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Wage Chronology CHRYSLER CORPORATION, 1939-66 Bulletin No. 1515 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Wage Chronology CHRYSLER CORPORATION, 1939-66 Bulletin III. 1515 June 1967 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2 0402 - Price 30 cents Preface This report is one of a series prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to trace changes in wage scales and related benefits negotiated by individual employers or combination of employers with a union or group of unions in selected collective bargaining situations. Benefits uni laterally introduced by an employer are generally included. The information is obtained from collective bargaining agreements and related documents which are voluntarily filed with the Bureau as new settlements are concluded. Any description of the course of collective bargaining is derived from news media and confirmed and supplemented by the parties to the agreement. Wage chronologies deal only with selected features of collective bargaining or wage determination. They are intended primarily as a tool for research, analysis, and wage administration. References to grievance procedure, job security, methodology of piecerate adjustment, and sim ilar matters are omitted. This chronology summarizes the changes in wage rates and related wage practices in the automotive plants of the Chrysler Corp. that have been negotiated with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of Am erica since November 1939. It includes the terms of 15 basic agreements and two National War Labor Board Directives. The provisions of the 14 agree ments and two directives— published as BLS Report 198-— have been supplemented in this bulletin by information on negotiated contract changes between 1964 and 1966. Lily Mary David, Chief of the Division of Wage Economics, under the Direction of L. R. Linsenmayer, Assistant Commissioner for Wages and Industrial Rela tions, is responsible for the overall direction of the wage chronology program. This bulletin was prepared under the direction of Albert A . Belman. The analysis for the period 1964—66 was prepared by Willmon Fridie. iii C on ten ts Page I n t r o d u c t i o n --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 9 3 9 -4 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 9 4 9 -5 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1952—53 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1954—60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 9 6 1 - 6 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1964—6 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 T a b les: A — G e n e r a l w a g e c h a n g e s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B— H o u r ly j o b r a t e s , s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s , 1939—66 -----------------------------------------C— R e l a t e d w a g e p r a c t i c e s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shift p r e m i u m p a y -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r t i m e p a y — d a i l y and w e e k l y ------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r t i m e p a y — w e e k e n d ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------H o l id a y p a y -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P a y in lie u o f v a c a t i o n ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P a id a b s e n c e a l l o w a n c e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------R e p o r t i n g t i m e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P a i d lu n ch p e r i o d s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J u r y duty p a y ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P a id r e l i e f t i m e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B e r e a v e m e n t p a y ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------E d u c a t io n a l p a y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------G r o u p i n s u r a n c e p l a n -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P e n s i o n b e n e f i t s -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S u p p le m e n ta l u n e m p l o y m e n t b e n e f i t p l a n ---------------------------------------------------------S e p a r a t i o n p a y --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------R e l o c a t i o n a l l o w a n c e p l a n ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 28 33 38 39 W a g e C h r o n o lo g y : C h ry sler C o r p o r a tio n , 1939—66 Introduction The agreement, entered into on May 28, 1948, was to remain in effect until August 1, 1950. However, between June 15, 1949, and August 1, 1950, the agreement could be opened once by each party on the question of the general level of wage rates. 1 9 3 9 -4 8 The first agreement between the Chrysler Corp. and the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of Am erica (UAW—CIO) was entered into on April 6, 1937. The first agreement to include provisions affecting wages or wage practices became effective on November 29, 1939. This chro nology traces the general changes in wage rates and related wage practices from that date. Thus, the provisions of this agreement do not necessarily indicate changes in the conditions of employment that existed prior to November 29, 1939. 1949-51 The May 1948 agreement between the Chrysler Corp. and the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of Am erica (UAW—CIO), which was to run to August 1, 1950, was reopened for wage d is cussions in June 1949. Negotiations con ducted intermittently over a long period were broadened to include pension and insurance plans. Following a 100-day strike, a settle ment was reached on May 4, 1950. The 1939 agreement covered approxi mately 73,000 workers in the corporation’ s Detroit plants known as Chrysler-Jefferson, C h rysler-K e r c h e v a 1, Dodge Main, Dodge Forge, Dodge Truck, De Soto, Highland Park, Plymouth, Am plex-Harper, and Lynch Road, and in the plants in M arysville, Mich. ; Los Angeles and San Leandro, Calif. ; and New Castle, Evansville, and Kokomo, Ind. The Evansville and Kokomo plants, however, were first covered by the agreements in 1941 and 1942, respectively, the Lynch Road plant in April 1947, and the San Leandro plant in January 1949. During World War II, the Tank Arsenal and the De Soto Bomber Plant in Detroit, and the Dodge-Chicago plant were also covered. The 1950 contract replacing the May 1948 agreement had a 3-year term . On August 25, 1950, without a form al wage reopening and without modifying the term s of the contract, agreement on a general wage increase was reached by the parties. On December 11, 1950, the parties set aside the 3-year agree ment and negotiated a 5 -year contract with out reopening provisions. 1 95 2-5 3 The initial (1939) contract and succeeding ones have applied to all production and m ain tenance employees, excluding foremen, a s sistant foremen, timekeepers, plant protection employees, office and confidential salaried employees, and salaried engineers. Since 1940, the International Die Sinkers Confer ence has represented employees in this trade at the New Castle plant. In 1947, the Inter national Union of Operating Engineers (AFL) was certified as bargaining agent for steam engineers in the De Soto plant. Since 1942, the UAW—CIO has had bargaining rights for various groups of timekeepers, office, cafe teria, and engineering employees, and, for a time, plant guards. The adjustments af fecting these workers were omitted from this chronology. The United Automobile, A ircraft and A g ricultural Implement Workers of Am erica (UAW—CIO) and Chrysler Corp., on May 27, 1953, amended their 5-year agreement, which terminated on August 31, 1955. The supple ment was signed 5 days after the union and General Motors had agreed to new term s. An agreement of March 6, 1951, provided that at any time either party could initiate discussions concerning changing from the BLS Consumer Price Index (1935—39 = 100) to the BLS Interim Adjusted Consumer Price Index.1 1 For further explanation of the events leading up to the supplemental agreements, see Monthly Labor Review, August 1953, p. 845. 1 2 The amendment to the Chrysler agree ment provided for incorporation of a substan tial part of the existing cost-of-livin g allow ance into the basic rate structure, a 1-cent increase in the annual improvement factor adjustment, and conversion to the revised series Consumer Price Index. Wage in creases were also provided for skilled work ers, and pension benefits were increased. In addition, the revised pension plan per mitted retired workers to buy hospital and surgical insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield) at group rates. 1954—60 During the period subsequent to 1953, the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of Am erica (UAW) and the Chrysler Corp. 2 negotiated twice— once in 1955 and again in 1958. The contracts for production and maintenance workers ne gotiated on those occasions contained provi sions generally sim ilar to those incorporated in settlements negotiated by the UAW with the Ford Motor Co. and the General Motors Corp. in June 1955 and September and October 1 9 5 8 .3 The 1955 contract, which was signed on September 1 after a one-shift strike, became effective immediately and was to run until June 1, 1958. The highlight of this agreement was the establishment of a supplemental un employment benefit program for laid-off em ployees. It also provided an increase in the improvement factor, additional wage in creases for skilled workers, adjustment of wage inequities for certain occupations, elim ination of area pay differentials except at New Orleans, La. , a revised cost-of-living escalator formula, and liberalized pension, insurance, and vacation plans. Other contract changes included time and one-half for all Saturday work except for shifts starting on Friday and continuing into Saturday, an in crease in the premium for the third shift, and two additional half holidays. The 1958 auto negotiations, which began in April after the union had served a 6 0 -day notice of intention to amend the existing 2 Chrysler Corp. acquired the properties of Briggs Manu facturing Co. and Briggs Indiana Corp. on December 29, 1953. The UAW workers at Briggs were covered by a separate contract in 1955 but were included in the UAW—Chrysler master agree ment of 1958. 3 See Monthly Labor Review, October 1955, pp. 1147—1151 and 1152—1156; August 1959, pp. 899-904; and April 1961 pp. 395-401. agreement, took place during a period of substantially reduced employment in the in dustry. Bargaining was preceded by a special UAW convention in January 19584* at which the union's proposals were adopted, although preliminary goals had been stated at its reg ular convention in April 1957. The U AW 's bargaining program consisted of minimum basic and supplementary economic demands. Basic demands included a percentage wage increase related to productivity in the total p r i v a t e economy; a liberalized escalator clause and incorporation of existing c o s t-o fliving allowances into basic rates of pay; elimination of wage inequities; severance pay, transfer rights, relocation allowances, and areawide seniority rights; increased supple mentary unemployment b e n e f i t s ; and im provements in pensions and hospitalization and medical benefits. Included in the supple mentary demands was a profit-sharing plan. The union's proposal would have r e quired the major automobile companies, after meeting "the minimum costs of doing busi n e ss" (i. e. , paying basic wage and salary costs and retaining for dividends p r o f i t s amounting, before taxes, to 10 percent of net capital), to divide the remaining profits as follows; one-half to stockholders and exec utives and one-fourth each to other employees and consumers, the latter in the form of yearend rebates. At the end of April, the UAW proposed that the terms of the existing Chrysler con tract be extended to September and agreed to forgo the first improvement factor wage increase (which would have been payable had a new contract been negotiated without an extension). The union also suggested that in order to reduce the industry's large in ventory, the corporation make price cuts in 1958 models and, with the union, petition the Federal Government for (a) a retroactive moratorium on the 10-percent excise tax for the remainder of the 1958 model run and (b) an extension of the duration of unemploy ment compensation under the Federal pro gram. In m id-M ay, the union offered to arbitrate the economic issues in the negotia tions and pledged to waive any demand which the arbitrators found would compel a price increase. The union also offered to extend the contract on a temporary basis while ne gotiations continued. 4 See "The 1958 Bargaining Programs for the Automobile Workers" (in Monthly Labor Review, March 1958, pp. 270—274). 3 The corporation rejected these proposals and countered with an offer to extend the existing contract, including the improvement factor and cost-of-livin g escalator clauses, for 2 years. 5 Work at Chrysler and negotiations by the parties continued following the expiration of the contract on June 1, 1958, but later in the month, the union began taking a strike vote. By August 9, 95 percent of the workers had authorized strike action. By September, over 20, 000 Chrysler workers were idled by wildcat stoppages and resulting parts short ages. These stoppages, the union stated, stemmed directly from conditions imposed unilaterally by the company after the contract had expired. Accord on the term s of a new 3 -year contract was reached on October 1, 1958, for about 59, 000 hourly rated employees, in cluding some 11,000 skilled w o rk ers.6 This agreement became effective upon ratification on October 21. The Chrysler agreement, which was sim ilar to those at Ford and Gen eral Motors, c o n t i n u e d the improvement factor and cost-of-livin g escalator clauses of the previous contracts; incorporated 15 cents of the 25-cent cost-o f-liv in g allowance into basic rates; provided an additional increase for skilled workers; added jury pay; lib er alized supplemental unemployment benefits and established a separation pay plan for permanently laid-off employees; and improved pension and insurance benefits. A m em o randum of understanding concerning details of an areawide seniority plan for certain employees in selected plants affected by the transfer of operations was signed by the parties on October 1, and a policy letter concerning the use of outside contractors was issued by the corporation on the same date. During this period, a seniority plan pertaining to skilled workers was rejected by the union m em bers affected. As at Ford and General Motors, the first improvement factor increase was made ret roactive to July 1, 1958, and subsequent in creases were scheduled to go into effect August 1, 1959, and September 1, I960. A 2-cent increase in cost-of-livin g allowances was made retroactive to July 1, 1958, and an additional 1-cent increase in the allow ance to September 1, 1958. Like the other motor vehicle agreements, the Chrysler agreement increased supple mental unemployment benefits and extended the maximum period for such benefits. Ben efits were extended to employees on short workweeks, even though they were ineligible for State unemployment compensation ben efits, and company contributions to the SUB fund were continued without change. The parties also provided lum p-sum separation payments, to be financed from the existing SUB fund, for eligible workers permanently laid off on or after September 1, 1958. The agreement increased pension ben efits, including benefits for those already retired, and provided higher benefits for em ployees aged 60 but less than 65 retiring on a mutually satisfactory basis or at the com pany's option. In addition, the union agreed that in future negotiations it would not ask for further change in retirement benefits for those on pensions at the time of negotiations. The agreement was to be in force through August 31, 1961, with no reopening provisions. 1961—64 Contract negotiations between the Chrys ler Corp. and the United Automobile, A e ro space and Agricultural Implement Workers of A m eric a 7 (UAW) opened on June 30, 1961, about 2 months before the existing agree ment was scheduled to expire. The Union's initial presentation was centered on objec tives developed at a special convention in A p ril.8 Bargaining continued through July and August, and on August 22, the company made detailed proposals sim ilar to those made by General Motors Corp. and the Ford Motor Co. They were rejected by the union. 9 When it became apparent that a settle ment would not be reached by the agreem ent's 7 The UAW changed its name to the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America on May 8, 1962. 5 For further discussion of bargaining, see "Ford Motor 8 See "Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto Co.— Wage Chronology No. 14: Supplement No. 3— 1955—59" Workers," Monthly Labor Review, June 1961, pp. 611-613. (in Monthly Labor Review, August 1959, pp. 899-904). ^ For details of demands and offers, see "Wage Chronology: 5 Additional laid-off and retired workers were affected by General Motors Corp., Supplement No. 5— 1961—6 3 ," Monthly the terms of the agreement. Labor Review, October 1963, pp. 1170”! 183. 4 expiration date (August 31, 1961), the con tract was extended to September 6 and then to September 13. On September 1Z, the con tract was extended on a day-to-day basis, with either party having the right to term i nate it upon 48 hours' notice. The parties intensified their bargaining efforts late in October, after agreement on basic economic term s and noneconomic issues was reached with General Motors and Ford. Local d is putes and noneconomic m a t t e r s — including production standards, number of companypaid union representatives, and outside con tracting— were settled concurrently, in con trast to the pattern set at General Motors and Ford, where failure to reach agreement on such issues resulted in strikes after set tlement of economic m atters. in both 1962 and, 1963. The 1-cent-an-hour reduction in 1961 was in addition to the 2 -cent reduction provided for in each of the "B ig Three" agreements. It further agreed to postpone the annual improvement factor due on September 1, 1961, to December 4, 1961. Savings resulting from that postponement (e s timated at $ 2 million) and the deferment to January 1962 of the effective date of the new hospital-surgical-m edical insurance provi sions for employees and retirees were to be contributed by the company to the regular hourly SUB fund. The SUB fund was also augmented by savings realized by postponing the date employees and retirees without in surance could elect coverage from Novem ber 1, 1961, to February and April 1962. Under certain conditions, the company was to assume an additional $ 2 million liability for the payment of SUB benefits. On October 27, after the union indicated that it was about to set a strike deadline, the company made a new wage and benefit offer sim ilar to that agreed to by General Motors and Ford. The union countered with a pro posal to build up the Supplemental Unem ployment Benefits (SUB) f und, which had been seriously depleted by heavy layoffs at Chrysler. On October 31, the union noti fied the company of its intention to cancel the contract. Agreement was reached on a 3-year contract 1 hour before the strike deadline on November 2. Except for pro visions relating to the financing of SUB ben efits, economic term s of the contract were generally the same as those agreed to by General Motors and Ford. 10 Contributions to the SUB reserve fund were to be discontinued and the full amount of the annual improvement factor (5 cents an hour) restored on June 29, 1964, or by mutual agreement of the company and the union at an earlier date. Money remaining in the fund could be allocated for any purpose other than improvement of pension benefits by agree ment of the parties. The agreement established a SUB reserve fund from which benefits were to be paid if the regular fund was exhausted or insufficient to pay full benefits. The reserve fund was to be financed by company contributions of 1. 14 cents an hour worked, effective D e cember 4, 1961, and if the status of the fund warranted, up to 3. 42 cents starting Sep tember 3, 1962, and 5.7 cents on September 2, 1963. *11 In return, the union agreed to forego 1 cent of the annual improvement factor due in 1961, 1962, and 1963 for each 1. 14-cent increase in the company contribution to the reserve fund in these years. This resulted in a 1-cent-an-hour reduction in 1961 and a 2 -cent reduction in the improvement factor For details of the settlement, see reference in footnote 9. 