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Wage Chronology ” cv WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO., 1943-67 Bulletin No. 1545 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Wage Chronology WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO., 1943-67 Bulletin No. 1545 June 1967 'IMT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, W ashington, D .C ., 2 0 4 0 2 - Price 35 cents Preface T h i s r e p o r t is o n e o f a s e r i e s p r e p a r e d by the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t ic s to t r a c e c h a n g e s in w a g e s c a l e s and r e l a t e d b e n e fit s n e g o t ia t e d by in d iv id u a l e m p l o y e r s o r c o m b i n a t i o n s o f e m p l o y e r s with a union o r g r o u p o f u nion s in s e l e c t e d c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g s it u a t io n s . Bene fits u n i l a t e r a l l y p r o v i d e d by an e m p l o y e r a r e g e n e r a l l y in c l u d e d . T h e i n f o r m a t i o n is o b ta in e d f r o m c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n t s and r e l a t e d d o c u m e n t s , w h ic h a r e v o l u n t a r i l y f i l e d with th e B u re a u as n ew s e t t le m e n t s a r e reached. Any d e s c r i p t i o n about the c o u r s e o f c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g is d e r i v e d f r o m n e w s m e d i a and c o n f i r m e d a n d / o r s u p p le m e n t e d by th e p a r t i e s to the a g r e e m e n t . T he c h r o n o l o g i e s , d e a lin g o n ly with s e l e c t e d f e a t u r e s of c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g o r w a g e d e t e r m i n a t io n , a r e in ten d ed p r i m a r i l y as a t o o l f o r r e s e a r c h , a n a l y s i s , and w a g e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . R e f e r e n c e s to g r i e v a n c e p r o c e d u r e , m e t h o d o l o g y o f p i e c e - r a t e a d ju s tm e n t , and s i m i l a r m a t t e r s are om itted. T h i s w a g e c h r o n o l o g y s u m m a r i z e s c h a n g e s in w a g e r a te s and r e l a t e d w a g e p r a c t i c e s n e g o tia t e d by the W e s t e r n Union T e l e g r a p h C o m p a n y with the C o m m e r c i a l T e l e g r a p h e r s ’ Union n a tio n a lly s i n c e 1943; and f o r the N ew Y o r k C ity a r e a , with the A m e r i c a n C o m m u n i c a t i o n s A s s o c i a t i o n b e tw e e n 1945 and 1966; and with the C o m m u n i c a t i o n s W o r k e r s o f A m e r i c a s i n c e A p r i l 1966. It in c l u d e s the t e r m s o f 15 a g r e e m e n t s e n t e r e d into by the p a r t i e s to d a te. T he p r o v i s i o n s o f 14 o f the a g r e e m e n t s — p u b lis h e d as a b a s i c r e p o r t and fo u r s u p p le m e n t s —have b e e n c o n s o l i dated in th is b u lle tin and a r e s u p p le m e n te d by i n f o r m a t i o n on n e g o tia t e d c o n t r a c t c h a n g e s e f f e c t i v e in 1966. L il y M a r y D a v id , C h ie f o f the D i v i s i o n o f W age E c o n o m i c s , u n d e r the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f L . R 0 L i n s e n m a y e r , A s s i s t a n t C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r W a g e s and I n d u s tr ia l R e l a t i o n s , is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the o v e r a l l d i r e c t i o n o f the w a g e ch ron olog y p r o g r a m . T h is b u lle tin w a s p r e p a r e d u n d er the d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n o f A l b e r t A. B e lm a n . T h e a n a ly s is f o r the p e r i o d 1966—67 w as p r e p a r e d by R ic h a r d A. D od d . m Contents Page Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 9 4 3 -5 0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 9 5 1 - 52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 9 5 2 - 53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1954-63 ---------1964-66 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1966-67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 2 2 3 7 7 T ables: A— General wage changes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------B— Related wage practices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shift premium p a y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Overtime pay--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Premium pay for Saturday work -----------------------------------------------------------------Premium pay for Sunday w ork ---------------------------------------------------------------------Holiday p a y -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Paid sick le a v e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Paid vacations------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C all-in pay------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Travel p a y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Subsistence and lodging-------------------------------------------------------------------------Vehicle and mileage allowance --------------------------------------------------------------------Absence due to death in fam ily---------------------------------------------------------------------Jury duty pay---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moving exp enses--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Paid rest p erio d s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Special assignment pay----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maintenance of earnings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Severance allowance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Health and welfare benefits (revised )---------------------------------------------------------Pension plan (revised)-----------------------------------------C—1----Basic hourly rates for selected occupations in the CTU, Western Union Division, effective April 1948— May 1953 ----------------------------C— 2— Basic hourly rates for selected occupations in the CTU, Western Union Division, June 1, 1954, December 1, 1954, and June 1, 1955 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C— 3— Basic hourly rates for selected occupations in CTU areas, selected effective dates, 1957— ------------------------------------------------------------------67 D— 1— Basic hourly rates for selected occupations in New York Metropolitan Area (ACA), 1944— ----------------------------------------------------------------53 D— 2— Basic hourly rates for selected occupations in the New York Metropolitan Area (CWA), selected effective dates, 1954— --------------------67 v 10 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 27 31 36 38 42 44 Wage Chronology : Western Union Telegraph Co., 1943—67 Introduction 1943-50 Prior to the purchase of Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. in October 1943, the Western Union Telegraph Co. was party to approximately 100 collective bargaining agreements— 85 with AFL affiliates, 4 with CIO affiliates, and the remainder with unaffiliated unions. In acquiring the facilities of Postal, under the term s of the Telegraph Merger Act, Western Union agreed to assume the obligations of Postal's agreement with the American Communications Association (then CIO). Thereafter, the Commercial Telegraphers' Union, Western Union D ivi sion (AFL), formed a coalition with four AFL federal labor unions, also repre senting Western Union employees, and petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a representation election. The resulting committee which bargained in the name of the AFL was headed by a three-m an National Coordinating Board. Because of certain organizational difficulties the American Federation of Labor, the parent body, was to be party to future contracts with the company and was the union represented on the NLRB ballots. Later, when the federal labor unions affiliated with the Commercial Telegraphers' Union (although retaining their iden tity and jurisdiction), the committee was known as the National Bargaining Com mittee. As a result of the January 1945 election, the AFL was certified, on May 13, 1945, as the collective bargaining representative for employees in 6 of the 7 Western Union geographic divisions. The New York Metropolitan Division employees chose the American Communications Association (CIO), which was certified as the bargaining representative on March 13, 1945. Shortly after certification by the National Labor Relations Board, the com pany and the AFL signed an interim agreement which provided for the continuation of existing conditions of work until agreement on the term s of a new contract could be reached. The new contract was to replace the numerous agreements in existence at the time and govern labor-management relationships in the six di visions. After prolonged negotiations, the parties agreed to submit 13 disputed issues to the National War Labor Board for decision. The board handed down a decision on October 17, 1945, but reconsidered its directive on motion of the union and issued a final order on December 29, 1945. This order paved the way for the first uniform AFL— Western Union agreement. On the same day, the board issued a directive on wages and related conditions which was incorporated into the ACA— Western Union contract. The first ACA contract negotiated after the board's order was signed on March 22, 1946; the AFL and the company reached an agreement on April 1, 1946. This chronology traces the major changes in wage rates and related wage practices put into effect by Western Union from the effective date of the 1945 National War Labor Board orders. The changes affecting the six divisions under contract to the CTU— AFL and the New York Metropolitan Division under contract to the ACA are shown separately. Provisions of the initial agreements do not 2 necessarily indicate changes in prior conditions of employment since the first agreements included some existing company practices in their original or revised form . Wage change data are not shown for salaried employees. The company’ s employment and hence the coverage of each of the agree ments have declined during the postwar period. Approximately 31, 400 employees outside of the New York area are covered by the AFL agreement. ACA, now unaffiliated, represents approximately 5, 300 employees in the New York area. Employees engaged in receiving or transmitting m essages to foreign countries are covered by separate agreements. The AFL agreement, effective July 1, 1950, may be terminated on March 31, 1952. The contract may be reopened for wage discussions after July 1, 1951, only in the event of war. The Western Union— ACA agreement became effective on April 1, 1950, and may be terminated after 2 years by either party on 60 days’ notice. 1951- 52 A single wage reopening after July 1, 1951, and then only in case of war, was provided for in the Western Union Commercial Telegraphers’ Union agreement negotiated in June 1950 to continue in effect until March 31, 1952. However, in view of increased living costs, a reopening was agreed upon in the spring of 1951. Although the American Communications Association agreement (to run until April 1952) made no provision for wage discussions, it also was reopened in 1951. Negotiations culminated in similar settlement agreements with the unions. The contracts were presented to union memberships on July 1, 1951, and were ratified during the first 2 weeks of July. They modified the existing contracts by providing for wage increases effective July 1, 1951, and for additional in creases to be effective September 1, 1951. The July 1 increases were allowable under Wage Stabilization Board regulations, but those due September 1 were sub ject to board approval, which was granted on October 11, 1951. No further wage reopenings were provided for during the life of the contracts. Because employment had increased slightly since the 1950 contracts became effective, the combined coverage of the two agreements numbered approximately 37, 300 in the fall of 1951. 1952- 53 Contracts of the Western Union Telegraph Co. with the Commercial T eleg raphers’ Union (CTU— AFL) and the American Communications Association (ACA) due to expire on March 31, 1952, were reopened early in 1952. When it became evident that settlement would not be reached by the end of March, the CTU took a strike vote. A strike began April 3 and continued until May 23, when the company and union negotiators concluded a strike settlement agreement, subject to ratification by union m em bers. After the employees r e turned to work, the negotiators held further discussions on some phases of the agreement, and on August 2, 1952, signed a contract to be effective until May 31, 1954. The term s included provisions for a wage increase and for one wage r e opening, at the end of the first year, to negotiate a wage adjustment based on the percentage change in the BLS CPI (revised series) between January 1952 and January 1953. Bargaining conferences which began April 20, 1953, resulted in agreement by the company and the union on an increase for all hourly-rated em ployees hired after November 1, 1941, except nonmotor m essengers. This in crease, effective May 24, 1953, was incorporated into the basic wage structure. 3 The ACA contract was extended to June 1, 1952, to permit continuation of bargaining, and by May 28 the representatives of the company and this union had drawn up a memorandum of understanding. As in the case of the telegraphers' agreement, certain features of the memorandum were the subject of later d iscus sions. These talks continued until November 28, 1952. At that time agreement was reached, and on December 1 a contract was signed, to be effective until June 1, 1953. On June 1, ACA employees hired after November 1, 1941, r e ceived an increase in basic rates. When the 1952 strike settlement agreement (CTU) and memorandum of understanding (ACA) were concluded, it was understood that the effective date of the wage adjustments was contingent upon the date when the company was granted increased tariffs by the Federal Communications Commission. Subsequently, the company withdrew this reservation and made the wage adjustments effective as of September 1, 1952. In addition to the basic wage-rate adjustments common to both contracts, the ACA 1952 agreement provided for reducing inequities and for increasing vaca tion and other benefits, while the CTU agreement changed severance-allowance provisions and eliminated reduced-time tours in all divisional cities and in many district offices. 1954-63 Between 1954 and 1963, eight general wage increases were agreed to by the Western Union Telegraph Co. and the independent American Communications A s sociation (ACA), representing New York City workers, and The Commercial Telegraphers’ Union (CTU), representing the company’ s employees elsewhere. In creases designed to correct inequities, bring rates of short-service employees up to those of long-service employees (those hired before November 2, 1941), and eliminate or narrow the gap in rates among cities were also provided in the agreements negotiated during this period. In addition, a wide variety of supple mentary benefits were changed and new benefits were added. Negotiations in 1954, to replace agreements scheduled to expire on May 31, began with the CTU on March 24 and the ACA on April 5. Both unions proposed wage increases (the CTU, 7 cents an hour for all hourly employees, and the ACA, $6 a week across the board) and improvements in vacation and pension benefits. The CTU, in addition, proposed equalization of rates for employees hired on or after November 2, 1941, with those hired before that d ate1 and substitution of automatic progression for merit increases from the minimum to maximum rates of pay. Other proposals by the ACA included a Monday through Friday standard workweek for all employees and improved welfare benefits. All major union proposals were company indicated its willingness to long- and short-term employees over included improved pension benefits and ees hired before November 2, 1941. rejected by the company. However, the accept the CTU plan to equalize rates of a 3-year period. Other company proposals an additional progression step for employ 1 In 1952, the hours of employees hired before Nov. 2, 1941 (except walking, bicycle, and telecycle mes sengers) were reduced and their hourly rates were increased 20 percent to maintain weekly pay. About half the em ployees covered by the CTU agreement and 60 percent of those covered by the ACA agreement were affected by these changes. 4 Agreements were signed by the ACA on May 28 and by the CTU on June 6, 1954. They provided wage increases in three steps for short-service workers to equalize pay schedules by m id-1955 for all workers in the same occupation, r e gardless of length of service. All long-service employees received a 5-cen t-a n hour wage increase, and those who had been at the job rate (progression step next to the top) for a year or more were advanced to the maximum rate, with a m ini mum increase of 5 cents an hour. In addition, pensioners retiring after June 1, 1954, were permitted to continue 25 percent of their life insurance; minimum pensions and automobile messenger vehicle allowances were increased; and e f fective January 1, 1955, vacation benefits were improved. The CTU agreement also improved overtime pay provisions, and the ACA contract raised severance allowances to CTU levels and improved call-in pay. Both contracts were to r e main in effect through May 31, 1956, with no provisions for reopening. Negotiations for new contracts were initiated by both unions early in April 1956. The CTU proposed a 29 cent an hour package— including a 16-cen t-an hour general wage increase, job reclassification adjustments averaging 8 cents an hour, and improved fringes totaling 5 cents an hour— in a 1-year contract. The ACA package proposal for a 1-year contract called for a 25-cent-an-hour across-the-board wage increase, 5 cents an hour for inequity adjustments, in creased pension and health and welfare benefits, improved holiday and vacation provisions, and a Monday through Friday workweek. The company offered a 3-year contract with major revisions of job classifications. Later in the month, it offered a 7 -cent-an -hour wage increase, except for nonmotor m essengers (walking, bicycle, and telecycle m essengers), effective June 1, 1956. Early in May, modifications were made in the original demands by both unions; however, no agreement had been reached by the May 31 expiration date of the contracts, and both the ACA and the CTU had taken strike votes. On May 31, the ACA agreed to extend the contract for 30 days while negotiations continued, subject to 24-hour strike notice. CTU members in several major cities left their jobs to attend union meetings, but there was no action either on contract extension or on an immediate strike call. Early in June, the company and the two unions reached agreement on 2-year contracts providing hourly wage increases of 13 cents, retroactive to June 1. An additional 5 cents an hour, effective January 1, 1957, was to be used for inequity and reclassification adjustments. The settlement increased pension and death benefits and vehicle allowances for automobile messengers for both unions and also increased allowances for CTU telecycle m essengers. The CTU agreement liberalized call-in and overtime pay and moving expense provi sions and increased the subsistence and lodging allowance. An agreement on job classification revisions signed by the CTU on March 2, 1957, in accordance with the 1956 contracts, regrouped offices and reduced the number of city-size and branch office groups, and in many cases reduced inter city differentials in rates for comparable jobs. For the New York City area, the ACA agreed, on April 23, 1957, to contract amendments under which personalized rates were eliminated; rates were increased for some jobs where duties had b e come more difficult or productivity had improved; some inequities were corrected; and maximum rates for specified nonmotor m essengers were increased. In March 1958, the ACA proposed contract changes, including wage increases totaling 30 cents an hour, a 30-hour workweek, and improved pension, insurance, vacation, and holiday provisions. Late in March, the CTU proposed changes in its contract, to be effective for 2 years beginning June 1. The proposals included 5 an 18-cent-an-hour general wage increase, pension plan improvements, a companypaid hospitalization program, and improved vacation provisions. The company’ s counteroffer included wage increases totaling 10 cents an hour (except for non motor m essengers). In addition, the company proposed reducing the mandatory retirement age from 70 to 65, and indicated it might pay part of a hospitalization and medical plan. Late in May, ACA and CTU members authorized strike action. Tentative agreement on term s of Z-year contracts was reached on May 31 by the ACA and June Z, 1958, by the CTU. The agreements provided for gen eral wage increases of 6 cents an hour, effective June 1, and 5 cents an hour, effective September 1, except for low seniority CTU nonmotor m essengers and all ACA nonmotor m essengers. Effective November 1, 1958, a total of $Z0 an hour was allocated to correct wage-rate inequities in the New York City area. The CTU received an additional increase averaging 3 cents an hour, effective January 1, 1959, to eliminate job classification inequities between their sched ules and those in effect in the ACA area. Pension and severance benefits for employees represented by both unions were improved. The CTU contract also improved provisions for overtime pay and premium pay for work on Sunday, and the ACA contract increased the vehicle allowance for motor m essengers. During the April I960 negotiations, the CTU proposed a Z-year agreement providing wage increases totaling Z5 cents an hour, job classification revisions, a company-paid medical and hospital benefits plan for employees with more than 30 days' service, and improved vacation, holiday, and insurance provisions. The ACA proposed a 30 cents an hour across the board wage increase, elimination of inequities, and improved pension, welfare, and vacation provisions in a 1-year agreement. Both unions rejected the company's offer of wage increases of 5 cents an hour in I960 and again in 1961, and completed strike votes in m id-M ay. Oral agreements were reached by the negotiators on the eve of the May 31 expiration date of the contracts. The final agreements— dated May 31 for the ACA and June 1 for the CTU— increased wages immediately by 10 cents an hour for most employees and 5 cents an hour for nonmotor m essengers and provided a deferred increase of 5 cents an hour for other than nonmotor m essengers on January 1, 1961. Job classification revisions for CTU members averaged about Z cents an hour. The agreements also established a noncontributory health in surance plan for employees and a contributory plan for dependents. In addition, a $ 3 ,0 0 0 noncontributory group life insurance policy was provided all active em ployees with 5 years of