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Union Wages and Hours: Local-Transit Operating Employees, July 1,1976 U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 1977 Bulletin 197 4 Union Wages and Hours: Local-Transit Operating Employees, July 1,1976 U.S. Department of Labor Ray Marshall, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Julius Shiskin, Commissioner 1977 Bulletin 1974 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, GPO Bookstores, or BLS Regional Offices listed on inside back cover. Price 45 cents Make checks payable to Superintendent of Documents Stock number 029-001-01872-0 /<?7y Class number L 2 .3 : 18#8 There is a minimum charge of $1.00 for each mail order Preface The Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts annual surveys of wage rates and scheduled hours of work for specified crafts or jobs as provided in labor-management agreements in the building construction, printing, local-transit, and local trucking industries. A biennial survey of grocery stores also is included in this program. These studies present the wage rates in effect on the first workday in July, as reported to the Bureau by appropriate local labor organizations in each of the cities included in the survey. Preliminary listings of union wage rates and hours for local-transit operating employees in each city were issued earlier. Copies of these are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. 20212, or any of its regional offices listed on the inside back cover of this bulletin. The Bureau has introduced new job titles to eliminate those that denote sex stereotypes. For this bulletin, however, old titles have been retained where they refer specifically to contractual definitions. This study was conducted in the Bureau’s Office of Wages and Industrial Relations. Eric Schilling of the Division of Occupational Wage Structures prepared this bulletin, which provides a comprehensive account of the current study and includes indexes of wage rates for 1929-76. Field work for the survey was directed by the Assistant Regional Commissioners for Operations. Material in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced without the permission of the Federal Government. Please credit the Bureau of Labor Statistics and cite the name and number of the publication. Contents Page Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Wage t r e n d s ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Industry averages ........................................................................................................................................................................... Cost-of-living adjustm ents.............................................................................................................................................................. Regional and city averages .......................................................................................................................................................... Hours of work and supplementary b e n e f its ................................................................................................................................ 1 1 1 1 3 3 Charts: 1. 2. Annual percent increases in wage rates of local-transit operating employees, by classification, July 1966 to July 1976 ............................. Annual percent increases in current- and constant-dollar wage rates and in the Consumer Price Index, July 1966 to July 1976 ............................................................................... 2 2 Reference tables: 1. Wage rate indexes: United States, 1929-76 ............................................................................................................. 4 2. Average wage rates: United States, July 1, 1976 5 Wage rate distribution: United States, July 1, 1976 5 4. Cents-per-hour changes in wage rates: United States, July 1, 1975-July1, 1976 ................................................ 6 5. Percent changes in wage rates: United States, July 1, 1975-July 1, 1976 ........................................................... 6 6. Weekly hours: United States, July 1, 1976 ............................................................................................................. 7 7. Average wage rates and changes: Regions, July 1, 1976 7 8. Average wage rates by population group: Selected cities, July 1, 1976 ............................................................... 8 9. Average wage rates by region: Selected cities, July 1, 1976 .......................................................................................9 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities, July 1, 1976 ........................................ 10 3. Appendix: Scope and method of survey ................................................................................................................................... 18 IV Local-Transit Operating Employees, July 1, 1976 (8.8) and Mountain States (10.5). The smallest increases were found in the Border (4.5) and Middle Atlantic States (5.1). Increases in the five remaining regions ranged from 6.1 to 7.9 percent (table 7). Summary Average union wage rates for local-transit operating em ployees in cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more increased by 6.3 percent between July 1, 1975, and July 1, 1976. The average increase for operators of surface cars and buses was 6.6 percent, compared with 3.9 percent for elevated and subway equipment operators. Union wage rates for local-transit operating employees averaged $6.58 an hour on July 1, 1976. The average for operators of surface cars and buses was $6.53, compared with $6.97 for operators of elevated and subway equip ment. Among the nine regions studied separately, the highest average wage rates were found in the New England States; lowest averages were in the Southwest. Grouped by popula tion size, the largest cities (1 million inhabitants or more) had the top wage levels, and the smallest cities (100,000 to 250,000) had the lowest. Among these regions and sizegroups, however, considerable overlapping of individual city averages was noted. Industry averages Union wage rates for local-transit operating employees averaged $6.58 an hour on July 1, 1976. The average for operators of surface cars and buses, seven eighths of the workers covered by the study, was $6.53 an hour, com pared with $6.97 for operators of elevated and subway equipment. About 94 percent of the elevated and subway equipment operators but only 27 percent of the surface car and bus operators were in the relatively high-wage cities of Boston, Chicago, and New York. In three of the six cities reporting both types of workers, average wage rates for surface car and bus operators and for elevated and subway equipment operators were the same. In the other three cities, elevated and subway equipment operators averaged less than workers on surface cars and buses, as shown in the following tabulation of union con tract rates: Wage trends Average union wage rates for local-transit operating em ployees advanced by 6.3 percent, or 39 cents, over the year ended July 1, 1976 (table 2). The July-to-July increase raised the Bureau’s wage rate index to 205.1, the lowest such increase reported since 1966 (table 1). For the period 1965-75, the annual rate of increase averaged 7.9 percent; for 1970-75, the average was 9.0 percent. Virtually all of the local-transit operating employees re ceived increases during the year ended July 1, 1976. The middle range of the increases was from 3.5 to 8.5 percent (table 5). The average wage increase for operators of surface cars and buses between July 1975 and July 1976 was 6.6 per cent, and for operators of elevated and subway equipment, 3.9 percent. Thus, percent increases for surface operators have exceeded those for elevated and subway equipment operators for two consecutive survey years. For the 10 years ended July 1, 1976 (chart 1), average annual increases for surface operators were 8.2 percent; those for elevated and subway equipment operators were 8.0 percent. Regionally, average percent increases in wage rates for the year ended July 1, 1976, were highest in the Southeast Surface car and bus operators Elevated and subway equipment operators 7.782 7.605 6.380 6.960 6.977 6.380 7.685 7.298 6.380 6.960 6.909 6.380 Boston ............................. Chicago ........................... C leveland........................ Newark............................. New Y o r k ........................ P hiladelphia.................... Slightly over two-fifths of the elevated and subway equipment operators studied had hourly wage rates in the $6.30 to $6.40 range; none had rates that were lower. Just over a third had rates in the $7.40 to $7.50 range. Surface car and bus operators were more evenly distributed over a broad range of rates, with the largest concentration, about one-fifth of such workers, clustered at the $6.90 to $7 wage interval. About one-eighth of all operating employees had rates of $7.50 an hour or more on July 1, 1976, compared with less than 1 percent of the workers 1 year earlier (table 3 ). Cost-of-living adjustments Increases provided under contract escalator clauses con tinued to be an important component of local-transit wage 1 Chart 2. Annual percent increases in current- and • aatM M M M iiM M M M m — c o n s ta n t-d o lla r C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x , J u ly 1 9 6 6 to J u ly 1 9 7 6 2 wage rates and in the cities in the smallest population group sometimes had higher average rates than those in larger size-groups (table 9). Within the same size-group, moreover, rates in some western cities (and others) exceeded by 50 percent or more those of some southern cities (table 8, population group II). Such observations are also found in other union wage sur veys conducted by the Bureau. Union contracts in all but three of the cities surveyed provided for wage rate progressions by length of service, usually from an entrance or starting rate to one or more intermediate rates, and then to a maximum or top rate (table 10). Rates for new workers were typically increased after a period of either 3 or 6 months on the job, with maximum rates reached at or between 1 and 2 years of service. Workers who reached the top of their progression after 1 year accounted for 36 of 90 specified top rates; other common length-of-service requirements for attaining maximum job rates included 6 months (3 progressions), 18 months (12 progressions), and 24 months (22 progressions). There were 11 cases where rates did not change by time in service. increases. Such provisions, commonly tied to changes in either a national or city Consumer Price Index (CPI), were found in 63 of the 75 bargaining units studied and applied to about nine-tenths of the workers in the study. The average cost-of-living adjustment reported between July 1975 and July 1976 was slightly over 19 cents—about half of the total wage increase for local-transit workers dur ing that period. The level of adjustments in local-transit agreements helped average wage