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Wage Chronology

FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO.
AND B. F. GOODRICH CO.
(AKRON PLANTS),

1937-66

Bulletin No. 1484

'T2T'

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary



BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner




Wage Chronology

FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO.
AND B. F. GOODRICH CO.
(AKRON PLANTS),
1 9 3 7 -6 6

Bulletin No. 1484
January 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., 20402










Preface
T h is r e p o r t is one o f a s e r ie s th at t r a c e s the
c h a n g es in w a g e s c a le s and r e la te d b e n e fits n e g o tia te d in
c o lle c t iv e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n ts by in d iv id u a l e m p lo y e r s
or co m b in a tio n s o f e m p lo y e r s w ith a u n ion or group of
u n io n s. B e n e fits u n ila te r a lly in tro d u ced by an e m p lo y e r
a r e g e n e r a lly r e p o r te d . T he c h r o n o lo g y is in ten d ed p r i­
m a r ily a s a to o l for r e s e a r c h a n a ly s is and w a g e a d m in is ­
tr a tio n . T he s e r ie s d e a ls o n ly w ith s e le c te d fe a tu r e s o f
c o lle c t iv e b a r g a in in g or w a g e d e te r m in a tio n . R e fe r e n c e s
to job s e c u r ity , g r ie v a n c e p r o c e d u r e , m eth o d o lo g y o f p ie c e ra te a d ju stm en t and s im ila r m a tte r s a r e o m itte d .
"W age C h ro n o lo g y N o. 19: B ig F o u r R u bber C o m ­
p a n ie s, A k ron and D e tr o it P la n ts , 1937—5 1 ," and " S u p p le­
m en t N o. 1, 1952—5 5 ," s u m m a r iz e d ch a n g es in w a g e r a te s
and r e la te d w a g e p r a c tic e s n e g o tia te d by the F ir e s to n e T ir e
and R ubber C o. , B . F . G o o d rich C o. , G oo d yea r T ir e and
R u bber C o. , and the U n ited S ta tes R u bber C o. w ith the
U n ited R u bber, C o rk , L in o leu m and P la s tic W o rk ers of
A m e r ic a (URW ) b e tw e e n 1937 and 1955. B e c a u s e o f d if f i­
c u ltie s in v o lv ed in p r e se n tin g ch a n g es fo r four in d iv id u a l
c o m p a n ie s in one r e p o r t, the c o v e r a g e o f the r e p o r t h as
been reduced.
T he fo llo w in g p a g e s su m m a r iz e the n e g o tia tio n s
of the F ir e s to n e T ir e and R u bber C o. and the B . F . G ood ­
r ic h C o. w ith the URW . E x c e p t for the r e v is e d in tro d u ctio n
and so m e su p p le m e n ta l in fo r m a tio n in the ta b le s , on ly in ­
fo r m a tio n p r e v io u s ly p u b lish ed is p r e se n te d for the p er io d
19 37—55. In fo rm a tio n fo r the 1956—66 p e r io d is p r e se n te d
fo r the f ir s t tim e .
L ily M a ry D a v id , C h ief, D iv is io n o f W age E c o ­
n o m ic s , u n d er the d ir e c tio n o f L. R. L in se n m a y e r , A s ­
s is ta n t C o m m is s io n e r fo r W a ges and In d u str ia l R e la tio n s ,
is r e s p o n s ib le fo r the o v e r a ll d ir e c tio n o f the w a g e c h r o ­
n o lo g y p r o g r a m . T h is b u lle tin w a s p r e p a r e d u n d er the
s u p e r v is io n o f A lb e r t A . B e lm a n by H ugh L . W e st and
W illm o n F r id ie .

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Contents
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E a r l y n e g o t ia ti o n s __________ ’____________________________________________________________
N e g o tia tio n s d u r in g W o rld W a r I I _____________________________________________________
P o s tw a r n e g o tia tio n s ____________________________________________________________________
N e g o tia tio n s d u r in g th e K o r e a n C o n f lic t_____________________________________________
P o s t- K o r e a n n e g o tia tio n s _______________________________________________________________
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A— G e n e r a l w a g e c h a n g e s __________________________________________________________
B— H o u rly jo b r a t e s , s e le c t e d m a in te n a n c e o c c u p a tio n s ,
F ir e s to n e T ir e a n d R u b b e r C o. ,1937—66___________________________________
C— R e la te d w a g e p r a c t i c e s _________________________________________________________
S h ift p r e m iu m p a y _______________________________________________________________
O v e r tim e p a y _____________________________________________________________________
P r e m iu m p a y f o r S a tu rd a y a n d S u n d ay w o r k ________________________________
P a id v a c a t i o n s ___________________________________________________________________
H o lid a y p a y _______________________________________________________________________
R e p o r tin g ti m e ___________________________________________________________________
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P a id f u n e r a l l e a v e _______________________________________________________________
S u p p le m e n ta l w o r k m e n ’s c o m p e n s a tio n b e n e f i t s ____________________________
S e v e r a n c e a llo w a n c e ____________________________________________________________
I n s u r a n c e p la n s ___________________________________________________________________
R e t ir e m e n t p l a n __________________________________________________________________
S u p p le m e n ta l u n e m p lo y m e n t b e n e f it p la n _____________________________________
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W age Chronology:

Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and B. F. Goodrich Co.
(Akron Plants),1 1937—66
Early N egotiations

T h is c h r o n o lo g y d e s c r i b e s th e m a jo r c h a n g e s in w a g e r a t e s an d r e la te d
w a g e p r a c t i c e s a ffe c tin g p r o d u c tio n an d m a in te n a n c e w o r k e r s 2 p u t in to e f fe c t in
th e A k ro n p la n ts of F i r e s t o n e T i r e a n d R u b b e r C o . an d B . F . G o o d ric h C o . s in c e
th e n e g o tia tio n of th e in iti a l c o lle c tiv e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n ts w ith th e U n ite d
R u b b e r, C o rk , L in o le u m a n d P la s ti c W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a (URW ) in 1937. T h e
c o n tr a c t w ith F i r e s t o n e , n e g o tia te d in A p r il 1937, w a s th e f i r s t w r itte n a g r e e m e n t
b e tw e e n a n y of th e n B ig F o u r ” r u b b e r c o m p a n ie s an d th e u n io n (th e n c a lle d th e
U n ite d R u b b e r W o r k e r s of A m e r ic a ) . T h e s e c o n d w a s s ig n e d a b o u t a y e a r
l a t e r — in M ay 1938 w ith B . F . G o o d ric h C o .
T h e o r ig in a l a g r e e m e n ts a t b o th F ir e s to n e an d B . F . G o o d ric h d id n o t
p r o v id e f o r a g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e . S u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e b e n e f it p r o v is io n s of
th e s e in iti a l a g r e e m e n ts in c lu d e d tim e an d o n e - h a lf f o r w o rk on S un day , on 6 s p e c i­
f ie d h o lid a y s , an d f o r h o u r s in e x c e s s of 8 a d a y o r 40 a w e e k . B o th c o n tr a c ts
p r o v id e d u p to 2 w ee k s* p a id v a c a tio n . F i r e s t o n e e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e d p a y a t th e
r a t e of 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s f o r e a c h w e e k o f v a c a tio n , w h ile B . F . G o o d ­
r ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e d 1 p e r c e n t f o r e a c h w e e k . A m in im u m of 3 h o u rs* p a y
w a s g u a r a n te e d e m p lo y e e s s c h e d u le d o r n o tifie d to r e p o r t to w o rk b u t f o r w h o m
no w o rk w a s p r o v id e d . B . F . G o o d ric h e m p lo y e e s w e r e a ls o g u a r a n te e d 3 day s*
w o rk o r p a y a f te r n o tic e of la y o ff. A t b o th c o m p a n ie s , e m p lo y e e s c o u ld s u b s c r ib e
f o r c o n tr ib u to r y g r o u p life an d h o s p ita liz a tio n in s u r a n c e . A c o n tr ib u to r y p e n s io n
p la n w a s a ls o a v a ila b le to w o r k e r s a t B . F . G o o d ric h . T h e p r o v is io n s of th e
f i r s t a g r e e m e n ts , a s r e p o r te d in th is c h ro n o lo g y , d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y in d ic a te
c h a n g e s in p r i o r c o n d itio n s of e m p lo y m e n t.
T h e f i r s t n e g o tia te d g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e s a t b o th c o m p a n ie s w e r e
a g r e e d to in 1941. E f f e c tiv e M ay 19, B . F . G o o d ric h e m p lo y e e s p a id on a n h o u r ly
b a s i s r e c e iv e d a 5 - c e n t in c r e a s e ; in c e n tiv e w o r k e r s r e c e iv e d a 4 .5 - c e n t- a n - h o u r
i n c r e a s e in b a s e r a t e s . A d d itio n a l in d iv id u a l r a t e i n c r e a s e s a ffe c tin g a lm o s t
o n e - f o u r th of th e w o rk f o r c e w e r e a ls o p u t in to e f fe c t a t th is tim e . F i r e s t o n e 's
e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e d 7 o r 8 c e n ts a n h o u r d e p e n d in g o n th e le v e l o f t h e i r e a r n in g s .
N egotiations D uring W o rld W a r II

A s a c o n s e q u e n c e of w a g e c o n tr o ls b e tw e e n O c to b e r 2, 19 42 , an d
A u g u s t 18, 1945, b a s ic w a g e r a t e s a t b o th c o m p a n ie s w e r e c h a n g e d o n ly o n c e
d u r in g th e w a r . A w a g e i n c r e a s e of 3 c e n ts a n h o u r f o r e m p lo y e e s o f b o th
c o m p a n ie s w a s n e g o tia te d d u rin g 1942, an d b e c a m e e f fe c tiv e r e tr o a c t i v e l y , a f te r
a p p r o v a l b y th e N a tio n a l W a r L a b o r B o a rd th e fo llo w in g y e a r . A b o u t o n e - f o u r th
of th e B . F . G o o d ric h e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e d a d d itio n a l in e q u ity a d ju s tm e n ts th a t
a d d e d a n a v e r a g e .0 2 9 c e n ts to th e p a y r a i s e .
Although the chronology relates only to the Akron plants, the provisions shown in this report, with some
exceptions and minor differences, apply to other plants included in the companywide agreements with the URW.
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A majority of the employees in tire and tube production are paid on an incentive basis. The changes noted
in this chronology applied to these workers as well as those paid on an hourly basis, but the special provisions con­
cerning application of the changes to incentive workers are not included. Also omitted are provisions of the contracts
dealing with other procedural aspects of the day-to-day administration of the incentive systems.



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Postw ar N egotiations

D u rin g th e p e r io d im m e d ia te ly a f te r W o rld W a r II, b a r g a in in g w a s c o n ­
d u c te d u n d e r a m o d ifie d w a g e c o n tr o l p r o g r a m . T h e p a r t i e s w e r e p e r m itt e d to
n e g o tia te w a g e i n c r e a s e s o f a n y m a g n itu d e w ith o u t G o v e r n m e n t a p p r o v a l, p r o v id e d
s u c h i n c r e a s e s d id n o t p i e r c e th e e x is tin g p r i c e c e ilin g s . In 1946 a n d 1947,
e m p lo y e e s o f b o th c o m p a n ie s r e c e iv e d i n c r e a s e s o f 18.5 an d 11.5 c e n ts a n h o u r ,
r e s p e c ti v e ly . T h e s e i n c r e a s e s e q u a le d th e f i r s t an d s e c o n d p o s tw a r w a g e
i n c r e a s e s n e g o tia te d b y th e b a s ic s t e e l in d u s tr y . T w o a d d itio n a l i n c r e a s e s ,
11 c e n ts in 1948 a n d 11.5 c e n ts in 1950 b r o u g h t th e to ta l w a g e i n c r e a s e s f o r th e
p e r io d f r o m 1946 to 1950 to 5 2 .5 c e n ts . T h e 1950 i n c r e a s e s in c lu d e d in e q u ity
a d ju s tm e n ts a v e r a g in g 1.5 c e n ts a t B . F . G o o d ric h a n d 2 .5 c e n ts a t F i r e s t o n e .
O th e r p o s tw a r c o n tr a c t c h a n g e s a t b o th c o m p a n ie s in c lu d e d a n i n c r e a s e
in p r e m iu m p a y f o r w o rk o n S u n d a y , th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f 6 p a id h o lid a y s , n e w
s e v e r a n c e p a y p la n s , a n d a r e v is i o n in r e p o r tin g p a y p r o v is io n s . A t h i r d w e e k
o f v a c a tio n w a s a d d e d f o r e m p lo y e e s w ith a t l e a s t 15 y e a r s 1 s e r v i c e . A t F i r e ­
s to n e , a n o n c o n tr ib u to r y p e n s io n p la n w a s e s ta b lis h e d a n d th e c o m p a n y a s s u m e d
th e f u ll c o s t o f lif e a n d a c c id e n ta l d e a th a n d d is m e m b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e .
N egotiations D uring the K orean Conflict

D u rin g th e K o r e a n c o n f lic t, w a g e a d ju s tm e n ts a s w e ll a s c h a n g e s in
s u p p le m e n ta r y b e n e f its a g a in b e c a m e s u b je c t to g o v e r n m e n ta l a p p r o v a l. T h e
p a r t i e s a g r e e d to tw o g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e s d u r in g th e e m e r g e n c y — 13 c e n ts
in 1951 a n d 10 c e n ts in 1952, a n d b o th a d ju s tm e n ts w e r e s u b s e q u e n tly a p p ro v e d
b y th e W a g e S ta b iliz a tio n B o a rd . S u p p le m e n ta r y b e n e f its r e m a in e d u n c h a n g e d ,
a lth o u g h 1 c e n t o f th e 1951 g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e w a s in lie u o f a n a d ju s tm e n t
in th e n i g h t- s h if t p r e m iu m .
Post-Korean N egotiations

N e g o tia tio n s b e tw e e n th e U R W a n d b o th F i r e s t o n e a n d B . F . G o o d ric h ,
d u rin g th e p e r io d 1953—6 2 , r e s u l t e d in 10 g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e s . T h e s e a d ­
ju s tm e n ts to ta le d a p p r o x im a te ly 8 4 .5 c e n ts a n h o u r . In a d d itio n , a v a r i e t y of
s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r a c t i c e s w e r e c h a n g e d a n d n e w b e n e f its a d d e d .
A lth o u g h th e a m o u n ts th a t c o u ld h a v e b e e n u s e d a s g e n e r a l w a g e i n ­
c r e a s e s a t b o th c o m p a n ie s * t i r e a n d tu b e p la n ts w e r e id e n tic a l, e x c e p t in 1954
w h e n w o r k e r s a t F i r e s t o n e r e c e iv e d a 6 .5 - c e n t- a n - h o u r w a g e r a i s e a n d th o s e
a t B . F . G o o d ric h r e c e iv e d 6 c e n ts , th e a c tu a l a c r o s s - t h e - b o a r d i n c r e a s e s in
b a s i c h o u r ly r a t e s v a r ie d b e tw e e n th e c o m p a n ie s . In 19 53 , th e A k ro n lo c a l a t
F i r e s t o n e e le c te d to a llo c a te th e e n t ir e 2 .7 c e n ts a n h o u r g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e
f o r in tr a p la n t in e q u ity a d ju s tm e n ts . B o th F i r e s t o n e an d B . F . G o o d ric h e m p lo y e e s
e le c te d to d e s ig n a te a s m a ll p a r t of th e g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e s a g r e e d to in
1957 to o f f s e t th e c o s t o f i n c r e a s e d n ig h t- s h if t d i f f e r e n tia ls . In I9 6 0 , F i r e s t o n e
e m p lo y e e s u s e d 1.5 c e n ts o f th e 9 .5 c e n ts a n h o u r g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e f o r
in tr a p la n t in e q u ity a d ju s tm e n ts .
C h a n g e s in r e l a t e d w a g e p r a c t i c e s , e f f e c tiv e a t v a r io u s d a te s b e tw e e n
1953 a n d 1 9 62 , in c lu d e d i n c r e a s e d s h ift p r e m iu m s an d p a y f o r w o rk o n s p e c if ie d
h o lid a y s , 2 a d d itio n a l p a id h o lid a y s , a n d a d d itio n a l p a id v a c a tio n s a f te r s p e c if ie d
p e r io d s of s e r v i c e . T h e c o m p a n ie s a s s u m e d th e f u ll c o s t o f s ic k n e s s an d a c c id e n t
in s u r a n c e a s w e ll a s im p r o v e d h o s p ita l, s u r g i c a l , a n d m e d ic a l b e n e f it p la n s f o r
e m p lo y e e s a n d t h e i r d e p e n d e n ts . In 19 56 , s u p p le m e n ta l u n e m p lo y m e n t b e n e f its
p la n s s i m i l a r to th o s e e s ta b lis h e d in th e a u to m o b ile in d u s tr y in 1955 w e r e a d d e d
a t b o th c o m p a n ie s . N o n c o n tr ib u to r y r e t i r e m e n t a n d lif e in s u r a n c e p la n s w e r e a ls o
Digitized for s tit u te d f o r e m p lo y e e s o f B . F . G o o d ric h d u rin g th is p e r io d .
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1963—66

