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L 1 , 3 - /77J Wage Chronology Swift & Company January 1942 September 1973 Bulletin 1773 U .S . D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta tistics 1973 Dayton & Montgomery Co. P u b lic Library Wage Chronology Swift & Company January 1942 September 1973 Bulletin 1773 U.S. D EPARTM EN T O F LABO R Peter J. Brennan, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ben Burdetsky, Deputy Commissioner 1973 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402. Price: 85 cents, domestic postpaid; 60 cents, GPO Bookstore P re fac e This bulletin is one of a series prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that traces changes in wage scales and related benefits negotiated by individual employers or combinations of employers with a union or group of unions. Benefits unilaterally introduced by an employer generally are included. The information is obtained largely from collective bargaining agreements and related documents voluntarily filed with the Bureau. Descriptions of the course of collective bargaining are derived from the news media and confirmed and supplemented by the parties to the agreement. Wage chronologies deal only with selected features of collective bargaining or wage determination. They are intended primarily as a tool for research, analysis, and wage administration. References to job security, grievance procedures, methods of piece-rate adjustment, and similar matters are omitted. This wage chronology summarizes changes in wage rates and related compensation practices negotiated by Swift & Company with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, the United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers of America, and the National Brotherhood of Packinghouse and Dairy Workers (Ind.) since 1942. The first two of these unions merged in 1968 to become the Amalagated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. This bulletin replaces Wage Chronology: Swift & Co., 1942-63, published as BLS Report 260, and incorporates additional information on negotiated contract changes covering the period 1964-73. The earlier texts are included as they were originally published, with minor revisions. Increases in wages or supplementary compensation scheduled for introduction on or after August 15, 1971, are affected by current wage stabilization policies. Changes are shown in this chronology as approved by regulatory authorities or, in the absence of a ruling, as negotiated by the parties. The analysis for the period 1964-73 was prepared in the Division of Trends in Employee Compensation by John J. Lacombe II. m C o n te n ts Page Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... Summary of contract negotiations ...................................................................................................................... 1948-49 1950- 51 1951- 52 1953-55 1956-58 1959-60 1961-63 1964-66 1967-69 1970-73 Tables: 1. 2a. 2b. 3. 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 General wage changes............................................................................................................................... 9 Unskilled (common labor) hourly wage rates, 1942-63 21 Unskilled (common labor) hourly wage rates, 1964-72 25 Supplementary compensation practices...................................................................................................27 Guaranteed time ...............................................................................................................................27 Shift premium pay ............................................................................................................................ 28 Overtime p a y ..................................................................................................................................... 29 Premium pay for Saturday and Sunday w o r k ..................................................................................... 30 Premium pay for freezer work .......................................................................................................... 31 Holiday p a y ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Paid vacations..................................................................................................................................... 34 Reporting time .................................................................................................................................. 36 Call-back tim e ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Meals and meal time ......................................................................................................................... 36 Sickness and accident benefits .......................................................................................................... 37 Paid funeral le a v e ............................................................................................................................... 39 Jury-duty p a y ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Clothes-changing tim e......................................................................................................................... 39 Clothes allowance............................................................................................................................... 39 Tools and equipment......................................................................................................................... 40 Notice of closing ............................................................................................................................... 40 Plant transfers..................................................................................................................................... 41 Moving allowance............................................................................................................................... 41 Separation allowance......................................................................................................................... 42 Death benefits .................................................................................................................................. 43 Hospital-medical-surgical benefits....................................................................................................... 44 Savings and security p l a n ................................................................................................................... 46 Pension plan .....................................................................................................................................47 v In tr o d u c tio n Virtually all production workers at multiplant companies and the vast majority of such workers at single-plant companies in the meatpacking industry are covered by collective bargaining agreements. The MCBW represents all but a few of these workers—the NBPW now is the bargaining agent for workers at only a few Swift plants. In recent years, the MCBW has focused its collective bargaining activities on either Swift or Armour to obtain a master agreement. After a master agreement at one of these companies is reached, the settlement terms generally spread throughout most of the industry. These multiplant agreements are supplemented by local plant agreements, within the framework of the master pact, covering specific issues relating to operations of the particular plant, such as work schedules or rates for new jobs. This chronology is limited to production and maintenance workers since the master contracts with the MCBW and NBPW generally are limited to these workers. Within these pacts, certain exceptions to the general contract terms are listed. Pertinent exceptions are shown in the chronology. This chronology does not cover truck terminals included in the agreements. In the tables, the contract provisions shown as being in effect in 1942 do not necessarily indicate changes from prior conditions of employment. The same is true for the dates on which new plants were brought under the master agreement or for 1964 when processing sales units were first brought under the master agreement (processing units previously had negotiated on a plant-by-plant basis). Swift & Company was incorporated in Illinois on April 1,18851 to acquire the business of Swift Brothers, founded in 1855. The company currently is the largest in the fresh meat industry and over the years has expanded from fresh meat operations to other facets of the food business, to agricultural and industrial chemicals, and in recent years, to insurance and petroleum operations. Principal food operations include processing and marketing fresh meats, canned and frozen foods, and dairy products and supplying hotels, restaurants, and institutions. Meat and its related products account for about 70 percent of sales. The company employs approximately 35,000 workers throughout the United States and also has employees in numerous holdings in foreign countries. In recent years, the company has been engaged in an extensive program of modernizing its meat operations, involving the construction and acquisition of some facilities and the phasing out of others. The program also calls for decentralization of activities, including a shift to single-specie plants (for example, all beef or all pork) in areas of heavy livestock production to supplant the older units that processed several species. Prior to August 1942, three unions were recognized as bargaining agents in some Swift plants. They were the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (MCBW), the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA),2 and the National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers (NBPW).3 The MCBW and the UPWA were affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, respectively, and the NBPW was affiliated with the Confederated Unions of America.4 Three master agreements between the company and the respective unions were first negotiated in 1942, to be effective in August of that year. Agreements previously had been made on a plant-by-plant basis. In 1968, after years of cooperation on collective bargaining activities, the MCBW and the UPWA merged and the name of the former was retained. In 1970, the MCBW represented 7,500 Swift employees and the NBPW represented 2,800. i T h e c o m p a n y s w it c h e d its state o f in c o r p o r a t io n t o D e la w a re in 1 9 6 9 . 2In 1960, th e u n io n ’s n a m e w as c h a n g e d t o th e U n ite d P a c k in g h o u s e , F o o d a n d A llie d W o rk e rs . 3 In 1 9 6 2 , th e u n io n ’s n a m e w as ch a n g e d t o th e N a tio n a l B r o t h e r h o o d o f P a c k in g h o u s e a n d D a iry W o rk e rs. 4 T h e A F L a n d C IO m e rg e d in 1 9 5 5 . T h e C U A m e rg e d w ith th e N a tio n a l In d e p e n d e n t U n io n C o u n c il in 1 9 6 3 , fo r m in g th e N a tio n a l F e d e r a t io n o f I n d e p e n d e n t U n io n s. 1 S u m m a ry o f C o n tra c t and the UPWA, MCBW, and NBPW, respectively. Included in the new agreements were a general wage increase and wage adjustments to correct certain intra plant inequities and to narrow the wage differential between men and women. Approval of the increases, effective on the dates agreed upon by the parties, was granted by the Wage Stabilization Board. Each of these reopenings was the second of three provided for in the 1950 master agreements. In the spring of 1952, the unions announced that in place of the third reopenings, scheduled to take place between February 11 and the termination date of the agreements, August 11, 1952, they preferred to terminate contracts at the latter date and negotiate new agreements. Discussions began as early as July 15, 1952, and continued, with several interruptions, until late October. During November, the company and the three unions signed 2-year agreements providing for three wage reopenings and for one reopening to allow negotiations for a hospitalization program. Both the MCBW agree ment, executed November 7, 1952, and the NBPW contract, signed November 13, 1952, were to expire August 11, 1954; the UPWA contract, signed November 20,1952, ran to September 1,1954. On December 11,1952, the Executive Director of the Wage Stabilization Board approved the general wage change, various job-rate increases, and increases for women employees designed to reduce the sex dif ferential to a uniform 5 cents. The remaining changes were approved by the Wage Stabilization Committee on December 18, 1952. All provisions except those for Saturday premium pay and the improved method of computing vacation pay, *which became effective January 5 and January 1,1953, respectively, were made retroactive to October 27,1952. 1948-49 At the end of 1948, Swift employees in 44 plants throughout the country were covered by terms of master contracts. Approximately 24,000 workers in 24 plants were represented by the UPWA, 10,000 in 9 plants by the NBPW, and 5,000 in 11 plants by the MCBW. The agreements between the company and the unions, effective August 11, 1948, could be terminated on August 11, 1949. They could be reopened once by each party on the question of general wage adjustment at any time during the year. The three master contracts between Swift & Co. and the UPWA, the MCBW, and the NBPW were extended by agreement beyond the August 11, 1949 expiration date and, in October, new contracts were negotiated, which were to remain in effect until August 11, 1950. Although they provided for a reopening by either party on the question of a general wage adjustment after February 15,1950, no such adjustment was made. 1950- 51 New 2-year contracts between Swift & Co. and the UPWA, the MCBW, and the NBPW became effective on August 11, 1950, and were to continue until 1952. The agreements provided for an immediate wage increase and fo r tw o reopenings covering general wage-rate adjustments (once between February 11 and August 11 of both 1951 and 1952). In addition, the contracts were subject to reopening as of August 11, 1951, on any matter not covered specifically by their terms. Negotiations were reopened under the contracts and agreements were reached in February 1951, on a general wage change, supplemented by widening of the spread between wage-rate brackets within plants. The Wage Stabilization Board approved the general increase on May 18 and the intraplant inequity adjustments on June 28, 1951. Both increases were retroactive to February 9, 1951, the date agreed upon by the parties. 1953-55 Swift & Co. signed separate supplemental agreements with the MCBW, the NBPW, and the UPWA on October 3, 1953, providing for a general wage increase and a co m p an y -p aid hospitalization-m edical insurance program. The wage increase was retroactive to September 28, 1953; the improved insurance plan became effective December 1 of that year. There were 1951- 52 Supplemental agreements were signed in December 1951, January 1952, and February 1952, by Swift & Co. N e g o t ia t io n s 2 Co. with the MCBW, the UPWA, and the NBPW. After a 7-week strike by approximately 18,000 employees at 37 plants, the MCBW and UPWA and the company reached agreement on October 22 and signed new contracts the following day. The company and the independent union had reached an interim agreement on September 18 and signed their final contract on October 22. Except for employees at plants in Fort Worth and San Antonio, Tex., the interim agreement provided for a wage increase of 8.5 cents, effective September 1, 1959, continuation of the cost-of-living escalator clause, and incorporation of the existing 14-cent cost-of-living allowance into base rates. Other improvements agreed to by the parties applied to all of the company’s NBPW plants. no other wage increases as a result of reopeners under the November 1952 master agreements. The agreements that expired in 1954 were replaced by new contracts reached late in September—the first major 1954 settlements in the industry. Each of the new agreements provided for a general wage increase, an additional adjustment of all women’s rates, inequity adjustments in pay, and an amended severance pay clause for two of the unions. In addition, a provision for 4 weeks’ paid vacation for employees with 25 or more years’ service became effective January 1, 1955. Improvements in the hospital, medical, and surgical plan were to be in force from December 1, 1954. All other provisions were made effective September 20,1954. The agreements were to run through August 31, 1956, with provision for three reopenings on general adjustments in wage rates. Under the first reopening, a supplemental agreement was reached early in August 1955 providing for a uniform 14-cent-an-hour wage increase effective August 1. No other wage increases were made under the reopening provision during the term of the agreement. At the conclusion of their national wage and contract conferences in June 1959, the affiliated unions had agreed to coordinate their bargaining and had adopted industrywide goals of “substantial” wage increases, shorter hours, improved insurance, pension, health, and sick leave benefits, liberalization of vacation and severance pay requirements, and increased clothing allowances and night-shift premiums. When negotiations began in July, the company proposed a 3-year contract with no general wage increase and readjustment of rates in selected areas to enable the company “to meet competition,” elimination of the escalator clause, limita tions on company liability under the hospital, medical, and surgical plan, and changes in the holiday, weekly guarantee, and weekend pay provisions. On September 2, the company offered to increase meal allowances and night-shift premium pay at all plants. This offer also included, except at certain plants, wage increases totaling 15 cents an hour over a 2-year contract period (8.5 cents, of which 2 cents was credited toward any future cost-of-living adjustment, effective September 1, 1959, and 6.5 cents effective September 1, 1960) and incorporation of the existing 14-cent cost-of-living allowance into base rates. On September 8, 4 days after a work stoppage by members of the MCBW and UPWA had closed 37 plants, the company added continuation of the escalator clause except at selected plants, a proposed savings plan, and diagnostic health insurance. On October 21, it offered immediate wage increases totaling 5 cents an hour for some plants originally excluded from the general increase of 8.5 cents and extension of the escalator provision to them, premium pay for freezer work, and improved holiday provisions. The company’s proposal of October 21, was accepted by the representatives of the striking locals on the following day and subsequently ratified by the members of the two unions. 1956-58 Separate 3-year contracts between Swift & Co. and three unions—the UPWA, the MCBW, and the NBPW were negotiated in September 1956. The UPWA and MCBW agreements ended a 10-day strike by approxi mately 25,000 workers, represented by those unions, on September 29; they were preceded by a contract between Swift and the independent Packinghouse Workers representing about 7,700 employees who had not been on strike. In addition to a 10-cent-an-hour general increase the first year, the contracts provided for a 0.5-cent widening of differentials between wage-rate classes, gradual elimination of the wage differentials between men and women, and adjustments designed to reduce geo graphical pay differentials. Deferred increases of 7.5 cents an hour were scheduled for September 1,1957 and 1958. Other terms included establishment of a semi annual cost-of-living escalator clause, increased nightshift differentials and weekend premium pay, and improvements in vacation benefits, sick-leave allowances, separation pay, and the hospital-medical-surgical plans. The new agreements, to be in force from September 24, 1956, until September 1, 1959, made no provision for a reopening. 1959-60 As finally agreed to by Swift and the three unions, the settlement provided wage increases of 8.5 cents an Settlements providing changes in wage rates and fringe benefits were reached in October 1959 by Swift & 3 hour in the first contract year5 and 6.5 cents in the second year except for workers at nine plants. The contracts reestablished some and increased other geo graphic pay differentials by making the total negotiated increase for the entire contract period 8.5 cents at certain plants. At two plants, the 8.5 cents was made effective in September 1959; at seven other plants, 5 cents of the increase was made effective in September 1959, and 3.5 cents in September 1960. Cost-of-living escalator clauses of the previous contracts were con tinued, and the existing allowance of 14 cents was incorporated into base rates. Premiums for Saturday and Sunday work on continuous operations and for nightshift work were increased, and some holiday pay practices were changed. Diagnostic laboratory and X-ray benefits were added to the hospital insurance plans, and the company and the unions agreed to review the health benefits program. The company’s savings and security plan was offered to all three unions and was accepted by the NBPW. Separation allowances were increased in the MCBW and UPWA agreements. The NBPW and the company agreed to reduce the service requirement for 3 weeks’ vacation to 12 years, while the MCBW and UPWA agreed to 3 weeks’ vacation after 10 years’ service. The contracts were to remain in effect through August 31,1961, with no reopening provisions. more of these plants closed by the end of August 1962, in which case employees of closed plants would receive a 7-cent-an-hour increase for all hours worked from September 4,1961. At the plants in this group that were not closed before September 1,1962, a deferred increase of 7 cents an hour would become effective September 1, 1962, with a further provision that employees of any of these plants closing before August 31, 1963, would receive 6 cents for all hours worked during the first contract year. A wage reopener was provided for these five plants in September 1963. The contracts continued the semiannual cost-of-living escalator clause; basic hourly rates of pay were increased by incorporation of 5 cents of the existing cost-of-living escalator allowance as well as the 7-cent-an-hour general increase. The major supplementary benefit changes were intended to increase income security for permanently separated employees. The agreements called for a 90-day notice by the company of the closing of a major department, division, or entire plant. If the company failed to give such notice, employees facing permanent separation were to receive 8 hours’ pay for each working day within the 90-day period. Separation allowances for employees with more than 10 years of service were increased; eligibility for separation allowances was extended to employees with at least 3 years’ continuous service if they were on the payroll after August 31, 1961, and subsequently were laid off for 2 years. The NBPW agreement also increased separation allowances for workers with 1 through 10 years of service to the level provided in the other agreements. Employees under 60 facing; permanent separation because of a shutdown were given the privilege of exercising “master agreement” seniority for transfer to other plants under the same master agreement and were given moving allowances.6 The service requirement for 4 weeks’ vacation was reduced from 25 to 20 years. Paid funeral leave for a maximum of 3 days was established, and hospital and medical benefits were liberalized to include radium and X-ray therapy. A loan provision was added to the savings and security plan in the NBPW agreement. Late in 1962 and early in 1963, negotiations between the company and two of the unions—the MCBW and 1961-63 Without an interruption to production, master agree ments replacing those that expired August 31, 1961, were agreed to by Swift & Co. and the three unions—the MCBW on August 31; the NBPW on September 6; and the UPWA on September 16. The 3-year agreements, covering approximately 22,000 workers, were similar in content. At most plants, wage rates in all labor grades were increased 7 cents an hour, and, in addition, the increment between grades was increased by Vi cent, effective September 4, 1961, with provisions for deferred increases of 6 cents an hour in September 1962 and again in 1963. Of the 7-cent increase, 1 cent was in anticipation of an equivalent increase in the cost-of-living allowance in January 1962. At Nashville, Tenn., Fort Worth, Tex., and Atlanta, Ga., the deferred increases were 3 cents an hour. At Montgomery, Ala., Ocala, Fla., Jackson, Miss., Moultrie, Ga., and San Antonio, Tex., there was to be no general wage change during the first contract year unless one or ^ The seniority provisions of the new master agreement permitted eligible workers to transfer to open jobs or to displace employees hired after Sept. 4, 1961, and with less seniority at any other plant covered by the union’s master agreement with the company. Transferred employees received full service credit and, until Sept. 5, 1963, up to 2 years’ seniority protection under the master agreement. On Sept. 5, 1963, a transferred employee’s master agreement seniority date became his plant seniority date. ^ Of the increase effective Sept. 1, 1959, 2 cents was credited against any future cost-of-living adjustment payable during the term of the agreement. 