increases for operating em ployees stay ahead of the 5.4-percent annual rise in the national CPI, resulting in a 0.9-percent advance in real wages (chart 2). The relative importance of cost-of-living adjustments for individual establishments varied substantially. Cost-of-living increases relative to the total 1975-76 wage rate increases fell below 27 percent for one-fourth of the bargaining units with such clauses and above 60 percent for one-fourth of these units. Regional and city averages The average wage rate in July 1976 for all operating employees was highest in the Great Lakes ($6.83) and New England ($6.88) regions. Relatively large gains—just under 8 percent—in these two regions lifted their wage averages in 1976 above those of the Middle Atlantic and Pacific re gions—the two highest paying regions in 1975. As a partial explanation of the smaller increase in the Middle Atlantic region, New York City, accounting for 62 percent of the region’s local-transit operating employees, recorded only a 3.4-percent wage increase in 1975-76. In the Pacific region, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with increases of only 3.4 and 5.9 percent, respectively, exerted a downward effect on their region’s average gains. As in the past, the lowest aver age was found in the Southwest ($4.81) (table 9). Larger cities tended to have higher wage rates for localtransit employees. The average recorded for workers in cities of 1 million inhabitants or more ($6.89) was 4 per cent higher than the average for cities of 500,000 to 1,000,000 ($6.64); about 11 percent higher than for cities of 250,000 to 500,000 ($6.18); and 26 percent higher than the average for cities of 100,000 to 250,000 ($5.45). Never theless, the range of city averages overlapped considerably among population groupings (table 8). For example, aver ages for three-fourths of the cities shown in the 100,000 to 250,000 population category equaled or exceeded two aver ages or more for cities having 500,000 inhabitants or more. Population size seems to be less important in explaining some of the wage rate variations than location of city and, perhaps, variations in bargaining power among locals. When comparisons were limited to the same region, for example, Hours of work and supplementary benefits Straight-time weekly hours were reported for workers in 61 out of 62 cities surveyed. These weekly hours applied to over 98 percent of the workers studied and averaged 40.1 on July 1, 1976 (table 6). A scheduled straight-time work week (generally consisting of 5 consecutive 8-hour days) was in effect in 61 cities and applied to 98 percent of surface car and bus operators and to all operators of ele vated and subway equipment. Because of wide variations in demand for mass transit during a day, agreements fre quently permit “ split shifts” of two daily assignments or more of several runs each, separated by time off. Typically, the intervening time between parts of such a shift is not paid for, although some agreements require that pay be given for short intervals, such as 30 minutes to 1 hour. Workers on split shifts exceeding a certain number of hours (typically 10 to 12) usually earn premium pay for work beyond those specified hours; many agreements, however, limit the number of split-shift assignments to an average of less than 50 percent of all workers scheduled on weekdays and a smaller percentage on Saturdays, Sundays, or holi days. Contract provisions for employer-financed health, wel fare, and pension plans applied to nearly all of the workers covered by the survey (table 10). In addition, most operat ing personnel studied were provided with 1 to 4 or 5 weeks of paid vacation, depending on length of service, and 6 to 12 paid holidays a year. 3 Table 1. Wage rate indexes: United States, 1929-76 ( I n d e x e s ' o f u n i o n h o u r l y w a g e r a te s o f lo c a l- t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p lo y e e s : 1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 ) Date Index 1929 1930 May 15 ........................................................... May 15 ........................................................... 22.3 22.5 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 May May May May May ........................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... 22.5 22.1 <2) 21.5 22.2 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 May 15 ........................................................... May 15 ........................................................... June 1 .............................................................. June 1 .............................................................. June 1 ............................................................. 22.4 23.5 24.2 24.4 24.6 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 June 1 July 1 July 1 July 1 July 1 ............................................................. ............................................................. ....................: ....................................... ............................................................. .............................................................. 25.6 27.4 29.2 29.4 29.7 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 July Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. ............................................................. .............................................................. ............................................................. ............................................................. .............................................................. 34.9 39.4 43.3 45.1 47.2 1951 1952 Oct. 1 .............................................................. Oct. 1 ............................................................. 50.3 54.1 15 15 15 15 15 1 1 1 1 1 Date Index 1953 1954 1955 July 1 .............................................................. July 1 .............................................................. July 1 .............................................................. 55.3 58.0 59.8 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 July July July July July 62 1 64.7 68.6 71 2 73.9 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 July 1 ........................ July 1 .................... July 1 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 July July July July July 1 1 1 1 1 .............................................................. .............................................................. ............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. 93.7 100.0 106.6 115.0 125.2 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 July July July July July July 1 1 .............................................................. 1 1 1 .............................................................. 1 .............................................................. 1qc; 8 144.9 155 4 173 3 192.9 205.1 1 1 1 1 1 .......................... .............................................................. .............................................................. .................. .............................................................. July 1 .............................................................. 76 7 79 9 82 Q 86 2 89.8 1 I n d e x s e rie s d e s ig n e d f o r t r e n d p u r p o s e s ; p e r io d ic c h a n g e s in u n io n w a g e r a te s a re b a s e d o n c o m p a r a b le r a te q u o t a t io n s f o r t h e v a r io u s o c c u p a t i o n s in c o n s e c u tiv e p e r io d s , w e ig h t e d b y t h e n u m b e r o f u n i o n m e m b e r s r e p o r t e d a t e a c h w a g e r a te in t h e c u r r e n t s u r v e y p e r io d . 2 I n f o r m a t i o n n o t a v a ila b le . 4 Table 2. Average wage rates: United States, July 1, 1976 (Average anion hearly aage rate* of local-transit operating) employees) Change from July 1, 1975 Average hourly ratej/ Classification Cents per hour Percent All local-transit operating employees.......... *6.58 39 6.3 Operators of surface cars and buses................ 6. 53 6. 97 90 26 6.6 3. 9 E l e v a t e d and subw ay e q u i p m e n t o p e r a t o r s ................................ 1/ Bage rates used t o calculate these averages represent those available and payable on July 1, 1976, and do not include increases made later that are retroactive to July 1 or before. Averages were developed by weighting the top rate of the l e n g t h - o f - s e r v i c e progression for each occupation in each contract by the number of union members at that rate on the survey date. Table 3. Wage rate distribution: United States, July 1, 1976 (Percent distribution of local-transit operating employees by union hourly sage rate) H o u r l y A l l w o r k e r s r a t e * 5 . 0 0 _____ * * * * * 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 a a a a a n n n n n d d d d d u u u u u n n n n n d d d d d e e e e e r r r r r * * $ * * 5 5 5 5 5 * * * * * 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 a a a a a n n n n n d d d d d u u u u u n n n n n d d d d d e e e e e r r r r r * * * * * 5 5 5 5 6 * $ * * * 6 6 6 6 6 0 1 2 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 a a a a a n n n n n d d d d d u u u u u n n n n n d d d d d e e e e e r r r r r * $ * $ * 6 6 6 6 6 * * * * * 6 6 6 6 6 . . . . . 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 a a a a a n n n n n d d d d d u u u u u n n n n n d d d d d e e e e e r r r r r * * * * * 6 6 6 6 7 * * * * * 7 7 7 7 7 . . . . . 0 1 2 3 9 0 a a a a a n n n n n d d d d d u u u u u n n n n n d d d d d e e e e e r r r r r * * * * * 7 7 7 7 7 * * * * 7 7 7 7 . . . . 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 a a a a n n n n d d d d u n d e u n d e u n d e o v e r r r r * 7 . * 7 $ 7 . . . . . . 0 1 2 3 9 . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 A v e r a g e NOTE: h o u r l y . . . 1 . 2 . 9 1 .3 9 - - 1 . . 7 . 1 9 . 8 . . . . . 9 2 6 2 1 2 .7 5 5 3 <; 9 4 4 2 7 1 4 2 7 0 8 1 0 9 1 .0 1 . 6 2 . 7 . 9 1 9 . 6 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 9 3 2 6 8 2 . 7 - . . . 1 1 1 .6 7 . 1 3 . 9 1 . 9 r a t e . . . . . ........................................................................ suits * 6 . 5 8 7 6 3 1 *6 of individual items may not equal 100. 5 E le v a te d and subw ay e q u ip m e n t o p e r a to r s 1 0 0 . 0 - _ - 9 3 .7 “ - 1 . 1 6 .8 1 . 9 3 5 . 9 9 . 9 . Because of rounding, 1 9.0 . 9 3 .5 1 . 3 .3 2 . 2 6 . 0 . . . . 0 3 . 0 3 . 7 . 7 . O p e r a t o r s s u r f a c e c a r s a n d b u s e s 1 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 T o t a l U n d e r o f 5 6 5 3 5 . 2 2 . 8 2 . 5 $ 6 . 9 7 Table 4. Cents-per-hour changes in wage rates: United States, July 1, 1975July 1, 1976 (Percent distribution of local-transit operating employees by cents-per-koer change in ati'A h o u r l y wage r a t e s ) h o u r ly r a t e A ll w o rk e rs T o t a l ........................................................................................................... No c h a n g e .............................. .............................. .. of O p e ra to rs s u rfa c e c a rs a nd b u s e s Elevated and subway equipm ent operators 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 .0 1 .2 - _ C7> 00 Change in 1 0 0 .0 U n d e r 10 c e l t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................. 