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u . j nH ; Wage Chronology International Paper Co. Southern Kraft Division December 1937— May 1973 B u lle tin 1788 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 1973 Dayton & Montgomery Wage Chronology International P a p e r C o., Southern Kraft D ivision D ece m b er 1937— M a y 1973 Bulletin 1788 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Peter J. Brennan, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Julius Shiskin, Commissioner 1973 355 . For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, GPO Bookstores, or BLS Regional Offices listed on inside back cover. Price 55 cents. Make checks payable to Superintendent of Documents. Microfiche edition available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va. 22151, at $1.45 a set. Make checks for microfiche payable to NTIS. P reface This bulletin is one of a series prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that traces changes in wage scales and related benefits negotiated by individual employers or combinations of employers with a union or group of unions. Benefits unilaterally introduced by an employer generally are included. The information is obtained largely from collective bargaining agreements and related documents voluntarily filed with the Bureau. Descriptions of the course of collective bargaining are derived from the news media and confirmed and supplemented by the parties to the agreement. Wage chronologies, dealing only with selected features of collective bargaining or wage determination, are intended primarily as a tool for research, analysis, and wage administration. References to job security, grievance procedures, methods of piece-rate adjustments, and similar matters are omitted. For a detailed explanation of the purpose and scope of the chronology program, see “Wage Chronologies and Salary Trend Reports” , BLS Handbook o f Methods, Bulletin 1711 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1971), chapter 24 pp. 209—12. This wage chronology summarizes changes in wage rates and related compensation practices negotiated by the Southern Kraft Division of the International Paper Company with the United Paperworkers International Union (formed in a 1972 merger of the United Papermakers and Paperworkers, and the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers), and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers since 1937. This bulletin replaces Wage Chronology: International Paper Company, Southern Kraft Division, 1937-67, published as BLS Bulletin 1534, and incorporates the supplement covering the 1967-69 period. Materials previously published have been supplemented by contract changes negotiated in 1970. Except for a revised introduction and other minor changes, earlier texts are included as they were originally published. Wage stabilization policies affect increases in wages or supplementary compensation scheduled for introduction after August 15, 1971. Changes are presented in this chronology as approved by regulatory authorities or, in the absence of a decision, as negotiated by the parties. The section for 1967-73 was prepared in the Division of Trends in Employee Compensation by William M. Davis. in C o n te n ts Page Introduction ................................................. Summary of contract negotiations: December 1937-May 1965 .................... June 1965-May 1967 .............................. June 1967-May 1970 .............................. June 1970-May 1973 .............................. Tables: 1 General wage changes ....................... 2. Beginners’ hourly wage rates, 1937-72 3. Supplementary compensation practices Shift premium p a y .............................. Premium pay for Sunday work . . . . Overtime p a y ....................................... Holiday pay ....................................... Paid vacations .................................... Call-in p a y ........................................... Reporting pay .................................... Paid rest p e r i o d s ................................. Paid sick leave .................................... Jury duty pay .................................... Severance pay .................................... Funeral l e a v e ....................................... Mealtime p a y ....................................... Wire and clothing time p a y ................ Insurance p la n s .................................... Retirement plan ................................. 1 4 4 5 6 8 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 21 Introduction The International Paper Company and its subsidiaries make up the world’s largest papermaking organization. In addition to its papermaking operations in the United States and Canada, International Paper owns or leases over 23 million acres of woodlands. The Southern Kraft Division is the firm’s largest. International Paper Company was first incorporated in New York in 1898. It was formed through a merger of 18 papermaking companies located in northern New Yo rk , V e r m o n t , New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. In 1928, the International Paper and Power Company, which subsequently divested itself of its utility properties, acquired the company. The present organization was incorporated in New York on June 23, 1941 and on September 29, 1941 acquired the assets of the International Paper and Power Company, including over 99 percent of the stock of the latter’s subsidiary, the old International Paper Company. Operations in the South and in kraft paper were started when the Bastrop Mill in Louisiana was purchased in 1925. Subsequently, mills in the South were built or bought in Camden, Ark. (1926), Bastrop, La. (Louisiana Mill—1927), Moss Point, Miss. (1928), Mobile, Ala. (1929), Panama City, Fla. (1931), George town, S.C. (1937), Springhill, La. (1938), Natchez, Miss. (1951), and Pine Bluff, Ark. (1958).1 As the number of mills in the Southern Kraft Division increased to 10, production expanded from unbleached linerboard into practically every grade of paper and board. Today, in addition to bleached and unbleached kraft paper and board, products include newsprint, various groundwood printing grades, dissolving pulps, chemfibre, shipping containers, and grocery and specialty bags. Hourly-rated employees of the Southern Kraft Division papermills are represented by four international unions. Tw o-the United Papermakers International Union (UPIU) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)-represent the vast majority of workers. They negotiate jointly with the company and are the two unions summarized in this wage chronology. Other employees are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the United Association of Journey men and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada (PPF). 2 The current UPIU resulted from the merger of the former United Papermakers and Paperworkers (UPP) and the former International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers (PSPMW) on August 9, 1972. Antecedents of the UPP can be traced to 1884, when a group of Holyoke, Mass., papermachine tenders organized a “social club.” This and other groups that followed were located in the northeastern states, then the center of the paper industry. A charter covering paper-machine tenders and beater engineers, the aristo crats of the trade, was issued by the American Federa tion of Labor in 1893 in the name of the United Brotherhood of Papermakers. Other papermill workers’ dissatisfaction with the lack of representation in matters that directly affected their livelihood caused the AFL to issue a new charter in 1897. This charter expanded the organization’s jurisdiction to all branches of the paper making industry. A dual movement, founded by skilled papermachine tenders who were not in accord with the expansion in membership, amalgamated with the United Brotherhood in 1902 to form the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers. One year later, a group of Laborers Protective Unions, affiliated directly with the Federation and representing workers employed outside the machine rooms, were transferred without their consent to the International Brotherhood. This merger did not adequately represent unskilled and semiskilled workers, and, in 1906, these workers organized the PSPMW outside of the Federation. Intense rivalry hurt both unions, and in 1909 they divided the jurisdiction of the paper industry. News print, bag, and hanging mill workers were ceded to the 2 Other groups o f em p loyees and operations are also represented b y international u n ion s, bu t are not included in this 1 The com p a n y ’s on ly other kraft plan t, in Gardiner, Oreg., ch ronology. The o ffice o f Professional E m p loyees International U n ion , for exam p le, is the collective bargaining agent for is n o t covered b y this chron ology. It was bu ilt in 1 9 6 4 , and specified groups o f salaried o ffice and clerical em p loyees. produces unbleached kraft paper and paperboard. 1 Pulp Workers, as were all workers not connected with any other international union. To eliminate possible conflicts, a joint conference board was established to discuss mutual problems at regular intervals. The new jurisdictions were confirmed when the Pulp Workers were admitted to the Federation. In March 1957, the Paper Makers adopted the name United Papermakers and Paperworkers after amalgamating with a former affiliate of the CIO—the United Paperworkers of America.3 The accord of 1909 established a basis for a joint and harmonious assocation between the UPP and the PSPMW that lasted until their recent merger, and resulted in relatively uniform policies among the mills within each of the major producing regions. Bargaining goals in the South, as in other regions, were influenced strongly by the two internationals through joint wage conferences. Generally, a union vice president and sometimes inter national representatives supervised negotiations with key companies. The terms agreed to then became the pattern for negotiations in other plants in the region, subject to some changes because of differing conditions among firms. In the South, expression of local opinion, pro vided through the Southern Association of Pulp and Paper Industry Unions, was informal but effective. The association, organized in 1943, continues to meet several times a year and before negotiations to discuss prob lems in the South. At the Southern Kraft Division, the practice has been for a single contract to be negotiated and signed with the two paper unions (now the combined UPIU) and the IBEW.4 It frequently was the first to be negotiated in the South and provided the pattern for a major segment of the southern paper and pulp industry. The initial collective bargaining agreement in the Southern Kraft Division was negotiated with the UPP, PSPMW, and IBEW at the Mobile plant in 1937. Additional contracts were reached in 1938 for mills located in Panama City, Georgetown, Bastrop (2 mills), and Camden, and the first multiplant contract covering all eight mills then in the Southern Kraft Division was negotiated with the 3 unions in 1939. The Machinists negotiated their initial contract in 1938 for employees of the Panama City mill, and the Plumbers’ first agreement, at the Springhill mill, was reached 3 years later. From 1941 through 1949, a master agreement negotiated by the five unions for all eight mills covered all employees. The Machinists and Plumbers returned to separate contracts for their members in 1950; this practice continues at the present time. The IBEW and the former UPP and PSPMW still negotiate jointly. One-year contracts were traditional until 1956, when the parties negotiated a 2-year agreement. Of the next six negotiations, half produced 2-year agreements and the trend toward multi-year contracts was completed in 1967 when the first of two 3-year agreements was negotiated. From 1937 to 1965, all general wage changes that were negotiated were increases except one—a 5-percent wage decrease was instituted in September 1938 but rescinded in February 1939. General wage increases went into effect in each of the years of the contractual relationship except two—1943 and 1949. Southern Kraft employees’ wage rates were increased twice a year in 2 years, during World War II and the Korean emergency. In 1938,black laborers received4 cents an hour below the base rate for whites. On application of the company and the union, the National War Labor Board in 1943 removed the differential, which had increased to AlA cents an hour. Women’s minimum rates were 8 cents an hour below those paid men when the Board was considering the parties’ request. This differential was maintained until 1948, however, when it was reduced to 6 cents an hour. No further decreases were negotiated until 1962 when another 2-cent reduction was made. The following year the differential was reduced to 2 cents and in 1964 was eliminated. Basic hourly rates of pay in kraft pulp and papermills are among the highest in the South. The industry started in the South in 1910 and developed rapidly during the 1920’s. Papermaking requires a relatively large pro portion of skilled labor to perform intricate operations with expensive machinery. Because few workers in the region were experienced, southern employers imported and paid the rates necessary to attract skilled workers from the North. As a result, “ . . . wage rates for skilled workers in 1939 were considerably higher in some of the Southern States than in Maine and New Hampshire. Common labor, on the other hand, was paid a uniformly lower rate in the South.”5 By 1946, however, the director of the southern region of the Paper Makers was able to report that the regular rate in Southern Kraft Division plants was “ . . . the same as the base (rate) in the Book and Bond Division of the International Paper 3 The U nited Paperworkers received its charter from the CIO on Jan. 1 , 1 9 4 4 ; the un ion did n ot represent workers in the Southern Kraft Division o f the International Paper C om pany. 4 Separate contracts (n ot inclu ded in this chron ology) were n egotiated b y the PSPMW for each o f the five regions in w hich the com pany had w ood lan d operation s. The first agreem ent for these em p loyees was signed in G eorgetow n, S.C. in 1 9 4 7 . 