous help ••••••••••••••••
Miscellaneous help:
1 to 6 months ••••••••••••
7 to 12 months ••«••••••••
After 1 year •••••••••••••
Women employees:
Floor la d ie s.......... . . . . . . .
Assistant floor ladies •••
Machine operators,
experienced •••••••••••••
General workers:
1 to 6 months ••••••••••••
7 to 12 months . . . . . . . . . . .
After 1 year
Crackers and cookies:
Agreement A:
First mixers,
machinemen ••••••••••••••
Second mixers, peelers
First ovenmen ••••••........ .

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

City and occupation

SEATTLE, WASH. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement A: - Continued
Second overmen ••••••••••• $1.460
Rollermen .................
1.430
Scalers, wrappers •••••••• 1.410
Pan cleaners, feeders,
$1,280 $1,405
other helpers:
First 30 days •••••••••• 1.050
1*235
Second 3d days ••••••••• 1.150
1.230
Thereafter ••••••••••••• 1.280
Women workers:
1.285 1.365
Experienced sponge
packers ••••••••••••••• 1.030
Hand handlers •••••••••• 1.030
1.100
Hain
swe*=t packers . . . . .980
1.050
A.^reemcnt B:
1.050
Machinemen ••.•••••••••••• 1.660
Mixers.................••••••••• 1.660
1.100
Peelers •••••••••••••••••• 1.530
Ovenmen •••••••••••••••••• 1.510
1.050 1.130
Rollermen ..........•••••••• 1.430
Feeders and other helpers:
First 30 day3
1.050
,560
1.480
Second 30 days •••••••.. 1.150
1.470
,550
After 60 days................ 1.280
,430
1.380
leers' helpers ••••••••••• 1.360
,430
1.360
Women:
,430
1.330
Experienced sponge
packers ••••••••••••••• 1.030
,430
1.320
Plain sweet packers •••• .980
,420
1.320
Hand bundlers •••••••••• 1.030
,295 Agreement C:
1.195
Machinemen •«•••••.••••••• 1.650
,420
1.320
Mixers ..............................
1.530
Ovenmen ••••••••••••••••.. 1.400
1.550
,625
1.2c
,387 Mixing helpers .................. 1.370
Scalers and wrappers ••••• 1.330
,200
1.100
Scalers, weighing •••••••• 1.330
,175
1.075
Icing helpers .................
1.300
,050
.950
Other male helpers:
First month .••••••••••• 1.130
Second month ••••••••••• 1.160
Thereafter ••••••••••••• 1.280
3/2.106 12/ 2 ,
SOUTH BEND, 3NT).
jy 1.981 12/2.
jjyl.904 12/ 1
8/1.605 U/i< Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Working foremen •••••••••••• 2/1.630
First class bench
8/1.599 12/1.
jy 1.721 12/1
hands ••••••••••••••••••••• 2/1.470
Checkers ................................ 2/1.230
Bench helpers •••••.............. 2/1.000
1.250 1.310 Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Dividermen, henchmen ••••• 2/1.400
1.050
Ovenmen •••••••••••••••••• 2/1.300
1.100
Wrappers ••••••••••••••••• 2/1.080
1.190
Agreement B:
Mixers, ovenmen •••••••••• 1.520
1.170
Dividers, head bench1.120
men, molder opera­
tors, receiving
1.110
1.170
clerks •••••••••••••••••• 1.470
Henchmen ••••••••••••••••• 1.420
.910
.850
Traveling-oven dumpers,
.900
.960
stockroom men, mixers’
.990 1.050
helpers ••••••••••••••••• 1.370
Checkers........ .
1.320
Bake-shop helpers,
conveyormen,
packers,
1.660
machine setters ••••••••• 1.300
1.530
Slicers, wrappers •••••••• 1.220
1.510

,
<

Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.
42-hour workweek.
36-hour workweek.
12/ 38-hour workweek.
13/ 35-hour workweek.
2/
2/
8/




Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

SOUTH BEND, IND. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement C:
$1,460
Dough mixers, dividers,
1.430
ovenmen ••••••••.........
$1,550 $1,550
1.410
Sponge mixers •••••••........ 1.450 1.450
Molderraen ............................ 1.440 1.440
Wrappers
1.370 1.370
1.050
Oven feeders’ helpers •••• 1.300 1.400
1.150
Checkers ............••••••••••
1.220 1.370
1.280
Siioers
1.150 1.370
Wrapping-machine operators 1.150 1.250
Molders’ helpers, bread
1.030
panners
1.190 1.L90
1.030
Hour dumpers •••••••••••• 1.150 1.150
.980
Bake-shop helpers, loaders 1.100 1.100
Boxers, cartons •••••••••• 1.050 1.050
1.660 Pie ami pastry shops:
1.660 Ovenmen, loaders, dough
1.530 mixers, cookers, ingredi1.510 entmen
1.170 l.i20
1.430 Fie table operators •••••••• 1.140 1.190
Oven helpers ................•••••• 1.090 1.140
1.050 Fruit mixers, pie filler s,
1.150 wrappers.........
1.070 1.120
1.280 Bough feeders ••••••••.......... 1.020 1.070
1.360 Receivers’ helpers ................
.960 1.010
Women supervisors............
.930
.980
Miscellaneous women
1.030 workers ••••••••••...........
.890
.940
.980
1.030
SPOKANE, WASH.
1.650 Bread and cake - Hand and
1.530 machine shops:
1.400 Foremen, mixers, ovenmen,
1.370 cake ingredient scalers . . . 12/1.910 8/2,020
1.330 Machine hands, dividers,
1.330 molders, machine cake
1.30O depositors ••.••••••••••••• 12/1.850 2/1.950
Bench hands, hand cake
1.130 depositors ••••••••*••••••• 12/1.790 6^1.890
1.160 Hour dumpers, bread rack­
1.280 ers, machine wrappers,
bread and cake packers •••• 1.360 12/1.430
Pan greasers, cleaners
and helpers ••••••••••••••• 1.220 12/1.290
Bread packers and
2/1.670 cutters, cake dumpers
and wrappers •••••••••••••• 1.030 12/1.090
2/1.510 Crackers and cookies:
2/1.270 Agreement A:
2/1.040
Machinemen .......................
1.430 1.485
Mixers
1.400 1.435
Ovenmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.300 1.435
2/1.440
Other helpers .................
1.150 1.215
2/1.340
Miscellaneous workers •••• 1.080 1.125
2/1.120
Women:
First 30 days ••••••••••
.750
.790
1.560
Second 30 days •••.•••••
.775
.815
Third 30 days .................
.800
.840
Fourth 30 days .............
.825
.865
Fifth 30 days ..................
.850
.890
1.510
Thereafter ............••••••
.900
.940
1.460
Working supervisors •••• 1.070 1.110
Asst, supervisors •••••• (2/)
1.050
Machine operators,
1.410
wrapping •••••••••••••• (a/)
1.000
1.360 Agreement B:
Machinemen .•••••••••••••• 1.430 1.485
Mixers •.••••••••••••••••• 1.400 1.455
1.340 P eelers......................... .
1.350 1.405
1.260
Ovenmen •••••••••••••••••• 1.300 1.355

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TABLE 15.— Onion scales of wages and hours in tpe baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

SPOKANE, WASH. - Continued
Crackers and cookies: Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Overmen's helpers ........
Mixers' helpers .......
laminator operators ....
Rollennen's helpers,
dough feeders ....... .
Stackers........ .
Icing helpers ........
Ran cleaners and feeders
Miscellaneous workers ••••
Women:
First 30 days.......
$econd 30 days
Third 30 days......
Fourth 30 days .........
Fifth 30 days.......
Thereafter ........

♦ 1.250 $1,300
1.220 1.270
1.220 1.270
1.170 1.215
1.150 1.195
1.150 1.195
1.350 1.195
1.080 1.125
.750
.790
.815
.775
.800
.840
.865
.825
.850
.890
.900
.940