4 1964, were reached in the latter half of September 1964 by Swift & Co. with the MCBW, the UPWA, and the MBPW. The settlements, which were similar to those negotiated earlier at Armour and Company7 covered approximately 20,000 workers, and were reached without interruption to production, except at a Denver plant. Negotiations were scheduled to begin on August 10. A key issue during the talks was the extension of the master agreements to cover processing sales units which were under separate agreements. The union proposals were for substantial general wage increases, additional increases at certain plants to eliminate geographical differentials, and incorporation of accumulated cost-ofliving allowances into base rates. Also included in the unions’ demands were increases in the spread between job rates and liberalized shift premium pay, overtime, separation pay, and health benefits. The vacation schedule would have been liberalized to allow 3 calendar weeks of vacation after 10 years of service and an additional week for each 5 years of service thereafter. Pension benefits would have been improved by increas ing the amount of the benefit, reducing service require ments to 15 years (from 20), establishment of vesting at age 40, an additional payment upon retirement, and allowance of both a pension and separation pay in all situations in which an employee met the requirements for both a pension and separation pay. Other demands, which also involved union security and maintenance of employment, included a shorter workweek, establish ment of a supplemental unemployment benefit plan, extended paid leave preparatory to retirement, and 1-year advance notice of a plant closing with provisions for transfer of employees to another plant. Under terms of the settlements, which covered processing sales units for the first time,8 workers were to receive a first-year general wage increase of 6 cents an hour (28 cents at Wilson, N.C., 23.5 cents at Clovis, N. Mex., and 9 cents at Philadelphia, Pa.) and deferred increases of 6 cents an hour (9 cents at Philadelphia, Pa., 6.5 cents at Wilson, N.C., and 3 cents at Hallstead, Pa.) in 1965 and 1966; employees at Wilson, N.C., also were to receive additional deferred increases of 6 cents in 1965 and 1966, and 6.5 cents in 1967. The substantial increases at Wilson, N.C., and Clovis, N. Mex., were to reduce geographic differentials. At Wilson, N.C., the differential below master agreement rates was to be reduced to 62.5 cents over the contract period and the the NBPW-resulted in supplemental agreements effec tive early in 1963 that reduced supplementary benefits at seven southern plants and wage rates at six of the seven. These agreements were ratified by a majority of the workers at each of the plants. The operations of the Atlanta, Ga. plant were reduced starting March 2, 1963, after the UPWA refused to agree to similar cost reductions. The supplemental agreements waived general wage increases due in September 1962 and either similar increases or wage reopening provisions scheduled for September 1963 and, except at Jackson, reduced hourly wage rates. At the Jackson plant, a 5-cent-an-hour general wage increase was put into effect on February 4, 1963. The reductions in hourly rates at the other plants varied from 1 cent at Ocala, Fla., to 21.5 cents at the Fort Worth plant. These changes, partly offset by incorporating 2 cents of the cost-of-living allowance at four of the plants, reduced the unskilled labor rate to $2,085 at San Antonio and $2,135 at the six other plants. The agreements also established a new rate schedule at these plants for employees with no previous service at any of the company’s meatpacking plants. The rate structure for new employees started at $1.25 for unskilled labor with provision for automatic increases every 60 calendar days until the full job rate was reached at the end of 360 days on the payroll. The scale for new employees retained the 4.5-cent spread between grades that was applicable to employees already on the payroll. Cost-of-living escalator provisions were continued with the float reduced to 2 cents at five of the plants. At Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, and Jackson, 2 cents of the previous 4-cent allowance was incorporated into base rates; at Nashville, 2 cents of the allowance was eliminated, bringing the total reduction in wage rates and the cost-of-living allowance to 17 cents at this plant. Reductions were also made in supplementary benefits effective January 14, 1963 (February 4 at Jackson). These included reduction in or elimination of paid holidays (although 40 hours’ pay in a holiday week was guaranteed), and changes in the method of computing vacation pay. Adjustments in other benefits varied among plants. In an effort to tighten rest period practices, the parties, at six of the seven southern plants, waived the provisions in the master agreements that required 2 daily rest periods for employees working specified hours. ^See BLS Bulletin 1682 for details of the Armour and Co. settlement, the first in the 1964 round of bargaining. 1964-66 o Provisions at processing sales units are not covered by the wage chronology until the time these units came under the master agreements. Following month-long negotiations, separate 3-year agreements, replacing those that expired August 31, 5 60 or over but less than 65; any loan an employee received under the plan was to be repaid within 48 months through weekly payroll deductions with interest at the prime rate plus one-half of 1 percent of the unpaid balance. Some of the reductions in supple mentary benefits which were agreed to before the 1964 agreements at certain southern plants were reinstated in whole or part. There were also a number of exceptions, other than those specified above, at certain plants and processing units which provided benefits different from those at most master-agreement plants; these are detailed in the tables which follow. Finally, immediate full master-agreement coverage was to be provided whenever the union obtained a majority in a newly constructed plant. differential below other southeastern plants to 27 cents over the same period. Accumulated cost-of-living allowances were incorporated into base rates, amounting to 9 cents an hour at most plants, and the escalator clause was continued with a 1-cent semiannual adjust ment for each 0.4-point increase in the BLS New Series Consumer Price Index (1957-59=100) above a level of 107.8. Shift premium pay was increased by 2 cents an hour at most plants, and premium pay for work within 12 hours of a previous work period was to be based on the employee’s applicable rate (Saturday or Sunday premium, etc.) instead of his regular rate. Workers also were guaranteed that job rates would not be reduced when automation changed the content of the job. Other provisions of the new contracts included the elimination of the practice of basing employee service records on the complex system of “accumulated” and “continuous” service in favor of a single system of “credited” service which gave credit for all periods of time on the company payroll and for certain periods of absence. Sickness and accident benefits were raised by allowing an additional benefit of $2.20 for each day which fell within the weekly guarantee period beginning after the seventh calendar day of any one absence. Effective December 1, 1964, the benefit period for hospital and medical benefits for active employees was increased to a full year, except for mental or nervous disorders, and health benefit coverage was extended to dependents who were full-time students under age 23. The company agreed to pay the additional premium costs required to maintain coverage for retired employees (except at Wilson, N.C.). A company-paid major medical expense plan was established, to be effective a year later to help pay large expenses not covered by the basic plan. For the first time, the unions bargained with Swift & Co. for improvements in the company’s long-established pension plan, to be effective January 1, 1965. Pension changes included an increase in the monthly benefit to $3.25 from $2.50 for each year of credited service; a reduction in service requirements to 15 years of credited service (from 20 years of continuous service); and establishment of full vesting rights for workers at age 40 with required years of service, even if employees ’received separation pay upon termination of employ ment. A pension also was to be provided for the survivors of an employee who died before retirement, and for the dependent children of a female employee who at the time of her death had the required years of service and was a widow. The NBPW savings and security plan was amended so that an employee could withdraw an amount of from 2 to 10 weeks of pay, depending on his age, if he was age 1967-69 Separate 3-year agreements replacing those which expired August 31, 1967, were signed by Swift & Co., the last major company in the industry to sign that year, with the MCBW and the NBPW in late August 1967, and with the UPWA in early September.9 The settlements again were similar to those at Armour and Co., where agreements were reached about 6 months before the scheduled expiration of existing contracts. The agree ments at Swift were made retroactive to March 13 for wages, the effective date of wage increases at Armour. The contracts were reached without an interruption to production for the third time in as many contracts. The pacts covered approximately 15,000 workers and were ratified by MCBW and UPWA union members in late September and NBPW union members in early October. The new contracts provided for a 12-cent-an-hour general wage increase at most plants, retroactive to March 13, 1967. Where escalator clauses were in effect, the 12-cent increase included 2 cents which was incorporated retroactively from a July 1967 cost-ofliving adjustment. Workers at the new Guymon, Okla., plant were brought under the master agreement sub sequent to the late August agreement and received a first wage increase of 12 cents an hour effective December 4, 1967. Workers at Winston-Salem, N.C., received a first increase of 19 cents effective December 1, 1968, when that plant came under the master agreement. Other o During the life of these agreements, in July 1968, the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers merged, the name of the former being retained. Since the 1967 contracts were negotiated before the merger, all references to union representation are to the original signatory unions (even for the period after the merger) through termination of the 1967 agreements. 6 increases in 1967 included a 1-cent-an-hour increase for each labor grade at Rochelle, 111., and in the spread between job rates at Lebanon, Pa. Workers in WinstonSalem, N.C., received a first increase of 19 cents on December 1, 1968. Deferred increases of 11 cents an hour (14 cents at Allentown, Pa., and Lebanon, Pa.) were provided in 1968 and 1969, and additional deferred increases of 8 cents at most southern plants were granted during the same years10 (also 5 cents in March 1969 at Wilson, N.C., Norfolk, Va., and Columbia, S.C. and 5 cents in March 1970 at Wilson, N.C.) to bring them closer to master agreement rates (several southern plants received lesser additional deferred increases in only one of the two years). Detroit, Mich., received an additional deferred increase of 3 cents in 1968 and Williamsport, Pa., received 8 cents in 1968 and 2.5 cents in 1969. Meatpacking plants also were to receive a 0.5-cent-an-hour increase in the spread between job rates except at Grand Island, Nebr., Guymon, Okla., and Rochelle, 111., where the increase in spread was 1.5 cents between grades 1 through 4 and 2.5 cents between grades 5 through 9. The accumulated 17-cent-an-hour (18 cents at New Orleans, La.) cost-ofliving allowance was incorporated into the base rates in March 1967, 4 cents of which was deferred until September 4,1967 at Grand Island, Nebr. Changes in supplementary benefits included an improved vacation schedule which allowed 4 weeks of vacation after 15 years of credited service (instead of 20) and added a fifth week after 20 years in 1968. A ninth paid holiday was added in 1969. The basic health plan was amended, effective December 1, 1968, to give the same 365-day coverage for mental and nervous disorders already provided for other illnesses. The company agreed to make available, at its own expense, basic plan benefits which were in effect on December 1, 1961, to enrolled employees who retired on an immediate pension after March 31, 1967, and to their enrolled dependents, for expenses incurred on or after December 1, 1967 (including hospital admissions which occurred before December 1, 1967). Retirees and their dependents who were entitled to such benefits were allowed only that amount in excess of any similar benefit receivable under Medicare or any other Federal or State legislation. Effective in 1968, benefits under the major medical expense plan were increased. Pension benefit improve ments in 1968 included an increased monthly pension of $5.00 for each year of credited service (from $3.25); normal retirement at age 62; a reduced service require ment of 10 years of credited service (from 15 years); and elimination of the age requirement for a vested pension. Other changes in the pension plan included a reduction in the normal monthly benefit by 0.5 percent for each year the employee was under age 62 at voluntary early retirement, and the option of either a normal benefit or separation pay and a deferred pension at age 65 for an employee involuntarily retired for reasons other than cause. The alternative method used in computing the monthly pension benefit was eliminated for workers hired on or after September 1, 1967. Provision also was made for a 26-week advance notice of a plant, division, or major department closing and for the transfer of an employee to another job because of a closing. A number of exceptions for specified plants and processing units, providing conditions for them different from those at most master-agreement plants, were eliminated, leaving a few exceptions still standing. On April 19, 1969, workers at the Fort Worth, Tex., plant ratified an agreement which waived an 11-cent-anhour general wage increase scheduled for September of the same year and eliminated the escalator clause at that plant, which included a 20-cent cost-of-living allowance then in effect. The agreement was effective June 1, 1969. Approximately 1,130 hourly workers were affected. Effective April 28, 1969, employees at the San Antonio, Tex., plant agreed to waive an 11-cent-an-hour general wage increase scheduled for September 1,1969, and eliminated the escalator clause at that plant, which included a 20-cent cost-of-living allowance then in effect. Approximately 300 hourly workers were affected. The Swift & Co. contracts were scheduled to expire August 31, 1970, except for the hospital-medicalsurgical and major medical plans which were scheduled to expire November 30,1970. 1970-73 On April 3, 1970, Swift & Co. and the MCBW reached agreement on a 41-month contract to be effective April 1, 1970, about 5 months before the scheduled expiration of their 1967 pact.11 Terms of the agreement and its early renewal set the pattern for the rest of the meatpacking industry—paralleling the situa11 The early settlement at Swift & Co. was explained in a joint statement by the company and the Meat Cutters, as follows: “The settlement intends to recognize predicted changes in the economy and further improve the standard of living of the employees. It is predicated on meeting normal anticipated changes in the cost of living in advance and also provides- for subsequent adjustments if necessary to keep Swift employees’ wages in line.” ^Workers at plants in Montgomery, Ala.,Moultrie,Ga.,and Nashville, Tenn. waived the 8-cent additional increases in 1968 and 1969. Approximately 1,100 workers were affected. 7 incorporated into base rates as they become effective. In addition, workers at Wilson, N.C. received a 0.5-cent increase in the spread between job rates in both 1971 and 1972 to bring them up to master-agreement standards. Other changes included liberalized vacations for employees with 2 years of service but less than 10; increased maximums for anesthesia under the hospitali zation plan and for surgical benefits; and coverage of mental and nervous disorders under the major medical plan. The normal monthly pension benefit was increased to $6 in 1971 and $6.50 in 1972 for each year of credited service. Workers at the San Antonio, Tex. plant agreed in early January 1971, to a reduction in wages of 25 cents an hour effective January 17,1971. The Swift & Co. basic contracts were scheduled to remain in effect until September 1, 1973, and the hospital-medical-surgical and major medical plans were scheduled to expire December 1, 1973. Except for possible cost-of-living adjustments, the following tables bring the Swift & Co. wage chronology up to date through the termination dates of the contracts. tion in 1967 when the pattern-setting Armour and Co. settlement was reached early. A nearly identical agree ment was reached by Swift and the NBPW in late April and made retroactive to the effective date of the MCBW pact. Approximately 10,300 workers were covered by the contracts. The pacts were ratified by the member ships of the MCBW and the NBPW in mid-April and early May, respectively. Terms of the agreements provided for a first-year general wage increase effective April 6,1970, of 32 cents an hour (42 cents at Guymon, Okla. and 33 cents at Wilson, N.C.) and deferred wage increases of 25 cents in 1971 and 1972 (workers at Guymon, Okla. also received an additional 10 cents in 1971). Workers in mechanical or steam and power departments received additional increases of from 5 to 10 cents in 1970. The previous 37-cent cost-of-living allowance (33 cents at Guymon, Okla.) was incorporated into base rates at the time of the first wage increase. The escalator clause was con tinued and for the term of the agreement was revised to provide annual, rather than semiannual, adjustments effective in September 1971, September 1972, and August 1973 (the month of contract expiration), to be 8 Table 1. General wage changes1 Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Aug. 20, 1942 (UPWA, No general wage change. MCBW, and NBPW). 1942-45 (UPWA, MCBW, and NBPW). Pursuant to various National War Labor Board directives, company and unions agreed to the following inter plant (area or geographical) adjustments: Increase (cents per hour) Plant location and effective date Atlanta, Ga.: Feb. 8,1943 ................ Baltimore, Md.: Sept. 5,1944 .......... Dallas, Tex.: Mar. 14,1945 .............. Fort Worth, Tex.: Mar. 14, 1945 Kansas City, Kans.: May 7,1945 Los Angeles, Calif.: Aug. 20,1942 . . Los Angeles, Calif.: May 29, 1944 . . . Marshalltown, Iowa: Aug. 20,1942 . . Montgomery, Ala.: Apr. 4,1945 Moultrie, Ga.: Sept. 28,1944 .......... Nashville, Tenn.: Jan. 15,1945 ........ National City, 111.: Aug. 11,1943 . . . New Haven, Conn.: June 12,1944 .. North Portland, Oreg.: Aug. 20,1942 North Portland, Oreg.: Sept. 15,1944 St. Louis, Mo.: Aug. 11, 1943 .......... South St. Paul, Minn.: Sept. 29,1944 South San Francisco, Calif.: Sept. 15,1944 ............................... Springfield, Mass.: Mar. 7,1944 . . . . Men 5 2Vi - 2Vz Worm 5 3 4 4 3 2Vi 2Vi 5 3 5 5 5 5 2 2Vz 2Vi 2Vi 5 5 5 3 4 2Vz 5 5 2Vi 2Vi 2Vz 3 5 5 3 2Vz Feb. 1, 1945 (UPWA, MCBW, Intraplant (job) inequity wage adjustments up to an Pursuant to various NWLB directives, company and average of 2 cents an hour for each plant. and NBPW). unions agreed to increase wages by varying amounts to adjust intraplant inequities, the average increase in each plant not to exceed 2 cents an hour. Such adjustments retroactive to Feb. 1, 1945, in most cases. Not applicable to Nashville, Tenn., plant. Jan. 26, 1946 (UPWA, 16 cents an hour increase. MCBW, and NBPW). In cases of employees receiving more than 2% cents in Nov. 1,1946 (UPWA, MCBW, l lA cents an hour increase, excess of established job rates, amount of increase cut and NBPW). to 5 cents an hour. In addition to general wage increase, the following interplant adjustments were made: Increase (cents per hour) Plant location Atlanta, Ga........................... Columbus, O hio................... Dallas, Tex............................ Denver, Colo......................... Des Moines, Iowa................ Fort Worth, Tex................... Harrisburg, Pa....................... Lake Charles, La................... Los Angeles, Calif................. Moultrie, Ga......................... Montgomery, Ala................. Nashville, Tenn..................... Omaha, Nebr........................ San Antonio, Tex................. Sioux City, I o w a ................ South St. Joseph, Mo........... South San Francisco, Calif. . June 16, 1947 (UPWA, 6 cents an hour increase. MCBW, and NBPW). June 30,1947 (MCBW)...... Women 4 4 3 4 4 2Vi 3 2Vz 3 4 4 2Vz 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2Vz 3 4 4 2Vz 3 2Vz 3 Average, 6 cents 2Vz 3Vi cents an hour general increase to men and women in South San Francisco plant. See footnotes at end of table. Men 9 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Jan. 12, 1948 (MCBW and 9 cents an hour increase. NBPW); and May 3, 1948 (UPWA). Oct. 18, 1948 (UPWA, 4 cents an hour increase. MCBW, and NBPW). Sept. 12, 1949 (UPWA, Previous spread of 2.5 cents between job rates increased In addition to job-rate increases, the following interplant MCBW, and NBPW). to 3 cents. Increases ranged from 0.5 cent an hour in adjustments were made: job-class one step above the base or unskilled-labor Increase class to 15 cents in highest classification. (cents per hour) Plant location Atlanta, Ga............. Dallas, Tex............. Evansville, Ind. . . . Fort Worth, Tex. .. Marshalltown, Iowa Montgomery, Ala. . Nashville, Tenn. . . . Ocala, Fla............... Perry, Iowa .......... Watertown, S. Dak. Winona, Minn......... Dec. 5, 1949 (MCBW) Men Women 2Vi 2 2Vi 2Vi 2 2Vi 2 2Vi 2 2Vi 3Vi 2Vi 2Vi 2Vi 2 2Vi 2 2Vi 3Vi 2Vi 2Vi 2Vi Increases in some rates, including common-labor rates, in South San Francisco plant. Aug. 11, 1950 (UPWA, 11 cents an hour increase. MCBW, and NBPW; by agreement of same date). Feb. 9, 1951 (UPWA, MCBW, 9 cents an hour general increase; previous spread of 3 In accordance with orders of Wage Stabilization Board, May 18, 1951, approving general increase of 9 cents and NBPW; by agreement cents in job rates widened to 3Vi cents. Increases an hour and June 28, 1951, approving an increase in resulting from widened job-rate spread ranged from of Feb. 8, 1951). 0.5 cent an hour in the job-class one step above the the job-rate spread from 3 cents to 3Vi cents. The basic or unskilled-labor class to a maximum of 15 job-rate increases averaged approximately 2.3 cents cents an hour. an hour. Approved by WSB January 1952. In addition, 193 Dec. 17, 1951 (by MCBW 6 cents an hour increase. inequity adjustments, averaging 2 cents an hour, were agreement of Dec. 21, made and all rates at the Hallstead, Pa. plant were 1951; NBPWagreement of Jan. 4, 1952; and UPWA increased 4 cents an hour. agreement of Feb. 7, 1952). 2.5 cents an hour increase to women employees at Jan. 21, 1952 (by agreements Ogden, Utah, and to all employees at Scottsbluff, of above dates). Nebr. The WSB approved increases in unskilled women’s rates Feb. 18, 1952 (by agreements so that the spread between unskilled rates for men of above dates). and women was reduced from a range of 5 to 14 cents an hour to a range of 5 to 9 cents an hour. At plants where the women’s unskilled rate was increased, the same cents-an-hour increase was made in all women’s rates. These increases averaged 0.23 cent an hour for the entire work force. The WSB, by an amended resolution of Feb. 29, 1952, Mar. 3, 1952 (by agreements approved interplant inequity adjustments which were of above dates). to be negotiated by the parties. The adjustments were limited to a total of 1,120 and equaled one-eighth of a cent, averaged over all employees.2 These were in addition to the 193 2-cent adjustments approved January 1952. See footnotes at end of table. 10 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Effective date Oct. 27, 1952 (by MCBW agreement of Nov. 7, 1952; NBPW agreement of Nov. 13, 1952; and UPWA agreement of Nov. 21, 1952). Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Further adjustment of job-rate inequities.3 Reduction of sex differential to a uniform 5 cents. In addition to job-rate increases, the following adjust ments were made in specific plants: 4 cents an hour increase. Increase (cents per hour) Plant location Men Women Atlanta, Ga......................... Dallas, Tex......................... Fort Worth, Tex.................. Lake Charles, La................. Montgomery, Ala................ Moultrie, Ga....................... Nashville, Tenn................... Ocala, Fla........................... San Antonio, Tex................ 3Vi 2 Vi 2Vi 3Vi 3J /2 3Vi 3Vi 3Vi 3W lVi 2Vi 2 Vi 3V4 2Vi 1 U/2 - 3Vi cent increase in 10 authorized rates in South San Francisco plant to place these rates at their proper levels and to reduce intraplant inquiries. Approved Dec. 11, 1952, by the Executive Director of WSB. IV i Sept. 28, 1953 (by supplemental agreements dated Sept. 27, 1953, MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA). Sept. 20, 1954 (by agreements dated Sept. 24, 1954, MCBW and NBPW, and Sept. 27, 1954, UPWA). 5 cents an hour increase, 5 cents an hour general increase, Further adjustment of interplant inequities.4 In addition to job-rate increases, the following adjustments were made in specific plants: Plant location Increase (cents per hour) Atlanta, Ga............................................... Hallstead, Pa............................................. Lake Charles, La........................................ Montgomery, Ala...................................... Moultrie, Ga.............................................. Nashville, Tenn.......................................... Ocala, Fla.................................................. San Antonio, Tex...................................... 2Vi 3 5 2Vi 2Vi 2Vi 2Vi 2Vi Additional 1Vi cent increase for women’s job classifica tions, thus reducing sex differential from 5 to 3.5 cents per hour. Aug. 1, 1955 (by supple mental agreements dated Aug. 1, 1955, MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA). Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; MCBW and UPWA agree ments dated Oct. 12, 1956). 14 cents an hour increase. 10 cents an hour general increase; previous spread of 3.5 cents in job rates increased to 4 cents with resulting increases ranging up to an additional 13 cents an hour for the top job classification. Total increase averaged approximately 12.3 cents an hour. Additional increases averaging approximately 0.7 cents an hour, including (1) adjustments of certain inter plant job-rate inequities; (2) adjustments in specific plants as follows: Plant location Increase (cents per hour) Moultrie, Ga.............................................. Jackson, Miss............................................. Boise, Idaho-............................................. Lake Charles, La........................................ Menominee, Mich...................................... Montgomery, Ala....................................... 0.5 2.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.5 and (3) increases in women’s job classifications of 1 cent an hour. NBPW received average 7 cents an hour additional to replace allowance for clothes-changing time and company-furnished clothes. See footn otes at end o f table. 11 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; MCBW and UPWA agree ments dated Oct. 12, 1956)—Continued. January 1957 (first pay period beginning in the month). July 1957 (first pay period beginning in the month). Sept. 1, 1957 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; MCBW and UPWA agree ments dated Oct. 12, 1956). January 1958 (first pay period beginning in the month). July 1958 (first pay period beginning in the month). Sept. 1, 1958 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; MCBW and UPWA agree ments dated Oct. ,12, 1956). January 1959 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; MCBW and UPWA agree ments dated Oct. 12, 1956). July 1959 ........................ Sept. 1, 1959 (NBPW interim agreement dated Sept. 18, 1959). 2 cents an hour increase. Deferred across-the-board wage-rate increases of 7.5 cents an hour effective Sept. 1, 1957, and Sept. 1, 1958, plus increases in women’s job classifications of 1 cent effective Sept. 1, 1957, and 1.5 cents effective Sept. 1, 1958, to eliminate sex wage differentials; no rates for women’s jobs to increase to more than rates for equivalent jobs for men. The new agreements provided for semiannual cost-ofliving adjustments in wage rates of 1 cent an hour for each 0.5-point increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index above a level of 116.8 (1947-49 = 100). No reductions in the costof-living allowance unless the index declined 0.5-point below the level that the index was required to reach in order to earn the last previous increase in allowance.5 Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 3 cents an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 7.5 cents an hour general increase In addition to job-rate increase, the following adjust ments were made in specific plants: Increase (cents per hour) Jackson, Miss............................................. Boise, Idaho............................................. Lake Charles, La........................................ 2.5 2.0 2.0 4 cents an hour increase. Additional 1 cent increase for women’s job classifica tions, thus reducing sex wage differential from 2.5 to 1.5 cents per hour. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 4 cents an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 7.5 cents an hour general increase, In addition to job-rate increase, the wage rates at the Boise, Idaho, plant were increased 2 cents an hour. Additional 1.5-cent increase for women’s job classifica tions, thus eliminating the sex wage differential. 1 cent an hour increase.. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. No change. 