11 The parties agreed that each 1-cent-an-hour increase in wages resulted in a 1 .14-cent increase in total wage costs. The additional 0.14 cents resulted from higher costs for overtime, paid holidays and vacations, and other fringe benefits. On June 29, 1964, special contributions to the SUB fund were discontinued, and the 5 cents an hour withheld from the annual improvement factor increase was restored to basic rates of pay. The contract, covering 58, 000 workers in 55 plants, was to be in force through August 31, 1964, with no reopening provisions. 1964—66 Chrysler Corporation, like General M o tors Corporation and the Ford Motor Company, agreed to a proposal made by the United A u tomobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Im ple ment Workers of A m erica (UAW), in April 1963, calling for the establishment of a joint study committee to meet over a year in ad vance of the expiration date of the existing contract. A 13-man committee was set up to discuss the various facets of and collect data concerning some of the basic issues that would face the parties in the 1964 negotiations. The items the committee agreed to study were: pensions, group insurance, and em ployment opportunities for Chrysler 's employ ees. However, the committee was not au thorized to resolve or negotiate on any of the issues it agreed to consider. 5 Delegates to the UAW' s 19th Constitu tional Convention, held in March 1964, adopted a resolution outlining four general bargaining objectives. The resolution proposed to Mhum anizen working conditions, to create more job opportunities, to protect the workers against the impact of automation and plant relocation, and to improve the living standards and increase the security of UAW members and their fam ilies. Emphasis was placed on early retirement and the creation of more job opportunities. The union proposed to accomplish both by reducing the number of years in the working life of the individual— early retirements; the number of hours normally worked in the year— increasing paid vacation time off, the number of paid holidays; the hours in the workday or workweek— additional relief time. Other proposals designed to open up additional job opportunities included a reduction in overtime, increased premiums to discourage unnecessary overtime and the inauguration of funeral leave. Substantial wage increases and improvements in existing wage practices were also included in the program. Form al negotiations in the automobile in dustry to replace agreements scheduled to expire in August and October of 1964 began in late June and early July of that year. Chrysler Corporation and the UAW began their discussions on July 2. Wage changes de manded by the union called for higher wages and a revision of the annual improvement factor. A revised escalator clause would have automatically incorporated future costof-living adjustments into base rates if the allowance exceded a specified amount. To create additional opportunities for work for those without jobs and those whose jobs were eliminated by technological inno vations, the union proposed, in a letter to the company to increase pensions and liberalize the eligibility requirements governing early retirement. Protection of pension benefits against a rise in the cost-of-living was also proposed by the union. Other proposals, also aimed at stim u lating the hiring of additional workers included restrictions on overtime and higher pay for such work, longer vacations with pay, addi tional paid holidays, a shorter workweek, and increased paid relief time. To cushion the impact of automation and plant relocations, the union proposed a company-paid training and retraining program and higher relocation allowances. Establishment of bereavement pay, a guarantee of no loss of earnings while serving on jury duty, and higher shift prem i ums were also part of the proposed package. Full company payment for life and sickness and accident insurance with higher benefits and comprehensive improvements in the hospital-m ed ical-su rgical benefits for employees and their dependents were also requested. Improved provisions for disability retirement, optional survivor benefit improvements, and increased benefits for workers already retired and their survivors w e r e also among the union*s demands. The union also asked in creased paid-up life insurance for retirees and full company payment of hospital-m edi cal-surgical insurance for retirees and their dependents or survivors as well as for laid off and disabled workers and their dependents. Succeeding weeks were devoted to presentation and discussion of procedural and local plant issues. On August 17, the union received sim i lar offers from Chrysler, General M otors, and Ford. The union estimated the annual cost of the proposal at 3. 2 percent. Chrysler's economic offer included continuation of the existing annual improvement factor in creases and modification of the cost-of-livin g escalator clause, with incorporation into the base rates of 9 of the existing 14-cent-an-hour allowance. It stipulated, however, that the allowance be reviewed annually instead of quarterly and that any adjustment be based on the change in the average of the May, June, and July Consumer Price Indexes from one year to the next instead of comparing one month in each quarter to another month in the succeeding quarter. In addition the company proposed to adjust wage rates in certain c la s sifications to abolish certain wage inequities. The company also offered 1 additional paid holiday and an improved vacation plan. New monthly benefits to widows of employees eligible for pensions who died after age 60 but before retirement and transition benefits for survivors of employees not eligible for pen sion were also proposed. Other parts of the offer would have improved noncontributory life and sickness and accident benefits as well as the protection provided by the medical expense plan. It also proposed improvements in the SUB plan and separation pay. Higher pension benefits and a company paid tuition refund program were also offered. A new plan designed to encourage earlier retirement would have provided larger benefits for work ers retiring before age 65. On August 20, the union rejected the offer and voted to strike if necessary in support of its demands. According to the union, its rejection was not prompted by the company's 6 wage offer but rather by the failure to provide adequate pension and insurance protection for retired workers and their dependents and other m easures which would lead to new job opportunities. When the union did not receive a revised offer by August 26, it picked Chrys ler as the '’target company” and selected September 9 as the strike date. On August 28 the union proposed that the contract be ex tended to 10 a. m . on September 9, and the company agreed. Agreement was reached on economic terms within a few hours of the strike deadline after intensive bargaining, and the old agreement was extended on a dayto-day basis until the language of the new contract was worked out. It was officially signed on September 22. Wage adjustments provided for by the agreement i n c l u d e d deferred improvement factor increases of (a) 2. 5 percent with a minimum of 6 cents an hour in 1965 and (b) 2. 8 percent with a minimum of 7 cents an hour, plus an additional 2 cents an hour gen eral increase in 1966. In addition, wage in equity adjustments were scheduled to become effective in 1964. 12 Although the settlement did not provide for a general wage increase during the first year of the contract the union estimated that the w ork ers1 take home pay was increased immediately by from $4 to $8 a month as a result of the company's assumption of the em ployees' share of the premium for life and sickness and accident benefits. The cost-of-livin g escalator clause continued to provide for quarterly adjustments but was revised to provide for changes of 1 cent an hour for each 0. 4-point change in the Bureau of Labor Statistics new Consumer Price Index (1957-59 = 100). 13 Nine of the ex isting 14-cents allowance was incorporated into basic wage rates. The most significant gains in wage prac tices involved pensions. Effective January 1, 1965, normal monthly benefits of workers retiring on or after September 1, 1964, were to be increased to $ 4 . 2 5 for each year of credited service. On the same date, monthly pensions rates of employees already retired were to be raised by $ 1 . 4 5 for each year of credited service. A liberalized early retire ment provision benefited not only employees retiring at company option or under mutually satisfactory conditions, but also those r e tiring at their own volition. For the latter group, benefits were reduced only for those workers who were under 62 at the time of retirement. The minimum age requirement for deferred benefits was also eliminated. Effective January 1, 1965, for workers retiring on or after September 1, 1964, the minimum retirement age was reduced to 55 from 60 and employees between ages 55 and 60 could voluntarily retire and receive a regular early retirement annuity— if their age plus years of service equaled at least 85. In the same age bracket, employees retired by the company or under mutually satisfac tory conditions 14 needed only a minimum of 10 y e a r s ’ service. These employees also received in addition to their basic benefit, $ 5. 20 a month for each year of credited se rv ice up to 25 until they were eligible for full social security payments. For early or disability retirements o c curring on or after September 1, 1965, the company agreed to pay a supplemental bene fit. These employees were to receive their regular annuity, and an additional allowance until they reach age 65. The allowance would bring total monthly benefits for those retiring at or after ages 60 but before age 65 with 30 yea rs' service to the lesser of $400 or 70 percent of the employee's final base pay per m onth,15 including the cost-of-living allow ance. The $400 was to be reduced for those with less than 30 yea rs' service and for r e tirement before age 60. In addition, widows' pensions were increased and a survivor's pension was provided automatically for the spouse of an eligible worker who died before retiring. Other economic gains included a 40 hours ' paid absence allowance for all employees with 1 or more year's seniority which could be used as an extra week of vacation or other specified purposes: 2 additional paid holidays; i n c r e a s e d daily r e l i e f time for those on assem bly line and other machine controlled operations; increased premium pay for work on Sundays and holidays on 7-day operations; and improved jury-duty pay. Up to 3 days ' pay for each bereavement was made available The union bargained any first-year wage-rate increase (except for inequity adjustments) for some of the supplementary benefit changes. 13 The U. S. city average for urban wage earners and cleri cal workers (including single workers) was to be used. 14 The company agreed to consider classifying a worker who was laid off as a result of a plant closing or discontinuance of operations as having been retired by the company or under mutually satisfactory conditions. Final monthly base pay determined as the highest hourly rate paid during the 26 weeks preceding retirement plus any cost-of-living allowance in effect on last day worked, multiplied by 173-1/3. 7 for the first tim e, and workers taking approv ed job-related training courses in their spare time were to be reimbursed for tuition up to $250 a year upon satisfactory completion of their courses. H ospital-medical insurance benefits were substantially improved and the company a s sumed the full cost of the strengthened life and sickness and accident insurance for em ployees and hospital-m edical benefits for r e tirees and their eligible dependents. New psychiatric care and nursing home benefits were also made available to the workers. Two new insurance benefits were also added (transition and bridge) providing additional protection for the surviving spouse and de pendents of deceased employees. Under these provisions, $100 a month was to be paid for 2 years to the surviving spouse or dependents. In addition, a spouse who was age 50 or more at the time of the employee's death was to continue to receive $100 a month until age 62 unless she qualified for m other’s benefits under the social security program before age 62, rem arriage, or death. M a x i m u m supplemental unemployment benefits were raised to $50, plus $ 1 . 5 0 for each dependent up to four and separation pay ments were increased by about 40 percent, to a maximum of a full year's pay for a work er with 30 years or more of seniority. Sched uled short workweek benefits for hours not worked were increased from 65 to 75 percent of the worker's straight-tim e hourly rate times hours for which benefit was paid0 P ro vision was also made for the company to con tribute a lump sum of $ 1, 153, 400 to the r e serve fund on March 6, 1967. 16 The 3-year contract, c o v e r i n g about 81, 600 employees in 55 plants was to be in force through September 6, 1967, with no r e opening provision. The following tables bring the Chrysler Corporation wage chronology wage changes up to date through J u n e 1967 and the related wage practices up to date through the termination date of the contract However, prior to this date, the entire amount was used for other mutually agreed upon purposes. 8 A ---- General Wage Changes1 Effective date Nov. 29, 1939. Dec. 19, 1940 ( a g r e e m e n t of Dec. 10, 1940). June 1, 1941 (agreement of June 2, 1941). June 1, 1942 (by directive orders of National War Labor Board, Oct. 2 and Oct. 24, 1942). Oct. 6, 1944 (by directive order of National War Labor Board, Apr. 12, 1945). Jan. 28, 1946 ( a g r e e m e n t of Jan. 26, 1946). Apr. 28, 1947 ( a g r e e m e n t of Apr. 26, 1947). P rovision 3 cents an hour in crease in D e t r o i t and Los A n g e l e s plants; 4 cents an hour i n c r e a s e in M a r y s v i l l e , New Castle, Evansville, and Kokomo plants. 2 cents an hour in crease. 8 cents an hour in crease. 4 cents an hour in crease. 18. 5 cents an hour increase. 11.5 cents an hour increase. May 31, 1948 ( a g r e e m e n t of May 28, 1948). May 8, 1950 (agreement of May 4, 1950). 13 cents an hour in crease. Aug. 28, 1950 (company a c t i o n of Aug. 25, 1950). Dec. 18, 1950 ( a g r e e m e n t of Dec. 11, 1950). 10 cents an hour in crease. 1 cent an hour in crease. Mar. 5, 1951 3_______________________ 5 cents an crease. 4 cents an crease. 3 cents an crease. 1 cent an crease. 1 cent an crease. 3 cents an crease. 4 cents an crease. 1 c ent an crease. 3 cents an crease. 1 cent an crease. 1 cent an crease. June 1, 1951_________________________ June 4, 1951_________________________ Sept. 3, 1951________________________ Dec. 3, 1951________________________ Mar. 3, 1952________________________ June 1, 1952_________________________ June 2, 1952_________________________ Sept. 1, 1952________________________ Dec. 1, 1952________________________ Apr. 13, 1953_______________________ June 1, 1953 (agreement of May 27, 1953). June 1, 1953 (agreement of above date). See footnotes at end of table, A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters Minimum hiring and job rates (applicable to lowest paid classifications) increased by only 5 cents. Additional increase of 6 cents an hour to tool and die makers and specific classifications of skilled mainte nance workers; machine repairmen, millwrights, and electricians. An average increase of l l /2 cents pro vided for all other skilled maintenance and powerhouse employees. Increase of 5 cents an hour to skilled maintenance and powerhouse workers included in 1942 directive orders and interpretations. Additional increases of 5 cents an hour to skilled main tenance and powerhouse workers; 4 cents an hour to all foundry classifications. Additional increase of 3 cents an hour to workers at minimum rates. Wage increases or provisions for automatic progression affecting employees in 45 job classifications. 3 cents an hour increase to all employees in plants at Kokomo, New Castle, and Evansville, Ind. Additional increase of 5 cents an hour to skilled workers. hour in- Plus previous 10-cent increase designated as c o st-o fliving allowance, which may be adjusted up or down every 3 months in accordance with changes in the BLS Consumer Price Index. 2 Agreement also provided for increases of 4 cents an hour effective each June 1 from 1951 through 1954 as an "annual improvement fa c to r ." Additional adjustments in classification to employees on 7-day operations, patternmakers on foundry work, and die dummy builders. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour in- Annual improvement factor adjustment. hour in- Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour in- Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour in- Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour in- Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour •in- Annual improvement factor adjustment. hour de- Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour in- Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour de- Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. hour de - Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Ad justment made on this date because of late release of "Old Series" CPI. The new agreement increased the annual improvement factor adjustment by 1 cent an hour. The new agreement incorporated 19 of the previous 24-cent cost-of-living allowance into the basic wage structure and provided for quarterly adjustments of the cost-of-living allowance in accordance with the m ove ment of the Consumer Price Index (revised series). 5 cents an hour increase. No change in costof-living allowance. 9 A — General Wage Changes1---- Continued Effective date June 1, 1953 (agreement of above date)— Continued Sept. 7, 1953________________________ P rovision A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters If the CPI falls below 110.9* the cost-of-living allowance will be 0. 4 Skilled occupations except patternmakers and die model builders received an additional 10 cents an hour, while patternmakers and die model builders received 20 cents additional. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 1 cent an hour increase. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 2 cents an hour increase. 1 cent an hour de Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. June 1, 1954_________________________ 5 cents an hour inAnnual improvement factor adjustment. crease. June 7, 1954_________________________ 1 cent an hour deQuarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. Sept. 6, 1954________________________ 1 cent an hour inQuarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. Dec. 6, 1954________________________ 1 cent an hour deQuarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. Mar. 7, 1955________________________ No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. June 6, 1955_________________________ No chang e _____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Sept. 1, 1955 ( m a s t e r agree 6 cents an hour in New amount designated as improvement factor. Similar adjustments to be effective Apr. 1, 1956, and June 1, ment and supplemental agree crease or 2 V 2 per 1957. cent of base rate, ment of same date). Additional increases 6 of: 8 cents an hour to all skilled w h i c h e v e r was workers; 2 to 22 cents an hour inequity adjustments greater. 5 (BLS e s timated average of for certain occupations; and 4 to 9 cents an hour to eliminate differentials in specified areas. 6. 1 cen ts.) Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Sept. 5, 1955 (agreement dated 1 cent an hour in The new agreement provided for quarterly adjustments Sept. 1, 1955). crease. in the cost-of-living allowance of 1 cent for each 0. 5-point change in the BLS Consumer Price Index (1947-49 = 100) above 114. 2 (the lower limit of the 6-cent allowance existing on August 31); changes below this level would take place at the rate of accumulation under previous escalation provisions. If the CPI fell below 110. 9, the cost-of-living allowance would be 0. 7 Dec. 5, 1955_______________________ No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 1 cent an hour de Mar. 5, 1956_______________________ crease. 6 cents an hour in Improvement factor adjustment. Apr. 1, 1956 (agreement dated Sept. 1, 1955). crease or 2 V 2 per cent of base rate, whichever was g reater.5 (BLS e s timated average of 6. 1 cen ts.) Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. June 4, 1956__________ __ __ _______ __ 1 cent an hour in crease. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Sept. 3, 1956________________________ 4 cents an hour in crease. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Dec. 3, 1956________________________ 2 cents an hour in crease. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Mar. 4, 1957________________________ 1 cent an hour in crease. Improvement factor adjustment. 6 cents an hour in June 1, 1957 ( a g r e e m e n t dated crease or 2 V 2 per Sept. 1, 1955). cent of base rate, w h ic h e v e r was greater.5 (BLS e s timated average of 6. 1 cen ts.) Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. June 3, 1957_________________ __ ___ _ 2 cents an hour in crease. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 3 cents an hour in Sept. 2, 1957_______________________ crease. No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Dec. 2, 1957_______________________ Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 3 cents an hour in Mar. 3, 1958_______________________ crease. Agreement maintained the improvement factor of the 6 cents an hour in July 1, 1958 ( a g r e e m e n t dated previous agreement and provided similar adjustments crease or 2 V 2 per Oct. 1, 1958). to be effective Aug. 1, 1959, and Sept. 1, I960. cent of base rate, Dec. 7, 1953 (agreement dated May 27, 1953). Mar. 1, 1954________________________ See footnotes at end of table, 10 A — General Wage Changes1— Continued Effective date July 1, 1958 ( a g r e e m e n t Oct. 1, 1958)— Continued July 1, 1958 ( a g r e e m e n t Oct. 1, 1958). Sept. 1, 1958 (agreement Oct. 1, 1958). P rovision dated dated dated Dec. 1, 1958________________________ Mar. 2, 1959________________________ June 1, 1959_________________________ Aug. 1, 1959 (agreement dated Oct. 1, 1958). Sept. 7, 1959________________________ Dec. 7, 1959________________________ Mar. 7, I960________________________ June 6, I960_________________________ Sept. 1, I960 (agreement Oct. 1, 1958). dated Sept. 5, I960________________________ Dec. 5, I9 60________________________ Mar. 6, 1961________________________ June 5, 1961_________________________ Sept. 4, 1961________________________ Dec. 4, 1961 (agreement Nov. 2, 1961). dated See footnotes at end of table. w h i c h e v e r was greater.5 (BLS e s timated average of 6. 2 cen ts.) 2 cents an hour in crease. 1 cent an hour in crease. Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters Adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. The new agreement incorporated 15 cents of the 25-cent cost-of-living allowance in effect on Sept. 1, 1958, into base r a te s8 and continued the cost-of-living e s calator formula of previous agreement. 9 Additional increases 10 of: 8 cents an hour to employees in skilled classifications and varying increases to em ployees in selected job classifications. No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. 6 cents an hour in Improvement factor adjustment. crease or 21/ 2 per cent of base rate, w h i c h e v e r was greater. 5 (BLS e s timated average of 6. 2 cen ts.) 2 cents an hour in Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. 1 cent an hour in Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. 2 cents an hour in Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. 6 cents an hour in Improvement factor adjustment. crease or 2 V 2 per cent of base rate, w h i c h e v e r was g reater.5 (BLS e s timated average of 6. 3 cents. ) No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. 2 cents an hour in Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. crease. No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. No change_____________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. No change_____________ Cost-of-living escalation continued, but clause revised to provide allowance 1 cent smaller than under the previous formula; see following information. 6 cents an hour in Agreement maintained the improvement factor of the previous agreement, m i n u s 3 cents in 1961. Full crease or 2 V2 per cent of base rate, adjustment minus 1 cent for each 1. 14-cent-per-hour w h i c h e v e r was increase in company's contribution to Supplemental g r e a t e r , 11 minus Unemployment Benefits (SUB) r e s e r v e fund to be 3 c e n t s (increase e f f e c t i v e on Sept. 3, 1962, and Sept. 2, 1963. 13 ranged from 3 to Effective June 29, 1964, or by mutual agreement prior 9 c e n t s an hour, to that date, employees to receive improvement factor BLS estimated "Big increase foregone because of company contributions to T h r e e " average---SUB reserve fund. (See section on SUB for contri 4. 4 cents). 12 butions to reserve fund.) Waiver of 2 cents of annual improvement factor increase was in consideration of company's assumption of (1) full cost of hospital-surgical-medical insurance for em ployees and dependents,14 and (2) one-half cost of hospital-surgical-medical insurance for retired em ployees and dependents. Additional 1-cent reduction in improvement factor due to company's initial 1. 1 4 -cent contribution to SUB reserve fund. The cost-of-living escalator clause was revised to offset part of cost of improved pensions. The agreement incorporated 12 of the 17-cent cost-ofliving allowance in effect on Dec. 3, 1961, into base hourly rates and continued the cost-of-living escalator formula of the previous agreement. 15 See revision effective Sept. 4, 1961. 11 A -----General W age Changes1---- Continued E ffective date P rovision 1 cent an hour in crease. No change_____________ 1 cent an hour in crease. cent an hour in Sept. 3, 1962________________________ 1 crease. 6 cents an hour in Sept. 3, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2, 1961). crease or 21/ z per cent of base rate, w h ic h e v e r was g r e a t e r , 11 minus 2 c e n t s (increase ranged from 4 to 10 cents an hour, BLS estimated "Big T h r e e " average— 6. 8 cents). 12 cent an hour in Dec. 3, 1962________________________ 1 crease. Mar. 4, 1963________________________ No change_____________ June 3, 1963_________________________ 1 cent an hour in crease. Sept. 2, 1963________________________ 2 cents an hour in crease. 6 cents an hour in Sept. 2, 1963 (agreement dated crease or 2 V2 per Nov. 2, 1961). cent of base rate, w h ic h e v e r was g r e a t e r , 11 minus 2 c e n t s (increase ranged from 4 to 10 cents an hour, BLS estimated "Big T h r e e " average— 7. 0 cents). 12 Dec. 2, 1963________________________ No change_____________ Mar. 2, 1964___________________ _____ 1 cent an hour in crease. June 1, 1964_________________________ 1 cent an hour in crease. June 29, 1964_______________________ 5 cents an hour in crease. Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters Pec. 4, 1961________________________ Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Mar. 5, 1962________________________ June 4, 1962_________________________ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Sept. 22, 1964 (agreement and letters of agreement of same date). Dec. 7, 1964------------------------------------Mar. 1, 1965-----------------------------------June 7, 1965------------------------------------Sept. 6, 1965-----------------------------------Sept. 6, 1965 (agreement dated Sept. 22, 1964). See footnotes at end of table. 1 cent an hour in crease. 1 cent an hour in crease. 1 cent an hour in crease. 2 cents an hour in crease. 6 cents an hour in crease or 2 V2 per cent of base rates, Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Deferred increase. Company increased contribution to SUB reserve fund by 2. 28 cents an hour (total 3. 42 cents), thereby reducing the annual improvement factor by 2 cents an hour. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Deferred increase. Company increased contribution to SUB reserve fund by 2. 28 cents an hour (total 5. 70 cents), thereby reducing the annual improvement factor by 2 cents an hour. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Contributions to SUB reserve fund discontinued; full amount of annual improvement factor r e s t o r e d to base rates. The union agreed to allocate the 2 cents an hour c o st-o fliving adjustment that would have been due and the 1964 annual improvement factor increase which the company offered, for other economic benefit improvements. 16 Agreement provided for wage inequity adjustments for approximately 40 job classifications. Agreement also: (1) provided two annual improvement factor increases, effective (a) Sept. 6, 1965— 2.5 percent, minimum 6 cents an hour and (b) Sept. 5, 1966— 2 .8 percent, minimum 7 cents, plus 2 cents an hour general increase; (2) incor porated 9 cents of 14-cent cost-of-living allowance in effect Sept. 22, 1964, into base hourly rates; (3) revised the cost-of-living escalator clause to provide quarterly adjustments of 1 cent an hour for each 0.4-point change in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (New Series) above 106.1 (1957-59 = 100). If the CPI fell below 106.5, the cost-of-living allowance would be 0. 17 Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Deferred improvement factor adjustment. 12 A -----General Wage Changes1-----Continued Provision Effective date Sept. 6, 1965 (agreement dated Sept. 22, 1964)— Continued Dec. 6, 1965 ------------------------------ — Mar. 7, 1966------------------------------ — June 6, 1966------------------------------- — Sept. 5, 1966------------------------------ — Sept. 5, 1966 (agreement dated Sept. 22, 1964). Dec. 5, 1 9 6 6 - — Mar. 6, 1 9 6 7 June 5, 1967 — __ whichever was greater 18 (increase ranged from 6 to 12 cents an hour, BLS estimated "Big 3“ average increase, 7. 4 cents). No change-----------------2 cents an hour in crease. 4 cents an hour in crease. 2 cents an hour in crease. 7 cents an hour in crease or 2. 8 per cent of base rates, whichever was greater18 (increase ranged from 7 to 14 cents an hour) plus 2 cents across the board, BLS esti mated "Big 3" aver age increase, 10.5 cents. 3 cents an hour in crease. No change-----------------2 cents an hour in crease. A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Deferred improvement factor adjustment. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance. Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 1 General wage changes are construed as upward or downward changes that affect an entire establishment, bargaining unit, or substantial group of workers at one time. Not included within the term , and therefore omitted from this tabulation, are adjustments in individual rates (promotions, merit increases, etc.) and minor adjustments in wage structure (such as changes in specific classification rates) that do not have an immediate and noticeable effect on the general wage level of the establishment. (Examples of such omitted adjustments are increases in classification rates ranging from 2 to 10 cents an hour in 1947 and adjustments of from 5 to 10 cents in 1948.) The general wage changes listed above were the major adjustments made during the period covered. Because of the omission of the nongeneral changes, and because of other factors, the total of the general wage changes listed will not necessarily coincide with the amount of change in average hourly earnings over the same period. 2 For details of cost-of-living provision, see "Wage Chronology No. 9, General Motors Corp., 1939—4 9 ," Monthly Labor Review, September 1949 or Wage Chronology: General Motors Corp. , 1939—63, BLS Report 185 (Revised 1964). In addition, the parties agreed to add a 1. 3-point adjustment to the BLS Consumer Price Index in computing the cost-of-living allowance to compensate for the understatement of the index's rent component. 3 On Mar. 3, 1951, the parties agreed to reinstate the 0.8 adjustment in computing the cost-of-living allowance. 4 The new agreement provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be based on the revised series Consumer Price Index (1947—49 = 100) as follows: Consumer Price Index Hourly cost-of-living allowance 110.8 or less---------------------------------------------------------------------------110.9 to 111.5------------------------------------------------------------------------111.6 to 112.1------------------------------------------------------------------------112.2 to 112.8------------------------------------------ -----------------------------112.9 to 113. 5------------------------------------------------------------------------113.6 to 114.1------------------------------------------------------------------------114.2 to 114.7-----------------------------------------------------------------------114.8 to 115.3------------------------------------------------------------------------and so forth, with a 1-cent change for each 0.6-point change None 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents 5 cents 6 cents 7 cents in the index. 13 F ootnot e s— C ont inu e d 5 The improvement factor increase of Z l / z percent of base rates calculated in accordance with the following schedule, provided for a minimum increase of 6 cents an hour: Straight-time hourly wage rate Improvement factor increase Less than $ 2 .6 0 ------------------------------------------------------------$2.60 but less than $3.00----------------------------------------------$3. 00 but less than $3. 40----------------------------------------------$3.40 but less than $3. 80----------------------------------------------$3.80 but less than $4. 20----------------------------------------------- 6 cents an hour 7 cents an hour 8 cents an hour 9 cents an hour 10 cents an hour Improvement factor increase added to piecework setting rate of incentive employees. 6 These amounted to an estimated increase of 1.0 cent averaged over all employees of the company represented by the union. 7 The agreement of Sept. 1, 1955, provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be determined as follows: Consumer Price Index (1947-49=100) Hourly cost-of-living allowance 110. 8 or less---------------- --------- --------------------------------- ---------------110.9 to 111. 5............. .................................................................. — 111.6 to 112.1------------------------------------------------------------------------112.2 to 112.8------------------------------------------------------------------------112.9 to 113. 5------------------------------------------------------------------------113.6 to 114.1 — -------------------------------------------------------------------114.2 to 114.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------114. 7 to 115.1------------------------------------------------------------------------115.2 to 115.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------115. 7 to 116.1------------------------------------------------------------------------116. 2 to 116. 6------------------------------------------------------------------------116.7 to 117.1------------------------------------------------------------------------117.2 to 117.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------117. 7 to 118. 1-----------------------------------------------------------------------118.2 to 118. 6------------------ -------------------- -------- - ..............- ..........118. 7 to 119.1------------------------------------------------------------------------and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point change None 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents 5 cents 6 cents 7 cents 8 cents 9 cents 10 cents 11 cents 12 cents 13 cents 14 cents 15 cents in the index. As in previous agreements, the cost-of-living adjustments were to be based on the BLS Consumer Price Index for the months of January, April, July, and October. 8 Except base rates used in incentive pay calculations. 9 The agreement of Oct. 1, 1958, provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be determined as follows: Consumer Price Index (1947-49=100) Hourly cost-of-living allowance 119. l o r less------------------------------------------------------------------------None 1 cent 119.2 to 119.6............... - ---------------------------------------------------------119. 7 to 120.1------------------ -------- -----------------------------------------— 2 cents 120.2 to 120.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------3 cents 120. 7 to 121.1------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------- — 4 cents 121.2 to 121. 6--------------------- -------- -----------------------------------------5 cents 121. 7 to 122.1------------------------------------------------------------------------6 cents 122.2 to 122.6------------------------------------------ ------------- -------- -------7 cents 122. 7 to 123.1------------------------------------------ -------- — - ............. — 8 cents 123.2 to 123.6---------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------9 cents 123. 7 to 124.1....... ..........- .................................................. ................ 10 cents 124.2 to 124.6--------- -------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------11 cents 124.7 to 125 .1-....................- ..........— ................ — ---------------------12 cents 125. 2 to 125.6........................................ - ...................... ....................13 cents 125.7 to 126.1.................................................- ...................... - ............ 14 cents 15 cents 126.2 to 126.6....... ................ ................ ............................................... 126. 7 to 127. 1 - - ......... — -------- ------------------------------------------------16 cents 127.2 to 127.6------------------------- -------- --------------------------------------17 cents 127. 7 to 128. 1---------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------18 cents 128. 2 to 128. 6 - -------------- -------- -----------------------------------------------19 cents 128. 7 to 129.1------ -----------------------------------------------------------------20 cents 21 cents 129. 2 to 129. 6------ ----------------------------------- -------- ---------------------129. 7 to 130. 1.................................. .............. — ---------------------------22 cents 130. 2 to 130. 6--------- -------- ------------------ ----------------------------------23 cents 130. 7 to 131.1---------------------------------------------------- -------- -------24 cents 131.2 to 131.6— - -------------------------------------------------------------------25 cents and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point change in the index. 10 These amounted to an estimated increase of 1.4 cents averaged over all employees of the company represented by the union. 11 The 2Vz-percent increase (minus 3 cents in 1961 and 2 cents in both 1962 and 1963) applied to straight-time hourly rates, excluding the cost-of-living allowance in effect and shift premiums, as follows: Hourly annual improvement factor increase in— Straight-time hourly wage rate Less than $ 2 .6 0 ----------------------------------------------------------$2.60 but less than $3. 00--------------------------------------------$3.00 but less than $3.40--------------------------------------------$3.40 but less than $3. 80--------------------------------------------$3.80 but less than $4. 20--------------------------------------------$4.20 but less than $4.60---------------------------------------------$4.60 but less than $5.00--------------------------------------------- The additional 1-cent-an-hour the SUB reserve fund. 1961 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 1962 and 1963 4 cents 5 cents 6 cents 7 cents 8 cents 9 cents 10 cents reduction in 1961 was due to the company's initial 1. 14-cent contribution to 14 F ootnot e s— C ont inu ed 12 The average increase for the "Big Three" is the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate of the cent-per-hour increase for production workers employed by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. 13 The agreement also provided that the annual improvement factor increases due Sept. 3, 1962, and Sept. 2, 1963, were to be reduced by 25 percent of the increase in average monthly insurance base premiums above the average base premium in January 1962, after adjustment of this January base for the increase in premiums between January 1 and July 31, 1962, resulting from improvements in plans outside Michigan. However, a letter dated Nov. 2, 1961, from the company to the union waived the employee's share of the increased cost for the duration of the agreement. 14 Assumption of this cost item by the company is estimated to have increased employees' take-home pay by approximately 6. 5 cents an hour. 15 The new agreement provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be determined in accordance with the following table: Consumer Price Index (1947-49=100) Hourly cost-of-living allowance 125.6 or less--------------------------------------------------------------------------None 1 cent 125.7 to 126.1— -------------------------------------------------------------------126. 2 to 126. 6-----------------------------------------------------------------2 cents 126. 7 to 127.1-----------------------------------------------------------------------3 cents 127.2 to 127.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------4 cents 127. 7 to 128.1-----------------------------------------------------------------------5 cents 128.2 to 128.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------6 cents 128. 7 to 129. 1-----------------------------------------------------------------------7 cents 129.2 to 129.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------8 cents 129. 7 to 130.1-----------------------------------------------------------------------9 cents 130.2 to 130.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------10 cents 11 cents 130. 7 to 131.1--------------- -------------------------------------------------------131.2 to 131.6------------------------ ----------------------------------------------12 cents 131. 