5 Rupert W. M aclaurin, “ Wages and Profits in the Paper Industry, 1 9 2 9 -3 9 ,” The Quarterly Journal o f Economics, February 1 9 4 4 , V o l. LVIII, N o . 2 , p. 2 1 7 . 2 the Southern Kraft Division has been narrowed significantly over the last 30 years, due to a greater rate of increase in pay in southern mills.8 The predominant method of pay is a flat rate, but a small percentage of the workers—those who operate paper machines-are paid according to an incentive formula. Provisions of the contracts dealing with the day-to-day administration of the paper machine formula are not included in the tables of this chronology. Changes in related practices that are reported, however, apply to these employees as well as to those paid time rates. Company.”6 Book and Bond Division plants of the company were all located in northern states. Wages paid in the South are at least equal to, if not greater than, those paid in the Northeast, although still below those in the Pacific Northwest.7 Wage rates in the Northwest, which also is a major production center for pulp and paper products, traditionally have been the highest in the industry. However, the percentage differential between rates in the Northwest and those in 6 Letter dated May 2 3 , 1 9 4 6 , from Regional Director, Southern Regional O ffices, International B rotherhood o f Papermakers to the Research and E ducational D irector, International Brotherhood o f P ulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers. 7 See Industry Wage Survey: Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills, October 1967, Bulletin 160 8 (Bureau o f Labor Statistics> 8 Harold M. Levinson, Determining Forces in Collective Wage Bargaining (N ew Y ork, John W iley & Son s, In c., 1 9 6 6 ), pp. 1 9 6 8 ), p. 7. 13 0 -1 3 1 . 3 S u m m a ry o f C o n tra c t N e g o tia tio n s started operations in the South. (Provisions reported in table 3 as being in effect in 1937 do not necessarily indicate changes from prior conditions of employment.) Numerous improvements and additions to work practice provisions and benefits were negotiated over the next 27 years. By 1965, the contract had grown to 56 printed pages, including 16 articles and innumerable sections, and was supplemented by a 6-page safety manual and a 52-page schedule of occupational rates. D ecem ber 1937-May 1965 The first collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the company in the South,9 at the Mobile plant, was initiated jointly by the UPP, PSPMW, and IBEW in 1937, and signed in January 1938, during the period of rapid union expansion encouraged by enactment of favorable Federal legislation.10 The contract was comparatively free of detail. It was a two-page typewritten document with six sections,an addendum of 15 mill rules and 25 safety rules, and a three-page wage schedule. Its economic provisions, other than those directly related to rates of pay, were limited to premium pay for overtime, shift differentials, work on recognized holidays, and pay for workers called to work outside their regular schedule. At the time of the first agreement, the company also improved the jointly financed insurance benefits which had been available to its workers company wide since 1923, two years before it Ju n e 1965-M ay 1967 The course of negotiations scheduled to open in May 1965 appeared to have been forecast by the tenor of statements presented by union officials at the 22d Annual Convention of the Southern Association of Pulp and Paper Industry Unions. Delegates to the April convention received an inclusive bargaining proposal “Design for Progress ’65,” that explained the goals of the PSPMW. Similar goals were adopted by the UPP. As in the past, the goals covered many issues. Proposals to raise earnings included increases in wage rates and premium pay for overtime as well as higher shift differentials. Recommendations for additional paid holidays, longer regular vacations with pay, and extended vacations would have maintained earnings levels while providing more leisure. Although the AFL-CIO position on a shorter workweek was supported to provide additional jobs, the paper unions’ proposals made no reference to the maintenance of earnings. During periods of unemployment resulting from mergers and technological changes, supplemental unemployment benefits and severance pay plans were advocated. Finally, there were proposals to improve pension and health and welfare plans. Since most of the union contracts provided for paid jury duty and funeral leave, only brief reference was made to them. Almost as many goals dealt with nonmonetary issues as with monetary demands. The bargaining objectives developed by the Associa tion and the demands of the union locals were largely a reflection of the International Unions’ program. Negotiations opened on May 6 and continued beyond 9 The UPP and PSPMW had contracts w ith th e co m p an y ’s northern m ills during and b efore World War 1. In 1 9 2 1 , the unions struck in the northern m ills against a red uction in pay. The strike against the com pany iasted 5 years. From the start o f the strike until 1 9 3 7 the com p an y operated an op en sh op. In 1 9 3 5 , how ever, John P. Burke, President o f the PSPMW, reported at the u n io n ’s annual con ven tion that “the com pany was n ot discrim inating against the union and. . .1 have also had several m eetings w ith the head officials o f the International Paper Com pany during the past 2 years.” 10 Robert M. M acdonald stated in Unionism and the Wage Structure in the United States Pulp and Paper Industry , Institute o f Industrial R elations, University o f California, Los Angeles, 1 9 5 6 , that the ebb in union m em bership in the late 1 9 2 0 ’s and early 3 0 ’s was “brought to an abrupt halt w ith the enactm ent o f the N ational Industrial R ecovery A ct and the N ational Labor R elations A ct. As a result o f th is legislation new locals sprang up rapidly not o n ly in the older papermaking regions o f the N ortheast and Lake States b u t also in the newer regions o f the Pacific Coast and S o u th .” Jam es A. Gross, in “ The Making and Shaping o f Unionism in the Pulp In du stry,” Labor History , Spring 1 9 6 4 , p . 1 9 8 , agreed w ith M acdonald and in add ition suggested that: “Many form erly hostile em ployers, surveying the scen e, d ecid ed that it w ou ld be prudent to settle w ith the m ore m ature conservatism o f the Pulp and Sulphite Workers and the Paper Makers before the n ew and more ‘radical’ labor u n ion s m ade inroads am ong their e m p lo y e e s .. . ” 4 May 31, the scheduled expiration date of the contract, without either party serving the required 10-day notice of intent to terminate. By June 3, the union negotiators had decided that the areas of disagreement warranted a 10-day strike notice. On June 11, 1965, employees left their jobs for the first time since the initial agreement was signed in January 1938.11 Reflecting the under standing that had developed during the long relationship, negotiations continued and shutdown operations pro ceeded in an orderly fashion. At this point, the company had offered a 32.5-centsan-hour package in a 2-year agreement. Under the offer, wage rates would have been increased 10 cents an hour the first year and 3.5 percent (averaging approximately 9.6 cents an hour) the second year. The first shift differential would have been increased 1 cent an hour in the initial year of the agreement and the second shift premium by a like amount a year later. An additional holiday was offered, and vacation benefits would have been increased to 5 weeks after 25 years’ service. Extensive revisions of the pension plan were proposed. Eligibility requirements for normal retirement would have been reduced to age 63 with 30 years’ service, and annuities would have been increased by 15 percent for past service credits and by 16.66 percent for all service starting in 1965. Fifteen years’ service would have been required for disability benefits. The plan was to be expanded by the addition of benefits for survivors of active employees who died at or after age 63 with 30 years of service or more. The proposal would also have required the company, over a 4-year period, to assume the employee’s pension contribution on the first $3,000 earned during a year. Although the company and union were in agreement on many issues, there were wide areas of difference on a number of major items—the most important was reported to be eligibility for early retirement with unreduced pension benefits. Under the unions’ proposals, any employee would be eligible for a “full normal annuity,” based on years of service, at age 62. There was also a wide gap between the two general wage increase proposals; the union wanted a 12-cent-an-hour raise the first year, and 4.5 percent (about 12.5 cents) the second year. Also, the union requested a 4-week paid vacation after 15 years of service, 5 weeks after 20 years, and 6 weeks after 30 years. The unions struck at 2 p.m. on June 11, 1965. Negotiations were recessed on June 14, and were not resumed for 10 days. A week later, the company had sufficiently narrowed the difference in the parties’ positions to warrant, in the opinion of the union negotiators, a vote by members of the locals. The agreement was ratified by the locals on July 2 and the strike ended on the same day. All 10 Southern Kraft Division plants observed the July 4, no-work holiday and resumed operations after that date. In the first year of the 2-year contract wage rates were increased 10.5 cents an hour, paid vacations were increased to 4 weeks for employees with 15 years of service or more, and extensive improvements were made in the pension plan. Normal benefits for employees retiring after the effective date of the contract were to be raised by increasing the dollar amount due for past service and the percentage used to compute benefits earned after January 1, 1965. The actuarial reduction was eliminated for employees who retired at age 62 with at least 20 years’ service, and years of service required for a disability benefit were reduced. A benefit was added for surviving spouses of employees who died before retirement. The treatment accorded employees who had participated in the plan and rejoined was liberalized and employees’ contributions on the first $3,000 of annual earnings were reduced. The contract provided for a 3.5 percent general wage increase in 1966, as well as further improvements in vacation benefits. On or after June 1, 1966, employees with 25 but less than 30 years’ service were to receive 5 weeks’paid vacation; those who completed 30 years or m ore,6 weeks’. Another decrease in employee pension plan contributions went into effect on June 1, 1966. Although the contract could be renegotiated or termi nated after May 31, 1967, employees’ contributions on the first $3,000 of earnings were again to be reduced on June 1, 