T h e 1963 c o n tr a c ts b e tw e e n th e U R W a n d b o th F i r e s t o n e an d B . F . G o o d ­
r i c h p r o v id e d f o r a 9 - c e n t g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e e f f e c tiv e in J u n e 1963 (2 c e n ts
of th is i n c r e a s e w a s to b e u s e d f o r in tr a p la n t in e q u ity a d ju s tm e n ts o r i n c r e a s e d
n ig h t- s h if t d i f f e r e n tia ls a t F ir e s to n e * s A k ro n p la n t), 3 a n d a n o th e r 7 c e n ts a y e a r
l a t e r . O th e r c h a n g e s in c lu d e d r e v is i o n s in f u n e r a l a n d ju r y - d u ty p a y p r o v is io n s
an d p r o v is io n of p r o r a t a v a c a tio n p a y f o r e m p lo y e e s r e t i r i n g b e f o r e th e e n d of
th e v a c a tio n y e a r .
S u p p le m e n ta l u n e m p lo y m e n t b e n e f its w e r e i n c r e a s e d an d e x te n d e d to c o i n ­
c id e w ith a n y i n c r e a s e in th e d u r a tio n o f S ta te u n e m p lo y m e n t c o m p e n s a tio n b e y o n d
39 w e e k s , u p to 52. A s h o r t w o rk w e e k p r o v is io n , s i m i l a r to th a t e s ta b lis h e d in
th e 1961 a u to m o b ile c o n t r a c t s , w a s a ls o in c lu d e d . T h e c o n tr a c ts im p r o v e d s u p p le ­
m e n ta l w o rk m e n * s c o m p e n s a tio n a n d jo in t c o m m itte e s w e r e e s ta b lis h e d to d i s c u s s
a v a r ie t y o f s u b je c ts o f m u tu a l c o n c e r n , in c lu d in g p r o b le m s p o s e d b y th e im p a c t
o f te c h n o lo g ic a l c h a n g e s in th e in d u s tr y .
T h e 2 - y e a r b a s ic c o n tr a c ts w e r e to b e in e f f e c t u n til A p r il 2 0 , 1965.
T h e 5 - y e a r a g r e e m e n ts c o v e r in g h e a lth in s u r a n c e an d p e n s io n s w e r e s c h e d u le d to
e x p ir e A u g u s t 1, 1964.
N ew 3 - y e a r h e a lth in s u r a n c e an d p e n s io n a g r e e m e n ts w e r e r e a c h e d b y
th e u n io n w ith b o th c o m p a n ie s in J u ly 1964. C h a n g e s in h e a lth in s u r a n c e in c lu d e d
i n c r e a s e s in life in s u r a n c e , h o s p ita liz a tio n , a n d n o n o c c u p a tio n a l s ic k n e s s a n d
a c c id e n t b e n e f its . D ia g n o s tic b e n e f it c o v e r a g e w a s li b e r a liz e d f o r e m p lo y e e s ,
t h e i r d e p e n d e n ts a n d th o s e a lr e a d y r e t i r e d . T h e s e ttle m e n ts a ls o i n c r e a s e d a n ­
n u itie s f o r a ll s e r v i c e a n d p r o v id e d f o r f u ll r e t i r e m e n t b e n e f its a t a g e 62 f o r
e m p lo y e e s w ith 10 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e o r m o r e ; , a r e d u c tio n in th e s e r v ic e r e q u i r e ­
m e n t f o r e a r l y r e t i r e m e n t a n d f u ll p e n s io n p a y m e n ts ( u n r e d u c e d b y e x e r c i s e o f
s u r v iv o r o p tio n ) w e r e g u a r a n te e d f o r 5 y e a r s a f te r n o r m a l r e t i r e m e n t .
T e n ta tiv e a c c o r d o n n e w b a s ic c o n tr a c ts w a s r e a c h e d b e tw e e n th e U R W
a n d b o th F i r e s t o n e a n d B . F . G o o d ric h o n A p r il 2 1 , 19 65 , a v e r tin g th e p o s s ib ility
of l a r g e - s c a l e w a lk o u ts . P r e v io u s c o n tr a c ts e x p ir e d a t m id n ig h t A p r i l 20 , b u t
w o rk c o n tin u e d u n til th e n e w p a c ts w e r e s ig n e d . U n io n m e m b e r s r a tif ie d th e
a g r e e m e n ts o n M a y 3. T h e e c o n o m ic " p a c k a g e " a t e a c h c o m p a n y w a s v a lu e d ,
u n io n s p o k e s m e n s ta te d , a t 28 c e n ts a n h o u r o v e r t h e i r c o n tr a c ts * 2 - y e a r t e r m s .
T h e B . F . G o o d ric h c o n tr a c t p r o v id e d f o r g e n e r a l w a g e r a i s e s o f 7 .5 c e n ts
a n h o u r a t t i r e p la n ts a n d 6 .5 c e n ts a t n o n tir e p la n ts . F ir e s to n e * s a g r e e m e n t
c a lle d f o r g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e s of 7 .5 c e n ts a n h o u r f o r w o r k e r s a t t i r e p la n ts
w h ile w o r k e r s a t n o n tir e p la n ts r e c e iv e d 6 .5 c e n ts . T w o an d o n e - h a lf c e n ts of
th e g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e a t F ir e s to n e * s A k ro n p la n t w a s r e s e r v e d f o r n e g o tia tio n
of in tr a p la n t in e q u ity a d ju s tm e n ts an d n ig h t- s h if t d i f f e r e n tia ls . T h e e f f e c tiv e d a te s
o f th e g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e s a t b o th c o m p a n ie s w e r e M ay 10, 1965, f o r n o n tir e
p la n ts a n d a m o n th l a t e r f o r t i r e p la n ts . C r a f t an d m a in te n a n c e e m p lo y e e s r e ­
c e iv e d a n a d d itio n a l 7 c e n ts a n h o u r i n c r e a s e . A ll w o r k e r s a t b o th c o m p a n ie s *
A k ro n p la n ts w e r e to r e c e iv e d e f e r r e d i n c r e a s e s o f 9 c e n ts a n h o u r e f fe c tiv e
J u n e 6, 1966.
3 The amounts to be used as general wage increases at other Firestone plants were 6. 5 cents at Des Moines,
7. 5 cents at Los Angeles, and 8 cents at Pottstown. At the Memphis plant, the entire 9-cent increase was applied
as a general
 wage change*


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C h a n g e s in s u p p le m e n ta r y p r a c t i c e s w e r e th e s a m e in b o th c o n t r a c t s .
V a c a tio n s c h e d u le s w e r e im p r o v e d to a llo w 4 w e e k s a f te r 15 y e a r s a n d 5 w e e k s
a f te r 25 y e a rs * s e r v ic e . P r e v io u s ly , a m a x im u m of 4 w e e k s w a s a llo w e d a f te r
22 y e a r s . A n in th p a id h o lid a y , to b e s e le c te d o n a lo c a l b a s i s w a s a ls o g r a n te d .
SU B p r o v is io n s w e r e im p r o v e d b y in c r e a s i n g r e g u l a r an d s h o r t w o rk w e e k b e n e f its
an d s e p a r a tio n a llo w a n c e s . A n e w m a x im u m SU B b e n e f it p e r io d r a n g e d f r o m
52 w e e k s to 208 w e e k s , d e p e n d in g o n y e a r s of s e n i o r ity . A n e w b o n u s p la n
w a s in a u g u r a te d , to b e f in a n c e d b y th e c o n tin u a tio n o f th e c o m p a n ie s* p a y m e n ts
to th e SU B fu n d , r e g a r d l e s s of th e fu n d in g le v e ls . A n y e x c e s s o v e r th e m a x im u m
le v e ls w a s to b e u s e d f o r p a y m e n t of a b o n u s . B e n e f its w e r e to r a n g e f r o m
$25 to $100 d e p e n d in g u p o n th e a m o u n t of th e e x c e s s .
D u rin g th e p r e w a r a n d p o s tw a r p e r io d , th e n o r m a l s c h e d u le o f w o rk
f o r m o s t t i r e a n d tu b e w o r k e r s in A k ro n w a s a 6 - h o u r d a y , 3 6 -h o u r w e e k . A n
8 - h o u r d a y w a s w o rk e d d u rin g W o rld W a r II. In J u ly 19 65 , B . F . G o o d ric h an d
th e u n io n a g r e e d to r e t u r n to th e 8 - h o u r d a y an d 4 0 - h o u r w e e k .
T h e F i r e s t o n e c o n tr a c t, c o v e rin g a b o u t 1 7 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s , a n d th e
B . F . G o o d ric h c o n tr a c t, c o v e rin g a b o u t 1 1 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s , a r e s c h e d u le d to e x p ir e
A p r il 20 , 1967. T h e fo llo w in g ta b le s b r in g th e F i r e s t o n e a n d B . F . G o o d ric h w a g e
c h r o n o lo g y u p to d a te th ro u g h th e te r m in a t io n d a te o f th e c u r r e n t c o n t r a c t s .




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A----General Wage Changes1
E ffective date
Apr. 28, 1937,
F iresto n e;
M ay 27, 19 38,
B. F . G oodrich.
May 19, 19 41....

July 1, 1941.

P ro v isio n
F iresto n e
No gen eral w age change.

7 and 8 cen ts an
hour in c r e a se .

B. F . G oodrich

5 cen ts an hour in ­
c r e a se for tim e w ork ers; 4. 5 cen ts
an hour in cr ea se in
b ase ra tes for in ­
cen tive w o rk ers.

3 cen ts an hour in c r e a se .
M ay 30, 1942,
F iresto n e;
June 17, 1942,
B. F . G oodrich.
Nov. 1, 1945.
M ar. 2, 1946
("B ig Four"
agreem en t of
sam e date).
F eb. 2, 1947
("B ig Four"
agreem en t of
M ar. 22,
1947).
June 14, 1948,
F iresto n e;
June 21, 1948,
B. F . G oodrich.
O ct. 21, 1 9 5 0 ...
O ct. 27, 1 9 5 0 ...

18.5 cen ts an hour in c r e a s e .

A p p lication s, ex cep tio n s, and other
related m a tters
F ir s t ag reem en t.
In addition, inequity in c r e a se s affectin g a lm o st onefourth of w ork fo r c e. 2

8 cen ts an hour to em p loyees earning le s s than $1 .0 1
an hour; 7 cen ts to th ose earning $1 .0 1 an hour
or m o re.
In accord an ce w ith D ire ctiv e O rder of N ational War
Labor B oard, dated M ay 21, 1943. R etroactive
paym ent provided for all regu lar hours w orked
b etw een sp ecified dates and M ay 21, 1943. 3
B. F . G oodrich— In addition, inequity in c r e a se s a f­
fectin g a lm o st on e-fou rth of w ork fo r c e. 2
B. F . G oodrich— In c re a ses to a large num ber of
en gin eerin g and p r o ce ssin g departm ent em p loyees
of ap p roxim ately 1. 5 cen ts an hour when averaged
over a ll em p lo y ees in the bargaining unit.
12 of the 18. 5 cen ts an hour in cr ea se retro a ctiv e to
Nov. 1, 1945.

11 .5 cen ts an hour in c r e a se .

11 cen ts an hour in cr ea se .
11.5 cen ts an hour
in cr ea se .

11.5 cen ts an hour
in cr ea se .
7 cen ts an hour in c r e a s e 4.

July 30, 1951,
F iresto n e;
Aug. 6, 1951,
B. F . G oodrich.
O ct. 16, 1 9 5 1 ... 6 cen ts an hour in c r e a se __
Aug. 18, 1952, 10 cen ts an hour in cr ea se .
F iresto n e;
Aug. 27, 1952,
B. F . G oodrich.
Aug. 24, 1953...
2. 7 cen ts an hour
Aug. 31, 1953...
in cr ea se .
6 .5 cen ts an hour
Aug. 23, 1954...
in cr ea se .
Sept. 4, 1954---- 6. 5 cen ts an hour
in cr ea se .
Aug. 29, 1955... 12 cen ts an hour in c r e a s e .

6 .2 cen ts an hour in cr ea se .
July 9, 1956,
B. F . G oodrich
(ag reem en t
dated July 15,
1956); July 16,
1956, F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t
dated July 21,
1956).
See footnotes at end of tab le.




Included 1.5 cen ts for intraplant inequity adjustm ents.
Included 2.5 cen ts for intraplant inequity adjustm ents.
By Wage S ta b ilization B oard O rder, dated Nov. 29,
1951.
By Wage S ta b ilization B oard O rd er, dated Nov. 29,
1951.

F ir esto n e — An in cr ea se of 2. 7 cen ts an hour allo<cated for intraplant inequity adju stm en ts.

In addition, in c r e a se s of ap p roxim ately 2 cen ts an
hour w hen averaged over a ll w ork ers and co n ­
sistin g of: 8 cen ts an hour for sp ecified sk illed
tr a d e s, and m aintenan ce and related occupations;
an average of 1. 05 cen ts an hour at B. F . G oodrich
and 1 cen t at F ir esto n e for intraplant inequity
ad ju stm en ts.

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A----General Wage Changes1*--- Continued
P ro v isio n

E ffectiv e date
July 22, 1957
(agreem en ts
dated Ju^y 25,
1957, B. F.
G oodrich; and
July 26, 1957,
F ir e sto n e ).
June 30, 1958
(ag reem en ts
dated July 1,
1958, B. F .
G oodrich; and
July 3, 1958,
F ir e sto n e ).
Aug. 31, 1959
(ag reem en ts
dated Sept. 1,
1959).
July 25, I960
(ag reem en ts
dated July 31,
I960, B. F.
G oodrich; and
July 30, I960,
F ir e sto n e ).
June 5, 1961
(a g reem en ts
dated A pr. 18,
1961, F ir e ­
stone; and
June 11,
1961, B. F .
G ood rich).
June 11, 1962
(ag reem en ts
of above
d a te s).
June 10, 1963,
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t
dated Apr. 24,
1963); June 11,
1963, B. F.
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 25,
1963).
June 8, 1964
(ag reem en ts
of above
d a te s).
June 7, 1965
(ag reem en ts
of Apr. 22,
1963, F ir e ­
stone; Apr. 23,
1963, B. F .
G ood rich).
June 6, 1966
(F iresto n e
and B . F .
G oodrich—
ag reem en ts
of above
d a tes).

F iresto n e
14 cen ts an hour
in c r e a s e .5

B. F . G oodrich
14 .2 cen ts an hour
in c r e a s e .6

A p p lication s, ex cep tio n s, and oth er
related m a tters

8 cen ts an hour in cr ea se .

10 cen ts an hour in cr ea se .
8 cen ts an hour
in c r e a s e .

9 .5 cen ts an hour
in cr ea se .

7 .5 cen ts an hour in c r e a se ___________________

B. F . G oodrich— In addition, in c r e a se of 5 cen ts
an hour for sp e cifie d c r a f t and m aintenan ce
occu p ation s.
F ir e sto n e — In addition, in cr ea se of 1. 5 cen ts for
intraplant inequity ad ju stm en ts. A dditional in ­
c r e a se of 4 cen ts an hour for sk illed w o r k e rs,
w hich am ounted to 0 .5 cen ts w hen averaged over
a ll em p lo y ees in the b argaining unit.
In addition, d eferred in cr ea se e ffectiv e June 11,
1962.

7 cen ts an hour in c r e a se _____________________

D eferred in c r e a se .

7 cen ts an hour
in cr ea se .

In addition, d eferred in cr ea se e ffec tiv e June 8, 1964.
F ir esto n e — P lus 2 cen ts for intraplant inequity
a d ju stm en ts.

9 cen ts an hour
in cr ea se .

7 cen ts an hour in c r e a se _____________________
5 cen ts an hour
in c r e a se .

7. 5 cen ts an hour
in c r e a se .

9 cen ts an hour in c r e a se _____________________

D eferred in c r e a se .
F ir e sto n e — P lu s 2. 5 cen ts for intraplant inequity
ad justm ents and n ig h t-sh ift prem iu m pay.
F ir esto n e and B. F . G oodrich— A dditional in c r e a se s
of 7 cen ts an hour for sp e cifie d crafts and m a in ­
tenance em p lo y e es. T h ese in c r e a se s am ounted to
1. 5 cen ts an hour w hen averaged over a ll e m ­
p lo y ees in the b argain in g unit at F ir e sto n e .
In addition, d eferred in c r e a se s effectiv e June 6,
1966.
D eferred in c r e a se .

1 G eneral w age changes are con stru ed as upward or downward ad ju stm en ts affectin g a su b stan tial num ber
of w ork ers at one tim e . Not included w ith in the term are ad ju stm en ts in individual ra tes (p rom otion s, m e r it
in c r e a s e s , e tc .) and m in or ad ju stm en ts in w age stru ctu re (such as ch anges in individual job ra tes or p iece rates)
that do not have an im m ed iate and n oticeab le effec t on the average w age le v e l.
The changes liste d above w ere the m ajor ad justm ents in w age r a te s m ade during the p eriod co v ered . B ecau se
of fluctu ations in in cen tiv e ea rn in g s, the o m issio n of n on gen eral changes in ra tes and oth er fa c to r s, the total of
the gen eral changes liste d w ill not n e c e s s a r ily coin cid e w ith the m o vem en t of the str a ig h t-tim e average hou rly
 er the sam e p eriod .
earn in gs ov


7
F ootnote s— Continued
2 The B. F . G oodrich Com pany estim ated that the individual rate adjustm ent of M ay 1941 and June 1942,
plus the gen eral w age in cr ea se of M ay 1941, am ounted to an average in cr ea se of 7 .9 cen ts an hour.
3 The 3 -cen t-a n -h o u r in c r e a se rep resen ted an adjustm ent of 1 .2 cen ts under the "L ittle Steel" form u la and
1. 8 cen ts granted to a ll w ork ers in lieu of n ig h t-sh ift prem ium pay.
4 O rigin ally, the p a rties had agreed to a 13 -cen t-a n -h o u r in cr ea se (F ir e sto n e , a 12-cen t gen eral in cr ea se
and 1 cent in lieu of changes in other p r o v isio n s), effectiv e in July and A ugust. A pp roxim ately 8 cen ts of the
total in cr ea se w as su b ject to W age S ta b ilization Board approval. The B oard r ev ised the effectiv e d ates as shown.
5 W ith in c r e a se s in the n ig h t-sh ift d ifferen tia l ranging from 5 cen ts per hour at P ottstow n to 3 cen ts an hour
at Akron and som e other p lan ts, the p arties estim ated the total to be eq u ivalen t to a w age in cr ea se of 15 cen ts
an hour.
6 E m p loyees at m o st B. F . G oodrich plants r ec eiv ed a gen eral w age in cr ea se of 15 cen ts an hour; those at
the Akron and C la rk sv ille plants r ec eiv ed 14 .2 cen ts to o ffset the c o st (0 .8 cen ts) of the n ig h t-sh ift d ifferen tia l
provided in the a g reem en t dated Apr. 15, 1957.

B---- Hourly Job Rates, Selected Maintenance Occupations, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., 1937—66
Jan itors
A p ril 28, 1937____
July 1, 19 41______
M ay 30, 1942_____
M arch 2, 19 46____
June 28, 19 48____
O ctober 27, 1950__
June 30, 1951 ____
O ctober 16, 1951_
A ugust 18, 1952__
A ugust 24, 19 53__
Septem ber 4, 1954
A ugust 29, 1955 __
July 9> 1956______
July 22, 1957_____
June 30, 1958____
A ugust 31, 1959__
July 25, I960_____
June 5, 1961______
June 11, 1 9 62_____
June 10, 19 63_____
June 8, 1964______
June 7, 1965______
June 6, 1966--------


E lec tr ic ia n s

P ip efitters

M ach in ists

$0. 77
. 86
.9 2
1. 22
1. 33
1. 46
1. 53
1.59
1. 69
1. 75
1. 855
2. 00
2. 06
2. 15
2. 23
2. 33
2. 51
2. 585
2. 655
2. 77
2. 84
2 .9 3
3. 02

$1. 15
1. 23
1. 40
1. 70
1. 81
1. 98
2. 05
2. 11
2. 21
2. 255
2. 32
2. 52
2. 58
2. 76
2. 84
2. 94
3. 075
3. 15
3. 22
3. 34
3.41
3. 555
3. 645

$1. 07
1. 19
1. 40
1. 70
1. 81
1. 98
2. 05
2. 11
2. 21
2. 255
2. 32
2. 52
2. 58
2. 76
2. 84
2. 94
3. 075
3. 15
3. 22
3. 34
3. 41
3. 555
3. 645

$1. 11
1..21
1. 40
1. 70
1. 81
1. 98
2. 05
2. 11
2. 21
2. 255
2. 32
2. 52
2. 58
2. 76
2. 84
2. 94
3. 075
3. 15
3. 22
3. 34
3. 41
3. 555
3. 645

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C--- Related Wage Practices12
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e

B. F . G oodrich
Shift P rem iu m P'ay

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

No p rovisio n
Apr. 28, 1937,
F iresto n e;
May 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
1945---------------------- E stab lish ed : P rem iu m pay of 3 cen ts an In accord an ce w ith N ational War Labor B oard d i­
hour for w ork betw een 6 p. m . and 6 a m. r ec tiv e ord er of A pr. 13, 1945, w hich stated that
paym ent would be r etro a ctiv e to e a r lie r of e x p ir a ­
tion date of la st con tract or date on w hich con tract
w as reopened.
Increased to: 6 cen ts an hour.
June 9, 1957,
B. F . G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 15,
1957); July 22,
1957, F ir esto n e
(agreem en t
dated July 26,
1957).

