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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABORFrances Perkins, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Isador Lubin, Commissioner (on
leave)A . F. Hinrichs, Acting Commissioner
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W ages and Hours of Union Motortruck Drivers and Helpers
June 1, 1941
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION Florence Peterson, Chief
Bulletin 7\[o. 705
{Reprinted from the M onthly Labor R eview, February 1942, with
additional tablesl
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CONTENTS
PageSummary______________________________________________________________
1Distribution of members according to hourly wage
rates_________________ 2Weekly hours,
1941____________________________________________________ 4Overtime
rates_________________________________________________________
5Trend of wage and hour
scales__________________________________________ 6Changes between
1940 and 1941________________________________________ 7Average
rates, by city_________________________________________________
8Union scales of wages and hours, by cities:
Time rates and hour
scales_________________________________________ 9Commission,
mileage, or trip rates, and hour scales_________________ 39
Letter of Transmittal
United States D epartment of Labor, B ureau of Labor
Statistics,
Washington, D . C A p r i l 1, 19^2.The Secretary of Labor:
I have the honor to transmit herewith a report covering a study-
made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the wages and hours of
union motortruck drivers and helpers, June 1, 1941.
This bulletin, a portion of which appeared in the M onthly Labor
Review, February 1942, was prepared in the Industrial Relations
Division, under the supervision of Florence Peterson, Chief. Kerm
it B . M ohn was in immediate charge of the field work and the
preparation of the bulletin.
A. F. H inrichs, Acting Commissioner.Hon. F rances Perkins,
Secretary.ii
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Bulletin No. 705 o f the
United States Bureau o f Labor Statistics[Reprinted from the M
onthly L abor Review, February 1942, with additional tables]
WAGES AND HOURS OF UNION MOTORTRUCK DRIVERS AND HELPERS, JUNE 1,
1941
Summary
T H E average hourly wage rate of union motortruck drivers in 75
cities was 82.9 cents on June 1, 1941. Union helpers averaged 68.6
cents and the average for the combined truck driver and helper
occupations was 80.8 cents. Based on comparable quotations for both
June 1, 1940, and June 1, 1941, the general level of hourly rates
advanced 3.8 percent for drivers, 5.0 percent for helpers, and 4.0
percent for the combined groups. Actual rates for drivers ranged
from 30 cents for special-delivery milk drivers in Norfolk to $2.00
per hour for operators of dump trucks of over 8 cubic feet capacity
in St. Louis. Helpers had a range in rates between 27.8 cents for
some of the helpers on furniture trucks in Birmingham to $1,125 for
helpers on theatrical-equipment trucks in New York City.
The above averages cover city trucking primarily, although over-
the-road drivers were also included when they were paid on an
hourly, rather than a mileage, basis. The survey included 2,587
wage quotations covering 241,608 union members. The term truck
drivers covers a heterogeneous group of occupations, such as
drivers of building and excavating trucks, coal trucks, ice trucks,
general hauling and transfer trucks, delivery trucks hauling
various and miscellaneous commodities, and express and freight
trucks. In each of the many classifications of hauling, different
types and sizes of trucks are likely to be used. Each truck-driving
occupation and each size and type of truck usually has a different
wage rate. Furthermore, there is great variation among the
different cities, not only in respect to the commodities handled
under union agreements, but also in respect to the types of trucks
and the terminology used to describe the different occupations. For
these reasons it is impossible to make an intercity classification
by types. The data on all truck driving in all cities studied,
therefore, are treated as for one trade in this study, division
being made only between drivers and helpers.
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W age payments for drivers doing local hauling, or making local
deliveries which do not involve sales functions, are almost
universally established on a time basis. M ost frequently the
agreements specify hourly rates, although daily or weekly wage
scales are not uncommon. In order to achieve comparability, these
daily and weekly wage scales have been converted to an hourly basis
whenever the agreements specified the number of hours for which the
scales applied. Some trucking agreements, although specifying wage
scales on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, do not specify the
number of horns that shall constitute full time. Quotations of this
type consequently have been omitted in the computation of average
full-tim e hours and in the table showing the distribution
according to hours per week. W hen the wage rates were given on an
hourly basis these quotations have been included in all rate
computations, but when the specified wage scale could not be
converted to an hourly basis they have been excluded.
Agreements covering route drivers, particularly those handling
bakery products, beer, laundry, and milk, commonly classify the
drivers as salesmen. Ordinarily, the compensation of these drivers
is specified as a weekly guaranty plus various commissions based
upon the volume of deliveries or collections. Similarly, the
agreements covering road drivers commonly specify either trip or
mileage rates rather than hourly wage scales. A ll quotations
specifying such commission, trip, or mileage wage scales, which
could not be converted to an hourly basis, have been excluded from
the computations upon which this report is based.
Distribution of Members According to H ourly Wage Rates
Over 43 percent of the union truck drivers had hourly rates
between 75 and 90 cents; 61 percent had rates in the wider range of
70 to 95 cents. Those drivers receiving $1.00 or more per hour
included 18.6 percent of the total, while only 15.9 percent had
rates that were less than 70 cents per hour.
T able 1. Percentage Distribution o f Union Motortruck Drivers
and Helpers, by H ourlyWage Rates, June I, 1941
Classified hourly rateDriv-ersandhelpers
Drivers
Helpers
!. Classified hourly rate
Drivers and helpers
Drivers
Helpers
Average hourly rate.............Percent ol members whose
rates were
$0,808 $0,829 $0,686 Percent of members whose rates were
80 and under 85 cents.85 and under 90 cents. _.
12.511.3
13.811.8
5.27.9
Under 40 cents............... 0.5 0.1 2.8 90 and under 95
cents... 7.4 8.2 2.940 and under 45 cents.. . 1.0 .9 1.6 95 cents
and under $1. . . 4.0 4.5 1.245 and under 50 cents.. . 1 1 .6 4.4
$1 and under $1.05........ 8.4 9.6 1.550 and under 55 cents.. . 3.1
2.4 7.3 $1.05 and under $1.10___ 3.5 4.1 .255 and under 60 cents..
. 3.0 2.3 6.8 $1.10 and under $1.15___ 2.4 2.6 .960 and under 65
cents.. . 6.3 4.0 12.9 $1.15 and under $1.20___ 1.3 1.565 and under
70 cents... 7.6 5.6 18.5 $1.20 and under $1.25___ .3 .3 ___70 and
under 75 cents... 75 and under 80 cents.. .
9.817.1
9.417.8
11.914.0
$1.25 and over................ .4 .5
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DISTRIBUTION OF UNION MOTORTRUCK DRIVERS AND HELPERS ACCORDING
TO HOURLY WAGE RATES
AND UNOER AND UNDER ANO UNDER AND UNOER ANO UNDER ANO UNDER ANO
UNOER ANO UNDER ANO$.40 .50 .60 .70 .80 .90 1.00 1.10 1.20 OVER
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HOURLY WAGE RATEBUREAU OF
LABOR STATISTICS
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A substantial majority (57.3 percent) of the helpers had hourly
rates of 60 cents but less than 80 cents. Only 2.6 percent were
receiving as much as $1.00 per hour, with none higher than $1,125;
more than hah (54.3 percent) had rates less than 70 cents per
hour.
W eekly Hours, 1941The average full-tim e weekly hours in effect
for union drivers was
47.2 on June 1, 1941, while helpers averaged 46.3 hours. The
higher average for drivers resulted mainly from the fact that
helpers jwere not generally included in the quotations covering
road drivers, whose hours were usually longer.
The 48-hour week was most prevalent in the trucking industry,
41.9 percent of the drivers and 46.7 percent of the helpers being
subject to this workweek. N ext in line was the 40-hour week,
covering 17.2 percent of the drivers and 17.8 percent of the
helpers. The 44-hour weekranked third, with 11.8 percent and 15.5
percent of the respective memberships being subject to it. Weeks
longer than 48 hours were worked by 22.6 percent of the drivers and
12.4 percent of the helpers. However, very few had a weekly work
schedule of more than 60 hours.
The effect of the Fair Labor Standards A ct, at the time of this
study, in limiting straight-time working hours to 40 per week for
workers in interstate commerce, was reflected in a number of
motortruck drivers' agreements. The majority of the drivers,
however, as is indicated by the prevalence of hour scales in excess
of 40 per week, were considered either as working in strictly
intrastate commerce, to . which the act does not apply, or were
drivers of common, contract, or private motor carriers engaged in
transportation in interstate commerce, which are generally exempt
from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards A ct.
Drivers in the latter classification are subject to the regulations
of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which has ruled that no
employer of drivers operating vehicles in interstate commerce may
require drivers in its employ to remain on duty for more than 60
hours in a period of 168 consecutive hours, with the exception that
carriers operating vehicles every day of the week m ay permit
drivers to remain on duty 70 hours in a period of 192 consecutive
hours. Furthermore, drivers are limited to 10 hours' aggregate
driving in any period of 24 hours, unless they are off duty 8
consecutive hours during or immediately following this driving
period. An exception from the daily limitation is made in the event
of adverse weather conditions or unusually adverse road or traffic
conditions necessitating hours of driving in excess of 10, when
drivers m ay be permitted to operate vehicles up to 12 hours in any
given day
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or days, provided, however, that the extra 2 hours are necessary
to complete a trip.1
In a number of cases the 60-hour scales specified in the
agreements are basically a restatement of these IC C regulations.
In a number of the reports, particularly those showing 60 hours as
the full-tim e workweek, it was indicated that the hours specified
in the agreement merely constituted the maximum permitted at
straight time, and that frequently actual working hours were
considerably less, depending upon the amount of work available.