8.5 cents an hour increase. Semiannual review of cost-of-living allowance. Included 2 cents credited toward any future cost-ofliving adjustment. Entire increase as well as previous 14-cent cost-of-living allowance incorporated into base rates. Escalator clause continued except at plants in Fort Worth and San Antonio, Tex. Rates at plants in Fort Worth and San Antonio, Tex., were not changed. In addition: 8.5 cents an hour increase at plant in Fort Worth, Tex., and 5 cents an hour at plant in San Antonio, Tex. Escalator clause also continued at these plants.6 Deferred wage-rate increase of 6.5 cents (3.5 cents at San Antonio, Tex.) effective Sept. 1,1960, except at Fort Worth, Tex. Sept. 1, 1959 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 22, 1959). See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. Plant location 12 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Sept. 1, 1959 (MCBW and UPWA agreements dated Oct. 23, 1959). 8.5 cents an hour increase. January 1960 (first pay period in the month). July 1960 (first pay period in the month). Sept. 1, 1960 (NBPW agree ments dated Sept. 18 and Oct. 22, 1959; MCBW and UPWA agreements dated Oct. 23,1959). January 1961, first pay period in month (agree ments dated Oct. 22, 1959—NBPW; Oct. 23, 1959—MCBW and UPWA). July 1961 ........................ Sept. 4, 1961 (agreements dat ed Sept . 1, 1961 -MCBW; . Sept. 6, 1961-NBPW; Sept. 16, 1961-UPWA), 1 cent an hour increase. Included 2 cents credited toward any future cost-ofliving adjustment. Entire increase as well as previous 14-cent cost-of-living allowance incorporated into base rates and escalator clause continued.6 Rates at plants in Montgomery, Ala., Ocala, Fla., Atlanta and Moultrie, Ga., Lake Charles, La., and Jackson, Miss., were increased only 5 cents. Deferred wage-rate increase of 6.5 cents an hour (3.5 cents at plants listed above) effective Sept. 1, 1960, except at Nashville, Tenn. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 2 cents an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 6.5 cents an hour increase. Except at plants in Montgomery, Ala., Ocala, Fla., Atlanta and Moultrie, Ga., Jackson, Miss., and San Antonio, Tex., vvhere increases were 3.5 cems, anu at Nashville, Tenn., and Fort Worth, Tex., where rates were not changed. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 2 cents an hour increase. No change. All plants (except Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; and San Antonio, Tex.)-7 cents an hour general increase; previous spread of 4 cents in job rates increased to 4.5 cents, with resulting increase ranging up to an additional 13 cents an hour for top job classification.7 Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; and San Antonio, Tex.—No change. January 1962 (first full pay period in month). July 1962 (first full pay period in month). All plants—1 cent an hour increase. Semiannual review of cost-of-living allowance. Included 1 cent in anticipation of equivalent cost-ofliving adjustment that presumably would take place in January 1962. Entire amount of general wage increase as well as previous 5-cent cost-of-living allowance incorporated into base rates and escalator clause revised to reflect these incorporations.8 5 cents of cost-of-living allowance incorporated into base rates and same revised escalator clause as at ab^ve plants put into effect for these plants as well.8 If plant closed between Sept. 1, 1961, and Aug. 31, 1962, wage rates for hours worked from Sept. 4, 1961, would be increased 7 cents an hour. Deferred increases: All plants—except Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Atlanta and Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Fort Worth and San Antonio, Tex. (subsequently referred to as “Most Plants”)—Sept. 3, 1962 and Sept. 2, 1963—6 cents an hour. Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; Fort Worth, Tex.Sept. 3, 1962, and Sept. 2, 1963-3 cents an hour. Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; and San Antonio, Tex.—Sept. 3, 1962—7 cents an hour. Wage reopener: Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; and San Antonio, Tex.—to discuss adjustment of rates to be effective September, 1963. If plants closed between Sept. 1,1962, and Aug. 31, 1963, additional 6 cents an hour to be paid for hours worked in first contract year. ^ Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. All plants—1 cent an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Sept. 3, 1962 (above agree ments and agreements dated Feb. 5, 1963—MCBW and NBPW). Most plants9—6 cents an hour general increase. Atlanta, Ga.-3 cents an hour general increase. Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; Nashville, Tenn.; Fort Worth and San Antonio, Tex.—No change. Deferred increase. Deferred increase. Waived: Deferred increase provided by September 1961 agreement. See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 13 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Effective date January 1963 (first full pay period in month). Jan. 14, 1963 (agreements dated Feb. 5, 1963—MCBW and NBPW). Feb. 4, 1963 (agreement dated Feb. 5, 1963—MCBW). July 1963 (first full pay period in month). September 1963, first full pay period in month (agreements dated Sept. 1, 19 61-MCBW; Sept. 6, 1961-NBPW; Sept. 16, 1961-UPWA; and agree ments of F e b . 5, 1963—MCBW and NBPW). Jan. 1964 (first full pay period in month). July 1964 (first full pay period in month). Sept. 7, 1964(MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments dated Sept. 1, 1964). Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision All plants—2 cents an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Reductions in hourly wage rates: Ocala, Fla.—1 cent; Montgomery, Ala. and Moultrie, Ga.—5 cents; Nashville, Tenn.-15 cents; San Antonio, Tex.-17 cents; and Fort Worth, Tex.-21.5 cents. Nashville, Tenn.—in addition, 2 cents of cost-of-living allowance eliminated. 10 Jackson, Miss.—5 cents an hour increase. All plants—1 cent an hour increase. Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; and Moultrie, Ga.-2 cents of existing 4-cent cost-of-living allowance in corporated into base rates.10 Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, Nashville, San Antonio, and Fort Worth—Rates established for new workers11 ranging from $1.25 for the lowest labor grade to $2,375 for the top labor grade. Rates to be increased about one-sixth of difference between entrance and regular rate for labor grade each 60 calendar days on payroll until regular rate was reached after 360 days on payroll. Waived: Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, Nashville, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Jackson—Provisions in September 1961 agreements for deferred increase due September 1962 and deferred increase or wage reopener of September 1963. 2 cents of 4-cent cost-of-living allowance incorporated into base rates.10 Rates for new workers hired after Feb. 4 same as above. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Most plants9—6 cents an hour general increase. Deferred increase: Waved: Wage provisions in September 1961 agreements: 3 cents an hour increase at Nashville, Tenn., and Fort Worth, Tex.; wage reopener at other 5 plants. All plants—3 cents an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. All plants—1 cent an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. All plants (except Philadelphia, Pa. and Wilson, N.C.)—6 cents an hour increase; Philadelphia, Pa.—9 cents an hour; Wilson, N.C.-28 cents an hour. Increase made effective on Oct. 12, 1964, at Hallstead, Pa. plant; on March 8, 1965, at Lebanon, Pa.; and on expiration or reopening of existing contracts at certain processing plants brought under terms of the agreements (see table 2b, footnote 5). In addition: Clovis, N.Mex.—17.5 cents an hour increase. Rochelle, 111.—1 cent an hour increase for labor grade 1; an additional labor grade (9) to be added to wage rate schedule and rated 12 cents an hour higher than labor grade 8. Previous 9-cent cost-of-living allowance incorporated into base rates at most plants,12 except at certain processing plants, which were to receive deferred incorporations; and at certain meatpacking plants, where the allowances were incorporated as follows: Plant location Cents per hour Clovis, N. Mex................................................ Jackson, Miss.................................................. Montgomery, Ala............................................ Moultrie, Ga................................................... Nashville, Tenn............................................... Ocala, Fla............................................... See foo tn o te s at end o f table. 14 5 7 7 7 7 7 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Sept. 7, 1964 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments dated Sept. 1, 1964)-Continued. Jan. 1965 (first full pay period in month). Most plants 12 (except New Orleans, La.)-2-cent-anhour increase; New Orleans, La.—3 cents an hour. Mar. 8, 1965 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1, 1964). June 7, 1965, (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). Wilson, N.C.—6 cents an hour increase. Escalator clause continued and converted to the new BLS Consumer Price Index base (1957-59=100) at most plants,12 with a 1-cent-an-hour adjustment for each 0.4-point change in the index above a level of 107.813 Index in effect Jan. 1, 1965, at New Orleans, La. plant to be used to determine Jan. 1965 adjustment of 3 cents at that plant and New Series Index level of 107.8 to be used after said adjustment. Deferred increases: All plants—Sept. 6, 1965 and Sept. 5, 1966. Wilson, N.C.-additional deferred increases effective Mar. 8, 1965, Mar. 7,1966, and Mar. 6,1967. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. New Orleans, La. allowance based on index in effect at that plant on Jan. 1,1965. Deferred increase. Deferred cost-of-living allowances at specified processing plants were incorporated into base rates as follows: Plant location Cents per hour 10 9 10 8 9 8 Atlanta, Ga............................................... Birmingham, Ala....................................... Charleston, S.C......................................... Detroit, Mich............................................ Somerville, Miss......................................... Williamsport, Pa........................................ Charlotte, N.C.—2 cents an hour increase. June 24, 1965 (MCBW agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Deferred cost-of-living allowances at specified processing plants were incorporated into base rates as follows: Plant location Cents per hour Houston, Tex.................................................... Louisville, Ky................................................... New Orleans, La................................................ Washington, D.C............................................... July 1965 (first full pay period in month). Most plants14—2 cents an hour increase. Sept. 6, 1965 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments dated Sept. 1, 1964). Jan. 1966 (first full pay period in month). Mar. 7, 1966, (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). July 1966 (first full pay period in month). Sept. 5, 1966 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments dated Sept. 1, 1964). Jan. 1967 (first full pay period in month). Mar. 6, 1967 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). All plants (except Elallstead, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., and Wilson, N.C.)—6 cents an hour increase; Hallstead, Pa.—3 cents an hour; Philadelphia, Pa.—9 cents an hour; Wilson, N.C.—6.5 cents an hour. Most plants14 (except Philadelphia, Pa.)—3 cents an hour increase;Philadelphia, Pa.-2 cents an hour. Wilson, N.C.-6 cents an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. At Philadelphia, Pa., an escalator clause was adopted with an allowance based on the New Series Index level of 108.7. Deferred increases. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Deferred increase. Most plants14—5 cents an hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. All plants (except Hallstead, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., and Wilson, N.C.)-6 cents an hour increase; Hallstead, Pa.-3 cents an hour; Philadelphia, Pa.-9 cents an hour; Wilson, N.C.-6.5 cents an hour. Most plants14-5 cents an hour increase. Deferred increases. In addition, previous spread of 3.5 cents an hour in job rates increased to 4 cents at Lebanon, Pa. plant. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Wilson, N.C.—6.5 cents an hour increase. Deferred increase. See footn otes at end o f table. 9 7 9 8 15 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Effective date Provision Mar. 13, 1967 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments, dated Sept. 1, 1967). Most plants14—12 cents an hour increase, of which 2 cents was incorporated into base rates retroactively from a July 3, 1967, semiannual cost-of-living allowance; Allentown, Pa., Lebanon, Pa., Columbia, S.C., Norfolk, Va., and Tampa, Fla.—12 cents an hour. July 3, 1967 (first full pay period in month). Most plants14—2 cents an hour increase, which was incorporated into base rates retroactively to Mar. 13, 1967. Clovis, N. Mex.—10.5 cents an hour increase. Sept. 4, 1967 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments dated Sept. 1, 1967). Dec. 4, 1967 (MCBW agree ment of above date). Jan. 1968 (first full pay period in month). July 1968 (first full pay period in month). Sept. 2, 1968 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments dated Sept. 1, 1967). Dec. 1, 1968 (UPWA agreement dated Sept. 1,1967). Jan. 1969 (first full pay period in month). Deferred increase. Lebanon, Pa.—spread between job rates increased by 1 cent an hour. Rochelle, 111.—each labor grade (except grade 1) increased by 1 cent an hour. Grand Island, Nebr.—4-cent incorporation of cost-ofliving allowance into base rates. Guymon, Okla.—12 cents an hour increase. Most plants16 (except Guymon, Okla.)-6 cents an hour increase; Guymon, Okla.-2 cents an hour. Most plants16—6 cents an hour increase. All plants (except Lebanon, Pa.)—11 cents an hour increase; Lebanon, Pa.—14 cents an hour. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Deferred increase. In addition: Atlanta, Ga. (processing), Buffalo, N.Y., Charleston, S.C., Charlotte, N.C., Columbia, S.C., Clovis, N. Mex., Houston, Tex., Jackson, Miss., Louisville, Ky., New Orleans, La., Norfolk, Va., Ocala, Fla., Tampa, Fla., Washington, D.C., Williamsport, Pa., and Wilson, N.C.—8 cents an hour. Birmingham, Ala.—6 cents an hour. Detroit, Mich.—3 cents an hour. Meatpacking plants-0.5-cent-an-hour increase in the spread between job rates, except for Grand Island, Nebr., Guymon, Okla., and Rochelle, 111., which received increase of 1.5 cents in the spread for labor grades 1 through 4 and 2.5 cents in spread for grades 5 through 9. Waived: Montgomery, Ala., Moultrie, Ga., and Nashville, Tenn.— additional 8-cent-an-hour increase. Winston-Salem, N.C.-19 cents an hour increase, Most plants17-8 cents an hour increase, Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. See footn otes at end o f tables. Previous 17-cent cost-of-living allowance was in corporated into base rates, except at New Orleans, La. plant where 18 cents was incorporated and at Grand Island, Nebr. where 13 cents was incorporated. An additional 4-cent incorporation was deferred at the Grand Island plant until Sept. 4, 1967. The new agreements provided for a cost-of-living adjust ment in wage rates of 1 cent an hour for each 0.4-point increase in the BLS Consumer Price Index above a level of 115.4 (1957-59=100) at most plants.15 Deferred increases: All plants-Sept. 2,1968, and Sept. 1,1969. Clovis, N. Mex., Lebanon, Pa., and Rochelle, III.— additional increase effective Sept. 4, 1967. Columbia, S.C. and Norfolk, Va.—additional increase effective first full pay period in Mar. 1969. Wilson, N.C.—additional increases effective Mar. 3,1969, and a 5-cent-an-hour increase Mar. 2, 1970. Guymon, Okla.—first increase effective Dec. 4, 1967. Winston-Salem, N.C.-first increase effective Dec. 1, 1968. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. 16 Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Effective date Provision Mar. 3, 1969 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1967). July 1969 (first full pay period in month). Sept. 1, 1969 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agreements dated Sept. 1, 1967). Wilson, N.C., Columbia, S.C., and Norfolk, Va.—5 cents an hour increase. Most plants17—8 cents an hour increase. Deferred increase. All plants (except Lebanon, Pa., and Fort Worth, Tex.)—11 cents an hour increase; Lebanon, Pa.—14 cents an hour; San Antonio and Fort Worth, Tex.—no change. Jan. 1970 (first full pay period in month). Mar. 2, 1970 (UPWA agreement dated Sept. 1,1967). Apr. 6, 1970 (MCBW and NBPW agreements dated Apr. 1, 1970). Most plants18-9 cents an hour increase. Deferred increases. In addition: Buffalo, N.Y., Charleston, S.C., Charlotte, N.C., Columbia, S.C., Houston, Tex., New Orleans, La., Norfolk, Va., Ocala, Fla., Tampa, Fla., Wilson, N.C., and Winston-Salem, N.C.—8 cents an hour. Atlanta, Ga. (processing)-5.5 cents an hour. Louisville, Ky.-4.5 cents an hour. Williamsport, Pa.-2.5 cents an hour. Washington, D.C.—1 cent an hour. Waived: Fort Worth and San Antonio, Tex.—11-cent-an-hour deferred increase scheduled for Sept. 1, 1969, and cost-of-living provision at the plants; Montgomery, Ala., Moultrie, Ga., and Nashville, Tenn.—additional 8-cent-an-hour increase. Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Wilson, N.C.—5 cents an hour increase. Deferred increase. 32 cents an hour increase. Previous 37-cent accumulated cost-of-living allowance was incorporated into base rates, except at Fort Worth and San Antonio, Tex. where the escalator clauses were eliminated in 1969 (although sub sequently reestablished under the 1970 agreement). The escalator clause was revised f o r t h e c o n t r a c t te r m to provide annual adjustments in the allowance effective in Sept. 1971, Sept. 1972, and Aug. 1973 (the base used in computing the adjustments was to be changed in each of the 3 years and the amounts were to be incorporated into base rates as they became effective).19 In addition: Workers in mechanical or steam and power departments received addfiional increases of Lorn 5 to 10 cents an hour. Guymon, Okla. and Wilson, N.C.—workers received an additional 10 cents and 1 cent, respectively. Deferred wage increases were to be effective Sept. 6,1971 and Sept. 4,1972. Workers at San Antonio, Tex. agreed to a 25 cents an hour reduction in wages. Deferred increase. In addition: Guymon, Okla.—10 cents an hour. Wilson, N.C.—spread between job rates increased by 0.5 cents (to 4.5 cents), which provided additional increases ranging up to 13 cents an hour for the top classifica tion. Annual review of cost-of-living allowance at all plants based on BLS Consumer Price Index for July 1971 -19 (The index did not reach the level at which an adjustment in the cost-of-living allowance would occur.) Deferred increase. In addition: Wilson, N.C.-spread between job rates increased by 0.5 cents (to 5 cents), which provided additional increases ranging up to 13 cents an hour for the top classification. Jan. 17, 1971 (agreement dated Jan. 7, 1971). Sept. 6, 1971 (MCBW and NBPW agreements dated Apr. 1, 1970). 25 cents an hour increase. Sept. 1971 (first pay period beginning in the month). No change. Sept. 4, 1972 (MCBW and NBPW agreements dated Apr. 1,1970). 25 cents an hour increase. See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 17 Semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Table 1. General wage changes1—Continued Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Sept. 1972 (first pay period beginning in the month). No change. Annual review of cost-of-living allowance at all plants based on BLS Consumer Price Index for July 1971, plus 6.0 points.19 Possible adjustment in cost-of-living allowance at all plants based on BLS Consumer Price Index for June 1972, plus 6.0 points.19 Aug. 1973 (first pay period beginning in the month). General wage changes are construed as upward or downward adjustments affecting a substantial number of workers at one time. Not included within the term are adjustments in individual rates (promotions, merit increases, etc.) and minor adjustments in wage structure (such as changes in individual job rates or incentive rates) that do not have an immediate and noticeable effect on the average wage level. The wage changes listed above were the major adjustments in wage rates made during the period covered. Because of fluctuations in incentive earnings, omission of nongeneral changes in rates, and other factors, the total of the general changes listed will not necessarily coincide with the change in straight-time average hourly earnings over the same period. 2 In the plants represented by the UPWA, the WSB decision allowed a maximum of 800 inequity adjustments, in MCBW units 150, and in NBPW 170. The order counted each job in each department at each plant which was increased 1 labor grade (3.5 cents an hour) toward the total of 1,120. For example, the parties examining a given job in 22 plants might find that the job was paid 5 labor grades above the common labor rate at 12 plants (more than one-half the total), 6 grades above at 1 plant, 4 grades above at 5 plants and 3 grades above at 4 plants. With this distribution, grade 5 was the prevailing bracket rate. Accordingly, the job would be increased at plants paying less than grade 5, if recommended by the union and agreed to by the company. The number of workers was disregarded, and no jobs were down-graded. ^ Adjustments in UPWA plants totaled 900; in MCBW plants, 205; in NBPW plants, 375. ^ Following further study by company and union representatives, job classification rates found to be below the “pattern” wage rate bracket—that is, the number of wage rate brackets by which the classification was above the unskilled labor grade in the majority of the plants—were increased to the pattern, retroactive to Sept. 20, 1954. If fewer than a majority of the plants paid the same number of “brackets” above unskilled labor, the “pattern” was the simple average of the number of “brackets” in all plants where the job classification appeared. ^ The new agreements provided that semiannual cost-of-living adjustments effective in January and July be based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the index months of November and May as follows: Consumer Price Index (1947-49=100) Cost-of-living allowance 117.2 or less ................................................................................ 117.3 to 117 .7 .............................................................................. 117.8 to 118.2.............................................................................. 118.3 to 118.7.............................................................................. 118.8 to 119.2.............................................................................. and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point increase in the index. None 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents A decrease in the allowance was to occur only when the index fell at least 0.5 point below that level the index was required to reach in order to earn the last previous increase in the allowance. Examples of actual cost-of-living allowances in the event of reductions in the CPI are shown in the following tabulation: Index Allowance 116.8.......................................................................................... 117 .3 .......................................................................................... 1 17 .7 ......................................................................................... 117.8 ......................................................................................... 117 .5 .......................................................................................... 1 1 7 .1 .......................................................................................... None 1 cent 1 cent 2 cents 2 cents 1 cent ^ The new agreements revised the base of the cost-of-living escalator clause to incorporate the existing 14-cent allowance and the 2 cents to be credited toward any future cost-of-living adjustment payable during the term of the agreement, but otherwise continued the previous escalator provisions, with semiannual adjustments to become effective in January and July and to be based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the months of November and May as follows: Cost-of-living allowance Consumer Price Index (1947-49=100) 125.2 or less . 125.3 to 125.7 125.8 to 126.2 126.3 to 126.7 126.8 to 127.2 127.3 to 127.7 127.8 to 128.2 128.3 to 128.7 128.8 to 129.2 129.3 to 129.7 129.8 to 130.2 and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point increase in the index. 18 None 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents 5 cents 6 cents 7 cents 8 cents 9 cents 10 cents Footnotes—Continued ^ The MCBW estimated that this increase averaged 10.5 cents an hour, including the increase in incentive earnings, in plants covered by its agreements. ^ The new agreements revised the base of the cost-of-living escalator clause to incorporate the existing 5-cent allowance and to provide for the 1-cent anticipated increase in the allowance in January 1962 that was incorporated in the 7-cent general wage increase effective at most plants in September 1961. Provisions were continued for semiannual adjustments to become effective in January and July to be based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the months of November and May as follows: Consumer Price Index (1947-49=100) Cost-of-living allowance at all plants 128.2 or less ................................................................................ 128.3 to 128.7............................................................................. 128.8 to 129.2............................................................................. 129.3 to 129.7............................................................................. 129.8 to 130.2.............................................................................. 130.3 to 130.7.............................................................................. 130.8 to 131.2............................................................................. 131.3 to 131.7.............................................................................. 131.8 to 132.2............................................................................. 132.3 to 132.7.............................................................................. 132.8 to 133.2............ .................................................................. 133.3 to 133.7.............................................................................. and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point increase in the index. None 1 cent 2cents 3cents 4 cents 5cents 6cents 7 cents 8cents 9cents 10 cents 11 cents As in previous agreements, a decrease in the allowance was to occur only when the index fell at least 0.5 point below the level the index was required to reach in order to earn the last previous increase in the allowance (with a 1-cent reduction in the allowance for each 0.5-point drop in the index below this level). 9All operating plants listed on table 2a beginning Sept. 1, 1960, except: Montgomery, Ala; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; San Antonio, Tex.; Atlanta, Ga. (operations reduced 1963); Nashville, Tenn.; and Fort Worth, Tex. ^The 1963 MCBW agreement revised the escalator clause at Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; and Nashville, Tenn.; so that the existing float was reduced to 2 cents. Provisions were continued for semiannual adjustments to become effective in January and July to be based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the months of November and May as follows: Cost-of-living allowance at Montgomery, Ala.; Ocala, Fla.; Moultrie, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; and Nashville, Tenn. Consumer Price Index (1947-49=100) 129.2 or less . 