10 a n d u n d e r 15 c e n t s ................ ................. 15 a nd u n d e r 20 c e n t s ........................................................................... 2 0 a n d u n d e r 25 c e n t s . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . 8 5 .6 1 .3 2 9 .4 6 .3 1 .5 2 2 .9 25 30 35 40 45 and and and and and u n d e r 30 c e n t s ........................................................... ............... u n d e r 35 c e n t s ........................................................................... u n d e r 40 c e n t s ........................................................................... u n d e r 4 5 c e n t s . . . ................................................................... u n d e r 50 c e n t s .......................................................................... d) 3 .8 5 .3 7 .4 1 1 .2 (D 4 .1 6 .0 8 .5 1 2 .0 5 .3 50 55 60 65 70 and and a nd a nd a nd under under under under under 16. 7 9 .1 3 .3 3 .0 1 8 .5 9 .6 3 .6 3 .4 3 .8 5 .2 1 .5 - 55 c e n t s . . ..................................................................... 60 c e n t s . . . .................................................................. 65 c e n t s . . ................... ............................................ .. 7 0 c e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 7 5 c e n t s ........................................ .................................. 7 5 a n d u n d e r 6C c e n t s ........................................................................... 80 c e n t s a n d o v e r ........................................... ......................................... J / L ess th a n 0 .0 5 .1 2 .0 - 76 .3 _ 1. 1 - _ .2 2 .3 p e rc e n t. NOTE: B e c a u s e o f r o u n d i n g , sums o f i n d i v i d u a l i t e m s may n o t e q u a l 1 0 0 . V a r i a t i o n s i n o f a n n u a l i n c r e a s e s fro m s u r v e y t o s u r v e y may r e f l e c t , i n p a r t , d i f f e r e n c e s i n t i m i n g o f in r e la t io n to the July 1 survey r eferen ce d a te. An n u a l i n c r e a s e s made l a t e r t h a n J u l y a c t i v e to th a t date or before are not in c lu d e d . S uc h r e t r o a c t i v e i n c r e a s e s a r e i n c l u d e d r a te s reported in the fo llo w in g y e a r 's survey. the s iz e n eg o tia tio n s 1 and r e t r o i n t h e wage Table 5. Percent changes in wage rates: United States, July 1 ,1975-July 1, 1976 (Percent distribution of local—transit operating employees by percent change in anion hoarly aage rates) C h an g e in h o u r ly A ll w o rk e rs ra te of O p e ra to rs s u rfa c e c a rs a nd b u s e s E le v a t e d and subw ay e q u ip m e n t o p e ra to rs 1 0 0 .0 T o t a l ........................................................................................................... 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 No c h a n g e .............................. ......................................... .................................. 1 .0 1 .2 e n t................................... p e r c e n t .......................................................................... p e r c e n t . . . . ................................ ............... .. p e r c e n t ................ 6 .4 .5 3 0 .3 " 6 .3 .5 2 3 .9 “ 6 p e r c e n t............................. 7 p e r c e n t .......................................................................... 8 p e r c e n t ................................ .......................................... 9 p e r c e n t ........................ ................................................ 10 p e r c e n t ................................................... .................... 8 .2 1 3 .9 3 .8 1 6 .3 4 .0 9 .2 15. 1 4 .3 17. 3 4 .5 1. 1 5 .3 “ 8 .9 “ U nder 2 and 3 a nd 4 and 2 p e under under under 5 6 7 8 9 under under under u n d e runder and and and and and r c 3 4 5 6 .8 7 6 .3 p e r c e n t . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................ p e r c e n t........................... p e r c e n t . . . . . . . ................ p e r c e n t........................... p e r c e n t ..................................................................... 7. 8 3 .3 .3 1 .2 .3 8 .7 3 .7 .4 1 .3 .3 1 .5 15 a n d u n d e r 16 p e r c e n t .................................................................. .. 16 p e r c e n t a n d o v e r .......................................................................... 1 .2 1 .5 1 .3 1 .8 - 10 11 12 13 14 a nd a nd and and and under under under under under 11 12 13 14 15 NOTE: B e c a i i s e o f r o u n d i n g , sums o f i n d i v i d u a l i t e m s may n o t e q u a l 1 0 0 . V a r ia tio n s in the s iz e o f a n n u a l i n c r e a s e s f ro m s u r v e y t o s u r v e y may r e f l e c t , i n p a r t , t i m i n g o f n e g o t i a t i o n s i n r e l a t i o n to the July 1 survey r e fe r e n c e d a te . An n u a l i n c r e a s e s made l a t e r t h a n J u l y 1 and r e t r o a c t i v e t o th a t date or b efo re are not in clu d ed . S uc h r e t r o a c t i v e i n c r e a s e s a r e i n c l u d e d i n t h e wage r a t e s reported in the fo llo w in g y e a r 's survey. 6 Table 6. Weekly hours: United States, July 1, 1976 (Percent distrillation of local-transit operating employees by straight-tine weekly hoars) Weekly h o u r s A ll workers E levated and subway equipm ent operators Oper a t o r s of s u r fa c e cars and b u s e s T o t a l ........................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100. 0 R e p o r t i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s ...................................................... 40 h o u r s . . . . . ........................................................................................ .. Over 40 and u nd er 44 h o u r s ......................................................... 44 and u n d e r 48 h o u r s ...................................................................... 48 h o u r s and o v e r ................................................................................. 98.3 95.7 .7 1.4 .4 98.0 95.1 .8 1 .6 .5 100.0 100.0 1.7 40. 1 NOTE: Because o f rounding, 2.0 o O R e p o r t i n g no s t r a i g h t - t i m e h c u r s .............................................. A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s r e p o r t e d ...................................................... - - 40.2 s u n s o f i n d i v i d u a l i t e m s may n o t e q u a l 1 0 0 . Table 7. Average wage rates and changes: Regions, July 1,1976 (Average union hourly wage rates and wage-rate changes for local-transit operating employees, July 1, 1975-July 1, 1976) All workers R egionl/ Change from J u l y Average hourly rate 2/ U n i t e d S t a t e s .............. .. New E n g l a n d ........... ......................... .. H i d d l e A t l a n t i c .............................. B o r d e r S t a t e s ................................... S o u t h e a s t ............................................ South w e s t . . ........................................ G r e a t L a k e s .................................... .. M id d le W e s t . . . ................................ M o u n t a i n . .............................................. P a c i f i c .................................................. $6.58 6.88 6.77 6.30 5.93 4. 8 1 6. 83 5. 98 5. 54 6. 69 C e n t s pe r hou r Elevated and subway equipment operators O perators o f su r fa c e c a r s and b u s e s 1, 1975 Chan ge from J u l y 1, Average hourly rate2/ Percent 39 6.3 50 33 27 48 34 50 34 53 41 7. 9 5. 1 4. 5 8.8 7.6 7.8 6.1 10.5 6.5 C e n t s pe r hour 1975 Change fr o m J u l y 1 , Average hourly rate2/ Percent $6.53 40 6. 6 $ 6 . 97 6 . 77 6.73 6 . 30 5.93 4.81 6.79 5.98 5.54 6.69 49 36 27 48 34 52 34 53 41 7.8 5.7 4.5 8.8 7.6 8.2 6.1 1 0.5 6.5 7.69 6 .88 C e n t s pe r hour 197 5 Percent 26 3 .9 58 ’ 23 8 .2 3. 5 - - - 30 ~ - 7 .2 0 - - " 4. 4 ' 1/ The r e g i o n s u s e d i n t h i s s t u d y i n c l u d e : New E n g l a n d - - C o n n e c t i c u t , M a i n e , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , New H a m p s h i r e , Rhode I s l a n d , and Ve r m on t; M id d le A t l a n t i c — New J e r s e y , New Y o r k , and P e n n s y l v a n i a ; B o r d e r S t a t e s — D e l a w a r e , D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a , K e n t u c k y , M a r y la n d , V i r g i n i a , N e s t V i r g i n i a ; S o u t h e a s t - - 1 1 a ta m a . F l o r i d a , G e o r g i a , M i s s i s s i p p i , N o r t h C a r o l i n a , s d u t h C a r o l i n a , and T e n n e s s e e ; S o u t h w e s t — A r k a n s a s , L o u i s i a n a , O kl ah om a , a n d T e x a s ; G r e a t L a k e s — I l l i n o i s , I n d i a n a , M ic h i g a n ^ M i n n e s o t a , O h i o , and W i s c o n s i n ; M id d le W e s t — I o w a , K a n s a s , M i s s o u r i , N e b r a s k a , N o r t h D a k o t a , and S o u t h D a k o t a ; M o u n t a in — A r i z o n a , C o l o r a d o , I d a h o , M o nt an a, New M e x i c o , O t a h , and Wyoming; P a c i f i c — A l a s k a , C a l i f o r n i a , H a w a i i , Ne v ad a, O reg on, and W a s h i n g t o n . 2/ Wage rates used to calculate these averages represent those available and payable on July 1, 1976, and do not include increases made later that are retroactive to July 1 or before. Averages were developed by weighting the top rate of the lengthof-service progression fg>r each occupation in each contract by the number of union members at that rate on the survey date. 7 Table 8. Average wage rates by population group: Selected cities, July 1, 1976 (Ittiagt onion k n r l y wage ratios of local-transit operating employees) C i t y and p o p u l a t i o n Average hourly ratej/ g r ou p Chan ge fro m J u l y 1 , 1975 C ents per hou r A ll Percent c i t i e s . .............................................................................. * 6 . 58 39 6.3 P o p u l a t i o n g r o u p I ( 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and o v e r ) ............ C h i c a g o , 1 1 1 ...................................... D e t r o i t , Mic h............................................................................ H o u s t o n , Te x ............................................................................. Los A n g e l e s , C a l i f ................... ......................................... Hew Y o r k , H.Y............................................................................ P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a ................................................................... 