7 to 132.1-----------------------------------------------------------------------13 cents 132. 2 to 132.6-----------------------------------------------------------------------14 cents 132. 7 to 133.1-----------------------------------------------------------------------15 cents and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point increase in the index. As in previous agreements, the cost-of-living review in December, March, June, and September was to be based on the BLS Consumer Price Index for the months of October, January, April, and July. 16 However, as a result of the company's assumption of the workers' share of the premium for life, sickness, and accident insurance, employees' take-home pay was increased. 17 The agreement provided that cost-of-living adjustments be determined in accordance with the following table: Consumer Prices Index (1957-59=100) Hourly cost-of-living allowance None 106. 4 or less-----------------------------------------------------------------106. 5 to 106. 8--------------------------------------------------------------------1 cent 106.9 to 107. 2--------------------------------------------------------------------2 cents 107. 3 to 107. 6--------------------------------------------------------------------3 cents 107. 7 to 108. 0 ----------------- -------- ------------------ -----------------------4 cents 108. 1 to 108. 4--------------------------------------------------------------------5 cents 108. 5 to 108. 8--------------------------------------------------------------6 cents 108. 9 to 109. 2--------------------------------------------------------------------7 cents 109. 3 to 109. 6--------------------------------------------------------------------8 cents 109.7 to 110.0--------------------------------------------------------------9 cents 110. 1 to 110. 4--------------------------------------------------------------------10 cents 110. 5 to 110. 8-------------------- ------------------------------------------11 cents 110. 9 to 111. 2--------------------------------------------------------------------12 cents 111. 3 to 111.6--------------------------------------------------------------------13 cents 111. 7 to 112.0--------------------------------------------------------------------14 cents 112. 1 to 112. 4--------------------------------------------------------------------15 cents 112. 5 to 112. 8--------------------------------------------------------------16 cents 112. 9 to 113. 2------------------------ -------- -----------------------------------17 cents 113.3 to 113. 6--- -----------------------------------------------------------18 cents 113. 7 to 114.0--------------------------------------------------------------------19 cents 114. 1 to 114.4--------------------------------------------------------------------20 cents and so forth with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.4-point change in the index. As in previous agreements, the cost-of-living review in December, March, June, and September was to be based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the months of October, January, April, and July. The parties converted the index range to a 1957-59 base by the use of the standard conversion factor (0. 8149959). The cost-of-living allowance currently in effect continued to be included in computing overtime, and night-shift premium, vacation, holiday and call-in payments. The 1964 agreement provided that the cost-of-living allowance would also be included in computing bereavement pay and paid absence allowances. 15 Footnotes---- Continued 18 The 2 V2 percent (2. 8 in 1966) applied to a straight-time hourly rate excluding cost-of-living allowance in effect, shift and 7-day operations premiums or any other premium, as follows: Straight-time hourly ____ wage rate_____ Hourly annual improvement factor increase 1965 Less than $2. 6 0 --------$2. 60 and under $3. 00 $3.00 and under $3. 40 $3. 40 and under $3. 80 $3. 80 and under $4. 20 $4. 20 and under $4. 60 $4. 60 and under $5.00 6 cents 7 cents 8 cents 9 cents 10 cents 11 cents 12 cents 1966 Less than $ 2 .6 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------$2. 68 and under $3. 0 4 -------------------------------------------------------------$3.04 and under $3. 4 0 -------------------------------------------------------------$3. 40 and under $3. 7 5 ------------------------------------------------------------$3. 75 and under $4. 11------------------------------------------------------------$4. 11 and under $4. 4 7 ------------------------------------------------------------$4.47 and under $4. 8 3 ------------------------------------------------------------$4. 83 and under $5. 18------------------------------------------------------------- 7 cents 8 cents 9 cents 10 cents 11 cents 12 cents 13 cents 14 cents The additional wage increase of 2 cents was added to the applicable wage rate or base rate after those rates had been adjusted to include the Sept. 5, 1966, annual improvement factor increase. 16 B— Hourly Job Rates*1 Selected Occupations, 1939—6 6 1 23 Occupations Effective date Janitors Assemblers— major $0. 78 0. 80 0. 85 0. 89 1.075 1. 19 $0.98 1. 00 1. 08 1. 12 1. 305 1.42 May 31, 1948------------------------Aug. 28, 1950----------------------Dec. 18, 1950 4 -5-------------------June 1, 1951-------------------------June 1, 1952-------------------------June 1, 1953 s ----------------------- 1. 35 1.45 1. 35 1. 39 1.43 1. 67 1. 55 1. 65 1.55 1.59 1. 63 1. 87 1. 88 2. 03 1.93 1. 97 2. 01 2. 35 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. June 1, 1954-------------------------Sept. 1, 1955------------------------Apr. 1, 1956------------------------June 1, 1957-------------------------July 1, 1958 -------------------------Sept. 1, 19586----------------------Aug. 1, 1959------------------------- 1. 72 1. 78 1. 84 1.90 1. 96 2. 11 2. 17 1.92 1. 98 2. 04 2. 10 2. 16 2. 31 2. 37 2.4 0 2. 54 2. 60 2. 67 2. 74 3. 00 3. 08 2. 55 2. 70 2. 77 2. 84 2.91 3. 14 3. 22 Sept. Dec. Sept. Sept. June Oct. Sept. Sept. 2. 23 2. 38 2.4 2 2.4 6 2. 51 2. 60 2. 67 2. 76 2.43 2. 58 2. 62 2. 67 2. 72 2. 81 2. 88 2.98 3. 16 3. 33 3. 39 3.45 83. 51 10 3. 62 3. 71 3. 83 3. 30 3.4 7 3. 54 3. 61 3. 66 3. 75 3. 84 3.97 Nov. Dec. June June Jan. Apr. 30, 1939----------------------19, 1940------- *--------------1, 1941-------------------------1, 1942-------------------------28, 1946----------------------28, 1947----------------------- 1, I960------------------------4, 1961 7-8---------------------3, 1962------------------------2, 1963------------------------29. 1964----------------------1, 1964 9 1 0 ----------------------6, 1965------------------------5, 1966------------------------- Electricians $1. 1. 1. 3 1. 1. 1. 15 17 25 35 585 75 Diemakers $1. 30 1. 32 1.40 1. 60 1. 785 1. 90 03 18 08 12 16 50 1 The rates shown include only that portion of the cost-of-living allowance incorporated into basic rates on the stipulated dates. The hiring rates for janitors and assemblers— major were 10 cents an hour lower than the job rates and for electricians and diemakers, 20 cents an hour lower. Janitors and assemblers— major moved from the hiring to the job rate in 90 days. Journeymen, electricians, and diemakers were automatically placed at the midpoint of the range after completing the apprentice program or, if hired off the street, after 90 days. These employees moved from the midpoint to the maximum of the range by merit. 2 These basic hourly rates were in effect at all of the company's automobile assembly and parts plants. 3 Rate increased to $ 1 . 40 on Aug. 7, 1945. 4 The 10-cent-an-hour general wage increase, effective Aug. 28, 1950, was designated as a cost-of-living allowance that could be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the movement in the CPI. 5 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 19 cents of the existing 24-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic rates. 6 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 15 cents of the existing 25-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic rates. 7 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 12 cents of the existing 17-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic rates. 8 Includes 1 cent, effective January 1964, to compensate for the inequity created by diversion of annual im provement factor. 9 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 9 of the existing 14-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic rates. 10 Rate includes 2-cent-an-hour wage inequity adjustment effective Oct. 5, 1964. 17 C— Related W age Practices1 Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Shift Premium Pay Nov. 29, 1939__________ Sept. 1, 1955 (agree ment of same date). 5 percent on second and third shifts. 5 percent on second shift; 7. 5 percent on third shift. Increased to: 10 percent on third shift. Overtime Pay— Daily and Weekly Nny, 7.Q, 1Q^Q Time and one-half for work in excess of 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. Overtime Pay— Weekend2 Nov. 29, 1939- Sept. 10, 1943. Time and one-half for Saturday work in excess of 40 hours a week. Double time for work on Sunday — No employee was to be laid off during week to avoid overtime rates on Saturday. Employees on 7-day operations were to receive double time only for work on seventh consecutive day. Added: Time and one-half for the sixth consecutive day work ed in the regularly scheduled workweek. Jan. 26, 1946. A full day's absence due to material shortages (not caused by labor disputes) was to be counted as a day worked for purposes of determining sixth day. Previous practice of paying employees on 7-day opera tions time and one-half for work on sixth day of scheduled workweek continued. Time and one-half for sixth day changed to time and one-half for Saturday work on noncontinuous operations, except for shift starting on Friday and continuing into Saturday. Increased to: 10 cents an hour bonus The bonus had been 5 cents an hour. for all hours worked, including overtime, during regular work week paid employees on continuous 7-day operations whose workweek included Saturday and/or Sunday. Nov. 7, 1964 (agree Added: For employees on 7-day operations— time and ment of Sept. 22,1964). one-quarter for work on Sunday, unless payable at higher overtime premiums. Sept. 1, 1955 (agree ment and company letter of same date). See footnotes at end of table. 18 C---- Related W age Practices1 -----Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Holiday Pay Nov. 29, 1939Apr. 26, 1947. Sept. 1, 1955 (agree ment of same date). Double time for work on 6 speci fied holidays. 6 paid holidays established for which workers with seniority w e r e to receive 8 h o u r s 1 straight-time pay. Double time ( t o t a l ) for holidays worked. Added: 2 paid half holidays----------Changed to: Double time plus holiday pay for designated holi days worked. Nov. 2, 1961 (agree ment of same date). Sept. 1, 1964 (agree ment of same date and company letter of Sept. 22, 1964). Added: 2 paid holidays (total 9). Sept. 7, 1965 (agree ment dated June 29, 1965). Added: 2 paid half holidays. New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Holidays listed above. Those falling on Saturday were to be paid for. Half holidays were Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Not applicable to employees on 7 -day continuous opera tions who continued to receive double time for desig nated holidays worked. Changed: Employee excused from work on day before or after holiday, but not both, to receive holiday pay (previously employee had to work last scheduled day before and next scheduled day after holiday within scheduled workweek). In effect and continued: Employee on layoff or sick leave to receive holiday pay if he worked during week of or prior to holiday. Employee on layoff or approved leave of absence who returned to work following holiday and during holiday week to receive holiday pay. Employee on 7-day operation to receive holiday pay if holiday fell on one of regular scheduled days off. Holidays were Good Friday and the employee's birthday. If employee's birthday fell on a Sunday or a paid holi day, company to determine the day to be observed instead'. Employees whose birthday occurred between September 1 and October 5, to be given a day off before Jan. 1, 1965. Increased to: For employees on 7-day operations— double time and one-quarter for work on holidays (if holiday fell on a day employee was regularly scheduled to work). Double time plus holiday pay was paid if holiday fell on employee's regularly scheduled day off. Continued: Holidays recognized by Federal or State Government falling on Sunday to be observed on Monday. Dec. 24 and 31 changed from half to full paid holidays. Eliminated: Employee's birthday as a paid holiday. Pay in Lieu of Vacation Nov. 29, 1939---------------- No provision for vacation pay ments. Dec. 10, 1940---------------- $40 to hourly rated workers with In lieu of vacation with pay for year 1941, payable in 1 year's seniority on Dec. 1, December 1940. 1940. June 2, 1941------------------ Vacation pay increased to $ 4 5 ------ In lieu of vacation with pay for year 1942, payable in December 1941. Oct. 2, 1942____________ Added: Vacation pay of $90 to In lieu of vacation with pay for 1943, payable in Decem workers with 5 years or more ber 1942. In accordance with directive order of of seniority on Dec. 1, 1942. National War Labor Board. (Arrangement continued for vacation years 1944 and 1945.) Jan. 26, 1946__________ Vacation pay increased to $ 52. 40 In lieu of vacation with pay for 1946, payable in for workers with 1 to 5 years' May 1946. seniority and to $ 104.80 for those with 5 years or more. Apr. 26, 1947__________ Vacation pay increased to $ 57 In lieu of vacation with pay for 1947, payable in May and $114, respectively. 1947. (Arrangement continued for vacation year 1948.) May 28, 1948----------------- Vacation pay increased to $62. 20 In lieu of vacation with pay for 1949, payable in and $ 1 2 4 .4 0 , respectively. May 1949. May 4, 1950------------------ Vacation pay to workers with 3 but less than 5 years' seniority status on May 1, 1950, in creased to $93. 30. May 1, 1951 (agree Changed to: 40 hours' pay to em Vacation pay not to be less than pay received in 1950 ment dated Dec. 11, ployees with 1 but less than 3 unless employee lost his seniority since receiving 1950 years' seniority s t a t u s , 60 1950). payment. hours' pay for 3 but less than See footnote at end of table. 19 C---- Related W age Practices1 -----Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Pay in Lieu of Va cation— Continued May 1, 1951 (agree ment dated Dec. 11, 1950)— Continued Sept. 1, 1955 (agree ment of same date). Nov. 2, 1961 (agree ment of same date). May 1, 1965 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). 5 years', 80 hours' pay for 5 but less than 15 y ears', and 120 hours' pay for 15 years or more. Increase to: 100 hours' pay for employees with 10 but less than 15 years' seniority. Pay in lieu of vacation applicable to otherwise eligible workers beginning mandatory retirement at age 68 dur ing payment year. In effect and continued: Vacation pay to include costof-living allowance in effect on May 1 of payment year. Added: In determining whether employee had worked 8 of 12 months preceding May 1, as required by eligi bility provisions, months during which employee would have worked except for a disability compensated under group sickness and accident plan or workmen's com pensation to be considered months worked. Benefits paid employees not on active payroll on May 1 of payment year who worked 8 of 12 months preceding that date and retired at or after age 60 under pension plan or at age 68 without pension benefits. Vacation pay provided estate of deceased employee who qualified for benefits or of deceased retired employee eligible for vacation pay. Added: Employee retiring with (1) more than 12 periods Changed to: Vacation pay based of work to receive same vacation allowance as other on seniority and number of pay employees, (2) fewer than 13 pay periods of work to re periods worked in eligibility ceive V26 of allowance to which he would have been en year. Employees with seniority titled for each pay period worked. Provisions (2) also of 1 year or more and employed applicable to employees on military leave during year (1) 26 pay periods or more in leave of absence began or ended. eligibility year to receive full Employee to receive credit for pay periods he was sched allowance provided under pre uled to work but was unable to work because of compen vious agreements, or (2) fewer sable disability. than 26 but more than 12 pay Employee hired after May 1, but before Oct. 31, to re periods to receive proportion ceive an additional 20 hours pay during the second May of allowance, based on number following date of hire, if otherwise eligible for 40 hours of pay periods worked. 3 pay in lieu of vacation. Employee could elect to schedule his paid absence allow ance as additional vacation time. Paid Absence Allowance Sept. 22, 1964 (agree ment of same date). Established: Up to 40 hours paid absence allowance provided em ployee with 1 year or more of seniority. Benefits based on number of pay periods worked in eligibility year as in the case of vacation pay. Allowance could be used in units of 4 hours or more for (1) illness when not receiving sickness and accident benefits, (2) personal business, or (3) at time of a vaca tion leave of absence. Unused portion of allowance paid employee at the end of the vacation year, upon perm a nent separation, retirement, or to estate upon his death. Reporting Time Nov. 29, 1939__________ Sept. 10, 1943-------------Apr. 26, 1947__________ 2 hours' pay at regular rate when employee called in to work and no work available at regular job or other employment. Reporting time increased from 2 to 3 hours. Reporting time increased to 4 hours. See footnotes at end of table. Not applicable when lack of work was due to labor dis pute, fire, flood, or other cause beyond control of management. 20 C---- Related W age Practices1 ----- Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Paid Lunch Periods Dec. 10, 1940__________ On full-time third-shift opera tions, where shift did not ex ceed 8 hours, a one-quarter hour paid lunch period was to be provided for each shift. Not applicable to shifts of 8 hours for which an additional period for lunch was maintained, or to shortened shifts allowing time for a lunch period. Jury Duty Pay Oct. 1, 1958 (agree ment of same date). Nov. 2, 1961 (agree ment of same date). Oct. 5, 1964 (agree ment of Sept. 22, 1964). Employee with 1 year or more Payment limited to 14 days in any calendar year. Em ployee to give prior notice and present satisfactory of seniority received $ 5 for evidence of jury service. each day of jury duty on which he otherwise would have been scheduled to work. Changed: Greater of $ 10 or daily Fee paid for each day employee reported for or served on jury, up to 60 days in a calendar year. fee paid by court, but total in cluding court fee not to exceed employee's straight-time daily e a r n i n g s excluding all pre miums. Changed to: Employee on jury duty paid difference between 8 hours' straight-time pay, ex cluding shift, 7-day operation, overtime, and any other prem i ums, and daily fee paid by court. Paid Relief Time Nov. 2, 1961 (agree ment of same date). Established: Employees on 8hour shifts provided 24 minutes paid relief time per shift. Jan. 4, 1965 (company letter dated Sept. 22, 1964). Increased to: 36 minutes paid re lief time in automobile manu facturing plants on continuous manual operations which could not be left unattended and for which the company provided "ta g " relief, and on certain other operations where employee did not control work pace. 12 minutes before and 12 minutes after lunch. Amount of relief time prorated for other than regular 8hour shifts. No change in existing environmental relief allowance in cluded in the work standard of certain employees. Company to determine other operations to which addition al relief time applied, subject to union review. Cost of additional relief time not to exceed 31/* cents an hour for all hourly employees of the company based on existing hours. 36 minutes paid relief time could be allocated to two 9minute periods before lunch and two 9-minute periods after lunch. Bereavement Pay Oct. 5, 1964 (agree ment of Sept. 22, 1964). Established: Up to 3 days paid leave provided employee at tending funeral of member of immediate family. Immediate family included spouse, parent, parent of current spouse, child, brother, and sister. Educational Pay Sept. 22, 1964 (com pany letter of same date). Established: Up to $250 tuition per calendar year paid active employee upon completion of company approved job-related course at an approved educa tional or training institution. See footnote at end of table. Courses must be taken during nonworking hours. 