1967, and completely eliminated the following year. Ju n e 1967-May 1970 11 Short wildcat strikes had occurred at tw o plants before the division-w ide w alkou t. 5 A 3-year contract was signed on June 28, 1967, by the International Paper Co., Southern Kraft Division, and the Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers; the United Papermakers and Paperworkers; and the Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Approxi mately 11,500 workers at 10 plants in six Southern States were covered by the agreement, which had been ratified by union members in mid-June. Negotiations for a new contract to replace the one expiring May 31, 1967, began May 1, 1967. Union demands included: A 1-year contract; a 40-cent-an-hour general wage increase; three additional paid “no work” holidays; 10 weeks of paid vacation every fifth year, in addition to the existing vacation provisions; improved overtime, call-in, and severance pay; improved shift differentials and insurance provisions, including illness and accident benefits, and company assumption of the cost of the dependent insurance program and also of life insurance for retirees regardless of age or cause of retirement; a cost-of-living escalator clause; and a $1,000 bonus, instead of a $1,000 life insurance policy, to employees after 25 years of service with the company. The agreement provided for general wage increases of 16 cents and hour, retroactive to June 1, 1967; 5 percent (calculated to the nearest Vi cent) and averaging 15.6 cents and hour effective June 1,1968; and 17 cents an hour on June 1, 1969. Additional adjustments for approximately 5,700 workers, ranging from % to 18 cents an hour, also were effective June 1, 1967. Premium pay for second and third shifts was increased 1 cent an hour, effective June 1, 1967, and the third-shift premium was increased 2 cents more the following June. July 3 was designated as an eighth paid holiday (but plant closing was to be optional); 4 hours’ pay at time and one-half, in addition to regular holiday pay, was guaranteed for work on scheduled no-work holidays. Eligibility requirements for 3 weeks of paid vacation were reduced. The agreement also increased severance pay, to 2 from 1 percent of total earnings during the last period of -unbroken employment. Improvements in the insurance plan included an increase in company contri butions toward dependent hospital insurance, effective June 1, 1969. The parties agreed to the following changes in the 4-year pension agreement which was scheduled to expire June 1, 1969: To extend the expiration date to June 1, 1970, the expiration of the labor agreement; that any pension changes negotiated in 1970 were to apply to employees retiring during the third contract year (June 1, 1969, through May 31, 1970); that the company would assume the full cost of group life insurance for early retirees, effective June 1, 1967; and that elimination of the employee’s contribu tion to the pension plan on the first $3,000 annual earnings would be advanced to June 1,1967, from June 1,1968, as originally negotiated in 1965. The agreement was to remain in effect through May 31, 1970, with provision for a 1969 reopening on wage rates of new or revised jobs. Under this provision, negotiations in May and June of 1969 resulted in wage adjustments of from 2 to 38 cents an hour on new or changed jobs. These adjustments, effective June 1,1969, affected approximately 500 employees and were in addition to the 17-cent-an-hour general wage increase, effective the same day, negotiated in 1967. Paper Co., Southern Kraft Div., and the Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers; the United Papermakers and Paperworkerc; and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, began on May 12. The unions proposed an 11-point general program which provided for 2 additional paid holidays, wage increases of 75 cents an hour over 3 years, plus changes in pension, vacation, insurance, overtime,and shift differential provisions. The company countered with an offer of a 3-year package of wages and benefits it estimated to be worth 74.41 cents an hour. Contract talks were concluded June 29, with the negotiation of a 3-year agreement estimated by the parties to include a total of 98.68 cents in wage and benefit improvements. The company was notified on July 3 that a majority of the three International Unions’ locals had ratified the contract. An initial 25-cent-an-hour wage increase was to go into effect on June 1,1970, and additional 6.25-percent increases were scheduled for June 1, 1971 and June 1, 1972. These increases, averaged over all the units, amounted to approximately 23.83 and 25.32 cents an hour, respectively. Minimum rates were raised to $3,085, $3.28,and $3,485 an hour effective June 1,1970,1971 and 1972, respectively. Shift differentials were raised to 8 cents for the second shift in 1971 2&id 13 cents for the third shift in 1972. Fringe benefit changes were highlighted by company assumption of the full cost of pensions, effective June 1, 1970. Previously, employees had contributed 4.5 per cent of annual earnings over $3,000 into the retirement fund. Also,effective June 1, 1970 for those who retired on or after June 1, 1969, the normal benefit was raised by 20 percent of the allowance accrued to January 1, 1970, and the minimum benefit for retirement at age 65, or at age 62 with 20 years of service, was raised to $5 a month for each year of creditable service. The early retirement benefit was raised 5 to 22 percent, depending on the employee’s age at retirement. The contract also provided that an employee with a minimum of 15 years’ service became vested for reduced pension benefits at age 65 as long as he did not withdraw his contributions from the plan. The company’s contribution towards the cost of dependent health and welfare coverage was increased to $5 and $6 a month in 1971 and 1972, respectively. Health and welfare benefit changes included an increase in the surgical schedule maximum to $455 in 1970, and increases in sickness and accident benefits to bring the range of payments to $50 to $92 a week in 1971 and $50 to $114 in 1972. Other changes included a non duplication of benefits clause, improved payments for in-hospital diagnostic examinations by non-attending June 1970-May 1973 The 1970 negotiations between the International 6 physicians, and a broader definition of those who qual ify as dependents due to disability. A paid holiday was added—the employee’s birthdaybringing the total to 9. Also, provisions for call-in pay and jury-duty pay were liberalized and wire and clothing pay provisions were instituted as a separate clause in the agreement. The 3-year agreement, covering 11,500 workers in 10 pulp and paper mills in 6 Southern States, was to remain in effect through May 31,1973; there were no reopening provisions. The following tables bring changes in wages and supplementary benefits up to date through May 1973. 7 Table 1. General wage changes1 E ffective date June 1, 1937 (PSPMW-UPPIB E W agreem ent dated Jan. 1 9 , 1 9 3 8 ) 2 Sept. 1, 193 8 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 3 8 ) . Feb. 1 9 , 1 9 3 9 (agreem ent dated March 3 1 ,1 9 3 9 ) . June 1, 194 0 (agreem ent o f same date). June 1 , 1941 (agreem ent o f same d ate). N ov. 1 6 , 1941 (agreem ent dated D ec. 9 , 1 9 4 1 ) . June 1, 1 9 4 2 (agreem ent o f same d ate). Apr. 1 6 ,1 9 4 3 3 Aug. 1 5 , 1 9 4 3 (approved b y National War Labor Board, Aug. 2 7 ,1 9 4 3 ) . July 1 8 , 1 9 4 4 (approved b y NWLB Feb. 1 5 ,1 9 4 5 ) . June 3 , 1 9 4 5 3 D ec. 1 6 ,1 9 4 5 3 A pplications, excep tion s, and other related m atters Provision 10-percent increase. 5 -percent decrease. 5 percent restored • Pre-Sept. 1 ,1 9 3 8 , wage levels restored. 3 cents an hour increase. 7 cents an hour increase. 7 -percent increase averaging 4.8 cents an hour. 4 cents an hour increase. 1.5 cents an hour in crease. 2.5 cents an hour increase in lieu o f shift differential plus 13-percent increase, averaging 10.6 cents an hour. 6 to 10 cents an hour increase averag ing 8.1 cents. June 1 , 1 9 4 6 3 Hours increased to 4 8 per w eek . Increase o f 1.4 percent (0.9 cents an hour w h en averaged over all em p loyees in the bargaining un it) resulting from equalization o f white-black com m on labor rates. In ad d ition , adjustm ents m ade in wage rates o f selected classifications. In add ition retroactive wage adjustm ents designed to elim inate intraplant inequ ities. Adjustm ents ranged from 2 cents to 8 cen ts an hour for more than 6 0 0 w orkers. A djustm ents in wage rates o f selected classifications. 2.5 cents in lieu o f shift differential w h ich was rem oved added to rates and then 13 percent applied. R edu ction in w orkw eek from 48 to 4 2 hours. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates for approxim ately 1,350 em p loyees. Increases varied as follow s: Hourly rate 75 76 82 87 91 June 1 ,1 9 4 7 3 ............................ June 1 , 1 9 4 8 (agreem ent o f same date). 15 cents an hour increase* 5 to 13 cents an hour increase, averaging 9 .4 cen ts. Hourly increase ................................................... 10 cen ts and under and under 82 c e n t s ............................................... and under 87 c e n t s ............................................... and under 91 c e n t s ............................................... cen ts and over ....................................................... cents 9 cents 8 cents 7 cents 6 cents In ad d ition , 1 to 14 cents an hour adjustm ents in wage rates for selected classification approved b y Wage Stabilization Board, Aug. 7 , 1 9 4 6 , for m ore than 8 0 0 em p loyees. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates for m ore than 2 ,1 0 0 em p loyees. Increases varied as follow s: Hourly rate Hourly increase $ 1 .0 0 ............................................................................... 5 $1.01 ............................................................................... 6 $ 1 .0 2 ............................................................................... 7 $ 1 .0 3 ............................................................................... 8 $ 1 .0 4 ............................................................................... 9 $1.05 ................................................................................... 10 $ 1 .0 6 ................................................................................... 11 $1.0 7 -$ 1.32 12 $ 1 .3 3 and o v e r .................................................................. 13 R ates for w om en b elow $1 increased 7 percent. See fo o tn o te s at end o f tabl^. 8 cen ts cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued E ffective date June 1, same June 1 , same A pplications, ex cep tion s, and other related m atters Provision 1 9 4 9 (agreem ent o f date). 1 9 5 0 (agreem ent o f date). 7 to 10 cents an hour increase, averaging 8 .0 2 cents. Adjustm ents ranging from 1 to 12 cents an hour in wage rates for app roxim ately 1 ,2 5 0 em p loyees. Increases varied as follow s: Hourly rate $1 .2 4 $1.25 $ 1 .4 2 $1.59 and and and and Hourly Increase u n d e r .......................................................... 7 under $ 1 .4 2 .............................................. 8 under $ 1 .5 9 .............................................. 9 o v e r .................................................................. 10 cents cents cents cents In ad d ition , 2 to 5 cents an hour adjustm ents in wage rates for nearly 1,6 0 0 em p loyees. O ct. 1 5 , 1 9 5 0 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 5 0 ) . June 1, 1951 (approved by Wage Stabilization Board, Jan. 2 5 ,1 9 5 2 ) . 4 -percent increase, m inim um 5 cen ts, averaging 5.65 cents an hou r. 8 cents an hour in crease. June 1, 1 9 5 2 (approved by WSB, N ov. 2 6 ,1 9 5 2 ) . 5 cents an hour increase • D ec. 1, WSB June 1 , same June 1, same June 1, same June 1, same by 2 cen ts an hour increase. of 3-percent increase, m inim um 5 cen ts, averaging 5 .3 5 cents an hour. 7 cents an hour increase . 1 9 5 2 (approved Novem ber 1 9 5 2 ). 1 9 5 3 (agreem ent d ate). 1 9 5 4 (agreem ent d ate). 1 9 5 5 (agreem ent date). 1 9 5 6 (agreem ent d ate). of of of June 1, 1957 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 5 6 ) . June 1, 1 9 5 8 (agreem ent o f same d ate). 5 -percent increase, averaging cents an hour. 13 cen ts an hour increase . 8.9 5 -percent increase, m inim um 9 cen ts, averaging 10.1 cents an hou r. 4 to 8 cen ts an hour increase, averag ing 5.05 cents an hour. Consisted o f retroactive increases o f ( 1 ) 3 cen ts cost-ofliving adjustm ent allow able under General Wage Regulation N o. 8 4 and (2 ) 5 cents under General Wage R egulation N o . 