6.89 7.55 6.91 5.60 6 .1*6 6.95 6.38 32 44 50 55 21 23 50 4.9 6.1 7.8 10.9 3.4 3.4 8 .5 P o p u la t io n group I I (5 0 0 ,0 0 0 to 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) . . B a l t i m o r e , Md........... .. B o s t o n , H a s s .................................................. .................... .. C l e v e l a n d , O h i c .............................................................. Co l u m b u s , O h i o . .......................................................... .. D e n v e r , C o l o ....................................................................... .. I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d ................................................................. J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a ................................................................. K a n s a s C i t y , Me........... .. Memphis, Tenn. . . . . . . . . .................................................. M il w a u k e e , H i s .............................. .. ....................................... Hew O r l e a n s , L a ...................................................................... P h o e n i x , A n z ............................................................................ P i t t s b u r g h , ° a ................... .................................................... S t . L o u i s , Mo............................................................................ San A n t o r . io , T e x .................................................................... San D i e g o , C a l i f ................................................................... San F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f . . . . . .............. ............................ S e a t t l e , Ha sh............................................................................ W a s h i n g t o n , D .C .............................................................. 6- 64 6.93 7. 76 6 . 38 5.50 6.35 5. 7 U 5.82 6.41 6.29 6.43 4.41 5.36 7 .0 1 6.69 5.32 7.91 7.25 5.94 6.27 40 36 58 63 53 57 39 36 16 55 41 6.3 5.5 8.1 11.0 10.7 9.9 7.3 6.6 2.5 9.6 6.8 71 56 41 41 51 40 58 12 15.3 8.7 6.5 9.0 6.8 5.9 10.9 2.0 P o p u la t io n group I I I (25 0 ,0 0 0 to 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) . . . Ak ron , O h i c ................ * . . . . . . ............................................. A t l a n t a , Ga................................................................................ B u f f a l o , N . Y ............................................................................. C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o ...................... ............................................ F o r t Worth, T e x ..................................................................... H o n o l u l u , H i ............................................................................. Long Bea ch , C a l i f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L o u i s v i l l e , K y . . . . ........................................ Miami, F l a ................................................................................... M i n n e a p o l i s - S t . P a u l , M i n n . ................... .. ............... N a s h v i l l e - D a v i d s o n , T e n n . ................................... Newark, H . J ................................................................................. N o r f o l k , Va................................................................................. Omaha, Heb r ................................................................................. P o r t l a n d , Or e g ........................... ............................................ R o c h e s t e r , N .Y .............................................................. .. S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f . . ........................................... T o l e d o , O h io .............................................................................. H i c h i t a , K a ns ............................................................................ 6 . 18 5. 31 6 . 24 5.92 6.00 4. 40 6.78 6.29 5.85 5.96 6.74 5.87 6.96 5.90 5.31 7.06 6.5 0 6.82 5.89 3.59 51 73 50 47 39 60 100 16 43 35 70 1 07 34 54 30 70 54 47 47 33 9. 1 15. 9 8.7 8. 6 7.0 15. 8 17.3 2.6 7.9 6.2 11.6 22.3 5.1 P o p u l a t i o n g r o u p IV ( 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) . . . . A l b a n y , N . Y ................................................................................ C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n ................................................................ F l i n t , M i c h ................................................................................ F r e s n o , C a l i f ........................................................................... Grand R a p i d s , H i c h .............................................................. Hammond, I n d ............................................................................. New B e d f o r d , M a s s . . ........... .. ............................................ New H a ve n , Con n..................................................................... P r o v i d e n c e , R . I ..................................................................... R i v e r s i d e , C a l i f ................................................................... R o c k f o r d , 1 1 1 ................................ ......................................... S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a ........................................................... S a l t Lake C i t y , U t a h ........................................................ S a n t a Ana, C a l i f ................................................................... S c r a n t o n , P a ............................................................................. S p o k a n e , Ha sh ........................................................................... S t a m f o r d , Conn ........................................................................ 5. 45 5. 39 5.64 5. 31 6 . 35 5.00 5. 42 5. 13 5.30 5.48 6. 46 6 . 54 4. 37 4. 58 6. 30 5.0Q 6.00 5.30 46 63 48 50 44 64 26 63 17 48 21 79 47 43 50 50 52 17 9. 3 13. 2 9.3 - - 1 0 .1 6.0 1 1 .0 9.1 7.4 8 .7 10. 1 10. 4 7. 4 14.7 5.0 14.0 3 .3 9 .6 3.4 1337 12.1 10.2 8 .6 11.1 9 .5 3 .3 1 / Wage rates used to calculate these averages represent those available and payable on July 1, 1976, and do not include increases made later that are retroactive to July 1 or before. Averages were developed by weighting the top rate of the length-of-service progression for each occupation in each contract by the number of union members at that rate on the survey date. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Variations in the size of annual increases from survey to survey may reflect, in part, differences in timing o f ,negotiations in relation to the July 1 survey reference date. Annual increases made later than July 1 and retroactive to that date or before are not included. Such, retroactive increases are included in the wage rates reported in the following -yearls survey. 8 Table 9. Average wage rates by region: Selected cities, July 1 1976 (Average union hourly vage rates o f local-transit operating employees) C it y A v e ra g e h o u r ly ra te 2 / a nd r e g i o n J / C h an g e f r o m J u l y 1 , 1975 C e n ts p e r hour P e rc e n t A l l c i t i e s .............................................................................. $6 .5 8 39 6. 3 New B n g la n d ..................................................................................... B o s t o n , H a s s . ( I I ) ............................................................. New B e d f o r d , H a s s . ( I V ) ................................................ New H a v e n , C o n n . ( I V ) ...................................................... P r o v id e n c e , R . I . ( I V ) ...................................................... S ta m fo r d , C o nn . ( I V ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . 88 7 . 76 5. 13 5. 30 5 .4 8 5 .3 0 50 58 63 17 48 17 7 .9 8 .1 1 4 .0 3 .3 9 .6 3 .3 H id d le A t l a n t i c . . . ................................................................... A lb a n y , H . I . ( I V ) . . ........................................................... B u f f a l o , N . T . ( I l l ) ........................................................... New Y o r k , N . T . ( I ) ............................................................. N e w a rk , N . J . ( I l l ) ............................................................. P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . ( I ) .................................................... P i t t s b u r g h , P a . ( I I ) ........................................................ R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . ( I l l ) ...................................................... S c r a n t o n , P a . ( I V ) ............................................................. 6 .7 7 5 .3 9 5 .9 2 6 .9 5 6 .9 6 6 . 38 7 .0 1 6 . 50 5 .0 0 33 63 47 23 34 50 56 54 50 5. 1 3. 8. 3. 5. 8. 8. 9. 11. B o r d e r S t a t e s ................................................................... .. B a l t i m o r e , H d . ( I I ) ........................................................... L o u i s v i l l e , K y . ( I l l ) ...................................................... N o r f o l k , V a. ( I l l ) .............................................................. W a s h in g t o n , D. C . ( I I ) ................................... .. 6 .3 0 6 .9 3 5 .8 5 5 .9 0 6 .2 7 27 36 43 54 12 4 .5 5 .5 7 .9 10. 1 2 .0 S o u t h e a s t ........................................................................................... A t l a n t a , Ga. ( I l l ) .............................................................. C h a tta n o o g a , T e nn . (IV ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . ( I I ) ........................................... H e m p h is , T e n n . ( I I ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H ia m i, F l a . ( I l l ) ................................................................. N a s h v i l l e - D a v i d s o n , T e n n . ( I l l ) ........................... S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . ( I V ) ............................................ 5. 93 6 .2 4 5 .6 4 5 .8 2 6 .2 9 5 .9 6 5 .8 7 4 .3 7 48 50 48 36 55 35 107 47 8 .8 8 .7 9 .3 6 .6 9 .6 6 .2 2 2 .3 1 2 .1 S o u t h w e s t ........................................................................................... F o r t N o r t h , T e x . ( I l l ) ................................................... H o u s t o n , T e x . ( I ) ................................................................ New O r l e a n s , L a . ( I I ) ...................................................... San A n t o n i o , T e x . ( I I ) ................................................... 4 .8 1 4 . 40 5 .6 0 4 . 41 5 .3 2 34 60 55 7. 6 15. 