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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Frances Perkins, Secretary
B U R E A U O F L A B O R ST A T IS T IC S
Isador Lubin, Commissioner

U n io n S ca le s o f W a g e s a n d H o u r s
in th e B u ild in g T ra d e s
in

70

C it ie s

M ay 15,1937

Prepared by
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION
Florence Peterson, Chief

Bulletin 7S[o. 657
A pril 1938

U N IT E D ST A T E S
G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T IN G OFFICE
W A S H IN G T O N : 1938

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CONTENTS
Summary_______________________________________________________________________
Scope and method of the study_______________________________________________
List of cities covered_____________________________________________________
Trend of union wage rates and hours, 1 907 -3 7______________________________
Trends in individual trades______________________________________________
Changes in union scales between 1936 and 1937____________________________
Union wage rates, 1937:
Distribution of members by wage rates_________________________________
Average rates in each city_______________________________________________
Regional differences in wage rates_______________________________________
Overtime rates____________________________________________________________
Extra pay for special contingencies_____________________________________
Union hours, 1937:
Distribution of members by hour scales________________________________
Hours per day and days per week_______________________________________
Sundays and holidays____________________________________________________
Regulations in union agreements:
Work done by out-of-town contractors_________________________________
Members accepting out-of-town jobs____________________________________
Sharing of work___________________________________________________________
Apprentices________________________________________________________________
Temporary workers_______________________________________________________
Disabled and older workers______________________________________________
Control of output_________________________________________________________
Safety and sanitation_____________________________________________________
Provisions regarding material used______________________________________
Union membership under effective scales in cities covered__________________
Union scales of wages and hours by trades and cities_______________________
Appendix:
Changes in rates after M ay 15, 1937____________________________________

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1.— Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in all
building trades, 1907 to 1937___________________
2.— Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in each
building trade, 1907 to 1937__________________________________
3.— Number of changes in union wage-rate quotations and per­
centage of members affected, M ay 15, 1937, compared with
M ay 15, 1936__________________________________________________
4.— Number of increases in union wage-rate quotations, by per­
centage of increase, M ay 15, 1937, compared with M ay 15,
1936____________________________________________________________
5.— Number of changes in union hour quotations and percentage
of members affected, M ay 15, 1937, compared with M ay 15,
1936____________________________________________________________




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6.— Distribution of union members in each building trade, by
hourly wage rates, M ay 15, 1937_____________________________
7.— Average union hourly wage rates in the building trades, by
cities and by city size, M ay 15, 1937________________________
8.— Average union hourly wage rates in the building trades, by
region and size of city, M ay 15, 1937________________________
9.— Overtime rates provided in building-trades union agreements,
M ay 15, 1937__________________________________________________
10.— Distribution o f union members in each building trade, by hour
scales, M ay 15, 1937__________________________________________
11.— Members covered by effective union scales in building trades
in 70 cities_____________________________________________________
12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70
cities, 1937 and 1936__________________________________________

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C h a r t 1.— Union wage rates and hours in building trades, 1907 -3 7_______
C h a r t 2.— Distribution of union building-trades workers according to
hourly wage rates, M ay 15, 1937______________________________
C h a r t 3.— A vera ge u nion w age rates in b u ildin g trades a ccord in g to size
of city and region, M ay 15, 1937______________________________




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PREFACE

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has made surveys of union wages
and hours in the building trades in selected cities each year since
1907. The earliest studies included 37 cities. The coverage was
gradually extended until, in the period from 1934 to date, 70 cities
were included.
The 1937 report not only shows the actual rates of each trade in
each of the cities covered, but also average rates for each trade, as
well as the average rates of all the trades in each city. There is also
included a table showing the trend throughout the period 1907-37.
Because of the prevalence of union agreements in the building
trades, union rates in the 70 cities covered are an important indicator
of wage and hour trends in the building trades throughout the country.
This bulletin was prepared in the Industrial Relations Division
under the supervision of Florence Peterson, Chief of the Division.
J. J. Senturia and C. F. Rauth directed the study until the time they
left the Bureau. A major contribution in the preparation of the
bulletin was made by F. S. McElroy.
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United States Bureau o f Labor Statistics

U nion Scales o f W ages and H ours in the Building
Trades, M ay 15, 1937
Summary
The average union hourly wage rate was $1.26 on May 15, 1937,
for all the building trades in the 70 cities covered in the survey.
Nearly half of the total union membership had rates of $1.30 or higher
and only 17 percent had scales of less than $1. The average for the
journeyman trades was $1,363. Almost half of the journeymen were
receiving $1.40 or more per hour while less than 2 percent had rates
of under $1. The helper and laborer trades averaged 81.8 cents per
hour with about 81 percent of their membership having scales ranging
between 50 cents and $1 per hour.
The index of union hourly wage rates in the building trades was
98.0 in 1937 (1929 = 100), the highest since 1931. The 1937 index was
7 percent higher than in 1936 and represented the greatest percentage
increase since 1933. The index of journeymen’s rates reached 97.6, a
6.8-percent increase from the 1936 level. The helpers and laborers
wage-rate index rose 8.8 percent over the year to 101.5.
Increases in wage rates were reported in about 62 percent of the
quotations which were comparable with 1936. These increases
affected over half of all the building-trades union members covered—
50.5 percent of the journeymen and 57.9 percent of the helpers and
laborers. The decreases reported were few and affected only 0.1 per­
cent of the total membership.
Over 83 percent of all the members who had increases had their
rates raised by at least 10 percent. In the journeyman trades only
162 out of 1,023 increases reported were for less than 10 percent.
Only 72 of the 231 increases reported by the helper and laborer trades
amounted to less than 10 percent.
The average hourly wage rate for all building trades showed an
increase over 1936 in every city for which a combined average could
be computed.1 Hourly wage rates as a rule averaged higher in cities
of comparable size in the North and Pacific area than in cities of the
South. With a few significant exceptions, average rates within these
regions varied directly with the size of the cities.
Weekly hours for all building trades averaged 39.0 in 1937. Over
80 percent of the total membership had the 40-hour week and less
1 In some cities there were only a few helpers and laborers working under union agreements.
no averages were computed,




In such cases
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than 4 percent were working more than 40 hours per week. Journey­
men averaged 38.8 hours and the helpers and laborers averaged 40.1
hours per week. A majority of the members in both groups had 40hour scales, although over 9 percent of the helpers and laborers were
working in excess of 40 hours as compared with less than 3 percent
of the journeymen. The great bulk of the quotations reported no
change from the hour scales effective in 1936. Less than 7 percent
of the total membership were affected by changes— 6 percent of the
journeymen and about 11 percent of the helpers and laborers.




Scope and M ethod o f the Study
Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades have been
collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics each year since 1907.
The early studies included 39 cities. The coverage was gradually
extended until, in the period from 1934 to date, 70 cities were included
in the annual survey. These cities 2 are located in 38 States and the
District of Columbia.
List o f Cities Covered
North and Pacific region
Baltimore, M d. II
Boston, Mass. II
Buffalo, N . Y . II
Butte, M ont. V
Charleston, W . Va. V
Chicago, 111. I
Cincinnati, O. I l l
Cleveland, Ohio. II
Columbus, Ohio. I l l
Davenport, Iowa, included in Rock
Island (111.) district.
Dayton, Ohio. IV
Denver, Colo. I l l
Des Moines, Iowa. IV
Detroit, Mich. I
Duluth, Minn. IV
Erie, Pa. IV
Grand Rapids, Mich. IV
Indianapolis, Ind. I l l
Kansas City, M o. I l l
Los Angeles, Calif. I
Madison, Wis. V
Manchester, N . H . V
Milwaukee, W is. II
Minneapolis, Minn. I l l
Moline, 111., included in Rock Island
(111.) district.
Newark, N . J. I l l

New Haven, Conn. IV
New York, N . Y . I
Omaha, Nebr. IV
Peoria, 111. IV
Philadelphia, Pa. I
Pittsburgh, Pa. II
Portland, M e. V
Portland, Oreg. I l l
Providence, R. I. I l l
Reading, Pa. IV
Rochester, N . Y . I l l
Rock Island (111.) district.
St. Louis, M o. II
St. Paul, Minn. I l l
Salt Lake City, Utah. IV
San Francisco, Calif. II
Scranton, Pa. IV
Seattle, Wash. I l l
South Bend, Ind. IV
Spokane, Wash. IV
Springfield, Mass. IV
Toledo, Ohio. I l l
Washington, D . C. I l l
Wichita, Kans. IV
Worcester, Mass. IV
York, Pa. V
Youngstown, Ohio. IV .

IV

South
Atlanta, Ga. I l l
Birmingham, Ala. I l l
Charleston, S. C. V
Charlotte, N . C. V
Dallas, Tex. I l l
El Paso, Tex. IV
Houston, Tex. I l l
Jacksonville, Fla. IV
Little Rock, Ark. V

Louisville, K y . I l l
Memphis, Tenn. I l l
Nashville, Tenn. IV
New Orleans, La. I l l
Norfolk, Va. IV
Oklahoma City, Okla. IV
Richmond, Va. IV
San Antonio, Tex. IV

2 The roman numerals following the city names indicate the population group in which the city was
included in tables 7 and 8.

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UNION SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES

Two crafts— boilermakers and machinists working on building
construction— have been included in the study for the first time this
year. Data for these crafts were obtained not only as of May 15,
1937, but also as of May 15, 1936. It was thus possible to include
them in the tabulations of changes in rates and hours between 1936
and 1937.
As far as possible, the rates collected were those actually in force on
May 15. Interviews were held with 1,511 union representatives and
over 2,180 quotations of rates were received. The union membership
covered by these scales of wages and hours in these 70 cities was
approximately 420,000.
Definition.— A union scale is a scale of wages and hours agreed to
by an employer (or group of employers) and a labor organization for
persons who are actually working or would be working if there were
work to be done in that locality. A union scale usually fixes a limit
in one direction, that is, a minimum wage rate and maximum hours of
work with specific provisions for overtime.
The union may (1) be either an independent local union or one
affiliated with a national or international federation, (2) be an organi­
zation embracing one craft or more than one craft, or (3) have a
contract with only one employer or more than one employer.
A collective agreement is a mutual arrangement between a union
and employer (or group of employers) regarding wages and hours
and other working conditions. Collective agreements are usually
written and signed by both parties. Sometimes, however, there is
merely an oral agreement. The Bureau has included scales in oral
agreements only in those cases where there was clear evidence that
the rates were actually in effect.
Apprentices and foremen.— A young person working in the trade for
a definite number of years, for the purpose of learning the trade, and
receiving instruction as an element of compensation, is considered
an apprentice. Scales for apprentices are not shown. Scales for
helpers in a number of trades are given. In some trades the work
of helpers is performed at least in part by apprentices. Whenever
it was found that helpers’ work was done largely by apprentices, the
rates for such helpers were omitted.
No rates are given for strictly supervising foremen or for individuals
who are paid unusual rates because of some personal qualification as
distinct from the usual trade qualifications.
Union rates and actual rates.— As mentioned above, the rates of
wages and hours shown in this report were obtained from union
business agents, secretaries, and other officials of local unions in the
70 cities visited. Over 75 percent of the rates were recorded in
written agreements. In many cases, however, there is only an oral
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records were on file in the union office, the Bureau representative
listed the rates on a schedule which the union official then signed.
If the Bureau representative had any reason to doubt the accuracy
of these rates, he made further inquiry from persons who might be
informed about the situation. It is believed that the rates listed in
this report accurately represent the union scales in force on May 15.
It does not necessarily follow, however, that these rates are in all
cases the actual wages paid or hours worked. The union scale usually
fixes the minimum wages and maximum hours. More experienced
and skilled workers may earn more than the union rate. This is
especially true during periods of prosperity, when a plentiful supply
of jobs creates competitive bidding for the better workmen. In
periods of depression, in order to spread or share available work,
actual hours worked are sometimes less than those provided in the
union agreement. Where such a share-the-work policy was formally
adopted by the union and in effect for the majority of the members,
the adjusted scale of hours is used in this report rather than the
theoretical scale appearing in the written agreement.
Union rates and 'prevailing rates.— It should be remembered that the
rates quoted are for union members and for jobs worked on a unioncontract basis. Union strength varies in the different cities and
trades. Where practically all the workers of a particular trade belong
to the local union, the union rate quoted is equivalent to the prevail­
ing rate in the community. If only a few of the craftsmen belong to
the union, the union rate may not be the actual prevailing rate. No
attempt has been made in this study to discover what proportions
of all the workers in each occupation, in each city, are members of
their respective unions.
Averages.— The averages for each trade given in this report are
weighted according to the number of members in the various local
unions. Thus the averages reflect not only the specific rates provided
for in union agreements but also the number of persons presumably
benefiting from these rates.
Index numbers.— In the series of index numbers, the percentage
change from year to year is based on averages computed from identical
unions that reported for both years. The membership weights in
both of the averages used in each year-to-year comparison are those
reported for the second year. The index for each year is computed
by multiplying the index for the preceding year by the ratio of the
averages so obtained. The index numbers were revised on this
basis in 1936 in order to eliminate the influence of changes in union
membership which obscure the real changes in wages and hours.3
3 The method of revision is described in U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bull. No. 626: Union Scales of
Wages and Hours in the Building Trades, M a y 15, 1936.




Trend o f U nion Wage Rates and Hours, 1907-37
The index of union hourly wage rates for the building trades ad­
vanced 7.0 percent between May 15, 1936, and May 15, 1937— the
largest rate of annual increase since 1923. The sustained and accel­
erated rise in hourly wage rates from the low point in 1933 is shown
in table 1. The increase of 7.0 percent in 1937 followed increases of
3.6 percent in 1936, 1.1 percent in 1935, and 0.7 percent in 1934.
As a result of this series of advances, the 1937 index of hourly wage
rates, based on 1929 as 100, stands at 98.0. This is 12.9 percent
higher than the index for 1933.
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1. — Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in all building
trades, 1907 to 1937
Index numbers (1929=100)
Year

All building trades
Wage rate

Hours

Journeymen
Wage rate

Helpers and laborers

Hours

Wage rate

Hours

1907__________________________
1908__________________________
1909__________________________
1910__________________________
1911__________________________

31.5
33.5
35.1
36.5
37.1

110.0
108.3
106.8
105. 5
105.1

31.7
33.8
35.5
37.0
37.6

109.3
107.7
106.4
105.2
104.8

30.7
32.1
33.2
34.3
34.5

113.1
110.8
108.5
106.6
106.4

1912__________________________
1913__________________________
1914__________________________
1915__________________________
1916__________________________

37.9
38.8
39.6
39.9
41.2

104.8
104.6
104.2
104.1
103.7

38.5
39.4
40.3
40.6
42.0

104.5
104.2
103.9
103.8
103.4

34.8
35.8
36.2
36.5
37.7

106.1
106.0
105.5
105.4
105.1

1917__________________________
1918__________________________
1919__________________________
1920__________________________
1921__________________________

43.8
48.6
55.7
75.2
76.6

103.5
102.9
102.4
101.9
101.8

44.3
49.0
56.0
74.9
76.3

103.2
102.6
102.2
101.7
101.6

41.4
48.0
55.5
80.5
81.3

104.7
104.3
103.3
102.7
102.7

1922__________________________
1923__________________________
1924________ _________________
1925__________________________
1926__________________________

71.8
79.4
85.7
89.0
94.8

101.8
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.7

71.9
79.2
85.6
88.8
94.7

101.7
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.6

74.0
78.5
84.9
87.7
95.6

102.4
102.6
102.6
102.4
102.2

1927__________________________
1928__________________________
1929__________________________
1930__________________________
1931__________________________

98.1
98.7
100.0
104.2
104.5

101.5
100.9
100.0
97.2
96.0

97.9
98.7
100.0
104.1
104.5

101.4
100.7
100.0
97.1
95.8

97.3
98.3
100.0
105.1
104.5

102.2
102.1
100.0
97.8
97.0

1932__________________________
1933__________________________
1934__________________________
1935__________________________
1936__________________________
1937__________________________

89.3
86.8
87.4
88.4
91.6
98.0

94.3
94.0
90.5
89.8
89.8
90.2

89.3
86.9
87.4
88.4
91.4
97.6

94.1
93.8
90.3
89.7
89.6
90.0

89.2
85.2
87.7
88.2
93.4
101.5

94.8
94.4
91.4
90.8
91.0
91.3

As in the preceding year, rates for helpers and laborers in 1937
increased on the average more than those of journeymen— 8.8 percent
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as compared to 6.8 percent. The index for the unskilled and semi­
skilled group rose to 101.5. This is higher than the base year 1929
or any other year except 1930 and 1931.
The index of hours per week provided in union agreements showed
a slight increase of 0.4 percent, advancing from 89.8 in 1936 to 90.2
in 1937. The index had remained unchanged between 1935 and 1936.
Except for a minute advance in 1923, this increase was the only one
since the surveys were begun in 1907. The slight increase in hours in
1937 appears to be chiefly a result of the abandonment by local unions
of sharing-the-work plans as employment opportunities have increased.
This is evidenced by the fact that most of the increases were from 30
to longer hour weeks. There were scarcely any increases among the
40-hour scales.
The percent of increase in scales of hours was the same for both the
journeymen and the unskilled group. In terms of 1929 as the base
year, the index for helpers and laborers (91.3) was somewhat higher
than for journeymen (90.0).
Trends in Individual Trades

Between 1936 and 1937 there were increases in the wage-rate
indexes for every craft covered by the study. (See table 2.) Within
the journeymen group the greatest percent of increase was among
the machinists engaged in construction work. Scales of hourly
wages for this craft, included in the study for the first time this
year, increased 14.7 percent in the course of the year. Advances of
10 percent or more took place in the indexes for stonemasons, plas­
terers, and sign painters. The smallest percentage increase— 0.6
percent— was among the granite cutters.
Although the index of wage scales for laborers and helpers as a
whole advanced more than that of journeymen, none of the trades in
the former group showed an increase as large as 10 percent. The
helpers and laborers group thus showed considerably less variation
in changes as between the different occupations than did the journey­
men group. The greatest gain in wage rates among the helpers and
laborers was made by building laborers, whose index rose 9.5 percent.
Other large increases were: Plasterers’ laborers, 8.9 percent; hod
carriers, 7.7 percent; steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers, 7.2 percent.
The smallest rate of increase was 2.6 percent for elevator constructors’
helpers.
The rate changes which occurred between May 15, 1936, and
May 15, 1937, acquire added significance when the situation since
1933 is taken into account. The first significant increase in wagescale indexes in recent years for bricklayers, stonecutters, and stone­
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increase, although small, represented the first since 1931. Thus,
although these four crafts continued at the bottom of the journeyman
crafts in terms of their ratio to the 1929 index, increases obtained
during the year initiated or accelerated an upward movement.
The largest percentage increases over the depression low have been
made by the glaziers (18.9), sign painters (16.8), carpenters (15.4), and
structural-iron workers (14.3). Average gains of between 13 and 14
percent have been made by composition roofers (13.7), asbestos
workers (13.5), lathers (13.5), plasterers (13.4), painters (13.1), and
engineers (13.1). Wage rates of slate and tile roofers have not in­
creased so much as those of composition roofers since the low point of
the depression. Granite cutters, stonecutters, mosaic and terrazzo
workers, marble setters, and bricklayers have lagged behind other
trades in terms of average gains in wage rates from the depression low.
Although declining less than most other trades from the 1929 level,
elevator constructors have, in terms of wage rates, recovered to a
smaller extent than the majority of other trades.
Among helpers and laborers, the wage-rate index for building
laborers has increased most (25.1 percent) since 1933. The hod
carriers’ index increased 17 percent and the plasterers’ laborers’
index 16.1 percent. Moving in the same moderate way as their
journeymen’s rates, elevator constructors’ helpers show the smallest
percentage of recovery from the depression low of any in the unskilled
group.
In 1936 the only trade whose wage-rate index was above the 1929
level was portable and hoisting engineers, with an index of 104.2.
As a result of increases during the year, the index for this trade climbed
to 112.6 in 1937. In addition, eight other journeyman trades for the
first time passed the 1929 level. Among these, the highest levels
were reached by glaziers (104.6), structural-iron workers (104.4),
and composition roofers (103.7). Ten crafts were within 5 points of
the 1929 level, while only five trades— plasterers, stonemasons, granite
cutters, bricklayers, and stonecutters— were more than 5 points below
their 1929 indexes. The wage-rate index for stonecutters showed the
least gain, being 12.7 points below the base figure.
Although the wage-rate index for the helpers and laborers group
as a whole was higher than that of 1929, only two of these trades—
building laborers and tile layers’ helpers— were above the base figure,
while the index for steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers barely reached
the 100 mark. Hod carriers were close to the 1929 level, with an
index of 99.1. Farthest from the 1929 figure were elevator con­
structors’ helpers, with an index of 91.8,




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T able 2. — Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in each building
trade, 1907 to 1937
[1929=100]
Asbestos
workers

Bricklayers

Carpenters

Cement
finishers

Electricians
(inside wiremen)

Elevator
constructors

Year
Wage Hours Wage Hours Wage [Hours Wage Hours Wage Hours Wage Hours
rate
rate
rate
rate
rate
rate
1907
1908
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1909 ________
1910__________
1911
1912
___
1913
___
1914__________
1915__________
40.0
1916__________
1917__________ 42.1
1918__________ 47.1
1919__________
57.3
74.5
1920__________
75.5
1921__________
70.3
1922__________
72.9
1923__________
1924__________ 81.4
84.6
1925__________
90.5
1926__________
1927__________
95.0
1928__________
95.6
1929__________ 100.0
1930__________ 105.8
1931...............106.8
1932__________
89.0
1933__________ 88.7
1934__________
88.6
1935__________
89.8
19361________
93.4
1937__________ 100.6

103.0
102.6
102.0
101.0
100.9
101.1
101.1
100.9
101.0
101.0
101.0
100.9
100.9
100.0
96.3
94.0
92.8
91.8
91.7
91.0
91.3
91.0

Engineers
(portable and
hoisting)
1907__________
1908— _____
1909__________
1910__________
1911__________
1912__________
1913__________
1914__________
1915__________
1916__________
1917__________
1918__________
1919__________
1920__________
1921__________
1922__________
1923__________
1924__________
1925__________
1926__________
1927__________
1928__________
1929__________
1930__________
1931__________
1932__________
1933__________
1934__________
1935__________
19361________
1937__________

41.8
43.0
43.6
43.6
44.1
46. 5
53.2
58.3
75.5
76.7
72.2
79.8
84.8
88.5
93.4
96.4
100.4
100.0
107.7
107.7
100.7
99.6
101.4
103.1
104.2
112.6

105.6
104.1
104.0
103. 5
103.1
102.4
100.8
100.3
99.8
99.4
99.1
98.7
98.7
99.0
99.2
100.8
99.7
100.0
95.1
93.7
92.6
91.7
89.7
89.2
89.7
89.5

37.9
38. 9
39. 7
40. 4
40.4
41.0
41.7
42.8
42.9
43.3
44.8
48.1
53.4
72.8
72.3
70.4
79.7
84.3
89.2
94.7
97.0
97.8
100.0
102.4
102.2
87.5
85.2
84.5
84.2
84.7
90.6

112.0
109. 6
107.3
105.3
104.9
104.9
104.7
104.2
104.1
103.9
103.6
103.6
103.4
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.2
103.1
103.2
102.7
102.7
100.0
97.6
96.1
93.9
94.9
93.3
93.2
93.2
94.1

Glaziers

45.9
49.1
71.0
72.2
72.4
76.7
80.9
90.0
91. 2
97.4
98.5
100.0
104.6
105.3
88.2
88.0
93.2
94.1
95.5
104.6

101.6
101.6
101.2
101.6
101.7
101.2
101.2
100.8
101.2
101.5
101.1
100.0
96.8
95. 1
92.9
92.9
88.1
87.5
87.8
87.9

32.0
34.0
35.9
37.6
38.1
38.9
39. 5
40.1
40.6
41.8
45.5
50.5
58.2
77.8
78.4
72.7
81.0
86.7
88.5
95.0
98.1
98.4
100.0
104.0
104.2
85.4
85.2
86.7
87.8
92.3
98.3

107.2
105.6
104.4
103.1
102.6
102.5
102.4
102.0
102.0
102.0
102.0
100.9
100.3
100.4
100.3
100.4
100.7
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.0
100.0
96.9
95.4
93.0
91.6
90.8
90.4
90.5
90.3

Granite
cutters
36.6
36. 8
37.4
37.6
37.7
38.1
40.1
40. 3
40. 5
42. 2
43. 8
52.2
61.7
76.0
83.7
83.5
85.1
85.8
86.8
97.7
97.1
98.2
100.0
105.1
105. 2
94.2
90.7
90.6
90. 5
90.5
91.0

102. 5
102. 3
102. 3
101. 9
101. 6
101.2
100.0
100.4
100.4
100. 3
100. 3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.1
99.3
99.9
100.2
100.3
100.1
100.3
100.3
100.0
95.2
94.4
94.8
93.6
92.1
92.1
91.5
91.9

38.5
38.4
39.6
40.0
41.5
41.5
42. 5
42.9
43.3
43.7
46.2
51.0
57.2
77.7
80.3
74.5
81.5
90.1
90.6
96.7
101.0
100.0
100.0
106.6
107.0
93.4
91.2
92.1
92.6
95.0
101.9

109.1
108.1
108.9
108.7
107.7
107.7
106.5
105.8
105.8
104.2
103.0
102.5
101.7
101.2
101.2

31.3
34.2
35.3
36.3
36.7
37.1
37.9
39.1
39.9
40.7
43.3
48.2
55.2
72.8
75.4

110.3
109. 5
108.8
108.2
108.0
107.6
107.2
106.8
106.2
105.3
104.9
104.2
103.3
103.0
103.0

101.1
101.1
101.1
100.8
100.8
100.5
99.9
100.0
96.1
95.0
93.9
95.7
92.2
92.0
91.6
91.7

71.1
73.8
82.4
86.7
91.3
95.1
96.0
100.0
101.8
103.2
98.5
89.9
90.1
94.4
96.9
101.1

103.0
103.0
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.4
100.0
97.6
96.6
94.3
94.3
88.7
85.1
85.4
89.6

Lathers

39.4
40.3
41. 0
41. 5
42. 7
44. 4
47.9
53.3
76.0
77.2
72.5
80.1
86.4
94. 2
96.6
100.5
100.8
100.0
104.3
103.7
93.1
89.7
92.1
93.1
95.5
101.8

104.0
104.0
104.0
103.5
103. 5
103.0
103.0
102.7
102.1
101.9
102.0
102.3
102.1
101.8
101.5
101.0
100.5
100.0
94.3
93.8
93.3
92.9
87.5
87.4
86.5
87.7

i M inor corrections have been made in the indexes for some trades for 1936.




Marble
setters
38.4
38. 8
39.0
39. 5
39. 9
40.1
42.7
43. 2
43.6
43. 8
43.8
46.1
51.2
67.7
68.8
67.4
76.2
79.7
81.4
91.0
92.9
93.4
100.0
100.3
100.8
92.3
89.2
88.8
89.4
89.9
95.1

102.6
102. 6
101. 5
101. 3
100.9
100. 9
100. 9
100. 7
100. 7
100. 5
100. 4
100.4
100.0
100.0
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.7
93.0
92.0
91.9
90.9
90.9
90.8
90.8

41.8
42.1
43.1
46.2
49.2
57.3
73.6
77.4
72.4
76.9
86.3
90.5
95.3

102. 7
102.2
102.1
101.6
101.6
100.9
100.8
100.7
100.4
100.5
100.5
100.4
100.4

98.8
99.8
100.0
104.7
105.2
97.9
91.0
91.2
91.3
92.4
96.0

100.4
100.4
100.0
96.8
95.0
95.0
93.0
92.2
91.9
92.6
92.4

Mosaic and
terrazzo
workers

37. 7
39. 7
42.9
46.1
68.2
69.4
67.4
69.0
81.5
85.7
87.5
91.1
95.3
100.0
104.7
105.6
97.2
89.5
90.8
90.8
91.1
95.4

103. 9
103.9
m
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.3
100.2
100.2
99.9
99.9
100.0
94.5
93.6
89.8
91.0
90.9
90.3
89.4
90.0

2

10

U N IO N SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES

T able 2 . — Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in each building
trade, 1907 to 1937— Continued
Painters

Plasterers

Plumbers and
gas fitters

Roofers—
composition

Roofers—
slate and tile

Sheet-metal
workers

Year
Wage Hours Wage Hours Wage Hours Wage Hours Wage
rate
rate
rate
rate
rate

Hours Wage
rate

Hours

33.8
34.5
34.7
35.7
36.8

105.4
105.3
105.3
105.3
105.0

1907__________
1908__________
1909..................
1910__________
1911__________

27.5
30.5
32. 6
34. 6
35.3

114.1
112.3
110.7
109.3
108.6

39.9
39.8
40.1
40.5
40.8

108.8
108.3
108.3
108.2
108.8

37.8
38.2
38.8
39.1
41.4

104.7
104.8
104.8
104.6
104.3

1912__________
1913__________
1914__________
1915__________
1916__________

35.7
37.3
38.5
38.7
42.3

108.5
107.9
107.6
107.6
106.9

41.6
42.0
42.2
42.4
43.9

107.5
107.5
107.4
106.9
105.8

41.6
43.0
43.6
43.9
44.3

103.5
103.5
103.1
103.1
102.6

36.2
37.1
37.4

103.7
103.7
103.7

37.0
38.4
39.5

104.0
104.0
103.6

37.6
39.3
40.7
41.3
42.0

103.7
103.5
103.4
103.2
102.8

1917__________
1918__________
1919__________
1920__________
1921__________

43.6
48.1
56.3
76.7
78.9

106.8
106.3
106.1
103.0
103.1

45.2
47.6
54.9
71.7
75.6

105.7
105.4
105.4
105.2
104.9

45.8
50.6
57.2
74.0
77.4

102.5
101.6
101.3
101.3
101.1

39.5
44.8
49.8
70.8
74.2

103.0
102.5
102.5
102.5
100.6

42.1
46.1
52.5
67.9
73.9

101.8
101.8
101.5
101.5
101.4

43.8
51.3
56.6
75.9
78.7

102.7
101.6
101.2
100.8
100.8

1922__________
1923__________
1924__________
1925__________
1926__________

73.8
81.0
85.3
90.0
95.4

103.9
103.6
103.5
103.8
103.4

72.7
81.0
90.6
92.1
98.9

105.0
105.5
105.6
105.3
102.2

71.9
79.4
86.6
88.4
95.2

101.1
101.1
101.1
101.1
101.1

71.0
71.9
83.3
85.8
93.3

100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6

70.7
78.8
87.3
91.3
94.3

101.3
101.6
101.2
101.2
101.2

73.0
78.6
86.3
89.2
95.3

100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7

1927__________
1928__________
1929__________
1930__________
1931__________

98.6
100.2
100.0
105.6
106.1

103.0
100.3
100.0
98.9
98.0

101.1
101.2
100.0
105.0
104.7

101.8
100.9
100.0
97.7
97.0

97.2
99.2
100.0
103.9
105.1

100.9
100.9
100.0
95.4
94.1

95.9
99.1
100.0
106.0
106.7

100.6
100.5
100.0
96.1
94.9

98.8
99.0
100.0
103.1
103.5

101.2
101.2
100.0
95.7
94.1

98.2
96.3
100.0
104.6
106.2

100.4
100.1
100.0
96.3
94.7

1932__________
1933__________
1934__________
1935__________
19361_______ „
1937__________

89.6
87.8
86.4
86.7
91.1
97.7

97.9
97.7
85.6
85.5
85.9
85.9

87.1
83.7
84.6
85.6
86.1
94.9

95.2
97.2
93.1
91.6
90.1
90.2

91.4
90.6
91.4
92.8
95.2
100.4

93.7
93.3
92.4
91.8
90.6
91.1

93.2
91.2
93.0
95.6
96.2
103.7

93.9
95.1
92.6
92.5
93.1
93.2

89.9
87.7
87.2
89.5
90.2
96.9

94.1
94.1
93.8
92.6
93.4
93.3

92.1
89.4
89.7
90.4
92. 2
98. 9

93.3
93.2
91.9
92.0
91.9
92.0

Sign painters

1907__________
1908 _________
1909-...............
1910____ _____
1911__________
1912__________
1913__________
39.9
1914__________
40.1
1915_______ . . .
40.1
40.9
1916__________
1917__________
42.7
1918__________
46.7
1919__________
56.1
1920__________
75.7
78.5
1921__________
1922__________
77.8
1923__________
84.0
1924__________
95.7
1925__________
96.7
96.2
1926__________
98.9
1927__________
1928__________
99.0
1929__________ 100.0
1930__________ 99.9
99.8
1931__________
1932__________ 90.1
83.2
1933__________
1934__________
82.9
1935__________
85.6
19361.......... .
87.6
96.8
1937_________

106.7
106.3
106.0
106.1
105.6
105.5
105.4
105.3
105.4
105.4
103.4
101.6
101.6
103.7
101.8
101.7
100.0
99.1
98.1
97.6
97.8
95.1
93.1
92.9
92.9

Steam and
sprinkler
fitters
33.8
34. 2
38.9
36.1
37.3
37.9
39.3
40.0
40.9
41.7
43.3
47.3
53.2
70.2
71.1
69.5
72.9
83.6
88.0
95.3
98.0
99.4
100.0
104.9
105.5
90.9
88.2
89.2
90.7
93.7
98.8

105.9
105.9
105.6
105.0
104.9
104.2
103.8
102.5
102.5
102.2
102.1
101.1
101.0
100.9
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.7
100.5
100.5
100.0
95.5
94.5
93.6
93.1
92.5
92.2
92.4
92.5

Stonecutters

Stonemasons

Structuraliron workers

38.1
38. 2
38. 2
38.4
38.5
38.6
39.6
41.1
41.4
41.8
43.8
46.7
55.5
72.7
74.7
71.7
78.2
84.0
87.5
95.4
95.1
95.5
100.0
100.7
101.0
93.7
84.7
85.1
85.1
86.3
88.3

34.7
35. 2
35. 3
35. 6
36.0
36.4
37.6
38.7
39.1
39.7
41.2
45.2
50.7
70.7
72.4
67.4
79.7
84.5
86.1
94.9
96.1
97.3
100.0
101.5
102.0
90.5
84.5
84.4
84.2
85.2
94.1

31.8
34. 7
37.2
39. 5
40.5
41.2
42.5
43.3
43.3
44.0
46.6
53.4
60.1
76.2
77.6
70.5
75.1
85.0
85.9
92.4
99.0
99.2
100.0
105.5
106.5
92.3
91.3
92.5
93.2
95.6
104.4

101.2
101. 2
101. 2
101. 2
101.2
100.9
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.4
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.1
100.1
100.3
100.1
100.1
100.2
100.0
96.9
96.4
94.3
94.3
93.0
92.7
92.8
92.8

106.8
106.8
106.8
105. 2
104.5
104.5
104.4
104.4
104.3
104.1
104.0
104.0
103.4
103.4
103.5
103.4
103.4
103.1
103.1
103.3
103.1
103.0
100.0
96.6
94.9
94.5
93.8
93.4
93.3
93.3
93.3

i M inor corrections have been made in the indexes for some trades for 1936,




108.1
105. 9
104. 5
103.4
103.2
102.1
101.7
101.5
101.5
101.2
101.0
100.7
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.2
100.5
100.5
100.4
100.0
96.9
95.8
93.4
93.1
91.8
90.7
90.6
90.2

Tile layers

42.7
44.8
45.0
45.3
45.9
48.2
49.6
54.1
72.8
72.2
71.0
77.6
88.1
90.2
94.6
99.0
98.9
100.0
104.5
105.6
91.1
88.3
88.3
89.0
90.7
97.1

102.8
102.3
102.3
101.9
101.4
101.1
101.1
100.7
100.4
100.5
100.3
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.5
100.2
100.0
94.8
93.6
92.6
92.4
86.2
86.2
86.1
89.8

TREND

OF U N IO N

WAGE

RATES AN D

HOURS,

19 0 7 - 3 7

11

T able 2.— Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in each building
trade, 1907 to 1937— Continued

Building
laborers

H od carriers
(masons’
tenders)

Plasterers’
laborers

Elevator
constructors’
helpers

Steam and
sprinkler
fitters’
helpers

Marble
setters’
helpers

Year

Tile layers’
helpers

W age Hours W age Hours W age Hours W age Hours W age Hours W age Hours W age Hours
rate
rate
rate
rate
rate
rate
rate
26.4
26.8
26.9
29.1
29.3

103.1
103.0
102.8
101.8
101.7

100. 5
100. 5
100.1
100.1
100.1

30. 2
31.0
31.6
32.5
33.0

101.6
101. 3
102.0
102.0
101.7

36.1
36.8
37.1
38.4
39.8

103.0
102.5
102.5
100.9
100.6

40.6
42.5
48.6
82.0
81.9

100.1
100.1
100.0
100.0
100.2

35.1
40.5
48.6
70.4
72.2

101.7
100.3
100.2
100.2
100.2

40.8
42.1
51.0
83.5
84.4

99.8
99.8
99.5
99.5
99.6

76.2
82.3
89.2
84.6
93.9

100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2

74.1
78.7
87.2
89.7
95.0

100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.2

79.3
81.1
88.3
90.8
98.4

99.6
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5

100.5 93.3
100.5 94.3
100.0 100.0
96.2 101.7
94.7 101.8

100.0
100.1
100.0
95.9
94.2

99.3
101.4
100.0
109.3
109.3

100.4
100.0
100.0
92.1
91.8

99.5
101.5
100.0
108.5
108.5

100.5
100.5
100.0
93.6
92.6

91.7 95.8
91.6 91.4
91.1 91.5
91.1 94.6
91.5 96.0
91.8 101.2

91.4
91 5
87.6
76.3
76.3
81.6

1907
1908
1909
1910
1911

35.0
35.2
35.3
36.7
36.8

108.5
108. 5
108.1
105. 5
105. 5

33.1
33. 2
33.3
33. 8
34.1

110.5
110. 5
110.1
109. 2
108. 6

34.1
35.6
36.0
36.2
36.2

106.6
106. 2
105.9
105.9
105.8

1912
1913
1914..
1915..
1916..