O vertim e P ay
In effect and continued: T im e and o n e-h a lf
Apr. 28, 1937,
for w ork in e x c e s s of 8 hours in a 24-hour
F iresto n e;
p eriod or 40 hou rs in a w orkw eek. 3
May 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
M ar. 24, 1950,
B . F . G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated Sept. 30,
1949).

A pr. 1, 1957,
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t
dated N ov. 17,
1956); June 9,
1957, B . F .
G oodrich
(ag reem en t
dated
A pr. 15, 1957).

Sept. 2, 1959
(agreement
dated
June 9, 1959).
See footnotes on p. 34.




B. F . G ood rich— hours paid for but not w orked dur­
ing fir s t 5 days of w o r k w e e k b e c a u s e of holiday,
included in com puting w eek ly o v ertim e. E m ployee
ca lled for em erg en cy a ssign m en t le s s than 12
hours after com p letion of la st sh ift, paid ov ertim e
p rem iu m for all w ork in e x c e ss of 8 hours on both
sh ifts com bined.
Added: D aily ov ertim e and Sunday p rem iu m hours
not included in com puting ov ertim e on w eekly
b a sis.
F ir esto n e
Added: H ours paid for but not w orked during fir st
5 days of w orkw eek b ecau se of vacation , fu n eral,
or ju ry duty, included in com puting w eek ly o v e r ­
tim e . H ours w orked on holid ay included in c o m ­
puting d aily ov ertim e when em p loyee w orked over
8 co n secu tiv e hours on holid ay a n d follow in g
w orkday.
H o l i d a y h o u r s w o r k e d on S a t u r d a y n o t
included in com puting ov ertim e on a w eek ly b a sis.
H ours during fir s t 5 days of w orkw eek included
in com puting w eek ly ov ertim e w ere: (1) hou rs paid
for but not w orked b ecau se of holid ay, and (2)
norm al hours when w ork w as not a v ailab le, excep t
in c a se of a w ork stoppage or m ajor m ech an ical
breakdow n.
B. F , G oodrich
Added: H ours paid for but not w orked during fir st
5 days of w orkw eek b ecau se of vacation , and hours
lo st from regu lar sch ed u led shift, but paid for,
included in com puting w eek ly o v ertim e.
B. F . G oodrich
Added: N orm al hours not m ade availab le during
fir s t 5 days of w orkw eek included in com puting
w eek ly o v ertim e, excep t in ca se of w ork stoppage.

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C-----R elated W age P ractices12----- C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
F ir esto n e
O vertim e P ay— Co ntinued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

F ir esto n e
Added: H ours w orked, b ecau se of a change in shift
at the req u est of the com pany, in e x c e s s of 8 in
a 24-hour p eriod during the fir s t 5 days of a
w orkw eek to be counted when com puting w eek ly
o v ertim e.

D ec. 2, 1959
(ag reem en t
dated June 12,
1959).

P rem iu m P ay for Saturday and Sunday Work
Apr. 28, 1937,
In effect and continued: T im e and on e-h a lf
for w ork on Sunday. No p rovisio n for p r e ­
F iresto n e;
m ium pay for Saturday work. 5
May 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
I n c r e a s e d to: Double tim e for w ork on
M ar. 4, 1946
("B ig Four"
Sunday.
ag reem en t of
M ar. 2, 1946).

P aid V acations
In effect and continued: E m ployee w ith 5 but
Apr. 28, 1937,
F iresto n e;
le s s than 10 years' s e r v ic e , 1 week; 10
M ay 27, 1938,
y e a r s or m o re, 2 w eek s.
B. F . G oodrich.
F eb ru ary 1 9 39---A pr. 23, 1940,
Increased : E m p loyee w ith 2 but le s s than
B. F . G oodrich; 5 y ea rs' s e r v ic e , 1 week; 5 y e a r s or m ore,
2 w eek s.
M ay 28, 1940,
F ir esto n e.
1945---------------------- Increased : E m ployee w ith 1 but le s s than
5 y ea rs' s e r v ic e , 1 w eek.
Increased : E m ployee w ith 15 y e a r s of s e r v ­
June 25, 1948,
B. F . G oodrich; ice or m o re , 3 w e ek s.
Septem ber 1948,
F ir esto n e.
Increased : E m p loyee w ith 3 but le s s than
Oct. 31, 1953,
15 y ea rs' se r v ic e , 2 w eek s.
F iresto n e;
D ec. 31, 1953,
B. F . G oodrich.
Increased : E m p loyee w ith 11 but le s s than
Oct. 31, 1955,
15 y ea rs' s e r v ic e , 2 w eeks and 3 days.
F iresto n e
(agreem en t
dated Aug. 31,
1955); Jan. 1,
1956, B. F .
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated
Sept. 4, 1955).
 footnotes on p. 34.
See


F ir esto n e — 2 p ercen t of annual earn in gs for each
week.
B. F . G oodrich— 1 p ercen t for each w eek.
B. F . G oodrich
Increased : V acation pay to 2 p ercen t for each w eek.

In accord an ce w ith N ational War Labor B oard d i­
r ectiv e ord er of Apr. 13, 1945.

In creased : V acation pay to 5 p ercen t of annual
earnings for 11 but le s s than 15 y ears' se r v ic e .

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E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
F ir esto n e
P aid V acation s— Cointinued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

Increased : E m p loyee w ith 3 but le s s than B. F . G oodrich
Jan. 1, 1957,
B. F . G oodrich
11 y ea rs' s e r v ic e , 2 w eeks; 11 but le s s In effect and continued: M inim um w eek ly vacation
pay equaled 1 p ercen t of average annual earnings
than 25 y e a r s , 3 w eek s.
(agreem en t
of all em p lo y ees in lo ca l bargaining unit during
E m p loyee w ith 25
dated Apr. 15, E m p loyee w ith 25
p reviou s y ear.
y e a r s of se r v ic e
y e a r s of se r v ic e
1957);
or m o re, 4 w eek s.
Apr. 1, 1957,
or m o re, 2>l!z
E m p loyee ab sent from w ork on va cation qualifying
w eek s.
F ir esto n e
date w as elig ib le for va cation only upon retu rn to
(agreem en t
w ork during va cation y ea r. E m p loyee laid off
dated Nov 17,
b efore va cation qualifying date and reh ired with
1956).
sen io rity after th is date w as e lig ib le for vacation
or pay in lie u of vacation after 45 days' se r v ic e
or at tim e of next layoff, w h ich ever o ccu rred fir s t.
E m p loyee reh ired w ith sen io r ity after m ilita ry
se r v ic e e lig ib le for va cation or va cation pay after
45 days' s e r v ic e . E m ployee unable to w ork b e ­
cau se of d isa b ility com m en cin g after vacation
qualifying date and continuing for 4 w eek s or m ore
could r e c e iv e pay in lie u of vacation .
On term in a tio n of em ploym ent during va cation year
em p loyee to r e c e iv e pay for any v a cation not taken.
F ir esto n e
In e ffec t and continued: M inim um w eek ly vacation
pay equaled 30 hou rs at b a sic h ou rly rate. E m ­
p loyee w ith le s s than 6 m onths' se r v ic e in p r ec ed ­
ing v a cation yea r, but on p ayroll at beginning of
cu rren t v a cation y ear, elig ib le for va cation after
com p letin g 8 m onths' se r v ic e during both y e a r s or
4 m onths in cu rren t y ea r. E m p loyee not on pay­
r o ll at beginning of va cation y e a r , but r eh ired su b ­
seq u en tly, r ec eiv ed paid vacation after 8 m onths'
se r v ic e in cu rren t and p reced in g y e a r s, but not
le s s than 45 days nor m ore than 4 m onths after r e ­
turn to w ork. Not ap p licab le to em p loyee disab led
during 3 m onths p rior to beginning of va cation year
or r eh ired w ith sen io r ity after m ilita r y se r v ic e .
E m p loyee could e le c t to r ec eiv e pay for each w eek
or h alf w eek he w as unable to w ork during v a c a ­
tion p eriod b ecau se of d isa b ility . M axim um p ay­
m en ts not to ex ceed norm al vacation allow an ce.
E m ployee r ec eiv ed pay for any v a c a t i o n not
taken during vacation period on term in ation of
em p loym en t.
B. F . G oodrich
Jan. 1, 1959
(agreement
In creased : M inim um w eek ly vacation pay to 1.3
dated June 9
p ercen t of average annual earn in gs of all em p loy­
e e s in lo c a l b argaining unit during p reviou s c a l­
1959).
endar yea r.
Changed: P erio d of em ploym ent req u ired for v a ca ­
tion e lig ib ility for em p loyee laid off b efore v a ca ­
tion qualifying date and su bsequently reh ired w ith
sen io rity , or for em p loyee reh ired w ith sen io rity
after m ilita r y se r v ic e — to 30 days.
E m p loyee retirin g on n orm al retirem en t date w ith­
out returnin g from d isa b ility ab sen ce that began
during p reced in g calen d ar year rec eiv ed v a ca ­
tion pay p rovided he had w orked half of norm al
d aily hours m ade availab le during p reced in g c a l­
endar y ea r.
Increased : E m ployee
F ir esto n e
Dec. 2, 1959
(agreement
w ith 25 y e a r s of
Changed: E m p loyee w ith le s s than 4 m onths' s e r v ­
dated June 12,
se r v ic e or m o re, to
ic e in p reced in g va cation p eriod but on p ayroll
4 w eek s.
1959).
at beginning of cu rren t va cation p eriod rec eiv ed
paid va cation after com p letin g 6 m onths' se r v ic e
during t h e 2 p eriod s or 3 m onths in cu rren t
p eriod . E m p loyee not on p ayroll at beginning of
va cation y e a r , but reh ired su b seq u en tly, receiv ed
paid va ca tio n after 6 m onths of com bined ser v ice
in cu rren t and p reviou s y e a r s, but not le s s than
45 days or m ore than 3 m onths after return to
work. E m p loyee d isab led during 3 m onths b efore

See footnotes on p. 34.


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C----- R elated W age P ractices12----- Continued
E ffectiv e date

F ir esto n e

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
P aid V acation s— Continued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

va cation p eriod or retirem en t at com pany option,
D ec. 2, 1959
or reh ired w ith sen io rity after m ilita r y s e r v ic e ,
(agreem en t
not req u ired to m eet above stan dard s to r e c e iv e
dated June 12,
vacation .
1959)—
Continued
Increased : E m p loyee w ith 3 but le s s than F ir esto n e
Jan. 1, 1961,
10 y ea rs' s e r v ic e , 2 w eeks; 10 but le s s E lim in ated: 6 m onths' s e r v ic e req u irem en t for e m ­
B. F . G oodrich
than 22 y e a r s, 3 w eeks; 22 y e a r s or m o re, ployee not on p ayroll at beginning of va cation year
(agreem en t
provided he w as on le a v e -o f-a b se n c e .
4 w eek s.
dated June 11,
1961); June 5,
1961, F ir esto n e
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 18,
1961 ).
Added: E m p loyee elig ib le for p en sion or sev era n ce
Jan. 1, 1963,
allow ance r ec eiv ed vacation pay b ased on earn in gs
B. F . G oodrich
in year of r etirem en t in addition to pay for unused
(agreem en t
va cation earned during p reced in g y e a r . M inim um
dated Apr. 25,
vacation pay p ro v isio n not app licab le to th is addi­
1963); July 5,
tion al paym ent.
1963, F iresto n e
F ir e sto n e — em p loyee reh ired w ith sen io rity after
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 24,
se r v ic e in P ea ce C orps r ec eiv ed vacation pay for
cu rren t y e a r .
1963).
B. F . G oodrich
E lim in ated: R eq u irem en t that em p loyee retirin g
after d isa b ility a b sen ce, w ork h alf of hou rs m ade
availab le during p reced in g year in o r d e r to
r e c e iv e va cation pay.
I n c r e a s e d : E m p loyee w ith 10 but le s s than
Apr. 22, 1965,
F iresto n e
15 y ears' se r v ic e , 3 w eeks; 15 but le s s
(agreem en t of
than 25 y e a r s, 4 w eeks; 25 y ea rs or m o re,
sam e date);
5 w eek s.
Apr. 23, 1965,
B. F . G oodrich
(agreem en t of
sam e date).

H oliday P ay
Apr. 28, 1937,
In effec t and continued: T im e and o n e-h a lf
F iresto n e;
for w ork on 6 sp e cifie d h olid ays. No pay
May 27, 1938,
for holid ays not w orked.
B. F . G oodrich.
In crea sed to: Double tim e. 5
Aug. 3, 1945,
F iresto n e;
M ar. 4, 1946,
B. F . G oodrich.
1 Q 47___ _ .
E stab lish ed : 6 paid h olid ays for w hich e m ­
ployee r ec eiv ed str a ig h t-tim e average ea rn ­
in g s. Double tim e (total) continued to be
paid for holid ays w orked.
Aug. 24, 1952,
In crea sed to: Double tim e plus h olid ay pay
F iresto n e;
for w ork on esta b lish ed h olid ays.
Aug. 27, 1952,
B. F . G oodrich.
Sept. 4, 1954------- Changed to: T rip le
tim e (total) for w ork
on esta b lish e d
h olid ays.
Oct. 18, 1954
Aug. 31, 1955,
F iresto n e;
Sept. 4, 1955,
B. F . G oodrich.

H olidays w ere: New Y ear's Day, M em orial Day,
F ourth of July, Labor Day, T hanksgiving, and
C h ristm a s.

H olidays w ere: New Y ear's Day, M em orial Day,
F ourth of July, Labor Day, T hanksgiving, and
C h ristm a s. E m p loyee m u st have had 3 m onths'
se r v ic e to qualify for holid ay pay.
A pproved by Wage S ta b ilization Board in N ovem ber
1952.
S erv ice req u irem en t changed to:
B. F . G oodrich— 30 d ays.
F ir esto n e — on activ e p ayroll con tin u ou sly sin ce 2d
w eek p rior to holid ay w eek.

B. F . G oodrich
E lim in ated: 30-d ay se r v ic e req u irem en t.
Added: 7th paid holid ay_________________________ F ir esto n e — h olid ay w as D ec. 24 or 26, depending
on sh ift.
B. F . G oodrich— holid ay w as D ec. 24.


See footnotes on p. 34.


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E ffectiv e date

F ir esto n e

A pr. 1, 1957,
F ir esto n e
(agreem en t
dated Nov. 17,
1956) ; June 9,
1957, B. F .
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 15,
1957)
.

Sept. 2, 1959
(agreement
dated June 9,
1959).


See footnotes on p. 34.


P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

H oliday P ay— ContiLnued
Changed to; T rip le
In e ffec t and continued: H oliday fallin g on Sunday
tim e (total) for w ork to be o b serv ed on M onday.
on esta b lish ed
F ir e sto n e — pay for h olid ays not w orked to equal
h olid ays.
str a ig h t-tim e average hou rly earn in gs, in cluding
n ig h t-sh ift d ifferen tia l, during 2d w eek p reced in g
h olid ay tim e s average d aily hours w orked during
h olid ay w eek. E m p loyee who w orked le s s than
standard shift on holid ay b ecau se of u n a vailab ility
of w ork paid trip le tim e for hours w orked plus p ro ­
p ortionate sh are of holid ay pay for unw orked h ou rs.
H oliday pay provided em p loyee (1) who w orked his
la st sch ed u led shift b efore and his fir s t sch ed u led
sh ift after holid ay, (2) ab sen t b eca u se of vacation ,
death, or ser io u s illn e s s in fam ily, or p erson al
d isa b ility beginning during holid ay or p reced in g
w eek or ending during holid ay or su cceed in g w eek
or for eq u ally com p ellin g r ea so n s, (3) who w as laid
off during holid ay w eek or p reced in g w eek provided
he w orked the la s t fu ll sch ed u led sh ift and w as
o th erw ise q u alified .
B. F . G oodrich— pay for holid ay not w orked to equal
av erage d aily hours (not to ex ceed 8) tim e s (1) for
h ou rly w o rk ers, h ou rly rate; or (2) for in cen tiv e
w o rk ers, av erage paid unit hour; including nightsh ift d ifferen tia l in both c a s e s . H oliday pay p ro ­
vid ed em p loyee (1) who w orked his la st sch ed u led
shift b efore and his fir s t sch ed u led sh ift after
holid ay, (2) on va cation who w orked his la s t sch ed ­
uled sh ift b efore and fir s t sch ed u led sh ift after
vacation , (3) beginning le a v e -o f-a b se n c e on fir s t
w orkday follow in g holid ay, but who w orked h is la st
sch ed u led sh ift b efore holid ay, (4) retu rn in g from
le a v e -o f-a b s e n c e during holid ay w eek or on fir s t
day of follow in g w eek if holid ay fe ll on or after his
la st regu lar w orking day of the w eek , (5) laid off
during holid ay or p reced in g w eek who w orked his
la s t sch ed u led sh ift, (6) laid off prior to w eek p r e ­
ceding holid ay w e e k and r eh ired (w ith sen iority)
w ithin 30 d ay s, and during holid ay or su cceed in g
w eek w orked h is la st sch ed u led shift b efore layoff
and his fir s t sch ed u led shift after r eh ire , (7) d is ­
abled p rior to w eek p reced in g holid ay w eek who
retu rn ed to w ork w ithin 30 days and during holid ay
or subsequent w eek w orked his la st sch ed u led shift
b efore and his fir s t sch ed u led sh ift after a b sen ce,
or (8) ab sen t b ecau se of death or ser io u s illn e s s in
fa m ily or p erson al d isa b ility beginning during h o li­
day or p reced in g w eek and who w orked h is la st
sch ed u led sh ift b efore and fir s t sch ed u led shift
after a b sen ce.
F ir esto n e
Added: H oliday pay p rovided em p loyee r ec a lled
from layoff during h olid ay w eek or w ithin 7 days
after holid ay if he w orked his fir s t sch ed u led sh ift.
Changed: F ir s t 2 hou rs of holid ay o v ertim e w orked
after l a s t sh ift b efore h olid ay to c lo s e down
op eration , or b efore fir s t sh ift after h olid ay to
sta r t up op eration , paid at trip le tim e but such
tim e not deducted from a v e r a g e d aily hou rs
(F ir esto n e) or sch ed u led hou rs (G oodrich) in c o m ­
puting h olid ay pay.
B. F . G oodrich
Changed: A ll holid ay o v ertim e h ou rs w orked after
la st sh ift b efore h olid ay to c lo s e down op eration ,
or b efore fir s t sh ift after holid ay to start up
op eration , paid at trip le tim e , but such tim e not
deducted from sch ed u led hours in com puting h o li­
day pay.
E lim in ated : R eq u irem en t that em p loyee d isab led
p rior to w eek p reced in g holid ay w eek retu rn to
w ork w ithin 30 days of beginning of d isa b ility lea v e
to q ualify for h olid ay pay.

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C-----R elated W age Practices12----- C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

Added:
June 5, 1961,
F iresto n e
(agreem en t
dated A pr. 18,
1961); Aug. 29,
1961, B. F .
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated June 11,
1961).
July 15, 1963
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 24,
1963).
Added:
A pr. 22, 1965
F iresto n e
(agreem en t of
sam e date);
Apr. 23, 1965,
B. F . G oodrich
(agreem en t of
sam e date).