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Foremen ............... 2/1.602
Second hands, dough mixers,
bench hands ........... 2/1.502
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Working foremen, cake* •••• 1.490
1.430
Dough mixers ......... .
1.350
Overmen, cake ........
1.310
Shipping-room .........
1.290
Oven dumpers, Bench hands
Dividers, molders, relief1.270
men, oven helpers .....
1.180
Machine wrappers ......
1.000
Cake icers (women) .....
.950
Helpers (women) .......
Agreement B:
Foremen ..............
1.490
Dough mixers, overmen
1.430
(bread) ......... .
1.^90
Cake mixers......
1.350
Overmen, cake ........ .
1.290
Bench hands ...... .
Dividers, flour blenders,
1.270
molders, scalers... .
Dough-room helpers ••..... 1.250
1.110
Floor ladies (cake) ....
Hand cake icers (women) •• 1.000
Agreement C:
1.490
Foremen .... ....... .
1.430
Dough mixers .........
Bench hands, ordermen
(retail shops), oven
1.290
dumpers ............
Dividers, scalers, floormen, flour blenders,
molders, relieftoen •••••• 1.270
1.250
Dough-room helpers .....
Packers, slicers, icers,
machine wrappers, helpers
(®en)............ .
1.180
.950
Helpers (women)..... .
Hebrew - Hand shops:
Foremen
1.639
Second hands, dough-mixers
1.523
1.406
Bench hands ........... .

2/1.602
2/1.502
1.570
1.510
1.430
1.390
1.370
1.350
1.260
1.070
1.020
1.570
1.510
1.470
1.430
1.370
1.350
1.330
1.180
1.070
1.570
1.510
1.370
1.350
1.330
1.260
1.020
1.639
1.523
1.406

SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Bread and cake- Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Ovenmen .............
Dough mixers ..........
Dividers.......... .

2/
!£/

48-hour workweek.
46-hour workweek,




1.595
1.570
1.470

1.595
1.570
1.470

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

City and occupation

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950
1951

SYRACUSE, N. Y. - Continued
TOLEDO, OHIO - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
shops: - Continued
Agreement A: - Continued
A: - Continued
(folders................................ $1,445 $1,445 Agreement
Major shops - Bread
Wrapping-machine operators 1.395 1.395
division:
- Continued
Ingredientmen ..................... 1.320 1.320
Mixers' helpers, divi­
Flour dumpers.............
1.395 1.395
ders, molders, wrapOven loaders and dumpers
1.370 1.370
ping-machine set-up
Bread rt.ckers, packers,
men,
bread benchmen ... $1,440 $1,475
general helpers ................ 1.320 1.320
Flour blenders, ingreAgreement B:
dientmen........................
1.390 1.425
Bread department:
Bake-shop helpers, help­
Foremen, ovenmen ............ 2/1.555 2/1.655
ers
in
packing,
wrap­
Benchmen, hesd ................ 2/1.505 2/1.605
ping and shipping rooms 1.340 1.375
Flour blenders,
Women wrappers and
wrapping-machine
helpers...........................
1.340 1.175
operators .................... 2/1.295 2/1.395
Cake division:
Oven loaders and dumpers IA.275 2A.375
Ingredient
scalers,
2/L.220 2A.320
Pan greasers .............
dough mixers,
General helpers .............. 2/U220 I / 1.320
mlvarfi
ntranmAnicing
1.550 1.550
Hand wrappers and other
Dumpers,
depositors'
I4/ I . 060 l^ /l.360
Vwmlpmrc s>Viaj’*Vat*ci
helpers (women)
1.^40 1 .^ 0
Cake department:
Stockroom men.................. 1.330 1.330
Foremen ............................. 2/1.555 2/1.655
Loaders, miscellaneous
Mixers .............................. 2A.470 2A.570
1.300 1.^00
Overmen ............................. 2/1.495 2/1.595
Women
workers:
Bench hands..................... 2/1.295 2A.395
Cake
wrapring-machine
Ingredient scalers,
operators, wrappers,
scaling-machine
packers, helpers,
operators ....................... 2/1.295 2A.395
1.140 1.140
Decorators (women) . . . . . U / l . 205 L4/1.305 Agreement B:
Assistant decorators
Bread
only:
(women) ........................... I4/I .I 7O 14/1.270
Dough mixers, ovenmen •• 1.570 1.605
Wrappers, packers,
Shipping
checkers (women) ..•••• I4 /I.O 6O 34/ 1 .160
iHnr*clerks,
nl a*wires
1.470 1.505
Agreement C:
Wrapping-machine
opera­
Foremen ................................. 1.415 1*482
tors, oven loaders and
Ovenmen, mixers .................. 1.315 1.382
dumpers, dividers,
Benchmen ............................... 1.235 1.302
molders,
roll-machine
Helpers .................................
.945 1.012
operators,TTTbread
Helpers (women) ..................
.942
.875
pannATfi
, T( , (
t 1.440
1 / 7*
Pie and pastry shops:
Pan greasers .................... 1.390 1.425
Foremen ..................................... 2/1.372 2/1. "*72
l.^so
1.385
Cooks ........................................ 2/1.151 2/1.151
Bread rackers, checkers l.^O 1.355
Bakers......................... ............ 2/1.213 2/1.213
1.150
1.115
Ovenmen ..................................... 2A.388 2/1.188 Agreement C:
Machinemen, mixers ................ 2/1.365 2/1.165
Smaller shops:
Foremen .............................. 1.620 1.645
TOLEDO, OHIO
First mixers, cake
mixers, head oven
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
operators ........................ 1.570 1.595
Bread:
Cake and reel-oven men,
Dough mixers....................... 1.590 1.615
aecnnd ........t - - i
i 1.480 X#jyJj
Ovenmen ................................. 1.590 1.615
Roll bench hands, cake
Bench foremen ..................... 1.510 1.535
henchman T__r,
1 1.460 1.485
Benchmen ............................... 1.460 1.485
Dividers, molders, mix­
Utilitymen ........................... 1.440 1.445
ers' helpers, bread
Hand wrappers ..................... 1.190 1.215
panners, second f i ll ,
Cake:
prllers
and shovers,
Mixers................................. 1.570 1.595
wrapping-machine
Women bench hands .............. 1.420 1.445
operators ____ _ T.., ,, , 1.420 1.445
Women shippers ................... 1.300 1.325
Ingredientmen, bench
Women hand icers .............
1.240 1.265
and machine helpers . .. 1.370 1.395
Women helpers ..................... 1.350 1.375
Rackers, helpers,
Cleaners:
wraptdng-machine help­
First 3 months ................ 1.390 1.215
ers, shipping room
4 to 6 months ................. 1.240 1.265
helpens . . . T- . . 1IfI1(l 1.320 1.345
After 6 months ................ l.n o 1.335 Agreement D:
Bread and cake-Machine shops:
Smaller shops:
Agreement A:
Bread bench foremen . . . . 1.510 1.545
Shipping and receiving
Major shops - Bread
division:
clerks, stock clerks
1.470 1.505
First and second mixers,
Yeast raised products
oven operators, travelfrymen, bread bench
hands, bread bench
ing-ovenmen.................... 1.590 1.625
foremen ....................... ... 1.460 1.495
Head shipping clerk . . . . 1.490 1.525