37.2
38.8
39.2
39.4
41.2

105.5
105.5
105.2
105.2
104.6

34.3
34.8
35.2
35.4
36.5

107.8
107.8
106.4
106.4
106.4

36.6
37.5
38.3
38.4
39.4

105.3
105.3
105.4
105.4
104.4

37.5
37.8
38.8

102.9
102.2
102.2

35.8
37.9
38.1
38.1
38.1

1917..
1918..
1919..
1920..
1921..

45.5
53.4
60.5
87.7
88.2

103.5
103.0
101.1
100.0
100.0

40.7
47.5
55.6
80.8
81.2

106.3
106.3
105.9
105.7
105.7

42.1
48.5
55.3
80.1
82.7

104.2
104.2
103.8
103.8
103.4

40.9
43.6
52.9
74.1
77.5

101.7
101.7
100.9
100.7
100.5

1922..
1923..
1924..
1925..
1926..

82.8
84.4
93.9
89.7
98.7

99.3
100.0
97.7
99.8
100.0

67.3
73.5
76.8
85.8
93.5

105.9
105.9
105.8
105.7
105.8

72.6
80.0
86.0
91.7
97.1

103.4
103.5
103.4
103.3
99.9

73.8
77.3
85.2
89.2
96.1

100.6
100.6
100.6
100.5
100.5

1927..
1928..
1929..
1930..
1931..

99.1
99.5
100.0
105.5
103.9

105.8 98.0
105.8 99.6
100.0 100.0
99.3 106.0
98.8 105.6

99.8
100.1
100.0
97.4
96.6

99.0
100.9
100.0
105.4
105.7

1932..
1933..
1934..
1935..
19361.
1937..

89.4
84.2
87.3
88.6
96.2
105.3

96.3
94. 7
91.8
90.7
89.2
89.2

96.9
88.9
88.4
88.6
89.5
91.8

100.2 95.7
100.1 95.8
100.0 100.0
98.1 103.8
97.0 103.5
93.6
93.2
89.1
89.0
89.5
89.7

85.8
84.7
90.3
87.4
92.1
99.1

96.6
96.1
94.3
94.2
94.0
94.3

87.6
82.5
84.8
86.2
88.0
95.8

94.7
92.5
91.8
91.5
92.1
91.7

93.2
90. 7
90.9
91.5
91.6
97.0

93.8 94.3
94.0 91.6
92.3 91.9
92.3 93.0
92.2 93.2
92.2 100.0

1 M inor corrections have been made in the indexes for some trades for 1936.

Between 1936 and 1937 the index of union scales of hours per week
changed by more than 1 percent for only four journeyman crafts. The
indexes of hour scales for electricians increased 4.9 percent and for
tile layers 4.4 percent, while lathers and bricklayers had increases
of slightly more than 1 percent. Among the helpers and laborers
the only change of more than 1 percent was an increase of 7 percent
among tile layers' helpers. With the exception of bricklayers, these
crafts were among those whose scales of hours per week fell most from
the 1929 level.
Since data for boilermakers and machinists were first gathered in
1937 for this and the preceding year, it is not possible to give an index
number for these crafts comparable to those for the other crafts. The
changes from 1936 to 1937 in comparable quotations for these two
trades were as follows:
Percentage change from 1936
Wage rate

Boilermakers___________
Machinists______________
------- 3
60471°— 38-




Hours

+ 2. 4
+14.7

— 0. 1
—. 4

Changes in U nion Scales Betw een 1936 and 1937 4
Increases in wage rates were reported for 1,254, or about 62 per­
cent, of the quotations which were comparable with 1936. (See
table 3.) Only 19 quotations—less than 1 percent— were lower than
the comparable figure for 1936, while 759, or 37 percent, remained
unchanged. More than half of all the building-trades union mem­
bers in 1937 were covered by union scales which were higher than the
corresponding scales for 1936. Only 0.1 percent had decreases,
while rates for 48.1 percent continued at the 1936 level.
Approximately the same proportion of increases were reported for
journeymen as for helpers and laborers. However, the proportion
of members affected by these rate increases was somewhat larger
among the latter (57.9 percent) than among the journeymen (50.5
percent).
Increases in wage scales were reported for 70 percent or more of
the quotations comparable with 1936 for the following journeyman
trades: Asbestos workers, boilermakers, bricklayers, plasterers, and
sheet-metal workers, and for composition roofers’ helpers, plumbers’
and plasterers’ laborers, and tile layers’ helpers among the unskilled
groups. At the other end of the scale were the granite cutters, with
only 6 increases out of 36 comparable quotations. No craft had a
significant number of decreases.
Since the number of workers covered by a wage scale may vary
from a handful to several thousand, the proportion of union members
affected by the changes varied considerably from the proportion of
changes in quotations. Thus, wage increases affected the largest
proportion of members among machinists, glaziers, and sign painters
in the journeyman crafts. In addition to these occupations, at least
half of the members were affected by wage increases in the following
trades: Asbestos workers, cement finishers, engineers, painters,
* Certain anomalies enter into a comparison of average rates between 2 years when such averages reflect
not only the actual rates provided for in the agreements but the number of union members for that year in
each local union covered b y the reported rates. B y and large, it would be expected that a general increase
in actual rates would be accompanied b y a corresponding increase in the average rate paid to union mem ­
bers, but if union membership increases most (or decreases least) in the lower-paid crafts or in areas with
less-than-average rates, the change in the average of the rates paid to all union members m ay not increase
correspondingly or m ay even show a decrease. Conversely, the average rate m ay increase in spite o f a
downward swing in actual rates, if union membership declines sufficiently in the lower-paid crafts or in
areas where lower-than-average rates are paid.
Because the averages do not accurately reflect changes from year to year, no table comparing 1936 and
1937 averages is included in this report. For the trends of actual union rates, the tables of indexes (tables 1
and 2) should be consulted. These tables are so computed as to eliminate the effect of fluctuating member­
ships at various rates. For a fuller discussion on averages and indexes, see p. 6,
12




CHANGES

IN

U N IO N

SCALES B E T W E E N

1 9 3 6 AND

193 7

13

plasterers, roofers of both types, steam and sprinkler fitters, stone­
masons, and structural-iron workers. Granite and stone cutters
shared least in the general advance in wage rates, while only about
a fourth of the boilermakers and a third of the mosaic and terrazzo
workers received increases. Wage rate advances affected more than
85 percent of the plumbers’ laborers and more than half of the mem­
bers in all the other helpers’ and laborers’ occupations except marble
setters’ helpers and elevator constructors’ helpers.
The few decreases were scattered among 11 journeyman crafts
and 4 helpers’ and laborers’ groups. In no craft did decreases affect
more than 2 percent of the members.
T able 3 .— Number of changes in union wage-rate quotations, and percentage of

members affected, May 15, 1987, compared with May 15, 1986
Number
of quo­
tations
compa­
rable
with 1936

Trade

Number of quotations
showing—
In­
crease

De­
crease

No
change

Percentage of union
members affected
In­
crease

De­
crease

No
change

______

2,032

1,254

19

759

51.8

0.1

48.1

Journeymen______________________________

1,662

1,023

15

624

50.5

.1

49.4

Asbestos workers_____________________
Boilermakers _ ___________________
Bricklayers......................................
Carpenters___________ ____ ________ . __

50
25
72
89

36
18
53
60

1

14
7
18
29

68.0
24.4
43.3
47.8

.2

32.0
75.6
56.5
52.2

Cement f i n i s h e r s . ...................... ..........
Electricians, inside wiremen__________
Elevator constructors___ _____________
Engineers, portable and hoisting______
Glaziers_______________________________

64
79
93
158
49

42
47
53
89
32

20
32
40
66
17

50.0
38.8
44.5
60.2
82.5

Granite cutters_______________________
Lathers ____ _____________________
M a c h in is t s .____ _
________________
Marble setters________________ ______
Mosaic and terrazzo workers__________

36
72
14
59
45

6
46
8
36
25

29
26
6
22
20

5.8
47. 7
82.9
44.3
32.9

Painters______________________________
Plasterers_____________________________
Plumbers and gas fitters_____________
Roofers, com p osition _________________
Roofers, slate and tile_________________

72
69
70
40
33

42
50
42
27
23

29
18
28
13
10

58.0
56.1
43. 7
62.4
55.0

Sheet-metal workers____________ ____
Sign painters__________________________
Steam and sprinkler fitters____________
Stonecutters___ _____ __________ _____
Stonemasons___________ _______ ______

56
60
78
57
62

40
31
49
22
42

1

16
27
29
35
19

62.0
73.4
50. 7
18.5
55.9

Structural-iron workers____ __________
Tile layers.......... ........... ................... ........

100
60

65
39

1
1

34
20

58.8
49.5

Helpers and laborers___________ ______ ___

370

231

4

135

57.9

.2

41.9

Building laborers_____________________
Composition roofers’ helpers_________
Elevator constructors’ helpers_________
H od carriers (masons’ tenders)________

73
10
76
53

44
8
43
33

1

28
2
33
19

58.6
62. 7
33.3
52.2

.1

41.3
37.3
66.7
47.4

Marble setters’ helpers______ ____ _____
Plasterers' laborers__________ ___ ___
Plumbers* laborers____________________
Steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers.......
Tile layers’ helpers............................... .

29
45
12
42
30

19
33
9
21
21

9
12
3
21
8

44.0
62.2
86.9
58.4
63.5

A ll building trades____________




2
3
1
1
1
1

2

1
1

1

.5
.1
1.1

.4
.1

.4

49.5
61.2
55.5
39.7
17.5
93.1
52.3
17.1
55.3
67.1
41.9
43.5
56.3
37.6
45.0

.1

38.0
25.0
49.3
81. 5
44.0

.2
.2

41.0
50.3

1.6

.4
.8

.4

55.2
37.8
13.1
41.6
36.1

14

U N IO N

SCALES I N

B U IL D IN G TBADES

Over 81 percent of the quotations reporting wage-rate increases
indicated that the amount of increase was 10 percent or more. These
quotations covered more than 83 percent of the members who re­
ceived any increases in rates. The distribution of increases, according
to the amount of increase, is shown in table 4.
The majority of the increases in the journeyman trades were 10
percent or better. There were 188 increases of 25 percent and over,
135 of 20 to 25 percent, 163 of 15 to 20 percent, 375 of 10 to 15 percent,
and 162 of less than 10 percent. Nearly half the journeymen who
received any increases had their scales raised between 10 and 15
percent, and more than one-third received increases of 15 percent
and over.
Each of the journeyman trades had more increases of 10 percent
or more than of under 10 percent. Tile layers reported the majority
of their increases as being 25 percent or greater. Lathers, machinists,
mosaic and terrazzo workers, and plasterers had half their increases
ranging above 20 percent. Advances of 15 percent or more were
shown for over half the increases gained by bricklayers, cement
finishers, marble setters, slate and tile roofers, and stonemasons.
Machinists, plasterers, and stonemasons reported that more than
half of their members who received increases were advanced 20
percent or more. Bricklayers, lathers, marble setters, and slate and
tile roofers each had increases of 15 percent and higher for a majority
of their members who had pay raises. Elevator construction was the
only trade for which the range of increases was under 10 percent for
as many as half of the members affected by pay raises.
Over 78 percent of the members in the helper and laborer trades
who had increases were advanced a minimum of 10 percent, and
over half were raised 15 percent or more. There were 45 increases
of 25 percent and over, 26 of 20 to 25 percent, 40 of 15 to 20 percent,
48 of 10 to 15 percent, and 72 of less than 10 percent.
More than half the increases for plumbers’ laborers ranged from
20 percent upward. Four other helper and laborer trades had more
increases of 15 percent and over than of under 15 percent, and three
others reported the majority of their increases as amounting to 10
percent or more. Steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers was the only
trade for which the greater number of increases was under 10 percent.
Three of the helper and laborer trades reported over half their
membership having any increases as being raised at least 15 percent,
and three others reported over half as being raised 10 percent or more.
In each of the other three trades over half the members with raises
were included in the increases of 5 percent and over.




CHANGES IN

U N IO N

SCALES B E T W E E N

1 9 3 6 AND

15

193 7

T a b l e 4 . — Num ber of increases in union wage-rate quotations, by percentage of
increase , M a y 15, 1937, compared with M a y 15, 1936
Number of quotations showing
increases of—
Trade

5%
Less and
than un­
5% der
10%

10%
and
un­
der
15%

15%
and
un­
der
20%

Total members affected b y in­
creases of—

20%
5%
and 25% Less and
un­ and than un­
der over 5% der
25%
10%

10%
and
un­
der
15%

15%
and
un­
der
20%

20%
and 25%
un­ and
der over
25%

A ll building trades_____________

67

167

423

203

161

233

1.8

6.7 22.7

6.7

6.7

7.2

Journeymen.

46

116

375

163

135

188

2.0

5.6 24.4

5.8

6.7

6.0

6
4
1

3
4
2
7
2

14
7
16
23
15

4
1
12
7
6

4
4
16
4
3

5
2
7
15
15

Electricians, inside wiremen_____
Elevator con structors___ __ _
Engineers, portable and hoisting..
Glaziers.............. ............ . . . . . . .
Granite cutters....................... .........

1
13
2
1

5
12
12
6

25
12
37
10
5

3
15
13
7

4
1
14
2
1

Lathers__________________________
Machinists_ ______ _______ . .
_
M arble setters______ ______ _____
M osaic and terrazzo workers
Painters..............................................

3

7

1

6
3
4

4
3
7
6
25

9
1
6
2
4

9
2
8
2
4

14
2
8
12
3

2.6 8.9 13.7
21. 8 2. 9 52.6
.8 11.2 8.7 14.3 7.2
8. 2 9. 0 2. 8 3. 7
5.6 1.6 40.2 2.0 4.0

Plasterers_______ _ ___
._ .
Plumbers and gas f i t t e r s .___ . . .
Roofers, com position.. _.
Roofers, slate and tile------------------Sheet-metal workers_____ _______

3
2

7
5
2
1
3

7
18
14
9
20

8
10
7
7
7

11
4
2
2
4

14
3
2
3
4

2.4 14.0 2.8 7.7 13.5 15.7
.4 3.2 25.2 7.6 6.0 1.3
2. 6 35. 6 20.1 2. 5 1. 6
3.1 1.2 13.2 31.4 2.4 3.7
3.4 13.0 27.7 11.7 4.4 1.8

3
4
2
4
7
5

15
26
12
11
26
8

3
10
2
9
6
4

3
4
2
12
11
2

7
3
2
6
15
20

21

51

48

40

26

45

9
3
7
9
3

4
1
13
6
3

4
2
2
5
4

16

8

11
2
13
5
4

2

7
1

10
3

5

2
1

7
4

3.0 14.7 17.3
15.4 52.8

9.9

7.7 9.6
3. 5 15. 2

10
1

2
6

1
3

3
5

3
3

2
3

4.9 41.7
5.5 37.5

4.4
6.7

1.3
3.5

____ ______ __________

Asbestos workers____________ . . .
Boilermakers__________ ____ _ __
Bricklayers______________________
Carpenters______________________
Cement finishers.____ ___________

Sign painters
. __________
Steam and sprinkler fitters_______
Stonecutters_______ . . . . . . . . . .
Stonemasons _. _____ __________ .
Structural-iron workers__ ____
Tile layers________________ „ . . .
Helpers and laborers.-----------------------Building laborers___________ ____ _
Composition roofers’ helpers___ _
Elevator constructors’ helpers
H od carriers (masons’ tenders)
M arble setters’ helpers___________
Plasterers’ laborers------- ----------Plumbers’ laborers... __________
Steam and sprinkler fitters’ help­
ers_____ _______ _______ _______
Tile layers’ helpers_______________

2

1
2
2
2

9
11
6

8.0 19.2 25.2 1.5 10.6 3.5
7. 6 7. 3 1. 2 6. 9 1. 4
3. 3 9.1 11. 9 14. 8 4. 2
1.0 6.2 23.1 4.6 5.6 7.3
3.3 5.5 16.9 7.4 2.8 14.1
1.5 3.4 25.4 2.0
11. 7 11. 8 8. 3 12. 3
.3 7.9 31.6 7.8
1.2 29.6 22.8 19.9
5.5

4.5
.4
8.8
4. 2
.3

1.6 16.3

3.0
3.4

2.0
3. 8
4.8
4.6
5. 6
2.1
9. 2
4.6

7. 2 44.3 3. 2 4.9 13. 8
1.7 33.3 10.1 2.0
.6
1.8 7.0
.3 4.5 1.5
8. 6 7. 2 6. 0 10. 9 23. 2
4.4 25. 3 7.1 10. 3 11. 7
16.1 9.1 11.9 1. 4 11. 0

.8 11.9 14.1 11.1

10.2
6.8
10.2 11.6
8
3.1
5
5. 5

7.0 13.0

13.4 11.5 6.7 16.8
36. 6 2. 5 16.8
.3
3.8 7.4
18. 5 15. 3 12.0 3. 3
13.8 5. 6 8. 7 10. 4

1.7
7.9

4.4
2.4

Hours.—Increases in scales of hours between 1936 and 1937 were
reported in 56 quotations and decreases in 74. The great bulk of
union quotations continued their same scale of hours. The increases
affected 3.0 percent of all the members and the decreases 3.6 percent.
Changes in hour scales affected a somewhat larger proportion of helpers
and laborers than journeymen. Furthermore, while more journey­
men had their hours reduced than increased, the reverse was true with
reference to the helpers’ occupations.
The most widespread changes in scales of hours occurred among the
electricians, with 18.3 percent of the members having increases and




16

U N IO N

SCALES I N

B U IL D IN G

TRADES

28.5 percent decreases. The most significant increases were in
Chicago, Cleveland, and Portland, Oreg. Increases were mostly
from 30 to 40 hours. In Chicago, however, an arrangement under
which men worked only every other week, to average 20 hours a week,
was dropped and the scale of hours returned to 40 per week. In Okla­
homa City hours were increased from 40 to 44. While 10.7 percent
of the tile layers and 16.4 percent of their helpers had hours length­
ened, these were practically all in Chicago, where a share-the-work
arrangement was abandoned on May 1, 1937, and the scale of hours
was raised from 24 to 40 per week. The most consistent movement
toward a shorter scale of hours during the year was found among
the structural-iron workers.
T a b l e 5 . — Num ber o f changes in union hour quotations, and percentage o f members
affected, M a y 15, 1987, compared with M a y 15, 1936

Number
of quota­
tions
compara­
ble with
1936

Trade

Num ber of quotations
showing—
In­
crease

De­
crease

No
change

Percentage of union
members affected
In­
crease

D e­
crease

No
change

A ll building trades. .........................................

2,032

56

74

1,902

3.0

3.6

93.4

Journeymen__________________ ____________

1,662

45

63

1,554

2.3

3.4

94.3

Asbestos workers______________________
Boilermakers__________________________
Bricklayers __________________________
Carpenters.. ________________________
Cement finishers______________________

50
25
72
89
64

2
1

2
1
1
4
1

48
24
69
84
60

2.8
.3
1.4

1.8
1.2
.2
2.0
.7

98.2
98.8
97.0
97.7
97.9

Electricians, inside wiremen__________
Elevator constructors
__
_____
Engineers, portable and hoisting______
Glaziers________ ______ _______________
Granite cutters_________ _______ ____ __

79
93
158
49
36

6

6

3

67
90
137
44
35

18.3

16
2

28.5
1.9
5.7
.8

53.2
98.1
90.5
96.6
94.7

Lathers.___________ ______________
..
M achinists.____________ .
. ..
Marble setters________________________
Mosaic and terrazzo workers__________
Painters....................... ........... ...................

72
14
59
45
72

5

3

64
13
57
43
70

3.6

.3
4.4
.1
.2

96.1
95.6
99.7
96.0
99.5

_____
P lasterers_________
Plumbers and gas fitters______________
Roofers, com p osition ...____ __________
Roofers, slate and tile
____ ______
Sheet-metal workers
..................

69
70
40
33
56

2
4

Sign painters...............................................
Steam and sprinkler fitte rs ____ ______
Stonecutters.Stonemasons__________ _______ _______
Structural-iron workers
Tile layers_____ ______________________

60
78
57
62
100
60

l

2

Helpers and laborers______________________

370

Building laborers_____________________
Composition roofers’ helpers _________
Elevator constructors’ helpers_________
H od carriers (masons’ tenders)________

73
10
76
53

M a r hi a setters’ helpers

29
45
12
42
30

Plasterers’ laborers______________

___

Pliim h^ rs’ la.hnre.fs

Steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers-----Tile layers’ helpers
. . _____

1Less than H of 1percent.
o




3
5

1

I

1
1

1

3

1
1
1
1

2

1
1

i

67
64
38
32
55

3.8
2.6
5.3

.2
3.8

.5

0)

.6
3.3
1.1

4.9

.8
.6

.3

1

57
73
55
60
91
57

10.7

.3

96.3
97.4
99.3
99.5
95.2
89.0

11

11

348

6.1

4.5

89.4

5

2

66
8

7.5

5.8
4.4

.3
3.3

1.9
.7

86.7
95.0
97.8
96.0

5.4

100.0
94.6

4

2

1
2

I

1
9

1
1

2

1

3

2
2

1
1

1

72
49

29
43
12
40
29

1.6
2.0

2.1

99.4
91.8
98.1
99.4
99.7

.6
.7

.5

0)

4.8

.6

100.0
3.4
16.4

1.4

95.2
83.6

U nion Wage Rates, 1937
D istribution o f Members by Wage Rates

The average union rate per hour for all building trades in the 70
cities studied on M ay 15, 1937, was $1.26. Rates ranged from 40
cents to $2.31. Nearly half of the members had rates of $1.30 or
higher and 83 percent had scales of $1 or more per hour. Over 20
percent of the members had rates between $ 1.50 and $ 1.60. A second­
ary concentration came in the classification of $1.20 and under $1.30,
which included 17 percent of the total membership.
The range for the combined journeyman trades was from 60 cents
to $2.31, with half the journeymen having rates of $1.40 and over.
Almost 26 percent of the journeyman membership received between
$1.50 and $1.60 per hour; 10 percent between $1.40 and $1.50; 12
percent between $1.30 and $1.40; over 20 percent between $1.20 and
$1.30, and 10 percent between $1.10 and $1.20. Less than 2 percent
of the journeymen had rates of under $1 per hour.
Eleven journeyman trades reported more than half their members
on scales of $1.50 per hour or higher. No trade had as many as half
their members working for less than $1.20. Boilermakers, with 53
percent of their membership having rates of $1.60 per hour or higher,
had the highest median rate. Fifteen trades had their greatest con­
centration of membership at rates between $1.50 and $1.60 per hour.
Scales of $1.10 to $1.20 were most frequent for two trades; $1.20 to
$1.30 for five trades; $1.40 to $1.50 for three trades; and $1.60 to
$1.70 for boilermakers. Portable and hoisting engineers reported
13.1 percent of their members as having scales of $2 or more per hour ;
plasterers 9.2 percent; sign painters 7.8 percent; and structural-iron
workers 2.6 percent. A few bricklayers and cement finishers also
received rates of $2 or more. Machinists, composition roofers, and
stonecutters were the only journeyman trades having as much as 5
percent of their membership working under scales of less than $1
per hour.
Rates for the helper and laborer trades ranged from 40 cents to
$1,517. Scales of $1 or more per hour were in effect for 16.4 percent
of the members of these trades. More than one-third (38.2 percent)
had rates between 85 cents and $1. The greatest concentration,
16.5 percent of the members, came in the classification of 95 cents to $1.
17




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DISTRIBUTION OF UNION BUILDING TRADES WORKERS
ACCORDING TO HOURLY WAGE RATES
MAY 15,1937

PERCENT

— 30

U N IO N

HELPERS AND LABORERS

B n JOURNEYM EN

SCALES

20

IN

.8 0

U .S. B u r e a u




of

L a b o r S t a t is t ic s

.8 0

UNDER
.9 0

LOO

LIO

L20

1 .3 0

1 .4 0

L50

1 .6 0

UNDER

UNDER

UNDER

UNDER

UNDER

UNDER

UNDER

UO

L.20

1 .3 0

1 .4 0

1 .5 0

1 .6 0

/ .7 0

1 .7 0
UNDER
1 .8 0

L8 0
AND
OVER

TRADES

^ZZL
.7 0

UNDER

B U IL D IN G

to

XJNTOK WAGE BATES, 19 3 7

19

Four trades of the helper and laborer group had scales of $1 and
over for more than half their members. Over half the building labor­
ers were receiving 75 cents or more per hour, almost 22 percent receiv­
ing between 95 cents and $1. A majority of the hod carriers had rates
of 85 cents or higher, and a majority of the tile layers’ helpers were
paid 95 cents or more. Marble setters’ helpers and steam and
sprinkler fitters’ helpers each had over 40 percent of their members on
scales between $1.10 and $1.20. Elevator constructors’ helpers,
plasterers’ laborers, and tile layers’ helpers had their greatest con­
centrations between $1 and $1.10 per hour.

60471°— 38--------- 4




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6 .— Distribution of union members in each building trade, by hourly wage rates, May 15, 1937

to

o

Percentage of union members whose rates (in cents) per hour were—

Trade

_________ _______________

55
60
65
70
85
50
75
90
80
Un­ and and and and and and and and and
der un­ un­ un­ un­ un­ un­ un­ un­ un­
50 der der der der der der der der der
65
60
70
75
85
90
95
55
80

$1.260
1.363 —

Asbestos workers.................... ..........................
Boilermakers_____ ________ ______________
Bricklayers_______ ________________________
Carpenters...................... ................. .................
Cement finishers________________ _________

1.509
1.407
1.201
1.339
1.299
1.527

Steam and sprinkler fitters________________
Stonecutters_______ _ ______________ _____
Stonemasons_________________________ ____
Structural-iron workers____________________
Tile layers___________ ______ ______________

1.421
1.298
1.448
1.438
1.375

0)

1.454
1.344
1.439
1.296
1.312

Plasterers_________________________________
Plumbers and gasfitters___________________
Roofers, composition________ ______ _______
Roofers, slate and tile_______________ ______
Sheet-metal workers_______________________
Sign painters.^_______ _____________________

1.5
—

1.406
1.360
1.556
1.360
1.177

Lathers. __________ ______________________
Machinists_____________________ ________ _
Marble setters_____________________________
Mosaic and terrazzo workers. _____ _______
Painters.................... ............ ... ................. ........