129.3 to 129.7 129.8 to 130.2 130.3 to 130.7 130.8 to 131.2 131.3 to 131.7 131.8 to 132.2 132.3 to 132.7 132.8 to 133.2 133.3 to 133.7 133.8 to 134.2 134.3 to 134.7 and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point increase in the index. None 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents 5 cents 6 cents 7 cents 8 cents 9 cents 10 cents 11 cents As in previous agreements, a decrease in the allowance was to occur only when the index fell at least 0.5 point below the level the index was required to reach in order to earn the last previous increase in the allowance (with a 1-cent reduction in the allowance for each 0.5-point drop in the index below this level). * * Those with no previous experience at any of the company’s meatpacking plants. 1^ Allentown, Pa., Columbia, S.C., Lebanon, Pa., Norfolk, Va., Philadelphia, Pa., and Tampa, Fla. first came under the 1964 master agreements and did not have an excalator clause. 1 -2 The new agreements continued the cost-of-living clause which was converted to the new series BLS Consumer Price Index (1957-59=100) with semiannual adjustments to become effective in January and July, based on the Index for the months of November and May as follows: Consumer Price Index (1957-59=100) Cost-of-living allowance 108.1 orless ................................................................................ 108.2 to 108.5.............................................................................. 108.6 to 108.9.............................................................................. 109.0 to 109.3.............................................................................. 109.4 to 109.7............................................................................ and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.4-point increase in the index. None 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents A decrease in the allowance was to occur only when the index fell at least 0.4-point below the level the index was required to reach in order to earn the last previous increase in the allowance (with a 1-cent reduction in the allowance for each 0.4-point drop in the index below that level). 19 F o o t n o t e s —C o n tin u e d ^ A l l e n t o w n , Pa., L eb a n on , Pa., C olu m bia, S .C ., N o rfo lk , V a ., and Tam pa, Fla. did n ot have an escalator clause. ^ T h e n ew agreem ents co n tin u e d the cost-of-livin g clause w ith semiannual adjustm ents to b e co m e e ffective in January and Ju ly, based on the In dex fo r the m onths o f N ovem ber and M ay as fo llo w s : C onsum er Price Index (1 9 5 7 -5 9 = 1 0 0 ) C ost-of-living allow ance 115 .7 or less ......................................................................................................................... 115 .8 to 1 1 6 . 1 ..................................................................................................................... 116 .2 to 1 1 6 . 5 ..................................................................................................................... 11 6 .6 to 1 1 6 . 9 ..................................................................................................................... 11 7 .0 to 1 1 7 . 3 ..................................................................................................................... 117 .4 t o 1 1 7 . 7 ..................................................................................................................... and so fo rth , w ith a 1-cent adjustm ent fo r each 0 .4 -p o in t increase in the in dex. N one 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents 5 cents A decrease in the allow ance was to o c c u r o n ly w hen the in dex fell at least 0.4 -p o in t b e lo w the level the in d e x was required to reach in order to earn the allow ance (w ith a 1-cent re d u ction in the allow ance fo r each 0 .4 -p o in t drop in the in d ex b e lo w that level). ^ A l l e n t o w n , Pa., and L eb an on , Pa. did n o t have an escalator clause. 17 L eb an on , Pa. did n ot have an escalator clause. 18 Fort W orth, T e x ., and San A n to n io , T e x . did n ot have an escalator clause. ^ T h e annual cost-of-livin g adjustm ents fo r 1 9 7 1 , 1 9 7 2 , and 1973 were to provide am ounts, to be in co rp o ra te d in to base rates, based o n the Bureau o f L a bor Statistics C onsum er Price In dex fo r sp ecified m onths as fo llo w s : Septem ber 1971 (first pay p eriod beginning in m o n th ) C onsum er Price Index fo r July 1971 (1 9 5 7 -5 9 = 1 0 0 ) C ost-of-living allow ance 142 .3 or less ......................................................................................................................... 1 4 2 .4 to 1 4 2 . 7 ...................................................................................................................... 142 .8 to 1 4 3 . 1 ...................................................................................................................... 143 .2 to 1 4 3 . 5 ..................................................................................................................... 14 3 .6 t o 1 4 3 . 9 ...................................................................................................................... 1 4 4 .0 to 1 4 4 . 3 ...................................................................................................................... 1 4 4 .4 to 1 4 4 . 7 ...................................................................................................................... 144 .8 to 1 4 5 . 1 ..................................................................................................................... 145 .2 to 1 4 5 . 5 ..................................................................................................................... 1 4 5 .6 to 1 4 5 . 9 ...................................................................................................................... and so fo rth , w ith a 1-cent adjustm ent fo r each 0 .4 -p o in t increase in the in dex. N one 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents 4 cents 5 cents 6 cents 7 cents 8 cents 9 cents Septem ber 1972 (first pay period beginning in m o n th ) The Consum er Price In dex ( 1 9 5 7 —5 9 = 1 0 0 ) level o f July 1971 plus 6 .0 points (referred to as the “ revised level” ) W'As to be used to co m p u te an allow ance as fo llo w s : Consum er Price In dex (1 9 5 7 -5 9 = 1 0 0 ) A d dition al cost-of-livin g allow ance Revised level plus 0.1 through revised level plus 0 . 4 ....................................................................................................... Revised level plus 0.5 through revised level plus 0 . 8 ...................................................................................................... Revised level plus 0 .9 through revised level plus 1 . 2 ....................................................................................................... and so fo rth , w ith a 1-cent adjustm ent fo r each 0 .4 -p o in t increase in the in dex. 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents August 1973 (first pay p eriod beginning in m o n th ) The C onsum er Price Index ( 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 ) level o f June 1972 plus 6 .0 points (referred to as the “ se co n d revised level” ) was t o be used to co m p u te an allow ance as fo llo w s : C onsum er Price Index (1 9 5 7 -5 9 = 1 0 0 ) A d d ition al cost-of-livin g allow ance S econ d revised level plus 0.1 through seco n d revised level plus 0 . 4 ....................................................................................... S eco n d revised level plus 0.5 through seco n d revised level plus 0 . 8 ....................................................................................... S eco n d revised level plus 0.9 through seco n d revised level plus 1 . 2 ....................................................................................... and so fo rth , w ith a 1 -cent adjustm ent fo r each 0 .4 -p o in t increase in the in d ex. 20 1 cent 2 cents 3 cents Table 2a. Unskilled (common labor) hourly wage rates, 1942—63 Effective date Plant lo c a tio n U n io n 2 Aug. S ep t. June Jan. N ov. June Jan. May 20, 1 5 -3 0 , 1944 1, 26, 1946 1, 12, 1946 16, 1947 1948 3, 1948 $ 0 .7 6 0 .885 - $ 0 ,8 7 5 .9 6 0 - $ 0 ,9 3 5 $ 0 ,9 3 5 $ 1 ,0 2 5 1942 A tlan ta, G a .............. B altim ore, Md. . . . B oise, Id a h o 5 . . . . UPW A MCBW MCBW $ 0 .5 0 0 .7 0 0 - 1945 3$ 0 .5 5 0 .7 2 5 - $ 0 ,6 0 0 4 .725 - 1.020 - 1.110 - 1.110 - O ct. 18, 1948 S ep t. A u g. F eb . D e c. 12, 1949 H, 1950 9, 1951 17, 1951 $ 1 .0 6 5 1 .1 5 0 $ 1 .0 9 0 1 .1 5 0 $ 1 .2 0 0 1 .2 6 0 $ 1 .2 9 0 1 .3 5 0 - - - - $ 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 - B rod erick, C alif.6 .................... B ro o k ly n , N .Y .7 .................... MCBW UPW A .7 2 5 .725 .725 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 UPW A UPW A .725 .725 .725 .725 .725 .885 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1 .1 5 0 .725 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 UPW A .725 .725 .725 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 NBPW NBPW MCBW UPW A UPW A .725 1.020 1.020 1.020 1.110 1.110 1.110 1.110 1.110 1.110 .975 .975 1 .0 6 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 2 5 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 3 5 .7 0 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 2 5 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 .915 .9 6 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 0 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 .860 .800 .8 6 0 .9 6 0 .9 6 0 .So0 .7 0 0 .725 .725 4 .700 .640 .7 0 0 .885 .885 - .725 .725 - Iow a ....................... E vansville, Ind. . . . Fort Worth T e x .8 ....................... UPW A UPW A .700 .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .700 .700 .860 .8 6 0 .960 .935 1.020 1.120 1.110 .995 1 .0 8 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 2 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 .995 NBPW .6 4 0 - .640 - .8 0 0 - .915 - .975 - 1 .0 6 5 - 1 .1 0 5 - 1 .1 2 5 1 .2 3 5 UPW A .6 4 0 - 1 .0 6 5 H allstead , P a.9 . . . Harrisburg, 1 .0 2 5 1 .1 3 5 1 .3 2 5 1 .2 2 5 1 .3 8 5 1 .3 2 5 P a .1 0 ....................... UPW A .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .700 .8 6 0 .9 6 0 1.020 1.110 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 .7 2 5 .725 .725 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 .7 0 0 .725 .885 .9 6 0 .725 .725 .725 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1.020 1.110 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 .7 1 0 .825 .885 .9 7 5 .975 1 .0 1 5 1 .0 1 5 1 .1 2 5 1 .2 1 5 1 .2 7 5 1.120 1.120 1.210 1 .2 5 0 1 .2 5 0 1 .3 6 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 1 0 C am bridge, M ass.......................... C h icago, 111............... C h icago, 111. (H am m on d p lan t) .................... C h icago, 111. (O m aha P ack ing C o .) .................. C leveland , O hio . . C o lu m b u s, O hio . . Dallas, T ex . . . . . . . D enver, C olo . . . Des M oin es, .725 - - 1 .4 1 0 1 .3 8 5 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 Jack son , M iss.5 8 ................ Jersey C ity , MCBW N .J .1 1 ..................... Kansas C ity , K ans.......................... UPW A NBPW K earny, N .J .11 . . . Lake Charles, UPW A L a............................... L os A n geles, 12m c b w C a lif.......................... M arshalltow n , UPW A .7 2 5 1 3 .775 .775 .935 1 .0 6 0 Iow a ....................... M en o m in ee , NBPW .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .700 .860 .935 .995 1 .0 8 5 1 .0 8 5 1 .1 2 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 M ic h .14 ................ M ilw au k ee, MCBW W is............................. M o n tg o m ery , UPW A .725 .7 2 5 .7 2 5 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 A la .8 ....................... M ou ltrie, G a .8 ----N ash ville, T e n n .8 .................. N ation al C ity , 111............................... N ew ark , N .J .1 1 . . . N ew H aven, C o n n .1 8 ................ N orth P ortlan d , Or e g .......................... O cala, F la .8 ........... O gd en , U ta h 21 . . . MCBW 15MCBW .5 0 0 .5 0 0 .5 7 0 4 .550 .5 7 0 .7 1 0 .7 3 0 .825 .885 .845 .9 0 5 .975 .9 0 5 .975 .9 9 5 1 .0 1 5 1 .0 3 5 1 .0 3 5 1 .0 3 5 1 .1 4 5 1 .1 4 5 1 .2 3 5 1 .2 3 5 1 .2 9 5 1 .2 9 5 - MCBW .5 5 0 .5 5 0 1 6 .6 0 0 .7 6 0 .875 .935 1 .0 2 5 1 .0 2 5 1 .0 6 5 1 .0 9 0 1.200 1 .2 9 0 1 .3 5 0 MCBW UPW A .7 0 0 .725 1 7 .725 .725 4 .725 .725 .8 8 5 .8 8 5 .9 6 0 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1.020 1.110 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 UPW A .7 0 0 1 9 .725 .725 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 .725 .775 4 .775 .935 1.010 1 .0 7 0 1 .1 6 0 - - O m ah a, N e b r ............ Perry, Iow a ............. MCBW MCBW MCBW UPW A UPW A St. L ou is, M o ............ NBPW .700 1 7 .725 St. Pau l, Minn. . . . UPW A .7 0 0 .725 - - - - - - - - - .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .9 6 0 .9 3 5 1.020 - .8 6 0 .8 6 0 .995 .9 9 5 1 .0 8 5 .7 2 5 .885 .9 6 0 .725 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1.020 1.110 1.110 - - - See foo tn o te s at end o f table. - 21 - 1 .1 6 0 2 0 .9 2 5 1.020 - 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1.200 1.200 1 .3 1 0 1 .4 0 0 .965 1 .0 0 0 1.110 1.200 - 1 .1 2 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 2 2 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 2 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .3 5 0 Table 2a. Unskilled (common labor) hourly wage rates, 1942—63 ^Continued Effective date Plant lo c a tio n San A n to n io , T e x .8 ....................... S c o tts b lu ff, U n io n 2 Aug. 20, 1942 Jan. N ov. 1 5 -3 0 , 1944 June 1, 26, 19 4 5 1946 1, 19 4 6 S ep t. June 16, 194 7 Jan. May 12, 1948 3, 1948 1 .0 2 5 1 .0 2 5 NBPW - - - .7 6 0 .875 .935 N eb r.......................... S io u x C ity , MCBW - - - - - - Iow a ....................... S o m er v ille, UPW A .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .8 6 0 .9 6 0 1.020 1.020 M ass.2 5 .................. S ou th St. Josep h , M o ............ UPW A .725 .725 .725 .885 .9 6 0 1.020 NBPW .7 0 0 .7 0 0 .700 .8 6 0 .9 6 0 1.020 26m cbw .725 .775 - 4 775 27 .9 3 5 1 .0 3 5 - .9 3 0 1.000 .885 .9 6 0 O ct. 18, 194 8 S ep t. 12, Aug. Feb. D ec. 11, 1949 195 0 9, 1951 17, 1951 1 .0 6 5 1 .0 6 5 1 .1 7 5 1 .2 6 5 1 .3 2 5 2 3 i .125 1 .1 2 5 1 .2 3 5 1 .3 2 5 2 4 1 .385 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1.020 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1.110 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1.220 1.220 1 .2 6 0 2 9 1 .290 1 .4 0 0 1 .5 5 0 1 .0 7 0 1 .1 6 0 1.200 1.200 1 .3 1 0 1 .4 9 0 1 .4 0 0 1.020 1.020 1.110 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .0 8 5 .995 1 .0 8 5 1 .0 8 5 1 .1 2 5 1 .1 2 5 1 .1 5 0 1 .1 5 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .2 6 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 1 0 1 .4 1 0 S ep t. Jan. S ep t. 3, 1962 14, 1963 3, 1963 $ 2 .3 1 5 - 3 2 $ 2 .3 4 5 — - - S o u th San Francisco , C a lif............. S p o k a n e , W ash___ 2 8 1 .095 1 .0 7 0 UPW A - M ass.......................... W atertow n, UPW A .700 3 0 .725 .725 S. D a k ...................... W ichita, K an s.31 . W inona, M in n ......... MCBW NBPW UPW A .7 0 0 - .7 0 0 - .7 0 0 - .8 6 0 - .935 - .995 - .7 0 0 .8 6 0 .935 .995 1 .4 6 0 S p r in g field , .7 0 0 O ct. A tla n ta , G a .............. B altim ore, Md. . . . B o ise , I d a h o 5 ___ B rod erick, C a lif.6 ..................... B ro o k ly n , N .Y .7 . . C am bridge, .7 0 0 S ep t. S ep t. S ept. S ep t. S ep t. 20, S ep t. 1, S ep t. 27, S ep t. 28, 24, 1, 1, 1, 1, S ep t. 4, .9 5 2 19 5 3 1954 195 5 1956 195 7 1958 1959 1960 1961 UPW A $ 1 .4 2 5 $ 1 ,4 7 5 $ 1 .5 5 $ 2 ,1 3 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .1 6 5 $ 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .2 3 0 $ 2 .2 8 5 2 .3 5 0 2 .3 5 0 $ 2 .3 1 5 1 .7 9 1 .7 5 $ 1 ,8 6 5 1 .8 6 5 1 .8 4 5 $ 1 .9 4 0 1 .4 5 0 - $ 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 1 .6 3 $ 1 .7 9 MCBW MCBW - - 3 4 2 .3 8 5 2 .1 6 5 3 4 2 .4 5 0 2 .2 3 0 3 4 2 .5 7 0 2 .3 5 0 3 4 2 .6 3 0 2 .4 1 0 MCBW UPW A 1 .5 0 - 1 .5 5 - - - - - 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 - 1 .9 4 0 1 .9 4 0 - (3 3 ) 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 3 4 2 .6 3 0 2 .4 1 0 3 4 2 .6 9 0 2 .4 7 0 - M ass.......................... C h icago, 111............... C h icago, 111. (H am m on d UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 UPW A 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 . 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 p la n t) ..................... C h icago, 111. UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 (O m aha P ack ing C o .) .................. C leveland , O hio . . NBPW 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 NBPW 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 MCBW 1 .4 5 0 1 .7 9 UPW A UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 (33) 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 C olu m b u s, O hio . . D allas, T e x ............... D enver, C o lo ........... 1 .5 5 1 .5 5 1 .55 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .7 9 UPW A UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 1.5 5 1.5 5 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .7 9 NBPW UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .3 6 5 1 .5 0 1 .4 7 1 .5 5 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 - - 1 .8 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 1 .8 6 5 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 1 .9 4 0 (33) 2 .1 6 5 (3 3 ) 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 2 .4 7 0 3 4 1 .855 1 .7 9 3 4 1 .9 3 0 1 .8 6 5 3 4 2 .0 0 5 1 .9 4 0 3 4 2 .2 3 0 2 .1 6 5 3 4 2 .2 3 0 2 .2 3 0 3 4 2 .3 5 0 2 .3 5 0 3 4 2 .3 5 0 3 4 2 .1 35 2 .4 1 0 3 4 2 .135 2 .4 1 0 1 .6 9 3 4 1 .855 3 4 1 .9 3 0 3 4 2 .0 0 5 3 4 2 .2 3 0 3 4 2 .2 9 5 3 4 2 .4 1 5 342 .4 7 5 342 .4 75 342 .5 3 5 - 1 .4 9 1 .6 1 5 1 .7 1 5 1 .7 9 0 1 .9 8 0 2 .0 1 5 2 .0 6 5 2 .0 6 5 3 5 2 .1 35 2 .1 3 5 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 3 2 2 .3 5 0 2 .3 5 0 - 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 - 2 .4 7 0 - - D es M oin es, Iow a ....................... E vansville, In d. . . . Fort W orth, T e x .8 ....................... H allstead , P a.9 . . . H arrisburg, P a .1 0 ....................... Jack son , M iss.5 8 ................ Jersey C ity , MCBW - UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 NBPW UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 L a............................... L os A n geles, 12m c b w 1 .3 5 0 1 .4 0 1 .5 0 1 .6 4 C alif.......................... M arshalltow n , UPW A 1 .5 5 0 1 .6 0 1 .6 5 1 .7 9 Iow a ....................... NBPW 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 N .J .1 1 ..................... Kansas C ity , K ans.......................... K earny, N .J .11 . . . L ake C harles, - - - - - - 342 .4 7 5 342 .4 7 5 342 .5 3 5 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 3 4 1 .9 3 0 1 .8 6 5 3 4 2 .0 0 5 1 .9 4 0 3 4 2 .2 3 0 2 .1 6 5 3 4 2 .2 9 5 2 .2 3 0 1 .77 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 3 0 (3 3 ) 1 .8 9 1 .9 6 5 2 .0 4 0 2 .2 6 5 2 .3 3 0 2 .4 5 0 2 .5 1 0 2 .5 1 0 2 .5 7 0 3 4 1 .9 3 0 3 4 2 .0 0 5 3 4 2 .2 3 0 3 4 2 .2 9 5 3 4 2 .4 1 5 342 .4 7 5 342 .4 7 5 342 .5 3 5 3 4 1 .8 5 5 1 .7 9 3 4 1 .8 5 5 See footn otes at end o f table. - 2 .4 7 0 22 3 4 2 .4 1 5 2 .3 5 0 - - - - Table 2a. Unskilled (common labor) hourly wage rates, 1942—631 — Continued E ffe ctiv e d ate Plant lo ca tio n M en om in ee, M ic h .14 ................ M ilw a u k e e, W is............................. M on tgom ery, O ct. 27, 1952 S ep t. MCBW - UPW A MCBW U n io n 234567 S ep t. 1, 1955 S ep t. 28, 1953 S ep t. 20, 1954 S ep t. 1, 195 7 - 1 .5 0 1 .6 4 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .79 1 .4 2 1 .4 2 1 .4 9 5 1 .4 9 5 1 .6 3 5 1 .6 3 5 1 .7 4 1 .7 4 24, 1956 1, S ep t. 4, 1960 1961 S ep t. Jan. S ept. 3, 1962 14, 196 3 3, 19 6 3 - - - S ep t. 1, 195 8 S ep t. 1, 1959 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 (3 3 ) 1 .8 1 5 1 .8 1 5 1 .8 9 0 2 .0 8 0 2 .1 3 5 2 .1 3 5 2 .0 8 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .1 6 5 2 .1 6 5 1 .8 9 0 2 .1 1 5 2 .1 1 5 2 .1 6 5 2 .1 3 5 2 .1 3 5 S ep t. (3 3 ) - - A la.8 ....................... M ou ltrie, G a .8 ___ N ash ville, 15m c b w 1 .3 7 0 1 .3 7 0 T e n n .8 10234 .................. MCBW 1 .425 1 .4 7 5 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 8 5 2 .2 8 5 2 .1 3 5 2 .1 3 5 MCBW 1 .4 5 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .55 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 - 2 .2 3 0 UPW A 2 .3 5 0 - 2 .4 1 0 _ 2 .4 1 0 _ 2 .4 7 0 _ UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 1 .5 0 0 1 .3 3 5 1 .5 5 1 .3 8 5 1 .6 0 1 .4 6 1 .7 4 1 .8 4 1 .9 1 5 1 .9 9 0 2 .2 1 5 2 .2 8 0 2 .4 0 0 2 .4 6 0 2 .4 6 0 2 .5 2 0 1 .6 0 1.6 9 1 .7 0 1 .7 7 5 1 .8 6 5 2 .0 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .0 7 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .1 2 5 2 .3 5 0 2 .1 2 5 2 .4 1 0 2 .1 3 5 2 .4 1 0 2 .1 3 5 1 .7 9 1 .7 9 - 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 4 0 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 - 2 .1 6 5 - 2 .2 3 0 _ 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 - 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 2 .4 7 0 _ 3 4 1 .9 3 0 1 .8 6 5 3 4 2 .0 0 5 1 .9 4 0 3 4 2 .2 3 0 2 .1 6 5 3 4 2 .2 9 5 2 .2 3 0 3 4 2 .4 1 5 2 .3 5 0 342 .4 7 5 342 .4 7 5 342 .5 3 5 1 .7 9 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 3 4 1 .83 3 4 1 .905 3 4 1 .9 8 0 3 4 2 .1 7 0 3 4 2 .2 0 5 3 4 2 .2 5 5 3 4 2 .2 5 5 3 4 2 .0 8 5 3 4 2 .0 8 5 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 N ation al C ity , 111............................... N ew ark , N .J .11 . . . N ew H aven, C o n n .1 8 ................ - - 1 .9 4 0 - N orth P ortland , Or e g .......................... MCBW O cala, F la .8 ........... O gden, U ta h 21 . . . MCBW MCBW 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1.5 5 O m aha, N e b r........... Perry, Iow a ........... UPW A UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .5 5 St. L ouis, M o .......... S t. Paul, M inn. . . . NBPW 1 .4 5 0 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 (3 3 ) 1 .6 9 UPW A 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 NBPW 1 .4 0 0 1 .4 5 1 .5 2 5 1 .6 6 5 MCBW 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .55 1 .6 9 Iow a ....................... S om erville, UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 1 0 M ass.2 5 .................. S ou th S t. J o sep h , M o ............ UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .55 1 .6 9 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 (3 3 ) NBPW 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .55 1 .6 9 3 4 1 .9 3 0 3 4 2 .0 0 5 3 4 2 .2 3 0 3 4 2 .2 9 5 3 4 2 .4 1 5 342 .4 7 5 342 .4 7 5 342 .5 3 5 26m cbw UPW A 1 .5 9 0 1 .5 0 0 1 .6 4 1 .6 9 1 .6 0 1 .8 3 2 .0 0 5 2 .0 8 0 - 2 .3 0 5 1 .5 5 2 .3 7 0 - 2 .4 9 0 - 2 .5 5 0 - 2 .5 5 0 - 2 .6 1 0 - M ass.......................... W atertow n , UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .55 1 .6 9 S. D ak. ................... W ichita, K an s.31 MCBW NBPW 1 .4 5 0 - 1 .5 0 1 .55 1 .55 1 .6 9 1 .6 9 W inona, M in n ......... UPW A 1 .4 5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1 .69 San A n to n io , T e x .8 ....................... S c o tts b lu ff, N e b r.......................... S io u x C ity , 1 .6 9 - 3 4 1 .855 3 4 1 .855 - - S ou th San Fran cisco , C alif............. S p o k a n e , W a s h .. . . 1 .9 3 - (3 6 ) - - S p r in g field , 1 .7 9 1 .8 6 5 1 .7 9 3 4 1 .855 1 .7 9 - 1 .8 6 5 1 .9 4 0 3 4 1 .9 3 0 (3 6 ) 1 .9 4 0 1 .8 6 5 - - - 2 .1 6 5 - 2 .2 3 0 - 2 .3 5 0 2 .1 6 5 2 .2 3 0 2 .3 5 0 - 2 .4 1 0 - 2 .4 1 0 - 2 .4 1 0 - 2 .4 1 0 2 .4 7 0 - 2 .4 7 0 1 T he rates sh o w n for 1 9 4 2 to 1 9 5 7 a p p ly to m en o n ly . B eginn ing w ith 1 9 5 8 th e rates a p p ly to m en and w o m en classified as u n sk illed labor (th e previou s d iffer en tia l w as e lim in a ted S ep t. 1 ,1 9 5 8 , b y agreem en ts o f O ct. 11 and 1 2, 1 9 5 6 ). R ates d o n o t in clu d e cost-of-livin g a llo w a n c es. B eginn ing w ith S ep t. 1 , 1 9 5 9 , rates in clu d e accu m u la ted cost-of-livin g allo w a n c es in corp orated in to b ase rates o n d ates s p ecifie d in T able 1. (In case o f Jack son , M iss., rate for Jan. 1 4 , 1 9 6 3 , in clu d es a llow an ce in corp orated o n F eb . 4 , 1 9 6 3 . ) S ee f o o t n o t e s 8 and 1 0 , T able 1. 2 U n ion re p r esen ta tio n in 1 9 6 3 or w h en p lan t w as clo sed . 3 E ffe ctiv e F eb . 8 , 1 9 4 3 . 4 E ffe ctiv e A pr. 2 5 ,1 9 4 5 . 5 Plant covered for first tim e b y 1 9 5 6 agreem en t. 6 Plant covered for first tim e b y 1 9 5 9 agreem en t. 7 N ew Y o r k , N .Y . u n til 1 9 5 8 . 8 R ates for 1 9 6 3 ap p lica b le to w orkers already o n p ayroll. H ourly w age rates fo r u nsk illed (c o m m o n lab or) w orkers hired after Jan. 1 4 , 1 9 6 3 , to b e $ 1 .2 5 for first 6 0 calendar d ays and increased b y a b o u t 1 /6 o f d iffer en ce b e tw e e n hiring an d regular rate each 6 0 d ays u n til regular rate is reach ed after 3 6 0 d ays o n p ayroll. 9 Plant covered for first tim e b y F eb . 9 , 1 9 5 1 , agreem en t. 10 R ep resen ted b y NBPW th rou gh 1 9 4 8 . 11 Plants at H arrison, Jersey C ity , and N ew ark c o n so lid a te d w ith K earny. 12 T he NBPW rep resen ted so m e w orkers b e tw e e n 1951 and 1 9 5 4 . 13 E ffe ctiv e May 2 9 , 1 9 4 4 . 14 Plant covered fo r first tim e b y 1 9 5 4 a g reem en t. 23 Footnotes-Continued 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 UPW A prior to O ctob er 1 9 5 4 . E ffe ctiv e Jan. 1 5 , 1 9 4 5 . E ffe ctiv e A u g. 1 1 ,1 9 4 3 . Plant at S prin gfield , Mass, c o n so lid a te d w ith N e w H aven. E ffe ctiv e Ju ne 1 2 ,1 9 4 4 . Plant cam e under agreem ent o n June 2 1 , 1 9 4 8 . Plant covered for first tim e b y 1 9 4 9 agreem en t. 22 E ffe ctiv e N o v . 1 3 ,1 9 5 0 . A ll oth er rates ad ju sted to m e tro p o lita n area rates, resultin g in a gen eral increase averaging m ore th an 3 cen ts an h our. 23 Plant cam e under agreem ent after O ct. 1 8 ,1 9 4 8 . 24 R ate increased to $ 1 .4 1 , effec tiv e Jan. 1 4 ,1 9 5 2 . A p proved b y WSB o n March 2 0 ,1 9 5 2 . 25 Cam bridge ju risd iction c o n so lid a te d w ith S om erville. 26 27 P ro d u ctio n w orkers rep resen ted b y MCBW, m ain ten an ce w orkers b y UPWA since 1 9 5 3 . 28 Increased to $ 1 .1 3 o n June 3 0 ,1 9 4 7 . 29 30 E ffe ctiv e D e c. 5 , 1 9 4 9 . 31 32 Plant covered for first tim e b y 1 9 5 2 agreem en t. 33 34 35 36 Plant clo sed prior to th is d ate. Increased to $ 0 .9 6 o n Ju ly 1 ,1 9 4 6 . E ffe ctiv e Mar. 7 ,1 9 4 4 . Fu ll-lin e m eatp ack in g op era tio n s d isc o n tin u ed prior to th is d a te , alth ou gh p o rtio n o f c o m p le x rem ained in o p era tio n . In clud es an am o u n t in lieu o f cloth es-ch an gin g tim e and c lo th e s allo w a n c e. E ffe ctiv e F eb . 4 , 1 9 6 3 . N o longer a m eatp ack in g p la n t. 24 Table 2b. Unskilled (common labor) hourly wage rates, 1964—721 E ffective d ate Plant lo ca tio n A lb a n y , O re.3 U n io n 2 ........................ S ep t. 7, 1964 _ A lle n to w n , P a.4 ...................... MCBW NBPW A tla n ta , G a .................................. A tla n ta , G a.4 ........................... B oise, I d a h o .............................. UPW A UPW A MCBW 5 $ 2 .3 0 0 2 .4 9 5 5 2 .3 8 5 2 .6 2 0 B irm in gham , A la .4 ................. UPW A MCBW 2 .4 7 0 7 2 .8 4 0 UPW A 2 .6 2 0 - B rod erick, C a lif......................... B ro o k ly n , N .Y ........................... S ep t. 6 , 196 5 _ $ 2 ,3 6 0 2 .5 5 5 2 .5 4 5 2 .6 8 0 2 .6 2 0 7 2 .9 0 0 (6 ) - S ep t. 5 , 1966 _ $ 2 ,4 2 0 2 .6 1 5 2 .6 0 5 2 .7 4 0 2 .6 8 0 7 2 .9 6 0 - Mar. 1 3 , 1967 S ep t. 2 , 1968 S e p t.1, 1969 A pr. 6 , 1970 S ep t. 6 , 1971 S ep t. 4 , 1972 $ 3 ,0 8 0 2 .7 4 0 2 .9 0 5 $ 3 ,1 9 0 $ 3 ,3 0 0 - $ 3 ,9 9 0 - $ 4 ,2 4 0 - $ 4 ,4 9 0 - 3 .1 2 5 3 .2 5 0 _ 3 .8 1 5 _ 4 .0 6 5 - 4 .3 1 5 _ - - - 2 .8 9 5 3 .0 3 0 2 .9 7 0 7 3 .2 5 0 - - B ro w n w o o d , T e x .8 ................. NBPW B u ffa lo , N .Y .4 ......................... C am bridge, M ass....................... MCBW 2 .1 8 5 2 .2 6 0 2 .3 2 0 2 .5 5 0 UPW A 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 8 0 C h arleston , S.C 4 ................... UPW A 52 .0 4 0 2.100 2 .7 4 0 2 .1 6 0 (6 ) 2 .4 5 0 C h arlotte, N .C .4 ...................... C h icago, 111................................... UPW A UPW A 5 2 .1 9 5 2 .6 2 0 2 .2 5 5 2 .3 1 5 2 .7 4 0 2 .6 0 5 C h icago, 111. (H am m on d p l a n t ) ......................................... UPW A 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 8 0 2 .7 4 0 UPW A MCBW 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 8 0 2 .4 3 5 5 1 .8 9 0 2 .4 9 5 1 .9 5 0 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 8 0 2 .6 8 0 2 .6 8 0 2 .6 5 0 2 .6 8 0 72 .3 4 5 - (6 ) 7 2 .4 0 5 - 72 .3 7 5 72 .7 4 5 7 2 .4 0 5 7 2 .8 0 5 2 .4 9 5 2 .3 2 5 7 2 .6 8 5 2 .6 2 0 72 .7 4 5 1 9 1 .9 8 0 2 .7 2 0 C leveland , O hio ...................... C lovis, N .M .8 ........................... C olu m b ia, S.C 4 ...................... UPW A C olu m b u s, O h i o ' ...................... D enver, C o lo ............................... MCBW UPW A D es M oin es, I o w a ................... D es M oin es, Iowa (B o o k e y Packing C o .)12 . . D e tr o it, M ich .4 ......................... E vansville, In d ............................ Fort W orth, T e x .13 .............. G le n w o o d , Io w a 1 5 ................ G rand Island , N eb r.3 ........... G u y m o n d , O k la.3. ................... H allstead , P a .1 3 ...................... UPW A MCBW UPW A UPW A NBPW MCBW 2 .5 1 0 2 .6 2 0 7 2 .2 8 5 UPW A MCBW 1 7NBPW 7 1 8 2 .3 4 5 Harrisburg, P a............................. H o u sto n , T e x .4 ...................... NBPW 7 2 .6 8 5 MCBW 52 .3 4 5 MCBW NBPW 2 .2 6 5 Jack son , M iss.1 3 ...................... Kansas C ity , K an ...................... K earny, N .J ................................. - ......................... UPW A NBPW L os A n geles, C a lif.................... L ou isville, K y .4 ......................... UPW A MCBW M ad ison, 111.2 0 ......................... MCBW s 2 .4 2 5 - NBPW 7 2 .6 8 5 L eb a n o n , P a .8 2 .6 8 0 (6 ) 3 .0 1 5 3 .0 8 5 (6 ) 3 .1 4 0 7 3 .3 6 0 - (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) - - - - 9 3 .1 2 5 3 .3 7 5 3 .6 2 5 4 .1 2 0 - 2 .7 4 0 - 2 .9 3 0 - l o 3 .6 2 0 - 3 .8 7 0 - 2 .6 4 0 2 .8 3 0 3 .5 2 0 3 .7 7 0 4 .0 2 0 2 .9 8 5 3 .6 7 5 3 .2 5 0 3 .9 4 0 3 .9 2 5 4 .1 9 0 4 .1 7 5 3 .0 3 0 2 .7 9 5 3 .1 4 0 2 .7 4 0 (6 ) 3 .0 3 0 3 .1 4 0 3 .2 5 0 3 .9 4 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .4 4 0 2 .5 5 5 2 .9 5 0 3 .2 5 0 2 .5 6 0 - 3 .9 4 0 2.010 3 .1 4 0 2 .3 7 0 3 .2 5 0 - 4 .1 9 0 3 .5 0 0 - 4 .4 4 0 3 .7 5 0 - 3 .2 5 0 - 3 .9 4 0 - 4 .1 9 0 - 4 .4 4 0 - 3 .9 4 0 3 .2 5 0 _ 7 1 ^ 2 .8 0 5 3 .9 4 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .1 9 0 _ 4 .4 4 0 4 .4 4 0 _ 7 1 1 3 .3 7 5 4 .1 9 0 4 .1 9 0 7 3 .6 2 5 4 .4 4 0 4 .4 4 0 4 .1 9 0 - 4 .4 4 0 - 2 .7 4 0 2 .1 3 0 3 .0 3 0 n 2 .7 4 0 2 .7 4 0 3 .0 3 0 3 .0 3 0 2 .7 1 0 3 .0 0 0 _ 1 0 3 .1 4 0 _ 7 2 .6 9 5 - 7 2 .8 0 5 - 3 .0 3 0 1 6 2 .8 7 0 (6 ) 7 3 .0 9 5 3 .1 4 0 2 .9 8 0 - 3 .0 9 0 - 7 3 .2 0 5 7 3 .3 1 5 2 .5 5 5 2 .3 8 5 2 .8 4 5 2 .6 7 5 3 .0 3 5 2 .8 6 5 3 .2 2 5 2 .6 8 0 7 2 .8 0 5 2 .7 4 0 7 3 .0 9 5 3 .0 3 0 7 3 .2 0 5 3 .1 4 0 2 .0 4 0 2 .7 8 0 2.100 2.220 2 .8 4 0 3 .1 3 0 2 .5 5 5 - 2 .6 1 5 - 2 .9 0 5 - 72 .7 4 5 7 2 .8 0 5 7 3 .0 9 5 (6 ) 3 .1 4 0 (6 ) 3 .2 5 0 3 .2 5 0 - 7 3 .125 3 .9 4 0 3 .9 4 0 3 .8 4 0 - 4 .4 4 0 - - 4 .1 6 5 4 .4 1 5 (6 ) 7 3 .3 1 5 3 .2 5 0 ( 7) 3 .9 1 5 - - - 74 .005 3 .9 4 0 74 .2 5 5 4 .1 9 0 2 .3 6 0 3 .2 4 0 2 .5 0 0 3 .3 5 0 (6 ) 4 .0 4 0 74 .5 0 5 4 .4 4 0 - 3 .0 9 5 - 1 0 3 .2 5 0 - 3 .9 4 0 74 .005 3 .9 4 0 - 4 .2 9 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .5 4 0 4 .1 9 0 74 .2 5 5 4 .4 4 0 74 .5 0 5 - 4 .4 4 0 M arshalltow n , Iow a .............. 7 3 .2 0 5 7 3 .3 1 5 M o n tg o m ery , A la .13 ........... MCBW 2 .2 6 5 2 .3 2 5 2 .3 8 5 2 .6 7 5 1 4 2 .7 8 5 1 4 2 .8 9 5 3 .5 8 5 M ou ltrie, G a .13 ...................... N ash ville, T e n n .1 3 ................ N ation al C ity , 111....................... N e w H aven , C o n n ..................... MCBW 2 .2 6 5 2 .3 2 5 2 .3 8 5 142 .7 85 (6 ) 3 .8 3 5 2 .3 2 5 2 .6 8 0 3 .0 3 0 - 3 .1 4 0 - 3 .2 5 0 - 3 .5 8 5 3 .9 4 0 - 3 .8 3 5 4 .1 9 0 - 4 .0 8 5 4 .4 4 0 - 2 .3 7 5 2 .6 7 5 2 .8 6 5 3 .0 5 5 5 1 .9 2 5 2 .0 4 5 2 .1 6 5 2 .4 0 5 2 .5 9 5 3 .7 4 5 3 .2 8 5 3 .9 9 5 UPW A (6 ) 2 .3 1 5 1 .9 8 5 2 .3 6 5 2 .7 4 0 - 1 4 2 .7 8 5 UPW A MCBW 2 .2 6 5 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 2 0 5 2 .1 65 1 4 2 .8 9 5 1 4 2 .8 9 5 3 .5 8 5 MCBW MCBW 2 .6 7 5 2 .6 7 5 4 .2 4 5 3 .7 8 5 MCBW MCBW 2 .6 7 0 2 .7 3 0 2 .3 2 5 n 2 .7 9 0 2 .3 8 5 3 .0 8 0 2 .6 7 5 3 .9 9 0 2 .2 6 5 2 .8 6 5 4 .2 4 0 3 .9 9 5 2 .6 8 0 2 .6 8 0 - 2 .7 4 0 2 .7 4 0 _ 3 .0 3 0 2 .5 5 5 2 .7 5 0 2 .6 8 0 - 2 .6 4 5 2 .8 1 0 2 .7 4 0 - (6 ) 3 .1 0 0 3 .0 3 0 - 3 .1 2 0 3 .1 4 0 - (6 ) 3 .2 5 0 - 72 .7 4 5 7 2 .8 0 5 2 .7 4 0 72 .3 5 5 2 .7 4 0 7 3 .2 0 5 3 .1 4 0 72 .7 5 5 3 .1 4 0 3 .1 4 0 7 3 .3 1 5 3 .2 5 0 * 1 4 2 .7 5 5 2 .7 4 0 7 3 .0 9 5 3 .0 3 0 7 2 .6 4 5 3 .0 3 0 3 .0 3 0 2 .7 4 0 3 .0 3 0 3 .1 4 0 N e w O rleans, L a.4 ................. N o r fo lk , V a 4 ........................... N orth P ortland , O re................ O cala, F la .13 ........................... O gden, U t a h .............................. O m ah a, N e b ................................ O m ah a, N e b .21 ...................... P h ilad elp h ia, P a.4 ................... P ittsb u rgh , P a.4 ...................... R o c h e lle , 111.8 ........................... S t. Charles, 111. 4 2 3 ................. MCBW UPW A MCBW MCBW MCBW UPW A MCBW S t. L ou is, M o. (In d e p e n d en t P acking C o . ) ........................... S t. Paul, M in n ............................. San A n to n io , T e x .13 ........... S c o tt s b lu ff, N e b ........................ NBPW UPW A NBPW MCBW 7 2 .6 8 5 2 ,6 2 0 7 2 .2 3 5 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 8 0 7 2 .2 9 5 2 .6 8 0 UPW A UPW A 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 8 0 2 .6 8 0 S io u x C ity , Iow a S om erville, M ass.4 ................... ................ 2 .6 2 0 2 .6 2 0 - 5 2 .3 4 0 5 2 .6 9 0 2 .6 2 0 - 3 .0 3 0 - See footn otes at end o f table. 25 3 .1 9 0 3 .1 4 0 3 .1 4 0 ~ - 3 .3 0 0 3 .0 5 5 3 .2 5 0 (6 ) 2 2 3 .2 5 0 - 3 .7 4 5 3 .9 4 0 - 3 .5 3 5 (6 ) - 4 .0 8 5 4 .4 9 0 4 .2 4 5 - _ 3 .9 4 0 - 4 .1 9 0 - 4 .4 4 0 - 3 .9 4 0 - 4 .1 9 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .4 4 0 4 .4 4 0 7 2 * 2 .8 2 5 3 .2 5 0 3 .2 5 0 74 .005 3 .9 4 0 7 3 .0 7 5 3 .9 4 0 3 .9 4 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .4 4 0 7 3 .0 7 5 4 .4 4 0 4 .4 4 0 3 .2 5 0 3 .9 4 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .4 4 0 (6 ) 4 .1 9 0 Table 2b. Unskilled (common labor) hourly wage rates, 1964—721 — Continued E ffe ctiv e d ate Plant lo c a tio n S ou th S t. J osep h , M o ............. S ou th San F ran cisco, U n io n 2 S ep t. 7, 1964 S ep t. 6 , 1965 S ep t. 5, 1966 NBPW 2 .6 8 5 72 .7 4 5 7 2 .8 0 5 7 2 4 3 .0 9 5 2 .7 6 0 - 2 .8 2 0 2 .8 8 0 MCBW 3 .1 7 0 - 1 .9 7 0 - 2 .0 3 0 - 2 .1 5 0 - 2 .5 9 0 2 .6 8 0 2 .6 5 0 2 .9 4 0 3 .0 3 0 Mar. 1 3 , 1967 S ep t. 1, 1969 S ept. 2, 1968 Apr. 6, 19 7 0 73 .2 0 5 7 3 .3 1 5 74 .0 0 5 S ep t. 6 . 1971 S ep t. 4 , 1972 7 1 1 4 .2 5 5 74 .5 0 5 25 UPWA- C alif.............................................. S to c k to n , C a lif.3 ................... T am pa, F la .4 ........................... T o lle so n , A r iz .3 ...................... W ash in gton , D .C .4 ................ W atertow n, S .D ......................... W illiam sport, Pa.4 ................ W ilson, N .C .8 ........................... MCBW MCBW 51 .9 1 0 MCBW - MCBW 5 2 .4 5 0 MCBW UPWA 2 .6 2 0 UPW A 2 .5 1 5 1 .8 0 0 W inona, M in n ............................. UPWA 2 .6 2 0 W inston-Salem , N .C .3 4 . . . Y ak im a, W ash.8 ...................... UPW A MCBW - 2 .7 0 0 - - 2 .5 7 5 2 .7 4 0 2 .6 3 5 1 .9 2 5 2 .0 5 0 (6 ) - 2 .7 6 0 2 .9 2 5 2 .4 0 5 (6 ) 2 .3 4 0 3 .1 4 0 3 .1 3 0 (6 ) 3 .1 1 5 2 .5 9 5 - _ - - 7 3 .6 6 0 2 .5 3 0 3 .2 5 0 74 .3 5 0 3 .2 2 0 3 .9 4 0 74 .6 0 0 3 .4 7 0 74 .8 5 0 3 .7 2 0 3 .2 5 0 - 103 .9 4 0 4 .1 9 0 4 .1 9 0 - 4 .4 4 0 4 .4 4 0 - 3 .2 5 0 2 .8 3 5 3 .9 4 0 3 .5 8 5 (6 ) 3 .8 3 5 4 .0 8 5 - - - - - 2 6 2 .3 8 0 2 .5 7 0 3 .2 2 0 3 .3 3 0 2 .8 2 0 3 .1 1 0 - - - 3 .2 6 0 4 .0 2 0 - - 3 .5 1 0 3 .7 6 0 4 .2 7 0 4 .5 2 0 1 2 R ates d o n o t in clu d e cost-of-livin g a llo w a n c es, b u t do in clu d e accu m u lated cost-of-living allow an ces in corp orated in to base rates o n d ates sp ecifie d in T able 1. 3 4 5 Plant covered for first tim e b y 1 9 6 7 agreem en t. U n ion rep resen tation on S ep tem ber 1 ,1 9 6 4 (or after for n ew ly o p en ed or acquired p lan ts). T he UPW A and th e MCBW m erged in to a single u n ion to b e k n o w n as the MCBW in July 1 9 6 8 . Processing sales unit (p rocessing sales u nits w ere first covered b y th e 1 9 6 4 m aster agreem en t). E ffe ctiv e d ates at certain p rocessin g sales u nits w ere as fo llo w s: D ate L o ca tio n . N ov . 1, N ov. 12, . O ct 8, 8, Mar. 2 9 , F eb . 11, . O ct . 8 , Mar. 1 8 , O ct. 1 5 , D ec. 21, S ep t. 10, F eb . 2 5 , F eb . 2 5 , A llen to w n , Pa. A tla n ta , G a. . . C h arleston , S.C. C h arlotte, N .C . C olu m b ia, S.C. H o u sto n , T e x . . L ou isville, K y. N ew O rleans, La. N o r fo lk , V a. P h ilad elp h ia, Pa. P ittsb u rgh , Pa. T am p a, F la. . . W ash in gton , D .C . 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1964 1964 1964 1964 1965 1965 1964 1965 1964 1964 1964 1965 1965 Plant clo sed prior to th is d ate. In clud es a m o u n t in lieu o f cloth es-ch an gin g tim e and clo th es a llow an ce (o n ly cloth es-ch an gin g tim e at S to c k to n , C alif.). N e w p lan t w h ich o p en ed under m aster agreem ent o n May 2 4 , 1 9 7 1 . E ffe ctiv e May 2 4 , 1 9 7 1 . Processing op era tio n s d isc o n tin u ed prior to th is d a te, alth ou gh som e o f c o m p le x rem ained in o p era tio n . Full-lin e m eatp ack in g o p eration s d isc o n tin u ed prior to th is d a te, alth ou gh som e o f c o m p le x rem ained in o p era tio n . N ew p lan t acq u ired w ith o p era tio n s th at began under m aster agreem ent on Apr. 1 , 1 9 7 0 . R ates did n ot a p p ly to e m p lo y e e s w ith less than 1 8 0 d a y s’ service. H ourly w age rates for u n sk illed (c o m m o n labor) w orkers hired after Jan. 1 4 ,1 9 6 3 (F eb . 4 , 1 9 6 3 at Jack son , M iss.) to b e increased b y a p p r o x im a tely 1 /6 o f d iffer en ce b e tw e e n hiring an d regular rates each 30 d ays u n til regular rate sh ow n in tab le is reach ed after 18 0 d a y s’ service. 14 W orkers at F ort Worth and San A n to n io , T ex . w aived a d eferred increase o f 11 ce n ts an h o u r , w h ich w o u ld have b een effec tiv e S ep t. 1 , 1 9 6 9 , and th e escalator p rovision s; w orkers at M o n tg o m ery , A la ., M ou ltrie, G a., and N ash ville, T en n . w aived th e a d d itio n a l 8-cen t in creases w h ich w o u ld have b een effec tiv e S ep t. 1 ,1 9 6 8 and S ep t. 1 ,1 9 6 9 . 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 N ew p lan t acq u ired w ith o p era tio n s th at b egan under m aster agreem ent on July 7 ,1 9 6 9 . E ffe ctiv e D e c. 4 , 1 9 6 7 . UPW A prior to O ct. 1 9 6 4 . E ffe ctiv e O ct. 1 2 ,1 9 6 4 . E ffe ctiv e Mar. 8 , 1 9 6 5 . N ew (ad h esive) p lan t o p en ed u nder m aster agreem ent on A ug. 2 9 ,1 9 7 0 to h ou se re lo ca tio n o f old N ation al C ity , Illinois (ad h esive) p lan t. N ew (h am -can nin g) p lan t o p en ed under m aster agreem ent o n O ct. 1 5 ,1 9 6 9 . E ffe ctiv e O ct. 1 5 ,1 9 6 9 . N ew p lan t o p en ed u nder m aster agreem en t o n A pr. 2 6 ,1 9 7 1 . W orkers agreed to a re d u ctio n in w age rates prior to th is d ate. P ro d u ctio n w orkers w ere rep resen ted b y MCBW, and m ain ten an ce w orkers b y UPWA prior to th e m erger o f th e tw o u n ion s. E ffe ctiv e D e c. 1 , 1 9 6 8 . 26 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s E ffective date A p p lica tio n s, e x ce p tio n s, and Provision other related m atters G uaranteed tim e A ug. 20, 1942 (U P W A , M CBW , and N BPW ). M inim um o f 3 2 h o u rs’ pay per w eek guaranteed to all regular e m p loyees. E m ployees not laid o f f until end o f payroll w eek , unless gang to w h ich attached had m ade 32 hours or was paid fo r 32 hours. E m ployees required to be present each day fo r guarantee full reduced tim e w ork ed b y by num ber of gang. W eekly hours o f w ork m issed by e m p lo y e e because o f absence, tardiness, or personal reasons. E m p loyees hired or e m p lo y e d after start o f payroll w eek guaranteed that fra ction o f 32 hours w hich num ber o f days rem aining in payroll w eek was o f 6 days. Feb. 2 0 , 1945 (U P W A and G uaranteed tim e increased to 3 6 hours. In accord an ce w ith N W LB directive o f F eb. 2 0 , 1945. M C B W ); and M ay 15, 1945 (N B PW ). O ct. 2 7 , 195 2. 4 hours o f n o n w o rk e d h olid ay to be credited against 36-h ou r guarantee. Previously entire 8 hours was charged. Sept. 2 4 , 1 95 6 (NBPW agree Revised to : Guarantee applied to w ork o n M on day th rough Friday. F or w orkers e m p lo y e d after the first m ent dated O ct. 11, 1 9 5 6 ; M CBW and UPW A agree o f the m ents redu ced b y the num ber o f hours already w ork ed by dated O ct. 12, 1 9 5 6 ). payroll w eek , the 36-hour guarantee to be the gang. F o r e m p loyees o n shift o peration or o n 6- or 7-day schedule, guarantee applied .o first 5 scheduled w ork days during the w eek. O ct. 2 2 , 195 9 (NBPW agree Pay fo r h olid ays falling outside guarantee p eriod n o t to m ent o f same d a te); and O ct. 23, 195 9 (M C BW be credited tow a rd w eek ly guarantee. and U PW A agreem ents o f same d ate). Jan. 14, dated 1963 (agreem ent F eb . 5, Increased: M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, and J a c k s o n - 1963— w eek ly guaranteed w o rk , to 4 0 hours (was 3 6 h ou rs) (M CBW , A d d e d : All plants—prem iu m paym ents fo r w o rk within M C B W ).2 Sept. 1, fo r specified loadin g gangs. 196 4 NBPW, and UPW A agree 12 hours o f a previous w ork period t o be credited m ents o f same d ate). against guarantee. Changed: M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Nashville, and J a ck so n —e m p lo y e e was n ot to be laid o f f until end o f guarantee p eriod unless his gang had w ork ed or was otherw ise com pen sated fo r 36 hours. Eight h o u rs’ pay fo r u n w ork ed full h olid ay t o be credited against guarantee, and i f a full h o lid a y and a h alf-holiday fall w ithin the same guarantee p e rio d , 4 h ou rs’ pay fo r u n w ork ed h alf-h oliday n o t to be cred ited , e x ce p t at Nashville w here 8 hours fo r an u n w ork ed full h olid ay and a h alf-h oliday w hich fall w ithin the same guarantee p eriod or 4 hours fo r an u n w ork ed full h o lid a y to be cred ited . Guarantee applied to w o rk on T u esday through Saturday, e x ce p t as Nashville. W ilson 3 —e m p lo y e e was n o t to be laid o f f until end o f payroll w eek unless his gang had w ork ed or was otherw ise com pen sated fo r 3 6 hours. Changed: F ort W orth —8 h ours’ pay fo r u n w o rk e d full h o lid a y to be credited against guarantee, and i f a full h o lid a y and a h alf-h oliday fall w ith in the same guarantee p e rio d , 4 h o u rs’ pay fo r h alf-h oliday n o t to be cred ited . Changed: San A n to n io -4 h o u rs’ pay fo r either an u n w ork ed full h olid a y or h alf-holiday to be credited against guarantee. See footn otes at end o f table. 27 T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d E ffective date A p p lication s, e x ce p tio n s, and Provision other related m atters Guaranteed tim e —C on tinued A d d e d : H allstead—guarantee applied to either M onday O ct. 12, 1 96 4 (N B PW agree through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday w o rk m ent o f above d ate). fo r shift w orkers and first 5 w ork days during w eek fo r non sh ift w orkers. C om pa n y guarantee to either 34, co u ld 32, or elect to reduce 30 hours, fo r a m axim um o f 5 w eeks each, fo r any one or m ore o f 15 w eeks beginning first full w o rk w eek in M arch and ending last full w ork w eek in A ugust. U PW A (processing sales u n its)3 —i f first w ork day in w eek June 7, 1965 (U P W A agree o f any e m p lo y e e began later than 4 p.m . Sunday in m ent dated Sept. 1 , 1 9 6 4 ) . a cco rd a n ce w ith regularly scheduled starting tim e, straight-time fo r all hours w ork ed on such Sunday to be credited against guarantee. These provisions did n o t apply to any jo b fo r w hich a M onday through Friday guarantee was in e ffe c t as o f June 1, 196 5. G uarantee applied to first 5 w ork days in w eek fo r sp ecified em p loyees at Birm ingham , A la., N o rfo lk , V a ., and W illiam sport, Pa. June 14, 1965 (NBPW agree L e b a n o n 3 —guarantee m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . w ork days in w eek. A u g. pay 17, p eriod 1965 first 5 scheduled first 5 scheduled w orkdays in w eek. m ent dated Sept. 1 , 1 9 6 4 ) . full to M CBW (processing sales u n its)3 -gu aran tee applied to June 2 4 , 1965 (M C BW agree First applied A lle n to w n 3—guarantee after applied o n ly to em ployees subject to call, available, and w h o reported on first (NBPW day o f w eek. agreem ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). Changed: Sept. 5, 1 9 6 6 (U P W A agree W ilson—recall pay, prem ium pay fo r w o rk w ithin 12 hours o f a previous w o rk p e rio d , and 8 hours m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . o f u n w ork ed h olid ay to be credited against guarantee. Guarantee applied to either w o rk on M on day through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday fo r n onshift e m p lo y e e s. E m ployee was n o t to be laid o f f until end o f guarantee p eriod unless his gang had w ork ed or was otherw ise com pensated fo r 36 hours. Sept. 1, 1967 C hanged: M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Nashville, and (M C BW and J a ck son —provisions as at m ost plants. NBPW agreem ents o f same C hanged: Fort W o r t h -4 hours o f either an un w ork ed ' date). full h olid ay or a h alf-h oliday to be credited against guarantee. D ec. 1 ,1 9 6 8 W inston-S alem 3 —provisions previously in e ffe c t b y local A p r. 1, 1 9 7 0 (M CBW agree S to c k t o n —4 0 -h ou r w eekly guarantee (M on d ay through agreem ent to rem ain in e ffe c t. Friday fo r m ost e m p lo y e e s). Eight hours o f unw orked m ent o f same date). h olid a y credited against guarantee. Shift prem ium pay N ov. 1 ,1 9 4 2 (U P W A , M CBW , 5 cents an h ou r prem ium pay fo r w o rk p erform ed E x ce p t w hen regular starting tim e was after 7 a.m ., in w h ich case prem ium paid fo r hours w ork ed betw een 7 betw een 6 p.m . and 6 a.m . and N BPW ). p.m . and 7 a.m . N ov. 1 ,1 9 4 6 (U P W A , M CBW , Prem ium pay increased to 7 cents an h our. and N BPW ). O ct. 2 7 ,1 9 5 2 ............................. Sept. 2 4 , 195 6 (NBPW agree Increased to 9 cents an h ou r. Increased to 9.5 cents an hour. m ent dated O ct. 11 , 19 5 6 ; MCBW and UPW A agree m ents dated O ct. 12, 1 9 5 6 ). See footn otes at end o f table. 28 T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d E ffective date A p p lication s, e x ce p tio n s, and Provision other related matters Shift prem ium p a y -C o n tin u e d Increased to 10 cents an hour. Sept. 1 ,1 9 5 7 (above agreem ents) Sept. 1, 195 9 (NBPW interim agreem ent dated Sept. 18, Increased to 12 cents an h our fo r w ork betw een 6 p.m . and 6 a.m . and 7 a.m . 1 9 5 9 ); and O ct. 2 3 , In som e plants, night prem ium applied betw een 7 p.m . Prem ium to be in clu d ed in co m p u tin g daily overtim e 1959 (M C BW and pay. U PW A agreem ents o f same date). Jan. 14, dated 1963 (agreem ent F eb. 5, 1963- M C B W ).2 Sept. 7, N ashville—to 6 cents an h ou r (was 12 cen ts) fo r w ork Prem ium paid fo r w o rk betw een 7 p.m . and 7 a.m . when regular starting tim e was 7 a.m . b etw een 6 p .m . and 6 a.m . 1964 (M CBW , NBPW, and UPW A agree m ents R e d u ce d : M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Jackson, and dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). Increased to 14 cents an h our at m ost plants. M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Nashville, and J a c k s o n increased to 8 cents an h ou r. W ilson 3 -in c r e a s e d to 11 cents an hour. R o c h e lle 3 —8 cents an h ou r fo r secon d shift (2 :3 0 p.m . to 11 p .m .) and 14 cents fo r third shift (11 p.m . to 6 a.m .). N ov. 1, 196 4 (NBPW agree A lle n to w n 3 —increased to 12 cents an hou r. m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . June 14, 1965 (NBPW agree L e b a n o n 3 —increased to 11.5 cents an h ou r. m ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). Sept. 7 , 1967 (U P W A agree m ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 7 ). A p r. 1, 1 9 7 0 (M CBW agree G rand Island3 and W ilson—increased to 14 cents an h ou r. B u ffa lo —increased to 14 cents an hour. O m aha, N ebr. (ham -canning p la n t)—10 cents fo r se co n d m ent o f same date). shift and 15 cents fo r third shift. Overtim e pay A u g. 20, 1942 (U PW A, Sept. 1, 1961 (agreem ents dated Sept. 1 9 6 1 -M C B W ; Sept. 1 9 6 1 —N BPW ; Sept. Tim e and on e-h alf fo r w o rk in excess o f 8 hours per day or 4 0 hours per w eek. M CBW , and N BPW ). A d d e d : A ll plants—guaranteed m in im um o f 4 h ou rs’ pay 1, at 6, regularly scheduled hours i f such hours fell w ithin 12 16, tim e and on e -h a lf fo r w o rk p erform ed during In add ition to pay at regular rate fo r hours w ork ed after the expiration of 12 hours fro m c o m p le tio n of previous d a y ’ s w ork . hours o f c o m p le tio n o f previous d a y ’ s w o rk . 1 9 6 1 -U P W A ). Jan. 14, 1963 dated (agreem ents Feb. 5, 1 9 63 - M C BW and A d d e d : M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Nashville, Fort W orth, and San A n t o n io - d a ily overtim e to be paid fo r w o rk in excess o f 10 hours in h olid ay w eek w ith 4 N B PW ).2 scheduled w ork days, and after 8 hours in h olid ay w eek w ith 5 scheduled days. (See H oliday P a y.) Changed: M o n tgo m e ry, O cala, M ou ltrie, and J a c k s o n tim e and on e-h alf after 10 h ou rs’ w o rk (was 8 hou rs) fo r specified loading gangs. Sept. 1, 196 4 (M CBW , Changed: M ost p lan ts-gu aran teed m in im um o f 4 h ou rs’ NBPW, and U PW A agree pay at tim e and on e -h a lf applicable rate (previou sly m ents o f same date). regular rate) fo r w ork p e rfo rm e d during regularly scheduled hours i f such hours fell w ithin 12 hours o f Changed: Des M oin es—n o daily overtim e. W ilson3 —prem ium fo r w ork w ithin 12 h ours of a previous w o rk period n o t applicable. C hanged: M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, and J a ck son —tim e and o n e -h a lf fo r hours in excess o f 9 per day fo r packing, c o m p le tio n o f previous d a y ’s w ork . loa d in g, and shipping departm ents. Elim inated: M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Nashville, F ort W orth, and San A n t o n io - d a ily overtim e to be paid fo r w o rk in excess o f 10 in a h olid a y w eek w ith 4 scheduled w ork days, and after 8 hours in a h olid ay w eek w ith 5 scheduled w ork days. See footn otes at end o f table. 29 T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d E ffective date A p plication s, e xce p tio n s, and Provision other related matters O vertim e p a y —C on tinued O ct. 12, 1964 (NBPW agree Changed: H allstead—tim e and o n e -h a lf applicable rate m ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). fo r hours in excess o f 10 per day. June 7 , 1965 (U P W A agree U PW A (Processing sales u n its)3 —prem ium pay fo r w ork m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . w ithin 12 hours of a previous w o rk period not a p p lica b le . June 14, 1965 (NBPW agree L e b a n o n 3 —prem ium pay fo r w o rk within 12 hours o f a m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . previous w o rk period n o t applicable. June 2 4 , 1965 (M C BW agree MCBW (processing sales u n its)3-p r e m iu m pay fo r w ork m ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). w ithin 12 hours of a previous w o rk period n o t app licable. H o u s to n 3 —tim e and on e-half fo r hours in excess o f 10 per day. N o daily overtim e fo r truck drivers. First full A u g. pay 17, period 1965 agreem ent dated after A lle n to w n 3 —prem ium pay for w ork w ithin 12 hours o f (NBPW Sept. a previous w o rk period n o t applicable. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). Sept. 6, 1965 (M CBW agree Changed: m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . Sept. 5, U PW A 196 6 (M CBW and agreem ents dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . H ou ston — tim e and o n e-h alf fo r hours in excess o f 9 per day. A d d e d : W ilson—guaranteed m inim um o f 4 h o u rs’ pay at applicable rate fo r w o rk p e rfo rm e d during regularly Changed: H o u s to n —tim e and o n e-h alf for hours in excess o f 8 per day. scheduled hours if such hours fell within 12 hours o f c o m p le tio n o f previous d a y ’ s w o rk . Sept. 1, 1967 (M CBW agree C hanged: m ent o f same date). M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, and Jackson (packing, loa d in g, and s h ip p in g )-tim e and on e-h alf fo r hours in excess o f 8 per day. A p r. 1, 1 9 7 0 (M CBW agree S t o c k t o n —tim e and on e-h alf (d o u b le time fo r em ployees m ent o f same date). in slaughtering and related departm ents) paid fo r hours in excess o f 8. D ou ble tim e fo r hours in excess o f 10. Prem ium pay fo r Saturday and Sunday w o rk A ug. 20, 19424 (U P W A , D ouble time fo r w ork o n Sunday. E x cep t in case o f w orkers w hose w ork regularly fell on .......................................................................................................... W orkers provid ed another day o f rest in lieu o f Sunday Tim e and on e-h alf paid fo r w o rk o n Saturday as such. N ot applicable to con tin u ou s shift operations. M CBW , and N BPW ). Sunday. A u g. 2 0 , 1 9 4 2 4 (U P W A ); and D ec. 3, 194 6 (M C BW ). paid d ou b le tim e fo r w o rk o n assigned day o f rest. Jan. 5, 195 3. W orkers provided another day o f rest in lieu o f Saturday paid tim e and on e-h alf fo r w o rk on assigned day o f rest. Sept. 2 4 , 195 6 (NBPW agree- A d d e d : 5- and 10-percent prem ium s fo r Saturday and m ent dated O ct. 11, 1 9 5 6 ; Sunday w o rk respectively, o n con tin u ou s operations. dated O ct. app lied. E lim inated, M CBW and U PW A agree m ents N o t applicable w hen tim e and on e-h alf or dou b le time 12, in case of w orkers not on con tin u ou s o p eration s, requirem ent that absences be excused to 1 9 5 6 ). preserve eligibility fo r tim e and on e -h a lf pay fo r w ork o n Saturday as such. D ou ble tim e fo r Sunday w o rk e xte n d e d t o those n o t on co n tin u o u s Sunday. Sept. 1 ,1 9 5 7 Increased t o : (a b o v e agreem ents). Increased to : Sept. 1 ,1 9 5 8 (a b ov e agreem ents). Sept. 1, 1 95 9 (NBPW interim agreem ent dated Sept. 18, 10 percent fo r Saturday w o rk and 20 p ercent fo r Sunday w o rk o n con tin u ou s operations. 