8 1 0 .9 41 9 .0 G r e a t L a k e s ...................................................................................... A k r o n , O h io ( I I I ) ................................................................. C h ic a g o , 1 1 1 . ( I ) ................................................................. C i n c i n n a t i , O h io ( I I I ) ................................................... C l e v e la n d , O h io ( I I ) ......................................................... C o lu m b u s , O h io ( I I ) ........................................................... D e t r o i t , H ic h . ( I ) .............................. ............................... F l i n t , H ic h . ( I V ) ................................................................. G ra n d R a p id s , H ic h . ( I V ) .............................................. Ham m ond, I n d . ( I V ) .............................................................. I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . ( I I ) ................................................. H il w a u k e e , i i s . ( I I ) ......................................................... H i n n e a p o l i s - S t . P a u l, H in n . ( I l l ) ...................... R o c k f o r d , 1 1 1 . ( I V ) ........................................................... T o le d o , C h io ( I I I ) .............................................................. 6 .8 3 5 .3 1 7 .5 5 6 .0 0 6 .3 8 5 .5 0 6 .9 1 5 .3 1 5 .0 0 5 .4 2 5 .7 4 6 .4 3 6 .7 4 6 .5 4 5 .8 9 50 73 44 39 7 .8 1 5 .9 6 .1 7 .0 1 1 .0 1 0 .7 7 .8 10. h 1 4 .7 5 .0 7 .3 H i d d l e N e s t . .................................................................. ............... K a n s a s C i t y , H o . ( I I ) ...................................................... Omaha, N e b r . ( I l l ) .............................................................. S t . L o u i s , H o . ( I I ) ............................................................ W i c h i t a , F a n s . ( I l l ) ......................................................... 5 . 98 6 .4 1 5 .3 1 6 .6 9 3 .5 9 34 16 30 41 33 6 .1 2 .5 6 .0 6 .5 1 0 .1 Ho u n t a i n .............................................................................................. D e n v e r , C o lo . ( I I ) - . . . . ........... ...................................... P h o e n ix , A r i z . ( I I ) ........................................................... S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h ( I V ) ........................................... 5 .5 4 6 .3 5 5 .3 6 4 .5 8 53 57 71 43 1 0 .5 9 .9 15. 3 10. 2 P a c i f i c ................................................................................................ F r e s n o , C a l i f . ( I V ) ........................................................... H o n o lu lu , H i . ( I l l ) ........................................................... Long B each, C a lif . ( I I I ) . . .............. .......................... L o s A n g e le s , C a l i f . ( I ) . . . . ........................... P o r t l a n d , O r e g . ( I l l ) ...................................................... R iv e r s id e , C a l i f . ( I V ) .................................................... S a c r a m e n to , C a l i f . ( I l l ) .............................................. San D ie g o , C a l i f . ( I I ) .................................................... San F r a n c is c o , C a l i f . ( I I ) ......................................... S a n ta A n a , C a l i f . ( I V ) .................................................... S e a t t l e , R a s h . ( I I ) ........................................................... S p o k a n e , R a s h . ( I V ) ........................................................... 6. 69 6 .3 5 6 .7 8 6 .2 9 6 .4 6 7 .0 6 6 .4 6 6 .8 2 7 .9 1 7 .2 5 6 .3 0 5 .9 4 6 .0 0 41 6 .5 7 .4 1 7 .3 2 .6 3 .4 1 1 .0 3 .4 7 .4 6 .8 5 .9 8 .6 1 0 .9 9 .5 63 53 50 50 64 26 39 41 70 79 47 44 1 00 16 21 70 21 47 51 40 50 58 52 1 2 6 4 1 5 7 1 1 6 .8 1 1 .6 1 3 .7 8 .7 2/ See t a b l e 7 , f o o t n o t e 1 , f o r d e f i n i t i o n o f r e g i o n s u s e d i n t h i s s tu d y . P o p u l a t i o n s i z e o f c i t y i s sh o w n i n p a r e n t h e s e s a s f o l l o w s : G ro u p I = 1 ,0 0 0 , 0 0 0 o r m o re ; G ro u p I I = 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 t o 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; G ro u p I I I 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 t o 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; a n d G ro u p IV = 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 t o 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 . 2 / Wage rates used to calculate these averages represent those available and payable on July 1, 1976, and do not include increases made later that are retroactive to July 1 or before. Averages were developed by weighting the top rate of the length-of-service progression for each occupation in each contract by the number of union membe'rs at that rate on the survey date. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Variations in the size of annual increases from survey to survey may reflect, in part, differences in timing of negotiations in relation to the July 1 survey reference date. Annual increases made later than July 1 and retroactive to that date or before are not included. Such retroactive increases are included in the wage rates reported in the following year's survey. 9 Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities (UHIOH HOURLY BAGE RATES AND S T R A IG H T -T IM E MEEKLY HOURS AMD EMPLOYER INSURAMCE AMD PEMSIOM PAYMENTS FOR LO C A L -T R A N S IT OPERATING EMPLOYEES, JU LY 1 , 1 97 5 AMD JULY 1 , 1 9 7 6 ) JULY 1 , 1 975 JU LY 1 1 97 6 EMPLOYER CO NTRIBUTIONS TO F U N D S J/ C IT Y AMD JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N RATE PER HOUR1/ BATE PER H O U R !/ HOURS PER WEEK2/ IN S 0H A N C E 4 / PENSION DOLLARS PERCENT DOLLARS PERCENT AKRON, 0 1 X 0 BUSES.................................................... A LB A N Y , $ 4 ,5 8 0 $ 5 ,3 1 0 4 0 .0 0 - - - - 4 .3 3 0 4 .4 2 0 4 .5 0 5 4 .7 6 5 4 .9 1 5 5 .0 1 5 5 .1 1 0 5 .3 9 5 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) $ 0 ,2 0 0 .2 0 0 . 200 .2 0 0 - 4 . 9 92 5 .3 0 4 5 .6 1 6 5 .9 2 8 6 .2 4 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) - 7 .1 3 7 .1 3 7 .1 3 7 .1 3 7 .1 3 5 .6 0 0 5 .9 3 0 6 .2 5 6 6 .5 8 5 5 .9 0 5 6 .2 5 0 6 .5 9 6 6 .9 4 5 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) (5) 5 .4 4 0 5 .4 6 0 5 .4 9 0 5 .9 7 0 5 .9 9 0 6 .0 2 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) (5) 6. 353 6 .5 7 8 6 .8 0 3 6 .9 7 0 7 . 1 98 6 .9 3 3 7 .1 5 8 7 .3 8 3 7 .5 5 0 7 .7 7 8 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) - 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 6 . 458 6 .6 8 8 6 .9 1 5 7 (0 9 0 7 .3 2 0 7 .0 3 8 7 .2 6 8 7 .4 9 5 7 .6 7 0 7 .9 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 6 .2 4 8 6 .4 6 8 6 .6 8 8 6 .8 5 3 7 .0 7 3 6 .8 2 8 7 .0 4 8 7 .2 6 8 7 .4 3 3 7 .6 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 7 .1 3 5 7 .1 9 8 7 .7 1 5 7 .7 7 8 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 6 .9 6 8 7 .5 4 8 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) 1 1 .6 3 5 .4 0 0 5 .4 3 0 5 .4 5 0 5 .8 7 0 5 .9 0 0 5 .9 2 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .0 4 0 5 .0 8 0 5 .1 0 0 5 . 130 5 . 160 .5 .5 2 0 5 .5 6 0 5 .5 8 0 5 .6 1 0 5 .6 4 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) N .Y . BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ AFTER 18 MONTHS................ (5) (5 ) (5 ) A TLA N TA , GA. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ 1 9 - 2 9 MONTHS........................ THEREAFTER.............................. - B A LTIM O R E , HD. BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS......................... THEREAFTER.............................. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. BUSES AND TROLLEY COACHES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ BOSTON, NASS. BUSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 -6 MONTHS.............................. 7 - 9 MONTHS.............................. 1 0 - 1 2 MONTHS........................ AFTER 1 YEAR......................... P .C .C . SURFACE L IN ES OPERATORS: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 6 MONTHS.............................. 7 -9 MONTHS.............................. 1 0 - 1 2 MONTHS........................ AFTER 1 YEAR........................ RAPID TR A N S IT L IN E S : GUARDS: F IR S T 3 MONTHS.............. 4 - 6 MONTHS........................ 7 - 9 MONTHS......................... 1 0 - 1 2 MONTHS................... AFTER 1 YEAR................... MOTORHEN: ROAD......................................... YARD......................................... PLATFORM MEN: GATEMEN. .............................. BUFFALO, (5) (5) - (5 ) (5) - 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 1 1 .6 3 N .Y . BUSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) (5 ) CHATTANOOGA, TBNN. BOSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 1 2 MONTHS............................ 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ 1 9 - 2 4 MONTHS........................ THEREAFTER.............................. See f o o tn o t e s a t end of ta b le . 10 ” 4.0 0 4.00 4 .0 0 4 .0 0 4 .0 0 Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities— Continued (U NION HOURLY RAGE SATES AND S T R A IG H T -T IM E H E E K LI HOURS AHD EMPLOYER IHSURAHCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR LO C AL-TR AN S IT OPERATING EMPL07EES, JULY 1 , 1 57 5 AND JULY 1 , 1 9 7 6 ) JU LY JU LY 1 , 1975 C IT Y AND JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N 1, 1976 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO F U N D S 3 / RATE PER HO UR1/ RATE PER H O U R !/ HOURS PER WEEK2/ IN S U R A N C E ^/ DOLLARS PENSION PERCENT DOLLARS PERCENT CHICAG O , I L L . BUSES : HIRED AFTER 1 2 / 1 / 7 4 : F IR S T 6 MONTHS.............. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS...................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS................... 1 9 - 2 4 MONTHS................... HIRED BEFORE 1 2 / 1 / 7 4 : AFTER 2 YEARS................ ELEVATED AND SUBRAY R A ILH A Y S : HOTORMEN: F IR S T 6 M O N T H S .... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS................ 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS.............. 1 9 -2 4 MONTHS.............. AFTER 2 YEARS........... OPERATORS: FIR S T 6 M O N T H S ... . 7 - 1 2 MONTHS................. 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS.............. 1 9 - 2 4 MONTHS.............. AFTER 2 4 M O N TH S... CONDUCTORS: F IR S T 6 M O N T H S .... SECOND 6 M O N TH S ... THIRD 6 MONTHS------FOURTH 6 M O N TH S ... AFTER 2 YEARS........... - $ 6 ,0 8 4 6 .4 6 4 6 .8 4 5 7 . 225 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 $ 0 ,1 5 1 .1 5 1 . 151 .1 5 1 - 7 .6 0 5 4 0 .0 0 .1 5 1 - 6 .0 5 3 6 .4 3 1 6 .8 0 9 7 . 