1.9
—

1.8
0)

1.0
0)

1.360
1. 617
1.493
1.290
1.316

Electricians, inside wiremen_______________
Elevator constructors_____________________
Engineers, portable and h o is tin g .________
Glaziers____________ _ ____________________
Granite cutters_____ ________________ _____

0.4




1.6

0.7

2.8

2.1

3.2

.3

.1

.3

.6

.1

1. 7
.4

.2
0)

.1

.4

.5

.2

.1
1.6

.8

.3
.6

1.5

.4

.9

.1
1.9

9.5

.6

2.4

.l

.1

95
100 110 120
and and and and
un­ un­ un­ un­
der der der der
100 110 120 130

.1

.8

.2
9.9
3.4

.3
.1
.4

1.3

1.0
.2
1.0
0)

.2

1.0

1.0
.1

7.0

180
and
un­
der
190

190
and 200
un­ and
der over
200

8.0 20.8

6.8

2.1

0.3

0.2

0.8

9.8 25.9

8.3

2.6

.4

.2

1.0

38.5
16.0 53.4
72. 3 11. 9
19.2
9.6 1.7

2.8

3.6 8.8 23.1
0)
2.0 5. 7
1.3
6. 3
7.6 20.0 19.0
2.0 12.6 33.4

16.5 9.5
20.4
3.8 1. 3
13.5 19.3
11.0 28.8

.3 8.8 11.8 5.7 49.3
3.1
.8 2.2 21. 7 18.8 7.4 44.6
21.6 17.1 17. 7 13.4 3.0 14.4
1.8 27.0 14. 2 13.5
31.1
6.4 21.6 14.3 18.4 21.7 16.5
.2 6.4 6.2 14. 5 15.6 2.6 16.3
1.5
8.3

0)

1.2 16. 7
4.8 28.0
.5
23.2
4.5 3.2 17.6
1 .0 10.7 23.7

19.6 2.9
12.2 1.3
3.5 10. 7
16.1 9.4
11.9 36.0

.i
.3

12.2 9.1 2.0 26.0 8.6 19.3
24.1 18.0 29. 7 15.1 4.0
9.7 8.8 5.4 27.5 11.4 4. 7 2.6
18. 7 7.4 1.1 9.8 13.1
17.3
52.8 8.0
1.5

.3 6.9 19.3 15.3 42.4 8.3
1.3
3.3 1.4 25.1 3.6
49.9 4.8
1.4 4.3 14.1 14.2
59.4 1.1
9.6 10.2 33.5 12.7 27.4 4.2 2.4
. 1 4.0 23.6
.3 16.5 6. 7 39.4 6.9

.3

170
and
un­
der
180

9.5

15.9 5.1
1.4 1.5 6.2
3.5 5.0
.3 8.1 19. 7
32.4 5.3

.1
0)

150 160
and and
un­ un­
der der
160 170

8.0 10.1 20.6 11.7

8.0

9.4 17.1

130 140
and and
un­ un­
der der
140 150

6.8 13.1

6.1
5.5
.2
2.7
4.3
1.6
4.2

9.2

6.3 13.1 10.6

7.8

.1
1.5
2.8
6.5

2 .6

9.1
4.6

57.9
33.9
.7
55.8 3.4
28. 7 11.4
5.9 10.8

U N IO N SCALES IN BUILDING TBABES

All building trades

Journeymen_______________ ___________________

Aver­
age
rate
per
hour

Helpers and laborers 2______ __________
Building laborers_________________
Elevator constructors’ helpers_____
Hod carriers (masons’ tenders)-----Marble setters’ helpers-----------------Plasterers’ laborers_______________
Steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers.
Tile layers’ helpers_______________

2.1 10.3

7.8

9.2

5.3

7.4

3.3 13.2

3.0 14.6

9.2 10.0
.4
7.4 15.2
1.1 4.2

6.9
.4
2.0
.3

7.9
3.9
7.4
2.6

2.4
1. 7
6.2
4.2

2.5
.6
7.4
1.3 13.3

.8 1.2
6.7 12.1
.5 10.3

.2

2.0
.5
1.9
1.2

8.5 16.5

6.2

1.9

.1

.4 2.9
11.6 6.9 21.6
14.1 5.1 12.7 51.7 10.0
22.6 17.9 8.7 7.0 3.4
15.9 12.4 8.1 8.8 41.9

2.4

.1

3.2 41.9 13.6
12.0 40.9
2.2 33.0 16.1

3.7

2.3 11.8 12.6
7.4 13.5
8.2 8.9 5.0

7.8

.4
—

.1

—

........

0)
.2

3.7

1 Less than Ho of 1 percent.
2 Includes also plumbers’ laborers and composition roofers’ helpers, not shown separately because of the small number of quotations obtained for these trades.




—

........

—

22

U N IO N

SCALES

IN

B U IL D IN G

TRADES

Average Rates in Each City

Averages of the combined journeyman rates and of the combined
helper and laborer rates in each city, according to city size, are
presented in table 7. The averages used were weighted according to
the number of members in each local union covered by the reported
rates. Thus the averages reflect not only the specific rates provided
for in union agreements but also the number of persons presumably
benefiting from these rates.5 Not all the trades had effective union
scales in all the cities. This was especially true among the helper
and laborer trades. Average rates of helpers and laborers are shown
only for those cities in which there were effective scales for a consider­
able number of building laborers and at least one other helper trade.
There was a direct variation in the averages of journeyman rates
for all cities in each size group. Thus the average of all cities of over
1 million population (size I) was 9.3 cents an hour more than that for
class II, 11.8 cents more than size III, 24.0 cents more than size IV,
27.2 cents more than size V. The difference in averages was com­
paratively slight (2.5 cents) between size II and size III cities, and
between size IV and V cities (3.2 cents). This was largely due to the
influence which the average rates in Washington, Newark, and Butte
had on the group averages.
Washington had the highest city average in the country and
Newark’s average was exceeded only by Washington and Chicago.
The high average for Washington resulted from generally high scales
in all trades and not a high membership in any particular trade.
Washington had the highest rate in the country for five journeyman
trades and rates equal to the highest for five others. Newark had
the highest rates for two journeyman trades and in the others had
scales comparable with New York City.
Chicago reported rates that were higher than those in New York
City in 11 trades and lower in 12. Chicago however had scales of
$1.50 and $1,667 for carpenters and painters, while New York reported
$1.40 for carpenters and $1,286 for a majority of the painters. Since
5 W hile a comparison of average rates between cities where averages include the influence of the member­
ship factor m ay be somewhat misleading where membership is unusually large or small in comparison to the
same trade in other cities, a weighted average of this kind is obviously more realistic than a simple average of
specific rates. In the latter case, a wage rate in a trade including half a dozen members would be given the
same importance as a trade including several hundred members.
In order to discover the extent of the influence of weighting b y members upon the averages as given in
table 7, a comparison was made with unweighted averages of the rates for 16 of the most widespread trades
among the size III cities. The comparison revealed few significant differences either in the amounts or in
the relative positions of the cities. As in the weighted averages, shown in table 7, Washington headed the
list and N ew Orleans was at the bottom . The most marked differences appeared in the comparison of
averages for Seattle, Houston, Dallas, and Birmingham, all of which showed higher unweighted than
weighted averages. This was primarily due to the fact that in each of these cities the carpenter member­
ship was large and the carpenter rate was low in comparison to the other trades.




U N IO N

WAGE

RATES,

193 7

23

these two trades comprised a very high percentage of the total member­
ship in both cities, the effect of these differentials tended decidedly to
raise the average for Chicago above that of New York.6
In size V cities, Butte reported the highest rate for two journeyman
trades and rates equal to the highest for five others.
The combined city-size averages for the helper and laborer
trades were not as uniform in their variation. The average for size
I cities exceeded that of size II, but the size V average was higher
than either IV or III, the average for the latter size being the lowest
of any group. The absence of consistent differentials between the
general averages of each group is primarily due to the fact that the
most unskilled and therefore the lowest-paid work is not unionized in
the smaller cities. The averages of union rates for these smaller
cities, therefore, tend to be higher than they would be if rates for all
building laborers and helpers were included. Likewise, since no
city averages are indicated in the absence of union rates for at least
one helper trade and a substantial number of laborers (see p. 22) a
number of cities are missing entirely from size IV and size V groups.
The list of remaining cities in table 7 thereby tends to include only
cities which have relatively higher rates for their laborer and helper
trades.
6 Effective June 1, 1937, there were numerous wage-rate changes in both N ew York and Chicago, which
changes, particularly those for carpenters, would materially affect the city averages, and possibly change
the relative position of the cities. See appendix, p. 68.




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7. — Average union hourly wage rates in the building trades, by cities and by city size, May 15 , 1937
C ITIE S H A V IN G A P O P U L A T IO N OF—
II

III

IV

500,000 to 1,000,000

250,000 to 500,000

100,000 to 250,000

I
Over 1,000,000

City

Aver­
age

City

Aver­
age

City

Aver­
age

City

A ver­
age

Journeymen
Chicago, 111 .
New York, N . Y

_

.

A v e r a g e fo r s iz e I c it ie s ____

Detroit, M ich
__
Philadelphia, P a ______ _____
Los Angeles, Calif____________




$1. 536
1.466
1. 432
1. 371
1.199
1.156

$1.498
1.421
1. 399
1. 351
1. 339
A v e r a g e f o r s iz e I I c i t i e s ..
1. 317
Buffalo, N . Y _________ _______
1. 226
Baltimore, M d _______________
1.208
Milwaukee, W is________
San Francisco, Calif.........
1.179
St. Louis, M o . ______ _____
Cleveland, Ohio________
Boston, M a s s. . ________
Pittsburgh, Pa ......................

Washington, D . C ............
Newark, N .J ___________
Denver, Colo___________
Toledo, Ohio____ _______
Indianapolis, In d ___________
Cincinnati, O h io .......... ..
Seattle, Wash___________

$1.579
1.504
1.392
1.368
1.342
1. 337
1. 331
A v e r a g e fo r s iz e m c it ie s .
1. 314
Kansas City, M o _______
1.298
1.295
Minneapolis, M inn ____
1.284
Rochester, N. Y ________
Houston, Tex___________
1.257
1.253
St. Paul, M inn_________
Columbus, Ohio ........................ 1.230
Louisville, K y ______________
. 226
1.190
Portland, Oreg.__............ ..
1.176
Dallas, T ex ____________________
Birmingham, A la ___________
1.150
1.144
Memphis, T enn _____________
Atlanta, Ga ___________________
1.122
1.120
Providence, R. I ________
1.030
New Orleans, La....... .......

1

Dayton, Ohio___ _______ $1.412
Peoria, 111 __ __ __
1.356
Spokane, W ash. _______
1.326
Youngstown, Ohio _________
1. 324
Springfield, Mass ___________
1.282
Scranton, Pa ______ _______ ___
1.249
1.241
Oklahoma City, Okla _____
R ock Island (111.) district L 1. 231
Des Moines, Iowa_______
1.226
A v e r a g e fo r s iz e IV c i t i e s . .
1.192
New Haven, Conn __ __
1.188
Reading, P a ___ ___
1.180
..
1.175
Erie, P a . . . .
_
_ __
South Bend, Ind . . _ . . .
1.169
Grand Rapids, M ich ____
1.168
San Antonio, T e x ___________
1.162
1.153
Salt Lake C ity, U tah _____
El Paso, T ex............... ..........
1.107
Duluth, M in n _______ ________
1.098
Richm ond, V a ______ _____
1.098
Nashville, T en n _________
1.096
1.074
Worcester, M ass________
Omaha, N e b r . _________
1.034
Wichita, Kans__________
.983
Norfolk, V a _____________
.977
Jacksonville, Fla________
.912

Butte, M ont
Charleston, W . V a______
A v e r a g e fo r s iz e V c it ie s __

Portland, Maine
Madison, Wis
Manchester, N . H
Little Rock, Ark
Charlotte, N . C_ _______
Charleston, S. C
York, Pa

$1.472
1.254
l! 160
1.125
1.087
1.059
1.051
.982
.878
.794

UNION SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES

Aver­
age

C ity

V
40,000 to 100,000

Helpers
City

Aver­
age

New York, N . Y ................. $1.014
.977
Chicago, 111______________
A v e r a g e fo r s iz e I c it ie s ____
.917
.704
Los Angeles, C a lif.............
Philadelphia, Pa.................
.582

City

St. Louis, M o...................
Boston, Mass....................
Cleveland, O h io..............
Milwaukee, W is________
A v e r a g e fo r s iz e I I c i t i e s ..

San Francisco, Calif_____
Pittsburgh, Pa__________
Baltimore, M d ..................




$0,930
.896
.886
.877
.810
.810
.780
.520

C ity

Aver­
age

Seattle, W ash.................... $0,966
.901
Newark, N . J_._...............
.882
Minneapolis, M in n _____
.847
Kansas C ity, M o -----------.794
St. Paul, M in n _________
.773
Portland, Oreg__________
Toledo, Ohio........... ..........
.761
.756
Columbus, Ohio________
.749
Denver, C o l o ____ _____
A v e r a g e f o r s iz e m c i t i e s . .
.6 9 7
Washington, D . C ______
.696
Cincinnati, Ohio________
.694
Rochester, N . Y _ _ . ..........
.653
Memphis, T enn __...........
.637
Atlanta, Ga_......................
.542
.525
Louisville, K y ____ _____
New Orleans, La________
.491
Birmingham, Ala_______
.482

City

Aver­
age

Springfield, Mass.............. $0.932
Spokane, W ash_________
.923
Peoria, 111........... ................
.850
Worcester, M ass........ .......
.784
.744
A v e r a g e fo r s iz e I V c i t ie s . _
Des Moines, Iowa_______
.736
.727
Salt Lake City, Utah___
N ew Haven, Conn______
.721
.694
R ock Island (111.) district
Scranton, Pa____________
.673
.663
Reading, P a____ _______
.647
South Bend, Ind........... .
.554
Oklahoma C ity, Okla___
San Antonio, T ex_______
.548
Jacksonville, Fla...............
.446

City

Butte, M on t_______ ____
A v e r a g e fo r s iz e V c i t ie s . _ _

Manchester, N . H _ _ ........
Portland, M aine...............

Aver­
age
$0.867
.785
.700
.632

UNION WAGE RATES, 193 7

1 Includes Davenport, Iowa, and Moline, 111.

Aver­
age

to

Oi

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UNION SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES

CHART

3

AVERAGE UNION WAGE RATES IN
BUILDING TR AD ES ACCORDING TO
SIZE OF C ITY AND REGION
MAY 15,1937

JOURNEYMEN
S outh

1 .4 0

1 .2 0

-

500 ,00 0
UNDER

250,000
UNDER
500,000

/ M IL L IO N

100,000
UNDER
250,000

SIZE OF CITIES
average
Ho ur ly
Ra t e s

LOO

Average

HELPERS AND LABORERS

hourly

R ATES

1 .2 0

1 .2 0
SO U TH

N O R T H 8 P A C IF IC

LOO

1 .0 0

/

.8 0

AVERAGE FOR ALL
C ITIES

7
0

.8 0

.6 0 —

.6 0

.4 0

.4 0

.2 0

-\ .2 0

(I)

.0

OVER

500,000

,U,LU0N

250.000
UNDER
500.000

100.000
UNDER
250,000

4 0 fi0 0
UNDER
lOOfiOO

SIZE OF CITIES

u.S. B u r e a u




o f lab or

S t a t is t ic s

(I) Insufficient cities to
compute an average.

U N IO N

W A GE

RATES,

193 7

27

Regional Differences in Wage Rates
There is no city in the South with a population of over 500,000, and
only three southern cities covered in the study had a population of
less than 100,000. Consequently, any comparison between the regions
of average wage rates in cities of comparable size must be confined to
class III and IV cities. (See table 8 and chart 3.)
The averages for the combined building trades in the North and
Pacific cities varied directly with the city-size group. In the South,
however, the average of cities in class IV was higher (34 cents) than
in class III (98.9 cents). The only exception in the averages for the
journeyman crafts was a slightly higher average in the North and
Pacific region for city-size III than for city-size II. The averages for
the combined helper and laborer trades were lower for cities in class III
than for class IV in both regions.
In general the averages for the separate trades vary directly with
the city-size groups. Most of the exceptions in the North and
Pacific cities were between size II and size III cities. Fifteen of the
journeyman trades and four of the helper and laborer trades had
higher averages for size III than for size II cities. Averages of five
journeyman trades and one helper trade were higher in size II than in
size I cities. In cities of size IV the averages of one journeyman and
two helper trades were higher than in class III. In size V cities aver­
ages of five journeyman and two helper trades were higher than in
class IV.
In the southern region nine journeyman trades and three helper
and laborer trades had higher averages for size IV cities than for size
III cities.
Much of the variation between the averages among the different
city-size groups is attributable to the abnormally high or low rates in a
few particular cities. Thus the higher-than-average rates in prac­
tically all trades in Washington, D. C., and Newark, N. J., tended to
raise the general average for all cities in class III, and the relatively
high rates in Butte, Mont., helped to raise the general average for
class V cities. Likewise the relatively low rates in New Orleans tended
to bring down the general average of class III cities in the South.
(See discussion in connection with table 7 for details on rates of par­
ticular cities.)
Average rates for comparable size cities were uniformly higher in
the North and Pacific than in the South. In cities with a population
between 250,000 and 500,000 the difference in average rates for all
building trades combined was 22.6 cents an hour; in cities between
100,000 and 250,000 it was 10.2 cents an hour. For journeyman
trades the average rate was 20.4 cents higher in class III cities and
11.7 cents in class IV cities. The regional differences for the com6 0 4 7 1 °— 38------5




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U N IO N

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B U IL D IN G TRADES

bined helper and laborer trades between the city-size groups were
almost the same— 22.8 cents for class III and 23.2 cents for class IV
cities.
T

able

8 . — Average union hourly wage rates in the building trades , by region and

size o f cityf M a y 1 5 , 1987
Cities having a population of—
Ii

III

North
and
Pacific

V2

250,000 to
500,000

Unit­
500,000
Over
ed
to
States 1,000,000 1,000,000
aver­
ages

Trade

IV
100,000 to
250,000

40,000
to
100,000

Hi

North
and
Pacific

All

North
and
Pa­ South
cific

A ll

North
North
and South and
Pa­
Pa­
cific
cific

$1. 260

$1.342

$1. 248 $1.169 $1. 215 $0,989 $1,116 $1.136 $1,034 $1.118

--------

1.363

1.432

1. 339 1.314 1.355 1.151 1.192 1.217 1.100 1.184

Asbestos workers... ---------Boiler makers______________
Bricklayers------------------- __
Carpenters- . _____________
Cement finishers___________
Electricians (inside wiremen) ____________ _______
Elevator constructors______
Engineers, portable and
hoisting---------------------------Glaziers_________ _________
Granite cutters_____________

1.360
1.517
1.493
1.290
1.316

1.451
1.600
1.508
1.358
1.345

1.354
1.350
1.509
1.283
1.323

1.406
1.360

1.465
1.368

1.449 1.344 1.391 1.186 1.180 1.245 1.004 1.095
1.410 1.377 1.426 1.236 1.179 1.201 1.113 1.241

1.555
1.360
1.177

1.706
1.611
1.222

1.514 1.499 1.547 1.116 1.340 1.379 1.125 1.219
1.270 1.181 1.220 .952 1.041 1.088 .847 1.041
1.052 1.135 1.137 5 1.000 1.044 1.044
1.090

Lathers .
— _
. ----M a ch in ists___________ _ . .
Marble setters--------------------Mosaic and terrazzo workers.
Painters------------------------------

1.454
1.344
1.439
1.296
1.312

1.481
6 1.500
1.490
1.374
1.405

1.460
1.352
1.342
1.206
1.248

1.417
1.149
1.435
1.242
1.179

1.445 1.319 1.358 1.383 1.250 1.311
1.468 .991 .933
.933
1.482 1.215 1.384 1.428 1.288 1.278
1.257 1.196 1.342 1.390 1.203 1.370
1.214 .990 1.040 1.057 .928 1.001

Plasterers______ ________ . .
Plumbers and gas fitters___
Roofers, composition. _ . . .
Roofers, slate and tile____ ___
Sheet-metalworkers____ . . .

1.509
1.407
1.201
1.339
1.299

1.583
1.468
1.203
1.397
1.391

1.492
1.391
1.223
1.451
1.280

1.424
1.379
1.186
1.225
1.249

1.508
1.383
1.186
1.245
1.271

1.254 1.359 1.403
1.363 1.267 1.257
1.132 1.154
1.095 1.202 1.207
1.146 1.212 1.218

1.254
1.295
7. 600
1.139
1.180

Sign painters_______________
Steam and sprinkler fitters. .
Stonecutters_______________
Stonemasons----------------------Structural-iron workers____
Tile layers------- -------------------

1.527
1.421
1.298
1.448
1.438
1.375

1.755
1.478
1.329
1.453
1.468
1.409

1.479
1.376
1.172
1.425
1.474
1.329

1.339
1.395
1.367
1.488
1.422
1.327

1.359
1.399
1.389
1.503
1.483
1.358

1.289
1.372
1.002
1.404
1.154
1.196

1.173
1.247
1.138
1.438
1.327
1.302

1.198
1.243
1.138
1.450
1.352
1.331

1.115 1.229
1.261 1.221

A ll building trades3-----------------Journeymen------------------

Helpers and laborers3 _____ _

1.296
1.502
1.485
1.247
1.282

1. 339
1.571
1.522
1.295
1.308

1.167
1.171
1.376
1.061
1.178

1.179
1.199
1.434
1.120
1.238

1.197
1.201
1.446
1.161
1.239

1.142
1.167
1.409
.962
1.231

41.250
I. 373
1.162
1.462

1.344
1.207
.953
8.900
1.068

1.394 1.308
1.179 1.263
1.250 1.304

.818

.917

.810

.697

.748

.520

.744

.776

.544

Building laborers__________
Elevator constructors’ help­
ers_______________ ____ _
H od carriers (masons’ tend­
ers) ______________________
Marble setters’ helpers_____

.774

.889

.754

.635

.686

.486

.679

.713

.490

.785
.767

.991

1.010

1.004

.995 1.031

.862

.844

.865

.797

.826

.822
.994

.832
1.072

.914
.911

.779
.839

.815
.839

.615

.818
.806

.848 .648
.825 9 .500

.803

Plasterers’ laborers_________
Steam and sprinkler fitters’
helpers___________________
Tile layers’ h e lp e r s .___ . . .

.992

1.066

1.013

.883

.944

.609

.922

.939

.536

.956

.945
.925

1.084
.969

.830
.840

.836
.882

.856
.882

.674

.680
.734

.677 .719
.811 9 .500

.750

1 N o city in South of this size.
2 Insufficient number of southern cities to compute an average.
2 Includes also plumbers’ laborers and composition roofers’ helpers, not shown separately because of the
small number of quotations obtained for these trades.
4 Charleston, W . Va., only.
6 Dallas, Tex., only.
* Chicago, 111., only.
7 Nashvillle, Tenn., only
8 Portland, Maine, only.
9 San Antonio, Tex., only.




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R ATES.

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29

Journeyman trades which showed the largest difference in average
rates between the North and Pacific and the South were largely in the
size III cities. The greatest differences were boilermakers, 40 cents;
engineers, 43.1 cents; machinists, 47.7 cents; stonecutters, 38.7 cents;
structural-iron workers, 32.9 cents. There was a difference of 55.4
cents in the average wages of composition roofers in class IV cities.
However, the only Southern rate obtained for this trade and in this
size city was for Nashville, Tenn.
Differences in average rates between North and Pacific and South­
ern cities ranged from 20 cents and 22.3 cents for laborers to 33.5
cents and 40.3 cents for plasterers’ helpers. In both city-size groups
there was a difference of 20 cents between the two regions for hodcarriers.
Overtime Rates
Double time predominated as the initial overtime rate provided
in the building-trades agreements. This rate was specified in 1,207
of the quotations received and applied to 63.3 percent of the total
membership. Time and a half was provided in 944 quotations
applying to 35.8 percent of the membership. A very small number
of agreements specified various other overtime rates or prohibited
overtime entirely, but in total they applied to less than 1 percent of
the membership.
Almost three-fourths of the journeymen had a double-time rate for
overtime and practically all the remainder had the time-and-a-half
rate. Double time was specified most frequently in 17 of the journey­
man trades, and it applied to a majority of the membership in 22
of the 26 journeyman trades.
Over three-fourths of the helpers and laborers had the time-and-ahalf rate for overtime. Double time was specified for 20.7 percent
of the membership. The high percentage of the combined helpers
and laborers shown at the time-and-a-half rate was largely due to
the influence of the building laborers, who reported 90.5 percent of
their membership at that rate. In three of the separate helper and
laborer trades the double-time rate was most frequently specified,
and in six a majority of the membership had double-time rates.




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T a b l e 9 . — Overtime

rates provided in building-trades
15, 1937
Number of quotations show­
ing initial overtime rates
of—
©

Trade

<
x
>
§

1

Q0
5

1
1
G
O

_____

LC
© O
.I s
>
o

s
>
*>
a
©
a
1

agreements,

M ay

Percentage of union members
having initial overtime rates
of—
©
a

©
a
O

S,
1
G
fQ

§3
a
£

©
|
©
3
3
o
A

2
S"S
.§ 3
|3
>
o

3
©
>
w
>
©
3
o
&

27

A ll building trades _______ ____
Journeymen______

B
£

©
a
+
3
©
3
§
A

union

__________

944 1,207

5

4

0.6

35.8

63.3

0.2

0.1

17

721 1,017

5

4

.1

26.3

73.3

.2

.1

26.5
3.9
10. 8
22.3

73. 5
96.1
89. 2
77.7

46.1
13.4
5.8
34.0
41.1

53.0
86. 5
94. 2
65. 9
56.9

37.4
6.3
8.8
26.4
54.2

62. 6
93.7
91. 2
73. 6
45.8

1.4
.3
.3

58.7
5.8
13.6
57.8
32.7

40.3
89. 9
86.1
41. 9
67.3

.9
.1
6. 4

9.0
53.0
11. 6
21.1
34.5

91. 0
46.1
88. 3
69.1
65.5

5.3
37.4

94.7
61. 6

Asbestos workers_________________
Boilermakers . . . ___ __ _____ __
Bricklayers. _ __ ________ ____
Carpenters1______ ________ __ _
Cement finishers
___________ _
Electricians, inside wiremen____ _
Elevator constructors___ __________
Engineers, portable and hoisting.
Glaziers2_______ _ _______ . . .

22
7
23
42

1

Granite cu tters____ ____ __ _ _
Lathers____________ ____________
M achinists.. __________
__ __
M arble setters. _
_____ ___ __ __
Mosaic and terrazzo workers. _ ___

36
31
16
86
34

26
51
78
97
18

23
11
6
26
28

2
1

31
22
52
55

14
61
12
34
22

.9
.1
2
1

.6

Painters._ _________ _________ __
Plasterers... ___ . . . ._ . . . __ . . .
Plumbers and gas fitters . . .
Roofers, composition . _ _ _ _ _
Roofers, slate and tile. __ _____ __

1
1
1

61
16
25
26
17

18
51
45
19
18

Sheet-metal workers_____ _
Sign painters___ ___________
Steam and sprinkler fitters. _
Stonecutters______
_____
Stonemasons______

2
1
7

12
50
24
36
23

45
10
57
20
39

7
33

94
28

10

223

190

2.7

76.6

20.7

5
1

76
8
13
42

12
6
65
19

3. 8
2.1

90. 5
69.1
3. 7
71.0

5. 7
28. 8
96. 3
28.4

22
21
9
9
23

10
26
5
36
11

39.1
44.1
35. 8
11. 5
42. 5

.1
.6

60.9
55.1
63. 5
88. 5
57.5

_ __
_ _ _
_ _ _
_

Structural-ironworkers. _____ __
Tile layers_________
_ ______ __
Helpers and laborers__________ _
Building laborers__________
__ _
Composition roofers’ helpers
Elevator constructors’ helpers. _
H od carriers (masons’ tenders) _
M crble setters’ helpers___ ___ ____
Plasterers’ laborers.__ ____________
Plumbers’ laborers _ __ _ ________
Steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers.
Tile layers’ helpers ______ __
____

2
1
1

2
1

2

1

.6
.8
.7

1.0
2.9

3. 4

1.0

1 One quotation, covering less than Mo of 1 percent of the carpenters’ membership showed an initial over­
time rate of time-and-one-third.
2 One quotation, covering 0.8 percent of the glaziers’ membership, reported specific rates for overtime
which were not a multiple of the regular rates.

Restriction on overtime work.— Many restrictions are placed upon
overtime work, in addition to the penalty overtime rates discussed
above. Quite commonly overtime is restricted to cases of emergency
or necessity, as when life or property is endangered. A large number
of agreements provide that a permit must be obtained from the union
or from a jomt board before any overtime may be worked. An
extreme example of this type of provision is the requirement of
glaziers in Milwaukee that the contractor must pay the union a




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K ATES,

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31

$50 permit fee for extra time on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays,
except on penalty contract work or in cases when life or property is
endangered. The overtime permit requirement is waived in some
instances when it is apparent that 1 or 2 hours additional work will
suffice to complete the job.
Overtime is very frequently prohibited entirely on new construc­
tion work, particularly if there are unemployed craftsmen available.
In cases of work under time-penalty contracts, overtime work may be
permitted, although in some cases it is required that a second shift
composed of different workmen be employed, or that half the crew
working after regular hours be supplied by the union from its register
of unemployed members.
Repair work or remodeling of occupied premises is somewhat less
stringently restricted, particularly in the plumbing, heating, and
glazing trades. Unions having the 5-day week frequently allow
Saturday morning work on this type of job at straight pay.
Where the initial penalty rate is time and one-half, double time is
sometimes required after a given hour or after a specified number of
hours of consecutive overtime work. This is usually after 4 hours
but sometimes applies after a shorter period.
Extra Pay for Special Contingencies
Various extra rates are sometimes set to cover special conditions
not governed by the regular, overtime, or holiday rates. The most
common type of extra pay is that provided when workers are called,
but not put to work. The minimum “ call” pay is usually 2 hours’
pay at regular rates, though 1, 3, or 4 hours’ pay is sometimes speci­
fied. When weather or other conditions beyond the employer’s
control are responsible, this penalty is sometimes not exacted. In
some cases when work is begun but does not continue through the
entire working day, a minimum amount must be paid— usually half
a day’s pay, sometimes a full day’s pay. In some agreements when
less than a full day is worked, actual working time must be paid for
at double the usual rate.
Waiting on the job for materials or for work is usually compensated
at regular rates. Time spent waiting for pay, which in most cases
is paid to men on the job on a designated day of the week, is usually
paid at straight time, although sometimes this applies only in cases of
lay-off or discharge. Less frequently, workers are paid time and a
half or double time until wages are received. A time limit is usually
set on the amount of delay permissible; after that time the men
must stop work until the wages are paid, and such a stoppage is not
considered a violation of the agreement. If the men are required to
go to the main office for their wages, 1 hour’s pay and carfare are often
given.




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B U IL D IN G

TRADES

Men on second or third shifts are frequently given an hour’s bonus.
An extra amount is also given in some cases for unsheltered or unusu­
ally dangerous work. Painters, for example, receive extra pay for
work above a certain height from the street and for using the spray
machine. Engineers are usually given an extra amount for raising
steam before regular working hours begin.




U nion Hours, 1937
Distribution of Members by Hour Scales
Over 80 percent of all the union members in the building trades
were working under a scale of 40 hours per week. Eight percent were
on a 35-hour basis and 7.5 percent had a 30-hour workweek. Only
3.8 percent were reported as having a scale of more than 40 hours.
The journeyman trades reported 79 percent of their members on a
40-hour week and 18 percent on less than 40-hour scales. The paint­
ers were the only trade having a majority of their members on scales
of less than 40 hours. Plasterers, who reported a 24-hour week in
Philadelphia, Pa., were the only trade having any members on less
than a 30-hour basis. Electricians, glaziers, lathers, plasterers, and
sign painters, however, each had over 20 percent of their members on
30- and 35-hour scales.
Portable and hoisting engineers and composition roofers were the
only journeyman trades in which as many as 1 percent of the member­
ship were permitted to work 48 hours. A 44-hour week was in effect
for 18 percent of the plumbers and gas fitters, 13 percent of the elevator
constructors, 10 percent of the granite cutters, machinists, and sign
painters, and for 5 and 6 percent of the composition roofers and ce­
ment finishers, respectively. None of the other journeyman crafts
had any significant percentage of their members working more than
40 hours per week.
Over 85 percent of the members in the helper trades were on a 40hour basis. Nearly 10 percent had agreements providing workweeks
of over 40 hours. A 48-hour week was reported for slightly more than
2 percent of the members. A maximum of less than 40 hours was set
in the agreements covering 5 percent of the helpers and laborers.
Marble setters’ helpers and tile layers’ helpers were almost univer­
sally working 40-hour weeks. A small proportion of these trades had
35-hour weeks, but none over 40 hours. Plasterers’ laborers, who had
the shortest average week of the helper trades, reported 19 percent of
their membership as having a 30-hour week and none at any scale of
over 40 hours. Building laborers, with 9.8 percent of their members
working 44 hours and 3 percent working 48 hours, had the largest
proportion of membership on scales in excess of 40 hours.




33

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T

able

U N IO N SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES
10. — Distribution of union members in each building trade, by hour scales,
M a y 15, 1987
A ver­
age
hours
per
week

Trade

All building trades_____ _________

___

Percentage of union members whose hours per week
were—
24

30

35

40

44

45

48

_

39.0

0.1

7.5

8.0

80.6

3.1

0)

0.7

Journeymen___________ _ ________________

38.8

.2

8.7

9.2

79.4

2.2

0)

.3

Asbestos w o r k e r s _________________ ____
Boilermakers ___________ __________
B rick la yers___________________ _ __ __
Carpenters___________ __ ___________

39. 7
39. 5
39.8
39.7

2. 5
4.6
1.8
2.3

2. 4

.7

1. 3
3. 2

94.4
95.4
95. 9
93. 4

.2
1.1

.8

Cement finishers____________ ________
Electricians, inside wiremen ___ _____
Elevator constructors____________ __ _ _
Engineers, portable and hoisting_______
Glaziers_________________ _ __________

39.9
37. 9
40. 4
39.9
38.7

1.4
21.2
.9
5.5
3.1

4.9
1.9
.4
3.0
23.4

86. 8
74.0
85.6
83.1
70.1

6. 2
2.8
13.1
2.5
2.8

.
.l

Granite c u tt e r s ___ _______________
Lathers..- _________________ ________
Machinists____ ______ __
________
M arble setters___________ _ _________
M osaic and terrazzo w ork ers__________

40.3
37.8
40.4
39.8
39.8

18.1

1.8
7.4

1.2
1. 7

1. 5
1.2

88.1
74.4
89. 5
97.0
96. 7

10.1
.1
10. 5
.3
.4

Painters_______ _____ ____ __________ _
Plasterers.. _______________________ -.
Plumbers and gas fitters_______________
Roofers, com position________
Roofers, slate and tile.- ___________ . .

