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Wage Chronology:
Pacific Maritime Association and the
International Longshoremen’s and
Warehousemen’s Union, 1934-78
U S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




Wage Chronology:
Pacific Maritime Association and the
International Longshoremen’s and
Warehousemen’s Union, 1934-78
U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
1977
Bulletin 1960




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Preface

T h is b u lle tin is one o f a s e r i e s p r e p a r e d b y the B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s
that t r a c e s ch a n g es in w a g e s c a le s and r e la te d b e n e fits n e g o tia te d b y in d iv id u a l
e m p lo y e r s o r c o m b in a tio n s o f e m p lo y e r s w ith a u n ion o r g ro u p o f u n ion s.
B e n e fits u n ila te r a lly in tr o d u c e d b y an e m p lo y e r g e n e r a lly a r e in clu d e d .
The
in fo r m a t io n is ob ta in e d l a r g e l y f r o m c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n ts and r e la t e d
d o cu m e n ts v o lu n ta r ily file d w ith the B u rea u .
D e s c r ip t io n s o f the c o u r s e o f
c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g a r e d e r iv e d f r o m the n ew s m e d ia and c o n f ir m e d and
s u p p le m e n te d b y the p a r tie s to the a g r e e m e n t.
W age c h r o n o lo g ie s d e a l on ly w ith
s e le c t e d fe a tu r e s o f c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g o r w ag e d e te rm in a tio n .
T hey a re
in ten d ed p r i m a r i l y as a t o o l f o r r e s e a r c h , a n a ly s is , and w ag e a d m in is tr a tio n .
R e fe r e n c e s to jo b s e c u r it y , g r ie v a n c e p r o c e d u r e s , m e t h o d s
of p ie c e -r a te
a d ju s tm e n t, and s im ila r m a tte r s a r e o m itte d .
F o r a d e ta ile d e x p la n a tio n o f the
p u r p o s e and s c o p e o f the c h r o n o lo g y p r o g r a m , s e e "W a g e C h r o n o lo g ie s and S a la r y
T r e n d R e p o r t s ," B L S H an dbook o f M e th o d s , B u lle tin 1910 (B u re a u o f L a b o r
S t a t is t ic s , 1976), C h a p ter 22.
T h is c h r o n o lo g y s u m m a r iz e s ch a n g es in w ag e r a te s and s u p p le m e n ta r y
c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t i c e s n e g o tia te d b y the P a c i f i c M a r itim e A s s o c ia t io n and the
1934.
T h is
In te rn a tio n a l L o n g s h o r e m e n ’ s and W a r e h o u s e m e n ’ s U nion s i n c e
b u lle tin r e p l a c e s
W age C h r o n o lo g y :
P a c i f i c L o n g s h o r e In d u stry , 1934—-70,
p u b lish e d as B L S B u lle tin 1568, and in c o r p o r a t e s the su p p le m e n t c o v e r in g the
1971—75 p e r io d .
M a te r ia ls p r e v io u s ly p u b lish e d have b e e n s u p p le m e n te d in th is
b u lle tin b y c o n t r a c t ch a n g e s n e g o tia te d fo r the 1975—78 p e r io d .
E xcep t fo r a
r e v i s e d in tr o d u c tio n and o th e r m in o r ch a n g e s , e a r l i e r te x ts g e n e r a lly a r e in clu d e d
a s th e y w e r e o r ig in a lly p u b lish e d .
T h e B u r e a u has in tr o d u c e d new jo b title s to e lim in a te th o s e that d en ote
sex ste re o ty p e s.
F o r th is b u lle tin , h o w e v e r , old t itle s h ave b e e n r e ta in e d w h e re
th e y r e f e r s p e c i f i c a l l y to c o n tr a c tu a l d e fin itio n s .
M a te r ia l in th is p u b lic a tio n is in the p u b lic d o m a in and m a y b e r e p r o d u c e d
w ith ou t p e r m i s s i o n o f the F e d e r a l G o v e rn m e n t.
P le a s e c r e d it the B u re a u o f
L a b o r S t a t is tic s and c it e the na m e and n u m b er o f the p u b lica tio n .
T h e a n a ly s is f o r the 1971—7 8 p e r io d w as p r e p a r e d in the D iv is io n o f
T r e n d s in E m p lo y e e C o m p e n s a tio n b y John J. L a c o m b e II.




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Contents
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I n t r o d u c t io n _______________________________________________^______________________________

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S u m m a ry o f C o n tr a c t N e g o tia tio n s ___________________________________________________
J u ly 1934—D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 8 __________________________________________________________
D e c e m b e r 1948—June 1951__________________________________________________________
June 1951—June 1 9 5 4 _________________________________________________________________
June 1954—June 1 9 5 9 _________________________________________________________________
June 1959—June 1 9 6 6 _________________________________________________________________
J u ly 1966—June 1971 _________________________________________________________________
J u ly 1971—June 1973 _________________________________________________________________
June 1973—June 197 5 _________________________________________________________________
June 1975—June 1 9 7 8 _________________________________________________________________

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T a b le s :
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G e n e r a l w a g e c h a n g e s _________________________________________________________
B a s ic h o u r ly r a te s f o r s e le c t e d lo n g s h o r e o c c u p a tio n s and o p e r a t io n s ,
1 9 3 4 -6 6 ____________________________________________________________
B a s ic h o u r ly r a te s f o r s e le c t e d lo n g s h o r e o c c u p a tio n s and o p e r a t io n s ,
1967—7 7 ___________________________________________________________ - ____________
S u p p le m e n ta ry c o m p e n s a tio n p r a c t i c e s _____________________________________
P r e m iu m pay f o r n ig h t w o r k _______________________________________________
D a ily o v e r t im e p a y _________________________________________________________
P r e m iu m f o r S atu rd ay and Sunday w o r k ________________________________
H o lid a y p a y __________________________________________________________________
P a id v a c a t io n s _______________________________________________________________
M e a l p a y _____________________________________________________________________
C a ll- in p a y __________________________________________________________________
S u b s is te n c e p a y _____________________________________________________________
T r a v e l p a y ___________________________________________________________________
S ta n d -b y p a y _________________________________________________________________
W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s ___________________________________________
P e n s io n p l a n _________________________________________________________________
L a b o r s a v in g (m e c h a n iz a tio n and m o d e r n iz a tio n ) fund ________________
P a y g u a ra n te e pla n ________________________________
M o v in g a llo w a n c e ___________________________________________________________

W age C h r o n o lo g ie s A v a i l a b l e _________________________________________________________




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Introduction

s p e c ia l c a t e g o r ie s o f w o r k e r s su ch as
g e a r m e n , s w e e p e r s , and lin e s m e n , e t c .
T h e f i r s t c o a s t w is e sta n d a rd s f o r
w a g e s , h o u r s , and c e r t a in w o r k in g c o n ­
d itio n s f o r lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s on the
P a c i f i c C o a s t w e r e e s t a b lis h e d b y an
O c t o b e r 12, 1934, a r b itr a t io n a w a rd o f
the N a tio n a l L o n g s h o r e m e n ’ s B o a r d , a p ­
p o in te d b y the P r e s id e n t o f the U nited
S ta te s . T he B o a rd a ls o p r o v id e d f o r the
c r e a t io n o f p o r t la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t c o m ­
m it t e e s to s e t l o c a l sta n d a rd s on m a t te r s
n ot s p e c i f i c a l l y c o v e r e d b y the a w a rd .
T he a w a rd fo llo w e d a lon g and b itt e r
s tr ik e b y the P a c i f i c C o a s t D is t r ic t o f
the In te r n a tio n a l L o n g s h o r e m e n 's A s s o ­
c ia tio n (IL A ), w h ich w a s a ffilia te d w ith
the A F L .
T he s tr ik e en d ed w hen the
p a r t ie s a g r e e d to su b m it a ll is s u e s to
a r b itr a t io n .
In 1937, the P a c i f i c C o a s t D is t r ic t
b r o k e a w a y f r o m the IL A , a ffilia t e d
w ith the n e w ly fo r m e d CIO, and ob ta in e d
a c h a r t e r a s the In te r n a tio n a l L o n g ­
s h o r e m e n 's and W a r e h o u s e m e n 's U nion
(IL W U ).
D u rin g the sa m e y e a r , e m ­
p lo y e r s fo r m e d the c o a s t w is e W a te r fr o n t
E m p lo y e r s A s s o c i a t i o n (W E A ) to n e g o t i­
ate and a d m in is te r lo n g s h o r e c o n t r a c t s
and fo r m u la te p o l i c y , t h e r e b y r e p l a c ­
ing v a r io u s o r g a n iz a tio n s o f s te v e d o r in g
f i r m s and t e r m in a l o p e r a t o r s in the
p o r t s . 1 On June 21, 1938, taking th e s e
d e v e lo p m e n ts in to a c c o u n t, the N a tio n a l
L a b o r R e la tio n s B o a rd r u le d that the
e n tir e U .S. P a c i f i c C o a s t sh ou ld be c o n ­
s id e r e d a s one b a r g a in in g u n i t ,
and
c e r t if i e d the IL W U a s the e x c lu s iv e r e p ­
r e s e n ta tiv e o f P a c i f i c C o a s t lo n g s h o r e
w o r k e r s 2 and e n title d to a d m in is te r the
e x is tin g c o n t r a c t .
T he ILW U and W E A

T he P a c i f i c M a r itim e A s s o c i a t i o n
(P M A ) in c lu d e s a ll o f the la r g e f i r m s
and m o s t o f the s m a lle r o n e s en g a g e d in
sh ip o p e r a t io n s , t e r m in a l o r o th e r s h o r e sid e f a c i l i t y o p e r a t io n s , and s te v e d o r in g
o p e r a t io n s on the W e s t C o a s t.
It a ls o
in c lu d e s a g en ts f o r f o r e ig n lin e s c a llin g
at U .S. P a c i f i c p o r t s .
It n e g o tia te s and
a d m in is t e r s c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g a g r e e ­
m e n ts w ith the In te r n a tio n a l L o n g s h o r e ­
m e n ^ and W a r e h o u s e m e n 's U nion (ILW U )
and w i t h s e v e r a l u n ion s r e p r e s e n t in g
s h ip s ' o f f i c e r s and c r e w s .
It m a in ta in s
p e r s o n n e l r e c o r d s , in clu d in g p a y r o ll,
h o lid a y , v a c a tio n , and o th e r fr in g e b e n e ­
fits f o r lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s . It a ls o o p e r ­
a te s c e n t r a l p a y o f f i c e s in e a c h p o r t and
p a r t ic ip a t e s , w ith the IL W U , in s u p e r ­
v is in g the d is p a tc h h a lls , a d m in is te r in g
the w e lfa r e , p e n s io n , and o th e r fu n d s,
and r e g is t e r in g the w o r k f o r c e .
T h e ILW U (in d .) r e p r e s e n t s 55, 000
w o r k e r s (as o f S e p te m b e r 30, 1976), in ­
clu d in g lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s on the U .S.
P a c i f i c C o a s t, and in C anada, A la s k a ,
and H a w a ii; w a r e h o u s e m e n , m o s t ly in
C a lifo r n ia and W a sh in g ton ; f ie ld w o r k e r s ,
and o th e r e m p lo y e e s o f the H aw aiia n
su g a r and p in e a p p le p la n ta tio n s and p r o ­
c e s s in g p la n ts ; and o th e r m is c e lla n e o u s
workers
m a in ly in H a w a ii's t o u r is t
in d u s tr y .
U .S. P a c i f i c C o a s t lo n g s h o r e
w o r k e r s , w ho m a k e up a bou t o n e -f if t h o f
the to ta l, a r e m e m b e r s o f lo n g s h o r e , sh ip
c le r k , and w a lk in g b o s s /f o r e m e n l o c a l s
w h ich co n s titu te a lo n g s h o r e d iv is io n o f
the u n ion , w h ich is g o v e r n e d b y a 3 m e m b e r la b o r r e la t io n s c o m m it t e e and
b y c a u cu s w h ich g e n e r a lly is h e ld on a
b ie n n ia l b a s i s .
T h e c a u c u s , w h ich is
c o m p o s e d o f r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f the l o ­
c a l s , e s t a b lis h e s p o l i c y , fo r m u la t e s c o n ­
t r a c t d e m a n d s, and e l e c t s o f f i c e r s . L o n g ­
s h o r e m e n and c l e r k s u n d er the P a c i f i c
C o a s t lo n g s h o r e d iv is io n a r e c o v e r e d by
the m a s t e r a g r e e m e n t w ith the P M A . P o r t
la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t c o m m it t e e s n e g o tia te
su p p le m e n ta l w o r k r u le s d e a lin g w ith c o n ­
d itio n s p e c u lia r to e a c h p o r t a r e a ( d i s ­
p a tch in g r u le s , t r a v e l t im e , e t c . ) and
p o r t s u p p le m e n ta r y a g r e e m e n ts c o v e r in g




1 The head of the newly formed WEA stated in a
speech in 1937 that the troublesome issues of acceptance
of collective bargaining and determination of the proper
agency to represent employees had been solved.
2 Exceptions were made for waterfront workers in the
Puget Sound ports of Tacoma, Anacortes, and Port Angeles
and checkers and foremen in Seattle ports (longshoremen in
Seattle belonged to the ILWU) where ILA rights continued
to be recognized. Workers in these ports, however, sub­
sequently joined the ILWU.

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e n t e r e d in to an a g r e e m e n t s h o r tly t h e r e ­
a ft e r w h ich su b stitu ted the n a m e o f the
IL W U f o r the IL A . The IL W U w as a f f i l i ­
a ted w ith the CIO u n til 1950, w hen it
w a s e x p e lle d on c h a r g e s o f c o m m u n is t
d o m in a tio n , a lo n g w ith a n u m b e r o f o th e r
u n io n s .
On June 3, 1949, the W a t e r fr o n t
E m p lo y e r s A s s o c ia t io n and the P a c i f i c
A m e r ic a n S h ip o w n e rs A s s o c ia t io n , w h ich
b a r g a in e d w ith o ff s h o r e la b o r , m e r g e d
to fo r m the P a c i f i c M a r itim e A s s o c i ­
a tio n (P M A ).
A m a jo r e v e n t in the h i s t o r y o f
la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t r e la tio n s in the in d u s ­
t r y w a s the sig n in g , on O c t o b e r 18, I9 6 0,
o f the P M A —ILW U
M e c h a n iz a tio n and
M o d e r n iz a t io n A g r e e m e n t . T h is p a c t, r e ­
su ltin g f r o m
y e a r s o f study, e n a b le d
e m p lo y e r s to a d op t n ew m a c h in e s and
n ew m e th o d s o f c a r g o h a n d lin g and to
e lim in a te o b s o le t e and r e s t r ic t i v e w o r k
r u le s and p r a c t i c e s .
In re tu rn , fu lly
r e g i s t e r e d w o r k e r s o n ly , w e r e to r e ­
c e i v e in c o m e p r o t e c t io n b y e m p l o y e r s 1
t o n n a g e -b a s e d funding o f w a g e g u a r a n ­
t e e s , e a r l y r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s , lu m p ­
su m p a y m e n ts at n o r m a l r e t ir e m e n t , and
a d d itio n a l death and d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s .
L a y o ffs o f fu lly r e g i s t e r e d w o r k e r s due
to in c r e a s e d p r o d u c t iv it y w e r e p r o h i b ­
ite d .
L o n g s h o r e p r o d u c t iv it y in c r e a s e d
s h a r p ly a ft e r the I960 p a c t.
T he m o s t
d r a m a t ic r is e o c c u r r e d in the la te 1 96 0 fs
due to h a n d lin g o f c o n t a in e r iz e d c a r g o .
T h e p r o d u c t iv it y i n c r e a s e s c a u s e d a
m a r k e d d e c lin e in w o r k o p p o r tu n itie s f o r
lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s , e s p e c i a l l y in r e la tio n
to the a m ou n t o f ton n a ge h a n d led .
T he
n u m b e r o f ILW U lo n g s h o r e m e n , c l e r k s ,
and w a lk in g b o s s e s on the U .S. P a c i f i c
C o a s t d ro p p e d f r o m 16, 428 in 1958 to
1 1 ,4 0 1 in 1975. J oin t u n io n -m a n a g e m e n t
r e s t r ic t i o n s on h ir in g and r e c r u itm e n t,
h o w e v e r , e a s e d the im p a c t o f th e s e d e ­
v e lo p m e n t s u pon the r e g u la r w o r k f o r c e .
In F e b r u a r y 1972, fo llo w in g an e x ­
te n d e d s t r ik e , the f i r s t s in c e 1948, a
P a y G u a ra n te e P la n w a s a g r e e d to w h ich
g u a ra n te e d C la s s A (fu lly r e g is t e r e d )
w o r k e r s 36 h o u r s ’ p a y a w e e k and C la s s
B (p r o b a t io n a r y ) w o r k e r s p a y f o r h a lf as
m a n y h o u r s . T he p la n la te r w a s r e v is e d
to a llo w C la s s B w o r k e r s up to 24 h o u r s ’
p a y i f fu n ds p e r m it t e d .
T h e P a c i f i c C o a s t L o n g s h o r e and
C le r k s A g r e e m e n t c o n s is t s o f tw o d o c u ­
m e n ts — on e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n and a n o th e r
fo r c le r k s .
C o n ta in e r F r e ig h t S tation




(C F S ) e m p lo y e e s in v o lv e d in w o r k r e la te d
to the c o n s o lid a t io n and d e c o n s o lid a t io n
o f c o n ta in e r s at f a c i l i t i e s on o r a d ja c e n t
to the d o c k s a r e c o v e r e d b y a s u p p le m e n t
to the lo n g s h o r e m e n and c l e r k s a g r e e ­
m e n t. S e p a r a te ILW U a g r e e m e n ts c o v e r
lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s in C anada, A la s k a ,
and H a w a ii; w a r e h o u s e m e n ; a n d e m ­
p lo y e e s in the H a w aiia n su g a r and p i n e ­
a p p le in d u s t r ie s .
T h is c h r o n o lo g y t r a c e s ch a n g e s in
w a g e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y c o m p e n s a t io n
p r a c t i c e s s in c e the 1934 N a tion a l L o n g ­
s h o r e m e n ’ s B o a rd a w a rd , a s a r e s u lt o f
c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n ts and o f
a w a rd s o f the N a tio n a l W a r L a b o r B o a r d ,
P a c i f i c C o a s t L o n g s h o r e F a c tfin d in g
B o a rd , and C o a s t A r b i t r a t o r s .
It d e a ls
w ith ch a n g e s a ffe c tin g r e g u la r and s k ille d
lo n g s h o r e m e n u n d e r the lo n g s h o r e d o c u ­
m e n t, w ho g e n e r a lly m a y be d e fin e d as
th o s e e n g a g e d in m o v in g c a r g o f r o m the
v e s s e l to its f i r s t p la c e o f r e s t on the
d o ck o r to the v e s s e l f r o m its la s t p la c e
o f rest.
It a ls o d e a ls w ith ch a n g e s a f ­
fe c tin g C F S u t ility m e n , w ho a r e in v o lv e d
in c o n ta in e r w o r k at C F S f a c i l i t i e s . C F S
u t ility m e n a r e c o v e r e d s in c e 1969, w hen
the f i r s t c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n t
f o r C F S w o r k e r s w a s r e a c h e d .3 C h a n g e s
a ffe c tin g c l e r k s and CFS c l e r k s a r e n o t
show n in the c h r o n o lo g y . S in ce in d iv id ­
u a l a g r e e m e n t s w e r e c o n c lu d e d in s o m e
p o r t s b e f o r e the 1934 a w a rd o f the N a ­
tio n a l L o n g s h o r e m e n ’ s B o a rd , p r o v i s i o n s
show n a s o f that date do n ot n e c e s s a r i l y
in d ic a te ch a n g e s in p r e v io u s c o n d it io n s
o f e m p lo y m e n t.
L o n g s h o r e m e n a r e p a i d a s in g le
ra te and r e c e i v e 6 h o u r s ’ p a y at th e ir
s t r a ig h t -t im e (b a s ic ) h o u r ly ra te p lu s 2
h o u r s ’ o v e r t im e p a y (tim e and o n e -h a lf)
f o r a n o r m a l d a ily sh ift.
P e n a lty p r e ­
m iu m s f o r h a n d lin g s p e c ifie d c a r g o e s and
d iffe r e n t ia ls f o r s k ille d o c c u p a tio n s a r e
a p p lie d to the b a s i c ra te . W hen p e n a lty
d iffe r e n t ia ls o r
s k ill d iffe r e n t ia ls , o r
b oth , a r e p a id , the o v e r t im e ra te is on e
and o n e -h a lf tim e s the to ta l o f the b a s ic
rate and d i f f e r e n t i a l s ). C F S u t ility m e n
a r e p a id on an 8 h o u r s ’ s t r a ig h t -t im e
h o u r ly b a s is (a s a r e c l e r k s and C F S
c l e r k s n o t c o v e r e d b y the c h r o n o lo g y ),
and th e y a ls o r e c e i v e d iffe r e n t ia ls f o r
w o rk in g p e n a lty c a r g o .
3

Because of the rapidity of technological change in
cargo handling in the longshore industry in recent years,
particularly in containerization, the importance of CFS
workers is expected to grow.

2

Summary of Contract Negotiations
and p e n s io n plan s co u ld b e a m a tte r f o r
n e g o tia tio n in any w a g e r e v ie w , but w e r e
not to be s u b je c t to a r b itr a tio n o r s t r ik e
a ctio n .
Pursuant
to the t e r m s o f the
D e c e m b e r 6, 1948, a g r e e m e n t, w h i c h
p r o v id e d f o r a S e p te m b e r 30, 1950, w a g e
r e v ie w , the P M A and the ILW U n e g o ­
tia ted a g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e o f 10
cen ts an h o u r.
T he 1948 a g re e m e n t,
w h ich c o u ld b e d e te r m in e d on June 15,
1951, did not p r o v id e f o r a n oth er w a g e
r e o p e n in g .

J u ly 1 9 3 4 ^ P e c e m b e r 1948
C o a s t w is e s t a n d a r d s
on w a g e s ,
h o u r s , and c e r t a in w o r k in g c o n d itio n s
f o r P a c i f i c C o a s t lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s
w e r e e s ta b lis h e d b y the O c t o b e r 12, 1934,
aw ard o f the N a tion a l L o n g s h o r e m e n 's
B o a rd ap p oin ted b y the P re sid e n t,,
T he
B o a rd a ls o p r o v id e d f o r e s ta b lis h m e n t
o f p o r t la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t c o m m it t e e s to
d e te r m in e l o c a l sta n d a rd s on m a tte r s not
s p e c i f i c a l l y c o v e r e d b y the a w a rd .
T h is
aw ard p r o v id e d the b a s ic fr a m e w o r k f o r
su b se q u e n t c o n t r a c t ch a n g e s .
A s a r e s u lt o f a r b itr a tio n a w a rd s,
n e g o tia te d a g r e e m e n ts , and a d ir e c t iv e
o f the N a tion a l W a r L a b o r B o a r d , nine
g e n e r a l w a g e in c r e a s e s w e r e m a d e b e ­
tw een J u ly 1934 and the D e c e m b e r 1948
a g r e e m e n t. P r e m iu m pay f o r S atu rday
w o r k , paid v a c a tio n s , and c a l l - i n , su b ­
s is t e n c e , t r a v e l, and s t a n d -b y pay w e r e
am ong the s u p p le m e n ta r y c o m p e n s a tio n
p r a c t ic e s e s ta b lis h e d d u rin g the p e r io d ;
all but the f i r s t o f th e s e ite m s w e r e sub­
se q u e n tly l i b e r a l i z e d d u rin g the sa m e
p e r io d .

D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 8 -J u n e 1951
T h e c o a s t w is e a g r e e m e n t b etw een
the W a t e r f r o n t E m p lo y e r s A s s o c ia t io n
( p r e d e c e s s o r to the P a c i f i c M a r itim e
A s s o c i a t i o n ) 1 and the ILW U , e ffe c t iv e
D e c e m b e r 6, 1948, co u ld b e te rm in a te d
on June 15, 1951. It p r o v id e d f o r a r e ­
op en in g o f the c o n t r a c t on S e p te m b e r 30,
1949, to r e v ie w w a g e r a te s and to d is c u s s
fo r m u la tio n o f w e lfa r e and p e n s io n p la n s .
N e g o tia tio n s p u rsu a n t to the w a g e r e v ie w
le d to the e s ta b lis h m e n t o f the ILWU—
P M A w e lfa r e p la n . A n o th e r r e v ie w w a s
p e r m itte d on S e p te m b e r 3 0, 1950. If an
a g r e e m e n t co u ld not be r e a c h e d , w a g e
ra te s w e r e to b e r e f e r r e d to the C o a s t
a r b itr a t o r f o r d e te r m in a tio n . W e lfa r e
1
The Waterfront Employers Association merged
the Pacific American Shipowners Association to form the
Pacific Maritime Association in 1949.




June 1951—June 1954
P u rsu a n t to the P a c i f i c C o a s t L o n g ­
s h o r e A g r e e m e n t w h ich b e c a m e e ffe c t iv e
June 16, 1951, a p e n s io n fund, to be
fin a n ce d b y e m p lo y e r co n tr ib u tio n s fr o m
J u ly 1, 1951, th rou gh June 3 0, 1961, w as
a g re e d to by the P M A and the IL W U .
E a ch e m p l o y e r 's co n tr ib u tio n w as to be
d e te r m in e d on a ton n a ge b a s is , u sin g a
fo r m u la e s ta b lis h in g the e q u iv a le n t o f 15
ce n ts an h ou r f o r h o u rs w o r k e d and ton s
h an dled d u rin g the b a s e p e r io d fr o m 1948
th rou gh 1951.
T h e am ount thus e s ta b ­
lis h e d w a s to r e m a in u n ch an ged u ntil
J u ly 1, 1956, w hen the p a r tie s co u ld
n e g o tia te a ch a n g e in the am ount o f the
a s s e s s m e n t . T he c o n t r a c t p r o v id e d that
"th e co n tr ib u tio n s r e q u ir e d b y th is a g r e e ­
m e n t o r su p p le m e n t o r a m e n d m e n t
th e r e to sh a ll c e a s e J u ly 1, 1961.
The
plan sh a ll con tin u e in e ffe c t until the
t h e n -e x is t in g Fund has b een e x h a u s te d ."
T he pla n , w h ich w ou ld b e fu lly funded
at the end o f the 1 0 - y e a r p e r io d o f c o n ­
tr ib u tio n s , w a s to h a ve had s u ffic ie n t
r e s e r v e s to con tin u e the m in im u m b a s ic
p a y m en ts d u rin g the liv e s o f all e m ­
p lo y e e s r e t ir e d b y June 30, 1961, if the
plan w as not ex ten d ed b ey on d that d a te .
T h e fund w a s a d m i n i s t e r e d b y s ix
t r u s t e e s , th r e e d e s ig n a te d b y the a s s o ­
withc ia tio n and th r e e b y the u n ion .
T h e new a g r e e m e n t p r o v id e d a ls o
f o r an in c r e a s e in b a s ic h o u r ly r a te s and

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On June 2, the p a r t ie s m a d e a jo in t
a n n ou n cem en t that t h e b a s i c c o n t r a c t
w ou ld b e fu r th e r e x ten d ed to June 15,
1955, w ith a r e o p e n in g on June 15, 1954,
f o r r e v ie w o f all w a g e r a t e s , v a c a tio n s ,
and w e lfa r e c o n tr ib u tio n s . T he is s u e o f
s t r a ig h t -t im e and o v e r t im e r a te s f o r the
y e a r b eg in n in g June 15, 1953, w a s su b ­
m itte d to the P a c i f i c C o a s t a r b it r a t o r ,
in a c c o r d a n c e w ith the t e r m s o f the b a s ic
c o n t r a c t p r o v id in g f o r a r b itr a tio n in the
even t o f f a i l u r e
to a g r e e on b a s ic
s t r a ig h t -t im e and o v e r t im e r a t e s .
T h e a r b i t r a t o r 's a w a rd , b in d in g on
both p a r t ie s , w a s a n nounced June 12,
1953. It p r o v id e d f o r a 6 - ce n t i n c r e a s e
in s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly r a te s and a 9"
ce n t in c r e a s e in o v e r t im e r a t e s .

f o r s e v e r a l ch a n g e s in r e la te d w a g e
p r a c t i c e s o A m e n d m e n t o f the w e lfa r e
and in s u r a n c e pla n ex ten d ed h o s p ita l,
m e d ic a l, and s u r g ic a l b e n e fits to the
fa m ilie s o f th o se e m p lo y e e s paid f o r b y
the w e lfa r e fund. U n d er the c o n tr a c t,
fiv e m e d ic a l c a r e p la n s w e r e in e ff e c t
and c o v e r e d the v a r io u s l o c a l s u n d e r the
w e lfa r e fund p r o g r a m . T h e P e r m a n e n te
H ealth P la n c o v e r e d the l o c a l s in the
San P e d r o ,
San F r a n c i s c o B a y , and
P o rtla n d —V a n c o u v e r a r e a s ; the C o o s B a y
H o s p ita l A s s o c i a t i o n c o v e r e d l o c a l s in
N orth B en d , B - a n d o n , and R e e d s p o r t ,
O r e g .; the G r a y s H a r b o r H o s p ita l A s s o ­
c ia t io n a p p lied to A b e r d e e n , W a s h .; and
t h e S ea ttle G ro u p H ealth C o o p e r a t iv e
c o v e r e d the m e n in S ea ttle w h ile th e ir
fa m ilie s w e r e c o v e r e d u n d er the In su re d
P la n .
T h e In su red P la n c o v e r e d a l l
l o c a l s in C a lifo r n ia , O r e g o n , and W a sh ­
in gton that w e r e not u n d e r any o f the
f i r s t fo u r p la n s .
T h e c o n t r a c t f i r s t w a s n e g o tia te d to
b e e ff e c t iv e fr o m June 16, 1951, th rou gh
June 15, 1953.
In a c c o r d a n c e w ith its
w a g e -r e o p e n in g p r o v i s i o n ,
the 1951
a g r e e m e n t w a s r e o p e n e d in M a y 1952 at
the r e q u e s t o f the u n ion f o r a r e v ie w o f
w a g e s and e m p l o y e r s ' co n tr ib u tio n s to
the w e lfa r e fund.
I n c r e a s e s in b a s ic
s tra ig h t and o v e r t im e r a t e s , plu s an in­
c r e a s e in e m p l o y e r s ' c o n tr ib u tio n s to the
w e lfa r e fu n d, w e r e n e g o tia te d and b e c a m e
e ff e c t iv e June 16, 1952. T h e a g r e e m e n t
w as ex te n d e d to June 15, 1954, w ith a
r e o p e n in g June 15, 1953, f o r a r e v ie w
o f w a g e r a te s and w e lfa r e f u n d c o n ­
t r ib u t io n s , and f o r n e g o tia tio n o f p e n ­
alty c a r g o r a t e s , s k ill d iffe r e n t ia ls , and
v a c a t io n s .
In M a y 1952, the P M A and the ILW U
a g r e e d to exten d th e ir 2 - y e a r c o n t r a c t ,
n e g o tia te d in 1951, to J u ly 1954 w ith
ch a n g e s in w a g e s and w e lfa r e b e n e fit s .
P r o v i s i o n w a s m a d e f o r a re o p e n in g on
June 15, 1953, f o r a r e v ie w o f b a s ic
s t r a ig h t -t im e and o v e r t im e r a t e s and
w e lfa r e c o n t r ib u tio n s , s u b je c t to a r b itr a ­
tio n , and f o r n e g o tia tio n (n ot s u b je c t to
a r b itr a tio n ) o f p e n a lty c a r g o r a t e s , s k ill
d iffe r e n t ia ls , and v a c a t i o n s .
A ccord ­
in g ly , u n ion n e g o tia to r s h eld p r e lim in a r y
m e e t in g s fr o m A p r il 12 to 15, 1953, to
d e t e r m in e w h at p r o p o s a ls t h e y w ou ld
p r e s e n t to the s h ip o w n e r s .
The fir s t
m e e tin g o f the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f
the u n ion and e m p l o y e r s to o k p la c e
M a y 14, 1953.




June 1954—June 1959
N e g o tia tio n s , h e ld in a c c o r d a n c e
w ith the re o p e n in g s tip u la tio n s o f the
a g r e e m e n t e x p ir in g in June 1955 b e tw e e n
the P M A and IL W U , r e s u lt e d in a g r e e m e n t
in M a y 1954 on a 1 -y e a r e x te n s io n o f the
e x is tin g c o n t r a c t to June 1956.
The
a m en ded a g r e e m e n t p r o v id e d f o r l i b e r a l ­
iz e d v a c a tio n p r o v is io n s and e s ta b lis h e d
a p ilo t d en ta l c a r e p r o g r a m f o r c e r t a in
m in o r d ep en d en ts to be fin a n c e d fr o m a
$ 7 5 0 ,0 0 0 w e lfa r e fund s u r p lu s .
It a ls o
co n ta in e d a p r o v is io n d e s ig n e d to p e r m it
a c o m m o n e x p ir a tio n d a te f o r E a s t and
W e st C o a s t m a r it im e c o n t r a c t s .
D is ­
c u s s io n s on w a g e s con tin u ed , and on
D e c e m b e r 2 , 1954, the p a r tie s a p p ro v e d
a s e ttle m e n t p r o v id in g f o r a 5 - c e n t - a n h ou r a c r o s s - t h e - b o a r d a d v a n ce, e ff e c t iv e
D e c e m b e r 2 0, 1954, and a d e f e r r e d
h o u r ly in c r e a s e o f 6 c e n t s e ff e c t iv e
June 13, 1955, as w e ll as in c r e a s e d
co m p a n y p a y m e n ts into the w e lfa r e fu n d.
T h e d en ta l c a r e p r o g r a m in itia ted in the
s p rin g o f 1954 w a s ex ten d ed to June 1956,
and the p a r t ie s a g r e e d to con tin u e to t r y
to a r r iv e at a c o m m o n e x p ir a tio n d a te
w ith the E a s t C o a s t.
In M a y 1956, the P M A and ILW U
a g r e e d to exten d t h e ir c o n t r a c t f o r 2
y e a r s m o r e , u n til A u g u st 1, 1958— if
that b e c a m e the c o m m o n te r m in a tio n o f
r e v ie w d a te s on all c o a s t s , o r o th e r w is e
u n til June 15, 1958. T h e y a g r e e d on an
in te r im 2 - c e n t - a n - h o u r w a g e a d ju stm e n t,
e ff e c t iv e June 18; r e v is e d e l i g i b i l i t y
r e q u ir e m e n ts f o r p e n s io n b e n e fit s ; c o n ­
tinued the d en ta l c a r e p r o g r a m s u b je c t

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la te in J u ly 1959 and w as s i g n e d on
A u g u st 10. Its m o s t u n u su al fe a tu r e w as
p r o v is io n f o r e m p lo y e r s to co n tr ib u te to
a fund to ta lin g $ 1 .5 m illio n d u rin g the
f i r s t c o n t r a c t y e a r , to b e u se d to g iv e
w o r k e r s a s h a r e in the r e s u lt s o f m e c h ­
a n iza tion in re tu r n f o r un ion a g r e e m e n t
to p e r m it in tro d u c tio n o f la b o r s aving
d e v i c e s . T h e m e th o d o f d is tr ib u tin g the
fund a m on g the fu lly r e g i s t e r e d w o r k
f o r c e and the m eth od and am ount o f the
e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u tio n a fte r the f i r s t y e a r
r e m a in e d to b e d e t e r m i n e d .
It w as
a g r e e d that the fu lly r e g i s t e r e d w o r k
f o r c e w ou ld b e m a in ta in e d at the 1958
le v e l w ith a llo w a n ce f o r n o r m a l a ttritio n
and that, f o r a p e r io d o f not m o r e than
1 y e a r , the p a r t ie s w ou ld con tin u e to
study the p r o b le m o f s h a rin g the g ain s
o f m e c h a n iz a tio n and to n e g o tia te r e g a r d ­
ing a m e th o d f o r c o n v e r tin g the fund and
e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u tio n s to a con tin u in g
b a s is .
T h e ch a n g es in w o r k m e th o d s
r e s u ltin g fr o m the in tro d u c tio n o f la b o r sa v in g d e v ic e s p e r m i t t e d u n d er the
c o n t r a c t w e r e not to v io la te r u le s p r o ­
h ib itin g in d iv id u a l sp eed u p and u n sa fe
o p e r a t io n s .
No o th e r ch a n g e s in w o r k
m e th o d s , su ch as r e d u c tio n in gang s iz e ,
w e r e p e r m itte d f o r the f i r s t y e a r and
until fin a l a g r e e m e n t w as r e a c h e d r e ­
g a rd in g the fund.
P r o v i s i o n w as m a d e f o r a g e n e r a l
w a g e in c r e a s e d u rin g the f i r s t y e a r and,
e ff e c t iv e J a n u a ry 1, I9 6 0 , f o r an 8 -h o u r
d a ily g u a ra n te e .
R e o p e n in g s on w a g e s ,
h o u r s , and m e c h a n iz a tio n w e r e p r o v id e d
d u rin g the s e c o n d and th ird c o n t r a c t
y e a r s , w ith the s e c o n d o f th e s e r e o p e n ­
ings a lso in clu d in g paid h o lid a y s .
The
3 - year a greem en t w as s c h e d u l e d
to
e x p ir e June 15, 1962.
D e le g a te s to the I960 C o a s t C a u cu s
o f the ILW U v oted on A p r il 7 to u se the
$ 1 . 5 m illio n m e c h a n iz a tio n fund p r o v id e d
u n d er the 1959 a g r e e m e n t w ith the P M A
to s t a b iliz e e a rn in g s o f fu lly r e g is t e r e d
lo n g s h o r e m e n at a l e v e l equ al to 3 5
s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u rs p e r w e e k . T h is w as
to be a c c o m p lis h e d b y sh iftin g su rp lu s
w o r k e r s to o th e r a re a s w h e r e w o r k w as
a v a ila b le , e n c o u r a g in g e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t ,
and p r o v id in g su p p le m e n ta l u n e m p lo y ­
June 1959—June 1966
m en t b e n e fits f o r fu lly r e g is t e r e d lo n g ­
A 3 - y e a r a g r e e m e n t w as n e g o tia te d
s h o r e m e n w o rk in g l e s s than 3 5 h o u rs a
w
T h e d e le g a te s d e te r m in e d t h a t
2
Although there was a provision for a 9 0 -day trial e e k .
the expa n ded b e n e fits w ou ld r e q u ir e an
period (to determine the practical application of the new
a d d ition a l $3 m illio n and a g r e e d
to
shift arrangement), the clause was to be effective through­
out the remainder of the contract.
r e q u e s t th is am ount fr o m the a s s o c ia t io n

to r e v ie w in 1957; and p r o v id e d f o r w a g e
r e o p e n in g s in S e p te m b e r 1956 and again
in the s p rin g o f 1957, w h en w e lfa r e
co n tr ib u tio n s and tw o a d d ition a l ite m s
s e le c t e d by the un ion co u ld a ls o b e r e ­
o p e n e d . A n y d is a g r e e m e n t at the tim e
o f the 1957 n e g o tia tio n s w a s to be sub­
m itte d to a r b itr a tio n .
T h e w a g e n e g o tia tio n s in the fa ll
o f 1956 w e r e c o n c lu d e d on N o v e m b e r 2 8 ,
1956, and r e s u lte d in a 1 6 - c e n t -a n -h o u r
g e n e r a l w a g e r a is e r e t r o a c t i v e
to
O c t o b e r 1, 1956.
T h e p r e v io u s ly ex ten d ed a g r e e m e n t
w as again r e o p e n e d in M a y 1957 at the
r e q u e s t o f the un ion and, on June 1, 1957,
w hen the p a r t ie s fa ile d to r e a c h a g r e e ­
m e n t, the is s u e s w e r e
su b m itted to
a r b itr a tio n . T h e a r b i t r a t o r ’ s a w a rd , an"
n ou n ced on June 14, 1957, p r o v i d e d
h o u r ly w a g e in c r e a s e s and in c r e a s e d e m ­
p lo y e r co n tr ib u tio n s to the w e lfa r e fund.
T he u n io n ’ s r e q u e s t f o r a r e d u c tio n in
the r e g u la r w o r k s h ift and fo r th re e paid
h o lid a y s w a s
d e n ie d .
T h e un ion had
p r o p o s e d in June 1956 that the w o r k s h ift
be cu t fr o m 9 h o u r s (in c lu d in g 3 h o u r s ’
o v e r t im e ) to 8 h o u rs (in c lu d in g 2 h o u r s ’
o v e r t im e ) w ith ou t a r e d u c tio n in d a ily
pay o r a d e c r e a s e
in d a ily output
per w ork er.
T he P M A had a g re e d to
c o n s id e r the p r o p o s a l
p r o v id e d the
u n ion a g r e e d to e lim in a te c e r t a in w o r k
p r a c tic e s .
About
a y e a r la t e r , on J u ly 3,
1958, the p a r t ie s sig n e d a m e m o r a n d u m
o f s e ttle m e n t p r o v id in g f o r a g e n e r a l
w a g e i n c r e a s e r e t r o a c t iv e to June 16,
a r e d u c tio n in t h e r e g u la r w o r k s h ift
fr o m 9 h o u rs (in c lu d in g 3 at o v e r t im e
r a te s ) to 8 h o u rs (in c lu d in g 2 h o u rs at
o v e r t im e ), and e s ta b lis h m e n t o f a th ird
sh ift w ith 9 h o u r s ’ p a y f o r 5 h o u r s ’
w o r k . *2 V a c a tio n b e n e fits w e r e a l s o
lib e r a liz e d .
T h e 1 -y e a r c o n t r a c t c o v e r in g ap­
p r o x im a t e ly 1 8 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s w a s to
e x p ir e June 15, 1959, s u b je c t to a un ion
p r o p o s a l f o r a u n ifo r m e x p ir a tio n date
w ith o th e r c o a s t s .