service or more. Vacation pay, vehicle allowances, contributory life insurance, and pension provisions were improved. The agree ments could be terminated by either party after May 31, 196Z. The National Bargaining Committee of the CTU drew up demands on March 19 to be presented at the first negotiating session on May 7, 196Z. Major demands in a proposed Z-year contract included a general wage increase of Z0 cents per hour, additional adjustments for certain skilled classifications, and a fund totaling $960 per hour to be used for shortening rate ranges and correcting classifica tion inequities. Among many other union demands were improvements in group hospital-medical insurance and elimination of deduction of the equivalent of social security benefits from pension payments. Federal mediators entered negotiations on the May 31 expiration date, after continuous negotiations that began early in May had not resulted in agreement. On June 1, the company and union announced tentative agreement on terms of a Z-year contract covering Z3,000 employees. The contract changes, valued at 15 cents, included pay increases of 4 cents an 6 hour, except for nonmotor m essengers, effective June 1, 1962, and 7 cents an hour 1 year later. Nonmotor m essengers with 2 years of service or more were to receive 4 cents an hour on September 1, 1962, and the hourly vehicle allow ances of automobile and telecycle m essengers were to be increased 4 and 2 cents an hour, respectively, effective June 1, 1962. In addition to the general wage increase, provision was made for increases ranging up to 25 cents an hour in the rates of some skilled classifications. A variety of improvements were made in other work rules, vacation pay, and health and welfare benefits. Negotiations between the company and the ACA opened on April 12, 1962. The union demanded a general wage increase plus additional sums to skilled classifications, correction of wage inequities, and progression increases for non motor m essengers with 1 and 2 years of service. Other proposals were directed toward a 30-hour Monday to Friday workweek with the same take-home pay, ad dition of 4 premium holidays with double time and one-half for hours worked, and an increase in the night-shift differential. In addition, the union asked for lib er alized vacation provisions, with 10 days of paid sick leave per year to be added to the vacation allowance if not used. Proposed health and welfare improvements included an increase in the maximum pension to $125 per month, company a s sumption of the cost of the dental plan and full cost of life insurance policies of $ 5 ,0 0 0 for employees with up to 5 years of service ranging up to $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 for employees with more than 10 years' service. Other demands included job s e curity benefits in the form of guarantees against layoff or reduction in pay be cause of mechanization or other changes in major operation methods, no reduc tion in wages when an employee was reduced to a lower classification, and an increase in severance pay to 4 weeks per year of service. The first counterproposal to the ACA, made by Western Union negotiators on May 10, consisted of a 2-year contract with wage increases of 22 to 25 cents an hour for 375 of 600 skilled plant department employees, effective June 1, 1962; a 3-percent general increase in hourly wages, the distribution of which was to be negotiated, effective June 1, 1963; a 4-cent increase in the hourly vehicle allowance for motor m essengers; and company assumption of the full cost of employees' hospital room charges. When no agreement was reached by the May 31 contract expiration date, the ACA held an "o ff-th e -jo b " meeting on June 1. At this closed session, the union agreed to the company proposal that the expired contract be extended on a day-to-day basis. Negotiations continued and agreement was reached on June 8. Major changes in the contract, covering about 4, 000 workers in the New York City area, included the same monetary increases and health and welfare im provements as negotiated with the CTU. The agreement also provided increases ranging up to 25 cents an hour for some skilled classifications and for re c la s s i fications resulting from combination of existing classifications with increases for warehouse, repair shop, and some other groups. The hourly vehicle allowance for automobile m essengers was increased by 4 cents. In January 1963, both the CTU and ACA reached agreement with the com pany to liberalize the joint and survivorship option in the pension plan. The CTU and ACA contracts were to remain in effect until June 1, 1964. 7 1964—66 Early in 1964, negotiations for new contracts began between the Western Union Telegraph Co. and the Commercial Telegraphers’ Union (CTU) and the American Communications Association (ACA). The existing contracts were sched uled to expire on May 31, 1964. The National Bargaining Committee of the CTU, in late February, drew up demands to be submitted to the company. Major demands in the proposed 2-year contract included a general wage increase of 20 cents an hour, elimina tion of deductions from all Western Union pensions to offset social security bene fits, and longer vacations for employees with 10 or 15 y e a rs’ service. Among many other demands was greater job security through higher severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits, 1 additional paid holiday, and an increase in night-shift differential and subsistence pay. Although the company did not tender a formal list of contract changes at the early collective bargaining sessions, its representatives did propose various contract changes during the course of negotiations. On June 1, the company and the union announced agreement on a 2 -year contract covering about 21, 000 employees. The contract, which averted a threat ened nationwide strike, provided wage increases of 6 cents an hour, except for nonautomobile m essengers, effective immediately, and 7 cents an hour effective June 1, 1965. All nonautomobile m essengers having 1 year of service or more were to receive a 5 - cent-an-hour increase on June 1, 1964, and walking and bicycle m essengers with 2 years of service or more were to receive an ad ditional 5 cents 1 year later, thus equalizing all messenger rates and p rogres sion schedules. Other changes included improved pensions and 4 weeks’ vaca tion after 20 years of service instead of after 25. The agreement also increased auto allowances for m essengers, andsubsistence allowances for relief employ ees, and improved the hospitalization plan. At the first negotiating session, on March 23, 1964, the ACA presented a comprehensive list of contract demands that were designed to increase their m em bers’ earnings and security, and reduceworktime while maintaining earn ings levels. The union proposed a general wage increase and a fund to correct inequities; both amounts were unspecified. They also requested the company to establish a $ 1 . 50-an-hour minimum and restore the progression system for m essengers that was abandoned in 1963. Although no agreement was reached before the expiration date of the existing contract, no work stoppage occurred. The parties extended the contract on a day-to-day basis until agreement was reached on June 2. It was subsequently ratified by the union membership on July 1. The 2-year contract, covering approximately 4, 000 workers in the New York City area, was retroactive to June 1 and included the monetary increases and vacation pay and vehicle allowances improvements negotiated with the CTU. Health and welfare benefits and pension improvements were also provided. 1966-67 In preparation for negotiations to revise their contract with the Western Union Telegraph Company that was scheduled to expire on May 31, 1966, the National Bargaining Committee of the Commercial Telegraphers’ Union (CTU) 8 assembled March 1. The committee drafted a collective bargaining program that encompassed a large portion of the existing contract, but concentrated on improving the economic and security position of their m em bers. When formal negotiations opened in early May, the CTU's economic de mands included a 15-percent general wage increase, elimination of the deduction from pensions of part of the social security benefits received by retirees, amend ment of the health insurance plan to provide a supplement to Medicare, shorter service requirements for 3 - and 4-week vacations, and a maintenance of earn ings provision for employees laid off because of a reduction in the work force. During the 4 weeks that followed, company and union negotiators were unable to agree on wage increases and pension improvements. On May 31, with the existing contract to expire at midnight, the company proposed a new 3 -year contract that would have included general wage increases of 3. Z percent in the first and second year, 3. 7 percent in the third year, and inequity adjustments in the plant department. Union negotiators had been asking for wage increases of 6 to 7 percent a year, and rejected this offer. The next day, the company’ s employees who were represented by the CTU left their jobs for 4 hours. On the same day the parties agreed to extend the expired agreement 1 week in an attempt to resolve the issue of wage increases. Negotiations progressed slowly in that week, as the company offered an alternative proposal, but would not in crease the value of the package. On the day the 1-week extension was to te rm i nate, the company offered a Z-year contract that would have provided general wage increases of 4 percent in 1966 and 3 .9 percent in 1967, but withdrew its offer of inequity adjustments in the plant department. This offer was rejected and a second nationwide strike of ZO, 000 employees was called June 8 0 Later that day the company offered general wage increases of 4. 3 percent, which the union rejected. This strike ended the following day when the parties reached agreement on a Z-year contract, retroactive to June 1, 1966. The agreement provided a 4. 5-percent wage increase in each year for all employees except nonautomobile m essengers plus inequity adjustments in the plant department. Nonautomobile messengers with Z years' service or more were to receive a 4-cent-an-hour increase only in the first year. Length of employment requirements for vacations were reduced to 10 years' service for 3 weeks and 15 years for 4 weeks. The hourly automobile messenger allowance was increased Z cents an hour, and a maintenance of earnings provision was established to p ro vide displaced employees with 5 years class of work seniority or more with a continuation of their regular wages. These payments were to continue for the shorter of a period equal to an employee's adjusted company service or until a comparable job was available. Moving expense benefits were liberalized for em ployees affected by transferred work or consolidation of functions from different locations. A supplemental Medicare plan for employees and pensioners and their dependents 65 years old and over was established. The mandatory retirement age was to be decreased from 70 to 69 in 1968, to 68 in 1969, and 67 in 1970. The deduction of part of the social security benefits from pensions was to be r e duced to Z9 percent in 1968, 13 percent in 1969, and eliminated in 1970. New York Area Negotiations An NLRB representation election between the American Communications Association, representatives of New York City area employees for Z5 years, and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) preceded negotiations in New York. CWA won the election and on April Z5 was certified as the bargain ing agent for these employees. 9 Using the existing ACA contract as a base, the CWA opened negotiations on May 13, with 17 demands for contract improvements. Among the high priority demands were the correction of job inequities among plant employees, the addi tion of a paid holiday, company payment of dependent health insurance premiums, and reduction in the waiting period required to receive nonoccupational sick ness benefits. On June 1, the union and company negotiators drafted a tentative agreement that did not go into effect. The negotiators met again on June 9 to redraft the final contract in line with the contract accepted earlier that day by the CTUc On June 10, the company and the CWA reached agreement on a 2-year contract comparable to the one concluded by the company and the CTU. Major gains in the first negotiations between CWA and Western Union included the same wage in crease as were agreed to by the CTU, job inequity adjustments of 1 to 8 cents in 1966 and 2 to 9 cents in 1967 to most plant department classifications. Non automobile m essengers with 2 years1 service or more received 4 cents an hour increase in 19660 Other improvements included the addition of Washington’ s Birthday as a paid holiday, an automation and technology clause similar to the maintenance of earnings improvements negotiated by CTU, and company payment of 50 percent of dependent health insurance premiums in equal steps of 25 percent in each year of the contract. Pension and health insurance improvements were similar to the CTU agreement. The following tables bring the Western Union Chronology up to date through the termination dates of the current agreements. (The pension agreement r e mains in effect until June 1, 1968.) A ----- General W age Changes1 Effective date Provision Nov. 14, 1943 ( C T U A F L ). 2 Increases averaging 12 cents an hour effective D ec. 29, 1945. Retroactive increase of 10 cents an hour for period Nov. 14, 1943, to D ec. 29, 1945. Feb. 16, 1944 (AC A). In creases averaging approx im ately 12 cents an hour. June 2, 1946 (C T U A F L and A C A ). 16. 5 cents an hour in crease — A p r. 1, 1947 (C T U A F L and A C A ). A pr. 1, 1948 (C T U A F L and A C A ). 5 cents an hour increase 8 cents an hour in crease A p r. 1, 1949 (ACA) — A p r. 1, 1950, to Oct. 1, 1950 (A C A ). July 1, 1950 (C T U A F L ). July 1, 1951 (C T U A F L and ACA) (by agreem ents of July 1, 1951). Sept. 1, 1951 (C T U A F L and ACA) (by agreem ents of July 1, 1951). Sept. 1, 1952 (by agreem ent of Aug. 2, 1952, C T U -A F L , and D ec. 1, 1952, A C A ). 13 cents an hour in crease 4 cents an hour in crease — 20 percent in crease in hourly pay for all 4573 -hour e m ployees and those 40-hour em ployees hired before Nov. 1, 1941. 4 5 V3 -hour em ployees placed on a 4 0 hour week. 10 cents an hour in crease for all 4 0 hour em ployees hired after Nov. 1, 1941. In creases a v eraged 21 cents an hour. See footnotes at end of table. Applications exceptions and other related matters In accordance with directive order of N W L B , dated Dec. 29, 1945, average of 1 2 cents per employee was to allocated by agreem ent between parties to following p urposes: (1) To eliminate sub standard wage rates (55 cents an hour established as m inim um , except for train ees), ( 2) to provide tapered increases in im m ediately related occupations in order to avoid creation of inequities because of increased m inim um ,3 and (3) to eliminate wage-rate inequities. 4 B oard 's order retroactive to Nov. 14, 1943; however, to sim p lify computing retroactive pay, each em ployee received 10 cents an hour for all hours worked b e tween Nov. 14, 1943, and D ec. 29, 1945. In accordance with order of Regional W ar Labor Board esta b lishing job rate ranges which increased rates by approxim ately 12 cents an hour on the average. Minimum of 55 cents an hour established. Approved by N W L B , Dec. 29, 1945. 5 Increase based on recommendation of factfinding board dated Aug. 30, 1946. Rates for nonmotor m es sengers increased 10 cents an hour. P arties to A F L contract agreed that 3.5 cents an hour of increase be used toward creation of equitable and balanced wage structure, while A C A agreem ent accepted fa c t finding board's recom m endation to allot 4 cents an hour for that purpose. Not applicable to nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. Not applicable to nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. The A C A contract provided that all nonmotor m e ssen g e rs with 5 years of service or m ore be increased to top of classification range. A F L contract provided that $ 150, 000 be made available annually for establishm ent of rate ranges in nonmotor m e ssen ge r classification or for such other purposes affecting this c l a s s i fication as m ay be agreed upon. Increases to specified em ployees earning less than m axim um . 4 cents an hour to em ployees with 2 years or m ore of c l a s s - o f work seniority earning less than m axim um . M axim um rates in som e classification s increased up to 5 cents an hour (table D). Increases of 3 and 4 cents an hour to em ployees below the m a x imum rate attaining 7 or 10 years of serv ice on July 1, 1950, except: (1) If increase would advance em p loyee's rate beyond m axim um in which case increase is lim ited to amount su ffi cient to bring rate to m axim um , ( 2) if spread between job rate and m axim um rate is less than 3 cents, m i n i m u m i n c r e a s e to be 2 cents, (3) if classification has only a single rate, increase to be 2 cents, and (4) if spread between job rate and maxim um rate is less than 4 cents, increase to be lim ited to such spread. Increases of 1 and 3 cents an hour to em ployees attaining 10 and 7 years of serv ice on Feb. 1, 1951, and Oct. 1, 1951, effective on dates specified. (1 cent to em ployees previously paid 3 cents, for 7 years of se rv ic e , who attained 10 years of serv ice between July 1, 1951, and one of the dates specified). Applicable to all em ployees except nonmotor m e sse n g e rs, including those paid above the job rate or above the m axim um of the rate range. Rates for walking, b icycle, and telecycle m e ssen g e rs increased l l!z cents an hour. Approved by the Wage Stabilization Board, Oct. 11, 1951. Applicable to all em ployees except nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. Rates for walking, bicycle, and telecycle m e ssen g e rs in creased Zllz cents an hour. The settlem ent agreem ents p r o vided that, if the company and unions agreed by Sept. 1, 1951, this increase could be applied toward the establishm ent of rate ranges. Since agreem ent was not reached by that tim e, the 2V2 cents was applied as an a c ro ss-th e -b o a r d in crease. Applicable to all em ployees except nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. Nonmotor m e ssen g e rs having 3 months of serv ice received 5 cents an hour in crease. In addition, under the A C A agreem ent, 2 funds w ere established to d ecrease wage inequities among occupations, as follow s: One of $ 3 3 0 ,0 0 0 effective June 1, 1952, and another of $ 120, 000 effective Nov. 2 ,1 9 5 2 . A third fund of up to $ 15 an hour for the entire bargaining unit was provided for automatic wage p ro g re ssio n s, to be effective Jan. 1, 1953, if details had been negotiated by that date. 11 — A ----- General W age Changes1 Continued Effective date Provision May 24, 1953 (by 3 cents an hour increase agreem ent of A pr. 23, 1953, C T U -A F L ). June 1, 1953 (by 4 cents an hour increase agreem ent of July 28, 1953, A C A ). June 1, 1954 (ACA Minimum 5 cents an hour in agreem ent dated crea se for lo n g -se rv ic e e m M ay 28, 1954, and p lo ye e s, 1 to 35 cents for CTU agreem ent sh o r t-s e r v ic e em p loyees, or dated June 1, 1954). 9 cents an hour averaged over all em ployees. M ar. 1, 1956' June 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date and A C A agreem ent dated June 6 , 1956). 13 cents an hour increase Jan. 1, 1957 (CTU agreem ents dated June 1 , 1956, and M ar. 2, 1957, and A C A agreem ents dated June 6 , 1956 and A p r. 23, 1957). 5 cents an hour average in crease. June 1, 1958 (AC A and CTU a g r e e ments of sam e date). 6 cents an hour in cr e a se ---------- Sept. 1 ,1 9 5 8 (AC A and CTU a g re e ments dated June 1, 1958). 5 cents an hour in cr e a se --------- See footnote at end of table. Applications, exceptions, and other related matters Applicable to all hourly em ployees hired after Nov. 1, 1941, e x cept nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. Applicable to all em ployees hired after Nov. 1, 1941. Hourly rated em ployees hired on or before Nov. 1, 1941— future p ro gre ssio n to the m axim um to be automatic; no change in basic w age-rate schedules; im m ediate advancement to m a x i mum rate for all em ployees at job rate for a year or m o re . Hourly rated em ployees hired after Nov. 1, 1941— w age-rate schedules raised to lev el of lo n g -se rv ic e em ployees in 3 steps: CTU— rates in effect p rior to Sept. 1, 1952, increased by 16 percent on June 1, 1954, 18 percent D ec. 1, 1954, and 20 percent (full conversion) June 1, 1955; A C A — rates in creased by 50 percent of difference between sh o rt- and longserv ice rates on June 1, 1954, 25 percent Dec. 1, 1954, and the remaining 25 percent on June 1, 1955. These em ployees to be advanced to m axim um rate of job classification on Dec. 1, 1955, or 1 year after reaching job rate, whichever occurred later. Nonmotor (walking, b ic y cle , and telecycle) m e sse n g e rs— 4 cents an hour increase effective June 1, 1954, or on subsequent completion of 1 year of se rv ice . Nonmotor m e ssen g e rs— minim um rate increased to $ 1 an hour by amendment to F air Labor Standards A ct. Nonmotor m e ssen g e rs— 5 cents an hour in cre a se , effective June 1, 1956, or on subsequent completion of 18 months of se rv ice . A greem ents also provided deferred in creases to eliminate job inequities by establishing a nationwide wage structure, regrouping o ffic e s, reducing intercity and internal rate d iffe r entials, and eliminating personalized rates. See provisions effective Jan. 1, 1957. CTU— Elimination of previous w age-rate differentials between W estern Union D ivision and Southern and Southwestern Divisions by establishing nationwide c it y -s iz e groups based on average monthly revenue, regrouping and reducing num ber of c it y -s iz e and branch office groups; and reduction in som e differentials among company offices and d ivisions. E m ployees in downgraded offices to continue in form er wage schedule or rate of new wage schedule, whichever was higher, as long as they remained in the position occupied on Dec. 31, 1956. A C A — Elimination of personalized rates by increasing group m axim um to equal or exceed these ra tes; im provem ent of rates for jobs where productivity or resp onsibility had in creased or job content had changed; correction of inequities within the company; and im provem ent in the p ro gre ssio n system of som e job s. M axim um rate for nonmotor m e s s e n gers with 5 years of se rv ice or m ore increased 5 cents an hour. CTU— 5 cents an hour in crease for telecycle m e ssen g e rs with 1 but less than 2 years of se rv ice . No change in wage rates for nonmotor m e ssen g e rs with le ss than 1 year of se rv ice . 