35.8
36.8
40.0
40.2
39.9

24.3
24.0
2. 3
.8
.6

35. 2
1.7
9.6
1.3
.8

40.0
68. 7
70.1
91.2
98.6

.5
.9
18.0
5.6

Sheet-metal workers __________________
Sign painters..
________ ________ __
Steam and sprinkler fitters________ _
S ton ecu tters.______ _________ _______
Stonemasons________________ ____ ____

39.8
39.0
39.6
40.0
39.9

1. 7
2.6
1.9
1.0

1.3
23.6
4.1
1.6
.3

96.6
63.1
93.0
96. 7
98.6

.1
10.7
1.0
1.7
.1

Structural-iron workers____________ ___
Tile layers_________ ___ __________ ____

39.6
39.8

3.9
1.3

1.2
1.0

94.1
97.4

.8
.3

4. 7

7

5.9
.6

1.1
0.3

.

40.1

2.3

2.9

85.3

7.3

2. 2

Building laborers ________
_________
Elevator constructors’ helpers. ________
H od carriers (masons’ helpers) _ __ _
_ __________
Marble setters’ helpers_

40.4
40.2
39.9
40.0

.6
1.7
2.7

3. 2
.4
2.7
.8

83. 4
89.1
89.2
99. 2

9.8
8.8
4.2

3.0

Plasterers’ laborers. ___________________
Steam and sprinkler fitters’ helpers_____
Tile layers’ helpers.. _____ ___________

38.0
39.9
39.9

19.0
0)

1.5
2.6
1.3

79. 5
96.8
98. 7

.6

Helpers and laborers2___ _______ __

__

1.2

1 Less than Mo of 1 percent.
2 Includes also plumbers’ laborers and composition roofers’ helpers, not shown separately because of the
small number of quotations obtained for these trades.

Hours per Day and Days per Week
The 8-hour day predominated in the union agreements of the build­
ing trades in the 70 cities covered in this study. The only cases of a
longer workday were found in Duluth, Minn., where glaziers had an
8%-hour day and sheet-metal workers a 9-hour day.
Workdays of less than 8 hours were provided for some trades in 21
cities. Nearly all of the building trades in Denver had agreements
specifying a 7-hour day, and in Seattle, a 6-hour day. In Spokane
all but three trades had either a 6- or a 7-hour workday. In Butte
about half of the trades had the 6-hour day.
The shorter workdays were about evenly divided between a 6and a 7-hour maximum. Plasterers, lathers, painters, and plasterers’




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35

tenders each had agreements providing for less than 8 hours a day
in 10 or more cities. Carpenters, electricians, and hod carriers were
working 6- or 7-hour days in 7 cities. In other trades short workdays
were less common, although every trade had some members working
under agreements calling for less than 8 hours a day.
Working days per week in the building trades are usually limited
to 5, though variations are more frequent than in the case of hours
per day. The plasterers’ agreement in Philadelphia provided a 5day week, but on May 15, 1937, the members were restricted to 3
days under a spread-the-work policy. Most of the variations from
the 5-day rule, however, provided for a 5%- or 6-day week. Generally,
Saturday was not a full day.
Most of the longer workweeks occurred in the southern cities.
Charlotte was the only city in which all of the trades covered had a
workweek of more than 5 days. In Jacksonville, Richmond, and
Wichita there were more trades working
and 6 days per week than
were restricted to 5-day weeks. In all the other cities the 5-day week
was provided in a majority of the agreements. In 25 cities there were
no trades with 5%- or 6-day weeks. So far as individual trades were
concerned, the workweek exceeded 5 days for all elevator constructor
members in 16 cities and for those engaged in maintenance work in
9 other cities. Sign painters had a longer workweek in nine cities;
cement finishers, granite cutters, plumbers and gas fitters, and build­
ing laborers in seven cities; and carpenters and steam and sprinkler
fitters in six cities. Engineers had 5%- or 6-day weeks for all their
members in five cities and for those in some particular occupations
in four additional cities.
Sundays and Holidays
Sunday work is usually more restricted than is overtime during
the regular workweek. In addition to the requirement that a permit
be obtained from the union, Sunday work is commonly paid at double
rates. Double time was specified as the overtime rate in 55 percent
of the agreements, but applied to Sunday work in 88 percent of the
agreements. Over 90 percent of the union members had double­
time rates for Sundays as compared with 63 percent having this rate
for weekday overtime.
Exceptions to the double-time Sunday rate were negligible in most
of the trades. Less than double time was paid in about 30 percent
of the cases in the painting trades, in about 25 percent of the agree­
ments for glaziers, 20 percent of the asbestos workers’ and stone cut­
ters’ agreements, and in 12 to 14 percent of the agreements for cement
finishers, plasterers, sheet-metal workers, building laborers, and hod
carriers.




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SCALES I N

B U IL D IN G

TRADES

Holiday work is customarily limited to cases of real emergency
and exceptions to the double-time rate are less frequently allowed.
Labor Day is usually protected as a holiday by stringent regulations.
Asbestos workers’ agreements uniformly provide triple time for all
work on Labor Day.
The number of holidays ranged from 3 to 11. More than half the
agreements contained provisions covering 6 holidays— New Year’s
Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and
Christmas. Frequently included as holidays were Armistice Day,
Washington’s Birthday, Election Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, and Colum­
bus Day. Various other holidays were provided in certain agree­
ments, most of these being State holidays such as Admission Day in
California and San Jacinto Day in Texas. Some agreements had a
general provision that any days which are proclaimed as legal holidays
shall be included. The agreements for New York City and Boston
had the most holidays.




Regulations in U nion Agreements 7
Work Done by Out-of-Town Contractors
Since working conditions and wage rates in a community are affected
by the standards of incoming contractors who bring in their own men,
regulation of this work is of great importance to union members.
Under a large number of agreements the union members are prohibited
from working for any firm which has not become a party to the local
agreement. Inasmuch as the agreements usually bind the contractors
to employ only the members of the union signing the agreement, this
provision would in effect prevent the importation of out-of-town work­
men unless such workmen transfer to the local having jurisdiction
over the job.
In some cases it is provided that local firms be given preference when
labor is scarce. Other agreements specify that only foremen may be
imported. In many cases regulation takes the form of requiring at
least 50 percent of the workers on a job to be local men. Some unions
have provisions in their international law requiring members who
obtain work outside the jurisdiction of their local to obtain clearance
cards and to affiliate with the local within whose jurisdiction they
wish to work. In these instances the member becomes subject to the
agreement in force in the new location. A number of agreements
specify that the importation of workers will be permitted provided
that the local having jurisdiction is unable to supply the workers
needed.
The wage rate which shall apply to imported workers is seldom
specifically mentioned in the agreements, but it is universally provided
that all workers within the jurisdiction shall be paid not less than the
scale set in the agreement. Members are prohibited from working
on any job where others are accepting less than the local scale. This
provision, while not restricting an imported worker from receiving
the scale of his own locality if it is higher, would prevent him from
accepting that pay if it is lower than that of the district in which he
is temporarily working.
Members Accepting Out-of-Town Jobs
From the workers’ standpoint, the chief problem in connection with
out-of-town work is the added expense for transportation, room and
board, and time lost while traveling to the job. The union agreements,
* In addition to wage and hour scales described above.




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UNION SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES

therefore, usually set minimum amounts to compensate workers for
such expenses. The standard provisions include railway fare for the
round trip, Pullman accommodations on night trips, pay at straight
time for travel during regular working hours, and amounts ranging
up to $4.50 per day for board while away from home.
There are fewer restrictive provisions with respect to local contrac­
tors accepting out-of-town jobs than there are concerning outsiders
coming into the community. In fact some agreements require that
any local contractor having an out-of-town job must send at least
one member of the local with which he has his agreement to the job
to superintend the work. In some cases, however, workers may be
sent out only if there is a shortage of men where the job is to be done.
Frequently union rules require all men going out of town to transfer
to the local having jurisdiction.
Generally the agreements provide that men sent out of town shall
be paid whichever rate is higher— their home rate or the prevailing
rate where the job is located. Many agreements specify that the
members shall be guaranteed full time while away from home.
When the job is so located that the workmen may conveniently
return home each night, but is outside the city limits or beyond one
streetcar or bus fare from the shop office, the contractor is usually
required to furnish transportation or to pay the excess fare. All time
spent in going to and from such jobs, in excess of that which would be
required in going from the worker’s home to the office, is usually
required to be included as part of the workday.
Sharing of Work
Definite provisions for dividing available work among unemployed
members were seldom found in the formal agreements. In most of
the building trades the contractors are permitted to employ any in­
dividuals desired, provided they are union members. Some of the
agreements, however, contain provisions designed to provide some
work for unemployed members, such as the requirement that any
work outside the regular hours must be given to workers supplied by
the union from its unemployed list. Other agreements provide for a
shorter workweek during the slack season. The agreement of the
New York District Council No. 9 of the Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators, and Paperhangers of America provides:
An employer during the period of December 15 to April 15 shall not, during
such period require or permit his journeymen to work more than 21 hours per
week with the exception of those acting as foremen, chargemen, gilders, decorators
working on free-hand decoration or stenciling, grainers, and marbelizers.

The majority of the plans for sharing work are based upon regula­
tions applied by the unions to their own members. Generally this
consists in the establishment of an unemployed list from which mem-




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AG R E E M E N T S

39

bers are taken in rotation as calls for workers are received. The
members who are sent out may be permitted to work to the comple­
tion of the job or they may be restricted to a limited period. Varia­
tions in these restrictions are very numerous. This type of work
sharing is common and is most successful among those trades having
agreements which require the contractors to secure all needed work­
men through the union rather than by direct contact.
Apprentices
The regulation of apprentices is important both to employers and
to employees. Employers wish to be assured of an ample labor sup­
ply. Employees, on the other hand, seek to protect their job oppor­
tunities and wages by controlling the number of apprentices. Dur­
ing times of severe unemployment, employers and unions may agree
that no new apprentices shall be taken on until employment opportuni­
ties are more numerous.
Every union regulating apprentices specifies the maximum propor­
tion that these shall form of the total working forces. This propor­
tion is usually given as the ratio of apprentices to journeymen, but
in addition a maximum is frequently set on the number of apprentices
permitted to work on one job. One apprentice to three journeymen
and 1 to 5 journeymen are the most common ratios, though instances
were found with ratios as high as 1 apprentice for every journeyman
and as low as 1 to 25 journeymen. In some cases the agreement
limits the number of apprentices to one or two to each job or shop.
The minimum age for apprentices varies from 15 to 18 years. The
maximum age is usually 22 or 23 years. One agreement specified
that there should be no maximum age for war veterans. Sons of
journeymen or of contractors are usually given preference in applying
for apprenticeships. Generally apprentices must join the union,
either as soon as accepted or within a specified period after accept­
ance. When a probationary period is established, apprentices are
generally not required to join until the probation period has elapsed.
The term of apprenticeship varies from 1 to 6 years, 3- and 4-year
terms being most frequent. In some unions, the international con­
stitution specifies the apprenticeship term, in others the term is left
for determination by the local. Among the unions having uniform
4-year terms are the carpenters, stonecutters, plasterers, and cement
finishers. Three-year terms are provided in the international con­
stitutions of the painters and granite cutters. The 5- and 6-year
terms were found mainly among the plumbers and steamfitters.
The entrance wage rate for apprentices is usually about one-third
the journeymen’s rate, with specified increases every 6 months or
year. Generally the trades having the longer terms have propor­
tionately lower starting rates.




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Generally apprentices are prohibited from working except in com­
pany with a journeyman and from serving as foremen. The transfer
of apprentices from one employer to another is frequently prohibited
except under unusual circumstances,, such as the contractor’s retire­
ment from business. Some agreements provide that, in addition to
his wages, the contractor shall give the apprentice a kit of tools at
the completion of his term.
Detailed regulation of apprenticeship is not usually made a part of
the trade agreements, although many agreements provide that con­
tractors employing apprentices must allow them every opportunity
to learn the trade and, in some cases, must pay them for full time
whether work is available or not.
School training during apprenticeship is required under some agree­
ments and is frequently provided for in the union bylaws or working
rules when not made a part of the formal agreement. In general such
school work, when required either by the agreement or union rules,
consists of attendance at trade schools, or lectures arranged by the
union. A few of the provisions, relating to the training of apprentices
other than on the job, found in agreements were as follows:
Plum bers , Chicago , III.

Each party to this agreement shall teach the trade to apprentices in the man­
ner which will result in their becoming efficient journeymen and as hereinafter
more clearly and definitely provided. The apprentice shall receive such instruc­
tions as hereinafter provided and be taught such subjects as may be deemed
necessary in the opinion of the joint arbitration board, and for such attendance
at schools, classes, or lectures and general deportment, credit will be given ap­
prentices upon their final examination for promotion to journeymen.
Registered apprentices, in addition to being taught the practice and theory of
plumbing, shall be given, as part of their apprenticeship course at the Washburne
Continuance School, a practical training in welding before being granted a card
as a journeyman plumber.
The employer shall agree that the apprentice will be worked under such con­
ditions as will result in normal advancement and endeavor to have him attend
classes or do the requisite amount of study or manual training work as prescribed
by the joint apprenticeship board, and if required, shall submit proof to the
board of such attendance to studies, or lectures.
Arrangement shall be made by the joint arbitration board for the attendance of
apprentices in classes where subjects will be taught or lectures given as deemed
necessary to assist them in becoming proficient workmen.
Lathers , District of Columbia

Immediately upon being engaged, an apprentice shall attend an approved night
school in which plan reading and architectural drawing are taught.
Attendance and progress shall be furnished to the chairman of the arbitration
board once each month. Continued unsatisfactory showing in school progress
may cause dismissal or other penalty, as may be determined by the arbitration
board.




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41

Carpenters , Rock Island , III.

The contractor taking an apprentice shall engage to keep him steadily employed
for 12 months of each year, and see that he attends night school for not less than
3 months of each year, and a certificate of attendance shall be furnished to the
joint arbitration board from the principal of the school attended, certifying that
the apprentice has attended the required 3 months, as in compliance with this
agreement before he is permitted to work the coming year.

Provisions for testing the apprentices' qualifications to become
journeymen are usually left to the unions. In some cases a joint
board of employer and union representatives is constituted to establish
and administer the requirements. When State laws regulate ap­
prenticeship, as in Wisconsin, these laws govern throughout the State.
An examination, conducted by a committee of the union, is usually
required of each apprentice upon the completion of his term. The
kind of examination varies between the trades, and frequently varies
within the trades. Some local unions require a written examination,
others provide for an oral test. In some cases the examination con­
sists of a practical demonstration on the job, and in others the appli­
cant is considered qualified for journeymanship when he is vouched
for by three or more journeymen who have worked with him. In a
few cases the test is whether the applicant can obtain and hold work
at the journeyman scale.
Temporary Workers
Because the closed shop is the rule in the building trades, some pro­
vision must be made in case the union is unable to furnish all the
workers required. Employers are usually permitted to hire from any
source in such circumstances, although a reasonable time must be given
the union in which to supply the men needed.
In many cases temporary nonunion help may start work only if
granted a permit card by the union; in others, such persons may be
employed only until union men are available. In some cases they
need not be discharged until the job is completed. Another common
type of regulation is the requirement that such new men must join the
union at once or within a short period after being taken on, usually
1 day.
Disabled and Older Workers
A definite effort to insure work for older members is apparent in a
number of the more recently negotiated agreements. This is parti­
cularly true among the painters and plasterers, although similar
clauses were found in three bricklayers' agreements and in scattered
instances among other trades. In these instances it is required that
older men be employed in some specified ratio to the total number of
journeymen working on any job. The requirement ranges from 1 in




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3, to 1 in every 10, which appears in a number of agreements. An
agreement of plasterers in New York City also extends the requirement
to provide that “ where there are two or more apprentices in any one
employment, there shall be one superannuated man employed.”
Partially disabled and older workers are permitted to work for less
than the regular scale of wages. In order to protect the union scale,
however, the conditions surrounding lower-paid work are usually
regulated by the union. In some cases a lower rate is specified in the
agreement or in working rules; more frequently the union, through its
representatives, assumes responsibility for negotiating a rate for each
case. In a few instances the rate is left to the determination of the
employer and the individual worker.
Most agreements provide that a permit to work at a lower rate must
be obtained from the union for each individual and, in the case of
older workers, shall apply only to those beyond a definite age limit,
usually 60 years of age. Occasionally such permits are restricted to
persons who have had a required number of years' membership in the
union. In some cases handicapped workers are permitted to work
only at odd jobs or as helpers.
The following illustrate some of these provisions:
Painters , N ew York City

An employer employing 10 journeymen but less than 20 shall have in his
employ at least 1 journeyman of the age of 55 years or over, and an employer
employing 20 or more journeymen shall have in his employ at least 2 journey­
men of the age of 55 years or over.
Plasterers , N ew York City

There must be a ratio of not less than 10 percent of superannuated men on all
jobs where there are more than 10 journeymen plasterers at work. The mini­
mum hourly wage of such superannuated men shall be $1.17, and in no case
shall there be more than 10 percent of superannuated men employed on any
job.
Where there are two or more apprentices in any one employment, there shall
be one superannuated man employed. Where there are 10 or more men in any
employment there shall be one or more superannuated men employed.
Bricklayers , Philadelphia , P a .

Contractors when employing men shall employ one man out of every eight,
said man to be of the age of 55 or over. On jobs where less than eight men are
employed, every sixth man shall be 55 or over. For instance, if employer hires
in shop 50 men, 6 of these would be men of 55 or over.
Painters , Newark , N . J .

Employers having five or more men in their employ shall give employment
to at least one elderly or honorary member of the union in every five men employed.




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43

Control o f Output
Piece work and subcontracting are usually forbidden to union
members. Members who desire to do subcontracting are required
to turn in their membership cards and may be prohibited from work­
ing as journeymen for a period of a year following the deposit of their
cards.
The majority of the building-trades agreements condemn restric­
tion of output in any form. The agreements of some trades limit the
use of certain machines which may be injurious to the health of the
operator such as spray machines in painting and hand-surfacing
machines in granite cutting. Bricklayers are sometimes forbidden
to work “ ahead of the line” and painters’ agreements usually limit
the size of the brush that may be used. In general, however, restric­
tive provisions are not found in building-trades agreements or work­
ing rules other than the requirements that special power tools, such
as saws, must be operated only by journeymen of the craft.
Most of the agreements restrict the work that may be performed
on the job by the contractor or employer. Generally only one firm
member is allowed to work with tools and he is required to observe
all the regulations which apply to regular journeymen. Overtime
work by firm members is limited to supervisory or nonproductive
work unless the regular force is also working. In some cases firm
members are bound not to work on any job unless at least one journey­
man is employed.
Safety and Sanitation
Sanitary regulations and safety provisions are frequently made
part of the agreement. Many agreements contain minimum specifi­
cations for the erection of scaffolds, and provide that the refusal of a
member to work from any scaffold which he considers unsafe shall not
be grounds for discharge.
Contractors are required to provide reasonably safe storage places
or lockers for the workmen’s clothing and tools, and, in turn, the
workmen are frequently bound to see that the tools and equipment
of the contractor are returned to their proper places at quitting time.
Provisions Regarding Material Used
Although in most cases the workers reserve the right not to work
with nonunion men, in only a few cases did the agreements stipulate
that materials must be union made. A few agreements carried a
prohibition against the use of prison-made goods.




U nion Membership Under Effective Scales in Cities
Covered
The total number of union members covered by agreements in­
cluded in these annual surveys 8 serves as a measure of the amount of
activity and employment in the building industry as well as the vary­
ing strength of organized labor in the building trades in the cities
covered. In 1927 union membership under effective agreements in
the trades and cities covered in these studies reached its highest peak
since the post-war period. There was a sharp decline from 1927 to
1933 (table 6). Since this low point there has been a steady increase.
T

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11 .— M em bers covered by effective union scales in building trades in 70 cities 1

Year

Total

Journey­
men

Help­
ers and
labor­
ers

1927____________ ____
1928_________________
1929_________________
1930_________________
1931_________________
1932_________________

536,036
526,924
525, 226
508, 711
462, 211
378,115

450, 091
438, 633
437,820
422, 731
390, 552
326,127

85,945
88,291
87,406
85,980
71, 659
51,988

Year

Total

1933____ ____ _______
295,117
1934_________________
303,148
_________ 307, 360
1935
1936
______
341, 906
1937____ ___________
2 412, 502

H elp­
Journey­ ers and
men
labor­
ers
262,994
271, 944
271, 704
289, 269
2 333, 273

32,123
31,204
35,656
52,637
79,229

1 The study covered 66 cities in 1927. Madison, W is., was added in 1928. In 1934, Bridgeport, Conn.,
Fall River, Mass., and Muskegon and Saginaw, M ich., were dropped and the following cities added:
Duluth, M inn., Charleston, W . Va., E l Paso and San Antonio, Tex., South Bend, Ind., Charlotte, N . C.,
and Oklahoma City, Okla.
Thus the latter figures are not exactly comparable with the earlier figures. Since the last cities added had
relatively fewer union members than the other cities covered, the resulting discrepancy is slight.
2 Exclusive of machinists and boilermakers, who were first included in the survey in 1937.

The membership among helpers and laborers, which showed a more
marked drop than that of the journeymen, also showed a more rapid
recovery. The 1937 membership figures for this group stood at 89.7
percent of the 1928 peak. Journeyman membership in 1937 was 74.0
percent of the 1927 peak. At its low point in 1934, membership among
helpers and laborers stood at 35.3 percent of its maximum figure,
while the low for journeymen in 1933 was 58.4 percent of the peak.
The largest gain in membership in 1937 (81.6 percent) was recorded
by the building laborers. A membership gain of 43.8 percent was
made by the plasterers’ laborers in the cities included in the surveys.
While no journeyman crafts reported such large increases, substantial
increases in members working under union scales occurred among car­
penters, painters, plasterers, cement finishers, sheet-metal workers,
structural-iron workers, and engineers.
8 See p. 3 for cities covered.

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U nion Scales o f Wages and Hours by Trades and Cities
Table 12 lists the union rates of wages per hour and hours per week
in force on May 15, 1936, and May 15, 1937,9 by trade, in each of
the 70 cities included in the survey. Since there are no union rates
in force for some trades in some cities, some of the trade classifications
lack a full listing of cities. Sometimes there are two or more union
rates for the same occupation in the same city. This may be due to
two or more unions having different scales, to one union having differ­
ent agreements with different employers because of various qualifica­
tions or conditions, or to both these situations. Where more than
one union rate is in effect all are listed in the following tables, the
letters A, B, C, etc., being used to designate the different quotations.
T

able

12.—

Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 15, 1937, and M a y 15, 1936
ASBESTO S W O R K E R S

Atlanta, Ga____________
Baltimore, M d .1..........
Birmingham, A la______
Boston, M ass__________
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Charleston, W . V a_____
Chicago, 111.1___________
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
Cleveland, Ohio________
Columbus, Ohio_______
Dallas, T ex.1
___________
Dayton, Ohio__________
Denver, C olo__________
Des Moines, Iowa______
Detroit, M ich __________
Houston, T ex.1_________
Indianapolis, In d ______
Kansas City, M o ______
Los Angeles, Calif______
Louisville, K y _________
Memphis, Tenn________
Milwaukee, W is_______
Minneapolis, M inn .1
___
Nashville, Tenn________
Newark, N . J __________
N ew Haven, C o n n ____

$1.000
1.250
1.250
1.500
1.125
1. 250
1. 500
1.350
1.425
1.300
1.313
1.250
1.250

1.000

1.375
1. 313
1. 225
1.225
1. 250

1.000
1.125
1.200
1. 250
1. 000
1.400
1.250

40 $1.000
40 1.125
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.000
40 1.100
40 1.500
40 1.250
40 1. 300
40 1.075
40 1.250
40 1.100
35 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.125
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1. 225
40 1. 250
40 1. 000
40 1. 000
40 1.150
35 1.200
40 1. 000
40 1.400
40 1.125

44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40

N ew Orleans, La_______ $1.000
N ew York, N . Y _______ 1.525
Norfolk, V a____________ 1.125
Oklahoma C ity, Okla.:
Old w ork____ _______ 1.000
N ew w ork___________ 1.250
Omaha, N ebr.1_________ 1.150
Philadelphia, Pa.1 _____ 1.250
Pittsburgh, P a _ _ _ _____ 1.500
Portland, Oreg................. 1.375
Providence, R . I_ ____
1. 375
Richm ond, V a _________ 1.125
Rochester, N . Y ________ 1.200
St. Louis, M o _____ ____ 1. 375
St. Paul, M inn .1_______ 1.250
San Antonio, Tex___ ___ 1.250
San Francisco, Calif ___ 1.125
Scranton, Pa_________ _ 1.125
Seattle, Wash
1. 350
South Bend, I n d _ _____ 1. 250
Spokane, Wash_ _ _
1.250
Springfield, M ass______ 1.125
Toledo, Ohio 1__________ 1.250
Washington, D . C .1........ 1.500
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.300

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15, 1936

44 $1,000
40 1.400
40 1.000

44
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250
1.000
1.125
1.500
1. 200
1.000
1.000
1.050
1.250
1.200
1.000

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40

1.000

40

1.125

40

1.125
1.000
1.500
1.275

40
40
40
40

1See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
8 See footnote 1 above.




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12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 15, 1937, and M a y 15, 1936 — Continued
B O IL E R M A K E R S

$1.375
.850
1.375
1.500
1.375
1.350
1. 500
1. 500
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.375
.900
1. 350
1.250

Hours per week
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

$1.250
1. 650
1. 250
1. 650
1. 250
1.125
1. 375
1.375
1.125
1. 375
1. 500
.920
1. 375
1. 500

40 $1. 250
40 1. 650
40 1.250
40 1.650
40 1.125
40
40 1.125
40 1. 250
40 1. 000
40
30 1.417
40
.850
40 1. 250
40 1.375

30
40
40
40

$1.450
1. 750
1.375

40 $1.000
40 1.500
40 1.250

40
40
40

1.375
1.500
1. 200
1.000
1. 500
1. 250
1. 500
1. 250
1.625
1. 875
1.625
1.500
1.250
1. 500
1.250
1.375
1.500
1.375

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1. 250
1.500
1. 200
1.000
1. 500
1. 250
1.250
1. 125
1.375
1. 525
1.500
1.500
1.250
1.350
1. 250
1.200
1.250
1.250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
24
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.500
1.500
1.250
1.375
1.500
1.500
1.500
1.600
1.500
1.500
1.625
1.625
1.750
1.250
1.500
.800
1.500

40
40
40
40
40
30
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.250
1.500
1.100
1.250
1.250
1.500
1.500
1.500
1.250
1. 250
1.375
1.250
1.500
1.125
1.300
1.000
1.250

40
40
40
40
40
30
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

B R IC K L A Y E R S
Atlanta, Ga__ _________
Baltimore, M d ___ __ .
Birmingham, A la .. _ .
Boston, M ass__________
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Butte, M o n t .._____ ___
Charleston, S. C _______
Charleston, W . V a ___
Chicago, 111.1. . _.
Sewer and tunnel.
Cincinnati, O h i o . . __
Cleveland, O hio.. ___
Sewer and caisson
Columbus, O h io .. . .
Dallas, T e x ____ __
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton, Ohio _ _
Denver, C olo.................
Sewer work __ _ .
Des M oines, Iow a ..
Detroit, M ich._
Duluth, M in n ________
El Paso, T ex__
Erie, P a ............
Grand Rapids, M ich ___
Houston, T e x .: 1
Rate A ______
Rate B___ _ _
Rate C
Indianapolis, Ind _
Jacksonville, Fla
Sewer work
Kansas C ity, M o
Little R ock, Ark
Los Angeles, Calif
Louisville, K y __
Madison, W i s ____ . . .
Manchcstp.r, N . F
T
Memphis, Tenn_____ _

$1. 250
1.250
1.500
1. 500
1.500
1. 625
1.000
1.500
1. 500
1. 750
1. 625
1.625
2. 000
1.563
1. 500

40 $1.125
40 1.100
40 1.250
40 1.300
41) 1.250
30 i.q)25
44
40 1.333
40 1. 500
48 1. 750
40 1.375
40 1.375
40 1. 750
40 1.300
40 1.125

40
40
40
40
40
30
44
40
40
48
40
40
40
40
40

1.000

1.650
1.500
1. 750
1.500
1. 500
1.250
1.250
1.500
1. 500

35
35
35
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.300
1. 250
1.500
1. 500
1. 250
1.000
1.250
1.313
1.250

35
35
35
35
40
40
40
40
40

1.500
1.000
1.250
1. 600
1.000
1. 250
1.500
1. 250
1.250
1.500
1.300
1. 500
1.625

40
40
40
40
44
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.250

40

1.425
1.000

40
44

1.325
1.125
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.300
1.375

40
40
40
40
40
40
40

Hours per week

Nashville, Tenn_____ __
Newark, N . J __________
N ew Orleans, L a _____
N ew York, N . Y _______
Philadelphia, P a_______
____ . . .
Pittsburgh, Pa.1
Portland, Oreg_________
St. Louis, M o _______ ..
Salt Lake City, U ta h ...
San Francisco, Calif____
Seattle, W ash__________
Spokane, W ash________
Toledo, Ohio 1 _ ______
Washington, D . C ___ __

Rates of wages
per hour

C ity

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

40 $1.100
40
.850
40 1.250
40
40 1. 250
40 1. 250
40 1.250
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1.100
40 1.000
40
40
.900
40 1.100
40 1.050

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936
Rates of wages
per hour

Baltimore, M d _________
Birmingham, A la______
Boston, Mass__________
Chicago, 111.1 ___
___
Cleveland, Ohio________
Columbus, Ohio_______
Dayton, O h io _________
Detroit, M ich __________
Houston, T ex__________
Indianapolis, Ind
Jacksonville, Fla____ __
Kansas C ity, M o _ _ _
Los Angeles, Calif______
Louisville, K y _________
Milwaukee, Wis___ . _

Hours per week

C ity

Kates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44

2

Milwaukee, W is_______
Sewer and tunnel
Minneapolis, M in n ___
M oline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T e n n ____ _
Newark, N . J ___ _
New Haven, Conn.1
N ew Orleans, La.1
_ _
N ew York, N . Y J__
Norfolk, V a ____________
Oklahoma C ity, O k la ...
Omaha, N ebr________
Peoria, 111 ______ _ ___
Sewer w ork_____ __
Philadelphia, P a____
Pittsburgh, Pa.1____ . .
Portland, M a i n e . _
Portland, Oreg_
__ _
Providence, R . I ___ __
Reading, Pa . ______
____
Richm ond, Va
Rochester, N . Y . . .
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict__________ ______
St. Louis, M o _______ _
St. Paul, M inn.1___ _
Salt Lake C ity, Utah__San Antonio, T e x .. . .
San Francisco, Calif.1_ _ _
Scranton, Pa_______
Seattle, W ash____ _ _
South Bend, I n d ___ __
Spokane, W ash________
Springfield, M ass______
Toledo, Ohio___________
Washington, D . C_____
Wichita, K ans____
Worcester, M ass. ______
York, Pa_______________
Youngstown, Ohio_____

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
2 In cities where different kinds of bricklaying are not listed separately, it can generally be assumed that
the general bricklaying rate prevails also for sewer and tunnel bricklayers.