6 .5 In ad d ition , 2 to 16 cen ts an hour adjustm ents in wage rates for nearly 2 ,1 0 0 em p loyees. Designated b y parties as 2 -cent-an-hour general wage change, 2-cen t cost-of-living increase, and 1-cent in lieu o f com pany proposed h ospitalization plan. In ad d ition , 1 to 10 cen ts an hour adjustm ents in wage rates for app roxim ately 1,575 em p loyees. In ad d ition , 2 to 8 cents an hour adjustm ents in wage rates for approxim ately 850 em p loyees. In ad d ition , 2 to 17 cents an hour adjustm ents in wage rates for approxim ately 300 em p loyees. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates o f 2 to 5 cen ts an hour for app roxim ately 6 5 0 em p loyees. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates o f 1 to 8 cents an hour for approxim ately 4 ,9 0 0 em p loyees. Deferred increase effective June 1 ,1 9 5 7 . Deferred increase. Increases varied as follow s: Hourly rate $1.85 $1.8 6 $ 2.25 $ 2 .7 2 $3.14 June 1, 1 9 5 9 (agreem ent o f same date). 3- percent increase, m inim um 7 cen ts, averaging 7 .3 cents an hour. June 1, 1 9 6 0 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 5 9 ) . June 1, 1961 (agreem ent o f same d ate). June 1, 1 9 6 2 (agreem ent o f same date). 4 -percent increase, m inim um 8 cen ts, averaging 9 .4 cen ts an hour. 3.5 cen ts an hour in crease. 3 -percent increase, cen ts an hour. averaging See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 9 7.4 and and and and and u n d e r .......................................................... less than $ 2 . 2 5 ......................................... less than $ 2 . 7 2 ......................................... less than $ 3 . 1 4 ......................................... o v e r .............................................................. Hourly increase 4 5 6 7 8 cents cents cents cents cents In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates o f 1 to 10 cents an hour for approxim ately 5 ,7 0 0 em p loyees. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates o f 1 to 10 cents an hour for approxim ately 1 ,5 0 0 em p loyees. Deferred increase, effective June 1 ,1 9 6 0 . Deferred increase. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates o f 2 to 15 cen ts an hour for selected classifications. In ad d ition , w o m e n ’s m inim um job rate increased an additional 2 cents an hour. Adjustm ents in wage rates o f 2 to 17 cents an hour for selected classifications. Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued E ffective date A pplications, ex cep tion s, and other related m atters Provision June 1, 1 9 6 3 (agreem ent o f same d ate). 7 cen ts an hour increase • June 1 , 1 9 6 4 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 6 3 ) . 3-percent increase, m inim um 7 cen ts, averaging 7 .9 cen ts an hour. June 1 , 1 9 6 5 (agreem ent o f same d ate). 10.5 cents an hour in crease. June 1, 1 9 6 6 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 6 5 ) . June 1 , 196 7 (agreem ent o f same d a te). 3 .5 -percent increase, averaging 9 .6 cents an hour. 16 cen ts an hour increase. June 1, 1 9 6 8 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 6 7 ) . 5 percent (calculated to nearest Vi cen t) increase, averaging 15.6 cen ts an hour. 17 cen ts an hour in crea se. Jun e 1, 1 9 6 9 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 6 7 ) . June 1, 1 9 7 0 (agreem ent o f same d ate). 25 cen ts an hour increase. June 1, 1971 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 7 0 ) . 6Va percent (calculated to nearest Vi June 1, 1 9 7 2 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 7 0 ) . cen t) increase, averaging 2 3 .8 3 cen ts an hour. 6Va percent (calculated to nearest Vi cen t) increase, averaging 2 5 .3 2 cen ts an hour. In ad d ition , special adjustm ents o f 4 cents an hour for all base rated job s and from V2 to 3 cents an hour for all other low er rated job s, affecting approxim ately 2 ,3 5 0 em p lo y ees, and other asjustm ents in wage rates o f 2 to 18 cen ts an hour for approxim ately 3 ,3 5 0 additional em p loyees. Deferred increases, effective b o th June 1, 1 9 6 8 , and June 1 ,1 9 6 9 , and a lim ited wage reop en in g, effective June 1 ,1 9 6 9 . Deferred increase. Deferred increase. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates o f 2 to 38 cen ts an hour on new or changed job s, affecting approxim ately 5 0 0 em p loyees, were nego tiated under a lim ited wage reopener in May and June 1969. In ad d ition , special adjustm ents ranging from 3 to 27 cen ts an hour and affecting app roxim ately 4 ,4 0 0 w orkers, and deferred general increases o f 6% percent (com p uted to the nearest Vi cen t) effective b o th June 1 ,1 9 7 1 and June 1 ,1 9 7 2 . Deferred increase. D eferred increase. (fo rm e rly th e In te rn a tio n a l B ro th e rh o o d o f P ap erm ak ers), and th e In te rn a tio n a l B ro th e rh o o d o f E lectrical W orkers jo in tly n e g o tia te d ag reem en ts d u rin g th e en tire p eriod covered b y th is ch ro n o lo g y , th e usual u n io n d esig n atio n s are o m itte d fro m th is and su b se q u e n t ta b le s a fte r th e first e n try . 3 D ate o f ag reem en t n o t available. 1 G en eral w age changes are g eneral increases o r decreases as w ell as a d ju s tm e n ts fo r in dividual jo b classifications th a t change basic h o u rly ra te s o f p ay and a ffe c t a su b sta n tia l n u m b er o f w o rk e rs. N o t in clu d ed are a d ju s tm e n ts in individual rates (p ro m o tio n s, m erit increases, e tc .) and m in o r in te rim a d ju s t m e n ts in th e w age stru c tu re (su ch as changes in th e w age rates d u rin g th e c o n tra c tu a l y ear fo r ind iv id u al o c c u p a tio n s ) th a t do n o t have an im m ed iate an d n o ticeab le effe ct on th e average wage level. T he changes listed in th is ta b le w ere m ajo r a d ju s tm e n ts in th e w age level m ad e d u rin g th e p erio d covered. T he sum o f general changes listed w ill n o t necessarily co in cid e w ith th e changes in straig h t-tim e average h o u rly earnings over th e p erio d o f th is ch ro n o lo g y b ecau se o f flu c tu a tio n s in earnings, changes in p ro d u c ts, p ro d u c tio n m e th o d s, an d e m p lo y m e n t p ra c tic e s, th e om issio n o f n o n g en eral ch anges in ra te s, changes in th e c o m p o sitio n o f th e lab o r fo rc e , and o th e r facto rs. 2 S ince th e In te rn a tio n a l B ro th e rh o o d o f P u lp , S u lp h ite and P ap er Mill W o rk ers, th e U n ited P ap erm ak ers and P ap erw o rk ers In ad d ition , w o m en ’s m inim um job rates increased 2 cen ts an hou r. A djustm ents in wage rates o f 2 to 11.5 cen ts an hour for app roxim ately 1,1 7 5 em p loyees. Deferred increase, effective June 1 ,1 9 6 4 . D eferred increase: W om en’s m inim um rates increased 2 cen ts an hou r, thereby elim inating the differential for som ew hat over 3 0 0 em p loyees. In ad d ition , adjustm ents in wage rates o f 2 to 20 cen ts an hour for app roxim ately 1 ,9 0 0 em p loyees. Deferred increase, effective June 1 ,1 9 6 6 . Deferred increase. 4 In collective bargaining situ a tio n s w h ere th e re w as no cost-of-living escalato r clause in e ffe c t, G eneral W age R e g u la tio n N o. 8, S ectio n 4 , p e rm itte d p arties w h o fo u n d th a t th e real value o f w ages and salaries h a d declin ed since Ja n . 2 5 , 1 9 5 1 , to p u t in to e ffe c t, n o m o re fre q u e n tly th a n every 6 m o n th s, increases th a t w o u ld re sto re th e real value o f th o se ra te s fro m Ja n . 2 5 , 1 9 5 1 , to d a te o f th e increase. 5 G eneral Wage R eg u latio n N o. 6 p rovided th a t, if general w age increases since Ja n . 15, 1 9 5 0 , had b een less th a n 10 p e rc e n t, f u tu re increases “ m ay be p e rm itte d in a m o u n ts up to b u t n o t in excess o f th e d ifferen ce b etw e e n such p ast increases, if an y , and th e perm issible 10 p e r c e n t.” 10 Table 2. Beginners9hourly wage rates, 1937-72 W om en1 M en1 E ffective date June 1, 1 9 3 7 ................................................................... Sept. 1 ,1 9 3 8 ................................................................. F eb. 19, 1 9 3 9 ................................................................ June 1, 1 9 4 0 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 4 1 ................................................................... N ov. 1 6 , 1 9 4 1 ................................................................ June 1, 1 9 4 2 ................................................................... June 18, 1 9 4 4 ................................................................. D ec. 16, 1 9 4 5 ................................................................. June 1, 1 9 4 6 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 4 7 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 4 8 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 5 0 ................................................................... O ct. 15, 1 9 5 0 ................................................................ June 1 , 1 9 5 1 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 5 2 ................................................................... D ec. 1 , 1 9 5 2 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 5 3 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 5 4 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 5 5 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 5 6 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 5 7 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 5 8 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 5 9 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 6 0 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 6 1 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 6 2 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 6 3 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 6 4 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 6 5 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 6 6 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 6 7 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 6 8 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 6 9 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 7 0 ................................................................... June 1 , 1 9 7 1 ................................................................... June 1, 1 9 7 2 ................................................................... Hiring rate2 Minimum rate2 Hiring rate2 M inimum rate2 ( 3> ( 3) $ 0 .4 0 and $ 0 .4 4 .3 8 and .4 2 .4 0 and .44 .43 and .47 .5 0 and .54 .5 3 5 and .5 8 .5 7 5 and .6 2 ( 3) .75 .85 1.00 1.05 1.12 1.17 1.25 1.30 1.32 1.37 1.44 1.51 1.64 1.73 1.77 1.84 1.92 1.955 2 .0 1 5 2.0 8 5 2 .1 5 5 2 .2 6 0 2 .3 4 0 2 .5 4 0 2 .6 6 5 2 .8 3 5 3 .0 8 5 3 .2 8 0 3 .485 ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) $ 0.54 ( 3) .67 .77 .92 .99 1.06 1.11 1.19 1.24 1.26 1.31 1.38 1.45 1.58 1.67 1.71 1.78 1.86 1.895 1.975 2.0 6 5 2 .1 5 5 2 .2 6 0 2 .3 4 0 2 .5 4 0 2.6 6 5 2.8 3 5 3 .0 8 5 3 .2 8 0 3 .4 8 5 (3) (3) (3) (3) $ 0 .5 4 and $ 0 .5 8 (3) .70 .8 0 .95 1 .0 0 1.07 1.12 1.20 1.25 1.27 1.32 1.39 1.46 1.59 1.68 1.72 1.79 1.87 1.905 1 .9 6 0 2 .0 3 0 2 .1 0 0 2 .2 0 5 2 .2 8 0 2 .4 8 0 2 .6 0 5 2 .7 7 5 3 .0 2 5 3 .2 1 5 3 .4 1 5 ( 3) $ 0 .4 4 ( 3) .54 .64 .79 .86 .93 .9 8 1.06 1 .1 2 1.14 1 .1 8 1.25 1.31 1.44 1.53 1.57 1.64 1.72 1.755 1 .8 1 0 1 .8 8 0 1 .9 5 0 2 .0 5 5 2 .2 8 0 2 .4 8 0 2.6 0 5 2 .7 7 5 3 .0 2 5 3 .2 1 5 3 .4 1 5 2 F ro m th e d a te o f th e first c o n tr a c t to M ay 31, 1951, em plo y ees progressed fro m th e hiring to th e m in im u m ra te in 90 days in o n e ste p ; fro m Ju n e 1, 1951, th e p e rio d w as 30 days. S l a c k s w ere p aid lo w er rates th a n w h ite s u n til S ept. 14, 1943. O n p e titio n o f th e co m p a n y an d th e u n io n s, th e F ifth R egional W ar L ab o r B o ard ap p ro v ed a single hiring an d m ini m u m ra te fo r m en , effe ctiv e S ep t. 15, 1943. A single ra te fo r w o m en p rev io u sly h ad b een in effe c t. (3) ^ N o t available. 11 Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices E ffective date A pplications, excep tion s, and other related m atters Provision Shift prem ium pay June 1, 1937 (agreem ent dated Jan. 1 9 ,1 9 3 8 ). June 3, 19441 ............................ D ec. 1 6 , 1 9 4 5 1 ........................... D ec. 1 , 1 9 5 2 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 5 3 ) . June 1, same June 1, same June 1, same June 1, June June 1 , same 1 9 5 3 (agreem ent d ate). 1 9 5 6 (agreem ent date). 1 9 6 3 (agreem ent date). 1 9 6 4 (agreem ent 1 ,1 9 6 3 ) . 1965 (agreem ent date). N o provision. E s ta b lis h e d : 4 cent? an hour prem ium for w ork on 2d sh ift, 6 cents for 3d sh ift. D iscontinu ed : All shift prem ium s. of Reestablished shift prem ium s: 2 cen ts an hour prem ium for w ork on 2d or 3d shifts. Increased to: 3 cents for 2d sh ift, 5 cen ts for 3d sh ift. Increased to: 5 cen ts for 2d sh ift, 8 cents for 3d sh ift. Increased to: 9 cents for 3d shift. of Increased to: 6 cents for 2d shift. of of of June 1, 1 967 (agreem ent o f same date). June 1, 1968 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 6 7 ) . June 1, 1971 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 7 0 ) . June 1, 1 9 7 2 (agreem ent dated June 1 ,1 9 7 0 ) . Basic wage rates o f all workers increased 2.5 cents an hour in lieu o f shift differential. (See table 1 .) Shift differential included in com puting overtim e. A d d ed : S h ift differential paid day workers for all w ork after scheduled shift if 2 or more non-scheduled hours were w orked. Increased to: 7 cents for second sh ift, 10 cen ts for third shift. Increased to: 12 cents for third shift. Increased to: 8 cents for second sh ift. Increased to: 13 cents for third shift. Prem ium pay for Sunday w ork June 1, 1937 (agreem ent dated Jan. 1 9 ,1 9 3 8 ) . June 1, 1951 (agreem ent o f same date). June 1, 1 9 5 6 (agreem ent o f same d ate). N o provision. Established: Tim e and one-half ,for w ork on Sunday. Approved b y Wage Stabilization Board. Hours w orked on Sunday to b e included in com puting w eek ly overtim e. O vertim e pay June 1, 1937 (agreem ent dated Jan. 1 9 ,1 9 3 8 ) . Tim e and one-half for w ork in excess o f 8 hours a day. June 1, 1 9 3 9 (agreem ent o f same date). Added: Overtime rate paid for all hours worked in excess o f 16 un til em p loyee had 8 hou rs’ rest. June 1, 1941 (agreem ent o f same d ate). Added: Overtime rate paid for all hours w h en em p loyee worked 24 consecutive hours or m ore. Added: Time and one-half for w ork in excess o f 4 0 hours a w eek . June 1 , 1 9 4 8 (agreem ent o f same d ate). June 1, 1951 (agreem ent o f same d ate). Changed: Overtime rate paid for all hours worked in excess o f 16 in a 24-hour period until em p loyee had 8 h ou rs’ rest. See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 12 N o t applicable to shift em p loyee w ho w orked (1 ) dou ble shifts or extra hours because worker assigned to n ext shift did n ot report, or (2 ) extra hours w h en shifts were changed. Changed: Overtime n o t payable to (a) em p loyee on con tin u ou s operations (tour worker) w h o w orked (1) dou ble sh ift, o f (2 ) extra hours because em ployee assigned to n ext shift did n o t report; (b) any em p loyee (1) w h en extra hours were required for shift changes or (2 ) for starting or shutting d ow n operation . Elim inated: Provisions w ithholding overtim e pay for starting or shutting dow n operation. A dded to contract at this tim e although the provisions o f the Fair Labor Standards A ct were applied since 1 9 3 8 . Changed: E m ployee working 16 hours or m ore paid at applicable rate for m eal periods taken in other than first 8 hours. N ext scheduled shift o f em ployee w orking 16 hours n o t to be changed to avoid paym ent o f overtim e. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Overtime pay-Continued June 1, 1952 (agreement of same date). June, 1953 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1956 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1958 (agreement of same date). Changed: Overtime rate paid for all hours when employee worked more than 16 consecutive hours until 8 hours’ rest was provided. Changed: Overtime rate paid employee working 24 consecutive hours for all meal periods taken. Meal period in first 8 hours not considered time worked. Added: Sunday work included in total hours worked for purposes of computing weekly overtime. Changed: Time and one-half paid for work in excess of 8 in a 24-hour period until employee had 8 hours’ rest. June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). Added: First 8 hours worked and paid for at overtime rate under 16 hours provision, and hours paid for but not worked on a holiday, included in total hours worked for purposes of computing weekly overtime. Holiday pay June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). Time and one-half for work on 4 specified holidays. No payment for holidays not worked. June 1, 1938 (agreement of same date). Aug. 5, 1945.1 ........... .. Added: 1 holiday (total 5) . June 1,1946.1 Changed: 3 of 5 unpaid holidays to become paid holidays. Employees with 90 days’ service or more and not required to work to receive 8 hours’ straight-time pay on Christmas Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day. Added: 1 paid holiday, Sunday (total 4). Easter June 1,1949.1 Easter Sunday, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Christmas Day. Only employees necessary to protect life and property (steam plant, electrical power plant employees, watchmen, etc.) were required to work. Thanksgiving Day. Employees required to work on these paid holidays to receive straight-time pay and another day off with pay later in the week. To be eligible for holiday pay, employee must have worked 2 scheduled workdays preceding and 2 scheduled workdays following holi day. Pay not provided employee scheduled to work holiday who failed to report for personal reasons. Employee on vacation during holiday to receive holiday pay in addition to vacation allowance. Plants to close on Labor Day, Fourth of July, and Christmas except for those employees necessary to protect life and property. Plants to operate on Easter Sunday. Added: Pay for 1 holiday in layoff period of 90 days or less provided employee on return to work. Added: M axim um hours o f w ork holiday lim ited to 12. June 1, 1952 (agreement dated May 31,1952). June 1, 1954 (agreement of same date). Added: Christmas Eve, and Thanks giving Day changed to paid holi day (total 6). Time and one-half plus holiday pay (double time and one-half) for work on Christmas, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Easter Sunday, and straight time plus holiday pay (double time) for work on Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving Day. Changed: Time and one-half plus holiday pay (double time and one-half) for work on all 6 recognized holidays. Eliminated: Day off with pay given to employees required to work on paid holiday. Changed: Plants to close on all holidays except Thanks giving Day, which was optional. Pay for all holidays in layoff period of 90 days or less provided employee on return to work. June 1, 1958 (agreement of same date). See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. on day preceding 13 Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Holiday pay-Continued June 1, 1959 (agreement dated June 18,1959). June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1967 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1970 (agreement of same date). Added: 1 paid holiday (total 7). Added: 1 paid holiday (total 8). Added: Guaranteed 4 hours’ pay at time and one-half, in addition to regular holiday pay (straight-time for 8 hours) for work on scheduled no-work holidays. Added: 1 paid holiday (total 9). Changed: Sunday before Labor Day substituted for Easter Sunday as a paid no-work holiday. Changed: Eligibility requirement for paid holidays reduced to 45 days of company service. December 26. Plants to be closed on this holiday. Hours paid but not worked on a holiday included in hours worked for overtime purposes. July 3. Plant closing on this holiday was to be optional. Employee’s birthday, which was to be a no-work holiday. If employee’s birthday fell on another paid holiday, he could take either the day before or day after as his birthday holiday. Paid vacations June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). June 1, 1939 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1941 (agreement dated May 31,1942). June 1, 1942 (agreement of same date). June 16, 1944 (approved by National War Labor Board, Sept. 29,1944). June 1, 1949 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1950 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1951 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: 1 week’s vacation with pay at 2 percent previous year’s earnings provided employee with 2 years’ continuous service or more and 1,400 hours of work in previous year. Pay in lieu of vaca tion, at company option. Changed: Eligibility requirement reduced to 1 year. Pay in lieu of vacation to equal 3 percent of earnings. Added: 2 weeks’ vacation with 4 percent of previous year’s earnings provided employee with 5 years’ service or more; 6 percent when required to work during the 2 weeks. Added: 3 weeks’ vacation with 6 percent of previous year’s earn ings provided employee with 15 years’ service or more; 9 percent when required to work during the 3 weeks. Dec. 1,1952 (agreement dated Changed to: 2 weeks’ vacation after 3 Nov. 29,1952) years’ continuous service. J une 1,1953 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1956 (agreement of Reduced: Minimum hours worked in same date). previous year-to 1,040. June 1, 1957 (agreement o fx Added: 4 weeks’ vacation with 8 same date). percent of previous year’s earn ings provided employee with 25 years’ service or more; 12 percent if required to work the 4 weeks. See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 14 Employee permitted to take up to 2 weeks’ unpaid vacation a year, on 30 days’ written notice. Continuous employment broken only by discharge for cause or voluntary separation. Vacation pay provided employee when employment relationship was terminated. Added: Vacation pay at appropriate rate, but not vacation, provided employee unable to work 1,400 hours in previous year because of occupational injury. Added: Employee permitted to charge against vacation, absences due to his own illness or death in family. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Paid vacations-Continued June 1, 1959 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1963 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1964 (agreement dated June 1,1963). June 1, 1965 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1966 (agreement dated June 1,1965). June 1, 1967 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1970 (agreement of same date). Changed to: 3 weeks’ vacation after 10 years’ continuous service. Changed to: 4 weeks’ vacation after 23 years’ continuous service. Changed to: 4 weeks’ vacation after 20 years’ continuous service. Added: 5 weeks’ vacation with 10 percent of previous year’s earn ings provided employee with 30 years’ service or more; 15 percent when required to work the 5 weeks. Changed: 4 weeks’ vacation after 15 years’ continuous service. Changed: 5 weeks’ vacation after 25 years’ continuous service, 6 weeks with 12 percent of previous year’s earnings after 30 years, 18 per cent when required to work the 6 weeks. Changed: 3 weeks’ vacation after 8 years of continuous service. Pro rata vacation pay provided employee with 3 years* service or more when terminated. Added: Pro rata vacation pay provided employee with 3 years’ service or more but less than 1,040 hours of work in previous year. Changed: For employee working less than 1,040 hours in previous year, service requirement for pro rata vacation pay (with no scheduled time off) reduced to 1 year. Call-in pay June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). June 1, 1939 (agreement of same date). Minimum of 3 hours’ pay guaranteed employee called to perform repair or maintenance work; 4 hours’ guaranteed employee called to change paper machine wires. Changed: 4-hour guarantee extended to repair and maintenance work and changing Fourdrinier wires, welt felts, and dryer felts. June 1, 1951 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1952 (agreement of same date). Added: When regular plus extra hours worked exceeded 8, employee to be paid greater of sum due under call-in or overtime provisions. Not applicable to employee held over at end of shift. Changed: Guarantee made applicable to employee on extra board. Added: Not applicable to employee in mill yard or called-in for planned, anticipated, or predetermined work. Added: Guarantee m ade applicable to em p loyee required to w ork b eyon d regular