TABLE

15 ._Union

scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
TOLEDO, OHIO - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement D: - Continued
Smaller shops: - Continued
Wrapping-machine
operators .......................
Cake bench helpers ........
Automatic machine frymen, cake and doughnut
Women foremen, hand
Pan greasers, cleaners,
women, final decorators
Conveyor bread women,
women helpers ................
Working foremen, shipping
Piemaker ovenmen, class A . .
Bench hands, filler s, (class
days.........................................
Women helpers,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Bread - Hand shops:
Day work:
Journeymen . T........
Helpers........ .. ......................
Miscellaneous workers . .. .
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Day work:
Journeymen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Helpers .................................
Miscellaneous workers ....
Cake wrappers (women) ....
WICHITA, KANS.
Bread and cake- Machine shops:
Foremen ....................
Dough mixers, spongers,
ovenmen, head pastry men ..
Shipping and receiving
c lerk s........ ...........................
Dividers, panners, bench
hands, machinemen .........
Second pastry men . . . . . . . . . .
Bread tw isters.............. ..
Checkers . . . __ . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pan greasers, bake-shop
helpers, after 90 days . .. .
Wrapping-machine operators:
First 3 months .............................
After 3 months • • • • ........ ..
Wrapping-mechiiy> helpers,
after 90 days....................
WORCESTER, MASS.
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Working foremen ..........................
Dough mixers ..........................
Dividermen, ovenmen,
reliefmen ........................................
Mixers’ helpers,
moldermen, oven
feeders, ingredient
scalers, machine
operators (shipping),
checkers .............................
General helpers, flour
handlers, packers ............