3 c e n t s an hour per em ployee, excluding nonmotor m e s s e n g e r s, allocated to reduce w age-rate inequities between CTU c ity -s iz e group 1 job rates and New York M etropolitan Division ra te s, with any remaining funds to eliminate other w age-rate inequities, effective Jan. 1, 1959. A C A — 5 cents an hour increase for nonmotor m e ssen g e rs with 1 but le ss than 2 years of se rv ic e , an aggregate of $ 20 per hour for the New York M etropolitan D ivision , allocated for correction of w age-rate inequities, effective Nov. 1, 1958. CTU and A C A — D eferred increase of 5 cents an hour, effective Sept. 1, 1958. D eferred in crease. CTU— Not applicable to nonmotor m e ssen g e rs with le ss than 2 years of se rv ice . A C A — Not applicable to any nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. 12 A ----- General W age Changes1— Continued Provision Effective date Nov. 1, 1958 (ACA agreem ents dated June 1 and Oct. 17 1958). 3 cents an hour average in Jan. 1, 1959 (CTU agreem ent dated crease. Dec. 9, 1958). 10 cents an hour in crease June 1, I960 (ACA M emorandum of Understanding dated M ay 31, I96 0 , and CTU agreem ent dated June 1, I960). 5 cents an hour in crease Jan. 1, 1961 (A C A M em orandum of Understanding dated M ay 31, I96 0 , and CTU agreem ent dated June 1, I960). Sept. 3, 1961-------------- June 1, 1962 (A C A and CTU a g re e ments of sam e date). 4 cents an hour increase Sept. 1, 1962 (AC A M em orandum of Understanding dated June 8 , 1962, and CTU company letter dated June 11, 1962). 7 cents an hour in crease June 1, 1963 (AC A and CTU a g re e ments dated June 1, 1 9 6 2 ). Sept. 3, 1963 ---------June 1, 1964 (AC A and CTU a g re e ments of sam e date). 6 cents an hour increase June 1, 1965 (AC A and CTU a g re e ments dated June 1964). June 1, 1966 (CTU and CW A a g re e ments of sam e date). 7 cents an hour in crease 1 , 4. 5 percent in crease a v e r aging 1 1 .1 cents per hour. See footnotes at end of table. Applications exceptions and other related matters Increases of 4 to 17 cents an hour for about 600 w ork ers, a v e r aging . 005 cent an hour for all em ployees in bargaining unit. P rim a rily in cla ss 1 citie s, to equalize schedules of CTU and New York M etropolitan Division em p loyees; sm a ll proportion of the 3 cents used to co rrect job inequities. 5 cents an hour increase for nonmotor m e sse n g e r s. CTU— A d ditional job classification revisions in sm a lle r divisional citie s, larger d istrict o ffice s, and plant and engineering d e p artm ents, averaging about 2 cents an hour over the entire CTU bargaining unit. CTU and A C A — D eferred in crease of 5 cents an hour effective Jan. 1, 1961. D eferred in cre a se , not applicable to nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. Nonmotor m essen ger minim um rate increased to $ 1 . 15 an hour by amendment to the F air Labor Standards A ct. Further in crease to $ 1 .2 5 an hour, effective Sept. 3, 1963. Not applicable to nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. D eferred increase of 7 cents an hour, effective June 1, 1963. A C A — Jobs in plant department, New York repair shop, and J ersey City warehouse were re cla ssifie d and regrouped and som e rates were increased up to 25 cents an hour. These ad justm ents resulted in an additional increase of about 3 cents an hour when averaged over the entire bargaining unit. CTU— A number of jobs were regraded and additional in creases of 8 to 25 cents an hour were provided certain plant and traffic department em p loyees. These adjustments resulted in an increase of 3 cents an hour when averaged over the entire bargaining unit. 4 cents an hour to nonmotor m e ssen g e rs with 2 years of se rv ice or m o re. D eferred in cre ase , not applicable to nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. C T U -----F o r m u l a f o r g r a d i n g b r a n c h o f f i c e s was changed. Nonmotor m e ssen g e rs m inim um rate increased to $ 1. 25 an hour by amendment to F air Labor Standards A ct. Not applicable to nonautomobile m e sse n g e rs. 5 cents an hour increase and establishm ent of 1-y e a r p ro gressio n rate for walking and bicycle m e ssen g e rs with 1 year of se rv ice or or m o re . 6 D eferred increase effective June 1, 1965. D eferred in crease, not applicable to nonautomobile m e sse n g e rs. 5 cents an hour increase and establishm ent of 2 -y e a r p r o gression rate for walking and bicycle m e ssen g e rs with 2 years of serv ice or m o re . Not applicable to noriautomobile m e sse n g e rs. D eferred in crea se effective June 1, 1967. CW A— 4 cents an hour in crease for nonautomobile m e ssen ge rs with 2 years of se rv ice . Adjustm ent of job inequities to 29 plant jobs providing additional in creases of 1 to 8 cents an hour. These adjustments resulted in an additional increase of about 1 . 2 cents an hour when a v e r aged over the entire bargaining unit. Further inequity adjust ments effective June 1, 1967. CTU— 5 cents an hour increase for nonautomobile m e ssen g e rs with 2 years of se rv ice . Adjustm ent of job inequities in the co m m e rcial and plant depart ments providing additional in creases of 2 to 8 cents an hour. These adjustments resulted in an additional increase of about 1.4 cents an hour when averaged over the entire bargaining unit. Further inequity adjustments effective June 1,1967. 13 A ----- General W age Changes1 Continued — Effective date Provision Jan. 1, 1967 Feb. 1, 1967 June 1, 1967 (CTU and CW A a g re e ments dated June 1, 1966). Feb. 1, 1968 4 .5 percent in crease a v e r aging 1 1 .1 cents per hour. Applications, exceptions and other related matters CWA— Nonautomobile m e sse n g e rs' m inim um rate increased to $ 1. 50 an hour by amendment of the New York m inim um wage law. CTU— Nonautomobile m e ssen g e rs with less than 2 years of se rv ic e , minim um rate increased to $ 1 .4 0 an hour by am end ment to F air Labor Standards A ct. Deferred in cre a se , not applicable to nonautomobile m e sse n g e rs. CW A— Adjustm ent of job inequities to 29 plant jobs providing additional in creases of 2 to 9 cents an hour in the m axim um rate. These adjustments resulted in an additional in crease of about 1.2 cents an hour when averaged over the entire b a r gaining unit. CTU— Adjustm ent of job inequities in the com m ercial and plant departments providing additional in creases of 3 to 9 cents an hour in the m axim um rate. These adjustments resulted in an additional increase of about 1.4 cents an hour when averaged over the entire bargaining unit. Nonautomobile m e s s e n g e r s ' m inim um rate increased to $ l„6 0 a n hour by amendment to F air Labor Standards A ct. 1 General wage changes are construed as upward or downward changes that affect an entire establishm ent, bargaining unit, or substantial group of w orkers at 1 tim e. Not included within the term and therefore omitted from this tabulation are adjustments in individual rates (prom otions, m e rit in c r e a se s, e tc .) and m inor adjustments in wage structure (such as changes in specific classification rates) that do not have an im m ediate and noticeable effect on the general wage level. The general changes listed above were the m ajor changes affecting wage rates during the period covered by this chronology. Because of the om ission of nongeneral changes and other fa cto rs, the total of the general wage changes listed w ill not n e ce ssa r ily coincide with the movem ent of straig h t-tim e average hourly earnings. 2 P rio r to the m e rg er of W estern Union and P ostal Telegraph and the negotiation of the first nationwide agreem ent between W estern Union and the CTU covering em ployees in 6 of the 7 telegraph d istr ic ts, the National W ar Labor Board ordered in creases for em ployees of both com panies: W estern Union— C A (New York)----15 percent in crease. A M axim um of 5 percent to be applied a c r o s s -th e -b o a r d , the balance for wage structure changes. Hiring rates for nonmotor m e ssen g e rs established in a range from 30 to 34 cents an hour, depending on classificatio n , to be increased to 35 to 39 cents after a y e a r 's se rv ice . Date of order__ Jan. 13, 1943; retroactive date Aug. 20, 1942. P ostal Telegraph— C A — 12. 5 cents an hour in crease to all em ployees except m e ssen g e rs and route aids. A Hourly rates for nonmotor m e ssen g e rs sam e as in W estern Union. M otor m e ssen g e rs received 10 percent in cre a se , route aids 7 .5 cents an hour. Date of o r d e r— M ay 31, 1943; effective date---- Oct. 1, 1942. W estern Union—CTU— 15 percent in crease to be allocated as follow s: (1) Not to exceed 5 percent a c r o s s -th e board to all em ployees except nonmotor m e s s e n g e r s , (2) 5 percent, if any, to co rrect intraplant inequities, and (3) 5 percent, if any, to co rrect interplant inequities. Same schedule for nonmotor m e ssen g e rs as in A C A order (effective June 9, 1943). Date of order— June 9> 1943; retroactive date— varied according to reopening or te r m i nation dates of contracts in effect. W estern Uniorv-ACA (D etroit, M ich. , Salt Lake City, Utah, and Duluth, M in n .)— Same in cre ase s and conditions as in W estern Union— C A (New York). A D irective dated Dec. 20, 1943, effective in accordance with agreem ent of the p arties. M inimum rates for m e ssen g e rs were increased to 40 cents an hour by F air Labor Standards A ct determination of June 12, 1944. 3 Company and union agreed to provide a 5 cents an hour in cre a se , instead of the tapered in cre a se , to all em ployees affected by this section of the order. 4 The parties were directed to establish an equitable rate structure with definite job classification s and d e scrip tion s, appropriate rate ran ges, and an ord erly system of p ro gre ssio n and m e rit in cr e a se s. On October 2, 1946, an arbitrator interpreted the directive to mean that p ro gressio n from m inim um to m axim um within a rate range was to be based on length of se rv ice for the firs t 80 percent of the range and upon m erit for the last 20 percent. 5 The Board also provided that w h ite -co lla r em ployees perform ing in a satisfa ctory manner w ere to be autom atically promoted to a point 3 7 percent between the minim um and m axim um of the rate range. Nonwhitecollar em ployees p erform ing in a satisfa ctory manner were to reach the midpoint between the m inim um and m a x imum of the rate range. The p ro gre ssio n in each event was to be made in the following p eriod s. C lassification I— 4 months C lassification II— 6 months C lassification III— 8 months Increases after that point were to depend on m e rit. 6 1 step p ro gre ssio n schedule was expanded to 2 steps for telecycle m e ssen g e rs with 24 months of serv ice or m o re. 14 B— Related W age Practices1 Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters P rovision Shift P rem ium Pay Feb. 16, 1944 (ACA). 4 cents an hour prem ium pay for work on second shift; 6 cents or 5 percent (whichever was higher) for work on third shift. Dec. 29, 1945 (C T U -A F L ). Oct. 23, 1946 (ACA). June 1, 1964 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments of same date). 10 percent prem ium pay for em ployees working m ajor portion of their time between 6 p .m . and 6 a. m . Added: 15 percent prem ium paid em ployee starting work between 7 and 10 p. m . In accordance with NW LB directive of Dec. 29, 1945, re tr o a c tive to Feb. 16, 1944. Second shift defined as work beginning at or after 2 p. m . ; third shift— at or after 8 p. m . Replaced NW LB directive (dated Jan. 13, 1943) establishing 5 percent differential for em ployees working m ajor portion of shift between 6 p. m . and 6 a. m . D ifferential established for C T U -A F L in accordance with NW LB directive of Dec. 29, 1945. Replace 5 percent d iffe r ential established by board order of Jan. 13, 1943. Overtim e Pay Tim e and on e-h alf for work in Feb. 16, 1944 e x ce ss o f 8 hours a day; (ACA ). double time for work in e x Dec. 29, 1945 (C T U c e ss of 12 hours a day. A F L ). Deleted: Double time for work Sept. 1, 1952 (C T U A F L ). in e xce ss of 12 hours a day. June 1, 1954 (CTU agreem ent of same date. June 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). June 1, 1958 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Added: Double time for work in e x ce ss of 12 hours a day. Retroactive practice ordered by NW LB d irective, Dec. 29, 1945. Tim e and on e-h alf paid for hours in e xce ss of 40 a week under provisions of the F air Labor Standards A ct. Nonmotor m e ssen g e rs continued to receive double time after 12 hours. Added: Paid holidays (except those falling on regular day off), days excused with pay for death in fam ily and days excused with pay for ju ry duty (except for nonmotor m e sse n g e rs) considered days worked in determining eligibility for p r e mium pay for work beyond 40 hours. For nonmotor m e s se n g e rs, paid holidays and days excused for death in fam ily counted for overtim e purposes. Added: Paid vacations to be considered as workdays in determining eligibility for prem ium pay for work beyond 40 h ou rs. P reviously applied only to nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. Added: Tim e paid for calls to work on unassigned day, before or after scheduled tour or between midnight and 6 a. m . (ex clusive of travel time), considered in determining eligibility for prem ium pay for work beyond 40 hours. P rem ium Pay for Saturday W ork Oct. 23, 1945 (A C A ). A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). Sept 1, 1952 (C T U A F L ). Nov. 28, 1952 (ACA ). Tim e and on e-h alf for work on Saturday. E xisting provision for Satur day as such elim inated, except for nonmotor m e s s e n g e rs. See footnote at end of table. Nonmotor m e ssen g e rs received prem ium pay as follow s: CTU— Tim e and on e-h alf for the first 12 h ou rs; double time thereafter. A C A — Tim e and o n e-h a lf for all Saturday work. 15 B----- Related W age Practices1— Continued Effective date P rovision Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters P rem ium Pay for Sunday W ork Oct. 23, 1945 (ACA). Dec. 29, 1945 (C T U A F L ). Oct. 23, (ACA). 1946 June 10, 1947 (ACA ). Tim e and on e-h alf for work on Sunday Tim e and on e-h alf for work on Sunday; double time if 7th consecutive day. Added: Tim e and three fourths for Sunday work if 7th consecutive day. Changed to: Double time for Sunday work if 7th con secutive day. Sept. 1, 1952 (C T U A F L ). Nov. 28, 1952 (ACA). June 1, 1954 (CTU agreem ent of same date). June 1, 1958 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Added: Double time for work in e xce ss of 12 hours. By order of N W L B , Dec. 29, 1945. CTU (other than nonmotor m e ssen g e rs)— Double time for Sunday work paid only if the work involved a split shift. CTU (nonmotor m e sse n g e rs)— Tim e and on e-h alf for first 12 hours, double time th ereafter, except, double time for all Sunday work if 7th consecutive workday for both CTU and A C A . Added: (other than nonmotor m e sse n g e rs) Tim e and on e-h alf for Sunday work paid in d istrict offices if the work involved a split shift by mutual consent. P reviously applied only to nonmotor m e sse n g e rs. Holiday Pay Feb. 16, 1944 (ACA ). Dec. 29, 1945 (C T U A F L ). 6 holidays or m ore for which em ployees not required to work receive their regular rate of pay. Double time for work on 6 prem ium h olid ay s. June 1, 1964 (ACA agreem ent of sam e date). In creased to: Plant depart ment— d ouble-tim e for work in e xce ss of 8 hours on 3 prem ium holidays. June 1, 1966 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Jan. 1, 1967 (CW A agreem ent dated June 1, 1966). Added: 1 paid holiday (total 7). See footnotes at end of table. Double time paid in accordance with NW LB order of D ec. 29, 1945. Holidays specified: New Y e a r 's Day, M em o ria l Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and C hristm as Day. Additional holidays and holiday provisions established for certain departments covered by A C A a g re e m ents. A F L agreem ent stated that em ployees m ay be e x cused without lo ss of pay on other recognized holidays. 2 Holidays w ere: New Y e a r 's Day, M em o ria l Day, and Labor Day. Added: D ecem ber 24 and 31, to lis t of recognized loca l h o li days on which em ployee not needed could be excused without loss of pay. W ashington's Birthday. 16 B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued — P rovision E ffective date A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters Paid Sick Leave June 1, 1954 (ACA agreem ent dated May 28, 1954). E stablish ed : Full day’ s pay provided employee re p o rting for work and excused because of illn e s s . Paid Vacations M ar. 22, 1946 (ACA). A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). July 1, 1949 (C T U A F L and A C A ). July 1, 1950 (C T U A F L ). Sept. 1, 1952 (ACA). Jan. 1, 1955 (ACA agreem ent dated M ay 28, 1954, and CTU a g re e ment dated June 1, 1954). Jan. 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent dated June 1, 1956). For regular em p loyees: 1 week after 1 year of s e rv ic e , 2 weeks after 2 y e a r s, 3 weeks after 30 y e a r s . For regular em p loyees: 2 weeks in each calendar year starting Jan. 1 following date of em p lo y m ent; 3 weeks after 30 years. Extended to: 3 weeks after 20 y e a r s , 4 weeks after 35 ye ars. Changed to 3 weeks after 15 y e a rs. Changed to: A ll e m p loyees— 2 weeks in each calendar year starting Jan. 1 following date of em ploym ent; 3 weeks for 15 years or m o re. Changed: 4 weeks of paid vacation after 30 y e a r s ' (was 35) se rv ice . Reduced time and p art-tim e em ployees eligible for p ro p o r tionate vacations. — CTU----R elief em ployees on tem p orary assignm ents to be r e turned to regular place of assignm ent or headquarters city prior to starting vacation at company expense and without lo ss of pay or vacation tim e. Jan. 1, I960 (ACA Memorandum of Understanding dated May 31, I96 0 , and CTU agreem ent dated June 1, I96 0 ). June 1, 1962 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Changed: 4 weeks of paid vacation with 20 years of serv ice or m ore. F ir st vacation— Proportion of 2 weeks equivalent to number of months of em ploym ent in previous year. CTU and A C A — P revious p ractices of providing an additional day with pay when holiday fell in vacation period and in cluding subsistence payments in vacation pay continued. Changed: 4 weeks of paid vacation after 25 y e a r s ’ se rv ice . Jan. 1, 1965 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments dated June 1, 1964). Jan. 1, 1967 (CTU andCW A a g re e ments dated June 1, 1966). F ir s t vacation— Proportion of 2 weeks based on number of months of em ploym ent in previous year. C larification: CTU— Vacation pay to include night and other differentials received by em ployee before and after vacation. Vacation pay of line crew m en to include subsistence allowance of $ 7 (was $ 6 ) per day. Changed: 3 weeks of paid vacation after 10 but less than 15 years of se rv ice . C T U : 4 weeks of paid vacation with 15 years of serv ice or m o re. See footnote at end of table. 17 — B----- Related W age Practices1 Continued Effective date P rovision A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters C a ll-In Pay M ar. 22, 1946 (A C A ). A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). June 1, 1954 (ACA agreem ent dated M ay 28, 1954, and CTU a g re e ment dated Ju n el, 1954). Minimum of 2 hours of pay guaranteed to em ployees called to work 2 hours p rior to regular tour or after tour. M inimum of 4 hours of pay plus travel time guaranteed em ployees called to work on other than regular tour, holidays, for a special event, or after regular tour. A C A — Changed to: M in i mum of 4 hours of pay plus travel tim e guaranteed regular employee called to work after com pletion of regular tour. T ra vel tim e provided regular em ployee called to work 1 hour p rior to regular tour. June 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent of same date). Minimum of 4 hours of pay guaranteed to reduce time e m ployees called to work on Saturday. Minimum of 4 hours at double time plus excusal pay guaranteed em ployees called to work on holidays when not scheduled to work. Minimum of 4 hours guaranteed to reduced tim e e m ployees called to work on Saturday. Minimum of 4 hours straig h t-tim e guaranteed em ployees working on Sunday interrupted shift. CTU— Previous practice of providing m inim um of 4 hours of pay plus travel tim e for ca lls to work after regular to u rs, on h o li days, for sp ecial events, and between midnight and 6 a. m . continued. T ravel tim e between home and office and return paid em ployee not notified prior to com pletion of regular assignm ent of call to work on unassigned day. T ra vel Pay M ar. 22, 1946 (ACA). A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). Tim e spent in required travel considered as working time and paid for at regular or prem ium ra te s, depending upon time of travel. 3 O vertim e rate applies to Saturday, Sunday, and holiday trav el, and travel before or after regular day’ s tour except when sleeping accom modations are provided. Added: P rovision for pay while in travel status extended to em ployees who elect to move because of d istrict office closing. June 1, 1964 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Subsistence and Lodging A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). E m ployees tem p orarily a s signed away from their n orm al headquarters, city, or place of regular a ssig n ment and authorized re lie f em ployees to be reim bursed for living and traveling e x p en se s, except when the company and union agree upon per diem in lieu of su b sisten ce . July 1, 1949 (C T U A F L ). See footnotes at end of table. In the co m m e rcial department, authorized regular re lie f em ployees to receive transportation in addition to $ 2 per diem . M igratory line gang em ployees not housed in camp cars or who do not avail them selves of company furnished subsistence paid $ 2 . 