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fu lly r e g i s t e r e d lo n g s h o r e m e n f o r e x ­
p e c te d r e d u c tio n s in w o r k o p p o r tu n itie s
r e s u ltin g fr o m the in tr o d u c tio n o f au to­
m a te d eq u ip m en t and ch a n g e s in lo a d in g
p r a c tic e s .
T he fund w a s to be u s e d to g u a ra n te e
fu lly r e g i s t e r e d lo n g s h o r e m e n m in im u m
w e e k ly e a rn in g s w hen h o u rs o f w o r k
d r o p p e d b e lo w a s p e c ifie d le v e l s o l e l y
b e c a u s e o f m e c h a n iz a tio n , fin a n c e e a r ly
r e t ir e m e n t o r lu m p -s u m p a y m e n ts at
n o r m a l r e t ir e m e n t , and p r o v id e a d d i­
tio n a l death and d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s . T he
s e ttle m e n t a ls o p r o h ib ite d la y o ffs r e s u lt ­
ing fr o m a u tom a tion and p r o t e c t e d lo n g ­
s h o r e m e n a g a in st "in d iv id u a l sp e e d u p "
and in fr in g e m e n t o f s a fe ty r u le s .
In e x ch a n g e f o r th e s e b e n e fit s , the
e m p lo y e r s w e r e r e lie v e d o f s o m e r e ­
s t r ic t io n s in the c o n t r a c t g o v e r n in g s lin g
lo a d s , m u ltip le h a n dlin g, and n u m b er and
s iz e o f g a n g s .
T h e m a x im u m w eig h t lim ita tio n s o f
2 , 100 pounds p e r s lin g lo a d on a n u m b e r
o f c o m m o d it ie s w e r e r e m o v e d w h e r e
th e r e had b e e n a ch a n g e in o p e r a t io n s ,
but w e r e con tin u ed w h e r e s lin g l o a d s
w e r e hand b u ilt and m a n u a lly m o v e d .
T h e s lin g lo a d lim it f o r c o m m o d it ie s n ot
s p e c i f i c a l l y c o v e r e d w a s that w h ich w as
s a fe and p r a c t i c a l .
H o w e v e r , the u n ion
re ta in e d the r ig h t to fi l e a g r ie v a n c e on
any p a r t ic u la r o p e r a t i o n that in its
o p in io n im p o s e d an o n e r o u s w o r k lo a d .
M u ltip le handling o f c a r g o e s w a s e l i m i ­
n ated, p e r m ittin g g e n e r a l c a r g o e s to be
d e liv e r e d d i r e c t ly fr o m the tr u c k to the
sh ip , o r the r e v e r s e , w ith ou t b ein g d e p a lle t iz e d and r e p a lle t iz e d .
Previously
c a r g o had to b e p la c e d on the s u r fa c e o f
the p ie r and put on an oth er p a lle t b e fo r e
it c o u ld b e lo a d e d a b o a rd sh ip .
In stea d
o f the c u s t o m a r y e i g h t lo n g s h o r e m e n
(fo u r w o r k in g w h ile fo u r r e s te d ) a s s ig n e d
to ea ch h atch o f a sh ip d u rin g lo a d in g
and u n lo a d in g , fo u r m e n w ou ld co n s titu te
the m in im u m gan g. H o w e v e r , the m in i­
m u m gang w a s to be i n c r e a s e d , if
n e c e s s a r y , w h en m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t
w a s b e in g u s e d .
If m a n u a l h an dlin g o f
c a r g o w a s in v o lv e d , s ix h o ld m e n w e r e
to be u se d w h en u n loa d in g the c a r g o fr o m
v e s s e l and eigh t h o ld m e n w hen lo a d in g a
v e s s e l.
T h e s e c o m p le m e n ts w e r e e x ­
c lu s iv e o f o th e r gang m e m b e r s , su ch as
h a tch t e n d e r s , w in ch d r i v e r s , and fr o n t ­
m en.
T h e s e ttle m e n t a lso p e r m i t t e d
e m p lo y e r s to in s ta ll la b o r s aving m a c h in ­
e r y w ith ou t u n ion o p p o s itio n .

f o r the s e c o n d c o n t r a c t y e a r b eg in n in g
June 15, I9 6 0 .
U n d e r the f i r s t o f tw o annual r e o p e n ­
in gs p e r m it t e d b y the 3 - y e a r a g r e e m e n t
s c h e d u le d to e x p ir e June 15, 1962, the
P M A and the IL W U , on M a y 17, I9 6 0 ,
b eg a n n e g o tia tio n s on w a g e s , h o u r s , and
p a r t ic u la r ly on the in tr o d u c tio n o f la b o r sa v in g m a c h in e r y and im p r o v e d w o r k
m eth od s.
In a c c o r d a n c e w ith the p r o ­
g ra m adopted at the A p r il c a u c u s , union
n e g o tia to r s p r e s e n t e d a s e r i e s o f d e ­
m a n d s in clu d in g g e n e r a l w a g e in c r e a s e s
ra n g in g fr o m 6 to 16 ce n ts an h ou r and
r e d u c t io n , fr o m 11 to 10 h o u r s , in the
m a x im u m n u m b e r o f a llo w a b le s h i f t
h o u rs p r e c e d in g sh ip s a ilin g s . A t the
in itia l s e s s io n , the e m p lo y e r s abandoned
th e ir p o s it io n on how to d is tr ib u te the
ga in s that w e r e e x p e c te d fr o m the in tr o ­
d u ctio n o f m e c h a n iz a tio n on the W e s t
C oast d ock s.
S in ce the f i r s t d is c u s s io n
in the e a r ly 1 9 5 0 fs, the e m p lo y e r s had
o ff e r e d to s h a r e the ga in s o f m e c h a n i­
z a tio n .
S p e c ific a lly , in ex ch a n g e f o r a
f r e e hand to in c r e a s e o p e r a tin g e f f ic i e n c y
th rou g h the in tr o d u c tio n and u tiliz a tio n
o f la b o r s a v in g d e v ic e s and the e l i m i ­
n ation o f r e s t r i c t i v e w o r k p r a c t i c e s , the
e m p lo y e r s o ff e r e d a g u a ra n teed w a g e that
w ou ld p r o t e c t the w o r k e r s a g a in st a r e ­
d u ctio n in jo b o p p o r tu n itie s .
T h is new
a p p ro a ch w a s a c c e p ta b le to the union,
but the p a r t ie s w e r e u n a b le to a g r e e on
d e t a ils o f w hat w a s b e in g ’ ’b ou g h t" and
w hat the p r i c e w a s to b e .
In o r d e r to fa c ilit a t e a g r e e m e n t on
w a g e s , the p a r t ie s a g r e e d to d is c o n tin u e ,
u n til J u ly 1, n e g o tia tio n s on m e c h a n i­
z a tio n and r e d u c tio n in the m a x im u m
n u m b e r o f h o u r s ’ w o r k on sh ifts p r e ­
c e d in g sh ip s a ilin g s .
T h e y a g re e d that
a fte r th is date e ith e r p a r ty co u ld r e q u e s t
a r b itr a t io n o f th e s e i s s u e s . On June 13,
I9 6 0 , the n e g o tia to r s a g r e e d to an 8 - c e n t a n -h o u r g e n e r a l w a g e r a i s e . N e g o tia tio n s
on the r e m a in in g u n r e s o lv e d is s u e s c o n ­
tin u ed , and on J u ly 12, the ILW U d ro p p e d
its m a x im u m sh ift h o u rs d e m a n d .
A s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t on m e c h ­
a n iza tio n and m o d e r n iz a t io n , d e s c r i b e d
b y the p a r t ie s as " e p o c h a l in the annals
o f in d u s tr ia l r e l a t i o n s ," w a s r e a c h e d on
O c t o b e r 18, I9 6 0 . T h e s e ttle m e n t e s ta b ­
lis h e d a m e c h a n iz a tio n fund to ta lin g $ 2 9
m illio n , in clu d in g the $ 1 .5 m illio n a g r e e d
to in 1959, to be fin a n c e d b y e m p lo y e r
c o n tr ib u tio n s o v e r a 5 V2 - y e a r p e r io d .
T h e p u r p o s e o f the fund w a s to in d e m n ify




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d itio n a l e m p lo y e r co n tr ib u tio n s to the
w e lfa r e fund.
T h e e m p lo y e r s o ff e r e d a
m o d e r a t e w a g e r a i s e , but ask ed f o r m o r e
c o n t r o l o v e r the n u m b er o f tim e s the
union co u ld c a ll s t o p -w o r k m e e t in g s , and
ch a n g e s in p r o v is io n s re la tin g to the 4 h ou r m in im u m w o r k g u a ra n te e and jo b s
o f s h o r t d u ra tio n .
A ft e r a lm o s t 6 w e e k s o f n e g o tia tio n s ,
a g r e e m e n t w a s r e a c h e d on June 22, 1962,
T h e s e ttle m e n t, c o v e r in g about 1 7 ,0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s , p r o v id e d -a 4 4 - c e n t -a n -h o u r
i n c r e a s e o v e r a 3 - y e a r p e r io d , w ith 18
ce n ts e ff e c t iv e J u ly 30, 1962, and 13
ce n ts e ff e c t iv e on June 17, 1963, and
June 15, 1964.
In a d d ition , the a g r e e ­
m e n t li b e r a l i z e d v a c a tio n s and r e v is e d
the 4 - h ou r m in im u m w o r k g u a r a n t e e
p r o v is io n .
S u b s is te n c e p a y m e n t s and
e m p lo y e r co n tr ib u tio n s to the w e lfa r e
plan w e r e in c r e a s e d , and r e q u ir e m e n ts
f o r d is a b ilit y and n o r m a l p e n s io n b e n e ­
fits w e r e l i b e r a l i z e d .
C o n tr a r y to p a s t p r a c t i c e ,
the
a m en ded 3 - y e a r c o n t r a c t co u ld b e r e ­
op en ed o n ly on w e lfa r e c o n tr ib u tio n s on
June 15, o f 1963 and 1964. H o w e v e r , on
June 15, 1965, e ith e r p a r ty co u ld r e ­
op en any c o n t r a c t p r o v is io n e x c e p t p e n ­
s io n s and m e c h a n iz a tio n .
P r e p a r a t io n f o r the sch e d u le d 1965
c o n t r a c t r e v ie w w a s in itia ted b y the t r a ­
d itio n a l L o n g s h o r e , S h ip c le r k s and W a lk ­
ing B o s s e s ca u cu s
in m i d - A p r i l .
T he
ca u cu s c o n s id e r e d n u m e ro u s p r o p o s a ls
f o r im p r o v in g e a r n in g s , w o rk in g c o n d i­
tio n s and r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fits , d e v e lo p e d
a b a r g a in in g p r o g r a m , a n d e le c t e d a
c o m m it t e e that w a s in s tr u c te d to e x e r t
e v e r y e f f o r t to m a k e the p r o g r a m
a
r e a lit y .
N e g o tia tio n s w e r e op en ed by
the u n i o n w ith the P a c i f i c M a r it im e
A s s o c ia tio n a b o u t
a m on th la t e r , on
M a y 17.
C h ie f u n ion d em a n d s c o n s is t e d o f a
2 1 - c e n t - a n - h o u r g e n e r a l w a g e r a i s e , p lu s
an i n c r e a s e in s k il l d iffe r e n t ia ls .
T he
u n ion a lso w an ted to o v e r h a u l the p en a lty
c a r g o l i s t o r e s ta b lis h a new one to
m a k e it m o r e c o m p a tib le w ith ch a n ged
w o r k c o n d itio n s .
T he e m p lo y e r s w e r e
a ls o a sk ed to m a k e a s ta r t tow a rd e l i m i ­
nating ex ten d ed h o u rs o f w o r k .
A d d itio n a l un ion p r o p o s a ls in v o lv e d
r e v is io n s in the v a ca tio n p r o v is io n to
in c r e a s e the n u m b er o f w e e k s o f v a ­
ca tio n and r a is e v a ca tio n a llo w a n c e s ,
A
w id e v a r ie t y o f ch a n g e s w e r e a lso sou gh t
3
The terms of the award were incorporated into an
in h ea lth and w e lfa r e b e n e fits , in clu d in g
agreement dated June 16, 1961.

T he c o n t r a c t s c h e d u le d to e x p i r e
June 15, 1962* w a s ex ten d ed to J u ly 1,
1966, w ith p r o v is io n f o r annual r e o p e n ­
in gs on any item e x c e p t p e n s io n s and
m e c h a n iz a tio n on June 15 o f ea ch y e a r .
P e n s io n s w p r e r e v ie w a b le on J u ly 1, 1961.
T he IL W U 's b a r g a in in g p r o g r a m f o r
ch a n g e s in the b a s i c c o n t r a c t f o r 1961
w as a d o p te d at its ca u cu s in A p r il o f
that y e a r and fo r m a l •n e g o tia tio n s b egan
on M ay 17. A t the in itia l m e e tin g the
u n i o n p r e s e n te d 15 p r o p o s e d c o n t r a c t
ch a n g e s .
E c o n o m ic d em a n d s c o n s is t e d
o f a 1 0 - c e n t - a n - h o u r r a is e in b a s ic w a g e
r a t e s , an a d d ition a l a d ju stm e n t o f 10
ce n ts an h ou r f o r h o ld m e n , and h ig h e r
p e n a lty c a r g o r a t e s . S u p p lem en ta l b e n e ­
fits sou g h t w e r e the e s ta b lis h m e n t o f 8
paid h o lid a y s , an e x te n s io n o f a llo w a n ce s
f o r tim e l o s t b e c a u s e o f in d u s tria l in ju r y
to 200 h o u r s , and lib e r a l i z e d v a ca tio n
e lig ib ilit y .
T h e P M A w as a lso asked to
g u a ra n tee the e x is tin g h ealth and w e lfa r e
b e n e fits u n til J u ly 1, 1966, exten d w e lfa r e
c o v e r a g e to w id o w s and d ep en d en ts o f
d e c e a s e d e m p lo y e e s , in c r e a s e c o n tr ib u ­
tio n s to the w e lfa r e plan b y 2 ce n ts an
h o u r, and r a is e p e n s io n s b y $ 2 5 a m on th .
T h r e e d a y s la t e r , the e m p lo y e r s p r o p o s e d
co n tin u a tio n o f the e x is tin g c o n t r a c t
w ith ou t ch a n g e .
W hen n e g o tia tio n s fa ile d to p r o d u c e
a g r e e m e n t b y June 1, a ll e c o n o m i c
is s u e s e x c e p t p e n s io n s (w h ich the p a r tie s
p r e f e r r e d to attem p t to r e s o l v e
by
n egotiation ) w e r e su b m itted to a r b itr a tio n .
On June 8, the a r b itr a t o r a w a rd ed
an h o u r ly w a g e i n c r e a s e o f 6 ce n ts and
a m en d ed the v a c a tio n e lig ib ilit y p r o v is io n
to in clu d e up to 100 h o u rs o f s ic k le a v e
as tim e w o r k e d .
A n a d d ition a l 2 - c e n t a n -h o u r e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u tio n to t h e
w e lfa r e p la n a lso w a s g ra n te d . A ll o th e r
u nion d e m a n d s w e r e d e n ie d . N e g o tia tio n s
on in c r e a s e d p e n s io n b e n e fits con tin u ed
u n til s e ttle m e n t w a s r e a c h e d la te in J u ly .
It p r o v id e d f o r an in c r e a s e o f $ 1 5 a
m on th in n o r m a l and d is a b ilit y r e t i r e ­
m en t b e n e fits f o r
q u a lifie d w o r k e r s . 3
N e g o tia tio n s u n d er the s e c o n d r e ­
op en in g s ta r te d in m id -M a y 1962.
T he
u n ion r e q u e s te d a su b sta n tia l w a g e in ­
c r e a s e , a r e d u c tio n in r e g u la r sh ift h ou rs
fr o m 8 to 7 w ith ou t l o s s o f p a y , l i b e r ­
a liz e d v a c a t io n s , in c r e a s e d s u b s is te n c e
pay, im p r o v e d w e lfa r e b e n e fit s , an ad­




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p r e p a id m e d ic a l c a r e , exp a n d ed c o v e r a g e
u n d e r the e x is tin g m e d ic a l p la n , b r o a d ­
en ed i n s u r a n c e
b e n e fits f o r n o n o c cu p a tio n a l i n j u r i e s ; d en ta l c a r e f o r
e m p lo y e e s , a n d m e d ic a l c o v e r a g e f o r
d e p e n d e n t s w h ile attending c o l l e g e .
F u r t h e r , the un ion r e q u e s t e d
a
re o p e n in g o f the p e n s i o n a g r e e m e n t.
H o w e v e r , the p e n s io n a g r e e m e n t c o u ld
b e r e o p e n e d b e f o r e J u ly 1, 1966, o n ly
w ith c o n s e n t o f the a s s o c ia t io n .
P en­
s io n im p r o v e m e n ts sou gh t w e r e h ig h e r
m o n th ly p a y m e n ts f o r th o se a l r e a d y
r e t ir e d as w e ll as f o r th o s e r e t ir in g
in the fu tu re and a life t im e a n n u i t y
f o r p e n s io n e r s ' w id o w s a m o u n t i n g to
50 p e r c e n t o f th e ir h u s b a n d 's n o r m a l
b e n e fit .
T h e a s s o c i a t i o n 's l i s t o f d em a n d s
in clu d e d r e v is io n s in c la u s e s g o v e r n in g
t r a v e l t im e , the m e a l h o u r , 4 - h ou r m in i­
m u m g u a ra n te e , and con tin u ou s o p e r a ­
t io n s .
T o fu r th e r a s s u r e a fu ll w o r k
f o r c e the e m p lo y e r s a ls o p r o p o s e d
ch a n g e s in the s c h e d u le d d a y s o f f and
v a c a tio n p r o v i s i o n s .
U n d er t e r m s o f the e x is tin g c o n t r a c t ,
if a g r e e m e n t w as not r e a c h e d b y June 15,
a ll u n r e s o lv e d is s u e s w e r e to be r e f e r r e d
to the C o a s t a r b it r a t o r .
A ft e r 21 d a y s o f con tin u ou s n e g o t ­
ia tio n s , a s e ttle m e n t, h ig h lig h ted b y a
c la u s e p r o h ib itin g "m o o n lig h t in g " and a
su b s ta n tia l i n c r e a s e in p e n s io n b e n e fit s ,
w a s sig n e d on June 8 . A w a g e b o o s t ,
e ff e c t iv e June 14, 1965, in c r e a s e d lo n g ­
s h o r e m e n 's b a s ic s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly
r a te s b y 6 c e n t s .
U n d e r the new p r o v i s i o n s , lo n g ­
s h o r e m e n h o ld in g m o r e than one j o b
w o u ld b e " d e r e g i s t e r e d " u n le s s th ey g a v e
up any n o n lo n g s h o r e jo b s .
R e g is t r a t io n
w a s r e q u ir e d f o r a lo n g s h o r e m a n to r e ­
c e iv e w o r k .
N o r m a l p e n s io n b e n e fit s ,
in clu d in g p a y m e n ts to th o s e a lr e a d y r e ­
t ir e d , w e r e r a is e d fr o m $ 1 1 5 to $ 1 6 5
a m o n th .
P a y m e n ts f o r d is a b ilit y and
r e d u c e d b e n e fits w e r e in c r e a s e d p r o p o r ­
t io n a te ly . E m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u tio n s to the
h ea lth and w e lfa r e pla n w e r e in c r e a s e d
b y 0 .6 ce n ts an h ou r (to ta l 21.1 c e n ts )
to p r o v id e h ig h e r h o s p ita l r o o m and
b o a r d b e n e fits u n d e r in s u r e d p la n s , and
w e lfa r e c o v e r a g e w a s ex ten d ed to w id o w s
o f p e n s io n e r s w h ile r e c e iv in g P M A -IL W U
p e n s io n b e n e fit s .
T h e s e ttle m e n t a ls o
c a lle d f o r r e v is io n s in the c a l l - i n p a y
p r o v is io n and added tw o 1 5 -m in u te paid
r e l i e f p e r i o d s . P r e v i o u s l y r e l i e f p e r io d s




w e r e g ra n te d but the len gth o f the p e r io d s
w e r e not s p e c i fi e d .
July 1966—June 1971
T h e ILW U c a u cu s w a s c o n v e n e d on
A p r il 4 , 1966, to p r e p a r e f o r c o n t r a c t
n e g o tia tio n s in M a y .
T h e c a u c u s a ls o
m e t to a u th o riz e d is tr ib u tio n o f u n u sed
monies
fr o m
the M e c h a n iz a tio n and
M o d e r n iz a tio n Fund (M and M ) e s ta b ­
lis h e d b y the 1959 a g r e e m e n t to g u a r ­
antee at l e a s t 3 5 h o u r s ' p a y a w e e k
to " C la s s A " l o n g s h o r e m e n .4 A b o u t
$ 1 ,2 2 3 in a lu m p -s u m bon u s w a s p aid
to 8, 726 " C l a s s A " lo n g s h o r e m e n 5 on
D e c e m b e r 3 0. 6 T h e i n i t i a l d e m a n d s
a g r e e d to in the ca u c u s w e r e p r e s e n t e d
to the P M A on A p r il 2 1 , and fo r m a l n e­
g o tia tio n s b e g a n on M a y 5.
T h e u n ion a s k e d f o r a 5 0 - c e n t - a n h ou r b a s e w a g e in c r e a s e in a 1 -y e a r c o n ­
t r a c t ; a r e d u c tio n in the m a x im u m h o u rs
o f w o r k on an ex ten d ed sh ift fr o m 11 to
10; an in c r e a s e in p e n s io n b e n e fits to
$2 50 a m on th at age 62 a fte r 2 5 y e a r s
o f s e r v i c e , f r o m $ 1 6 5 at age 65 a fte r
2 5 y e a r s ; an M and M fund p r o v id in g , in
a d d ition to p e n s io n b e n e fits , a lu m p -s u m
p a y m en t o f $ 15, 000 in stea d o f $ 7 , 920 f o r
e a ch " C l a s s A " lo n g s h o r e m a n r e t ir in g
at age 63 w ith 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e ; and
n u m e ro u s ch a n g e s in m a n n in g , i . e ., s iz e
and n u m b e r o f w o r k gan gs d e s ig n e d to
s p r e a d the w o r k lo a d arid p r o t e c t w o r k
o p p o r t u n it ie s . 7
T h e P M A , on M a y 16, p r e s e n t e d the
fo llo w in g o f f e r :
A 5 0 - c e n t - a n - h o u r in ­
c r e a s e in b a s ic w a g e s in a 5 - y e a r c o n ­
t r a c t , a $ 2 0 0 -a -m o n t h n o r m a l p e n s io n
b e n e fit, and o n e -h a lf o f the w a g e c o s t
sa v e d b y im p r o v e m e n ts in ton s p e r m a n ­
h ou r b y r e m o v in g w o r k r e s t r ic t i o n s , f l e x ­
ib ilit y o f w o r k a s s ig n m e n ts , and e l i m i ­
n a tion o f u n n e c e s s a r y m e n . N e g o tia tio n s
co n tin u e d in te r m itte n tly u n t i l M a y 2 5
w h en th ey w e r e r e c e s s e d .
B a r g a i n i n g wa s r e s u m e d
and
4
Class A longshoremen are those who were fully
registered in their particular ports.
® Although this chronology related specifically only
to longshoremen, the Mechanization and Modernization
Fund was applicable to Class A marine clerks as . well as
Class A longshoremen.
^ Includes all Class A longshoremen who were reg­
istered in the industry as of June 30, 1960, and who re­
mained on the rolls until July 1, 1966.
7 For a more detailed presentation of the demands
see "1966 West Coast Longshore Negotiations," Monthly
Labor Review, October 1966, pp. 1,067—1,075.

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c o n ta in e r s o th e r than f a c t o r y lo a d s be
stu ffe d and s tr ip p e d b y ILW U la b o r as a
c o n d itio n o f b ein g lo a d e d on s h i p s . 9 A ll
su ch c o n ta in e r w o r k w a s to be b ro u g h t
to the C F S on the d o c k o r a re a s a d ja ce n t
to the d o c k , u n le s s th e r e w a s m u tu a l
a g r e e m e n t to h a ve the w o r k don e e l s e ­
w h e r e o r if s o m e o th e r e m p lo y e r o r the
F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t had a le g a l rig h t to
r e q u ir e the in v o lv e d P M A m e m b e r s to
have w o r k d on e e ls e w h e r e .
In a d d ition ,
no P M A m e m b e r w as to r e n e w , exten d ,
o r e x e c u te any n e w
s u b c o n tr a c ts f o r
c o n ta in e r w o r k .
T h e C F S had a b a s ic c o m p le m e n t o f
ste a d y m e n c o n s is t in g o f u tility m e n and
c le r k s .
U tility m e n p e r f o r m e d c a r g o
h an dlin g a c t iv it ie s as d ir e c t e d by the e m ­
p l o y e r . T h e s e a c tiv itie s in clu d e d d r iv in g
f o r k lift and o th e r m e c h a n ic a l h an dlin g and
liftin g eq u ip m en t, s to c k p ilin g , p a lle tiz in g
and d e p a lle tiz in g , lo a d in g and u n loa d in g
r a i l c a r s , stu ffin g and strip p in g c o n ta in e r s
in the C F S , and o th e r c a r g o handlin g
a c t iv it ie s . C le r k s w e r e r e s p o n s ib le f o r
the p h y s ic a l c h e c k in g o f c a r g o r e c e iv e d
at, d e liv e r e d fr o m , o r w ith in the C F S
a r e a , in clu d in g sp o ttin g , s o r tin g , ta lly in g ,
and ta g g in g .
T h e w a g e ra te f o r u tility
m e n w a s e s ta b lis h e d at $ 4 .3 0 an h o u r,
e ff e c t iv e J a n u a ry 5, 1970, and $ 4 .5 0 an
h ou r e f f e c t i v e J a n u a ry 12. No o n e ,
h o w e v e r , a ctu a lly w o r k e d at the J a n u a ry
5 r a te .
A n a g r e e m e n t a ls o w a s r e a c h e d at
the tim e o f the C F S a g r e e m e n t on p e n s io n
i n c r e a s e s f o r all e m p lo y e e s r e t i r e d
b e fo r e June 3 0, 1966, and r e c e iv in g a
$ l 6 5 - a - m o n t h p e n s io n , o r a b e n e fit b a s e d
on the $ 1 6 5 m o n th ly p e n s io n , to b rin g
s u c h p e n s io n e r s to p a r ity w ith th o s e
r e c e iv in g the $ 2 3 5 -a -m o n t h b e n e fit. T he
in c r e a s e d p e n s io n s w e r e to be $ 1 9 0 in
1969, $ 2 0 0 in 1970, and $ 2 3 5 in 1971.

in te n s ifie d a w eek la te r as the c o n t r a c t
e x p ir a tio n date o f June 30 a p p ro a ch e d .
On June 21, the ILW U r e v is e d its d em a n d s
and asked fo r 50 ce n ts an h ou r o v e r the
f i r s t 3 y e a r s (o r 25 ce n ts e a ch y e a r f o r
3 y e a r s ) o f a 5 - y e a r c o n t r a c t w ith p r o ­
v is io n f o r a w a g e r e o p e n e r in 1969; an
$ 8 - m i l l i o n - a - y e a r M and M F u n d; r e d u c ­
tio n in the r e t ir e m e n t age to 63 fr o m 65
y e a r s ; and im p r o v e d ' p e n s io n b e n e fit s .
O n June 2 2 , the P M A p r o p o s e d a 4 0 - c e n t a n -h o u r i n c r e a s e o v e r the f i r s t 3 y e a r s
o f a 5 - y e a r a g r e e m e n t, m o r e than $ 5
m illio n but l e s s than $ 8 m illio n f o r the
M and M F u n d , and a $ 2 2 5 -a -m o n t h r e ­
t ir e m e n t at age 63. A n a g r e e m e n t w a s
r e a c h e d o v e r the In d e p e n d e n ce D ay w e e k ­
end and sig n e d on J u ly 6 b y the n e g o ti­
ating c o m m it t e e .
T he t e r m s a g r e e d upon w e r e b a s e
w a g e in c r e a s e s o f 50 ce n ts an h ou r on
J u ly 1, 1966, a d d itio n a l 2 0 - c e n t - a n - h o u r
in c r e a s e s on both June 2 8 , 1969, and
June 2 7, 1970; a 1 0 - y e a r p e n s io n a g r e e ­
m e n t w i t h n o r m a l p e n s io n b e n e fits o f
$ 2 3 5 a m on th at age 63 w ith 2 5 y e a r s
o f s e r v i c e (the p e n s io n a g r e e m e n t w a s
s u b je c t to a c o s t - o f - l i v i n g r e v i e w on
J u ly 1, 1971); an M and M Fund v e s tin g
o f $ 1 3 , 000 f o r th o s e r e a c h in g age 62
w ith 25 y e a r s in the in d u s try ; a new
M and M Fund to w h ich the P M A w ou ld
co n tr ib u te $ 6 .9 m i l li o n a y e a r ( t o t a l
$ 3 4 .5 m illio n ) o v e r a 5 - y e a r p e r io d ; and
ch a n g e s in m a n n in g .
T he u n ion c a u cu s co n v e n e d on J u ly 11,
and on J u ly 20 a g r e e d to r e c o m m e n d
a c c e p ta n c e o f the new c o n t r a c t to the
m e m b e r s h ip ; on A u g u st 4, the u n i o n
m e m b e r s h ip r a t ifie d it.
T h e N o rth e r n
C a lifo r n ia p o r t s a c c e p te d the p a ct o v e r ­
w h e lm in g ly but the m a r g in in S ou th ern
C a lifo r n ia , O r e g o n , and W a sh in g ton p o r t s
w a s s m a ll. F o u r r e la t iv e ly la r g e p o r ts —
W ilm in g to n , C a lif.; P o r t l a n d ,
O r e g .;
S ea ttle , W a s h .; and T a c o m a , W a s h * —
r e je c t e d the c o n t r a c t .
T he c o n t r a c t w a s s c h e d u le d to r e ­
m a in in e ff e c t th rou gh June 3 0, 1971.
A s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t f o r c o n ­
ta in e r fr e ig h t s ta tio n s (C F S ) w as r e a c h e d
on A u g u st 15, 1969, b e tw e e n the ILW U
and the P M A .8
T h e p a c t s p e c ifie d that

J u ly 1971—June 1973
T h e lo n g e s t lo n g s h o r e s tr ik e in the
N a tio n ’ s h is t o r y w a s ended on F e b r u a r y
2 1 , 1972, w h en the a p p r o x im a te ly 1 5 ,0 0 0
Q

Only less than container lot (LCL) freight was to be
covered by CFS units. Containers loaded at the point of
origin or "containers of convenience" were not covered by
CFS units. Containers loaded at the point of origin re­
presented the vast majority of containers handled by the
ILWU and they were to be loaded and unloaded by regular
longshoremen and not CFS men as were "containers of
convenience" which are odd lot shipments, stuffed and
unstuffed for the convenience of the shipper.

8 A CFS was defined as a permanent facility on a
dock or in a dock area that was either specially built only
for stuffing, stripping, and storing containers, or a specially
constructed shed or a place set aside to stuff, strip, and
store containers that was distinct from the dock itself or
from a container yard.




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m e m b e r s o f *the ILW U b eg a n re tu rn in g
to th e ir jo b s fo llo w in g r a t ific a t io n o f a
new 1 7 -m o n th a g r e e m e n t w ith the P M A ,
r e a c h e d on F e b r u a r y 10, 1972.
T he
s t r ik e , w h ich w a s in te rr u p te d b y a T a ftH a r tle y A c t in ju n ctio n , had c l o s e d dow n
P a c i f i c C o a s t p o r ts in the U n ited S tates
f o r a to ta l o f 134 d a ys s in c e J u ly 1, 1971.
It r e s u lt e d in the p a s s a g e o f e m e r g e n c y
le g is la t io n by C o n g r e s s r e q u ir in g c o m ­
p u ls o r y a r b itr a tio n to end the w o r k s to p ­
p a g e . 10* A t the c e n t e r o f the d isp u te w a s
the m e c h a n iz a t io n o f fr e ig h t han dlin g on
the w a t e r fr o n t th rou gh c a r g o c o n t a in e r ­
iz a tio n , w h ich s h a r p l y
red u ced w ork
o p p o r tu n it ie s , and the r e s u lta n t j u r i s d i c ­
tio n a l p r o b le m o f w ho sh ou ld have the
rig h t to s tu ff and u n stu ff c o n ta in e r s —ILW U w o r k e r s o r non-ILW U la b o r , m a in ly
w a r e h o u s e w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d b y the
T e a m s t e r s (I B T ).
A p r e lim in a r y ca u cu s w a s h eld b y
the u n ion in O c t o b e r 1970 to e s ta b lis h
b a r g a in in g g o a ls .
T h e ca u cu s w a s held
e a r l i e r than u su a l b e c a u s e o f the c o m p le x
p r o b le m s o f w o r k o p p o r tu n ity and a lso
to c o n s id e r a r e p o r t by an ILW U c o n ­
t a in e r fa ctfin d in g c o m m it t e e w h ich had
o b s e r v e d c o n t a in e r o p e r a tio n s in s e v e r a l
A tla n tic C o a s t p o r t s .
N e g o tia tio n s b e tw e e n the p a r t i e s
b e g a n on N o v e m b e r 16, 1970, in h op es
o f s e ttlin g the p r o b le m o f w o r k o p p o r ­
tu n ity, as o u tlin ed at the un ion c a u c u s ,
by the June 3 0, 1971, e x p ir a tio n date o f
the t h e n -c u r ren t 5 -y e a r p a c t .
In itia l
u n ion d e m a n d s in clu d e d a 2 - y e a r c o n ­
t r a c t ; $ 1 - a n -h o u r w a g e in c r e a s e s in ea ch
y e a r ; an u pdated p e n a lty c a r g o lis t ; no
fu r th e r r e d u c tio n in gang s i z e ; g u a ra n teed
w o r k o p p o r tu n ity o f a fu ll w e e k ’ s w o r k
o r p a y ; e lim in a tio n o f ex ten d ed sh ifts and
r e d u c tio n in s h ifts ; e s ta b lis h m e n t o f 10
p aid h o lid a y s (the p r a c t i c e w as no pay if
a h o lid a y w a s not w o r k e d ); l ib e r a liz e d
v a c a t io n s ; im p r o v e d p e n s io n s in clu d in g a
m a x im u m n o r m a l p e n s io n o f $ 5 0 0 a
m on th and p r o v is io n f o r c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a d ju stm e n ts in p e n s io n s ; im p r o v e d health
b e n e fit s ; ex p a n d ed ILW U ju r is d ic t io n o v e r
c o n ta in e r w o r k ; an a llo w a n c e f o r m e n in
d i s t r e s s e d p o r ts w ho w is h e d to r e l o c a t e ;
e lim in a tio n o f the M e c h a n iz a tio n and M o d ­
e r n iz a t io n Fund w ith ou tsta n d in g c la im s
to be paid b y the e m p lo y e r s ; and in c lu s io n

o f H a w aiia n w o r k e r s in the c o a s t w is e
a g r e e m e n t.
T a lk s con tin u ed in tern a itten tly u n til
e a r ly June w ith lit t le p r o g r e s s on the
k e y ite m s o f w o r k ju r is d ic t io n and g u a r­
a n te e s.
T h e s h ip p e r s had tu rn ed dow n
the u n io n 's b a s i c d em a n d s in e a r ly A p r il
and r e s p o n d e d w ith a 3 - y e a r p a ck a g e
s e v e r a l d a ys l a t e r .
T h is w a s r e je c t e d
m a in ly b e c a u s e it did not p r o v id e the jo b
s e c u r it y sou g h t b y the u n ion .
U nion s t r ik e d em a n d s w e r e su b m itte d
to the s h ip p e r s d u rin g la s t -m in u t e n e g o ­
tia tio n s h eld June 28—30, but a c c o r d co u ld
not be r e a c h e d and, on J u ly 1, 1 5 ,0 0 0
P a c i f i c lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s b eg a n the f i r s t
c o a s t w is e s tr ik e in 23 y e a r s .
T h e p a r t ie s did n ot r e s u m e b a r g a in ­
ing u n til la te A u g u st, and d u rin g t h e
w e e k s that f o l l o w e d s o m e s ig n ific a n t
p r o g r e s s w as m a d e.
B y the end o f
S e p te m b e r the p a r t ie s had n a r r o w e d the
w a g e gap, s e ttle d on the d u ra tio n o f the
c o n t r a c t (2 y e a r s ), w o r k e d out the b a s i c
a p p ro a ch to the p a y g u a ra n tee (but n ot
t o t a l lia b ilit y ), and r e a c h e d te n ta tiv e
a g r e e m e n t on p e n s io n s .
S om e p r o g r e s s
a ls o had b e e n m a d e to w a r d s r e s o lu t io n
o f the c o n ta in e r is s u e b y a g r e e in g that
s t u f f i n g and u n stu ffin g o f c o n t a in e r s
w ith in p o r t " z o n e s " w a s to b e p e r f o r m e d
b y ILW U la b o r w ith a ton n a g e ta x b e in g
paid b y e m p lo y e r s on c o n ta in e r s c o n s o l ­
id a ted by n on -IL W U l a b o r .
The co n ­
ta in e r ta x a p p ro a ch w a s s im ila r to the
p r a c t i c e in e f f e c t on the E a s t C o a s t. A n
im p a s s e w as r e a c h e d , h o w e v e r , on the
am ount o f the c o n ta in e r tax and on w o r k
ju r is d ic t io n .
A d d in g to the situ a tio n c r e a t e d by
the P a c i f i c C o a s t s t r ik e , m e m b e r s o f the
In te rn a tio n a l L o n g s h o r e m e n 's A s s o c i a t i o n
(IL A ) s tr u c k E a s t and G u lf C o a s t p o r t s
and the G r e a t L a k e s P o r t o f C h ic a g o on
O c t o b e r 1 as th e ir c o n t r a c t s te r m in a te d .
T h is b ro u g h t about the f i r s t c o a s t - t o c o a s t lo n g s h o r e s tr ik e in U .S . h is t o r y .
It in v o lv e d about 60, 000 ILW U and IL A
d o c k w o r k e r s , and c a u s e d P r e s id e n t N ix o n
to d i r e c t the A tto r n e y G e n e r a l to s e e k
in ju n ctio n s to end the P a c i f i c C o a s t t ie u p 11 and the G r e a t L a k e s d is p u te . (T h e
G r e a t L a k e s d isp u te w ou ld h a ve had an
u n tim e ly e ff e c t on g r a in s h ip m e n ts .)
It
w as e x p e c te d that the E a s t and G u lf C o a s t
11
The President had indicated earlier that there
would have been some question as to the necessity for an
injunction as long as the strike was confined to the West
Coast.

10 The measure was signed after the strike was over,
however, as a "symbolic gesture."




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r e c e s s , the un ion a lso w as d em a n d in g
that w a g e i n c r e a s e s b e r e t r o a c t iv e to the
end o f P h a s e 1 o f the g o v e r n m e n ta l e c o ­
n o m ic s ta b iliz a tio n p r o g r a m (N o v e m b e r
14, 1971).
ILWU—P M A n e g o tia tio n s r e s u m e d on
J a n u a ry 15 a fte r r e s o lu t io n b y the tw o
u n ion s o f the d iv is io n o f c o n ta in e r w o r k ,
and a r e p o r t e d a g r e e m e n t f o r
fu tu re
m e r g e r o f the tw o u n i o n s .13
T h e ILW U
then w a s able to a rg u e that P M A a c c e p ­
ta n ce o f ILW U c o n ta in e r ju r is d ic t io n p r o ­
p o s a ls w ou ld not r e s u lt in s t r ik e s b y the
I B T 0 T he s h ip p e r s had co n te n d e d that
IB T p a cts h eld b y c o m p a n ie s fo r w a r d in g
fr e ig h t to the s h ip p e r s p r e c lu d e d a c c e p ­
ta n ce o f ILW U c o n ta in e r p r o p o s a l s .
A lth ou gh the p a r tie s w e r e c l o s e on m o s t
m a jo r is s u e s b y the J a n u a ry 17 t e r m i ­
n ation da te o f the c o n t r a c t e x te n s io n ,
a g r e e m e n t co u ld not be r e a c h e d on how
an a g r e e d -u p o n c o n ta in e r ta x o f $ 1 p e r
lon g ton (2, 240 p ou n d s) sh ou ld be u s e d —
s h ip p e r s w an ted the r o y a lt y to be u s e d
to fin a n c e the pay g u a ra n te e plan w h ile
the u n ion w an ted it to fin a n c e fu r th e r
b e n e fits — and on the e ff e c t iv e da te o f the
f i r s t - y e a r w a g e in c r e a s e .
T h e s tr ik e r e s u m e d J a n u a ry 17, w hen
the p a r t ie s w e r e u n a b le to a g r e e on the
am ount o f m o n e y w h ich w ou ld be c o m ­
m itte d f o r the p a y g u a ra n tee p la n .
F our
days l a t e r , P r e s id e n t N ixon se n t an
e m e r g e n c y m e a s u r e to C o n g r e s s d e s ig n e d
to end the P a c i f i c C o a s t s tr ik e (and a ls o
b r in g a s e ttle m e n t f o r H a w aiian w o r k e r s
w ho had not b een on s tr ik e ) b y r e q u ir in g
a r e tu r n to w o r k p en d in g b in d in g a r b i­
tr a tio n and to p r o h ib it a s tr ik e o r l o c k ­
out f o r at le a s t 18 m o n th s .
On F e b r u a r y 8, the p a r t ie s r e s o lv e d
th e ir k e y d iffe r e n c e s and r e a c h e d ten ­
ta tiv e a g r e e m e n t on a 1 7 -m o n th c o n t r a c t
s u b je c t to a r a t ific a t io n vote and P a y
B o a rd r e v ie w . L o n g s h o r e w o r k e r s la te r
r a t ifie d the p a ct in b a llo tin g w h ich o c ­
c u r r e d F e b r u a r y 17—19 and w o r k r e s u m e d
s h o r t ly t h e r e a ft e r .
T h e p a ct p r o v id e d
f o r f i r s t - y e a r w a g e i n c r e a s e s r e t r o a c t iv e
to D e c e m b e r 2 5, 1971, o f 72 ce n ts f o r
lo n g s h o r e m e n and $ 1 ,1 2 5 fo r C F S u tility
m en.
S k ille d r a te s w e r e a lso to be in­
c r e a s e d b y an a d d ition a l 10 to 30 ce n ts

d is p u te s co u ld b e r e s o lv e d th rou gh c o l ­
l e c t i v e b a rg a in in g s in c e th ey w e r e l e s s
than a w e e k o ld .
T h is c o u r s e o f a ctio n
w as b a s e d on r e c o m m e n d a tio n s m a d e b y
a fiv e -m a n B o a r d o f In q u iry , a ppoin ted
u n d e r T a ft -H a r t le y A c t m a c h in e r y on
O c t o b e r 4 . In a ppoin tin g the B o a r d , the
P r e s id e n t sa id a co n tin u e d n a tion w id e
d o c k s t r ik e w o u ld " i m p e r i l the n a tion al
h ealth and s a fe t y ." T h e B o a r d found that
the W e s t C o a s t d isp u te w a s "a n u n c o m ­
m o n ly d iffic u lt d is p u te " and that th e r e
had b e e n s o m e p r o g r e s s but no end to
the s t r ik e w as in sig h t.
On O c t o b e r 6, a t e m p o r a r y r e s t r a in ­
ing o r d e r w a s o b ta in e d to h alt the W e s t
C o a s t w a lk o u t pen din g h e a r in g s on an 8 0 d a y in ju n ctio n — w h ich w a s su b se q u e n tly
o b ta in e d and w as to e x p ir e D e c e m b e r 2 5.
A n in ju n ctio n to end the G re a t L a k e s
d is p u te w a s d e n ie d .
P a c i f i c lo n g s h o r e
w o r k e r s r e tu r n e d to w o r k s h o r t ly t h e r e ­
a fte r although s o m e l o c a l d isp u te s p r e ­
ven ted fu ll o p e r a t i o n .
T he p r im a r y
t ie -u p w as a s t r ik e in the la r g e L o s
A n g e le s —L o n g B e a c h p o r t c o m p le x o v e r
w h ich p a r ty had the rig h t to s e l e c t w ho
w ou ld be h ir e d fr o m a p o o l o f about 300
h ig h ly s k ille d w o r k e r s c a l l e d " s t e a d y
m en ".
S in ce s te a d y m e n w o r k e d a lm o s t
e x c lu s iv e ly f o r a s in g le co m p a n y and
w e r e t h e r e f o r e fa m ilia r w ith its o p e r a ­
tio n s , the c o m p a n ie s w an ted to con tin u e
to b e a ble to d e s ig n a te th e m . T h e u n ion
co n te n d e d that d e s ig n a tin g m e n w as the
f u n c t i o n o f the d is p a tc h in g h a ll.
On
N o v e m b e r 4, a F e d e r a l D i s t r i c t ju d g e
o r d e r e d the l o c a l s to sen d m e n in v o lv e d
in the " s t e a d y m e n " d isp u te b a c k to w o r k
and the P M A m e m b e r s to sto p r e fu s in g
gan gs that th ey had not d e s i g n a t e d .
In la te N o v e m b e r , lo n g s h o r e w o r k e r s
in E a s t and G u lf C o a s t p o r ts a ls o w e r e
e n jo in e d fr o m s tr ik in g by T a ft -H a r t le y
in ju n ctio n s w h ich w ou ld e x p ir e F e b r u a r y
14, 1 9 7 2 .12 A lth ou gh the P a c i f i c C o a s t
in ju n ctio n e x p i r e d
D e c e m b e r 25, the
p a r t ie s a g r e e d to c o n t r a c t e x te n s io n s to
la s t until J a n u a ry 17 in ta lk s that r e c o n ­
ven ed in D e c e m b e r . B a rg a in in g w a s r e ­
c e s s e d on J a n u a ry 12 to a llow the p r e s ­
id en ts o f both the ILW U and T e a m s t e r s
(IB T ) to m e e t in an a ttem p t to s o l v e
the ju r is d ic t io n a l p r o b le m .
B e fo r e the l

13
Later in the year, the ILWU put off scheduled
l2
Settlements were subsequently reached for North
action on the merger reportedly because of opposition from
Atlantic ports in January 1972 and Southern and Gulf Coast
the ILWU rank and file.
ports in March 1972.