shift to change paper m achine wires and em p loyee called-in at other than designated starting tim e to perform em ergency w o r k . Added: Guarantee exten d ed to any w ork on paper m achine proper. June 1, 1956 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1959 (agreement of same date). Added: Guarantee extended to any work of 2 hours and 40 minutes or less that was not a continuation of a regular shift. Changed: Guarantee extended to planned, anticipated, and predetermined work. Added: Guarantee extended to day workers called back to work after shift was completed. Changed: Guarantee extended to employee in mill yard when called-in to work. Added: Employee who had not had an 8-hour rest period, and was required to work 2 hours and 40 minutes or less which was not a continuation of a regular shift, was paid according to overtime or call-in provisions, whichever resulted in higher net pay. June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1962 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1970 (agreement of same date). See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. Not applicable to employees on extra board who were required to report for work regularly until assigned to regular job. 15 Table 3. Supplementary compensation paractices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters. Provision Reporting pay June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). June 1, 1941 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: Minimum of 2 hours’ work guaranteed employee called to work or not properly notified of lack of work. June 1, 1951 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1958 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). Not applicable when lack of work was caused by conditions beyond control of company or to extra men assigned to roster containing larger work force than was required. Extra board employee required to report at specific times or for specific shifts to be eligible for minimum guarantee after accumulating 30 days’ service. Added: Minimum 4 hours’ pay guaranteed employee put to work. Changed: Minimum of 2 hours’ pay guaranteed employee not put to work. Paid rest periods June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). June 1, 1951 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established for women employees in Mobile bag factory and all con tinuous finishing room opera tions-two 10-minute paid rest periods. Paid sick leave June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). June 1, 1955 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1963 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: 40 hours’ paid sick leave at regular hourly rate provided employee with 6 months’ service or more incapacitated 2 weeks or more by sickness or nonoccupational injury. Eliminated: Sick leave pay. Employee required to provide medical evidence of inability to perform duties. Leave limited to 1 illness in contract year. See “Insurance plan.” Jury duty pay June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19, 1938). June 1, 1959 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: Difference between straight-time hourly rate times regular scheduled hours (8-hour period) and statutory fee paid employee while serving on jury. June 1, 1970 (agreement of same date). Jury duty not included in hours worked for overtime purposes. Added: Employee scheduled to work the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift immediately before serving the first day of jury duty was not required to work but was paid for that shift at his scheduled straight-time rate. Severance pay June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: Plan providing employee with 1 year’s service or more, laid-off because of lack of work, with maximum of 1 percent of See footnotes at end of table. 16 Unpaid benefits (1) not paid to employee recalled and who returned to work before payment was due, (2) canceled for employee recalled before receipt of benefit if he did not return to work. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices-Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Severance pay - Continued June 1, 1 9 6 1 —Continued June 1, 1967 (agreement of same date). total earnings during last period of unbroken employment. Half benefit paid after 6 weeks’ layoff, remainder after 3 months. Increased to: Maximum of 2 percent of total earnings during last period of unbroken employment. New earnings credits to be accumulated on return to work. Employee recalled before 3-month period to retain credit for unpaid balance of severance benefits. Funeral leave June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 19,1938). June 1, 1959 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: Up to 3 paid days of absence at regular straight-time rate allowed because of death in immediate family. June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). Immediate family defined as spouse, mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Paid leave limited to day before, day of, and day after funeral, and to 8 hours a day for absences that fell on scheduled days of work. No pay provided employee who did not attend funeral. Not included in hours worked for overtime purposes. Added: To definition of immediate family-mother-in-law and father-in-law. Mealtime pay June 1, 1937 (agreement dated Jan. 16,1938). June 1, 1951 (agreement dated Oct. 12,1951). Dec. 2,1952 (agreement dated Nov. 29,1952). June 1, 1953 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1958 (agreement of same date). June 1, 1961 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: Paid meal period, but not meals provided employee after 3 hours’ work beyond assigned shift and at 5-hour inter vals thereafter. Changed: Meal periods provided (1) day-workers after 2 hours on extended shift, and (2) shift workers at approximately regular meal intervals during extended shift. Changed: Paid meal period provided before start of overtime and each 5 hours thereafter to employee required to work overtime after assigned 12-hour shift. Changed: Paid meal periods provided shift workers on double shifts. Meal periods limited to 30 to 40 minutes. Not applicable to employee who exchanged shifts at own request. One-half hour’s pay at overtime rates in lieu of meal period provided employee required to work up to 1 hour beyond regular schedule. Women in Mobile bag factory and all continuous finishing room operations provided 20-minute paid lunch period. Added: Company to send and pay for meal of employee unable to leave job at designated meal periods. Employee required to work part of lunch period could elect full lunch period later in shift. Meal periods to be provided at approximately regular mealtimes during additional shift. Changed: Women in Mobile bag factory and all con tinuous finishing room operations-20-minute paid lunch period in mills with 2 shifts limited to 2d shift. Previous practice continued in mills with 3 shifts. Wire and clothing time pay June 1,1937 (agreement dated Jan. 16,1938). June 1, 1970 (agreement of same date). No provision. Established: Minimum 6 hours’ pay guaranteed employee who worked other than on his regular shift in putting in paper machine wires and/or paper machine clothing See footnotes at end of table. 17 This time previously considered as calHn time and paid as such. Employee to do any other work required during the wire and/or clothing changes or incidental to the start-up of the machine after such changes. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices-Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Wire and clothing time pay -Continued June 1, 1 9 7 0 —Continued and/or who worked on the paper machine proper between the fan pump and the winder inclusive, .during wire and/or clothing changes. Employee engaged in both wire and clothing changes during the same work period to be paid on the basis of the wire time provision. The 6-hour minimum for wire and/or clothing changes not to apply during a scheduled repair shutdown provided notice was posted at least 16 hours before the shutdown. Employee was not eligible for both call time and wire and/or clothing time for work on wire and clothing changes. Insurance plans June 1,1937 .......................... Sept. 1,1938 .......................... Oct,. 1,1947 ............................ June 1,1950 .......................... Dec. 1,1952 .......................... June 1,1954 .......................... See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. C ontributory plan available to employees with 6 months’ service or more, providing: Life insurance-$ 1,000 to $3,000 depending on annual earnings.2 Accidental death or dismemberm ent-Death-double face value of life insurance. Dismemberment-one-half to full face value of life insurance de pending on extent of loss. T o tal and permanent disability benefits-$51.04 to $54 a month for 20 to 40 months.2 Sickness and accident benefits-$10 to $20 a week for maximum of 26 weeks2 for each nonoccupational disability; payable from 8th day of disability. Visiting nurse service-provided in home, as necessary. Added: For retired employees: Life and accidental death or dismemberment—face value of insurance at time of retirement made avail able to employee with 15 years’ service or more and eligible under the pension plan, at cost of 60 cents per $1,000.3 Added: For retired employees: Life and accidental death or dismemberment-face value of insurance at time of retirement provided without cost to employee, with 15 years’ service or more and eligible under pension plan. Changed to: Sickness and accident benefits-$10 to $26 a week.4 Increased: Sickness and accident benefits-maximum to $2 8 .^ 18 Plans established in 1923, not covered by collective bargaining agreement. Employee to contribute 25 to 75 cents a week.2 Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance increased $100 for each year’s service up to 5. Employee with annual earnings of $2,500 but less than $5,000 permitted to subscribe to additional $2,000 coverage (at cost of 35 cents a week); employee earning $5,000 or more could subscribe for the $2,000 (at the stated rate) plus $5,000 additional coverage (at cost of 83 cents a week). In addition to total and permanent disability benefits. Paid in lieu of death benefits. All insurance: Coverage levels maintained for disabled employee required to accept job with lower than predisability wage rate; company to pay difference between contribution required at former and new earnings. Company assumed entire contributions of employee disabled 8 days or more. Insurance extended 6 months for employee temporarily laid off or on approved leave of absence; employee to continue contributions. Employee who retired in good health before age 65 required to contribute to that age.3 Insurance con tinued without cost during period retiree received sickness and accident benefits or workmen’s compen sation, up to 26 weeks. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued E ffective date A pplications, excep tio n s, and other related m atters Provision Insurance p lan s-C on tin u ed June 1,1955 Added: No n c o n tributory hospital-surgicalmedical plan for employees with 6 months* service or more, provid ing:6 H ospitalization: June 1,1956 June 1,1958 Room and board-up to $12 a day, maximum $840. Special services-up to $150. Maternity-obstetrical-$150 for normal delivery, $75 to $225 for other procedures. Medical care: Doctor’s services-$4 for each hospital visit, maximum $250. Surgical benefits: Surgical schedule-up to $250. Increased to : Sickness and accident benefits- $ 15 to $40 a week? Added: For retired employment: Life and accidental death or dismem berment insurance-reduced cov erage at company expense pro vided employee retired at age 65 with 10 but less than 15 years’ service.8 June 1,1959 June 1,1961 Increased: Life insurance -maximum to $10,000? T o tal and permanent disability benefits-maximum, to $180 a month for 60 months. Sickness and accident benefits-$20 to $50 a week? Maternity benefits up to 6 weeks added. Changed: for employees and depend ents, hospital-surgical-medical program—from indemnity to service (Blue Cross-Blue Shield) benefit plan providing: Hospitalization : Room and board up to 70 days per admission; in member hospital, full semiprivate room charge; in nonmember hospital, actual charges up to $10 a day. Special services-fo r charges other than room and board, in member hospitals full coverage up to 70 See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. Coverage extended up to 2 months during periods of temporary layoff; to termination of scheduled services for hospitalization and pregnancy, in effect on date employment relationship ceased, or surgery performed prior to that date. Retired employees’ benefits pro vided for 1 disability in each 12-month period. 