50 a day, 7 days a week, provided em ployee has 6 months of se rv ic e . E m ployees accepting assignm ent away from home office on detail to seasonal re so rt areas to receive transportation and $1.50 per diem . P er diem of co m m e rcial re lie f and m igratory gang em ployees who accept per diem in lieu of subsistence increased to $ 3 per day. 18 B— Related Wage, Practices1— Continued Effective date Provision A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atter Subsistence and Lodging— Continued Increased: Per diem of authorized regular re lie f em ployees in co m m ercial department and m igratory gang em ployees who accepted per diem in lieu of subsistence, to $ 5 ; per diem of em ployees accepting assignm ent away from home on detail to seasonal re so rt a r e a s, to $ 3 plus transportation. Increased: P er diem of authorized regular re lie f em ployees in co m m ercial department and m ig ra tory gang em ployees who accepted per diem in lieu of su bsisten ce, to $ 6 ; others on seasonal d etails, to $ 5 . Increased: P er diem of authorized regular re lie f em ployees in co m m e rcial department and m igratory gang em ployees who accepted per diem in lieu of su bsisten ce, to $ 7 . Increased: P er diem of authorized regular re lie f em ployees in co m m e rcial department, to $ 8 . June 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). June 1, I960 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). June 1, 1962 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). June 1, 1964 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). June 1, 1966 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Increased: P er diem of authorized regular re lie f em ployees in co m m ercial department, to $ 9 . Added: 1 trip home a month, with paid transportation (including air travel) and reasonable expenses provided Chattanooga em ployees detailed to another division; 1 trip each 60 days if distance exceeded 1 ,5 0 0 m ile s. V ehicle and M ileage Allowance Feb. 16, 1944 (A C A ); Autom obile m e ssen g e rs paid allowance of 30 cents an Apr. 1, 1946 (C T U hour for use of car in A F L ). addition to regular rate of pay. Night bicycle m e ssen g e rs A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U paid allowance of 2 cents A F L ). Oct. 23, 1946 an hour, day bicycle m e ssen g e rs 1 cent. (ACA). Autom obile m essen ger A pr. 1, 1949 (ACA). allowance in crease to 35 cents (ACA) and 45 cents July 1, 1949 (C T U (CTU). A F L ). Autom obile m essen ger July 1, 1950 (C T U allowance in creased to 48 A F L ). cen ts, telecycle m e ssen g e rs to 18 cents an hour. Autom obile m essen ger July 1, 1951 (ACA) allowance in creased (by agreem ent of to 40 cents an hour. Aug. 25, 1951). In creased : Hourly auto June 1, 1954 (ACA m obile m essen ger agreem ent dated allowance to: CTU— 50 M ay 28, 1954, cents (was 48 cents), and CTU a g re e A C A — 46 cents (was 35 ment dated June 1, 1954). ce n ts). In creased : Hourly auto June 1, 1956 (CTU m obile m essen ger agreem ent of allowance to: CTU— 57 sam e date and cents, A C A — 5 3 cents; A C A agreem ent CTU telecycle m essen ger dated June 6 , to 20 cents (was 18 cents). 1956). In creased : Hourly auto Nov. 1, 1958 (ACA m obile m essen ger agreem ent dated June 1, 1958). allowance to: A C A — 57 ce n ts. See footnote at end of table. A CA — retroactive form M ar. 22, 1946, to Feb. 16, 1944, by agreem ent. C T U -A F L — other em ployees using personal cars paid allowance of 7 cents a m ile . 8 cents a m ile paid other em ployees authorized to use personal ca rs. 19 — B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued E ffective date P rovision A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters Vehicle and M ileage Allowance— Continued June 1, I960 (ACA Memorandum of Understanding dated M ay 31, I96 0 , and CTU agreem ent dated June 1, I960). June 1, 1962 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments of same d ate). June 1, 1964 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments of sam e date). June 1, 1966 (CTU and CW A a g re e ments of same date). In creased: Hourly allowance of CTU and A C A automobile and bicycle m e ssen ge r to 60 cents and 3 cents, resp ectiv ely; CTU telecycle m essen ger to 22 cents. In creased : Hourly allowance of CTU and A C A automobile m e ssen ge r to 64 cen ts; CTU telecycle m essen ger to 24 cents. In creased: Hourly allowance of automobile m e sse n g e r, to 70 cents. Increased: Allowance paid other em ployees authorized to use personal cars to 10 cents a m ile . In creased : Hourly automobile m e ssen ge r allowance to 72 cents. Added: Company to provide parking place or pay parking fees for motor m e ssen g e rs at home office. Absence Due to Death in F am ily M ar. 22, 1946 (ACA). A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). A pr. 1, 1947 (C T U A F L ). Em ployee absent from duty on account of a death in im m ediate fam ily to r e ceive 3 days off with pay. Em ployee who does not take 3 days off not given additional compensation. "Im m ediate fa m ily " defined to mean those of the same fam ily group, by kinship or dependency. "Im m ediate fa m ily " changed to "fa th er, m other, husband, w ife, child, brother, or s iste r . " In case of death of other m em bers of employee* s fam ily by kinship or dependency the employee is entitled to 1 day off— with m axim um of 3 days if required. "Im m ediate fa m ily " changed to "fa th er, m other, husband, w ife, child, brother or s iste r . " In case of death of other m em bers of employee* s fam ily by kinship or dependency, the employee was entitled to 1 day off— with m axim um of 3 days if required. Added: Up to 4 hours of paid leave provided em ployee serving as p allbearer at funeral of fellow em ployee or pensioner. June 1, 1964 (ACA agreem ent of same date). June 1, 1964 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Jury Duty Pay M ar. 22, 1946 (ACA). A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). Regular em ployees serving on ju ries paid for tirfte absent. See footnote at end of table. 20 B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued — Effective date P rovision A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters Moving Expenses June 1, 1954 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). June 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). Jan. 23, 1959 (CTU stipulations of sam e date, and o th e r s). June 1, I960 (CTU agreem ent of same date). June 1, 1966 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). In effect: Moving and tr a n s portation costs for e m ployee and fam ily provided em ployee prom oted to position in another city. Added: Up to 15 days of reasonable living e x penses provided employee prom oted to position in another city while locating a place to live. Added: Benefits extended to include certain em ployees who elected to transfer with their work to another location or who e x e rcised seniority rights to obtain a position in another city. In creased : Up to 30 days of reasonable living expenses provided employee p r o moted to position in another city while locating a place to live. Added: Up to 30 days of reasonable living expenses plus moving and tr a n s portation c o s ts , for e m ployee and fam ily, p r o vided em ployee displaced as a result of d istrict office closing. Added: Em ployee reassigned to another location because of tran sfer of work or consolidation of functions to receive actual trav el and reasonable living e x penses including sub sisten ce and lodging bene fits of the contract, for up to 30 days. Added: Separated em ployees of m igratory crew with 1 year of serv ice or m ore could return to norm al headquarters city, place of regular assignm ent, (for home, or new job location if of equal or shorter distance) at company expense. See footnote at end of table. Added: T ra vel expenses to include transportation for em ployee and his fam ily, cost of packing, crating, drayage, storage up to 60 days, and transportation of household goods and personal e ffects. Up to $1, 000 for payment of real estate brokerage fees and other house expenses, exclusive of purchase p ric e. Employee displaced by force reduction or elimination of job within 2 years after reassignm ent, allowed to return to original department or office; company to pay trav el and moving expenses. Company to reim b urse employee who did not elect to tran sfer with work, for expense arising from delay caused by company failure to perm it employee to e x e rcise other options. A lso applicable to co m m e rcia l em ployees on relief or tem porary assignm ent. 21 B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued — Effective date Provision A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters Paid R est Periods M ar. 22, 1946 (ACA agreem ent of same date). A pr. 1, 1946 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date). E stablish ed : T ra ffic d e partm ent— two 15-minute paid re st periods provided for each 8 -hour tour. Em ployee working m ore than 8 hours provided a third re st period after working 8 hours and 30 m inutes, with additional re st periods at 2 -hour in tervals. Second re lie f period provided employee working m ore than 5 hours and 20 minutes on Saturday without a lunch period, if requested to work 6 hours or m o re. Other departments— two 15-m inute paid re st periods provided em ployee whose job required continuous application. Two 15-m inute paid re st periods provided for each tour of 7 hours or m ore (6V2 hours without lunch period, if em ployee was confined to a specific building). Em ployee working m ore than 8 hours provided a third rest period after working 8 hours and 30 m inutes, with an additional re st period at 2 -hour intervals thereafter. Special A ssignm ent Pay M ar. 22, 1946 (ACA) and A pr. 1, 1946 (CTU). June 1, 1953 (ACA agreem ent of July 28, 1953). No provision. E stablish ed : 4 -c e n t an hour prem ium paid operators assigned to exchange and newspaper offices or sp ecial even ts. June 1, 1956 (ACA agreem ent of Sept. 19, 1956). June 1, 1962 (ACA agreem ent of sam e date). June 1, 1964 (ACA agreem ent of sam e date). Added: 10 -ce n t-a n -h o u r prem ium paid employee assigned to work on stock or com m odity exchange flo o r . In creased to: 5 cents an hour prem ium for exchange, newspaper office or sp ecial events assign m en ts. 8 cents an hour prem ium to specified em ployees assigned to sp ecial events. Added: 5 cents an hour prem ium paid all traffic department em ployees assigned to newspaper o ffic e s . See footnote at end of table. Applicable to M orse and M orse automatic operators. Changed: C lassifications receiving 4 -c e n t an hour prem ium broadened to include o p era tors, M o rse -a u to m a tic , te le p rinter, automatic; m a n a g e r -su p e r v iso rs, route su p erv iso rs, M o rse . S up erviso rs; c le rk s, se rv ic e ; and clerk -cotton e x change. Operators NP and CND to receive prem ium when assigned to sp ecial events. Applicable to CND automatic o p e ra tors, clerk -co tton exchange and clerk -o p era to r at A X office s. Applicable to automatic, N P , and teleprinter o p e ra tors, and service cle rk s. Added: 5-cen t prem ium paid CND operators assigned to special even ts. 22 B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued — Effective date P rovision A pplications, exceptions, and other related m atters Mainte]nance of Earnings June 1, 1966 (CTU and CWA a g re e ments of same date). E stablish ed: E m ployees with 5 years or m ore c l a s s o f-w ork senority d is placed by automation or technological change, guaranteed continuation of wages without reduction, for the shorter of a period equal to his adjusted company service or offer of a com parable job. CTU Plant and engineering department em ployees guaranteed continuation of wages for up to 3 months if they did not exercise the options open to them in their seniority area when displaced. Regular wages were defined as 40 hours a week for hourly em ployees and 35 hours a week for sala ried em p loyees. Reasonable training, if n e c e ssa r y , to be provided em ployees who accepted com parable job. Severance Allowance A pr. 1, 1946 (C T U A F L ). Oct. 23, 1946 (ACA). A pr. 1, 1950 (ACA ). Aug. 15, 1950 (CTU A F L ). Aug. 1, 1952 (C T U A F L ). June 1, 1954 (A C A agreem ent dated May 28, 1954). E m ployees with 2 years of serv ice or m ore separated because of m ajor change in operating methods receive severance allowance of 4 w eek 1 s pay for each year of se rv ice . Changed to: E m ployees with 2 to 25V2 years of service separated for any reason to receive 4 to 7 1 weeks of severance allow ance and an additional 4 weeks for each year over 2 5 V z .4 Added: E m ployees affected by tran sfer of work between traffic and co m m e rcial departments and who because of low seniority are unable to command a job at their form er lev el to receive 2 weeks of pay for each year of service over 2. Changed to: A ll em ployees with 2 and le ss than 15V2 years of service accepting layoffs eligible for 4 to 34 weeks of severance allow an ce;5 additional 4 weeks for each additional year of se rv ice . Changed: A ll em ployees with 2 but le ss than 1572 years of service accepting layoffs, eligible for 4 to 34 weeks of severance allow an ce;5 additional 4 weeks for each additional year of se rv ice . June 1, 1958 (AC A and CTU a g re e ments of sam e date. ) See footnotes at end of table. Proportionate amount granted for fractions of a year. A ffected em ployees have option of accepting severance allowance, accepting pension if e ligib le, taking another job in the company, or going on force - reduction furlough. Later agreem ent amended these options to allow an em ployee to accept a low er cla ss of work. A ffected em ployees have option of (1) accepting work in a lower c la s s , (Z) accepting a pension if eligib le , (3) accepting a separation allowance or (4) going on force-red u ctio n furlough. Em ployees affected by fo rce-re d u ctio n to have choice of (1) accepting the severance allowance, (2) accepting a pension if eligible, (3) accepting fo rce-re d u ctio n furlough with right to claim severance pay within 4 years of effective date of furlough, or (4) under specified conditions, displacing an employee who had le ss c la s s -o f-w o r k seniority. Em ployees affected by force reduction to have choice of (1) accepting severance allowance, (2) accepting pension if eligible, (3) accepting force-red u ctio n furlough with right to claim severance pay within 4 years of effective date of fu r lough, or (4) under specified conditions, displacing an e m ployee with le ss seniority. Added: O ne-half severance allowance paid em ployee, aged 7 0, forced to retire and ineligible for pension. 23 B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued — P rovision E ffective date Applications, exceptions, and other realted m atters He alth and W elfare Benefits6 (Revised) 1945 (ACA and CTU). May 1, 1947 (CTU) and July 1, 1947 (ACA). In effect: Contributory and noncontributory plans p r o viding: Life insurance— Available to employee with 6 months of continuous s e rv ic e , p r o viding $ 5 0 0 for em ployee earning le s s than $ 30 a week or $ 130 a month and $ 1, 000 for employee earning m ore than $ 30 a week or $ 130 a month. A ccident benefits— Em ployee physically disabled by w ork connected injury to receive for ( 1) total disability— half pay for 6 y e a r s , after which benefits were not to exceed $ 2 0 a week, (2 ) partial disability— 5 0 p e r cent of difference between wages earned by employee at time of disability and wages em ployee was sub sequently capable of earning. Sickness benefits— Em ployee disabled because of s ic k n ess including injuries not arising in the course of e m ploym ent, to receive for ( 1) 10 years of serv ice or m ore— half pay for 52 w eeks, (2) 5 to 10 years— half pay for 26 w eeks, (3) 2 to 5 years— half pay for 1 3 w ee k s. Death benefits— In event of death from ( 1) w o rk -c o n nected accident— benefits to equal 3 years of w ages, but not m ore than $ 5, 000, or (2 ) sick n ess (a) with 10 years of serv ice or m ore— 1 y e a r 's w ages, (b) 5 to 10 years— 6 m onths' w ages, but not m ore than $ 2 , 000 for (a) or (b). A ll insurance and death ben efit payments received under Social Security A ct to be deducted from benefits payable under the company plan. In creased : A ccident benefits for (1) total d isability— full pay for 13 weeks and half pay th ereafter, but not to e x ceed $ 2 0 a week after 6 y e a r s, partial d is ability— 100 percent of the difference between pay at time of disability and See footnotes at end of table. The Company had 2 plans in effect in 1945— a contributory life insurance plan and a noncontributory accident, sick n e ss, and death benefits plan which was established in 191 3. Neither plan was included in the company* s agreem ents with the unions. Em ployee to contribute 60 cents a month per $ 1 ,0 0 0 of life insurance. Balance of cost borne by company. Insurance continued, on payment of regular p re m iu m s, for employee ( 1) totally disabled before reaching age of 60, (2 ) on authorized d isability lea ve, (3) on furlough for union b u sin e ss, (4) on m aternity furlough, or (5) on other authorized absences for lim ited p eriods. Plan excluded walking and bicycle m e sse n g e r s, joint railroad em p loyees, students not in production w ork, em ployees n o r m a lly assigned outside the United States, and nonregular em ployees and p ensioners. F orm e r P ostal Telegraph em ployees were insured under another policy at their option. Amount of payment could be changed if d isability changed from total to partial or from partial to total. No payments for partial disability to be made after 6 years of disability paym ents. Benefits to begin on fir s t day on which a full day* s wages was not paid. In case of an accident resulting in permanent lo ss of a bodily m em ber or loss of its u se, special benefits, in lieu of all other benefits, could be awarded; how ever, not to exceed amount payable for death from accidental injury. Benefits to begin on 8th calendar day of absence; if employee had been receiving benefits and was again absent within 2 w eeks, benefit to begin on 1st day. Sick benefits lim ited for the, follow ing: Neurasthenia, nervous breakdown, n ervousness, e t c .— m axim um 2 w eeks; influenza, co ld s, e t c .— m axim um 1 w eek; appendicitis, without operation— m axim um 1 week, with operation— m axim um 4 weeks after date of operation. 24 B----- Related W age Practices1 Continued — Effective date J Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters Health and W elfare Bienefits6 (Revised)— Continued M ay 1, 1947 (CTU) and July 1, 1947 (AC A)—-C o nt inue d. July 1, 1950 (CTU) and July 7, 1950 (AC A ). June 1, 1954 (ACA agreem ent dated M ay 28, 1954, and CTU a g re e m ent dated June 1, 1954). June 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent of sam e.date and A C A agreem ent of June 6 , 1956). Jan. 1, 1961 (ACA Memorandum of Understanding dated May 31, I96 0 , and CTU agreem ent dated June 1, I960). amount employee was capa ble of earning for first 13 w eeks, 50 percent of the difference th ereafter. Sickness benefits for (1) 10 years of serv ice or m ore— full pay for 13 weeks and half pay for 39 w eeks, (2) 5 to 10 y e a r s— full pay for 13 weeks and half pay for 13 w eeks, (3) 2 to 5 y e a r s— full pay for 4 weeks and half pay for 9 w eeks. O n e-h alf of d is ability and death benefit payments received under Social Security Act to be deducted from company benefits. Increased: Life insurance— $ 1, 000 for em ployees earning le ss than $ 1. 1 5 an hour or $20 0 a month, $ 2, 000 for em ployees earning m ore than $ 1 .1 5 an hour or $ 20 0 a month without additional cost to em ployee. Added: Life insurance— pensioners retiring after June 1, 1954, perm itted to continue 25 percent of life insurance, minim um $ 5 0 0 , at contributory group rates at own expense. In creased: Death benefits— m axim um to $ 1 5 , 000 for w ork-connected injury r e sulting in death. Changed: Contributory life insurance— to flat $3, 000. Added: Noncontributory life insurance $ 3, 000 p r o vided active employee with 5 years of service or m ore. E stablish ed : Noncontributory nonoccupational health insurance plan for e m ployees providing:7 Hospital ben efits: Room and board— Up to $ 2 0 a day for a m axim um of 120 days per disability. See footnotes at end of table. Added: Contributory life insurance available to walking, b ic y cle , and telecycle m e ssen g e rs after 5 years of se rv ice . To continue contributory insurance during periods of total disability, em ployee required to ( 1) be totally disabled for 9 months, (2 ) have paid contributions during that period, and ( 3) provide acceptable proof of total disability. Same exclusions applicable to noncontributory as to contribu tory insurance. Insurance continued during periods of total disability. In su r ance continued for 3 months on payment of regular prem ium s for em ployees on authorized furlough. A ll r e tir e e s, in cluding those retired because of age but not eligible for pension, insured under the contributory plan— for the 5 years preceding retirem en t, could elect to continue insurance in the amount of $ 1, 500 (one quarter of the sum under both plans ) by paying 90 cents per month. Applicable to nonmotor m e ssen g e rs after 1 year of service and to other em ployees after 30 days. Company to contribute $ 3. 9 3 a month per em ployee. Coverage continued at company expense for em ployee absent because of sick n e ss. Benefits continued for 3 months at company expense for employee on furlough because of reduction in fo rc e. T h e re after coverage could be continued at e m p lo y e e ^ expense. Benefits could be continued during absence for em ployee on regular, union, or m aternity furlough on payment by e m ployee of regular p rem iu m s. Same exclusions applicable to health insurance as to life insurance. Em ployee to pay fir s t $ 2 5 of hospital charges. 25 B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued — E ffective date P rovision Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters Health and W elfare Benefits6 (Revised)— Continued Jan. 1, 1961 (ACA Memorandum of Understanding dated M ay 31, I960, and CTU agreem ent dated June 1, I960)— Continued. June 1, 1962 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments of same date). Special in -h osp ital service benefits— Actual co st, le ss $ 2 5 , of anesthetic adm inistration of anesthetic, am bulance, operating room , and s e r v ic e s , in eluding laboratory, X -r a y , drugs, and d re ssin g s. In -h ospital m edical care— Up to $ 3 per v isit, m a x imum $ 36 0. Surgical benefits: Surgical schedule— Up to $ 300 per procedure. M aternity— Up to $ 200 for room and board plus $ 9 0 for norm al d elivery, $ 150 for Caesarean section, and up to $ 75 for m i s carriag e. M ajor m edical— 75 percent of expenses exceeding sum of $ 100 and benefits p ay able under basic or other health plans. M axim um benefits of $ 10, 000 for each participant, lim ited to $ 5, 000 in a calendar year. Expenses covered w ere: p h ysician s’ , su rg e o n s’, and specialists' s e r v ic e s ; sem iprivate hospital room and board up to $ 25 a day; hospital se rv ice s required for m ed ical or su rgical care or treatm ent; anesthetic and its adm inistration; X -r a y s and diagnostic laboratory p ro ced u res; X -r a y or radium tr e a t m en ts; oxygen and its ad m inistration; tran sfu sion s, including cost of blood; re g istered n u r s e s ’ ch a rg es; drugs and m ed icin es; ambulance s e r v ic e s ; and rental of iron lung and sim ila r equipment. Changed: Hospital benefits: Room and board— Up to sem iprivate room rate. M ajor m ed ical _______________ See footnotes at end of table. W here surgery was n e c e ssa r y , m axim um to be greater of (a) $ 3 tim es number of days of confinement required by dis ability causing operation, le s s day of operation and all sub sequent days of hospitalization, or (b) $ 3 tim es days of hospitalization, le s s su rgical benefit payment. Not applicable for pregnancies or childbirth com plications. Benefits not payable for pregnancies existing on effective date of plan. M axim um benefits amount could be resto red for individual who had received benefits of $ 1, 000 or m ore on subm ission of acceptable evidence of insurability. M aternity care lim ited to severe com plications of pregnancy. Benefits not available for dental s e r v ic e s , g la s s e s , hearing aids, cosm etic su rgery, or se rv ice s in a governm ent hospital. Em ployee to contribute 92 cents per month, in addition to company contribution. 