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Union Wages and Hours: Motortruck Drivers and HelpersJuly 1,
1953
Bulletin No. 1154UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
James P. Mitchell, SecretaryBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, C o m m iss io n e r
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Union Wages and Hours: Motortruck Drivers and Helpers
July 1,1953
Bulletin No. 1154UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
James P. Mitchell, SecretaryBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Com m issioner
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Letter of Transmittal
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,Bureau o f Labor S
tatistics,
Washington, D. C. , February 5, 1954.
The Secretary of Labor:
I have the honor to transm it herewith the annual report on
union wages and hours of union m otortruck d rivers and helpers in
52 c ities as of July 1, 1953.
The inform ation presented in this report was based on data
obtained p rim arily from lo ca l union o ffic ia ls by m ail
questionnaire. Scales fo r d rivers and helpers by com m odity
classifica tion or size and type of truck in individual cities in
effect on July 1, 1953, and July 1, 1952, w ere issued by RegionalO
ffices of the Bureau shortly after scale data becam e available for
all trucking c lassifica tion s within a particu lar city . L oca l
sca les w ere re leased during July and August 1953 for many of the
cities studied. A national re lease sum m arizing the data for
drivers and helpers was issued in D ecem ber 1953.
In addition to presenting regional and national data, this
bulletin a lso brings together the scale data for the various c
ities as part of the annual report which becom es the permanent
record o f the study.
This report was prepared in the Bureau1 s D ivision o f Wages
and Industria l Relations by John F. Laciskey.
Ewan Clague, C om m ission er.
Hon. Jam es P . M itchell,Secretary o f Labor.
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Contents
P a g e
Summary ................................ . . . . .
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........................ 1Scope and method of study
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......................................... 1Trend of union wage sca
les ................................
...................................................... . . . .City
and regional d ifferences
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. . . .Standard workweek
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.............................................Union sca les by c ity
and c lassifica tion
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Tables:
1. Indexes of union hourly wage rates and w eekly hours fo r m
otortruckdrivers and helpers, 1936-53 . . ..................... .
........................... 4
2. P ercent in creases in union wage rates and percent of m
otortruckdrivers and helpers affected , July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953
................ 4
3. C en ts-per-hour in creases in union wage rates and percent
ofm otortruck drivers and helpers affected , July 1, 1952 -July 1,
1953
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4
4. Increases in union wage rates fo r m otortruck drivers and
helpers,by city , July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953
.................................... ...................... 5
5. D istribution of union m otortruck drivers and helpers,by
hourlywage rates, July 1, 1953 .......................
............. ............................. ............... 6
6. A verage union hourly wage rates for m otortruck drivers
andhelpers, by city and population group, July 1, 1953
.............................. 6
7. Average union hourly wage rates of m otortruck drivers
andhelpers, by region , July 1, 1953
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8. D istribution of union m otortruck drivers and helpers, by
straight-tim e w eekly h ou rs , J u l y l , 1953
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7
9. Union sca les of wages and hours for m otortruck d rivers
andhelpers, by city , J u l y l , 1952, and July 1, 1953
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Union Wages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers and Helpers,July
1,1953
Summary
Hourly sca les of $ 1 .75 to $2 .25 p re vailed on July 1, 1953,
for 7 of every 10 unionized loca l truckdrivers in cities with
populations of 100,000 or m ore accord ing to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics annual study of union sca les in loca l trucking. M ost
of the helpers on trucks had union rates ranging from $1 .50 to $ 1
.80 an hour.
M ore than 85 percent of the drivers and helpers had their sca
les increased by p ro visions in labor-m anagem ent contracts e
ffective during the 12 months ending July 1, 1953. M ost of these
negotiated advances varied from 5 to 20 cents an hour with nearly
three-tenths of the drivers and helpers receiv ing increases of 15
to 20 cents an hour. The scale changes during the year averaged 14
cents fo r drivers and 12 cents for h elpers. On July 1, 1953,
averages of union sca les w ere $1.91 fo r d rivers , $1 .67 for h
elpers, and $1 .8 8 for d rivers and helpers com bined.
Straight- tim e weekly hours continued their downward trend
during the year, a v er aging 41 .3 hours on July 1, 1953, for all
d rivers and helpers studied, com pared with 41.9 on July 1, 1952,
and 45 .8 at the end of the war in 1945. Standard weekly schedules
of 40 hours w ere specified in labor-m an agement contracts
covering nearly four-fifths of the d r iv e r s and se v e n -te n
th s of the h e lp e r s .