19 Added: Company to contribute $2 a month towards cost of dependents’ hospital-surgical-medical benefits. Benefits identical to those provided employee. Changed: Company assumed full cost of life, accidental death and dismemberment, and sickness and accident insurance for active employees. Added: All group insurance extended up to 8 weeks, at company expense, for employee temporarily laid off through no fault of his own; could be extended additional 4 months by payment of contribution by employee. Eliminated: Opportunity to elect additional insurance. Company to continue paying full cost of employee coverage; contribution for dependents increased to $3 a month. Dependent defined as a spouse and children (1) under 19 years of age, (2) if full time student, to age 23, or (3) during period of permanent incapacity. Employee using private room in member hospital to pay difference between that charge and hospital’s average charge for semiprivate accommodations, up to $10 a day. Benefits limited to 30 days in 12 consecutive months for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis or mental or nervous disorders. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Insurance plans-Continued June 1, 1961—Continued days an admission for the follow ing services: Use of operating, recovery and treatment rooms and equipment, drugs and medi cines for use in hospital; dressings, ordinary splints and plaster casts, and, when provided and billed as a regular hospital service, labora tory and X-ray examinations, electrocardiograms, intravenous injections and solutions, physical therapy, oxygen and its adminis tration, administration of blood and blood plasma, and anesthetics and their administration. In nonmember hospitals, 75 percent of actual charges for services and supplies listed for member hospitals. Emergency care-in member and non member hospitals, charges for emergency surgical or medical care and treatment within 24 hours of accident. Supplies and services available only to bed patients and limited to drugs and medicines listed in official formularies. Hospitalization benefits not available for: Services of doctors and technicians not employed by hospital or special nurses; occupational disabilities or those for which treatment was provided by statute; chronic alcoholism or drug addiction after diagnosis; diagnostic studies or tests or physical therapy; plastic surgery or cosmetic treatment unless necessary to correct traumatic injury; personal comfort services; X-ray and radium therapy and radium isotopes; blood or blood plasma; convalescent care; dental care by other than licensed doctor of medicine unless neces sitated by accident, special braces, appliances or equipment. Maternity benefits-full coverage for hospital charges for maximum of 10 days. Surgical benefits-surgical schedule up to $300. Anesthesia -greater of $15 or 20 percent of scheduled surgical fee for administration of anesthesia by doctor not in charge of case. Obstetrical benefits-u p to $90 for normal delivery, $60 to $250 for other procedures. Medical benefits—doctor’s services up to $4 for each of maximum of 70 hospital visits. Up to 70 days’ hospitalization provided for ectopic pregnancies. Diagnostic X-ray examinations- $5 to $35, maximum $50 in 12 consecutive months. June 3,1963 Laboratory services -$10 to $25, maximum $S0 'in 12 consecutive months. Increased to: Sickness and accident benefits-$50 to $70 a week pay able from first day of hospitaliza tion or accident and 4th day of sickness.10 Increased: Total and permanent dis ability benefits-minimum to $90 a m onth.10 June 1, 1967 (agreement of same date). See footnotes at end of table. Surgical and medical exclusions almost identical to hospitalization exclusions. Limited to 1 treatment a day. Not available for patient who had received surgical or obstetrical care. Available for pulmonary tuberculosis or mental disorders up to 30 days in 12 consecutive months. Not available for: Pregnancy, care of teeth, research studies, screening, routine physical or premarital examinations, routine hospital admission procedures, fluoroscopy without films, or examinations not neces sary to a diagnosis. Discontinued: 1 week’s paid sick leave a year at 40 times hourly rate. Added: Company assumed full cost of group life insur ance for early retirees (retired at age 62 or older with 20 years or more of continuous employment). 20 Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Insurance plans— Continued June 1, 1969 (agreement dated June 1,1967). Sept. 1, 1970 (agreement of June 1,1970). June 1, 1971 (agreement of June 1,1970). June 1, 1972 (agreement of June 1,1970). Increased: Company contribution to dependent hospital insurance-to $4 a month. Increased: Surgical benefits-surgical schedule maximum to $455, unless fixed fee surgical schedule provided greater allowance. Changed: Anesthesia- to 20 percent of surgical schedule allowance (was greater of $15 or 20 per cent). Increased: Sickness benefits-to range $92 a week.11 Increased: Sickness benefits- to range $114 a week.11 and accident from $50 to Added: Benefits available under Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Program to be coordinated with those payable under other plans to prevent duplication of benefits. Changed: Plan to provide payment to physician other than attending physician for interpretation or perfor mance of radiological procedures and surgical and clinical pathological procedures, or examinations ren dered hospital bed patients, on basis of physician’s claim after service. Payment not made if service was covered as hospital benefit. Chan ged: Dependent definition for permanently disabled children to include only those so disabled before reaching age 19. Company contribution for dependent health coverage increased to $5 a month. and accident from $50 to Company contribution for dependent health coverage increased to $6 a month. Retirement plan Jan. 1,1937 F eb .1,1946 No provision. Established: Contributory plan re quiring employee contributions and company payments and pro viding benefits (in addition to Federal old-age, survivors’ and dis ability insurance) as follows: Contributions: Employee-2% per cent of first $3,000 annual earn ings and 4Vz percent of remainder up to $15,000; company actuarially determined amounts sufficient to fund prior service credits and, with employee con tributions, to provide benefits based on service after plan was established. N orm al re tire m e n t an n u ity — employee aged 65 or older to re ceive: (1) For service after plan was established,basic annual bene fits equal to the sum of 0.75 per cent of first $3,000 earned plus 1.5 percent of earnings above $3,000 but not in excess of $15,000 times credited years in plan, plus (2) for 6th and subsequent years of company service before plan See footnotes at end of table. 21 Plan was established Jan. 1,1945; benefits were first paid and employee contributions' were coHected on effective date shown. To be eligible to participate, employee must have (1) been 30 years of age or over, (2) been regularly employed full time, and (3) had 5 years’ service since last break in service of more than 12 months. Benefits of employee whose plan coverage was discon tinued for any reason, except military or other approved leave, to be based on earnings in last period of service after rejoining plan. Annual earnings for period before plan was established based on 2,496 hours at basic hourly rate in effect immediately prior to establishment of plan. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Retirement plan-Continued Feb. 1, 1946-Continued June 1,1950 .......................... Dec. 1,1952 .......................... June 1,1955 .......................... June 1,1958 .......................... June 1 , 1 9 6 1 .......................... was established and after reaching age 30, basic annual benefits of 0.5 percent of first $3,000 and 1 percent of earnings above $3,000, but not in excess of $15,000 times credited years of service. Early retirement annuity-employee aged 55 but under 65 with 20 years’ service or more retired with consent or at request of company could elect (1) immediate actuarially reduced annuity, or (2) deferred normal benefit pay able at age 65. Jo in t and survivorship optionproviding actuarially reduced an n u itie s to employee and beneficiary. Increases: Contributions-maximum income on which contributions were paid—to $30,000. N orm al re tire m e n t a n n u ity maximum earnings used to com pute annuity, to $ 30,000. Added: Vesting-employee age 50 or over with 25 years credited ser vice or more terminated for any reason could elect (1) deferred normal annuity at age 65 based on compensation and service at termination, or (2) to withdraw own contribution plus interest. A dded: D isability retirem ent annuity-im m ediate actuarially red u c ed an n u ity provided em ployee to ta lly and per manently disabled. A dded: D isability retirem ent a n n u ity -im m e d ia te norm al annuity, based on earnings and service, provided totally and per manently disabled employee with 25 years’ service or more. Added: Minimum monthly annuity$50 for employee with 15 years’ service or more at age 65, reduced proportionately for less than 15 years’ service. Reduced: Vesting-age, to 45; years of credited service to 20. Increased: N orm al retirement annuity-by one-third for credited service before Jan. 1,1961. C hanged: Minimum m o nthly annuity-$50 for employee with See footnotes at end of table. 22 Employee could elect amount payable to beneficiary upon death after his retirement equal to or one-half basic benefit or any other proportion acceptable to retirement board. Contributions plus interest paid beneficiary of employee who died before retiring; balance of contribution paid beneficiary of retiree who died, without electing optional benefits, before benefits equaled contribu tions. Reduced: Service required to participate in plan since last break in service in excess of 12 months, to 3 years. Applicable to employee retiring after May 31,1958. Added: For employee retired before June 1, 1958, supplemental allowance provided by company con tinued. \ Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Retirement plan-Continued June 1, 1 9 6 1-Continued July 1,1963 Oct. 1,1963 June 1,1965 15 but less than 20 years'service, $55 for 20 but less than 25 years, and $60 for 25 years or more; employee with less than 15 years to receive, annually, $40 times years of service. C hanged: Disability retirement a n n u ity -im m e d ia te annuity based on earnings and service at time of disability for employee with (1) less than 20 years’ ser vice-normal annuity actuarially reduced for years below 65, (2) 20 years’ service or more—normal annuity. Removed: $30,000 limit on earnings. Reduced: Contributions of employee on first $3,000 annual earnings, by 25 percent. Changed: Employee who was a contributory member of plan on June 1, 1965, or joined plan within 90 days, and who (1) had discontinued contributions after a prior period of membership, (2) had been employed continuously, and (3) had not withdrawn contribu tions, to have benefits based on all earnings while a member of plan. Disability retirement annuity -service required for unreduced benefits, to 15 years. Increased: N orm al retirement a n n u ity - a l l benefits earned before Jan. 1, 1965, by 15 per cent; for service after Dec. 31, 1964-by 0.875 percent of first $3,000 earned. Added: Early retirement annuity employee aged 62 but under 65 with 20 years’ service or more to receive full annuity based on years of service and earnings. June 1,1966 June 1, 1967 (agreement of same date). Joint and survivorship option-spouse of employee aged 63 or over with 30 years’ service or more, who died before receiving annuity, could elect to receive a benefit under a 50-percent survivorship option. Reduced Contributions - by addi tional 25 percent of original con tribution. E lim inated: C o n trib u tio n s - o f employees on first $3,000 annual earnings (advanced from June 1, 1968 date negotiated in 1965). Added: Any benefit changes negotiated in 1970 were to apply to employees retired during third year of labor contract (June 1,1969-May 31,1970). June 1, 1969 (agreement dated June 1,1967). June 1, 1970 (agreement of same date). Eliminated: Employee contributions to plan. Increased: N orm al retirement annuity-by 20 percent of allowance accrued before Jan. 1,1970. This included allowance based on See footnotes at end of table. Employee must have designated, 60 days or more before death, widow as beneficiary with rights to receive accumulated contributions. Spouse to receive one-half benefit employee would have received had he retired. 