T able 2. Percentage Distribution o f Union Motortruck Drivers
and Helpers, by Hours per Week, June 1, 1941
Hours per weekDrivers
andhelpers
Drivers Helpers
Average weekly hours....................... 47.1 47.2
46.3Percent of members whose hours per
week wereLess than 40............................... 0.8 0.8
1.340................................. ............... 17.3 17.2
17.8Over 40 and under 44.................. 1.0 1.1
.244___________________________ 12.4 11.8 15.5Over 44 and under
48................ . 4.9 4.6
6.148.................................................. 42.6 41.9
46.7Over 48 and under 54.................. 9.3 10.5
2.554.................................................. 6.2 5.8
8.3Over 54 and under 60.-.............. 1.4 1.6
.760............................. ................... 3.9 4.5
.8Over 60........................................ .2 .2 .1
Overtime Rates
Tim e and one-half was the m ost prevalent overtime rate in
union trucking agreements. Over three-fourths of the quotations for
drivers and helpers specified this penalty rate. These quotations
covered 65.8 percent of the drivers and 73.2 percent of the
helpers. The only other overtime rates which affected a substantial
number of members were those providing a fixed rate rather than a
multiple of the regular wage. This type of overtime rate covered
15.6 percent of the drivers and 11.5 percent of the helpers. In
13.3 percent of the driver quotations and 14.2 percent of the
helpers no overtime rate was specified, and in a few instances
overtime was prohibited. Prohibitions of overtime usually pertained
to interstate over-the-road drivers who were limited to 60 hours
per week.
A great many of the trucking agreements specified that the
overtime rate should apply only on the basis of cumulative weekly
hours and not on a daily basis. A number also provided a daily or
weekly tolerance, whereby a limited amount of overtime could be
worked with
1 An essential difference between the hour regulations of the
Interstate Commerce Commission and of the Fair Labor Standards Act
should be noted. Whereas the Interstate Commerce Commission
regulations specify maximum hours which may not be exceeded, the
regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act merely specify the
maximum hours that may be worked at straight-time rates, and do not
limit the number of total hours that may be worked, provided time
and one-half is paid for all hours in excess of the specified
normal week.
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out payment of any penalty rate. This tolerance generally was
not over 6 hours per week.
A number of quotations covering drivers and helpers considered
subject to the Fair Labor Standards A ct were modified to provide
that the straight-time weekly hours should be reduced to conform to
the law, but that each regular driver and helper should be
guaranteed sufficient overtime each week to equal the full working
time specified in the previous agreements. In some instances the
hourly rate for straight time was retained unchanged under the new
schedule of hours, which resulted in larger net weekly earnings for
the members affected. In other cases net earnings were increased by
a combination of an increase in the scale of wages and an increase
in the number of guaranteed overtime hours.
T able 3. Overtime Rates Provided for Motortruck Drivers and
Helpers in UnionAgreements, June I, 1941
Overtime rate
Drivers and helpers Drivers Helpers
Number of quotations
Percentof
membersaffected
Number of quotations
Percentof
membersaffected
Number of quotations
Percentof
membersaffected
No penalty rate provided_______________ 348 13.7 279 14.1 69
11.5Time and one-third____________________ 42 3.4 28 3.4 14 3.5Time
and one-half.____________________ 1,989 66.9 1, 610 65.8 379
73.2Double time__________________________ 14 .4 9 .4 5 .3Fixed
penalty scales 1................................. 163 16.0 146 15.6
17 11.5Overtime prohibited______ ____________ 27 .6 26 .7 1 (2)
1 Not a multiple of regular rate. 3 Less than a tenth of 1
percent.
Trend of Wage and H our Scales
D ata based on comparable quotations for the trucking industry
are available only for the past 5 years. Since 1936 the movement of
wage rates has been consistently upward and that of allowed weekly
hours has been generally downward.
Union hourly wage rates for drivers increased 3.8 percent, on
the average, between June 1, 1940, and June 1, 1941. Helpers
recorded a 5.0 percent increase, and for the combined
classifications the advance
T able 4. Percent of Change in Union Hourly Wage Rates and W
eekly Hours for Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, 1936 to 1941
Year
Drivers and helpers Drivers Helpers
Hourlywagerates
Weeklyhours
Hourlywagerates
Weeklyhours
Hourlywagerates
Weeklyhours
1936 to 1937......... ........................................ +
6.6 0.9 0 ) 0 ) 0 ) 0 )1937 to
1938.................................................. +3.6 0 +3.6
0 +3.5 01938 to 1939................
.................................. + 2.2 .9 + 2.2 0.8 + 2.6 1.21939
to 1940........................... ....................... + 2.0 .9
+ 2.1 .8 + 2.0 1.31940 to
1941.................................................. +4.0 .7 +3.8
.7 +5.0 t
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amounted to 4.0 percent. These increases were the largest since
a comparable period in 1936-37.
Full-tim e hours for drivers and helpers, on the average,
decreased 0.7 percent during the year ending June 1, 1941. A great
number of the reductions in hour scales were from 42 to 40 in order
to comply with the Fair Labor Standards A ct, requiring a 40-hour
week after October 24, 1940.
Changes Between 1940 and 1941
Wage rates. A substantial m ajority of the organized truck
drivers and helpers received increases in hourly wage rates during
the year ending June 1, 1941. A slightly larger proportion of the
helpers (59.3 percent) received raises than did the drivers (54.6
percent).
T able 5. Number o f Changes in Union Rates o f Motortruck
Drivers and Helpers, and Percent o f Members Affected, June I,
1941, as Compared with June I, 1940
Type of change
Drivers and helpers Drivers Helpers
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Increase.................................. 1,156 55.3 926 54.6
230 59.3Decrease................................... 31 1.3 26 1.1 5
2.5No change............................... 1,026 43.4 836 44.3 189
38.2
Reductions in scales were reported for only 1.1 percent of the
drivers and 2.5 percent of the helpers.
Of the total number of drivers receiving increases during the
year (54.6 percent), over three-fourths had their rates raised by
less than 10 percent. Increases of at least 5 percent but less than
10 percent were most common among truck drivers (23.3 percent of
the membership). However, increases of less than 5 percent were
also quite prevalent (19.4 percent). Only 11.9 percent of all
drivers included
T able 6. Number and Percent o f Increases in Rates o f
Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, and Percent o f Members Affected,
June 2, 1941, as Compared with June 2, 1940
Amount of increase
Drivers and helpers Drivers Helpers
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Less than 5 percent............. 294 17.7 251 19.4 43 7.85 and
under 10 percent......... 506 24.1 400 23.3 106 30.010 and under 15
percent.......... 206 9.9 162 8.8 44 16.115 and under 20
percent.......... 65 1.6 50 1.6 15 1.720 and under 25
percent.......... 48 .9 36 .7 12 1.725 and under 30
percent........... 16 .4 10 .3 6 .830 and under 35
percent........... 10 .2 9 .2 1 0 )35 and under 40 percent______ 3
.2 3 .240 percent and over................. 8 .3 5 .1 3 1.2
1 Less than a tenth of 1 percent. 464822 42------ 2
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in the survey received advances of at least 10 percent over
their previous rates, most of these being less than 15 percent.
The helpers, on the other hand, had 63.7 percent of the number
receiving increases, or 37.8 percent of the total membership
benefiting by raises of less than 10 percent. Increases of less
than 5 percent covered 7.8 percent of the membership, and 30
percent had their 1940 scales advanced by between 5 percent and 10
percent. The latter group comprised a slight majority of the total
number of helpers receiving increases during the year. An
additional 16.1 percent had their rates raised by between 10
percent and 15 percent, and 5.4 percent received advances of 15
percent or more.
Maximum weekly hours. More than 16 percent of the quotations
covering drivers reported a reduction in straight-time working
hours during the past year. These changes affected 11.3 percent of
the organized drivers. Among helpers, decreases in maximum weekly
hours were listed in 17.3 percent of the quotations covering 12.1
percent of the members. A great number of reductions in hours were
from 42 to 40 in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Slightly more than 87 percent of the members in both
classifications retained their 1940 working schedules.
T able 7. Number o f Changes in Union Hours o f Motortruck
Drivers and Helpers, and Percent of Members Affected, June I, 1941,
as Compared tvith June I, 1940
Type of change
Drivers and helpers Drivers Helpers
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Number of quotations
Percent of members affected
Increase................................... 42 1.4 40 1.5 2
0.6Decrease___________________ 356 11.4 284 11.3 72 12.1No
change......... ....................... 1,774 87.2 1,432 87.2 342
87.3
Average Rates, by CityTable 8 shows the averages for the
combined driver and helper
occupations in each city included in the survey. Sufficient
quotations to compute an average were not obtained in two cities,
Charleston, S. C ., and Jackson, M iss. In four others, Charlotte,
N . C ., E l Paso, T ex., and M emphis and Nashville, Tenn., no
helper scales were listed, and therefore the averages shown cover
drivers only. In all other cities the average shown is a composite
of drivers and helpers, each rate being weighted by the number of
union members covered by it.
New York City had the highest rates, on the average, the
composite amounting to 97.7 cents per hour. Its neighboring city,
Newark, was next in line with an average of 95.0 cents. Butte and
Seattle also had average rates of over 90 cents (94.5 and 92.7
cents, respectively). Eight additional cities had higher averages
than the 80.8 cents average for all cities: Los Angeles (88.7
cents), San Francisco (88.6 cents),
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Spokane (87.3 cents), Portland, Oreg. (86.6 cents), Cleveland
(85.4 cents), Detroit (83.7 cents), Chicago (82.4 cents), and
Pittsburgh (81.8 cents). Twenty cities had average rates between 70
and 80 cents; 25 between 60 and 70 cents; 11 between 50 and 60
cents, and only 3 under 50 cents. San Antonio had the lowest
average (46.4 cents).