8 Increased: Company contribution to $ 4 . 7 0 per month for each em p loyee. 9 Added: Deductible expenses incurred by em ployee during last quarter of calendar year to be applied to deductible for sub sequent year. Only 1 deductible a sse ssa b le against em ployee when 2 m em bers or m ore of fam ily are injured in sam e accident. Reduced: Em ployee contribution to 74 cents per month. 1 0 26 — B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued E ffective date P rovision Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters Health and W elfare ]Benefits6 (Revised)— Continued June 1, 1964 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments of same date). June 1, 1966 (CWA agreem ent of sam e date). July 1, 1966 (CTU and CW A a g re e ments of same date). In creased : Hospital ben efits— In -h ospital m edical care— up to $ 5 a visit, m axim um $6 00. M ajor m edical— maxim um benefits to $ 15, 000 for each particip ant. Added: CTU— expenses for the following se rv ice s for (a) co rrection of dental damage caused by accidental in ju ries; hospital room and board, sp ecial s e r v ic e s , treatm ent or su rgery, and appliances; and (b) artificial lim bs or other prosthetic appliances. Health in su ran ce _______________ Changed: Noncontributory nonoccupational health in surance plan and contribu tory m ajor m edical plan participation lim ited; Supplemental Plan integrated with F ederal M edicare p r o gram established. E stab lish ed : Supplemental and pensioners m edicare plan for em ployee, and their dependent 65 years and over providing: Increased: Company contribution to $ 7 . 72 a month for each em ployee. 1 1 Added: Life insurance— extended for 31 days after retirem ent date. Increased: Em ployee contribution to $ 1 .1 7 per month. 12 Added: CTU— coverage of mental or nervous conditions, with lim it of 50 percent for psychiatric care while employee was able to work or for dependents not confined to hospital or sim ila r institution. Added: Company to contribute $ 3 . 18 a month (25 percent of prem ium ) for dependent insurance; further increase effective June 1, 1967. 13 E ligibility in health and insurance and m ajor m edical plans lim ited to active and retired em ployees and their dependents under 65 years of age. An em ployee aged 65 or over could continue coverage for dependents under that age. D ecrea sed : H o sp ita l-M ed ica l-S u rg ica l— company contribution for employee to $ 7 . 08 per month. Increased : M ajor M edical— em ployee contribution to $ 1. 23 per month. 14 Changed: Dependent coverage to children 19 through 23 years of age, if not working and not covered under another health insurance plan. Em ployee contribution for this coverage $ 7 . 08 a month for each child. Plan to be integrated with F ederal M edicare benefits. Active and retired em ployees residing outside United States on June 30, 1966, could continue coverage under existing health plan, through age 65 or over. E m ployees under 65 years of age, could enroll dependents age 65 or over in the supplemental m edicare plan. Company to contribute $ 4 . 50 a month for active employee 65 years old and over. E m p lo y e e 's dependents and retired e m p l o y e e s and t h e i r d e p e n d e n t s ag e 6 5 an d o v e r c o u l d p a r t i c i p a t e by paying $ 4 . 50 a month prem ium . H ospital B en efits: Payable for each period of hospitalization separated by 60 days. Room and board— F ir s t $ 15 of hospital charges for s e m i private care during the first 60 days plus $ 10 a day from the 6 1st through 90th day. Up to sem iprivate rate (including sp ecial hospital se rv ice ) from the 90th through 120th day. E m ployees and pensioners and their dependents 65 years old and M ajor M edical— 75 percent of over, with m ajor m edical expenses under the plan in effect covered expenses after the p rior to July 1, 1966, were to transfer the rem ainder of their initial calendar year d e lifetim e m axim um to the supplemental m edicare plan. E m ductible of $ 5 0 . Lifetim e ployees and dependents reaching age 65 after July 1, 1966, to m axim um benefits $ 15, 000 start new lifetim e m axim um reg ard less of expenses applied to for each participant. E x the existing m ajor m ed ical plan. penses covered w ere: P rivate duty registered nurse or licen sed practical n urse, fir s t 3 pints of blood, hospital sem iprivate room charges and special hospital se rv ice s after the 120th day, $ 5 a day above sem iprivate room rate for private room , Chiropractors and P o d ia tr is ts , and hospital and See footnotes at end of table. 27 B----- Related W a ge Practices1 Continued — Effective date P rovision Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters Health and W elfare B enefits6 (Revised)— Continued July 1, 1966 (CTU and CW A a g re e ments of same date date)— Continued. Sept. 1, 1966 (CTU agreem ent dated June 1, 1966). June 1, 1967 (CWA agreem ent dated June 1, 1966). m edical expenses while traveling outside the United States. In creased : Noncontributory Life insurance, to $ 4 ,0 0 0 for active em p loyees. Contributory Life insurance, to $ 4 , 000 for active e m p lo yees, to $ 2 , 000 for pensioners who retired after effective date. Health in su ran ce_______________ Increased: Active em ployees contribution, to $ 2 .4 0 a month; pensioners retired after effective date, to $ 1. 20 a month. Increased: Company contribution to $ 6 . 37 a month (50 percent of prem ium ) for dependent insurance. Pension Plan (Revised) 1945 (ACA and CTU— plan e s tablished in 1913). In effect: Noncontributory plan providing the following benefits for em ployees hired before Dec. 31, 1 9 3 6 :15 N orm al ben efits: E ligibility— (1) men at age 60 or old er, women at 55 with 20 years of serv ice or m o re , (2) men at 55, women at 50 with 25 years of service or m o re , and (3) any em ployee with 30 years of serv ice or m ore who did not m eet above age requirem en ts. Annuities— 1 percent of average annual pay during 10 years preceding r e tir e m ent, or the 10 con secu tive years during which em ployee received highest w ages, tim es years of serv ice up to age 70. Benefits to be reduced by amount of p rim a ry social secu rity benefits at time benefit was paid. Minimum monthly pension, $ 3 0 , except in case of r e tirem ent for disability. D isability benefits— Em ployee with 15 years of service or m ore totally disabled as a resu lt of a nonoccupational sickn ess or injury to receive pensions as computed under norm al benefits. See footnotes at end of table. Not covered by union agreem ents. 16 Em ployee retiring under (1) could retire at own request or at request of the com m ittee adm inistering plan; others at discretion of the com m ittee with approval of the president. Continuity of service not to be broken by leaves of absence of le ss than 6 months, periods of d isability, or tem p orary layoff. Em ployee paid for vacation earned during year in which he retired. Social security deduction to be increased as social security benefits were raised by amendment to law. Retirem ent could be at discretion of the com m ittee ad m inis tering plan with approval of a designated company o fficia l. 28 B----- Related W age Practices1 Continued — Effective date Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters P rovision Pensioii Plan (Revised)— Continued 1945 (ACA and CTU— plan e s tablished in 1913). M ay 1, 1947 (CTU) and July 1, 1947 (ACA ). A pr. 1, 1950 (ACA) and J uly 1, 1950 (CTU ). June 1, 1954 (ACA agreem ent dated May 28, 1954, and CTU a g re e ment dated June 1, 1954). Death benefits----1 y e a r 's or 6 m onths' sala ry depending on length of se rv ice . M axi mum of $ 2 ,0 0 0 , le ss r e tirem en t benefits received , paid b en eficiary. W here r e tir e e had r e c e iv e d m ore than above amount, b en eficiary to receive pen sion for a m axim um of 3 m onths, but not m ore than $ 100. Funeral benefits— If retiree (1) had ben eficiary, 1 m onth1 s b en efits, but not m ore than $ 2 5 , (2) did not have ben eficiary, up to $ 150 for funeral and p r e death m ed ical expenses. Benefits reduced by any lu m p -su m death payments made under the Social Security A ct. Survivors insurance not deductible. Changed: N orm al and death ben efits: Benefits reduced by on e-h alf the amount of social secu rity paym ents. Benefits extended to all em ployees ___________________ In creased: Minimum pension to $ 6 0 a month, including o n e-h a lf of social secu rity b e n e fits. June 1, 1956 (CTU agreem ent of sam e date and A C A agreem ent dated June 6, 1956). In creased : Minimum pen sion to $ 100 a month, le ss o n e-h a lf social security paym ent; $ 7 5 for employee le s s than social security m inim um age. June 1, 1958 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments of same date). Changed: N orm al benefits— Annuities of 1 percent of average annual pay during 5 consecutive years of highest earnings. Added: D isability benefits— Em ployee with 20 years of serv ice or m o re , and with sum of age and service equal to 80 years or m o re , and em ployee with 30 years of serv ice or m o re , totally disabled by nonoccupational sickness or injury, p e r m itted to retire with pen sion at own request. E lim inated: Death benefits— Deduction of on e-h alf of lu m p -su m payments under Social Security A ct. See footnote at end of table. Covered by union contract. Changed: For employee retiring on or after June 1, 1954, social security deduction lim ited to one-half p rim a ry social security benefits to which em ployee was eligible at tim e of retirem ent. Added: Social security deduction for employee retiring before becom ing eligible for social security benefits to be based on benefits that would have been paid had em ployee been eligible. F or em ployees with 20 years of continuous service or m o re , all periods of s e rv ic e , except those for which severance payments were m ade, included in computing pension benefits. Changed: A ll periods of se rv ic e , except those for which severance p ay ments were m ade, included in determining employee* s qualification for and in computing amount of pension benefits for employee with 15 years of service or m o re . CTU— Social security deduction for employee retiring before becom ing eligible for benefits to begin with fir s t social security payment. Applicable only to em ployees retiring after June 1, 1958. E lim inated: D iscretion of com m ittee to approve retirem ent of em ployees other than men at 60, women at 55, with 20 years of serv ice. Changed: A ll periods of se rv ice , except those for which severance payments w ere m ade, included in determining e m p lo y e e ^ qualification for and in computing amount of pen sion benefits for em ployee with 10 years of service or m o re. 29 B----- Related W age Practices1 Continued — E ffective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related m atters P ension Plan (Revised)— Continued June 1, I960 (ACA M emorandum of Understanding dated M ay 31, I960, and CTU agreem ent dated June 1, I960). Jan. 1, 1963 (CTU agreem ent dated Jan. 7, 1963, and A C A agreem ent dated Jan. 22, 1963). June 1, 1964 (ACA and CTU a g re e ments of sam e date). June 1, 1965 (CTU and A C A stipulations dated Apr. 6, 1965). June 1, 1968 (CWA and CTU a g re e ments dated June 1, 1966). June 1, 1969 (CTU and CW A a g re e ments dated June 1, 1966). June 1, 1970 (CTU and CW A a g re e ments dated June 1, 1966). Added: Joint and survivor option— Providing actu aria lly reduced benefits for life to employee and after death of retiree to ben eficiary. Em ployee could choose between monthly benefits that (1) r e main unchanged so long as either pensioner or beneficiary was alive or (2) rem ain lev el during life of re tire e, r e duced by one-half or one-fourth after his death. Death of employee or beneficiary before retirem ent voided option. Added: Joint and survivor option— Option of providing b en eficia ry with annuity reduced by three-fou rths after r e tir e e 1 s 2 de ath. Changed: Minimum pension reduced by: CTU— on ethird social secu rity p aym ent; A C A — one-fourth social secu rity payment, or 43 percent for employee retired p rior to June 1, 1964. Added: Em ployee eligible for pension ben efits, r e tiring between A pr. 6, 1965, and M ay 31, 1965, and who accepted benefits payable June 1, 1965, credited with the following additional service when computing pension b en e fits— 2 years if between age 65 and 68 on May 31, 1965; an amount equal to the difference between age at retirem ent and 70, if age 68 or over. D ecreased : Mandatory r e tirem ent age, to 69. Changed: M inimum pension reduced by: CTU— 29 p e r cent of Social Security p ay m en ts; CW A— on e-th ird of Social Security payments for em ployees retired prior to June 1, 1964. D ecreased : M andatory r e tirem ent age to 68. Changed: Minimum pension reduced by: CTU and CW A— 13 percent of Social Security payments for all retired em p loyees. D ecrea sed : Mandatory r e tirem ent age, to 67. E lim inated: Minimum pen sion deduction of any part of Social Security paym ents. 1 The last entry under each item represents the m ost recent change. 2 F or exam pley A pr. 17 (P a trio ts1 Day) and June 17 (Bunker Hill Day) are holidays, and em ployees in Boston offices m ay be excused. celebrated in Boston as local 30 F o o t n o t e s— C on ti n u e d 3 An interpretive m emorandum included in the July 1, 1949, CTU agreem ent construed the provision to mean that em ployees would be paid for travel time only during the norm al workday assignm ent except in ca ses where e m ployee was scheduled to work upon arriving at his destination without a re st period, in which event the entire period was paid for. 4 The schedule provides 4 weeks of pay for em ployees with 2 to 4 l/z years of se rv ic e , an additional 2 weeks of pay for each year from 4 l/ z to 1072> an additional 3 weeks of pay for each year from I 0V2 to 1572 , and an ad ditional 4 weeks of pay for each year above I S 1 Z up to Z S 1 years. / /z 5 The schedule provided 4 weeks of pay for em ployees with 2 but le s s than 4 l/z years of se rv ic e , an additional 2 weeks of pay for each year fro m 4V2 but le s s than l l/ z , and an additional 3 weeks of pay for each year fro m l l/ z but le ss than \5^/z . 6 F o rm e rly reported as A ccident, S ick n ess, and Death Benefits and Group Insurance. 7 E m ployees could elect identical coverage for dependents at cost of $ 8 .7 5 a month, and retired em ployees could, on assum ption of individual an d /or dependent prem ium s (total $ 1 2 .6 8 ) , elect to continue in plan providing reduced benefits. 8 Em ployee could elect identical coverage for dependents at additional cost of $ 1 . 31 per month. E m ployees retiring on or after June 1, I9 6 0 , could elect m ajor m ed ical coverage, with m axim um benefit of $ 2 ,5 0 0 at monthly cost of 92 cents, or $ 2 .2 3 for se lf and dependents. 9 Dependent prem ium in creased to $ 9 .5 9 per month; retiree total prem ium increased to $ 1 4 .2 9 . P ensioners had the option of continuing under the old plan, including m ajor m ed ical co verage, at the form er rate or accepting the revised plan. 10 M ajor m ed ical co vera ge, with m axim um benefits of $ 2 ,5 0 0 , extended to retiree and his dependents at a cost of $ 1 .8 1 per month; 74 cents a month for retiree coverage only. 1 P rem ium for dependent in creased to $ 1 1 .9 3 per month; retiree total prem ium increased to $ 1 9 .6 5 . 1 12 M ajor m edical coverage, with m axim um benefits of $ 2 ,5 0 0 , available to retiree and his dependents at cost of $ 2 .5 1 per month; $ 1. 14 a month for retiree only. Dependent prem ium in creased to $ 1 2 .7 3 per month. 14 Em ployee contribution for dependent coverage increased to $ 1.4 7 a month, fam ily coverage to $ 2. 70 a month. 15 It was estim ated that this provision disqualified approxim ately half of W estern Union's em ployees as of 1945. 16 The U .S . Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit in A m erican Federation of Labor v. the W estern Union T elegraph Co. (17 L a b ., CAS(CCH) Para 65569, 25 LRRM 2327) held that the working of the agreem ent, which provided that the pension and benefit plans could not be abandoned or modified without consent of the parties, made these plans part of the agreem ent. 31 G -l. Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in the CTU, Western Union Division, Effective April 1948—May 19531 C o m m e r c i al D e p a rt m e n t i. H ou rl y r a t e s , di vi s i on al offi ce group O ccu pa tio n and rate range 2 1 2 3 4 E f f e c t i v e Apjr. O p e r a t o r s - — au to m a tic , r e l i e f , teleph one : Starting r a t e _____________________________________ — Job rate (48 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ O p e r a t o r s — M o r s e , se n io r au tom at ic; se n io r t el eph one : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) ____________________ ____ ___ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ C l e r k s — d e l i v e r y E M D , d e l i v e r y tube and en v e l o p e , m e s s e n g e r p e rs on n el : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ C l e r k s — c a s h i e r , c o u n t e r - s a l e s , cr ed i t and c o l l e c t i o n : Starting rate ______________________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ M e s s e n g e r s , a u to m o bi le : Starting r a t e ______________________________________ _ Job rate (groups 1 to 5— 12 m o n t h s ; gr ou ps 6 , 7, and d i s t r i c t o f f i c e s — 6 m o n t h s ) _________________________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ 5 6 7 1948 4 5 1, 6 7 1951 $0. 93 $0 . 93 $0 . 91 $0. 89 $0. 88 $0. 87 $0 . 86 $1. 10 $1 . 10 $1. 08 $1. 06 $ 1 . 0 5 $1. 04 $1 . 03 1. 18 1. 17 1. 16 1. 14 1. 13 1. 12 1. 08 1. 35 1. 34 1. 33 1. 31 1. 30 1 . 2 9 1. 25 1 . 2 4 1. 23 1 . 2 2 1 . 2 0 1. 19 1. 18 1. 14 1 . 4 1 1 . 4 0 1. 39 1. 37 1. 36 1. 35 1. 31 1. 08 1. 30 1. 36 1. 06 1.28 1. 34 1. 04 1. 26 1. 32 1. 02 1. 24 1. 3& 1.00 1. 22 1.28 . 99 1. 20 1. 25 .9 7 1. 18 1.23 1.25 1.47 1.53 1.23 1.45 1. 51 1.21 1.43 1.49 1. 19 1.41 1.47 1. 17 1. 39 1.45 1.16 1. 37 1.42 1. 14 1. 35 1.40 . 87 . 99 1. 02 . 87 . 99 1. 02 . 85 . 97 1. 00 . 85 .9 7 1. 00 . 83 . 95 .98 . 83 .9 5 . 98 . 82 . 94 . 97 1. 04 1. 16 1. 19 1. 04 1. 16 1. 19 1.02 1. 14 1.17 1. 02 1. 14 1. 17 1. 00 1. 12 1. 15 1. 00 1. 12 1. 15 . 99 1. 11 1. 14 .93 1. 12 1. 17 .93 1. 11 1. 16 .91 1. 10 1. 15 . 89 1. 08 1. 13 . 88 1. 07 1. 12 . 87 1. 06 1. 11 . 86 1. 03 1. 07 1. 10 1.29 1. 34 1. 10 1.28 1. 33 1. 08 1. 27 1. 32 1. 06 1.25 1. 30 1. 05 1.24 1.29 1.04 1. 23 1.28 1. 03 1. 20 1.24 . 88 . 88 . 87 . 86 . 85 . 84 . 83 1. 05 1.05 1. 04 1. 03 1. 02 1.01 1. 00 .96 . 98 . 96 . 98 . 95 . 97 . 94 .96 .93 . 95 . 88 . 89 . 87 . 88 1. 13 1. 15 1. 13 1.15 1. 12 1. 14 1. 11 1. 13 1. 1 0 1. 12 1.05 1. 06 1. 04 1. 05 E m p l o y e e s hi red after Nov . E f f e c t i v e Sept. See footno tes at end of table 3 E f f e c t i v e Sept. Em p lc >yees hire d on or b ef o r e N ov . 1, 1941 O p e r a t o r s — a u to m a tic , r e l i e f , tel eph one : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (48 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ O p e r a t o r s — M o r s e , se n io r au tom at ic, se n io r teleph one : Starting rate ______________________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) ____________ ________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ C l e r k s — d e l i v e r y E M D , d e l i v e r y tube and en v e l o p e , m e s s e n g e r p e r s o n n e l : Starting rate ______________________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ C l e r k s — c as hie r « c o u n t e r - s a l e s , c re d i t and co l l e c t i o n : Starting rate ___________ ___________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _________________ _______ _ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ M e s s e n g e r s , a u to m o bi le : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (groups 1 to 5— 12 m o n t h s; groups 6 and 7— 6 m o n t h s ) ___________________ 2 1 3 1, 1, 1941 1952 $1. 32 $1. 32 $1. 30 $ 1 . 2 7 $ 1 . 2 6 $ 1 . 2 5 $ 1 . 2 4 $ 1 . 2 0 $ 1 . 2 0 $1 . 18 $1. 16 $1. 15 $1. 14 $1 . 13 1.62 1.61 1 . 6 0 1. 57 1. 56 1. 55 1. 50 1. 45 1. 44 1 . 4 3 1 . 4 1 1. 40 1. 39 1. 35 1. 50 1 . 4 9 1. 47 1 . 4 6 1 . 4 5 1 . 4 1 1. 69 1 . 6 8 1 . 6 7 1. 64 1 . 6 3 1. 62 1. 57 1 . 5 1 1. 50 1. 76 1.84 1.48 1. 74 1. 81 1.45 1 „ 72 1.79 1.43 1. 69 1. 76 1.40 1.67 1. 74 1. 39 1.64 1.70 1. 25 1. 39 1.43 1. 25 1. 39 1.43 1 22 1. 37 1.40 1.22 1. 37 1.40 1. 2 0 1. 34 1. 38 1. 32 1.55 1.61 1. 32 1. 54 1.60 1. 30 1. 52 1. 58 1. 27 1. 50 1. 56 1. 26 1.49 1. 55 1.26 1.26 1. 25 1.24 1. 36 1. 36 1. 34 1. 33 . 1 .6 8 1. 35 1. 57 1.63 1. 33 1. 55 1.61 1. 31 1. 53 1. 59 1. 29 1.51 1. 57 1. 27 1. 49 1. 55 1. 26 1.47 1. 52 1. 24 1.45 1. 50 1.20 1. 34 1. 38 1. 19 1. 33 1. 37 1. 14 1. 26 1.29 1. 14 1.26 1. 29 1. 12 1. 24 1. 27 1. 12 1. 24 1. 27 1. 10 1. 25 1. 10 1.22 1. 25 1. 09 1.21 1. 24 1.25 1.48 1. 54 1.24 I. 44 1.49 1. 20 1. 39 1.44 1.20 1. 38 1.43 1. 18 1. 37 1.42 1. 35 1.40 1. 15 1. 34 1 39 1. 14 1. 33 1. 38 1. 13 1. 30 1. 34 1 22 1.21 1.20 1 15 1. 15 1. 14 1. 13 1 12 1. 32 1.26 1. 25 1.23 1.23 1 22 . 1. 37 1.62 . . 1 . 16 1.21 1 .2 2 . . 1 . 11 1 . 10 1 . 20 1. 15 1. 14 32 C -l. Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in the CTU, Western Union Division, -----Continued Effective April 1948—May 19531 1. C o m m e r c i a l D ep a rt m en t — Continued E m p l o y e e s hi red aft er N o v . Occup ati on and rate range 2 1,, 1941— Continued H ou rl y ra t es , di v i s i o n a l of fi ce group 3 1 2 3 4 E f f e c t i v e M a y 24, O p e r a t o r s — a u to m a t ic , r e l i e f , t el ep h on e: Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (48 m o n t h s ) __________ __________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ O p e r a t o r s — M o r s e , s e n io r a u to m a t ic , s e n io r teleph one : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ___________ _________________________ C l e r k s — d e l i v e r y E M D , d e l i v e r y tube and en v e l o p e , m e s s e n g e r p e r s o n n e l : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (36 m onths) M a x i m u m rate .... . .. _ _. _ „ C l e r k s — c a s h i e r , c o u n t e r - s a l e s , cred it and c o l l e c t i o n : Starting rate ....... ...... Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m rate M e s s e n g e r s , a u to m o bi le : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (groups 1 to 5— 12 m o n t h s ; gro up s 6 and 7— 6 m o n t h s ) ___________________ See footn otes at end of ta bl e. 5 6 7 1953 $ 1.23 1. 48 1. 54 $ 1. 23 1.47 1.53 $ 1. 21 1.46 1.52 $ 1. 19 1.44 1. 50 $ 1. 