11

T he P M A a ls o a g r e e d to p a y out
about $ 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 to th o s e w ho had not r e ­
c e iv e d the fu ll M and M d e a t h and
d is a b ilit y b e n e fit.
A p a y g u a ra n tee pla n w as e s t a b lis h e d
w h ich g u a ra n te e d 36 h o u r s p e r w e e k f o r
e lig ib le C la s s A w o r k e r s and 18 h o u r s
f o r e lig ib le C la s s B w o r k e r s . T h e P M A ’ s
con tin g en t lia b ilit y f o r funding the p la n
w as s e t at $ 5.2 m illio n p e r y e a r w ith
the c o n ta in e r ta x funds to b e a p p lie d
a g a in st the c o s t o f the 'g u a r a n te e . If any
ta x funds r e m a in e d , th ey w e r e to b e a p ­
p lie d to w a r d the unfunded lia b ility o f the
p e n s io n p la n .
T h e a g r e e m e n t w as to r e m a in in
e ff e c t u ntil J u ly 1, 1973, but the p a ct
co u ld b e c a n c e lle d 30 d a ys a fte r s u b ­
m i s s i o n f o r P a y B o a r d r e v ie w i f a p p r o v a l
r e q u ir e d u n d er the e c o n o m ic s ta b iliz a t io n
p r o g r a m w a s not o b ta in e d w ith in that
p e r io d .
A t the tim e o f the a g r e e m e n t, c e r t a in
m a tte r s su ch as h o u r s o f w o r k , g r i e v ­
a n c e s , s c o p e o f w o r k , and the ’ ’ ste a d y
m e n ” is s u e w e r e s t ill to b e n e g o tia te d ,
and i f s e ttle m e n t co u ld n ot b e r e a c h e d ,
the i s s u e s w e r e to b e su b m itte d to
b in d in g a r b itr a tio n .
M o s t o f th e s e m a t ­
t e r s w e r e s u b se q u e n tly r e s o l v e d th ro u g h
n e g o tia tio n s o r a r b itr a tio n . 14
On M a r c h 16, the P a y B o a r d an­
n o u n ce d that it had r e d u c e d the f i r s t - y e a r
’’p a c k a g e ” (the b a la n c e o f the p a ct w as
to b e r e v ie w e d la t e r ). A s a r e s u lt , f i r s t y e a r w a g e i n c r e a s e s w e r e cut to 42 ce n ts
(fr o m 72 c e n ts ) f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n and to
79 cen ts (f r o m $ 1 .125) f o r CFS u tility
m en.
T h e B o a r d a ls o ru le d that the
lo n g s h o r e in d u s t r y ’ s lia b ilit y f o r the f i r s t
y e a r o f the p a y g u a ra n tee pla n w as l i m ­
ite d to a c o s t eq u a l to 9.9 ce n ts an h o u r .
T h e B o a r d a ls o s a id that i f the c o s t o f the
g u a ra n tee at the end o f the y e a r w as l e s s
than th is a m ou n t, the d iffe r e n c e co u ld
b e a p p lie d r e t r o a c t iv e l y to w a g e r a t e s .
If the c o s t e x c e e d e d th is a m ou n t, the
a d d itio n a l c o s t co u ld be d e d u cte d f r o m
the s e c o n d - y e a r w a g e i n c r e a s e .
In la te M a r c h , ILW U and P M A n e ­
g o tia to r s m e t to d is c u s s the P a y B o a r d
cu ts .
A c c o r d in g to the u n ion , the P M A
r e c o g n iz e d in p r in c ip le that it had an

e ff e c t iv e F e b r u a r y 26, 1972, w h ich w ou ld
a ffe c t about 28 p e r c e n t o f the lo n g s h o r e
w ork fo r c e .
T h e lo d g in g a llo w a n ce w as
in c r e a s e d to $ 8 a day and the m e a l
a llo w a n c e w a s in c r e a s e d to $ 3 p e r m e a l.
T o p r o t e c t and p r e s e r v e e s ta b lis h e d
w o r k o f ILW U w o r k e r s , the C o n ta in e r
F r e ig h t S tation S u p p lem en t (C F S S ) w as
a m e n d e d to r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r s to c o n ­
tr ib u te a ta x o f $ 1 p e r lo n g ton (2 ,2 4 0
p o u n d s) o f c o n t a in e r iz e d c a r g o s tu ffe d o r
u n stu ffe d b y n o n -IL W U la b o r w ith in a 5 0 m ile zo n e in e a c h p o r t (w ith c e r ta in
e x c e p t i o n s ).
U n d e r the w e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e p r o ­
g r a m , m e d i c a l - s u r g i c a l - h o s p i t a l b e n e fits
in s m a ll p o r t s w e r e to b e b ro u g h t up to
la r g e p o r t s ta n d a r d s ; a p r e s c r i p t i o n d ru g
p la n w as e s t a b lis h e d f o r e lig ib le a c tiv e
and r e t ir e d m e n ; a d en ta l pla n w as e s ­
t a b lis h e d f o r a c tiv e m e n , t h e ir w iv e s
and dep en d en t c h ild r e n a g e s 15 to 19
(d en ta l b e n e fits p r e v io u s ly a p p lie d o n ly
to c h ild r e n u n d er age 15) w h ich p r o v id e d
95 p e r c e n t o f a s ch e d u le o f p a y m e n ts ;
life and a c c id e n t a l death and d i s m e m ­
b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e w a s i n c r e a s e d to
$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 f o r C la s s A (fu lly r e g is t e r e d )
w o r k e r s w ith at le a s t 5 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e ;
and an in d e m n ity p la n w a s e s t a b lis h e d
s o that in s u r e d o c c u p a t io n a lly d is a b le d
w o r k e r s co u ld r e c e i v e the d iffe r e n c e b e ­
tw e e n $ 125 a w e e k and w e e k ly w o r k m e n ’ s
co m p e n s a tion .
T h e p e n s io n p la n w a s r e v is e d to p r o ­
v id e a n o r m a l b a s i c p e n s io n o f $ 350 a
m on th at age 62 a fte r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e ,
p lu s a s u p p le m e n ta l b e n e fit o f $ 150 until
a g e 65.
N ew d is a b ilit y and p r o ra ta
b e n e fit s w e r e p r o v id e d b a s e d on the $ 350
b a s i c b e n e fit .
E m p lo y e e s w ho had 25
y e a r s o f s e r v i c e co u ld r e t ir e at o r a fte r
age 59 w ith b e n e fits until age 65 h a vin g
an a c t u a r ia l v a lu e e q u iv a le n t to the b a s i c
and s u p p le m e n ta l b e n e fit o th e r w is e p a y ­
a b le at age 6 2, and at age 6 5 , an a c tu ­
a r ia l v a lu e e q u iv a le n t to the b a s i c b e n e ­
fit.
An e m p lo y e e age 55 w ith 25 y e a r s
o f s e r v i c e c o u ld r e t ir e w ith the $ 350
b a s i c b e n e fit d e f e r r e d to age 6 5, o r on
an im m e d ia t e p e n s i o n a c tu a r ia lly r e ­
d u ce d . W o r k e r s c o u ld le a v e the in d u s try
at age 55 w ith 13 to 24 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
w ith a c c r u e d b e n e fit s , and p a y m en t d e ­
f e r r e d to age 65.
P e n s io n s f o r p a s t
r e t i r e e s w e r e in c r e a s e d a ls o , to $ 3 0 0
p e r m on th . B e g in n in g in 1973, the c o m ­
p u ls o r y r e t ir e m e n t age w as to be r e ­
d u ce d to 65 (f r o m 68).




14

The "steady men" issue was resolved on July 5
when an arbitrator handed down a decision which limited
use of a particular employee to 22 days a month and 6
days a week and specified methods of designating such men.
The subject, however, continued to be discussed by the
parties.

12

o b lig a tio n to p a y the m o n e y d e d u cte d
f r o m the s e ttle m e n t. T h e u n ion p r o p o s e d
that the P M A e s c r o w su ch m o n ie s in a
s p e c ia l a c c o u n t to be p a y a b le b y J u ly 1,
1973 (c o n t r a c t te r m in a tio n ) o r w h e n e v e r
g o v e r n m e n ta l a p p r o v a l w a s ob ta in e d o r
c o n t r o ls w e r e e n d e d ,
w h ic h e v e r w a s
e a r lie r .
T he P a y B o a r d then in s tr u c te d
the P M A that su ch an a g r e e m e n t w ou ld
n o t be a llo w e d , and the P M A c o m p lie d .
T he u n ion in tu rn su ed to h a v e the
P a y B o a r d e n jo in e d f r o m in s tr u c tin g the
P M A on e s c r o w in g and a n n ou n ced that
it had r e s e r v e d the rig h t to c a n c e l the
n ew a g r e e m e n t a s o f A p r il 15, 1972—
the date c a n c e lla t io n w ou ld b e a llo w a b le
i f the p a c t w a s n ot a p p r o v e d . T he u n ion
h a d a ls o s u g g e s te d that m an n in g s c a le s
be i n c r e a s e d f o r the life o f the c o n t r a c t
to c o m p e n s a te f o r P a y B o a r d c u ts , but
the P M A r e je c t e d the p r o p o s a l .
In A p r il, the P o r t o f S ea ttle (n ot a
m e m b e r o f the P M A ) fi l e d su it in F e d e r a l
c o u r t ch a rg in g the IL W U and P M A w ith
v io la t io n o f a n t i-t r u s t la w s th rou g h th e ir
a g r e e m e n t that " c o n t a in e r s o r ig in a tin g
at o r d e s tin e d f o r d e l i v e r y to a n o n -P M A
m e m b e r f a c i l i t y e m p lo y in g IL W U la b o r
w ith in the P o r t A r e a C F S Z o n e , s h a ll be
stu ffe d a n d u n stu ffe d b y IL W U la b o r
e m p lo y e d b y an e m p lo y e r s ig n a to r y to the
P a c i f i c C o a s t L o n g s h o r e and C h e c k e r s
A g r e e m e n t o r the C o n ta in e r F r e i g h t
S tation S u p p le m en t. . . "
A h e a r in g w a s
s ch e d u le d f o r A p r il 2 1. A r e la te d c o m ­
p la in t w as file d w ith the N a tion a l L a b o r
R e la tio n s B o a rd a g a in s t the u n ion and
s h ip p e r s b y s e v e r a l f o r w a r d e r s w ho u s e d
T e a m s t e r s to p a ck and u n p a ck v a n s ,
ch a rg in g that the c o n ta in e r ta x w a s an
i l le g a l a tte m p t to sto p s te a m s h ip c o m ­
p a n ie s f r o m u sin g f o r w a r d e r s .
On M a y 3, the ILW U su it a g a in st the
P a y B o a r d w a s d e n ie d on the g ro u n d s
that the B o a rd *s a c tio n had b e e n " i n f o r ­
m a l" (o v e r the te le p h o n e ).
T he F e d e r a l
ju d g e a ls o ru le d that h e c o u ld se e noth in g
to p r e v e n t the u n ion s and s h ip p e r s f r o m
r e a c h in g an a g r e e m e n t on the e s c r o w o f
m o n ie s , but on M a y 5 the P a y B o a rd
f o r m a l l y ru le d that the e s c r o w in g o f the
m o n ie s in q u e s tio n w a s n o t a llo w e d . T he
B o a rd a ls o sa id that it w ou ld s c r u t in iz e
o th e r m e th o d s w h ich m ig h t b e u s e d to
c ir c u m v e n t its d e c i s i o n s .
T h e p a r t ie s , on M a y 15, a n n ou n ced
im p le m e n ta tio n o f the F e b r u a r y a g r e e ­
m e n t a s r e v is e d b y the P a y B o a r d . T h is
fo llo w e d an a g r e e m e n t d a ted M a y 11 that




i f w a g e and p r i c e c o n t r o ls w e r e e l i m i ­
n ated on o r b e f o r e N o v e m b e r 30, 1972,
the p a c t co u ld b e te r m in a te d b y 60 days*
n o tic e o r b y 24 h o u r s 1 n o t ic e if c o n t r o ls
w e r e n ot in e f f e c t on o r en d ed on o r a fte r
J a n u a ry 31, 1973.
A d a y a ft e r the im p le m e n ta tio n a n ­
n o u n c e m e n t, a s a r e s u lt o f the c o m p la in t
b e fo r e the N L R B b y the fr e ig h t f o r ­
w a r d e r s , a F e d e r a l d i s t r i c t c o u r t ju d g e
ru le d ill e g a l n ew s e c t io n s o f the CFSS
w h ich (1) c a lle d f o r the c o n ta in e r ta x ,
(2) p r o v id e d that p o r t zon e w o r k b e p e r ­
f o r m e d b y ILW U la b o r , and (3) p r e v e n te d
a P M A m e m b e r * s s u b c o n tr a c tin g o f c o n ­
ta in e r w o r k to n o n -P M A e m p l o y e r s . T he
ILW U and P M A then a g r e e d to r e in s ta te
old r e le v a n t s e c t io n s o f the CFSS w h ich
r e q u ir e d the u s e o f IL W U la b o r f o r the
stu ffin g and s tr ip p in g o f n o n fa c t o r y lo a d s
as a co n d itio n o f lo a d in g c a r g o on s h ip s .
T h is a ls o w a s ru le d a g a in s t, h o w e v e r ,
in m id -J u n e b y a F e d e r a l ju d g e , thus
r e d u c in g IL W U ju r is d ic t io n o v e r c o n ­
ta in e r w o r k .
On F e b r u a r y 9, 1973, fo llo w in g a
r e q u e s t f r o m the IL W U , t h e C o s t o f
L iv in g C o u n c il d e n ie d r e s t o r a t io n o f w ag e
cu ts m a d e b y the P a y B o a r d .

June 197 3—June 1975
A n e a r l y s e ttle m e n t w as r e a c h e d b e ­
tw een the P M A and ILW U on June 9, 1973,
f o r 13, 000 d o c k w o r k e r s .
T he 2 5 -m o n th
p a ct w as m a d e e ff e c t iv e June 1, a m on th
e a r l i e r than the s ch e d u le d e x p ir a tio n date
o f the p r e v io u s a g r e e m e n t.
T he e a r l y
s e ttle m e n t r e p o r t e d ly r e f le c t e d the p a r ­
ties* a n tic ip a tio n o f new s t iff g o v e r n m e n t
w a g e -p r ic e c o n tr o ls .
W o r k e r s r a t ifie d
the p a c t b y J u ly 14.
I n te r im a g r e e m e n t on fo u r k e y ite m s
w a s r e a c h e d on M a y 10, fo llo w in g ta lk s
w h ich had begu n on M a y 8. T h is u n d e r ­
stan din g p a v e d the w a y f o r the p e a c e fu l
fin a l s e ttle m e n t, and p r o v id e d f o r a 2 5 ce n t w a g e h ik e on June 1, a g u a ra n tee
a g a in s t la y o ff, and co n tin u a tio n o f the pay
g u a ra n te e p la n . It a ls o p r o v id e d f o r f o r ­
m a l b a r g a in in g to b e g in b y M a y 15 in
an a ttem p t to attain fu ll se ttle m e n t b y
the end o f M a y . T he p a r t ie s a ls o a g r e e d
to d is c u s s at that tim e the u s e o f b in d in g
a r b itr a t io n to r e s o l v e any s ta le m a te . T he
u n ion in it ia lly had sou gh t a 5 0 - c e n t - a n h o u r w a g e h ik e in a 1 -y e a r p a c t, a d o p tio n
o f a c o s t - o f - l i v i n g e s c a l a t o r c la u s e , the

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r e d u c e d f r o m age 62* M en w h o l e f t the
in d u stry a fte r attaining age 55 and had
13 y e a r s but l e s s than 25 y e a r s o f s e r ­
v ic e w e r e g iv e n the o p tion to take an
im m e d ia te p e n s io n a c tu a r ia lly r e d u c e d
fr o m age 65 w ith w id o w s ’ b e n e fit c o v e r ­
age o f o n e -h a lf the a c tu a r ia lly r e d u c e d
p e n s io n (th e s e m e n p r e v io u s ly w e r e l i m ­
ited to a d e f e r r e d p e n s io n p a y a b le at age
65 o f fu ll d o lla r b e n e fit a c c r u e d at tim e
th ey le ft the in d u s tr y ).
T he w id o w o f
an a c tiv e e m p lo y e e w ho d ie d at age 59
(w as age 60) o r a fte r w ith 2 5 y e a r s
o f s e r v i c e w as e n title d to a w id o w 's
b e n e fit.
S u b sta n tia l im p r o v e m e n ts w e r e m a d e
in the p a y g u a ra n te e pla n .
T he c o m ­
p a n i e s ’ c o n tr ib u tio n w a s in c r e a s e d to $ 6
m illio n p e r c o n t r a c t y e a r , and the m e th o d
o f a llo c a tin g the g u a ra n tee p a y w a s r e ­
v is e d .
U n d er the new s y s t e m , V52 o f
annual funding w a s m a d e a v a ila b le f o r a
w e e k ’ s g u a ra n te e p a y m en ts w ith r e d u c ­
tio n s to be m a d e in the w e e k ly p a y m e n ts
if the p a y m en ts e x c e e d V52 o f annual fund­
in g. T o ta l p a y m en ts w e r e to be r e v ie w e d
at the end o f 1 3 -w e e k p e r io d s — if the a c ­
cu m u la te d p a y m e n ts w e r e l e s s than l3/s 2
o f fu n din g, the e x c e s s m o n ie s w ou ld be
d is tr ib u te d as "m a k e w h o le ” p a y m e n ts to
e m p lo y e e s w h o had r e c e iv e d r e d u c e d
w e e k ly g u a r a n te e s , up to the am ou n t o f
t h e ir g u a ra n te e (3 6 h o u r s ’ p a y f o r C la s s
A w ork ers
and 18 h o u rs f o r C la s s B
w o r k e r s ) . If m o n ie s re m a in e d a fte r su ch
"m a k e w h o le ” p a y m e n ts , the e x c e s s w ou ld
be p aid to C la s s B w o r k e r s to b r in g th e ir
w e e k ly g u a ra n te e up to a m a x im u m o f
24 h o u r s .
T h e p a ct a ls o p r o v id e d that th e r e
w ou ld b e no r e d u c tio n in the r e g i s t e r e d
lo n g s h o r e m e n (o r c l e r k s ) w o r k f o r c e
d u rin g the te r m o f the a g r e e m e n t, e x c e p t
due to n o r m a l a ttritio n , u n le s s m u tu a l
a g r e e m e n t w a s r e a c h e d on a r e d u c t io n
b e c a u s e o f u nusual c ir c u m s t a n c e .
The
a g r e e m e n t w a s s ch e d u le d to r e m a in in
e ff e c t u n t i l 8 a .m . on J u ly 1, 1975.
On M a y 7, 1974, the ILW U and P M A
r e a c h e d a g r e e m e n t fo r a June 1 g e n e r a l
w a g e i n c r e a s e o f 30 ce n ts (an e q u iv a le n t
3 3 .5 ce n ts f o r C F S u tility m e n ) fo llo w in g
e x p ir a tio n o f F e d e r a l w a g e - p r i c e c o n t r o ls
at m id n ig h t o f A p r il 3 0.
T h is hik e r e ­
s t o r e d the am ou n t cu t fr o m the 1972
a g r e e m e n t b y the P a y B o a r d and w a s in
a d d ition to the a lr e a d y s c h e d u le d June 29
in cr e a s e .
T he a g r e e m e n t did not o t h e r ­
w is e a lte r the 1973 c o n t r a c t .

e s ta b lis h m e n t o f p aid h o lid a y s , im p r o v e d
fr in g e b e n e fit s , and in c r e a s e d ju r is d ic t io n
o v e r c o n ta in e r w o r k .
T e r m s o f the new c o n t r a c t in clu d e d
g e n e r a l w a g e in c r e a s e s f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
o f 25 ce n ts an h ou r on June 2 , 1973, 15
ce n ts on June 30, 1973, and 30 ce n ts on
June 2 9 , 1 97 4 0 B e c a u s e lo n g s h o r e m e n
r e c e i v e d 6 h o u r s ’ p a y at t h e ir b a s ic ra te
p lu s 2 h o u rs at th e ir o v e r t im e r a te , w h ile
C F S u tility m e n r e c e iv e d 8 h o u rs at th e ir
b a s ic s t r a ig h t -t im e r a te , the e q u iv a le n t
g e n e r a l w a g e in c r e a s e s f o r C F S u tility
m e n am ounted to 2 8, 17, and 3 3 .5 c e n t s .
A n e s c a la t o r c l a u s e w a s e s ta b lis h e d
w h ich p r o v id e d f o r c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a d ju st­
m e n ts f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n in J a n u a ry and
J u ly o f 1975 o f 1 ce n t f o r ea ch 0 . 3 - p oin t
in c r e a s e in the B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s
C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index (1967=100) d u rin g
a 6 - m on th p e r io d p r e c e d in g the a d ju st­
m en ts.
T h e a d ju stm e n ts w e r e n o t to
e x c e e d 12 ce n ts and 10 c e n ts , r e s p e c ­
t iv e ly .
C o n ta in e r fr e ig h t sta tio n u tility
m e n w e r e to r e c e i v e e q u iv a le n t a d ju st­
m en ts.
T w o p a id h o lid a y s w e r e e s ta b ­
lis h e d in 1973 and th r e e m o r e w e r e to b e
added in 1974.
V a c a tio n s w e r e to be
l i b e r a l i z e d in 1973 and 1974.
Im p r o v e m e n ts in w e lfa r e b e n e fits in­
clu d e d e x te n s io n o f c o v e r a g e th rou gh age
22 f o r d e p e n d e n t c h ild r e n w ho w e r e fu ll­
tim e stu d en ts and to any age f o r p r e v i ­
o u s ly in c a p a c ita te d d ep en d en t c h ild r e n .
K id n e y d ia ly s is tr e a tm e n t in a p a tien t fs
h o m e o r in a n on h o sp ita l c e n t e r w a s to
be p aid f o r . W e lfa r e c o v e r a g e w a s p r o ­
v id ed 1 y e a r fr o m death f o r a w id o w o f
an a c tiv e m a n .
T he c h i l d r e n ’ s d en ta l
c o v e r a g e w a s ex ten d ed to c h ild r e n u n d er
age 19 (w as 15) and the adult b e n e fit
w as in c r e a s e d to 100 p e r c e n t o f a s c h e d ­
u le o f p a y m e n ts .
O rth o d o n tia s e r v i c e s
w e r e added on a 5 0 - p e r c e n t c o - in s u r a n c e
b a s i s , up to ^ m a x im u m b e n e fit o f $ 5 0 0 .
A v is io n c a r e p r o g r a m w as e s ta b lis h e d
in 1974 w ith a $ 5 d e d u c t ib le . It p r o v id e d
f o r annual e y e e x a m in a tio n s , annual r e ­
p la c e m e n t o f le n s e s if the p r e s c r i p t i o n
ch a n g e d , and fr a m e s e v e r y o th e r y e a r .
T h e e m p lo y e e w a s to r e c e i v e th e s e b e n e ­
fit s th rou g h a p a n e l o f o p t o m e t r is t s .
P e n s io n b e n e fits w e r e im p r o v e d to
p r o v id e e m p lo y e e s w ho e le c te d to le a v e
the in d u s try a fte r attaining age 55 and
25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e the e x is tin g m o n th ly
b e n e fit o f $ 3 50 d e f e r r e d u n til age 62
(w a s age 65) o r , f o r su ch m e n l e s s than
age 59, an im m e d ia te p e n s io n a c tu a r ia lly




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lon gsh orem en a 70-c e n t -p e r -h o u r fir s t y e a r w age in c r e a s e (28 ce n ts of w h ich
w a s to be e ff e c t iv e u pon r a t ific a t io n ), and
a 6 0 - c e n t - p e r - h o u r s e c o n d -y e a r in c r e a s e ;
CFS u tility m e n w ou ld have r e c e iv e d
eq u iv a le n t i n c r e a s e s .
A p a id h o l i d a y
w ou ld be a d d ed in the s e c o n d y e a r , p e n ­
s io n s w ou ld be in c r e a s e d f o r p a s t and
fu tu re r e t i r e e s , and p a y g u a ra n tee funding
w ou ld b e i n c r e a s e d .
T he p a r t ie s a ls o
a g r e e d to the sa m e g u a ra n tee a g a in s t
la y o ffs p r o v id e d b y the 1973 c o n t r a c t .
T he p a c t a ls o c o u ld be c a n c e lle d in c a s e
o f F e d e r a l c o n t r o ls b y e ith e r the ILW U
(f o r w a g e s ) o r the P M A (f o r p r i c e s ) on
30 days* n o t ic e .
In e a r l y M a r c h 1975, the p a c t w as
su b m itte d to the u n ion m e m b e r s h ip fo r
r a t ific a t io n , but it w a s r e je c t e d . W o r k e r s
in a L o s A n g e le s l o c a l v e to e d the p a ct
p r i m a r i l y b e c a u s e o f the con tin u in g d i s ­
pute o v e r " s t e a d y m e n " .
A r a t ific a t io n
p r o c e d u r e a d op ted in 1966 p r o v id e d that
i f a m a jo r l o c a l o r g ro u p o f s m a lle r
l o c a l s v o te d a g a in st r a t ific a t io n , a s e c o n d
c o a s t w is e b a llo t w ou ld be h e ld w ith a
t w o -t h ir d s m a jo r i t y n e e d e d f o r a p p r o v a l.
A s e c o n d v o te w a s h e ld in m id -M a r c h ,
but it fa ile d to a c h ie v e the r e q u ir e d t w o th ir d s m a jo r i t y .
T he u n ion then in fo r m e d the P M A
that it w an ted n ew n e g o tia tio n s on a ll
is s u e s .
A n ew se t o f d e m a n d s w a s
su b m itted to the P M A on M a y 9, and
ta lk s b ega n M a y 19. I m p r o v e m e n t s
w e r e sou gh t in w a g e s , h o u r s , h o lid a y s ,
p e n s io n s , f u n d i n g o f g u a ra n te e d p a y,
m a n n in g, ju r is d ic t io n , and e q u a liz a tio n o f
h o u r s b e tw e e n s k i l l e d
"ste a d y m en "
(d e s ig n a te d f o r s te a d y w o r k b y an e m ­
p lo y e r , w ith a m in im u m m o n th ly w ag e
g u a ra n te e ) and s k ille d "h a ll m e n " ( d i s ­
p a tch e d on a j o b - b y - j o b b a s is th rou g h a
h ir in g h a ll).
On J u ly 1, 1975, a ten ta tiv e a g r e e m e n t w a s r e a c h e d on a 3 -y e a r c o n t r a c t ,
c o v e r in g
12, 000 w o r k e r s , w h ich b u i l t
\ipon t e r m s o f the r e je c t e d 2 - y e a r p a c t.
W o r k e r s r a tifie d the p a c t in c o a s t w is e
b a l l o t i n g h e ld J u ly 21—25.
T he c o n ­
t r a c t p r o v id e d lo n g s h o r e m e n a 7 0 - c e n t p e r - h o u r w a g e in c r e a s e (10 c e n t s o f
w h ich w a s in lie u o f the J u ly 1975 c o s t o f - li v i n g a d ju stm e n t) e ff e c t iv e June 28,
1975; a 6 0 -c e n t -p e r -h o u r in c r e a s e o n
J u ly 3, 1976; and an 8 5 - c ent - an -h o u r
in c r e a s e on J u ly 2, 1977. C F S u t ility
m en r e c e i v e d e q u iv a le n t i n c r e a s e s .
T he
e x is tin g 12 -c e n t -p e r -h o u r c o s t - o f - l i v i n g

W ith the im p en d in g end o f c o n t r o ls ,
the u n ion had d em a n d ed a r e o p e n in g o f
the c u r r e n t p a ct u n d e r t e r m s o f the
M a y 11, 1972, s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t
(a llo w in g c a n c e lla t io n o f the 1972 s e t t l e ­
m e n t i f c o n t r o ls w e r e n ot in e ff e c t on o r
a ft e r J a n u a ry 31, 1973) to d is c u s s r e s t o ­
ra tio n o f the a m ou n t cu t b y the P a y B o a rd
in its M a r c h 16, 1972, ru lin g . T he P M A ,
h o w e v e r , did n ot c o n s id e r the M a y 11
s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t to be a p p lic a b le
to the 1973 c o n t r a c t w h ich had b e e n
scheduled
to r e m a in in e ff e c t u n til
J u ly 1, 1975.
A 1 -d a y c o a s t w is e w o r k sto p p a g e b y
lo n g s h o r e m e n o c c u r r e d on M a y 1, b e ­
c a u s e o f the d is a g r e e m e n t , but w o r k
r e s u m e d the n ex t d a y a fte r the p a r t ie s
a g r e e d to d is c u s s the u n io n 1s d e m a n d s,
and the w a g e a g r e e m e n t w a s r e a c h e d on
M a y 7.
June 1975—June 1978
C on cern ed a b o u t
r a p id ly r i s i n g
p r i c e s , the ILW U sen t a le t t e r to the
P M A , d a ted O c t o b e r 21, 1974, r e q u e s tin g
an im m e d ia te r e o p e n in g o f the e x is tin g
c o n t r a c t (n ot s ch e d u le d to e x p ir e u n til
J u ly 1, 1975) f o r a d is c u s s io n o f w ag e
i s s u e s . T h is m o v e w a s p r o m p te d l a r g e l y
b y the union*s c o n c e r n o v e r the p o s s ib le
r e im p o s it io n o f F e d e r a l w ag e - p r i c e c o n ­
tr o ls .
In its le t t e r , the u n ion p r o p o s e d
a c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a d ju stm e n t o f 30 ce n ts
p e r h o u r in s te a d o f the 12 ce n ts p e r h o u r
(m a x im u m ) s c h e d u le d to b e c o m e e ff e c t iv e
in J a n u a ry 1975, w ith an e q u iv a le n t h ik e
f o r C FS u t ility m e n .
T he u n ion a ls o
p r o p o s e d co n tin u a tio n o f the e s c a la t o r
c la u s e , but w ith ou t a c e ilin g on a d ju s t ­
m e n ts , and that w a g e i n c r e a s e s be p r o ­
v id e d in J u ly 1975 and J u ly 1976. If th e s e
d e m a n d s w e r e m e t, the un ion sa id it
w o u ld n o t r e q u e s t a d d itio n a l w a g e in ­
c r e a s e s in the u p c o m in g n e g o tia tio n s ,
th u s , e lim in a tin g w a g es a s a p o s s ib le
s tr ik e is s u e .
T he P M A a g r e e d to e a r l y n e g o t i­
a tio n s a s a h e d g e a g a in s t r e im p o s it io n o f
w a g e - p r i c e c o n t r o ls on a ll c o n t r a c t ite m s
and ta lk s b eg a n J a n u a ry 6, 1975.
T he
u n ion a b a n d on ed the c o s t - o f - l i v i n g f o r ­
m u la in fa v o r o f g r e a t e r jo b and in c o m e
s e c u r it y .
M a n a g em en t sou gh t to e l i m i ­
nate a b u s e s o f the p a y g u a ra n te e plan b y
w o r k e r s ( " g im m ic k in g M).
A te n ta tiv e 2 - y e a r p a c t w a s r e a c h e d
on F e b r u a r y 5 w h ich w ou ld h a ve p r o v id e d




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a llo w a n c e (1 3 .5 c e n ts f o r C F S u t ility m en )
w a s i n c o r p o r a t e d in to the b a s e r a t e s ,
and the e s c a l a t o r c la u s e w a s d is c o n t in ­
ued.
F o u r p a id h o lid a y s w e r e a d d ed ,
and co m p u ta tio n o f v a c a t i o n p a y f o r
o th e r than 8 -h o u r s t r a ig h t -t im e w o r k e r s
w a s l i b e r a l i z e d . S u b s is te n c e p a y w a s i n ­
c r e a s e d , and a t r a v e l m ile a g e a llo w a n c e
w a s e s t a b lis h e d .
W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e
b e n e fit s w e r e im p r o v e d . T h e b a s ic p e n ­
s io n ra te u pon w h ich n o r m a l, d is a b ilit y ,
and e a r l y r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fits w e r e b a s e d
w a s i n c r e a s e d in e a ch y e a r o f the c o n ­
t r a c t f o r th o s e w ho r e t i r e d on o r a fte r
J u ly 1, 1975.
F o r th o s e w ho r e t ir e d
b e f o r e that date ( o r th e ir w id o w s ), p e n ­
s io n s w e r e in c r e a s e d in the f i r s t and
th ird y e a r s o f the p a c t. E m p lo y e r funding
o f the p a y g u a ra n te e pla n w a s i n c r e a s e d .
W o r k e r s in nlo w w o r k o p p o r tu n ity 1' p o r t s
c o u ld b e r e q u ir e d to t r a n s fe r to p o r t s
w ith g r e a t e r w o r k o p p o r tu n ity o r fa c e
d is q u a lific a t io n f o r g u a ra n te e p a y .




T h is p a c t a ls o g u a ra n te e d that th e r e
w o u ld be n o r e d u c tio n in the r e g i s t e r e d
lo n g s h o r e m e n (o r c l e r k s ) w o r k f o r c e
d u rin g the t e r m o f the a g r e e m e n t, e x c e p t
due to n o r m a l a ttr itio n . A fo r m u la w as
a g r e e d to f o r e q u a liz in g w o r k o p p o r tu n ity
b e tw e e n s k ille d " s t e a d y m e n " and s k ille d
"h a ll m e n " .
In a d d itio n , the p a r t ie s a g r e e d to
stu dy the f e a s i b i l i t y o f a d op tin g a 7 -h o u r
s t r a ig h t -t im e w o r k
d a y and th r e e 7 h o u r s h ifts and to d e v e lo p
a p la n to
p r o v id e " o n e - t i m e " fin a n c ia l r e l i e f o u t ­
sid e the c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g p r o c e s s to
c e r t a in w id o w s w h o s e h u sb a n d s r e t ir e d
b e fo r e J u ly 1, 1965.
T h e c o n t r a c t w a s s c h e d u le d to e x p ir e
at 8 a .m ., J u ly 1, 1978. It a ls o co n ta in e d
a p r o v i s i o n f o r c a n c e lla t io n i f F e d e r a l
w a g e - p r i c e c o n t r o ls w e r e im p o s e d .
T he
fo llo w in g ta b le s b r in g the w a g e c h r o n o l o g y up to date u n til the e x p ir a tio n o f the
con tra ct.

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Table 1. General wage changes1

J u ly 3 1,

A p p l ic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t iv e date

1934 ___________________ __________

10 c e n ts an h ou r in c r e a s e .

F e b . 2 0 , 1 9 4 1 .................................................. ........
F e b . 4 , 1942 ....... ........................................... ..........
O c t . 1, 1 9 4 4 ............ ....................... ..........................

5 ce n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .
10 ce n t s an h o u r i n c r e a s e .
5 c e n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .

O ct.

22 ce n t s an h ou r i n c r e a s e .

1, l 1 9 4 5 ._______________________ _________

N o v . 18,

1 9 4 6 ...................... ............................... .

15 c e n ts an h o u r i n c r e a s e .

Jan. 1, 1 9 4 7 ______________________________
D e c . 16, 1 9 4 7 ................................ ....................

5 c e n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .
8 ce n t s an h o u r i n c r e a s e .

F e b . 10,

2 ce n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .

1 9 4 8 ........... ........... ........................ ...........

D e c . 6, 1948 .................................... ........... ......... .
M a y 2 , 1 9 4 9 __________________________________

15 ce n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .

S ep t. 3 0 , 1950 ........................... ........................
June 18, 1 9 5 1 ________________________________
June 1 6, 1 9 5 2 ------------------ --------- -------------------June 15, 1 9 5 3 ..........................................................
D e c . 2 0 , 1954 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted D e c . 10,
1 954).
June 13, 1955 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted D e c . 10,
1954).
June 18, 1956 (e x t e n s io n a g r e e m e n t o f
M a y 2 5 , 1 95 6).
O c t . 1, 1956 (a g r e e m e n t o f No.v. 2 9 ,
1956).
June 17, 1957 (a r b it r a t io n a w a r d o f
June 14, 195 7).
June 16, 1958 (m e m o r a n d u m o f s e t t l e ­
m en t d a ted J u ly 3, 1 95 8).

10 ce n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .
5 c e n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .
13 c e n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .
6 ce n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .
5 c e n t s an h o u r i n c r e a s e .

June 1 5, 1959 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted A u g . 10,
1959).
June 13, 1960 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g da ted O c t . 18, 1 96 0).
June 12, 1961 (a g r e e m e n t da ted June 16,
1961).
Ju ly 3 0 , 1962 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted June 2 2 ,
196 2).
June 17, 1963 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted June 2 2 ,
196 2).
June 15, 1964 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted June 2 2 ,
196 2).
June 15, 1965 (m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m en t d a ted June 8 , 1 96 5).
J u ly 1, 1966 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g d a ted J u ly 2 , 1 96 6).
June 2 8 , 1969 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d er sta n din g d a ted J u ly 2 , 1 96 6).
June -2 7 , 1970 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g d a ted J u ly 2 , 1 96 6).
Jan. 5, 1970 (C F S m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m en t d a ted O c t . 2 8 , 1 96 9).
Jan. 12, 1 9 7 0 (C F S m e m o r a n d u m o f
a g r e e m e n t d a ted O c t . 2 8 , 1 96 9).
D e c . 2 5 , 1971 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta nding da ted F e b . 1 0,
1 9 7 2 , and
s u p p le m e n ta l m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g d a ted M a y 12, 1 97 2).

F e b . 2 6 , 1972 (m e m o r a n d u m
m ent d a ted F e b . 10, 1 97 2).

of

agree­

J u ly 1, 1972 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t d a ted F e b . 10, 1 97 2).

of

a gree­

A r b it r a t io n a w a rd o f June 12,

1953.

6 ce n t s an h ou r i n c r e a s e .
2 c e n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .

I n t e r im w a g e a d ju s tm e n t.

16 ce n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .
8 c e n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .
A d d itio n a l 5 c e n ts to s k ille d e m p lo y e e s in clu d in g
w in c h d r i v e r s , m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , and gang b o s s e s .
10 c e n ts an h ou r i n c r e a s e .
In a d d itio n , e ff e c t iv e A u g u st 1 5, 1 95 8, a g r e e m e n t
p r o v id e d f o r a re d u c t io n in m a x im u m r e g u la r
sh ift h o u r s f r o m 9 (in c lu d in g 3 h o u r s ' o v e r t im e )
to 8 h o u r s (in c lu d in g 2 h o u r s ' o v e r t i m e ) . 2
11 ce n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .
8 ce n t s an h o u r i n c r e a s e .
6 ce n t s an h ou r i n c r e a s e .

B y a r b it r a t io n a w a rd o f June 8,

18 ce n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .
13 c e n ts an h ou r in c r e a s e .

A g r e e m e n t a ls o p r o v id e d d e f e r r e d i n c r e a s e s in 1963
and 1964.
D e fe r r e d i n c r e a s e .

13 ce n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e .

D e fe r r e d in c r e a s e .

1961.

6 ce n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .
50 ce n t s an h ou r i n c r e a s e .
20 ce n t s an h ou r in c r e a s e .

D e fe r r e d i n c r e a s e .

20 c e n ts an h o u r in c r e a s e .

D e fe r r e d i n c r e a s e .

B a s i c w a g e ra te o f $ 4 .3 0 an h ou r e s t a b ­
lis h e d f o r C F S u tilit y m e n .3
2 0 -c e n t-a n -h o u r
i n c r e a s e f o r C F S u tility
m en.
4 2 - c e n t - a n - h o u r i n c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 7 9 - c e n t - a n - h o u r i n c r e a s e - f o r C F S
u t ilit y m e n .

4 0 -c e n t - a n - h o u r in c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 4 5 - c e n t -a n -h o u r
in c r e a s e f o r C F S
u t ilit y m e n .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




C o a s t w is e h o u r ly r a te o f 95 c e n t s f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
e s t a b lis h e d b y a w a rd o f N a tion a l L o n g s h o r e m e n 's
B o a r d d a ted O c t . 1 2, 1 9 3 4 , r e t r o a c t iv e to J u ly 3 1,
r e p r e s e n t in g an i n c r e a s e o f 10 ce n t s an h ou r a b o v e
r a t e s p r e v a ilin g in
m o s t P a c if i c C o a s t p o r t s .
O th e r jo b r a t e s in c r e a s e d to m a in ta in p r e v io u s
d i ff e r e n t ia l s .
N e g o tia te d .
A r b it r a t io n a w a rd .
R e t r o a c t i v e i n c r e a s e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith d i r e c t iv e
o r d e r o f N a tion a l W a r L a b o r B o a r d , A u g . 18,
1 94 5.
T h e o r d e r e s t a b lis h e d a u n ifo r m d i ff e r e n t ia l
o f 10 ce n t s an h o u r f o r w in c h d r iv e r s (a ff e c t in g
o n ly Saui F r a n c i s c o ) and p r o v id e d that s k ill d i f ­
fe r e n t ia ls b e a d d ed to p e n a lty c a r g o r a t e s .
R e t r o a c t i v e in c r e a s e n e g o t ia t e d on June 15, 1 94 6,
b a s e d on r e c o m m e n d a t io n o f P a c i f i c C o a st L o n g ­
s h o r e F a c t -F in d in g B o a r d , M a y 14, 1946.
A d d itio n a l i n c r e a s e o f 10 ce n t s an h o u r to h a tch
t e n d e r s in San F r a n c i s c o to b r in g ra te up to le v e l
in o t h e r p o r t s .
A r b it r a t io n a w a rd u n d er w a g e re o p e n in g .
A r b it r a t io n a w a rd .
A w a r d fu r t h e r p r o v id e d fo r
w a g e a d ju stm e n t in F e b . 1948 o r da te on w h ic h
B L S C o n s u m e r P r i c e In d ex f o r D e c . 1947 b e c a m e
a v a ila b le .
C o s t - o f - l i v i n g in c r e a s e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith D e c . 1947
a r b it r a t io n a w a rd .
N e g o tia te d .
5 c e n t s an h o u r in c r e a s e o n ly to gang b o s s e s in
San F r a n c i s c o .

17

R e t r o a c t i v e in c r e a s e s in a c c o r d a n c e w ith P a y B o a r d
ru lin g a n n ou n ced M a r . 1 6, 1972. T h e F e b . 10, 1 97 2,
m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e rsta n d in g o r i g in a ll y had p r o ­
v id ed f o r w a g e in c r e a s e s o f 72 c e n t s f o r l o n g s h o r e ­
m en and $ 1 ,1 2 5 f o r C F S u t ilit y m en r e t r o a c t iv e
to D e c . 2 5 , 1 97 1, but th e P a y B o a r d su b s e q u e n tly
d e n ie d th e fu ll a m ou n ts u n d er th e e c o n o m i c s t a b i­
liz a t io n p o l i c i e s o f P h a s e 2 .
A g r e e m e n t a ls o p r o v id e d f o r d e f e r r e d g e n e r a l in ­
c r e a s e s e f f e c t iv e J u ly 1, 1972.
I n c r e a s e s ra n g in g f r o m
10 to 30 ce n t s an h ou r
w e r e p r o v id e d a s a d ju s tm e n ts in s k ille d ra te d i f ­
fe r e n t ia ls .
T h e s e i n c r e a s e s a m ou n ted to about 9
ce n t s an h ou r w hen a v e r a g e d o v e r the e n tir e
b a r g a in in g unit.
D e fe r r e d in c r e a s e s .