188 7 .5 6 6 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) - 6 .0 8 4 6 .4 6 4 6 .8 4 5 7 .2 2 5 7 .6 0 5 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .9 6 9 6 .3 4 2 6 .7 1 5 6 .7 1 5 7 .0 8 8 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .1 0 0 5 .4 0 0 5 .7 0 0 6 .0 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .2 5 0 5 .5 0 0 5 .7 5 0 5 .8 8 0 6 .1 3 0 6 .3 8 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 - ~ 5 .2 5 0 5 .5 0 0 5 .7 5 0 5 .8 8 0 6 .1 3 0 6 .3 8 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 “ 4 .8 7 0 4 .9 2 0 4 .9 7 0 5 .4 0 0 5 .4 5 0 5 .5 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .2 8 0 5 .4 3 0 5 .5 8 0 5 .6 8 0 5 .7 8 0 5 . 850 6 .1 5 0 6 .2 5 0 6 .3 5 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .4 0 3 .4 0 3 . 40 3 .4 0 3 .4 0 3 6 .3 1 0 6 .3 6 0 b . 4 10 6 .5 5 0 6 .8 1 0 6 .8 6 0 6 .9 1 0 7 .0 1 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 .5 5 0 4 .6 6 0 4 .8 1 0 5 .0 5 0 5 .1 8 0 5 .3 1 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 - $ 5 ,5 9 3 5 .9 4 2 6 .2 9 2 6 .6 4 1 6 .9 9 1 - - 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 - - - 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 C IN C IN N A T I0 O HIO BOSES: F IR S T 8 MONTHS................... 9 -1 6 MONTHS........................... 1 7 - 2 4 MONTHS........................ AFTER 2 YEARS...................... CLEVELAND, COLUHBUS, 6 “ - 1 4 .0 0 1 4 .0 0 1 4 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) - 1 1 .9 0 1 1 .9 0 1 1 .9 0 6 .0 0 0 ~ * 6 .5 0 6 .5 0 6 .5 0 6 .5 0 6 .5 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) “ “ “ (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) “ 12 .0 0 1 2 .0 0 1 2 .0 0 - HICH. BUSES: F IR S T MONTHS................... SECOND MONTHS................ AFTER 1 YEAR........................ 6 6 1 4 .0 0 1 4 .0 0 1 4 .0 0 HICH. BUSES, DAY: F IR S T MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR......................... BUSES, N IG H T................................. See f o o tn o t e s - COLO. BOSES: F IR S T 3 . MONTHS................... 4 -1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 M O N T H S ................... 1 9 - 2 4 MONTHS........................ AFTER 2 YEARS...................... FLINT, <sy (5 ) (5) (5 ) (5 ) OHIO BOSES: F IR S T 26 REEKS................... 2 7 - 5 2 REEKS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ DETROIT, (5 ) <5) (5 ) OHIO BUSES: F IR S T YEAR.............................. 1 -2 YEARS................................. AFTER 2 YEARS...................... RAPID T R A N S IT— TRAINMEN: F IR S T YEAR.............................. 1 -2 YEARS................................ AFTER 2 YEARS...................... DENVER, - at end o f t a b l e . 11 Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities— Continued (ONION HOURLY WAGE RATES AND S T R A IG H T -T IM E WEEKLY BOORS AND EMPLOYER INSORANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR L O C A L-TR A N S IT OPERATING EMPLOYEES, JOLY 1 , 1 9 7 5 AND JOLY 1 , 1 9 7 6 ) JO LY 1 , 1975 JULY 1 1976 EMPLOYER CO NTRIBUTIONS TO FU N D S 3/ C IT Y AND JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N RATE PER HOOR1 / RATE PER H O D E l/ HOURS PER W EEK2/ IN S U R A N C E 4/ PENSION DOLLARS PERCENT DOLLARS PERCENT (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5 ) “ - “ " $ 0 ,0 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 3 9 * FOKT NORTH, TBXAS BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... SECOND 6 MONTHS................ THIRD 6 MONTHS................... FOOITH 6 MONTHS................ THEREAFTER.............................. $ 3 ,6 0 0 3 . 6 50 3 .7 0 0 3 .7 5 0 3 .8 0 0 $ 4 ,2 0 0 4 .2 5 0 4 .3 0 0 4 .3 5 0 4 .4 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 4 .8 6 0 5 .1 0 0 5 .3 6 0 5 .6 3 0 5 .9 1 0 5 .2 3 0 5 .4 9 0 5 .7 6 0 6 .0 5 0 6 .3 5 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . CO 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 $ 0 ,3 0 4 .3 0 4 . 30 4 .3 0 4 .3 0 4 4 .2 6 0 4 .3 1 0 4 .3 6 0 4 .9 0 0 4 .9 5 0 5 .0 0 0 4 4 .0 0 4 4 . 00 4 4 .0 0 . 102 . 102 .1 0 2 5 .0 3 0 5 .0 7 0 5 .1 1 0 5 .1 6 0 5 .2 9 0 5 .3 3 0 5 .3 7 0 5 .4 2 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .6 5 0 5 .7 0 0 5 .7 6 0 5 .7 8 0 6 .6 5 0 6 .7 0 0 6 .7 6 0 6 .7 8 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 . 390 . 390 .3 9 0 .3 9 0 4 .3 0 0 4 .3 5 0 4 .4 0 0 4 .5 5 0 5 .0 5 0 4 .8 5 0 4 .9 0 0 4 .9 5 0 5 .1 0 0 5 .6 0 0 4 2 .5 0 4 2 . 50 4 2 .5 0 4 2 .5 0 4 2 . 50 .1 7 8 . 178 .1 7 8 . 178 .1 7 8 5 . 2 50 5 .3 5 0 5 .6 7 0 5 .7 4 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 5 .3 6 0 5 .4 1 0 5 .4 6 0 5 .7 2 0 5 .7 7 0 5 .8 2 0 6 .1 9 5 6 .2 1 5 6 .2 3 5 6 .2 5 5 5 .3 4 0 5 .6 4 0 5 .8 2 0 6 .0 0 0 6 .2 5 0 FRESNO, CALIF. BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 -2 YEARS................................. 2 - 3 YEARS................................ AFTER 3 YEARS...................... GRAND RAPIDS , M IC H . BUSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 TE AR ........................ HAMMOND, IMS. BOSES: F IR S T 2 MONTHS................... NEXT 5 MONTHS..................... NEXT 5 MONTHS...................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) “ " HONOLULU, HAWAII BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 2 4 MONTHS........................ THEREAFTER.............................. - .5 5 0 .5 5 0 .5 5 0 .5 5 0 - HOUSTON, TBXAS BOSES : F IR S T 3 M O N TIS ................... 4 - 8 MONTHS.............................. 9 -1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 2 4 MONTHS........................ AFTER 24 MONTHS................ “ (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) “ 6 .5 0 6 .5 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 .2 4 3 . 243 .2 4 3 “ .2 0 0 .2 0 0 .2 0 0 - 6 .3 5 0 6 .3 7 0 6 .3 9 0 6 .4 1 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) .3 5 0 .3 5 0 .3 5 0 .3 5 0 - 5 .7 4 0 6 .0 5 0 6 .2 4 0 6 .4 2 0 6 .4 6 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 . 4 32 .4 3 2 . 432 .4 3 2 .4 3 2 - INDIANAPOLIS, IND. BOSES: F IR S T 2 YEARS..................... AFTER SECOND YEAR........... JACKSONTILLS, FLA. BOSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 6 MONTHS.............................. AFTER 6 MONTHS................... “ KANSAS CITI, HO. BOSES: F IR S T 4 MONTHS................... 5 - 8 MONTHS.............................. 9 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ (5) <5) LONG BEACH, CALIF. BUSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 -6 M O NTH S.'......................... 7 - 9 MONTHS.............................. 1 0 - 1 2 MONTHS........................ THEREAFTER.............................. See fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le . 12 - - 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 . C8 Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities— Continued (UNION HOURLY MAGE RATES AND S T R A IG H T -T IM E IE E K LY HOURS AMD EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR L O C A L-TR A N S IT OPERATING EMPLOYERS, JU LY 1 , 1 9 7 5 AND JULY 1 , 1 9 7 6 ) JULY 1 , 1 97 5 JU LY 1976 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO FU N D S 3/ C IT Y AND JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N RATI PER HO UR1/ RATE PER HOUR1/ HOURS PER BEIK2/ PENSION IN S U R A N C E 4/ DOLLARS L O N G BEACH, CALIF. CONTINUED 1 PERCENT DOLLARS PERCENT - BOSKS: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... AFTER 6 MONTHS................... - - - - * - 1 0 .0 6 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5) - 5 .2 9 0 5 .4 3 0 5 .6 1 0 5 .7 8 0 5 .9 6 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 (5) (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) <5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 5 .7 7 0 5 .9 2 0 6 .0 2 0 6 .1 8 0 6 .3 3 0 6 .4 3 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 . . 5 .7 2 8 5 .8 8 4 6 .0 4 0 6 .3 3 6 6 .5 3 8 6 .7 4 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 5 .3 9 0 5 .7 3 0 6 .0 7 0 6 .4 0 0 6 .7 4 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5) (5 ) (5) (5) (5) 4 .7 0 2 4 .9 9 4 5 .2 8 6 5 .8 7 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 5 .9 6 0 6 .4 6 0 6 .7 1 0 6 .9 6 0 4 C .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 $ 5 ,9 0 0 5 .9 9 0 $ 6 ,0 1 0 6 . 100 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 $ 0 ,2 1 1 . 211 5 .3 4 0 5 .6 4 0 5 .8 2 0 6 .0 0 0 6 .2 5 0 5 .7 4 0 6 .0 5 0 6 .2 4 0 6 .4 2 0 6 .4 6 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 . . . 5 .2 7 U 5 .3 5 0 5 .4 0 0 5 .4 2 0 5 .7 * 0 5 .7 8 0 5 .8 3 0 5 .8 5 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 5 . 5 40 5 .6 4 0 5 .7 4 0 6 .0 9 0 6 .1 9 0 6 .2 9 0 4 .9 4 0 5 .0 8 0 5 .2 6 0 5 .4 3 0 5. 610 - LOS ANGELES, C A L IF . BUSES : F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... SECOND 3 MONTHS................ T H IR D 3 MONTHS ......................... FOURTH 3 NORTHS..................... AFTER 1 TEAR........................ L O U IS V IL L E , 432 432 432 .4 3 2 .4 3 2 E l. BUSES : F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4—6 MONTHS.............................. 7 - 1 2 MO NTH S. ............................... AFTER 1 YEAR ............................... MEMPHIS, T B M I. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTES................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS................................... AFTER 12 MONTHS..................... M IA M I, - 7 .5 0 7 .5 0 7 .5 0 FLA. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS ........................ 7 - 1 2 MONTHS................................... 1 -5 YEARS .......................................... 6 - 1 1 & 1 / 2 YEARS ........................ THE R E A F T E I ....................................... H IL 0 A U K 1 1 , (5) (S) (5) (5) (5) V IS C . BOSKS: F IR S T TEAR ....................................... 1 -2 YEARS .......................................... AFTER 2 YEARS ............................ H IN N E A P O L IS —S T . B IB B . 245 245 .2 4 5 - - - - 6 . 40 6 . 40 6 .4 0 (5) - 9 .8 0 9 .8 0 9 .8 0 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) - 9 .8 0 9 .8 0 9 .8 0 9 .8 0 9 .8 0 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) - (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) PAU L, BUSES: HIRED BEFORE 1 2 / 9 / 7 5 : F IR S T 6 MONTHS.................. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS............................ AFTER 1 YEAR ......................... BUSES: HIRED AFTER 1 2 / 9 / 7 5 : F IR S T 6 MONTHS.................. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS............................ 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS......................... 1 9 - 2 4 MONTHS ......................... THEREAFTER ................................ - “ (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) - N A S H T ILL E -D A V ID S O N , TB BN . BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS......................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS................................... 1 3 - 2 4 MONTHS................................ AFTER 24 MONTHS ...................... BEHARK, fo o tn o te s - - - 4. CO 4 .0 0 4 .0 0 4 .0 0 B .J . BUSES : F IR S T 6 MONTHS ......................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS.................................