T a b l e 8. Average H ourly Rates of Union Motortruck Drivers
and Helpers, by City,June I, 19411
[This table includes some revisions not appearing in the M
onthly Labor Review]
CityAveragehourly
rateCity
Averagehourly
rateCity
Averagehourly
rate
New York, N. Y __....... $0,977 Springfield, Mass______ $0.737
Madison, Wis__ _ _ $0,640Newark, N. J_________ .950 Peoria,
111...... ................ .732 Birmingham, Ala .638Butte, Mont
.945 Minneapolis, Minn____ .730 Salt Lake City, Utah .634Seattle,
Wash--............ .927 South Bend, Ind ....... .727 Des Moines,
Iowa_____ .631Los Angeles, Calif_____ .887 St. Louis, M o_________
.717 Manchester, N. H _____ .627San Francisco, Calif___ .886
Dayton, Ohio_________ .711 Oklahoma City, Okla__ .624Spokane,
Wash________ .873 Worcester, Mass______ .710 El-Paso, Tex........
.......... 3.617Portland, Oreg _ _ .866 Rochester, N. Y _______
.704 Binghamton, N. Y _ __ .615Cleveland, Ohio __ .854 Providence,
R. I ........ __ .699 Jacksonville, Fla .610Detroit, Mich .837
Scranton, Pa..... ............ .698 Memphis, Tenn___ ___
3.597Chicago, Til .824 Youngstown, Ohio____ .694 Omaha, Np.hr
.588Pittsburgh, Pa__.........__ .818 Washington, D. C_....... .690
Houston, Tex_________ .558Average for cdl cities____ .808 Erie,
Pa______________ .688 Mobile., Ala .544Philadelphia, Pa .789
Reading, Pa__________ .687 Charlotte, N. C 3.539Boston,
Mass_________ .785 Little Rock, Ark______ .673 Nashville, Term
3.533Phoenix, Ariz_________ .784 Denver, Colo............... .671
Tampa, Fla .526Milwaukee, Wis_______ .770 Duluth, Minn ..........
.671 Norfolk, Va .522St. Paul, M inn........ ..... .766 Charleston,
W. Va........ .662 Richmond, Va _ .510Toledo, Ohio__________ .759
Kansas City, M o....... . .660 New Orleans, La______ .507New Haven,
Conn. _ _ .758 Portland, Maine______ .655 Atlanta, Ga _ ____
.501Indianapolis, Ind______ .756 Grand Rapids, Mich__ .653 Dallas,
Tex___________ .491Buffalo, N. Y ................. .749 York,
Pa_____________ .651 Wichita, Kans________ .476Cincinnati,
Ohio............ .749 Baltimore, M d________ .649 San Antonio,
Tex_____ .464Rock Island (111.) dis Columbus, Ohio______ .646
trict 2......... ................. .746 Louisville, K
y............... .642
1 Does not include drivers paid on a commission or mileage
basis. Averages are weighted according to number receiving each
different rate.
2 Includes Davenport, Iowa, Moline, 111., and Rock Island, 111.3
No helpers included in average.
Union Scales of Wages and Hours, by Cities
TIME RATES AND HOUR SCALES
Union rates per hour and hours per week for motortruck drivers
and helpers, by city and type, on June 1, 1941, and June 1, 1940,
are shown in table 9. Rates for drivers paid on a commission,
mileage, or trip basis are shown in table 10 (p. 39).
In a number of cities there are two or more union rates for the
same type of truck driving. This may be due to the existence of two
or more unions having different scales, to a single union having
different agreements with different employers for various reasons,
or to both these situations. Where more than one union rate is in
effect for the same type of trucking they are listed in the
following tables with the designations Agreement A , B , C , etc.
The designations Rate A , B , C , etc., are used whenever two or
more otherwise unclassified rates appear in the same agreement. The
sequence of the alphabetical designations is in no way intended to
indicate the relative importance of the agreements or rates.
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10 W AGES AND HOURS UNION MOTORTRUCK DRIVERST a b l e 9. Union
Scales of Wages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, by
Cities, June I , 7947, and June 7, 1940
City and classification
June 1, 1941 June 1,1940
Rate
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wa
ges
per h
our
Hou
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eek
Rate
s of
wag
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per
hour
| H
ours
per
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Atlanta, Qa.
Baggage..------ ------------- $0,480 48 $0.450
48Helpers........................ .430 48 .400 48
Beer:Keg drivers, local------- .863 40 .863 40Long
distance------------- 1.500 60 2.500 60
Busses_____________ ___ .496 48 .469 48Head bus drivers_____
.547 48 .521 48
Freight:City pick-up and de-
livery____________ .500 54 .481 54Helpers___________ - .370
354
City delivery_________ .449 54Helpers____________ .300 3 54
0 ver-the-road_______ .842 30Groceries, contract haul-
ing:City drivers............. .417 48 .417 48
Helpers...................... .400 40 .381
42Over-the-road------------- .656 48 .594 48
Railway express:Pick-up and delivery:
Rate A ------------------ .775 44 .709 48Rate B_____________
.749 44 .687 48Rate C_____________ .723 44 .663 48
Helpers__________ .623 44 .571 48Delivery of valuables:
Rate A ------------------- .854 44 .776 48Rate B_ _ ___ . .775
44 .711 48
Warehouse transfer___ .697 44 .639 48Street railways. __ __ .615
45
Emergency trucks. .870 45 .835 48Assistants, emergency
trucks______ _ . . . .750 45Baltimore, Md.
Bakery:Route foremen_______ 1.042 48Special delivery -------
.479 48 .458 48Supply trucks ______ .583 48 .563 48
Beer:Keg drivers_________ .850 40 .825 40
Helpers___________ .700 40 .625 40Building materials______ .700
48Coal delivery__________ 4. 600 48 .600 48
Helpers______________ s. 530 48 .530 48Concretc-mixcr trucks
.800 48Dump trucks (excavat
ing):Agreement A_________ .700 44 .600 48Agreement
B__............ .700 40 .600 48
Freight (city):Regular drivers.......... . 6.656 48 .625 48Extra
drivers_________ 7.680 48 .650 48Helpers______________ 8.530 48
.500 48
Fuel oil delivery________ 4. 600 48 .600 48Furniture, retail
delivery:
Regular drivers............ .604 48 .529 51Extra
drivers.......... . .601 48 .529 6 51Helpers................... .
.500 48 .431 9 51
Glass________________ .750 40Helpers .625 40
Groceries:Wholesale:
Regular drivers......... 16.700 40 .655 42Extra
drivers........... n.700 40 .650 42Regular helpers....... . 12.513
40 .476 42Extra helpers_______ 13. 550 40 .500 42
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Retail:Road drivers_______ $0,833 48City drivers________ .729
48Helpers____________ .594 48
Heavy hauling and rigging:
Regular drivers_______ 14. 677 48 $0.625 48Extra drivers.
............ . n.700 48 .675 48Helpers..........................
18.550 48 .500 48
Ice:Route delivery______ is. 719 48 .719 48
Helpers____________ 16.469 48 .469 48City
transfer................ 16.688 48 .688 48Refrigerator__________
16.667 48 .667 48
Helpers____________ 16.646 48 .646 48Platform dealers de
livery______________ 16.625 48 .625 48Route foremen_______ .833
48 .833 48
Meat (packing house):Road drivers_______ .875 348City
drivers_______ .875 40
Milk:Special delivery_______ .521 48 .479 48Country plants:
Can trucks _____ 17.625 48Tank trucks______ is. 594 48
Oil____________________ .625 60 .625 60Paper, wholesale:
Agreement A _________ .775 40 .688 40First helpers________ .688
40 .625 40Second helpers. ____ .525 40 .500 40
Agreement B:Regular drivers, A ... 10.675 42 .625 40Regular
helpers, A__. .600 42 .525 40Regular drivers, B___ 19.675 42 .625
42Regular helpers, B._. .600 42 .525 42Regular drivers, C__. 19.675
42 .625 44Regular helpers, C ._. .600 42 .500 44Extra
drivers_______ .725 40 .625 40Extra helpers........... . .600 40
.525 40
Steel (supplies):Regular drivers_______ .750 40Extra
drivers_________ .800 40Regular helpers_______ .625 40Extra
helpers________ .650 40
Sugar refinery__________ .775 40 .750 40Tile:
Regular drivers_______ .750 40Extra drivers_________ .800
40Regular helpers______ .625 40Extra helpers___ _____ .650 40
Tobacco, wholesale:Regular drivers_______ .580 3 48 .520 48Extra
drivers_________ .700 .600Regular helpers_______ .400 3 48 .333
48Extra helpers_______ .600 .500
Binghamton, N. Y.Beer:
Regular drivers:1 to 6 months.... ........ .482 54 .482 54After
6 months_____ .519 54 .519 54
Regular helpers:1 to 6 months......... . .444 54 .444 54After 6
months_____ .482 54 .482 54
Extra drivers________ .540 54 .530 54Extra helpers.............
.510 54 .500 54
Dump truck drivers........ .650 40 .650 40
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City drivers__________ 20 $0,611 54 $0,593
54Helpers...................... .500 54 .500 54
Over-the-road drivers.. 2i. 780 60 .760 60Peddle-run drivers____
.648 54 .648 54
Produce:Weekly basis:
Regular drivers:1 to 6 months_____ .482 54 .482 54After 6
months____ .519 54 .519 54
Helpers:1 to 6 months_____ .444 54 .444 54After 6 months____
.482 54 .482 54
Hourly basis:Regular drivers:
1 to 6 months____ .425 54 .425 54After 6 months____ .460 54 .460
54
Helpers:1 to 6 months_____ .390 54 .390 54After 6 months____
.425 54 .425 54
Extra drivers...... . . . 22.540 54 .530 54Helpers__________ 23.
510 54 .500 54
Birmingham, Ala.