21 C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Group Insureince Plan Aug. 1, 1950 (agree ment dated May 4, 1950). Jointly financed plan established providing following b e n e f i t s : Life insurance: $ 3 , 6 0 0 insurance b e f o r e retirement. Paid-up insurance a f t e r retirement— $ 1,000 for workers with 25 years' service, $750 for work ers with 20 but less than 25 years' service, $500 for work ers with 15 but less than 20 years' service. Employee con tributed 45 cents a month for each $ 1,000 coverage; company paid balance of costs. Sickness and accident benefits: $28 a week for 26 weeks be ginning on first day of accident and fourth day of illness. Six weeks' maternity benefits. E m p l o y e e contributed $ 1 . 2 6 a month (45 cents per $10 of weekly benefits); company paid balance of costs. Hospitalization and m e d i c a l s u r g i c a l benefits: Standard schedule o f Blue Cross and Blue Shield p l a n s . Company contributed $ 1 . 0 5 a month for hospitalization and 45 cents for surgical and in-hospital medi cal benefits; employee contrib uted balance of costs. Mar. 1, 1951 (agree Changed to: Life insurance after ment dated Dec. 11, retirement— length of service requirement f o r $500 policy 1950). reduced to 10 years. Sickness and accident benefits— $ 32 a week for 26 weeks. Em ployee contribution changed to $ 1 . 2 8 a month (40 cents per $ 10 of weekly benefits). Hospitalization and m e d i c a l surgical benefits: Company to contribute half the cost under Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, up to level of Michigan plans, for employees and de pendents . June 1, 1953 (agree ment dated May 27, 1953). Nov. 1, 1955 (agree ment dated Sept. 1, 1955). Group insurance— Plan revised: Life insurance before retire ment and accident and sickness benefits changed to a graduated scale depending on basic hourly rate.4 Employee contribution for each $ 1,000 of life insur ance changed to 40 cents a month. A d d e d : Employee permanently and totally disabled prior to age 60, but not eligible for dis ability retirement, to receive face value o f life insurance policy in monthly installments See footnotes at end of table. Permanently disabled insured workers not eligible for disability retirement receive face value of insurance policy in installments of not less than $50 a month. Each employee in California plants allowed option of subscribing to Permanente Comprehensive Hospital and Medical Care plan instead of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield plans. Option to be exercised at next regular enrollment period but not later than June 1, 1954. Added: Hospital, medical-surgical coverage available to retired employee at group rates at retiree's expense. Life insurance continued 6 months after layoff or leave of absence began, if employee continued contributions. Accident and sickness insurance continued 1 month following the month of layoff or leave of absence. Evidence of insurability not required. Coverage to start 6 months after application for insurance, provided employee was at work. Added: Employee to receive difference between work men's compensation and weekly accident and sickness benefits. (Previously, benefits not paid during period of disability compensable under any workmen's com pensation act.) Insurance of employee who had received permanent and 22 C— Related Wage Practices1---- Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Group Insurance Plan— Continued Nov. 1, 1955 (agree ment dated Sept. 1, 1955)— Continued Dec. 1, 1955 (agree ment dated Sept. 1, 1955). Sept. 1, 1958 (agree ment dated Oct. 1, 1958). Jan. 1, 1959 (agree ment dated Oct. 1, 1958). Oct. 2, 1961 (agreement dated Nov. 2, 1961). of $20 for each $ 1,000 of in surance until such insurance was exhausted. Upon death of disabled employee during this period, beneficiary to receive commuted value of unpaid in stallments. Hospitalization and m e d i c a l surgical b e n e f i t s — Changed: Full payment of surgical fees to participating physicians under the Michigan Blue Shield plan made available where annual family income did not exceed $5 , 0 0 0 (was $2, 500), or in the case of a single person, $ 3 , 750 (was $2, 000); company to en deavor to arrange similar cov erage in other States. Added: In-hospital electrocardi ographic services and expanded use of X -ra y . Group insurance— Plan revised: Life insurance and weekly sick ness and accident benefits in creased.5 Hospitalization and m e d i c a l surgical b e n e f i t s — Changed: Full payment of surgical fees to participating physicians un der the Michigan Blue Shield plan f o r all employees with annual incomes of less than $ 7 , 500. Added: D i a g n o s t i c laboratory services, diagnostic X - r a y s , and X -ra y radium treatment in doctor's office or outpatient de partment of a hospital. Plan in effect: For employees: Life insurance: (1) Before re tirement, $ 5, 500 to $ 10,500, depending on basic hourly rate 6 (was $ 4 , 5 0 0 to $9, 000) and (2) after retirement, $ 1,000 for 25 years or more of service, $7 50 for 20 but less than 25 years, and $500 for 10 but less than 20 years. Total and permanent disability benefits: Face value of insur ance in 50 monthly payments ($110 to $210— was $90 to $ 180)6 provided employee was disabled prior to age 60, and had less than 10 (was 15) years* credited service in pension plan and disability continued for 6 months. Sickness and accident benefits: $ 55 to $ 105 a week6 (was $45 to $ 90) for maximum of 26 weeks; payable from first day See footnotes at end of table. total disability benefits to be reinstated on return to work, but such benefits to be deducted from benefits due for subsequent disabilities. Eliminated: Provisions limiting duration of weekly acci dent and sickness benefits to 26 weeks in any 12 con secutive months for employees age 60 and over for disabilities due to disease. In areas where level of benefits was lower than provided by Michigan standard, corporation to try to increase benefits to standard. Corporation to pay up to m axi mum of one-half benefit costs not to exceed one-half of costs under Michigan plan. Company contributions to continue (1) until end of month following the month of layoff or leave of absence and (2) 6 months after last month of coverage of employee incapable of working because of disability. Worker may continue in group for an additional 6 months by paying entire contribution. Available as part of Blue Shield service since 1950. Changed: Life insurance continued for 6 months after end of month in which layoff or leave of absence began. Corporation to pay one-half of benefit costs of program in each State. Limitation on corporation’ s contribution to 50 percent of Michigan Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans removed. Monthly employee contributions, $4 to $8 , depending on earnings. Employee not to contribute for life in surance after retirement. Employee with 10 years or more of service to receive disability pension benefits. Employee not required to contribute for life insurance while receiving monthly benefits. Remaining installments provided beneficiary of employee who died before receiving face value of life insurance. Appropriate level of life insurance reinstated if em ployee recovered and returned to work. Benefits for another disability plus previous benefits limited to face value of life insurance in effect at time of sub sequent disability. Insurance canceled after 31 days for employee who r e covered but did not return to work for company; employee could continue insurance equal to unpaid benefit at own expense. Benefits to be reduced by payments under workmen's compensation or occupational disease law. New maximum period available for recurring or differ ent disability that commenced after employee had re- 23 C— Related W age Practices1---- Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Group Insurance I3lan— Continued Oct. 2, 1961 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 1961)— Continued Jan. 1, 1962 (agre< ment dated Nov. 2, 1961). of accident or fourth day of sickness. Maternity benefits up to 6 weeks. Changed: Extended group insurance: Life, total and permanent disability, and sickness and accident in surance continued at regular contribution rate for 1 month following month of layoff or leave of absence. Life insurance c o n t i n u e d for a d d i t i o n a l 11 months (was 5 months) with employee con tributing 40 cents a month per $ 1, 000 of life insurance. Changed: Hospital-surgical-medical bene fits: Benefits for employees and their dependents to be company paid.7 Benefits included (al ready in effect except as noted): I. Michigan (Blue Cross and Blue Shield). Hospitalization (room and board): In member hospital, full cov erage for semiprivate room or ward, up to 365 days (was 120 days) per adm ission.8 In nonmember hospital, actual charges up to $15 a day for maximum of 365 d a ys.8 See footnotes at end of table. turned and worked 2 weeks or more. Maternity benefits available only to workers covered by plan when pregnancy began. All group life insurance continued during receipt of sickness and accident benefits; life insurance continued during remainder of disability until retirement, pro vided employee continued contributions. Formerly company and employees the cost of the plan. each paid one-half Added: Company to contribute one-half premiums for hospitalmedical coverage for retirees and their dependents. Effective Feb. 1, 1962, pensioners not covered by plan permitted to enroll at same cost as those already covered. In the Detroit area, employee could elect the Community Health Association plan. Employee using private room in member hospital to pay difference between that charge and semiprivate accom modations. Benefits not available for care in institutions for conva lescent, nursing, or rest care for conditions which did not require substantially continuous bed care by licensed doctors and registered nurses; for teeth extractions or other dental treatment, hospitalization for observation or diagnostic study, physical therapy, X -ra y and laboratory examinations, or electrocardi ography or basal metabolism tests; for care under the laws of the United States or any State or political subdivision; for care for occupational disabilities pro vided in accordance with law; for care provided by another Blue Cross plan. Benefits limited to 30 days for each confinement for tuberculosis, nervous and mental conditions, alco holism, or drug addiction. Changed: Company to pay full cost of hospital, surgical, and medical coverage for (1) laid off employee (with unbroken seniority) and dependents— for 1 month for each 4 weeks’ supplemental unemployment benefits to which entitled at time of layoff, up to 12 months9 (formerly 6 months, with worker paying full cost) and (2) disabled employee and dependents f o r up to 6 months (formerly employee paid half cost). Employee could continue insurance by paying full cost for any month up to 12 for which employer was not required to pay. Company to offset payments f o r laid-off employee against contributions to SUB fund. 24 C— Related W age Practices1— Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Group Insurance 1Plan— Continued Jan. 1, 1962 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 1961)— Continued Special hospital expenses (other than for room and board): In member hospitals, full cov erage up to 365 days (was 120 days) for meals and special diets; general nursing care; use of operating and other surgical treatment r o o m s ; anesthesia when administered by a hospital employee; all laboratory exam inations ; p h y s i c a l t h e r a p y treatments; oxygen and other gas therapy; drugs, biologicals, and solutions; materials used in dressings and casts; and radium when owned or rented by hospital. In nonmember hospitals, up to $ 15 per day. Outpatient benefits: In member hospitals, services and supplies regularly provided for bed patients. In nonmember hospitals, up to $25 for each condition. Maternity benefits: All services provided for regular hospitalization plus use of de livery room, infant feeding, and other routine care of the new born child. Surgical-medical benefits: 1. Plan to pay full amount of scheduled f e e f o r employee earning less than $7 , 5 0 0 an nually for: Surgical services— All accepted operative and cutting proce dures for diagnosis and treat ment of diseases, i n j u r i e s , fractures, and dislocations, in cluding postoperative care for greater of hospital stay or 14 days. Obstetrical b e n e f i t s — As r e quired for delivery. Medical care— Up to 365 days' (was 120 days) care in hospital when surgery was not required; up to 30 days for tuberculosis or nervous and mental condi tions . See footnote at end of table. Supplies and services available only to bed patients when furnished by hospital and prescribed by attending doctor. Benefits limited to drugs and medicines in official formularies; exclude services of doctor, surgeon, or special nurse, X -ra y or electrocardiographic services (covered under surgical-medical benefits), blood, pros thetic or other appliances, and ambulance service. Services and supplies limited to drugs, pharmaceuticals, etc. , to extent used in hospital and when administered in connection with use of operating or surgical treat ment rooms, anesthesia, physical therapy, laboratory examinations, and other outpatient services; laboratory examinations, when related to surgery or treatment of emergencies or accidental injuries; and physical therapy for up to 60 days. Benefits not available for regular treatment of chronic conditions, extraction of teeth or other dental treat ment, or routine physical, premarital, or preemploy ment examinations. Available after 270 consecutive days in plan. Services available anywhere. Participating doctor could make additional charge for employee earning above $ 7 , 500 or for employee who requested and occupied a private room. Payment to nonparticipating doctor limited to lesser of charge for service or sched uled fee. Benefits not available for (1) industrial disabilities, (2) service by Government agency without cost to em ployee, (3) hospital, dental, or nursing services, (4) medicines, drugs, etc. , (5) operations for cosmetic purposes unless for correction of (a) congenital anom alies for patient under 12 years old who participated in plan from birth or (b) conditions resulting from accidental injuries or surgical scars, (6) sterilization, or (7) routine or periodic physical, premarital, or other examinations or tests not directly related to diagnosis of illness or injury. Available after 270 consecutive days in plan. Prenatal and postnatal care not provided. Full benefits reinstated 3 months after release from hospital; after 6 months for tuberculosis or nervous and mental conditions. 25 C— Related W age Practices1— Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Group Insurance Plan— Continued Jan. 1, 1962 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 1961)— Continued Oct. 1, 1964 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). Anesthesia— Payment for admin istration of anesthesia in surgi cal, medical, o r obstetrical case by doctor not in charge of case. Emergency first aid— Up to $15 for care within 24 hours of nonoccupational injuries. 2. Plan to pay balance of sched uled fee after employee paid the greater of $ 5 or 10 percent of fee for: Diagnostic X -ra y and radiologi cal services in doctor's office, hospital, or hospital outpatient department. Laboratory services in doctor's office or hospital outpatient de partment. Consultation services— N e c e s sary technical assistance for diagnosis or treatment when not routinely provided by hospital. Technical s u r g i c a l assistance when required and not routinely provided by hospital. II. Other States. Coverage to be as equal as prac ticable to the Michigan Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. Added: In areas where local Blue Cross or medical plans failed to provide such benefits, sup plemental benefits to be pro vided. For employees: Changed: life and total and permanent disabil ity, and sickness and accident benefits— to company paid. Increased to: Life insurance— depending on hourly rate (1) be fore age 65, $6 , 000 to $11, 500; and (2) at and after age 65 with (a) minimum of 10 years of credited service in pension plan, $ 1,500 to $ 1,725, to (b) m ax imum 20 years or more of credited service in pension plan, $ 1,800 to $3, 450. ld See footnotes at end of table. Applicable in doctor's office or hospital outpatient de partment. Plan to reimburse employee for payments during 1 year in excess of $25 for employee with income under $2 , 5 0 0 , $50 for $ 2 , 5 0 0 but less than $ 5 , 0 0 0 , and $75 for $ 5 , 00 0 and over. Limited to one medical, obstetrical, or surgical con sultation per continuous period of hospitalization. Available only in Michigan hospitals. Employees in California allowed to elect the Compre hensive Kaiser Health Foundation plan or the Blue Cross-Blue Shield plans. In other areas, corporation to choose carrier in agreement with union. Formerly, employees contributed $4 to $ 8 a month be fore age 65. Added: Employee totally and permanently disabled on or after Sept. 1, 1964, and age 60 but under 65, with 10 years or more of credited service to have life insurance continued without charge up to age 65, thereafter pro vision for reduction applied. At and after age 65, life insurance reduced 2 percent per month until (1) for em ployee with 10 years or more in plan— face value de creased to 1 V2 percent of insurance in effect on 65th birthday times years of service in plan, up to 20, but not less than $ 1, 500, and (2) for employee with less than 10 years in plan— face value decreased to $500 or until employee was separated from active service, whichever occurred first. Reduced insurance continued until death for long-term employees, until separation for employee with less than 10 years' service. Employee covered by group life insurance and age 65 or over on Oct. 1, 1964, or employee who joined plan at or after 65, to have insurance reduced in accordance with (1) or (2) above as though he became 65 on that date. Life insurance could be continued (by employee paying premium of 50 cents per month per $ 1,000 of life insur ance) up to age 65, for employee (1) with at least 5 years of credited service under pension plan at the end of the month in which 60th birthday occurred and separated from active service at or after age 60 for reasons other retirement and who was insured from 60th birthday to date of separation, or who was under age 60 but was in sured on 60th birthday, or (2) who retired after Sept. 1, 1964, under the early or disability provisions of the pension plan and was ineligible to have his life insurance continue without charge, or (3) on leave of absence to work for local union. 26 C— Related W age Practices1-----Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Group Insurance Plan— Continued Oct. I, 1964 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 19 64)— Continued Added: Survivor income benefit insurance, providing: Transition benefits— $100 a month, for up to 24 months to eligible survivors of employees and of permanently and totally disabled pensioners prior to age 60 who died while insurance was in force. Bridge benefits— an additional $100 a month paid to eligible spouse of deceased employee, if spouse was 50 or more years of age on date of employee's death, after termination of transition benefits , until the earlier of (1) remarriage; (2) age 62 or a lower age at which full widow's or widower's in surance benefits or old age and survivors insurance became payable under the Social Secu rity Act; (3) death; or (4) for widowers who qualified because of a dependent child, the date he ceased to have dependent on him for principal support an unmarried child (under age 21) of employee. Increased: Total and permanent disability benefits: To reflect increase in face value of life insurance in 50 monthly payments ranging from $ 120 to $230. 10 Sickness and accident benefits: To amount ranging from $60 to $ 115 a week for a maximum of 52 weeks. 