18 1.43 1.49 $ 1. 17 1.42 1.48 $ 1. 16 1. 38 1.44 1. 38 1.60 1. 66 1. 36 1. 58 1.64 1. 34 1. 56 1.62 1. 32 1.54 1.60 1. 30 1. 52 1. 58 1.29 1. 50 1. 55 1. 27 1.48 1. 53 1. 17 1. 29 1. 32 1. 17 1.29 1. 32 1.15 1.27 1. 30 1. 15 1. 27 1. 30 1. 13 1. 25 1.28 1. 13 1.25 1.28 1. 12 1. 24 1. 27 1. 23 1.42 1.47 1.23 1.41 1.46 1. 21 1.40 1.45 1. 19 1. 38 1.43 1. 18 1. 37 1.42 1. 17 1. 36 1.41 1. 16 1. 33 1. 37 1. 18 1.18 1. 17 1. 16 1. 15 1. 14 1. 13 1. 26 1. 26 1. 25 1. 24 1.23 1. 18 1. 17 33 C -l. Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in the CTU, Western Union Division. Effective April 1948—May 19531----Continued 2. Occup ati on and rate r a n g e 2 Traffic H our ly r a t e s , M—1 M—2 Department l o c a l of f i ce Effective A p ril O p e r a t o r s — au tom at ic C ND , M o r s e , M o r s e - a u t o m a t i c : Starting r a t e _______ _ _ __________________________________ Job rate (60 m onths) ..... .. . . . ............. ....... .............. M a x i m u m r a t e ____ _________ _ _ _________ _ O p e r a t o r s — a u to m a tic , telephone: Starting r a t e ______ ___ ___ ______ ______ _ _ _______ Job rate (60 m onths) M a x i m u m r a t e __________________________________________________ C l e r k s — D and A , route, m e t h o d s , s e r v i c e : Starting r a t e _______ ______ _________________________________ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) _________________________________________ __ .... _ .... ...... M a x i m u m rate $ 0 . 97 1. 31 1.40 $ 0 . 95 1. 29 1. 38 $ 0 . 93 1. 27 1. 36 $ 0 . 91 1. 25 1. 34 $ 0 . 97 1. 31 1. 40 . 90 1. 23 1. 31 . 88 1. 22 1. 31 . 86 1. 21 1. 30 . 84 1. 17 1. 25 . 83 1. 13 1. 21 . 88 1. 22 1. 31 . 90 1. 23 1. 31 . 88 1. 22 1. 31 . 86 1. 21 1. 30 . 84 1. 17 1. 25 . 83 1. 13 1. 21 . 88 1. 22 1. 31 1, 1951 5 $ 1. 16 1. 50 1. 59 $ 1. 14 1. 48 1. 57 $ 1. 12 1.46 1. 55 $ 1. 10 1.44 1. 53 $ 1. 08 1. 42 1. 51 $ 1. 14 1. 48 1. 57 1. 07 1. 40 1. 48 1. 05 1. 39 1.48 1. 03 1. 38 1.47 1. 01 1. 34 1.42 1. 00 1. 30 1. 38 1. 05 1. 39 1.48 1. 07 1.40 1.48 1. 05 1. 39 1. 48 1. 03 1. 38 1.47 1. 01 1. 34 1.42 1. 00 1. 30 1. 38 1. 05 1. 39 1.48 E f f e c t i v e Sept. 1, Nov,. $ 1. 37 1. 78 1. 88 $ 1. 34 1. 75 1.86 $ 1. 32 1. 73 1.84 $ 1. 30 1. 70 1. 81 $ 1 .3 7 1. 78 1. 88 1. 28 1. 68 1. 78 1. 26 1. 67 1. 78 1. 24 1. 66 1. 76 1. 21 1. 61 1. 70 1. 20 1. 56 1. 66 1. 26 1. 67 1. 78 1. 28 1. 68 1. 78 1. 26 1. 67 1. 78 1. 24 1. 66 1. 76 1. 21 1. 61 1. 70 1. 20 1. 56 lc 66 1. 26 1. 67 1. 78 See footnotes at end of table. 1, 1, 1941 1952 6 $1 .2 6 1. 60 1. 69 $ 1. 24 1. 58 1. 67 $ 1. 22 1.56 1. 65 $ 1. 20 1. 54 1. 63 $ 1. 18 1. 52 1. 61 $ 1. 24 1. 58 1. 67 1. 17 1. 50 1. 58 1. 15 1.49 1. 58 1. 13 1.48 1. 57 1.11 1.44 1. 52 1. 10 1. 40 1. 48 1. 15 1.49 1. 58 1. 17 1. 50 1. 58 1. 15 1.49 1. 58 1. 13 1.48 1. 57 1. 11 1.44 1. 52 1. 10 1. 40 1. 48 1. 15 1. 49 1. 58 Ef f ec t i ve 1941 $ 1 . 39 1. 80 1. 91 E f f ec t i v e Sept. O p e r a t o r s — au to ma tic CN D , M o r s e , M o r s e - a u t o m a t i c : Starting r a t e ----------_ _ _ _ _ _______________ _ _____ _ ___ Job rate (6 0 months) __ ______________________ _____ ______ M a x i m u m r a t e __ _____ _____ _ ______ ___ ________ _ O p e r a t o r s — a u to m a t ic , telephone: Starting rate __ ____ ______ _ _ ____ __ _ __ __ _ Job rate (60 months) __ ___________ _ _ __________ ____ _ _ _ M a x i m u m rate __ _ _ ________ _ _ ___ _____ ______ _ __ C l e r k s — D and A , route, method, s e r v i c e : Starting r a t e _______________ _______ ______ _ ________ _____ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) ___________ _____ __ __ ________ __ M a x i m u m r a t e ___ _ _ __ __ ______ ____ ______ ______ _ 1, 1952 6 E m p l o y e e s hired af te r No v. O p e r a t o r s — auto mat ic C ND , M o r s e , M o r s e - a u t o m a t i c : Starting rate __ ----------___ ________________________________ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) ___________________________________ _____ M a x i m u m r a t e _____ ____ _ __ _________ ____ ___ _____ _ O p e r a t o r s — a u to m a tic , telephone: Starting r a t e __ _ _ __ __ ______________ ________________ Job rate (60 mon ths) ____________ ____ ______ _ ._ __________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____ __________ _____ ____________________ __ C l e r k s — D and A , route, m et hod , s e r v i c e : Starting rate __ __ ___ ____ _ ____ _ _ __ __ __ _______ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) ___ ______ _ ________ ___________ M a x i m u m r a t e _______ _ _ _ _____ _____ ________ _ ____ R—2 1948 4 E m p l o y e e s hi re d on o r b e f o r e O p e r a t o r s — auto ma tic CN D , M o r s e , M o r s e - a u t o m a t i c : Starting r a t e _________ _ ____ _____ __________ _ _____ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) ____________ _________ __ ________ _ M a x i m u m r a t e ______ _____________ __ _______ __________ O p e r a t o r s — a u to m a t ic , telephone: Starting r a t e __________________ ___ _________ _____ _ _ _ __ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ _________ M a x i m u m r a t e __ ___ __ _____________ _______ _____ __ C l e r k s — D and A , route, m et ho d , s e r v i c e : Starting r a t e _________ ____ __________________ ________________ Job rate (6 0 m o n t h s ) __________________________ _____________ M a x i m u m r a t e __ ____ _____ ____ _____________________________ M—5 $ 0 . 99 1. 33 1. 42 E ff ec t iv e Sept. O p e r a t o r s — au tom at ic CND , M o r s e , M o r s e - a u t o m a t i c : Starting r a t e ______ _______ ________________ _________________ Job rate (6 0 mon ths) __ _____________ ______________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ___ _ _ _ ____________ _____ ____ __________ O p e r a t o r s — a u to m a tic , telephone: Starting r a t e __________ ______________________________ _ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) ___ __ _______ __ _________ _ _______ M a x i m u m rate__ __ _ ___ __ _______ ____________________ C l e r k s — D and A , route, m e t h o d s , s e r v i c e : Starting rate __ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _____ ._ _ _ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) ___ ____ __ ___________ __ _ ______ M a x i m u m rate __ _ _ __ _ _____ _______ ___ __ __________ group3 M—4 M—3 May 24, 1953 6 $ 1 .2 9 1. 63 1. 72 $1.27 1. 61 1. 70 $ 1 .25 1. 59 1. 68 $ 1 .2 3 1. 57 1. 66 $ 1.21 1. 55 1. 64 $ 1 .27 1. 61 l . 70 1. 20 1. 53 1. 61 1. 18 1. 52 1. 61 1. 16 1. 51 1. 60 1. 14 1.47 1. 55 1. 13 1.43 1. 51 1. 18 1. 52 1. 61 1. 20 1. 53 1. 61 1. 18 1. 52 1. 61 1.16 1. 51 1. 60 1. 14 1.47 1. 55 1.13 1.43 1. 51 1. 18 1. 52 1. 61 34 C -l. Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in the CTU, Western Union Division, Effective April 1948—May 19531-----Continued Ac cou nt ing D ep ar t m en t 3. Hour ly Occup atio n and rate r a n g e 2 rates, 2 1 city group 5 4 3 E f f e c t i v e A p r i l 1948 7 C l e r k s — ad ju stm en t, bil l r e n de ri ng , di re c t bi lli ng , s e r v i c e : Starting r a t e _______________ _____________________ _________ ____________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) . . __ _______ _ _ _____ ___ _____ ____ _ M a x i m u m r a t e ___ ___ ____ _________________________ ___________ ______ C le r k s — a s s e m b l y , C A K m e s s a g e , i ns pe cti on , s o r t e r g r a f : Starting r a t e ___ . . . ____________ ___ _ _______ ____ _ _ __ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) __ __ _ _____ __ __ ___ ____ _ ________ _ M a x i m u m rate __ ___ ___ ____ ____ ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ C l e r k s — telephone bi lling , g r a p h o - a d d r e s s o : Starting r a t e ________________ __________________ ______________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _______ _ _ _______________________ ____ ___ _ _____ _ M a x i m u m r a t e ___________________________________ $ 0 . 93 1. 09 1. 13 $ 0 . 93 1. 09 1. 13 $ 0 . 91 1. 07 1. 11 $ 0 . 81 1. 05 1 • 11 $ 0 . 88 1. 04 1. 08 . 90 1. 06 1. 10 . 90 1.06 1. 10 18 . g 1. 04 1. 08 . 86 1. 02 1. 06 . 85 1. 01 1. 05 . 87 . 99 1. 02 . 87 . 99 1.02 . 85 . 97 1. 00 . 85 . 97 1. 00 . 83 . 95 . 98 1 2 3 C l e r k s — ad ju stm en t, bi ll r en de ri ng , d i r e c t bi lling, s e r v i c e : Starting rate __ _____________ ____________ _________________ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) _________ _ _______ __ _. ___ __ _ __ ___ M a x i m u m rate __ .. __ ______ __ _____________ _______ _ _ ____ C l e r k s — a s s e m b l y , C A K m e s s a g e , in sp ec tio n, s o r t e r g r a f : Starting r a t e ___ ____ ___ _____ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ ____ __ ----------------------Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) _______________ _ M a x i m u m r a t e ___ ______ _____ _____ _ __ __ __ ________ ___ _ C l e r k s — telephone bi lli ng , g r a p h o - a d d r e s s o : Starting r a t e _____ _ _______ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ ______ ___ _ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) . __________________ _ — _____ _________ M a x i m u m r a t e . . _______ __ _. ______ __ __ __ ______ ______________ 5 4 Ef f e ct i v e Sept. 1, $ 1. 10 1. 26 1. 30 $ 1. 10 1. 26 1. 30 $ 1. 08 1. 24 1. 28 $ 1 . 06 1. 22 1. 26 $ 1. 05 1.21 1. 25 $ 1. 04 1. 20 1. 24 1. 07 1. 23 1. 27 1.07 1. 23 1. 27 1.05 1. 21 1. 25 1. 03 1. 19 1. 23 1. 02 1. 18 1. 22 1. 02 1. 18 1. 22 1. 04 1. 16 1. 19 1.04 1. 16 1. 19 1. 02 1. 14 1. 17 1. 02 1. 14 1. 17 1. 00 1. 12 1. 15 1. 00 1. 12 1. 15 E m p l o y e e s hi re d on or b e f o r e No'c. E ff ec t iv e Sept:. C le r k s ---- ad ju stm e nt , bil l re n de ri n g , d i r e c t billi ng , s e r v i c e : Starting r a t e __________________________ _______ ____________ ________ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) __ _ ______________________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e _________________ __________________ _____________________ C l e r k s — a s s e m b l y , C A K m e s s a g e , ins pe cti on , s o r t e r g r a f : Starting r a t e _______ _____ _______ _ ___ ________________________ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) _______ _ ____________________ ____________ M a x i m u m r a t e _________________________________________________________ C l e r k s ---- telephone bil lin g, g r a p h o - a d d r e s s o : Starting rate _____ __ _ _ _ _ _____ _____ ___ Job rate (3 6 months) __ _ __ _ _ __ ________ ____ _ _________ _ M a x i m u m r a t e ___ ______ _ ________ ________ _________ __________ $ 1. 32 1. 51 1. 56 $ 1. 30 1. 49 1. 54 $ 1 . 27 1. 46 1. 51 $ 1. 26 1. 45 1. 50 $ 1. 25 1. 44 1. 49 1. 28 1. 48 1. 52 1. 28 1.48 1. 52 1. 26 1.45 1. 50 1. 24 1. 43 1. 48 1. 22 1. 42 1. 46 1. 22 1. 42 1.46 1. 25 1. 39 1. 43 1. 25 1. 39 1. 43 1. 22 1. 37 1.40 1. 22 1. 37 1. 40 1. 20 1. 34 1. 38 1. 20 1. 34 1. 38 1, 1, 1941 ! 1952 1 $ 1. 20 1. 36 1. 40 $ 1.20 1. 36 1.40 51. 18 5 1. 34 1. 38 $ 1 . 16 1. 32 1. 36 $ 1. 15 1. 31 1. 35 $ 1. 14 1. 30 1. 34 1. 17 1. 33 1. 37 1. 17 1. 33 1.37 1. 15 1.31 1.35 1. 13 1. 29 1. 33 1. 12 1. 28 1. 32 1. 12 1. 28 1. 32 1. 14 1. 26 1. 29 1. 14 1. 26 1.29 1. 12 1. 24 1. 27 1. 12 1. 24 1. 27 1. 10 1. 22 1. 25 1. 10 1. 22 1.25 E f f e c t i v e M a y 24, See footnotes at end of table. 1941 $ 1. 32 1. 51 1. 56 Ef f ec t i ve Sept. C l e r k s — ad ju stm en t, bi ll re n de ri ng , d i r e c t bi lli ng , s e r v i c e : Starting rate __ __________________ ___ _______ __ ______________ Job rate ( 3 6 m o n t h s ) . ------------- ---------------------------------------------M a x i m u m r a t e . . __ ________ _ _ _ __ ____________ _____ _ ________ C l e r k s ---- a s s e m b l y , C A K m e s s a g e , in sp ec tio n, s o r t e r g r a f : Starting r a t e ____________________ ___ _______ _______ _ ___________ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) ___ _______ ____________________ ____________ M a x i m u m r a t e _______________ ____ ________________________________ C l e r k s — tel ephone bil lin g, g r a p h o - a d d r e s s o : Starting rate _________________________________________________________ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) . _____________________________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e _________________________________________________________ 1, 1952 8 1, E m p l o y e e s hi red a fter No v. C l e r k s — a d ju st m e nt , bil l r e n de ri ng , d i r e c t bi lli ng , s e r v i c e : Starting r a t e ______________ _ _ __ -------------- ----------------------------Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) __________ ___________________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____ ____ __________ __ ______________________ ______ C l e r k s — a s s e m b l y , C A K m e s s a g e , ins pe cti on , s o r t e r g r a f : Starting r a t e ______________________________________ _ ______________ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) . _____ ______ _________ ______________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________________ M a x i m u m rate __ __________ _____ C l e r k s — telephone bi lli ng , g r a p h o - a d d r e s s o : Starting r a t e ______ ________ ___ ____ _ ________________________ Job rate (3 6 m o n t h s ) __ _ _____ _ _____ _____ _______________ M a x i m u m r a t e ______ ________ _ __ ________ ________ _ ___ _ _ 6 1951 8 1953 $ 1. 23 1. 39 1.43 $ 1. 23 1. 39 1. 43 $ 1. 21 1. 37 1.41 $ 1 . 19 1. 35 1. 39 $ 1. 18 1. 34 1. 38 $ 1. 17 1. 33 1. 37 1. 20 1. 36 1. 40 1. 20 1. 36 1.40 1. 18 1. 34 1. 38 1. 16 1. 32 1 36 1. 15 1. 3: 1. 35 1. 15 1. 31 1. 35 1. 17 1. 29 1. 32 1. 17 1. 29 1. 32 1. 15 1. 27 1. 30 1. 15 1 27 1. 13 1. 25 1. 28 1. 13 1. 25 1. 28 . . 1. 30 35 C -l. Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in the CTU, Western Union Division, Effective April 1948—May 19531-----Continued 4. 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 O cc up ati on and rate range 2 Plant and E n gi n ee r in g D ep a rt m en t E m p l o y e e s hi re d on or b e f o r e N ov . 1, 1941 H o u rl y r a t e s , all div is io ns and o f f i ce s E m p l o y e e s h i re d after N o v . 1, 1941 H o u rl y r a t e s , E f f ec t i v e A p r . 1, 1948 T e ch n i ci a n s — au to m a t ic , r e p e a t e r , w i r e : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (60 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ C a b l e m e n , equ ip m en t m e n , m a i n t a i n e r s , se ct i o n : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (48 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ L i n e m e n , se ct i o n : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (36 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ L i n e m e n (including s u b s i s t e n c e ) : 9 Starting ra t e _______________________________________ Job rate (24 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ Ef f ec t i ve Sept. 1, 1951 1952 Ef f e ct i v e M a y 24, 1953 $ 1. 39 1.69 1. 77 $1.5 5 1. 86 1.94 $ 1 . 86 2 . 23 2 . 33 $ 1.65 1. 96 2. 04 $ 1.68 1. 99 2. 07 1. 38 1.61 1. 67 1. 55 1. 78 1. 84 1. 86 2 . 14 2 . 21 1.65 1. 88 1. 94 1.68 1.91 1. 97 1. 17 1. 36 1.41 1. 34 1. 53 1. 58 1. 6 1 1 . 84 1. 90 1.44 1.63 1.68 1.47 1.66 1. 71 .92 1.06 1. 10 1.09 1. 23 1. 27 1. 31 1 . 48 1. 52 1. 19 1. 33 1. 37 1. 22 1. 36 1.40 5. H ou rl y r a t e s , Apr. Te lecycle: Starting ra t e _______________________________________ Job rate (12 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ B icycle: Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (12 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ W al ki ng : Starting r a t e _______________________________________ Job rate (12 m o n t h s ) _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e ____________________________________ all d iv is io ns and o f f i c e s K ll e c t i v e bept., 1, 1948 Jan. M essengers all di vi s i on s and o f f i c e s 1950 10 Sept. 1, 1951 1 1 Sept. 1, 1952 123 1 13$ 0. 85 . 90 $ 0. 70 . 75 . 76 $ 0. 75 $ 0. 85 - - - - . 65 . 70 .71 . 75 - . 85 - 13. 85 .90 . 65 . 68 .6 9 . 75 - . 85 - “ " 13. 85 . 90 1 R ate s shown apply only to W e s t e r n Union e m p l o y e e s outside the New Y o r k m e t ro p o li t a n a r e a r e p r e s e n t e d by the W e s t e r n Union D iv is io n of the C o m m e r c i a l T e l e g r a p h e r s ' Union. R ate s paid e m p l o y e e s in the Southern and So ut hw est ern Div isi on , r e p r e sented by the f o r m e r F e d e r a l L a bo r unions but now by the C o m m e r c i a l T e l e g r a p h e r s , dif fe r slig htly for s o m e occ up at io n s. 2 In each rate range ad va nc e m en t is auto ma tic if r e q u i r e m e n t s of the jo b have been m et , up to the jo b rate (80 pe rce nt of the rate ra ng e) . A s o ri gi n al ly set up, ad va nc e m en t through the r em ai ni n g 20 pe rc en t of the range was to be initiated by either the com p an y or the union at the top l e v e l . By stipulation of the p a r t i e s , it was ag r e e d that no m e r i t i n c r e a s e s in the 2 0 - p e r c e n t range would be gra nted. Under the t e r m s of the July 1950 a g r e e m e n t , i n c r e a s e s to the m a x i m u m r at es w e r e granted to ce rt ai n gro up s of e m p l o y e e s on the b a s i s of length of s e r v i c e . (See table A fo r d e t a i l s . ) 3 D iv is i on al c i t ie s are as f o l l o w s : G rou p 1---- C hi ca go ; Group 2---- D et ro it, L o s A n g e l e s , San F r a n c i s c o , W ash in gto n, D . C . ; Group 3---- Bo st on, C le v el an d, Ph ila de lph ia , St. Lo ui s ( M o . ) , Sea ttl e; Gro up 4-----B a l t i m o r e , Cincinnati, D e n v e r , K a n s a s City, M i n n ea p ol i s, Oakland, Pit ts bu rg h, Po rt la nd ( O r e g . ) ; Gro up 5---- Buffalo, B ir m i n g h a m , C o lu m b u s , Dayton, Ind iana po lis, M ilw au ke e, Ne w ark , O m ah a, P r o v i d e n c e , Salt Lake City , San D ie go ; Group 6---- Ak ron , B ri d g ep o rt , C ha rl ot t e, Des M o i n e s , H ar t fo rd , Little Ro ck, Ph oenix, R o c h e s t e r , St. Paul, Spokane, S y r a c u s e , T o le d o , W ic hi t a; Group 7— A lb an y (N. Y. ), Duluth, Grand R ap id s , Lin col n ( N e b r. ), New Haven, P e o r i a , Sioux City, Spr ing fi el d ( M a s s . ) . 4 L o c a l off ic e ci tie s w e r e as f o l l o w s : Group M —1— C hi ca go ; Group M —2---- 10 ci t ie s with s a m e g e n e r a l v o l u m e of rev enue as Bo st on; Group M —3---- 15 ci t ie s with s a m e g e n e r a l vo lu m e of revenue as B a l t i m o r e ; G rou p M—4-----36 c i t ie s with s a m e g en er al vol ume of revenue as Albany (N. Y. ); G rou p M —5— 47 ci t ie s with s a m e g e n e r a l v o l u m e of reve nue as B o i s e ; Gro up R—2— St. Lou is (Mo. ), and Oakland. 5 Lo c a l offi ce ci t ie s w e r e as f o l l o w s : Gro up M —1---- C h i ca go ; Group M —2---- 4 ci t ie s with s a m e g e n e r a l vo l u m e of t ra ff ic as Pittsbu rg h; Group M —3---- 12 ci t ie s with s a m e ge n e r a l vo lu m e of t ra ff ic as B a l t i m o r e ; G rou p M—4-----20 ci t ie s with s a m e g en er a l vol ume of tr a f f ic as Alba ny (N. Y. ); Group M—5— Li n c o l n ( N e b r. ); Group R—2— St. Lo u i s (M o. ), Bo st on, Cin cinnati, D etr oi t, Ka ns as City, L o s A n g e l e s , M i n n e a p o l i s , Ph ila de lph ia , Po rt la nd ( O r e g . ) , S y r a c u s e , and Oakland. 6 L o c a l t ra ff ic o f f i c e s w er e as f o l l o w s : Manu al op era ti on ---- Group M —1---- C h i ca go , G rou p M—2— 4 ci t ie s with s a m e g en er al traf fic as Pi t t sb ur gh ; Group M —3— 12 c i t ie s with s a m e ge n e r a l t ra ff ic as B a l t i m o r e ; Group M —4---- 20 ci t ie s with s a m e g en er a l traf fic as Alba ny (N. Y . ) ; Group M —5---- L in co ln ( N e b r . ) ; R e p e r f o r a t o r ope rat io n---- Gr oup R—2---- Bo st on, Cin cinnati, D et ro it, K a n s a s City, Lo s A n g e l e s , M i n n e a p o l i s , Oakland, Phi lad el phi a, Po rt la nd ( O r e g . ) , St. Lo uis ( M o . ) , and S y r a c u s e . 7 Accou nt ing de pa rt m en t city grou ps are as f o l l o w s : Gro up 1---- C h i ca go ; G rou p 2— D et ro i t, L o s A n g e l e s , San F r a n c i s c o ; Group 3— Bo st on, C le v el an d, Ph ila de lph ia , St. Lo uis ( M o . ) ; Gro up 4---- Cincinnati, D e n v e r, K a n s a s City, M i n n e a p o l i s , Oakland, Pitt sbu rg h, Po rt la nd ( O r e g . ); G rou p 5---- Buffalo, O m ah a. 8 Accoun ting d e pa rt m en t city grou ps w e re as f o l lo w s : G ro up 1— C h i c a g o ; Gro up 2— D et ro it, L o s A n g e l e s , San F r a n c i s c o ; Group 3---- Bo st on, C le v el an d, Ph ila de lph ia , St. Lo u i s ( M o . ) ; Gro up 4— Cincinnati, D e n v e r, K a n s a s City , M i n n e a p o l i s , P it ts bur gh, Portla nd ( O r e g . ); G rou p 5— Buffalo, O m a h a ; G rou p 6— S y r a c u s e . 9 L i n e m a n (excluding s u b s is t e n c e ) af te r Sept. 1, 1951 . 10 New m i n i m u m rate e s t a b l i s h e d fo r m e s s e n g e r s by 1949 a m en dm en t s to s e c . 6 of the F a i r L a b o r Stan dards Act of 1938 as i nt erp ret ed by A d m i n i s t r a t o r , W age and Hour and Public C on tr act s D iv is i o n s , U . S . D ep ar t m en t of L a b o r , Sept. 15, 1950 . A s a resu lt of the ruling, all no nm ot or m e s s e n g e r s re c e i v e the s a m e rate . Job and m a x i m u m ra t es are to be neg otia ted. 11 The se t t l em en t a g r e e m e n t pr o vi de d that the Zl/z cents due Sept. 1, 1 95 1 , if both p a rt i e s mut ua lly ag r e e d by that date, could be applied in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of rate r a n g e s . Since no a g r e e m e n t was re ac he d , the 2V2 cents was applied as an a c r o s s the-board increase. 12 R e g a r d l e s s of hiring date. 13 I n c r e a s e of 5 cents an hour gran ted aft er 3 m on th s' s e r v i c e . 36 C - 2 J u . n B e 1 a , s i 1 c 9 Employees hired after Nov. 1,19413 Occupation and rate range 2 j. Effective Dec. 1,1954 Effective June 1,1954 Effective June 1, 1955 1. Commercial Department— Divisional Office Group 4 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 O p e r a to r s — a u t o m a t ic , r e lie f a u t o m a t ic , te le p h o n e : S t a r t i n g r a t e _____________________________ $ 1 .2 8 $ 1 .2 8 $ 1 .2 5 $ 1 .2 3 $ 1 .2 2 $ 1 .2 1 $ 1 .1 9 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1 .2 7 $ 1 .2 5 $ 1 .2 4 $ 1 .2 3 $ 1 .2 2 $ 1 .3 2 $ 1 .3 2 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1 .2 7 $ 1 .2 6 $ 1 .2 5 $ 1 .2 4 M a x i m u m r a t e _________________ _________ 1 .6 4 1 .6 2 1 .6 1 1 .5 9 1 .5 8 1 .5 7 1 .5 2 1 .6 6 1 .6 5 1 .6 4 1 .6 2 1 .6 0 1 .5 9 1 .5 5 1 .6 9 1 .6 8 1 .6 7 1 .6 4 1 .6 3 1 .6 2 1 .5 7 O p e r a t o r s — M o r s e , s e n io r a u t o m a t ic , s e n io r te le p h o n e : S t a r t i n g r a t e _____________________________ 1 .4 5 1 .4 3 1 .4 0 1 .3 8 1 .3 6 1 .3 5 1 .3 2 1 .4 8 1 .4 5 1 .4 3 1 .4 0 1 .3 8 1 .3 7 1 .3 5 1 .5 0 1 .4 8 1 .4 5 1 .4 3 1 .4 0 1 .3 9 1 .3 7 M a x i m u m r a t e — ............ ......... . ___ 1. 