Bakery:Relay. --------------------- .535 48 .475 42
Dump trucks and transitmixers:
Under 1H tons____ .500 40 .500 45m to 3 tons_________ .750 40
.550 453 tons and over_______ 1.000 40 .600 45
Factory:Agreement A ------------ .790 40 .690 40Agreement B
............... .780 40 .650 42Agreement C................ .770 40
.670 42
Helpers................... .580 40 .480 42Freight:
City delivery:Regular drivers_____ 24.458 60 .458 60Extra
drivers_______ 25.500 60 .500 60Regular helpers------- 26.360 60
.360 60Extra helpers----------- 27.400 60 .400 60
Over-the-road (under 75m iles)_____________ 24. 458 60
Furniture:A groom on t. A .385 54Helpers___________ .296 54
A jrfAATTlP.rit R .375 48Helpers____________ .333 48
Agroo-mont C .333 54Helpers ___________ .278 54
Meat:First 4 weeks................. .400 40 .300 42After 4
weeks................ .440 40 .400 42
Railway express:Delivery........................ .722 44 .662
48Money transfer............. .801 44 .735 48
Boston, Mass.Baggage:
Rate A .......................... .635 48 .625 48Rate
B__...................... . .573 48 .563 48Helpers.........
.............. . .512 48 .500 48
Bakery:Route builders:
First 6 months_____ .556 54 .556 54Thereafter_________ .648 54
.648 54
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Boston, Mass.Con.BakeryContinued.
Sparemen or helpers: First 6 months......... $0,463 54 $0.463
54Thereafter__________ .509 54 .509 54
Special delivery______ .604 48 .604 48Transport trucks:
TTp to 3 tons .708 48 .708 483 to 5 tons _____ .729 48 .729 485
tons and nvo.r .792 48 .792 48Helpers.. ______ .667 48 .667 48
Cookie drivers: A groom on t. A .783 344A groom on t, B .761 44
.761 44Agreement O .728 344 .728 44
Beer:Keg beer_______ _____ .975 40 .925 40
Helpers _ _________ .900 40 .850 40Bottle beer ______ .975 40
.925 40
48Beverages (carbonated
and liquor) ______ .640 348 .608Helpers ____________ .520 348
.463 48
Building materials:1* tons______________ .650 44 .650 44Over 1*
tons__________ .750 44 .750 44Helpers .625 44 .625
44Concrete_____________ .800 40 .750 44
Helpers____________ .725 40 .650 44Brickyard delivery:
1* tons____________ _ .650 44Over 1* tons ______ .700
44Tractormen. _______ 1.000 44Helpers.__________ .625 44
Coal___ _________ _ 28.880 40 28.880 40Helpers________ . . .
28.790 40 28.790 40
Concrete-mixer trucks, over 1* tons. . _______ .850 44 .800
44
Food, retail delivery____Fuel oil________________
.54229.900
4840
.54228.880
4840
General hauling:Under 3 tons_________ .750 48 .750 483 to 5
tons____________ .771 48 .771 485 tons and over .833 48 .833
48Helpers. _ ________ .729 48 .729 48
Hood-Will Industry .533 40Helpers______________ .400 40
Groceries, wholesale: Agreement A:
Under 7 tons_______ .847 48 .833 487 tons or over_______ .908 48
.896 48Helpers______ _____ .741 48 .729 48
Agreement B:| ton _____ .615 5014 tons ..... . .675 5024 tons
.813 5034 tons _ _ .840 50Helpers .530 50
Ice trucks______________ .708 48 .708 48Helpers _____________
.604 48 .604 48
Laundry:Linen supply_________ .722 48*
48*4848
.722 48*48*4848
Helpers____________ .515 .515Wholesale delivery____
Helpers._________ ..729.521
.729
.521Overall route helpers.. .
Lumber trucks..______.625.775
4844
.625
.7004844
Helpers _____ .725 44 .650 44Milk:
Under 1 ton ________ .792 48 .750 481 to 2
tons..................... .833 48 .792 48
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Over 2 ton s ................. $0.854 48 $0.813
48Helpers______________ .563 48 .521 48Route foremen_______ .861 54
.824 54
Moving:Piano and household... .729 48 .729 48
Helpers....... ......... . .625 48 .625 48Retail
stores................. .625 48 .588 51
Helpers..................... .500 48 .471 51Newspaper:
Route............................ 1.040 42 1.040 42Oil:
Agreement A:First 6 months.......... .750 40 .750 407 to 18
months______ .800 40 .800 4019 to 30 months_____ .875 40 .875
40Thereafter__________ .950 40 .950 40
Agreement B:First 6 months.......... .779 40 .750 407 to 12
months______ .808 40 .779 4013 to 18 months......... .865 40 .837
4019 to 24 months....... . .894 40 .865 4025 to 30 months_____ .952
40 .923 40Thereafter____ _____ 1.001 40 .981 40
Agreement C (road oil) .800 40 .800 48Helpers____________ .630
40 . 630 48
Railway express:Drivers, If tons______ .754 44 .691 48Drivers,
over l*to 5 tons. .885 44 .811 48Helpers, perishable
freight_____________ .700 44 .643 48Helpers, dry freight .695 44
.637 48
Scrap iron and metal____ .750 40 . 636 44Tobacco_______________
.750 40
Helpers______________ .525 40Wrecking building:
1* tons and under . . .650 .600Over 1* tons.................
.700 .650
Buffalo, N. Y.
Air reduction................... .900 40 .850
44Helpers______________ .700 40 .700 44
Bakery:Extra retail drivers___ .611 54 .556 54E x t r a w h o le
s a le
drivers_____________ .750 48 .550 60Biscuit drivers............
.783 46 .783 46
Beer:Keg drivers__________ 1.000 40 .925 40
Helpers____________ .975 40 .900 40General utility drivers. .975
40 .900 40
Building supplies_______ .750 54 .720 54Helpers______________
.650 54 .620 54
Coal, coke, and fuel_____ .700 3040 .700 30
40Helpers______________ .600 3040 .570 30 40
Concrete-mixer trucks___ 31.850 60 .800 60C o n tr a c to r s
tru ck s
(building)____________ .750 40 .720 44Dump trucks__________ 750
60 .720 60
Lynn drivers (caterpillar wheels)_________ .800 60 .770 60
Carry-all drivers______ .900 60 .870 60Film:
City_________________ .700 50Road____ ____ _______ .700 60
Flour, seed, and cereal... .725 40 .725j 44
City and classification
Buffalo, N. Y.Con. Freight:
City............ ..................Helpers____________
Over-the-road________Fruit and vegetables,
wholesale___ _________Furniture______________
Helpers.........................Ice:
Route_______________Car icers and
trailer___Helpers______________
Ice cream, special delivery.......... ..................
Laundry, wholesale_____Lumber_____ _____ ____Meat:
Agreement A:Rate A____ ____ _Rate B____ _____ _
Agreement B (packing houses):
Rate A........ ............ .Rate B______ ____ _
Milk:Special delivery......... .City
tractor-trailers...Over-the-road tank.......
Winch trucks__________Wholesale grocers, pro
duce dealers, and chainstores.............. ...... . . .
Helpers.___ _______Butte, Mont.
Beer:Agreement A ................Agreement B_...............
Food:Men_________________Boys, under 21 (f-ton
trucks)................ ......Freight:
Agreement A:City drivers, over 6
tons with trailer___Over-the-road:
6-wheel trucks____Over 6 tons, semi
trailer and trailer. Agreement B:
1,500 pounds and under Over 1,500 pounds to 3
tons______________3 to 6 tons__________6 tons and
over_____Helpers____________125 miles or less
(freight runs): Truck with trailer.. Semitrailer trucks..
Laundry:Light trucks_________Over f-ton trucks_____
Meat (butcher):Retail_______________Wholesale.................
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$0. 750 48 $0. 720 48.600 48 .570 48
32. 780 60 .760 60.650 3 45$ .625 33 46.750 50.600 50.545 34 56
.545 35 56
36.620 56 .600 5637. 520 56 .500 56
.556 54 .556 5438. 701 48* .670 48*
.750 45 .720 45
.775 40 .622 45
.750 ' 40 .556 45
.817 40 .778 42
.753 3940
.625 48 .542 48
.688 48
.729 48
.900 50 . 800 54
.750 3 44 .750 3? 44
.600 3 44 . 575 33 44
1.063 40 1.000 401.000 40 1.000 40.719 48 .719 48.455 48 .455
48
1.100 48 1.100 48.969 48 .969 48
1.000 48 1.000 48.894 48 .831 48.938 48 .875 48.969 48 .906
48
1.131 48 1.069 48.894 48 .831 48
.938 48 .889 48
.889 48 .829 48
.894 40 .831 40
.938 40 .875 401.025 48 .963 481.025 40 .963 40
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Butte, Mont.ContinuedSoft drinks_____________ $0.938 48 $0,831
48State construction (high-
way):Under 1* tons________ .900 40 .900 401* to 3
tons.................... .950 40 .950 403 to 5 tons____________
1.000 40 1.000 40Over 5 tons........... ........ 1.200 40 1.200
40
Taxis__________________ .688 48 .611 54Textiles, retail
stores:
Men_________________ .786 42 .786 42Boys, under 21 (f-ton
trucks)_____________ .450 42 .450 42Charleston, S. C.
Railway express (freight). .669 44 .614 48Charleston, W. Va.
Beer, road drivers______ .650 60 .650 60Helpers, local or road
.400 3 54 .375 54
Building materials:2 tons or less_________ .700 48 .600 48Over 2
tons__________ .700 48 .650 48Helpers______________ .625 48 .500
48
Concrete-mixer trucks:3 cubic yards and under. .875 48 .750
48Over 3 cubic yards 1.125 48
Freight:Agreement A:
City, under 20 miles... .650 60 .600 60Helpers____________ .550
60 ___ .. _Road, over 20 miles.. . 750 60 .650 60
Agreement B:Drivers.. . ._ __ .620 60Helpers . ________ .570
60
Furniture, retail________ . 500 51 .500 51Helpers_______ ______
.400 51 .400 51
Groceries, wholesale____ .700 54 .675 54Helpers______________
.550 54 .525 54
Milk:Agreement A:
Special delivery_____ .333 54 .333 54Utility
relief.............. .342 54 .342 54
Agreement B, specialdelivery____________ .363 54 .363 54
Charlotte, N. C.