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS................................ AFTER 18 MONTHS...................... See - a t end of 5 .6 2 0 6 .1 2 0 6 .3 7 0 6 .6 2 0 ta b le . 13 (5) - - 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .0 0 10.00 1 0 . CO Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities— Continued (UNION HOURLY RAGE BATES AMD S T R A IG H T -T IM E MEEKLY HOURS AMD EMPLOYER INSURAMCE AMD PEMSION PAYMENTS POR LO C A L -T B A H S IT OPERATING EMPLOYEES, JU LY ’1 , 1 975 AND JULY 1 , 1 9 7 6 ) JULY 1 , 1975 1, 1976 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO FU N D S 3/ C IT Y AND JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N NEWARK, N . J . CONTINUED JULY BATE PER HO UR1/ RATE PER HO URIy HOURS PER WEEK2/ INS URA NCE !*/ PENSION DOLLARS PERCENT DOLLARS PERCENT (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) * 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .0 0 - SOBWAY: HOTORHEN: F IR S T 6 MONTHS.............. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS...................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS................... AFTER 18 MONTHS........... PLATFORM HEN........................ $ 5 ,6 2 0 6 .1 2 0 6 .3 7 0 6 .6 2 0 6 .6 2 0 $ 5 ,9 6 0 6 .4 6 0 6 .7 1 0 6 .9 6 0 6 .9 6 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 .4 1 0 4 .4 6 0 4 .5 0 0 5 .0 4 0 5 .0 9 0 5 . 130 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 $ 0 . 400 . 400 .4 0 0 - (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .0 6 0 5 .0 9 0 5 .1 3 0 5 .2 3 0 5 .2 6 0 5 .3 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 4 .2 5 0 4 .2 8 0 4 .4 1 0 4 .2 5 0 4 .2 8 0 4 .4 1 0 40 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 ” (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) 6 .2 6 5 6 .7 3 3 6 .4 8 5 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 . 381 .3 8 1 6 .0 7 5 6 . 390 6 .7 3 3 6 .2 9 5 6 .6 1 0 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) 6 .0 7 5 6 .3 9 0 6 .7 3 3 6 .2 9 5 6 .6 1 0 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .3 4 6 .3 4 6 . 346 6 .6 2 3 6 .6 7 3 6 .7 4 3 6 .9 0 3 7 .4 2 3 7 .4 7 3 7 .5 4 3 7 .7 0 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 6 .2 6 5 6 .7 3 3 6 .4 8 5 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .3 8 1 . 3 81 6 .0 7 5 6 .3 9 0 6 .7 3 3 6 .2 9 5 6 .5 1 0 6 .9 5 3 4 0 . Q0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 6 .2 6 5 6 .7 3 3 6 .4 8 5 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .3 8 1 .3 8 1 6 .0 7 5 6 .3 9 0 6 .7 3 3 6 .2 9 5 6 .6 1 0 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .3 4 6 .3 4 6 . 346 - 6 .2 6 5 6 .7 3 3 6 .4 8 5 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .3 8 1 .3 8 1 - 6 .2 6 5 6 .7 3 3 6 .4 8 5 6 .9 5 3 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .3 8 1 .3 8 1 5 .6 7 5 6 .1 6 5 5 .8 9 5 6 . 385 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) MEM BEDFORD, HASS. BUSES: F IR S T 9 MONTHS................... 1 0 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ AFTER 18 MONTHS................. HEM H IT K M , COMM. BUSES : F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ MEM ORLEANS, LA. 1-MAN CARS AND BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ (5 ) (5 ) EEH YORK, E.I. BUSES: AVENUE B AND EAST BROADHAY TR A N S IT COMPANY: F IR S T 12 MONTHS........... AFTER 12 MONTHS........... BROOKLYN D IV IS IO N ; BROOKLYN D IV IS IO N NO. 2 ; MANHATTAN D I V I S IO N : F IR S T 6 MONTHS.............. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS...................... AFTER 1 YEAR................... QUEENS D IV IS IO N : F IR S T 6 MONTHS.............. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS...................... AFTER 1 YEAR................... GREEN L IN E S : F IR S T 6 MONTHS.............. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS...................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS................... AFTER 18 MONTHS........... J A M A IC A , I N C . : F IR S T 12 MONTHS........... AFTER 12 MONTHS........... MANHATTAN-BRONI SUR FACE AUTHO RITY: F IR S T 6 MONTHS.............. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS...................... AFTER 1 YEAR................... QUEENS TR A N S IT CORP. : F IR S T 12 MONTHS........... AFTER 12 MONTHS........... STATEN IS L A N D : F IR S T 6 MONTHS.............. 7 - 1 2 MONTHS...................... AFTER 1 YEAR................... STEINHAY TR A N S IT C O R P .: F IR S T 12 MONTHS........... AFTER 12 MONTHS........... TR I-B O R O COACH C O R P .: F IR S T 12 MONTHS........... AFTER 12 MONTHS........... SUBHAY: CONDUCTORS: F IR S T YEAR........................ AFTER 1 YEAR................... See fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le . 14 (5) $ 0 ,6 6 0 .6 6 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) _ (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) .4 0 0 .4 0 0 .4 0 0 .4 0 0 - .6 6 0 .6 6 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) _ _ - (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) .6 6 0 . 660 (5 ) (5 ) . 660 .6 6 0 .6 6 0 .6 6 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (S) (5 ) (5) (5) - (5) (5) (5) _ “ (5 ) (5) (5) “ _ (5 ) (5 ) Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities— Continued (UNION HOURLY RAGE RATES AMD S T R A IG H T -T IH E H E E KLI HOURS AHO EMPLOYER INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOR L O C A L-TR A N S IT OPERATING EMPLOYEES, JU LY 1 , 1 9 7 5 AND JULY 1 , 1 9 7 6 ) JU LY JU LY 1 , 1 97 5 1, 1976 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO FU N D S 3 / C IT Y AND JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N BATE PER HO UR1/ BATE PER HOUR1/ HOUBS PEB WEEK2/ PENSION IN S U R A N C E ^/ DOLLARS PEBCENT DOLLARS PEBCENT NEW YORK, N. Y. CONTINUED SUBWAY - CONTINUED HOTOBMEN: ROAD: F IR S T 2 3 1 D A T S . . . . AFTER 2 3 1 D A IS ------YARD: F IR S T YEAR................... AFTER 1 YEAR.............. $ 7 ,0 6 8 7 .2 3 8 $ 7 ,2 8 8 7 .4 5 8 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) 6 .7 5 3 6 .9 0 8 6 .9 7 3 7 .1 2 8 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .2 6 0 5 .3 1 0 5 .3 6 0 5 .8 0 0 5 .8 5 0 5 .9 0 0 “ (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) 4 .9 4 0 4 .9 7 0 5 .0 1 0 5 .2 4 0 5 .2 7 0 5 .3 1 0 4 4 .0 0 4 4 . 00 4 4 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) 5 .8 8 0 6 .3 8 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) 5 .8 8 0 6 .3 8 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 4 .5 5 0 4 .6 5 0 5 .3 4 0 5 .3 6 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 5 .5 7 0 5 .8 7 0 6 .1 6 0 6 .4 5 0 5 .9 6 0 6 .3 1 0 6 .4 8 0 7 .0 1 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .7 1 0 6 .1 1 0 6 .1 6 0 6 .2 1 0 6 .3 6 0 6 .4 1 0 6 .8 1 0 6 .8 6 0 6 .9 1 0 7 .0 6 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .5 5 9 .5 5 9 .5 5 9 .5 5 9 .5 5 9 4 .9 0 0 4 .9 5 0 5 .0 0 0 5 .3 8 0 5 .4 3 0 5 .4 8 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 5 .3 4 0 5 .6 4 0 5 .8 2 0 6 .0 0 0 6 .2 5 0 5 .7 4 0 6 .0 5 0 6 .2 4 0 6 .4 2 0 6 .4 6 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .4 3 2 .4 3 2 . 4 32 .4 3 2 .4 3 2 4 .7 4 0 4 .9 8 0 5 .1 1 0 5 .4 4 0 5 . 9 60 5 .2 2 0 5 .4 7 0 5 .7 1 0 5 .9 6 0 6 .5 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) NORFOLK, VA. BUSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 Y E A R '....................... OMAHA, HBBR. buses: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR......................... PHILADELPHIA, PA. BUSES.................................................... ELEVATED, H IG H -S P E E D , AND SUBBAY L IN E S ............................ PHOEHIX, ABIE. BUSES: F IR S T YEAR.............................. AFTER 1 Y EAR........................ $ 0 ,2 4 8 . 2 48 2 .0 0 2 .0 0 PITTSBURGH, PA. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ AFTER 18 MONTHS................ (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) “ 1 3 .5 0 1 3 .5 0 1 3 .5 0 1 3 .5 0 - “ (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) PORTLAND, ORE. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... SECOND 6 MONTHS................ T H IR D 6 MONTHS................... FOURTH 6 MONTHS................ THEREAFTER.............................. PROYXDEICE, £.1. BUSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR......................... RIVERSIDE, CALIF. BUSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... 4 - 6 MONTHS.............................. 7 - 9 MONTHS.............................. 1 0 - 1 2 MONTHS........................ AFTER ONE YEAR................... - 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 1 0 .0 8 ROCHESTER, H.I. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ 1 9 - 2 4 MONTHS........................ AFTER 2 4 MONTHS................ See fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le . 15 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities— Continued (ONION HOURLY BAGE RATES AND STRAIGHT- T IN E WEEKLY HOORS AND EHPLOYER INSORANCE AND PENSION PAYHENTS FOR L O C A L-TR A N S IT OPERATING BHPLOYEES, JO LY 1 , 1 9 7 5 AND JULY 1 , 1 9 7 6 ) JULY 1 , 1975 JU LY 1 1976 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO F U N D S J/ C IT Y AND JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N RATE PER HOUR1/ RATE PER HOUR1/ HOORS PER H E E K 2/ IN S U R A N C E 4/ PENSION DOLLARS PERCENT DOLLARS PERCENT (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (S) (5 ) (5) BOCKFOHD, I L L . BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... SECOND 6 MONTHS................ THIRD 6 MONTHS................... THEREAFTER.............................. $ 5 ,4 5 0 5 .5 5 0 5 .6 5 0 5 .7 5 0 $ 6 ,2 4 0 6 .3 4 0 6 .4 4 0 6 .5 4 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 5 .4 5 6 5 .7 9 7 6 .1 3 8 6 .4 7 9 6 .8 2 0 4 C .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 $ 3 ,3 8 5 . 3 85 . 3 85 . 3 85 .3 8 5 5 .5 3 0 5 . 6 80 5 .8 3 0 5 .9 8 0 6 . 1 30 6 .2 8 0 5 .7 0 0 6 .0 9 0 6 .2 4 0 6 .3 9 0 6 .5 4 0 6 .6 9 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 . 2 53 .2 5 3 .2 5 3 . 2 53 .2 5 3 .2 5 3 2 .9 3 0 3 .0 5 0 3 .1 7 0 3 .3 0 0 3 .4 3 0 3 .5 7 0 3 .7 1 0 3 .9 0 0 3 .3 6 0 3 .4 8 0 3 .6 1 0 3 .7 4 0 3 .8 8 0 4 .0 2 0 4 .1 7 0 4 .3 7 0 4C .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 .0 5 0 4 .1 5 5 4 .4 6 5 4 .5 8 0 4 5 .0 0 4 5 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) 4 .4 6 0 4 .6 0 0 4 .6 9 0 4 .8 3 0 5 .0 7 0 5 .3 2 0 4 0 .0 0 6 / 4 0 .0 0 6 / 4 0 .0 0 6 / 4 0 .0 0 6 / 40 . 0 0 6 / 4 0 .0 0 6 / .1 5 6 . 156 .1 5 6 . 156 . 156 .1 5 6 6 .3 2 8 6 .7 2 3 7 .1 1 9 7 .5 1 4 7 .9 1 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .5 1 0 .5 1 0 .5 1 0 .5 1 0 .5 1 0 7 . 950 8 .4 0 0 4 0 .0 0 SACRAMENTO, C A L IF . BOSES : F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... SECOND 6 MONTHS................ THIRD 6 MONTHS................... FOORTH 6 MONTHS................. THEREAFTER.............................. ST. L O O IS , - - - - * - - (5 ) (5 ) (8 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) - 9 .5 0 9 .5 0 9 .5 0 9 .5 0 9 . 