Table 1. General wage changes'— Continued
A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t io n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t i v e date

u n d er­

2 5 - c e n t - a n - h o u r i n c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 28 ce n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m e n .

June 3 0, 1973 (m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m ent da ted June 2 4 , 1 97 3).
June 1, 1974 (s u p p le m e n t a l a g r e e m e n t
d a ted M a y 7, 197 4).
June 2 9 , 1974 (m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m ent da ted June 2 4 , 1973).
Jan, 4 , 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g d a ted June 2 4 , 1 97 3).

15 - c e n t - a n - h o u r i n c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 17 c e n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m en .
3 0 - c e n t - a n - h o u r i n c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 3 3.5 c e n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m e n .
3 0 - c e n t - a n - h o u r i n c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 3 3.5 ce n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m e n .
1 2 - c e n t -a n -h o u r
in c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 13.5 ce n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m e n .

June 2 8 , 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g d a ted J u ly 1, 1975).

7 0 -c e n t-a n -h o u r

J u ly 3 , 1976 (m e m o r a n d u m , o f
sta n d in g d a ted J u ly 1, 1975).
J u ly 2 , 1977 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n din g da ted J u ly 1, 197 5).

6 0 - c e n t - a n - h o u r in c r e a s e f o r lo n g s ih o r e m e
and 67.5 c e n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m e n .
8 5 - c e n t -a n -h o u r i n c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 9 5.5 c e n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m e n .

June 2 , 1973 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n din g d a ted June 2 4 , 1 97 3).

u n d er­
u n d er­

and 79 ce n t s f o r

A g r e e m e n t a ls o p r o v id e d f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t o f an
e s c a l a t o r c la u s e p r o v id in g f o r s e m ia n n u a l c o s t - o f liv in g a d ju s tm e n ts o f 1 ce n t f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
and 1 .125 ce n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m en f o r e a c h 0 .3 p oin t i n c r e a s e in th e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s '
C o n s u m e r P r i c e In d ex (1 9 6 7 = 1 00 ).
The firs t a d ­
ju s tm e n t w a s to b e lim it e d t o a m a x im u m 12 c e n t s
f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n and 13.5 c e n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y
m e n and w a s to b e e ff e c t iv e th e s t a r t o f the 1st
p a y p e r io d in Jan. 1 97 5, b a s e d on t h e i n c r e a s e in
th e N o v e m b e r 1974 Index o v e r th e M a y 1974 In d ex . 1
4
3
2
T h e s e c o n d a d ju stm e n t w a s to b e lim it e d to a
m a x im u m o f 10 c e n t s f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n and 11.25
ce n t s f o r C F S u t ilit y m en and w a s to b e e ff e c t iv e
th e s ta rt o f the f i r s t pa y p e r io d in Ju ly 1 97 5, b a s e d
on th e i n c r e a s e in the In d ex f o r M a y 1975 o v e r th e
In d ex o f N o v e m b e r 1974. 4
The a g r e e m e n t a ls o - p r o v id e d f o r w a g e in c r e a s e s
e ff e c t iv e June 3 0,.. 1 9 7 3 ,and. June 2 9 , 1974.

D e fe r r e d

in cre a s e s .

C o s t - o f - l i v i n g " a d d - o n " a d ju s tm e n t.
T h e a d ju stm e n t
w a s not a d d ed to b a s ic r a t e s , but w a s u s e d in
c a lc u la t in g o v e r t i m e , v a c a t io n , and h o lid a y p a y and
f o r pa y g u a r a n te e p u r p o s e s .
I n c r e a s e s in c lu d e d a m ou n ts w h ic h w e r e t o h a v e b e e n
p a id a s c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a d ju s tm e n ts e f f e c t iv e J u ly 5,
1 97 5, u n d er t e r m s o f m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e rsta n d in g
d a ted June 2 4 ,
1973.
(S u ch a m ou n ts w e r e
10
ce n t s f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n and 1 1.25 ce n t s f o r C F S
u t ilit y m e n .)
T h e a g r e e m e n t a ls o in c o r p o r a t e d in to b a s e r a t e s th e
c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e o f 12 ce n t s f o r l o n g s h o r e ­
m e n and 13.5 c e n t s f o r C F S u tility m en e f f e c t iv e
on Jan. 4 , 1975 and p r o v id e d f o r d e f e r r e d in c r e a s e s
on J u ly 3 , 1976 and J u ly 2 , 1977.
D e f e r r e d in c r e a s e s .

i n c r e a s e f o r lo n g s h o r e m e n
C F S u t ilit y m e n .

D e fe r r e d in c r e a s e s .

1 G e n e r a l w a g e ch a n g e s a r e u p w a rd o r d ow n w a rd a d ju s tm e n ts that a ffe c t an e n t ir e e s t a b lis h m e n t , b a r g a in in g u n it, o r s u b s ta n tia l g ro u p o f
e m p lo y e e s at on e t im e .
N ot in clu d e d a r e a d ju s tm e n ts in in d iv id u a l r a t e s (p r o m o t io n , m e r it in c r e a s e s , e t c .) and m in o r a d ju s tm e n ts in the w a g e
s t r u c t u r e (s u c h a s ch a n g e s in s p e c i f i c c l a s s i f ic a t i o n r a te s ) that do not h a v e an im m e d ia t e and n o t ic e a b le e ff e c t on th e g e n e r a l w a g e le v e l .
T h e c h a n g e s li s t e d w e r e th e m a jo r a d ju s tm e n ts in w a g e r a t e s m a d e d u rin g the p e r io d c o v e r e d .
B e c a u s e o f flu c t u a t io n s in e a r n in g s o c c a s io n e d
by p r e m iu m and p e n a lty r a t e s and o t h e r f a c t o r s , th e to t a l o f th e g e n e r a l ch a n g e s li s t e d w il l not n e c e s s a r i l y c o i n c i d e w ith th e ch a n g e in a v e r a g e
h o u r ly e a rn in g s o v e r the p e r io d c o v e r e d .
2 T h e P a c i f i c M a r it im e A s s o c i a t i o n r e q u e s t e d that th e e ff e c t iv e da te b e ex te n d e d f r o m A u g . 15 to A u g . 18 to c o m p le t e n e c e s s a r y ch a n g e s in
s o m e p o r t s (th e 18th st a r t e d a p a y r o l l w e e k ).
D a ily e a r n in g s w e r e r e d u c e d a s a r e s u lt o f th e r e d u c t io n in m a x im u m r e g u la r sh ift h o u r s f r o m 9
to 8— in th e c a s e o f lo n g s h o r e m e n ha n dlin g g e n e r a l c a r g o on da y s h ift , f r o m $ 2 7 .6 2 ($ 2 6 .5 6 p r i o r to June 16 w a g e in c r e a s e ) to $ 2 3 .6 7 .
3 C F S u t ilit y m e n p e r f o r m fu n c t io n s s i m il a r to lo n g s h o r e m e n and a r e in clu d e d f o r th e f i r s t t im e s in c e th e y w e r e f i r s t d e fin e d u n d er th e 1969
s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t .
S in ce c o n t a in e r fr e ig h t sta tio n s w e r e not e s t a b lis h e d u n til Jan . 5 , 1 97 0, t h is ra te w a s n e v e r a c t u a lly p a id to th e w o r k e r s .
4 T h e c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a d ju s tm e n ts (s u b je c t to m a x im u m s ) w e r e d e t e r m in e d a s f o l lo w s :




A m ou n t o f c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a d ju s t m e n t * *
_____________ (c e n t s p e r h ou r)______________

I n c r e a s e a b o v e b a s e m o n th *
C o n s u m e r P r i c e In d ex
(1 9 6 7 =100)
0 .3
0 .6
0 .9
1-2
1.5
1.8
2.1
2 .4
2 .7
3.0
3.3
3 .6

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
or

L on gsh orem en

0 . 5 ______________
0 . 8 ______________
1 .1 ___________
1 .4 __________ ____
1 .7 ______________
2 . 0 ___ ___________
2 . 3 ________ ____
2 . 6 ______________
2 . 9 ______________
3 . 2 ______________
3 .5 ______________
o v e r ____________

1
2
3
4
5

6
7

8
9
10
11
12

C F S u tility m en
1.125
2 .2 5
3 .375
4 .5
5.6 2 5
6.75
7 .875
9.0
10.125
11.25
12.3 75
13.5

*
M a y 1974 In d ex le v e l f o r f i r s t a d ju stm e n t and N o v e m b e r 1974 f o r s e c o n d a d ju s tm e n t.
** T h e a llo w a n c e w a s n ot p a rt o f th e b a s ic w a g e r a t e , but w a s u s e d t o co m p u t e o v e r t i m e , h o lid a y ,
v a c a t io n , and p a y g u a r a n te e p la n p a y .

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Table 2a. Basic hourly rates for selected longshore occupations and operations in all ports, 1934-661
O c c u p a t io n and o p e r a t io n

L o n g sb o r e m e n :
G en era l ca rg o :
B a s ic ra te ______________________________
O v e r t im e ra te 2 ________________________
S e le c t e d p e n a lty c a r g o :
S h o v e lin g j o b s 3 _________________________
Bulk s u lfu r , so d a a sh , and
c r u d e u n tre a te d p o t a s h ______________
U n tr e a te d o r o ff e n s iv e b on e
in b ulk
...... .......... .... ..... _ ..........
P h o sp h a te r o c k in bulk
S p e c if ie d c o m m o d it ie s in
lo t s o f 25 ton s o r m o r e
...........
L e a k in g o r d a m a g e d c a r g o
in fa u lty c o n t a i n e r s __________________
C r e o s o t e d p r o d u c t s ou t o f w a t e r :
B o o m m en
H old m en
.. __
D am aged ca rg o
E x p l o s i v e s ..
S tow in g b ulk g r a in , to b o a r d m e n
P a p e r and p u lp , p a c k a g e s o f
300 p ou n ds o r m o r e (h old
m en o n ly ) ...... ..
S e le c t e d s k ille d o c c u p a t io n s :
H a tch t e n d e r s , m a jo r p o r t s ,
excep t 5
San F r a n c i s c o __________________________
W in ch d r i v e r s , m a jo r p o r t s ,
e x c e p t 5 ____________________________________
San F r a n c i s c o ____ ___________________
G ang b o s s e s :
San F r a n c i s c o
........................... ...........
P o r t la n d (in clu d in g C o lu m b ia
R i v e r p o r t s ) __________________________
L ift-tr u c k -jitn e y d r iv e r s :
L o s A n g e le s —L o n g B e a ch , and
San F r a n c i s c o
P u g et Sound (W a sh in g to n S ta te),
P o r t la n d (in clu d in g C o lu m b ia
R iv e r p o rts)

L o n g sho r e m e n :
G en era l ca rg o :
B a s ic r a t e ___
_______________ __
O v e r t im e ra te 2 _. ._
S e le c t e d p e n a lty c a r g o :
S h o v e lin g j o b s 3 ________________ _______
Bulk s u lfu r , so d a a sh , and
..............
c r u d e u n tre a te d p o ta s h
U n tr e a te d o r o ff e n s iv e b on e
in bulk
P h o sp h a te r o c k in b u lk ________________
S p e c if ie d c o m m o d it i e s in
lo t s o f 25 ton s o r m o r e 7 ...
L ea k itig o r d a m a g e d c a r g o
in fa u lt y c o n t a i n e r s -----------------------C r e o s o t e d p r o d u c t s out o f w a t e r :
B oom m en
...........
H o ld m e n ___________________________
D a m a g e d c a r g o ____ _________________
E x p l o s i v e s ______________________________
S tow in g b ulk g r a in , to b o a r d m e n
P a p e r and p u lp , p a c k a g e s o f
300 p ou n d s o r m o r e (h old
m e n o n ly )
............. ...... ....
S e le c t e d s k ille d o c c u p a t io n s :
H a tch t e n d e r s , w in c h d r i v e r s , and
l i f t - t r u c k - ji t n e y d r iv e r s 5 ______________
G ang b o s s e s 5 ______________________________
B u lld o z e r o p e r a t o r s 8 ______ ______ _ __
C r a n e d r i v e r s ________ _____________________

J u ly 31,
1934

$ 0 .9 5
1.40

F e b . 2 0,
1941

$ 1 .0 0
1.50

F e b . 4,
1942

O c t . 1,
1944

O c t . 1,
1945

$ 1 .1 0
1.65

$ 1 .1 5
1.725

$ 1 .3 7
2 .0 5 5

$ 1 .5 2
2 .2 8

Jan . 1,
1947

$ 1.5 7
2 .3 5 5

D e c . 16,
1947

$ 1 .6 5
2 .4 7 5

F e b . 10,
1948

$ 1 .6 7
2 .5 0 5

D e c . 6,
1948

$ 1 .8 2
2 .7 3

(4 )

1.20

1.30

1.35

1.57

1.72

1.77

1.85

1.87

2 .0 2

(4 )

1.45

1.55

1.60

1.82

1.97

2 .0 2

2 .1 0

2 .1 2

2 .2 7

(4 )
(4 )

1.80
1.30

1.90
1.40

1.95
1.45

2 .1 7
1.67

2 .32
1.82

2 .3 7
1.87

2 .4 5
1.95

2 .4 7
1.97

2 .6 2
2 .1 2

(4 )

1.10

1.20

1.25

1.47

1.62

1.67

1.75

1.77

1.92

(4 )

1.10

1.20

1.25

1.47

1.62

1.67

1.75

1.77

1.92

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

1.30
1.20
1.55
1.50
1.30

1.40
1.30
1.65
1.65
1.40

1.45
1.35
2 .0 0
2 .3 0
1.45

1.67
1.57
2 .2 2
2 .7 4
1.67

1.82
1.72
2 .3 7
3 .04
1.82

1.87
1.77
2 .4 2
3 .14
1.87

1.95
1.85
2 .5 0
3.30
1.95

1.97
1.87
2 .52
3.34
1.97

2 .12
2 .0 2
2 .6 7
3 .64
2 .1 2

(4 )

1.10

1.20

1.25

1.47

1.62

1.67

1.75

1.77

1.92

1.05
.95

1.10
1.00

1.20
1.10

1.25
1.15

1.47
1.37

1.62
1.62

1.67
1.67

1.75
1.75

1.77
1.77

1.92
1.92

1.05
.95

1.10
1.00

1.20
1.10

1.25
1.25

1.47
1.47

1.62
1.62

1.67
1.67

1.75
1.75

1.77
1.77

1.92
1.92

1.05

1.10

1.20

1.25

1.47

1.62

1.67

1.75

1.77

6 1.92

1.10

1.15

1.25

1.30

1.52

1.67

1.72

1.80

1.82

1.97

.95

1.00

1.10

1.15

1.37

1.52

1.57

1.65

1.67

1.92

1.05

1.10

1.20

1.25

1.47

1.62

1.67

1.75

1.77

1.92

O c t . 1,
1956

June 17,
1957

June 16,
1958

$ 2 .5 3
3.795

$ 2.6 3
3.945
2 .8 3

June 15,
1953

D e c . 2 0,
1954

S ep t. 30,
1950

June 18,
1951

June 16,
1952

$ 1 .9 2
2 .8 8

$ 1 .9 7
2 .9 5 5

$ 2 .1 0
3.15

$ 2 .1 6
3 .24

$ 2.2 1
3.3 1 5

June 13,
1955

June 18,
1956

$ 2 .2 7
3.4 0 5

$ 2 .2 9
3.4 3 5

$ 2 .4 5
3 .675

2 .1 2

2 .1 7

2 .3 0

2 .3 6

2 .4 1

2 .4 7

2 .4 9

2 .6 5

2 .7 3

2 .3 7

2 .4 2

2 .5 5

2 .6 1

2 .6 6

2 .7 2

2 .7 4

2 .9 0

2 .9 8

3.08

2 .7 2
2 .2 2

2 .7 7
2 .2 7

2 .9 0
2 .4 0

2 .9 6
2 .4 6

3.01
2 .5 1

3.07
2 .5 7

3 .09
2 .5 9

3.25
2 .7 5

3 .33
2 .8 3

3.43
2 .9 3

2 .0 2

2 .0 7

2 .2 0

2 .2 6

2 .3 1

2 .3 7

2 .3 9

2 .5 5

2 .6 3

2 .7 3

2 .0 2

2 .0 7

2 .2 0

2 .2 6

2 .3 1

2 .3 7

2 .3 9

2 .5 5

2 .6 3

2 .7 3

2 .2 2
2 .1 2
2 .7 7
3 .84
2 .2 2

2 .2 7
2 .1 7
2 .8 2
3.94
2 .2 7

2 .4 0
2 .3 0
2 .9 5
4 .2 0
2 .4 0

2 .4 6
2 .3 6
3.01
4 .3 2
2 .4 6

2 .5 1
2 .4 1
3.06
4 .4 2
2 .5 1

2 .5 7
2 .4 7
3.12
4 .5 4
2 .5 7

2 .5 9
2 .4 9
3 .1 4
4 .5 8
2 .5 9

2 .7 5
2 .6 5
3 .30
4 .9 0
2 .7 5

2 .8 8
2 .7 3
3 .38
5.06
2 .8 3

2 .9 8
2 .8 3
3.48
5.26
2 .9 3

2 .0 2

2 .0 7

2 .2 0

2 .2 6

2 .3 1

2 .3 7

2 .3 9

2 .5 5

2 .6 3

2 .7 3

2 .0 2
2 .0 7

2 .0 7
2 .1 2

2 .2 0
2 .2 5

2 .2 6
2 .3 1

2 .3 1
2 .3 6
2 .4 6

2 .3 7
2 .4 2
2 .5 2

2 .3 9
2 .4 4
2 .5 4

2 .5 5
2 .6 0
2 .7 0

2 .6 8
2 .7 3
2 .8 3

2 .7 8
2 .8 3
2 .9 3

_

_

_

_

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




N o v . 18,
1946

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Table 2a. Basic hourly rates for selected longshore occupations and operations in all ports, 1934-661— Continued
June 15,
1959

O c c u p a t io n and o p e r a t io n

L o n g sh o r e m e n :
G en era l ca rg o :
B a s ic ra te
__ _ _
O v e r t im e ra te 2
S e le c t e d p e n a lty c a r g o :
S h o v e lin g j o b s 3
B ulk s u lfu r , so d a a sh , and
c r u d e u n tre a te d p o t a s h _______________
U n tr e a te d o r o f f e n s iv e b on e
in bu lk __________________________________
P h o sp h a te r o c k in b ulk
S p e c if ie d c o m m o d it i e s in
lo t s o f 25 ton s o r m o r e 7
L e a k in g o r d a m a g e d c a r g o
in fa u lt y c o n t a i n e r s __________________
C r e o s o t e d p r o d u c t s ou t o f w a t e r :
B oom m en _
H o ld m en
D a m a g e d c a r g o ___________ ____________
E x p l o s i v e s _______________________________
S tow in g b u lk g r a in , to b o a r d m e n
P a p e r and p u lp in p a c k a g e s o f
300 p ou n d s o r m o r e (h old
m e n o n ly )
S e le c t e d s k ille d o c c u p a t io n s :
H a tch t e n d e r s , w in c h d r i v e r s , and
l i f t - t r u c k - j i t n e y d r i v e r s 5 _______________
G ang b o s s e s 5 _______________________________
B u lld o z e r o p e r a t o r s _______________________
C r a n e d r i v e r s ______________________________

June 13,
1960

June 12,
1961

J u ly 30,
1962

June 15,
1964

June 15,
1965

$ 3 .1 9
4 .7 8 5

$ 3 .3 2
4 .9 8

$ 3 .3 8
5 .0 7

$ 3 .8 8
5 .8 2

J u ly 1,
1966

$ 2 .7 4
4 .1 1

$ 2 .8 2
4 .2 3

$ 2 .8 8
4 .3 2

$ 3 .0 6
4 .5 9

2 .9 4

3.02

3 .0 8

3 .26

3 .3 9

3.52

3 .58

4 .0 8

3 .1 9

3.27

3 .3 3

3.51

3 .6 4

3.77

3 .8 3

4 .3 3

3 .5 4
3 .0 4

3.62
3.12

3 .68
3 .18

3.86
3.36

3 .9 9
3.49

4 .1 2
3.62

4 .1 8
3 .68

4 .6 8
4 .1 8
3 .98

2 .8 4

2 .9 2

2 .9 8

3.16

3 .2 9

3.42

3 .48

2 .8 4

2 .9 2

2 .9 8

3.16

3 .29

3.42

3 .4 8

3 .98

3 .09
2 .9 4
3 .5 9
5 .4 8
3 .0 4

3.17
3.02
3.67
5 .6 4
3.12

3 .2 3
3 .0 8
3 .73
5 .7 6
3.18

3.41
3.26
3.97
6 .1 2
3.36

3 .54
3 .39
4 .0 4
6 .3 8
3 .49

3.67
3.52
4 .1 7
6 .6 4
3.62

3 .7 3
3 .58
4 .2 3
6 .7 6
3 .68

4 .2 3
4 .0 8
4 .7 3
7 .7 6
4 .1 8

2 .8 4

2 .9 2

2 .9 8

3.16

3 .29

3.42

3 .4 8

3 .9 8

2 .8 9
2 .9 4
3 .04
9 3 .1 4

2 .9 7
3.02
3.12
3.22

3 .0 3
3.08
3.18
3 .28

3.21
3.26
3.36
3.46

3 .3 4
3 .3 9
3 .49
3 .59

3.47
3.52
3.62
3.72

3 .5 3
3 .58
3 .68
3.78

4 .0 3
4 .0 8
4 .1 8
4 .2 8

E x c l u s i v e o f p r e m iu m p a y f o r n igh t w o r k .
2 F r o m J u ly 31, 1934, to O c t o b e r 1, 1944, s k ill d i ff e r e n t ia l s and p e n a lty c a r g o
t h e r e a ft e r th e y w e r e in c r e a s e d b y \ x/ z.
3 E x c e p t on c a r g o r e q u ir in g a h ig h e r r a te .
4 H o u r ly r a t e s o f p a y f o r h a n d lin g p e n a lt y c a r g o v a r ie d b y p o r t a s f o l lo w s :

S e le c t e d p e n a lty c a r g o e s
S h o v e lin g j o b s ________________________________
Bulk s u lfu r , so d a a sh , and c r u d e
u n tre a te d p o t a s h __________ ______ __________
U n tr e a te d o r o f f e n s iv e b o n e in
b u lk ________________________________ _____ _____
P h o sp h a te r o c k in b u lk ______________________
S p e c if ie d c o m m o d it i e s in lo t s o f
25 ton s o r m o r e ____________________________
C r e o s o t e d p r o d u c t s ou t o f w a t e r :
R oom m en
____
H o ld m e n ___________________________________
D a m a g e d c a r g o _______________________________
E x p l o s i v e s _____________________________________
S tow in g b u lk g r a in , to b o a r d m e n
P a p e r and p u lp in p a c k a g e s o f 300
p ou n d s o r m o r e (h old m e n o n lv )
*
**

June 17,
1963

r a t e s w e r e a d d ed

to b a s ic o v e r t i m e

L o s A n g e le s —
L o n g B e a ch

San
F ra n cis co

P o r t la n d

S e a ttle

$ 1 .0 5

$ 1 .1 5

$ 1.1 5

$ 1 .1 5

1.05

1.05

* 1 .0 5

1.05

_
1.15

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.05

1.05

1.25
1.15
1.50
1.40
1.25

_
_
1.40
1.40
1.15

1.05

* * 1 .0 5

-

-

1.50
1.40

-

r;

-

1.40
1.40

-

S u lfu r, $ 1 .7 0 an h o u r .
P u lp o n ly . 5
9
8
7
6

5 In the L o s A n g e le s —L o n g B e a ch and P u g e t Sound a r e a o f W a sh in g to n S ta te, the h a tch t e n d e r and gang b o s s fu n c t io n s w e r e p e r f o r m e d b y the
s a m e e m p lo y e e w h o r e c e iv e d the h a tch t e n d e r r a t e . T h e d i ff e r e n t ia l p a id e m p l o y e e s p e r fo r m i n g the gan g b o s s fu n c tio n s in s o m e o f the s m a ll p o r t s v a r ie d .
6 I n c r e a s e d t o $ 1 .9 7 an h o u r , e f f e c t iv e M a y 2, 1949.
7 O n June 18, 1951, the li s t co n ta in e d 31 c o m m o d it i e s ; on June 15, 1959, 3 m o r e c o m m o d it i e s w e r e a d d ed .
8 A d d e d in June 1954 w a g e r e v ie w .
9 B a s ic h o u r ly ra te f o r e a r l i e r p e r io d n o t a v a ila b le .




20

Table 2b. Basic hourly rates for selected occupations and operations in all ports, 1967-771
E f fe c t i v e d a te
O c c u p a t io n and o p e r a t io n

L on gsh orem en : 3
G en era l ca rg o :
B a s ic ra te
O v e r t im e r a t e 4
S e le c t e d s k ille d o c c u p a t io n s :
H atch t e n d e r s , w in ch d r i v e r s ,
and li f t t r u c k -jit n e y d r i v e r s ,
and s k ille d h old m e n ...
G ang b o s s e s 6 __________________________
B u lld o z e r o p e r a t o r s
C rane o p e r a to r s
S e le c t e d p e n a lty c a r g o e s : 10
S p e c ifie d c o m m o d it ie s in lo t s o f
15 s h o r t ton s o r m o r e 1 1 ___________
G r e e n h id e s
L e a k in g o r d a m a g e d c a r g o in fa u lty
c o n t a in e r s
C r e o s o te d p r od u cts out o f w ater
(h old and b o o m m e n o n l y ) _________
S h o v e lin g j o b s on any c o m m o d it y ___
B ulk c o m m o d it i e s (e x c lu d in g
bulk liq u id s ) not o t h e r w is e
c l a s s i f i e d w h ich a re lo a d e d o r
d is c h a r g e d m e c h a n i c a ll y _______
S tow in g bu lk g r a in , to b o a r d
w o r k e r s ______________________________
D a m a g e d and o f f e n s iv e c a r g o 12_____
W o rk in g h a tch w hen f i r e b u rn in g
o r c a r g o s m o ld e r in g in h a t c h ____
E x p lo s iv e s
W o rk in g in c r a m p e d s p a c e on p a p e r
and pu lp in p a c k a g e s o f 300
pou n ds o r m o r e (h old m e n o n ly ) ___
C F S u tility m e n : 13
B a s ic ra te

________________________

June 2 8,
1969

June 27,
1970

D e c . 25,
1971

J u ly 1,
1972

June 2 ,
1973

$ 3 .8 8
5.82

$ 4 .0 8
6.12

$ 4 .2 8
6.42

$ 4 .7 0
7 .0 5

$ 5 .1 0
7 .6 5

$ 5 .3 5
8 .03

4 .0 3
4 .0 8
4 .1 8
4 .2 8

4 .23
4 .2 8
4 .3 8
4 .4 8

4 .4 3
4 .4 8
4 .5 8
4 .6 8

s 4 .8 5
7 4 .9 0
8 5 .0 0
9 5 .10

5 .3 5
5 .45
5 .6 0
5 .80

5 .60
5 .7 0
5 .8 5
6 .0 5

4 .03
4 .1 3

4 .2 3
4 .33

4 .4 3
4 .53

4 .8 5
4 .9 5

5 .2 5
5 .3 5

5 .50
5 .6 0

M a y 15,
1967 2

4 .0 3

4 .23

4 .4 3

4 .8 5

5 .25

5 .50

4 .1 3
4 .1 3

4 .33
4 .33

4 .53
4 .5 3

4 .9 5
4 .9 5

5 .3 5
5 .3 5

5 .6 0
5 .60

4 .1 3

4 .33

4 .5 3

4 .9 5

5 .3 5

5 .6 0

4 .2 3
4 .73

4 .4 3
4 .9 3

4 .6 3
5.13

5 .0 5
5 .5 5

5 .4 5
5 .9 5

5 .7 0
6 .2 0

5 .08
7 .7 6

5.28
8 .1 6

5.48
8 .5 6

5 .90
9 .4 0

6.30
1 0.20

6 .5 5
1 0.70

4 .0 3

4 .23

4 .4 3

4 .8 5

5 .2 5

5 .5 0

L o n g s h o r e m e n :3
G en era l ca rg o :
B a s i c r a t e _______ ____________________
O v e r t im e r a t e 4
.............................
S e le c t e d s k ille d o c c u p a t io n s ;
H atch t e n d e r s , w in ch d r i v e r s ,
and li ft t r u c k -jit n e y d r i v e r s ,
and s k ille d h old m e n
G ang b o s s e s 6 _________________________
B u lld o z e r o p e r a t o r s
C ran e o p e r a to r s
. ..
S e le c t e d p e n a lty c a r g o e s ; 10
S p e c ifie d c o m m o d it ie s in lo t s o f
1 5 s h o r t ton s o r m o r e 11
.....
G r e e n h id e s . ....
L e a k in g o r d a m a g e d c a r g o in fa u lty
c o n t a in e r s
C r e o s o t e d p r o d u c t s ou t o f w a t e r
(h o ld and b o o m m e n on lv )
__
S h o v e lin g j o b s on any c o m m o d it y ___
B ulk c o m m o d it i e s (e x c lu d in g
b u lk liq u id s ) not o t h e r w is e
c l a s s i f i e d w h ich a re lo a d e d o r
d i s c h a r g e d m e c h a n i c a l l y ___ _____
S tow in g bulk g r a in , to b o a r d
w o r k e r s ________
_ _______________
D a m a g ed and o ff e n s iv e c a r g o 12_____
W o rk in g h a tch w hen f i r e b u rn in g
o r c a r g o s m o ld e r in g in ha tch
E x p l o s i v e s _____________________________
W o r k in g in c r a m p e d s p a c e on paper
and pu lp in p a c k a g e s o f 300
pou n ds o r m o r e (h old m e n o n l y ) __
C F S u t ilit y m e n : 13
B a s i c ra te .. ....

...........

5 .74

6.02

J u ly 3,
1976

J u ly 2,
1977

-

-

5 .2 9

June 1,
1974

June 2 9,
1974

June 2 8 ,
1975 14

$ 5 .5 0
8 .2 5

$ 5 .8 0
8 .7 0

$ 6 .1 0
9 .1 5

$ 6 .9 2
10.38

$ 7 .5 2
1 1.28

5 .75
5 .8 5
6 .0 0
6 .20

6 .05
6 .1 5
6 .30
6.50

6 .35
6 .4 5
6 .60
6 .80

7 .17
7 .27
7.42
7 .62

7 .7 7
7 .8 7
8 .02
8 .22

8 .62
8 .72
8 .8 7
9.07

5 .6 5
5 .75

5 .95
6 .0 5

6 .25
6 .35

7 .0 7
7 .1 7

7 .67
7 .77

8 .52
8 .62

5 .6 5

5 .9 5

6 .25

7 .0 7

7 .6 7

8 .52

5 .7 5
5 .7 5

6 .05
6 .0 5

6 .3 5
6 .35

7 .1 7
7 .1 7

7 .7 7
7 .7 7

8.62
8 .62

J une 3 0,
1973

$ 8 .3 7
1 2 .5 55

5 .75

6 .05

6 .3 5

7 .17

7 .7 7

8 .62

5 .8 5
6 .3 5

6 .15
6 .65

6 .45
6 .95

7 .2 7
7 .7 7

7 .8 7
8 .37

8 .72
9.22

6 .70
11.00

7 .0 0
1 1.60

7 .3 0
12.20

8 .12
13.8 4

8 .72
15.0 4

9 .57
1 7 .7 4

5 .6 5 -

5 .9 5

6 .25

7 .0 7

7 .6 7

8 .5 2

6 .19

6 .5 2 5

6 .86

7 .7 8 5

8 .4 6

9 .4 1 5

1
E x c l u s i v e o f p r e m iu m pa y f o r night w o r k .
2 P e n a lt y c a r g o l i s t w a s r e v i s e d and p e n a lty r a t e s w e r e in c r e a s e d e ff e c t iv e M a y 15, 1967.
3
L o n g s h o r e m e n r e c e i v e 6 h o u r s ' p a y at t h e ir s t r a ig h t - t im e ra te p lu s 2 h o u r s at o v e r t i m e ra te on a regular daily shift.
4 O v e r t im e ra te f o r s k ille d o c c u p a t io n s o r w o r k in g
p e n a lty c a r g o e s w a s IV 2 t im e s the total of the b asic rate plus the skilled prem ium an d/or
p en a lty p r e m iu m .
5 S k ille d ra te in c r e a s e d an a d d itio n a l 10 ce n ts e f f e c t iv e F e b r u a r y 2 6 , 1972.
6 T h e d i ff e r e n t ia l p a id e m p lo y e e s p e r fo r m i n g gang b o s s fu n c tio n s in s o m e p o r t s v a r ie d .
The differential shown is applicable to Northern
C a lifo r n ia p o r t s and O r e g o n p o r t s .
7
S k ille d ra te in d ic a te d f o r p o r t s in d ic a te d in fo o t n o t e 6 in c r e a s e d an a d d ition a l 15
c e n ts e ff e c t iv e F ebru ary 2 6 ,
1972.
8
S k ille d ra te in c r e a s e d an a d d itio n a l 20 c e n ts
e f f e c t iv e F e b r u a r y 2 6 , 1972.
9
S k ille d ra te in c r e a s e d an a d d itio n a l 30 ce n t s
e f f e c t iv e F e b r u a r y 2 6 , 1972.
10 R a t e s sh ow n a re f o r n o n s k ille d lo n g s h o r e m e n . T h e p e n a lty d iff e r e n t ia l is the difference
between the general cargo b asic rate and the penalty
c a r g o ra te sh ow n .
S k illed lo n g s h o r e m e n a ls o r e c e i v e d iff e r e n t ia ls f o r w o r k in g p e n a lty cargoes in addition to their sk ill rates.
11 T h e li s t c o v e r e d 16 c o m m o d it ie s un til D e c e m b e r 2 5 , 1971, t h e r e a ft e r which it covered 18 com m od ities.
12 F o llo w in g the 1973 n e g o t ia t io n s , a P a c i f i c C o a s t
a r b it r a t o r ru le d on J u ly 3 0, 1973, that the words "an d o ffen siv e"
should be omitted
from
the p en a lty c a r g o d e fin it io n .
13 C F S u t ilit y m e n w e r e f i r s t c o v e r e d u n d er the P M A —ILW U s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t o f 1969.
B asic rates for utility m en w ere set at $ 4 .3 0
e ff e c t iv e J a n u a ry 5, 1970, and $ 4 .5 0 e ff e c t iv e J a n u a ry 12, 1970 (the $ 4 .3 0 ra te w a s n e v e r pa id s in c e the CFS units w ere not established until
J a n u a ry 5, 1 97 0).
W o r k e r s at C F S un its r e c e i v e 8 h o u r s ' p a y at t h e ir b a s ic ra te on a r e g u la r d a y .
U t ilit y m en are paid prem iu m s equivalent to
th o s e fo r lo n g s h o r e m e n f o r w o r k in g p e n a lty c a r g o .
W hen sh ift d iff e r e n t ia ls o r o v e r t i m e rates a p p lie d in the case of a CFS w orker working penalty
c a r g o , the b a s ic ra te p lu s the p e n a lty p r e m iu m w e r e to be a u gm en ted b y the p e r c e n t a g e a p p lie d to the base rate to produce the shift differential rate
o r o v e rtim e ra te.
14 R a te s sh ow n r e f l e c t c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e s in c o r p o r a t e d into r a t e s in a d d ition to general wage in cr e a se s.
(See table 1.)




21

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1
A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t i v e date

P r e m iu m pay f o r n ig h tw o rk
J u ly 3 1 ,

1934-________________________________

A u g. 18, 1958 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t d a ted J u ly 3, 1958).

o f se ttle ­

Jan . 5 , 1970 (C FS m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m en t d ated O c t. 2 8, 1969).

O v e r t im e ra te p a id f o r w o r k b e tw e e n 5 :0 0 p .m ,
and 8 :0 0 a .m . on w e e k d a y s .2
A dded:
T h ir d sh ift s c h e d u le d to s ta r t at 2 :3 0
o r 3 a .m . w ith 5 h o u r s g u a r a n te e d at the e q u iv ­
alen t o f 9 h o u r s ’ s t r a ig h t - t im e p a y .
C F S e m p lo y e e s : R ate f o r w o r k on a d e s ig n a te d
s e c o n d sh ift (on e that s ta r te d b e tw e e n 5 p .m .
and 7 p .m .) to b e 3373 p e r c e n t a b o v e s t r a ig h t t im e r a t e , and t h ir d sh ift (1 a .m . to 8 a .m .) to
b e p a id 8 h o u r s f o r th e 7 h o u r s w o r k e d (s u ch
p a y to b e t im e and o n e -h a l f r e g u la r p a y ).

1 a d d itio n a l h o u r c o u ld b e w o r k e d , p a y a b le at t im e and a
h a lf the ra te f o r o th e r h o u r s on the s h ift.

D aily o v e r t i m e pay
J u ly 31,

1 9 3 4 ..

F Ph 4 1 19^7

.................................. ..................
.............

O v e r t im e ra te p a id f o r w o r k in e x c e s s o f 6 h o u r s
b e tw e e n 8 :0 0 a .m . and 5 :0 0 p .m .

....

No r e l i e f o f g a n g s b e f o r e 5 :0 0 p .m . P r o v is io n p r e c l u d e s
d iv is io n o f w o r k b e tw e e n g a n g s in o r d e r to sa v e o v e r ­
t im e p a y m e n ts a ft e r 6 h o u r s .

D e c . 6 , 1948___________________________________

J u ly 1, 1966 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t d a ted J u ly 2, 1966).

of

a gree­

Jan . 5 , 1970 (C F S m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m en t d a ted O ct. 2 8, 1969).

A d d ed : T im e and o n e -h a l f the o v e r t i m e ra te p a id
f o r w o r k in e x c e s s o f 11 h o u r s in any sh ift w hen
fin is h in g a sh ip f o r s a ilin g .
C ha nged: T im e and o n e -h a l f th e p r e v a ilin g ra te
f o r w o r k in e x c e s s o f 10 h o u r s in any sh ift in
c a s e o f r e a l e m e r g e n c y su ch as f i r e o r le a k in g
v e s s e l in d a n g e r o f sin k in g .
C F S e m p lo y e e s : O v e r t im e ra te f o r f i r s t h o u r in
e x c e s s o f 8 and t im e and o n e -h a l f the o v e r t i m e
ra te f o r s e c o n d h o u r in e x c e s s o f 8 (m a x im u m
o f 2 h o u r s ' o v e r t i m e ) in any sh ift to fin is h c a r s ,
t r u c k s , and c o n t a in e r s , e it h e r in bou n d o r o u t ­
b o u n d , w hen su c h w o r k w as r e q u ir e d to m e e t
e ff ic ie n t o p e r a t io n a l n e e d s .
P r e m iu m pa y f o r S a tu rd a y and Sunday w o rk

J u ly 3 1 , 1934____

_

J u ly 16, 1946_______

_

___ ______

.

.

O v e r t im e ra te p a id f o r w o r k b e tw e e n 5 :0 0 p .m . on
S a tu rd a y to 8 :0 0 a .m . on M on d a y.
A d d e d : O v e r t im e ra te p a id f o r a ll S a tu rd a y w o r k .
H o lid a y pay

J u ly 3 1 , 1934______ _____________ -

O v e r t im e ra te p a id f o r w o r k on
No pa y f o r h o lid a y s n ot w o r k e d .

_

le g a l h o lid a y s .

A d d ed :

1 p a id h o lid a y (to ta l 6).

H o lid a y s w e r e :
N ew Y e a r 's D a y , L in c o ln ’ s B ir t h d a y ,
W a s h in g t o n 's B ir t h d a y , M e m o r ia l D ay , In d e p e n d e n c e
D a y , L a b o r D ay , C o lu m b u s Day, A r m i s t i c e Day, T h a n k s ­
g iv in g D a y , a n d C h r is t m a s D ay .
In a d d itio n , San
F r a n c i s c o and L o s A n g e le s r e c o g n iz e d A d m is s io n D ay
as a le g a l h o lid a y ; in L o s A n g e l e s , San F r a n c i s c o , and
P o r t la n d , n a tio n a l and S ta te e le c t io n d a y s a r e le g a l
h o lid a y s ; in W a sh in g to n S ta te o n ly n a tio n a l e le c t io n
d a y s w e r e r e c o g n iz e d as h o l id a y s , but e f f e c t iv e J u ly 16,
1 94 6, Sta te e le c t io n d a y s w e r e s u b s titu te d f o r g e n e r a l
e le c t io n d a y s.
A d d e d h o lid a y s in a ll p o r t s w h e r e not in c lu d e d b e f o r e :
S ta tew id e e le c t io n day and any o t h e r le g a l h o lid a y p r o ­
c la im e d b y State o r n a tio n a l a u th o rity .
H o lid a y s w e r e C h r is t m a s D ay and N ew Y e a r ’ s D ay.
T o b e e li g ib le f o r p a id h o lid a y , e m p lo y e e had to b e r e g ­
i s t e r e d e m p lo y e e as o f h o lid a y ; h a v e w o r k e d 800 h o u r s
in p r e v io u s p a y r o l l y e a r o r in m o s t r e c e n t p a y r o l l y e a r
d u rin g w h ic h t h e r e w a s s u f fic ie n t w o r k a v a ila b le to
m e e t 800 h o u r s
r e q u ir e m e n t ; and m e e t a v a ila b ilit y
r e q u ir e m e n t o f p a y g u a r a n te e pla n f o r at le a s t 2 o f 5
d a y s , M on d a y th r o u g h F r id a y (not in clu d in g h o lid a y )
d u rin g p a y r o l l w e e k in w h ic h h o lid a y f e l l (e x c e p t in the
c a s e o f a ste a d y e m p lo y e e w ho had to m e e t a v a ila b ilit y
r e q u ir e m e n t o f h is e m p l o y e r ) u n le s s he w a s on v a c a t io n
o r b e c a u s e o f v e r i f i e d s ic k n e s s o r in ju r y .
If the p a id h o lid a y f e l l on a Su n d ay , the h o lid a y w a s to
b e o b s e r v e d on th e fo llo w in g M o n d a y , w ith p a y .
H o lid a y s w e r e In d e p e n d e n c e Day, L a b o r D ay , and T h a n k s ­
g iv in g D ay.
A d d ed :
C h r is t m a s D ay and N ew Y e a r 's D ay w e r e d e ­
sig n a te d as " n o w o r k " p a id h o lid a y s , e x c e p t up to 2 h o u r s e x t e n s io n o f w o r k w a s p o s s ib l e in to "n o w o r k "
p e r io d on C h r is t m a s E v e and N ew Y e a r 's E v e u n d er
c e r t a in c i r c u m s t a n c e s , b e tw e e n 3 and 5 p .m . on D e c .
24 and D e c . 31.
H o lid a y w as C o lu m b u s D ay.

A dded:

1 p a id h o lid a y (to ta l 7).

H o lid a y w as V e t e r a n s ' D ay.

A dded:

-2 p a id h o lid a y s (to ta l 9 ).

H o lid a y s w e r e W a s h in g to n ’ s B irth d a y and M e m o r ia l D ay.

June 18, 1 9 5 1 _________________________________

J u ly 1, 1973 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t da ted June 2 4 , 1973).

of

a gree­

E s ta b lis h e d : 2 p a id h o lid a y s .
E m p lo y e e p a id 8 h o u r s at b a s ic s t r a i g h t - t im e
ra te o f p a y w h e n h o lid a y not w o r k e d and
d o u b le t im e and o n e -h a l f f o r h o u r s w o r k e d on
p a id h o lid a y .

J u ly 1, 1974 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t d a ted June 2 4 , 1973).
J u ly 1, 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m
sta n d in g o f s a m e d a te).

of

agree­

A dded:

of

u n d er­

1976 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g
d a ted J u ly 1, 1975).
1977 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g
d a ted J u ly 1, 1975).
1978 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g
d a ted J u ly 1, 1975).

3 p a id h o lid a y s (to ta l 5).