Freight, local:Pick-up and delivery.. . .375 60
Groceries:C ity.............................. 42.580 40 .510
52Road...... ....................... 43.580 40 .577 52
Chicago, 111.Armored cars................... .896 48 .896 48Auto
supply:
1 ton or less................... .725 3 48 .604 48Over 1
ton..................... .800 3 48 .667 48Over 2
tons................... .863 3 48 .719 48Over 3
tons................... .938 3 48 .781 48
Baggage transfer _. _ .769 48Bakery:
Commissary............. .771 48 .771 48Special delivery....... .
.833 48 .833 48Driver-salesmen, yeast. .833 54 .750 60Cracker
drivers_______ .889 45 .833 48
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Extra, transfer and long haul_______________ $1.025 40 $1,000
40
Keg beer helpers______ .938 40 .913 40Bottle beer helpers.......
.813 40 .813 40
Bone and tallow........... . 1.038 40 1.038 40Routemen..........
......... 1.313 40 1.313 40Helpers______________ .845 40 .845
40
Building materials: Agreement A:
4 tons or less________ .800 48 .750 48Over 4 tons........... _
.850 48 .800 486-wheel, over 7 tons.. 1.025 48 1.000 48Brick
hauling______ .900 48 .900 48
Helpers (brick handlers)_________ .800 48
Agreement B:Over 4 tons_________ .850 54 .850 546-wheel, over 7
tons.. 1.025 54 1.025 54Helpers____________ .600 54 .600 54
Agreement C :4 tons or less-._______ .800 54 .800 54Over 4
tons_________ .850 54 .850 546-wheel, over 7 tons... 1.025 54 1.025
54Helpers, cement____ .700 54 .650 54Helpers, building
material_________ .650 54 .600 54Butter and eggs, whole
sale:Loop salesmen....... ......Delivery, 1 ton or less..
.867 60 .800 60
.906 48 .844 48Coal:
1* tons______ _______ .910 48 .865 482 tons____________ . .940
48 .900 48Over 2 tons and tractors
used with same trailer .970 48 .925 48Tractors with differ
ent trailers______ 1.110 48 1.060 486-wheel, over 12 tons...
1.040 48 1.000 48Helpers_____________ .670 48 .600 48
Commission house:1 ton or less__________ 800 48 48. 815 482
tons________________ 820 48 4S. 835 483 tons______________ 44.840
48 . 855 484 tons............ ................ 44.860 48 45. 875
485 tons and over_______ 44.880 48 895 48Helpers______________
44.690 48 . 700 48
Department stores: Agreement A:
Up to 2 tons________ .808 49* .735 51Trailers____________ .859
49* .784 51
Agreement B_________ .844 48 .781 48Excavating, grading, and
paving:Agreement A:
Under 2 tons_______ .938 48 .938 484-wheel, over 2 tons.. 1.000
48 1.000 486-wheel, over 2 tons.. 1.250 48 1.250 48
Agreement B:Under 2 tons_______ 1.000 48 1.000 484-wheel, 2 tons
and
over_______ ____ 1.000 48 1.000 486-wheel, 2 tons and 1.250 48
1.250 48
over.____ ________Helpers____________ .813 48 .813 48
Agreement C:4-wheel trucks______ 1.000 48 1.000 486-wheel
trucks______ 1.250 48 1.250 48
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grading, and Ice:
pavingContinued. Agreement A____ ____ $0,852 54 $0.852
54Agreement D: Agreement B_________ .733 60 .733 60
4-wheel trucks______ $1,000 40 $1.000 40 Ice cream, special
delivery. .889 54 .833 546-wheel trucks______ 1.250 40 1.250 40
Laundry and dye house:
Factory: Commercial flat work.. .894 47 .708 602 and under 5
tons____ .925 40 .850 40 Other drivers:5 tons and over_______ .975
40 .900 40 Linen and toweL .900 50 .900 50
Florist: Overall_____________ 1.000 50 1.000 50Under 1
ton__________ .541 554 .541 554 Livery_____________ _ . .467 60
.467 601 and under 2 tons........ .568 554 .568 554 Local delivery.
_______ .793 482 and under 3 tons____ .586 554 .586 554 Lumber, box
and shav3 to 6 tons, inclusive__ .613 554 .613 554 ings:
Funeral (drive only)____ .650 60 .650 60 Agreement A:Also clean
and polish 14 to 24 tons________ .704 54 .704 54
cars.. _____________ .700 60 .700 60 24 to 4 tons____. . . _
.722 54 .722 54Furniture: Over 4 tons ________ .759 54 .759 54
Retail drivers________ .833 48 .833 48 Semitrailers___ .722 54
.722 54Helpers______________ .720 48 ; 720 48 Agreement B:
General hauling: 24 to 4 tons_________ .876 48 .813 48Agreement
A: 4 tons and over_____ .917 48 .854 48
1 ton or less........... .720 48 .658 48 Machinery movers:1$
tons. ___________ .746 48 .684 48 1 and under 2 tons . .775 51 .716
512 tons _ ________ .785 48 .723 48 2 and under 3 tons .794 51 .
735 513 tons. _ _____ .805 48 . 741 48 3 and under 5 tons .824 51
.775 515 ton s_____________ .833 48 .771 48 5 and under 7 tons .882
51 .824 517 tons............. - .875 48 7 and under 10 tons___ .931
51 .873 5110 tons or over______ .910 48 10 tons and over___ .971 51
.912 51
Agreement B: Meat jobbers, wholesale:Tractors and semi Agreement
A:
trailers: 1 and under 3 tons__ .896 48 .896 481 and under 7
tons. .824 51 .765 51 Agreement B:7 and under 10 tons. .873 51 .814
51 Small firms.-.......... .833 48 .833 4810 tons and over__ .912
51 .853 51 Large firms____ ____ .895 48 .895 48
Agreement C: Milk:1 and under 2 tons .712 * 48 .667 51 Night
drivers, van and2 and under 3 tons.. . .740 3 48 .696 51
tank______________ 1.104 48 1.104 483 and under 6 tons.. _ .760 3
48 .716 51 Day drivers, van and5 and under 7 tons__ .808 3 48 .765
51 tank_______________ 1.083 48 1.083 487 and under 10 tons. _ .856
3 48 .814 51 Route foremen_______ 1.019 54 .940 54
Agreement D: Assistant route fore1 and under 2 tons__ .725 61
.667 51 men_______________ .981 54 .903 542 and under 3 tons__ .755
51 .696 51 Wholesale (no commis3 and under 5 tons__ .775 51 .716 51
sion)_____________ _ 1.172 48 1.083 485 and under 7 tons. __ .824
51 .765 51 Special delivery.......... .979 48 .979 487 and under 10
tons. _ .873 51 .814 51 Moving:10 tons and over____ .912 51 .853 51
Furniture_________ .854 48 .854 48Electric trucks: H
elpers.._________ .771 48 .771 48
1 to 3 tons.............. .725 51 .667 51 Part-time helpers___
.750 48 .750 483 to 6 tons________ .775 51 .716 51 Piano trucks.
.979 48 .979 486 to 7 tons............... .824 61 .765 51 Helpers
.917 48 .917 48
Motorcycles: Part-time helpers___ .906 48 .906 484-ton or
less............ .667 51 .608 51 Newspapers and magaOver 4
ton......... . .725 51 .667 51 zines:
Grease: Afternoon papers_____ .864 3 51 .880 33 51Drivers and
routemen.. 1.050 40 1.000 40 Morning papers______ 1.007 3 45 1,029
33 45Helpers__________ ___ .967 40 .917 40 Magazine drivers .864 3
51 .880 33 51Groceries and meat, retail: Nursery and
landscape:Market pick-up_______ .481 54 .481 54 Under 1 ton .500 54
.500 54Store delivery________ .426 54 .426 54 1 and under 2 tons .
528 54 .528 54
Hay and grain: 2 and under 3 tons____ .546 54 .546 541 and under
2 tons____ .667 51 .667 51 3 to 5 tons, inclusive__ .574 54 .574
542 and under 3 tons____ .696 51 .696 51 Oil............
........... .878 3 46 .878 483 and under 5 tons____ .716 51 .716 51
Packing house:5 and under 7 tons____ .765 51 .765 51 Local:7 and
under 10 tons___ .814 51 .814 51 1 ton and under_____ .875 48 .825
4810 tons and over____ .853 51 .853 51 Over 1 but under
3Helpers______________ .550 51 .550 51 tons........
................ .935 48 .885 48See footnotes at end of table.
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3 to 5 tons--------------- $0,995 48 $0,945 48 Agreement B :Over
5 t o n s_______ 1.015 48 .965 48 Small delivery trucks. 46$0.700
48City tractors ______ 1.015 48 .965 48 Large delivery trucks.
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Cincinnati, OhioCon. Oil and gasoline:
Under 2 tons_________ $0.875 40 $0.875 402 tons and
over_______Tractors and trailers
.938 40 .938 40(semijobs)_________
Grease or freight:1.050 40 1.050 40
1 ton_______________ .925 40 .925 401H
tons...................... .950 40 .950 402 tons_____________ _
.975 40 .975 403 tons......... .............. 1.000 40 1.000 404
and 5 tons________ 1.050 40 1.050 40
Railway express________ .795 44 .795 44Helpers..
...................
Soft drinks and mineral water:
.700 44 .700 44
All drivers except route. 6-wheel trucks____
.646
.7294848
.625 48Route helpers________
Cleveland, Ohio Bakery:
Cracker deliverymen... P a rt-tim e c ra ck er
.458
.875
48
40
.563 48
drivers.......................Special delivery and
.800 (5) .800 (51)
extra drivers (bread). .619 48 .556 48Heavy trucks (bread)..