F ir esto n e

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
H oliday Pay— Continued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

8th paid h olid ay----------------------------------- 1961, July 3; 1962, D ec. 31.
Changed: E m ployee on vacation who w orked sch ed ­
u led shift n e a re st holid ay that fe ll on fir s t or la st
day of va cation to r ec eiv e holiday pay.
E lim inated: B. F . G oodrich— req u irem en t that em ployee laid off p rior to w eek p reced in g holid ay
w eek be reh ired w ithin 30 days to qualify for
vacation pay.
F ir esto n e — 7th paid holid ay w as D ec. 23 in 1963,
D ec. 24 in 1964; 8th paid holiday w as D ec. 24 in
1963, D ec. 26 in 1964.
9th paid h olid ay_______________________ D ec. 31 in 1965 and 1966.
Changed to: 8th paid holid ay F ir esto n e — D ec. 24 in
1965 and 1966; B. F . G oodrich— E a ster M onday
in 1965, July 5 in 1966.

R eporting T im e
In e ffect and continued: M inim um of 3 hours'
A pr. 28, 1937,
pay provided em p loyee sch ed u led or n otified
F iresto n e;
to rep ort to w ork but for whom w ork w as
May 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich. not av ailab le.
Changed to: M inim um of o n e-h a lf day's pay
July 5, 1944,
B. F . Goodrich; (3 to 4 h ou rs).
June 14, 1948,
F ir esto n e.
D ec. 15, 1954,
F iresto n e
(agreem en t
dated Sept. 4,
1954); June 9,
1957, B. F
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 15,
1957).
D ec. 2, 1959,
F ir esto n e
(agreem en t
dated June 12,
1959); Sept. 2,
1959, B. F .
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated June 9,
1959).


See footnotes on p. 34.


Not ap p licab le when lack of w ork w as due to m e ­
ch an ical breakdow n or w ork stoppage.

Double tim e for m axim um of o n e-h a lf shift paid for
rep ortin g on Sunday; trip le tim e on h olid ays.
F ir esto n e and B. F . G oodrich— No paym ent for
hours not m ade availab le to em p loyee reporting
for w ork after ab sen ce, u n less he had b een on
approved le a v e -o f-a b se n c e and rep orted on fir s t
w orkday follow ing end of lea v e.
Added: T im e and on e-h a lf paid for rep ortin g for
w ork that should have been paid at ov ertim e rate.

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C-----R elated W age Practices12----- C ontinued
P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
F ir esto n e
P aid Lunch P erio d

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

A pr. 28, 1937,
No p ro v isio n .
F iresto n e;
M ay 27, 1938,
B . F . G ood rich.
1944—45
Aug. 3, 1945,
F iresto n e;
O ct. 17, 1946,
B . F . G oodrich.

In effect and continued: 1
In cen tive em p loyees
r ec eiv ed a 5- to 8-p ercent allow an ce for
p erso n a l tim e, in ­
cluding lunch p e rio d s.
E stab lish ed : 20-m in u te paid lunch period for In accord an ce w ith N ational War Labor B oard d i­
em p loyee req u ired to rem ain in plant for j r ec tiv e ord er of A pr. 13, 1945.
full sh ift.
Changed: 20-m in u te paid lunch p eriod p ro ­
vided for a ll em p lo y ees.

L o st W ork A llow ance
No p ro v isio n
Apr. 28, 1937,
F iresto n e;
M ay 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
E stab lish ed : Incentive em p loyee paid f o r
May 28, 1940,
tim e lo st b ecau se of stock , equipm ent, or
F iresto n e;
June 30, 1945,6 pow er d ela y s, or w hile w aiting for w ork at
B. F . G oodrich. d irectio n of su p erv iso r.
June 14, 1 9 48-----Aug. 18, 1952____
In effect and continued:
June 12, 1948,
E m p loyee paid for
F ir esto n e.
E m p loyee paid for
tim e lo s t w hile r e ­
tim e lo s t from shift
ceivin g m ed ica l
b ecau se of occu p a­
treatm en t at
tional injury
req u irin g h osp ital
com pany expen se
trea tm en t and when
for occupational
sen t from w ork to
accid en t or illn e s s .
h osp ital for su b ­
seq uent treatm en t.
Added: E m ployee
July 1, 1963
(ag reem en t
paid for tim e lo st
during shift hours
dated Apr. 25,
w hile receiv in g
1963).
m ed ical treatm en t
at com pany exp en se
for nonoccupational
accid en t or illn e s s .

F ir e sto n e — allow an ce paid after 15-m in u te m inim um
d elay p eriod.
B. F . Goodrich-—no m inim um tim e sp ecified .
Reduced: F ir e sto n e — m inim um d e l a y p eriod to
10 m in u tes.
R educed: F ireston e-—m inim um d e l a y p eriod to
6 m in u tes.

Layoff G uarantee
In e ffect and continued: E m ployee guaranteed
M ay 27, 1938,
B. F . Goodrich; 3 days' w ork or pay after notice of layoff.
Aug. 3, 1945,
F ir e sto n e .

 footnotes on p. 34.
See


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C-----R elated W age P ractices12----- C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir e stone
B. F . G oodrich
Supplem ental Jury Duty P ay

No p rovisio n
Apr. 28, 1937,
F iresto n e;
May 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
E stab lish ed : E m p loyee paid d ifferen ce be
Aug. 31, 1955,
tw een earn in gs as ju ror and—
F iresto n e;
hou rly rate or, if
dayw ork rate or, if
Sept. 4, 1955,
in cen tive em p loyee,
B. F . G oodrich
in cen tiv e em p loyee,
average paid unit
norm al earning rate
(a g reem en ts of
hour for tim e lo st
of his c la ssific a tio n
above d ates).
from m orning sh ift.
for tim e lo st from
day shift.
Apr. 1, 1957,
F ir esto n e
(agreem en t
dated Nov. 17,
1956); June 9,
1957, B. F .
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated Apr. 15,
1957).
D ec. 2, 1959,
F iresto n e
(agreem en t
dated June 12,
1959); Sept. 2,
1959, B. F .
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated June 9,
1959).
D ec. 2, 1959,
F ir esto n e
(agreem en t
dated June 12,
1959); Aug. 29,
1961, B. F .
G oodrich
(agreem en t
dated June 11,
1961 ) .

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other rela ted m a tters

To qualify, em p loyee m u st have had 3 m onths'
se r v ic e .
F ir e sto n e — em p loyee a ssig n ed to day sh ift and te m ­
p o ra rily ex cu sed from cou rt, req u ired to rep ort
for w ork if reaso n ab le period rem ain ed to be
w orked on day shift.
B. F . G oodrich— em p loyee a ssig n ed to m o r n i n g
sh ift and tem p o ra rily excu sed from cou rt, req u ired
to rep ort for w ork if su fficien t tim e rem ain ed to
w ork half of m orning sh ift.
Reduced: S erv ice req u irem en t, to 45 days.

Reduced: S erv ice req u irem en t, to 30 days.
E lim in ated: F ir e sto n e — req u irem en t that em p loyee
tem p o ra rily ex cu sed from cou rt rep ort to work.

Added: E m p loyee w ith 30 days' se r v ic e paid B. F . G oodrich— em p loyee req u ired to rep ort for
d ifferen ce b etw een earn in gs r ec eiv ed for w ork b efore exam in ation , if p ractical; and after,
attending p relim in a ry exam in ation for p ro­ if su fficien t tim e rem ain ed to w ork h alf of m o rn ­
ing sh ift.
sp ectiv e ju ro rs andhourly rate or, if
dayw ork rate or, if
in cen tiv e em p loyee,
in cen tiv e em p loyee,
average paid unit
c la s s ific a tio n a v e r ­
hour for tim e lo st.
age earn in gs for
tim e lo s t from day
shift.

P aid F u n eral L eave
----------------------------No p r o v isio n ---------------------------Apr. 28, 1937,
F iresto n e;
M ay 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
E stab lish ed : Up to 3 days' lea v e w ith pay E m p loyee m u st have had 45 days' s e r v ic e . Im m e­
Apr. 1, 1957,
to attend fu n eral of m em b er of im m ed iate diate fa m ily defined as p aren ts, s is t e r s , b ro th ers,
F ir esto n e
(agreem en t
fam ily.
ch ild ren , sp ou se, and at B. F . G oodrich, depend­
ents liv in g in sam e hou sehold.
dated Nov. 17,
1956) ; June 9,
1957, B. F .
G oodrich
(ag reem en t
dated A pr. 15,
1957)
.
See
footnotes on p. 34.


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C----- R elated W age P ra ctices12----- Continued
E ffectiv e date

F ir e stone

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

P aid F u n eral L eave— Continued
D ec. 2, 1959,
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t
dated June 12,
1959); Sept. 2,
1959, B . F .
G oodrich
(ag reem en t
dated June 9,
1959).
Apr. 18, 1961,
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t of
sam e date).

Aug. 29, 1961
(ag reem en t
dated June 11,

Reduced: S erv ice req u irem en t to 30 d ays.
Added: To d efin ition of im m ed iate fam ily.
F ir e sto n e — m o th e r-in -la w and fa th e r -in -la w , and
dependents in sam e h ou sehold.
B. F . G oodrich— m o th e r-in -la w and fa th e r -in -la w ,
ste p -p a r en ts, step - and h alf-b ro th ers and - s is t e r s ,
and le g a lly adopted ch ild ren .
Changed to: Up to 3
co n secu tiv e w orking
days w ith pay p ro ­
vided em p loyee
absent b ecau se of
death of paren t,
child, sp ou se, and
dependents livin g in
sam e h ou seh old .

1961 ) .

July 15, 1963
(ag reem en t
dated A pr. 24,
1963).
July 19, 1965,
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t
dated A pr. 22,
1965); B. F.
G oodrich
(ag reem en t
dated A pr. 23,
1965).

Changed to: Up to 3
co n secu tiv e w orking
days b ecau se of
death of any m e m ­
ber of the im m ed iate
fam ily.

P rev io u s p rovisio n continued to apply in c a se of
death of other m em b ers of the im m ed iate fam ily.

B, F . G oodrich
Added: To d efin ition of im m ed iate fam ily, ste p ­
m o th e r-in -la w and ste p -fa th e r -in -la w .
E m p loyee r ec eiv ed pay for funeral o ccu rrin g during
sch ed u led vacation .

Added: To d efin ition of im m ed iate fa m ily , b roth erin -la w and s is te r -in -la w , grandparents and grand­
ch ild ren .

Supplem ental W orkm en's C om pen sation B en efits
Apr. 28, 1937,
— No p r o v isio n --------------------------F iresto n e;
M ay 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
July 15, 1963,
E stab lish ed : Supplem ental b en efits equal to No lim it to num ber of p eriod s of d isa b ility , p ro­
80 p ercen t of average w eek ly earn in gs m inus vid ed they w ere sep arated by (1) retu rn to fu ll­
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t
w ork m en 's com p en sation and sic k n e ss and tim e w ork if due to d ifferen t ca u se, or (2) return
dated A pr. 24,
accid en t b en efits, payable when elig ib le for to fu ll-tim e w ork for 90 days if due to sam e
1963); B. F .
w eek ly b en efits under w ork m en 's co m p en sa ­ ca u se.
G oodrich
tion law up to 26 w eek s for each period of
(ag reem en t
d isa b ility .
dated A pr. 25,
P rovid ed for em p loyee w ith 45 days' se r v ic e P rev io u sly : D ifferen ces b etw een sic k n e ss and a c ­
1963).
and ab sent from w ork b ecau se of occu p a­ cid en t plan b en efits and w ork m en 's com p en sation
tion al d isa b ility for w hich he r ec eiv ed w ork ­ p rovided by 1959 am endm ent to in su ran ce plan s.
m en 's com p en sation .
(See p. 21. )

See
 footnotes on p. 34.


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C----- R elated W age Practices12----- C ontinued
E ffective date

F ir e stone

Apr. 28, 1937,
F iresto n e;
May 27, 1938,
B. F . G oodrich.
N ov. 3, 1947,
B . F . G oodrich;
June 14, 1948,
F ir esto n e.

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
S everan ce A llow ance

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other rela ted m a tters

No p rovisio n

B. F . G oodrich— 1 m onth's pay com puted on b a sis
E stab lish ed : E m ­
E stab lish ed : E m ­
of h igh est 10 years' earn in gs. P articip a n t in
ployee w ith 15 y ea rs' ployee with 10
retire m e n t plan not elig ib le for allow an ce u n less
se r v ic e r e le a se d b e ­ years' se r v ic e r e ­
it w as grea ter than com pany's con tribution to
lea se d b ecau se of
cau se of d isa b ility
em p lo y ee's pension , in w hich c a s e d ifferen ce
d isa b ility or at age
r ec eiv ed $5 00, plus
w as paid.
$ 100 for each year
65 rec eiv ed
1 m onth's pay for
in e x c e s s of 15.
each 5 y ears' s e r ­
v ic e . E m ployee r e ­
lea se d at age 65
with 5 to 10 years'
se r v ic e r ec eiv ed
half m onth's pay for
fir s t 5 y ea rs and
proportionate
am ount for balance
of s e r v ic e .
Changed: E m ployee
May 1, 1950
w ith 5 years' se r v ic e
r e le a se d b ecau se of
d isa b ility but in ­
elig ib le for p en sion
r ec eiv ed 2 p ercen t
of total earn in gs.
July 1, 1955
Changed to: E m p loyee w ith 5 y ea rs' se r v ic e , B. F . G ood rich— not o rd in a rily app licab le to p a rti­
(ag reem en ts
in elig ib le fpr p en sion , and r e le a se d b ecau se cip an ts in con trib u tory p en sion plan, excep t (1)
dated May 25,
of in ab ility to m eet w ork req u irem en ts or em p loyee r e le a se d b ecau se of d isa b ility , who could
1955, F iresto n e; perm anent plant c lo sin g r ec eiv ed 2 to 3 p e r ­ e le c t to w ithdraw con trib u tion s and r e c e iv e an
June 22, 1955,
cent of total earn in gs depending on y e a r s allo w an ce, and (2) em p loyee r e le a se d at age 65
tow ard w h ose annuity com pany had con tributed le s s
B. F . G oodrich). of s e r v ic e .7
E m ployee in elig ib le for p en sion and r e le a se d than sev era n ce allo w an ce, r ec eiv ed allow an ce r e ­
at age 65 r ec eiv ed 3 p ercen t of total e a rn ­ duced by am ount of contribution.
ings after 5 y ea rs' s e r v ic e .
Added: E m p loyee e lig ib le for sev era n ce allow ance
July 1, 1959
or d eferred v e ste d p en sion for sam e period of
(ag reem en ts
dated June 12,
se r v ic e could e le c t im m ed iate sev era n ce b en efit
in lie u of p en sion .
1959, F iresto n e;
June 9, 1959,
B. F . G oodrich).

Insurance P lan s
Apr. 28, 1937,
No p ro v isio n
F ir e sto n e ;8
May 27, 1938
B. F . G ood rich.9
F or em p loyees: E m p loyee w ith 3 m onths' E m p lo y ee's m onthly con trib u tion s w ere: (1) L ife
Jan. 17, 1946,
F iresto n e;
se r v ic e could p articip ate in con trib u tory in su ra n ce, 60 cen ts for each $ 1, 000 coverage; (2)
M ar. 1, 1948,
group in su ran ce plan providing:
sic k n e ss and accid en t b e n efits, m en — 7 5 c en ts,
B. F . G oodrich.
w om en— $1; and, (3) h osp ital and su r g ic a l in su r ­
L ife in su ran ce
an ce, em p loyee earning under $ 5 ,0 0 0 — 95 cen ts
$ 1, 500 to $ 4 , 0 0 0
$2 , 000 to $ 2 0 , 000
to $ 2 . 3 5 , depending on num ber of dependents; e m ­
depending on annual
depending on b asic
p loyee earn in g over $ 5 , 0 0 0 — $ 1 . 4 5 to $ 3 .4 4 .
hou rly rate. 10
earn in gs. 11
Com pany paid b alance of c o s ts .
F ir e sto n e — em p lo y e e's m onthly con trib u tion for all
T otal and perm anent
in su ran ce w as $ 1 . 6 8 to $5. 33 for m en, and $ 1 . 6 8
d isa b ility b en efit—
to $ 4 . 85 for w om en, depending on num ber of
E m ployee totally
dependents.
and perm an en tly
B. F . G oodrich— r etire d em p loyee w ith 10 y ea rs'
d isab led p rior to
s e r v ic e and m em b ersh ip in plan r ec eiv ed com panyage 60 r ec eiv ed face paid life in su ran ce equal to Z l/ z p ercen t of c o v ­
value of life in su r ­
era g e, in effect at r etirem en t, tim e s num ber
ance in 17 m onthly
of y e a r s' se r v ic e , not to ex ceed 50 p ercen t of
in sta llm e n ts.
c o v e ra g e.
footnotes on p. 34.
See


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C----- R elated W age P ractices12----- C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

F ir esto n e

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
Insurance P lan s— Co ntinued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and oth er related m a tters

S ick n ess and accid en t b en efits —
M en, $ 10. 50 to
M en, $ 15 a week;
$ 2 4 . 50 a week;
w om en, $ 10 a w eek,
w om en, $ 9 - 10 to
$ 1 9 . 60 a w eek.
P ayable from 8 th day of d isa b ility up to 13
w eek s. Not payable for d isa b ility covered
by w ork m en 's com p en sation .
Su rgical s e r v ic e s —
M axim um of $ 150.
O b stetrica l
s e rv ice s—
Su rgery— $ 50.
B. F . G oodrich— dependents included: Wife a n d
F or em p loyees and dependents:
u n m arried ch ild ren betw een a g es of 14 days and
H ospital room and board—
19 y e a r s. H usbands of em p loyees not in su red .
M axim um of $ 5 a day M axim um of $ 6 or $ 9
for 70 days.
a day, depending on
annual earn in gs, for
31 d ays.
Inpatient h osp ital se r v ic e s —
M axim um of $ 2 5 .
M axim um of $30 or
$4 5 , depending on
annual earn in gs.
S u rgical s e r v ic e s —
M axim um of $ 100 or
$150, depending on
annual earn in gs.
O b stetrica l b e n efits—
H osp italization — $ 5
33. 33 or $50 m a x i­
a day for 14 days.
m um for norm al
S pecial c h a r g e s— up
d eliv ery , depending
to $ 25.
on annual earnings;
m axim um of $ 6 6 . 67
or $ 1 0 0 for other
p roced u res both
depending on annual
earn in gs.
Jan. 1, 1950.
B. F . G oodrich
Changed: E m p lo y ee's m onthly contribution for ( 1 )
life in su ran ce, to 50 cen ts for each $ 1,00 0 of
coverage; ( 2 ) h osp ital and su rg ica l b en efits, to
(a) for em p lo y ees earning under $ 5 ,0 0 0 , 7 5 cen ts
to $ 1 .9 5 ; (b) for em p loyees earning $ 5 /0 0 0 and
ov er, $ 1 .1 5 to $ 2 .8 5 .
Apr. 1, 1950,
F or em p loyees:
F ir e sto n e — upon r etirem en t (excep t for d isab ility)
B. F . Goodrich; Added:
or r eceip t of sev era n ce allow an ce, life in su ran ce
M ay 15, 1950,
N onoccupational accid en tal death and d ism e m ­ red u ced and continued at com pany exp en se. 12
F ir esto n e.
b erm en t in su ra n ce — F ace valu e of life in ­ Changed:
suran ce in c a se of death. Schedule of b en e­ F ir e sto n e — com pany assu m ed c o st of life and a c ­
fits for d ism em b erm en t.
cid en tal d e a t h and d ism em b erm en t in su ran ce.
E m p loyee's m onthly contribution for all other c o v ­
erage w as (1) for sin gle em p loyee, $ 3 .3 1 , and (2)
for em p loyee w ith dependents, $7 . 01 . 13
Increased :
B. F . G oodrich-—em p lo y e e's contribution for sic k n e ss and accid en t in su ran ce to $ 1 a m onth.
S ick n ess and accid en t b en efits—
P er io d s of d isa b ility due to d ifferen t cau se m u st
have b een sep ara ted by return to fu ll-tim e work;
A ll em p lo y ees to $27 M en, to $25 a week;
p eriod s due to sam e c a u se, by return to fu ll-tim e
a w eek, for m a x i­
w om en, to $ 18 a
for
eek s.
m um of 26 w eek s
w eek, for 13 w eek s F w ork n e — 2now lim it to num ber of p eriod s for w hich
ir e sto
per period of
per period of
b en efits w ere payable to em p loyee under age 60;
d isa b ility .
d isa b ility .
ents
p loyee
P ayab le from 1 st day of accid en t and 8th day paymeek s to emy ea r. age 60 or over lim ited to
26 w
each
of sic k n e ss.