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CITIES

12.— Union scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 15, 1937, and M a y 15, 1936 — Continued
CARPENTERS 3
M ay 15,1937

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Baltimore, M d _________ 1.250
1.250
Millwrights________
Parquetry floor layers 1.250
W harf and bridge____ 1. 250
.750
Ship caulkers _ _
1.000
Birmingham, A la___
1.375
Boston, M ass. _____
1.275
W harf and bridge___
Buffalo, N . Y . ................. 1.300
1.400
Millwrights_________
1.500
Butte, M ont _ _ ____
Charleston, S. C __ ___ .750
Charleston^ W . V a ____ 1.250
Charlotte, N . C ____ _ . .875
Chicago, 111.1____ _ _
_ 1.500
Cincinnati, Ohio. _ _ 1.350
_
1.375
Cleveland, O h io ______
Columbus, Ohio___ _ 1.150
Dallas, Tex _ _ _ _ _ _ 1.000
D ayton, Ohio_______ _ 1.375
1.430
Denver, Colo __ _ _ __
Des Moines, I o w a _____ 1.150
Detroit, M ich ______ __ 1. 250
1.250
M illw rig h ts________
Duluth, M in n ____ _ _ 1.125
El Paso, T ex.1
__________ 1.000
Erie, Pa_____ ___
1.100
Grand Rapids, M ich ___ 1.000
Houston, Tex.:
1.125
Rate A___
_ ____
Rate B ___________ __ .875
Rate C _____ ___ ___
1.000
Indianapolis, In d _____
1.250
Jacksonville, Fla__ _ __ . 750
Kansas C ity, M o_
1. 250
Little R ock, A rk_______ 1.000
Los Angeles, Calif_____ *1.100
Millwrights _ _ _ _ 1. 250
Parquetry floor layers. 1.125
W harf and bridge. _ _ 1.330
Ship carpenters_
_
1.100
Louisville, K y _________ 1. 250
Madison, W is ._ __ _ 1.000
Manchester, N. H ______ 1.000
M emphis, Tenn.:
Rate A _____________
1.000
Rate B ___ _______ _ 1.000
Milwaukee, W is.:
Rate A __________ ____ 1.200
Rate B _______________ 1.000

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M ay 15,1936

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40 $1.000
40 1.100
40 1.200
40 1.250
40 1.100
44
.720
40 1.000
40 1.175
40 1.075
40 1.200
40 1.300
30 1.500
44
.500
40 1.000
44
.700
40 1.500
40 1. 200
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.150
35 1.250
40 1.150
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.000
40 1.000
40
.800
40 1.000

40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
30
44
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000

40

1.150
.750
1.125
1.000
1.100
1.000
1.100
1.125
1. 000
1.000
.900
1.000

40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40

1.000
.650

40
40

40
40

1.050
.925

40
40

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Minneapolis, M inn _ _ $1.250
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, Tenn______ _ 1.000
Newark, N . J---------------- 1.400
1.063
New Haven, Conn. __
1.000
New Orleans, La _
Ship carpenters ____ 1.000
W harf and bridge____ s.800
1.400
New York, N. Y .1
____
.900
Norfolk, V a____________
Oklahoma City, Okla__ 1.125
1.000
Omaha, Nebr_
1.375
Peoria, 111
Philadelphia, Pa ------------ 1.125
Pittsburgh, Pa.1
___ _ 1. 250
1.125
Portland, O reg_______
1.000
Ship: Rate A _ ____
_
1.125
Rate B
W harf and dock
1. 250
1.000
Providence, R . I
1. 200
Reading, Pa
.900
Richm ond, Va _ ___
Rochester, N. Y ________ 1.200
Rock Island (111.) dis­
1. 200
trict
1.500
St. Louis, M o ___ ____
1.000
Ship carpenters
St. Paul, M inn_________ 1.250
Salt Lake City, U ta h ... 1.125
San Antnnio, Tex
1. 000
1.125
San Francisco, Calif _
1.125
Floor layers
Ship repair
.975
1.125
Scranton, Pa
____
1. 250
Seattle, Wash
Parquetry floor layers. 1.350
1.100
Shipwrights__
Ship caulkers
1.180
Bridge and d ock_____ 1.333
Boom work _ _
_ _ 1.417
South Bend, In d .1
1.150
1. 250
Spokane, Wash
1. 250
Springfield, Mass
1. 300
Toledo, Ohio
Washington, D. C __ ___ 1.500
Wichita, Kans
1. 000
Worcester, Mass
1.000
.750
York, P a ______________
Youngstown, Ohio
1.200

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35

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
44
40

.900
1.400
1.063
.750

40
40
40
44

.800
1.400
.800

40
40
44

.900
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.200
.800
1.050

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
35
40
40

40
40
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
30
40
40
30
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1. 250
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.125
.925

40
40
40
35
40
40
40
44

1.125
1.125
1.250
1.100
1.140
1.125

40
30
30
40
40
30

l. 666
1.000
1. 000
1.000
1.375
.875
1.000
.650
1.125

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40 $1. 025
40 1.250
40 1.000
48 1.000

40
40
40
48

C E M E N T F IN IS H E R S
Atlanta, Ga____________ $1. 250
Baltimore, M d _________ 1.250
Birmingham, A la______ 1.250
_______ _ 1.250
Boston, Mass.1
Buffalo, N . Y __________ 1.250
Butte, M on t___________ 2.000
Chicago, 111.1
___________ 1.500

40 $1. 000
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.125
30 1.625
40 1.500

40
40
40
40
40
30
40

Cincinnati, Ohio _____ $1. 250
Cleveland, O hio_______ 1.375
1.125
Columbus, Ohio _
1.250
Dallas, T e x ______ ____
Davenport, Iowa. (See
Rock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
3 In cities where different kinds of carpentering are not listed separately, it can generally be assumed that
the general carpenter rate prevails for millwrights, parquetry floor layers, ship carpenters, and wharf and
bridge carpenters.
4 $1,285 per hour for moving picture studio work,
5 Broken time rate, $1 per hour,




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U N IO N

SCALES I N

B U IL D IN G

TRADES

12.— Union scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 7 , and M a y 15, 1936 — Continued
C E M E N T F IN IS H E R S —C o n t in u e d

Dayton, Ohio__________ $1,250
Denver, Colo ___ ____ 1.430
Des Moines, Iow a ______ 1.200
Detroit, M ich __________ 1.250
El Paso, T ex___________ 1.000
Erie, P a ________________ 1.250
Grand Rapids, M ich___ 1.000
Houston, T ex__________ 1.250
Indianapolis, Ind_ ___ 1.250
Jacksonville, Fla_____ _ 1.000
Kansas C ity, M o . _ _ . 1.250
Little R ock, A r k . _____ 1. 250
Los Angeles, C alif_____ 1.250
Louisville, K y _________ 1.250
Madison, W is__________ 1.000
1.500
Manchester, N . H
Memphis, T en n ________ 1.125
Milwaukee, W is _______ 1.300
M in n e a p o lis,M in n ... . 1.250
M oline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T enn. ______ 1.375
Newark, N . J __________ 1.500
1.200
N ew Haven, C onn.1. _
.850
N ew Orleans, La----------New York, N . Y _______ 1.400
Norfolk, V a_____ _______ 1. 250
Oklahoma City, O k la ... 1. 500

40 $1,000
35 1.250
40 1.125
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.100
44 1.000
40 1.125
40 1.000
44 1.250
40 1.100
40
.900
40 1.300
44 1.125
40 1.125
35 1.200

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
35

40
40
40
44
40
40
40

40
40
40
44
40
40
40

1.250
1.500
1.200
.850
1.400
1.100
1.000

Omaha, N ebr.1
_________
Peoria, 111______________
Philadelphia, Pa.1
______
Pittsburgh, Pa.1. ____
Portland, M aine_____
Portland, Oreg_________
Providence, R . I . _____
Reading, P a___________
Richm ond, V a_________
Rochester, N . Y _ ........
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict_________________
St. Louis, M o ...................
St. Paul, M in n . _____
Salt Lake City, U ta h ...
San Antonio, T ex______
San Francisco, Calif____
Scranton, Pa______ ____
Seattle, W a s h . . . _____
South Bend, In d _______
Spokane, W ash________
Springfield, M ass______
Toledo, Ohio___________
Washington, D . C _____
W ichita, Kans______ __
Worcester, M ass_______
Youngstown, Ohio_____

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

40 $1,000
40 1. 250
40 1.050
40 1.400
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1.150
40 1. 250
44 1.100
40 1.250

40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40

1.000
1.313
1.000
1.100
1.000
1.125
1.200
1. 250
1.000
1.250
1.375
1.250
1.250
.875
1. 300
1.000

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40

40 $1. 250
40 1.000
44

40
44

1.125
.750

40
40

1.000
.750

40
40

.900
1.200
1.000
1. 125

30
30
40
40

.900
1.200
.850
1.125

30
30
40
40

1.300
1.063
.925
1.250

40
40
40
40

1.250
1.000
.875
1.125

40
40
40
40

1.125
1.500
1. 250
1.125
1.250
1. 700
.900
1.000
1.250
1.375
1.125
1.375
1.125
1.650
.900
1. 250

40
40
40
40
40
30
44
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.500
1. 250
1.125
1. 250
1.700
.900
1.000
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.500
.900
1.250

40
40
40
40
40
35
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30

$1.000
1.375
1.125
1.400
1. 250
1.125
1.150
1.000
1.000
1.375
1. 200
1.575
1.250
1.100
1.000
1.125
1.200
1. 250
1.250
1.675
1.625
1. 625
1.375
1.000
1. 500
1.150

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
30
40
40
40
44
40
40

E L E C T R IC IA N S
(In sid e w ire m e n a n d fixtu re h a n g e rs )
Atlanta, Ga.:
Class A ________ __ .
Class B _______ ______
Baltimore, M d _ _ --------Birmingham, A la ______
Boston, M ass_________
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Butte, M o n t.1
__________
Charleston, S. C _______
Charleston, W . V a.1 ___
Chicago, 111.1
_____ _____
M odernization_______
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
Cleveland, O h i o . . ____
Fixture hangers____ _
Columbus, Ohio_______
Dallas, T e x ____ _______
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton , Ohio...................
D enver, C olo ________
Des M oines, Iowa______
Detroit, M ich __________
Duluth, M in n _________
E l Paso, Tex___________
Erie, Pa________________
Grand Rapids, Mich__;_
Houston, T ex____ ______
Indianapolis, Ind .1_____
Repairs..........................
Jacksonville, Fla.:
R ateA __.................
Rate B _____ _________

$1. 250
1.000
1. 375
1.250
1. 500
1.250
1.500
1.000
1.125
1.500
1.063
1.400
1.650
1.500
1.050
1.250

40 $1.125
40
40 1.375
40 1.125
40 1.250
40 1.125
30 1.500
40
40 1.000
40 1.500
40 1.063
40 1.250
40 1.500
40 1. 500
40 1.000
44 1.000

40

40
20
40
40
30
30
40
44

1.650
1.430
1.375
1.550
1.000
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.380
1.380

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.500
1.250
1.250
1.375
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.000
1.250
1.250
1.000

40
35
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.110
1.000

40
40

1.100
1.000

40
40

40
40
40
40
30

Kansas C ity, M o ___ __
Los Angeles, Calif_____
Fixture hangers ____
Louisville, K y .:
Class A ______________
Class B ________ ___
M adison, W is.:
Rate A ...........................
Rate B _______________
Manchester, N . H _____
M em phis, Tenn________
Milwaukee, W is.:
Class A ____ _________
Class B ____________ .
Class C ____ _____
_
Minneapolis, M in n ____
M oline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T en n ________
Newark, N . J __________
Maintenance— ______
New Haven, C o n n ____
New Orleans, La_______
New York, N . Y _______
Norfolk, V a____________
Oklahoma City, Okla___
Omaha, N ebr__________
Peoria, 111____________
Maintenance. _______
Philadelphia, Pa_______
Maintenance . . . ____
Pittsburgh, Pa________
Portland, M aine______
Portland, Oreg...............

$1. 375
1.000
1.000

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 16, 1937, which have come to the attention
Qf the Bureau,




49

WAGES AND HOURS, BY TRADES AND CITIES
T

able

12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
May 15 , 1987, and May 15, 1986— Continued
E L E C T R IC IA N S —C o n t in u e d

$1.150
Providenne, R- I
.800
Beading, Pa,
.900
Richm ond, Va
1.375
Rochester, N . Y
R ock Island (111.) "dis­
1.125
trict
__ . . . .
1. 500
St. L o u is .M o _ _
1.200
St. Paul, M in n .1 . __
Salt Lake City, U ta h .. _ 1.125
1.000
San Antonio, Tex
Pra.nr-.isp.Oj Calif
1. 250
Fixture hangers
1. 250
Scranton, Pa----------------- 1. 125

44
44
40
40

1.050
1.500
1.000
1.125
1.000
1. 250
1.000
1.125

40
40
44
44
40
40
40
40

Seattle, Wash . ______ $1. 500
Fixture h a n g e rs_____ 1.250
South Bend, In d _______ 1. 100
Spokane, W ash.
._ __ 1.250
Fixture hangers. _ _ . 1.250
Springfield, Mass. ___ 1.375
Toledo, Ohio_________ . 1.650
Fixture hangers.. ._ _ 1.500
Washington, D . C_
1.650
Wichita, K ans____ __ __ 1.000
Worcester, Mass
_ _
1.125
York, Pa
___________ 1.000
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.500

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week |
1

40 $1.000
44
.800
.800
40
40 1.200
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

M ay 15,1936
Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937

30 $1.375
30 1.125
40 1.000
35 1.125
35 1.000
40 1.125
35 1.375
35 1.000
40 1.650
48
.800
40 1.125
40
40 1.350

30
30
40
35
35
40
35
40
40
48
40

40 $1.120
40 1.010
40 1.300
40 1.110
40 1.000
40 1.403
44 1.060
44 1.000
44
.900
44 1.105
44
.990
40 1.290
40 1. 360
40 1. 220
40 1.490
40 1.340
44 1.120
40 1.210
40 1.090
40 1.200
44 1.230
44 1.080
44
.970
40 1.220
40 1.100

40
40
40
40
40
40
44
44
44
44
44
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
44
44
44
44
40

40
40
44
40
44
40
40
44
30
30
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
44
44
40
40
40

1.150
1.480
1.190
1.050
.945
1.300
1.170
1.270
1.425
1.283
1.000
.900
1.120
1 010
-.
1.225
1. 230
1.660
1.500
1.080

44
40
44
40
44
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
44

1.300
1.260
1.140

40
40
40

30

ELEV A TO R CON STRU CTORS
Atlanta, Ga.1
___________
Baltimore, M d _________
Maintenance_________
Birmingham, Ala---------Maintenance_________
Boston, Mass__________
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Maintenance_________
Butte, M on t___________
Maintenance_________
Charleston, W . V a.1-----Chicago, 111.1
___________
Maintenance_________
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
Maintenance_________
Cleveland, Ohio 1______
Columbus, Ohio 1______
Dallas, T ex------------------Maintenance_________
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton, Ohio 1-------------Denver, C olo---------------Maintenance_________
Des Moines, Iowa______
Maintenance_________
Detroit, M ich__________
Duluth, M inn--------------Maintenance_________
Erie, Pa________________
Maintenance_________
Grand Rapids, M ich.!__
Houston, T ex ---------------Maintenance_________
Indianapolis, Ind_______
Maintenance_________
Jacksonville, Fla_______
Maintenance.............. .
Kansas City, M o ______
Maintenance_________
Little R ock, A rk_______
M aintenance................
Los Angeles, Calif______
Louisville, K y _________
Maintenance_________
Memphis, T en n ________
Maintenance_________
Milwaukee, W is_______
Maintenance_________
Minneapolis, M in n ____

$1.150
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.170
1.525
1.260
1.134
1.540
1.254
1.100
1.500
1.350
1.510
1.360
1.425
1.190
1.425
1.280

1.330
1.440
1. 300
1.325
1.190
1.275
1.100
.980
1.080
.970
1.170
1.425
1.280
1.380
1. 250
1.050
.950
1.415
1.273
1.125
1. 010
1. 250
1.225
1.125
1. 225
1.100
1. 225
1.100
1.250

40 $1.150
40 1.250
44 1.250
40 1.150
44 1.030
40 1.330
40 1. 210
40 1.090
40 1.540
44 1. 254
40 1.100
40 1.500
40 1.350
40 1.300
40 1.170
40 1.400
40 1.190
40 1.200
44 1.080

40
40
44
40
44
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44

40
35
40
40
44
40
44
44
40
40
44
40
44
40
40
44
44
40
40
44
44
44
44
44
40
44
40
40
44

40
35
40
40
44
40
44
44
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
44
44
40
40
44
44
44
44
44
40
44
40
40
44

1.330
1. 225
1.100
1.325
1.190
1. 250
1.000
.900
1.030
.920
1.170
1. 275
1.150
1.250
1.120
1.050
.950
1.365
1.229
1.125
1.010
1.125
1. 110
1.000
1. 200
1.080
1.140
1.030
1.190

Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) dLstrict.)
Nashville, T enn______ - $1,200
Maintenance______ __ 1.080
New Haven, C onn.1___ 1.300
New Orleans, La.1-1.110
Maintenance_________ 1.000
New York, N . Y _______ 1.403
Norfolk, V a __________ _ 1.060
Oklahoma City, Okla__. 1.200
Maintenance
___ _. 1.080
Omaha, Nebr_ ______ 1.105
M aintenance.-.
..
.990
Peoria, 111______________ 1.290
Philadelphia, P a.1
______ 1.360
Maintenance_________ 1.220
Pittsburgh, Pa.1
________ 1.490
Maintenance_______ - 1.340
Portland, M aine___ ___ 1. 120
Portland, Oreg_________ 1.400
Maintenance_________ 1.260
Providence, R . I- . . .
1. 200
Reading, Pa___________ 1. 230
Richm ond, V a.1______ - 1.080
.970
Maintenance_________
Rochester, N . Y .1______ 1. 220
Maintenance____ ____ 1.100
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict__________ ____ __ 1.350
St. Louis, M o __________ 1.580
St. Paul, M in n _________ 1.250
San Antonio, T ex______ 1. 250
Maintenance_________ 1. 125
San Francisco, Calif____ 1.400
Maintenance___ _____ 1. 260
Scranton, Pa___________ 1. 270
Seattle, W ash__________ 1.540
Maintenance_________ 1.386
South Bend, Ind
___ 1.100
.990
Maintenance_________
Spokane, Wash ______ 1.300
Maintenance______ _- 1.170
Springfield, M ass______ 1.225
Toledo, Ohio___________ 1.450
Washington, D . C ___ 1.660
Maintenance_________ 1.500
1.080
Wichita, K a n s _____ Maintenance_______ - .970
Worcester, M ass. _____ 1.300
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.270
M aintenance________ 1.150

1 See appendix, p . 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15,1937, which have come to the attention
of the Bureau.




50
T

U N IO N SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES

able

12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
May 15, 1987, and May 15, 1936— Continued
E N G IN E E R S (P orta b le a n d h o istin g )

Atlanta, Ga.:
2- and 3-drum rigs____
1-drum rigs___________
Baltimore, M d .:1
Hoists,
excavating
shovels_____________
Derricks_____________
Birmingham, Ala.:
Boom
derricks,
shovels, locomotive
cranes______________
Concrete mixers______
Boston, Mass.:
Digging---------------------Hoisting_____________
Hoisting assistants___
Buffalo, N . Y .:
Cranes, derricks, drag­
lines, shovels, skim­
mers,
cableways,
pile drivers_________
Compressors, mixers,
power graders, roll­
ers, pumps, heating
boilers_____________
Hoisting, locomotives,
backfilling machines
Butte, M ont.:
Hoists, steel erection
work_______________
Hoists, single-drum .__
Pile drivers, all other
hoists______________
Shovels______________
Bulldozers, scrapers. _.
Caterpillars and tracors (without attach­
ments) _____________
Power units__________
P orta ble engineers,
building construc­
tion________________
Graders, highway____
Charleston, S. C . . .........
Charleston, W . Va.:
Booms, hoists, steam
shovels, cranes, ca­
bleways, etc________
Con cre te mixers,
pumps, street roll­
ers, etc_____________
Concrete mixers, onebag s iz e ................. .
Chicago, 111.:
Hoists, building...........

$1.250
1.000

40 $1.250
40 1.000

40
40

1.250
1.500

40
40

1.250
1.500

40
40

1.250
1.125

40
40

1.250
1.125

40
40

1.625
1.375
1.150

40
40
40

1.425
1.175
1.050

40
40
40

1.500

40

1.500

40

1.250

40

1.200

40

1.333

40

1.333

40

1.375
1.125

30
30

1.375
1.125

30
30

30 1.250
7 30 61.500
7 30 1.200

30
7 30
7 30

1.250
M.500
1.200
1.000
1.120

7 30
30

1.000

7 30

1.500
1.125
1.000

30
48
44

1.200

48

1.250

40

1.125

44

1.125

40

1.000

44

.875

40

.750

44

1.500

40

1.500

40

1.125

48

1.125

48

Paving engineers
Pum ps_______________
Power shovels, Koehring graders, Haiss or
Barber Green dig­
gers, all machines of
like capacity_______

1.825

48

1.825

48

Chicago, 111.—Con.
Paving engineers—
Continued
All boilers, curb, side­
walk, and culvert
mixers; air compres­
sors; dinkey loco­
m o tiv e s ; s to n e
crushers, tamping
and finishing ma­
ch in es; m a te ria l­
h a n d lin g d e v ice s
and power blades___
All rollers, pavers,
clamshells, asphalt
p la n ts , su rfa cin g
and retreading ma­
chines, and power
graders_____________
Cincinnati, O h io:1
Class A ______________
Class B ______________
Class C ______________
Cleveland, Ohio:
Building construction
Hoists, air compres­
sors________________
Derricks, locomotive
cranes______________
Road construction
Asphalt rollerman____
T r e n c h m a c h in e s ,
truck cranes________
Air compressors______
Shovels______________
Paving mixers, plant
mixers, grade rollers,
back fillers_________
Columbus, O h io:1
S h ovels, d raglines,
pull shovels, trench
machines___________
Derricks, cableways. . .
Cranes_______________
Hoists________________
Dallas, Tex.:
Hoists, concrete mix­
ers with side loader,
shovels, draglines_
_
Double-drum hoists.. .
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, Ohio:
S h o v e ls , d e r r ic k s ,
hoists, and heavy
equipm ent................
Small equipment_____
Mixers—21 feet and
over without power
moving device______

$1.500

48 $1.500

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936
Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

48

1.625

48

1.625

48

1.000
1.350
1.500

40
40
40

.800
1.100
1.250

40
40
40

81. 375

40

1.250

40

1.500

9 40

1.250

40

1.500

40

1.300

40

1.500
1.620
1.875

40
40
40

1.400
1.400
1.750

40
40
40

1.500

40

1.200

40

1.400
1.300
1.250
1.250

40
40
40
40

1.400
1.300
1.250
1.200

40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250

44
44

1.000
1.250

44
44

1.500
1.250

40
40

1.200
1.000

40
40

1.375

40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15, 1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
6 10 percent additional for underground work.
7 40 hours permitted on main highway work.
.8 For high speed hoists; low speed hoists $1.50 per hour.
8 Locom otive cranemen allowed 56 hours per week.




W A GES AN D
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HOURS, BY

TRADES A N D

51

CITIES

12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M ay 15, 1937, and M ay 15, 1936— Continued
E N G IN E E R S —C o n tin u e d

Denver, Colo.:
Building excavating
(in city)____________ $1.430
Building excavating
(outside city )_______ 1.430
Power shovels (roads)
(outside city )_______ 1.250
Power shovels (roads)
(in city )____________ 1. 500
Des Moines, Iowa 1____ 1.200
Detroit, M ich ......... ........ 1.500
El Paso, Tex.:
Hoists and portable
machinery_________ 1.000
Draglines and shovels _ 1.250
Erie, Pa.:
S hovels, draglines,
pile drivers, cranes,
trench excavators,
and derricks_______ 1.375
Road rollers, paving
machines___________ 1.125
All others____________ 1.250
Houston, Tex.:
Small equipment_____ 1.125
2-drum hoists________ 1. 375
Indianapolis, Ind.:
C ra n es, d ra g lin es,
shovels, derricks,
paving and hoisting
machines___________ 1.450
Cement mixers, airc o n d itio n in g
p u m p s , w e ld in g
machines, etc______ 1.300

35 $1.250

35

40
40

1.250

40

35
40
40

1.200
1.250

40
40

40
44

1.000
1.250

40
44

40

1.375

40

40
40

1.125
1.250

40
40

40
40

1.000
1.250

40
40

40

40

1.300

1.200

44

44

Road construction
Pavers of 21-foot cap a c ity , p ow er
cranes, draglines,
shovels, 2-drum ma­
chines______________
Scoops, bulldozers,
trench m achines,
backfillers__________
E le v a tin g g rad er,
power blade________
Mixers, less than 21foot capacity, 50
horsepower tractors,
finishing machines,
farm graders, 1drum machines____
Air compressors, dirt
r o lle r s ,
w a ter
pumps, 30-50 horse­
power tractors, fire­
men and oilers_____
Kansas City, M o.:
1-drum hoists, mixers,
pum ps_____________
Cranes, derricks, shov­
els, 2-drum hoists,
swinging device ma­
chines______________
Caterpillar operator. __

1.400

48

1. 250

48

1.125

48

1.000

48

.850

48

1.250

40

1.250

40

1.375
.850

40
40

1.375

40

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

sa
c
3

Los Angeles, Calif.:
Hoists, pile drivers___ $1.375
Draglines, steam shov­
els_________________ 1.500
Trench machines____ 1.250
T r a c t o r s , co n cre te
mixers, rollers, com ­
pressors____________ 1.125
Boom derricks, cranes_ 1.250
Cableways___________ 1.500
Louisville, K y .:
Class A ______________ 1.250
Class B ______________ 1.000
.850
Class C ______________
Madison, W is.:
1-drum hoists, mixers.
D errick s,
shovels,
cranes______________ 1.000
Manchester, N . H ______ 1.125
Memphis, Tenn.:
3-drum hoists, pile
drivers, paving ma­
chines______________ 1.250
Tractors_____________ 1.000
1drum hoists, street
rollers---------------------- 1.125
Paving concrete mix­
ers_________________ 1.000
Draglines, skimmerscoops______________ 1.250
Milwaukee, W is.:
Roller and plant m e n .. 1.650
Mixers on building—
1.300
Cranes, power shovels. 1.500
Pile drivers__________ 1.450
Sewer and tunnel
work — backfillers,
cranes,
draglines,
trench machines, etc. 1.650
Hoists________________ 1.350
Concrete pumps, der­
ricks_______________ 1.500
Pum ps----------------------- 1.050
C ompressors .............
1.100
Minneapolis, M inn.:
2- or 3-drum h o i s t s ,
draglines,
asphalt
rollers (8 tons or
over)_______________ 1.400
D e r r ic k s ,
s te a m
pumps, stone crush­
ers, street rollers
(under 8 tons)______ 1.200
Power shovels________ 1.500
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, Tenn.:
1drum hoists_ 1.000
2- or 3-drum hoists,
cranes, shovels_____ 1.250
Newark, N . J.:
Brick hoists, com ­
pressors on build­
ings, mixers and ex­
cavating machines. _ 2. 000
Pile drivers and foun­
dation machines____ 1.925

■sS

a
Hours

City

M
©
£
Rates
per

M
©
0
5
£
©
a
J Hours

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15, 1936

40 $1. 250

40

40
40

1.250
1.250

48
40

40
40
40

1.000
1.125

40
40

40
40
40

1.100
1.000
.800

40
40
40

40

.900

40

40
40

1.200

40

44
44

1.250
1.125

44
44

44

1.125

44

44

1.000

44

40
40
40
40

1.420
1.150
1.350
1.240

40
40
40
40

40
40

1.500

40

40

1.250

44

40
40

1.000
1.308

44
44

40

1.000

40

40

1.250

40

40

2.000

40

40

1.750

40

44

40
40
40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15, 1937, which have come to the attention
of the Bureau.




52

U N IO N

SCALES I N

B U IL D IN G TRADES

T able 1 2 ,— Union scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,

M ay 15, 1987, and M ay 15, 1986— Continued
E N G IN E E R S — C o n t in u e d

Newark N. J.—Con.
Steel hoists, compressors on steel w o r k ... $2.250
N ew Haven, Conn.:
Cranes, derricks, pile
drivers-------------------- 1.500
Steam and power
shovels_____________ 1.500
N ew Orleans, L a_______ 1.000
N ew York, N . Y . :i
Rollers, concrete mixers, portable air compressors____________ 1.750
Pumps, M oore trench
machines, buildingmaterial h oists.-. _ 1.925
Hoists (stone) _______ 1.925
C ra n es, d e rrick s ,
hoists, (steel)____ __ 2. 213
(other)_____________ 1.925
Pile drivers................. 1.925
Shovels______________ 2.125
Oklahoma City, Okla.:
H od hoists and con­
crete m ix e rs _______ 1.250
Clamshells, derricks,
pile drivers____ ____ 1.250
Omaha, N ebr__________ 1.120
Peoria, 111
________ 1. 500
Philadelphia, Pa.:
W e e k l y u n i t — a ll
classes___________ _ 1.500
Daily unit—steel and
stonework_____ __
1. 750
Daily unit—all other
classes______________ 1. 625
Pittsburgh, P a .:1
Major hoisting equip­
ment___________ - - . 1.438
M inor hoisting equip­
ment __________ - - . 1. 375
Major
excavating
equipment_________ 1. 438
Portland, Oreg.:
Hoists (double-drum ). 1.125
H o is ts , d e rrick s ,
cranes______________ 1. 250
Power shovels________ 1.375
Hoists (single-drum). _ 1. 000
Firem en______ ______
. 875
Oilers__ ____ ______ __ . 800
Providence, R . I__........... 1.350
3-drum hoists and
shovels___________ . 1. 500
Reading, P a ___________ 1. 500
Rochester, N . Y ________ 1.375
R ock Island (111.), dis­
trict:
Small machines______ 1.200
Heavy machines.......... 1.200
St. Louis, M o.:
1-drum hoists and
other small equip­
ment_______________ 1.500
Clamshells, pile driv­
ers,
locomotives,
cranes, orange peels,
3-drum hoists....... .
1. 750

40 $2.250

40

40

1.275

40

40
44

1.250
1.000

40
44

40

1.500

40

40
40

1.500
1.563

40
40

40
40
40
40

1.963
1.750
1.675
1.875

40
40
40
40

44

1.000

44

44
40
40

1.250

44

1. 250

40

40

1.500

40

40

1. 625

40

40

1. 625

40

40

1.438

40

40

1.375

40

40

1.438

40

40

1.000

40

40
40
40
40
40
40

1.125
1. 250

40
40

1. 350

40

40
40
40

1. 500
1. 500
1. 250

40
40
40

40
40

1.000
1.200

40
40

40

1. 350

40

40

1.470

40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective
the Bureau.