Beer and ca rb on a ted beverages:
Agreement A:Helpers:
Carbonated bever
.800 48 .694 48
ages...................... .750 82 50 .535 54Keg beer_________
.700 40 .650 42Case beer.............. .650 40 .545 42
Agreement B:Keg beer helpers____ .700 40 .700 40
Building supplies............. .900 44 .800
44Coal___________________ .850 53 40 .750 5340
Helpers______________ .750 53 40 .650 53 40Commission
house______
Extra drivers.................940.940
40 .869.850
42Regular helpers_______Extra helpers_________
.820
.85040 .754
. 85042
Concrete-mixer trucks___Excavating:
1.000 44 .900 442 tons and under______ .900 54 .800 54Over 2
tons__________ 1.050 54 .950 54Special tractor type___ 1.300 54
1.200 54
Furniture______________ .825 48 .775 48Helpers______________
General:Carry-all or winch
.775 48 .700 48
trucks___________ ..Truck and trailer, semi
trailer or tractor:1.010 48 .950 48
City drivers______ .940 48 .880 48Road drivers_____ .830 48 .830
48
Drivers, single unit____ .860 48 .800 48Regular helpers.........
.860 48 .800 48
Groceries, wholesale____Ice:
.960 40 .914 42Route foremen_______ .938 48 .938 48Route
drivers________Auto supply trucks:
Less than 3 tons____.833 48 .833 48.771 48 .771 48
Over 3 tons____ ____Special delivery motor
.833 48 .833 48cycles______________ .708 48 .708 48
City and classification
Cleveland, OhioCon. Ice cream:
Transport....................Other regular drivers.. .Special
delivery______
First 4 months______Local government em
ployees:City drivers__________County drivers_______
County Board of Education:
Truck drivers.______Helpers......... ........... .Bus
drivers_________Sanitary drivers____
Magazine distribution__Meat__________________Milk:
Local:Heavy transport____Special delivery_____
Over-the-road:Trucks and tank
trucks___ ________Semitrucks, tank
truck, and trailer... Moving:
Local________________Helpers____________
Long distance:Drivers without help
ers_______________Drivers with helpers.
Helpers__________Newspaper:
Agreement A:Routemen__________Relay men_________
Agreement B:Day work:
City routemen____Suburban men____Relay men_______
Night work:City routemen____Suburban men____Relay men_______
Petroleum:City:
First year__________2 to 4 years..........Over 4 years.........
.
Over-the-road......... ......Lake County:
First year__________2 to 4 years_______Over 4 years________
Pretzels___________ ____Special delivery............
Railway express.............Guards______________
Waste paper___________Helpers______________
Yeast and food products:Agreement A_________Agreement B:
Rate A................ ......Rate B_____________
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$0,800 54 $0,750 54.750 60 .700 60.700 60.440 60
.950 40 .900 40
.950 32 .950 32
.950 40 .950 40
.750 40 .675 40
.808 40 .750 40
.950 40 .950 40
.850 44 .850 44
.800 48 .800 48
.800 48 .750 48
.710 48 .710 48
.625 48 .625 48
.792 48 .792 48
.900 48 .900 48
.850 48 .850 48
.750 48 .750 48
.650 48 .650 48
.600 48 .600 48
1.083 48 1.083 4854.750 48 .750 48
1.083 48 1.083 481.030 48 1.030 48.923 48 .923 48
1.155 45 1.155 451.105 45 1.105 45.965 45 .965 45
.757 40 .757 40
.815 40 .815 40
.873 40 .873 40
.830 60 .830 60
.635 140 .635 40
.663 40 .663 40
.692 40 .692 40
.900 40 .825 40
.750 48 . 688 48
.867 44 .867 44
.841 44 .841 4455.650 40 .600 4056.400 40 .350 40
.846 48 .769 48
.781 48 .729 48
.677 48See footnotes at end of table.
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Beer delivery__________ $0.875 40 $0.825 40Helpers______________
.700 40 .650 40
Building material______ .650 48 .650 48Cartage________________
.725 54Freight:
Highway_____ _____ .750 60 .750
60Peddle......................... . .625 60 .625 60City......
................... 57. 600 54 .550 54Helpers___________ 58.550 54
.500 54
Furniture, retail........... ... 57. 600 54 .550 54Hauling:
Winch trucks (con-crete)______________ .750 40 .710 40
Soft drinks, special de-livery________________ .500 48 .500
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Dallas, Tex.
Freight:Agreement A:
City......................... . .510 48 .433 48R oad
.................. ...... . 650 48 .529 48Helpers..............
........ .400 48 .300 48
Agreement B:City drivers and
helpers _________ .500 54 .500 54Agreement C (city)___ .500
54Agreement D (city)___ .475 60 .400 60Agreement E:
City ________ ____ .425 60Road______________ .475 60 .450
60Helpers____________ .360 60 .350 60Davenport, Iowa
(See Rock Island (111.)district.)
Dayton, Ohio
Bakery (cone plant)____ .775 40 .725 40Beer and soft drinks:
Drivers, bottle and keg.. .938 40 .875 40Special drivers or
bottle
beer helpers... ___ .888 40 .825 40Soft drink drivers .875
40
Helpers_ .825 40Building supplies and
coal_________________ .700 50 .650 50Coal and ice____________
.650 54 .650 54Concrete-mixer trucks:
1H to 2 tons__________ .700 .7002 Yi to 3 tons .850 .850
Drugs:Rate A ______________ .667 45 .600 50Rate B_______________
.556 45 .500 50
Dump trucks__________ .700 44 .700 44Freight:
Peddle........................... .660 60 .625 60City (within 50
miles).. .660 54 .600 54
Furniture, retail......... . .660 50 .550 50Helpers _______ ___
.600 50
Groceries, wholesale____ .660 54 .650 54Lumber_______________
.650 40 .650 50
Helpers______________ .520 40See footnotes at end of table.
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City............................... $0.685 40 $0.600
42Beginners............... .600 40 .500 42
Out-of-town................. .785 40 .700 42M
etal_________________ .660 40Plumbing supplies______ .670 40Sand
hauling___________ .800 40Tobacco, wholesale........ . .600 50 .500
50
Denver, Colo.Baggage............... ............. .532 51 .483
51
Helpers...................... .452 51 .403 51Bakery:
Working supervisors(wholesale)_________ .833 48 .833 48
Cracker delivery______ .625 40Beer__________________ .784 40
.784 40
Helpers______________ .743 40 .743 40Building material______
.750 40 .750 40
Brick only____ _______ .700 40 .650 40Coal..............
................. .550 54 .550 54Construction:
Building:1H tons and under. __ .750 40 .750 40Over 1H
tons_______ 1.000 40 1.000 40
Highway:8 yards or less______ 1.000 40 .900 40
Freight, local:Pick-up and delivery... .650 50 .550 50Short-line
operations... .700 60 .650 60
Furniture______________ .594 48 .594 48Helpers............
............. .469 48 .469 48
Ice____________ _____ .575 40Liquor and wine distri
bution____ __________ .575 40Moving (furniture):
2- to 5-ton trucks______ .630 54 .620 54Helpers____________ .530
54 .530 54
Vans________ ________ .675 54 .675 54Helpers____________ .625 54
.625 54
Music house___________ .800 35 .800 35Package delivery:
Agreement A _________ .600 48 .600 50Agreement B:
Suburban__________ .594 48 .594 48City_______________ .563 48
.563 48Pick-up helpers_____ .375 48 .375 48Delivery hoppers___ .333
48 .333 48
Paper, wholesale supply.. .600 40 ___Produce_______________
60.481 M8Tank trucks___________ .625 60 .625 60Taxi...........
................ ...... .417 54 .370 54Transfer, heavy:
2 to 5 tons______ ____ _ .725 60 .675 545 tons and over_______
.750 60 .750 54Winch operators______ .750 60 .750 54
Des Moines, IowaAmbulance____________ .500 54 .500 54Bakery
(cracker drivers):
Agreement A _________ .675 40 .591 44Agreement B_________ .656
40 .625 42
Beer:Special delivery, after 1
year_______________ .625 48 .577 48Truck drivers helpers.. .550
48 .550 48
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Des Moines, IowaCon.Building material----------
Helpers_________ ____Cement:
Agreement A____ ____Agreement B:
Within 5-mile radius. Outside 5-mile radius.
Agreement C:Yard_______________Quarry_____________
Cleaning and dyeing:Agreement A_________Agreement B____
____Agreement C ...............
Coal___________________Films:
Pick-up and delivery.Helpers______________
Freight________________Furniture______________
Helpers_____________ _Groceries, wholesale:
First 6 months_______Second 6 months______After 1
year__________
Ice:Drivers and helpers
after 6 months______Drivers less than 6
months____________Helpers less than 6
months_______ _____Laundry:
Towel service............ .Hotel service.................
Lumber.................... ........Meat_____________ ____Milk,
special delivery . . . Oil:
Rate A ----------------------Rate B
.........................
Package delivery:Route drivers________Special
delivery_______
Packing house, after 1year_________________
Soft drinks:Helpers______________
Yeast:6 months to 3 years___After 3
years.................Special delivery...........
Detroit, Mich.Bakery:
Agreement A:Bread, cake, and pie;
special delivery___Agreement B (crack
ers).Rate A _____________Rate B........ ...............