Jan. 17, 1946,
F iresto n e;
M ar. 1, 1948,
B. F.
G oodrich—
Continued

See
footnotes on p. 34.


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E ffective date

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
F ir esto n e
Insurance P lan s— Continued

Apr. 1, 1950,
F or em p loyees and dependents;
B. F . Goodrich; Changed to:
May 15, 1950,
H ospital room and board—
F ir esto n e —
Continued
M axim um to $ 7 a day M axim um to $ 7 or
for 31 days.
$ 1 0 a day, depend­
ing on annual earn ­
in gs, for 31 days.

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other rela ted m a tters

Added:
F ir esto n e — r etire d em p loyee could continue h osp ital
and su rg ica l in su ran ce for s e lf and dependents at
own exp en se.

Inpatient h osp ital s e r v ic e s —
M axim um to $ 140.
M axim um to $70 or
$ 1 0 0 , depending on
annual earn in gs.
S u rgical s e r v ic e s —
M axim um to $2 00.
Oct. 1, 1953_____ F or em p loyees:
Changed to:

M axim um to $ 150 or
$225, depending on
annual earn in gs.

L ife in su ran ce—
C om pany-paid plan
C om pany-paid plan,
$ 1, 500 to $ 4 , 000
$2 , 000 to $4 , 500
depending on
depending on length
earn in gs. 14
of se r v ic e and
e a rn in g s.

F or em p loyees:
Changed to:

B. F . G oodrich— em p loyee could continue life in su rance (in effect Oct. 1, 1953, under p reviou s co n ­
trib u tory plan) in e x c e ss of new sch ed u le, by
contributing 50 cen ts a m onth per $ 1,00 0 of e x c e ss
in su ran ce in am ount equal to grea ter of (a) 50 p e r ­
cent of non contributory in su ran ce in e ffect, p ro­
vided em p loyee had 15 years' ser v ice ; or (b) 2 V2
p ercen t of total in su ran ce (both con trib u tory and
noncontributory) tim e s y ea rs of continuous se r v ic e
(but not to ex ceed 50 p ercen t, of such total), if
em p loyee had 10 years' m em b ersh ip in the in su r ­
ance p rogram s.

E lim in ated:
B. F . G oodrich— 26 w eek s a year lim it on paym ent
C om pany-paid plans w ith b en efits in cr ea se d of b en efits to em p loyee age 60 or ov er.
to:
M en, $3 5 a week;
1 M en, $3 5 a week;
w om en, $ 27 a w eek . | w om en, $25 a w eek.
P ayable up to 26 w eek s during each period
of d isab ility; for m atern ity c a s e s , up to
6 w eek s.
Changed to:
C om pany-paid h osp ital, su rg ica l, and m ed ical
in su ran ce for em p loyees and dependents,
w ith b en efits in cr ea se d to:
S ick n ess and accid en t b en efits—

H ospital room and board—
S em ip rivate room up to 120 days per con fin e­ No lim it to num ber of hosp ital con fin em en ts p ro­
m ent; for m a tern ity c a s e s , up to 14 days. vided they w ere due to differen t c a u se s, or w ere
sep arated by com p lete r ec o v e ry or return to
fu ll-tim e w ork.
Inpatient h osp ital s e r v ic e s —

B. F . G oodrich
Including ad m in istration of a n esth esia by a Added: C om pany-paid h osp ital in su ran ce for retired
doctor, d iagn ostic X -r a y s and lab oratory em p loyee w i t h reim b u rsem en t of a ll h osp ital
te s ts , X -r a y s and radium therapy, and am ­ ch arg es up to $1 0 a day. M axim um , $310 per
bulance ser v ice ; no lim it on am ount.
h osp ital con fin em en t or calen d ar y e a r .
S u rgical s e r v ic e s —
M axim um of $250 u n less op eration s w ere due
to d ifferen t c a u se s, or sep ara ted by c o m ­
plete rec o v e ry or retu rn to fu ll-tim e work.

See footnotes on p. 34.


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C-----R elated W age P ractices12----- Continued
E ffective date

Oct. 1, 1953—
Continued

P ro v isio n
F iresto n e

B. F . G oodrich
Insurance P lan s— Co>ntinued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

P h ysician s' se r v ic e s-—
M axim um of $ 3 a day for h osp ital c a lls , up Not payable for c a lls during h o sp ita liza tio n for
to 12 0 days per confinem ent.
op eration or pregn ancy.
F or em p loyees:
O utpatient d iagn ostic X -r a y s—

July 1 , 1955

M axim um of $70 a year for each condition.
F or em p loyees:
Life in su ra n ce—
Increased : $ 500 for In creased : $ 500 for
em p loyee with
em p loyee w ith b asic
annual earn in gs of
hou rly ra tes of
$ 1 . 62 and over; new le s s than $4 , 000;
new range of
range of b en efits—
$2 , 000 to $ 4 , 500. 15 b en efits— $ 2 , 500 to
$4 , 500. 16

B. F . G oodrich
Changed: Insurance em p loyee could continue under
con trib u tory plan red u ced by any in c r e a se in non­
con trib u tory life in su ran ce.
E lim in ated: 15 -year se r v ic e req u irem en t for co n ­
tinuation of 50 p ercen t of life in su ran ce after
retirem en t.
Added: E m p loyee elig ib le for sev era n ce pay b e ­
cau se of age or d isa b ility provided com p an y-p aid
l i f e in su ran ce in sam e am ount as pen sion ed
em p loyee.

N onoccupational
accid en tal death and
d ism em b erm en t
in su ra n ce—
Added: Com panypaid b en efits. F ace
value of life in su r ­
ance in ca se of a c ­
cid en tal death.
Schedule of b en efits
for d ism em b erm en t.
Changed: T otal and
perm anent d is a ­
b ility b en efits
payable only if
em p loyee had le s s
than 15 y e a r s'
se r v ic e req u ired
for d isa b ility
p en sion .
S ick n ess and accid en t b en efits—
Increased : M en, to
In creased : M en, to
$40 a week; w om en,
$40 a week; w om en,
to $ 32 a w eek.
to $ 30 a w eek.
F or em p lo y ees and dependents:
H osp ital room and board—

B. F . G oodrich
E lim in ated: 14-day lim it in m atern ity c a s e s . Added: C om pany-paid h osp ital, su r g ic a l, and m e d i­
ca l in su ran ce l * for dependents of r etire d em p loyee
(and em p loyee who r ec eiv ed sev era n ce pay b ecau se
of age) and th eir dependents.
P h y sicia n 's s e r v ic e s —
In creased to: M axim um of $ 5 a day for fir s t
2 days in hospital; $3 a day for follow in g
118 days.
O utpatient d iagn ostic X -ra y and
lab orato ry te s ts —
Added: B en efits for dependents, su bject to
com bined m axim u m of $7 0 a y ear.

See footnotes on p. 34.


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C-----R elated W age P ractices12— -Continued
E ffectiv e date

July 1, 1955
Continued

Oct. 1, 1955
(agreem en t
dated Aug. 31,
1955).
July 1, 1959
(a g reem en ts
dated June 9,
1959, B. F .
G oodrich;
June 12, 1959,
F ir e sto n e ).

F ire stone

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
Insurance P lan s— Continued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

O utpatient X -ra y and radium therapy 18—
Added: F or em p lo y ees only, m axim um of F ir e sto n e — $ 10 m axim um per treatm en t.
$150 a year for each condition.
O b stetrica l b en efits —
In creased to: $75 for norm al d eliv ery , $50 P ayable only for pregn ancy com m en cin g w h i l e
to $125 for other p ro ced u res.
wom an em p loyee or dependent w ife w as in su red
under plan.
____________________________________________________ F ir esto n e
Added: C om pany-paid h osp ital, m ed ica l, and su r ­
g ica l in su ran ce 17 for r e tir e e s (including em p loyees
elig ib le for sev era n ce pay b ecau se of age) and
th eir dependents.
F or em p loyees:
L ife and non occupation al accid en tal death In effect and continued:
L ife and accid en tal death and d ism em b erm en t in ­
and d ism em b erm en t in su ra n ce—
su rance continued during ( 1 ) le a v e -o f-a b se n c e ,
( 2 ) ab sen ce due to sic k n e ss or accid en t w hile e m ­
p loyee continued to accum ulate se r v ic e cred it,
(3) fir s t m onth follow ing layoff. L a id -off em p loyee
could continue life in su ran ce for 5 additional
m onths by paym ent of 50 cen ts a m onth per $ 1, 000
of co v era g e.
F ir esto n e and B. F . G oodrich— life in su ran ce co n ­
tinued for perm an en tly and totally d isab led e m ­
p loyee, w ith 50 p ercen t reduction in b en efits at
age 65.
Added: E m p loyee term in ated at or after age 60 and
elig ib le for d eferred retirem en t b en efits, provided
life in su ran ce at age 65 in am ount equal to 50 p e r ­
cent of covera ge at tim e o f term in ation or, for
B. F . G oodrich em p lo y ees— $ 1,00 0, w h ichever
w as grea ter.
S ick n ess and accid en t b e n efits—
In effect and continued: S ick n ess and accid en t in ­
suran ce continued for em p loyee ( 1 ) until end of
m onth follow in g m onth of layoff; ( 2 ) on le a v e -o fab sen ce up to 90 days; or (3) absent from w ork
b ecau se of sic k n e ss or injury, w hile continuing
to accu m u late se r v ic e cred it.
Changed: E m ployee e lig ib le for w ork m en 's com p en ­
sation r ec eiv ed d ifferen ce b etw een sic k n e ss and
accid en t b e n e f i t s and statu tory com p en sation .
F ir esto n e
E lim in ated: 26 w eek s a year lim it on paym ent of
b en efits to em p loyee age 60 or over.
H osp ital, su r g ic a l, and m ed ical b en efits — In effect and continued: B en efits not payable for
sic k n e ss or accid en t covered under w orkm en's
com p en sation . H osp ital, su rg ica l, and m ed ical
in su ran ce continued for em p loyee ( 1 ) on layoff or
le a v e -o f-a b s e n c e , up to 90 days; or ( 2 ) absent
b ecau se of sic k n e ss or injury, w hile continuing to
accu m u late se r v ic e cred it. F ollow in g term in ation
of in su ran ce, b en efits extended for (1) 3 m onths
to cover continuous total d isa b ility w hich began
w hile in su ran ce w as in effect, and ( 2 ) 9 m onths to
cover pregn ancy w hich began w hile in su ran ce was
in effect.
B. F . G oodrich
Added: E m ployee could continue h osp ital, su rg ica l,
and m ed ica l in su ran ce during le a v e -o f-a b se n c e ,
and for 9 additional m onths follow in g layoff by
paym ent of full p rem ium . E m ployee term in ated at
or after age 60 and elig ib le for d eferred r e tir e ­
m ent b en efits, provided com pany-paid hosp ital,
su rg ica l, and m ed ical in su ran ce for h im se lf and
dependents at age 65.
F iresto n e
Added: Insurance b en efits w ere lim ited to th ose in
effect at tim e of em p lo y ee's term in ation .

footnotes on p. 34.
See


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C----- R elated W age P ractices12----- Continued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e

B. F . G oodrich
Insurance P lan s— Continued

Aug. 1, 1964
F or em p loyees:
(ag reem en t
Changed to: L ife and non occupation al a ccid en dated July 13,
tal death and d ism em b erm en t in su ran ce—
1964, F ir esto n e; flat fa ce value for all em p lo y ees, $ 6 ,5 0 0 .
July 17,
1964, B. F .
G ood rich).

S ick n ess and accid en t b en efits—
In creased : Men to $6 0 a w eek; w om en to $50.
F or em p lo y ees and dependents:
H osp ital, su r g ic a l, and m ed ica l b en efits—
Increased :
H osp italization (room and board)— m axim um
con fin em en t— to 365 days.

P h y sicia n 's s e r v ic e s — to $5 a day for up to
365 d ays.
D iagn ostic X -ra y and lab oratory te s ts — M axim um for any one condition — $ 1 0 0 in a 1 2
co n secu tiv e m onth p eriod .
X - ray a n d radium therapy— M a x i m u m — to
$ 200.
Added:
N ursin g hom e b en efits— Up to 50 p ercen t of
sem ip riv a te room ch arge for le s s e r of n u m ­
ber of days rem ain in g under h osp ital b e n e ­
fits or 60 d ays, provided patients w ere
confined to h o sp ita l for 15 days or m o re.
V isitin g n u rse b en efits— Up to $ 6 for each of
15 v is its in hom e by r e g iste r e d n u rse e m ­
ployed by V isitin g N u rse S e rv ice provided
patient im m ed ia tely follow in g h osp ital c o n ­
fin em en t of 15 days or m o re.

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

In creased : Insurance continuation on layoff— up to
2 y e a r s.
Added: L ife in su ran ce provided em p loyee retired
with n orm a l, e a rly , or d isa b ility b en efit, reduced
from n orm al face v a l u e in 30 equal m onthly
am ounts to $ 2 ,2 5 0 .
E m p loyee term in a ted at age 60 or later and e l i ­
gib le for d eferred p en sion to be provided $ 2 ,2 5 0
life i n s u r a n c e . In c a se of d ism em b erm en t,
lo s s of m em b er m u st occu r w ithin 180 days of
accid en t.
Added: C overage continued until the e a r lie r of
death or rem a rr ia g e for su rvivin g sp ou se of r e ­
tir e e who died on or after Aug. 1, 1964, b en efit
lim ited to 12 0 days for any one h osp ital co n fin e­
m ent if em p loyee r etire d prior to Aug. 1, 1964;
to 365 days if em p loyee retired after Aug. 1, 1964.
In creased : Extended covera ge on layoff— 1 to 9
m onths (on term in a tio n of 9 0 -day extended c o v ­
erag e alread y in e ffe c t), provided em p loyee in any
m onths th ey had no com pany earn in gs w ithin 2 -year
p eriod after layoff depending on m axim um num ber
of w eek ly b en efits availab le under SUB. 19

P atien t m u st have req u ired continued ca re and have
b een tr a n sferred to nursin g hom e d ire ctly from
h osp ital on d o cto r's w ritten recom m en d ation for
trea tm en t of condition that req u ired h osp italization .
Care m u st be on d octor's w ritten recom m en d ation
for sam e condition that req u ired h o sp ita liza tio n .

R etirem en t P lan
T?np

1

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See footnotes on p. 34.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

C ontributory plan r e - P lan not included in union agreem en t.
quiring em p loyee
paym ents and p r o ­
viding b en efits (in
addition to F ed era l
o ld -a g e, su r v iv o r s,
and d isa b ility in s u r ­
ance) as follow s:
C ontributions:
E m ployee— 2.5 p e r ­
cen t of fir s t $ 3, 000
in annual earn in gs,
plus 5 p ercen t of
rem ain d er;
com p an yp red eterm in ed
am ounts, in crea sed
with em p lo y ee's
age.

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C-----R elated W age P ractices12------C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e

Jan. 1, 1947
Continued

 footnotes on p. 34.
See


B. F . G oodrich
R etirem en t P lan— Cc•ntinued
N orm al retirem en t
an n u ities:
E lig ib ility — m en at
65, w om en at 60,
on or after the
January 1 or July 1
im m ed iately f o l­
low ing com p letion
of 1 year of se r v ic e .
B e n e fits— annuity (in
m onthly paym ents)
d erived by m u ltip ly­
ing y e a r s of p a r tic i­
pation in plan by 3k
of 1 p ercen t of fir s t
$ 3 ,0 0 0 in annual
earn in gs plus 1.5
p ercen t of earnings
over $ 3 ,0 0 0 .
T erm in ation o p tio n s:
E m ployee w hose
se r v ic e s w ere v o l­
u n tarily or in v o l­
u n tarily term in ated
could elect:
(1) L u m p-sum
ben efit—-im m ed iate
paym ent co n sistin g
of own contributions
and accum ulated
in terest; (Z)
D eferred b en efit—
co n sistin g of own
and com pany c o n ­
tributions and a c ­
cum ulated in ter est
at norm al r e tir e ­
m ent; or (3) R educed
b en efit— co n sistin g
of own and com pany
contributions and
accum ulated in ter est
actu aria lly reduced
according to age at
tim e annuity
started .
Annuity op tio n s:
R egular annuity—
providing b en efits
during r e tir e e 's
life;
M odified cash
refund— providing
reduced b en efits
during r e tir e e 's
life and b alance of
h is contributions
and in te r e st, if any,
to b en eficia ry after
h is death.
P eriod c er ta in —
providing reduced
b en efits for gu aran ­
teed p eriod , up
to 20 y e a r s, to
r e tir e e or to b e n e ­
ficia r y if em p loyee
died b efore last
guaranteed paym ent.

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

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C-----R elated W age P ractices12----- C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e

Jan. 1, 19 4 7 20 —
Continued

A pr. 1, 1950,
E stab lish ed :
B. F . G oodrich; N on contributory
M ay 1, 1950,
plan providing the
F ir esto n e.
follow ing b en efits:
N orm al retirem en t
annuity—
E lig ib ility after 15
y e a r s' s e r v ic e ,
at age 65.
B en efits— m onthly
b en efits of V12 of
1 p ercen t of total
earn in gs reduced
by V2 °f so c ia l
sec u r ity b en efits.

M inim um annuity—
$ 10 0 a m onth, in ­
cluding statu tory
b en efits, after 25
y e a r s' s e r v ic e .
B en efits actu aria lly
reduced for each
year of se r v ic e
under 25.


See footnotes on p. 34.