St. Paul, Minn.:
2-3-drum hoists, drag­
lines, asphalt rollers
of8 tons or over._
D e r r ic k s , s t e a m
pumps, stone crush­
ers, street rollers of
less than 8 tons_____
Power s h o v e ls ,-.____
Salt Lake City, Utah___
Shovels, draglines____
Bulldozers, Le Tourneau machines_____
Blade rollers________ _
San Antonio, Tex.:
2-drum
(or
over)
hoists______________
1-drum hoists____ ___
Caterpillars__________
San Francisco, Calif.:
Hoists (building ma­
terial)______________
Tractors
(over
50
horsepower)________
Hoists (steel)_________
Road m achinery_____
Pile drivers__________
Shovels (power, etc.) - Scranton, Pa.:
D e r r i c k s - ..___ __
_
Concrete mixers and
pum ps_____________
Seattle, Wash.:
Caterpillars and trac­
tors________________
Bulldozers (under 60
horsepower)-. _____
Bulldozers (60 horse­
power and over)
A ll other hoists except
shovels _____ .
Steel erection hoists___
Shovels (road)________
Locom otive
cranes,
clamshells__________
South Bend, Ind.:
Mixers
(1-bag
ca­
pacity)_____________
Cranes, shovels, der­
ricks, 2- (or more)
drum hoists________
1-drum hoists...............
Spokane, Wash.:
Bulldozers and all
road machinery, ex­
cept shovels. .........
C oncretem ixers_____
Dinkey engines___ . .
Shovels, 3-drum hoists.
Springfield, Mass.:
1-or 2-drum hoists____
Excavating shovels,
cr a n e s, 3 -d ru m
hoists______________
Road mixers__________
Small mixers. ________
Toledo, Ohio:
Mixers (l-bag capac­
it y )-------- ----------------

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936
Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40 $1.250

44

1.200
1. 500
1. 250
1.250

40
40
44
44

1.000
1. 308
1.125
1. 250

44
44
44
44

1.250
1.000

44
44

1.000
1.000

44
44

1.250
1.000
.875

40
40
40

1. 250
1.000
.950

40
40
40

$1.400

1. 250

40

1.125

40

1.500
1. 500
1.428
1. 500
1.667

40
40
40
40
30

1.286
1. 375
1. 428
1. 500
1.667

35
40
35
30
30

1. 500

40

1.500

40

1. 250

40

1. 250

40

1. 250

30

1.000

30

1. 350

30

1.250
1.375
1.500

30
30
30

1. 500

30

1.500
1.625
1. 750

30
30
30

1. 750

30

1.000

40

.750

40

1.250
1.000

40
40

1.100
1.000

40
40

1. 250
1. 375
1. 375
1. 625

35
35
35
35

1. 250
1. 250
1. 200
1.500

40
40
40
40

1. 250

40

1.125

40

1.500
1. 250
.750

40
48
48

1. 250
1.000

40
40

1.125

40

1.000

40

M a y 15,1937, which have come to the attention of

W A GES A N D

T able

12,—

HOUKS, BY

TRADES A N D

53

CITIES

Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M ay 15, 1987, and M ay 15, 1936— Continued
E N G IN E E R S —C o n t in u e d

40 $1.250

40

40

1.375

40

40

1.850

Rates of wages
per hour

40 $1. 650

40

40

1. 500

40

40
40

1. 250
1.125

40
40

40 $0. 550
40 1.200
40 1.000
44
.750
40 1.400
40
. 750
40
44
.800
40 1.125
40 1. 050
40 1.200
40 1.000
40
.750
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
44
40
35
30
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1. 500
1.000
.900
1.000
1. 000
1. 063
1. 000
1. 000
1.000
1. 300
.950
1. 200

40
40
40
48
40
35
30
40
40
40
40
40
40

4 1 0
1.000 1 4 1 0 0
4 0
1.000 24 1 0 0
1.000
1.000
1 00
0

40
44
44
40
40
40

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Washington, D. C—Con.
Hoists and pavers____ $1. 750
Pumps, compressors,
mixers........................ 1.600
Youngstown, Ohio:
Large equipment_____ 1. 500
Small equipment_____ 1. 250

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936
Rates of wages
per hour

T oledo, Ohio—Con.
Hoists, pumps, mixers
(over 1-bag capa­
city) _ ______
__ $1.375
Derricks, excavating
1. 500
shovels
Washington, D . C .:
Shovels, cranes, der­
ricks, pile drivers,
etc_________________ 2.000

Hours per week

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40
G L A Z IE R S

Atlanta, Ga____________
Baltimore, M d _________
Birmingham, A la ______
Boston, M ass__________
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Butte, M on t___________
Charleston, W . V a_____
Chicago, 111____________
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
Cleveland, Ohio________
Steel sash____________
Columbus, O hio..........
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton, Ohio__________
Denver, C olo__________
Des Moines, Iowa______
Detroit, M ich--------------Duluth, M in n -------------Houston, T ex__________
Indianapolis, In d ______
Jacksonville, Fla----------Kansas City, M o ______
Louisville, K y _________
Manchester, N . H _____
Memphis, Tenn________
Milwaukee, W is_______
Minneapolis, M in n ____
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)

$1,000
1.000
1.250
1. 250
1.150
1.250
1.000
1.800
1. 550
1.375
1.500
1.000

1.375
1.200
.900
1.250
.650
1.125
1.250
.750
1.438
1.000
.900
.750
1.100
1.000

40 $0. 850
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.125
40 1.000
40 1. 250
40 1.000
35 1.703
40 1.250
40 1.250
40 1.375
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40

40 1.200
40
40
40 1.000
40
40
48 ” .'650' ” ’ 48
40
40 1.000
40
40 1.150
.750
40
40
40
40 1.375
40
40
.800
.900
40
40
44
.650
40
40
40 1.000
40 1.000
40

Nashville, T enn________
Newark, N . J __________
New Haven, C onn_____
New Orleans, La_______
New York, N . Y _______
Norfolk, Va
Oklahoma C ity, O k la ...
Omaha, N eb r__________
Peoria, 111______________
Philadelphia, P a.1--------Pittsburgh, Pa_________
Portland, Oreg______
Providence, R . I . ___ __
Reading, Pa _________
Rochester, N . Y ___ ._
Rock Island (111.) dis­
trict_______________
- _
St. Louis, M o __
St. Paul, M in n _________
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h ...
San Antonio, T e x _____
San Francisco, Calif____
Seattle, Wash . . . . . . .
South Bend, I n d ____ .
Springfield, M ass---------Toledo, Ohio___________
Washington, D . C .____.
Worcester, M ass_______
Youngstown, Ohio_____

$0. 720
1.313
1.250
.750
1.650
.750
.900
1.000
1.250
1.125
1.200
1.100
1.000
1. 000
1.000
1.150
1. 500
1.000
.900
1.000
1.100
1.200
1.000
1.125
1.125
1.300
.950
1.375

40
40
40
40
40
40

G R A N IT E C U T T E R S

1,000 4 1,000
1.000 4 1.000

44 $
Baltimore, M d .
_____ $
io
Boston, Mass
40 1.063
Buffalo, N . Y _________ 1.063
Surface machine oper­
1.156
ators ._ __ . _ _
40 1.156
1.188
44 1.063
Butte, M o n t ____ ____
1.375
Chicago, 111____ ____
40 1.375
40 1.125
Cleveland, Ohio_______ 1.125
Supplying own to o ls .. 1. 500
40 1.500
40
Shop.
___ ____
40
Dallas, T e x _______ ___
Denver, C olo__________ 1. 250
35 1.125
1.375
35 1.125
Machine_____ ____
Manchester, N . H __ _
40
40 1.250
Newark, N .J . ________ 1.250
40
N ew Haven, Conn. __
N ew York, N . Y _______ 1. 250
40 1. 250
40 1.313
M achine_____________ 1. 313
40
Philadelphia, P a_______
40
Outside________ ___ 1. 250

1.000
1.000

1.000
1.000

1.000
1.000

1.000
1.000

1.000

1.000

44
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
35
35
40
40
40
40
40
40

Pittsburgh, P a . _______ $1. 250
40 $ . 250
n
Portland, M aine_____ _
.
Portland, Oreg__ . . . . .
.
Providence, R . I ----------40
M achine. ...... ........
1.075
40 1.125
40
St. Louis, M o _________ 1.125
.
Surface machine oper­
1.188
40 1.063
ators. _________
San Francisco, Calif____
40
O u ts id e _____________
40
.
Seattle, W a s h _________
40
Springfield, M a s s . . ___
.
40
Toledo, O hio. ......... ......
Machine_____________ 1.050
40 1. 050
Washington, D . C _____ 1.250
40 1.250
Outside______________ 1.500
40 1. 500
Worcester, M ass_____ __ 1.125
44 1.125
44 1.156
Outside and m achine.. 1.156

1.000
1.100
1.000 1 4
1.000 3 4
1.000

1.000
1 00
0
1.000
1 00
0
1.000

40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
44
44

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
1 40-hour week in December, January, February,
3
1 40-hour week, July 1 to Mar. 31 each year.
0
June, July, and August.
1 40-hour week, N ov. 15 to Mar. 15.
1
1 40-hour week after July 1, 1937,
3




54
T

able

U N IO N

SCALES

IN

B U IL D IN G

TRADES

1 2 . — U n io n scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 7 0 c ities,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 7 , and M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 6 — Continued
LATHERS
M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936
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Atlanta, Ga------------------- $1,000
1.250
Baltimore, M d ________
1.250
Birmingham, A l a ____
1.500
Boston, Mass . . . ___
Buffalo, N . Y .1_________ 1.333
Butte, M on t___________ 1.625
1.250
Charleston, W . V a__
1.500
Chicago, 111.1
1.313
Cincinnati, Ohio___ . . .
Cleveland, Ohio
_ __ 1.625
Colum bus, Ohio, ___ __ 1. 313
Dallas, T ex ______ ___ _ 1.500
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton, Ohio__________ 1.500
Denver, Colo _ _____ 1.430
1.429
Des Moines, Iowa
Detroit, M ich __ _____ 1.500
Duluth, M in n --------------- 1.350
Grand Rapids, M ich.:
.750
W ood
____________
1.250
M etal and wire
1.500
Houston, Tex
Indianapolis, In d _______ 1. 375
1. 375
Kansas C ity, M o __ _
Little R ock, Ark.:
1.500
M etal___________
W ood
. _________ 1.000
Los Angeles, Calif______ 1.333
Louisville, K y .:
1.375
Metal
W ood
1 6.500
4
TV/Todicou V lo--------------- 1.200
L L llD Ilj W iq
V ciL U
V'
M em phis, Tenn.:
W ood ________________ 1.000
M etal____ _______ __ , 1.375
Milwaukee, W is.1 __ . . . 1.250
Minneapolis, M in n ____ 1.500
M oline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, Tenn_______ 1.250
Newark, N . J _______ _ 1. 625
1.500
N ew Haven, Conn
N ew Orleans, La_______ 1.000

3
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M a y 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

M
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©
£
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ft
m
3
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13
f-i
0 9
2
© ft
"o
3
P
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40 $1,000
40 1. 250
40 1.000
30 1. 500
40 1.250
30 1.625
40 1.100
40 1.500
40 1. 313
40 1.500
40 1.200
40 1.000

40
40
40
30
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
35
40
40
40

1.200
1. 250
1.429
1.250
1.200

40
35
35
40
40

44
40
40
40
40

.600
1.050
1.250
1.200
1.250

40
40
40
40
40

40
40
30

1.000
.750
1. 250

40
40
30

40 1.000
40 1 5.000
4
40 1.200

40
40
40

40
40
40
30

1.000
1.125
1.200
1.250

40
40
40
30

40
40
40
40

1. 250
1.625
1. 275
1.000

40
40
40
40

C ity

l
S3
= !
© ft

M

C
O

I
©
ft
m

1
S3

1
New York, N . Y . : 1
W ood ________________
W ood ________________
M etal____ _____ ___ _
W ire_________________
Oklahoma C ity, Okla___
Omaha, N ebr________
Peoria, 111.__
______
Philadelphia, Pa.:
W ood ________________
M etal______________ .
Pittsburgh, Pa.1
___ . . .
Portland, Oreg.:
Metal and wood, first
class_______________
W ood, second class___
Providence, R . I _____ __
Reading, Pa __ _____
Rochester, N . Y ______
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict_________________
St. Louis, M o .:1 _ . . . .
.
M etal__________ ______
W ood ________________
St. Paul, M inn____ . . .
Salt Lake City, Utah:
W ood , first class _ _.
W ood, second class___
Metal, first class_____
Metal, second class___
San Antonio, T ex.1_____
San Prancisco, Calif.:
Class A ...... .......... .........
Class B ____ _______
Scranton, Pa___________
Seattle, Wash.:
T ffit.n
V .1
W ood
Spolrnop, Wash
Springfield, Mass.:
Wire and m etal____ _
W ood _________ _____ _
Toledo, Ohio___________
Washington, D . C _____
W ichita, Kans__ ____
Youngstown, Ohio_____

to £
© ft
c3
P
3

M
©
©
£
©
ft
c
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1
H

35 $1.714
40 1 11.000
4
40 1.400
40 1. 500
40 1.000
40 1.200
40 1.250

35
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.500
1. 500
1. 500

40
40
40

1.200
1. 375
1.500

24
24
40

1. 375
1. 250
1.250
1.250
1. 375

40
40
40
40
40

1.200
1.000
1.200
1.250
1.200

40
40
40
40
40

1.500

40

$1.714
HI 1.000
1.400
1.500
1.250
1.200
1.500

1.250

40

40 1.375
40 1 7.400
4
30 1.250

40
40
30

1.250
1.100
1.500
1.125
1.250

40
40
40
40
40

1. 250
1.100
1.250
1.100
1.000

48
48
48
48
40

1.450
1.250
1.375

30
30
40

1.250
1.050
1. 200

30
30
40

1. 500
1.350
1. 500

30
30
30

1. 375
1. 250
1. 200

30
30
30

1.250
1 6.000
4
1.625
1.625
1.125
1.500

40 1. 250
40 1 6.000
4
35 1. 250
40 1.375
.875
40
40 1. 250

40
40
35
40
40
40

Nashville, T enn . _____ $0.900
Newark, N . J __________ 1.650
N ew Orleans, La.:
Inside............. .
......
.880
Outside. _ _____ . . .
1.000
Pittsburgh, P a ___ __ 1.500
Rochester, N . Y ___ __
1.200
St. Louis, M o __________ 1.500
San Antonio, T tx ______ 1.100

40 $0,900
40 1.650

40
40

44
44
40
40
40
40

40
40
40

1. 375
1 7.400
4
1.500

M A C H IN IS T S
Baltimore, M d ___ _____ $1. 250
Boston, M ass__________ 1.375
1.500
Chicago, 111______ _____
1. 250
Cleveland, Ohio
1. 250
Houston, Tex
1.250
Indianapolis, Ind
Kansas City, M o _ _ __ 1.250
1.100
Louisville, K y _
Maintenance_________ 1.000
1.250
Milwaukee, W is______

40 $1.125
40 1.375
40 1.250
40 1.250
40 1.000
40 1.100
40
40
.850
40
.850
40 1.125

40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40

1.200
1.250
1.100

i See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
1 Per 1,000 laths.
4




55

WAGES AND HOURS, BY TRADES AND CITIES
T

able

12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 15y 1987 , and M a y 15 , 1986 — Continued
M ARBLE SETTERS

Atlanta, Ga____ _____ $1. 250
Baltimore, M d _________ 1.250
1.500
Birmingham, A la_____
Boston, M ass__________ 1.500
Buffalo, N . Y __________ 1.375
Butte, M ont __________ 1.625
Charleston, W . V a _____ 1. 250
1.500
Chicago, 111___________
Cincinnati, Ohio_______ 1.500
Cleveland, Ohio________ 1. 500
Columbus, Ohio_______ 1. 375
1.250
Dallas, T ex___________
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, Ohio__________ 1. 500
Denver, C olo_______ __ 1. 500
Des Moines, Iowa______ 1.375
Detroit, M ich __________ 1. 500
Duluth, M in n _________ 1.250
1.250
El Paso, T ex. ____ __
Erie, Pa____ __________ 1.500
Grand Rapids, M ich ___ 1.250
Houston, Tex __ ______ 1.250
Indianapolis, Ind _ . __ _ 1.375
Jacksonville, Fla_______ 1.250
Kansas C ity, M o ___ __ 1.375
Little Rock, A rk_______ 1.250
Los Angeles, Calif______ 1.188
Louisville, K y _ _ _ _____ 1.500
1.300
Madison, W is_________
Memphis, T enn________ 1.375
Milwaukee, W is_______ 1.250

40 $1.125
40 1.250
40 1.250
40 1.300
40 1.250
30 1.625
40 1.333
40 1.500
40 1. 375
40 1. 250
40 1. 325
40 1. 250

40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
35
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250
1. 375
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.300
1.000
1.375
1.000
1.000
1. 250
1.000
1.375
1.050

Minneapolis, M inn.1___
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T enn-----------N ew Orleans, La.1_____
New York, N . Y .1
______
Norfolk, V a____________
Oklahoma C ity, Okla_.Omaha, N ebr__________
Peoria, 111__ ___________
Philadelphia, Pa.1
--------Pittsburgh, Pa_______ Portland, M aine_______
Portland, Oreg_________
Providence, R . I _______
Reading, P a ___________
Rochester, N . Y _______
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict__________________
St. Louis, Mo__ _______
St. Paul, M inn________
Salt Lake City, Utah___
San Antonio, T ex.1_____
San Francisco, Calif____
Scranton, P a .__________
Seattle, W ash__________
South Bend, Ind _______
Spokane, W ash________
Springfield, Mass........ .
Toledo, Ohio___________
Washington, D . C _____
Worcester, Mass_____ Youngstown, Ohio_____

$1. 275

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40 $1,200

40

1.375
1.000
1.500
1.375
1.250
1.250
1.375
1.500
1.375
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.375
1.320

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.375
1.000
1.500
1.375
1.000
1.125
1.375
1.375
1.250
1.250
1.000

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.375
1.200

40
40

1.250
1.375
1.200
1.000
1.250
1.125
1.500
1.500
1.500
1.500
1.625
1.500
1.750
1.500
1.250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.375
1.200
1.000
1.125
1.125
1.500
1.375
1.250
1.375
1.375
1.250
1.500
1.300
1.125

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40 $1,200

40

1.250
1.200
1.000
1.438
1.250
1. 250
1. 250
1. 250
1.250
1.320

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.200
1. 000
1. 438
1.000
1. 000
1. 250
1. 250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.200

40

1.125
1. 300
1.250
1. 250
1.000
1. 250
1.350
1. 500
1. 500
1. 625
1. 250
1. 300
1.500
1. 250

40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.175

40
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M O S A IC A N D T E R R A Z Z O W O R K E R S
Atlanta, Ga.:
Rate A ....... ............ .
Rate B _ . _ ___ ______
Baltimore, M d _________
Birmingham, A l a . . ___
Boston, M ass__ __ ___
Buffalo, N. Y _________
Butte, M on t-_.........
Chicago, 111.1- _________
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
Cleveland, Ohio________
Columbus, O h i o . . . ___
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton, Ohio__________
Denver, C olo___ ______
Detroit, M ich __________
El Paso, T ex___________
Erie, Pa_____________
Grand Rapids, M ich ___
Houston, T ex __________
Indianapolis, Ind_______
Jacksonville, Fla. __ _
Kansas City, M o ______
Little R ock, A rk_______
Louisville, K y _________
Madison, W is.............. .
Memphis, Tenn..........

$1.250
1.000
1.188
1.500
1. 500
1.250
1.625
1.375
1.250
1.188
1.000

1.500
1.430
1.125
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.200
1.250

40 $1,000
40
40 1.188
40 1.250
40 1.250
40 1.188
30 1.625
40 1.375
40 1.150
40 1.188
40 1.000

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250

40
35

1.250
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.250
.900
1.100

40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40

Milwaukee, W is________
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T enn_______
New Haven, Conn.1
____
New Orleans, La.1
__
New York, N . Y _
Oklahoma City, Okla___
Peoria, 111________
Philadelphia, Pa
__
Pittsburgh, Pa.1
Providence, R . I . _____
Rochester, N . Y _______
Rock Island (111.) dis­
trict_________ _______
St. Louis, M o
St. Paul, M in n ________
San Antonio, T ex.1
San Francisco, C a lif___
Scranton, Pa
Seattle, W ash-- _______
South Bend, Tnd
Spokane, Wash
Springfield, Mass
Toledo, Ohio
Washington, D . C
Worcester, Mass
Youngstown, Ohio

$1,200

1.125

40

1. 250
l! 250
1.000
1.125
1. 375
1. 250
1. 300
1.300
1.000

40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.




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UNION SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES

12,— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 15 , 1987, and M a y 15, 1936 — Continued
P A IN T E R S
M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

City

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Atlanta, Ga------------------- $1,000
1.000
1.000
Baltimore, M d ________
Birmingham, A la . _ _ __ 1.075
Boston, M ass__ . . _ . . . 1.250
Buffalo, N. Y .1_________ 1.125
Spray painters_______ 1.410
B u tte,'M on t___________ 1.250
Charleston, S. C
.750
Charleston^ W . Va _ . . . 1.000
Chicago, 111__ ________ 1.667
Cincinnati, Ohio 1______ 1.200
Cleveland, Ohio________ 1.300
Fresco painters. ______ 1.350
Columbus, O hio_______ 1.125
Dallas, T ex ____________ 1.000
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton, Ohio_________
1. 250
Denver, C olo___________ 1. 250
Des Moines, Iow a--------- 1.125
Detroit, M ich __________ 1.250
Fresco painters _______ 1.250
Duluth, M in n .. ______ 1.000
E l Paso, Tex___________ 1.000
Erie, P a ________________ 1*1.050
.900
Grand Rapids, M ich ___
1.125
Houston, Tex __
1. 250
Indianapolis, Ind
.750
Jacksonville, Fla _ __
1. 250
Kansas City, M o _____
.875
Little R ock, A rk______
1.000
Los Angeles, C alif.__
1.000
Louisville, K y ________
Madison, W is ... ______ 1.000
Manchester, N . H_ _
.900
Memphis, T e n n ________ 1.000
Milwaukee, W is_______ 1.125
Swing stage painters.. 1.225
1.250
Spray painters ___
Structural iron and
bridge painters.
1. 375
Minneapolis, M in n ____ “ 1.250

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40 $0. 850
40
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.125
40 1.000
40 1. 280
40 1.250
40
40 1.000
30 1.500
40 1.200
35 1.250
35 1. 300
40 1.000
40
.875

40
35
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

1.100
1.250
1.125
1.000
1. 250
.875
1.000
.900
.900
1.000
1.150
.750
1.125
.875
1.000
.900
.900
.900
1.000
1.000

1.000

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
35
35
40
40

40
35
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

35

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Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, Tenn __
$0.925
Spray painters____
1.500
Newark, N . J.1_________ 1.125
N ew Haven, Conn____
1.063
N ew Orleans, La_______
.750
N ew York, N . Y .:
Rate A _
1.286
Rate B ____ __________ 1.714
Norfolk, V a ____________
.750
Oklahoma C ity, O k la ... 1.000
Omaha, N ebr__________
.900
Peoria, 111.
____ _____ 1.125
Philadelphia, Pa.1 _____ 1.000
Fresco painters_______ 1.000
Pittsburgh, Pa_________ 1. 375
Portland, O r e g ..____ __ 1.100
Providence, R . I . . ____ 1. 000
_
Reading, P a _ _________ 1.000
Rochester, N . Y _______ 1.200
Rock Island (111.) dis­
trict _________ ______ 1.150
St. Louis, M o __________ 1.500
St. Paul, M in n _________ 1.200
Fresco painters_______ 1.500
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h ... 1.000
Swing stage painters _ 1.125
San Antonio, Tex _ .
1.000
San Francisco, Calif.
1.000
Scranton, Pa.1 ___ _ 1.063
Seattle, W ash__________ 1.250
South Bend, In d _______ 1.000
Spray painters
1.125
Spokane, W ash___ __ _ 1.250
_
Springfield, M ass_ __ . 1.125
Fresco painters
1. 375
Toledo, Ohio 1___ _____
1.250
Spray painters______
1.350
Washington, D . C
1. 571
Worcester, M ass__
.950
York, Pa_______________
.650
Youngstown, Ohio
1.200

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40 $0.925
30 1. 500
40 1.000
40 1.063
44
.750

40
36
40
40
40

35
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40

1.286
1. 500
.750
1.000
.800
1.000
1.000

35
35
40
40
40
40
40

1.200
1.000
.900
.900
1.050

40
35
40
40
40

40
40
35
35
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
35
40
40
35
35
35
40
40
40

1.000
1.250
1.000
1. 250
1.000

40
40
35
35
40

1.000
1 000
1.000
1.125
.825

40
40
40
30
40

1.000
1.000
1.375
1.150

35
40
40
35

1.375
.950
.700
1.200

35
40
40
40

40 $1,250
40 1.200
40 1. 250
40 1.200
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1. 325
44 1.000
40 1. 325
40 1.000
30 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1.200
40 1. 300
40 1.250
40 1.200
30 1.250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
30

PLASTERERS
Atlanta, Ga____________ $1. 250
Baltimore, M d _________ 1.250
Birmingham, A la ______ 1. 250
Boston, M ass__________ 1.625
Buffalo, N . Y .i_________ 1.330
Butte, M o n t___________ 2.000
Charleston, S. C _______ 1.000
Charleston, W . V a_____ 1.375
Chicago, 111.1___________ 1.500
Cincinnati, Ohio_______ 1.375
Cleveland, O hio_______ 1.625
Columbus, Ohio_______ 1.375
Dallas, T e x ____________ 1.500
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton, Ohio--------------- 1.500
Denver, C olo__________ 1.500
Des Moines, Iowa______ 1.375

40 $1,000
40 1. 250
40 1. 000
30 1. 375
40 1.330
30 1.625
44 1.000
40 1.100
40 1.500
40 1.375
40 1.500
40 1.200
40 1.250

40
40
40
30
40
30
44
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
35
40

40
35
40

1. 200
1.100
1.375

Detroit, M ich __________
Duluth, M in n _______ __
El Paso, Tex___________
Erie, P a____ _________
Grand Rapids, M ich ___
Houston, T e x ______ __
Indianapolis, Ind
Jacksonville, Fla______
___
Kansas City, M o
Little Rock, A rk______
Los Angeles, Calif______
Louisville, K y ____ . . .
Madison, W is.. ______
Manchester, N. H __ _
Memphis, T e n n ______
Milwaukee, W is_ _____
_
Minneapolis, M in n ____
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)

$1.550
1.350
1.250
1.500
1.250
1. 500
1. 375
1.000
1.450
1. 250
1. 333
1. 375
1.250
1.500
1. 563
1. 250
1.500

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15, 1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
15 $1.15 per hour for work on swing scaffold.
14 $1.35 per hour for swing or structural-steel painting.




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12. —

H O U R S , B Y TRADES A N D

57

CITIES

U n io n scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 7 0 cities,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 8 7 , and M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 6 — Continued
P L A S T E R E R S —C o n t in u e d

Nashville, Tenn_ _____
Newark, N . J.__ ______
N ew Haven, Conn, 1
___
N ew Orleans, La_______
N ew York, N . Y .: i
Rate A ___________
Rate B _______________
Norfolk, Va _ __ _____
Oklahoma C ity, Okla__.
Omaha, N ebr. . ___ ___
Peoria, 111___________ __
Philadelphia, Pa.1
______
Pittsburgh, Pa.1________
Portland, M aine. _____
Portland, Oreg_________
Providence, R . I . _____
Reading, Pa _________
Richm ond, V a.1
________
Rochester, N . Y ..............

$1. 375
1.500
1.200
1.000
1. 500
2. 000
1. 250
1. 500
1. 250
1. 625
1.470
1.500
1.125
1.500
1.375
1.250
1.000
1. 375

40 $1.250
40 1.500
40 1.200
40 1.000

40
40
40
40

40
30
40
40
40
40
24
40
40
40
40
40
44
40

40
30
40
40
40
40
24
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1. 500
1. 500
1.100
1.000
1.125
1.500
1.375
1.500
1.125
1.200
1.200
1. 250
1.100
1.250

Rock Island (111.) dis­
trict__________________ $1. 500
St. Louis, M o .1________ 1.625
St. Paul, M in n _________ 1.500
Salt Lake City, U ta h ... 1.500
San Antonio, T ex______ 1.250
San Francisco, Calif____ 1.500
Scranton, Pa___________ 1.500
Seattle, W ash__________ 1.600
South Bend, In d ____ _ 1. 500
_ 1. 675
Spokane, W ash_____
Springfield, M ass_
_ __ 1.625
Toledo, O h io __________ 1.625
Washington, D . C ...
1. 750
Wichita, K a n s ... ____ 1.250
Worcester, Mass_______ 1. 500
York, Pa_______________ 1.100
Youngstown, Ohio___ _ 1.500

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40 $1. 250
40 1.500
35 1. 250
30 1. 500
40 1. 250
30 1.250
40 1.200
30 1.500
40 1. 250
30 1.500
40 1. 375
40 1. 375
30 1. 500
44 1.100
40 1. 300
40 1.100
40 1.250

40
40
35
30
40
30
40
30
40
30
40
40
30
40
40
40
40

40 $1. 400
40 1. 250
40 1. 000
40 1. 050
40

40
40
40
44

35
40
40
44
40
40
35
40
40
30
40
40
44
40

1. 500
1. 500
1.400
1.100
1.000
1. 250
1. 200
1. 500
1.000
1.200
1. 200
1.200
1. 000
1. 200

40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
30
40
40
44
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
44
40

1. 200
1.250
1. 438
1. 200
1.100
1. 250
1.100
1. 200
1. 375
1.125
1. 200
1. 200
1. 200
1. 500
.850
1.200

40
40
24
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
44
40

P L U M B E R S A N D G A S F IT T E R S
Atlanta, Ga____________ $1.250
Baltimore, M d
__ 1.250
Birmingham, A la .. _ _ 1. 500
1. 500
Boston, Mass
. . .
Buffalo, N . Y ________ 1.375
Butte, M on t______ . . . 1. 700
Gas fitters___
_____ 1.313
Charleston, W . Va _ _ 1.250
1.250
Charlotte, N . C ____ . . .
1.500
Chicago, 111.. . . . .
Cincinnati, Ohio . . _ 1.400
1.375
Cleveland, O hio. . . . .
Columbus, Ohio L _ . . . 1.200
Dallas, T ex_
_ . . . __ 1.500
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, Ohio____ _____ 1.400
1.430
Denver, Colo
____
1.250
Des Moines, Iow a ...
Detroit, M ich . __ . . . _ 1.375
1.100
Duluth, M in n _
_
El Paso, Tex___ _______ 1.250
Erie, Pa __
___ _ 1.125
Grand Rapids, M ich ___ 1.000
Houston, Tex
1.500
Indianapolis, Ind ____ 1.500
Jacksonville, Fla
. . . . 1.250
1.375
Kansas City, M o _ _
Little R ock, Ark
1.000
Los Angeles, Calif
1. 250
1.125
Louisville, K y _ _____
_
Madison, Wis _______
1.250
Manchester, N . H . . .
1.050
Memphis, Tenn_ ___
1.375
Milwaukee, W is. _____ 1.325
Minneapolis, M inn.1___ 1.375
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T en n . _____ 1. 250

40 $1. 250
40 1.100
40 1.250
40 1.250
40 1.200
30 1.700
40 1.250
40 1.000
44 1.100
44 1.500
40 1.250
40 1.375
40 1.200
44 1. 500

40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
44

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.200
1.300
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.000
1. 500
1.250
1.000
1. 250
1.000
1.125
1.125
1.200
1.000
1.250
1.200
1.200

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
36
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40

1.100

40

Newark, N . J.:
$1. 500
Rate A
__ 1. 250
Rate B ._ _ ____ __
N ew Haven, C onn.
1.125
N ew Orleans, La_ __
1. 250
Gas fitters____________ 1. 250
New York, N . Y . : 1
Rate A __
1.714
Rate B __ _
_______ 1. 500
Rate C -.
1.400
Norfolk, Va _
_ 1.100
Oklahoma C ity, Okla_._ 1.250
Peoria, UL ________ __
1.375
Philadelphia, Pa.1
____
1. 200
Pittsburgh, Pa_________ 1. 500
Portland, M aine L_ - _ 1.150
Portland, Oreg__
1.375
Providence, R . I
1. 350
Reading, P a____
__
1.200
Richmond, Va __ _
1.000
Rochester, N . Y __
1. 375
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict:
Rate A
_
1. 200
Rate B _
1.250
St. Louis, Mo_ _
1. 438
St. Paul, M in n .
__ 1. 200
Salt Lake C ity, Utah___ 1.200
San Antonio, Tex
1. 500
San Francisco, Calif. 1. 250
Scranton, Pa
1. 200
Seattle, W ash
__
1. 500
South Bend, Ind_ _ _ __ 1. 250
Spokane, Wash ______ 1. 400
Springfield, M ass______ 1.300
Toledo, Ohio 1___ __ __ 1. 375
Washington, D . C ____
1.500
York, Pa_______________
.850
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1. 375

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15, 1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.




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U N IO N

12.—

SCALES

IN

B U IL D IN G

TRADES

U n io n scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 7 0 cities,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 7 , dnd M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 6 — Continued
R O O F E R S , C O M P O S IT IO N

Baltimore, M d ... . ___ $1.000
Boston, M a s s.. _______ 1.375
Buffalo, N . Y __________ 1.000
Butte, M on t__ ________ 1.000
Foremen __________ _ 1.200
Chicago, 111.1----------------- 1.500
Forem en. _ . _______ 1. 750
Cincinnati, Ohio_______ 1.150
Cleveland, Ohio________ 1.425
Forem en_____________ 1.550
Colum bus, Ohio_______ 1.000
D avenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
D ayton , O h io _____ _
1.200
Forem en. ..................
1.300
D enver, C o l o _________ 1.350
D etroit, M ich ______ __ 1.000
Kansas C ity, M o ___ _ 1.125
Forem en___________
1.250
Los Angeles, C alif._ _ __ .875
.900
M adison, Wis
M ilwaukee, W i s . . . ___ 1.000
M inneapolis, M in n ____ 1.100
M oline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)

40 $0,900
40 1.175
40
.850
48
48
40 1.500
40 1. 750
40 1.025
40 1.275
40 1.400
40
.800

40
40
35
40
40
40
40
48
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.100
1.125
.900
1.000
1.125

40
40
35
40
40
40

.850
1.000

40
40

Nashville, T enn______ $0. 600
Newark, N . J___ ___ _ 1.281
N ew York, N . Y .i_____ 1.285
____ ______ 1.150
Peoria, 111.1
.850
Philadelphia, Pa.1_____
Foremen, ___________ 1.000
Pittsburgh, Pa.1___
1. 250
Foremen_____________ 1.350
Portland, O r e g ,____ . 1.125
Rochester, N . Y _______ 1.100
R ock Island (111.) dis­
1. 250
trict—
Foremen____ ______ 1.375
St. Louis, M o __________ 1.375
F o r e m e n ,___ _
__ 1.500
St. Paul, M in n _________ 1.100
.900
Salt Lake City, U ta h ,.,
San Francisco, Calif____ 1.125
Scranton, Pa, _ _____
1.125
Seattle, Wash __
1. 250
1.000
South Bend, Ind _____
Springfield, Mass______ 1.375
Toledo, Ohio____ ______ 1.125
Washington, D . C _____ 1.200
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.100
Foremen_____________ 1.350

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

M a y 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

40 $0,600
40 1. 281
40 1.285
40 1.000
44
.850
44 1.000
40 1.250
40 1. 350
40
.900
40
.950

40
40
40
40
44
44
40
40
30
40

1.125
1.250
1.250
1.375
1.000

40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.125
1.125
.900
1.200
1.125

40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250

40
40

$1. 578
1. 250
1.150
1.250
1. 500
.900
1.150
1.100
1. 750
1.100
1.125
1.125
1.250
1.100
1. 375
1.125
1. 350

40 $1. 578
40 1.000
40 1.000
40
40 1. 500
40
.900
40 1.100
40
.950
40 1. 500
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.125
30 1.125
40 1. 000
40 1. 200
40 1.125
40 1. 250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, O h io,, ______ $1. 375
Denver, C o lo ,_ _______ 1.430
1.250
Des Moines, Iowa_____
Duluth, M in n ____
1.100
E l Paso, T ex____ _
_
1. 250
Houston, T ex_______ __ 1.500
1.275
Indianapolis, I n d _ ___
1.375
Kansas City, M o . __
1.125
Los Angeles, Calif_____

40 $1.150
35 1.250
40 1.250
45
.900
44 1. 250
40 1.375
40 1.150
40 1.250
40 1.000

40
35
40
40
44
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40

R O O F E R S , S L A T E A N D T IL E
Atlanta, Ga __ __ _
$1,000
Baltimore, M d „ ________ 1.250
Birmingham , A la, _
1.125
B oston, M ass, _______ 1.375
Buffalo, N . Y ________
1. 250
Chicago, Ill_ ________
1. 500
Cincinnati, Ohio i„_
1. 250
Cleveland, O h io,,,
1.625
Colum bus, Ohio_ __
_
1.000
D a yton , O h i o ______ _ 1.375
Denver, C olo___ __
1. 350
D etroit, M i c h , , ____ _ 1. 250
Kansas C ity, M o , ___ 1.125
Los Angeles, Calif
__ .875
M ilwaukee, W is__ __
1. 350
M inneapolis, M i n n ...
1.100
Nashville, T enn________ 1.000
N ewark, N . J _________
1.500

40 $1,000
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1.175
40 1.000
40 1.500
40 1.075
40 1. 375
40 1.000
40 1.150
35 1.125
40 1.000
40 1.000
40
40 1.200
40 1.000
40
.875
40 1.500

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40

N ew York, N . Y .1
Oklahoma City, Okla___
Peoria,111.1 __ ___ __ __
,
Philadelphia, Pa__
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Maine
Providence, R . I__ __
Rochester, N . Y _ __
St. Louis, M o
St. Paul, M in n _____ . ,
San Francisco, C alif,,,
Scranton, Pa,
_____
Seattle, Wash
____
South Bend, Ind, _ _
Springfield, Mass
Toledo, Ohio___________
Youngstown, Ohio___

SHEET M E TA L W ORKERS
Atlanta, Ga____________
Baltimore, M d .1------- _
Birmingham, A la___ __
Boston, M ass_______ __
Buffalo, N . Y .1
_________
Butte, M on t___________
Charleston, W . V a___ __
Chicago, 111___ _________
Cincinnati, Ohio L ___
Cleveland, O hio-----------Colum bus, Ohio 1______
Dallas, T ex............ ..........