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

11.420
1.370
1.360
1.300
1.240
1.150

$1,455
1.405
1.395
1.335
1.275
1.185

1.430 1.455
1.380 1.405

City and occupation

WORCESTER, MASS. - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B:
Working foremen .................. $1,630
Mixers................................... 1.470
Bench hands, divider
operators, ovenmen,
reliefmen, receivers .. . . 1.360
Mixers' helpers, molder
operators, ingredient
dumpers, wrapping-machine
operators, checkers ........ 1.310
Pan greasers, molders'
helpers, rackers,
1.230
Doughnut department:
1.420
Mixers, machine
operators ....................... .310
1.100
Agreement C:
Shift foremen ..................... 1.630
(2/)
Mixers ................................... 1.470
1.360
Moldermen, oven loaders,
oven dumpers, mixers'
helpers, batchmen,
mnftMwft wrappers .............. 1.310
Bakery helpers, bread
rackers, flour blenders . 1.230
Women employees:
Bench helpers, icingmachine operators ........ 1.230
leers, packers, wrap­
pers , cleaners . . . . . . . . 1.100
Agreement D:
Head benchmen ..................... 1.540
Foremen (shipper) .............. (2/)
Mixers ....................... .......... 1.470
Bench hands, dividermen,
receivers ............... 1.360
Molders, oven feeders,
mixers' helpers, wrap­
ping-machine operators,
shipping packers (check­
ers), ingredient scalers,
shippers ............................. 1.310
Bread rackers, pen greas­
ers , general helpers
(men), shipping—room
helpers, flour handlers . 1.230
Agreement E:
Foremen ............................................. .. 1.750
Cake bakers, benchmen . . . . 1.330
Dough mixers....................... 1.250
Dividermen . . . . . . . . ............ 1.230
Wreppj ngHmachj ne operators 1.200
Cake decorators .................. 1.150
Packers ................................. 1.150
Rotary-ovenmen................... 1.150
Tray-ovenmen.........
1.150
Cake depositors .................. 1.100
Pie girls ............................ ............. 1.030
Bench and machine helpers,
moldermen ........................................ 1.000
Doughnut-machine opera­
tors, bread panners ............ 1.000
Checkers ............................... .990
Hand icers ... ............... ......... .970
Pan greasers, bread
rackers................ ............... .950
Pie and pastry shops:
1.570
Working foremen...........
Head shippers (night) .......... 1.410
a

1.290 1.315
1.160 1.185

1.750 1.750
1.350 1.350
1.250 1.250
1.750
1.350
1.250
1.150

1.750
1.350
1.250
1.150

1.54-5
1.405
1.340
1.290
1.250
1.230
1.110
1.020
1.040
1.290
1.020

1.545
1.405
1.340
1.290
1.250
1.230
1.110
1.020
1.040
1.290
1.020

1.630 1.710
1.470 1.550
1.360 1.440

1.310 1.390
1.230 1.310

1/ 4-5-hour workweek.
2 / Information not available for rate and hours on July 1, 1950.



Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

$1,710
1.550
1.440
1.390
1.310
1.500
1.390
1.180
1.710
1.540
1.550
1.440
1.390
1.310
1.310
1.180
1.620
1.590
1.550
1.440

1.390
1.310
1.310
1.390
1.310
1.290
1.260
1.210
1.210
1.210
1.210
1.160
1.140
1.110
1.060
1.050
1.050
1.010
1.695
1.570