15 p ercent fo r Saturday w o rk and 30 p ercent fo r Sunday w o rk o n con tin u ou s operations. Increased t o : 25 percent fo r Saturday w ork and 50 p ercent fo r Sunday w o rk o n co n tin u o u s op eration s. 1 9 5 9 ); and O ct. 2 3 , 1959 (M C BW and U PW A agreem ents o f same d ate). See footn otes at end o f table. 30 operations but regularly w ork ing on T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n t in u e d E ffective date A p p lication s, e x ce p tio n s, and Provision other related matters Prem ium pay fo r Saturday and Sunday w ork -C o n t in u e d Jan. 14, 1963 d at ed (agreem ent Feb. 5, 1 9 6 3 -M C B W ).2 M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, and Jackson Changed to : Tim e and one-h alf fo r w ork on 6th con secu tive scheduled day (was tim e and on e -h a lf fo r Saturday w o rk as such). R e d u ce d to : 25 percent (was 50 p ercen t) for Sunday w o rk on con tin u ou s operations. Elim inated: Prem ium (25 p e rce n t) fo r Saturday w ork on co n tin u o u s operations. D ou ble time fo r Sunday w ork b y e m p lo y e e n o t on co n tin u o u s operations but regularly w ork in g on Sunday. Sept. 1, Sunday considered regular w ork d ay w hen gang w ork ed 4 con secutive Sundays and co m p a n y designated a day o f f in lieu o f Sunday. 1 96 4 (M C BW and R och elle (n o n s h ift)3 —Saturday prem ium n o t applicable U PW A agreem ents o f same to date). shift w h ich began later than 4 p.m . o n a Friday. hours required to c o m p le te regularly scheduled W ilson (s h ift )3 - n o Saturday or Sunday prem ium . R einstated: M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, and J a c k s o n -S a tu rd a y and Sunday prem ium as at m ost plants. June 7, 1965 (U P W A agree U PW A (processing sales units3 - n o Saturday or Sunday m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . prem ium fo r certain e m p loyees. June 14, 1965 (NBPW agree L e b a n o n 3 —n o Saturday or Sunday prem ium fo r shift m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . June 24 , 1965 (M C BW agree m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . First full A u g. pay 17, p eriod 195 6 agreem ent dated w orkers. N o Saturday prem ium fo r n onshift w orkers. Pittsburgh (n on sh ift engineers)3 —15 percent fo r Saturday w o rk and 30 percent fo r Sunday w ork . after N o Saturday or Sunday prem ium fo r shift operators at M CBW processing u n its.3 A lle n to w n (s h ift )3 —n o Saturday or Sunday prem ium . (NBPW Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). Sept. 5, 196 6 (U P W A agree m ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). Sept. 1, 1967 (M C BW agree m ent o f same date). A d d e d : W ilson (s h ift)—25 percent fo r Saturday w ork and 50 percent fo r Sunday w ork . Increased: Pittsburgh (n on sh ift engineers)—37.5 percent fo r Sunday w ork . A p r. 1, 1 97 0 (M CBW agree T o lle s o n -S a tu r d a y m ent o f same d ate). w hose prem iu m not applicable to those regular starting tim e began after 4 p.m . on Friday. Prem ium pay fo r freezer w ork O ct. 2 2 , 195 9 (NBPW agree m ent o f same d a te); and O ct. 2 3 , 1959 Regular rate plus fo u r brackets (1 6 cents an h o u r) to NBPW (M C BW and and three brackets (1 2 cents, an h o u r ) to M CBW and UPW A to be paid fo r freezer w ork . E xten ded existing freezer differential fo r all hours w ork ed during the day i f h a lf or m ore were w ork ed in freezer. U PW A agreem ents o f same date). June 14, 1965 (NBPW agree L e b a n o n 3 —n o t applicable. m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . First full A ug. pay 17, p eriod 1965 after A lle n to w n 3 —n o t applicable. (NBPW agreem ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). H oliday pay A u g. 20, 19424 (U P W A , M CBW , and N BPW ). D ou ble tim e fo r w o rk on 8 specified holid ays. N o pay fo r h olid ays n o t w ork ed. H olidays sp ecified : N ew Y e a r’s D ay, D ecoration D ay, F ou rth of July, Labor D ay, A rm istice D ay, Thanksgiving D ay, Christmas D ay, and W ashington’s Birthday. See footn otes at end o f table. 31 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s i —C o n t in u e d E ffective date A p p lication s, e x ce p tio n s, and Provision other related matters H oliday p a y —C on tinued D ec. 6 , 1 94 6 (N B PW ); and 8 paid holidays established fo r w hich regular rate was to Same holidays as above. Regular part-tim e em ployees D ec. 2 3 , 194 6 (U P W A and be paid. W ork on a paid h olid ay to be paid for at paid fo r num ber o f hours n orm ally w o rk e d . Casual M CBW ). regular rate in add ition to h olid ay pay. em p lo ye e s n o t com pensated fo r h olid ays n o t w o rk e d , but paid do u b le rate fo r tim e w o rk e d . Aug. 11, 1948 (U P W A, M CBW , and NBPW). Pay fo r w ork p erform ed on 8 paid holid ays increased fro m regular rate to d ou b le rate in add ition to h olid ay pay. Sept. 20, 195 4 (M C BW , A d d e d : E m ployees laid o f f during the w eek preceding a NBPW , and U PW A). h olid ay but h olid ay w eek called on b ack and w ork ed the day or during the days fo llo w in g the h olid ay t o receive h olid ay pay. Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPW S ubstitution agreem ent dated O ct. 11, of local holidays perm itted fo r Wash in g to n ’ s B irthday, D ecoration D ay, or V eterans’ D ay. 1 9 5 6 ; M CBW and U PW A agreem ents dated O ct. 12, 1 9 5 6 ). O ct. 2 2 , 195 9 (NBPW agree m ent o f same date); and O ct. 23, 1959 (M CBW and Pay to be based on e m p lo y e e ’s regular wage rate o r rate U PW A agreem ents o f same of date). scheduled day be fo re h o lid a y , w hichever is higher, tem porary assignment w ork ed during last instead o f o n ly regular rate as in form er provision. Eligibility requirem ent that em p lo ye e m ust w o rk hours as ordered o n ( 1 ) h o lid a y , (2 ) last day before h o lid a y, and ( 3 ) first day after h o lid a y changed by substituting “ on last scheduled w ork d a y b e fo re and first scheduled w ork day after h o lid a y ” fo r ( 2 ) and (3 ). Changed: H oliday pay provided e m p lo y e e laid o f f during w eek o f o r preceding h olid ay and recalled w eek o f or w eek fo llo w in g h olid ay. A d d e d : E m p loyee laid o f f during w eek b e fo re Christmas and recalled during w eek fo llo w in g N ew Y ea r’s D ay to receive pay fo r b o th holidays. Changed: L o ca l m anagem ent authorized to substitute (a ) loca l h olid a y celebrated in lieu o f M em orial D ay and ( b ) M on d ay or Friday (o r other day agreed to w ith u n io n ) in w eek preceding or w eek fo llo w in g W ashington’s Birthday and V eterans’ D ay. Sept. 1, 1961 dated (agreem ents Sept. 1 9 6 1 -M C B W ; 1 9 6 1 —NBPW; Sept. Sept. All plants—o p tio n o f substituting oth er days fo r any o f 1, regular paid holidays by local agreem ent exten ded to 6, all 8 h olid ays. 16, 1 9 6 1 -U P W A ). Jan. 14, 1963 dated (agreem ents Feb. 1 9 6 3 -M C B W 5, and N B P W ).2 Elim inated: M o n tg o m e ry , Elim inated: O cala, M oultrie, Jackson, and Fort W orth —8 (all) paid h olid ays when n ot w ork ed . San A n to n io —5 paid holidays. Prem ium pay (d o u b le tim e in a d d ition t o h olid ay p a y ) fo r w o rk o n holidays. H oliday pay elim inated fo r N ew Y e a r’ s D ay, W ashington’ s B irthday, M em orial D ay, L abor D ay, and Veterans’ D ay. N ashville—3 paid h olid ays. H oliday pay elim inated fo r V eterans’ D ay, M em orial D ay, and W ashington’ s Birthday. A dded: E m ployees at these 7 plants guaranteed 4 0 h ou rs’ pay fo r 4 or 5 w ork days in h olid a y w eek. (See O vertim e pay and G uaranteed tim e .) See footn otes at end o f table. 32 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n tin u e d * E ffective date A p p lica tion s, e x ce p tio n s, and Provision oth er related m atters H oliday p a y —C on tinued Sept. 1, 196 4 (M C BW , A d d e d : E m p lo ye e on authorized leave w ith ou t pay to NBPW , and UPW A agree m ents o f same date). attend union fu n ctio n to receive h olid ay pay. W ilson 3- 6 paid holid ays. H olidays were N ew Y ea r’ s D ay, Easter M on d ay, July 4 th , L a bor D a y, Thanksgiving D ay, and Christmas D ay. E m p loyee laid o f f w eek b e fo re Christmas and recalled w eek fo llo w in g N ew Y e a r’s D ay did not receive pay for b o th h olid ays. E m ployee to be paid fo r 8 hours, less hours actually w o rk e d , at regular rate fo r h olid ay. E m p loyee to be paid dou b le the regular rate fo r w o rk o n h o lid a y . M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Nashville, Jackson, Fort Full h olid ays were N ew Y e a r’s D ay, July 4th , Labor W orth, and San A n to n io —5 paid full holid ays and 2 D ay, Thanksgiving D ay, and Christmas D ay. H alf paid half-holidays (e ffe ctiv e Sept. 9 at M on tgom ery, holid ays w ere Christmas Eve and N ew Y ea r’ s Eve. E m ployee laid o f f w eek preceding w eek in w hich O cala, M oultrie, Nashville, and Jackson). Christmas o ccu rre d and recalled w eek fo llo w in g w eek in w h ich N ew Y e a r’s D ay o ccu rred to receive pay fo r b o th full holid ays and b o th half-holidays. Reinstated: D ou ble tim e in add ition to h olid ay pay fo r w ork on a h o lid a y . O ct. 12, 196 4 (NBPW agree H allstead—6 paid holidays. H olidays were N ew Y ea r’s D ay, D ecoration D ay, July m ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). 4 th , Labor D ay, Thanksgiving D ay, and Christmas June 7, 1965 (U P W A agree MCBW and UPW A (processing sales u n its)3 —provisions D ay. m ent dated Sept. 1 , 1 9 6 4 ) ; previously June co n tin u e d . 24, 1965 (M CBW in e ffe c t by local agreem ent to be agreem ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). First full A u g. pay 17, p eriod 1965 Changed: after (NBPW A lle n to w n 3 -E a s te r M onday substituted fo r V eterans’ D ay. agreem ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). Sept. 5, 19 6 6 (U P W A agree Changed: m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . W ilson—pay fo r w ork on a h olid ay to be co m p u te d as at m ost plants. E m p loyee laid o f f w eek be fo re Christmas and recalled w eek fo llo w in g N ew Y e a r’s D ay to receive pay fo r b o th holid ays. Sept. 1, 1967 (M C BW , NBPW, and U PW A agree- Fort W orth and San A n t o n i o - 2 additional paid full h olid ays (total 7 full h olid ays and 2 h alf-holidays), H olidays were W ashington’s Birthday and D ecoration D ay. NBPW p la n ts -in order to provide a 3 -day h olid ay in m ents o f same date). 19 6 8 , W ashington’ s Birthday was t o be observed on the Friday o f the w eek in w h ich it occu rred . Lou isville, N ew Orleans, and T a m p a -2 additional paid G rand Island—7 paid full h olid ays and 2 paid Changed: M o n tgo m e ry, M oultrie, Nashville, O cala, and J a ck son —h olid a y provisions as at m ost plants. 1, 1969 (M CBW , NBPW , and U PW A agree Full holid ays w ere N ew Y e a r’ s D ay, G o o d Friday, D ecoration D ay, July 4 th , L abor D a y, Thanksgiving half-holidays. Sept. H olidays were to be determ ined lo ca lly betw een plant superintendent and u nion. h olid ays (to ta l 8). A d d e d : A ll p l a n t s - 1 additional paid h olid ay (to ta l 9 at D ay, and Christmas D ay. H alf-holidays were N ew Y e a r’s Eve and Christmas Eve. H oliday was G o o d Friday. (A t G rand Island and MCBW plants, h olid ay was t o b e determ ined lo ca lly betw een m ost plants). plant superintendent and u n ion ). m ents o f same date). H oliday A p r. 1, 1 9 7 0 (M C BW agree w hich was added in 1969 and determ ined lo ca lly was as fo llo w s : m ent o f same date). M oultrie —Easter M on day Nashville -E a s te r M on day S c o tts b lu ff - O r e g o n Trail Day M o n tg o m e r y -C o lu m b u s D ay N . Portland -C o lu m b u s D ay Ocala —Christmas Eve T olleson -C h ristm a s Eve S to ck to n —E m p lo y e e ’ s birth day Changed: W ilso n -E a ste r M on day was substituted fo r V eterans’ D ay. Changed: G rand Island—holid ays as at m ost plants. See footn otes at end o f table. 33 T a b le 3 . 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 ic e s 1 —C o n tin u e d E ffective date A p plication s, e x ce p tio n s, and Provision other related matters H oliday p a y —C on tinued Apr. 1, 197 0 (M C B W agree m ent of same S t o c k t o n —i f h olid ay fell on a Saturday, h o lid a y co u ld be date)— observed on preceding Friday. C on tinued . Paid vacations Jan. 1, 194 2 N BPW ); (U P W A and A ug. and A fter 1 ye a r’ s service, em p loyees were eligible fo r paid 20, vacations, as fo llo w s : 1 w e e k , 1 to 5 years’ service, 194 2 (M C BW ). V a ca tion pay fo r each w eek was fo r 4 0 hours or norm al w o rk w eek at e m p lo y e e ’ s base rate. m en and w om en . 2 w eeks, 5 to 20 years, m en ; 5 to 15 years, w om en . 3 w eeks, 2 0 years and over, m en; 15 years and over, w om en . Jan. 1, 1 9 4 4 (U P W A and G ang-tim e M CBW ). em p loyees on vacation pay betw een vacation as receive co m p u te d d ifference above and gang-time h ou rly rate including ov e rtim e . M ay 15, 1945 (N B PW ). G ang-tim e e m p loyees on vacation receive betw een vacation pay as c o m p u te d differen ce above and as c o m p u te d o n basis o f average w eek ly hours during preceding 4 full w eeks (overtim e in clu d e d ). Jan. 1 ,1 9 4 7 (U P W A and If M CBW ). vacationing e m p lo y e e g a n g -tim e -p a id fo r m em ber gang of hours gang w ork ed using during vacation p e rio d , and i f n o t using gang-tim e—paid fo r num ber of hours w o rk e d e m p lo y e e s —vacation by replacem en t. Other pay based on average w eek ly hours w ork ed during 4 w eeks preceding vacation. Jan. 1 ,1 9 4 7 (N B PW ). V a ca tion pay fo r all w orkers based o n average w eekly hours w ork ed during 4 w eeks preceding vacation, overtim e included (n o t less than norm al w o rk w e e k ). Jan. 1, 1 9 5 0 (U P W A , M CBW , L ength-of-service redu ced t o and N BPW ). requirem ent fo r 3-w eek vacation 15 years fo r m en and con tin u ed at 15 years fo r w om en . M eth od o f co m p u tin g vacation pay changed. Based on Jan. 1, 19 5 3 . average earnings (e xclu d in g in h olid ay 12 and w eeks other preceding vacation w eeks in w hich e m p lo y e e did n o t w o rk all scheduled hou rs). Jan. 1, 1955 (M C BW , NBPW, A d d e d : 4 w eeks’ vacation after 25 years’ service. and U PW A). D ec. 3 1 , 195 6 (NBPW agree m ent dated O ct. 1 1 ,1 9 5 6 ; L ength-of-service requirem ent fo r 2-w eek vacation V a ca tio n year changed to begin D e cem ber 31. redu ced to 3 years. MCBW and UPW A agree m ents dated O ct. 12, 1 9 5 6 ). Changed to : Pay fo r each w eek o f vacation c o m p u te d on D ec. 3 1 , 1957 (NBPW agree m ent dated O ct. basis o f 2.2 percent o f e m p lo y e e ’s gross earnings 11, (e x clu d in g suggestion aw ards) fo r previous calendar 1 9 5 6 ). year. (Pay fo r e m p lo y e e absent 12 or m ore consecutive w eeks because o f disability or accident during the previous calendar year, c o m p u te d on basis o f his average earnings in 4 full w ork w eeks preceding vacation .) D ec. 3 1 , U PW A 195 9 (M CBW and agreem ents dated Changed t o : R equirem ent fo r 3 w eeks’ vacation reduced to 10 years o f service. Eligibility requirem ent reduced fro m being on payroll fo r 3 0 0 calendar days (during p receding 365 calendar days or calendar year) to 2 7 0 days, and length o f O ct. 2 3 ,1 9 5 9 ) . perm issible break in service increased from 3 0 to 60 days. D ec. 3 1 , 1 9 6 0 (NBPW agreem ent dated O ct. 22, Changed to : R equirem ent fo r 3 w eeks’ vacation reduced t o 12 years o f service. 1 9 5 9 ). See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 34 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d E ffective date A p p lica tion s, e x ce p tio n s , and Provision other related m atters Paid vacation s—C on tinued D ec. 3 1 , 1 9 6 0 (M C BW and U PW A agreem ents Changed: Pay fo r each w eek o f vacation co m p u te d on dated basis o f 2.2 O ct. 2 3 ,1 9 5 9 ) . percent o f e m p lo y e e ’ s gross earnings (e x clu d in g suggestion aw ards) fo r previous calendar year. Pay fo r em p lo y e e absent 12 or m ore con secutive w eeks because o f disability or accid ent during previous calendar year to be co m p u te d on basis o f his average earnings in 4 full w ork w eeks preceding vacation. Sept. 1, 1961 (letters of dated Sept. 16, perm it em p lo ye e s w ith 5 years or m ore seniority w h o 1 9 6 1 -U P W A ; Sept. 29, had never co m p le te d the num ber o f days on payroll 1 9 6 1 -N B P W ; O ct. 6, required for vacation to m eet eligibility requirem ents intent A ll plants—co m p a n y or 1 9 6 1 -M C B W ). to give either to try to assign w o rk to em p lo y e e s vacation after 270 days’ accum ulated service (3 0 0 days fo r w orkers covered b y NBPW agreem ent until D e c. 3 1 , 1 9 6 1 ). D ec. 31 , 1961 dated (agreem ents S ep tu m ^ 1 1 9 6 1 -M C B W ; Sept. 1 9 6 1 -N B P W ; C hanged: A ll plants—eligibility fo r 4 w eeks’ vacation any e m p lo y e e scheduled to retire b y the fo llo w in g redu ced to 2 0 years’ service. 6, Sept. A ll plants—provisions fo r vacations changed to exclude January 1. 16, NBPW plants—eligibility requirem ent fo r paid vacations reduced from being on p ayroll fo r 30 0 calendar days 1 9 6 1 -U P W A ). (during p receding 365 calendar days) to 2 7 0 days, and length o f perm issible break in service increased fro m 3 0 t o 6 0 days. D ec. 28, 196 2 dated (agreem ents Feb, . 5 , 1 9 6 3 —M C B W ; and N B P W ).2 D ec. 28, 1964 R e d u ce d to : M o n tgo m e ry, O cala, M oultrie, dated J a ck son —1 w eek paid vacation provided em ployees A n to n io —basis o f calculating vacation p a y , to tim es regular h o u rly rate per w eek o f vacation ; at 40 but less than 2 0 years, and 3 w eeks fo r 20 years or F o rt W orth, to 2 percent o f annual earnings per w eek m ore. o f vacation (w as 2.2 percent at all plants). (M CBW , Sept. Changed: A t these 4 plants and at Nashville and San w ith 2 but less than 8 years’ service, 2 w eeks for 8 C hanged: NBPW, and U PW A agree ments and A ll plants—service requirem ent to years o f credited service instead o f accum ulated service.5 1, Changed: 196 4). W here an em p lo y e e was absent fo r 12 consecu tive w eeks or m ore during previous calendar year because o f disability due to sickness or accid en t, o r where during the vacation year the e m p lo y e e was restored to e m p lo y m e n t provision s, pay fo r e m p lo y e e ’ s w ork w eek s under m ilitary service the vacation period to be the average earnings im m ediately during the 4 full precedin g the e m p lo y e e ’s vacation period or 2.2 percent o f his gross earnings fo r the previous year, w hichever greater (m inim um o f 4 0 h ou rs’ vacation pay co n tin u e d ). A n e m p lo y e e w h o le ft co m p a n y service and w h o was later rehired did not receive credit fo r previous em p lo y m e n t in determ ining length o f vacation (n o t applicable t o those rehired b e fo r e Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 , or em p lo y e e s w h o le ft co m p a n y to serve in A rm ed F orces and later rehired under c o m p a n y ’s m ilitary p o lic y ). Changed: Jackson, M o n tg o m e ry , F ort W orth, O cala, and M oultrie, Nashville, San A n t o n io —vacation provisions as at m ost plants. June 7 , 1965 (U P W A agree A tlanta, C harleston, C h arlotte, C olu m bia, and N o rfo lk m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) ; (processing sales u n its)3 , and MCBW (processing sales June u n its)3 —previous 24, 1965 (M C BW loca l agreem ent provisions- fo r com p u tin g vacation pay to be con tin u ed . agreem ent dated Sept. 1, 1 9 6 4 ). after A lle n to w n 3 —vacation pay t o be regular rate o f pay w ith A u g. 17, 1965 (agreem ent applicable overtim e fo r average w eek ly hours w ork ed dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . during 4 w eeks im m ediately p receding vacation. First full pay p eriod See footn otes at end o f table. 35 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n t in u e d E ffective date A p plication s, e x ce p tio n s , and Provision other related matters Paid vacations—C on tinued D ec. (M C BW , A d d e d : All plants (e x ce p t W inston-S alem )—5 w eeks o f NBPW, and UPW A agree 28, vacation fo r 20 years o f service or m ore (eligibility ments 1967 dated Sept. 1, 19 6 7 ). MCBW (processing c o m p u te d sales u n its )-v a c a tio n pay to be o n basis o f e m p lo y e e ’ s average earnings fo r 4 weeks o f vacation was reduced to 15 years o f during 12 full w ork w eeks im m ediately preceding his service). vacation p eriod . W inston-S alem 3 —provisions previously in e ffe c t b y local agreem ent to be con tin u ed. D ec. 2 8 , 196 8 (U P W A agree C hanged: W in sto n -S a le m -va ca tio n pay to be c o m p u te d m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 7 ) . o n basis o f e m p lo y e e ’s average earnings during 4 full w ork w eeks im m ediately preceding his vacation -p e rio d . A ll other provisions as at all other plants. D ec. 28 , NBPW 1 97 0 (M C BW and agreem ents dated Changed: 2 w eeks o f vacation fo r 2 years o f service but less than 10. A p r. 1 , 1 9 7 0 ) . R ep orting tim e A u g. 20, 194 2 (U P W A , M CBW , and NBPW ). A p r. 1, 19 7 0 E m ployees called to w o rk p rovided w ith 4 hours o f w o rk or pay in lieu o f w ork . (M CBW S t o c k t o n —em ployees agreem ent o f same date). called to w o rk o n a Saturday provid ed 8 hours o f w o rk or pay in lieu o f w ork . Call-back tim e A ug. 2 0 , 1942 (U P W A and E m ployees called back t o w o rk on same day after once N BPW ); and Jan. 2 6 , 1945 going h om e paid at tim e and one-h alf for all tim e (M C BW ). w ork ed and guaranteed a m in im um o f 4 h ou rs’ w ork . Sept. 1, 196 4 (U P W A agree W ilson 3 —n o t applicable. m ent o f same d ate). Sept. 5, 196 6 (U P W A agree Changed: W ilson—provisions as at all plants. m ent dated Sept. 1 , 1 9 6 4 ) . Meals and meal tim e A ug. 20, 194 2 (U P W A , M CBW , and NBFW ). hours w ith ou t m eal p e rio d , paid tim e and on e-h alf fo r D ec. 14, 1943 (U P W A ); Jan. 26 , 194 4 (M C B W ); E m ployees required to w ork m ore than 5 consecutive and M ay 15, 1945 (N B PW ). N ot applicable to em p loyees engaged in con tin u ou s operations and entitled t o eat lunch on co m p a n y tim e w ork ed in excess o f 5 hours and until meal tim e, o r w hen 5 V t hours c o m p le te d the d a y’ s w o rk , or p eriod provided. in case o f m echanical break-dow n. A dded: E m p loyees required to w o rk m ore than 5 N ot applicable to em p lo ye e s engaged in con tin u ou s con secutive hours after first m eal p eriod furnished a operation s se co n d m eal b y co m p a n y and allow ed 20 minutes co m p a n y tim e. and allow ed to eat their meals on eating tim e w ith pay. D ec. 3 , 1 9 4 6 (M C B W ). S e co n d m eal n o t furnished w hen 5 V i hours after first m eal period co m p le te d the d a y ’s w o rk or in case o f m echanical break-dow n. D ec. 6 , 1 94 6 (N B P W ); D ec. 23, 1946 (U P W A ); E m p loyees engaged in con tin u ou s operation s furnished and se co n d meal b y co m p a n y w henever required to w ork A u g. 1 1 ,1 9 4 8 (M C B W ). Sept. 2 4 , 195 6 (NBPW agree 'm o r e than lO 1^ hours in a day. W hen agreed to lo ca lly , co m p a n y cou ld furnish meal m ent dated O ct. 1 1 ,1 9 5 6 ; ticket or cash allow ance o f $1.2 5 in lieu o f meal fo r MCBW and U PW A agree each 5 hours w ork ed b e y o n d first meal p eriod . m ents dated O ct. 12, 1 9 5 6 ). See footn otes at end o f table. 36 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n t in u e d - E ffective date A p p lication s, e x ce p tio n s , and Provision oth er related matters Meals and meal tim e —C on tinued Sept. 1, 1959 (N B PW interim Increased: Value o f m eal or meal ticket to $ 1 .5 0 . agreem ent dated Sept. 18, 1 9 5 9 ); and O ct. 2 3 , 1959 (M C BW and U PW A agreem ents o f same date). Jan. 14, 1963 dated (agreem ent Feb. 5 ', 1 9 6 3 —M C B W ).2 E lim inated: M o n tg o m e ry , O cala, M oultrie, Jackson, and N ash ville -m e a l provid ed b y co m p a n y fo r each 5 hours w ork ed b e y o n d first meal p eriod (was $1 .5 0 Elim inated: A t these plants, m eal provid ed con tin u ou s o p eration e m p loyees w h o w ork ed m ore than 10 V i hours in a day. per m eal). Sept. 1, 1 96 4 (M CBW , W ilson 3 —e m p lo y e e NBPW , and UPW A agree allow ance ments o f same date). of furnished $ 1 .0 0 and meal 30 ticket m inutes or of cash unpaid m ealtim e. Shift operator w h o ate on co m p a n y tim e was paid fo r m ealtim e. N o tim e and on e-h alf fo r w ork in excess o f 5 hours per day w ith ou t a m eal p eriod. A d d e d : N ashville—e m p lo y e e required to w o rk m ore than 5 consecu tive hours w ith ou t m eal p eriod allow ed 20-m in ute paid m eal p eriod. June 7, 1965 (U P W A agree A tlanta, m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . Birm ingham , C harleston, C harlotte, and N o rfo lk (processin g sales u n its)3 —meal allow ance o f $ 1 .2 5 w ith 20-m in ute paid meal p eriod. D e tr o it3 —n o paid m eal period. June 2 4 , 1965 (M C BW agree M CBW (processing sales u n its)3 —provisions previously in m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . First full A ug. pay 17, p eriod 1965 e ffe c t b y loca l agreem ent to be con tin u ed . after A lle n to w n 3 —e m p loyees engaged in deliveries w hich kept (NBPW them aw ay fro m the plant later than 6 p.m . entitled agreem ent dated Sept. 1, t o m eal allow ance o f $ 1 .5 0 . 1 9 6 4 ). Changed: W ilson—provisions as at m ost plants. Sept. 5, 1 96 6 (U P W A agree m ent dated Sept. 1 ,1 9 6 4 ) . Sept. 1, 196 7 (M C BW and Increased: A tlanta, Birm ingham , Charleston, C h arlotte, C olu m bia, and N o r fo lk —m eal allow ance t o $ 1 .5 0 . -UPW A agreem ents o f same A d d e d : D e tro it—20-m in ute paid m eal period. d ate). Changed: MCBW (processing sales un its)—provisions as at m ost plants. Sickness and accident benefits A u g. 20, 194 2 (U P W A , N o provision fo r sick leave in agreem ents. M CBW , and N BPW ). A u g. 11, 1943 (U P W A ); A pr. 25, 1945 (M C B W ); and M ay 15, 1945 (N B PW ). 1 to 10 years o f con tin u ou s service—o n e-h alf wage A p plicable o n ly to e m p lo y e e s w hose disability was starting o n 8th day o f absence; 10 or m ore years o f caused b y sickness or n o n com p en sab le accid en t. H alf co n tin u o u s service—on e -h a lf wage starting o n 1st day wages c o m p u te d o n basic w o rk w e e k o f 4 0 hours. o f absence. M axim um yearly paym en ts—2 w eeks at h a lf wages fo r each year o f con tin u ou s service. Sick-leave paym ents redu ced by am ounts paid, i f a ny, as D ec. 6 , 1 9 4 6 —(N B P W ); D ec. 23, A u g. Sept. 1 9 4 6 —(U P W A ); l\ , 12, required and 1949 (U P W A , M CBW , and N BPW ). Length -of-service requirem ent fo r im m ediate sick ben efits redu ced. Thus: 1 t o 5 years o f con tin u ou s or accum ulated s e r v ic e -o n e -h a lf wage starting on 8th day of absence; 5 or m ore years—on e-h alf wage starting o n 1st day o f absence. See footn otes at end o f table. by law fo r sickness or n o n com pen sab le O cc id e n t s . 1 9 4 8 —(M C BW ). 