$1,000
1.125
1.125
1.375
1.150
1.500
1.125
1.500
1.225
1.375
1.000
1.375

40 $1,000
40 1.125
40 1.000
40 1.175
40 1.000
40 1.250
40
40 1.375
40 1.075
40 1.250
40 1.000
40 1.250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15, 1937, which have come to the attention
of the Bureau.




W A G ES A N D
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HOURS, BY

TRADES A N D

59

CITIES

1 2 . — U n io n scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 7 0 cities,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 8 7 , and M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 6 — Continued
S H E E T M E T A L W O R K E R S —C o n t in u e d
M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

Louisville, K y
M adison, W is__________
Manchester, N . H _
M em phis, T en n _______
Milwaukee, W is.1______
Minneapolis, M inn .1___
M oline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T en n _______
Newark, N . J .:1
Rate A _______________
Rate B _______________
____
New Haven, Conn.1
N ew Orleans, L a_______
N ew York, N . Y .1_____
Oklahoma C ity, Okla___
Omaha, N ebr_____ __
Peoria, 111______________
Philadelphia, Pa_______
Pittsburgh, Pa............. .

$1,000
1.100
.750
1.125
1.050
1.125

40 $0.850
40
.950
40
.750
.900
40
40 1.000
40 1.000

40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000

40

.875

40

1.250
1.400
1.125
.900
1.400
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.250
1.313

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.400
1.125
.900
1.400
1.000
.875
1.125
1.250
1.250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

Portland, M aine_______ $0.900
Portland, Oreg_________ 1.125
Providence, R . I . _
_ 1.150
Rochester, N . Y .1______ 1.180
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict___ ____ _______ 1.175
St. Louis, M o ____ _____ 1.500
St. Paul, M in n _____ __ 1.250
Salt Lake C ity, U tah. _ _ 1. 000
San Antonio, T e x . ____ 1.250
San Francisco, Calif____ 1.100
Scranton, Pa___________ 1.125
Seattle, W ash_________
1.375
South Bend, In d_______ 1.125
Spokane, W ash________ 1.250
Springfield, M ass______ 1.375
1.125
Toledo, Ohio____ . . . __
Washington, D . C _____ 1.500
York, Pa_____________
1.000
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.375

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

l

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40 $0,900
40 1.000
40 1.100
40 1.050

40
40
40
40

40
40
40
35
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250
1.100
.900
1.250
1.100
1.125
1.250
1.000
1.000
1.200
1.000
1.500
.850
1.250

40
40
40
35
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40

40 $1,000
40 1.000
40 1.125

40
40
40

35
35
40
40
40
40
40

1.571
2.100
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.250
1.125

35
35
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.300
1.300
1.500
1.250
1.000
1.160
1.200

40
40
40
35
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
44
40
30
44
35
44
40
40
44
40
40

1.063
1.500
1. 250
1.000
1.063
1. 350
1.350
.800
1.000
1.375
1.250
1.500
.800
.950
1.250

40
40
40
40
44
40
30
44
35
44
40
40
44
40
40

S IG N P A IN T E R S
Atlanta, Ga___________
Baltimore, M d _________
Birmingham, A la ______
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Butte, M on t________ _
Charleston, W . V a_____
Chicago, 111____________
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
Cleveland, O h i o _ _____
Colum bus, O hio_______
Dallas, T e x . __________
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock
Island
(111.)
district.)
D ayton, Ohio__________
Denver, C olo __________
Des Moines, Iowa______
Detroit, M i c h _______ _
D uluth, M in n . . .
___
E l Paso, T ex____ ____
Grand Rapids, M ich ___
Houston, T e x .__ ___ _
Indianapolis, Ind
Jacksonville, Fla_______
Kansas C ity, M o ______
Los Angeles, Calif.:
Inside________________
Outside______________
Louisville, K y _________
Manchester, N . H ____
M emphis, T en n ________
M ilwaukee, W is.:
O utside.._ _________
I n s id e ____ _
_____
Minneapolis, M in n ____
M oline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)

$1,000
1.125
1.371
1.150
1.250
1.250
1.875
1.250
1.575
1.250
1.250

40 $1,000
40 1.125
35 1.375
44 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.250
40 1.500
44 1.250
40 1.400
40 1.250
44 1.250

40
40
35
44
40
40
40
44
40
40
44

1.500
1.430
1.125
1.350
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.500
1.250
1.000
1.500

40 1.350
35 1.125
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.000
44
40 T o o o "
40 1.250
40 1.125
40
.750
40 1.500

40
40
40
40
40

1.125
1.350
1.125
.900
1. 250

44
44
40
40
40

1.125
1.350
1.125
.900
1.125

44
44
44
40
40

1.250
1.000
1.500

40
40
40

1.250

40

1.250

40

"1 6
40
40
40
40

Nashville, T enn __.......... $1,000
Newark, N . J __________ 1. 250
N ew Orleans, La----------- 1.250
N ew York, N . Y .:
Inside________________ 1.729
Outside---------------------- 2.310
Norfolk, V a_____ ______ 1.000
Oklahoma C ity, Okla___ 1.000
Omaha, Nebr_ ________ 1.000
Pictorial__________ __ 1.250
Peoria, 111_____ ________ 1. 250
Philadelphia, Pa.:
Outside. _________
1.400
Inside________________ 1.100
Pittsburgh, Pa_______ _ 1. 650
Portland, Oreg____ ____ 1.375
Providence, R . I . _ __ _ 1.000
Richmond, V a . _______ 1.300
Rochester, N . Y . . .
1.313
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict_________________ 1.250
St. Louis, M o
_
1.650
St. Paul, M in n _________ 1.500
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h ... 1.000
San Antonio, T e x .
1.063
San Francisco, C alif____ 1.350
Seattle, W ash__________ 1.500
South Bend, In d _______ 1.000
Spokane, W ash_____
_ 1.250
Springfield, M ass______ 1.375
Toledo, Ohio___________ 1.375
Washington, D . C ._ _ _ 1. 500
Wichita, Kans__ _____
.800
Worcester, M a s s............. .950
Youngstown, Ohio.......... 1.250

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.




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U N IO N

SCALES I N

B U IL D IN G TRADES

1 2 .— U n io n scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 7 0 c ities ,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 7 , and M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 6 — Continued
S T E A M A N D S P R IN K L E R F IT T E R S
M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

Atlanta, Ga_ _________ $1,250
Baltimore, M d _______
1.250
Sprinkler fitters __ __ 1.125
Birmingham, A l a . . ___ 1.500
Boston, M a ss..
_ _. 1. 500
Sprinkler fitte r s _____ 1.250
Buffalo, N . Y __________ 1.375
Sprinkler fitters______ 1.250
Butte, M on t___________ 1.700
Charleston, W . V a -------- 1.250
Charlotte, N . C _____ _ 1.250
Chicago, 111_________ . 1.500
Cincinnati, Ohio____ _ 1.400
Cleveland, Ohio_______ 1.375
Sprinkler fitte rs _____ 1.250
Columbus, Ohio 1 _____ 1.200
Dallas, T ex. __ _______ 1.500
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, O h io -------------- 1.400
Denver, C olo___ _ __ 1.430
Des Moines, Iowa . . . . . 1.250
Detroit, M ic h ... . _ _ _ 1.375
Duluth, M i n n .._ ------- 1.100
El Paso, T ex_____ ___ 1. 250
Erie, P a _____________ __ 1.125
Grand Rapids, M ich ----- 1.000
Houston, Tex _________ 1.500
Indianapolis, In d ___ __ 1.500
Jacksonville, Fla _____ 1.250
Kansas C ity, M o ___
. 1.375
Sprinkler fitters . . . _ 1.250
Little R ock, A rk. _
. 1.000
Los Angeles, Calif—. . . . 1.250
Sprinkler fitters_____
1.250
Louisville, K y ____ . . . 1.375
Madison, W is _ _ ______
1.250
Manchester, N . H _____ 1.050
Memphis, T enn________ 1.375
Milwaukee, W is.1 ___
1.200
Sprinkler fitters . . .
1. 250
___ 1.375
Minneapolis, M inn .1
Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)

40 $1,250
40 1.100
40 1.125
40 1.250
40
40 1.125
40 1.200
40 1.125
30 1.700
40 1.000
44 1.100
40 1.500
40 1. 250
40 1.375
40 1.125
40 1.200
44 1.500

40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44

1.200
1.300
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.250
1.000
1.000
1. 500
1.250
1.000
1. 250

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250
1.125
1.125
1.200
1.000
1.250
1.200
1.125
1.200

36
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40

40
35
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40

Nashville, Tenn________ $1. 250
Newark, N . J __________ 1.500
Sprinkler fitte rs _____ 1.250
N ew Haven, Conn____
1.125
N ew Orleans, La_______ 1.250
Sprinkler fitters______ 1. 260
N ew York, N . Y .1______ 1.540
Norfolk, V a______ _____ 1.100
Oklahoma C ity, Okla___ 1.250
Peoria, 111______________ 1.375
Philadelphia, Pa_______ 1.200
Sprinkler fitters______ 1.250
Pittsburgh, Pa.1..........
1.500
Sprinkler fitters......... . 1.250
Portland, M a in e 1______ 1.150
Portland, Oreg._............. 1.375
Providence, R . I ........ ___ 1. 375
Sprinkler fitters______ 1.250
Reading, P a ___________ 1.200
Richm ond, V a ___
1.000
Rochester, N . Y _____ .
1.375
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict:
Rate A _______________ 1.200
Rate B _______________ 1.250
St. Louis, M o ___
___ 1.500
Sprinkler fitters __ _ . 1.375
St. Paul, M in n ___. . .
1.200
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h .. . 1.200
San Antonio, T e x ______ 1.500
San Francisco, Calif____ 1.250
Low pressure refrigera­
tio n .. . . . __ _ __ 1.000
Scranton, Pa.... ______ 1.200
Seattle, W ash__________ 1.500
South Bend, I n d ______ 1.250
Spokane, W ash_________ 1.400
Springfield, M ass___
1.300
Toledo, O h io 1_________ 1.375
Washington, D . C .1____ 1.500
Sprinkler fitters . . . _ 1.250
Worcester, M ass_______ 1.200
York, Pa_______________
.850
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.375

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

1

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

40 $1.100
40 1.500
40 1.125
40 1.000
40 1.050
40
40 1.400
44 1.100
40 1.000
40 1.250
35 1.200
40 1.125
40 1.500
40 1.125
40 1.000
30 1. 375
40 1.200
40 1.125
40 1.200
44 1.000
40 1.200

40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
44
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.200
1.250
1. 438
1.250
1.200
1.100
1.250
1.125

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
44
40

1.200
1.375
1.125
1.200
1.200
1.200
1.500
1.125
1.200
.850
1.200

40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
44
40

40 $1.125
40
.875
44 1.000
44
.800
35 1.125

40
40
44
44
35

40
40
40
40
44
44
44

1.000
1.250
1.125
.800
1.250
1.000
.800

40
40
40
40
44
44
44

40
40

1.000
1.125

40
40

40
40
40
40
44

STON E C U TTERS
Baltimore, M d .:
Outside. . __ _
Inside.
___________
Boston, Mass.:
Inside
_____ _
Outside..........................
Carvers:
Inside______________
Outside____________
Buffalo, N . Y ________
Carvers______________
Chicago, 111..
_______
Carvers..
_________
Stone planermen........ .
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio________

$1.000
.750

40 $1.000
40
.750

40
40

1.175
1.350

40
40

1.175
1.350

40
40

1.440
1.610
1. 250
1.500
1.200
1.400
.940
1. 500
1 1.250
7

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.440
1.610
1.200
1.450
1.200
1.400
.940
1.375
1. 250

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

Columbus, Ohio____ __ $1.250
Stone planermen_____ 1.250
Dallas, T ex __ _ _ _ _ _ 1.125
Stone planermen_____
.900
Denver, C olo__________ 1.250
Detroit, M ich .:
Shop...... ........................ 1.125
Building_____________ 1. 250
Carvers______________ 1. 375
St.nnp. pi an firmfin
.900
Erie, Pa________________ 1.250
Houston, T e x __________ 1.125
Stone planermen_____
.900
Kansas C ity, M o .:
Shop_____ ___________ 1.125
Building____ ________ 1.250

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15,1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
1 $1.45 per hour if cutting old stone; $1,375 per hour when working for outside contractors or on stone partly
7
finished outside the district.




wages
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61

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12.— Union

scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M ay 15, 1987, and M ay 15, 1986— Continued
S T O N E C U T T E R S —C o n t in u e d

Kansas C ity, M o —Con.
Stone planermen
Carvers___
__ _ _
Little B ock, A r k _ __ _
Mem phis, T enn______
Milwaukee, W is.:
I n s id e __________ ____
Outside.
Stone planermen
Newark, N . J_ __ __ _
Stone planermen
N ew Haven, Conn.
N ew Y ork, N . Y .:
M achine____ ____
_.
Planermen___________
Peoria, 111.:
Outside______________
Inside
_ _ _
Stone planermen. _ _
Philadelphia, P a____ _
Carvers.
Stone planermen_____

40 $0,800
40 1.375
44 1.000
40

40
40
44

1.000
1.250
. 750
1.500
1.375
1.200

40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250

40
40

1.500
1. 375

40
40

1.500
1.375

40
40

1.500
1.375

40
40

1.250
1. 000
.900
1. 250
1. 500
.800

40
40
40
40
35
40

1.250

40

1. 250
1. 500
.800

40
35
40

$0.800
1.500
1.000
1.000

Pittsburgh, Pa.1____ __ $1.250
Carvers_______ ______ 1.625
Beading, P a ___ ________ 1.125
Bochester, N . Y .1___ __ 1.000
St. Louis, M o . .. . . . . . . 1.000
Carvers______ ._ __ _ 1.250
San Francisco, Calif____
.900
Scranton, Pa____ _____
1.500
Carvers. __________ . 1. 750
1.250
Stone planermen____
Springfield, M ass_ __
_
1. 250
S h o p ___ __ __________ 1.000
Toledo, Ohio______ __ . 1. 250
Carvers. _______ _____ 1.500
Washington, D . C .:
Outside.. . __________ 1. 500
Inside . . .
._
____ 1.125
M a c h in e .__ . . . ____
.975
1.750
Carvers____ _______
Wichita, Kans___ . . . .
1.000
.800
Machine______

Hours per week

Bates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Bates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Kates of wages
per hour

City

Bates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15, 1936

40 $1.250
40 1. 625
40 1.125
40 1.000
40 1. 000
40 1.250
40
40
40 1. 500
40 1.125
40
40 1.000
40 1. 250
40 1.500

40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
44
44

1.250
1.000
.850
1. 375
1.000
.800

40
40
40
40
44
44

40 $1. 500
40 1.200
40 1.000

40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

44
44
40
40
40

STONE MASONS
Atlanta, Ga________
Baltimore, M d ____
Birmingham, A la ...
Boston, M ass______
Buffalo, N . Y ______
Butte, M on t_______
Charleston, W . Va_
Chicago, 111.1______
Cincinnati, Ohio___
Cleveland, Ohio___
Columbus, O hio___
Dallas, T e x ________
D ayton , Ohio______
Denver, C olo______
Des Moines, Iowa__
Detroit, M ich _____
D uluth, M in n _____
El Paso, T ex______
Erie, Pa___________
Houston, T e x ______
Indianapolis, Ind__.
Jacksonville, Fla___
Kansas C ity, M o ...
Little B ock, Ark___
Los Angeles, Calif—
Louisville, K y ____
Madison, W is_____
Manchester, N . H -.
M em phis, T enn___
Milwaukee, W is. _.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Nashville, Tenn___

$1. 250
1.250
1.500
1.500
1.500
1. 625
1.500
1. 500
1.500
1.625
1. 375
1.500
1. 650
1.500
1.500
1.500
1.000
1.000
1.500
1.500
1.600
1. 000
1. 275
1. 250
1. 250
1. 500
1.300
1. 500
1.625
1.450
1.375
1.375

40 $1.125
40 1.100
40 1. 250
40 1.300
40 1.250
30 1.625
40 1. 333
40 1.500
40 1.375
40 1.375
40 1. 300
40 1.125
35 1.300
35 1. 250
40 1.500
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1. 000
40 1.313
40 1. 250
40 1. 425
44 1. 000
40 1.125
40 1.125
40 1. 000
40 1. 250
40 1. 000
40 1. 300
40 1. 375
40 1. 000
40 1.250
40 1. 250

40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
35
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

Newark, N . J ____ _____ $1,500
New Haven, Conn.1
___ 1.200
New Orleans, La.1______ 1.000
New York, N . Y . : 1
1.500
Bate A _______ _____
Bate B _ „ ...................... 1. 563
Norfolk, Va_____ ______ 1.250
Oklahoma C ity, Okla___ 1. 500
Peoria, 111---------------------- 1. 625
Philadelphia, P a _____
1.500
Bubble m asons.. . . . 1.250
Pittsburgh, Pa.1
______ _ 1.400
Portland, M aine___ . 1.250
Providence, B . I _______ 1. 250
Beading, P a_____
___ 1. 375
Kichmond, V a _________ 1.500
Bochester, N . Y _____ _ 1. 375
St. Louis, M o ________ . 1.250
St. Paul, M in n .1_______ 1.250
San Antonio, T e x ______ 1. 500
San Francisco, Calif.1__ 1.500
Scranton, P a _________
1.500
Seattle, W ash__________ 1.600
South Bend, Ind _____ 1. 500
Spokane, W ash________ 1.500
Springfield, M ass______ 1.625
Toledo, Ohio_________ _ 1.625
Washington, D . C _____ 1.750
Worcester, M ass___ _
1.500
York, Pa_________ __ . .800
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.500

1.500
1.563
1. 250
1. 250
1.375
1.375
1.000
1.400
1.250
1.250
1.200
1.250
1.250
1. 250
1. 100
1.250
1.500
1.500
1.500
1.250
1. 250
1.375
1.250
1. 500
1. 300
1. 000
1.250

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15, 1937, which have come to the attention
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U n io n scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 7 0 c ities,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 8 7 , and M a y 1 5 , 1 9 8 6 — Continued
S T R U C T U R A L IR O N W O R K E R S 1
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__ __ _ _ $1. 250
Rodm en- _______ __ 1. 000
Baltimore, M d .1 ____ 1. 375
R odm en___ _ _
1. 100
Birmingham, A la ______ 1. 250
R od m en .. 1_______ _ 1.000
Boston, Mass_______ __ 1. 500
Buffalo, N . Y ___ .
1. 500
Butte, M on t .
1. 500
Charleston, W . V a_____ 1.250
Chicago, 111.1____ ____ 1. 500
Cincinnati, Ohio______
1.400
R od m en l_____ . . . __
1. 250
Cleveland, O h i o i _ _ ___ 1. 563
Colum bus, O hio_____ _ 1.375
R od m en __________ _ 1.125
Dallas, T ex ........ ............
1. 250
R odm en_________
._ 1.000
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island
(111.)
district.)
Dayton, O h i o _________ 1.500
R odm en_____ __
1.350
1.430
Denver, C olo__ __
Des M oines, Iowa 1____ 1.250
Detroit, M ich ______ __ 1. 500
R odm en_______
1. 250
1. 250
Erie, Pa______. . .
1.125
R od m en . _ ____
H ouston, T e x ____ __ _.
1.250
1.000
R odm en.
Indianapolis, Ind____ _ 1. 550
R odm en_
_ _
_ _ 1. 300
Kansas C ity, M o
1. 375
R odm en _
1. 200
1.375
Finishers___ _
1. 375
Los Angeles, Calif
R odm en__________ __ 1.250
Finishers
1. 250
1. 250
Louisville, K y
R odm en__________ __ 1. 100
Madison, Wis__
1. 250
R odm en_____ ___ _ 1.150
1. 250
Manchester, N . H
1. 000
M em phis, Tenn
M ilwaukee, W is_______ 1. 375
Rodmen
1. 250
1. 500
Minneapolis, M i n n _
_
R odm en_____ __ __ __ 1.250
M oline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, Tenn
1.000
R odm en______ _____ 1.000

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.900
40
40 1.375
40 1.100
40 1.250
40
.750
40 1.200
40 1.125
1.250
40 1.250
40 1.500
40 1.250
40 1.100
40 1.375
40 1.250
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.000

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.150
1.000
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.125
.900
1.000
1.000
1.425
1.175
1. 375
1.125
1.250
1. 125
1.125
1.125
1.100
.900
1.050
1.050
1.125
1.000
1.175
1.050
1. 250
1.250

40
40
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
44

40
40

1.000

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Newark, N . J.1
_____ __ $1. 750
N ew Haven, Conn_____ 1. 650
N ew Orleans, L a ______ 1. 250
R odm en__ __________ 1. 000
N ew Y ork, N . Y .1_____ 1. 650
R odm en_ _______ __ 1.400
_
F in is h e r s ...___ __
1.400
Norfolk, V a ___________ 1. 250
R odm en______ ______
.750
Oklahoma C ity, O k la ... 1.250
Omaha, N ebr.1 _ _ _ __ 1.125
.
R odm en_ __ ______ 1.000
_
Peoria, 111______ ______ 1. 375
Philadelphia, P a_______ 1. 650
R odm en_____________ 1.000
Pittsburgh, Pa.1
_______
1.375
Portland, O r e g .__ ____ 1. 375
R odm en__ ___________ 1.125
Providence, R . I ______
1.250
Reading, P a ------------------ 1.500
R o d m e n ... ________
1.125
Richm ond, V a __ __ . . . 1. 250
Rodmen
_______
1.000
Rochester, N . Y _______ 1. 350
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict_________ ____ ___ 1.300
St. Louis, M o __________ 1. 750
St. Paul, M inn_______ . 1. 500
R odm en_____ . . . .
1.250
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h .._ 1. 250
Rodmen _______ __
1.125
San Antonio, T e x , . ___ 1. 250
R odm en__________ _ 1.000
San Francisco, Calif____ 1. 500
Rodmen
________
1. 250
Scranton, P a . . _____ _ 1. 500
Rodmen
__________ 1.375
Seattle, W a s h . . . ______ 1.500
1.350
Finishers.. . ________
R o d m e n ________ ._ 1.250
South Bend, Ind. . . . _ 1.500
R odm en________ ____ 1.250
Spokane, W ash_ .
_
1.500
1. 500
Finishers___________
R odm en. _ _____ __ 1. 300
Springfield, M ass______ 1.125
Toledo, Ohio 1_ _______ 1.375
R odm en____ _____ __
1.000
Washington, D . C -1 ___ 2.000
R odm en__ ________ 1.375
Worcester, M ass_______ 1.375
Youngstown, Ohio_____ 1.500

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40 1. 375
40 1. 250
40 1. 250
40 1.650
40 1. 400
40 1.400
40 1. 250
40
. 750
44 1.000
40
.900
.900
40
40 1. 250
40 1. 375
40
.850
40 1. 375
40 1. 250
40 1.125
40 1.250
40 1.500
40 1.000
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1.200

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
30
30
40
40
35
35
35
40
40
40
30
40
40
40

1.000
1.470
1.250
1. 250
1.125
1.125
1.000
1.000
1. 375
1.125
1.125
1.000
1.375
1. 250
1.125
1.250
1.000
1.375
1.250
1.125
1.125
1.250
1.000
1. 750
1. 250
1.250
1.250

40
40
44
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40

40 $1,500
40 1.000
40 1.375
40 1.000
40 1.250

24
40
40
40
40

40

40

T IL E L A Y E R S
Atlanta, Ga.:
Rate A ...............
Rate B _________
Baltimore, M d -----Birmingham, Ala_.
Boston, M ass_____
Buffalo, N . Y _____
Butte, M on t______
Charleston, W . Va.

$1. 250
1.000
1. 250
1. 250
1.500
1.250
1.625
1.250

40 $1,000
40
40 1.250
40 1.250
40 1.375
40 1.188
30 1.625
40 1.333

40
40
40
40
40
30
40

Chicago, 111____________ $1. 625
Cincinnati, Ohio_______ 1. 250
Cleveland, Ohio_______ 1.500
Columbus, O hio_______ 1.250
Dallas, T ex____________ 1.250
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, Ohio__________ 1.500

1.000

i See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15, 1937, which have come to the attention
o f the Bureau.
18 In cities where different kinds of work are not listed separately, it can be assumed that the same rate
prevails for erectors, rodmen, and finishers.
1 30-hour week optional with employer.
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12.— Union scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities ,
M a y 15, 1937, and M a y 15, 1936 — Continued
T IL E L A Y E R S -C o n t i n u e d

Denver, C olo__________
Des Moines, Iowa______
Detroit, M ich .1________
Duluth, M in n _________
El Paso, T ex----------------Erie, Pa-----------------------Grand Rapids, M ich ___
Houston, T e x __________
Indianapolis, In d ______
Jacksonville, Fla_______
Kansas C ity, M o ______
Little R ock, A rk----------Los Angeles, Calif______
Louisville, K y _________
M adison, W is__________
M em phis, T enn________
Milwaukee, W is_______
Minneapolis, M in n ____
Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T en n -----------Newark, N . J.1_________
N ew Haven, Conn.1____
New Orleans, La.1_____
N ew York, N . Y _______
Oklahoma City, Okla___

$1. 500
1.250
1.375
1.250
1.250
1. 250
1. 250
1.250
1.375
1.250
1. 250
1.250
1.175
1.250
1. 250
1. 250
1.250
1.325
1.250
1.438
1.200
1.000
1.438
1.250

35 $1. 250
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1. 250
40 1.250
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.200
44 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.000
40 1.250
40 1.000
40 1.100
40 1.250
40 1.200

35
35
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.438
1.200
1.000
1.438
1.000

Omaha, N e b r.— _ ___ $1. 250
Peoria, 111____ ________ 1.500
Philadelphia, Pa.1 ___ __ 1.275
Pittsburgh, P a-------------- 1. 375
Portland, M aine___ __
1. 250
Portland, Oreg. _______ 1.250
Providence, R . I . _ __ _ 1. 250
Reading, Pa _________ 1.375
Rochester, N . Y _______ 1.320
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict--. ____ _ _ ___ . 1.250
St. Louis, M o ______ __
1.250
St. Paul, M in n _________ 1.325
Salt Lake C ity, U tah— 1.000
San Antonio, T ex.1_____ 1.250
San Francisco, Calif____ 1.250
Scranton, P a ... _______ 1.250
Seattle, W ash__________ 1.350
South Bend, Ind. - _ __. 1. 500
Spokane, W ash_____ __ 1. 500
Springfield, M a s s,. . .__ 1.625
Toledo, Ohio----------------- 1.500
Washingtion, D . C _____ 1.300
Worcester, M a ss.. ____ 1. 500
Youngstown, O h io ___
1.250

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

M a y 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40 $1,000
40 1.000
40 1.125
40 1. 250
40 1. 250
40 1.000
40
40 1.250
40 1.200

40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1.000
1.250
1.200
1.000
1.125
1. 250
1.250
1. 250
1.000
1.000
1.375
1. 250
1.300
1. 300
1.000

40
40

B U IL D IN G L A B O R E R S
Atlanta, Ga.:
Rate A _______________ $0,500
.600
Rate B _______________
Baltimore, M d
__ _ .450
Birmingham, A la.:
.500
Rate A _______ _____
R a t e B . _______ _
_ .500
Rate C ____________ __ .400
Boston, Mass.:
.850
Rate A _______________
.850
Rate B _______________
.650
Buffalo, N . Y __________
.750
Mortar mixers_______
Butte, M on t___________ 20.794
Jackhammermen ____
.900
Concrete laborers____ 1.333
.950
Chicago, 111.1___________
Caisson diggers_______ 1.250
Windlass or niggerhead_______________ 1.100
.700
Building wreckers.
.600
Cincinnati, O h i o . . ____
.875
Cleveland, O h io 1___ __
.800
Wreckers____________
.700
Wreckers’ helpers____
Columbus, O h io ._______
.500
Dallas, Tex __ __ __
.400
.500
Skilled
.
_ _
Denver, C o l o ________ _ .714
Jackhammermen (in
.800
city) __
__________
Jackhammermen (out
.800
of city) _
_ _
.725
Des Moines, Iowa______
.775
Mortar mixers______
.650
Detroit. M ich____ _____

40 $0,400
40
.600
40
.450

40
40
40

40
40
40

.550
.400
.400

40
40
40

40
40
40
40
48
40
30
40
40

.775
.700

40
40

.720

40

1.125
.950
1.250

30
40
40

1.100
.700
.500
.820
.750
.650
.500

40
40
40
40
40
40
40

.625

35

.675
.775

40
40

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
48
48
35
35
40
40
40
40

Davenport, Iowa. (See
Rock Island (111.)
district.)
E l Paso, T e x _ _________ $0. 400
Indianapolis, Ind ______
.500
Jacksonville, Fla_______
.400
Kansas C ity, M o ______
.800
Jackhammermen_____
.850
Concrete workers, e tc.
. 850
Powder and nozzle
m en____ _______
1. 000
Los Angeles, Calif-— ___ .625
Jackhammermen— __ .750
Louisville, Ky___ _____
.500
Manchester, N . H _____
.625
M emphis, T en n .......... _ .625
Milwaukee, W is_______
.850
Caisson laborers______ 1.500
Sand blasters_________ 1. 250
Minneapolis, M in n ____
.850
Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T enn_____ __ .400
Newark, N . J_
__ _
.875
N ew Haven, C onn_____
.650
N ew Orleans, La_______
.400
Airgun laborers______
.500
N ew York, N . Y .:
Rate A 21_____ ______
.938
Rate B ____ ________
.900
Barmen—Rate A _____ 1. 250
Barmens’ helpers—
Rate A _____________ 1.150
Barmen—Rate B _____ 1.000
Barmens’ helpers—
Rate B _____________
.900

40
48
44 $0. 400
40
.700
40
.800
40

40
40
40

40
44
44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

.625
.750
.400
.500
.550
.700
1.200

44
44
40
40
40
40
40

.750

40

40
40
40
44
44

.875
.550
.400

40
40
40

40
40
40

.938
.900
1.000

40
40
40

40
40

.900

40

40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15,1937,which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.
2 $6.35 for 6 hours when working with crafts having a 6-hour day.
0
2 Includes concrete and cement workers,
1




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U N IO N SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES
1 2 .— Union scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 7 , and M a y 1 5 , 1 9 3 6 — Continued
B U IL D IN G L A B O R E R S —C o n t in u e d

44

.600

40

.700
1.000
.600
.500
.750

40
40
40
40
40

.500
.550

40
40

.500

40

44
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

R ock Island (111.)—Con.
Mortar mixers (hand). $0,900
Mortar mixers (ma­
chine)_______ _____
1.000
.875
St. Louis, M o _________
.613
Wreckers___________
.750
St. Paul, M inn________
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h ..
.650
Jackhammermen____
.750
.900
Brick wheelers______
.500
San Antonio, T ex_____
San Francisco, Calif___
.750
.650
Scranton, Pa.1_________
.900
Seattle, W ash_________
South Bend, In d ______
.600
.800
Spokane, W ash_______
Springfield, M ass_____
1. 000
Toledo, Ohio__________
.750
Mortar mixers______
.850
Washington, D . C ____
.650
Worcester, M ass______
.650
Staging builders_____
1.000

Hours per week
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

0.825
.788
.563
.550
.500
.750
.800
.500
.688
.500
.700
.550
.625
.800
.500
.550
.600
1.000

40
£ § £ § £ £ ££ £ £ $ £ £ £

40
40
44
40
40

City

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

40 $0.825
40
.700
44
.400
40
.750
44
.500

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

I §§§!

New York, N. Y .—Con.
Excavating:
Building construc­
tion______________ $0.950
H eavy construction.
.950
Oklahoma C ity, O k la ...
.500
.825
Peoria, 111_____________
.500
Philadelphia, Pa_______
Scaffold builders and
.600
mortar mixers______
Compressed air and
foundation workers... . 650
.700
Pittsburgh, Pa.1________
Caisson laborers______ 1.000
.600
Portland, M a in e.______
.500
U n sk illed ___________
Portland, O reg ... . . . .
.750
.500
Providence, R . I _______
.500
Reading, P a ------- ---------.625
Rochester, N . Y .1______
R ock Island (111.) dis­
.600
trict________________

Hours per week

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

M a y 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

35
48
40

.750

30

40 $0,650
40.
40
.750
30
.750
40
40
40
40
40

£§!