City and occupation
WORCESTER, MASS. - Continued
Pie and pastry shops: Continued
Mixers, dough dividers, oven­
men, head shippers (day) ..
Filling cook, reliefmen ... .
Head machine washers,
assistant mixers, dough
dividers' helpers, machine
feeders.................................
Filling-room helpers ............
Checkers and receivers ........
R im ers.....................................
Mixers’ helpers, fillers'
helpers, checkers' helpers,
apple-machine operators,
homogenizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pie machine and cake:
Fillers (women) ..........................
Apple-machine helpers,
fruit cleaners, pie
packers, boxers . . . . . . . . .
Apple- and pie-machine
operators (women),
packers (women)
Hebrew baking:
Foremen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second hands ...........................
First cake baker, mixers . . .
Second cake baker,
bench hande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YORK, PA.
Pie and pastry shops:
Head ordermen, cooks, pack­
ers, dough mixers, custard
mixer3, ovenmen . . . . . . . . . . .
Ingredient scalers, cooks'
helpers, washing-machine
men, ovenmen's helpers,
order packers ............ .
Pie makers, shell makers,
toppers and fillers ............
Utilitymen and helpers,
dishwashers ...........................
Pie wrappers and crown
makers, women .......................
Crackers and cookies:
Mach*ne captains ,
Dough mixers . . . __ . . . . . . . . . .
Flour dumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cookerinen t o v e n m e n __ . . ____
Dough brakemen .......................
Machine set-up men ................
K1 lnttiftn ..................................i i r t t i t
Mixers ’ helpers........ .. ........
Dough feeders
Supervisors, women . . . . . . . . .
Helpers, women . . . ___ . . . . . .
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Bread and cake - Hand shops:
Bread:
Foremen _______ . . . . . . . . . .
Dough mixers, ovenmen . . . .
Bench hands . . . ____ . . . . . .
Wrapping-machine operators
Benchmen.................................. ..........
Hand urappA'ra , , , , , ,
Cake:
Working foremen ..................
Ovenmen , mixers . . . . . . . . . .
Henen hands
Helpers (oven) . . . . , .( (
Hand icers, women .....................

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

$1,410 $1,520
(2/) 1.520
1.310
a /)
1.270
(2/)

1.400
1.400
1.365
1.365

1.210 1.300
1.080 1.170
1.080 1.160
1.030 1.110
1/1.778 1/1.778
2/1.667 1/1.667
1/1.778 1/1.778
1/1.667 1/1.667

1.400 1.450
1.200
1.100
1.020
.900
1.310
1.235
1.180
1.170
1.210
1.190
1.170
1.165
1.155
1.080
1.000

1.250
1.150
1.070
.950
1.440
1.360
1.300
1.340
1.330
1.310
1.285
1.280
1.270
1.190
1.100

1.510
1.420
1.360
1.270
1.150
.350
1.510
1.420
1.360
1.160
.850

1.605
1.520
1.440
1.360
1.210
.390
1.605
1.520
1.440
1.230
.890

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TABLE 15.— Union scales of wages and hours in the baking industry, in selected cities, July 1, 1950 and July 1, 1951 - Continued

City and occupation
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement As
Foremen .................................
Mixers, ovenmen ..................
Oven dumpers and
feeders, dividers,
twisters, bread
p8nners . ....................... ...
Wrapping-machine
operators, checkers,
shipping and receiving
clerk s.................................
Pan greasers, flour
dumpers ...............................
Bread rackers,
wrapping-machine
helpers, truck
loaders and
helpers
Hand wrappers .....................




Hate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

$1,680 $1,680
1.580 1.580
1.480 1.4-80
1.380 1.380
1.330 1.330
1.300 1.300
1.300 1.100

City and occupation
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - Continued
Bread and cake - Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement Bt
Breads
Foremen .............................
Dough mixers,
ovenmen
Oven loaders and
dumpers, divid­
ers, benchmen
and machinemen, bread
panners ...........................
Shipping and
receiving clerks,
checkers, wrapping-machine
operators .......................
Pan greasers ...................
Flour dumpers .................

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

$1,680 $1,680
1.580 1.580

1.480 1.480
1.380 1.380
1.330 l.*30
1.320 1.320

City and occupation
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - Continued
Bread and cake- Machine
shops: - Continued
Agreement B: - Continued
Bread: - Continued
Bread rackers, wrappingmachine operators*
helper's _T, tTttTTTttttT
Hand wrappers .TTTfTttti
Cake:
Foremen.............................
Mixers, ovenmen ..............
Ingredient scalers,
s caling-machine
operators, depositor
operators .......................
Checkers, cake wrappingmachine operators
(women) ...........................
Packers and helpers . . . .
Hand le e r s ................

Rate per hour
July 1, July 1,
1950 1951

$1,300
1.100
1.680
1.580

$1*300
1.100
1.680
1.580

1.480 1.4-80
1.380 1.380
l.i»00 1.9Q0
1.100 i!ioo

U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE :O — 1952