P a id v a c a t io n s
J u ly 3 1, 1 9 3 4 M a r . 18, 1946.

No p r o v is i o n f o r p a id v a c a t io n s .
W o r k e r s e li g ib le f o r p a id v a c a t io n s : 1 ,5 0 0 o r
m o r e h o u r s w o r k e d in 1945— 1 w e e k ; 1 ,5 0 0 o r
m o r e h o u r s in b oth 1944 and 1945— 2 w e e k s .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le .




22

V a c a t io n p a y :
4 0 o r 80 h o u r s at b a s i c s t r a i g h t - t im e
ra te.
E a ch e m p l o y e r 's lia b ilit y d e t e r m in e d b y r a tio
b e tw e e n t o t a l h o u r s o f lo n g s h o r e w o r k p e r f o r m e d f o r
h im and t o t a l h o u r s w o r k e d f o r a ll e m p l o y e r s p a r ­
t ic ip a t in g in p o r t v a c a t io n p la n .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t iv e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
P a id v a c a t io n s — C on tin u ed
Q u a lify in g h o u r s f o r 1 -w e e k v a c a t io n r e d u c e d to
1 .3 4 4 in c a le n d a r y e a r ; f o r 2 -w e e k v a c a t io n , to
1 .3 4 4 h o u r s in c a le n d a r y e a r and 1 ,5 0 0 h o u r s
in p r e v io u s y e a r .
Q u a lify in g h o u r s r e d u c e d and put on 1 -y e a r b a s is :
F r o m 800 to 1 ,3 4 4 h o u r s w o r k e d in y e a r — 1
w e e k ; 1 ,3 4 4 h o u r s o r m o r e — 2 w e e k s .

N ov . 17, 1946

D e c . 6,

1948____________________

June 18, 1951

E f fe c t iv e f o r
1955 v a c a t io n s (a m e n d e d
a g r e e m e n t d a ted M ay 2 8, 1954).

A d d ed :
T h ir d w e e k o f v a c a t io n f o r e m p lo y e e s
w ith 12 o r m o r e y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .

E f fe c t iv e fo r 1959 v a c a t io n s (m e m o r a n d u m
o f s e ttle m e n t da ted J u ly 3, 1958). .

C ha nged:
S e r v i c e r e q u ir e m e n t f o r t h ir d w e e k 's
v a c a t io n r e d u c e d to 10 y e a r s .
A dded:
F o u r t h w e e k o f v a c a t io n a ft e r 25 y e a r s
off q u a lifie d s e r v i c e .

E f fe c t iv e f o r I96 0 v a c a t io n s
da ted A ug. 10, 1959).

A dded:
S e c o n d w e e k o f v a c a t io n f o r e m p lo y e e s
w ith 25 y e a r s o f q u a lifie d s e r v i c e w ho w e r e
p a id f o r 800 but le s s than 1 ,3 4 4 h o u r s in p r e ­
ce d in g y e a r .

June 8,
1961).

(a g r e e m e n t

1961 (a g r e e m e n t da ted June

E f fe c t i v e f o r 1963 v a c a t io n s
d a ted June 2 2, 1962).

16,

(a g r e e m e n t

R e d u c e d to: S e r v i c e r e q u ir e m e n t , 20 y e a r s f o r
a d d itio n a l w e e k v a c a t io n , f o r e m p lo y e e s q u a lif y ­
ing f o r 1, 2, o r 3 w e e k s u n d er o t h e r p r o v is i o n s .

E f fe c t i v e f o r
1967 v a c a t io n s
(m e m o ­
ra n d u m o f u n d e rsta n d in g da ted J u ly 2,
1966).

Jan. 1, 1972 (s u p p le m e n t a l m e m o r a n d u m
o f u n d e rsta n d in g d a ted M a r . 1, 1972).
J u ly 1, 1973 (m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e m e n t
da ted June 2 4 , 19 73).

E f fe c t i v e
ra n d u m
1973).

fo r
1975 v a c a t io n s (m e m o ­
o f a g r e e m e n t d a ted June 2 4,

R e d u ce d :
S e r v i c e r e q u ir e m e n t to 17 y e a r s f o r
a d d itio n a l w e e k o f v a c a t io n f o r e m p lo y e e s q u a l­
ify in g f o r
1, 2, o r 3 w e e k s u n d e r o t h e r
p r o v is io n s .
A d d ed :
A d d itio n a l w e e k o f v a c a t io n a ft e r 23
y e a rs o f se r v ice f o r
e m p lo y e e s q u a lify in g
f o r 1, 2, 3 , o r 4 w e e k s u n d er o t h e r p r o v is i o n s .

E f fe c t iv e f o r
19 76 v a c a t io n s (m e m o ­
ra nd um o f u n d ersta n d in g da ted J u ly 1,
1975).

M e a l pay
J u ly 3 1 , 1934

O v e r t im e ra te p a id f o r w o r k d u rin g n oon m e a l
h o u r on w e e k d a y s .
T im e and o n e -h a l f t h e
o v e r t i m e ra te p a id f o r w o r k d u rin g n oon m e a l
h o u r on w e e k e n d s and h o lid a y s , o r f o r w o rk

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le .




23

A d d ed : In c a s e o f in d u s t r ia l in ju r y on the j o b , e m p lo y e e
w as a llo w e d to in clu d e t im e lo s t w hen com p u tin g len gth
o f s e r v i c e n e c e s s a r y t o q u a lify f o r v a c a t io n .
In the
la r g e p o r t s , e m p lo y e e w a s g iv e n a llo w a n c e up to 100
h o u r s w hen o f f a fu ll w e e k , and 8 h o u r s a day w hen
o f f p a rt o f a w e e k as a r e s u lt o f in ju r ie s .
T o q u a lify
f o r th is c r e d it e m p lo y e e m u st a v e r a g e 27 h o u r s a w eek
f o r th e 4 -w e e k p e r io d p r i o r to in ju r y and f o r the 8 -w e e k
p e r io d a ft e r re tu r n to w o r k . In the s m a ll p o r t s , e m ­
p lo y e e m u st a v e r a g e 14 h o u r s a w e e k f o r the 4 w e e k s
p r i o r t o in ju r y and f o r the 8 w e e k s a ft e r re tu r n to w o r k .
E l ig ib ilit y lim it e d to e m p lo y e e s (a) w ho had b e e n pa id
f o r at le a s t 1 ,3 4 4 h o u r s d u rin g p r e v io u s y e a r in p o r t s
w h e r e 75 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f the m e n ha d w o r k e d su ch
h o u r s o r at le a s t 800 h o u r s in o t h e r p o r t s , and (b)
in S e a t tle , P o r t la n d , San F r a n c i s c o , and L o s A n g e l e s L on g B e a c h w ho had b e e n p a id f o r at le a s t 800 h o u r s
in e a c h o f 10 o f p r e v io u s 15 p a y r o l l y e a r s and in o t h e r
p o r t s ha d b e e n p a id f o r at le a s t 800 h o u r s in e a c h o f 5
o f p r e v io u s 10 p a y r o l l y e a r s .
In p o r t s in w h ic h 75 p e r c e n t o f the r e g i s t e r e d m e n w e r e
p a id f o r le s s than 1 ,3 4 4 h o u r s in p r e v io u s p a y r o l l y e a r ,
q u a lifie d h o u r s r e d u c e d to 700 f o r 1 w e e k 's v a c a t io n and
1 ,2 0 0 f o r 2 w e e k s ' v a c a t io n . M in im u m h o u r s u s e d in
d e t e r m in in g y e a r s o f q u a lifie d s e r v i c e f o r v a c a tio n
e li g ib il it y and r e q u ir e d f o r a d d itio n a l w e e k s o f v a c a t io n
p r o v id e d e m p lo y e e s w ith 10 y e a r s o r m o r e s e r v i c e a ls o
r e d u c e d to 700 in t h e s e p o r t s .
H o u r s o f c o u r t a tten d a n ce f o r ju r y duty to coun t as
q u a lify in g h o u r s f o r v a c a t io n e li g ib il it y .

A d d ed :
Up to 100 h o u r s t im e lo s t b e c a u s e o f n o n in d u s t r ia l in ju r y c r e d i t e d t o w a r d v a c a t io n q u a li­
fic a t io n .
E lig ib ilit y r e q u ir e m e n t s s a m e as in c a s e o f
in d u s t r ia l in ju r y .
In e ff e c t and co n tin u e d :
E a ch w e e k 's v a c a t io n pa y w as
40 t im e s b a s ic o r s k ille d s t r a i g h t - t im e ra te . A s k ille d
ra te a p p lie d w hen at le a s t o n e -h a l f q u a lify in g h o u r s
w e r e at s k ille d ra te .
R e d u c e d to : In la r g e p o r t s , a v e r a g e o f 13 h o u r s a w eek
in 8 w e e k s fo llo w in g re tu r n to w o r k a ft e r in d u s t r ia l
d i s a b i li t y , r e q u ir e d to q u a lify f o r m a x im u m 100 h o u r s '
v a c a t io n c r e d it .
A d d e d : F o r e m p lo y e e s a ge 60 o r o v e r , annual q u a lify in g
h o u r s r e d u c e d to 700 f o r 1 w e e k and 1 ,2 0 0 f o r 2 w e e k s
v a c a t io n (600 and 1, 100 h o u r s in p o r t s w h e r e g e n e r a l
q u a lify in g h o u r s had b e e n 700 and 1 ,2 0 0 ).
A d d ed :
F o r lo n g s h o r e m e n p a id 1 ,6 0 0 o r m o r e h o u r s
d u rin g p r e v io u s p a y r o l l y e a r (1 ,5 0 0 o r m o r e h o u r s in
p o r t s w ith 8 gan gs o r l e s s ) , e a c h w e e k 's v a c a t io n pay
w a s 45 t im e s b a s ic o r s k ille d s t r a i g h t - t im e ra te .
R e g is t e r e d m e n a ge 60 o r m o r e in any p o r t w ho
w o r k e d 1 ,2 0 0 h o u r s o r m o r e a ls o r e c e iv e d the 4 5 - h o u r
v a c a t io n .
C hanged:
Q u a lify in g h o u r s f o r v a c a t io n p u r p o s e s to
in clu d e a ll h o u r s f o r w h ic h p a y w as r e c e iv e d , e x c e p t
v a c a t io n h o u r s and pay g u a r a n te e pla n h o u r s .
C h a n ged: E f fe c t iv e f o r q u a lific a t io n s in 1973, the v a c a ­
tio n a llo w a n c e f o r an e m p lo y e e w ho did not q u a lify b e ­
c a u s e he lo s t w o r k o p p o rtu n ity due to s ic k n e s s o r
a c c id e n t w as to b e b a s e d on a v e r a g e h o u r s w o r k e d p e r
m on th d u rin g p e r io d he w as not a b sen t b e c a u s e o f s i c k ­
n e s s o r a c c id e n t . 3
A p p lic a b le to q u a lific a t io n in 1974.
R e d u ce d :
2 w e e k b a s i c v a c a t io n r e q u ir e m e n t o f 1 ,3 4 4
h o u r s to 1 ,3 0 0 h o u r s w o r k e d in a c a le n d a r y e a r .
R ed u ced :
Q u a lify in g h o u r s f o r 45 h o u r s v a c a t io n pay to
1 ,5 0 0 h o u r s o r m o r e (1 ,4 0 0 o r m o r e in p o r t s w ith 8
g an g s o r l e s s ) .
C on tin u ed to b e 1 ,2 0 0 h o u r s f o r m en
a ge 60 o r m o r e .
C h a n ged:
E a ch w e e k 's v a c a t io n pa y w as 45 t im e s the
b a s ic o r s k il le d s t r a ig h t - t im e ra te f o r t h o s e p a id on 6 h o u r s t r a i g h t - t im e p lu s 2 -h o u r o v e r t i m e b a s is , and 40
t im e s b a s i c o r s k ille d ra te w hen pa id on 8 -h o u r
s t r a i g h t - t im e b a s is .
T h e s k ille d ra te a p p lie d w hen at
le a s t o n e - h a l f h o u r s w e r e w o r k e d at a s k ille d ra te .
C ha nged: C a lc u la t io n o f v a c a t io n a llo w a n c e f o r e m p lo y e e
u n d er a ge 60 a b s e n t b e c a u s e o f s ic k n e s s o r in ju r y . 4

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t i v e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
M e a l pay— C on tin u ed
d u rin g o t h e r m e a l h o u r s . W o r k in e x c e s s o f 5
h o u r s w ith ou t a m e a l p a id at t im e and o n e -h a l f
th e s t r a i g h t - t im e o r th e o v e r t i m e ra te w h ic h ­
e v e r is a p p lic a b le . T im e and o n e - h a l f the o v e r ­
t im e ra te f o r w o r k in e x c e s s o f 5 h o u r s w hen
a ls o a m e a l h o u r .
A dded:
E m p lo y e e r e q u ir e d f o r a d d itio n a l w o r k
p a id f o r o r fu r n is h e d 1 m e a l w hen o r d e r e d to
g o to s u p p e r o r b r e a k fa s t .

J u ly 3 1 , 1934— C on tin u ed

June 18, 1951

June 16, 1958 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
m e n t d a ted J u ly 3 , 1958).

June 2 2 ,

s e ttle ­

1962 (a g r e e m e n t o f s a m e d a te ).

Jan . 5 , 1970 (C F S m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m e n t d a ted O c t . 2 8 , 1969).

C h a n g ed:
W hen op p o rtu n ity to e a t w a s n ot
p r o v id e d : (1) T im e and o n e -h a l f f o r w o r k a ft e r
12 n o o n on w e e k d a y s , (2) t im e and o n e -h a l f
o v e r t i m e r a te (to ta l Z ltA ) f o r w o r k (a) a ft e r 12
n oon on w e e k e n d s and r e c o g n iz e d h o lid a y s , and
(b ) f r o m s e c o n d h o u r o f s e c o n d s h ift m e a l
p e r io d .
CFS e m p l o y e e s : W o r k e r s not r e q u ir e d t o w o r k
o v e r 6 h o u r s w ith ou t o p p o rtu n ity t o ea t.

2 h o u r s ' p a y g u a r a n te e d on re tu r n t o w o r k .

In crea sed :
G u a r a n te e o f p a y f o r w o r k e r s on s e c o n d
sh ift o f n o r m a l 2 -s h i ft o p e r a t io n r e q u ir e d to re tu r n to
to w o r k a ft e r m e a l, to 3 o r 4 h o u r s , d ep en d in g on
t im e s c h e d u le d f o r m e a l h o u r .
A d d ed : M in im u m 3 h o u r s ' p a y g u a r a n te e d e m p lo y e e (1)
o r d e r e d b a c k a ft e r s u p p e r o r (2) on fin a l day sh ift if
o r d e r e d to s e c o n d m e a l.
S u persed ed:
Guarantee
o f e it h e r 3 o r 4 h o u r s '
p a y f o r w o r k e r s on s e c o n d sh ift o f n o r m a l 2 -s h if t
o p e r a t io n i f r e q u ir e d to r e t u r n to w o r k a ft e r m e a l
b y 8 -h o u r g u a r a n te e .

C a ll -i n pay
D e c . 1, 1934 (L o s A n g e le s and L on g
B e a c h ); Jan. 12, 1935 (San F r a n c i s c o ) ;
M ay 2, 1935 (State o f W a sh in g to n );
June 7, 1935 (P o r t la n d ).
June 15, 1 9 4 6 ------------------ -------------------------------

M en s c h e d u le d o r n o t ifie d to r e p o r t to w o r k
g u a r a n te e d 2 h o u r s ' p a y . G u a ra n te e d 4 h o u r s 1
p a y at o v e r t i m e ra te d u rin g s p e c i f ie d n ight
hou rs.
A d d ed : M en c a ll e d to w o r k on Sunday o r le g a l
h o lid a y g u a r a n te e d 4 h o u r s ' pa y at p r e m iu m
ra tes.
S p e c if ie d n igh t h o u r s c o v e r e d b y 4 - h o u r p a y g u a r a n te e
m a d e u n ifo r m f o r a ll p o r t s (1 :0 0 a .m . t o 5 :0 0 a .m .).

N ov . 17, 1 9 4 6 _______ __________________________
D e c . 6 , 1948___________________________________
Jan. 1,
1959).

June 2 2 ,

1960 (a g r e e m e n t

da ted A u g .

10,

C h a n g ed t o : M en g u a r a n te e d 4 h o u r s ' p a y at the
a p p lic a b le ra te f o r any c a ll to w o r k .
A d d ed : 8 h o u r s ' w o r k o r pa y g u a r a n te e d t o fu lly
and p a r t ly r e g i s t e r e d lo n g s h o r e m e n s ta rtin g
w o r k on o r d e r .

1962 (a g r e e m e n t o f s a m e d a te ).

June 14, 1965 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t d a ted June 8, 1965).

of agree­

Jan. 5, 1970 (C F S m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m en t d a ted O c t. 2 8 , 1969).

CFS e m p l o y e e s — s te a d y w o r k e r s — e m p lo y e e w ho
c o m p le t e d p r o b a t io n and w as c a ll e d and r e ­
p o r t e d to w o r k at s ta r tin g t im e on a M on d a y ,
g u a r a n te e d 40 h o u r s ’ w o r k o r pa y (p r o b a t io n a r y
e m p lo y e e g u a r a n te e d 8 h o u r s i f w o r k a v a ila b le
and 4 h o u r s if w o r k not a v a ila b le ).
The 4 0 h o u r g u a r a n te e w a s r e d u c e d to 32 h o u r s f o r
any w e e k in w h ic h a h o lid a y f e l l b e tw e e n
M on d a y and F r id a y in c lu s iv e .
CFS e m p l o y e e s — e x t r a w o r k e r s — any C la s s A o r
C la s s B r e g i s t e r e d e m p lo y e e d is p a t c h e d and
r e p o r t in g f o r C F S e x t r a la b o r duty g u a r a n te e d
8 h o u r s ' pa y i f w o r k a v a ila b le o r 4 h o u r s i f no
w o r k a v a ila b le .
A n o n r e g is te re d w o rk e r d is ­
p a tc h e d and r e p o r t in g f o r CF S e x t r a la b o r duty
g u a r a n te e d m in im u m o f 4 h o u r s ' pa y a n d /o r
t im e w o r k e d and i f c a lle d b a c k fo llo w in g d a y ,
g u a r a n te e d 8 h o u r s f o r in itia l day and s u b ­
seq u en t d a y s until r e l e a s e d . W o r k e r s k n o c k e d
o f f 6 m in u te s o r m o r e a ft e r th e h o u r o r h a lf
h o u r , p a id to the end o f the r e s p e c t i v e 3 0 m in u te p e r io d .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le .




24

E m p lo y e r s to b e f r e e to sh ift w o r k e r s t o c o m p a r a b le
w o r k on o t h e r s h ip s , d o c k s , o r j o b s , o r to o t h e r
e m p lo y e r s .
S h o v e lin g and f r e e z e r g a n g s n ot to r e c e i v e p e n a lty ra te
w hen s h ift e d to a n o th e r lo n g s h o r in g c l a s s i f ic a t i o n .
If 8 h o u r s ' w o r k ca n n ot b e p r o v id e d , no p e n a lty r a t e s to
a p p ly d u rin g " d e a d t i m e . "
P r e v io u s g u a r a n te e s co n tin u e d f o r m e n o r d e r e d to w o r k
but not a c t u a lly s t a r t in g w o r k .
4 - h o u r g u a r a n te e to a p p ly to m e n u n a ble to w o r k o r
con tin u e w o r k b e c a u s e o f b a d w e a t h e r ; t h o s e re tu r n in g
to w o r k a ft e r a n oon o r m id n ig h t m e a l but u n a ble to
con tin u e w o r k b e c a u s e o f b ad w e a t h e r to r e c e iv e
s e c o n d 4 -h o u r g u a r a n te e .
C on tin u ed : 4 h o u r s ' w o r k o r p a y g u a r a n te e d o t h e r than
fu lly o r p a r t ia lly r e g i s t e r e d lo n g s h o r e m e n (u n le s s gang
w as b e lo w p o r t s t a n d a r d ), (1 ) f o r s ta rtin g w o r k on
o r d e r , o r (2) a ft e r b e in g c a lle d to w o r k but n ot o f f e r e d
w o r k o r o r d e r e d to sta n d b y .
E m p lo y e e r e c e iv in g 8 -h o u r g u a r a n te e on f i r s t jo b lim it e d
to a d d itio n a l 4 - h o u r g u a r a n te e w hen d is p a t c h e d to
s e c o n d jo b .
E m p lo y e e c a ll e d to w o r k o r a c c e p t e d as a r e p la c e m e n t
to b e p a id f o r a ctu a l t im e w o r k e d w ith a 4 -h o u r
m in im u m .
C h a n g ed: E m p lo y e e c a lle d to w o r k but n ot o f f e r e d w o r k
c o u ld b e r e q u ir e d to sta n db y f o r a m a x im u m o f o n e h a lf h o u r w ith in 4 - h o u r m in im u m .
E m p lo y e e w h o r e p la c e d a n o th e r lo n g s h o r e m a n and w as
not r e f u s e d w o r k f o r p e r s o n a l c a u s e to b e p a id f o r t im e
w o r k e d on in it ia l s h ift , but n ot l e s s than the r e m a in d e r
o f the o r i g in a l m a n 's g u a r a n te e .
N ot a p p lic a b le to
r e p la c e m e n t s c a u s e d b y o c c u p a t io n a l d i s a b i li t y , w ho
c o n tin u e d t o r e c e i v e th e g r e a t e r o f t im e w o r k e d o r
m in im u m 4 h o u r s ' p a y .

E x t r a w o r k e r s w e r e t h o s e u se d to su p p le m e n t b a s i c
c o m p le m e n t o f s te a d y w o r k e r s b e c a u s e o f v a r y in g w o r k
lo a d s .
In s o m e c a s e s w h e r e s u f fic ie n t w o r k e r s w e r e
n ot a v a ila b le th ro u g h ILW U d is p a tc h in g h a ll s , th e e m ­
p l o y e r c o u ld e m p lo y e x t r a la b o r f r o m a s o u r c e o f h is
ow n c h o o s in g .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t i v e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
S u b s is t e n c e pa y

D e c . 1, 1934 (L o s A n g e le s and L on g
B e a c h ); Jan. 12, 1935 (Sam F r a n c i s c o ) ;
M a y 2, 1935 (State o f W a sh in g to n );
June 7, 1935 (P o r t la n d ).
June 1, 1944___________________________________
A u g . 9, 1944___________________________________
D e c . 6 , 1948_________
June 18, 1 9 5 1 ____________
M a y 2 9 , 1957 (s u p p le m e n t a r y a g r e e m e n t
o f sa m e d a te ).
June 2 2 , 1962 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted June 2 2 ,
1962).
Jan. 5 , 1970 (C F S m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e ­
m en t d a ted O c t. 2 8 , 1969).
F e b . 2 6, 1972 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g d a ted F e b . 10, 1972).
J u ly 1, 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r­
sta n d in g o f sa m e d a te ).

M en c o m p e lle d to sta y o v e r n ig h t at an o u ts id e
p o r t , in o r d e r to fin is h a j o b , r e c e iv e d su ita b le
m e a ls and lo d g in g .
S u b s is t e n c e se t at m a x im u m o f $ 4 .5 0
M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 5 a day.

a

day.

M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 6 a day.
C h a n g ed to:
$ 2 .5 0 a day f o r lo d g in g and $ 1.50
f o r e a c h m e a l.
I n cr e a s e d to:
$ 4 a day f o r lo d g in g and $ 1 .7 5
f o r e a c h m e a l.
I n cr e a s e d to:
$ 5 a day f o r lo d g in g and $ 2 f o r
e a c h m e a l.

A r b i t r a t o r a w a rd e d $ 2 a da y f o r lo d g in g and $ 1 f o r e a ch
m e a l.
$ 2 .2 5 p e r day f o r lo d g in g and $ 1.25 f o r e a c h m e a l.

CFS e m p lo y e e s — n ot a p p lic a b le .
I n c r e a s e d : T o $ 8 p e r day f o r lo d g in g and $ 3 f o r
e a c h m e a l.
I n c r e a s e d : T o $ 12 p e r day f o r lo d g in g .

T r a v e l pa y

D e c . 1, 1934 (L o s A n g e le s and L on g
B e a c h ); Jan. 12, 1935 (San F r a n c i s c o ) ;
M ay 2, 1935 (State o f W a sh in g to n );
June 7, 1935 (P o r t la n d ).
J u ly 16, 1946__________________________________

W o r k e r s r e q u ir e d to t r a v e l o u t s id e the h o m e p o r t
to r e a c h the p la c e o f w o r k p a id f o r t im e sp ent
in t r a v e l.

J u ly 1, 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m
sta n din g o f s a m e d a te).

E s ta b lis h e d : M ile a g e a llo w a n c e o f 15 c e n ts p e r
m il e .
W hen m ile a g e a llo w a n c e w a s p a y a b le ,
then the t r a v e l t im e a llo w a n c e w as to b e d e ­
t e r m in e d b a s e d on a ctu a l d r iv in g t im e , up to
e x is t in g s p e e d li m it s , in in c r e m e n t s o f no le s s
than 15 m in u te s . (T r a v e l t im e , t r a n s p o r t a t io n ,
and c a r f a r e a llo w a n c e v a r y f r o m p o r t to p o r t
and a r e n e g o t ia t e d b y l o c a l jo in t c o m m i t t e e s .)
In crea sed :
M ile a g e a llo w a n c e — to 16 ce n ts p e r
m il e .

J u ly 3 ,

of

u n d er­

1976-

O n e -w a y t r a v e l t im e p a id in P o r t la n d and San F r a n c i s c o .

T r a v e l t im e to b e p a id b o th w a y s in P o r t la n d and San
F r a n c i s c o p o r t s (a ft e r e s t a b lis h m e n t o f E a st B a y h irin g
h a ll).
T h e m ile a g e a llo w a n c e w as s u b je c t t o se m ia n n u a l r e v ie w .

R e s u lt o f s e m ia n n u a l r e v ie w .

S ta n d -b y pay
D e c. 1, 1934 (L o s
A n g e le s and L on g
B e a c h ); Jan . 12, 1935 (San F r a n c i s c o ) ;
M a y 2, 1935 (State o f W a sh in g to n );
June 7, 1935 (P o r t la n d ).
N ov . 17, 1 9 4 6 .
June 14, 1 9 6 5 .

M en standing* b y b e c a u s e o f s u s p e n s io n o f a j o b
c a u s e d b y fa ilu r e o f c a r g o to a r r i v e , b r e a k in g
o f g e a r , o r s i m il a r c a u s e s , to r e c e iv e fu ll pa y
f o r the f i r s t h o u r and h a lf t im e t h e r e a ft e r until
re le a s e d o r w ork resu m ed .
C h a n g ed to : F u ll pa y f o r s t a n d -b y t im e .

No s t a n d -b y t im e a llo w e d w hen m e n r e p o r t to w o rk
d u rin g o v e r t i m e h o u r s . G angs sta n din g b y b e c a u s e o f
fa ilu r e o f m e n to r e p o r t to r e c e iv e no p a y u ntil th e r e
a r e s u ffic ie n t m e n to w o r k .

C h a n ged:
Up to 1 h o u r s t a n d -b y p a id f o r w o r k e r s
o r d e r e d b y e m p l o y e r to a w ait a d d itio n a l w o r k e r s as
n e e d e d to c o m p le t e m in im u m co m p le m e n t o f gang.
W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s 5

J u ly 1, 1 9 3 4 .
F e b . 1 1950.

No p r o v is i o n f o r w e lf a r e and in s u r a n c e pla n .
E s ta b lis h e d :
W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e pla n (n o n c o n t r ib u t o r y e x c e p t f o r n o n o c c u p a t io n a l d i s a b i lity b e n e f it s ) .

I.

F e b . 1, 1950.

A u g . 1, 1951___________________________________
June 16, 1 9 5 2 -------------------------------------------------D e c . 2 0 , 1 9 5 4 _________________________________
June 13, 1 9 5 5 _________________________________
June 17, 1 9 5 7 _________________________________
June 15, 1959 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted A u g . 10,
1959).

E m p lo y e r co n tr ib u tio n — a ll p o r t s

3 ce n ts p e r m a n -h o u r .

In crea sed
In crea sed
In crea sed
In creased

to
to
to
to

N o n o c c u p a tio n a l d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s w e r e fin a n c e d b y 1
p e r c e n t co n t r ib u t io n b y e m p lo y e e s on g r o s s annual
w a g e s on a c o a s t w is e b a s is . In C a lifo r n ia w h e r e e m ­
p lo y e e s c o n t r ib u t e d 1 p e r c e n t o f g r o s s annual e a rn in g s
(up to State ta x a b le li m it ) to C a lifo r n ia U n e m p lo y m e n t
D is a b ilit y fund and d e r iv e d b e n e fit s t h e r e f r o m , the
a m ount o f co n tr ib u tio n s in e x c e s s o f th e co n t r ib u t io n s to
the Sta te w e r e a p p lie d to the w e lf a r e fund.
(See
s e c t io n V .)
T h e J an . 2 6 , 1950 a g r e e m e n t p r o v id e d that i f m o n e y
r e m a in e d a ft e r pa y ou t o f sta te d b e n e fit s , th e t r u s t e e s
w e r e to p r o v id e g r o u p li f e and, i f p o s s i b l e , a c c id e n t a l
dea th and d is m e m b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e .
P r o v is io n w a s to b e m a d e f o r p u r c h a s e o f fa m ily c o v ­
e r a g e at e m p l o y e e ’ s e x p e n s e .
W e lfa r e fund a s s u m e d c o s t o f fa m ily c o v e r a g e .

7 c e n ts .
9 cen ts.
10 c e n t s .
11 c e n t s .
E m p lo y e r co n t r ib u t io n to b e i n c r e a s e d 1 cen t p e r m a n ­
h o u r w hen w e lf a r e fund f e l l b e lo w $ 8 0 0 , 000.

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le .




P la n jo in t ly a d m in is t e r e d .

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A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t io n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t i v e date

W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s 5— C on tin u ed
D e c . 2 1,
1959).
J u ly
Jan.
June
J u ly
June
J une
June
J u ly

1959 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted A u g . 10,

I n c r e a s e d to 12 c e n t s .

4 , 1 9 6 0 ___________________________________
2, 1 9 6 1 ----------------------------------------------------12, 1 9 6 1 -------------------------------------------------30, 1962--------------------------------------------------15, 1 9 6 3 ------ --------------------- -------------- -----15, 1 9 6 4 ------------------------------------------------15, 1 9 6 5 _________________________________
1, 1 9 6 6 ___________________________________

In creased
In creased
In crea sed
In creased
In creased
In creased
In crea sed

14 c e n t s .
15 c e n t s .
17 ce n ts .
18.5 c e n t s .
19.5 c e n t s .
2 0 .5 c e n t s .
2 1 .5 c e n t s .

B y a r b it r a t io n a w a rd o f June 8, 1961.

A dded:
B e n e fit s in te g r a t e d w ith M e d ic a r e and F und to
p a y f o r M e d ic a r e P a r t B p r e m iu m .

D e c , 4 , 1971___________________________________
F e b . 2 6 , 1 9 7 2 _________________________________
M a r . 2 5, 1972_________________________________
A u g . 4 , 1973------------------------___________________
June 2 6 , 1 9 7 4 _________________________________
A ug. 1, 1975___________________________________
Jan. 3 , 1 9 7 6 ___________________________________
A p r . 3, 1976___________________________________

I n c r e a s e d t o 2 7 .5 c e n t s .
I n c r e a s e d to $ 1 .1 5 7.
R e d u c e d to 6 5.1 c e n t s .
I n c r e a s e d to 7 3.7 c e n t s .
R e d u c e d to 5 4.6 c e n t s .
I n c r e a s e d to $ 1.0 3 6.
I n c r e a s e d to $ 1 .2 2 5.
I n c r e a s e d to $ 1 .3 7 9.

II.

F e b . 1, 1950____________

to
to
to
to
to
to
to

I n c r e a s e d 1 ce n t p e r m a n -h o u r b e c a u s e w e lf a r e fund f e l l
b e lo w $ 8 00, 000 (e q u iv a le n t o f 2 m o n t h 's p r e m iu m s f o r
e x is t in g b e n e fit s ).

E lig ib ilit y r e q u ir e m e n t s — a ll p o r t s

B e n e fit s p r o v id e d to e m p lo y e e s w ho worked
600 h o u r s d u rin g 9 m on th s a ft e r F e b . 2 7,
1948. In s m a ll p o r t s w h e r e m o r e than
25 p e r c e n t o f e m p lo y e e s w o r k e d le s s than
600 h o u r s d u rin g 9 m on th s a ft e r F e b .
2 7 , 1948, th en o n l y
360 h o u r s w o r k
r e q u ir e m e n t . S ix m on th s c o v e r a g e p r o ­
v id e d a ft e r O c t . 1 f o r e m p lo y e e w h o w a s
not e li g ib le but w o r k e d 4 0 0 h o u r s (240
in s m a ll p o r t s ) d u rin g 1st h a lf o f c u r ­
ren t y e a r .

Jan . 1, 1951

A p r. 1, 1951.

C h a n g ed:
B e n e fit s p r o v i d e d e m p lo y e e s
w ho (a) w o r k e d 800 h o u r s d u rin g p r e ­
c e d in g p a y r o l l y e a r o r 4 80 in s m a ll p o r t s
w h e r e m o r e than 25 p e r c e n t o f the e m ­
p l o y e e s w o r k e d le s s than 800 h o u r s , o r
(b) w o r k e d 4 00 h o u r s (240 in s m a ll p o r t s )
in la s t h a l f o f p r e c e d in g y e a r .
S ix
m on th s c o v e r a g e p r o v id e d a ft e r O c t. 1
f o r th o s e n ot e li g ib le but w o r k e d 400
h o u r s (240 in s m a ll p o r t s ) d u rin g 1st
h a lf o f c u r r e n t p a y r o l l y e a r .

A u g . 1, 1951.
J u ly 1, 1952.

J u ly 1, 1957

C ha nged:
F u l l y - r e g i s t e r e d w o r k e r s in
p o r t s w ith r e g i s t e r e d li s t a g r e e m e n t s
c o v e r e d r e g a r d le s s o f n u m b e r o f h o u r s
w o r k e d . F o r f u l l y - r e g i s t e r e d w o r k e r s in
p o r t s w ith ou t r e g i s t e r e d li s t a g r e e m e n t s
o r f o r p a r t i a l l y - r e g i s t e r e d w o r k e r s in a ll
p o r t s — 12 m on th s c o v e r a g e p r o v id e d e m ­
p lo y e e w ho b y A p r . 1 (a) h a d w o r k e d 800
h o u r s (480 in s m a ll p o r t s ) o r m o r e in
p r e v io u s p a y r o l l y e a r , o r (b) w o r k e d 4 00
h o u r s (240 in s m a ll p o r t s ) o r m o r e in
la s t h a lf o f p r e c e d in g p a y r o l l y e a r . S ix
m on th s c o v e r a g e a ft e r O c t. 1 p r o v id e d
e m p lo y e e n ot e li g ib le but w ho w o r k e d 400
h o u r s (240 in s m a ll p o r t s ) o r m o r e in
1st h a lf o f c u r r e n t p a y r o l l y e a r .

O c t. 1, 1 9 5 7 _________________

A dded:
C r e d it f o r h o u r s lo s t due to il ln e s s b a s e d on
a v e r a g e h o u r s w o r k e d in d e t e r m in in g e li g ib il it y .
A dded:
L ife t im e w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e f o r t h o s e r e t i r e d at
a ge 65 w ith 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e (the la s t 5 c o n s e c u t i v e )
w ith w e lf a r e e li g ib il it y at s o m e t im e a ft e r F e b . 1, 1950.
C on tin u ed : W e l fa r e e li g ib il it y f o r e m p lo y e e w ith s e r v i c e r e la t e d a c c id e n t re s u lt in g in a m p u ta tion i f e m p lo y e e
w o r k e d any h o u r s a ft e r D e c . 2 6 , 1949.

D ep en d en t c o v e r a g e p a id f o r b y w e lf a r e p la n .
A d d ed :
L ife t im e w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e f o r p e n s io n e r s and
t h e ir d e p e n d e n ts .
C h a n g ed : D e fin itio n o f d ep en d en t c h ild r e n to t h o s e u n d er
age 19 (u n d er 21 in S e a ttle and u n d er 18 in A b e r d e e n ).
A d d e d : D is a b le d e m p lo y e e not e li g ib le f o r s o c i a l s e c u r i t y
d is a b ilit y c o u ld h a ve c o v e r a g e e x te n d e d (a) up to 3
y e a r s o r (b) in d e fin it e ly i f d is a b ilit y w o r k - c o n n e c t e d
and c o v e r e d b y w o r k m e n 's co m p e n s a t io n .

A d d ed : Up to 12 m on th s c o v e r a g e p r o v id e d w id o w a n d / o r
dep en d en t c h ild r e n o f d e c e a s e d p e n s io n e r .
A d d ed : E m p lo y e e w ho w o r k e d at le a s t 1 q u a r t e r o f r e ­
q u ir e d h o u r s w a s c r e d it e d w ith n u m b e r o f h o u r s n ot
w o r k e d b e c a u s e o f d is a b ilit y that o c c u r r e d d u rin g p a y ­
r o l l y e a r p r e c e d in g e li g ib il it y r e v ie w d a te.
C on tin u ed :
T im e sp en t in A r m e d F o r c e s co u n te d as
t im e w o r k e d .
C h a n ged:
C o v e r a g e lim it e d to 5 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s f o r
e m p lo y e e d is a b le d b y w o r k - c o n n e c t e d d is a b ilit y c o v e r e d
b y w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n .
R e d u ce d :
R e t i r e d e m p lo y e e in e li g i b l e f o r p e n s io n at
a ge 65 o r o ld e r but r e c e iv in g s o c i a l s e c u r i t y b e n e fit
and e m p lo y e e r e t i r e d on d is a b ilit y p e n s io n ; n u m b e r o f
y e a r s r e q u ir e d f o r life t im e c o v e r a g e — t o 15.
C h a n g ed: A n n u a l and m i d - y e a r e li g ib il it y d a tes to J u ly 1
and O c t. 1, r e s p e c t i v e ly .
C h a n g ed:
W e lfa r e c o v e r a g e f o r w id o w o f p e n s io n e r
co n tin u e d as lo n g as w id o w r e c e iv e d p e n s io n b e n e fit .
C h a n ged:
D e fin it io n o f d ep en d en t c h ild r e n to t h o s e u n ­
m a r r i e d u n d er a ge 19 in a ll p o r t s .

A p r . 1, 1 9 6 2 _________________

J u ly 1, 1 9 6 3 J u ly 14, 1965.
J u ly 1, 1966 _.

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




E m p lo y e e co u ld h a ve d ep en d en ts c o v e r e d b y p u r c h a s in g
fa m ily c o v e r a g e .
D ep en d en ts in c lu d e d w iv e s and d e ­
pen d en t c h ild r e n u n d er a ge 18 in s e r v i c e pla n a r e a s
and u n d er age 19 in in s u r e d p la n a r e a s .
A ll p a id h o u r s co u n te d as h o u r s w o r k e d .
T r a v e l t im e ,
s t a n d -b y t im e , and m in im u m p a y a ll co u n te d as h o u r s
w ork ed .

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E f fe c t iv e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s 5— C on tin iled

M a r . 19, 1972.

J u ly 1, 1 9 7 3 ___________________________________

J u ly 1, 1974

C hanged: B e n e fit s p r o v id e d e m p lo y e e f o r
12 m o n th s w ho (a) w o r k e d 800 h o u r s (480
in s m a ll p o r t s ) o r m o r e in p r e c e d in g
p a y r o l l y e a r , o r (b) w o r k e d 4 00 h o u r s
(240 in s m a ll p o r t s ) o r m o r e in la s t h a lf
o f p r e c e d in g p a y r o l l y e a r .
S ix m on th s
c o v e r a g e a ft e r Jan. 1, p r o v id e d e m p lo y e e
w ho w o r k e d 400 h o u r s (240 in s m a ll
p o r t s ) o r m o r e in 1st h a lf o f p r e c e d in g
p a y ro ll y e a r.

J u ly 1, 1975

III.

H o s p ita l,

A.

F e b . 1, 1950.

m e d i c a l,

and

s u r g ica l

b e n e fit s

S e r v i c e - t y p e p la n s (w ith o p tio n to s e ­
le c t in s u r e d p la n s in c e J u ly 1, 1 9 5 4 ).

H o s p ita liz a t io n — up to 111 d a y s f o r
e a c h il ln e s s o r in ju r y w ith ou t c h a r g e .
M e d ic a l and s u r g i c a l— c o m p le t e c a r e ;
$ 1 c h a r g e f o r e a c h o f f i c e v is i t .
D ru g s and m e d i c i n e s — w ith ou t ch a r g e
f o r 111 d a y s w hen h o s p it a liz e d .
H om e c a r e — n e c e s s a r y c a ll s b y d o c t o r
o r n u r s e ; $ 2 c h a r g e f o r 1st h o u se
c a ll b y d o c t o r .
X - r a y s , X - r a y t h e r a p y , and l a b o r a ­
t o r y w o r k — w ith ou t c h a r g e .
P h y s io t h e r a p y t r e a t m e n t s — $ 1 ch a r g e
f o r e a ch tr e a t m e n t .
E m e r g e n c y a m b u la n c e s e r v i c e — w ith ­
ou t ch a r g e w ith in 3 0 - m i le ra d iu s o f
n e a r e s t m e d i c a l o f f i c e o r h o s p it a l
s e r v i c i n g pla n .
A c c id e n t a l in ju r y o u t s id e h ea lth pla n
a r e a — up to $ 250 f o r h o s p it a l, m e d i c a l, and s u r g i c a l c a r e .

Aug. 1, 1 9 5 1 ___________________________________

M ay 1, 1953

J u ly 1, 1954

E lim in a te d :
P a y m e n t b y e m p lo y e e o f
$ 1 c h a r g e f o r d o c t o r 's o f f i c e v is it
and p h y s io t h e r a p y t r e a t m e n t s .
C h a n g ed:
W e lfa r e fund a s s u m e d c o s t
o f dep en d en t c o v e r a g e .
E lim in a te d : P a y m e n t b y d ep en d en t o f
$ 1 c h a r g e f o r d o c t o r 's o f f i c e v is i t .
C h a n g ed: D ep en d en ts b e n e fit s to sa m e
as t h o s e f o r e m p lo y e e s .
In creased :
M a t e r n it y — b y r e d u c i n g
c h a r g e to $ 60.
A dded:
S e r v i c e f o r p o l io m y e l it is —
f o r t r e a t m e n t and re h a b ilit a t io n a f­
t e r a cu te and c o n t a g io u s sta g e f o r
m a x im u m 1 y e a r o r $ 2 ,5 0 0 , w h ic h ­
e v e r 1st.

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le .




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E x p a n d ed :
R e t i r e e w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e to t h o s e r e t ir in g
u n d e r p e n s io n pla n at a ge 59 o r m o r e w ith 25 y e a r s o f
s e r v ice .
A d d ed :
H ou rs p a id f o r u n d er P a y G u a r a n te e P la n in ­
c lu d e d in d e t e r m in in g e li g ib il it y f o r w e lf a r e b e n e fit s
f o r C la s s B m e n .
E x p a n d ed :
R e t ir e e w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e to p e n s io n e r s a ge
59 o r m o r e w ith 13 but le s s than 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
C h a n ged:
D epen d en t d e fin it io n t o i n c l u d e d ep en d en t
c h ild r e n to a ge 19 (a g e 21 in P o r t la n d u n d er K a i s e r
p la n ) and to age 23 f o r dep en d en t f u l l- t im e stu d en ts
and to in c lu d e dep en d en t in c a p a c it a t e d c h ild r e n as lon g
as in c a p a c it a t e d .
A d d e d : U pon dea th o f an a c t iv e w o r k e r , w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e
f o r w id o w and dep en d en t c h ild r e n c o n tin u e d f o r 1 y e a r —
t h e r e a ft e r at w id o w 's e x p e n s e .
R e f le c t s e lim in a t io n o f a u to m a tic e li g ib il it y in p o r t s w ith
r e g i s t e r e d li s t a g r e e m e n t s .