77 1 .7 5 1 .7 3 1 .7 1 1 .6 8 1 .6 5 1 .6 2 1 .8 1 1 .7 8 1 .7 6 1 .7 3 1 .7 1 1 .6 8 1 .6 5 1 .8 4 1. 81 1. 79 1 .7 6 1 .7 4 1 .7 0 1 .6 8 C le r k s — d e liv e r y E M D , d e liv e r y tu b e a n d e n v e lo p e , m esse n g e r p e r s o n n e l: 5 1 .2 1 1 .2 1 1 .1 8 1 .1 8 1 .1 6 1 .1 6 1 .1 5 1 .2 3 1 .2 3 1 .2 0 1 .2 0 1 .1 8 1 .1 8 1 . 17 1 .2 5 1 .2 5 1 .2 2 1 .2 2 1 .2 0 1 .2 0 1 .1 9 S t a r t i n g r a t e _____________________________ M a x i m u m r a t e __________ _ __ — ___ 1 .3 8 1 .3 8 1 .3 6 1 .3 6 1 .3 3 1 .3 3 1 .3 2 1 .4 0 1 .4 0 1 .3 8 1 .3 8 1 .3 6 1 .3 6 1 .3 5 1 .4 3 1 .4 3 1 .4 0 1 .4 0 1 .3 8 1 .3 8 1 .3 7 C le r k s — ca s h ie r , co u n te r -s a le s , c r e d it a n d co lle c tio n : S t a r t i n g r a t e _____________________________ 1 .2 8 1 .2 8 1 .2 5 1 .2 3 1 .2 2 1 .2 1 1 .1 9 1 .3 0 1 .3 0 1 .2 7 1 .2 5 1 .2 4 1 .2 3 1 .2 2 1 .3 2 1 .3 2 1 .3 0 1 .2 7 1 .2 6 1 .2 5 1 .2 4 M a x i m u m r a t e ______ ______ _____________ 1 .5 5 1 .5 4 1 .5 3 1 .5 1 1 .5 0 1 .4 8 1 .4 4 1 .5 8 1 .5 7 1 .5 6 1 .5 3 1 .5 2 1 .5 1 1 .4 6 1 .6 1 1 .6 0 1 .5 8 1 .5 6 1 .5 5 1 .5 4 1 .4 9 M e s s e n g e r s , a u t o m o b ile : 1 .2 2 1 .2 2 1 .2 1 1 .1 9 1 .1 8 1 .1 7 1 .1 6 1 .2 4 1 .2 4 1 .2 3 1 .2 2 1 .2 0 1 .1 9 1 .1 8 1 .2 6 S t a r t i n g r a t e . _______ _____________ . . . 1 .2 0 1 .2 6 1 .2 5 1 .2 4 1 .2 2 1 .2 1 M a x i m u m r a t e __________ . . . . ____ 1 .3 1 1 .3 1 1 .3 0 1 .2 9 1 .2 8 1 .2 2 1 .2 1 1 .3 3 1 .3 3 1 .3 2 1 .3 1 1 .3 0 1 .2 4 1 .2 3 1 .3 6 1 .3 6 1 .3 4 1 .3 3 1 .3 2 1 .2 6 1 .2 5 2. Traffic Department— Local Office Group M -l Operators—automatic CND, Morse, Morse-automatic: Starting rate__________________ __ _ —_ Maximum rate_______ Operators—automatic, telephone; clerks— D and A, method, service: Starting rate_______ ___________ Maximum rate_ _ __ ________ _ M-2 M-3 M-4 M-5 R-2 M -l M-2 M-3 M-4 M-5 R-2 M -l M-2 M-3 M-4 M-5 R-2 $1.35 $1.32 $1.30 $1.28 $1.25 $1.32 1.84 1.82 1.80 1.77 1.75 1.82 $1.37 $1.35 $1.32 $1.30 $1.27 $1.35 1.88 1.85 1.83 1.81 1.78 1.85 $1.39 $1.37 $1.34 $1.32 $1.30 $1.37 1. 91 1.88 1.86 1.84 1.81 1.88 1.24 1.22 1.19 1.17 1.16 1.22 1.72 1.72 1.71 1.65 1.60 1.72 1.26 1.24 1.22 1.19 1.18 1.24 1.75 1.75 1.73 1.68 1.63 1.75 1.28 1.26 1.24 1.21 1.20 1.26 1.78 1.78 1.76 1.70 1.66 1.78 1 3. Accounting Department— City Group 7 1 Clerks—adjustment, bill rendition, direct billing, service: Starting rate____________________ Maximum rate___ ______________ Clerks—assembly, CAK message, in spection, sortergraf: Starting rate____________________ Maximum rate__________________ Clerks—telephone billing, graphoaddresso: Starting rate____________________ Maximum rate__________________ 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 See footnotes at end of table, 5 6 $1.28 $1.28 $1.25 $1.23 $1.22 $1.21 1.51 1.51 1.48 1.46 1.45 1.44 $1.30 $1.30 $1.27 $1.25 $1.24 $1.23 1.53 1.53 1.51 1.49 1.48 1.46 $1.32 $1. 32 $1.30 $1.27 $1.26 $1.25 1.56 1.56 1.54 1.51 1.50 1.49 1.24 1.24 1.22 1.19 1.18 1.18 1.47 1.47 1.45 1.43 1.42 1.42 1.26 1.26 1.24 1.22 1.20 1.20 1.50 1.50 1.48 1.45 1.44 1.44 1.28 1.28 1.26 1.24 1.22 1.22 1.52 1.52 1.50 1.48 1.46 1.46 1.21 1.21 1.18 1.18 1.16 1.16 1.38 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.33 1.33 1.23 1.23 1.20 1.20 1.18 1.18 1.40 1.40 1.38 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.25 1.25 1.22 1.22 1.20 1.20 1.43 1.43 1.40 1.40 1.38 1.38 4. Plant and Engineering Department— All Divisions and Offices Technicians—wire, W and R: Starting r a te __________ _______ Maximum rate_____ ___________ Cablemen; equipment men; maintainers, section: Starting rate___________ _________ Maximum rate___ __ _____ _ __ Linemen, section: Starting ra te ___________________ Maximum rate__________________ Linemen (excluding subsistence): Starting rate____________________ Maximum rate___ ___ ___________ 4 $1.80 2.25 $1.83 2.29 $1.86 2.33 1.80 2.13 1.83 2.17 1.86 2. 21 1.55 1.83 1.58 1.86 1.61 1.90 1.26 1.47 1.29 1.50 1.31 1.52 37 C J - 2 u . n e B 1 a , s 1 i c 9 Employees hired after N ov. 1,19413 Occupation and rate range 2 * 3 Effective June 1,1954 Effective Dec. 1,1954 Effective June 1, 1955 5. M essengers— All Divisions and Officers 8 Effective June 1, 1954, regardless of hiring date Telecycle. B icycle... W alking. 1 Rates shown apply only to employees outside the New York M etropoli tan area represented b y the Western Union Division of The Commercial Telegraphers’ Union. Employees in the New York area are represented by the American Communications Association. For some occupations, rates paid employees in the Southern and Southwestern divisions of Western Union, represented formerly b y Federal labor unions but now b y the C om mercial Telegraphers, differ from those shown. 2 Effective June 1, 1954, progression from the starting to the maximum rate was automatic, if requirements were met, in all rate ranges which had maxi mum rates. The interval in progression from the job rate to the maximum rate was 12 months. This did not apply to hourly rated employees hired after N ov. 1,1941, until Dec. 1, 1955, or 1 year after reaching job rate, which ever occurred later. Before June 1, 1954, advancement through the last 20 percent of the range was to be initiated b y either the com pany or the union at the top level. B y stipulation of the parties, dated Apr. 30, 1948, it was agreed that no merit increases in the 20-percent range would be granted. Under the terms of the July 1950 agreement, increases, generally between the job and maximum rates, were granted to certain groups of employees on the basis of length of service. The 1952 agreement provided that, in each specified rate range, the first 80 percent would be considered the “ automatic” area and the last 20 percent, the “ merit” area. 3 Effective June 1, 1954, employees hired on or before N ov. 1,1941, who had been at their job rate 1 year or more were advanced to the maximum rate for their classification (with a minimum increase of 5 cents); other employees re ceived a 5-cent-an-hour increase. M inim um and maximum rates remained unchanged. $0.85~$0.94 .85- .94 .85- .94 4 Divisional cities were: Group 1—Chicago; Group 2—Detroit, Los Angeles San Francisco, Washington, D .C .; Group 3—Boston, Cleveland, Phila delphia, St. Louis, Seattle; Group 4—Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Kan sas C ity (M o.), Minneapolis, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Portland (Oreg.); Group 5—Birmingham, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Newark, Omaha, Providence, Salt Lake C ity, San Diego; Group 6—Akron, Bridgeport, Charlotte, Des Moines, Hartford, Little L ock, Phoenix, Roches ter, St. Paul, Spokane, Syracuse, Toledo, Wichita, and Group 7—A lbany, Duluth, Grand Rapids, Lincoln (N ebr.), New Haven, Peoria, Sioux C ity, Springfield (Mass.). 5 Rates applied to various jobs at the same level, but job titles differed in some divisional offices. « Local traffic offices were: Manual operation— Group M - l — Chicago; Group M -2—4 cities with same general traffic as Pittsburgh; Group M -3 — 12 cities with same general traffic as Baltimore; Group M -4—20 cities with same general traffic as Albany; and Group M -5— Lincoln (N ebr.); Reper forator operation—Group R -2— Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas C ity (M o.), Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Oakland, Philadelphia, Portland (Oreg.), St. Louis, and Syracuse. 7 Accounting department city groups were: Group 1— Chicago; Group 2— Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco; Group 3— Boston, Cleveland, Phila delphia, St. Louis; Group 4—Cincinnati, Denver, Kansas C ity (M o .), Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Portland (Oreg.); Group 5—Buffalo, Omaha; and Group & —Syracuse. 8 Increases of 5 cents an hour granted after 3 months' service and 4 cents after 12 months’ service. 5 H 4 38 C -3----- Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in C T U Areas, Selected Effective Dates, 1957—6 7 1 Occupation and rate range 2 Ja n . Ju ne 1, I 9 6 0 1, 1 9 5 7 1. 2 O p e r a t o r s — automat i c , relief a u to m a tic, s e n ior bra nch, telephone: S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x i m u m r a t e -----------O perators— M orse, se n ior au to m a tic, sen ior telephone; c le r k s — bookkeeping s u m m a ry , 5 relief d e liv e r y , accounting s t a tistical; 5 d isp a tch ers, m essenger: S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x i m u m r a t e -----------C l e r k s -----d e l i v e r y E M D , d e l i v e r y tub e and e n v e lo p e ,6 em p lo y m e n t,6 file , teleph one b i l l i ng ; 6 t y p i s t s : S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x i m u m r a t e -----------C l e r k s ----- c a s h i e r , branch d e liv ery , c r e d i t and c o l l e c t i o n , co u n te rsa le s,6 ad ju s t m e n t ,5 direct billin g: 5 S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x i m u m r a t e -----------M e s s e n g e r s , au to m obile: S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x i m u m r a t e ------------ 3 Ju ne 1 , 1 9 6 3 C o m m e r c i a l D e p a r t m e n t 3— D i v i s i o n a l O f f i c e G r o u p 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 $ 1 . 4 3 $ 1 . 4 0 $ 1 . 4 0 $ 1 . 66 $ 1 . 64 S I . 61 $ 1 . 61 $ 1 . 75 $ 1 . 73 $ 1 . 70 $ 1 . 70 $1. 8 2 $1 . 80 $ 1 . 77 $ 1 . 77 2. 2 8 1. 85 1. 81 2. 19 2. 17 2. 15 2. 12 2. 28 2. 2 6 2. 2 4 2. 21 2. 3 5 2. 33 2. 31 1. 89 1. 59 1. 99 1. 55 1. 95 1 .9 2 1. 55 1. 84 2. 29 1. 80 2. 27 1. 76 2. 25 1. 7 6 2. 22 1 .9 3 2. 38 1. 8 9 2. 3 6 1. 85 2. 3 4 1. 85 2. 31 2. 0 0 2. 4 5 1 .9 6 2. 4 3 1. 9 2 2. 41 1. 92 2. 38 1. 35 1.56 1. 33 1. 52 1. 33 1.51 1. 63 1. 60 1. 87 1. 56 1. 82 1. 5 4 1. 69 1. 9 6 1.7 9 2. 0 7 2. 03 1 .7 2 1. 9 8 1 .7 0 1. 91 1. 63 1. 8 8 1. 76 1. 79 1. 72 2. 0 0 1. 65 1. 91 1 .4 3 1. 8 0 1 .40 1. 76 1.4 0 1. 76 1 .6 6 2. 14 1. 64 2. 10 1. 61 2. 04 l Q61 2. 02 1. 75 2. 23 1. 73 2. 19 1. 70 2. 13 1. 70 2. 11 1. 8 2 2. 3 0 1. 80 2. 2 6 1. 7 7 2. 20 1. 77 2. 18 1. 38 1. 51 1.36 1. 34 1.45 1. 61 1. 92 1. 59 1.88 1 . 57 1. 82 1. 55 1. 7 6 1. 70 2. 01 1. 68 1.97 1 .6 6 1 .49 1.91 1. 6 4 1. 8 5 1. 77 2. 0 8 1. 75 2. 0 4 1. 73 1. 98 1. 71 1. 92 Ju ne 1, 1 9 6 5 Ju ne 1, 1 9 6 4 O p e r a t o r s -----a u t o m a t i c , r e lie f au to m a tic, s e n ior bra nch, telephone: S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------- $ 1 . M a x i m u m r a t e ------------ 2 O p e r a t o r s -----M o r s e , s e n ior au to m a tic, se n ior t e l e p h o n e ; c l e r k s ----bookkeeping s u m . m a r y , 5 relief d e liv e r y , accounting s t a tistical; 5 d isp a tc h ers, m es s enger: S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x i m u m r a t e -----------C l e r k s -----d e l i v e r y E M D , d e l i v e r y tub e and e n velope, 6 e m p lo y m e n t,6 file , teleph one b i l l ing; 6 t y p i s t s : S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x i m u m r a t e -----------C l e r k s -----c a s h i e r ; branch d e liv ery , c r e d i t and c o l l e c t i o n , c o u n te rsa le s,6 ad ju s t m e n t ,5 direct billin g: 5 S t a r t i n g r a t e ----------------M a x im u m rate M e s s e n g e r s , au to m obile: S t a r t i n g r a t e -----M a x im u m rate - Ju ne 1, 1 9 6 2 June 1, 1 9 6 6 1. 9 5 Ju ne 1, 1 9 6 7 $ 1 . 8 6 $ 1 . 83 $ 1 . 83 $ 1 . 95 $ 1 . 93 $ 1 . 9 0 $ 1 . 9 0 $ 2 . 0 4 $2 . 02 $ 1 . 99 $ 1 . 9 9 $ 2 . 13 $ 2 . 11 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 08 2„ 66 2. 63 2. 5 9 2. 57 2. 55 2. 52 2 . 70 2. 68 2. 39 2. 37 2. 3 4 2. 4 8 2. 4 6 2. 4 4 2. 41 2. 02 2. 4 9 1. 98 2. 4 7 1. 98 2. 4 4 2. 13 2 0 58 2. 09 2. 5 6 2. 05 2. 5 4 2. 05 2. 51 2. 23 2. 70 2. 16 2. 68 2 . 14 2. 65 2„ 14 2. 62 2. 33 2. 82 2. 27 2. 80 2 . 23 2. 77 2 . 23 2 . 73 (7) 88 83 (7) (7) (7) ( 7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) ( 7) (7) (7) 2. 10 2 .4 0 (7) (7) 2. 01 2. 30 (7) (7) 1. 9 2 2. 20 (7) (7) (7) (7) ( 7) 1. 8 6 ■ 2. 32 1. 83 2„ 2 6 1. 83 2. 24 1.95 2 0 43 1.9 3 2 . 39 1. 90 2. 33 1. 90 2. 31 2. 04 2. 54 2. 02 2. 50 1.9 9 2 .4 3 1 .99 2. 41 2. 13 2. 65 2. 11 2. 61 2. 0 8 2. 53 2. 0 8 2 . 51 1. 81 2. 10 1. 79 2. 0 4 1. 77 1 .9 8 1. 90 2. 21 1. 88 2 . 17 1. 86 2. 11 1. 84 2. 05 1.99 2. 31 1 .9 6 2. 27 1 .9 4 2. 2 0 1 .9 2 2. 14 2. 08 2. 41 2. 0 4 2. 37 2. 02 2. 29 2 . 00 See footnotes at end of table. 2 . 23 39 C-3— Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in C T U Areas, Selected Effective Dates, 1957—6 7 1— Continued Occupation and rate range 2 Jan. 1, 1 9 5 7 Ju ne 1 , I 9 6 0 2. 1 O p e r a t o r s -----a u t o m a t i c CND, M orse, M orse-au to m a tic, sen ior a u to m a tic ,5 sen ior te le p h o n e ,5 p r e s s un it au tom atic: 5 S t a r t i n g r a t e -------------M a x i m u m r a t e --------O p e r a to r s — au to m a tic, telephone; c le r k s— c a b l e , 5 city route c h a r t ; C N D - — 5 D and A , m e t h o d , route, s ervice; sten o g ra p h ers:6 S t a r t i n g r a t e -------------M a x i m u m r a t e --------C l e r k s -----s w i t c h i n g , 5 te le fa x , trunk rou te: 6 S t a r t i n g r a t e -------------M a x i m u m r a t e ---------C l e r k s -----d i r e c t o r y , distributing, m e s s a g e , file: S t a r t i n g r a t e -------------M a x i m u m r a t e ---------- 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 $ 1 . 58 $ 1 . 5 6 $ 1 . 5 4 $ 1 . 51 $ 1 . 79 $ 1 . 77 $ 1 . 76 $ 1 . 72 $ 1 . 8 8 $ 1 . 8 6 $ 1 . 85 $ 1 . 81 $ 1 . 95 $ 1 . 9 3 $ 1 . 9 2 $ 1 . 88 2 . 05 2. 03 2 . 01 2. 4 5 2. 4 3 2. 41 2. 38 1. 99 2. 29 2. 2 7 2. 25 2. 22 2. 3 8 2. 3 6 2. 3 4 2. 31 1.43 1. 95 1 .41 1. 9 3 1. 39 1.91 1. 89 1. 64 2. 19 1. 62 2. 17 1. 61 2. 15 1. 59 2. 12 1. 73 2. 28 1. 71 2. 2 6 1. 70 2. 2 4 1. 68 2. 21 1. 8 0 2 . 35 1. 78 2. 33 1. 77 2. 31 1. 75 2. 28 1. 3 8 1. 70 1. 3 6 1. 68 1. 35 1 .6 6 1. 35 1. 64 1.5 9 2. 03 1. 5 7 2. 01 1. 5 6 1. 98 1. 5 6 1. 9 6 1. 68 2. 12 1. 6 6 2. 10 1. 65 2. 07 1. 65 2. 05 1. 75 2. 19 1. 73 2. 17 1. 72 2. 14 1. 72 2. 12 1. 3 8 1. 4 9 1. 3 6 1 .4 7 1. 35 1 .4 6 1. 35 1.4 6 1. 59 1. 89 1. 5 7 1. 8 7 1. 56 1. 85 1. 5 6 1. 8 4 1. 68 1. 9 8 1. 66 1. 9 6 1. 65 1. 9 4 1. 65 1 .93 1. 75 2. 0 5 1. 73 2. 03 1. 72 2 . 01 1. 72 2. 00 $2 . 01 2. 51 1. 38 1 . 86 June 1 , 1965 Jun e 1 , 1 9 6 7 J u ne 1 , 1 9 6 6 $ 1 . 9 9 $ 1 . 9 8 $ 1 . 9 4 $ 2 . 0 8 $ 2 . 0 6 $ 2 . 05 $ 2 . 01 $ 2 . 17 $ 2 . 15 $ 2 . 14 $2„ 10 $ 2 . 26 $ 2 . 2 4 $ 2 . 23 $ 2 . 19 2. 4 9 2. 4 7 2. 4 4 2. 58 2. 5 6 2. 54 2. 51 2. 70 2. 68 2. 65 2. 62 2. 8 2 2. 8 0 2 . 7 6 2 . 73 2. 41 1. 8 4 2. 39 1.8 3 2. 3 7 1.81 2. 3 4 1.93 2. 4 8 1.9 1 2. 4 6 1.9 0 2. 4 4 1. 8 8 2. 41 2. 0 2 2. 59 2 0 00 2. 57 1.9 9 2„ 55 lo 9 6 2. 5 2 2. 1 1 2. 70 2. 09 2 . 68 2. 0 8 2. 66 2. 0 4 2. 63 1. 81 2. 25 1. 79 2. 23 1. 78 2 . 20 1. 78 2. 18 1. 88 2. 32 1. 8 6 2. 30 1. 85 2. 27 1. 85 2. 25 1.9 6 2. 4 2 1 .9 4 2. 4 0 1 .93 2. 37 1. 93 2. 3 5 2. 0 4 2. 5 2 2. 0 2 2 . 50 2. 01 2. 47 2. 01 2. 4 5 1. 81 1. 79 2. 0 9 1. 78 2. 0 7 1. 78 2. 0 6 1. 88 2. 18 1. 8 6 2. 16 1. 85 2. 14 1. 85 2. 13 1. 9 6 2. 28 1. 9 4 2. 26 1. 93 2. 2 4 1.9 3 2. 23 2. 0 4 2. 3 8 2. 02 2. 3 6 2 . 01 2. 3 4 2 . 01 2 . 11 S e e f o o t n o t e at end o f t a b l e . J u ne 1, 1 9 6 3 T r a ffic D e p a rtm e n t— D iv isio n a l O ffice G roup 6 J u ne 1 , 1 9 6 4 O p e r a to r s — au to m a tic CND, M orse, M ors e-a u to m a tic, sen ior a u to m a tic ,5 sen ior te le p h o n e ,5 p r e s s un it au tom atic: 5 S t a r t i n g r a t e -------------M a x i m u m r a t e --------O perators— au to m a tic, t e l e p h o n e ; c l e r k s ----c a b l e , 5 c ity route c h a r t ; C N D — 5 D and A , m e t h o d , rou te, s ervice; ste n o g ra p h e rs:6 S t a r t i n g r a t e --------------M a x i m u m r a t e --------C l e r k s -----s w i t c h i n g , 5 te le fa x , trunk route: 6 S t a r t i n g r a t e -------------M a x i m u m r a t e ---------C lerk s— d irec to ry , distributing, m e s s a g e , file: S t a r t i n g r a t e -------------M a x i m u m r a t e --------- Ju ne 1, 1 9 6 2 2. 33 40 C-3----- Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in C T U Areas, Selected Effective Dates, 1957—6 7 1 Continued — (Occupation and rate range 2 Jan. 1, 1957 June 1, I960 3. Technicians— autom atic, op era tions , 5 W and R; m ain tain ers, automatic, radio: Starting rate--------------------------------M axim um r a t e ----------------------------Cablem en; equipment men; m ain tain ers, section: Starting rate--------------------------------M axim um r a t e ----------------------------Linem en, section; m aintainers, building: Starting rate--------------------------------M axim um r a t e ----------------------------Linemen (excluding subsistence): Starting rate--------------------------------M axim um r a t e ----------------------------- June 1, 1962 June 1, 1963 June 1, 1964 June 1, 1965 June 1, 1966 June 1, 1967 Plant and Engineering Departmeiit— A ll Offices 9 $ 2 . 02 2. 53 $ 2 . 23 2. 85 $ 2 . 54 3. 16 $ 2 . 61 3. 23 $ 2 . 67 3. 29 $ 2 . 74 3. 36 $ 2. 86 3. 56 $ 2 . 98 3. 76 2. 00 2. 44 2. 21 2. 71 2. 52 3. 02 2. 59 3. 09 2. 65 3. 15 2. 72 3. 22 2. 84 3. 42 2. 96 3. 61 1. 80 2. 12 2. 01 2. 46 2. 10 2. 55 2. 17 2. 62 2. 23 2. 68 2. 30 2. 75 2. 40 2. 87 2. 50 2 .9 9 1 .4 4 1. 65 1. 65 1. 89 1. 74 1. 98 1. 81 2. 05 1. 87 2. 11 1. 94 2. 18 2. 03 2. 28 2. 12 2. 38 4. M essen gers— A ll Offices T e le cy cle: 10 Starting rate--------------------------------M axim um r a t e ----------------------------B icycle: Starting ra te--------------------------------M axim um r a t e ----------------------------Walking: Starting rate--------------------------------M axim um r a t e ----------------------------- $ 1. 00 1. 10 $ 1. 05 1. 26 1 $ 1. 15 1 1. 30 12$ 1. 25 1. 30 $ 1 .2 5 1. 35 $ 1. 25 1. 35 $ 1. 25 1 .4 0 13$ 1 .4 0 1. 40 1. 00 1. 05 1. 05 1. 21 1 1. 15 1 1. 25 12 1. 25 1. 25 1. 25 1. 30 1. 25 1. 35 1. 25 1. 40 13 1. 40 1. 40 1. 00 1. 05 1. 05 1. 21 1 1. 15 1 1. 25 1 1. 25 2 1. 25 1. 25 1. 30 1. 25 1. 35 1. 25 1 .4 0 13 1. 40 1 .4 0 Rates shown apply only to em ployees outside the New York M etropolitan area represented by the C o m m e rc ia l T e le g ra p h e rs' union. Em ployees in the New York area were represented by the A m erican Communications A ssocia tio n through A p ril 1966, and the Communications W orkers of A m e r ica thereafter. With the job r e c la s s ific a tion agreem ent effective Jan. 1, 1957 (Job C lassification Stipulation 1 -5 7 , M ar. 2, 1957), form er differences in occupational wage rates between the W estern Union Division and the Southern and Southwestern divisions were e lim i nated, and wage rates were based on average monthly revenue or m essag e load, regard less of location, as follow s: C o m m ercia l department— C - l , $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 or m o re ; C -2 , $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 to $ 2 4 9 ,9 9 9 ; C -3 , $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 to $ 9 9 ,9 9 9 ; and C -4 , under $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 ; traffic department— T - l , 4 2 5 ,0 0 0 m e ssag es and over; T - 2 , 2 4 0 ,0 0 0 to 4 2 4 ,9 9 9 ; T - 3 , 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 to 2 3 9 ,9 9 9 ; and T -4 , under 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 . Accounting centers and, in 1959, m ost plant and engineering offices were assigned to the group in the co m m ercial division city in which they were located. 2 P ro gressio n from the starting to the maxim um rate was automatic for em ployees meeting the requirem ents of the job. Provision was made for applying the grievance and arbitration sections of the agreem ent, with the burden of proof on the company, when em ployees were not autom atically advanced to the next step. Not all of the occupations listed in each occupational w age-rate group were found in each c it y -s iz e c la s s , nor were all occupa tions classified at the specified level listed . A s of Jan. 1, 1959, progression from the starting to the m axim um rate w as: C o m m ercial and accounting departments— 60 months for all levels shown other than automobile m e sse n g e rs, where p ro gressio n to the m a x i mum required 36 months, and d elivery EMD cle rk s, e t c ., where p ro gressio n required 48 months; traffic d e partment— 60 months for all levels shown other than directory clerk , etc. , where p ro gressio n to m axim um r e quired 48 months; plant and engineering department— 72 months for levels of technicians listed and cablem en and equipment m en, 60 months for linemen and m aintainers, and 36 months for linemen (excluding subsistence); and m e ssen g e rs 24 months for each type listed. A s of June 1, 1964, p rogression from the starting to the m axim um rate was: C om m ercia l department— 60 months for all levels shown other than automobile m e sse n g e rs, where p ro gressio n to the m axim um required 36 months, and file cle rk s, where p rogression required 48 months; traffic department— 60 months for all levels shown; plant and engineering department— 72 months for all levels shown other than linemen (excluding subsistence), where p ro gressio n to the maxim um required 36 months; and m e ssen g e rs— 24 months for each type listed. 3 Effective Jan. 1, 1959, the number of accounting department centers was reduced to 2 and the number of cities to 4. A ll occupations for which w age-rate information has been shown, as well as a large number of other occupations, were tran sferred to the co m m ercial department. Because of the sm a ll number of em ployees in the accounting department after Jan. 1, 1959, occupational wage rates for this department have been eliminated*, Wage rates in effect on Jan. 1, 1957, w ere: 1 2 Occupation and rate range 3 C lerks----adjustment, b ill rendition, direct billing: $ 1 .4 5 < 43 $1. Starting rate-------------------------------------------------------------Maximum r a t e --------------------------------------------------------------1 .7 8 1. 74 1. 1. 78 Clerks— asse m b ly , inspection, so rte rg ra f, grapho addresso: 1 .4 2 1. 39 1. Starting rate---------------------------------------------------------------Maxim um r a t e --------------------------------------------------------------1 .7 3 1. 69 1. 1. 73 Clerks----telephone billing, typist: Starting rate------------------------------------------------------------1. 38 1. 35 1. Maxim um r a t e --------------------------------------------------------------1. 60 1. 5 6 1. 40 70 35 65 33 52 41 F o o t n o t e s -----C o n t i n u e d 4 D ivision al cities on Jan. 1, 1957 w ere: Group 1 8 cities with about the sam e average ---monthly revenue asChicago, group 2-------17 cities with about the sam e average monthly revenue as A tlanta, group 3-23 cities about the sam e as Akron, and group 4----24 cities about the sam e as Albany. Divisional cities on June 1, 1964, w ere: Group 1 21 cities with an average monthly revenue of $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 or m o re , such as Chicago, Los A n g e le s, and Atlanta; group 2 10 cities with an average monthly revenue between $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 and $ 2 4 9 ,9 9 9 , such as B a ltim ore, M ilw aukee, and Seattle; group 3— 23 cities with an average monthly revenue between $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 and $ 9 9 ,9 9 9 , such as A kron, L ou isv ille, and Providence; and group 4— 15 cities with an average monthly revenue of less than $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 , such as A lbany, Spokane, and Chattanooga. ^ Added to occupations originally listed as occupational structure was reorganized by the p artie s. 6 Deleted or changed from occupations originally listed as occupational structure was reorganized by the p arties, June 1, 1964; (in traffic departm ent, trunk route was deleted June 1, 1963). 