10 I. Michigan (Blue Cross and Blue Shield). Changed: Hospital-medicalsurgical benefits. See footnotes at end of table. Worker who lost seniority through discharge or absence and who was appealing through the grievance procedure could continue life insurance by paying 50 cents per $1 , 000 coverage. If reinstated, the company would r e imburse him for all such contributions. Benefits paid in addition to regular insurance. Eligible survivors included, in order of priority and succession, class (a) widow, if married to employee for at least 1 year immediately prior to death, (b) widower, as long as there was an unmarried child of the deceased em ployee under age 21 dependent upon him for principal support, or if widower was dependent on employee during the calendar year preceding her death and provided the employee's income during such year was 50 percent or more of their combined income, (c) any unmarried child under 21 of deceased employee, (d) parent who received at least 50 percent of support from employee in calendar year preceding employee's death. Employee, with at least one eligible survivor, whose em ployment was terminated, and whose life insurance was canceled, could convert to individual policy within 31 days. Maximum insurance to equal the amount payable if employee had died on last day of employment. Not applicable to widows during months eligible for bene fits under the Social Security Act for care of a child. Changed: Employee on leave of absence to work for local union could continue sickness and accident insurance if he paid premium of 40 cents a month per $ 10 of group sickness and accident insurance. Added: Employee on approved leave of absence because of total disability received while actively at work or who had physical limitations that required him to be tempo rarily separated as a "PQ X Disability" to have benefits continued, without charge, for the duration of such leave of absence or a period equal to his seniority, whichever was less. Changed to: Company paid hospital, medical and surgical benefits for pensioners and their dependents, excluding those entitled to or receiving a deferred pension. Added: Company to pay cost of hospital-medical benefits (including dependent's benefits) for employees whose employment was terminated, except discharge for cause, at age 65 or older, but who were ineligible for benefits under pension plan. 27 C---- Related W age Practices1 ----- Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Group Insurance Plan— Continued Oct. 1, 1964 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 19 64)— Continued Sept. 1, 1 9 6 6 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). I. Michigan (Blue Cross and Blue Shield). Changed: Hospital and medical benefits. Surviving spouse of pensioners or former employees whose employment was terminated after age 65, except for cause, but who were ineligible for pension benefits could continue hospital-medical-surgical insurance by paying full cost. Employees' surviving spouses could continue coverage by paying full cost during period in which surviving benefits were payable. Retired employees who were eligible for but not covered by hospital-medical and surgical insurance or were not covered for maximum benefits permitted to enroll for such coverage during a period of at least 7 days prior to Nov. 1, 1964. Increased to: Up to 45 days for each confinement for nervous and mental conditions. New maximum hospital benefits available after 90 days from discharge. Changed: Eligible children to include those, until the end of the calendar year in which they reach age 25, or if totally and permanently disabled, at any age, who met specified requirements. 1 day of hospital confinement counted as 2 days of con finement in an "approved facility. " Full benefits re instated 90 days after last confinement. Hospitalization (room and board). Added: Convalescent and long term illness care: Full cover age for up to 730 days (90 days for certain nervous disorders) for each continuous period of confinement, including days hos pitalized, for confinement in an "approved facility" for conva lescent and long-term illness. Added: Outpatient benefits— up $400 maximum not applicable to night care services, to $400 per person per year which was limited to 90 days of hospitalization. (including maximum of $38. 25 for psychological testing) for psychotherapeutic services, in an approved hospital, day care center or community mental health care center and psychia tric care benefits, including individual or group psychothera peutic services in a physician's office or "approved facility" with fee based on deductible arrangement. Surgical and medical benefits. 2. Eliminated: $5 (or 10 per cent) deductible for specified services on an inpatient basis. Maternity benefits. Added: Prenatal and postnatal care. Eliminated: 270-day waiting period for maternity benefits, including routine nursery care of new born and obstetrical services. II. Other States. Benefits to be as nearly equal as practicable to those under the revised Michigan Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans. See footnote at end of table. 28 C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Pension Ebenefits Aug. 1, 1950 (agree ment dated May 4, 1950). Mar. 1, 1951 (agree ment dated Dec. 11, 1950). June 1, 1953 (agree ment dated May 27, 1953). Sept. 1, 1955 (agree ment of same date). Noncontributory pensions: $ 1 0 0 a month, i n c l u d i n g old-age benefits under Federal Social Security Act, to employees re tiring at age 65 or older with 25 years* service. Employees aged 65 with 10 but less than 25 years* service to receive pen sions equal to same proportion of $ 1 0 0 as years of service bear to 25. Employees aged 60 but under 65 with 25 years' s e r v i c e to receive reduced pensions. D i s a b i l i t y retirement: $ 50 a month, including public disabil ity benefits, to employees suf fering t o t a l and permanent disability at age 55 or over after 25 years' service. Entire cost borne by company. Changed to: Pension of employ ees retiring at or after age 65 with 10 years or more of serv ice to be greater of: (1) $1. 50 a month for each year of credited service up to 30 years, not in cluding Federal social security benefits, or (2) $4 a month for each year of credited service up to 25 years, including pri mary benefit under Federal Social Security Act. Employees aged 60 but under 65 with 15 years' service to receive re duced benefits. Disability retirement: $3 a month for each year of credited serv ice up to 30 years, or $50 a month, including in either case statutory disability benefits, to employees totally disabled after age 55 and before 65 with 15 years' service. Changed to: $ 1 . 7 5 a month for each year of service up to 30 years, to be supplemented by primary Federal social secu rity benefits. (Maximum pen sion, $137. 50 a month including primary Federal b e n e f i t s . ) Minimum monthly pension, in cluding primary Federal bene fits, remained at $ 4 for each year to a maximum of 25. Revised to: Normal retirement benefits for employees aged 65 or older with 10 years or more pf cred ited service increased to $ 2. 25 a month for each year of cred ited service. E a r l y retirement— Changed to: Employees aged 60 but less than 65, with 10 (formerly 15) years or more of credited serv ice, c o u l d elect ( 1 ) deferred normal retirement benefits up on reaching age 65 or (2) an immediate annuity reduced by f i v e - e i g h t h s of 1 percent See footnote at end of table. Joint board of administration composed of 3 company and 3 union representatives and an impartial chairman to administer benefit structure of the plan. Effective Jan. 1, 1922, retirement to be automatic at age 68 ex cept at company's option. Employees retiring before reaching 65 must obtain consent of company. New pension benefits applicable to workers already r e tired as well as to present employees who retire in the future. Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance available to r e tired employees at group rates. Pay in lieu of vacation for 1953, 1954, and 1955 to hourly rated workers retiring at 68 if they worked 8 of the 12 months preceding May 1 of year of re tirement. No limit on credited service up to age 6 8 . New pension benefits applicable to workers already re tired as well as to employees retiring in the future. New benefits under option (2) applicable to employees retired on early retirement prior to Sept. 1, 1955. Eliminated: Requirement of company consent to early retirement. 29 C— Related W age Practices1— Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Pension Benefits— Continued Sept. 1, 1955 (agree ment of same date)— Continued Sept. 1, 1958 (agree ment dated Oct. 1, 1958). (formerly three-fourths of 1 per cent) for each month under age 65 at time of retirement. Disability retirement: Continued at t w i c e normal retirement benefits for employees of any age prior to 65 with 15 y ears’ credited service. Added: Vested rights— Employ ees separated from active em ployment at or after age 40 with at least 10 years' credited serv ice a f t e r age 30 to receive deferred monthly benefits at age 65 of $ 2 . 2 5 a month for each year of credited service between January 1 of the year in which they reach age 30 and date of termination. Increased: Normal retirement— Employees aged 65 or older with 10 years or more of cred ited service to— ( 1 ) $ 2 . 4 0 for each year of credited service prior to Sept. 1, 1958, (2) plus $ 2 . 50 for each subsequent year of credited service. E a r l y retirement: Employees aged 60 but under 65 with 10 years or more of credited serv ice r e t i r e d at option of cor poration o r u n d e r mutually satisfactory conditions to r e ceive twice normal retirement benefits. Disability retirement: Continued at t w i c e normal retirement benefits. Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2, 1961). Changed: Vested rights: Deferred benefits same per year of serv ice as n ew normal benefits, except service prior to age 30 was not credited. Increased: N o r m a l retirement benefits to $ 2 . 8 0 (was $2 . 4 0 or $ 2 . 5 0 depending on period of service) a month for each year of credited service. Bene fits in addition to F e d e r a l social security benefits. Early retirement benefits for re tirement under mutually satis factory conditions or at com pany option continued to be twice normal retirement bene fits, up to the earlier of age See footnotes at end of table. Reduced to normal retirement benefit in month in which employee became eligible for primary Federal social security benefits. New benefits applicable to employees retired prior to Sept. 1, 1955, under disability plan. Pension benefits for employees retired prior to Sept. 1, 1958, increased to $ 2 . 3 5 a month for each year of credited service— in addition to primary Federal social security benefits . 11 At age 65, or when employee became eligible for pri mary Federal social security benefits (whichever was earlier), benefits to be reduced to normal retirement amounts. Benefits to be reduced by amount of any benefits to which employee was entitled under the corporation's salaried employees' retirement income plan. Benefits for employees retired at own election under early retirement provisions prior to Sept. 1, 1958, to be increased to $ 2 . 3 5 a month for each year of credited service, less five-eighths of 1 percent for each month employee was under age 65 as of the date of early retirement. Reduced to normal retirement benefits in any month in which employee is eligible for old-age or disability social security benefits. Benefits for employees retired for disability prior to Sept. 1, 1958, increased to $ 4 . 7 0 a month for each year of credited service; reduced to $ 2 . 3 5 for any month in which employee was eligible for old-age or disability social security benefits. Increase in deferred monthly benefits not applicable to employees leaving company prior to Sept. 1, 1958. Applicable to employee retiring after Aug. 31, 1961. In effect: Year of credited service to equal 1, 700 compensated hours or more. Proportionate credit given employee with less than 1, 700 hours. Added: Employee, age 65 or over with 10 years or more of credited service, who lost seniority on or after Sept. 1, 1961, could retire and receive benefits com puted under normal retirement. Eliminated: Deduction from pension of any workmen's compensation or disability payments. Added: Employee, age 60 to 65, with 10 years or more of credited service, who lost seniority on or after Sept. 1, 1961, could retire and receive a deferred nor mal pension at age 65 or a reduced immediate benefit. 30 C— Related W age Practices1— Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Pension Benefiits— Continued Jan. 1, 1962 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 1961)— Continued Sept. 1, 1964 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). Jan. 1, 1965 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). 65 or until unreduced social security benefits became avail able. For retirement at own option, employee could, in lieu of a reduced immediate benefit, elect level income option as follows: ( 1 ) from retirement to age 62— amount of reduced im mediate monthly b e n e f i t (or f u r t h e r reduced a m o u n t if employee e l e c t e d survivor's option) plus $96 reduced by % of 1 percent for each month employee was under 62 at date of early retirement and ( 2) from age 62 to 65— amount of (1) above less $96. Option not available if benefit was less than $ 15 per month. Total and permanent disability benefits continued to be twice n o r m a l retirement benefits, until employee became eligible for Federal social security dis ability benefits or reached age 65. Service requirement r e duced to 10 years ( was 15 years) for employee disabled on or after Aug. 31, 1961. Vested rights: Deferred benefits Added: Actuarially reduced benefits payable at age 60. per year of service continued to be same as normal retire ment benefits. Added: Survivors' option providing actu- Election available to employee eligible for normal, arially reduced benefits to em early, automatic, disability, or deferred pension. ployee and spouse. Employee Employee required to make election at time of appli benefit to equal ( 1) if employee cation for pension or at age 65, if receiving disability and spouse were th e same pension. Employee could designate (1) wife or (2) hus age— 90 percent of benefit em band, if employee's income was over half total income ployee would have received, ( 2 ) of both. if spouse was older than em Election revoked if employee or spouse died before ployee— 90 percent p l u s 0. 5 effective date of election. percent for each 12 months by which spouse's age exceeded t h a t of employee (maximum 99. 5 percent), and (3) if em ployee was older than spouse— 90 percent minus 0. 5 percent for each 12 months by which spouse's age was less than that of employee. Spouse's benefit to begin after employee's death and to equal 50 percent of em ployee's reduced benefit. Added: Early retirement eligi Added: Past credited service restored for employees who lost seniority but were rehired and acquired s e bility— employee between ages niority date that was within 36 consecutive months of 55 and 60, (l) at own option if date seniority was lost. age plus service totaled 85 or more, ( 2 ) at company option, or Credited service to be accrued up to the end of the month in which 68 th birthday occurred. (3) under mutually satisfactory Credited service broadened to include military leave conditions. between 1950 and 1961 for those retiring on or after Sept. 1, 1964. Increased: Normal monthly retire ment benefits— for employees retired (a) before Sept. 1, 1964, by $ 1. 45 a month per year of service, providing benefits as follows: Employee retired with benefits payable beginning (l) before Sept. 1, 1958, $ 3 . 8 0 for See footnote at end of table. 31 C---- Related W age Practices 1-----Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions and other related matters Pension Benefits---- Continued Jan. 1, 1965 (agre>ement dated Sept. 2 2 1964)-,—Continued , each year of credited service, (2) on or after Sept. 1, 1958, but before Sept. 1, 1961, $3 . 85 for each year of service before Sept. 1, 1958; $3 . 95 for each year of credited service on or after Sept. 1, 1958; (3) on or after Sept. 1, 1961, $4. 25 for each year of credited service; (b) on or after Sept. 1, 1964, to $4. 25 for each year of cred ited service. Early retirement at company option or under mutually sat isfactory conditions or for total and permanent disability— for employees retired with benefits payable beginning (a) before Sept. 1 , 1964, by $ 2 . 90 a month per year of credited service; (b) on or after Sept. 1, 1964, to $4. 25 a month per year of credited service plus a temporary pen sion of $5. 20 a month for each year of credited service up to 25 years (maximum $130). Early retirement at own option with benefits payable beginning (a) before Sept. 1, 1964, in creased by $ 1. 45 a month per year of service, with benefits varying according to period of service as computed under nor mal retirement benefits; r e duced 5/8 of 1 percent for em ployees retired before Jan. 1, 1 9 6 2 , or 5/9 percent for em ployees retired on or after Jan. 1, 1962, but before Sept. 1, 1964, for each month under age 65 for which employee received benefits; (b) on or after Sept. 1, 1964; (1) benefits for months before Jan. 1, 1965, $2. 80 a month per year of credited serv ice, reduced by 5/s percent for employee retired before Jan. 1, 1962; or % percent for employee retired on or after Jan. 1, 1962, but before Sept. 1, 1964, for each month em ployee was under age 65 when pension began, ( 2 ) benefits for months on or after Jan. 1, 1965, to $4. 25 a month per year of credited service reduced by schedule for each year under age 6 2 .13 Vested rights— deferred benefits per year of service continued to be same as normal retire ment benefits. Survivor's option: Increased to: Spouse's benefit, 55 percent of employee's reduced benefit. See footnotes at end of table. Benefits payable until age 65 or prior date at which em ployee becomes or could have become eligible for un reduced social security benefit, thereafter appropriate normal benefit was payable. Eliminated: Minimum age requirement for employees totally and permanently disabled on or after Sept. 1, 1964. 12 Benefit not reduced at age 62 or later. Employee with at least 10 years of credited service discharged for cause on or after Sept. 1, 1950, between ages 60 and 65 to receive benefits provided employee retired at own option. Added: Employee discharged for cause on or after Sept. 1, 1964, between ages 55 and 60 whose age plus service totaled 85 or more at time he lost seniority to receive benefits provided employee retired at own option. Eliminated: Minimum age requirement for employee who lost seniority on or after Sept. 1, 1964. Applicable to elections effective on or after Sept. 1, 1964. Benefit for spouse of retired employee who died before Jan. 1, 1965, and who made election effective before Sept. 1, 1964, continued to receive 50 percent of the re duced benefits, but 50 percent of the amount that would have been payable if new benefits were in effect at time of retirement. Changed: Employees receiving disability pensions eligible to make election of survivor option during month prior to reaching age 60. Such employees, at age 60 but under 65, on Sept. 1, 1964, eligible to elect survivor option before the earlier of Jan. 1, 1965, or age 65. 32 C---- Related W age Practices 1 ----- Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Pension Benef its— Continued Jan. 1, 1965 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 19 64)— Continued Sept. 1, 1965 14 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). Added: Benefits payable to sur viving spouse, if employee ( 1 ) died on or after Sept. 1, 1964, but before retirement and be ginning of retirement benefits and ( 2 ) was at least 60 years of age (55 if combined age and service totaled 85 or more) with 10 years or more of credited service and (3) would have been eligible to elect survivor option if he had retired on day of his death. Payments made for any month in which transition and bridge benefits under insurance program were not payable. Added: Supplemental allowance for employees with seniority on or after Sept. 1, 1965, earning $3. 30 or more an hour and re tiring early or because of total and permanent disability with benefits beginning on or after Sept. 1, 1965, and meeting early or total and permanent disability eligibility require ments, to bring total benefits, including early retirement or disability pension, to $400 (1) reduced for retirement between age 60 and 65 by $ 13. 33 for each year of credited service under 30 and (2) further reduced for retirement before age 60 by multiplying the amount payable for specified years of service in ( 1 ) above by a factor of 60 over the number of months the employee was under age 65 at retirement. Benefits payable until age 65. Employee required to apply for pension benefits within 2 years of last day worked. Total monthly benefit not to exceed 70 percent of employee’s final base pay, including cost-of-living allowance. Employees earning less than $3. 30 an hour received a total benefit of 70 percent of monthly earnings. Benefit of employee who retired at own option and who became or could have become eligible for unreduced social security payments before age 65, reduced by $5. 20 for each year of service, up to 23, maximum $130. Future supplemental payments to be forfeited by retiree earning more than the amount permitted without reduc tion of benefits under social security ($ 1 , 2 0 0 prior to Jan. 1, 1966; $ 1, 500 thereafter) in any calendar year. In computing amount of supplemental allowance, for em ployee's retiring at special early company option or under mutually satisfactory conditions or total and per manent disability provisions pension to include the $5. 