R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict__________________ $0. 750
Salt Lake C ity, U tah_
_
.650
Scranton, P a __________
.750
Seattle, W ash__________
.900
Toledo, Ohio:
.900
R o lle r s ._____ _____
Kettlemen. ________
.800
Washington, D . C _____
.750
Youngstown, Ohio . . . _ .850
Kettlem en___________
.900

|

40
40
40

.700
.750
.800

ggg;

40 $0.800
40
.600
40
.700

[

Boston, Mass
___ __ $0.900
.600
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Kettlemen. _ _________ .850
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
.800
Denver, Colo
___ ___
. 750
Madison, Wis
Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
.813
Portland, Oreg--------------

£

I

C O M P O S IT IO N R O O F E R S 9 H E L P E R S

$0.805
.910
.910
.910
.820
1.068
.880
1.070
.875
.770
1. 050
1. 060
1.000
.830
1.000
.900

.930
1.008
.930
.840
.890
.770

40 $0.805
40
.880
44
.880
40
.805
44
40
.930
.850
40
40 1.070
44
40
.770
40 1.050
40
.910
40
.980
40
.830
40
.840
44
.760

40
40
40
40
40
40
44

40
35
40
44
40
44

40
35
40
44
40
44

.930
.860
.930
.840
.875
.700

40
40
44
40
40
40
40

Erie, Pa________________ $0,755
Grand Rapids, M ich ,1. . .
.820
Houston, T ex__________ 1.000
Maintenance____ . __
.900
Indianapolis, Ind_______
.970
Jacksonville, Fla. _ ____
.735
Maintenance___ ___
.660
.975
Kansas C ity, M o _______
Little R ock, A rk___ . . .
.788
Maintenance_________
.707
Los Angeles, Calif___ _ .875
Louisville, K y _ .............
.850
Memphis, T enn________
.860
Milwaukee, W is. . . ___
.860
Minneapolis, M in n ____
.880
Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Nashville, T enn________
.840
Maintenance_______ _ .756
N ew Haven, Conn.1____
.910
N ew Orleans, L a .1_____
.780
N ew York, N . Y _______ 1.031
Norfolk, V a____________
.740
Oklahoma City, Okla. _.
.840
Omaha, N ebr...... ............
.770

40 $0,720
44
.820
40
.890
44
.810
40
.880
44
.735
44
.660
40
.955
44
.788
44
.707
44
.788
44
.780
40
.840
.800
40
44
.830

£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

Atlanta, G a .1
___________
Baltimore, M d _________
Maintenance_________
Birmingham, A la ______
Maintenance_________
Boston, M ass__________
Buffalo, N . Y __________
Butte, M on t___________
Maintenance_________
Charleston, W . Va.i-----Chicago, 111.1___________
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
Cleveland, Ohio 1______
Columbus, Ohio 1______
Dallas, T e x ------------------Maintenance_________
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, Ohio 1-------------Denver, C olo---------------Des Moines, Iow a______
Maintenance_________
Detroit, M ich__________
Duluth, M in n _________

40
40
40
40
40
44
44
44

,££££§£

|

E LEV A TO R CON STRU CTORS9 H ELPERS

.780
.710
.910
.780
1. 031
.740
.700
.770

1See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15,1937, which have come to the attention
of the Bureau,




65

WAGES AND HOURS, BY TRADES AND CITIES

T a b l e 12.— Union scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities ,
M a y 15, 1 98 7 , and M a y 15, 1986 — Continued
E L E V A T O R C O N S T R U C T O R S ’ H E L P E R S —C o n t in u e d

Peoria, 111---------------------- $0,900
.950
______
Philadelphia, Pa.1
.855
Maintenance_________
Pittsburgh, Pa.1________ 1.040
.785
Portland, M aine---------.980
Portland, Oreg_________
.882
Maintenance
.850
Providence, R . I - — __ .
Reading, P a ------------------ .860
Richmond, V a.1- ........... .760
.680
Maintenance___
.855
Rochester, N . Y .1______
R ock Island (111.) dis­
.945
trict_______________
St. Louis, Mo_ _______ 1.110
.880
St. Paul, M inn___ ___
San Antonio, Tex_ _ _- - .875
.788
Maintenance_________

40 $0.900
40
.950
40
.855
40 1.040
44
.785
.850
40
.760
40
40
.850
44
.860
.760
44
44
.680
40
.855

40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
44
44
44
40

40
40
44
40
44

44
40
44
40
44

.805
1.040
.830
.735
.661

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

M a y 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

$0.980
.892
.890
1.078
.970
.770
.690
.910
.819
.860
1.020
1.160
.760
.910
.900

40 $0.910
40
.810
44
.890
30
.998
30
.898
40
.700
40
.650
.785
40
44
.710
40
.860
40
.860
40 1.160
44
.760
40
.910
40
.880

40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
44
40
40

Minneapolis, M in n __ _ $1.150
Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Newark, N. J _ __
__
.875
New Haven, C o n n __ _ .650
New Orleans, La_______
.600
New York, N . Y .1_____
.900
Oklahoma C ity, Okla—
.700
.825
Peoria, 111___ ______ —
Philadelphia, Pa_______
.600
Pittsburgh, Pa.1 _ __
.900
Portland, Maine
.700
Portland, Oreg_________ 1.125
Providence, R . I
. 600
Reading, Pa _________
.850
Rock Island (111.) dis­
trict:
Rate A
- __
.825
Rate B ___________
.900
St. Louis, M o .:
Bricklayers___ - _
1.000
Stone masons. _
__ _ 1.000
Street and sewer work
.800
St. Paul, Minn
_
1.150
Salt Lake C ity, U tah__ 1.000
San Antonio, Tex.:
Rate A
______
__
.600
Rate B _ ______
.450
1.125
San Francisco, Calif___
.650
Scranton, Pa.1_________
1.150
Seattle, W a s h ___ ___ South Bend, Ind _____
.750
1.100
Spokane, W ash_______
Springfield, Mass
___ 1.000
Toledo, Ohio___________
.800
Washington, D . C
.650
Worcester, Mass _____
.900

30 $0,900

30

40
40
40
40
44
40
44
40
40
40
40
40

.875
.550
.600
.900
.700
.750
.500
.900
.700
.900

40
40
40
40
44
40
40
40
40
40

.850

40

40
40

.600
.825

40
40

40
40
48
35
40

.875
1.000

40
40

.850
.900

40
40

.600

40

1.000
.600
1.000
.700
.800
.800
.700
.550
.825

30
40
30
40
40
40
40
40
40

San Francisco, Calif— -Maintenance_________
Scranton, Pa___________
Seattle, W ash__________
Maintenance_________
South Bend, In d —_
Maintenance_________
Spokane, W ash _ _ ______
Maintenance- - ___ -Springfield, Mass______
Toledo, Ohio___________
Washington, D . C - _ . _Wichita, K an s.- _____
Worcester, Mass _. - Youngstown, Ohio_____

H O D C A R R IE R S
Atlanta, Ga_- __ _____
Baltimore, M d — -------Birmingham, A la.:
Rate A ______ _ _ _ __
Rate B
_ ____ __ _
Rate C __
__ _
Boston, Mass.:
Rate A ______
- ___
Rate B
____ ___ Buffalo, N . Y __________
Butte, M on t-- _____ Chicago, 111.1 _____
Stone derrickmen and
riggers
- Cincinnati, Ohio__ _
Cleveland, O hio.-Columbus, Ohio. _ _ - Dallas, T ex _____ _____
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Dayton, O h io _____ ___
_
Denver, C olo_
Des Moines, Iowa_ _ __
Detroit, M ich _ _ _ ___ _
Duluth, M in n ______ Houston, Tex _ _____
Indianapolis, In d Jacksonville, F l a ______
Kansas C ity, M o.:
Bricklayers _ ______
Stone m a s o n s _______
Los Angeles, Calif—
Louisville, K y
_____
Madison, W is___ ______
Manchester, N . H _____
Memphis, Tenn
Milwaukee, W is___ ___

$0,500
.625

40 $0.500
.625
40

40
40

.600
.600
.500

40
40
40

.650
.600

40
40

.850
.850
.700
1.333
.950

40
40
40
30
40

.775
.700

40
40

1.125
.950

30
40

1.063
.850
.875
.800
.625

40
40
40
40
48

1.063
.700
.820
.800

40
40
40
40

2
1.000 2 35
1.000
35
.900
40
.650
40
1.000
40
.625
40
.950
40
44
.400

.800
.900
.900

35
35
40

.800
.625
.800
.400

40
40
40
40

.800

40

.750
.625
.750
.700

40
40
40
40

.800

40

.900
.850
.750
.750
.900
.800
.625
.950

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

40
40
30
40
30
40
35
40
40
40
40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15,1937, which have come to the attention
of the Bureau.
Full time allowed, 40 hours.

2
2




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U N IO N SCALES IN BUILDING TRADES
12.— Union scales of wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 1 5 y 1 9 8 7 , and M a y 1 5 , 1936 — Continued
M A R BLE SETTE R S’ H ELPERS

Baltimore, M d
____
Boston, Mass
____ __
Buffalo, N . Y i _______
Chicago, 111
_________
Cincinnati, O h i o . _____
Cleveland, Ohio
___
P o lish e r s.____ ______
Columbus, O h i o . . . ___
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Denver, C o l o _ _______
_
Detroit, M ich ______ __
Indianapolis, In d __
Kansas C ity, M o
Los Angeles, Calif . ..
Milwaukee, W is_______
Moline, 111. (See Rock
Island (HI.) district.)

$0.750
.950
.625
1.025
. 650
1.000
1.100
.650

.900
.850
.650
.850
.672
.950

40 $0.650
40
.800
40
. 625
40 1.025
40
.813
40
40 1.100
40
.700

35
40
40
40
40
40

.750
.700
.600
.750
.625
.750

40
40
40
40
40
40
40

35
40
40
40
40
40

New Haven, C o n n ____ $0.875
N ew York, N . Y _____ 1.156
Philadelphia, Pa_______
.870
Pittsburgh, P a _ __ - __
.900
Portland, Oreg___ __ __
.750
Providence, R . I _____ __ .925
Reading, P a ______ ____
.850
R ock Island (111.) dis­
.650
trict_____________ ____
St. Louis, M o ___ _
.800
.800
Salt Lake C ity, U tah___
San Antonio, Tex _____
.500
Scranton, Pa.1 ___ ___
.800
South Bend, I n d ____ _ .750
Spokane, W ash____ __ . .900
.900
Springfield, Mass _ _
T oledo, Ohio___________
.800
W ashington, D . C ___ __ .938
.725
Youngstown, Ohio_____

40 $0.750
40 1.156
40
.775
40
.813
40
.750
40
.925
40
.850
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40
40

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

City

Hours per week

M a y 15,1937 M a y 15,1936
Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

C ity

Rates of wages
per hour

M ay 15,1937 M ay 15,1936

40
40
40
40
40
40
40

.750
.800
.400
.800
.700

40
40
40
40
40

. 750
.600
.750
.500

40
40
40
40

$.900
.600

40 $0. 800
40
.600

40
40

1. 517
1.000
1.063
.925
1.075
.900
.800
1.125
.800
.850

30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

1. 333
1.000
1.063
.850
.950
.900
.800
.900

30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

.850

40

.900
1.153
1.150
1. 250
.600
1. 250
.650
1.150
1.167
1.000
.900
1.000
.900

40
40
35
30
40
30
40
30
30
40
40
40
40

.825
1.063
.850
1.100
.600
1.100
.600
1.000
1.000
.800
.800
.875
.825

40
40
40
30
40
30
40
30
30
40
40
30
40

N ew Orleans, La _____ $0. 600
Pittsburgh, Pa______ __
.875
Portland, Oreg _ _ __ . 750
Reading, Pa___ _____ __ .750
Rochester, N . Y _______
.850
St. Louis, M o _____ _ _ 1.000
Scranton, Pa. C _____ _ .650

40
40
40
40
40
40
40

$. 875
. 750
.750
. 650
.875
.500

40
40
40
40
40
40

PLASTERERS’ LABO RERS
$0.600
Atlanta, Ga_ ________
.625
Baltimore, M d _______
Birmingham, A la ______
.500
Boston, Mass
1. 100
Buffalo, N . Y __________
. 700
1. 333
Butte, M ont
Chicago, 111.1 _________ 1.013
Cincinnati, O h io._ __ _ .850
Cleveland, Ohio 1
. 875
Columbus, Ohio____ __
.800
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
____ 1.000
Denver, C olo___
1.000
Detroit, Mich_
Diilnth, M inn
1. 000
. 950
Indianapolis, Ind
.400
Jacksonville, F l a _ ___
.900
Kansas C ity, M o _____
Los Angeles, C a lif_____ 1.150
.750
Louisville, K y _ _____
.900
M adison, W is _ __ ___
M emphis, T enn___ _ _ .625
.900
Milwaukee, W is__
1.150
Minneapolis, M inn
M oline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
.500
Nashville, Tenn— ___

40 $0. 600
40
. 625
40
30
.950
40
30 1.125
40 1.013
40
.700
40
.820
40
.800

40
40
30
30
40
40
40
40

35
40
40
40
44
40
30
40
40
40
40
30

.900
.800
.800
.800

35
44
40
40

.800
1.100
.700
.750
.500
.800
.900

40
30
40
40
40
40
30

40

.500

N ew Haven, C o n n __ _
N ew Orleans, La_______
N ew Y ork, N . Y . : 1
Rate A ~ _ ___ _______
Rate B_
_______ _
Rate C __ __________
Peoria, 111_________
Philadelphia, P a . ______
Pittsburgh, Pa.1 _____
-Portland, M aine. _____
Portland, Oreg _ _____
Providence, R . I_
. __
Reading, P a __________
R ock Island (111.) district__ ___ ___ __ _
St. Louis, M o .
St. Paul, M inn _____ __
Salt Lake C ity, U ta h __
San Antonio, T ex _ ___
San Francisco, C a lif___
Scranton, Pa.1 _________
Seattle, W ash __________
Spokane, Wash ___ __
Springfield, M ass___ __
Toledo, Ohio___
Washington, D . C _____
Worcester, M a s s.__ __

40

PLUM BERS’ LABORERS
Birmingham, Ala . __ $0. 500
Buffalo, N . Y __________
.600
Cleveland, O h io 1
.975
1.000
Denver, C olo___ _____
.850
Kansas C ity, M o . ____
Milwaukee, W is.:
1.000
Rate A _
___
.900
Rate B_______ _______

40
40 $0,500
40
.920
35
.714
.750
40

40
40
35
40

.800
.800

40
40

40
40

1 See appendix, p. 68, for a listing of rates effective after M a y 15, 1937, which have come to the attention of

the Bureau.




67

WAGES AND HOURS, BY TRADES AND CITIES
T

able

1 2 .— Union scales o f wages and hours in the building trades in 70 cities,
M a y 15, 1 937, and M a y 15, 1936 — Continued
S T E A M A N D S P R IN K L E R F IT T E R S ’ H E L P E R S

Baltimore, M d -------------- $0. 875
S p r i n k l e r fitters’
helpers_____________
.725
Boston, Mass, (sprin­
kler fitters on ly )______
.750
Buffalo, N . Y . (sprin­
kler fitters only)______
.725
Charleston, W . V a _____
.750
Chicago, 111. (sprinkler
fitters on ly )__________ 1.000
Cleveland, Ohio (sprin­
kler fitters on ly)_____
.750
Dallas, T e x ____________
.750
Davenport, Iowa. (See
B ock Island
(111.)
district.)
D ayton, Ohio__________
.600
Detroit, M ich---------------- .750
Erie, Pa________________
.600
H ouston, T e x __________
.750
Kansas C it y , M o.
(sprinkler fitters only) - .781
Los
Angeles,
Calif,
(sprinkler fitters only) _ .750
Milwaukee, W is_______
.700
S p r i n k l e r fitters’
helpers_____________
.750
Minneapolis, M inn .1___
.750
M oline, 111. (See Rock
Island (111.) district.)
Newark, N . J __________ 1.000
S p r i n k l e r fitters’
.750
helpers____ ________

40 $0.625

40

40

.725

40

40

.725

40

40
40

.725
.500

40
40

40

1.000

40

40
44

.725
.750

40
44

40
40
40
40

.500
.750
.500
.750

40
40
40
40

40
40
40

.725
.700

40
35

40
40

.725
.625

40
40

40

1.000

40

40

.725

40

New Haven, Conn-------- $0,600
N ew Orleans, La----------.600
S p r i n k l e r fitters’
helpers...... .........__ __
.600
N ew York, N . Y .1_____ 1.135
Oklahoma C ity, Okla__. .700
Philadelphia, P a_______
.700
Sprinkler fitters’ help­
ers....................... ....... .750
Pittsburgh, Pa.1________
.875
Sprinkler fitters’ help­
ers........................ .
.750
Portland, M a in e 1 _____
.750
Portland, Oreg_________
.750
Providence, R . I _______
.875
Sprinkler fitters’ help­
ers_________ _____
.750
Reading, Pa__................ . .750
St. Louis, M o __________ 1.000
Sprinkler fitters’ help­
ers_________________
.813
St. Paul, M i n n ________
. 600
San Antonio, T e x ______
.750
San Francisco, Calif____
.750
Sprinkler fitters’ help­
ers____ ____________
.750
Scranton, Pa___________
.625
Spokane, W ash........ ....... .750
Springfield, M ass. .......... .750
Toledo, Ohio___________
.600
Washington, D . C .1 ___
.825
Worcester, M ass........ .
.800

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

C ity

Hours per week

M ay 15,1937 M a y 15,1936
Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

Rates of wages
per hour

Hours per week

City

Rates of wages
per hour

M a y 15,1937 M a y 15,1936

40 $0,600
40
.600

40
44

40
40
40
35

1.031
.700
.700

40
40
35

40
40

.725
.875

40
40

40
40
30
40

.725
.650
.750
.750

40
40
30
40

40
40
40

.725
.750
.900

40
40
40

40
40
40
40

.788
. 600

40
40

.750

40

40
40
35
40
40
40
40

.725
.625
.750
.700
.600
.825
.675

40
40
35
40
40
40
40

40 $1.063
.600
40
40
40
.750
40
.833
40
.750
.925
40

40
40

T IL E LAYERS* H ELPERS
Baltimore, M d _________ $0. 750
Boston, Mass__________
.950
Buffalo, N . Y .1
_________
.625
Chicago, 111____________ 1.125
Cincinnati, Ohio_______
. 600
Cleveland, Ohio________ 1.000
Columbus, Ohio_______
.650
Davenport, Iowa. (See
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict.)
Denver, C olo__________
.900
Detroit, M ich..................
.850
Indianapolis, In d ______
.650
Kansas C ity, M o ______
.850
.672
Los Angeles, Calif______
Milwaukee, W is_______
.800
Moline, 111. (See R ock
Island (111.) district.)
Newark, N . J__________ 1.063
.875
N ew Haven, Conn_____

40 $0. 650
40
.800
.625
40
40 1. 063
40
.906
40
40
.700

40
40
40
24

35
40
40
40
40
40

.750
.750
.600
.750
.625
.650

35
40
40
40
40
40

40
40

1.063
.750

40
40

40
40

N ew York, N . Y .1
_____ $1,063
Omaha, N ebr_............. .
.700
Peoria, 111..................... . .800
Philadelphia, P a_______
.820
Pittsburgh, P a _ _______
.920
Portland, Oreg_________
.750
Providence, R . I ___ _ _ .925
R ock Island (111.) dis­
trict______________
.650
St. Louis, M o ___ ___
.765
Salt Lake C ity, U tah.
.800
San Antonio, T e x ______
.500
San Francisco, Calif____
.770
Scranton, Pa.1.................. .800
South Bend, Ind _______
.750
Spokane, W a s h _______
.900
Springfield, M ass.......... . .900
.750
Toledo, Ohio_____ _____
Washington, D . C _____
.875
Youngstown, Ohio_____
.725

40
40
40
40
40
40
40
35
40
40
40
40

40
40
40
40

.765
.800
.400
.750
.800
.700

40
40
40
40
40
40

.750
.600
.750
.500

40
40
40
40

1 See appendix, p, 68, for a listing of rates effective after M ay 15, 1937, which have come to the attention of
the Bureau.




Appendix
Changes in Rates After May 15, 1937
In a number of instances new wage scales became effective in the
period between the collection of the preceding data and the publication
of this bulletin. Those which have come to the attention of the
Bureau are listed below:
Asbestos workers
Baltimore, M d .: $1,375, July 1,1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,600, June 1, 1937, and $1,700, October
1, 1937.
Dallas, Tex.: $1,375, July 1, 1937.
Houston, Tex.: $1,375, July 1, 1937.
Minneapolis, M inn.: $1,375, August 1, 1937, and
$1,500, October 1, 1937.
Omaha, Nebr.: $1,250, July 1, 1937.
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,375, June 30, 1937.
St. Paul, M inn.: $1,375, August 1, 1937, and $1,500,
October 1,1937.
Toledo, Ohio: $1,375, July 12,1937.
Washington, D . C.: $1,625, July 1, 1937.
Boilermakers
Chicago, 111.: $1,625, June 1, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,375, July 15, 1937.
Toledo, Ohio: $1,500, June 1, 1937.
Bricklayers
Chicago, 111.: $1,700, July 1,1937.
Tunnel work: $2,000, July 1, 1937.
Houston, Tex.: Rate B , $1,250, M a y 16, 1937.
New Haven, Conn.: $1,375, M ay 27, 1937.
New Orleans, La.: $1,250, June 21, 1937.
New York, N . Y .: $1,886, June 1,1937; 35-hour week.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,750, June 1, 1937.
St. Paul, M inn.: $1,375, June 1,1937.
San Francisco, Calif.: $1,750, June 1, 1937.
Carpenters
Chicago, 111.: $1,625, June 1, 1937.
El Paso, Tex.: $1,125, July 1,1937.
N ew York, N . Y .: $1,750, June 1,1937; 35-hour week.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,500, June 1, 1937.
South Bend, Ind.: $1,250, October 1, 1937.
Cement finishers
Boston, Mass.: $1,450, June 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,625, June 1, 1937.
New Haven, Conn.: $1,375, M a y 27, 1937.
Omaha, Nebr.: $1,125, June 1, 1937.
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,250, September 1,1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,500, June 10, 1937.
Electricians (inside wiremen)
Butte, M ont.: $1,666, July 1, 1937.
Charleston, W . Va.: $1,250, June 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,700, June 1, 1937.
Indianapolis, Ind.: $1,500, Novem ber 1,1937.
St. Paul, M inn.: $1,350, June 1, 1937.
Elevator constructors
Atlanta, Ga.: $1,250, July 1, 1937.
Charleston, W . Va.: $1,300, July 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,685, June 1, 1937.
Cleveland, Ohio: $1,590, June 1, 1937.
Columbus, Ohio: $1,440, June 2,1937.
Dayton, Ohio: $1,510, June 1,1937.
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Grand Rapids, M ich.: $1,350, June 18, 1937.
New Haven, Conn.: $1,500, July 1,1937.
New Orleans, La.: $1,300, July 19, 1937.
Maintenance: $1,170, July 19, 1937.
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,470, June 14, 1937.
Maintenance: $1,330 June 14, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,665, June 14, 1937.
Maintenance: $1,500, June 14, 1937.
Richm ond, V a.: $1,250, June 1, 1937.
Maintenance: $1,125, June 1, 1937.
Rochester, N . Y .: $1,375, July 1, 1937.
Maintenance: $1,238, July 1,1937.
Engineers, portable and hoisting
Baltimore, M d .:
Hoisting: $1,500, July 1, 1937.
Excavating: $65 per week, July 1, 1937.
Derricks: $1,800, July 1, 1937.
Cincinnati, Ohio:
Rate B : $1,600, December 1, 1937.
Rate C : $1,750, December 1, 1937.
Columbus, Ohio:
Derricks and cableways: $1,400, June 1, 1937.
Hoists: $1,300, June 1, 1937.
Cranes: $1,400, June 1, 1937.
Des Moines, Iowa: $1,250, September 1, 1937.
New York, N . Y .:
Hoisting: $2,000, June 15, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.:
Major hoisting and excavating: $1,563, June 1,
1937.
M inor hoisting: $1,500, June 1, 1937.
Glaziers
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,250, July 1, 1937.
Lathers
Buffalo, N . Y .: $1,500, July 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,700, June 1, 1937.
Milwaukee, W is.: $1,375, June 30, 1937.
New York, N . Y .:
Metal: $1,750, June 1,1937.
W ire: $2,000, June 1, 1937; 6-hour day.
Piece rate: $14 per 1,000, June 1, 1937; 6-hour day.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,750, June 1, 1937.
St. Louis, M o.:
Metal: $1,675, July 9,1937.
Piece rate: $8.00 per 1,000, July 9, 1937.
San Antonio, Tex.: $1,500, July 1, 1937.
Marble setters
M inneapolis,M inn.: $1,375, October 1, 1937.
New Orleans, La.: $1,250, June 21,1937.
New York, N . Y .: $1,688, September 1,1937.
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,550, October 1,1937.
San Antonio, Tex.: $1,500, October 1, 1937.
Mosaic and terrazzo workers
Chicago, 111.: $1,625, June 1, 1937.
N ew Haven, Conn.: $1,375, M ay 27, 1937.
N ew Orleans, La.: $1,250, June 21, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,375, June 1, 1937, and $1,500,
Novem ber 1, 1937.
San Antonio, Tex.: $1,500, October 1, 1937.

A P P E N D IX
Painters
Buffalo, N . Y .: $1,250, July 1, 1937.
Structural-steel and bridge: $1,350, July 1,1937.
Spray: $1,530, July 1, 1937.
Cincinnati, Ohio: $1,350, M a y 21,1937.
Newark, N . J.: $1,250, August 31, 1937; bridge and
structural-steel, $2 per day additional.
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,225, M a y 31, 1937.
Fresco: $1,125, M a y 31, 1937.
Scranton, Pa.: $1,125, July 1,1937.
Toledo, Ohio: $1,300, September 1, 1937.
Spray: $1,400, September 1,1937.

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Structural-iron workers
Baltimore, M d .: $1,500, July 1, 1937.
Rodmen: $1,250, July 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,625, June 1, 1937, and $1,700, Decem­
ber 1,1937.
Cleveland, Ohio: $1,625, September 1, 1937.
Des Moines, Iowa: $1,375, September 1, 1937.
Newark, N . J.: $2,000, July 1, 1937.
New York, N . Y .: $1,925, July 1,1937.
Omaha, N ebr.: $1,250, July 1, 1937.
Rodmen: $1,125, July 1, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,500, June 1,1937.
Toledo, Ohio: $1,500, June 1, 1937.
Rodmen: $1,250, June 1, 1937.
Plasterers
Washington, D . C .:
Buffalo, N . Y .: $1,500, July 6,1937.
Rodmen: $1,500, June 17, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,700, June 1, 1937.
N ew Haven, Conn.: $1,375, M a y 27, 1937.
Tile layers
N ew Y ork, N . Y .: Rate A , $2,000, June 1, 1937; 30- Detroit, M ich .: $1,500, August 1,1937.
hour week.
Newark, N . J.: $1,563, September 1, 1937, and $1,688,
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,563, August 1,1937.
January 1,1938.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,750, June 1,1937.
New Haven, Conn.: $1,375, M ay 27,1937.
R ichm ond, Va.: $1,250, June 1,1937.
New Orleans, La.: $1,250, June 21,1937.
St. Louis, M o.: $1,750, July 9, 1937.
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,400, September 1,1937.
San Antonio, Tex.: $1,500, O ctober 1, 1937.
Plumbers and gas Utters
Building laborers
Columbus, Ohio: $1,350, June 1, 1937 and $1,375,
Chicago, 111.: $1,025, June 1, 1937.
December 1,1937.
Caisson diggers: $1,350, June 1, 1937.
Minneapolis, M inn.: $1,500, October 1, 1937.
Windlass or niggerhead: $1,200, June 1, 1937.
N ew Y ork, N . Y .: Rate A , $2,000, November 6,1937.
Cleveland, Ohio: $0,900, June 1, 1937.
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,440, July 31,1937.
Pittsburgh, P a.: $0,800, June 1, 1937.
Portland, Maine: $1,250, September 1, 1937.
Rochester, N . Y .: $0,650, June 1, 1937.
Toledo, Ohio: $1,500, June 1, 1937.
Scranton, Pa.: $0,700, July 1, 1937.
Elevator constructors' helpers
Roofers, composition
Atlanta, Ga.: $0,875, July 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,750, June 1,1937.
Charleston, W . V a.: $0,910, July 1, 1937.
Foremen: $2,000, June 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,180, June 1, 1937.
N ew York, N . Y .: $1,600, June 30,1937.
Peoria, 111.: $1,250, September 1, 1937.
Cleveland, Ohio: $1,110, June 1,1937.
Philadelphia. Pa.: $1,000, M a y 31, 1937.
Columbus, Ohio: $1,010, June 2,1937.
Foremen: $1,150, M a y 31, 1937.
Dayton, Ohio: $1,060, June 1, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,375, June 1,1937.
Grand Rapids, M ich .: $0,950, June 18,1937.
Foremen: $1,500, June 1, 1937.
New Haven, Conn.: $1,050, July 1, 1937.
New Orleans, La.: $0,910, July 19, 1937.
RooferSy slate and tile
Philadelphia, Pa.: $1,030, June 14,1937.
Maintenance: $0,935, June 14,1937.
Cincinnati, Ohio: $1,325, June 1, 1937 and $1,400,
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,170, June 14, 1937.
December 1, 1937.
Richm ond, V a.: $0,875, June 1, 1937.
N ew York, N . Y .: $1,860, July 1,1937; 35-hour week.
Maintenance: $0,790, June 1, 1937.
Peoria, 111.: $1,250, September 1, 1937.
Rochester, N . Y .: $0,960, July 1, 1937.
Sheet-metal workers
Hod carriers
Baltimore, M d .: $1,375, June 8, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,425, June 1,1937 (bricklayers’ tender).
Buffalo, N . Y .: $1,300, Novem ber 1, 1937.
New York, N . Y .:
Cincinnati, Ohio: $1,375, December 1, 1937.
Bricklayers’ tender: $1,143, June 1, 1937; 7-hour
Columbus, Ohio: $1,150, June 1, 1937.
day.
Milwaukee, W is.: $1,200, June 1, 1937.
Stonemasons’ tender: $1,200, June 1, 1937; 7-hour
Minneapolis, M inn .: $1,250, June 1,1937.
day.
Newark, N . J.: Rate B , $1,650, June 1, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,125, June 1, 1937.
N ew Haven, Conn.: $1,250, July 1, 1937.
Scranton, Pa.: $0,700, July 1, 1937.
New York, N . Y .: $1,750, July 1,1937; 7-hour day.
Marble setters' helpers
Rochester, N . Y .: $1,200, July 1, 1937.
Buffalo, N . Y .: $0,750, July 1, 1937.
Steam and sprinkler titters
Scranton, Pa.: $0,925, June 1, 1937.
Columbus, Ohio: $1,350, June 1, 1937, and $1,375,
Plasterers' laborers
December 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,100, June 1, 1937.
Milwaukee, W is.: $1,350, June 1, 1937.
Cleveland, Ohio: $0,900, June 1, 1937.
Minneapolis, M inn.: $1,500, October 1, 1937.
New York, N . Y .:
N ew York, N . Y .: $1,650, July 1, 1937.
Rate B : $1,420, June 1,1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,675, June 1, 1937.
Rate C: $1,420, June 1, 1937.
Portland, Maine: $1,250, September 1, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,125, June 1, 1937.
Toledo, Ohio: $1,500, June 1, 1937.
Scranton, Pa.: $0,700, July 1, 1937.
Washington, D . C .: $1,650, September 1,1937.
Plumbers' laborers
Stonecutters
Cleveland, Ohio: $1,000, June 1,1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,625, June 1, 1937.
Scranton, Pa.: $0,700, July 1, 1937.
Carvers: $2,000, June 1, 1937.
Steam and sprinkler fitters' helpers
Rochester, N . Y .: $1,250, June 1, 1937.
Minneapolis, M inn.: $0,700, October 1, 1937.
Stonemasons
New York, N . Y .: $1,238, July 1, 1937.
Chicago, 111.: $1,700, July 1, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,000, June 1, 1937.
N ew Haven, Conn.: $1,375, M ay 27, 1937.
Portland, Maine: $0,800, September 1,1937.
Washington, D . C.: $0,910, September 1, 1937.
N ew Orleans, La.: $1,250 June 21, 1937.
N ew York, N . Y .:
Tile layers' helpers
Rate A : $1,886 June 1, 1937; 35-hour week.
Rate B : $1,957, June 1, 1937; 35-hour week.
Buffalo, N . Y .: $0,750, July 1, 1937.
Pittsburgh, Pa.: $1,625, June 1, 1937.
New York, N . Y .: $1,563 September 1, 1937 and
St. Paul, M inn.: $1,375, June 1, 1937.
$1,250, January 1,1938.
San Francisco, Calif.: $1,750, June 1, 1937.
Scranton, Pa.: $0,925, June 1, 1937.




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