Agreement C:Special delivery_____City relay men_____
Bakery supply_________Helpers______________
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.750 40 .750 40 Beer, highway:Semitrailers__________ 68$ 1.029
35 681.029 35
.553 47 .553 47 Double bottoms______ 68 1.171 35 681.171
35Building supply________ .850 55 .750
.650 .650 Cartage, local:
.600 .600 Single, bottom .800 52 .700Double bottom_______ .850
52 .750
.625 40 .575 40 Furniture___________ , .800 .775
.700 40 .625 40 Helpers _____ .650 .625Concrete-mixer trucks___
1.000 55 .900 55
.600 52 .600 50 Drugs, wholesale____ _ .700 42 .700 42
.600 50 .600 50 Electrical appliance and
.600 48 .600 48 wholesale house______ .729 48 .667 48
.600 48 .600 48 Excavating and road construction____ . .900 55
.850
.650 48 .625 48 Excavating (private),
.575 48 . 550 48 1* tons_____________ .900 55 .750 ___
.650 48 .575 48 Factory:
.575 48 .575 48 Agreement A:
.550 48 .550 48 Heavy trucks....... . 1.010 40 .900 40New
cars___________ .930 40 .850 40
.531 40 .506 42 Agreement B:
.594 40 . 565 42 Class A ____________ 1.100 401656 40 . 625 42
Class B____________ 1.050 40
Class C____________ 1.000 40Class D_ . _ _ _ _ _ _ .950 40
ei. 593 54 2.571 56 Agreement C................ 6. 920 40 .920
40Agreement D ............... .900 40 .820 40
63.519 54 .500 64 56 Agreement E:Stores______________ 1.010 40
.900 4065.444 54 .429 64 56 Tractors and largetrucks______ _____
1.010 40 .900 40
.600 50 .600 50 New cars___________ .940 40 .800 40
.521 48 .521 48 Agreement F:
.575 47 .553 47 Heavy trucks_______ 1.030 40 .930 40
.509 54 .463 54 Light trucks________ .980 40 .880 40
.594 48 Agreement G_________ 1.000 40 .900 40Agreement H
________ .850 40 .800 44
.721 66 40 .692 40 Agreement I ________ _ 7. 950 40 .900 40
.663 66 40 .635 40 Agreement J:Tractors___________ .880 40 .850
40
.565 .565 Pick-up___ _______ .800 40 .750 40
.555 .555 Food specialities:Helpers....................... .550
60 .450 60
.563 48 .525 48 Furniture, retail:Rate A ______________ .808 49*
.630 54
. 550 67 60 .550 67 60 Rate B______________ .673 52 .429
56Groceries, candy, and
.708 48 tobacco, wholesale:
. 750 4.Q Agreement A . ......... . _ _ . 850 40! 664
TO40 Agreement B _ ............ n. 527 3 54 .475
57Helpers_________ _ 7k 389 3 54 .350 57
Semitrucks-_............ 7k 575 3 54 .518
57Limestone_____________ .850 45 .850Lumber_______________ .750 40
.750Magazines. .................... .720 48 .720 48
.625 48 .573 48 Market____________ ___ .750 40 .625
40Messengers, 1* ton______ .700 52 .600 48Milk:
.786 3 45 .786 42 Agreement A:
.786 3 45 . 677 48 Dairy to distributor.. .850 48 .850 48Special
delivery_____ .750 48 .750 48
.604 48 .583 48 Agreement B:
.700 .700 Dairy to stores__ ... .850 48 .800 48
.800 40 .700 42 Helpers__________ .750 48 .750 48
.700 40 .600 42 Special delivery .........j .750 48 .750 48See
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Agreement C:Tank drivers__ ____ $0.792 48 $0.792
48Swingmen_________ .771 48 .771 48Special delivery_____ .542 48
.542 48
Agreement D:Tank drivers..... ........ .713 54 .713 54
Agreement E:Swingmen........... ...... .667 54 .667 54Tank
drivers............. .648 54 .648 54
Moving:Furniture:
Local. __________ .825 .750Helpers__________ .775 .700
Long distance______ .800 .700Helpers__________ .700 .600
Piano... __________ .825 .648Helpers____________ .775 .602
Agreement A_________ .820 40Agreement B_________ .952 40 .952
40
Oxygen-tank drivers. . _ .850 .850Helpers________ ____ .750
.750
Paper supply---------------- .925 40 .925 40Plumbing and mill
sup
ply .850 40 .750 40Rubber, local deliveries . . 1.040 40 .930
40Storage, dry and cold___ .800 42 .700 42Yeast__________________
.833 48 .766 48
Special delivery_______ .688 40 .688 40Duluth, Minn.
Bakery:Transport____________ .648 54 .648 54Special
delivery............ .602 44 .602 44
Beer... --------- --------- .905 40 .805 40Building
supplies........... .650 3 43 .650 42Coal:
Agreement A ------------ .740 7240 .690
7240Helpers...................... .700 7240 .650 7240
Agreement B ________ .650 48 .650 48Commercial drivers.. .600 48
.600 48Helpers----- ---------- .550 48 .550 48
Excavating, l j tons_____ .650 48 .650 48Factory_______________
73.600 40 .600 40Flowers . . . __________ .500 48 .500 48Freight,
city delivery----- .600 48 .600 48Fruit, wholesale________ .600
.600 33 44Furniture........................ .600 48 .600 48
Helpers......................... .550 48 .550 48Groceries,
wholesale:
City-------------------------- .700 40 .625 3
42Over-the-road------------- .725 40 .700
40Helpers--------------------- .565 40 .500 40
Hardware, wholesale----- .650 40 .625 40Heavy construction:
Service trucks________ .750 48 .750 48Drivers, 3 yards----------
.850 48 .850 48Drivers, over 8$ tons... 1.200 48 1.200 48
Liquor, wholesale_______ .750 40 .650 44Lumber:
Large companies:Semitrailer and heavy
hauling_____ ___ .650 40 .650 42Lumber and mill-
work_____________ 74.600 40 .600 42Small companies:
Lumber and mill-work 74.600 40 .600 48
City and classification
Duluth, Minn.Con.Meat________________Milk:
Out-of-town routesSpecial delivery_____
Oil:Senior drivers______Junior drivers...........
Paper, wholesale..........Plumbing supplies____Soft
drinks___________Timber haulers.............Transfer_______
______
Helpers......................Yeast________________
El Paso, Tex.Beer:
Brewery________Distributor______
up.Erie, Pa.
Beer:Brewery:
Long distance______Special delivery_____City salesmens help
ers_______________Distributor drivers,
city______________Helpers____________
Building and road construction:
Dump trucks____ ____Mixer trucks_________
Cement blocks_________Milk, special delivery___Parcel and
pick-up local
delivery______________Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cartage________________Coal...........
.......................
Helpers........................Houston, Tex.
Airco products_________Helpers______________
Bakery, special delivery. _ Beer:
Agreement A:Hot-shot keg drivers..Helpers____________
Agreement B:Keg drivers_________H ot-sh ot b o t t l e
drivers___________Bottle beer helpers.. .
Building construction:1H tons and under____Over ltt
tons________Winch trucks....... ........
Confectionery drivers___Freight, d r iv ers and
helpers................ ...........
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. $0,725 40 $0. 690 42.550 48 .550 48.525 48 .500 48
75.700 40 75.700 40.650 40.625 3 45 .625 45.650 40.905 40 .805
40.450 48 .450 48.600 48 .600 48.550 48 .550 48.556 54
.750 40 .688 40
.584 48 .531 48
. 750 40
.521 48 .475
.750 48
.675 48 .600 48
.675 48 .600 487. 650 48 .650 4877.550 48 .550 48
.700 48 .650 48
.750 48
.700 48 .700 48
.600 48 .600 48
.700 48 .700 48
.700 60 .650 60
.550 54
.500 54
.700 40 .700 40
.600 40 .600 40
.509 54 .509 54
.800 40 .800 40
.625 40 .625 40
.900 40 .850 40
.750 40 .688 40
.625 40 .575 40
.600 40
.750 401.125 40.521 48 .469 48.500 54 .500 54
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Furniture, retail ______ $0,531 48 $0.444 54Helpers_________
____ .490 48 .389 54
Ice, special delivery andsupply-------------------- .400 356
.400 3 56
Helpers______________ .400 3 56 .380 3 56Ice
cream................. ........ .469 48 .458 48Milk:
Relief drivers, retail---- .583 48 .583 48Special
delivery------- .469 48 .458 48
Relief drivers, whole-sale...................... ...... .625 48
.625 48Indianapolis, Ind.
Air products:Cylinder drivers______ .800 48 .700 48Tank trucks
and extra
men___ ____ _______ .830 48 .800 48Beer:
Agreement A:Long distance_______ .800 60 .750Telephone
drivers___ .650 40 .550 42
Agreement B:6-wheel road drivers.. .750 48 .750 48Telephone
drivers___ .521 48 .521 48
Coal__________________ .500 55Concrete-mixer trucks__ .850 49
.800 49Excavating:
Under 1H tons_______ .650 49 .650 491H tons and over........
.750 49 .750 49
Freight:Agreement A:
Less than 6 months.. .550 60 .500 606 months to 1 year.. . .617
60 .567 60Over 1 year_________ .725 60 .708 60
Agreement B:4-wheel trucks, c ity .. .650 48 .650 486-wheel
trucks, city .. .725 48 .725 48Road drivers----------- .800 60 .750
60Heavy haulers (rig
ging) 1.000 48 1.000 48Heavy hauling fore
men_____________ 1.150 48 1.150 48Groceries:
City_________________ .725 48 .725 48Road______ _________ .800
48 .750 48Helpers....................... . .650 48 .650 48
Milk, special delivery___ .500 48 .500 48Movers,
furniture---------- 78.625 48 78.625 48
Helpers_____________ 78.575 48 78.575 48Soft drinks, special
de
livery............ ............... .521 48 .500 48Jackson,
Miss.
Railway express------------ .723 44 .663 48Jacksonville,
Fla.
Beer:Route:
Rate A_____________ .738 40 .738 40Rate B........ ..............
.588 40 .588 40
Building material:tons or less............... .550 48
Over l j to n s_________ .600 48Semitrailers__________ .600
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trucks............ .. .600 48 $6.550 48
Winch trucks________ .800 48 .800 48Freight:
Regular drivers............ .481 54Helpers____________ .339
54
Extra drivers_________ .500 54Helpers............ ......... .400
54
Groceries:Long distance........ ...... .509 56 .509 56
Meat, city delivery____ .500 40 .476 42Railway express:
City pick-up and delivery______________ .854 44 .783 48
Money pick-up_______ .907 44 .830 48Kansas City, Mo.