20 per year payable for early retirement at company's option or under mutually satisfactory conditions and for total and permanent disability whether or not employee’s pension actually included such amount and additional temporary income paid under the salaried employee retirement income plan, if any. In computing supplemental allowance for employees elec ting survivor's option, workers were assumed to have received full benefits. Not applicable to employee discharged for cause unless company or impartial umpire determined his discharge should not result in his being ineligible for benefits. See footnotes at end of table. 33 C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan Sept. 1, 1955 (agree ment of same date). Sept. 1, 1958 (agree ment dated Oct. 1, 1958). Plan established to supplement benefits paid under State un employment system s. Contributions: Company to con tribute 5 cents per man-hour compensated. Size of benefits: "Special" bene fits— to be paid for the first 4 weeks o f benefits 15— when added to State unemployment and other compensation to equal $25 or 65 percent of the em ployee’s weekly straight-time wages after taxes, whichever was sm aller. "Regular" bene fits— paid for each subsequent week of benefits up to a maxi mum of 22 additional weeks— would, when added to unemploy ment and other compensation, equal $25 or 60 percent of the employee’s w e e k l y straighttime wages after taxes, which ever was sm aller. Benefits to be reduced by 20 per cent if the trust fund position fell below 13 percent, but in no event to an amount less than $ 5 by reason of such reduction. If such position was less than 4 percent, no benefits to be payable. Benefits to be first available June 1, 1956, or when favorable rulings from State and Federal Governments were o b t a i n e d , whichever was later. Eligibility: Laid-off employees with at least 1 year’ s senior ity, 19 meeting eligibility re quirements, and with credit units, to be eligible for benefits after a waiting period of 1 week within the benefit or calendar year. To obtain a week of benefits, em ployees to surrender credits varying from 1 to 10 units de pending on length of service and trust fund position. 20 Accrual of credit units: During the first years of the plan, em ployees with less than 10 years' seniority were to accumulate V4 credit unit for each week in which they received pay for 32 hours or m ore, and employees with longer service were to ac cumulate 1fz credit unit for each such week. On or after June 1, 1957, all employees to receive l/z credit unit for each such week. A maximum of 26 credit units could be accumulated by a worker at any one time. Company contributions of 5 cents per man-hour c o m p e n s a t e d continued, depending on maxi mum funding. Assets of Gener al and Defense Funds merged into an Hourly Fund. 21 See footnotes at end of table. Company contributions to be paid into three funds— a General Fund, a Defense Fund, and a Salary Fund. The three funds were eventually to be built up to a "maximum trust fund position" of about $400 per covered employee (including workers laid off and eli gible for benefits) or a total of $ 52 million for the three funds combined, assuming no change in employ ment from September 1955 levels . 16 Company contributions to the funds to cease when the trust fund reached 100 percent, and to be resumed only as necessary to restore this level. Plan contingent on obtaining ruling that (1) company contributions were deductible expenses for Federal income tax purposes; ( 2 ) such contributions would be excluded in computation of overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and (3) in States in which the company had two-thirds of its employees, simulta neous payment of benefits would not reduce or elim i nate State unemployment benefits. 17 If rulings were not obtained by Sept. 1, 1957 , 18 the plan would terminate, except to pay benefits in States where supplementation was permitted (or substitute benefits where supplemental benefits were not per mitted) until funds had been exhausted. If the plan was terminated in this manner, the company and the union were to negotiate with respect to the use of the money which the corporation otherwise would contrib ute to the fund; if no agreement was reached within 60 days, there would be a general 5-cent-an-hour wage increase. 34 C— Related W age Practices1---- Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Supplemental Unemploymenlt Benefit Plan— Continued Sept. 1, 1958 (agree ment dated Oct. 1, 1958)— C ontinue d Apr. 1, 1959 (supple mental a g r e e m e n t dated Apr. 6 , 1959). Sept. 4, 1961 (agreement dated Nov. 2, 1961 ). Size of benefits— Changed to: An amount which, when added to State unemployment and other compensation, would equal $30 or 65 percent of the employee's w e e k l y straight-time w a g e s after t a x e s , whichever was smaller. Added: Difference between earn ings and $30 or 65 percent to be paid to employees receiving less than 65 percent of weekly straight-time wages after taxes where earnings were too high to qualify for State benefits or "waiting week" credit. Eligibility— Changed: From r e quirement of at least V4 credit unit to a fraction of a unit. Accrual of credit units— Chang ed: Employees to accumulate l/z credit unit for each work week in which they received any pay from company. Changed: Maximum number of credit units increased to match increase in number of weeks of State unemployment compen sation benefits beyond 26, up to and including 39. A d d e d : Temporary emergency benefits extending credits for SUB to employees laid off on or after Sept. 1, 1958, but prior to Apr. 1, 1959. Maximum of 13 additional units made availa ble for each eligible employee. Extended: Credits for SUB under temporary emergency benefits continued for employees laid off prior to July 1, 1959, but subsequent to Aug. 31, 1958. No change in total number of additional credit units allowed. Added: Company to contribute (1) an ad ditional 5. 13 cents per man hour worked (total 10. 13 cents) until Dec. 3, 1961 (in lieu of making a n n u a l improvement factor retroactive to September 1 9 6 1 ) and ( 2) an amount equal to c o m p a n y contributions if n ew hospital-surgical-m edical insurance coverage had become effective in November or D e cember 1961, instead of January, February, or April 1962. Reserve fund for payment of SUB and separation benefits if hour ly fund was exhausted or un able to pay full benefits. Com pany to contribute 1. 14 cents per man-hour worked for each 1 cent diverted from the annual improvement factor (1.14 cents, effective Dec. 4, 1961, increas ing to 3.4 2 cents Sept. 3, 1962, and to 5.70 cents Sept. 2, 1963), unle ss c o m p a n y and union agreed to s m a l l e r amounts. See footnotes at end of table. In any State in which supplementation was not permitted, parties were to negotiate an agreement establishing a plan for Alternate Benefits . 22 Employee with fewer than the number of credit units required for full weekly benefit to be paid at least $ 2 . (Form erly, employee was ineligible for benefit if less than $ 2 .) Not applicable in States that extended benefit period temporarily through June 30, 1959> by acceptance of Federal loan act (Temporary Unemployment Compen sation Act of 1958) or otherwise. Eligible employees in these States covered by temporary emergency bene fit provisions. Applicable to otherwise eligible employees who had ex hausted credit units or who had insufficient credits to qualify for full benefits and who worked in States temporarily extending State benefits beyond 26 weeks under the Federal loan act or other action. Applicable to eligible employees who had received porary emergency benefits prior to Apr. 1, and who were eligible for benefits under State grams temporarily extending through June 30, tem 1959. pro 1959. If the cost of company-paid hospital-surgical-medical insurance for laid-off employees was not fully offset against contributions to the SUB fund, future SUB contributions and the market value of the SUB fund used in determining the credit unit cancellation base were to be reduced by the excess. Fund to be discontinued and assets assigned to Successor Reserve Trustee upon mutual agreement of company and union or if after June 29, 1964, the credit unit cancellation base amounted to $334. 05 or more for 3 consecutive months, whichever occurred first. Company to assume a liability totaling $2 million for SUB and separation payments in case hourly and r e serve f u n d s were insufficient, with payments of $ 500, 000 to become effective at beginning of each calendar quarter in 1962. Any amounts •paid to be offset against contributions to reserve fund after Sept. 2, 1963, and to hourly fund after June 29, 1964. Beginning Sept. 2, 1963, contingent liability to be 35 C— Related Wage Practices1---- Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan— Continued Sept. 4, 1961 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 196 1)— Continued Sept. 3, 1961 ment dated 1961). Jan. 1, 1962 ment dated 1961). (agree Nov. 2, (agree Nov. 2, Contributions to cease on June 29, 1964, when 5 cents was to be added to base hourly rates. Accrual of credit units: Increased: Maximum number of credit units to 52. Size of benefits: Changed: Regular benefits— An amount which, when added to State unemployment compensa tion, weekly earnings from the c o m p a n y (including potential earnings for available time not worked) plus earnings over $10 from other employers, would equal 62 percent of straighttime weekly earnings for a 40hour week (including cost-ofliving allowance but excluding premiums and bonuses) plus $ 1. 50 per dependent up to four. Maximum weekly benefit— $40. Eligibility: Added: Employee to be eligible for benefits if disqualified for unemployment compensation (1) when laid off because of inabil ity to perform work offered although capable of doing other work to which entitled if sen iority had been sufficient, (2) for refusal to accept an offer of work by the company which he was not required to take under the agreement, (3) because of eligibility f o r or receipt of statutory retirement or disabil ity benefits which could be re ceived while working, (4) when automatically r e t i r e d without company p e n s i o n , (5) when serving an unemployment com pensation waiting week while temporarily laid off out of line of seniority unless layoff re sulted from model change, plant rearrangement, or inventory, while waiting to replace em ployee with less seniority, from failure to exercise seniority to displace junior employee, or from temporary adjustments in the work force, (6) when r e ceiving m i l i t a r y termination pay, (7) when earnings for week were at least equal to or above State unemployment compensa tion earnings limit less $ 2 , but employee failed to claim com pensation, or (8) when employee participated in a Federal re training program p r o v i d i n g benefits or subsistence.24 See footnotes at end of table. reduced each pay period by 2. 28 cents times total man hours worked; balance, if any, to b e . eliminated on earlier of June 29, 1964, or discontinuation of re serve fund. When hourly and reserve funds were too low to pay full SUB or separation benefits, company to allot sufficient monies to fund to meet these obligations up to the maximum of the contingent liability. See also contributions for short workweeks and special benefits, effective Jan. 1, 1962; new maximum financing formula, effective Dec. 1, 1962; and offset for provision of hospital-surgical-medical insurance to laid-off em ployees, effective Jan. 1, 1962, under Group Insurance. Benefits, except for scheduled short workweek, to be (1) discontinued when credit unit cancellation base 23 fell below $15.72, (2) reduced 20 percent, but not below $5 , when base was $15. 72 but less than $51. 09. Full benefits to be paid employee otherwise eligible but with insufficient credits required for full amount of regular, special or short workweek benefits. Employee could be eligible for part of week if specified disqualifying conditions were not responsible for entire week's unemployment. One-fifth of weekly benefit paid for each day eligible. 36 C— Related W age Practices1— Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan— Continued Jan. 1, 1962 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 1961)— Continued Added: Short workweek and s p e c i a l benefits for scheduled and un scheduled short workweek. Scheduled s h o r t workweek— 65 percent of straight-time hourlypay and cost-of-living allow ance in effect times difference between compensated or avail able hours and 40. Unscheduled short workweek— 50 percent of straight-time hourly pay and cost-of-living allow ance in effect times difference between compensated or avail able hours and 40. Eligibility— Employee w i t h or without credit units (1) with 1 year or more of seniority who worked for the company during week but compensated or avail able hours were less than 40, (2) who was laid off some part of week,27 (3) who satisfied specified SUB eligibility r e quirements, and (4) who was without the equivalent of a week of unemployment as defined by the State unemployment com pensation law with respect to any part of the workweek. Added: Special benefits— The greater of regular benefits or a benefit calculated in the same manner as a short workweek benefit re duced by State unemployment compensation and weekly earn ings over $10 from another employer. Eligibility— E m p lo y e .e who (1) met all conditions for regular benefit (except $2 minimum not See footnotes at end of table. Company not required to contribute to SUB fund for short workweek and special benefits for scheduled short workweeks, unless credit unit base fell below $360 per employee. If contribution was required, company to pay lesser of (1) amount of short workweek and special benefits for scheduled short workweeks for which company was not obligated to contribute during preceding month, or (2) amount required to bring credit unit base up to $360 for month for which company did contribute. In addition, when credit unit base fell below $ 360 per employee, company to contribute for each pay period a sum equal to benefits paid for (a) short workweek and (b) special benefits for scheduled short workweek. Payable: Short workweek benefits, without application, for any week in which employee worked a short work week and received company earnings sufficient to be disqualified for State unemployment compensation. No minimum or maximum benefit. Special benefits, with a short workweek but did not receive sufficient com pany earnings to be disqualified for State unemployment compensation. No minimum or maximum benefit. Defined as week in which hours were reduced to adjust production to customer demand. Defined as week in which (1) reduced hours not c la ssi fied as scheduled, (2) employee returned from layoff to replace a separated or absent employee, or (3) em ployee returned to work after a week of layoff because of an increase in production.25 Also included 1 week which would otherwise have been a scheduled short workweek during 2 weeks preceding end of model run in worker’ s department or 1 of 6 weeks after start of model run. Compensated or available hours to include hours (1) paid for, (2) scheduled but not worked, (3) while on layoff for any reason not covered by SUB plan,26 (4) not worked in accordance with local agreement or because of absenteeism of other workers, and (5) below 40 nor mally not worked by part-time employees or employees on less than regular length shifts. No credit units canceled for unscheduled short workweek benefits for 3 hours or less, for scheduled short work week benefits, or for benefit paid for unemployment compensation waiting week during which employee was temporarily laid off out of line of seniority pending an adjustment in the work force. One-half regular can cellation rate applied for unscheduled short workweek if pay from company equaled or exceeded 62 percent of 40 hours' pay plus $ 1 . 5 0 for each dependent up to four. 37 C— Related Wage Practices1)— Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan— Continued Jan. 1, 1962 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 1961)— Continued Dec. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2, 1961). Sept. 1, 1964 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). applicable), (2) worked for the company during the week but compensated or available hours were less than 40, and (3) did not receive sufficient company earnings to be disqualified for S t a t e unemployment compen sation. Added: Leveling week benefit— Employee serving a "waiting week" for State benefits to r e ceive full amount (62 percent) of regular benefit (or special if applicable) for such week if temporarily laid off out of line of seniority pending adjustment of the work force. Not subject to $40 maximum. No benefits payable during model change, plant rearrangement, or inven tory, or other specified reasons outlined in the plan. No credit u n i t s canceled for week in which benefit was received. Changed: Maximum funding— To 16 times the average full bene fit (including average weekly amount paid to cover hospitalsurgical-medical expense bene fits f o r laid-off employees) times number of employees in active s e r v i c e and laid-off workers with credit units. Increased to: ' Regular bene fits 28— Maximum $50 a week plus $ 1. 50 for each dependent up to 4. Added: Eligibility— employee to be Eligible for benefits if dis qualified for unemployment com pensation during (a) a State sy s tem "waiting week" immediately following a week for which he received a State benefit or (b) a waiting week that occurred less than 52 weeks after his last State "waiting week. " Employee to be eligible for b e n e fits if disqualified for unem ployment compensation and denial of SUB would be contrary to intent of plan. Increased to: Scheduled short workweek; 75 percent of straighttime hourly pay and cost-ofliving allowance in effect, times the number of hours by which 40 exceeded compensated or avail able hours. See footnotes at end of table. Only full benefits paid for full weeks of layoff and bene fits paid for State "waiting week" used in computing average full benefit. Eliminated: Periodic revision in maximum funding when weekly benefits fell below $20. Added: SUB payable for the first 2 weeks of layoff result ing from an Act of God. Changed: Up to maximum SUB payable, including depend ents' allowance, provided employee was eligible for State unemployment compensation as an "exhaustee" and for other specified reasons under plan. Formerly SUB calculations included a reduction for estimated State unemployment compensation. Changed: Automatic short week benefits (formerly shown as benefits payable without application). Added: Partial automatic short week benefits— payable for hours of layoff on days not included in established State system "week of employment" based on the number of hours by which the hours regularly compensated on such day exceeded the compensated or available hours. 38 C---- Related Wage Practices1— Continued Provision Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Separation Pay Sept. 1, 1958 (agreement dated Oct. 1, 1958). Jan. 1, 1962 (agree ment dated Nov. 2, 1961). Sept. 22, 1964 (agree ment dated Sept. 22, 1964). Separation payment plan estab lished, financed from SU'B fund and providing lump-sum pay ments ranging from 40 hours' pay (at base hourly rate plus cost-of-living allowance in ef fect on last day of work) for employees with 2 years' sen iority to 1,200 hours' pay for those with 30 years or more of seniority.29 Benefits to be pro portionately reduced when SUB trust fund fell below 100 per cent and by any SUB, temporary emergency, or other layoff or separation benefits financed in whole or in part by the com pany and received while on layoff. Increased: 50 hours' pay for em ployee with 2 years or more of service to 1, 500 hours' pay for those with 30 years' sen iority.31 Benefit to be reduced by 1 percent for each full $ 1. 96 credit u n i t cancellation base was below $ 196. 50. Increased to: A range of 50 hours ' pay for employees with 1 but less than 2 years' continuous service at all plants of the com pany to 2, 080 hours ' pay for those with 30 years or more of continuous se r v ic e .32 See footnotes at end of table. Applicable to employees who after Sept. 1, 1958, (a) were permanently laid off for a continuous period of at least 12 months,30 (b) were retired at or after age 60, or automatically retired but not eligible for a monthly pension or retirement benefit, other than de ferred benefits, or (c) became disabled but did not have enough credited service to be eligible for total and permanent disability benefits. Laid-off employees must apply for benefits no earlier than 12 months before but no later than 18 months after separation. Employee reemployed after accepting separation pay ment not to repay benefits nor to receive seniority credit for period covered by such payment. Benefits payable only during months in which trust fund position was at least 13 percent. Time for applying for benefits extended to 24 months. Added: Continuity of layoff not broken if, while on layoff, an employee accepted a job offer by the company and was subsequently laid off within 5 workdays. 