B. F . G oodrich
R etirem en t P lan— Continued
Joint and su rviv or—
providing reduced
b en efits during life
of r e tir e e and sam e
or low er b en efits to
b en eficia ry for life.
D eath b en efits—
b en eficia ry of e m p loyee who died
w h ile em ployed or
on pen sion could
e le c t (l) lu m p -su m
paym ent with a c ­
cum ulated in te r e st,
or ( 2 ) period ic
paym ents co n sistin g
of em p loyee and
com pany con trib u ­
tion s plus accu m u ­
lated in ter est as
fo llo w s , if total
b en efit w as (a) le s s
than $5 00— lump
su m , (b) $ 500 but
le s s than $ 6 67.67—
sem iannual in s ta llm en ts, each equal
to 6 p ercen t of
total death b en efit,
(c) over $ 6 6 6 .6 6
but le s s than
$ 2 , 000 ----qu arterly
in sta llm e n ts, each
equal to 3 p ercen t
of total death
b en efit or (d)
$ 2 , 000 or over— in
m onthly in stallm en ts
each equal to 1 p e r ­
cent of total death
ben efit.
Changed:
N orm al retirem en t
annuity—
E lig ib ility: S erv ice
req u irem en t for
em p loyee who
joined plan after
Apr. 1, 1950—
to 10 y ea rs of
continuous m e m ­
b ersh ip in plan.
Increased :
B en efits— m onthly
b en efits for future
s e r v ic e to 7/s of 1
p ercen t of fir s t
$ 3 ,0 0 0 earned plus
1.75 p ercen t of r e ­
m aining earn in gs.
M inim um annuity—
after 25 y ea rs'
s e r v ic e — $ 10 0 to
$ 125 a month a c ­
cording to date
em p loyee fir s t
joined plan.
B en efits reduced
$ 4 a month for each
year of se r v ic e
below 25; m axim um
red u ction , $4 0.

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

F or b e n eficia r ie s of retired em p lo y ees, r e tir e e
m u st have been p ension ed after age 60 under
regu lar p roced u res or b efore age 60 at option of
com pany and m u st have died b efore receiv in g
annuity.

B. F . G oodrich
E m p loyee who joined plan after Apr. 1 , 1950, and
w as term in ated b efore com pleting 10 y e a r s' m e m ­
b ersh ip in plan, could withdraw own con trib u tion s
plus in te r e st or, at option of em p loyee, r e c e iv e
any paid-up annuity purchased by own co n trib u ­
tio n s. B en eficia ry to r e c e iv e e m p lo y ee's c o n tr i­
bution plus in te r e st if em p loyee d i e d b efore
com p letion of 10 continuous y ea rs in plan.
E m p loyees who w ere m em b ers of plan on A pr. 1,
1950, en titled to com pany con trib u tion s, r eg a rd ­
le s s of y e a r s of s e r v ic e , as long as they rem ain ed
m em b ers.

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C-----R elated W age Practices12----- C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

Apr. 1, 1950,
B. F . G oodrich;
May 1, 1950,
F ir esto n e —
Continued

O ct. 1, 1953

P ro v isio n
F iresto n e

B. F . G oodrich
R etirem en t P lan— Continued

E arly retirem en t—
E arly retirem en t
em p loyee age 60
annuity— E m ployee
but under 65 with
age 55, but under
at le a st Z0 y ea rs'
65, w ith at lea st
se r v ic e , retirin g
20 years* se r v ic e ,
with com pany c o n ­
retirin g with c o m ­
sen t, to r ec eiv e
pany con sen t to
an a ctu aria lly r e ­
r e c e iv e actu aria lly
duced annuity.
reduced annuity.
D isa b ility annuity—
E m ployee totally and
perm an en tly d is ­
abled, with at lea st
15 y e a r s' se r v ic e ,
to r e c e iv e grea ter
of V iz of 1 p ercen t
of total earn in gs
or $ 50 a m onth,
including statutory
b en efits.
Supplem ental
annuity— em p loyee
with s e r v ic e p rior
to Jan. 1, 1938 (1)
cu rren tly p a r tic i­
pating in plan and
(Z) who had not
p articip ated , but
w hose 65th birthday
occu rred betw een
Oct. 1, 1949, and
Oct. 1, 1950, to
r ec eiv e d ifferen ce
betw een retirem en t
in com e b ase and the
total of ( 1) l/ z p r i­
m ary so c ia l
secu rity b en efit, (Z)
m onthly annuity
p u rchased for him
w hile a m em b er of
the plan betw een
Jan. 1, 1938, and
age 65, plus (3)
m onthly annuity
w hich could have
been purch ased for
him if he had been
a m em b er during
any period of
non m em b ersh ip in
plan betw een Jan. 1,
1938, and age 65.
Changed to:
N orm al b en efit—
V2 of 1 p ercen t of
total earn in gs
reduced by V2 of
so c ia l secu rity
b en efits.
In creased to:
M inim um annuity—
$ 1Z5 a m onth, in ­
cluding p rim ary
so c ia l sec u r ity
b en efit, after Z5
y ea rs' se r v ic e .


See footnotes on p. 34.


A p p lication s, ex cep tio n s,
and other related m a tters

Added:
B. F. G oodrich— m axim um a n n u a l earn in gs on
w hich em p loyee w as to contribute Z. 5 p ercen t to
be adjusted to equal m axim um annual earn in gs
over $ 3 ,0 0 0 taxable under the S ocia l S ecu rity
A ct.
Added:
B. F. G oodrich— m inim um of $ 100 a m onth, in ­
cluding so c ia l secu rity b en efits paid non m em b ers
with Z5 y ea rs of s e r v ic e or m o re, if th eir 65th
birthday o ccu rred b etw een Oct. 1, 1949, and
Oct. 1, 1950, reduced $4 a month for each year
of s e r v ic e below Z5; m axim um red uction, $4 0.

B en efits paid in addition to any other annuity p r o ­
vided under plan.
E m p loyee's retirem en t in com e b ase w as an am ount
equal to (a) 1 V2 p ercen t of h is average m onthly
earn in gs b etw een Jan. 1, 1938, and age 65, for
each fu ll year of continuous s e r v ic e , up to Z0, plus
(b) 3/4 p ercen t for each fu ll year of se r v ic e in
e x c e s s of Z0.
A verage m onthly earn in gs d eterm in ed by dividing
e m p lo y ee's total earn in gs for the p eriod Jan. 1,
1938, to age 65, or date of actual retirem en t,
w h ich ever w a s e a r lie r , by the num ber of fu ll
calendar m onths in such period .

F ir e s to n e : A p p licab le to em p loyee w h o retired
after A pr. 30, 1950. M inim um pen sion for 15
y ea rs of s e r v ic e or m o re to be at le a st the a ctu ­
aria l equivalent of lum p sum provided as s e v e r ­
ance pay (Z p ercen t of e m p lo y ee's total earnings)
e x clu siv e of p rim ary so c ia l sec u r ity ben efit.

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C----- R elated W age P ractices12----- Continued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

B. F . G oodrich
R etirem en t P lan— Continued

July 1, 1955
(ag reem en t
dated June 22,
1955, B. F.
G oodrich;
ag reem en t
dated M ay 25,
1955,
F ir e sto n e ).

R evised to:
M inim um annuity—
$ 1 .8 0 a m onth for
each year of
s e r v ic e , up to 30,
with no reduction
for so c ia l sec u r ity
p a y m en ts.

E stab lish ed : N on con ­
trib u tory plan p r o ­
viding the follow ing
b en efits:
N orm al retirem en t
annuity:
E lig ib ility —
after 10 y ea rs'
s e r v ic e , at age
65 or over.
B e n e fits— m onthly
In creased to:
D isa b ility annuity—
b en efits of V of 1
m inim um of $ 80 a
p ercen t of total
m onth, including
earn in gs reduced
V2 of so c ia l sec u r ity by V2 of so c ia l
sec u r ity b en efits.
b en efits.
M inim um annuity—
$ 1.80 for each
year of s e r v ic e ,
including so c ia l
sec u r ity , up to 30.


See footnotes on p. 34.


12

E a rly retire m e n t—
em p loyee age 5 5 ,
but under 65, with
at le a st 20 y ea rs'
s e r v ic e , retirin g
with com pany c o n ­
sen t, to r ec eiv e
actu a ria lly reduced
annuity.
D isa b ility annuity—
em p loyee totally
and perm an en tly
d isab led , with at
le a st 15 y ea rs '
s e r v ic e to r e c e iv e
grea ter of V of 1
p ercen t of total
earn in gs or $80 a
m onth, including
statu tory b en efits.
V ested r ig h ts— e m ­
p loyee sep arated at
or after age 40 with
10 y ea rs of se r v ic e
or m o re, to r ec eiv e
d eferred norm al
m onthly b en efits at
age 65 for each year
of cred ited se r v ic e
betw een age 30 and
date em ploym ent
w as term in ated .
Joint and su rvivor
option— em p loyee
could e le c t to
r e c e iv e ( 1 ) a r e ­
duced annuity
payable for a
guaranteed p eriod ,
up to 20 y e a r s, with
rem ain in g b en efits
paid b en eficia ry if
r e tir e e died b efore
la st paym ent, or ( 2 )
a reduced annuity
providing sam e or
72 r e tir e e 's b en efits
12

F ir esto n e and B. F . G ood rich : E m p loyee with 10
but le s s than 15 y e a r s' se r v ic e h ired p rior to
July 1, 1955, w as (1) m ade elig ib le for n orm al
retire m e n t ann uities and (2) cred ited with 15 y ea rs
of s e r v ic e in com putation of m inim um p ension .

F ir esto n e and B. F . G ood rich :
Once d eterm in ed , am ount of so c ia l sec u r ity b en efit
deduction not to be changed by su bsequent in c r e a se
in so c ia l sec u r ity b en efits.
Changed: D efin ition of earn in gs u sed to d eterm in e
am ount of retirem en t b en efits or sev er a n c e pay to
(a) actu al earn in gs sin ce Jan. 1, 1955, plus (b)
y e a r s of s e r v ic e p rior to 1955 tim e s average
annual earn in gs f r o m Jan. 1, 1945, through
D ec. 31, 1954 (w as actu al earn in gs sin ce Jan. 1,
1940, plus y ea rs of s e r v ic e p rior to 1940 tim e s
1939 earn in gs).

B. F . G oodrich: N orm a l b en efits payable at age
65. B en efits reduced by fixed statu tory p aym en ts,
unem ploym en t com p en sation , and lu m p -su m p ay­
m en ts for lo s s of b od ily m em b ers. D isa b ility
b en efits not payable to em p loyee who rec eiv ed
total and perm anent d isa b ility b en efits under life
in su ran ce plan.

No b en efits payable for y e a r s of s e r v ic e p rior to
January 1 of the year in w hich em p loyee reach ed
age 30.

E lection could be m ade any tim e b efore N ov. 1,
1955; th e re a fte r, em p loyee req u ired to provide
evid en ce of good health sa tisfa c to r y to com pany
if e lectio n m ade le s s than 5 y e a r s b efore age 65.
D eath of em p loyee b efore age 65 voided both options;
death of joint annuitant b efore em p lo y ee's 65th
birthday voided option ( 2).

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E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e

July 1, 1955
(agreem en t
dated June 22
1955, B. F.
G oodrich;
agreem en t
dated May 25,
1955,
F ir esto n e)—
Continued

July 1, 1959
(agreem en t
dated June 9,
1959, B. F.
G oodrich; and
July 1, 1959,
F ir e sto n e ).

B. F . G oodrich
R etirem en t P lan s— 1 ontinued
C

A p p lication s, ex cep tio n s,
and other related m a tters

for life , to
b en eficia ry b e g in ­
ning after death of
r e tir e e .
D iscon tin u ed :
P u rch ase of
ann uities and e m ­
p loyee con tributions
under con trib u tory
retirem en t plan.
E m ployee could
w ithdraw con trib u ­
tion s or retain
equity.
N orm al retirem en t annuity—
R educed to:
E lig ib ility : S e rv ice req u irem en t— 10 y e a r s.
Changed to: B en efits— $ 2 .4 0 a m onth for
each year of s e r v ic e p rior to Jan. 1, 1959,
plus $2.50 a m onth for each year th erea fter.
B en efits in addition to F ed era l so c ia l s e ­
cu rity paym en ts.
E arly retirem en t annuity: E m ployee age 55,
but under 65, with at le a st 20 years' s e r v ic e ,
r etirin g at own option could e le c t to rec eiv e:
An im m ed iate annuity reduced by 4/i0 of
1 p ercen t for each m onth under age 65, or
d eferred n orm al b en efits at age 65.
R etirem en t at option
of com pany or
under m u tually
sa tisfa c to r y
c ond itions— tw ic e
n orm al b e n efits,
up to the e a r lie r
of age 65 or a v a ila ­
b ility of so c ia l
sec u r ity b en efits.
Increased :
D isa b ility r etirem en t annuity: To tw ice n o r ­
m a l retire m e n t b e n efits, reduced un til age
65 by any statu tory paym en ts.
Added:
V ested r ig h ts— e m ­
ployee sep arated at
or after age 40 with
10 y ea rs of se r v ic e
or m ore to r e c e iv e
d eferred n orm al
m onthly b en efits at
age 65 for each year
of cred ited s e r v ic e
betw een age 30 and
date em ploym ent
w as term in a ted .
Joint and su rviv or
annuity— em p loyee
could e le c t to r e ­
c eiv e (l) a reduced
annuity payable for
a guaranteed p eriod ,
up to 20 y e a r s, with
rem ain in g b en efits
paid b e n eficia r y
if r e tir e e died
b efore la st paym ent,
or (2) reduced


See footnotes on p. 34.


F ir esto n e and B. F. G oodrich
E lim in ated: (T) 3 0 -year lim it on cred ited s e r v ic e ,
(2) p rovisio n for cred itin g 10-year em p loyee with
15 y e a r s' s e r v ic e in com puting b en efits.

F ir esto n e and B. F . G ood rich :
B en efits reduced to n orm al le v e l when em p loyee
b ecam e elig ib le for so c ia l sec u r ity paym ents or
reach ed age 65. No m inim um b en efit.
No b en efits payable for y e a r s of se r v ic e p rior to
Jan. 1 of the year in w hich em p loyee reach ed
age 30.
E m p loyee electin g sev er a n c e allow an ce in elig ib le
for d eferred b en efits.

F ir esto n e:
E vid en ce of good health req u ired of em p lo y ee's
m aking electio n after age 65.
D eath of em p loyee or b e n eficia r y b efore e m p lo y ee's
n orm al retire m e n t date voided option.

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E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e
B. F . G oodrich
1 _______
_
R etirem en t P lan— Continued

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

annuity providing
July 1, 1959
(ag reem en t
sa m e, or V2
dated June 9,
r e tir e e 's b en efits,
for life , to b e n e ­
1959, B. F .
G oodrich;
fic ia r y after death
of em p loyee.
July 1, 1959,
F ir esto n e)—
Continued
Aug. 1, 1964
In creased to:
N orm al retirem en t an nuity: B en efits— $ 3 .2 5 F ir esto n e and B. F. G oodrich:
(ag reem en t
a m onth for each year of cred ited s e r v ic e . A p p licab le to em p loyee retirin g on or after Aug. 1,
dated July 13,
1964, F iresto n e; B en efits in addition to F ed era l s o c i a l 1964.
sec u r ity paym en ts.
Added: M onthly b e n e f i t , unreduced b eca u se of
July 17, 1964,
B. F . G oodrich).
p o st-r e tir e m e n t death op tion s, payable to r e tir e e
at age 65, guaranteed for 5 y e a r s. If r e tir e e
died b efore la st paym ent, b en eficia ry or esta te
to r e c e iv e rem ain in g paym en ts.
F ir esto n e — f o r s e r v ic e p rior to Jan. 1, 1959—
em p loyee retirin g at age 65 and after Aug. 1, 1964
to r e c e iv e $ 2 .4 0 a m onth (with $58 deducted for
so c ia l secu rity) or $ 3 .2 5 a month for each year
of cred ited se r v ic e . New b en efits ap p licab le for
s e r v ic e after D ec. 31, 1958. M inim um m onthly
b en efit, $2 7.
R educed:
F ir esto n e and B. F . G oodrich:
E a rly retirem en t annuity— s e r v ic e r eq u ire - Changed: Im m ed iate b en efits reduced by 4/io of
m ent to 15 y e a r s.
1 p ercen t for each m onth under age 62; d eferred
Added:
n orm al annuity payable at age 62.
E a rly r etirem en t
annuity— em p loyee
e lig ib le for ea rly
retirem en t annuity,
who r etire d at c o m ­
pany option or under
m u tually s a tis fa c ­
tory con d ition s, to
r e c e iv e tw ice the
n orm al annuity
until unreduced p r i­
m a ry so c ia l s e c u r ­
ity b en efits b ecam e
av ailab le.
Added:
S p ecial ea rly r etire m ent annuity— em p loyee
w ith at le a st 10 y e a r s ’ s e r v ic e retirin g at
or after age 62 to r e c e iv e b en efits as c o m ­
puted u n d e r n orm al retirem en t annuity.
F ir esto n e and B. F . G oodrich:
Increased :
D isa b ility retirem en t annuity— m in im u m , to E lim in ated: D eduction of w ork m en 's com p en sation
$100 until elig ib le for unreduced p rim ary paym en ts.
so c ia l sec u r ity b en efits.
Reduced:
D isa b ility retire m e n t annuity— s e r v i c e r e quirem en t to 10 y e a r s.
Changed:
Joint and su rviv or annuity— m axim um period F ir esto n e and B. F . G oodrich:
i certa in to 15 y ea rs; period em p loyee a l­ Changed: Joint and su rv iv o rs b en efit m ade a v a ila ­
low ed to e le c t option, to 3 y e a r s.
b le to e a rly and d isab led r e tir e e s w ith fu ll b e n e ­
fits guaranteed b etw een ag es 65 and 69 (as for n o r ­
m a l r e tir e e s) and a ctu a ria lly reduced th erea fter.
R educed: A ge at w hich em p loyee could e le c t option
without evid en ce of good health , to 62.
B. F. G oodrich— in lieu of new b en efits, em p loyee
could e le c t one of the options under p reviou s p r o ­
v isio n , if e le ctio n w as m ade 3 y e a r s prior to its
e ffectiv e date.


See footnotes on p. 34.


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C— R elated W age Practices12-----Continued
P ro v isio n

E ffectiv e date

Sept. 12, 1956
(ag reem en t of
July 12, 1956,
B. F . G oodrich;
July 21, 1956,
F ir e sto n e ).

June 12, 1959
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t of
sam e d a te);
Sept. 2, 1959,
B. F . G oodrich
(ag reem en t
dated June 9,
1959).