Bakery................ ............. w. 650 48 .625 48Beer,
keg______________ .800 40 .775 40
Helpers, bottle andkeg------------------------ .738 40 .713
40
Building materials:Flat-bed trucks_______ .650 51 .650 426-wheel
trailers____ _ .800 40 .700 42Butter_________________ .550
48Routemen.................... .573 48
Coal__________________ .500 54 "".566 "54Department stores_____
.677 48 .646 48Dump trucks__________ .750 51 .700
42Excavating____________ 1.000 40Flour delivery:
Agreement A ....... ........ .635 40 .635 42Agreement B_________
.720 40 .670 40
Freight:Local pick-up and de
livery______________ .660 54 .600 54Helpers______________ .610
54 .550 54
Furniture (new)_______ .600 48 .600 48Helpers______________ .550
48 .550 48
Groceries______________ .720 40 .685 40Chain stores____ _____
.750 48
Heavy hauling_________ .800 51 .750 42Ice, special service
and
supply............ ............. .525 80 56Ice cream:
Special delivery______ .580 48 .525 48Tank
trucks................. .650 48 .525 48
Liquor, wholesale___. . . .720 40Lumber_____________ . .600 40
.525 42Meat, wholesale________ .542 48Milk:
Tank trucks______ ... .620 48 .609 48Warehouse and supply . .557
48 .547 48Special delivery_______ .469 48 .458 48
Movers, furniture______ .625 54 .625 54Helpers______________
.575 54 .575 54
Packing house__________ .964 42Paper house____________ .565
40Rug____ ______________ .600 48Transfer, city:
Trucks____ __________ . 590 54 .500 54Tractors_____________
81.590 54 .525 54Helpers______________ 82.540 54 .450 54
Yeast_________________ .602 54 .602 54
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Little Rock, Ark.
Building material:1| tons or less _______ $0.650 40Over 1 to 5
tons_____ .750 406 to 8 tons___ ______ .850 40Over 8 tons.. _______
1.000 4(1
Freight:City pick-up and de-
livery ............... ........ .510 54Helpers . . _______ .450
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Los Angeles, Calif.
Baggage----------------------- . 800 40 $0,750
40Helpers___________ _ .700 40 .700 40
Beer...................... ........... 1.075 40 .955
44Helpers______________ 1.025 40 .932 44
Blueprint houses:Truck drivers ______ .840 40Motorcycles,
etc______ .650 40
Building material:Agreement A:
Less than 6 tons____ .800 40 .750 446 to 15 tons_________ .875
40 .875 44Over 15 tons________ 1.000 40 1.000 44Euclid type
spreader
trucks____ _____ 1.250 40 1.000 44Agreement B:
Under 5 tons_______ .750 60 .700 605 tons and over__ __ .850 60
.750 60Over 5 tons with
trailer_________ .900 60 .800 60Butter, wholesale_______ 83.865
48 .865 48Concrete-mixer trucks:
Rate A ................ ......... 1.125 40 1.000 44Rate
B______________ 1.000 60 .850 60
Cracker drivers_______ . .900 40 .750 42Dump trucks:
4-wheel_____ _________ .750 60 .700 606-wheel______________ .850
60 .750 60Trailer and semitrailer.. .900 60 .800 60
Freight, over-the-road:2-axle trucks, short line. .825 55Over 2
axles, short line. .875 55
Groceries:Day drivers:
Up to 108" bed andunder 7% tons____ .750 40 .700 48
Over 108" bed andunder 7^ tons...... . .800 40 .750 48
7$ to 16 tons________ .875 40 .825 4816 to 22 tons________ .925
40 .875 48Over 22 tons________ 1.050 40 1.000 48Helpers____________
.700 40 .650 48
Night drivers:7f to 16 tons________ .975 40 .925 48Over 16
tons________ 1.025 40 .975 48
Hauling, local:108" bed or less_______ .750 48 .700 483 axles or
less............... .800 48 .750 484 axles_______________ .875 . 48
.825 485 axles or more_______ .925 48 .875 48Over 22 tons or
rigging. 1.050 48 1.000 48Crane drivers ______ .875 48
Ice cream haulers_______ 8*. 775 48 .775
48Laundry_______________ 85.575 54 .575 54
Helpers______________ 86.470 48 .470 48Supply trucks________
.509 54 .509 54House and relief__ .573 48
Linoleum and rugs______ 87.700 40 .650 48
City and classification
Los Angeles, Calif.Con. Lumber:
Under 7\ tons________7 to 13 tons__________13 to 26 tons,
inclusive . _ Over 26 tons, or truck
and trailer_________Ross carrier__________
Meat and provisions: Branch house:
Local______________Line drivers________
Eggs:Straight drivers_____Sales drivers....... ......
Hides, local__________Helpers------------------
Packing house: Agreement A:
Local____________Country_________
Agreement B:Local____________Sales drivers______Extra
drivers_____Student sales driv-Line drivers______
Helpers________Provisions and jobbing:
Light pick-up trucks _ Trucks over 1 tons... Line trucks
(sales
drivers)________Rabbits:
Sales drivers_____ ...Rendering and reduc
tion:Pick-up or plant
drivers___________Buying or selling____Extra routemen or
truck foremen_____Helpers............ .........
Milk:Routemen, wholesale__Milk haulers_________
Moving:Office furniture_______
Helpers____________Vans________________
Helpers____________Over-the-road________
Oil, city:Agreement A_________Agreement B__.............
Produce:Wholesale____________Retail:
7 tons and under___Semitrucks up to 12
tons______________Trucks over 12 tons...
Race track:Truck drivers________Helpers or pick-up
drivers_____________Station wagons_______
Service stations:Pick-up and delivery. __
June 1,1941 June 1, 1940
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88$0.770 44 $0,770 4488.810 44 .810 4490.880 44 .880 44 .945 44
.945 4499.860 44 .860 44
.888 40
.938 40
.781 48
.813 3 48
.938 40
.700 40
.938 40
.988 40
.938 40
.944 451.000 40.778 45
1.0401.000.750 40 .686 42.813 40 .686 42.938 40 .686 42.721 3
48
.938 401.045 401.125 40.813 40
83.889 48 .889 48w . 775 48 .775 48
.750 9248 .700 93 48
.700 92 48 .650 9348
.850 48 .800 48
.750 48 .700 481.000 55 1.000 55.981 40 .981 40.750 3 48 .750
350.650 40 .619 42
.750 42 .750 42
.825 42 .825 42
.875 42 .875 42
.875 48
.825 48
.750 48
.750 48See footnotes at end of table.
Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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2 2 W AGES AND HOURS UNION M OTORTRUCK DRIVERS
T able 9. Union Scales o f Wages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers
and Helpers, byCities, June 2, 2942, and June 2, 1940 Continued
City and classification
June 1, 1941 June 1,1940
City and classification
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Madison, Wis. Con.
General construction____ $0,700 54 $0,650 54Groceries:
$0.842 47 h Agreement A:.933 47-J Local __ ____ .720 54 .650
54
1.160 36 $1.160 36 Over-the-road______ .770 54 .700 54Helpers..
. _______ .570 54 .520 54
Agreement B, wholesale______________ .580 3 44 .550 33 46
.906 40 .869 40 Helpers____________ .450 344 .450 33 46Milk,
special delivery___ .570 50 .570 50
.806 40 .769 40 Moving________________ .650 48 .600 48
.669 40 .606 40 Helpers. ................. ... .580 48 .530
48
.400 48 Manchester, N. H.
.700 40 .600 "48General:
.600 40 .550 48 3 tons and under______ .570 48 .550 48
.600 40 .500 48 Over 3 and under 5 tons. .630 48 .610 48
.525 40 5 tons and over_____ .690 48 .670 48
.450 40 Helpers.. ______ .520 48 .500 48
.596 60 Memphis, Tenn.
.504 60
.725 40 Construction.. ____ .650 40 .650 40
.575 40 Factory:Cottonseed-oil products. .350 40
.700 40 .600 Furniture__________ .425 40
.750 40 .750 1 Steel__________ _ .450 40
.575 40 | Wood products .375 40
.525 40 _ _ _ _ _ i Freight:City drivers, dock____ .510 54 .510
54
.500 42 Local runs_____ ___ .650 60 .650 60
.520 42 Groceries. __________ _. .325 60
.500 42 Railway express_____ .749 44 .687 48
.627 51 Milwaukee, Wis.
.720 48 .700 48Bakery:
.725 40 Agreement A:
.583 48 Transport.................. .708 48 .667 48
.600 40 Agreement B:
.520 Cookies and crackers. .773 44
.419 54 .419 54 ; Transport....... ........... .841 44Beer:
.710 40 .660 40 Brewery:
.550 40 .500 40 Keg-beer.................... .975 40 .950 40
.760 40 .660 40 Helpers__________ .938 40 .913 40
.735 40 .660 40 Plant to plant______ .975 40 .950 40Extra
delivery______ .938 40 .913 40
.500 48 Distributors ___ .521 52 .521 52
.521 48 Special delivery .688 40 .688 40
.460 3 54 Pony-beer depot driv
.450 3 48 ers:
.500 40 Regular route___ .648 54 .648 54Special delivery_____
.463 54 .463 54
.521 48 Building material .800 48 .750 483-axle or
semitrailer___ .900 48 .850 48
.481 52 Helpers______________ .700 48Bus drivers for deaf
stu
dents______________ _ .867 30 .867 30.700 50 Carbonic gas.......
........... .670 48 .670 48.650 48 .600 48 Special delivery. . .563
48 .521 48
Cartage______________ .750 48 .670 48.650 94 45 .620 94 45