50 HO. BOSES: F IR S T 3 MONTHS................... SECOND 3 MONTHS................. T H IR D 3 MONTHS................... FOURTH 3 MONTHS................ F IF T H 3 MONTHS................... AFTER 15 MONTHS................ ST. - - - (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) (5 ) (5) PETERSBURG, F L A . BUSES : F IR S T YEAR.............................. 1 -2 YEARS................................ 2 - 3 YEARS................................. 3 - 4 YEARS................................ 4 - 5 YEARS................................ 5 - 6 YEARS................................. 6 - 7 YEARS................................. THEREAFTER.............................. SALT LAKE C I T Y , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * - * UTAH BUSES : F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... AFTER 6 MONTHS................... (5 ) (5 ) $ 0 ,0 8 7 .0 8 7 ~ SAN A N TO N IO , TBXAS BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ 19 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS. 1 0 - 1 5 YEARS........................... AFTER 15 YEARS................... SAB D IE G O , - . . . . . . 518 518 5 18 518 5 18 518 “ C A L IF . BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... SECOND 6 MONTHS................ THIRD 6 MONTHS................... FOURTH 6 MONTHS................ THEREAFTER.............................. - * “ (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) .4 7 1 - .5 3 5 (5 ) - (5) (5) (5 ) (5) (5) SAN FR A N C IS C O , C A L IF . BAY AREA RA P ID TR A N S IT : TRANSPORTATION MAN I I . SAN FRANCISCO: BOSES, TRACKLESS TRO LL E Y S , CABLE GRIPMEN, AND CONDUCTORS................. SAN FR A N C IS C O -M AR IN : GOLDEN GATE T R A N S IT ... BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... THEREAFTER.............................. See fo o tn o te s a t end of 6 .7 3 0 7 .1 3 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) 6 .5 6 0 6 .8 9 0 4 0 .0 0 .7 1 4 5 .4 5 1 5 .4 9 0 5 .5 4 6 5 .9 7 8 6 .0 2 0 6 .0 8 1 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 . 40 9 .4 0 9 .4 0 9 ta b le . 16 - - (5 ) (5) - 1 4 .1 7 * “ * Table 10. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions to funds: Selected cities— Continued (UNION HOURLY SAGE BATES AND S TB A X G H T-TIH E MEEKLY HOUBS AND EMPLOYEE INSURANCE AND PENSION PAYMENTS FOB LO C A L -T R A N S IT OPERATING EMPLOYEES, JULY 1 , 1 97 5 AND JULY 1 , 1 97 6) JULY 1 , 1975 C IT Y 1 AND JOB C L A S S IF IC A T IO N JU LY 1 197 6 EMPLOYER CO NTRIBUTIONS TO F U B D S 3/ RATE PER HOURJ/ RATE PER H O U R !/ HOURS PER HBEK2/ IN S 0R A N C E 4 / DOLLARS PENSION PERCENT DOLLARS PERCENT (5) (5) (5) (5) SANTA ANA, CALIF.' BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS......................... AFTER 18 MONTHS................ $ 4 ,9 3 0 5 .2 2 0 5 .5 1 0 5 .8 0 0 $ 5 ,3 5 5 5 .6 7 0 5 .9 8 5 6 .3 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 $ 0 ,3 4 6 . 346 .3 4 6 .3 4 6 " (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) 4 .5 0 0 4 .5 0 0 5 .0 0 0 5 .0 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 . 150 . 150 - “ 5 .3 3 2 5 .4 8 1 5 .6 3 0 5 .7 6 0 5 .9 3 8 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 .3 5 1 . 351 .3 5 1 .3 5 1 .3 5 1 “ “ “ 5 . 380 5 . 430 5 .4 8 0 5 .9 0 0 5 .9 5 0 6 .0 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) (5 ) 5 .0 6 0 5 .2 3 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) 5 .0 9 0 5 . 130 5 .2 6 0 5 .3 0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5) 4 .6 0 7 4 .8 7 8 5 .1 4 9 5 .4 2 0 5 .0 1 1 5 .3 0 4 5 .5 9 7 5 .8 9 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) - 1 1 .9 0 1 1 .9 0 1 1 .9 0 1 1 .9 0 4 .9 7 0 5 .2 8 0 5 .5 9 5 5 .9 0 0 6 .1 5 0 5 .0 2 0 5 .3 3 5 5 .6 5 0 5 .9 6 0 6 . 270 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 0 . 00 4 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5 ) (5) (5 ) (5 ) ~ 2 .9 6 0 3 .0 6 0 3 .1 6 0 3 .2 6 0 3 .2 9 0 3 .3 9 0 3 .4 9 0 3 .5 9 0 5 4 .0 0 5 4 .0 0 5 4 .0 0 5 4 .0 0 .3 0 6 .3 0 6 .3 0 6 .3 0 6 “ SCRANTON, PA. BUSBS : REGULAR...................................... EXTRA HEN................................. - SEATTLE, NASH. BUSES: F IR S T 12 MONTHS................ 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ 1 9 - 2 4 M O N T H S ..................... 2 5 - 3 0 MONTHS........................ THEREAFTER.............................. - 6 . 84 6 .8 4 6 .8 4 6 .8 4 6 .8 4 SPOKANE, NASH. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... AFTER 1 YEAR........................ STANFORD, CONN. BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... STANFORD, COHN. -CONTINUED 7 - 9 MONTHS............................. AFTER 9 MONTHS................... TOLEDO, OHIO BUSES: F IR S T 6 MONTBS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ AFTER 18 MONTHS....... * W A S H INGTON, D.C. BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS........................... 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........................ 1 9 - 2 4 MONTHS........................ AFTER 2 YEARS...................... 2 1 .0 0 2 1 .0 0 2 1 .0 0 2 1 .0 0 2 1 .0 0 HICHITA, KANSAS BOSES: F IR S T 6 MONTHS................... 7 - 1 2 MONTHS............ 1 3 - 1 8 MONTHS........... AFTER 18 MONTHS................ $ 0 ,3 1 5 . 315 . 3 15 .3 1 5 “ 1 / B AS IC (M IN IM UM ) BATES, EXCLUDING H O L ID A Y ,V A C A T IO N , OH OTHER B E N E F IT PAYMENTS MADE OB BEGULARLY CREDITED TO THE EMPLOYEE. MAGE BATES SHORN REPRESENT RATES A V A ILA B LE AND PAYABLE ON JU LY 1 OF THE SURVEY YEAR AND DO NOT INCLUDE INCREASES MADE LATER THAT ARE RETROACTIVE TO JULY 1 OR BEFORE. 2 / HOUBS ABE THE SAME FOB BOTH YEARS UNLESS OTHERWISE IN D IC A T E D . 2/ SHORN IN TERMS OF CENTS PER HOUR OB AS A PERCENT OF RATE; IN ACTUAL P R A C T IC E , HOHEVER, SOME EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS ARE CALCULATED ON THE B A S IS OF TOTAL HOUBS OR GROSS PAYROLL. THESE V A R IA TIO N S IN METHOD OF COMPUTATION ARE NOT IN D IC A T E D IN THE ABOVE TA B U LA TIO N . 4/ INCLUDES L IF E INSURANCE, EXCLUDES PAYMENTS INTO HO LID AY, NEGOTIATED. H O S P IT A L IZ A T IO N , AND OTHER TYPES OF HEALTH AND WELFARE B E N E F IT S ; V AC ATIO N, AND UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS WHEN SUCH PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN 5 / AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR EMPLOYER FINANCED P LA N; 6/ HAS 44 HOURS ON JULY 1, AMOUNT OF EMPLOYER PAYMENT NOT A V A IL A B L E . 1975. NO DATA, OR NO DATA REPORTED. WHEN REFERRING TO A RATE PER HOUR FOR A PREVIOUS YEAR, IN D IC A T E S E IT H E R A CHANGE IN PROGRESSION, OR A NEH JOB OR ONION NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. 17 Appendix: Scope and Method of Survey selection process resulted in the deletion of 24 cities pre viously studied in that size-range and the addition of 20 “new” cities. This shift, coupled with the retention of 46 cities previously studied, yielded a new sample group of 66 cities. A total of 62 of these cities had local-transit union contracts in effect on July 1, 1976. Trends for 1975-76 were linked to the existing index using the new city sample. The 1976 averages also reflect the new sample. Data for the cities surveyed were weighted to compensate for cities that were not surveyed. To provide appropriate regional representation, each region was con sidered separately when city weights were assigned. Average wage rates were based on the top rate of the length-of-service structure reported in each labor-manage ment agreement. The top rates were weighted by the numbers of union members at these rates (about 62,000 total for the 62 cities). These averages were non designed for year-to-year comparisons because of fluctuations in membership and in job classifications studied. Average cents-per-hour and percent changes from July 1, 1975 to July 1, 1976, however, were based on comparable rate quotations for the various job classifications in both periods, weighted by the memberships reported for the current (1976) survey. The index series, designed for trend purposes, was constructed similarly. Year-to-year wage changes, as well as distributions of current wage rates, also relate only to workers at the top wage rates in the contracts studied. Most of the contracts covering local-transit operating employees are negotiated by locals of the Amalgamated Transit Union or the Transport Workers Union of America. Other major unions representing local-transit workers in clude the United Transportation Union and the Interna tiona] Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouse men and Helpers of America. Union wage rates and hours reported in this bulletin were agreed on through collective bargaining between trade unions and employers, and are defined as (1) the basic (minimum) wage rates (excluding holiday, vacation, and other benefit payments made or credited regularly to the employees) and (2) the maximum weekly schedules of hours at straight-time rates. Wage rates exceeding the nego tiated minimum, which may be paid for special qualifica tions or other reasons, are excluded. The information presented was based on union wage rates in effect on July 1, 1976, for local-transit operating employees in 62 cities. Local-transit operating employees, for purposes of the study, include persons engaged in the operation of moving transit equipment (for example, trol ley cars, buses, and elevated and subway trains) and work ers in related occupations, such as guards, conductors, and platform workers. (Workers in these related occupations, found only in elevated and subway equipment operations, constitute less than 6 percent of the workers covered by the study. They were combined with elevated and subway equipment operators in tables 2 through 7.) Track and maintenance workers were excluded from the study. Oper ating employees of muncipally owned transit systems were included if unions acted as the bargaining agents. Data were obtained primarily from local union officials by mail ques tionnaire; in some instances, Bureau economists visited local union officials to obtain the desired information. The current survey was designed to reflect the union wage rates of local-transit operating employees in all cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more based on the 1970 Census of Population. All cities that had 500.000 inhabitants or more were included, as were most cities having 250,000 to 500,000 inhabitants. Beginning in 1976, a new sample was selected from cities with a population of 100,000 to 500,000; the probability 18 Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Offices R e g io n I 1603 JFK Federal Building Government Center Boston. Mass. 02203 Phone: (617) 223-6761 R e g io n IV 1371 Peachtree Street, NE. Atlanta, Ga. 30309 Phone: (404) 881-4418 R e g io n V R e g io n II Suite 3400 1515 Broadway New York, N Y. 10036 Phone: (212) 399-5405 R e g io n III 3535 Market Street P O Box 13309 Philadelphia. Pa. 19101 (215) 596-1154 Digitized Phone: for FRASER 9th Floor Federal Otfice Building 230 S. 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