F o r a d d itio n a l b e n e fit s p a y a b le d u rin g p e r io d o f h o s ­
p it a liz a t io n in C a li fo r n ia , s e e " n o n o c c u p a t io n a l d i s ­
a b ilit y b e n e f it s ."
I n i t i a l l y o n ly p o r t s o f L o s A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h ,
San F r a n c i s c o , P o r t la n d —V a n c o u v e r , and S e a ttle had
s e r v i c e - t y p e p la n s a s o f F e b . 1, 1950.
O th e r p o r t s
s u b s e q u e n tly a d op ted s e r v i c e - t y p e c o v e r a g e (w ith o p ­
t io n a l in s u r e d p la n c o v e r a g e ) as fo l lo w s : S a c r a m e n t o —
M a y 1, 1965; T a c o m a —J u ly 1, 1966; San D ie g o —Jan . 1,
1967; and O ly m p ia —O c t . 15, 1972.
T h e se p orts b e ­
c a m e know n as " c h o i c e p o r t s " a ft e r J u ly 1, 1954 o r
a d o p tio n o f s e r v i c e - t y p e p la n s . A ll o f t h e s e p o r t s w e r e
c o v e r e d b y th e K a i s e r H ea lth P la n (o r ig in a lly know n
as P e r m a n e n t e ) b e n e fit s sh ow n , e x c e p t f o r S e a t tle ,
T a c o m a , and O ly m p ia w h ic h had s e r v i c e p la n s s i m il a r
to K a i s e r , but v a r ie d in s o m e d e t a il.
D ep en d en ts c h a r g e d V2 p r iv a t e r a t e s a ft e r 30 d a y s f o r
n ew il ln e s s o r in ju r y and V2 s ta rtin g 1st day f o r p r e ­
e x is t in g co n d itio n .

D ep en d en ts h o s p it a liz e d f o r n ew il ln e s s o r in ju r y not
c h a r g e d f o r 1st 30 d a y s (no b e n e fit f o r p r e - e x is t in g
c o n d it io n ).
D ep en d en ts c h a r g e d $ 2 f o r e a c h h o u se c a ll b y d o c t o r .

D ep en d en ts c h a r g e d V2 p r iv a t e r a t e s .
D ep en d en ts c h a r g e d V2 p r iv a t e r a t e s .
No

b e n e fit

fo r

p r e -e x is tin g

co n d it io n

of

d ep en d en t.

M a te r n ity — c o m p le t e c a r e
b e f o r e , d u r in g , and a ft e r
co n fin e m e n t w ith $ 95 c h a r g e f o r 10 m on th s con tin u ou s
m e m b e r s h ip b e f o r e c o n fin e m e n t o r $ 140 w ith l e s s
than 10 m o n t h s ' m e m b e r s h ip .
R e a s o n a b le c h a r g e f o r
in te r r u p t e d o r t e r m in a t e d p r e g n a n c y , but n ot m o r e
than $ 95 o r $ 140 as a p p r o p r ia t e .
C h a n ged: M a te r n ity — m a x im u m c h a r g e to $ 95.
C h a n ged: D epen d en t c o v e r a g e f o r p r e - e x is t in g co n d itio n
to s a m e as f o r n ew il ln e s s o r in ju r y .

A dded:
O p tion g iv e n e m p lo y e e s in p o r t s w ith s e r v i c e ty p e p la n s to s e l e c t in s u r e d p la n at c o s t no g r e a t e r
than p r e m iu m p a id f o r s e r v i c e p la n .
The "c h o ic e
p o r t " in s u r e d p la n s w e r e d iff e r e n t f r o m in s u r e d p la n s
f o r p o r t s w ith ou t s e r v i c e pla n c o v e r a g e (until J u ly
1, 1959).

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t i v e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s *— Continuted

J u ly 1, 1957

N ov . 1, 1957_________________ _________________

J u ly 1, 1 9 5 8 ___________________________________

C hanged:
H o s p ita liz a t io n — L o s A n g e ­
l e s —L on g B e a c h — m a x im u m o f 125
days,
A d d ed :
P r o v is io n f o r e m e r g e n c y i l l ­
n e s s r e q u ir in g h o s p it a liz a tio n o u t ­
s id e h e a lth p la n a r e a — up to $ 250
f o r h o s p it a l, m e d i c a l, and s u r g i c a l
ca re a n d n e c e s s a r y tra n sp ort t o
n e a r e s t fou n d a tio n h o s p it a l.
C h a n g ed :
E m ergency i l l n e s s
or
in ju r y o u t s id e s e r v i c e
a rea — L os
A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h — m a x im u m t o
$ 500.
C h a n g ed: M a te r n ity — p a y m e n t b y fund
of c h a r g e
of $60 f o r
c o m p le t e
m a te r n it y o r $ 4 0 f o r in te r r u p t e d
pregnancy.
In crea sed :
E m ergen cy i l l n e s s
or
in ju r y o u t s id e s e r v i c e a r e a — San
F r a n c i s c o — m a x im u m to $ 5 00.
C h a n ged:
B e n e fit s u n d er o p t io n a l in s u r e d c o v e r a g e f o r
c h o ic e p o r t s m a d e id e n t ic a l to n o n - c h o ic e p o r t in s u r e d
b e n e fit s .

J u ly 1, 1 9 5 9 ___________________________________

J u ly 1, 1 9 6 8 ___________________________________

J u ly 1, 1 9 6 9 ___________________________________

J u ly 1, 1 9 7 0 ___________________________________

J u ly 1, 1 9 7 1 ___________________________________

J u ly 1, 1973

J u ly 1, 1 9 7 4 _____

Jan. 1, 1975

J u ly 1, 1975

In crea sed :
E m ergency i l l n e s s
or
in ju r y o u t s i d e s e r v i c e a r e a — L o s
A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h — m a x im u m t o
$ 1, 00 0 .
In creased :
E m e r g e n c y il ln e s s o r in ­
ju r y o u t s id e s e r v i c e a r e a — P o r t la n d —
V a n c o u v e r — m a x im u m to $ 750.
In cre a se d :
E m e r g e n c y il ln e s s o r in ­
ju r y o u t s id e s e r v i c e a r e a — m a x im u m
to $ 1 ,0 0 0 San F r a n c i s c o and $ 2 , 0 0 0
L o s A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h .
In creased :
E m e r g e n c y il ln e s s o r in ­
ju r y o u t s id e s e r v i c e
a r e a — P o rt la nd—V a n co u v e r-— m a x im u m to $ 1, 0 0 0 .
I n c r e a s e d : H o s p ita liz a t io n — San F r a n ­
c i s c o — 150 days at no c h a r g e , plu s
215 d a y s at h ea lth pla n r a t e s .
A d d ed :
Lifetime
supplemental
b e n e fit — P o r t la n d —V a n c o u v e r — up t o
$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 f o r p s y c h ia t r i c c a r e , k id n e y
d ia ly s is and t r a n s p la n t s , and o u t - o f a rea e m e rg e n cy ca re .
P s y c h i a t r ic
b e n e fit w a s 50 p e r c e n t o f c h a r g e s up
to $ 1 ,0 0 0 p lu s 50 p e r c e n t o f c h a r g e s
a ft e r 1st $ 1 ,0 0 0 s u b je c t to L ife t im e
s u p p le m e n ta l b e n e fit .
K id n ey d ia ly ­
s is and t ra n s p la n t b e n e fit p a id 80
p e r c e n t o f c h a r g e s s u b je c t to L i f e ­
t im e s u p p le m e n ta l b e n e fit .
O u t-o fa r e a e m e r g e n c y b e n e fit p a id $ 1 , 0 0 0
p lu s 80 p e r c e n t o f c h a r g e s a ft e r 1 st
$ 1 ,0 0 0 s u b je c t to L ife t im e s u p p le ­
m e n ta l b e n e fit .
In crea sed :
E m ergency i l l n e s s
or
in ju r y o u ts id e s e r v i c e a r e a — L o s
A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h — m a x im u m t o
$ 3 ,0 0 0 .
Increased:
H o s p ita liz a t io n — P o r t ­
la nd—V a n c o u v e r — to 180 d a y s at no
c h a r g e , p lu s
185 d a y s at o n e -h a l f
p r e v a ilin g r a te .
In e f f e c t and co n tin u e d : K id n ey d ia ly s is
a n d t r a n s p la n t b e n e fit — San F r a n ­
c i s c o and L o s A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h —
m a x im u m $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 p e r y e a r .
I n c r e a s e d : H o s p ita liz a t io n — San F r a n ­
c i s c o — b e n e fit p e r io d to 365 d a y s ,
at no c h a r g e .
In cre a se d :
E m ergency i l l n e s s
or
in ju r y o u ts id e s e r v i c e a r e a — S an
F r a n c i s c o — up to $ 3 ,0 0 0 , p lu s 80
p e r c e n t o f c h a r g e s b e tw e e n $ 3 , 0 0 0
and $ 5 0, 000.
A d d ed :
K id n ey d i a ly s i s — p a id f o r at
h o m e o r n o n -h o s p it a l t r e a t m e n t c e n ­
b e fo r e
t e r d u rin g 1 st 2 m o n t h s
M e d ic a r e a s s u m e d c o s t and f o r th o s e
not e n title d to M e d ic a r e c o v e r a g e .
In creased :
H o s p ita liz a t io n — L o s A n ­
g e le s —L on g B e a c h — b e n e fit p e r io d to
365 d a y s , at no c h a r g e .
In crea sed :
E m ergency i l L n e s s
or
in ju r y o u ts id e s e r v i c e area-— L o s
A n g e le s —L on g B e a ch — up to $~3, 0 00 ,
p lu s 80 p e r c e n t o f c h a r g e s b e tw e e n
$ 3 ,0 0 0 and $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 .
Increased:
H o s p ita liz a t io n — P o rt land—V a n c o u v e r — b e n e fit p e r i o d to
365 d a y s ,a t no c h a r g e .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le .




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In c h o i c e p o r t s , the o p tio n a l in s u r a n c e p r o g r a m s w e r e
to b e im p r o v e d so that o u t - o f - p o c k e t e x p e n s e to e m ­
p lo y e e w o u ld b e r e d u c e d to s a m e p r o p o r t io n a t e le v e l in
e x is t e n c e at in c e p t io n o f p la n .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o th e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t iv e date

W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s
J u ly 1, 1975 —C on tin u ed

B.

F e b . 1, 1950.

Jan. 1, 1 9 5 1 -

M a r . 1, 1951

J u ly 1, 1951

A ug. 1, 1951.

M ay 1, 1953 —

J u ly 1, 1956

June 3 0, 1 9 5 8 --------------------------------------------------

C ontin u ed

In crea sed :
Lifetime
s u p p le m e n ta l
b e n e fit — P o r t la n d —V a n c o u v e r — m a x i­
m u m to $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 (f o r p s y c h ia t r i c
c a r e , k id n ey d ia ly s is a n d t r a n s ­
p la n t s , and o u t - o f - a r e a e m e r g e n c y
ca re ).
In s u r e d p o r t p la n s .

H o s p ita liz a t io n — up to $ 10 a day f o r
up to 70 d a y s.
H o s p ita l e x t r a s — m a x im u m $ 200 p e r
co n fin e m e n t.
S u r g ic a l c a r e — m a x im u m $ 300 p e r
p e r d is a b ilit y .
M e d ic a l c a r e — $ 5 p e r h ou se o r h o s ­
p ita l c a ll and $ 3 p e r o f f i c e c a ll -with
$ 300 m a x im u m p e r 1 2 -m o n th p e r io d .
A d d e d : D ia g n o s t ic X - r a y and l a b o r a ­
t o r y s e r v i c e s — up to $ 85 p e r e m p lo y e e p e r 6 -m o n t h p e r io d .
A d d ed : C a t a s t r o p h ic c o v e r a g e — up to
$ 700 f o r
e m p lo y e e f o r h o s p it a l,
s u r g i c a l, m e d i c a l, and n u r s in g e x ­
p e n s e s o v e r $ 250 f o r n o n s u r g ic a l
b e n e f it s .
I n c r e a s e d : M e d ic a l c a r e — up to $ 7.50
p e r h ou se c a ll and $~5 f o r h o s p it a l
o r o f f i c e c a ll (m a x im u m $ 350 p e r
co n fin e m e n t).
A d d ed :
H o s p ita liz a t io n — $ 10 a d a y
up t o m a x im u m o f 35 da ys p e r
d is a b ilit y f o r fa m ily m e m b e r s .
A d d ed : H o s p ita l s e r v i c e s — m a x im u m
$ 200 p e r d i s a b i l i t y
f o r fa m ily
m em bers.

In creased :
H o s p ita l s e r v i c e s — m a x i­
m u m $ 300 p e r d is a b ilit y f o r e m ­
p lo y e e s .
A d d ed : S u r g ic a l c a r e — m a x im u m $ 30
p e r d is a b ilit y f o r fa m ily m e m b e r s .
A d d ed : M e d ic a l c a r e ——$ 5 p e r h o s p it a l
c a ll (m a x im u m $ 1 7 5 p e r c o n f in e ­
m en t) f o r fa m ily m e m b e r s .
A d d ed : D ia g n o s t ic X - r a y and l a b o r a ­
t o r y s e r v i c e s — up to $ 25 p e r 6 m on th p e r io d f o r fa m ily m e m b e r s .
A d d ed :
P o li o m y e l it i s b e n e fit s — up to
$ 2 ,0 0 0 f o r d ep en d en ts o n ly in t r e a t ­
ing d is e a s e .
In creased :
H o s p ita liz a t io n — to $ 12 a
day f o r e m p lo y e e s (m a x im u m $ 840)
a n d d ep en d en ts (m a x im u m $ 4 2 0 ).
I n c r e a s e d : H o s p ita l e x t r a s — to m a x i­
m u m $ 360 f o r e m p lo y e e s and $ 240
f o r d e p e n d e n ts ; up to $ 25 f o r a m ­
b u la n ce s e r v i c e to and f r o m h o s p it a l
f o r e m p lo y e e s and d e p e n d e n ts .
A dded:
M e d ic a l c a r e — $ 5 p e r h o u se
c a ll a n d $ 3 p e r o f f i c e c a ll f o r
d ep en d en ts.
In creased :
H o s p ita liz a t io n — to $ 14 a
day f o r e m p lo y e e (m a x im u m $ 9 80 )
and d ep en d en ts (m a x im u m $ 4 9 0 ) .
I n c r e a s e d : H o s p ita l e x t r a s — to m a x i­
m u m $ 400 e m p lo y e e s and $ 280 f o r
d ep en d en ts.
A dded:
C a t a s t r o p h ic__c o v e r a g e — p r e ­
v io u s c o v e r a g e a p p l i c a b l e
on ly
to e m p l o y e e s
w a s ex te n d e d t o
d e p e n d e n ts .
A d d ed :
M a te rn ity b e n e fit s — up to (a)
$ 125 e a c h f o r p h y s ic i a n s ’ s e r v i c e s
and h o s p it a l c a r e f o r n o r m a l d e ­
l i v e r y ; (b) $ 250 e a c h f o r p h y s ic i a n s '
s e r v i c e s and h o s p i t a l
ca re fo r
C a e s a r e a n d e l iv e r y ; o r (c ) $ 6 2 .5 0
e a c h f o r p h y s ic i a n s ' s e r v i c e s and
h o s p it a l c a r e f o r in te r r u p t e d p r e g n a n cy .
C h a n ged: D re a d d is e a s e s b e n e fit . F o r
d e p e n d e n ts , in a d d ition to p r e v io u s
c o v e r a g e f o r p o l io m y e l it is , c o v e r a g e
e x p a n d e d to in clu d e o t h e r d i s e a s e s ,
but m a x i m u m re m a in d e d $ 2 , 0 0 0 .
In creased :
H o s p ita liz a t io n — to $ 16 a
day f o r e m p lo y e e s (m a x im u m $ 1, 1 2 0 )
a n d d ep en d en ts (m a x im u m $ 5 60 ).

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




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A p p lic a b le in p o r t s w h e r e s e r v i c e p la n s w e r e e it h e r un­
a v a ila b le o r in a d e q u a te .
I n s u r a n c e d id n ot c o v e r d is a b ilit y due to in ju r y a r is in g
in c o u r s e o f e m p lo y m e n t o r s ic k n e s s c o v e r e d by
w o r k m e n 's co m p e n s a t io n o r s i m il a r a ct.

T o s ta rt w ith 1st c a ll f o r a c c id e n t o r h o s p it a liz a tio n
illn e s s o r 3 rd c a ll f o r il ln e s s o u t s id e o f h o s p it a l.

C o v e r a g e p a id f o r b y w e lf a r e fund.

C o v e r a g e p a id f o r b y w e lf a r e fund.
C o v e r a g e in clu d e d
c h a r g e s f o r X - r a y and la b o r a t o r y s e r v i c e s , u se o f
o p e r a t in g r o o m and a n e s t h e t ic s , m e d ic in e s and d r u g s ,
etc.
I n clu d e d $ 20 m a x im u m f o r a m b u la n c e s e r v i c e ,
but did not in clu d e c h a r g e s f o r m e d i c a l, d e n ta l, o r
s p e c i a l n u r s in g .

C o v e r a g e p a id f o r b y w e lf a r e fund.
C o v e r a g e p a id f o r b y w e lf a r e fund.

C o v e r a g e p a id f o r b y w e lf a r e fund.

B e n e fit s p a y a b le
in c u r r e d .

d u rin g 3 y e a r s

fo llo w in g date d is e a s e

P a y m e n ts f o r d ep en d en ts h o u se o r o f f i c e c a ll b e g a n w ith
1 st c a ll f o r a c c id e n t and 2 nd f o r i l ln e s s .

R e g u la r d e p e n d e n t s '
m a te r n it y c a s e s .

h o s p it a l

b e n e fit s n ot a p p lic a b le in

B e n e fit s p a y a b le d u rin g 1st 2 y e a r s a ft e r date d is e a s e
w a s in c u r r e d .
C o v e r a g e ex p a n d e d to d ip t h e r ia , e n c e p h a lit is , le u k e m ia ,
r a b ie s , s c a r l e t
f e v e r , sp in a l m e n in g it is , te ta n u s,
t u la r e m ia , and ty p h o id .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E ffective date

A p plications, exceptions, and other
related m atters

P rovision
W elfare and insurance benefits 5— Continued

July 1, 1959

July 1, 1962
Aug. 1, 1962.

July 1, 1964.

June 14, 1965

July 1, 1966

May 1, 1968

M ar. 19, 1972.

July 1, 1974

July 1, 1975

Increased: Diagnostic X -r a y and lab ­
oratory se r v ic e — to m axim um $ 50
for dependents.
Added:
No benefit paid for hospitalization provided by
F ed e ral or State institutions.
In creased :
H ospitalization— to $ 20 a
day for em ployees (m axim um $ 1,400)
and dependents (m axim um $ 700) in
O regon and Washington.
In creased :
H ospitalization— to $ 19 a
day for em ployees (m a x im u m $ 1 ,3 3 0 )
and dependents (m axim um $ 6 6 5 ) in
C alifornia.
In creased : Hospitalization— to $ 2 7 .50
a day for e m p l o y e e s
(m axim um
$ 1 ,9 2 5 ) and dependents (m axim um
$ 9 6 2 .5 0 ).
I n c r e a s e d : H o s p ita l e x t r a s — to m a x i­
m u m $ 500 f o r e m p lo y e e s and $ 350
f o r d e p e n d e n ts .
I n c r e a s e d : S u r g ic a l c a r e — to m a x i­
m u m $ 6 00 .
I n c r e a s e d : D ia g n o s t ic X - r a y and la b ­
o r a t o r y s e r v i c e s — to m a x im u m $ 85
f o r d e p e n d e n ts .
In creased :
H o s p ita liz a t io n — p a y m e n t
at r e g u l a r
3 -b e d w a r d ra te f o r
e m p lo y e e s a n d d ep en d en ts u p to
70 d a y s .
E x p a n d ed :
H o s p ita l e x t r a s — to c o v e r
a ll h o s p it a l e x t r a s .
A d d e d : S u p p le m e n ta l a c c id e n t b e n e ­
fit — to p r o v id e up to $ 300 p e r a c c i den t f o r c e r t a in c h a r g e s n ot o t h e r ­
w is e c o v e r e d , s u c h as s p e c i a l
n u r s in g and p h y s ic i a n 's c h a r g e s in
e x c e s s o f b a s ic s u r g ica l o r m e d ica l
b e n e fit s .
C h a n g ed :
E m ergen cy s e r v ic e — p r o ­
v id e d w ith in 72 h o u r s o f a c c id e n t
(w as 24 h o u r s ).
In crea sed :
Medical
c a r e — fo r d e­
p e n d e n ts to $ 6 p e r h o s p it a l o r h o u se
c a ll and $ 4 p e r o f f i c e v is i t .
Changed:
A n e s t h e s ia b e n e fit — f r o m
$ 200 m a x im u m to $ 4 p e r unit o f
I9 6 0 C a l i f o r n i a
R e la t iv e V a lu e
S ch e d u le .
Benefits effective F e b . 19, 1972 for walking b o s s e s .
I n c r e a s e d : H o s p ita liz a t io n — m a x im u m
The p rogram of im proved benefits for active and r e ­
to 111 d a y s p e r co n fin e m e n t at r e g ­
tire d w orkers in the sm a ll ports was underwritten by
u la r 3 - b e d w a r d r a t e f o r n e c e s s a r y
Republic National Life Insurance Company.
(Benefits
s e r v i c e s and s u p p lie s (in c lu d e d ou t­
w ere in creased for n on-ch oice port locals to level as
p a tien t s u r g e r y and c a r e ) .
c lose as p ossib le to le vel of serv ic e plan coverage in
In crea sed :
M e d ic a l c a r e — fu ll p a y ­
large p o r ts.)
m en t o f p r e v a ilin g fe e f o r h o s p it a l
c a l l , o f f i c e c a ll , and h o u s e v is i t
(s u b je c t to $ 2 c h a r g e f o r 1st v is i t ) ;
and f o r s u r g e o n , a s s is t a n t s u r g e o n ,
and a n e s t h e s ia .
In creased :
M a te rn ity b e n e fit s — h o s ­
T h ere w ere no changes for w orkers or dependents en­
rolled in M edicare.
p it a l, p a y m e n t at 3 -b e d w a r d ra te
f o r up t o 111 d a y s p e r co n fin e m e n t ;
d o c t o r , fu ll p a y m en t o f p r e v a ilin g fee.
I n c r e a s e d : A m b u la n ce s e r v i c e — up to
$ 4 5 p e r d is a b ilit y .
I n c r e a s e d : D ia g n o s t ic X - r a y and l a b ­
o r a t o r y s e r v i c e s — fu ll p a y m e n t o f
p r e v a ilin g fe e .
A d d ed :
N u c le a r m e d i c i n e — fu ll p a y ­
m en t o f p r e v a ilin g fe e .
A dded:
K id n ey d i a ly s i s — p a id f o r in
h o u s e o r n o n -h o s p it a l tr e a t m e n t c e n ­
t e r d u rin g 1st 2 m on th s b e f o r e M e d i­
c a r e a s s u m e d c o s t and f o r t h o s e not
e n title d to M e d ic a r e c o v e r a g e .
I n c r e a s e d : H o s p ita l r o o m and b o a r d —
In these p o r ts, benefits w ere to be brought up to le vel
to 365 d a y s p e r co n fin e m e n t at s e m i as close as p ossib le to choice port serv ic e plans.
p r iv a t e r o o m r a te .
Plan attempts to maintain som e ou t-o f-p o ck et expenses
for w ork ers.
In creased :
A m b u la n ce s e r v i c e — p a id
in fu ll w ith in 50 m il e s o f h o s p it a l
f o r e a c h d is a b ilit y w hen a u t h o r iz e d
b y p h y s ic ia n .
I n c r e a s e d : M e d ic a l and s u r g i c a l b e n e ­
f i t s - — pa id in frill on u s u a l, c u s t o ­
m a r y , and r e a s o n a b le b a s is (s u b je c t
to $2 c h a r g e f o r 1st h o u s e v is i t ) .
I n c r e a s e d : P s y c h i a t r ic b e n e fit — to $ 20
(w a s $ 8 .5 0 ) p e r v i s i t , up to 50 (w as
52) v is i t s p e r c a le n d a r y e a r ( l i f e ­
t im e m a x im u m $ 1 ,5 0 0 ).

See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t iv e date

W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s 5— C on tin u ed
J u ly 1, 1975— C on tin u ed

I n c r e a s e d : R ou tin e annual p h y s ic a l—
m a x im u m $ 1 5 0 (w as $ 5 0 ) p e r 2
c o n t r a c t y e a r s o r 50 p e r c e n t o f su c h
a m ount an n u ally .
In cre a se d :
M a te rn ity b e n e fit s — h o s p it a l, p a y m en t at s e m ip r iv a t e r o o m
ra te f o r up to 365 d a y s p e r c o n ­
fin e m e n t; d o c t o r , p a y m e n t on u su a l,
c u s t o m a r y , a n d r e a s o n a b le b a s is .
I n c r e a s e d : B e n e fit s u n d er s u p p le m e n ta l plain f o r M e d ic a r e e n r o l le e s so that pla n p a id d e d u c tib le and d i f ­
f e r e n c e b e tw e e n a m ou n ts p a id u n d er M e d ic a r e P a r t s A
and B and u su a l, c u s t o m a r y , and r e a s o n a b le f e e s .

IV .

Added:
P o li o m y e l it i s i m m u n i z a t i o n
b e n e fit s — r e im b u r s e m e n t f o r
costs of
S a lk v a c c in e up to $ 2 p e r in je c t i o n ,
m a x im u m $ 6 p e r c h ild u n d er 15.
Increased:
P o li o m y e l it i s im m u n iz a tio n
b e n e fit s — m a x i m u m
to $ 8 p e r c h ild
u n d er 15.
C h a n ged:
P o li o m y e l it i s i m m u n i z a t i o n
b e n e f it s — $ 2 p e r im m u n iz a tio n f o r Salk
o r S a bin e v a c c in e on d o c t o r 's o r d e r s .
No m a x im u m lim it a t io n s .
A d d ed :
R ou tin e im m u n iz a t io n b e n e fit s —
f o r c h ild r e n u n d er 15, $ 3 p e r im m u n iz a tio n f o r
d ip t h e r ia , w h o o p in g co u g h ,
t e ta n u s, and s m a llp o x .
A d d ed :
R ou tin e im m u n iz a t io n b e n e fit s —
f o r c h ild r e n u n d er 15^ $ 1 0 f o r m e a s le s
v a c cin e .

A p r . 2 6, 1955

J u ly 1, 1 9 5 9 ___

J u ly 1, 1963

V.

F e b . 1, 1950.

J an . 1, 1952
Jan. 1, 1954

F e b . 1, 1954_____
Jan. 1, 1 9 5 6 ____
J an . 1, 1 9 5 8 -------

A p r . 1, 1958 - ___
Jan. 1, 1 9 6 0 ____
Jan . 1, 1 9 6 2 ____

Jan. 1, 1 9 6 3 ____

Jan. 1, 1 9 6 4 ____

Im m u n iz a tio n b e n e fit s — a ll p o r t s

N o n o c c u p a tio n a l d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s

U p to $ 32 a w e e k f o r 26 w e e k s in O r e g o n
and W a sh in g ton and u n d er State la w in
C a lifo r n ia , up to $ 25 f o r 26 w e e k s , plu s
$ 8 a day f o r m a x im u m o f 12 d a y s d u r ­
ing p e r io d s in w h i c h
e m p lo y e e w as
h o s p it a liz e d . 6
C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 30
a w e e k , up to 26 w e e k s .
C a lifo r n ia : M a x im u m i n c r e a s e d to $ 35 a
w e e k , up to 26 w e e k s f o r e a c h p e r io d
o f d is a b ilit y ; p lu s $ 1 0 a d a y , up to 12
d a y s , d u rin g p e r io d s in w h ic h e m p lo y e e
w a s h o s p it a liz e d . 6
O r e g o n and W a sh in gton : I n c r e a s e d to $ 3 5
a w e e k , up to 26 w e e k s .
C a lifo r n ia : M a x im u m i n c r e a s e d to $ 4 0 a
w eek.
C a lifo r n ia : M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 50 a
w e e k , p lu s $ 12 a day f o r up to 2 0 days
d u rin g p e r io d s in w h ic h e m p lo y e e w as
h o s p it a liz e d . 6
O r e g o n and W a sh in gton : I n c r e a s e d to $ 5 3
a w e e k , up to 26 w e e k s .
C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 65
a w eek.
C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m i n c r e a s e d to $ 70
a w eek.

C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m to g r e a t e r o f $ 70
o r V3 a v e r a g e w e e k ly w a g e p a id all
c o v e r e d e m p lo y e e s d u rin g 2 nd c a le n d a r
q u a rter o f ea ch y e a r .
C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 77
a w eek.

Jan. 1, 1 9 6 5 ____

C a lifo r n ia :
a w eek.

A p r . 1, 1965-------------------------------------------

C a lifo r n ia :
S u sp e n d e d — h o s p it a l b e n e fit s
u n d er State U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n sa tio n
D is a b ilit y B e n e fit s L aw .
C a lifo r n ia :
R e in s ta te d — h o s p it a l b e n e fit s
u n d er S tate U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n
D is a b ilit y B e n e fit s L aw .

June 2 5 , 1 9 6 5 __________________________

M a x im u m

in c r e a s e d

$ 80

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .

31

1

p er­

B y S tate U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fits
L aw .
B y S tate U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fits
L aw .

B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fits
L aw .
B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fits
L aw .
C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e c o n tr ib u tio n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1 st $ 3 ,6 0 0 o f w a g e s a y e a r .

B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fits
L aw .
B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fit s
L aw .
C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e co n t r ib u t io n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 4 , 100 o f w a g e s a y e a r .
B y State U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fits
L aw .
C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e co n t r ib u t io n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 4 ,6 0 0 o f w a g e s a y e a r .
B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fit s
L aw .
C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu tory e m p lo y e e co n t r ib u t io n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 5 , 100 o f w a g e s a y e a r .
B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fits
L aw .
I n c r e a s e d : S ta tu tory e m p lo y e e co n t r ib u t io n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 5 ,6 0 0 o f w a g e s a y e a r .

B e n e fit s m a d e r e t r o a c t iv e to A p r . 1, 1965.

C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e c o n tr ib u tio n to
cen t o f 1st $ 7 ,4 0 0 o f w a g e s a y e a r .

A ug. 1, 1965____________________________




to

S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e c o n tr ib u tio n in C a lifo r n ia w as
cen t o f 1st $ 3 , 000 o f w a g e s a y e a r .

1.1

p er­

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t i v e date

W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s 5— C on tin u ed
Jan. 1, 1 9 6 6 ___________________________________

C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e c o n t r ib u t io n t o 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 7 ,4 0 0 o f w a g e s a y e a r .

J u ly 1, 1968 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted June 7,
1968).
J an . 1, 1 9 6 9 ___________________________________

O r e g o n and W a sh in g ton : I n c r e a s e d to $ 80
a w eek .
C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 87
a w eek.
C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m i n c r e a s e d to $ 105
a w eek.

A p r . 1, 1972___________________________________

M a y 1, 1973 (a g r e e m e n t d a te d A u g . 2 7 ,
1973).
Jan. 1, 1 9 7 4 ___________________________________

O r e g o n and W a sh in g to n : I n c r e a s e d t o $ 105
a w eek.
C a lifo r n ia :
M a x im u m in c r e a s e d to $ 1 1 9
a w eek.

A p r . 1,
1974).

O r e g o n and W a sh in g ton :
a w eek.

1974

(a g r e e m e n t

d a ted

N ov . 5 ,

VI.
O c t . 1, 1 9 5 4 -

June 1, 1957.

J u ly 1, 1 9 6 0 _____________
M a r . 19, 1972___________

J u ly 1, 1973

D en tal b e n e fit s

C h a n g ed: C h ild r e n 's p r o g r a m — to p r o v id e
100 p e r c e n t o f c o s t o f c o v e r e d e x p e n s e s
f o r dep en d en t c h ild r e n u n d e r
a ge 19
(in clu d in g s u c h c h ild r e n o f r e t i r e e ) .
I n c r e a s e d : A d u lt p r o g r a m — f o r m e n , t h e ir
w iv e s , and f u l l- t im e stu d en ts a ge 19 and
u n d er 23 and in c a p a c it a t e d c h ild r e n a ge
19 o r o v e r , to 100 p e r c e n t o f s c h e d u le
f o r e a c h c o v e r e d d en ta l p r o c e d u r e .
A dded:
O r th o d o n tia s e r v i c e s p r o v id e d on
5 0 - p e r c e n t c o - p a y m e n t b a s i s , up to $ 500
m a x im u m (p la n p a id o n e -h a l f 1st $ 1 ,0 0 0
p e r in d iv id u a l).
In cre a se d :
A d u lt p r o g r a m — s c h e d u le o f
b e n e fit s t o
115 p e r c e n t o f s c h e d u le .

J u ly 1, 1975

B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fit s
L aw .
C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e co n t r ib u t io n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 9 , 000 o f w a g e s a y e a r .

I n c r e a s e d to $ 119

E s ta b lis h e d :
D e n t a l p rog ra m — fo r e m ­
p l o y e e 's c h ild r e n u n d er a ge 15 in San
F r a n c i s c o and L o s A n g e le s p r o v id in g
c h o i c e o f 2 ty p e s o f plains:
(1) D en tal
s e r v i c e pla n p a y in g c o s t s o f c o m p r e ­
h e n s iv e c a r e b y p a n e l o f d e n tis t s , and (2)
in d e m n ific a t io n pla n p a y in g up to $ 75 p e r
c h ild f o r 1st y e a r 's c o v e r a g e and $ 55
f o r s u b se q u e n t y e a r s , p lu s $ 1 5 0 f o r
a c c id e n t s .
S im i la r s e r v i c e p l a n s
e s t a b lis h e d f o r
O r e g o n and W a sh in g to n p o r t s ; m a x im u m
p a y m e n ts u n d er o p t io n a l in d e m n ific a t io n
p r o g r a m s e t at $ 95.
I n d e m n ific a tio n ty p e d en ta l pla n o n ly e s ­
t a b lis h e d f o r o t h e r p o r t s in C a lifo r n ia .
C h a n g ed:
N o r t h e r n C a lifo r n ia p o r t s —
. in d e m n ific a t io n p la n r e p la c e d b y o p t io n a l
C a lifo r n ia D en ta l S e r v i c e p la n w ith s e r v ­
ic e s p r o v id e d b y any p a r t ic ip a t in g d e n tis t
(n o m a x im u m ).
E lim in a te d : C o -p a y m e n t p la n s .
E s ta b lis h e d :
A d u l t p ro g ra m — fo r m en ,
t h e ir w iv e s , and dep en d en t c h ild r e n a ge
15 to 19, p a y in g 95 p e r c e n t o f sc h e d u le
f o r e a c h c o v e r e d d en ta l p r o c e d u r e .

June 1, 1955.

B y Sta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fit s
L aw .
B y S ta te U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is a b ilit y B e n e fit s
L aw .
C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e co n t r ib u t io n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 8 ,0 0 0 o f w a g e s a y e a r .
C a lifo r n ia : S ta tu to r y e m p lo y e e co n t r ib u t io n to 1 p e r c e n t
o f 1st $ 8, 500 o f w a g e s a y e a r .

A ll p la n s e x c lu d e d o r t h o d o n t ic s , p u r e ly c o s m e t i c c a r e ,
and c a r e p r o v id e d b y the F u n d 's o t h e r h e a lth p la n s .
T h e s e p la n s w e r e in it ia lly e s t a b lis h e d on a p ilo t b a s i s ,
but s u b s e q u e n tly w e r e ex te n d e d a s e s t a b lis h e d .

A d d ed :
O reg on a n d
s p a c e m a in t a in e r s .

W a sh in g ton

p o r t s — p r o v is i o n f o r

E f fe c t i v e F e b . 19, 1972 f o r w a lk in g b o s s e s .
C o v e r a g e p r o v id e d u n d e r
C a lifo r n ia D en ta l S e r v i c e ,
O r e g o n D en tal S e r v i c e , and W a sh in g to n D en tal S e r v i c e
th ro u g h the D e lta P la n s (in L o s A n g e le s and San
F r a n c i s c o c o m p a r a b le o p tio n a l p la n s w e r e a v a ila b le ).
R e t i r e e s and t h e ir d ep en d en ts (a g e 15 o r o v e r ) w e r e not
c o v e r e d . R e t i r e e 's c h ild r e n u n d er a ge 15 w e r e c o v e r e d
b y c h i ld r e n 's p r o g r a m .

C h a n g ed : P e n s i o n e r 's c h ild r e n w ho w e r e f u l l- t im e s tu ­
den ts a ge 19 and u n d er 23 o r in c a p a c it a t e d and a ge 19
o r o v e r w e r e p r o v id e d s a m e c o v e r a g e as f o r a c t iv e
w o r k e r s (a du lt p r o g r a m ) .

I n c r e a s e d : C h ild r e n 's p r o g r a m — o r t h o d o n ­
t i c b e n e fit to 8 0 p e r c e n t o f a m ount
c h a r g e d , up to m a x i m u m b e n e fit o f
$ 1 ,0 0 0 p e r in d iv id u a l.
V II.

J u ly 1, 1 9 5 0 -

N ov . 1, 1 950—

L ife and a c c id e n t a l d ea th and d i s m e m b e r m en t in s u r a n c e — a ll p o r t s .__________________
A dded:
$ 500 li fe in s u r a n c e and up to
$ 500 a c c id e n t a l dea th and d i s m e m b e r ­
m en t in s u r a n c e .
In cre a se d :
$ 1 ,0 0 0 li f e in s u r a n c e and up
to $ 1 ,0 0 0 a c c id e n t a l d ea th and d i s m e m ­
b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e .

J u ly 1, 1 9 5 2 . June 17, 1957

I n c r e a s e d : L ife i n s u r a n t
a c t iv e e m p l o y e e s .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




32

-to $ 2, 000 f o r

H a lf n o r m a l li fe and a c c id e n t a l dea th and d i s m e m b e r ­
m en t in s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s e s t a b lis h e d f o r r e t i r e e s .
T h o s e u n d er a ge 65 on d is a b ilit y p e n s io n r e c e iv e d s a m e
li f e and a c c id e n t a l dea th and d i s m e m b e r m e n t a m ou n ts
as f o r a c t iv e e m p l o y e e s ; o t h e r r e t i r e e s c o n tin u e d t o
r e c e iv e o n e - h a l f r e g u la r b e n e fit s .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t iv e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
W e lfa r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s 5— Continuled

June 17, 1957— C on tin u ed

I n c r e a s e d : A c c id e n t a l d ea th and d i s m e m ­
b e r m e n t — to
ra n g e
o f fr o m
$ 1, 0 0 0
$ 2 , 0 0 0 f o r a c t iv e e m p l o y e e s , d e p e n d ­
ing upon ex ten t o f in ju r y .
A d d ed : $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 li fe and $ 1 0 , 000 a c c id e n t a l
dea th and d is m e m b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e f o r
f u l l y - r e g i s t e r e d (C la s s A ) a c t iv e m en
w ith at le a s t 5 y e a r s o f q u a lify in g s e r v i c e
and e li g ib le f o r w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e at date
o f dea th o r a c c id e n t . I f s u c h a m ount w as
p a y a b le , li fe and a c c id e n t a l dea th and
d is m e m b e r m e n t b e n e fit s e ls e w h e r e u n d er
pla n w e r e not p a y a b le .
In crea sed :
T o $ 1 7 ,0 0 0 li fe and $ 1 7 , 0 0 0
a c c id e n t a l death and d is m e m b e r m e n t in ­
s u r a n c e f o r a c t iv e C la s s A w o r k e r s w ith
at le a s t 5 y e a r s o f q u a lify in g s e r v i c e and
e li g ib le f o r w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e at death o r
a c c id e n t .

M a r . 19, 1972.

J u ly 1, 1 9 7 5 ____________________

V III.

M a r . 19, 1972.

M a r . 19, 1972.

in

a d d ition

to

life

E f fe c t i v e F e b . 19, 1972 f o r w a lk in g b o s s e s .
T h e $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 life and $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 a c c id e n t a l d ea th in s u r a n c e
w a s p a y a b le to s u r v iv in g s p o u s e o r dep en d en t c h ild r e n
o n ly i f th ey
w e r e not e li g ib le f o r b e n e fit s u n d er
p e n s io n p la n .
T h e fu ll a c c id e n t a l d is m e m b e r m e n t b e n e fit w a s p a y a b le
o n ly w hen 2 o r m o r e b o d ily m e m b e r s
(hand, fo o t ,
e y e s ig h t ) lo s t ; o t h e r w is e o n e -h a l f a m ou n t.
A ll a c t iv e C la s s A and B w o r k e r s w e r e e li g ib le f o r
$ 2 , 0 0 0 li fe and $ 2 , 0 0 0 a c c id e n t a l d ea th and d i s m e m ­
b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e .
C la s s A w o r k e r s w ith 5 y e a r s
o f s e r v i c e , h o w e v e r , w e r e e l i g i b l e f o r a d d itio n a l
(e x te n d e d ) b e n e fit s o f $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 life and $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 a c c i ­
d en ta l d ea th and d is m e m b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e , p a y a b le
o n ly to s u r v iv in g s p o u s e o r d ep en d en t c h ild r e n .

E f fe c t i v e F e b . 19, 1 97 2, f o r w a lk in g b o s s e s .

E f fe c t i v e F e b . 19, 1972, f o r w a lk in g b o s s e s .

V i s io n c a r e b e n e fit s — a ll p o r t s
E s ta b lis h e d : P la n p r o v id in g f o r annual ey e
e x a m in a tio n , annual le n s e s i f p r e s c r i p ­
tio n ch a n g e s , and fr a m e s e v e r y o t h e r
y e a r w ith a $ 5 d e d u c t ib le .

J u ly 1, 1974

p a id

P r e s c r i p t i o n d ru g pla n — a ll p o r t s
E s ta b lis h e d :
P r e s c r i p t i o n d ru g b e n e fit s
f o r w e lf a r e pla n e li g ib le a c t iv e and r e ­
t ir e d w o r k e r s
and t h e ir d ep en d en ts
(K a is e r P la n IV o r c o m p a r a b le ) w ith $ 1
c o - p a y m e n t p e r r e f il l f o r p r e s c r ip t io n
d ru g s, i n c l u d i n g o r a l co n tr a c e p tiv e s ,
in s u lin , and c e r t a in d ia b e t ic s u p p lie s (d id
not p r o v i d e v it a m in s , n o n p r e s c r ip t io n
m e d i c i n e s , b lo o d o r b lo o d p la s m a , and
drugs p r e s c r ib e d fo r trea tm en t o f c o n ­
d itio n w h ic h is n ot p a r t o f the b a s ic
K a i s e r H ea lth P la n o r W e s t e r n C lin ic
B e n e fit ).

X.

in s u r a n c e

In d em n ity plan— a ll p o r t s

E s ta b lis h e d :
L o n g s h o r e m e n e li g ib le f o r
w e lf a r e b e n e fit s w ho w e r e in ju r e d in the
c o u r s e o f e m p lo y m e n t and as a r e s u lt o f
the in ju r y b e c a m e e n title d to w o r k m e n 's
c o m p e n s a t io n , w e r e to r e c e i v e am ount
eq u a l to d i ff e r e n c e b e tw e e n $ 125 a w e e k
and the w e e k ly w o r k m e n 's co m p e n s a t io n .
IX .

A c c id e n t a l death
in s u r a n c e .

V i s io n c a r e p r o v id e d b y p a n e l o p t o m e t r is t s .