39 C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Relocation Allowance Plan Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2, 1961). Established: Allowance of $ 55 to $215 for single employee and $180 to $580 for married em ployee, depending on distance between old and new plants,33 provided w o r k e r : (1) trans ferred to plant 50 miles or more from former place o f work, (2) changed permanent residence, and (3) made appli cation for allowance within 6 months of transfer. Applicable to employees engaged in operation that was transferred to a new plant. Allowance to be reduced by any Government payment for same purpose. 1 The last entry under each classification represents the most recent change. 2 During the period covered by Executive Order 9240 (Oct. 1, 1942—Aug. 21, 1945), these provisions were modified in practice to conform to that order. 3 Vacation allowance provided employees with more than 12 but less than 26 pay periods was as follows: Pay periods worked Percentage of full allowance 25---------------- --------24---------------- ........... 23....... ............ - ......... 22---------------- ........... 21---------------- ............ 4 5 96 92 88 84 80 Pay periods worked Percentage of full allowance 20-............. — --------19............... — --------18............. — - --------17---------------- - ......... 76 73 69 65 Plan provided: Pay periods worked 16-------------------------------15-.................... ------------14................... - ------------13....... .............. ............... Base hourly rate Group life insurance Weekly sick ness and accident benefit (up to 26 weeks) Less than $ 1 .9 0 ---------------------------- ------$1. 90 but less than $2.10-------------- ------$2.10 but less than $2. 30-------------- ------$2. 30 but less than $2. 50-------------- ------$2. 50 but less than $2. 70-------------- ------$2. 70 but less than $2. 90-------------- ------$2. 90 but less than $3.10-------------- ........ $3. 10 and o v e r ---------------------------- ------- $4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 $40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 Plan provided: Base hourly rate Group life insurance Monthly permanent and total disability Less than $2. 2 5 -------------------$2. 25 but less than $2. 45-----$2. 45 but less than $2. 65-----$2. 65 but less than $2. 85-----$2. 85 but less than $3.05-----$3.05 but less than $3. 25-----$3. 25 but less than $3. 45-----$3. 45 but less than $3.65-----$3. 65 but less than $3. 85-----$3. 85 and o v e r -------------------- $4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,000 8,500 9,000 $90.00 100.00 110.00 120.00 130.00 140.00 150.00 160.00 170.00 180.00 Percentage of full allowance 61 57 53 50 Employee contribu tion (weekly) $0.74 .83 .92 1.02 1. 11 1.20 1.29 1.38 Weekly sick ness and accident benefit (up to 26 weeks) Employee contribu tion (weekly) $45. 00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 $0. 83 .92 1.02 1. 11 1.20 1.29 1.38 1.48 1.57 1.66 6 Revised schedule of benefits effective Jan. 1, 1962: Basic hourly rate Group life insurance Monthly permanent and total disability benefits Weekly accident and sickness benefits Employee monthly contri bution Less than $2. 5 7 -------------------$2. 57 but less than $2. 77-----$2. 77 but less than $2. 97-----$2. 97 but less than $3.17-----$3.17 but less than $3. 37-----$3. 37 but less than $3. 57-----$3. 57 but less than $3. 77-----$3. 77 but less than $3.97-----$3.97 but less than $4.17-----$4.17 but less than $4. 37-----$4. 37 and o v e r -------------------- $5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,000 8,500 9,000 9,500 10,000 10,500 $110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 $55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 $4. 00 4.40 4. 80 5. 20 5.60 6.00 6.40 6. 80 7. 20 7.60 8.00 7 To present a more useful report, details of the Michigan Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans are being shown for the first time. 40 Footnotes— Continued 8 The term member hospitals includes those affiliated with a Blue Cross plan or hospitals located in an area not served by a plan. Nonmember hospitals are those not affiliated with a Blue Cross plan although located in an area served by a plan. 9 Benefits provided in accordance with the following table: Maximum number of full weekly SUB benefits for which employee is eligible on date layoff begins Maximum number of months coverage continued without cost to employee Less than 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------4 -7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1 8 -H ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 12-15------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-19------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20-23------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24“ 27------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28-31------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32-35------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36-39------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40-43------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 4 - 4 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------48-52------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 Revised schedule of benefits, effective Oct. 1, 1964. The lowest bracket was eliminated, benefit brackets were added to the schedule for employees in the higher wage brackets. and 2 highe Life insurance at and after age 65 Life insurance before age 65 Basic hourly rate Under $2.77 $2. 97 $3. 17 $3.37 $3. 57 $3.77 $3.97 $4. 17 $4. 37 $4. 57 $4. 77 $2. 7 7 ----------- $2.97-------- $3. 17-------- $3. 37-------- $3.57-------- $3.77-------- $3.97-------- $4. 17-------- $4.37-------- $4. 57-------- $4.77-------and o v e r -----2 $6,000 6, 500 7,000 7, 500 8,000 8, 500 9,000 9, 500 10,000 10,500 11,000 11, 500 Minimum (10 years' credited service in pension plan at age 65) $1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1, 500 1,500 1,500 1, 500 1, 575 1, 650 1,725 Maximum (20 years' credited service in pension plan at age 65) Monthly total and permanent disability benefits (before age 6 0 ) 1 $1,800 1,950 2, 100 2, 250 2,400 2, 550 2,700 2,850 3,000 3, 150 3, 300 3,450 $120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 W eekly sickness and accident benefits 2 $60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 F°r 50 months for those employees with 10 years or more of credited service in pension plan. For a maximum of 52 weeks. 11 In a letter to the company, dated Oct. 1, 1958, the union agreed that in future negotiations it would not ask for further changes in retirement benefits for those on pensions at the time of such future negotiations. 12 The company indicated that the minimum age requirement for totally and permanently disabled employees had, in practice, been eliminated prior to Sept. 1, 1964. 13 Percentages were: Age when pension began Percentage * 55 56 57 58 59 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57.9 63.5 69. 4 75.2 80.8 86. 7 61 ------------------------------------- 93.3 62 or ov e r-------------------------------- 100.0 * Prorated for intermediate ages computed on the basis of the number of complete calendar months by which the employee was under the age he would attain at his next birthday. 14 The contract provided that supplemental allowances were not payable for any month prior to Sept. 1, 1965, and that benefits should "commence on the first day of the month following the date on which the employee retires. M Benefits were not, therefore, payable before Oct. 1, 1965. 15 Until the trust fund reached 49 percent for the first time, applicants to receive special benefits for a maximum of only 4 weeks in any calendar year, and after that, a maximum of 8 weeks but only 4 in any one layoff. 16 Beginning in June 1958, maximum funding was to be revised downward according to the following scale in any year following one in which average weekly benefit payments from the fund fall below $20: If the average benefit is— The adjusted maximum funding shall be die following percentage of maximum funding $20 to $ 2 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------$15 to $19. 99---------------------------------------------------------------------$10 to $14.99---------------------------------------------------------------------$5 to $9. 99------------------------------------------------------------------------Less than $ 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 80 60 40 20 41 Footnotes— Continued 17 In States where concurrent supplementation was not permitted, there was provision for eligible employees to receive "substitute" supplementary benefits for weeks in which State unemployment compensation benefits were not paid. 18 Necessary rulings were obtained so that plans went into effect as scheduled. 19 Employees were to receive credit units retroactively upon attaining 1 year's seniority. 20 The number of credits to be canceled for a week of benefits is summarized as follows: And if seniority o f1the person to whom such benefit is paid is— If the trust fund position applicable to the week for which such benefit paid is— 85 percent or over--------76 to 84.99 percent-------67 to 75.99 percent-------58 to 66.99 percent-------49 to 57.99 percent-------40 to 48.99 percent-------31 to 39.99 percent-------22 to 30.99 percent-------13 to 21.99 percent-------4 to 12.99 percent--------Under 4 percent------------- 1-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years 20-25 years 25 years and over The credit units canceled for such benefit shall be— 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.43 1.67 2.00 2.50 3. 33 5.00 10.00 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.43 1.67 2.00 2.50 3.33 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.00 1.25 1.11 1.43 1.25 1.67 1.43 2.00 1.67 2.50 2.00 ,3.33 2.50 No benefit payable. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.43 2.67 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.43 1.67 21 Provision continued for reducing maximum funding in any year following a year in which average benefits were below $20 a week. Beginning in June 1958, the General Fund was adjusted to 60 percent and the Defense Fund was adjusted to 80 percent. On Dec. 29, the General and Defense Funds were combined into a single fund called the Hourly Fund, and the 60 percent adjustment of the old General Fund continued for the combined Hourly Fund. Maximum funding of the Hourly Fund was adjusted to 60 percent for the period Dec. 29> 1958, to Aug. 31, 1959. Beginning with September 1959* the adjustment for the Hourly Fund became 80 percent. Maximum funding of the Salary Fund was continued at 80 percent for the entire period. 22 Alternate benefit plan established for Indiana employees laid off on or after Sept. 1, 1958 (by supplemental agreement of Oct. 1, 1958, and in accordance with previous agreement with respect to States in which concurrent supplementation was not permitted). Weekly benefits to apply to employees otherwise eligible for regular supple mental benefit and for those alternate weeks in which an employee was eligible for State unemployment compensation but did not apply for it. Benefits ranged from $41 to $63 depending on employee's base hourly rate (plus any cost-of-living allowance) and the number of withholding exemptions less any pay received by employee or pay that would have been due for work made available but not performed. Credit units surrendered at twice the rate for regular benefits. Alternate plan became inoperative when supplementation was permitted in Indiana, effective Mar. 16, 1959. Benefits under the SUB plan were not permitted for Chrysler employees for a short time in Georgia. A supplemental agreement covering the situation was negotiated on Sept. 10, 1959. 23 Credit unit cancellation schedule was as follows: And if the years of seniority of the person receiving such benefit were— If the credit unit cancel lation base applicable to the week for which such benefit paid was— $334.05 or m o re ----------$298.68-$334.04----------$263.31“ $298. 67----------$227.94-$263. 30----------$192.57—$227.93----------$157.20-$192. 56----------$121.83-$157.19......... — $86.46—$121.82-............. $51.09-$86.45— ............. $15. 72~$51. 08--------------Under $15. 7 2 ---------------- 1-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years 20-25 years 25 years and over The credit units canceled for such benefit should be— 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.43 1.67 2.00 2.50 3.33 5.00 10.00 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.43 1.67 2.00 2.50 3.33 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.11 1.43 1.25 1.67 1.43 2.00 1.67 2.50 2.00 3.33 2.50 No benefits payable. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.25 1.43 1.67 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1. 11 1.25 1.43 1.67 24 For employees disqualified for unemployment compensation because of period worked or when company earnings were at least equal to or above State unemployment compensation earnings limit. (See short workweek benefits.) 25 Only to extent short workweek was attributable to such cause. 26 SUB benefits not payable for periods of layoff occurring for disciplinary reasons or as a consequence of (1) any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, picketing (whether or not by employees), or concerted action at a company plant or plants or any dispute of any kind involving employees represented by the union whether at a company plant or plants or elsewhere, (2) any fault attributable to the applicant, (3) any war or hostle act of a foreign power (but not Government regulations or controls connected therewith), (4) sabotage or insurrection, or (5) any act of God. 27 Layoff must have been for reasons specified in regular SUB plan. 28 Although the 1964 agreement did not provide SUB for employees automatically retired, or separation pay for employees automatically retired or terminated at or after age 60 and who were not eligible for retirement benefits, such benefits were provided these employees in accordance with a letter agreement between the parties dated Sept. 22, 1964. 42 Footnotes— Continued 29 Payments were to be made in accordance with the following schedule: Years of seniority 2 but less than 3 --3 but less than 4— 4 but less than 5— 5 but less than 6— 6 but less than 7— 7 but less than 8 --8 but less than 9 --9 but less than 10-10 but less than 1111 but less than 1212 but less than 1313 but less than 1414 but less than 1515 but less than 1616 but less than 17- Number of hours' p a y 11 40 60 80 100 125 150 175 200 230 260 290 325 360 400 440 Years of seniority 17 but less than I8 18 but less than 1919 but less than 2020 but less than 2121 but less than 2222 but less than 2323 but less than 2424 but less than 2525 but less than 2626 but less than 2727 but less than 2828 but less than 2929 but less than 3030 and o v e r --------- Number of hours' pay 1 480 525 570 620 670 720 775 830 890 950 1,010 1,070 1,130 1,200 1 Base hourly rate plus cost-of-living allowance in effect on last day worked. 30 31 Company could permit earlier application if it believed prospects of reemployment did not warrant waiting. Payments were to be made in accordance with the following schedule: Years of seniority on last day worked in a bargaining unit 2 but less 3 but less 4 but less 5 but less 6 but less 7 but less 8 but less 9 but less 10 but less 11 but less 12 but less 13 but less 14 but less 15 but less 16 but less than 3-------------------------------than 4-------------------------------than 5-------------------------------than 6-------------------------------than 7-------------------------------than 8-------------------------------than 9-------------------------------than 10-----------------------------than 11----------------------------than 12----------------------------than 13----------------------------than 14----------------------------than 15----------------------------than 16----------------------------than 17----------------------------- Number of hours' pay 50 75 100 125 156 188 219 250 288 325 363 406 450 500 550 Years of seniority on last day worked in a bargaining unit 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 but but but but but but but but but but but but but and less than 18----------less than 19----------less than 20----------less than 21----------less than 22----------less than 23----------less than 24----------less than 25----------less than 26----------less than 27----------less than 28----------less than 29----------less than 30----------o v e r ----------------------------------- Number of hours' pay 600 656 713 775 838 900 969 1,038 1,113 1,188 1,263 i f 338 1,413 1, 500 32 Payments to be made in accordance with the following schedule: 33 Years of continuous service on last day worked in a bargaining unit Number of hours' pay 1 but under 2 ---------------------------------2 but under 3 ---------------------------------3 but under 4 ---------------------------------4 but under 5 ---------------------------------5 but under 6 ---------------------------------6 but under 7 ---------------------------------7 but under 8 ---------------------------------8 but under 9 ---------------------------------9 but under 1 0 --------------------------------10 but under 1 1 -----------------------------11 but under 1 2 -----------------------------12 but under 1 3 -----------------------------13 but under 1 4 -----------------------------14 but under 1 5 -----------------------------15 but under 1 6 ------------------------------ 50 70 100 135 170 210 255 300 350 400 455 510 570 630 700 Years of continuous service on last day worked in a bargaining unit 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 but under 1 7 ---------------------------but under 1 8 ----------------------------but under 1 9 ---------------------------but under 20 ---------------------------but under 2 1 ---------------------------but under 2 2 ---------------------------but under 23 ---------------------------but under 24 ---------------------------but under 25 ---------------------------but under 26 ---------------------------but under 27 ---------------------------but under 28 ---------------------------but under 29 ---------------------------but under 30 ---------------------------and o v e r ---------------------------------- Number of hours' pay 770 840 920 1,000 1, 085 1, 170 1, 260 1, 355 1, 455 1, 560 1, 665 1, 770 1,875 1, 980 2, 080 Relocation allowance was: Miles between plants 50 and less than 1 0 0 ---100 and less than 300 - 300 and less than 500 - 500 and less than 1,000 1,000 and o v e r ----------- Single employee Married employee $55 75 105 155 215 $180 220 290 420 580 W a g e C h r o n o lo g ie s The f o l l o w i n g l i s t c o n s t i t u t e s a ll w a g e c h r o n o l o g i e s p u b l i s h e d to d a te. T h o s e f o r w h ic h a p r i c e is sh ow n a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m the S u p e r in te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U. S. G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D. C. , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m any o f its r e g io n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s . T h o s e f o r w h ic h a p r i c e is not sh ow n m a y b e o b t a in e d f r e e as lo n g as a s u p p ly is a v a i l a b l e , f r o m the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s , W a s h in g to n , D. C. , Z0Z1Z, o r f r o m any o f the r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s sh o w n on the i n s i d e back cov er. A l u m i n u m C o m p a n y o f A m e r i c a , 1939—61. B L S R e p o r t Z19. A m e r i c a n V i s c o s e , 1945—63. B L S R e p o r t Z77 (ZO c e n t s ) . T h e A n a c o n d a C o . , 1941—58. B L S R e p o r t 197. A n t h r a c i t e M in in g I n d u s tr y , 1930—66. B L S B u l le t i n 1494 (ZO c e n t s ) . A r m o u r and C o . , 1941—67. B L S B u l le t i n 1481 (30 c e n t s ) . A . T. &: T . — L o n g L in e s D e p a r t m e n t , 1940—64. B L S B u l le t i n 1443 (40 c e n t s ) . B e r k s h i r e H ath aw ay Inc. , 1943—66. B L S B u lle t in 1475 (ZO c e n t s ) . B e t h l e h e m A t l a n t i c S h i p y a r d s , 1941—65. B L S B u l le t i n 1454 (Z5 c e n t s ) . B i t u m in o u s C o a l M i n e s , 1933—66. B L S B u lle t in 1461 (ZO c e n t s ) . Th e B o e i n g C o . (W a s h in g t o n P l a n t s ) , 1936r—64. B L S R e p o r t Z04 (ZO c e n t s ) . C a r o l i n a C o a c h C o . , 1947—63. B L S R e p o r t Z59. C o m m o n w e a l t h E d i s o n C o . o f C h i c a g o , 1945—63. B L S R e p o r t Z05 (ZO c e n t s ) . Dan R i v e r M i l l s , 1943—65. B L S B u l le t i n 1495 (15 c e n t s ) . F e d e r a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n A c t E m p l o y e e s , 1924—64. B L S B u l le t i n 144Z (35 c e n t s ) . F i r e s t o n e T i r e and R u b b e r C o . and B. F . 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