7 Eliminated by June 1, 1964 agreem ent. 8 Divisional cities on Jan. 1, 1957, w ere: Group 1 19 cities with about the sam e average monthly revenue — or load as Atlanta; group 2— 9 cities about the sam e as B altim ore; group 3— 21 cities about the sam e as Akron; and Group 4— 22 cities about the sam e as Albany,, Divisional cities on June 1, 1964; w ere: Group 1 20 cities with an average monthly load of 4 2 5 ,0 0 0 m e s senger units or m o re , such as Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Boston; group 2 10 cities with an average monthly load of 2 4 0 ,0 0 0 to 4 2 4 ,9 9 9 m e ssen g e r units, such as B a ltim ore, Denver, and Houston; group 3---- 23 cities with an average monthly load of 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 to 2 3 9 ,9 9 9 m e ssen g e r units, such as Akron, Birm ingham , and San Diego; and group 4^— 15 cities with an average monthly load of less than 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 m e ssen ge r units, such as A lbany, W ichita, and El P aso. 9 Plant and engineering department groups were essen tially the sam e as traffic department groups 1—3„ Plant and engineering group 4 was composed of m igratory crews and headquarters not listed in the other 3 groups. 10 No additional or reengaged telecycle m e ssen g e rs were to be hired after Jan. 1, 1965. On or after that date, any telecycle m e ssen g e r could substitute the bicycle mode for the telecycle m ode, but would retain his existing rate of pay if it was higher than the rate for the walking and bicycle m ode. 1 Increase in the minim um rate, effective Sept. 3, 1961, in accordance with amendment to F air Labor Stand 1 ards A ct; m axim um , effective Sept. 1, 1962, by company letter dated June 11, 1962. 1 Increase in the minimum rate, effective Sept. 3, 1963, in accordance with amendment to F air Labor 2 Standards A ct. 1 Increase in minim um rate, effective Feb„ 1, 1967, and a further in crease to $ 1 .6 0 an hour, effective 3 Feb. 1, 1968, in accordance with amendment to F air Labor Standards A ct. 42 D-l-----Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in New York Metropolitan Area (ACA), 1944—53 Effective date Department:, occupation, and classification1 Feb. 16, 1944 June 2, 1946 Job rate Job rate Mini mum Traffic department: Telephone operator I I ________________ Automatic operator I I ________________ Morse operator I I I ----------------------------Morse-automatic operator III-----------Assistant teleprinter chief III________ Route clerk, city I I __________________ D and A clerk II---------------------------------Route clerk-general and trunk II------Plant and engineering department: Assistant chief, automatic, teleprinter repeater, wire III _____ City lineman I II ---------------------------------Equipment man, construction I I I ----Equipment man, maintenance III------Equipment man, city III --------------------Cable man I II _________________________ Commercial department: Clerk operator I I -------------------------------Branch office clerk I _________________ Branch office clerk, intermediate I I --------------------------------Branch officer clerk, senior III-------Motor messengers I --------------------------All other messengers I ---------------------New York repair shop: Machinist I II __________________________ Wireman I I ____________________________ Shopman __________________ _________ Instrument maker I I I _________________ Jersey City warehouse: Packer, light instruments I -------------Packer, material II-------------------------Clerk, receiving III__________________ Clerk, shipping I I I ___________________ See footnotes at end of table Maxi Mini mum mum Apr. 1, 1948 Apr. 1, 1947 Maxi Mini mum mum Job Maxi Mini rate mum mum Job rate M axi mum $0,675 $0.7675 $0.925 $0.800 $0.8925 $1,050 $0.850 $0.9425 $1.100 $0.930 $1.0225 2$1. 180 .8175 .975 . 850 . 900 .9925 1. 150 . 980 1.0725 . 725 .9425 1. 100 1. 230 1.455 . 920 1.0236 1. 200 1.045 1.1486 1. 325 1. 095 1.1986 1. 375 1. 175 1.2786 . 920 1.0236 1. 200 1.045 1.1486 1. 325 1. 095 1.1986 1. 375 1. 175 1.2786 1. 455 1. 805 1. 150 1.3500 1.550 1. 275 1.4750 1.675 1. 325 1.5250 1.725 1.405 1.6050 . 875 . 955 1.0475 . 700 .7925 . 950 .825 .9175 1.075 .9675 1. 125 21. 205 .850 . 930 1.0225 21. 180 . 700 .7925 . 950 .825 .9175 1.075 .9425 1. 100 .850 . 930 1.0225 21. 180 .925 .800 .8925 1.050 .9425 1. 100 . 675 .7675 1. 500 1.050 1. 100 1. 100 1.050 1. 120 1.3500 1.2000 1.2500 1.2500 1.2000 1.2700 1.550 1. 350 1. 400 1.400 1. 350 1. 420 1. 275 1. 175 1.225 1. 225 1. 175 1.245 1.4750 1.3250 1.3750 1.3750 1.3250 1.3950 1.675 1. 475 1.525 1. 525 1.475 1. 545 1. 325 1. 225 1. 275 1. 275 1. 225 1.295 1.5250 1.3750 1.4250 1.4250 1.3750 1.4450 1.725 1. 525 1.575 1.575 1.525 1.595 . 700 .600 .7925 .6555 . 950 . 750 .825 .725 .9175 .7805 1.075 . 875 .875 .775 .9675 .8305 1. 125 .925 .725 . 850 . 650 . 550 .8175 .9610 .7240 .5685 .975 1. 150 . 850 .600 .850 .975 .775 . 650 .9425 1.0860 .8490 .6685 1. 100 1. 275 .975 .700 . 900 1.025 . 825 .650 1.040 . 960 .800 1. 250 1.1300 1.0400 .8700 1.3500 1.220 1. 120 .940 1. 450 1. 165 1.085 .925 1. 375 1.2550 1.1650 .9950 1.4750 1. 345 1. 245 1.065 1. 575 . 550 .720 . 950 . 950 .6000 .7900 1.1250 1.1000 . 650 . 860 1. 300 1. 250 .675 . 845 1.075 1.075 .7250 .9150 1.2500 1.2250 .775 . 895 1.425 1. 375 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 405 305 355 355 305 375 1.6050 1.4550 1.5050 1.5050 1.4550 1.5250 1.805 1.605 1. 655 1.655 1.605 1.675 .955 . 857 1.0475 .9105 21. 205 1.005 .9925 1.1360 .8990 .6685 .980 1.0725 1. 150 1. 325 1. 105 1.2160 1.025 . 905 .9790 .700 3 .650 3 .6685 1. 230 1. 405 1. 105 3 . 700 1. 215 1. 135 .975 1. 425 1.3050 1.2150 1.0450 1.5250 1. 1. 1. 1. 395 295 115 625 1. 295 1. 215 1.055 1.505 1.3850 1.2950 1.1250 1.6050 1.475 1. 375 1. 195 1. 705 .725 .985 1. 125 1. 125 .7750 .9650 1.3000 1.2750 . 825 1.035 1.475 1. 425 .805 .975 1. 205 1. 205 .8550 1.0450 1.3850 1.3550 . 905 1. 115 1. 555 1.505 43 D-l— (Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in New York Metropolitan Area (ACA), 1944—53----Continued Department, occupation, and classification1 3 2 Employees hired on or before Employees hired after Nov. 1, 1941 Nov. 1, 1941 IEffective Effective Effective Effective Sept. 1, 1952 Se pt. 1, 1951 Sept. 1, 1952 June 1, 1953 Job Mini Job Job M axi Mini Job M axi Mini Maxi Mini Maxi mum rate mum mum rate mum mum mum rate rate mum mum Traffic department: Telephone operator I I ------------------------ $1.100 $1.1925 $1.350 Automatic operator I I -----------------------1. 150 1.2425 1. 400 Morse operator I I I ___________________ 1. 345 1.4486 1. 625 Morse-automatic operator III________ 1. 345 1.4486 1. 625 _ Assistant teleprinter chief III 4 5_____ 1.575 1.7750 1. 975 Route clerk, city I I __________________ 1. 125 1. 2175 1.400 1. 100 1. 1925 1. 400 D and A clerk II---------------------------------1. 100 1. 1925 1. 400 Route clerk-general and trunk II------Plant and engineering department: Assistant chief, automatic, teleprinter repeater wire I II ----------1. 575 1.7750 1. 975 City lineman I II _______________________ 1. 475 1.6250 1. 775 1. 525 1.6750 1. 825 Equipment man, construction III____ Equipment man, maintenance III____ 1. 525 1.6750 1. 825 Equipment man, city I I I --------------------1. 475 1.6250 1. 775 Cable man III------------------------------------1. 545 1.6950 1.845 Commercial department: Clerk operator I I -------------------------------1. 125 1.2175 1. 400 Branch office clerk I--------------------------1.025 1.0805 1. 175 Branch office clerk, intermediate II— 1. 150 1.2425 1. 400 1. 275 1.3860 1. 575 Branch office clerk, senior I I I --------1. 075 1.1490 1. 275 Motor messenger I ---------------------------5 .8500 All other messengers I ---------------------New York repair shop: 1. 465 1.5550 1. 645 Machinist I II --------------------------------------Wireman I I -----------------------------------------1. 385 1.4650 1.545 Shopman----------------------------------------------1. 225 1.2950 1. 365 Instrument maker I I I -------------------------1. 675 1.7750 1. 875 Jersey City warehouse: Packer, light instruments I -------------.975 1.0250 1.075 1. 145 1.2150 1. 285 Packer, material II__________________ Clerk, receiving III__________________ 1. 375 1.5500 1. 725 Clerk, shipping III ___________________ 1. 375 1.5250 1.675 $1. 35 $ 1. 46 1. 38 1. 49 1.74 1. 61 1.74 1. 61 1. 46 1. 35 1. 32 1. 43 1. 32 1. 43 $ 1.73 1.73 1.95 1.95 1.73 1.73 1. 73 $ 1. 1. 1. 1. 23 25 45 45 1. 23 1. 20 1. 20 32 $ 1. 54 $ 1. 27 $ 1. 36 $ 1. 58 1. 54 34 1. 38 1. 58 1. 29 1.73 55 1. 77 1. 49 1.59 1.73 1. 77 55 1. 49 1.59 1. 54 1. 36 1. 58 1. 32 1. 27 1. 54 1. 24 1. 33 1. 58 1.29 1. 54 1. 24 1. 58 1. 33 1.29 - $ 1. 1. 1. 1. 89 77 83 83 77 85 2. 13 1.95 2. 01 2.01 1.95 2. 03 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 37 13 19 19 13 21 1. 68 1. 58 1. 63 1.63 1.58 1. 65 1. 88 1.73 1. 78 1. 78 1. 73 1. 80 2. 08 1. 88 1. 93 1.93 1.88 1.95 1. 72 1. 62 1. 67 1. 67 1. 62 1.69 1.92 1. 77 1.82 1. 82 1.77 1.84 2. 12 1. 92 1.97 1.97 1.92 1.99 1. 35 1. 23 1. 38 1. 53 1. 29 . 85 1. 46 1. 30 1. 49 1.66 1. 38 - 1.73 1.41 1.73 1. 89 1. 65 1. 23 1. 13 1. 25 1. 38 1. 18 .85 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.54 1. 28 1.54 1. 68 1. 38 1. 27 1. 17 1. 29 1. 42 1. 22 .86 1. 36 1. 22 1. 38 1. 53 1.29 - 1. 58 1. 32 1. 58 1. 72 1. 42 - 1. 88 1.90 1. 53 2. 01 1.99 2.00 1. 61 2. 13 2. 2. 1. 2. 09 09 70 25 1.67 1.69 1. 38 1. 78 1. 76 1. 77 1. 45 1.88 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 71 1.73 1.42 1. 82 1.80 1.81 1. 49 1.92 1.89 1. 89 1. 56 2. 02 1. 17 1. 37 1.65 1.65 1. 23 1. 46 1.86 1.83 1.29 1.59 2. 16 2. 06 1. 08 1. 25 1.48 1.48 1. 13 1. 32 1.65 1.63 1. 18 1. 43 1. 90 1. 82 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 17 1. 36 1.69 1. 67 1. 22 1. 47 1. 94 1.86 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. - 32 18 34 49 25 - - 85 85 52 98 12 29 52 52 1 In each rate range employees whose performance meets the requirements of the job are automatically advanced to the job rate as follows: Classification I, 4 months; classification II, 6 months; classification III, 8 months. Increases above the job rate determined by the company but subject to grievance procedure. 2 Rate increased to $ 1 .2 3 an hour, effective Oct. 1, 1950. 3 Rate increased to 75 cents an hour, effective January 1950, in accordance with 1949 amendments to sec. 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as interpreted by the Administrator, Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions, U .S. De partment of Labor, Sept. 15, 1950. 4 Changed to plant and engineering title and rate range. 5 The settlement agreement provided that the 21 cents due Sept. 1, 1951, if both parties mutually agreed by that date, /* could be applied in the establishment of rate ranges. Since no agreement was reached, the 2Va cents was applied as an across-the-board increase. 44 D-2-— Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in the New York Metropolitan Area (CWA), S elected E ffe c tiv e D a te s , 1 9 5 4 — 6 7 E m p lo y e e s hired after N ov . D e p a r t m e n t , o c c u p a t i o n , and classific a tio n 2 Ju ne 1 1954 Dec. 1, 1954 1, 19413 A ll em ployees J u ne 1 , 1 9 5 5 Jan. 1 , 1957 T raffic departm ent: O perators— teleph one, a u t o m a t i c 2 d / -----------------------O p e r a t o r s -----M o r s e , M o r s e - a u t o m a t i c 2 d / ------C l e r k s -----c i t y r o u t e , g e n e r a l r o u t e , D an d A 2 d / — P l a n t and e n g i n e e r i n g departm ent: A s s is t a n t ch iefs— au to m atic, rep eater, w ire, T and R 2 e / --------------------------C i t y l i n e m e n 2 d / -------------------Equipm ent m e n — construction, 4 m a i n t e n a n c e 2 d / ----------------M a i n t a i n e r s , c i t y 2 d / 5 ------C a b l e m e n 2 d / --------------------------C o m m e r c ia l departm ent: (branch offices) C l e r k s , o p e r a t o r 2 d / --------C l e r k s 2 a / --------------------------------C le r k s , interm ed iate 2 d /— C l e r k s , s e n i o r 2 c / --------------M o t o r m e s s e n g e r s 2 b / ------A l l o t h e r m e s s e n g e r s 6 -----N e w Y o r k r e p a ir shop: M a c h i n i s t s 2 c / -----------------------W i r e m e n 2 e J~---------------------------S h o p m e n 2 b / ---------------------------I n s t r u m e n t m a k e r s 2 c / -----J e r s e y C ity w a r e h o u s e :9 P a c k e r s , li g h t i n s t r u m e n t s 2 a / ------------------P a c k e r s , m a t e r i a l 2 b / ------C l e r k s , r e c e i v i n g 2 d / --------C L e r k s , s h i p p i n g 2 d T ---------- J u ne 1 , I 9 6 0 J u ne 1, 1 9 6 2 M in i mum M axi mum M in i mum M axi mum M in i mum M axi mum M ini mum M axi mum M ini mum Maxi mum M in i mum M axi mum $ 1. 28 $ 1. 68 $ 1. 30 $ 1.73 $ 1. 32 $ 1. 78 $ 1. 50 $ 1. 9 8 $ 1. 71 $ 2 . 19 $ 1. 80 $ 2 . 28 1. 55 1. 8 6 1. 58 1. 91 1. 61 1.95 1. 76 2. 17 1. 97 2. 38 2 . 06 2. 4 7 1. 28 1. 68 1. 30 1. 73 1. 32 1. 78 1. 50 1. 9 8 1. 71 2. 19 1. 80 2. 28 1. 81 1. 70 2. 25 2. 0 6 1. 85 1. 73 2. 31 2. 1 1 1. 89 1. 77 2. 3 7 2. 16 2. 10 2. 01 2. 60 2„ 4 0 2. 31 2. 22 2. 8 5 2. 6 5 2. 54 2. 31 3. 16 2. 74 1. 75 1. 70 1. 77 2. 08 2. 0 6 2. 10 1. 79 1. 73 1. 81 2. 14 2. 11 2. 16 1. 83 1. 77 1. 85 2. 19 2. 16 2. 21 2. 01 2. 01 2. 01 2. 4 5 2 040 2. 4 5 2. 22 2. 22 2. 22 2. 70 2 . 65 2. 70 2. 52 2. 31 2. 52 3 0 01 2. 74 3. 01 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. . 28 20 28 48 26 85 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. . 68 37 68 82 48 94 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. . 30 22 30 50 27 85 1. 73 1. 1. 1. 1. . 39 73 86 50 94 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 3£ 23 32 53 29 02 1. 78 1 .41 1. 78 1. 91 1. 53 - 1. 50 1. 36 1. 50 1. 92 1 .4 6 1. 00 2. 1. 2. 2. 1. 1. 09 71 09 25 71 10 1. lo 1. 2. 1. 1. 71 57 71 12 67 05 2. 1. 2. 2. 1. 1. 19 76 19 44 92 21 1. 1. 1. 1. 80 82 48 92 1.99 1.99 1. 63 2. 15 1. 1. 1. 1. 84 86 50 96 2. 2. 1. 2. 04 04 67 22 1. 1. 1. 2. 88 90 53 01 2. 2. 1. 2. 2. 03 2. 03 1 .6 6 2. 24 2. 2. 1. 2. 32 37 85 50 2. 2. 1. 2. 24 24 87 45 2. 2. 2. 2. 57 75 06 75 2. 4 9 2. 4 9 3. 0 6 3. 0 6 (8 ) (8) (8) (8) l. 1. 1. 1. 15 33 59 59 1. 2 6 1. 53 2. 05 1 .9 6 1.1 6 1. 35 1. 62 U 62 1. 1. 2. 2. 27 56 11 01 1. 1. 1. 1. 17 37 65 65 1. 29 1.59 2. 16 2. 0 6 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.4 7 1. 85 2. 29 2. 29 1. 1. 2„ 2. 55 71 00 00 1. 2. 2. 2. 68 06 50 50 1 .6 4 1. 2. 2. 2. S e e f o o t n o t e s at end o f t ab le , 09 09 70 28 34 50 79 79 1. 1. 1. 2„ 71. 6 1. 80 66 80 21 76 15 1. 80 2. 21 2. 21 2. 1. 2. 2. 2. 1. 28 85 28 53 01 25 82 15 59 59 45 D-2--- Basic Hourly Rates for Selected Occupations in the New York Metropolitan Area (CWA), Selected Effective Dates, 1 9 5 4 -6 7 — Continued A ll employees Department, occupation, and c la ssific a tio n 1 2 June 1, 1963 M in i mum Traffic department: Operators— telephone, automatic 2 d / -------------------Operators— M o rs e , M orse-a u to m atic 2 d / -----C lerks— city route, ge n e ra lr o u te , D and A 2d /----Plant and engineering department: A ssista n t chiefs— autom a tic, repeater, w ire, T and R 2 e / ---------------------City lin em en 2 d / ----------------Equipment men— construction, 4 maintenance 2 d / -------------Equipment men— construction2 d / 4 ----------Equipment men— maintenance 2 d / 4 ----------M aintainers, c it y 2 d / 5-----Cablemen 2 d / ---------------------C om m ercial department: (branch offices) C le rk s, op e ra to r2 d / --------Clerks 2 a / ---------------------------C le rk s, intermediate 2 d /~ C le rk s, s enior 2 c / ------------M otor m e ssen g e rs 2 b / -----A ll other m e s s e n g e r s 6 ----New York repair shop: M achinists 28 / -------------------c W ire m e n 2 e f - ---------------------Jersey City w arehouse: 9 0 1 P ackers , B 2 a / -----------------P a ck e rs, A 2 b /-------------------C le rk s, receiving and shipping 2 d / -------------- M a x i mum June 1, 1964 M in i mum M a x i mum June 1, 1965 M in i mum M a x i mum June 1, 1966 M in i mum M a x i mum June 1, 1967 M in i mum M a x i mum $ 1. 87 $ 2 . 35 $ 1.93 $ 2 . 41 $ 2 . 00 $ 2 . 48 $ 2 . 09 $ 2 . 59 $ 2 . 18 $ 2 . 70 2. 13 2. 54 2. 19 2. 60 2. 26 2. 67 2. 36 2. 79 2. 46 2. 91 1. 87 2. 35 1. 93 2. 41 2. 00 2. 48 2. 09 2. 59 2. 18 2. 70 2. 61 2. 38 3. 23 2. 81 2. 67 2. 44 3. 29 2. 87 2. 74 2. 51 3. 36 2. 94 2. 86 2. 62 3. 56 3. 07 2. 98 2. 73 3. 76 3. 20 2. 59 3. 08 2. 65 3. 14 2. 72 3. 21 - - 2 .9 2 - 2. 54 2. 65 2. 97 3. 14 2. 61 2. 72 2. 1. 2. 2. 2. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 2. 1. 2. 2. 2. 1. 41 98 41 66 14 30 2. 00 1. 86 2. 00 2. 41 1 .9 6 1. 25 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 1. - 2. 38 2. 59 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 101„ 2. 81 3. 08 3. 04 3. 21 87 73 87 28 83 25 - 35 92 35 60 08 25 - - 93 79 93 34 89 25 48 05 48 73 21 35 - 3. 41 3. 04 3. 61 3. 02 2. 95 3. 04 3. 56 3. 48 3. 61 2. 90 2. 83 2. 92 3. 39 3. 26 3. 41 2. 1. 2. 2. 2. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 1. 09 94 09 52 05 25 59 14 59 85 31 39 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. n l. 18 02 18 63 14 50 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 1. 70 23 70 97 41 50 2. 56 2. 56 3. 13 3. 13 2. 62 2. 62 3. 19 3. 19 2. 69 2. 69 3. 26 3. 26 2. 81 2. 81 3. 41 3. 41 2. 94 2. 94 3. 56 3. 56 1. 71 1. 87 1. 69 2. 22 1. 77 1. 93 1. 95 2. 28 1. 84 2. 00 2. 02 2. 35 1. 92 2. 09 2. 11 2. 46 2. 01 2. 18 2. 20 2. 57 2. 28 2. 66 2. 34 2. 72 2. 41 2. 79 2. 52 2. 92 2 .6 3 3. 05 1 P rio r to A p r il, 1966, the A m erica n Communications A ssocia tio n (ACA) represented the New York M e tro politan A rea em p loyees. 2 Effective June 1, 1954, p ro gre ssio n from the starting to the maxim um rate was automatic, if requirem ents were m et, in all rate ranges which had m axim um rates. The interval in p ro gre ssio n from the job rate to the m axim um rate was 12 months. This did not apply to hourly rated em ployees hired after Nov. 1, 1941, until D ec. 1, 1955. or 1 year after reaching job rate, whichever occurred later. B efore June 1, 1954, advancement to the m axim um rate was determined by the company, subject to application of the grievance and arbitration sections of the agreem ent, when claim was made that the company acted in an arbitrary or capricious manner in the d e te r mination of such in cre a se s. P ro gre ssio n from the starting to the m axim um rate was: (a) 24 m onths, (b) 36 months, (c) 48 months, (d) 60 months, and (e) 72 months. 3 See footnote 3, table 0 — 1. 4 Equipment men were separated into 2 different hourly rate classifications through inequity adjustments negotiated in the agreem ent dated June 1, 1965. 5 Occupational title was equipment m en, city prior to June 1, 1964. 6 In 1954, the schedule provided p ro gressio n to the m axim um after 12 months. In I960 and 1965, the m a x imum rate was reached after '24 months. 7 Increase in minim um rate, effective Sept. 3, 1961, in accordance with amendment to F air Labor Stand ards A ct. 8 Occupational titles elim inated. 9 Occupational titles changed Jan. 1, 1962; p ack ers, light instruments changed to packers B; p ack e rs, m aterial to packers A ; clerks receiving and clerks shipping combined u n d e r 1 title— cle rk s, receiving and shipping. 10 Increase in minim um rate, effective Sept. 3, 1963, in accordance with F air Labor Standards A ct of 1938 as amended. 1 Increase in minimum rate effective Jan. 1, 1967, in accordance with amendment to the New York M in i 1 mum Wage law; further in crease to $ 1 . 6 0 an hour, effective Feb. 1, 1968, in accordance with amendment to F air Labor Standards A ct. W a g e The following list constitutes all wage chronologies published to date. Those for which a price is shown are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U .S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. , 2040Z, or from any of its regional sales offices. Those for which a price is not shown may be obtained free as long as a supply is available, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. , 20212, or from any of the regional offices shown on the inside back cover. Aluminum Company of America, 1939— 61. BLS Report 219. American V iscose, 1945— 63. BLS Report 277 (20 cents). The Anaconda Co. , 1941— 48. BLS Report 197. Anthracite Mining Industry, 1930— 66. BLS Bulletin 1494 (20 cents). Armour and C o ., 1941— 67. Bulletin 1481 (30 cents). A. T. & T . — Long Lines Department, 1940— 64. BLS Bulletin 1443 (40 cents). Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , 1943— 66. BLS Bulletin 1475 (20 cents). Bethlehem Atlantic Shipyards, 1941— 65. BLS Bulletin 1454 (25 cents). Bituminous Coal Mines, 1933— 66. BLS Bulletin 1461 (20 cents). The Boeing Co. (Washington Plants), 1936— 64. BLS Report 204 (20 cents). Carolina Coach Co. , 1947— 63. BLS Report 259. Chrysler Corporation, 1939— 64. BLS Report 198 (25 cents). Commonwealth Edison Co. of Chicago, 1945— 63. BLS Report 205. (20 cents). Dan River M ills, 1943— 65. BLS Bulletin 1495 (15 cents). Federal Classification Act Employees, 1924— 64. BLS Bulletin 1442 (35 cents). Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and B. F. Goodrich Co. (Akron Plants), 1937-66. BLS Bulletin 1484 (30 cents). Ford Motor Company, 1941— 64. BLS Report 99 (30 cents). General Motors Corp. , 1939— 66. BLS Bulletin 1532 (30 cents). International Harvester Company, 1946— 61. BLS Report 202. International Paper Company, Southern Kraft Division, 1937— 67. BLS Bulletin 1534 (25 cents). International Shoe Co. , 1945— 66. BLS Bulletin 1479 (20 cents). Lockheedr-California Company (A Division of Lockheed Aircraft C orp .), 1937-67. BLS Bulletin 1522 (35 cents). Martin— Marietta Corp. 1944— 64. BLS Bulletin 1449 (25 cents). Massachusetts Shoe Manufacturing, 1945— 66. BLS Bulletin 1471 (15 cents). New York City Laundries, 1945— 64. BLS Bulletin 1453 (20 cents). North American Aviation, 1941— 64. BLS Report 203 (25 cents). North Atlantic Longshoring, 1934— 61. BLS Report 234. Pacific Coast Shipbuilding, 1941— 64. BLS Report 254 (25 cents). Pacific Gas and Electric Co. , 1943— 66. BLS Bulletin 1499 (30 cents). Pacific Longshore Industry, 1934— 65. BLS Bulletin 1491 (25 cents). Railroads— Nonoperating Employees, 1920— 62. BLS Report 208 (25 cents). Sinclair Oil Companies, 1941— 66. BLS Bulletin 1447 (25 cents). Swift & Co. , 1942— 63. BLS Report 260 (25 cents). United States Steel Corporation, 1937— 64. BLS Report 186 (30 cents). Western Greyhound Lines, 1945— 63. BLS Report 245 (30 cents).
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