37 Benefits fo r disability due to pregnancy provided fo r m axim um o f 8 w eeks. T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s i —C o n t i n u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Sickness and accident benefits—Conti:nued Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPWagree Increased to: 55 percent of employee’s weekly regular ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; pay for 2d consecutive week of disability com MCBW and UPWA agree pensable under plan, 60 percent for 3d and 4th week, ments dated Oct. 12, and 65 percent for 5th and subsequent weeks. 1956). Maximum yearly benefit payment increased to 13 weeks for employee with less than 7 years’ service. Sept. 1, 1961 (agreements dated Sept. 1, 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, 1961-NBPW; Sept. 16, 1961-UPWA). Jan. 14, 1963 (agreements Changed: Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, Jackson, and Nashville—waiting period to 7 calendar days for all dated Feb. 5, 1 9 6 3 —MCBW and employees; basis of pay to 50 percent of regular NBPW).2 weekly pay (was 50 to 65 percent, depending on duration of disability). Fort Worth and San Antonio—waiting period to 5 working days for all employees. Sept. 1, 1964 (MCBW, Changed: Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, Nashville, Jackson, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Hallstead NBPW, and UPWA agree (effective Oct. 12), and Wilson3—waiting period to 7 ments of same date). days for 1 but less than 5 years of credited service; 3 days for 5 years or more; and no waiting period for employee with 5 years or more who was absent 14 days or more. Basis of pay was to be from 50 to 65 percent at Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, Nashville, and Jackson, depending on duration of disability, and 60 percent of regular weekly pay for all weeks of disability at Hallstead. in addition to regular benefit, Dec. 7, 1964 (MCBW, NBPW, Added: Most plants— employee to receive $2.20 for each day of absence and UPWA agreements of which fell within his guarantee period beginning first above date). day in such period which followed seventh consecutive calendar day of absence. June 7, 1965 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). June 24, 1965 (MCBWagree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). No change in maximum 8-week benefit in case of normal pregnancy. All plants— in effect but included in agreements for first time: 6 months or longer to be considered full year for computation of benefits payable to employees fulfilling other eligibility requirements for sickness and accident benefits. All plants— waiting period had been 7 calendar days for employees with less than 5 years’ service; no waiting period for those with more than 5 years. Changed: All plants— service requirement to years of credited service instead of continuous or accumulated service.5 Payments for compensable accident not to be deducted when computing payments for absences due to sickness or noncompensable accident. No payment made for sixth or seventh scheduled workday. There was to be no waiting period for additional benefit. Not applicable at certain processing units which provided a full week’s pay for illness. Atlanta3, Detroit3, and Williamsport3—provisions previously in effect by local agreement to be continued. Houston3, Louisville3, and Pittsburgh3—provisions previously in effect by local agreement to be continued. basis of pay to be 60 percent of employee’s First full pay period after Allentown3— regular weekly pay for first through fourth week and Aug. 17, 1965 (NBPW 65 percent for fifth and subsequent weeks. agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964). Changed: Louisville—provisions as at most plants. Sept. 1, 1967 (MCBW and Buffalo3 and Winston-Salem3— provisions previously in UPWA agreements of same effect by local agreement to be continued. date). Stockton-benefits integrated with State disability Apr. 1, 1970 (MCBW agree benefits, to provide employees entitled to State ment of same date). disability benefit an amount by which weekly wage exceeded State benefit, provided such amount was not higher than employee was entitled to under sickness and accident plan. If the above amount of benefits paid by company was less than employee would have been entitled to, the difference was to be put into a reserve which could be drawn upon by employee at a later date. See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 38 T a b le 3 . 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 ic e s 1 -C o n t in u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Paid funeral leave Sept. 1, 1961 (agreements Established: All plants—8 hours’ pay at regular rate for dated Sept. 1, maximum of 3 days allowed for absence caused by 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, death in immediate family. 1961-NBPW; Sept. 16, 1961-UPWA). Sept. 1, 1964 (UPWA agree ment of same date). Sept. 5, 1966 (UPWA agree ment of above date). Payment to begin on day of death or day immediately following and to end no later than date of funeral unless location required travel beyond that day. Immediate family included spouse, child, mother, father, sister, brother, mother-in-law, and father-in-law. Wilson3-not applicable. Changed: Wilson—provisions as at all plants. Jury-duty pay Employees with 6 or more months’ service paid Company policy included in agreement for first time. difference between jury service pay and amount that would have been earned on the job. Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPW agree Added: Employee reporting for jury service on a ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; scheduled workday not required to report for work MCBW and UPWA agree on that day. ments dated Oct. 12, 1956). Jan. 14, 1963 (agreement Eliminated: Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, and dat ed Feb. 5, Jackson—pay for jury service (was difference between 1963—MCBW). 2 jury duty pay and amount that would have been earned). Feb. 2, 1952. Clothes-changing time Aug. 20, 1942 (UPWA, MCBW, and NBPW). Aug. 11, 1943 (UPWA, MCBW, and NBPW). Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPWagree ment dated Oct. 11, 1956). Jan. 14, 1963 (agreement dated Feb. 5, 1963—MCBW).2 Sept. 1, 1964 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments of same date). No provision covering time spent in changing clothes. Employees paid at regular rate for 12 minutes working In accordance with NWLB directive of Feb. 20, 1945. time per day spent in changing clothes. Eliminated: Time spent in changing clothes no longer to Wage rates adjusted to include allowance (estimated at be considered as working period. approximately 5.75 cents) for time spent in changing clothes. Eliminated: Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, Jackson, and Nashville— time spent changing clothes no longer to be considered as working time. I^ebanon3, and Wilson3-not applicable. Changed: Broderick-time spent changing clothes not considered working time. Wage rates to be adjusted to include allowance for time spent changing clothes. First full pay period after Allentown3-not applicable. Aug. 17, 1965 (NBPW agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964). Apr. 1, 1970 (MCBW agree Stockton— not applicable. Wage rates adjusted in lieu of ment of same date). clothes-changing allowance. Clothes allowance Aug. 20, 1942 (UPWA, No provision covering allowance for work clothes. MCBW, and NBPW). Aug. 11, 1943 (UPWA, Employees allowed 50 cents per week for furnishing In accordance with NWLBdirective of Feb. 20,1945. MCBW, and NBPW). work clothes. See footn otes at end o f table. 39 T a b le 3 . 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 ic e s 1 —C o n t in u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Clothes allowance—Continued Dec. 6, 1946 (NBPW); and Dec. 23, 1945 (UPWAand MCBW). Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPWagree Eliminated: Allowance of 50 cents a week in lieu of ment dated Oct. 11, company’s furnishing clothes. 1956). Jan. 14, 1963 (agreement Eliminated: Montgomery, Ocala, Moultrie, Jackson, and dated Feb. 5, Nashville—allowance of 50 cents a week in lieu of 1963—MCBW).2 company’s furnishing working clothes. Sept. 1, 1964 (MCBW and UPWA agreements of same date). June 7, 1965 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964); June 24, 1965 (MCBW agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964). First full pay period after Aug. 17, 1965 (NBPW agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964). Apr. 1, 1970 (MCBW agree ment of same date). Weekly clothes allowance applied to all regular (not casual) employees who performed any work during workweek. Wage rates adjusted to include such an allowance (1.25 cents an hour on a 40-hour workweek). Wilson3—not applicable. Changed: Broderick-wage rate adjusted to include allowance. MCBW and UPWA (processing sales units)3-provisions previously in effect by local agreement to be continued. Allentown3—not applicable. Stockton—employee paid $1 per week in lieu of company’s furnishing clothes (newly-hired worker received 16 cents per day during first week if hired after first day of workweek). Tools and equipment Aug. 20, 1942 (UPWA, No provision covering tools and equipment. MCBW, and NBPW). Apr. 25, 1945 (MCBW); May Company required to furnish knives, steels, whetstones, In accordance with NWLB directive of Feb. 20,1945. 15, 1945 (NBPW); and and meat hooks. Company to prepare tools for use or permit employees to prepare them as work June 1,1945 (UPWA). assignment. Oct. 22, 1959 (NBPW agree Company furnishes cotton gloves, safety boots, and safety shoes where necessary, rubber aprons where ment of same date); and Oct. 23, 1959 (MCBW and required and requested, and other specified safety devices. UPWA agreements of same date). Notice of closing Sept. 1, 1961 (agreements Established: All plants—company to give 90-day advance dated Sept. 1, notice of closing of plant, division, or major 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, department. Employee permanently separated before 1961—NBPW; Sept. 16, expiration of 90-day period to receive 8 hours’ pay at 1961—UPWA). regular rate for each workday (based on a 5-day week) before expiration of the 90 days and not falling within period for which he received weekly guarantee. Sept. 1, 1967 (MCBW, NBPW Increased: All plants-company to give 26-week advance and UPWA agreements of notice of closing of plant, division or major same date). department. Employee permanently separated before expiration of 26-week period to receive 8 hours’ pay at regular rate for each workday (based on a 5-day week) before*expiration of the 26 weeks and not falling within the period for which he received weekly guarantee. See footn otes at end o f table. 40 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n t in u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Plant transfers Sept. 1, 1961 (agreements Established: All plants— eligible employee, subject to An eligible employee was one who (l)was under 60, dat ed Sept. 1, permanent separation caused by closing of plant, (2) was physically fit, and (3) could do the work 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, division, or major department, could request transfer available’ at the plant to which he was to be 1961-NBPW; Sept. 16, to another plant under same master agreement where transferred or learn it within reasonable time. 1961-UPWA). there was at least one employee with lower master Master agreement seniority to accumulate (1) from Sept. agreement seniority. 4, 1961, for employee (a) on active or benefit payroll, (b) on leave of absence who returned to work, or (c) with seniority who was on layoff and returned to work; (2) from hiring date for employee hired after Sept. 4, 1961, and after he had attained 40 days’ service; and (3) from date of return to work for other employees. The new master agreement seniority provisions permitted eligible workers to transfer to open jobs or to displace employees hired after Sept. 4, 1961, and with less seniority at any other plant covered by the union’s master agreement with the company. If any job opening was not filled through requests for transfer from employees subject to separation caused by closing of plant, company and unions at closing plants and plant where openings existed to review lists of openings and eligible employees. (See Separation allowance.) Sept. 1, 1964 (MCBW, NBPW Added: All plants—where new plant is brought under the and UPWA agreements of master agreement, both the company and the union same date). to agree on definition of lower master agreement seniority at the new plant and date which will determine seniority of transferred employee. First full pay period after Allentown3-not applicable. Aug. 17, 1965 (NBPW agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964). Moving allowance Sept. 1, 1961 (agreements Established: All plants-allowance of $40 to $150 for dated Sept. 1, single employees and $150 to $500 for married 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, employees, depending upon distance between old and new plants, provided for workers transferred to plant 1961-NBPW; Sept. 16, 1961-UPWA). 25 miles or more from former place of work.6 June 7, 1965 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964); June 24, 1965 (MCBW agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964). First full pay period after Aug. 17, 1965 (NBPW agreement •dated Sept. 1, 1964). Sept. 1, 1967 (MCBW and UPWA agreements of same date). See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 41 Applicable to employees transferred because of closing of plant, division, or major department. MCBW and UPWA (processing sales units)3— employee transferred from one processing sales unit to another not entitled to moving allowance. Allentown3— not applicable. Eliminated: MCBW and UPWA (processing sales units)—employee transferred from one processing sales unit to another not entitled to a moving allowance. T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Separation allowance Oct. 24, 1949 (UPWA, Employees permanently separated as result of force Not applicable to employees separated through gang MCBW, and NBPW).7 reduction arising out of department or unit closing reduction or eligible for company pension benefits, or eligible for following allowance: those refusing other employment. Weeks Continuous service of pay 1 1year ............................................ 2years ........................................... 1V% 3years ........................................... 2 2V2 4 years ........................................... 5years ........................................... 3 6years ........................................... 3Vi 7years ........................................... 4V2 8years ........................................... 5Vi 9years ........................................... 6V2 IV2 10years ......................................... Over 10 years .................................... 7Vi* *plus IV2weeks for each year above 10. Sept. 20, 1954 (MCBWand NBPW). Added: Employees offered new work at rates 15 cents or more below prior rates given option of taking the job or separation allowance.8 Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPWagree Benefits extended to employees permanently separated Company practice at plants represented by UPWA ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; because of technological changes. formalized in contract to grant separation allowance MCBW and UPWA agree if new job is offered at rate 15 cents or more below ments dated Oct. 12, prior regular rate. 1956). Oct. 23, 1959 (MCBW and Increased to: 1 week’s pay for each year of service UPWA agreements of same through 10. date). Sept. 1, 1961 (agreement Increased to: NBPWplants—for workers with 10 years of dat ed Sept. 6, service or less, 1 week’s pay for each year. 1961-NBPW). Sept. 1, 1961 (agreements Increased: All plants-for workers with more than 10 No separation allowance to be paid employee trans dated Sept. 1, years’ continuous service: 11-20 years—l3Aweeks’ pay ferring to another plant or to employee who refused 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, for each year over 10. to transfer to another plant reasonably accessible to 1961—NBPW; Sept. 16, 21 years or more—2 weeks’ pay for each year over 20. plant where he was currently employed and if the Added: Eligibility for separation allowance extended to 1961-UPWA). rate on the newjob was no more than 15 cents below include employees on active payroll on Sept. 1, 1961, his current hourly rate (previous agreement also and subsequently laid off for 2 years, with at least 3 specified that workers lost eligibility for separation years’ continuous service at time of layoff. allowances if they refused jobs paying within 15 cents of previous rates). Letters of intent dated Sept. Continued: Company practice—all plants— employees 16, 1961—UPWA; Sept. eligible for a pension benefit and terminated because 29, 1961-NBPW; Oct. 6, of department or plant closing to receive 8 weeks’ 1961-MCBW. pay (based on 40 hours a week at regular rate in effect at time of termination). Sept. 1, 1964 (MCBW, Changed: Most plants— service requirements to years of NBPW, and UPWA agree credited service instead of continuous service.5 ments of same date). Wilson3-allowance in effect at said plant on Aug. 13, 1964, to be continued. Yakima3— not applicable for employee who was over age 45 on Feb. 25,1964. June 7, 1965 (UPWA agree MCBW and UPWA (processing sales units, except ment dated Sept. 1,1964); Somerville)3 and Lebanon3-eligibility for allowance June 14, 1965 (NBPW to include employees on active payroll on Dec. 1, agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964 (Sept. 1, 1964 at Lebanon), and subsequently 1964); June 24, 1965 laid off for 2 years, with at least 3 years of credited (MCBW agreement dated service at time of layoff. Sept. 1,1964). See foo tn o te s at end o f table. 42 T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Separation allowance—Continuecl First full pay period after Aug. 17, 1965 (NBPW agreement dated Sept. 1, 1964). Sept. 5, 1966 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1, 1964). Sept. 1, 1967 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agree ments of same date). Allentown3—eligibility for allowance did not extend to employee laid off for 2 years with 3 years’ credited service or employees with layoff status who had plant seniority which had not been forfeited. Added: Wilson—allowance provisions as at most plants. Added: All plants— severance allowance was not paid to employee whose name was on a waiting list for ajob at any newly constructed, or in some cases newly acquired, meatpacking plant or processing sales unit or those employed at such plant or unit. Eliminated: All plants— no separation allowance for employee who refused transfer to a plant which was reasonably accessible to one in which he was currently employed and if the rate on the new job was not more than 15 cents below his current rate. Death benefits Sept. 24, 1956 (NBPWagree Death benefit plan established providing: Lump-sum Applicable to employees: (l)on active payroll; or ment dated Oct. 11, 1956; payment equal to 1 week’s wages for each year of (2) absent because of sickness of accident; or MCBW and UPWA agree continous service, up to a maximum of 19 years, paid (3) employees on leave of absence up to 3 ments dated Oct. 12, to surviving widow, or if none, to unmarried consecutive months. 1956). dependent children under age 18. Minimum of 2 Wages computed on basis of 40 hours a week at weeks’ pay for employees with less than 3 years’ employee’s regular rate or less if regular schedule was service. less than 40 hours a week. For survivors of employees with 20 or more years of For survivors of employees with 20 or more years of continuous service, lump sum equal to 8 weeks’ continuous service, the company’s pension plan also wages.9 provided benefits for the widow who had married the employee before he reached the age of 50 or to their dependent children. Widow of employee having 20 or more years’ service in case marriage occurred after employee’s 50th birthday (and further provided that there are no dependent unmarried children under age 18 born to a wife married before age 50), to receive lump sum equal to 20 weeks’ wages.9 Sept. 1, 1964 (MCBW, Changed: All plants—service requirements to years of NBPW, and UPWA agree credited service instead of continuous service.5 ments of same date). Jan. 1, 1965 (MCBW, NBPW, Changed: All plants— lump-sum payment equal to 1 Reduced: All plants—service requirements for survivors week’s wages for each year of credited service, up to a and UPWA agreements pension benefits to 15 years of credited service. service requirement for survivor’s dated Sept. 1, 1964). maximum of 14 years, paid to a surviving widow, or Reduced: All plants— if none, to unmarried dependent children under age benefit of lump sum equal to 20 weeks’ wages to 15 18. For survivors of employees with 15 years of years’ credited service. service or more, lump sum equal to 8 weeks’ wages. (Previous minimum was continued.) Sept. 1, 1967 (MCBW, Changed: All plants— lump-sum payment equal to 1 Eliminated: All plants—survivors benefit of lump sum NBPW, and UPWA agree equal to 20 weeks’ wages. week’s wages for each year of credited service, up to a ments of same date). maximum of 15, paid to surviving widow, or if none, to unmarried dependent children under age 18 if they were not eligible for a pension. For survivors eligible for a pension, lump sum equal to 8 weeks’ wages. If no survivors in either case, to the employee’s estate. (Previous minimum was continued.) Apr. 1, 1970 (MCBW agree In effect and continued: Albany-not applicable. ment of same date). See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. 43 T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Hospital—medical—surgical benefits Dec. 1, 1953 (by supple Company-paid hospitalization, surgical, medical, and mental agreements dated poliomyelitis plan instituted for employees with 6 Sept. 27, 1953, MCBW, months’ continuous service and their dependents. NBPW, and UPWA). Hospitalization—full cost of semiprivate room and service for a maximum of 70 days, including maternity benefits; $10-a-day maximum for a private room. Surgical benefits-a standard surgical and obstetrical schedule with a maximum benefit of $300. Medical benefits-in-hospital medical fees (nonsurgical) of up to $10 for the first visit of attending physician and up to $3 each for next 69 visits, not to exceed 1 visit a day. Accident benefits—full cost of emergency care and treatment rendered within 24 hours of an accident. Poliomyelitis— maximum of $5,000 for all charges for hospital confinement and other services incurred within 3 years after first treatment for poliomyelitis. Dec. 1, 1954 (by agreements dated Sept. 24, 1954, MCBW and NBPW, and Hospitalization benefits—added: Payment for anesthesia when not available as a regular hospital service, up to Sept. 27, 1954, UPWA). 15 percent of surgical indemnity or $15, whichever is greater. Dec. 1, 1956 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 11,1956; MCBW and UPWA agree ments dated Oct. 12, 1956). Dec. 1, 1959 (NBPW agree ment dated Oct. 22, 1959; MCBW and UPWA agree ments dated Oct. 23, 1959).10 Dec. 1, 1961 (agreements dated Sept. 1, 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, 1961—NBPW; Sept. 16, 1961-UPWA). Dec. 1, 1961 (agreement dated Sept. 16, 1961-UPWA). Allowance in addition to hospital and medical benefits for a maximum of 70 days. Employees allowed to carry coverage at their own expense for 12 months after company liability ceases. Not applicable to the administration of anesthetics in vaginal deliveries. If coverage is continued at employee’s expense for 1 year, obstetrical benefits provided for admission to a hospital within 270 days after termination of coverage. Employees returning to work within 12 months after a layoff not required to requalify for maternity benefits provided at company expense. Surgical benefits—added: Surgeons’ fees paid for surgery performed in the hospital but for which hospitaliza tion was not required. When 2 or more surgical procedures were performed in 2 or more incisions under 1 anesthetic, surgical fees paid for each of the procedures in the amounts provided in the schedule, with a maximum of $300. Hospitalization—changed to: Allowance for private room Period during which employees allowed to carry up to maximum cost of semiprivate accommodations; insurance at own expense increased to 24 months maximum payment for anesthesia when not available after company liability ceases. as a regular hospital service increased to 20 percent of Hospitalization benefits extended to cover nervous and surgical indemnity or $20, whichever was greater. mental disorders for maximum of 30 days. Added: Diagnostic laboratory and X-ray benefits11— Applicable to any examination made or recommended maximum of $50 for all sickness during 6 consecutive by physician, in hospital or not, in diagnosis of months and for each accident. accidental injury or sickness. Excluded benefits related to pregnancy, injury or sickness covered by workmen’s compensation and occupational disease laws, dental X-ray except when necessitated by accidental injury, fitting of physical aids, benefits furnished by a government agency, and periodic, premarital, camp, or school admission examinations. Increased: Eligibility for company-paid insurance to 6 months (from 30 days) for laid-off employees with at least 5 years’ continuous service. Committee to be established to study methods of minimizing costs of plans with power to recommend realignment or change in these and sickness and accident benefits. See footn otes at end o f table. Not applicable in any case resulting from injury or illness compensable under any workmen’s compensation or occupational diseases act. Employees allowed to carry insurance for 6 months after layoff by paying premiums in advance. 44 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Hospital—medical—surgical benefits—Coritinued Dec. 1, 1961 (agreements Added: Radium and X-ray therapy as in- or out-patient dated Sept. 1, of approved hospital— up to $300 per accident or 1961-MCBW; Sept. 6, sickness and diagnostic studies, X-ray examinations, 1961-NBPW; Sept. 16, basal metabolism tests, and electrocardiograms. 