P e n s io n pla n

P e n s io n pla n e s t a b lis h e d ; fin a n c e d b y e m p lo y e r
co n t r ib u t io n s c o m p u te d o n
ton n a g e b a s is in
am ou n ts e q u iv a le n t to 15 c e n ts a m a n -h o u r .
C o n tr ib u tio n s to b e g in J u ly 1, 1951, and c o n ­
tin u e to Ju ly 1, 1961. P la n p r o v id e d m in im u m
o f $ 1 0 0 a m on th , e x c lu s iv e o f s o c i a l s e c u r it y
b e n e fit s , to e m p lo y e e s a g ed 6 5. P e n s io n b e n e ­
fits a v a ila b le to e m p lo y e e s r e t ir in g on o r a ft e r
J u ly 1, 1952.

J u ly 1, 1951

J u ly 1, 1956 (a m e n d e d
m en t o f sa m e d a te).

p e n s io n

agree­

P e n s io n p la n e x te n d e d to e m p lo y e e s w ho had not
r e a c h e d a ge 55 on o r b e f o r e June 1, 1951.

See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f ta b le .




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T o b e e li g ib le f o r p e n s io n p a y m e n ts an e m p lo y e e m u st:
B e on th e p e n s io n li s t , h a ve r e a c h e d a ge 6 5 , h a ve b e e n
e m p lo y e d as a lo n g s h o r e m a n at le a s t 25 o f the p r e c e d ­
in g 28 y e a r s , and in e a c h o f the 5 y e a r s p r e c e d in g
r e t ir e m e n t . R e t ir e m e n t m a n d a to r y at 6 8 .
T o b e e li g ib le f o r p e n s io n li s t an e m p lo y e e m u st h ave
b e e n a r e g i s t e r e d lo n g s h o r e m a n June 1, 1951; b e 55
y e a r s o f a ge on o r b e f o r e that d a te; and h a ve b e e n
e m p lo y e d as lo n g s h o r e m a n at le a s t 25 o f p a st 2 8 y e a r s
i f 65 o r o ld e r on o r b e f o r e June 1, 1951, 24 o f p a st 27
y e a r s i f 64 but not y et 6 5 , 23 o f p a st 26 y e a r s if 63
but n ot y e t 6 4 , e t c . , until 15 o f p a st 15 y e a r s i f 55 but
not y e t 56.
P r i n c i p a l s o u r c e o f e a r n in g s th rou g h ou t y e a r s o f q u a lify ­
in g e m p lo y m e n t m u st h a v e b e e n as lo n g s h o r e m a n .
A p p r o v e d b y W a g e S t a b iliz a t io n B o a r d M a r. 4 , 1952.
M in im u m p e n s io n b e n e fit s and e li g ib il it y r e q u ir e m e n t s
f o r n e w ly c o v e r e d w o r k e r s s i m il a r to th o s e a lr e a d y
c o v e r e d e x c e p t that 25 y e a r s ’ q u a lify in g e m p lo y m e n t
r e q u ir e d f o r r e t ir e m e n t at a ge 65 c o u ld e x te n d o v e r
35 y e a r s .
N ew " P a r t ic i p a n t s P e n s io n L is t " e s t a b lis h e d f o r t h e s e
n e w ly c o v e r e d w o r k e r s .
R e q u ir e m e n t s f o r n ew lis t
r e v i s e d to :
(a ) B e in g r e g i s t e r e d lo n g s h o r e m e n f o r 9
y e a r s in s t e a d o f on June 1, 1951; (b) b e in g 55 and
h a vin g 15 o r m o r e y e a r s o f s e r v i c e ; and (c ) a p p ly in g
f o r lis t in g w ith in y e a r o f b e c o m in g e li g ib le .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t i v e date

P e n s io n pla n — C on tin u ed

O ct.
1, 1957 (b y a c t io n o f B o a r d o f
T r u s t e e s , p u rsu a n t to a m en d m en t to
p e n s io n a g r e e m e n t da ted S ep t. 2 3 ,
1957).

A d d e d : D is a b ilit y r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s o f $ 100 a
m on th (le s s any d is a b ilit y b e n e f i t s u n d er
C a lifo r n ia U n e m p lo y m e n t C o m p e n s a tio n D is ­
a b ility B e n e fit s L aw o r w e lf a r e pla n o r e a r n ­
in gs f r o m e m p lo y m e n t) to e m p lo y e e s w ith 25
y e a r s ' c r e d it e d s e r v i c e (in clu d in g y e a r p r i o r to
r e t ir e m e n t ) in the 35 c a le n d a r y e a r s p r e c e d in g
r e t ir e m e n t w ho b e c a m e t o t a lly and p e r m a n e n tly
d is a b le d as r e s u lt o f s ic k n e s s o r a c c id e n t that
did n ot e n title e m p lo y e e to w o r k m e n 's c o m ­
p e n s a t io n . N o r m a l b e n e fit s p a y a b le at a ge 65.
A d d e d : W id ow a n d / o r u n m a r r ie d m in o r d e p e n d ­
ents to r e c e iv e e m p l o y e e 's fu ll p e n s io n fo r
m a x im u m o f 1 y e a r a ft e r dea th o f p e n s io n e r .

J u ly 1, 1961 (a m e n d e d p e n s io n a g r e e ­
m e n ts da ted S ep t. 2 3 , 1957 and O c t. 2 7,
1961).

I n c r e a s e d to :
M a x im u m n o r m a l and d is a b ilit y
r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit : $ 1 1 5 a m on th o r $ 1 0 0 if
e li g ib le f o r a n oth er e m p l o y e r fin a n c e d p e n s io n
o r on e p r o v id e d b y State o r F e d e r a l G o v e r n ­
m en t (e x c e p t s o c i a l s e c u r i t y
o r m il it a r y
s e r v i c e - c o n n e c t e d d is a b ilit y p e n s io n ).

N ov . 1, 1961 (th ird a m en d m en t t o p e n ­
s io n pla n o f O c t . 2 7 , 1961).

A d d ed : R e d u c e d b e n e f it s : M a x im u m o f $ 110 .40
($ 4 .6 0 a m on th t im e s y e a r s o f s e r v i c e up to 24)
o r $ 9 6 ($ 4 a m on th ) i f e li g ib le f o r a n o th e r
e m p l o y e r fin a n c e d , o r Sta te o r F e d e r a l G o v e r n ­
m en t fin a n c e d , p e n s io n (e x c e p t s o c i a l s e c u ­
rity o r m il it a r y s e r v i c e - c o n n e c t e d d is a b ilit y
p e n s io n ). F o r e m p lo y e e a ge 65 o r o v e r w ith 13
y e a r s o r m o r e o f q u a lify in g s e r v i c e in la s t 16
c a le n d a r y e a r s p r e c e d in g r e t ir e m e n t and r e ­
t ir in g on o r a ft e r O c t . 1, 1961, b e n e fit s c o m ­
p u ted f o r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e (up to 24) s in c e
fo u r th m o s t r e c e n t y e a r in w h ic h he did not
e a r n a y e a r 's c r e d i t .
A d d ed :
D is a b ilit y r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit — P r o r a t e d
b e n e fit s p a id t o t a lly and p e r m a n e n tly d is a b le d
e m p lo y e e s u n d er a ge 65 w ith 13 y e a r s o r m o r e
o f q u a lify in g s e r v i c e in la s t 16 c a le n d a r y e a r s
p r e c e d in g d is a b ilit y .
R e d u c e d b e n e fit s — P a y m e n ts ex te n d e d to t o t a lly
and p e r m a n e n tly d is a b le d e m p lo y e e s u n d e r
age 65 w ho m e t s a m e r e q u ir e m e n t s as e m ­
p lo y e e s a ge 65 o r o ld e r .
I n c r e a s e d to :
M a x im u m n o r m a l and d is a b ilit y
r e t ir e m e n t b e n e f it s : $ 165 a m on th o r $ 150 if
e li g ib le f o r a n o th e r e m p lo y e r fin a n c e d p e n s io n
o r on e p r o v id e d b y Sta te o r F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t
(e x c e p t s o c i a l s e c u r i t y o r m il it a r y s e r v i c e co n n e c t e d d is a b ilit y p e n s io n ).
R e d u c e d b e n e fit s : M a x im u m o f $ 158 .40 ($ 6 .6 0 a
m on th t im e s y e a r s o f s e r v i c e , up to 24) o r
$ 144 ( $ 6
a m on th ) i f e li g ib le f o r a n o th e r
e m p l o y e r fin a n c e d , o r Sta te o r F e d e r a l G o v e r n ­
m en t fin a n c e d , p e n s i o n
(e x c e p t s o c i a l s e ­
c u r it y o r m il it a r y s e r v i c e - c o n n e c t e d d is a b ilit y
p e n s io n ).
C h a n g ed to :
S u rv iv in g w id o w to r e c e iv e o n e h a lf o f p e n s io n e r 's b e n e fit f o r life o r until
r e m a r r ia g e .
I n c r e a s e d to :
M a x im u m n o r m a l and d is a b ilit y
r e t ir e m e n t b e n e f it s : $ 235 a m on th o r $ 220 i f
e li g ib le f o r a n o th e r e m p l o y e r fin a n c e d , o r State
o r F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t fin a n c e d , p e n s io n ( e x ­
cep t s o c i a l s e c u r i t y o r m i l i t a r y
s e r v ic e c o n n e c t e d d is a b ilit y p e n s io n ).
R e d u ce d :
N o r m a l r e t ir e m e n t a g e , to 63.

Jan. 1,
1962).

1962 (a g r e e m e n t da ted

June 15, 1965 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t d a ted June 8 , 1965).

June 2 2,

of

a gree­

J u ly 1, 1965 (m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e m e n t
da ted June 8 , 1965).
J u ly 1, 1966 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n d in g da ted J u ly 2 , 1966).

J u ly 1, 1969 (le t t e r d a ted J u ly 2 4 ,

u n d er­

1969).

I n c r e a s e d to :
R e d u c e d and p r o r a t e d d is a b ilit y
r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s : M a x im u m o f $ 2 2 5 .6 0 ($ 9 .4 0
p e r m on th p e r y e a r o f s e r v i c e f r o m 13 to 24
y e a r s ) o r $ 2 1 0 .6 0 ($ 8 .5 5 p e r m on th p e r y e a r o f
s e r v i c e f r o m 13 to 24 y e a r s ) i f e li g ib le f o r
a n o th e r e m p lo y e r fin a n c e d , o r Sta te o r F e d e r a l
G o v e r n m e n t fin a n c e d , p e n s io n (e x c e p t s o c i a l
s e c u r i t y o r m il it a r y s e r v i c e - c o n n e c t e d d i s ­
a b ilit y p e n s io n ).
In crea sed :
F o r t h o s e r e c e iv in g p e n s io n b e n e fit
as a r e s u lt o f r e t ir e m e n t b e f o r e June 3 0 , 1966,
b a s i c b e n e fit i n c r e a s e d t o $ 190 (f r o m $ 165) a
m on th and b e n e fit s i n c r e a s e d p r o p o r t io n a t e ly
f o r p e n s io n e r s and w id o w s r e c e iv in g le s s than
b a s i c m a x im u m b e n e fit s .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




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No b e n e fit s p a y a b le a ft e r the la s t o f the fo llo w in g
occu rred :
R e m a r r ia g e o r d ea th o f w id o w ; dea th o r
m a r r i a g e o f the la s t s u r v iv in g u n m a r r ie d m in o r d e ­
p en d en t; a tta in m en t o f age 18 b y the y o u n g e s t s u r v iv in g
u n m a r r ie d m in o r d ep en d en t.
A dded:
T r u s t e e s co u ld g ra n t s u p p le m e n ta l p e n s io n up
to $ 15 a m o n th , t o n e e d y r e t i r e e s in e lig ib le f o r m a x i ­
m u m b e n e fit .
Q u a lify in g s e r v i c e b r o a d e n e d to in c lu d e p e r io d b e tw e e n
da te e m p lo y e e v o lu n t a r ily r e m o v e d s e l f f r o m e m p l o y ­
m en t and date h e r e c e iv e d b e n e fit s u n d er m e c h a n iz a t io n
pla n and date he b e c a m e e li g ib le f o r p e n s io n p a y m e n t s .
A d d itio n a l d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s as w e ll as v e s t in g b e n e fit s
p r o v id e d u n d er m e c h a n iz a t io n fund.
C h a n g ed: P e r i o d d u rin g w h ic h d e p e n d e n ts ' b e n e fit s w e r e
p a y a b le e x te n d e d 1 y e a r , to a ge 19 f o r y o u n g e s t s u r ­
v iv in g u n m a r r ie d m in o r d ep en d en t.
A p p lic a b le to e m p lo y e e r e t ir in g a ft e r S ep t. 3 0 , 1961.
T r u s t e e s c o u ld g ra n t s u p p le m e n ta l p e n s io n up to 15
p e r c e n t o f r e d u c e d b e n e fit , to n e e d y r e t i r e e s in e lig ib le
f o r m a x im u m b e n e fit .
R e t ir e m e n t m a n d a to r y at a ge 6 8 f o r e m p lo y e e s e lig ib le
f o r r e d u c e d b e n e fit s o r upon b e c o m in g e li g ib le a ft e r
age 6 8 . D ep en d en ts to r e c e iv e e m p l o y e e 's fu ll r e ­
d u ce d b e n e fit s f o r a m a x im u m o f 1 y e a r a ft e r h is d ea th .

N ot a p p lic a b le i f e m p lo y e e e a r n e d m o r e than $ 1 , 2 0 0
an n u ally f r o m o t h e r s o u r c e s .
E m p lo y e e s r e q u ir e d to su b m it p r o o f o f d is a b ilit y and
in c o m e f r o m o t h e r s o u r c e s a n n u ally .

N ew b e n e fit s a p p lic a b le to t h o s e a lr e a d y r e t i r e d as w e ll
as t h o s e r e t ir in g in the fu tu r e . 7

A p p lic a b le o n ly to w id o w s w ho w e r e m a r r i e d t o p e n ­
s i o n e r f o r 3 y e a r s o r m o r e at t im e o f h is d ea th and
w e r e e li g ib le f o r b e n e fit s a ft e r June 3 0 , 1965.
P e n s io n a g r e e m e n t w as to run f r o m J u ly 1, 1966, to
June 3 0 , 1976, w ith p r o v is i o n f o r r e v ie w o f c o n t r a c t
on J u ly 1, 1971, b a s e d on p e r c e n t in c r e a s e in B L S —
CPI f r o m
J u ly 1, 1966.
A n y re s u lt in g in c r e a s e s
to a p p l y
a ls o to lo n g s h o r e m e n r e t ir in g p r i o r to
J u ly 1, 1966.
A d d ed :
B e n e fit to w id o w o f e m p lo y e e w ho d ie d on o r
a ft e r J u ly 1, 1966 at a ge 60 o r m o r e w ith at le a s t 25
y e a r s o f s e r v i c e , but not r e t i r e d on a n o r m a l b e n e fit .
W id o w 's b e n e fit w a s o n e -h a l f n o r m a l p e n s io n to w h ic h
e m p lo y e e w o u ld h a v e b e e n e n title d .

T h e s e r e t i r e e s w e r e to r e c e iv e fu r t h e r p e n s io n in c r e a s e s
at la t e r d a tes to b r in g th e m t o p a r it y w ith th o s e r e ­
c e iv in g p e n s io n o f $ 235 a m on th .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t iv e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
P e n s io n pla n — C on tin u ed

J u ly 1, 1970 (le t t e r d a ted J u ly 2 4,

1969).

J u ly 1, 1971 ( le t t e r d a ted J u ly 2 4 , 1969).

A p r . 1, 1972 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n d in g d a ted F e b . 10, 1972).

u n d er­

In cre a se d :
F o r t h o se w ho r e c e iv e d p e n s io n in ­
c r e a s e s e ff e c t iv e J u ly 1, 1 96 9, b a s ic b e n e fit
in c r e a s e d to $ 200 a m on th and b e n e fit s in ­
c r e a s e d p r o p o r t io n a t e ly f o r p e n s io n e r s a n d
w id o w s r e c e iv in g le s s than the b a s ic b e n e fit .
In cre a se d :
F o r t h o s e w ho r e c e iv e d p e n s io n in ­
c r e a s e s e ff e c t iv e J u ly 1, 1969, b a s ic b e n e fit
in c r e a s e d to $ 235 a m on th and b e n e fit s in ­
c r e a s e d p r o p o r t io n a t e ly f o r p e n s io n e r s a n d
w id o w s r e c e iv in g le s s than the b a s ic b e n e fit .
P e n s io n pla n w a s r e v i s e d to p r o v id e :

N o r m a l r e t ir e m e n t — f o r e m p lo y e e w ho r e t i r e d at
a ge 62 w ith 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e , a
m o n th ly b a s ic b e n e fit o f $ 350 ($ 14 p e r e a c h
y e a r o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e ) ; p lu s a s u p p le m e n ta l
m o n th ly b r id g e b e n e fit o f $ 150 p a y a b le until
age 65.
E m p lo y e e w ho r e t i r e d at a ge 65 w ith
le s s than 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e , r e ­
c e i v e d p r o r a t a b a s ic b e n e fit ( i . e . , $ 14 p e r y e a r
o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e ) .
D is a b ilit y r e t ir e m e n t — e m p lo y e e t o t a lly and p e r ­
m a n e n tly d is a b le d and (1) w ith 25 y e a r s o f
c r e d i t e d s e r v i c e co u ld r e c e iv e (a) the b a s ic
b e n e fit o r (b) if a ge 59 o r o v e r at r e t ir e m e n t
on o r a ft e r A p r .
1, 1972, a b e n e fit u n d er
s p e c i a l e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t o r (2) w ith 13 but le s s
than 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e , a p r o r a t a
b a s ic b e n e fit .
S p e c ia l e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t — e m p lo y e e r e t ir in g on
o r a ft e r A p r. 1, 1972 w ith 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d
s e r v i c e co u ld r e t i r e at age 59 o r o v e r w ith
b e n e fit to age 65 h a vin g an a c t u a r ia l v a lu e
e q u iv a le n t to the b a s ic and s u p p le m e n ta l b r id g e
b e n e fit p a y a b le at age 6 2, and at a ge 65 and
t h e r e a ft e r , r e c e iv e a b e n e fit h a vin g the a c t u a r ia l
v a lu e e q u iv a le n t to o n ly the b a s ic m o n th ly
b e n e fit .
R e g u la r e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t — e m p lo y e e w ho e le c t e d
to le a v e in d u s tr y a ft e r atta in in g a ge 55 (1)
w ith 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e — c o u ld e le c t
b a s i c b e n e fit d e f e r r e d to a ge 65 o r an im m e ­
d ia te p e n s io n o f a c t u a r ia l v a lu e e q u iv a le n t to
the a m ou n t o f p e n s io n p a y a b le at age 6 5 , o r (2)
w ith 13 but le s s than 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d
s e r v i c e — co u ld r e c e iv e p e n s io n b e n e fit eq u a l to
fu ll d o lla r am ount a c c r u e d to date w ith p a y ­
m en t d e f e r r e d to age 65.

Jan . 1, 1973 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n din g d a ted F e b . 10, 1972).

u n d er­

J u ly 1, 1973 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n d in g d a ted June 2 4 , 1973).

u n d er­

J u ly 1, 1974 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n din g da ted June 2 4, 1973).

u n d er­

In a d d itio n , s e e p e n s io n in c r e a s e s r e t r o a c t iv e to Ju ly 1,
1971, f r o m
F eb.
10, 1972, m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n d in g w h ic h a re d e t a ile d b e lo w .
S u ch a d d itio n a l
i n c r e a s e s w e r e in lie u o f a c o s t - o f - l i v i n g in c r e a s e in
p e n s io n s w h ic h had b e e n s c h e d u le d to b e e f f e c t iv e
on J u ly 1, 1971.
E f fe c t i v e M a r . 1, 1972, f o r w a lk in g b o s s e s .
A p p lic a b le to t h o s e r e t i r e d on o r a ft e r J u ly 1, 1971,
u n le s s o t h e r w is e n o te d .
S ee fo o tn o te 8 f o r fo r m u la u se d in ca lc u la t in g y e a r s o f
c r e d it e d s e r v i c e .

E x a m p le s o f su c h b e n e fit s w e r e as fo l lo w s :

A g e at
r e t ir e m e n t

B a s ic
b e n e fit

S u p p le ­
m e n ta l
b e n e fit

T o ta l
b e n e fit

62
61
60
59

$ 3 5 0 .0 0
3 1 7 .6 0
2 8 9 .0 4
2 6 3 .7 2

$ 1 5 0 .0 0
108.52
83.7 8
6 7.4 0

$ 5 0 0 .0 0
4 2 6 .1 2
372 .82
3 3 1 .12

An e m p lo y e e w ho r e t i r e d b e f o r e J u ly 1, 1966, w ith b a s ic
m o n th ly b e n e fit , r e c e iv e d b a s ic m o n th ly b e n e fit o f $ 300
e ff e c t iv e r e t r o a c t iv e to J u ly 1, 1971.
An e m p lo y e e
w ho r e t i r e d b e f o r e J u ly 1, 1966, w ith a r e d u c e d b a s ic
b e n e fit o r a d is a b ilit y p e n s io n r e c e iv e d p r o p o r t io n a t e
in c r e a s e in b e n e fit r e t r o a c t iv e to J u ly 1, 1971.
An e m p lo y e e w ho r e t i r e d a ft e r June 3 0, 1966, but b e f o r e
J u ly 1, 1971, w as to r e c e i v e a b a s ic m o n th ly b e n e ­
fit o f $ 300 e ff e c t iv e w ith the 6 l s t m o n th ly p e n s io n
p a y m e n t.
An e m p lo y e e w ho r e t i r e d a ft e r June 3 0 , 1966,
but b e f o r e J u ly 1, 1 971, w ith a r e d u c e d b a s i c b e n e fit
o r a d is a b ilit y p e n s io n w a s to r e c e iv e a p r o p o r t io n a t e
in c r e a s e in h is b e n e fit e ff e c t iv e w ith th e 6 1 st p e n s io n
p a y m e n t.
R ed u ced :
C o m p u ls o r y r e t ir e m e n t a ge t o 65 (w as 6 8).
An e m p lo y e e w ho a tta in ed a ge 65 and e n t it le d to r e t i r e
on b a s ic m o n th ly b e n e fit o r r e d u c e d b a s ic b e n e fit w as
r e q u ir e d to r e t i r e .
E m p lo y e e c u r r e n t ly r e g i s t e r e d
w ho f i r s t b e c a m e e li g ib le to r e c e iv e im m e d ia t e p e n s io n
b e n e fit s at a ge 65 but not a ft e r a ge 68 r e q u ir e d to
r e t ir e w h en f i r s t e li g ib le f o r p e n s io n .

C h a n ged:
R e g u la r e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t — e m p lo y e e
w ho (1) e le c t e d to le a v e in d u s tr y at o r a ft e r
age 55 w ith 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e —
c o u ld r e c e iv e the b a s ic m o n th ly b e n e fit ($ 350)
d e f e r r e d u ntil a ge 62 o r an im m e d ia t e p e n s io n
f o r th o se a g e 55 but le s s than 59 o f a c t u a r ia l
v a lu e e q u iv a le n t to the a m ou n t o f p e n s io n p a y ­
a b le at a ge 6 2; and (2 ) e m p lo y e e w ho e le c t e d
to le a v e in d u s tr y at o r a ft e r age 55 w ith 13
but le s s than 25 y e a r s o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e —
c o u ld r e c e iv e the fu ll d o l la r v a lu e a c c r u e d to
da te w ith p a y m en t d e f e r r e d to age 65 o r an
im m e d ia t e p e n s io n a c t u a r ia lly d is c o u n t e d f r o m
age 65 w ith p r o v is i o n f o r a w id o w 's b e n e fit o f
o n e -h a l f t h e a c t u a r ia lly d is c o u n t e d p e n s io n .

E x te n d e d :
W id o w 's b e n e fit to w id o w o f
w o r k e r w ho d ie d w hen age 59 (w as a ge
y e a r s o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le .




A p p lic a b le to t h o s e r e t i r e d on o r a ft e r J u ly 1, 1973.

35

n o n - r e t ir e d
60) w ith 25

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t i v e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
P e n s io n plan— C on tin u ed

J u ly 1, 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m
sta n d in g o f s a m e d a te ).

of

u n d er­

In creased :
B a s i c p e n s io n ra te upon w h ic h n o r ­
m a l, d is a b ilit y , and e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s
w e r e b a s e d to $ 16 (w as $ 14) a m on th f o r e a c h
y e a r o f c r e d it e d s e r v i c e , up to m a x im u m o f
$ 4 0 0 f o r 25 y e a r s .

J u ly 1, 1976 (m e m o r a n d u m
sta n d in g d a te d J u ly 1, 197 5).

of

u n d er­

J u ly 1, 1977 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n d in g da ted J u ly 1, 1975).

u n d er­

In creased :
B a s i c p e n s io n ra te upon w h ic h n o r ­
m a l, d i s a b i li t y , and e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s
w e r e b a s e d to $ 17 a m on th f o r e a c h y e a r o f
c r e d it e d s e r v i c e , u p to m a x im u m o f $ 4 2 5
f o r 25 y e a r s .
In cre a se d :
B a s i c p e n s io n ra te upon w h ic h n o r ­
m a l, d i s a b i li t y , and e a r ly r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s
w e r e b a s e d to $ 18 a m on th f o r e a c h y e a r o f
c r e d i t e d s e r v i c e , up to m a x im u m o f $ 4 5 0 f o r
25 y e a r s .

A p p lic a b le to t h o s e w ho r e t i r e d on o r a ft e r J u ly 1, 1975.
T h o s e w ho r e t i r e d b e f o r e J u ly 1, 1 97 5, r e c e iv e d b e n e ­
fit in c r e a s e o f $ 1 a m o n th p e r y e a r o f c r e d i t e d s e r v ­
ic e , up to m a x im u m in c r e a s e o f $ 2 5 f o r 25 y e a r s
a n d a p r o p o r t io n a t e i n c r e a s e f o r t h o s e w ith l e s s
than 25 y e a r s . W id o w s o f s u c h r e t i r e e s a ls o r e c e iv e d
a p p r o p r ia t e a d ju s tm e n ts .
C h a n g ed: F o r m u la u se d in d e t e r m in in g y e a r s o f c r e d it e d
s e r v ice . 9
A p p lic a b le to t h o s e w ho r e t i r e d on o r a ft e r J u ly 1, 1975.

A p p lic a b le to t h o s e w ho r e t i r e d on o r a ft e r J u ly 1, 1975.
T h o s e w ho r e t i r e d b e f o r e J u ly 1, 1975, r e c e iv e d a b e n e ­
fit in c r e a s e o f $ 1 a m on th p e r y e a r o f c r e d i t e d s e r v ­
i c e , up to m a x im u m in c r e a s e o f $ 2 5 f o r 25 y e a r s
and a p r o p o r t io n a t e in c r e a s e f o r th o s e w ith le s s than
25 y e a r s .
W id o w s o f su c h r e t i r e e s a ls o r e c e iv e d
a p p r o p r ia t e a d ju s t m e n t s .

L a b o r s a v in g (M e ch a n iz a tio n and m o d e r n iz a t io n ) fund
June 15, 1959 (a g r e e m e n t d a ted A u g . 10,
1959).

Jan . 1, 1961 (s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t on
m e c h a n iz a t io n and m o d e r n iz a t io n da ted
N ov . 15, 1961).

E m p lo y e r s to co n t r ib u t e t o ta l o f $ 1.5 m il li o n
d u rin g f i r s t c o n t r a c t y e a r to e s t a b lis h c o a s t ­
w id e fund , to b e u s e d t o g iv e fu lly r e g i s t e r e d
w o r k f o r c e a s h a r e in s a v in g s r e s u lt in g f r o m
in tr o d u c t io n o f la b o r s a v in g d e v i c e s .
C h a n g ed:
F und in c r e a s e d to p r o v id e s u p p le ­
m e n ta l w a g e , d ea th and d is a b ilit y , and v e s t in g
b e n e fit s to e li g ib le lo n g s h o r e m e n and t h e ir
d e s ig n e e s .

In crea sed :
C o n t r ib u t io n s — to $ 5 m illio n a y e a r
f o r 5 V2 y e a r s
($ 29 m il li o n , in clu d in g $ 1.5
m il li o n u n d er p r e v io u s a g r e e m e n t ).

A llo c a t io n o f fu n d : M in im u m o f $ 11 m il li o n to
b e u s e d to p r o v id e s u p p le m e n ta l w a g e b e n e fit s ,
a c c u m u la te d at ra te o f $ 2 m il li o n a y e a r .
B a la n ce o f m e c h a n iz a t io n fund t o b e u se d f o r
v e s t in g , and dea th and d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s .

S u p p le m e n ta l w a g e b e n e f it s : B e n e fit s p r o v id e d
fu lly r e g i s t e r e d lo n g s h o r e m e n in p o r t w hen
g r o u p a v e r a g e d le s s than 140 h o u r s in b e n e fit
p e r io d (4 c o n s e c u t iv e p a y r o l l w e e k s ) b e c a u s e
o f r e d u c e d w o r k o p p o r t u n it ie s r e s u lt in g f r o m
u t iliz a t io n o f la b o r s a v in g d e v i c e s and ch a n g ed
w ork p r a c tic e s .
S iz e o f b e n e fit : D if fe r e n c e b e tw e e n 140 h o u r s
and th e g ro u p a v e r a g e h o u r s 11 f o r b e n e fit p e r io d
t im e s $ 2 ,8 5 7 ( o r a h ig h e r b a s i c h o u r ly ra te
a d op ted b y t r u s t e e s ) . 12 M a x im u m $ 4 0 0 p e r
b e n e fit p e r io d .

See footnotes at end of table.




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M e th o d o f d is t r ib u t in g fund a m on g e m p lo y e e s and m e th o d
and am ou n t o f e m p l o y e r co n t r ib u t io n s to b e d e t e r m in e d
b y June 15, I9 6 0 .

D e s ig n e e o f d e c e a s e d e m p lo y e e t o r e c e iv e b e n e fit s n ot
p a id e m p lo y e e .
T r u s t e e s to d e t e r m in e c l a s s o f p e r s o n e li g ib le to b e
d e s ig n e e s .
If e m p lo y e e fa il e d t o n a m e a d e s ig n e e ,
b e n e fit s p a id p e r s o n s
s u r v iv in g e m p lo y e e in the
fo llo w in g o r d e r :
(1) W om a n w ith w h o m th e e m p lo y e e
s h a r e d a c o m m o n d o m i c i le f o r 3 y e a r s im m e d ia t e ly
p r e c e d in g d ea th , r e g a r d le s s o f n a tu ra l o r le g a l r e ­
la t io n s h ip , (2) p e r s o n s fin a n c ia lly dep en d en t upon e m ­
p lo y e e and lik e ly to r e m a in s o i f e m p lo y e e had liv e d
and w ith w h o m e m p lo y e e m a in ta in e d a r e la t io n s h ip o f a
n a tu ra l o r a d o p tiv e p a r e n t, (3 ) c h ild r e n o f d e c e a s e d
e m p lo y e e , (4) b r o t h e r , s i s t e r , o r o t h e r r e la t iv e w ith
w h o m the e m p lo y e e w as liv in g at t im e o f h is d ea th ,
and (5) p a r e n ts .
E m p lo y e r s ' c o n t r ib u t io n s c o u ld b e r e d u c e d b y m a x im u m
o f $ 1 3 ,6 5 0 a day f o r e a c h day union (1 ) fa ile d o r r e ­
fu s e d to fo l lo w d e c is io n s o r r u lin g s o f C o a s t L a b o r
R e la t io n s C o m m itt e e o r a r b it r a t o r o r (2) e n g a g e d in o r
p e r m it t e d a w o r k s to p p a g e in v io la t io n o f a g r e e m e n t .
P la n c o n tin g e n t on ru lin g that e m p l o y e r s ' co n t r ib u t io n s
c o u ld b e d e d u cte d f r o m g r o s s in c o m e f o r F e d e r a l in ­
c o m e ta x p u r p o s e s at t im e o f p a y m e n t (th is ru lin g w a s
s u b s e q u e n tly o b ta in e d ).
R a te o f a c c u m u la tio n f o r s u p p le m e n ta l w a g e b e n e fit s
c o u ld b e lo w e r i f b a la n c e o f fund a v a ila b le in any y e a r
w a s in s u ff ic ie n t to p a y v e s t in g b e n e fit s du e.

D eath and d i s a b i li t y , and v e s t in g b e n e fit s , r e s p e c t i v e ly ,
c o u ld b e d e c r e a s e d , d e f e r r e d , o r e lim in a t e d i f it
a p p e a r e d the $ 1 1 m il li o n a llo c a t e d f o r s u p p le m e n t a l
w a g e b e n e fit s w o u ld n ot b e a c c u m u la te d d u rin g t e r m s
o f p la n .
H o w e v e r , v e s t in g , d ea th , o r d is a b ilit y b e n e ­
fit s w e r e g u a r a n te e d up t o m a x im u m a v a ila b le u n d er
p la n on date e m p lo y e e q u a lifie d f o r b e n e fit ; unpaid
p o r t io n s o f t h e s e b e n e fit s to b e r e d u c e d o n ly i f e m ­
p l o y e r co n t r ib u t io n s to the m e c h a n iz a t io n fund w a s in ­
s u f fic ie n t , in w h ic h c a s e a ll b e n e fit s w o u ld b e p r o ­
p o r t io n a t e ly r e d u c e d o r e lim in a t e d to e q u a liz e b e n e fit s
p a y a b le .
W hen funds d e s ig n a t e d f o r t h e s e b e n e fit s
e x c e e d e d the n e e d s o f e it h e r o r b o th d u rin g any
c a le n d a r y e a r , e m p l o y e r s c o u ld d e c r e a s e th e annual
ra te o f th e a c c u m u la tio n o f the m e c h a n iz a t io n fund o r
t r a n s f e r the e x c e s s to the s u p p le m e n ta l w a g e b e n e fit
t r u s t . If $ 11 m il li o n ha d b e e n a llo c a t e d t o that t r u s t ,
th e p a r t ie s c o u ld t r a n s f e r th e e x c e s s to e it h e r the
w e lf a r e o r s u p p le m e n ta l w a g e b e n e fit t r u s t .
N ot a p p lic a b le w hen e a r n in g s w e r e r e d u c e d b e c a u s e o f
e c o n o m i c d e c lin e in P a c i f i c C o a s t sh ip p in g in d u s t r y .10
D e t e r m in a t io n o f r e a s o n
f o r d e c lin e m a d e on a
p o r t b a s is .
N ot a p p lic a b le to w a lk in g b o s s e s and f o r e m e n w ho w e r e
c o v e r e d b y a s e p a r a t e m e c h a n iz a t io n a g r e e m e n t .
B e n e fit s r e d u c e d b y (1) t o t a l lo n g s h o r e e a r n in g s ; (2)
e a r n in g s f r o m o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t d u rin g b e n e fit p e r io d ;
o r (3) u n e m p lo y m e n t in s u r a n c e r e c e i v e d d u rin g b e n e fit
p e r io d .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t i v e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t io n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

L a b o r sa v in g (M e c h a n iz a tio n and m o d e r n iz a t io n ) fund— C on tin u ed
Jan. 1, 1961 (s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t on
m e c h a n iz a t io n and m o d e r n iz a t io n da ted
N ov . 15, 1961)— C on tin u ed

E l ig ib i li t y : B e n e fit s p r o v id e d e m p lo y e e w ho (1)
had b e e n fu lly r e g i s t e r e d f o r at le a s t 3 y e a r s ,
(2) had q u a lifie d f o r a 2 -w e e k v a c a t io n d u rin g
p a y r o l l y e a r , (3 ) w a s a v a ila b le and d id not
r e f u s e w o r k o r p a r t ic ip a t e in an i l le g a l s t r ik e ,
(4) w o r k e d o r had c r e d it e d t o h im at le a s t 30
h o u r s in e a c h o f 8 p a y r o l l w e e k s w ith in 12
c o n s e c u t iv e p a y r o l l w e e k s en d in g the la s t p a y ­
r o l l w e e k in p e r io d , (5) had w o r k e d o r w as
c r e d it e d w ith at le a s t 93 p e r c e n t o f the g r o u p ’ s
a v e r a g e h o u r s , (6 ) had t o t a l e a r n in g s (m u ltip l e d
b y the " d e c li n e a d ju stm en t f a c t o r " 10 w h en it
e x c e e d e d 100 p e r c e n t ) that did n ot e x c e e d the
l a r g e r o f $ 4 , 800 o r 12 t im e s the b e n e fit a m ount
s e t b y t r u s t e e s f o r the 12 c o n s e c u t iv e b e n e fit
p e r io d s p r e c e d in g b e n e fit p e r io d f o r w h ic h p a y ­
m en ts w e r e m a d e .
V e s tin g b e n e f it s : In a d d ition to p e n s io n b e n e fit s ,
$ 7 ,9 2 0 p a y a b le (1) in lu m p -s u m at a ge 65
o r o v e r to e m p lo y e e a cc u m u la tin g 25 y e a r s ’
s e r v i c e b y a ge 65 o r (2) at ra te o f $ 220 a
m on th f o r 36 m on th s to e m p lo y e e s
r e t ir in g
b e tw e e n a g e s 62 and 65 m e e t in g the fo llo w in g
r e q u ir e m e n t s :
V o lu n t a r y r e t ir e m e n t — E m p lo y e e w h o (1) w as
fu lly r e g i s t e r e d f o r 9 c a le n d a r y e a r s im m e d i­
a te ly p r e c e d in g date o f e le c t io n to b e c o m e a
v e s t e e , (2) w a s r e g u la r ly a v a ila b le f o r w o r k
u n le s s d is a b le d , o r w as on r e c o g n iz e d le a v e
o f a b s e n c e , (3) had 25 y e a r s o r m o r e o f q u a lify ­
in g s e r v i c e (in clu d in g p r i o r p a y r o l l y e a r ) in
p a s t 35 c a le n d a r y e a r s , (4) had a q u a lify in g
y e a r o f s e r v i c e in p a y r o l l y e a r p r i o r to
v o lu n t a r y r e t ir e m e n t .

M a n d a to ry r e t ir e m e n t — B e n e fit s p r o v id e d e m ­
p lo y e e w h o w as (1) fu lly r e g i s t e r e d and r e g ­
u la r ly a v a ila b le f o r w o r k u n le s s he w as d i s ­
a b le d o r w a s on r e c o g n iz e d le a v e o f a b s e n c e , (2)
a ge 62 w ith at le a s t 22 y e a r s o f q u a lify in g
s e r v i c e in p a st 32 c a le n d a r y e a r s (w ith an
a d d itio n a l y e a r o f s e r v i c e f o r e a c h y e a r o f age
up to 6 5 ), and (3 ), in o r d e r to im p le m e n t the
p la n , w a s r e m o v e d fr o m the a c t iv e w o r k f o r c e
b y m u tu a l a g r e e m e n t b e tw e e n the u nion and the
A s s o c i a t i o n o r b y d e c is io n o f the a r b it r a t o r .
J u ly 1, 1961 (s u p p le m e n t a l a g r e e m e n t on
m e c h a n iz a t io n and m o d e r n iz a t io n d a ted
N ov . 15, 1961).

D eath and d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s :
D is a b ilit y b e n e fit s — $ 2, 640 f o r e m p lo y e e s t o t a lly
and p e r m a n e n tly d is a b le d w ith 15 y e a r s ' s e r ­
v i c e , p lu s $ 528 f o r e a c h a d d itio n a l y e a r o f
s e r v i c e up to 2 5.
(M a x im u m b e n e fit $ 7 ,9 2 0 ) .
E lig ib i li t y — B e n e fit s p r o v id e d e m p lo y e e w ho (1)
w a s fu lly r e g i s t e r e d f o r the 9 c a le n d a r y e a r s
im m e d ia t e ly p r e c e d in g ev en t that q u a lifie d h im
f o r b e n e fit s , (2) w as r e g u la r ly a v a ila b le f o r
w o r k u n le ss d is a b le d th ro u g h il ln e s s o r in ju r y
o r w a s on r e c o g n iz e d le a v e o f a b s e n c e , (3) had
at le a s t 15 y e a r s o f q u a lify in g s e r v i c e d u rin g
18 c a le n d a r y e a r s 13 p r e c e d in g e v e n t that
q u a lifie d h im f o r b e n e fit s , (4) w a s to t a lly
and p e r m a n e n tly d is a b le d b e c a u s e o f d is a b ilit y
o c c u r r i n g b e f o r e a ge 65 and a ft e r D e c . 3 1,
1 957, (5 ) w as c r e d i t e d w ith a q u a lify in g y e a r o f
s e r v i c e a ft e r J an . 1, 1957, e it h e r f o r the p a y ­
r o l l y e a r p r i o r to the y e a r in w h ic h d is a b ilit y
o c c u r r e d o r f o r the y e a r in w h ic h d is a b ilit y
occu rred .
D eath b e n e fit s — $ 2 , 6 4 0 f o r 5 th ro u g h 15 y e a r s o f
q u a lifie d s e r v i c e , p lu s $ 4 7 2 f o r e a c h a d d itio n a l
y e a r o f q u a lifie d s e r v i c e up to 2 0. (M a x im u m
b e n e fit $ 5 ,0 0 0 .)
E lig ib i li t y — B e n e fit s p r o v id e d b e n e fic ia r y o f d e ­
c e a s e d e m p lo y e e w h o e it h e r (A ) (1) w a s fu lly
r e g i s t e r e d and r e g u la r ly a v a ila b le f o r w o r k
u n le s s d is a b le d o r on a r e c o g n iz e d le a v e o f
a b s e n c e , (2) had at le a s t 5 y e a r s q u a lify in g
s e r v i c e d u rin g 8 c a le n d a r y e a r s p r e c e d in g
d ea th , (3 ) w a s c r e d it e d w ith a q u a lify in g y e a r
o f s e r v i c e e it h e r f o r th e p a y r o l l y e a r p r i o r to
th e y e a r in w h ic h dea th o c c u r r e d , the p a y r o l l
y e a r in w h ic h dea th o c c u r r e d , o r the p a y r o l l
y e a r in w h ic h he c o n t r a c t e d the il ln e s s o r in ­
ju r y a p p r o x im a te ly c a u sin g d ea th , i f su c h p a y ­
r o l l y e a r en d e d s u b se q u e n t to J an . 1, 1961, (4)
d ie d on o r a ft e r J u ly 1, 1 961, but b e f o r e r e ­
t ir in g o r b e c o m in g a v e s t e e , o r r e c ip ie n t o f a

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T o t a l e a r n in g s in c lu d e d a ll (a ) s t r a i g h t - t im e , o v e r t im e
and p e n a lty w a g e s ; (b ) v a c a t io n p a y ; (c ) w o r k m e n ’ s
c o m p e n s a t io n p a y m e n ts i f e m p l o y e r c o n t r ib u t e d to su c h
b e n e fit s ; and (d) b e n e fit s p r e v io u s l y p a id u n d er p la n .
T r u s t e e s co u ld ch a n g e the e s t a b lis h e d n o r m s o f h o u r s ,
w e e k s, o r p e rce n ta g e o f grou p a v e r a g e , o r p e rce n ta g e
o f t o t a l e m p lo y e e s o r the am ou n t o f $ 4 , 8 0 0 o r h ig h e r
a m ou n ts a d op ted .