F ir esto n e

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters
B. F . G oodrich
Supplem ental U nem ploym enl: B en efit Plan

E stab lish ed :
P lan contingent on obtaining ruling, by Sept. 12,
P lan to supplem ent b en efits paid under State 1957, that (l) com pany contributions w ere d ed u cti­
unem ploym en t sy ste m s.
ble ex p en ses for F ed e ra l in com e tax p u rp o ses, and
(2) such con trib u tion s would be excluded in c o m ­
putation of o v ertim e pay under the F air Labor
Standards A ct. T h ese ru lin gs w e r e obtained.
A ltern ate b en efit plan estab lish ed for em p loyees in
S tates w h ere su pplem entation w as not p erm itted . 21
C on trib u tion s— com pany to contribute 3 cen ts C ontributions to be paid into fund to be built up to
per m an-hou r com p en sated .
a "m axim um tru st fund position" of ap p roxim ately
$ 185 per em ployee- (including w ork ers laid off but
elig ib le for b en efits) or $ 3 .9 m illio n . C on trib u ­
tion s to c e a s e when fund reach ed 100 p ercen t of
the m axim um tru st fund p osition and to be r e ­
sum ed only as n e c e s s a r y to r esto r e th is le v e l.
C ontributions w ere r etro a ctiv e to July 9, 1956, at
B. F . G ood rich , and July 15, 1956, at F ir e s to n e .
E ligibility'— e m p l o y e e m u st have (1) had W eek of layoff defined as w orkw eek of le s s than
1 y e a r 's sen iority; 22 (2) been on 2d w eek of 18 hours for w ork ers on 6 -hour sh ift, or le s s than
layoff during calen d ar year; 23 (3) had at 20 h ou rs, for w ork ers on 8 -hour sh ift, including,
le a st V4 b en efit cred it unit; (4) not refu sed in both c a s e s , hou rs paid for but not w orked.
a com pany job w hich he w as req u ired by
lo ca l ag reem en t to accept; (5) not been e l i ­
gib le for or receiv in g a sev era n ce a llo w ­
an ce, p en sion , or d isa b ility b en efit, u n less
he could have rec eiv ed th e se w hile working
or receiv in g unem ploym en t com p ensation;
and (6) been e lig ib le for State unem ploym en t
com p en sation u n less (a) he w as servin g a 2d
w aiting w eek , (b) he had an in su fficien t
p eriod of co v ered em p loym en t, (c) b en efits
w ere not payable for 26 w eek s, or (d) his
earn in gs exceed ed State lim it. To obtain
a w eek ly b en efit, em p loyee su rren d ered 1 to
7. 5 cred it u n its, depending on sen io r ity and
tru st fund p osition . 24
A ccru a l of cre d it u n its— em p loyee accu m u lated ^2 cre d it unit for each w orkw eek for
w hich he r ec eiv ed 18 h ou rs' pay if on 6 -hour
sh ift, or 20 h ou rs' pay if on 8 -hour shift.
A m axim um of 26 c red it units could be a c ­
cum ulated at any one tim e.
S ize of b en efits— an am ount w hich, when added B en efits d iscon tin u ed when tru st fund p osition fe ll
to State b e n efits, com pany earn in gs, and below 4 p ercen t. B en efits to be fir s t payable for
oth er com p en sation 25 would equal 65 p ercen t w eek after July 8, 1957, at B. F . G ood rich , and
of em p lo y ee's w eek ly str a ig h t-tim e w ages July 15, 1957, at F ir e s to n e .
after ta x es for 36 hou rs if on 6 -hour sh ift,
or 40 h ou rs if on 8 -hour sh ift, but not m ore E m p loyee w ith few er than the member of cred it
than (1) $ 25 plus $ 2 for each dependent up units req u ired for fu ll w eek ly b en efit to r ec eiv e
to 4 during w eek em p loyee r ec eiv ed State p rop ortion ately reduced am ount if b en efit w as $2
b e n efits, or (2) $ 4 8 .3 0 plus $ 2 for each or m o re. If am ount w as le s s than $ 2 , b en efits
dependent up to 4 during w eek em p loyee w as w ere accum ulated and paid after 13 w eek s or when
la st b en efit w as due, w h ich ever e a r lie r .
not e lig ib le for State b en efits.
Changed: W eek of layoff defined as w orkw eek of
E lig ib ility :
E lim in ated — req u irem en t that em p loyee be on le s s than 21 h ou rs, for w ork ers on 6 -hour sh ift,
2d w eek of layoff during calen d ar y e a r , u n ­ or le s s than 23 hours for w ork ers on 8 -hour sh ift,
le s s th is w as a n e c e s s a r y condition for r e ­ including in both c a s e s , h ou rs paid for but not
w orked.
ceivin g State b en efits.
Added: B en efits not Added: E m p loyee
payable during period not co n sid ered on
layoff during plant
of plant vacation
shutdown to em p loyee vacation shutdown
excep t during tim e
e lig ib le for annual
paid vacation of sam e shutdown exceed ed
vacation for w hich
or g rea ter duration
he w as e lig ib le.
u n less vacation had
been taken during
p reviou s layoff.

See foo tnotes on p. 34.




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C-----R elated W age P ractices12-----C ontinued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters
B. F . G oodrich
Supplem ental U nem ploym ent B en efit P lan— Continued

F ir esto n e

A ccru al of cred it u n its:
Changed— em p loyee to accum ulate V2 cred it
unit each w orkw eek he r ec eiv ed any pay
from com pany.
Added— m axim um num ber of cred it units in ­
c re a sed to m atch in c r e a se in num ber of
w eek s of State unem ploym en t com p en sation
beyond 26, up to and including 39.
S ize of B e n e fits:
In creased to— an am ount w hich, when added
to State unem ploym ent com p en sation and
other com pany earn in gs (including p otential
earn in gs for av ailab le tim e not worked) plus
earn in gs over $1 0 from other em p lo y ers,
would equal 65 p ercen t of em p lo y ee's w eek ly
str a ig h t-tim e w ages after tax es for 36 hours
if on 6 -hour sh ift, or 40 hou rs if on 8 -hour
shift but not m ore than (1) $30 plus $2 for
each dependent up to 4, for each w eek he
r ec eiv ed State b en efits or each w eek after
r eceip t of State b en efits for 26 w eek s, or
(2) $5 2 plus $2 for each dependent up to 4
during fir s t 26 w eek s em p loyee w as not
e lig ib le for State b en efits.
June 5, 1961
E lig ib ility :
Added— b en efits p a y a b l e to m ed ica lly r e ­
(ag reem en t
str ic ted em p loyee aw aiting su itable p la c e ­
dated Apr. 18,
1961, F iresto n e; m ent.
and 1959 letter S ize of B e n e fits:
Changed: E m p loyee w ith in su fficien t cred it u n its,
In creased — m axim um b en efit to (1) $35 plus but oth erw ise e lig ib le , r ec eiv ed fu ll ben efit.
of u n d er­
$2 for each dependent up to 4, for each
standing, B. F.
w eek he rec eiv ed State b en efits or each w eek
G ood rich).
after r ec eip t of State b en efits for 26 w eek s
or (2) $5 7 plus $ 2 for each dependent up to
4 during fir s t 26 w eek s em p loyee w as not
elig ib le for State b en efits.
A ccru al of cred it u n its:
A p ril 16, 1963
In creased — m axim um num ber of cred it u n its,
(ag reem en t
to 52.
dated Apr. 24,
1963, F iresto n e;
Apr. 25,
1963, B. F .
G ood rich).
Increased : Com pany con trib u tion s to 4 cen ts
July 28, 1963
per m an-hou r com p en sated .
(agreem en t
S ize of b e n e fits:
dated Apr. 24,
B en efits discon tin u ed w hen cred it unit can cellation
1963, F ir esto n e Changed— regu lar b en efits— an am ount w hich, b ase 24 fe ll below 4 p ercen t.
when added to State unem ploym ent c o m ­ M axim um n o t ap p licab le when servin g an u n em ­
Apr. 25, 1963,
pen sation and w eek ly earn in gs from com pany p loym ent com p en sation w aiting w eek w h ile te m ­
B. F .
(including p otential earn in gs for availab le p o ra rily laid off out of lin e of sen io r ity , u n less
G oodrich).
tim e not worked) plus earn in gs over $10 layoff resu lted f r o m plant r e a r r a n g e m e n t or
from other e m p lo y ers, would equal 62 p e r ­ in ven tory.
cent of str a ig h t-tim e w eek ly w ages for a
n orm al w orkw eek. M axim um w eek ly b en efit,
$4 0 ($ 6 2 during fir s t 26 w eek s the em p loyee
w as in elig ib le for State ben efits) plus $2 per
dependent up to 4.
E m p loyee could be elig ib le for part of w eek if s p e c i­
E lig ib ility :
Added— em p loyee to be elig ib le for b en efits if fied d isq u alifica tio n conditions w ere resp o n sib le
d isq u alified for unem ploym en t com p en sation for en tire w eek 's unem ploym en t. O n e-fifth of
(1) when laid off b ecau se of in ab ility to p e r ­ w eek ly b en efit paid for each day e lig ib le. O neform w ork offered , although capable of doing six th , if n orm al w orkw eek w as 6 d ays.
oth er w ork to w hich en titled if sen io rity
had b een su fficien t, (2) for refu sa l to accep t
an offer by the com pany of work w hich he
w as not req u ired to take under lo ca l a g r e e ­
m ent, (3) b eca u se of elig ib ility for or receip t
of statu tory r etirem en t or d isa b ility b en efits
w hich could be rec eiv ed w h ile w orking, (4)
when r etire d without com pany p en sion , (5)
when servin g an unem ploym en t com p en sation
w aiting w eek w h ile laid off out of lin e of
June 12, 1959
F ir esto n e
(ag reem en t of
sam e d a te);
Sept. 2, 1959
B. F . G oodrich
(ag reem en t date
dated June 9,
1959)—
C ontinued

See
 footnotes on p. 34.


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C-----R elated W age Practices12----- C ontinued
P ro v isio n

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters
F ir esto n e
B. F . G oodrich
Supplem en tal U nem ploym ent Ben*efit P lan— Continued
sen io rity u n less layoff resu lted from plant
July 28, 1963
rearra n gem en t or inven tory, or when he had
(agreem en t
refu sed or delayed p lacem en t to a job to
dated Apr. 24,
1963, F iresto n e w hich h is sen io rity en titled him or when a
short w orkw eek b en efit w as payable, (6)
Apr. 25, 1963,
when receiv in g m ilita r y term in ation pay, (7)
B. F.
when earn in gs for w eek w ere at le a st equal
G oodrich) —
to or above State unem ploym en t co m p en sa ­
Continued
tion earn in gs lim it, le s s $ 2 , but em p loyee
failed to cla im com p en sation , or (8) when
e m p l o y e e p articip ated in a F ed era l r e ­
train ing p rogram providing b e n e f i t s or
su b sista n ce. 26
Added— sh ort w orkw eek and sp e cia l b en efits P ayable: Short w orkw eek b e n efits, without a p p li­
for sch eduled and u nschedu led w orkw eek. cation , for any w eek in w hich em p loyee w orked
a sh ort w orkw eek and rec eiv ed com pany earn in gs
su fficien t to d isq u alify him for State unem ploym ent
com p en sation . No m inim um or m axim um b en efit.
S p ecial b e n efits, with ap p lication , for any w eek in
w hich em p loyee w orked a sh ort w orkw eek but did
not r e c e iv e su fficien t com pany earn in gs to be d is ­
qualified for State unem ploym en t com p en sation .
No m inim um or m axim um b en efit.
Scheduled s h o r t w orkw eek— 65 p ercen t of D efined as w eek in w hich hou rs w ere reduced to
short w orkw eek average hou rly earnings adjust production to cu stom er dem and.
tim e s the d ifferen ce b etw een com p ensated
or availab le hours and the num ber of hours
in n orm al w orkw eek.
U nscheduled sh ort w orkw eek— 50 p ercen t of D efined as w eek in w hich (1) reduced hours not
short w orkw eek average hou rly earnings c la s s ifie d as sch ed u led , (2) em p loyee returned
tim e s the d ifferen ce b etw een com p en sated from layoff to rep la ce sep arated or absent e m ­
or availab le hou rs and the num ber of hours p loyee, or (3) em p loyee returned to w ork after
a w eek of l a y o f f b ecau se of an in c r e a se in
in n orm al w orkw eek.
production. 27
C om pen sated or av ailab le hou rs to include hours
(1) paid fo r, (2) sch ed u led but not w orked, (3)
w h ile on layoff for any rea so n not covered by
SUB plan, 23 (4) not w orked in accord an ce with
lo ca l a g reem en t, or b eca u se of a b sen teeism of
other w o r k e rs, (5) below the n orm al w orkw eek of
em p lo y ees reg u la rly sch ed u led to w ork le s s than
the n orm al w orkw eek, (6) not w orked b ecau se of
w ork sharing req u ired by c o lle c tiv e bargaining
ag reem en t excep t (a) w h ere union w as not asked
to w aive the w ork -sh a rin g p r o v isio n s, or (b) when
the union refu sed to w aive the w ork -sh a rin g p r o ­
v isio n s and the com pany, after the w ork -sh a rin g
p eriod , failed to lay off, (7) not w orked b ecau se
of a change in sh ift resu ltin g from req u est of e m ­
p loyee, (8) not w orked b eca u se of a reduction in
n orm al w orkw eek by w ritten ag reem en t, or (9)
not w orked b ecau se of fu ll or p artial shutdown
req u ested or agreed to in w ritin g by the union.
E lig ib ility — em p loyee (1) w ith 1 year of s e r v ­
ic e or m o re who w orked for the com pany
during w eek but w hose com p en sated , or
availab le h ou rs w ere le s s than th o se in n o r ­
m al w orkw eek, 28 (2) who w as laid off part
of the w eek , 29 (3) who w as in elig ib le for
State unem ploym en t com p en sation b ecau se
of com pany e a r n in g s ,30 (4) sa tisfie d s p e c i­
fied SUB e lig ib ility r eq u irem en ts, and (5)
w ithout the eq uivalent of a w eek of u n em ­
ploym ent as defined by the State u n em p loy­
m ent com p en sation law with r esp e ct to any
part of the w orkw eek. 31
Added:
S p ecial b en efits— the g rea ter of (a) regu lar
b en efits or (Id) b en efits calcu lated in the
sam e m anner as sh ort w orkw eek b en efit r e ­
duced by State unem ploym en t com p en sation
and w eek ly earn in gs over $10 from another
em p loyer.
E ffective date


See footnotes on p. 34.


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C— -Related W age P ractices12-----Continued
E ffectiv e date

P ro v isio n
B. F . G oodrich
F ir esto n e

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

Supplem en tal U nem ploym ent Ben efit Plan— Continued
E lig ib ility — em p loyee who (1) m et all co n d i­ Not app licab le if short w orkw eek b e n e f i t w as
July 28, 1963
tion s Tor regu lar b en efit (excep t $2 m in i­ payable.
(ag reem en t
m um not ap p licab le), (2) w orked for the
dated Apr. 24,
1963, F ir esto n e com pany during the w eek but w h ose c o m ­
Apr. 25, 1963,
pen sated , or availab le hou rs w ere le s s than
th ose in n orm al w orkw eek, and (3) did not
B. F .
r e c e iv e su fficien t com pany earn in gs or work
G oodrich)—
for com pany long enough to be d isq u alified
Continued
for State unem ploym en t com p en sation .
L evelin g w eek b en efit— em p loyee servin g a
w aiting w eek for State b en efits to r e c e iv e
fu ll am ount (62 percent) of regu lar b en efit
(or sp e cia l b en efit, if applicable) for such
w eek if laid off out of lin e of sen io rity
pending p lacem en t under term s of the c o l­
le c tiv e bargaining agreem en t. No b en efits
payable during plant rearra n gem en t, in ­
ven tory, or other rea so n s sp ecified in plan.
No c red it units can celed for w eek in which
ben efit w as rec eiv ed .
In crea sed — com pany con trib u tion s, to 5 cen ts C om pany con trib u tion s reduced by am ount of s e p a ­
Apr. 19, 1965
per m an-hou r com p en sated .
(am ended
ration paym ents and c o s t of h o sp ita l-m ed ica l
ag reem en t on
b en efits for la id -o ff em p loyees beyond p eriod of
supplem ental
extended c o v e r a g e provided under in su ran ce
agreem en t.
unem ploym ent
S ize of b e n e fits:
b en efits of
Apr. 23, 1965, Changed: R egular b en efits 32— an a m o u n t
w hich, when added to State unem ploym ent
B. F . G oodrich;
com p en sation , and w eek ly earn in gs from
Apr. 22, 1965,
the com pany (including p oten tial earn in gs
F ir e sto n e ).
for availab le tim e not w orked), plus e a r n ­
ings over $10 from other em p lo y ers, would
equal 65 p ercen t of str a ig h t-tim e w eek ly
earn in gs for n orm al w orkw eek. M axim um
w eek ly b en efit, $ 5 0 , plus $2 a dependent, up
to 4. M inim um w eek ly b en efit, $ 10. No
change in $62 m axim um during fir s t 26
w e e k s the e m p l o y e e w a s i n e l i g i b l e for State
b en efits.
Added: E lig ib ility — em p loyee to be elig ib le
for b en efits if d isq u alified for unem ploym ent
com p en sation when the w e e k w as a 2d
w aiting w eek w ithin h is b en efit year under
the State sy ste m or w as a State sy ste m
"waiting w e e k " im m ed ia tely follow ing a
w eek for w hich he rec eiv ed a State ben efit
or o ccu rred le s s than 52 w eek s sin ce h is
la st State "waiting w eek. "
Changed:
A ccru al of cred it u n its— m axim um num ber Changed: P erio d of continuous layoff b efore p e r ­
of units ranged from 52 to 208 depending m anen tly lo sin g cred it u n its, from 24 m onths for
on num ber of y ea rs of s e n io r ity .33
all em p loyees to 24 m onths for em p loyees with
le s s than 15 y e a r s' sen iority; 36 m onths for 15
but le s s than 25 y ea rs; and 48 m onths for 25 y ea rs
or m o re.
Scheduled s h o r t w orkw eek— 75 p ercen t of Changed to: A utom atic s h o r t w orkw eek b en efit
sh ort w orkw eek average hou rly earn in gs (p rev iou sly shown as b e n e f i t payable without
tim e s the d ifferen ce betw een com p en sated applic ation ).
or availab le hou rs and the num ber of hours
in n orm al w orkw eek.
U nscheduled sh ort w ork w eek — 60 p ercen t of
short w orkw eek average hou rly earn in gs
tim e s the d ifferen ce b etw een com p en sated
or availab le hou rs and the num ber of hou rs
in n orm al w orkw eek.


See footnotes on p. 34.