1961-UPWA). Dec. 1, 1964 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agreements dated Sept. 1,1964). Increased: Hospitalization-all plants-maximum to 365 days for each confinement (previous maximum for mental and nervous disorders was continued). Increased: Medical benefits-all plants-maximum for in-hospital doctor’s visits to 365 visits for each confinement (previous maximum for mental and nervous disorders continued). Dec. 1, 1965 (MCBW agree ment dated Oct. 25, 1965; NBPW agreement dated Oct. 25, 1965; UPWA agreement dated Nov. 22, 1965). Dec, 1, 1966 (UPWA agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). Dec. 1, 1967 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agreements dated Sept. 1,1967). Changed: All plants— service requirements to credited service instead of continuous service.5 If patient was readmitted within 90 days of leaving the hospital, both admittances were to be considered as one confinement. Increased: All plants—eligibility for company-paid insurance to 6 months for employee absent because of sickness or accident. Changed: All plants—eligibility for company-paid insurance to 6 months for laid-off employee. Changed: All plants—dependents included spouse, unmarried dependent children under age 19, or having reached age 19, under age 23 and further provided that they were full-time students (to the extent that school did not duplicate coverage). Added: Major medical expense plan (MCBW and Company-financed. NBPW)—paid 80 percent of expenses not covered by other plan benefits incurred in a calendar year which were in excess of $100. Lifetime maximum was $10,000. Added: Major medical expense plan (UPWA, except Company-financed. Wilson)— paid 75 percent of expenses not covered by other plan benefits incurred in any 6-month period which were in excess of $500, including basic plan benefits paid. Maximum benefit was $5,000 for each disability. Added: Wilson-major medical expense plan as at other Both of the major medical plans excluded hospitaliza UPWAplants. tion for nervous or mental disorders. Changed: NBPW—X-ray and radioactive therapy as in- or No payment made under this provision for (a) diagnostic out-patient of an approved hospital— up to $300 in X-rays; (b) administration of radioactive substances for diagnostic purposes; (c) therapy by other than a any one calendar year for all X-ray, radium, and radioactive isotope treatments. duly licensed physician; (d) charges by a resident physician or intern of a hospital; (e) charges in Added: NBPW— insurance paid for pathology or connection with injury or sickness arising out of and radiology service by a physician outside of a hospital, in the course of employment and compensable under in addition to such service by a hospital, up to 65 percent of hospital’s charge for such service. State or Federal compensation or occupational disease law; (f) accidental injury arising out of and in the course of employment with another employer; and (g) any therapy furnished by the United States, or any State or political subdivision. Added: All plants-company to make available at its own expense for enrolled employees who retire on an immediate pension after Mar. 31, 1967, and for their enrolled dependents, hospitalization-medical-surgical benefits in effect on Dec. 1, 1961, for expenses incurred on or after Dec. 1, 1967 (including hospital admissions which occurred before Dec. 1, 1967). Added: All plants-eligible retiree or his dependents to receive only benefits in excess of any similar benefit receivable under Medicare or any other Federal or State legislation. See fo o tn o te s at end o f table. Cost of all treatment rendered for a single accident or sickness, as in- or out-patient, to be applied against $300 maximum. 45 T a b le 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n p r a c t i c e s 1 —C o n t i n u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Hospital—medical—surgical benefits—Continued Jan. 1, 1968 Added: Life insurance—$7,000 maximum (unless employee already had coverage in excess of $7,000). Dec. 1, 1968 (MCBW, NBPW Major medical expense plan (MCBW and NBPW): and UPWA agreements Reduced-deductible to $75 (was $100). dated Sept. 1,1967). Major medical expense plan (UPWA): Reduceddeductible to $300 (was $500); Increased-company paid 80 percent of expenses not covered by other plan benefits (was 75 percent). Increased: Hospitalization—all plants—maximum con- If patient readmitted within 90 days of a previous finement for mental and nervous disorders to 365 confinement, both admittances to be considered one days per disability. confinement. Increased: Medical benefits—all plants— maximum for in-hospital doctor’s visits to 365 per confinement for mental and nervous disorders. Albany— hospital-medical-surgical and major medical provisions not applicable. Apr. 1, 1970 (MCBW and Increased: Hospitalization— maximum payments for Changed: Benefit for dependent age 19 but less than 23 NBPWagreements of same anesthesia when not available as regular hospital who was a full-time student not reduced because of date). service to 30 percent of surgical indemnity or $30, school’s provision of such benefit. whichever greater. Increased: Surgical benefit—maximum to $500. Added: X-ray—expanded to cover routine admitting chest X-ray for hospitalization. Major medical plans were expanded to cover nervous or mental disorders. Savings and security plan Dec. 1, 1959 (NBPW agree Voluntary savings plan established. Employee could Employee’s allotment to be invested in U.S. savings bonds; company’s contribution in company stock or ment dated Oct. 22, elect weekly payroll deductions ranging from $1 to savings bonds, as elected by employee. 1959). $2.40; company to contribute amount equal to half the employee’s allotment and to pay administrative costs. Savings and contributions to be credited to employee’s individual account in trust fund; with drawals could be made as follows: (A) Employee’s savings—at any time, with minimum Company contribution forfeited in proportion to amounts withdrawn from employee’s savings except withdrawal equal to the smaller of 1year’s allotment under circumstances listed in column 2 or after layoff or the entire amount credited to employee. for more than 2 weeks because of lack of work. (B) Company contribution—(1) securities credited to On death, employee’s estate to receive amounts credited employee more than 2 years earlier than calendar to employee’s account, including company year of withdrawal, or (2) securities and cash credited contributions. to (a) employee who had been on more than 6 consecutive months’ layoff because of lack of work, (b) employee who had been terminated by retirement or total and permanent disability, or (c) employee terminated by force reduction because of department or unit shutdown or technological change and who was not expected to be reemployed. Dec. 1, 1961 (agreement Added: All plants-participant could apply for loan Trustee must have had uninvested funds available for loan. dated Sept. 6, 1961— (minimum $100) up to 75 percent of his vested Loan to be repaid within 24 months by weekly payroll portion which was still in the holding period.12 NBPW). deduction with interest at 5 percent per year on unpaid balance. See foo tn o te s at end o f table. 46 T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 — C o n t in u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Savings and security plan—Continued Jan. 1, 1965 (NBPW agreement dated Sept. 1,1964). Sept. 1, 1965 (NBPW agree ment dated Sept. 1,1964). Sept. 1, 1967 (NBPW agree ment o f same date). Changed: Employee could elect weekly deduction ranging from $1 to $6; company continued to contribute an amount equal to one-half the employee’s allotment, up to $1.20. Added: Employee age 60 but less than 65 could withdraw cash in the amount of from 2 to 10 weeks’ pay (computed at 40 times his regular hourly rate for each week) depending on his age for an approved absence. 13 Changed: Participant could apply for loan (minimum $100) up to 50 percent o f the value o f his entire vested portion.12 Added: Allentown3, Hallstead, and Lebanon3provisions as at other NBPW plants. Changed: Employee could elect weekly payroll deduc tions ranging from $1 to $9; company continued to contribute an amount equal to one-half the employee’s allotment, up to $1.20. Loan to be repaid within 48 months by weekly payroll deductions with interest at the prime rate plus one-half o f one percent on the unpaid balance. Workers at Hallstead were under a UPWA agreement until the contract expired in 1964. Pension plan Jan. 1, 1965 (plan established 1916; pension trust set up in 1925; MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA memoranda dated Oct. 12, 1964). In effect for employees:9 Noncontributory pension plan providing monthly payments to employees with 15 years’ credited service upon reaching compulsory retirement age o f 65, supplemented by Federal social security benefits. Normal monthly retirement benefit—employee to receive the greater o f (1)$3.25 for each year of credited service, or (2) 1-1/8 percent of total earnings based on actual earnings for all continuous service after June 30, 1934, and before Sept. 1, 1964, and for all accumulated service thereafter, divided by 12. Minimum monthly pension $30. Early retirement benefits—available at age 55 after 15 years’ credited service. Disability benefit—amount equal to normal retirement benefit available after 15 years’ credited service, regardless o f age, to employee permanently disabled and unable to perform any job company had available. Survivors’ option—widow or unmarried children under age 18 o f employee who died before retirement with 15 years’ credited service or o f retiree to receive 50 percent o f pension employee would have received at age 65 or which pensioner was receiving. Minimum benefit $15. Vested pension-employee age 40 with 15 years’ credited service whose employement terminated on or after Jan. 1, 1965, and who did not receive a pension under any other provision o f the plan, to receive normal benefit upon reaching age 65. Retirement allowance-employee with less than 15 years’ credited service at age 65 allowed 1 week’s pay for each year o f credited service, up to 10; and 2 weeks’ pay for each year o f credited service over 10. See footnotes at end of table. 47 Pension o f employee with wife eligible for widow’s pension actuarily reduced depending on wife’s age.14 Employee retired at age 65 on or after Sept. 1, 1964, and before Jan. 1, 1965, with 15 years’ credited service eligible for normal benefit, provided any amount paid to him because o f ineligibility for a pension was repaid. Monthly payment actuarily reduced if early retirement was voluntary.15 Normal benefit provided employee involuntarily separated for reasons other than cause. Available only to a wife who married employee before he reached age 50 and to children of such marriage. Pension for widow discontinued upon her remarriage. Plan also provided benefit to unmarried dependent children under age 18 of 42.5 percent o f amount widowed female employee with 15 years’ credited service would have received had she reached age 65. hi case o f a plant close-down, employee otherwise eligible could vest pension rights and still be entitled to separation pay. Not applicable to employees covered by retirement plan under collective bargaining agreement. T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 —C o n t in u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Pension plan—Continued Jan. 1, 1968 (MCBW, NBPW, and UPWA agreements dated Sept. 1,1967). Changed: Normal Monthly retirement benefit—employee age 62 with 10 years’ credited service and hired before Sept. 1, 1967, to receive the greater o f (1) $5 for each year o f credited service, or (2) amount as determined previously by alternative method. Employee age 62 with 10 years’ credited service hired on or after Sept. 1, 1967, to receive $5 for each year o f credited service. Minimum monthly pension continued to be $30. Reduced: Early retirement benefits—service requirement to 10 years’ credited service. Reduced: Disability benefit—service requirement to 10 years’ credited service. Reduced: Survivors option—service requirement to 10 years’ credited service for employee who died before retirement. Eliminated: Vested pension-age requirement. Jan. 1, 1971 (MCBW and NBPW agreements dated Apr. 1,1970). Increased: Normal monthly retirement benefitemployee hired before Sept. 1, 1967 to receive greater o f (1) $6 per year o f credited service, or (2) amount as determined by alternative method. Employee hired on or after Sept. 1, 1967 to receive $6 per year o f credited service (in which case, alternative method was not applicable). See footnotes at end of table. 48 Changed: Monthly payment reduced by 0.5 percent of normal benefit for each month employee was under age 62 at retirement for voluntary early retirement. Changed: Employee involuntarily separated for reasons other than cause entitled to option o f normal benefit or separation pay and a deferred pension payable at age 65. The 1968 amendments to the pension plan were not applicable to an employee who retired, was terminated, or died before Jan. 1, 1968, except if he was on active or benefit payroll on or after Mar. 31, 1967, as follows: (1) If employee had 15 years’ credited service, he or his survivors received pension in effect at time of retirement, termination, or death, and effective Jan. 1, 1968, the amount provided by plan in effect on that date, if greater; or (2) if employee had 10 years’ credited service but less than 15, he or his survivors received amount in effect Jan. 1, 1968, if (a) he retired at age 65 and elected to take pension and to repay amount, if any, paid by company because o f ineligibility for a pension, (b) he was separated from service because of plant or departmental closing or termination and after Jan. 1, 1968 he reached age 65, (c) he was paid for sickness or accident and was unable to return to work, or (d) his survivors repaid death benefits paid them because o f previous ineligibility for a pension. The 1971 amendments were not applicable to employee who retired, was terminated, or died before Jan. 1, 1971, except if he was on the active or benefit payroll on or after March 31,1970 as follows: (1) If he retired after Mar. 31, 1970 after attaining age 65, he received amount in effect on that date and effective Jan. 1, 1971, the amount provided on that date, if greater; (2) If he was retired (voluntarily or involuntarily) on an early pension after Mar. 31, 1970, he received amount in effect on that date and effective Jan. 1, 1971, the amount provided on that date if greater; (3) If employee was entitled to a deferred pension and he retired after Mar. 31, 1970, he received greater o f amount in effect at termination or on Jan. 1,1971; T a b le 3 . S u p p le m e n t a r y c o m p e n s a t io n p r a c t ic e s 1 — C o n t in u e d Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Provision Pension plan—Continued Jan. 1, 1971 (MCBW and NBPW agreements dated Apr. 1, 19 70)Continued. Jan. 1, 1972 (MCBW and NBPW agreements dated Apr. 1,1970). Increased: Normal monthly retirement benefit employee hired before Sept. 1, 1967 to receive greater o f (1) $6.50 for each year o f credited service, or (2) amount as determined previously by alternative method. Employee hired on or after Sept. 1,1967 to receive $6.50 for each year o f credited service (alternative method not applicable).1 (4) If employee retired on a disability pension after Mar. 31, 1970, he received amount in effect on that date, and effective Jan. 1, 1971, the amount provided on that date, if greater, except for disability retirement where the last work day prior to start o f disability absence or last day of period for which he was paid sickness and accident benefits for disability, whichever was later, was prior to Apr. 1,1970; and (5) If employee died after Mar. 31, 1970 his survivors received amount in effect on that date and effective Jan. 1, 1971, the amount provided on that date, if greater. Applicable to employees whose pension first became effective on or after Jan. 1, 1972 (except for disability pensions when last workday before start of disability absence or last day o f period for which employee was paid sickness and accident benefits for disability, whichever was later, was before Jan. 1, 1972). 1 The last entry under each item represents the most recent change. 2 Effective Feb. 4, 1963, at Jackson, Miss. 3 Provisions relating to newly covered meatpacking plants and processing sales units are not covered by the wage chronology until the time these plants or units came under the master agreements (processing sales units were first covered by the master agreements in 1964). Such provisions do not necessarily represent a recent change unless it is so stated (they could be continued from local agreements). Absence o f an exception to the provisions of the master agreements means adoption o f the provisions o f the master agreements. The following plants or units came under the master agreement during the period covered by this wage chronology as follows: Albany, Oreg., Oct. 10, 1966 Allentown, Pa., Nov. 1, 1964 Atlanta, Ga. (process.), June 1, 1965 Birmingham, Ala., June 1, 1965 Buffalo, N.Y., June 17, 1965 Charleston, S.C., June 1, 1965 Charlotte, N.C., June 1, 1965 Clovis, N. Mex., Sept. 1, 1964 Columbia, S.C., June 1, 1965 Detroit, Mich., June 1, 1965 Grand Island, Nebr., Aug. 1, 1966 Guymon, Okla., Jan. 22, 1968 Houston, Tex., June 17, 1965 Lebanon, Pa., Mar. 8, 1965 Louisville, Ky., June 17, 1965 New Orleans, La., June 17, 1965 Norfolk, Va., June 1, 1965 Philadelphia, Pa., June 17, 1965 Pittsburgh, Pa., June 17, 1965 Rochelle, 111., Dec. 1, 1963 Somerville, Mass., June 1, 1965 Stockton, Calif., Mar. 24, 1969 Tampa, Fla., June 17, 1965 Tolleson, Ariz., July 1, 1968 Washington, D.C., June 17, 1965 Williamsport, Pa., June 1, 1965 Wilson, N.C., Sept. 7, 1964 Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 1, 1968 Yakima, Wash., Jan. 25, 1963 4 During the period covered by Executive Order No. 9240 (October 1942 to Aug. 21, 1945) this provision was modified in practice to conform to that order. 5 For purposes o f pensions, separation pay, death benefits, and hospital-medical-surgical benefits, which previously were based on continuous service, employee was credited with such service to Sept. 1, 1964. For purposes o f vacations which previously were based on accumulated service, employee was credited with such service to Sept. 1, 1964. For purposes of sickness and accident benefits which previously were based on the greater o f accumulated or continuous service, employee was credited with such service to Sept. 1, 1964. Credited service means all periods o f time on payroll and certain absences to be credited upon return to work, such as sickness, approved absence, military service, and the first 3 months o f any other authorized leave. Past service was not lost except when employee was totally terminated by a discharge, quit, layoff over 2 years, or failure to return when recalled. Present employee whose continuous service was broken by a layoff which began on or after Sept. 1, 1964, had his lost service restored for purposes o f pensions and separation pay and was credited for such purposes as o f Sept. 1, 1964, with continuous service at layoff and accumulated service after return to work and down to Sept. 1, 1964. 6 Moving allowance was: Allowance for — Miles between plants 0-24 .................................................................... 25-99 ................................................................. 100-299 ............................................................. 300-499 ............................................................. 500-999 ............................................................. 1,000 or m o r e .................................................... 49 Single employee Married employee or head o f household None $ 40 70 100 125 150 None $150 235 32 5 410 500 F o o t n o t e s —C o n t in u e d ^ Previously established policy incorporated in union agreements with some changes. 8 By company practice at plants represented by UPWA. 9 The company’s pension fund was not subject to collective bargaining prior to the 1964 agreement and therefore, was not covered by this chronology until Jan. 1, 1965—the date that the pension plan was brought under the 1964 master agreements. 10The company and the unions agreed to review the health benefits program (letters dated Oct. 22, 1959, NBPW, and contracts dated Oct. 23, 1959, MCBW and UPWA). 1 *If stipulated benefits could not be provided at a cost to the company o f 3/4 cent or less per hour worked by covered employees, the company and unions agreed to reopen the matter o f diagnostic coverage so as to work out a method of providing such care for this amount (supplemental agreements dated October 22, NBPW, and October 23, MCBW and UPWA). ^ E m ployee’s vested portion in the holding period consisted of his contributions through payroll deductions plus his share o f net income from “ other” (short-term) investments (based on ratio of his payroll deductions to total payroll deductions). Holding period ends on January 1, after 2 full years elapsed following credit o f securities to participant’s account. 1 ^Withdrawals were as follows: Age o f participant Over Over Over Over Over 60 61 62 63 64 but but but but but less than less than less than less than less than Weeks o f pay 61 62 63 64 65 2 4 6 8 10 14Reductions to provide pension for widow or children were as follows: Difference between employee’s age and wife’s age Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Wife Reduction (percent) is TO years younger is 9 years younger is 8 years younger is 7 years younger is 6 years younger is 5 years younger is 4 years younger is 3 years younger is 2 years younger is 1 year younger is same age is 1 year older is 2 years older is 3 years older is 4 years older is 5 years older 23.0 22.2 21.4 20.6 19.8 19.0 18.2 17.4 16.5 15.7 14.8 14.0 13.2 12.4 11.5 10.7 Similar reductions were made if wife was more than 10 years younger or more than 5 years older than employee. 15Reductions for voluntary early retirement were as follows: Age Reduction (percent) 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 8.6 16.1 22.9 28.9 34.3 39.1 43.5 47.4 51.0 54.2 50 W a g e C h ro n o lo g ie s T h e fo llo w in g w age c h r o n o lo g ie s are cu r r e n tly b e in g m a in ta in e d . B u lletin s o r r e p o r t s fo r w h ic h a p rice is in d ic a te d are available fr o m th e S u p e rin te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P rin tin g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D .C ., 2 0 4 0 2 , o r fr o m th e D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r ’s B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistics re g io n a l sales o f f i c e s w h ic h are liste d o n the in sid e b a c k c o v e r . (O r d e r b y c h e c k o r m o n e y o r d e r ; d o n o t sen d cash o r s ta m p s .) T h o s e p u b lic a t io n s fo r w h ic h n o p rice is in d ic a te d are n o t a v aila ble f r o m the S u p e rin te n d e n ts o f D o c u m e n t s , b u t m a y b e o b t a in e d w it h o u t ch a rg e, as lo n g as a s u p p ly is a v a ila b le , f r o m the B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics, W a sh in g to n , D .C . 2 0 2 1 2 , o r fr o m th e B u rea u ’ s r e g io n a l o f f i c e s . Item s in d ic a te d as o u t o f p rin t m a y b e available fo r r e fe r e n c e in le a d in g p u b h e , c o lle g e , o r u n iv e rsity lib ra ries, o r th e B u rea u ’ s reg ion a l o ff i c e s . B e fo r e Ju ly 1 9 6 5 , b a s ic w age c h r o n o lo g ie s an d their su p p le m e n ts w ere p u b lis h e d in th e M o n t h l y L a b o r R e v i e w an d released as B ureau r e p o r ts . W age c h r o n o lo g ie s p u b lis h e d later are a v aila ble o n ly in b u lle tin s (a n d their s u p p le m e n ts ). A su m m a ry o f g en era l w age ch a n ges an d n e w o r ch a n g e d w o r k in g p ra ct ic e s w ill b e a d d e d t o th e b u lle tin s as n e w c o n t ra ct s are n e g o t ia t e d . A lu m in u m C o m p a n y o f A m e r ic a 1939- 6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 5 9 (3 0 c e n t s ). 1968- 7 0 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 5 5 9 (fr e e ). A m e rica n V is c o s e (a d iv is io n o f F M C C o r p . ) 1 9 4 5 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 6 0 (2 0 c e n t s ). The A n a con da C o . 1 9 4 1 -5 8 , B L S R e p o r t 1 9 7 ( f r e e ) .1 A n th ra cite M ining I n d u s t r y 1 9 3 0 -6 6 , B L S B u lletin 1 4 9 4 (2 0 c e n t s ) .1 A r m o u r an d C o m p a n y 1 9 4 1 -7 2 , B L S B u lletin 1 6 8 2 (5 0 c e n t s ). A tla n tic R ic h fie ld C o . (fo r m e r fa cilitie s o f S inclair O il C o m p a n i e s ) 1 9 4 1 -7 2 , B L S B u lletin 1 7 7 1 (7 5 c e n ts ). A . T . & T . - L o n g L in es D e p a r t m e n t 1940- 6 4 , B L S B u lletin 1 4 4 3 (4 0 c e n t s ) 1 1 9 6 5 -7 0 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 4 4 3 ( f r e e ) B erkshire H a th a w a y I n c .— 1 9 4 3 -6 9 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 4 1 (2 5 c e n ts ) 1969- 7 1 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 5 4 1 (f r e e ) B e th le h e m A tla n t ic S h i p y a r d s 1941- 6 8 , B L S B u lletin 1 6 0 7 (3 5 c e n t s ) 1 9 6 9 -7 2 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 6 0 7 (f r e e ) B itu m in o u s C o a l M i n e s 1 9 3 3 -6 8 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 5 8 (2 5 c e n ts ) 1 9 6 8 -7 0 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 5 5 8 (f r e e ) T h e B oein g C o . (W a sh in g to n P la n ts )— 1936- 6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 6 5 (2 5 c e n ts ) C a rolin a C o a c h C o . 1 9 4 7 -6 3 , B L S R e p o r t 2 5 9 ( f r e e ) 1 C h rysler C o r p o r a t i o n 1 9 3 9 -6 6 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 1 5 (3 0 c e n t s ) 1 C o m m o n w e a lth E d is o n C o . o f C h ic a g o 1 9 4 5 -6 3 , B L S R e p o r t 2 0 5 (2 0 c e n t s )1 1 9 6 4 -6 9 , S u p p le m e n t to B L S R e p o r t 2 0 5 (fr e e ) D an R iver I n c .— 1 9 4 3 -7 2 , B L S B u lle tin 1 7 6 7 (3 5 ce n ts) F ed era l C la s s ifica tio n A c t E m p l o y e e s 1 9 2 4 -6 8 , B L S B u lletin 1 6 0 4 (7 0 c e n ts ) F ire s to n e Tire an d R u b b e r C o . a n d B .F . G o o d r ic h C q . (A k r o n P la n ts )1937- 7 3 , B L S B u lletin 1 7 6 2 (5 0 c e n ts ) F o rd M o to r C o m p a n y 1 9 4 1 -6 4 , B L S R e p o r t 9 9 (3 0 c e n ts ) 1 9 6 4 -6 9 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S R e p o r t 9 9 (f r e e ) 51 G en era l M o to r s C o r p .— 1 9 3 9 -6 6 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 3 2 (3 0 c e n t s )1 In tern a tion a l H arvester C o m p a n y — 1 9 4 6 -7 0 , B L S B u lletin 1 6 7 8 (6 5 c e n ts ) In tern a tion a l Paper C o . (S o u th e rn K ra ft D i v . ) 1 9 3 7 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 3 4 (2 5 c e n t s ) 1 9 6 7 -6 9 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 5 3 4 (f r e e ) In tern a tion a l S h oe C o . (a d iv is io n o f I n t e r c o , I n c . ) 1 9 4 5 -7 4 , B L S B u lletin 1 7 1 8 (3 0 c e n ts ) L o c k h e e d -C a l i fo r n i a C o m p a n y (a d iv is io n o f L o c k h e e d A ir cr a ft C o r p . ) 1 9 3 7 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 2 2 (3 5 ce n ts) M artin -M arietta C o r p . 1944- 6 4 , B L S B u lletin 1 4 4 9 (2 5 c e n t s ) 1 1 9 6 5 -6 8 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 4 4 9 (f r e e ) M assa ch usetts S h oe M a n u fa c t u r in g 1945- 6 6 , B L S B u lletin 1 4 7 1 (1 5 c e n t s ) 1 1 9 6 7 -6 8 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 4 7 1 ( f r e e ) N e w Y o r k C ity L a u n d r ie s 1 9 4 5 -6 4 , B L S B u lletin 1 4 5 3 (2 0 c e n t s )1 1965- 7 2 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 4 5 3 ( f r e e ) N o r th A m e r ic a n R o c k w e ll C o r p . 1 9 4 1 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 6 4 (2 5 c e n ts ) 1967- 7 0 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 5 6 4 (f r e e ) N o r th A tla n tic L o n g s h o re m e n 1 9 3 4 -7 1 , B L S B u lletin 1 7 3 6 (5 0 c e n t s ) P a c ific C oa st S h ip b u ild in g 1 9 4 1 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 6 0 5 (3 5 c e n ts ) P a c ific Gas an d E le ctric C o . 1 9 4 3 -7 3 , B L S B u lletin 1 7 6 1 (5 0 c e n ts ) P a c ific L o n g s h o re I n d u s tr y 1 9 3 4 -7 0 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 6 8 (3 5 c e n ts ) R a ilr o a d s -N o n o p e r a t in 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 (2 5 c e n t s )1 U n ited S tates S teel C o r p o r a t i o n 1 9 3 7 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 6 0 3 (4 0 c e n t s )1 1966- 7 0 , S u p p le m e n t t o B LS B u lletin 1 6 0 3 (f r e e ) W estern G r e y h o u n d L in e s 1 9 4 5 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 9 5 (4 5 c e n ts ) 1968- 7 2 , S u p p le m e n t to B L S B u lletin 1 5 9 5 (f r e e ) W estern U n io n T elegra p h C o . 1 9 4 3 -6 7 , B L S B u lletin 1 5 4 5 (3 5 c e n ts ) 1 9 6 8 -7 1 , S u p p le m e n t t o B L S B u lletin 1 5 4 5 (f r e e ) 1 Out of print. 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