Ite m s (3 ) and (4) not a p p lic a b le to e m p lo y e e w ho c o n ­
tin u ed t o w o r k a ft e r a g e 6 2 , but w ho e le c t e d to r e t i r e
b e f o r e the e a r l i e r o f a ge 68 o r J u ly 1, 1966.
Q u a lifie d y e a r s o f s e r v i c e in c lu d e d any p a y r o l l y e a r
d u rin g w h ic h e m p lo y e e (1 ) p r i o r t o 1945— w a s fu lly
r e g i s t e r e d , o r w a s a p e r m it m a n and w o r k e d 4 80
h o u r s , o r (2 ) a ft e r 1944— q u a lif ie d f o r a v a c a t io n o r
w o r k e d s u ffic ie n t h o u r s t o q u a lify f o r it , (3 ) s e r v e d
as a C o a s t C o m m itt e e m a n o r a union o f f i c e r , o r in the
jo in t e m p lo y o f the p a r t ie s w h ile fu lly r e g i s t e r e d , o r (4)
w a s co n tin u o u s ly a b s en t f r o m e m p lo y m e n t u n d er the
c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n t b e c a u s e o f o c c u p a t io n a l
il ln e s s o r in ju r y w h ic h o c c u r r e d in a p a y r o l l y e a r
en d in g a ft e r J an . 1, 1961.
F u lly r e g i s t e r e d e m p lo y e e s w ho r e tu r n e d to w o r k a ft e r
m il it a r y s e r v i c e and q u a lifie d f o r v a c a t io n to h a ve
up to 4 y e a r s o f su c h s e r v i c e
co u n te d t o w a r d
q u a lify in g y e a r s .
E m p lo y e e in v o lu n t a r ily r e t i r e d t o r e c e i v e an a d d itio n a l
$ 100 a m on th u ntil a ge 6 5 .
O n d ea th o f e m p lo y e e ,
d e s ig n e e to r e c e i v e any re m a in in g m o n th ly p a y m e n ts .

M on th ly p a y m e n ts d e t e r m in e d b y t r u s t e e s . O n d ea th o f
e m p l o y e e , b e n e f ic ia r y to r e c e i v e any r e m a in in g m o n th ly
p a y m e n ts .
E m p lo y e e c o n s id e r e d t o t a lly and p e r m a n e n tly d is a b le d i f
u na ble to en g a g e in n o r m a l e m p lo y m e n t u n d er a g r e e ­
m en t and u na ble to e a r n m o r e than $ 100 a m on th f r o m
oth er s o u r c e s .

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E f fe c t i v e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

L a b o r s a v in g (M e c h a n iz a tio n and m o d e r n iz a t io n ) fun d— C on tin u ed
J u ly 1, 1961 (s u p p le m e n ta l a g r e e m e n t on
m e c h a n iz a t io n and m o d e r n iz a t io n d a ted
N ov . 15, 1961)— C on tin u ed

J u ly 1, 1966 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n d in g d a ted J u ly 2 , 1966).
D e c . 3 0 , 1966 (P M A annual r e p o r t , 1966).

d is a b ilit y b e n e fit u n d er th is p la n ; o r (B ) (1) had
at le a s t 15 q u a lify in g y e a r s o f s e r v i c e and r e ­
t ir e d on o r a ft e r J u ly 1, 1 961, in a c c o r d a n c e
w ith lo n g s h o r e pla n p r o v is i o n s in e ff e c t on o r
b e f o r e Jan . 1, 1962, (2) d ie d b e f o r e J u ly 1,
1 96 6, and b e f o r e b e c o m in g a v e s t e e o r a r e ­
c ip ie n t o f a d is a b ilit y b e n e fit u n d er p la n .
N ew fund e s t a b lis h e d : C o n t r ib u t io n s — $ 6 ,9 0 0 ,0 0 0
a y e a r f o r 3 y e a r s (to ta l $ 3 4 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ).
Allocation
o f 1961—66 fu n d : A p p r o x im a t e ly
$ 1 ,2 2 3 b on u s p a id to e a c h lo n g s h o r e m a n w ho
w a s C la s s A r e g i s t e r e d d u rin g the p e r io d
June 3 0 , I 9 6 0 , and J u ly 1, 1966. 14
P aym ent
r e s u lt e d f r o m d is t r ib u t io n o f $ 13 m il li o n a c c u ­
m u la te d in 1961—66 w ag e g u a r a n te e fund to
in s u r e that a ll e li g ib le lo n g s h o r e m e n r e c e i v e 35
h o u r s pa y e a c h w e e k . N one o f th is $ 13 m illio n
w a s u se d b e tw e e n 1961 and 1966.
I n cr e a s e d to:
V e s tin g b e n e fit s — In a d d itio n to
p e n s io n b e n e fit s at a ge 6 3, o r upon e a r ly r e ­
tir e m e n t at a ge 6 2 , $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 p a y a b le to e m ­
p l o y e e a c cu m u la tin g 25 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e (1 ) in
lu m p -s u m o r (2) in m o n th ly p a y m e n ts o f $21 6.6 7
f o r 60 m o n t h s , o r $ 2 7 0 .8 4 f o r 48 m o n th s.
C h a n g ed t o :
D is a b ilit y b e n e fit s — $ 4 , 3 3 3 . 3 3 f o r
e m p lo y e e t o t a lly and p e r m a n e n tly d is a b le d w ith
15 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e , p lu s $ 8 6 6 .6 7 f o r e a c h a d d i­
t io n a l y e a r up to 10. M a x im u m b e n e fit $ 1 3 ,0 0 0
p a y a b le in m o n th ly in s t a llm e n t s o f $ 2 1 6 .6 7 f o r
60 m on th s o r $ 2 7 0 .8 4 f o r 48 m o n t h s , o r in
c a s e o f e m p l o y e e 's dea th b e f o r e r e c e ip t o f e n ­
t ir e b e n e fit , in a lu m p su m to h is d e s ig n e e .
M a n d a to ry r e t i r e m e n t :

J u ly 16, 1970.

J u ly 2 9 ,

1971 (a g r e e m e n t o f s a m e d a te ).

June 8, 1972 (m e m o r a n d u m o f
sta n d in g d a ted F e b . 10, 1972).

u n d er­

B e n e fit s to b e r e d u c e d b y $ 8 3.33 f o r e a c h m on th e m ­
p lo y e e w o r k e d a ft e r he (1) e s t a b lis h e d e li g ib il it y and (2)
w as at le a s t a ge 6 3.
M a x im u m r e d u c t io n $ 3 ,0 0 0 .

If th e p a r t ie s a g r e e d that it w a s n e c e s s a r y to r e d u c e the
a c t iv e w o r k f o r c e in o r d e r to im p le m e n t the p la n , the
o ld e s t e m p lo y e e s b e tw e e n 63 and 68 w ho q u a lifie d f o r
fu ll v e s t in g and p e n s io n b e n e fit s w o u ld b e s e p a r a t e d
fir s t.
If a d d itio n a l re d u c t io n s w e r e r e q u ir e d , t h e
p a r t ie s w e r e to n e g o tia te c o n c e r n in g the c l a s s e s and
n u m b e r o f s u c h a d d itio n a l e m p l o y e e s .

B e c a u s e fund w o u ld b e e x h a u s te d b y June 3 0,
1971, due to in s u ffic ie n t m o n ie s , dea th and
d is a b ilit y b e n e fit s w e r e r e v i s e d . T o d e t e r m in e
h ow m u c h w as a v a ila b le f o r d ea th and d is a b ilit y
b e n e fits , w o r k e r s w ho q u a lifie d f o r and w a n ted a
v e s t e d b e n e fit w e r e r e q u ir e d to d e c id e in w r i t ­
in g no la t e r than M a r . 1, 1971, that th ey w o u ld
le a v e in d u s tr y b y J u ly 1, 1971.
(D e a d lin e f o r
filin g f o r v e s t e d p e n s io n la t e r ex te n d e d to
June 1, 1971).
D is a b ilit y b e n e fit s — e li g ib il it y r e q u i r e m e n t s
ch a n g ed s o that e m p lo y e e m u st p r o v e q u a l if i­
ca t io n f o r S o c i a l S e c u r it y d is a b ilit y b e n e fit and
m u st b e c e r t if i e d t o t a lly and p e r m a n e n tly d i s ­
a b le d f o r h is lo n g s h o r e w o r k b y 2 d o c t o r s .
B e n e fit c la im s r e c e iv e d on o r a ft e r M a y 17,
1970, w e r e a ls o h e ld up and w h a t e v e r m o n ie s
w e r e a v a ila b le w e r e to b e p a id in 2 p a r t s
(J u ly 1, 1971 and June 1, 1972).
D eath b e n e fit s — p a y a b le o n ly to w id o w and if
e li g ib le w o r k e r d ie d on o r a ft e r M a y 17, 1 97 0,
w id o w c o u ld n ot c o l le c t death b e n e fit un til a ft e r
J u ly 1, 1 97 1, b a s e d on s h a r e a v a ila b le in fund.
F und d is c o n t in u e d and b a la n c e o f a s s e t s w e r e
u se d to p a y o u tsta n d in g c la im s (the s h o r t a g e in
a s s e t s a ft e r re m a in in g a s s e t s w e r e p a id out was
e s t im a t e d b y the union to b e a bout $ 8 9 0 ,0 0 0 ).
C o m p a n ie s a g r e e d to p a y a m ount eq u a l to d e f ic it
in fund w hen fu n d 's r e m a in in g a s s e t s w e r e p a id
o f f s o that o u tsta n d in g c la im s as o f J an . 1, 1972
co u ld b e p a id in fu ll.

If a m a n w ho w a s fou n d e li g ib le f o r a d is a b ilit y b e n e fit
d ie d b e f o r e t r u s t e e s c a lc u la t e d h is p r o p o r t io n a t e s h a r e ,
h is w ife (if she had not r e m a r r ie d ) w as to r e c e iv e a
death b e n e fit p r o v id e d sh e li v e d w ith h im f o r 3 y e a r s
im m e d ia t e ly p r e c e d in g h is d ea th .

P a y g u a r a n te e pla n
M a r . 4 , 1972 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n d in g d a ted F e b . 10, 1972, and s u p ­
p le m e n t a l m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e m e n t
d a ted M a r . 2, 1972).

E s ta b lis h e d : P la n g u a r a n te e in g am ou n t to b r in g
e m p l o y e e s ' t o t a l w e e k ly e a r n in g s to 36 h o u r s
and 18 h o u r s at s t r a ig h t - t im e pa y f o r C la s s A
and C la s s B w o r k e r s , r e s p e c t i v e ly .
E l ig ib i li t y : A C la s s A o r C la s s B e m p lo y e e w a s
e li g ib le i f h is p a id h o u r s f o r a p a y r o l l w e e k ,
o r a " g u a r a n t e e p e r i o d , " w e r e 80 p e r c e n t o r
m o r e o f the a v e r a g e p a id h o u r s p e r w o r k e r in
h is r e s p e c t i v e c l a s s (A o r B ) in h is l o c a l f o r
that p a y r o l l w e e k , o r " g u a r a n t e e p e r i o d " (w a ge
g u a r a n te e p a y m e n ts n ot to b e co u n te d as p a id
h o u r s f o r p u r p o s e s o f th is p a r a g r a p h ).

P la n to b e fu n d ed th ro u g h c o m p a n i e s ' c o n t r ib u t io n o f
$ 5 ,2 0 0 , 000 p e r c o n t r a c t y e a r .
E a rn in g s in c lu d e d p a y a t / o r f o r s t r a i g h t - t im e o v e r t i m e ,
p e n a lty o v e r t i m e , p en a lty c a r g o , s k il l, t r a v e l t im e ,
v a c a t io n , Sta te u n e m p lo y m e n t b e n e fit , w o r k m e n 's c o m ­
p e n s a t io n , and P M A /I L W U in d e m n ity and w a g e g u a r a n ­
te e pa y m en ts.
F o r p u r p o s e s o f p la n , in it ia l "g u a r a n t e e p e r i o d s " w e r e :
1st p e r io d — M a r . 4 , 1972 th ro u g h S ep t. 1, 1972;
2nd p e r io d — S ep t. 2 , 1972 th ro u g h M a r . 2 , 1973;
3 r d p e r io d — M a r . 3 , 1973 u ntil June 3 0 , 1973.
C la s s A and C la s s B w o r k e r s p a id le s s than 13 and 7.25
h o u r s , r e s p e c t i v e ly , in a p a y r o l l w e e k w e r e e x c lu d e d
w ith t h e ir h o u r s in co m p u ta tio n o f p a y r o l l w e e k a v e r ­
a g e s f o r t h e ir r e s p e c t i v e c l a s s e s in 1st tw o g u a r a n te e
p e r io d s .
C la s s A and C la s s B w o r k e r s p a id le s s
than 11.5 and 6 .2 5 h o u r s , r e s p e c t i v e ly , in a p a y r o l l
w e e k w e r e e x c lu d e d w ith t h e ir h o u r s in co m p u ta tio n o f
p a y r o l l w e e k a v e r a g e s f o r t h e ir r e s p e c t i v e c l a s s e s in

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A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n

E f fe c t iv e date

P a y g u a r a n te e plan— C on tin u ed
M a r. 4, 1972 (m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r ­
sta n din g da ted F e b . 10, 1972, and su p ­
p le m e n t a l m e m o r a n d u m o f a g r e e m e n t
d a ted M a r . 2, 1972)— C on tin u ed .

June 3 0, 1973 (m e m o r a n d u m
m en t d a ted June 2 4 , 1973).

J u ly 1, 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m
sta n din g o f s a m e d a te ).

of

of

a gree­

u n d er­

the 3 rd g u a r a n te e p e r io d .
C la s s A and C la s s B w o r k ­
e r s and t h e ir h o u r s w e r e e x c lu d e d fr o m co m p u ta tio n
o f a v e r a g e f o r t h e ir r e s p e c t i v e c l a s s e s o f the p o r t fo r
a ll o f the p a y r o l l w e e k s in c e th e s ta rt o f the 2 6 -w e e k
p e r io d i f d u rin g th e 1st o r 2nd 2 6 -w e e k g u a ra n te e
p e r io d s th e y w e r e p a id le s s than 13 and 7.25 h o u r s f o r
C la s s A and C la s s B w o r k e r s , r e s p e c t i v e ly , t im e s
n u m b e r o f p a y r o l l w e e k s , o r i f in the r e m a in in g p a y r o l l
w e e k s th e y w e r e p a id l e s s than 11.5 and 6)25 h o u r s f o r
C la s s A and C la s s B w o r k e r s , r e s p e c t i v e ly , t im e s
n u m b e r o f p a y r o l l w e e k s (w a ge g u a r a n te e p a y m e n ts not
to b e co u n te d as p a id h o u r s f o r p u r p o s e s o f th is
p a r a g r a p h ).
W o r k e r s w e r e n ot e li g ib le f o r a p a y m e n t as a r e s u lt o f a
w o r k s to p p a g e that v io la t e d the a g r e e m e n t .
A r e d u c t io n in p a y m e n ts c o u ld b e a g r e e d upon b y p o r t s
a ffe c t e d f o r m o r e than 1 p a y r o l l w e e k , b y w o r k s t o p ­
p a g e , b y n o n s ig n a t o r y u n ion s o r a ct o f G od.
H o u rs w o r k e d in e x c e s s o f the g u a r a n te e f o r p a y r o l l w e e k
(36 o r 18 h o u r s , w h ic h e v e r a p p lic a b le ) w e r e to b e
c a r r ie d f o r w a r d in to s u c c e e d in g w e e k s and a d ded to the
s u c c e s s i v e w e e k s p a id h o u r s in d e t e r m in a t io n o f e l i g i ­
b ilit y f o r p a y m e n t. T h is a c cu m u la tin g p r o c e s s w a s to
con tin u e un til th e end o f th e "g u a r a n t e e p e r i o d . "
V a c a t io n h o u r s w e r e e x c lu d e d in c a lc u la t in g the l o c a l 's
o r p o r t 's a v e r a g e h o u r s o f w o r k e r p e r p a y r o l l w e e k o r
g u a r a n te e p e r io d .
W o r k e r s a b s en t b e c a u s e o f il ln e s s o r in ju r y , ju r y du ty,
u nion e m p lo y , m il it a r y s e r v i c e o r a u t h o r iz e d le a v e o f
a b s e n c e f o r p e r s o n a l r e a s o n s w e r e n ot e li g ib le f o r
g u a r a n te e p a y m e n t f o r any w e e k in w h ic h th ey fa ile d to
m e e t 80 p e r c e n t t e s t .
S u ch w o r k e r s , h o w e v e r , w e r e
g ra n te d e li g ib il it y c r e d i t upon t h e ir re tu r n to w o r k f o r
p u r p o s e o f m a in ta in in g e li g ib il it y f o r the g u a r a n te e .
H ou rs p a id to " v i s i t o r " lo n g s h o r e m e n w e r e e x c lu d e d in
c a lc u la t in g the l o c a l 's o r p o r t 's a v e r a g e h o u r s o f w o r k ­
e r s p e r p a y r o l l w eek o r g u a r a n te e p e r io d . T h e ir e a r n ­
in g s f o r g u a r a n te e p u r p o s e s , upon re tu r n to t h e ir h om e
p o r t , w e r e t h e ir a ctu a l e a r n in g s .
I n c r e a s e d : C o m p a n ie s ' co n t r ib u t io n t o $ 6 m illio n
p e r con tract y e a r .
C h a n g ed :
M e th o d o f a llo c a t in g m o n ie s w as r e ­
v is e d s o that at the end o f e a ch w e e k V52 o f
the a nnual fund ing am ou n t w o u ld b e a v a ila b le
f o r g u a r a n te e p a y m e n ts .
An a c r o s s - t h e - b o a r d
p e r c e n t a g e r e d u c t io n w o u ld b e m a d e in w e e k ly
p a y m e n ts to lim it the t o t a l w e e k ly p a y m e n ts
to V52 o f annual fu n d in g . T o t a l p a y m e n ts w e r e
to b e r e v ie w e d at the end o f 13-w e e k p e r io d s
to in s u r e that a c c u m u la te d w e e k ly p a y m e n ts
d u rin g e a c h p e r io d did n ot e x c e e d 13/52 o f annual
fu n d in g .
If the t o t a l p a y m e n ts f o r a 1 3 -w e e k
p e r io d w e r e le s s than 13/52 o f annual fu n d in g ,
the d i ff e r e n c e w as to b e p a id out as " m a d e
w h o le " p a y m e n ts to e m p lo y e e s w ho had r e ­
c e i v e d any r e d u c e d w e e k ly g u a ra n te e (up to the
a m ou n t p a y a b le to an e m p lo y e e w ith ou t the
r e d u c t io n ).
If the t o t a l o f s u c h "m a k e w h o le "
p a y m e n ts w o u ld e x c e e d the e x c e s s m o n ie s , the
" m a k e w h o le " p a y m e n ts w e r e to b e r e d u c e d on
an a c r o s s - t h e - b o a r d p e r c e n t a g e b a s is to m a in ­
ta in 13/ s2 o f annual fu n d in g .
If t h e r e w e r e
m o n ie s le ft o v e r a ft e r fu ll "m a k e w h o le " p a y ­
m e n ts w e r e m a de, t h e s e a d d itio n a l m o n ie s w o u ld
b e p a id out to C la s s B w o r k e r s t o in c r e a s e t h e ir
w e e k ly g u a r a n te e up to a m a x im u m o f 24 h o u r s
(the r e g u la r g u a ra n tee f o r C la s s B w o r k e r s
r e m a in e d at 18 h o u r s ).
C h a n ged:
E l ig ib i li t y — w o r k e r s w e r e to b e in ­
clu d e d on a p a y g u a r a n te e pla n e li g ib il it y li s t (1)
a s o f June 3 0, 1973 b e c a u s e o f 1 h o u r o r m o r e
w o r k d u rin g the 52 w e e k s en d in g M a y 2 6 , 1973
o r (2) as o f th e J u ly 1 o r J a n u a ry 1 that w o r k ­
e r s b e c a m e e li g ib le f o r w e lf a r e c o v e r a g e .
W o r k e r s on the e li g ib il it y li s t w e r e e li g ib le f o r
th e g u a r a n te e f o r any w e e k in w h ich th ey w e r e
" a v a il a b l e " f o r w o r k on the 5 d a y s , M on d a y
th ro u g h F r i d a y , l e s s the day on w h ic h any p a id
h o lid a y w a s o b s e r v e d (th e p r e v io u s 8 0 - p e r c e n t
t e s t and a v e r a g e h o u r s w o r k e d c a lc u la t io n s to
w h ic h the 8 0 - p e r c e n t t e s t w a s a p p lie d w e r e
e lim in a t e d ).
I n c r e a s e d : C o m p a n ie s ' c o n t r i b u t i o n to $ 1 0 .5
m il li o n in the 1st c o n t r a c t y e a r and $ 9 m il li o n
e a c h o f th e 2 s u c c e e d in g c o n t r a c t y e a r s .
C h a n g ed:
M eth od o f a llo c a t in g m o n ie s w a s r e ­
v is e d t o that at en d o f e a c h w e e k i f b e n e fit s p a id
w e r e le s s than V52 o f a nnual fu n d in g , the r e ­
m a in d e r w o u ld b e c a r r i e d fo r w a r d and m a d e
a v a ila b le f o r p a y m e n t f o r su b seq u en t w e e k s
b e n e fit s .
O th e r p a y m e n t
p roced u res w ere
con tin u e d .
C h a n g ed:
E l ig ib i li t y — w o r k e r in c lu d e d on e l i g i ­
b ilit y li s t i f w o r k e r m e t e li g ib il it y r e q u ir e m e n t s
f o r w e lf a r e p la n c o v e r a g e .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




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A dded:
H o lid a y p a y and ju r y duty pay a d d ed to d e f ­
in itio n o f e a rn in g s f o r pa y g u a r a n te e p la n p u r p o s e s .
E lim in a t e d :
W o r k e r s ' c o m p e n s a t io n a n d P M A /I L W U
in d e m n ity p a y m e n ts f r o m d e fin it io n o f e a r n in g s f o r p a y
g u a r a n te e pla n p u r p o s e s .
I f w e e k ly e a r n in g s w e r e le s s than p a y g u a r a n te e b e n e fit ,
w o r k e r w a s p a id th e d i ff e r e n c e . I f a ft e r t h ir d w e e k o f
pa y g u a r a n te e , e a r n in g s f o r c u r r e n t 4 w e e k p e r io d w a s
l e s s than p a y g u a r a n te e f o r the 4 w e e k s , w o r k e r w as
p a id d i f f e r e n c e . If in any o f the 4 w e e k s e a rn in g s w e r e
le s s than p a y g u a r a n te e and w o r k e r did not r e c e iv e
g u a r a n te e b e c a u s e o f in e li g i b i li t y f o r that w e e k , e a r n ­
in gs and g u a r a n te e f o r that w e e k w e r e c o n s id e r e d
eq u a l f o r p u r p o s e s o f d e t e r m in in g p a y g u a r a n te e f o r
th e 4 w e e k p e r io d .

W o r k e r s n ot in c lu d e d on e li g ib il it y li s t w e r e t h o s e
w o r k e r s a ge 62 w ith 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e o r m o r e w ith
e li g ib il it y f o r p e n s io n , w o r k e r s w h ile w o r k in g on a
ste a d y b a s is f o r e m p l o y e r u n d er a g u a r a n te e f o r w h ic h
e m p l o y e r w a s r e s p o n s i b le , and w o r k e r s d r o p p e d f r o m
the r e g i s t r a t io n l i s t .
W o r k e r s e m p lo y e d o r r e l e a s e d
as ste a d y m e n d u rin g a p a y r o l l w e e k w e r e not e li g ib le
f o r that w e e k .
W o r k e r s a b s en t f o r any r e a s o n , e x c e p t ju r y du ty, w e r e
n ot e n title d to g u a r a n te e f o r any w e e k in w h ic h 5 day
a v a ila b ilit y r e q u ir e m e n t w a s n ot m e t (ju r y duty cou n ted
as a v a ila b ilit y ).

A dded:
F o r e a c h day o f w o r k on S a tu rd a y o r S und ay,
the 5 -d a y (M o n d a y -F r id a y ) a v a ila b ilit y r e q u ir e m e n t
r e d u c e d b y 1 da y .
A d d e d : W o r k e r d is q u a lifie d f o r p a y g u a r a n te e upon r e ­
fu s a l o f t r a n s f e r f r o m " lo w w o r k o p p o r t u n it y " p o r t (a
p o r t w h e r e a v e r a g e h o u r s o f w o r k p e r w e e k w e r e le s s
than 18 f o r C la s s A w o r k e r s and le s s than 9 f o r
C la s s B w o r k e r s ) t o a n o th e r p o r t w ith g r e a t e r w o r k
o p p o r tu n ity .
T h o s e w ho v o lu n t e e r e d w e r e t r a n s f e r r e d
f i r s t , and t h e r e a f t e r , t r a n s f e r s w e r e m a d e b y in v e r s e
s e n i o r i t y , up to a u t h o r iz e d n u m b e r .

Table 3. Supplementary compensation practices1— Continued
E f fe c t i v e date

A p p lic a t io n s , e x c e p t i o n s , and o t h e r
r e la t e d m a tt e r s

P r o v is io n
M ov in g a llo w a n c e

J u ly 1, 1973 (a r b it r a t io n a w a rd o f J u ly
3 0 , 1973 and s u p p le m e n ta l m e m o r a n d u m
o f u n d ersta n d in g d a ted N ov . 12, 1 973).

J u ly 1, 1975 (m e m o r a n d u m
sta n d in g o f s a m e d a te ).

of

E s ta b lis h e d :
B e n e fit s f o r w o r k e r s w is h in g to
t r a n s fe r fr o m
" lo w w o r k o p p o r t u n it y " p o r t
w h ic h p r o v id e d :
(a ) R ou n d t r i p t r a n s p o r t a t io n , s u b s i s t e n c e ,
and lo d g in g f o r on e a d v a n ce t r i p b y m a n ,
h is w if e , o r b o th , to lo o k f o r h o u sin g in
p o r t he w a s b e in g t r a n s f e r r e d to (5 -d a y
m a x im u m );
(b) m o v in g o f b e lo n g in g s b y a li c e n s e d m o v in g
co m p a n y (lim it e d to 6 ,5 0 0 pou n d s f o r a
m a r r i e d m a n and 2 , 500 f o r a s in g le m a n );
(c ) t r a n s p o r t a t io n to n ew p o r t and s u b s is t e n c e
and lo d g in g f o r m a n and h is fa m ily ;
( d ) m in im u m c o s t r e q u ir e d to d i s c o n n e c t and
h o o k up a p p lia n c e s ; and
( e) s t o r a g e o f h o u s e h o ld e f f e c t s n e c e s s i t a t e d
b y un u su al c i r c u m s t a n c e s (s u b je c t to a p ­
p r o v a l o f b o th p a r t i e s )

u n d er­

A

" lo w w o r k o p p o r t u n it y " p o r t w a s d e fin e d as o n e in
w h ic h the a v e r a g e h o u r s o f w o r k p e r w e e k w a s le s s
than 18 h o u r s f o r C la s s A w o r k e r s and 9 h o u r s f o r
C la s s B w o r k e r s .
C la s s A w o r k e r s w e r e to b e g iv e n p r e f e r e n c e o v e r
C la s s B w o r k e r s f o r su c h t r a n s f e r s .

C h a n g ed:
T h o s e in lo w w o r k o p p o rtu n ity p o r t s r e ­
q u ir e d t o t r a n s f e r to a n o th e r p o r t w ith g r e a t e r w o r k
o p p o rtu n ity o r e l s e b e d is q u a lifie d f o r p a y g u a r a n te e .
V o lu n t e e r s w e r e t r a n s f e r r e d f i r s t , a n d t h e r e a f t e r ,
t r a n s f e r s w e r e m a d e b y in v e r s e s e n i o r i t y , u p to
a u t h o r iz e d n u m b e r .

1 T h e la s t e n try u n d er e a c h it e m r e p r e s e n t s the m o s t r e c e n t ch a n g e.
2
T h is and su b se q u e n t a g r e e m e n t s m a d e no p r o v is i o n f o r e x t r a p a y f o r n ig h ts h ift w o r k e r s a ft e r a c e r t a in n u m b e r o f h o u r s p e r w e e k had b e e n
w o r k e d . T h e lia b ilit y o f e m p l o y e r s u n d e r S e c t io n 7 o f the F a i r L a b o r S ta n d a rd s A c t o f 1 93 8, w h e r e b y w o r k in e x c e s s o f 4 0 h o u r s a w e e k w a s to b e
p a id f o r at t im e and o n e -h a l f the r e g u la r r a t e , w a s r e m o v e d b y an a m en d m en t a p p r o v e d b y C o n g r e s s on J u ly 2 0 , 1 94 9, r e t r o a c t iv e t o da te o f en a ctm e n t
o f the a ct.
3 T h e v a c a t io n a llo w a n c e w as d e t e r m in e d as fo l lo w s :
A v e r a g e h o u r s w o r k e d p e r m on th d u rin g
v a c a t io n e li g ib il it y y e a r w hen not a b sen t
_______ b e c a u s e o f il ln e s s o r in ju r y _______
L e s s than 67 h o u r s ---------------------------------------------------------------67—111 h o u r s --------------------------------------------------------------------------112 h o u r s o r m o r e ------------------------ -—------------------------------------

W o r k e r c l a s s i f ic a t i o n
and w e e k s o f v a c a t io n *
U n d e r a ge 60
No v a c a t io n
1 w e e k o f v a c a t io n
2 w e e k s o f v a c a t io n

L e s s than 50 h o u r s __________________________________________
50—91 h o u r s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------92 h o u r s o r m o r e ------------------------------------------------------------------

60 y e a r s o r o ld e r
in m in o r p o r t
No v a c a t io n
1 w e e k o f v a c a t io n
2 w e e k s o f v a c a t io n

L e s s than 58 h o u r s ___________________ ____ __________________
58^-99 h o u r s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------100 h o u r s o r m o r e ___________________________________________

60 y e a r s o r o l d e r
No v a c a t io n
1 w e e k o f v a c a t io n
2 w e e k s o f v a c a t io n

* An e m p l o y e e 's v a c a t io n w a s to b e r e d u c e d V12 f o r e a c h 30 d a y s o f a b s e n c e
o v e r 30 d a y s d u rin g v a c a t io n e li g ib il it y y e a r .
4

T h e v a c a t io n a llo w a n c e f o r w o r k e r s u n d e r a ge 60 w a s d e t e r m in e d as fo l lo w s :
A v e r a g e h o u r s w o r k e d p e r m o n th d u rin g
v a c a t io n e li g ib il it y y e a r w hen n ot a bsen t
_______ b e c a u s e o f il ln e s s o r in ju r y _______

W eeks o f
v a c a t io n *

L e s s than 67 h o u r s
67—107 h o u r s
108 h o u r s o r m o r e

No v a c a t io n
1 w e e k o f v a c a t io n
2 w e e k s o f v a c a t io n

* An e m p l o y e e 's v a c a t io n w a s to b e r e d u c e d V12
a b s e n c e o v e r 30 d a y s d u rin g v a c a t io n e li g ib il it y y e a r .

fo r

ea ch

30

days

5
C h a n g es in w e lf a r e and in s u r a n c e b e n e fit s w e r e p r im a r i ly a d m in is t r a t iv e and w e r e m a d e e ff e c t iv e th ro u g h in fo r m a l n e g o tia tio n s w ith the c a r r i e r s .
H e n c e , d a ted a g r e e m e n t s a r e n o t in d ic a t e d .
T h e s e b e n e fit s w e r e p r o v id e d in a d d itio n to h o s p it a l b e n e fit s d e s c r i b e d e a r l i e r .
7 T h e union a g r e e d that in fu tu r e n e g o t ia t io n s it w o u ld not a sk f o r fu r t h e r ch a n g e s in b e n e fit s f o r t h o s e on p e n s io n p r i o r to J u ly 1, 1966, o r
t h e ir w id o w s .




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Q u a lify in g y e a r s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c r e d i t e d to the ex ten t that w o r k e r s e a r n e d the q u a lify in g y e a r s as fo llo w s :
Out o f the p a y r o l l
c a le n d a r y e a r s p r e c e d in g
_____r e t ir e m e n t date______
13
14
15

______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
1 7 ______________________________________________________
18 ______________________________________________________
19________________________________________________________
20
21
2 2 ______________________________________________________
23 ________________________________________________________
24 ______________________________________________________
25 (m a x im u m )___________ _ „ ___ ____________ ____ ______

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
35

16

9
as fo llo w s :

Q u a lify in g y e a r s o f s e r v i c e f o r t h o s e r e t ir in g on o r a ft e r J u ly

c r e d it e d to the ex ten t that w o r k e r s e a r n e d the q u a lify in g y e a r s

Out o f the p a y r o l l
c a le n d a r y e a r s p r e c e d in g
______ r e t ir e m e n t date______

Q u a lify in g
years—
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

1, 1975 w e r e

17
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
31
32
33
34
35

____________
____________
____________

_____
........ . _
_____
____________
_____
______
22............... ..
2 3 ____________
2 4 ____________
25 (m a x im u m ).

10 I f a p o r t 's annual to n n a g e d e c lin e d f r o m the a v e r a g e f o r the b a s e p e r io d (Jan. 1, 1959, to D e c . 3 1 , I 9 6 0 ), the e m p l o y e e 's t o t a l e a rn in g s f o r
the 12 c o n s e c u t iv e b e n e fit p e r io d s p r e c e d in g the b e n e fit p e r io d f o r w h ic h s u p p le m e n ta l w a g e b e n e fit s w e r e p a y a b le w o u ld b e a d ju ste d p r o p o r t io n a t e ly
d o w n w a rd .
T h e r a tio o f b a s e p e r io d ton n a g e to ton n a g e h a n d led in the 12 m on th s b e f o r e th e b e n e fit p e r io d w as c a lle d the d e c lin e a d ju stm e n t f a c t o r .
11 F o r e a c h p e r io d in e a c h p o r t , th e g ro u p a v e r a g e h o u r s w e r e o b ta in e d b y d iv id in g t o t a l h o u r s w o r k e d (in clu d in g h o u r s c r e d i t e d ) d u rin g the
b e n e fit p e r io d b y the r e p r e s e n t a t iv e c l a s s , b y the t o t a l n u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s in the c l a s s . T h e r e p r e s e n t a t iv e c la s s f o r e a c h g ro u p w a s to b e f i ll e d
f r o m the fo llo w in g c a t e g o r i e s o f w o r k e r s in the o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p in v o lv e d , w ith c a t e g o r i e s b e in g a d d ed u ntil h o u r s f o r at le a s t 70 p e r c e n t o f a ll
e m p lo y e e s in the g ro u p w e r e in c lu d e d :
(1) T h o s e w o r k in g o r c r e d it e d w ith at le a s t 360 h o u r s w ith in 12 c o n s e c u t iv e p a y r o l l w e e k s en d in g in the la s t
p a y r o l l w e e k in b e n e fit p e r io d , (2) t h o s e w o r k in g o r c r e d it e d w ith at le a s t 30 h o u r s in e a c h o f 8 w e e k s w ith in th e s e 12 c o n s e c u t iv e w e e k s , (3) 70
p e r c e n t o f the t o t a l n u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s in the g r o u p m in u s th e n u m b e r in c a t e g o r i e s (1 ) and (2 ).
12 If w a g e r a te s in the in d u s tr y in c r e a s e d , the t r u s t e e s co u ld se t a h ig h e r ra te eq u a l to the b a s i c s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly w a g e ra te t im e s 140.
13 T h e r e q u ir e m e n t s f o r q u a lify in g y e a r s o f s e r v i c e o v e r 15 w e r e an a d d itio n a l c a le n d a r y e a r f o r e a c h y e a r o f s e r v i c e up to 2 4 , out o f la s t 27
c a le n d a r y e a r s ; o r 25 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e out o f la s t 35 c a le n d a r y e a r s .
14 I n clu d e s a ll C la s s A lo n g s h o r e m e n w ho w e r e r e g i s t e r e d in the in d u s tr y as o f June 3 0 , I9 6 0 , and w ho r e m a in e d on the r o l ls until J u ly 1, 1966.




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T h e fo llo w in g w a g e c h r o n o lo g ie s a re a v a ila b le f r o m the S u p e rin te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n ts ,
U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r in tin g O f f i c e , W a sh in g to n , D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m the r e g io n a l o f f i c e s o f
the B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s lis t e d on the in s id e b a c k c o v e r .
S om e p u b lic a tio n s a re ou t
o f p r in t and n ot a v a ila b le f r o m the S u p erin ten d en t o f D o c u m e n ts but m a y b e o b ta in e d , as
lo n g as s u p p lie s a r e a v a ila b le , f r o m the B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s , W a sh in g to n , D .C . 2 0 2 1 2 ,
o r f r o m the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e s . O u t - o f- p r i n t ite m s a ls o m a y b e a v a ila b le f o r r e f e r e n c e
in le a d in g p u b lic , c o l l e g e , o r u n iv e r s it y l i b r a r i e s .
B e f o r e J u ly 1965, b a s ic w a g e c h r o n o lo g ie s and th e ir s u p p le m e n ts w e r e p u b lis h e d in
the M on th ly L a b o r R e v ie w and r e le a s e d as B u re a u r e p o r t s .
W a g e c h r o n o lo g ie s p u b lis h e d
l a t e r a re a v a ila b le o n ly as b u lle tin s (and th e ir s u p p le m e n ts ).
S u m m a r ie s o f g e n e r a l w a g e
ch a n g e s and new o r ch a n g ed w o r k in g p r a c t i c e s a re added to b u lle tin s as new c o n t r a c t s a re
n e g o tia te d .
A lu m in u m C o m p a n y o f A m e r i c a w ith U n ited S t e e lw o r k e r s o f A m e r i c a and
A lu m in u m W o r k e r s In te rn a tio n a l U nion—
N o v e m b e r 193 9—J a n u a ry 1974, B L S B u lle tin 1815.
F e b r u a r y 1974^M ay 1977, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1815.
T h e A n a c o n d a C o . (M on tana M in in g D iv .) and the S te e lw o r k e r s —
1 9 4 1 -7 7 , B L S B u lle tin 1953.
A r m o u r and C o m p a n y —
1 9 4 1 -7 2 , B L S B u lle tin 1682.
S e p te m b e r 1973—A u g u st 1976, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1682.
A .T .& T * —L o n g L in e s D e p a r tm e n t and C o m m u n ic a tio n s W o r k e r s o f A m e r i c a
(A F L -C I O )—
O c t o b e r 1 9 4 0 -J u ly 1974, B L S B u lle tin 1812.
J u ly 1974—A u g u st 1977, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1812.
A tla n tic R ic h fie ld and the O il W o r k e r s ( F o r m e r S in c la ir O il F a c i l i t i e s ) —
1 9 4 1 -7 7 , B L S B u lle tin 1915.
B e r k s h ir e H ath aw ay In c. and the T e x t ile W o r k e r s —
Jun e 1943—A p r il 1975, B L S B u lle tin 1849.
B e th le h e m S teel C o r p o r a t io n (S h ip b u ild in g D e p a r tm e n t) and the IUMSW—
June 1941—A u g u st 1975, B L S B u lle tin 1866.
197 5—7 8 , S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1866.
B itu m in o u s C o a l M in e O p e r a t o r s and U nited M in e W o r k e r s o f A m e r i c a —
O c t o b e r 1933—N o v e m b e r 1974, B L S B u lle tin 1799.
1974^-77, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1799.
T h e B o e in g C o , (W a sh in g ton P la n ts ) and the In te rn a tio n a l A s s o c ia t io n o f
M a c h in is ts —
June 1936—S e p te m b e r 1977, B L S B u lle tin 1895.
C o m m o n w e a lth E d is o n C o . and the E l e c t r i c a l W o r k e r s (IB E W )—
O c t o b e r 1945—M a r c h 1974, B L S B u lle tin 1808.
1 9 7 4 -7 7 , S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1808.
Dan R iv e r In c. and the T e x t ile W o r k e r s (U T W A )—
1 9 4 3 -7 6 , B L S B u lle tin 1934.
F M C C o r p ., C h e m ic a l G rou p — F i b e r D iv is io n and the TW U A —
1 9 4 5 -7 7 , B L S B u lle tin 1924.
F e d e r a l E m p lo y e e s u n d e r the G e n e r a l S ch e d u le P a y S y ste m —
J u ly 1924^-O ctober 1974, B L S B u lle tin 1870.
197 5, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1870.
F i r e s t o n e T i r e and R u b b e r C o . and B .F . G o o d r ic h C o . (A k r o n P la n ts )—
1 9 3 7 -7 3 , ' B L S B u lle tin 1762.
A p r il 1973—A p r il 1976, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1762.
F o r d M otor C om pany—
Jun e 1941—S e p te m b e r 1973, B L S B u lle tin 1787.
O c t o b e r 1973—S e p te m b e r 1976, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1787.




In te rn a tio n a l H a r v e s t e r C o . and the A u to W o r k e r s —
F e b r u a r y 1946—S e p te m b e r 1976, B L S B u lle tin 1887.
In te rn a tio n a l P a p e r C o ., S ou th ern K r a ft D iv is io n —
D e c e m b e r 1937—M a y 1973, B L S B u lle tin 1788.
June 1973—M a y 1977, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1788.
In te rn a tio n a l Shoe C o . (a d iv is io n o f In te r c o , In c.)—
1945—74, B L S B u lle tin 1718.
O c t o b e r 19 7 4 ^ S e p te m b e r 197 6, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1718.
L o c k h e e d —C a lifo r n ia C o m p a n y (a d iv is io n o f L o c k h e e d A i r c r a f t C o r p .) and
M a c h in is t s ' U nion —
M a r c h 1937—O c t o b e r 1977, B L S B u lle tin 1904.
M a rtin M a r ie tta A e r o s p a c e and the A u to W o r k e r s —
M a r c h 1944^-N ovem ber 1975, B L S B u lle tin 1884.
M a s s a c h u s e tts Shoe M a n u fa c tu r e r s and U n ited Shoe W o r k e r s o f A m e r i c a
(A F L —CIO)—
J a n u a ry 1945—J a n u a ry 1975, B L S B u lle tin 1800.
J a n u a ry 197 5 -J a n u a r y 1977, S u p plem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1800.
N ew Y o r k C ity L a u n d r ie s and the C loth in g W o r k e r s —
N o v e m b e r 1945—N o v e m b e r 1975, B L S B u lle tin 1845.
N orth A tla n tic L o n g s h o r e m e n —
1 9 3 4 -7 1 , B L S B u lle tin 1736.
1 9 7 1 - 77, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 173 6.
P a c i f i c C o a s t Sh ip b uildin g—
194167, B L S B u lle tin 1 6 0 5 .1
P a c i f i c G as and E l e c t r i c C o .—
1 9 4 3 -7 2 , B L S B u lle tin 1761.
1972— 7 6, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1761.
P a c i f i c M a r it im e A s s o c ia t io n and the ILW U—
1 9 3 4 - 7 8 , B L S B u lle tin I960
R a i l r o a d s N o n o p e r a tin g E m p l o y e e s —
1 9 2 0 -6 2 , B L S R e p o r t 2 0 8 .1
R o c k w e ll In te rn a tio n a l ( E l e c t r o n ic s , N orth A m e r ic a n A i r c r a f t /S p a c e
O p e r a tio n s ) and the A u to W o r k e r s —
M a y 1941—S e p t e m b e r 1977, B L S B u lle tin 1893.
Sw ift & C o . —
194273, B L S B u lle tin 1 7 7 3 .1
U nited States S teel C o r p o r a t io n —
M a r c h 1937—A p r il 1974, B L S B u lle tin 1814.
M a y 1 9 7 4 -J u ly 1977, S u p plem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1814.
W e s t e r n G rey h ou n d L in e s —
1 9 4 5 - 6 7 , B L S B u lle tin 1 5 9 5 . 1
1968—7 2, S u p p lem en t to B L S B u lle tin 1595.
W e s t e r n U nion T e l e g r a p h C o . and the T e l e g r a p h W o r k e r s and the
C om m u n ication s W o rk e rs —
1 9 4 3 - 7 6, B L S B u lle tin 1927.
1 O u t-o f-p r in t.
See D i r e c t o r y o f W a g e C h r o n o lo g ie s . 1948—June 197 5 , f o r M on th ly
L a b o r R e v ie w is s u e in w h ich r e p o r t s and su p p le m e n ts p u b lis h e d b e fo r e J u ly 1965 a p p e a r e d .




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