23 Applicable to those who retired on or after June 1,1969. Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Retirement plan - C ontinued June 1, 197 0-Con tinued prior service (before 1945) and allowance based on membership service (1945 to 1970). Minimum monthly annuity—eligible member retiring age 65 to receive $5 a month a year of credited service during which he worked 1,000 hours or more. Minimum annuity extended to eligible mem bers who retired at age 62 with 20 years of service or more. Increased: Monthly annuity of pre viously retired employees by 1.5 percent for each year between effective date of retirement and June 1,1969. Changed: Vesting-employee with 15 years of service and terminated for any cause, except death or retirement under plan, entitled to deferred pension provided he did not withdraw accumulated con tributions to the plan and applied for pension at or after age 65. I n c r e a s e d : E arly re tire m e n t annuity-employee under age 62 and with 20 years or more of service to receive 50 to 92 percent (was 45 to 70 percent) of normal pension, depending on age at retirement.12 Applicable to employees who retired before June 1,1969, and who received retirement allowance. Increased: Interest on members’ account to 4.5 percent per year compounded annually (was 3.5 percent). iDate of agreement not available. 2Benefit levels were determined by an employee’s computed earnings as follows: Disability Annual earnings Under $1,500 ................................... $1,500 and under $2,500 ................. $2,500 and o v er................................ Life insurance Monthly payment Number o f months Weekly sickness and accident Weekly contributions $1,000 2,000 3,000 $51.04 52.50 54.00 20 40 60 $10 15 20 $0.25 .50 .75 3Weekly contributions ranged from $0.60 to $1.80 depending on earnings prior to retirement. 4 Earnings classes and sickness and accident benefits were changed as follows: Annual earnings Under $1,040 ............... $1,040 and under $1,144 $1,144 and under $1,248 $1,248 and under $1,352 $1,352 and under $1,456 $1,456 and under $1,560 $1,560 and under $1,664 $1,664 and under $1,768 $1,768 and under $1,872 Weekly sickness and accident benefits $10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Annual earning* $1,872 $1,976 $2,080 $2,184 $2,288 $2,392 $2,496 $2,500 $2,600 24 and and and and and and and and and under $1,976 under $2,080 under $2,184 under $2,288 under $2,392 under $2,496 under $2,500 under $2,600 over ........... Weekly sickness and accident benefits $19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 ^Earnings classes and benefits were extended as follows: Annual earnings $2,600 and under $2,704 ...................... $2,704 and under $2,808 ..................... $2,808 and over .................................... Weekly sickness and accident benefits $26 27 28 6 A t th e ir o w n e x p e n se , em p lo y ees co u ld provide th is coverage fo r th eir d e p e n d e n ts , a n d re tire e s co u ld subscribe fo r them selves ai th eir d e p e n d e n ts . 7 E arnings classes an d sickness a n d a c c id e n t b e n e fits w ere changed as follow s: Weekly sickness and accident benefits Annual earnings Under $ 1 ,5 6 0 ....................... $ 1 ,5 6 0 and under $ 1 ,8 2 0 . $ 1 ,8 2 0 and under $ 2 ,0 8 0 . $ 2 ,0 8 0 and under $ 2 ,3 4 0 . $ 2 ,3 4 0 and under $ 2 ,6 0 0 . ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... $ 1 5 .0 0 17.5 0 2 0 .0 0 2 2 .5 0 2 5 .0 0 Weekly sickness and accident benefits Annual earnings $ 2 ,6 0 0 $ 2 ,8 6 0 $ 3 ,1 2 0 $ 3 ,3 8 0 $ 3 ,6 4 0 $3,9 0 0 and and and and and and under $ 2 ,8 6 0 ................ under $ 3 , 1 2 0 ................ under $ 3 ,3 8 0 ................ under $ 3 ,6 4 0 ................ under $ 3 ,9 0 0 .................. over .................................... $ 2 7 .5 0 3 0 .0 0 3 2 .5 0 3 5 .0 0 3 7 .5 0 4 0 .0 0 8 Face value o f insurance was as follow s: Years o f service 10 11 12 13 14 and and and and and under under under under under 11 12 13 14 15 Insurance y e a r s .................. ............................ y e a r s ................ ............................ y e a r s .............................................. y e a r s .............................................. y e a r s ................ ............................ $ 550 1,100 1,6 5 0 2 ,7 5 0 4 ,1 2 5 9Benefits levels were determined by an employee’s earnings as follows: Accidental death and dismemberment Annual earnings Life insurance Death Under $1,500 ..................................... . . . . $1,500 and under $2,500 ................. $2,500 and under $3,000 ................. $3,000 and under $3,500 ................. $3,500 and under $4,000 ................. $4,000 and under $4,500 ................. $4,500 and under $5,000 ................. ___ $5,000 and o v e r ................................ $ 1,000 2,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 $1,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 Disability Dismemberment Monthly payment Number o f months Weekly sickness and accident $ 500-$ 1,000 1,000- 2,000 1,500- 3,000 1,500- 3,000 1,500- 3,000 1,500- 3,000 1,5C0- 3,000 1,500- 3,000 $ 51.04 52.50 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 180.00 20 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 $20 25 30 35 40 45 50 50 l^The schedule of benefit levels was revised to reflect higher minimum benefits and earnings levels as follows: Accidental death Disability Number o f months Weekly sickness and accident 60 60 60 60 60 60 $50 54 58 63 66 70 a n d d ism e m b e rm e n t Annual earnings Less than $4,500 .............................. . . . . $4,500 but less than $5,000 ............. $5,000 but less than $5,500 ............. $5,500 but less than $6,000 ............. $6,000 but less than $6,500 ............. $6,500 and o v e r ................................ Life ------------------------------------- Monthly insurance Death Dismemberment payment $ 5,000 $3,000 $1,500-$ 3,000 $ 90 5,000 3,000 1,500- 3,000 90 10,000 3,000 1,500- 3,000 180 10,000 3,000 1,500- 3,000 180 10,000 3,000 1,500- 3,000 180 10,000 3,000 1,500- 3,000 180 25 11 Earnings classes and benefits were extended as follows: Weekly sickness and accident benefits effectiveJune 1, 1971 June 1,1 $50 $ 50 54 54 58 58 63 63 66 66 70 70 72 74 74 78 76 82 78 86 80 90 82 94 84 98 102 86 88 106 90 110 92 114 Annual earnings Less than $4,500 ..................... $4,500 but less than $5,000 . $5,000 but less than $5,500 . $5,500 but less than $6,000 . $6,000 but less than $6,500 . $6,500 but less than $7,000 . $7,000 but less than $7,500 . $7,500 but less than $8,000 . $8,000 but less than $8,500 . $8,500 but less than $9,000 . $9,000 but less than $9,500 . $9,500 but less than $10,000 $10,000 but less than $10,500 $10,500 but less than $11,000 $11,000 but less than $11,500 $11,500 but less than $12,000 $12,000 and over ................. l^Early retirement annuity was to be computed as follows: Age Percent o f normal pension allowable 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 92 84 76 68 60 55 50 Percent alU before June 70 65 60 56 52 48 45 26 W a g e C h ro n olo g ie s The following wage chronologies are currently being maintained. Bulletins or reports for which a price is indicated are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or from the regional offices of the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed on the inside back cover. (Order by check or money order; do not send cash or stamps.) Publications for which no price is indicated and those designated as out of print are not available from the Superintendent of Documents but may be obtained, as long as supplies are available, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. 20212, or from the Bureau’s regional offices. Out of print items also may be available for reference in leading public, college, or university libraries. Before July 1965, basic wage chronologies and their supplements were published in the Monthly Labor Review and released as Bureau reports. Wage chronologies published later are available only as bulletins (and their supplements). Summaries of general wage changes and new or changed working practices are added to bulletins as new contracts are negotiated. Aluminum Company of America1939- 67, BLS Bulletin 1559.1 196870, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1559 (free). American Viscose (a division of FMC C orp.)1945-67, BLS Bulletin 1560.1 The Anaconda Co.— 1941-58, BLS Report 197.1 Anthracite Mining Industry— 1930-66, BLS Bulletin 1494.1 Armour and Company1941-72, BLS Bulletin 1682 (50 cents). A.T.&T.-Long lines Departm ent1940- 64, BLS Bulletin 1443.1 1965-70, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1443 (free). Atlantic Richfield Co. (former Sinclair Oil Companies’ facilities)— 1941- 72, BLS Bulletin 1771 (75 cents). Berkshire Hathaway Inc.— 1943-69, BLS Bulletin 1541.1 196971, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1541 (free). Bethlehem Atlantic Shipyards1941-68, BLS Bulletin 1607 (35 cents). 1969-72, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1607 (free). Bituminous Coal Mines1933-68, BLS Bulletin 1558 (25 cents). 1968-70, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1558 (free). The Boeing Co. (Washington Plants)1936-67, BLS Bulletin 1565.* Carolina Coach C o .1947-63, BLS Report 259.1 27 Chrysler Corporation— 1939-66, BLS Bulletin 1515.1 Commonwealth Edison Co. of Chicago— 1945- 63, BLS Report 205.1 1964- 69, Supplement to BLS Report 205 (free). Dan River In c — May 1943-January 1972, BLS Bulletin 1767 (35 cents). Federal Classification Act Employees— 1924-68, BLS Bulletin 1604 (70 cents). Ford Motor Company— June 1941-September 1973, BLS Bulletin 1787 ($1). General Motors Corp.— 1939-66, BLS Bulletin 1532.1 International Harvester Company— 1946- 70, BLS Bulletin 1678 (65 cents). 1970-73, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1678 (free). International Shoe Co. (a division of Interco, Inc.)— 1945-74, BLS Bulletin 1718 (30 cents). Lockheed—California Company (a division of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.)— 1937-67, BLS Bulletin 1522.1 Martin-Marietta Corp.— 1944- 64, BLS Bulletin 1449.1 1965- 68, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1449 (free). Massachusetts Shoe Manufacturing— 1945- 66, BLS Bulletin 1471.1 1967-68, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1471 (free). New York City Laundries— 1945-64, BLS Bulletin 1453.1 1965- 72, Supplement to BI S Bulletin 1453 (free). North American Rockwell Corp.— 1941-67, BLS Bulletin 1564.1 1967- 70, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1564 (free). North Atlantic Longshoremen— 1934-71, BLS Bulletin 1736 (50 cents). Pacific Coast Shipbuilding— 194167, BLS Bulletin 1605.1 Pacific Gas and Electric Co.— 1943-73, BLS Bulletin 1761 (50 cents). Pacific Longshore Industry1934-70, BLS Bulletin 1568.1 P.ailroads—Nonoperating Employees— 1920-62, BLS Report 208.1 Swift & C o .1942- 73, BLS Bulletin 1773 (85 cents). United States Steel Corporation1937-67, BLS Bulletin 1603.1 1966- 70, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1603 (free). Western Greyhound Lines— 1945-67, BLS Bulletin 1595.1 1968- 72, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1595 (free). Western Union Telegraph Co.— 1943- 67, BLS Bulletin 1545.1 1968-71, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1545 (free). 1 O u t o f p rin t. See Directory issued b e fo re Ju ly 196 5 ap p ea red . o f Wage Chronologies, 1948-72, fo r Monthly Labor Review in w hich re p o rts a n d su p p le m e n ts 28 ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973 0 - 543-756(14) BUREAU OF LA BO R S T A T IS T IC S REGIO N AL O FFIC ES Region I 1603 JFK Federal Building Government Center Boston, Mass. 02203 Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617) Region V 8th Floor, 300 South Wacker Drive Chicago, III. 60606 Phone: 353-1880 (Area Code 312) Region II 1515 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10036 Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212) Region VI 1100 Commerce St., Rm. 6B7 Dallas, Tex. 75202 Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214) Region III P. 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