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C-----R elated W age P ractices12----- C ontinued
P ro v isio n
F ir esto n e
B. F . G oodrich
Separation pay
June 5, 1961
E stab lish ed :
(agreem en t
P lan to pay lu m p -su m sep aration b en efits
dated Apr. 18,
from SUB fund.
1961, F iresto n e; E lig ib ility — em p loyee m u st (1) have been on
la y o ff23 for 2 y e a r s or m ore with r e c a ll
Sept. 18, 1961,
B. F.
r ig h ts ;34 (2) have had 5 y ea rs or m ore c o n ­
G oodrich).
tinuous s e r v ic e cred it b efore layoff; (3) have
not refu sed a com pany job w hich he w as r e ­
quired by lo ca l ag reem en t to accep t, and
(4) have not r ec eiv ed or been elig ib le for
sev era n ce pay.
S ize of paym en ts— an am ount equal to 2 p e r cent of total earn in gs for em p loyee with 5
but le s s than 10 y e a r s' se r v ic e , Z lh p ercen t
for em p loyee with 10 but le s s than 15 y ea rs'
se r v ic e , and 3 p ercen t for em p loyee with
15 y ea rs' s e r v ic e or m o re, reduced in all
c a s e s by any SUB b en efits rec eiv ed during
m o st recen t layoff.
Changed:
July 28, 1963
E lig ib ility — s e r v i c e req u irem en ts reduced
(agreem en t
to 2 y e a r s.
dated Apr. 24,
1963, F iresto n e;
Apr. 25, 1963, Added:
S ize of paym ents— an am ount equal to 50
B. F.
hou rs' pay for em p loyee with 2 but le s s
G ood rich).
than 3 y ea rs' s e r v ic e , 75 hou rs' pay for
3 but le s s than 4 y e a r s' se r v ic e , and 100
hou rs' pay with 4 but le s s than 5 y e a r s'
se r v ic e .
E lim in ated — deduction of SUB b en efits r e ceiv ed during m o st recen t layoff from se p a ­
ration paym ent.
Changed:
A pr. 19, 1965
(B. F . G oodrich, E lig ib ilitv — s e r v ic e req u irem en t reduced to
am ended
1 year.
agreem en t on
Changed to:
Size of p aym ents— 50 h ou rs' pay for e m supplem ental
p loyees with 1 but le s s than 2 y ea rs s e ­
unem ploym ent
n iority, to 2 w eek s' pay for each year of
b en efits;
F ir esto n e,
sen io rity over 20. 35
Apr. 22, 1965).

A p p lication s, excep tion s,
and other related m a tters

P aym en ts to be m ade d ire ctly by com pany if tru st
fund p osition w as le s s than 80 p ercen t.
E m ployee who accep ted sep aration paym ent forfeited
all righ ts to p en sion , in su ran ce, and other e m ­
p loyee b en efits and, if reem p loyed by the com pany,
did not have can celed sen io r ity rein stated .

Added: E m ployee could be r ec a lled for a period
of le s s than 3 m onths during a 2 -year layoff and
s till qualify.

Bonus Plan
E stab lish ed : Bonus plan, to be financed by
Apr. 1, 1965
allo catin g , to a sp e cia l fund, com pany's
(m em orandum
5 -cen t-a n -h o u r SUB contribution after SUB
of agreem en t of
fund had reach ed m axim um financing.
Apr. 23, 1965,
B. F . G oodrich; B en efits ranging from $25 to $100 depending
on status of sp e cia l fu n d , provided e m ­
Apr. 22, 1965,
p loyees with 1 year of sen io rity or m ore in
F ir esto n e).
the bargaining unit.


http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
See footnotes on p. 34.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

B en efit d eterm in ed by dividing the am ount irr the
sp e cia l fund by the total num ber of e lig ib les e m ­
ployed on O ctober 31 each year.
B en efits to be payable on la st pay day b efore
D ecem b er 25 each app licab le year or June 1 of
the follow in g year as d eterm in ed at loca l plant
lev e l.
No b en efits paid in year in w hich paym ents per
elig ib le em p loyee would be le s s than $25 (in which
c a se am ount in fund w as to be included in d e te r ­
m ining future d istrib u tion ). If am ount in sp ecia l
fund exceed ed $100 per em p loyee, the e x c e ss w as
to b e taken into account in d eterm in in g future
b en efits.
Plan contingent on ru lin gs that paym ents (1) need
not be included in regu lar rate for purp oses of the
F air Labor Standards A ct, and (2) w ere deductible
. exp en ses for in com e tax p u rp oses in year in which
they w ere m ade.

34
Footnotes:

1 L a st entry under each item r ep r ese n ts m o st recen t change.
2 B en efit additions or ch anges negotiated as part of a m a ster a g reem en t did not b ecom e effectiv e at a plant
until a supplem ental a g reem en t w as sign ed at the r esp e ctiv e plant.
3 A 6-hour day, 36-hour w eek , w as the norm al sch ed u le for m o st tire and tube w ork ers in Akron during
the prew ar and postw ar y e a r s. D uring the w ar, and at B. F . G oodrich plants sin ce July 1965, an 8-h our day
w as w orked.
4 Not app licable to hours not m ade availab le to em p loyee rep ortin g for w ork after a b sen ce, u n less he had
w ritten le a v e -o f-a b se n c e and rep orted on fir s t w orkday follow in g end of lea v e.
5 D uring period covered by E xecu tive O rder No. 9240 (O ct. 1, 1942, to Aug. 21, 1945), th ese p ro v isio n s
w ere m odified in p ra ctice w h ere n e c e ssa r y to conform w ith that ord er.
6 P o licy in e ffec t at B. F . G oodrich p rior to in clu sio n in union ag reem en t.
7 2 p ercen t for 5 but le s s than 10 y e a r s , 2 lh p ercen t for 10 but le s s than 15 y e a r s , and 3 p ercen t for 15 y e a r s
or m o re.
8 Group life in su ran ce began in N ovem ber 1916; group h o sp ita liza tio n , accid en t, and sic k n e ss in su ran ce in
January 1934.
9 Group life in su ran ce began in 1915; group h osp italization in 19 38.
10 Schedule of b en efits and contributions w ere as follow s:
B a sic hourly rate
L e ss than
$0. 72 but
$0. 90 but
$1. 08 but
$1. 26 but
$1. 44 and

L ife in su ran ce

$0. 7 2 _________________
le s s than $0. 90______
le s s than $1. 08______
le s s than $1. 26______
le s s than $ 1 .4 4 ______
o v er___________________

$ 1 ,5 0 0
2 ,0 0 0
2 ,5 0 0
3, 000
3, 500
4, 000

11 Schedule of b en efits and contributions w ere as follow s: 1
2
Annual earn in gs

L ife in su ran ce

L e ss than $2, 000____________________
$ 2 ,0 0 0 but le s s than $ 3 ,0 0 0 -----------$ 3 ,0 0 0 but le s s than $ 4 ,0 0 0 ________
$4, 000 but le s s than $ 5 ,0 0 0 ________
$ 5 ,0 0 0 but le s s than $ 7 ,5 0 0 ________
$ 7 ,5 0 0 but le s s than $10, 0 0 0 ______
$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 but le s s than $15, 000______
$ 1 5 ,0 0 0 and o v er____________________

$ 2 ,0 0 0
3,00 0
4, 000
5 ,0 0 0
7 ,5 0 0
10,000
15,000
20 ,0 0 0

E m p loyee's
m onthly
contribution
$1. 20
1. 80
2. 40
3. 00
4. 50
6. 00
10. 30
14. 60

12 L ife in su ran ce red u ced in accord an ce w ith follow in g sch edule:
Insurance in force
at retirem en t
$1,500.
2 000
2,500.
3, 000.
3, 500.
4, 000.
,

.

R educed am ount
$ 1,000

1 , 100

1,200

1.500
1.500
1.500

13 Akron and New C astle lo ca ls a d m in istered own h o sp ita l, su r g ic a l, and w eek ly accid en t and sic k n e ss b en efit
plans by con tract w ith p rivate in su ran ce com pany.
14 Akron and New C astle lo ca ls rejoin ed com pany h osp ital, su r g ic a l, and accid en t and sic k n e ss plan s.
15 Schedule of b en efits w as as follow s:
B a sic hou rly rate
L e ss than $ 0 .9 0 ________________
$0. 90 but le s s than $1. 08______
$1. 08 but le s s than $1. 26______
$1. 26 but le s s than $1. 44______
$1. 44 but le s s than $1. 62______
$1. 62 and o v er__________________
16 Schedule of b en efits w as as follow s:
Annual earn in gs




L e ss than $ 2 ,0 0 0 _______________
$2, 000 but le s s than $2, 500____
$2, 500 but le s s than $3, 500____
$3, 500 and o v e r ________________

L ife in su ran ce
$ 2 ,0 0 0
2 ,5 0 0
3 ,0 0 0
3, 500
4, 000
4, 500
L ife in su ran ce
$ 2 ,5 0 0
3, 000
4, 000
4 ,5 0 0

35
Footnotes— Continued

17 Not payable in con n ection w ith pregn ancy.
18 E x clu siv e of outpatient d iagn ostic X -ra y and lab oratory te s ts , and outpatient X -r a y and radium therapy
b e n e fits.
19 Com pany to pay the fu ll c o st of continued covera ge for a m axim um p eriod d eterm in ed in accord an ce w ith
the follow ing table:
M axim um num ber of fu ll w eek ly SUB
b en efits to w hich em p lo y ee's cred it
units as of la st day w orked p rior to
layoff w ould en title him:
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
44
48

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

M axim um num ber of m onths for w hich
h osp ital, su r g ic a l, and m ed ica l exp en se
covera ge to be continued w ithout c o st
to em ployee:

1 9 __________________________________________ 1
2 3 __________________________________________ 2
2 7 __________________________________________ 3
3 1 __________________________________________ 4
3 5 __________________________________________ 5
3 9 __________________________________________ 6
4 3 __________________________________________ 7
4 7 __________________________________________ 8
5 2 __________________________________________ 9

20 P lan orig in a ted in A p ril 1934.
21 P lan provided for paym ent of a "lum p-sum " b en efit at end of layoff or after e lig ib ility for State b en efits
w as exh au sted , w h ich ever o ccu rred fir s t. B en efit equaled am ount of w eek ly SUB b en efits em p loyee would have
r ec eiv ed if supplem entation had b een p erm itted . In S tates w h ere paym ent of lu m p -su m b en efits w as not allow ed ,
em ployee r ec eiv ed State b en efits for 2 (or 3) w eek s and a "periodic" b en efit during the third (or fourth) w eek.
P erio d ic b en efits equaled 3 (or 4) tim e s am ount of w eek ly SUB b en efits. T h ese b en efits w ere a lso payable to
em ployee in elig ib le for State b en efits if he w as o th erw ise elig ib le for w eek ly SUB b en efits but in a State w h ere
supplem entation w as not p erm itted .
22 E m ployee r ec eiv ed cre d it units r etr o a c tiv ely on attaining 1 y e a r 's sen io rity .
23 B en efits not payable for p eriod s of layoff occu rrin g for d iscip lin a ry rea so n s or as a con seq u en ce of (1) any
str ik e , slow dow n, w ork stop p age, p ick etin g (w hether or not by e m p lo y e es), or con certed action at a com pany plant
(or p lan ts), or any dispute of any kind in volvin g em p loyees w'hether at a com pany plant (or p lan ts), or e lse w h e r e ,
(2) any fault attributable to the app licant, (3) any w ar or h o stile act of a foreign pow er (but not governm ent
regu lation s or co n tro l's connected th erew ith ), (4) sabotage or in su rrectio n , or (5) any act of God.
24 C redit unit ca n cella tio n sch ed u le w as as follow s: 2
1
0
3
9
8
7
6
5
And if the y e a r s of sen io rity w ere—
If the tru st fund p osition ap p licable to the
5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 y e a r s
1 to 5
y ea rs
w eek for w h ich su ch b en efit paid is —
y ea rs
y ea rs
years
and over
The cre d it units can celed for b en efit to be—
80 p ercen t or over
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
70 to 7 9 .9 9 p ercen t____________________________________
1. 15
1. 30
60 to 69. 99 p ercen t____________________________________
1. 15
1. 00
1. 00
1. 00
1. 50
1. 30
1. 15
1. 00
1. 00
50 to 5 9 .9 9 p ercen t____________________________________
2. 00
1. 50
1. 30
1. 15
1. 00
40 to 4 9 .9 9 p ercen t____________________________________
2. 50
2. 00
1. 50
1. 30
30 to 39. 99 p ercen t____________________________________
1. 15
3. 33
2. 50
2. 00
1. 50
1. 30 *
20 to 2 9 .9 9 p ercen t____________________________________
2. 50
2. 00
1. 50
10 to 19.99 p ercen t____________________________________
5. 00
3. 33
2. 50
2. 00
7. 50
5. 00
3. 33
4 to 9. 99 p ercen t_______________________________________
Under 4 p e r c e n t________________________________________ ___________________ No b en efits payable.
25 Including am ount em p loyee in elig ib le for State b en efits w ould have r ec eiv ed from com pany for availab le
hours not w orked.
26 F or em p loyee d isq u alified for unem ploym en t com p en sation b ecau se of p eriod w ork ed , or when com pany
earnings w ere at le a s t equal to or above State u n em ploym en t com p en sation earn in g lim it (se e sh ort w orkw eek
b e n e fits).
27 Only to extent sh ort w ork w eek w as attributable to such ca u se.
28 E xcluding w eek s in w hich h olid ay pay w as the only pay r ec eiv ed from the com pany. L ayoff m u st have
b een for rea so n s sp ecified in regu lar SUB plan.
29 L ayoff m u st have b een for rea so n s sp e cifie d in SUB plan.
30 E m ployee m u st have b een in elig ib le for State b en efits so le ly b ecau se of com pany earn in gs or p eriod w orked
or eith er of th ese r ea so n s in com b in ation w ith other rea so n s sp ecified in regu lar SUB plan.
31 W hen em p loyee had w eek of unem ploym en t as defined by State u n em ploym en t com p en sation law begin ning on
a day other than Sunday or M onday, he could apply for p artial sh ort w orkw eek b en efit for days of layoff not included
in defined w eek of unem ploym en t.
32 Although the 1965 ag reem en t did not provide SUB for em p lo y ees au tom a tically r etire d and w ere in eligib le
for retire m e n t b e n efits, such b en efits w ere provided th ese em p loyees in accord an ce w ith com pany letter dated
Apr. 23, 1965.




36
F ootnotes— Continued
33

34
35

M axim um num ber of c red it units accru ed w ere:
Y ears of sen io rity
M axim um cre d it units
52
L e ss than 5 _____________
5 but le s s than 1 0 ______
78
104
10 but le s s than 15_____
130
15 but le s s than 25_____
208
25 and o v e r _____________
Com pany to w aive this req u irem en t in c a s e s w h ere th ere w as no sig n ifica n t p ro sp ect of reem p loym en t.
B en efits w ere as follow s:




Y ears of sen io rity
S ep aration pay
1 but le s s than 2 _______________ 50 hours
2 but le s s than 3_______________ 70 hours
3 but le s s than 4_______________ 100 hours
4 but le s s than 5_______________ 135 hours
5 but le s s than 10_____________ 1 w eek 's pay for each year of sen io rity
10 but le s s than 15____________ IV4 w eek s' pay for each year of sen io rity
15 but le s s than 20____________ 1 lh w eek s' pay for each year of sen io rity
20 y e a r s or m o r e _____________ 2 w eek s' pay for each year of sen io rity

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T h e fo llo w in g l i s t c o n s titu te s a ll w a g e c h r o n o lo g ie s p u b lis h e d to d a te .
T h o s e f o r w h ic h a p r ic e is s h o w n a r e a v a ila b le f r o m th e S u p e rin te n d e n t o f
D o c u m e n ts , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n ti n g O ffic e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m
an y o f its r e g io n a l s a le s o f f ic e s . T h o s e f o r w h ic h a p r ic e is n o t sh o w n m a y b e
o b ta in e d f r e e a s lo n g a s a s u p p ly is a v a ila b le , f r o m th e B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ,
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b ack c o v e r.
A lu m in u m C o m p a n y o f A m e r ic a , 1939—61 . B L S R e p o r t 219.
A m e r ic a n V is c o s e , 1945—63 . B L S R e p o r t 277 (20 c e n ts ) .
T h e A n a c o n d a C o . , 1 9 4 1 -4 8 . B L S R e p o r t 197.
A n th r a c ite M in in g I n d u s tr y , 1 9 3 0 -6 6 . B L S B u lle tin 1494 (20 c e n ts ) .
A . T .& T .— L o n g L in e s D e p a r tm e n t, 1940—6 4 . B L S B u lle tin 1443
(40 c e n ts ) .
B e r k s h ir e H a th a w a y In c . , 1 9 4 3 -6 6 . B L S B u lle tin 1475 (20 c e n ts ) .
B e th le h e m A tla n tic S h ip y a r d s , 1 9 4 1 -6 5 . B L S B u lle tin 1454 (25 c e n ts ) .
B itu m in o u s C o a l M in e s , 1933—66 . B L S B u lle tin 1461 (20 c e n ts ) .
T h e B o e in g C o . (W a s h in g to n P la n ts ) , 19 36—64. B L S R e p o r t 204 (20 c e n ts ) .
C a r o lin a C o a c h C o . , 1947—63. B L S R e p o r t 25 9.
C h r y s le r C o r p o r a tio n , 1939—64. B L S R e p o r t 198 (25 c e n ts ) .
C o m m o n w e a lth E d is o n C o . o f C h ic a g o , 1945—63 . B L S R e p o r t 205
(20 c e n ts ) .
D a n R iv e r M ills , 1943—6 5 . B L S B u lle tin 1495 (15 c e n ts ) .
F e d e r a l C la s s if ic a tio n A c t E m p lo y e e s , 1924—64. B L S B u lle tin 1442
(35 c e n ts ) .
F o r d M o to r C o m p a n y , 1941—64. B L S R e p o r t 99 (30 c e n ts ) .
G e n e r a l M o to rs C o rp . , 1939—6 6 . B L S B u lle tin 1532 (30 c e n ts ) .
I n te r n a tio n a l H a r v e s t e r C o m p a n y , 1946—61. B L S R e p o r t 20 2.
I n te r n a tio n a l S hoe C o . , 1945—66 . B L S B u lle tin 1479 (20 c e n ts ) .
L o c k h e e d A i r c r a f t C o rp . ( C a lif o r n ia C o m p a n y ), 1937—64 . B L S R e p o r t 231
(25 c e n ts ) .
M a r tin —M a r ie t ta C o rp . , 1944—64 . B L S B u lle tin 1449 (25 c e n t s ) .
M a s s a c h u s e tts S hoe M a n u f a c tu rin g , 1945—6 6 . B L S B u lle tin 1471
(15 c e n t s ) .
N ew Y o rk C ity L a u n d r ie s , 1945—64. B L S B u lle tin 145 3 (20 c e n ts ) .
N o rth A m e r ic a n A v ia tio n , 1941—64. B L S R e p o r t 203 (25 c e n ts ) .
N o rth A tla n tic L o n g s h o rin g , 1934—61. B L S R e p o r t 234.
P a c if ic C o a s t S h ip b u ild in g , 1941—64. B L S R e p o r t 254 (25 c e n ts ) .
P a c if ic G a s a n d E l e c t r i c C o . , 1943—66. B L S B u lle tin 1499 (30 c e n ts ) .
P a c if ic L o n g s h o re I n d u s tr y , 1934—65. B L S B u lle tin 1491 (25 c e n ts ) .
R a ilr o a d s — N o n o p e ra tin g E m p lo y e e s , 1920—62 . B L S R e p o r t 208 (25 c e n ts ) .
S in c la ir O il C o m p a n ie s , 1941—66 . B L S B u lle tin 1447 (25 c e n ts ) .
S w ift & C o . , 1942—63 . B L S R e p o r t 260 (25 c e n ts ) .
U n ite d S ta te s S te e l C o r p o r a tio n , 1937—64. B L S R e p o r t 186 (30 c e n ts ) .
W e s te r n G re y h o u n d L in e s , 1945—63. B L S R e p o r t 245 (30 c e n ts ) .
W e s te r n U n io n T e le g r a p h C o . , 1943—63 . B L S R e p o r t 160 (30 c e n ts ) .



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