Scope and Method of Study
Union sca les are defined as the m in imum wage sca les or
maximum schedules of hours agreed upon through co llective b a
rgaining between trade unions and em ployers. Rates in excess of
the negotiated m inimum, which m ay be paid fo r specia l
qualifications or other reasons, are not included.
The inform ation presented in this report was based on union sca
les in effect on July 1, 1953, and covered approxim ately 260,000
drivers and 46, 000 helpers in 52 cities with populations of
100,000 or m ore . O ver-the- road drivers and loca l city d rivers
paid on a m ileage or com m ission basis w ere ex cluded from the
study. Data w ere obtained p rim arily from loca l union officia ls
by m ail questionnaire. In som e c it ie s , data w ere obtained
from regional representatives of
the International Brotherhood of Team sters , Chauffeurs, W
arehousemen and H elpers of A m erica (AFL), or from loca l union o
fficia ls by Bureau representatives.
The current survey d iffers in severa l important respects from
previous annual surveys of wage sca les of m otortruck d r iv ers
and h elpers. F irst, the lim ited funds available for wage surveys
necessitated a reduction from 77 to 52 in the number of cities to
be covered . The current survey was designed to represent union
wage sca les in all cities o f 100,000 or m ore population. A ll
cities with a half m illion or m ore population w ere included, but
som e cities in the population groups of 250, 000 to 500, 000 and
100, 000 to 250, 000 w ere om itted. Second, weights were assigned
to som e of the lo ca lities surveyed in order to com pensate for
those which w ere not surveyed. An upward bias existed in past
surveys because a greater proportion of larger cities than of sm
aller cities was included with equal weight. Hence, the data w ere
d isproportionately influenced by the larger c it ie s , which typ
ically have the higher wage sca le s . This upward bias is rem oved
in the current survey by giving greater weight to the sm aller
cities studied. In order to provide appropriate represen ta tion in
the com bination of data, each geo graphic region andpopulation
group was con sidered separately when city weights w ere
assigned.
Average hourly sca les , designed to show current leve ls , are
based on a ll sca les r e ported in effect on July 1, 1953,
weighted by tlie number of union m em bers receiv ing that rate.
These averages are not designed fo r c lose y ea r-to -y ea r com
parisons because of fluctuations in m em bership and in c la s s if
i cations studied.
Average ce n ts -p e r -h o u r and percent changes from July 1,
1952, to July 1, 1953, are based on com parable quotations for the
various occupational classifica tion s in both periods weighted by
the m em bership reported for the current survey.
The reduction in the number of cities covered and the change in
the method of computation had only a m inor effect on the amount of
change shown between two con secutive periods, and virtually no e
ffect on the index se r ie s .
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2Trend of Union Wage Scales
The increase in union sca les fo r m otortruck drivers and
helpers represented a gain o f 7 .9 percent between July 1, 1952,
and July 1, 1953, and ra ised the Bureau*s index o f hourly rates,
1 34 .5 percent above the average fo r the years 1947-49 (table 1
). H ourly sca les fo r d rivers advanced 7 .8 p e r cent during
the 1 2 -month period and those o f helpers, 8 percent. These
advances ex ceeded those record ed in each o f the three previous
12-month periods and approxim ated the gains achieved between July
1, 1948, and July 1, 1949, when increases of 8.1 and 8 .0 percent,
respectively , w ere reg istered by drivers and h elpers.
Scale changes fo r m otortruck drivers and helpers resulted p
rim arily from c o l le c tively bargained agreem ents. Such a g
ree ments w ere negotiated and becam e effective at various tim es
throughout the year. Typica lly , the contracts w ere of 1 -y e a r
d u ra tion and som e contained provisions fo r wage reopenings.
Contract renewals during the period covered by the study generally
p ro vided higher wage rates and occasion a lly a reduction in the
standard ( straight- time ) weekly hours. Included among the p rov
isions of som e contracts w ere esca lator clauses linking rate
changes with the m ovement of the Bureau*s Consum er P r ice
Index.
L a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n ts e ffe c tiv e
between July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 ,ra ised hourly sca les of
truckdrivers 14 cents, com pared with 9 cents in each of the two
preceding 12-month periods and 5 cents for die year ending July 1,
1950. The r e spective average increases fo r helpers for the same
four periods w ere 12, 10, 8, and 6 cents.
Changes in the hourly rates of d rivers and helper s w ere w
idespread in the 12 months ending July 1, 1953. Upward adjustments
during this period ranged from 5 to 20 cents an hour for 2 of every
3 drivers and for 3 of every 4 helpers benefiting from rate
changes. N early a fifth of the drivers and slightly over a fourth
of the helpers whose sca les w ere adjusted during the year
received hourly increases ranging from 5 to 10 cents; rates fo r
about a fifth of the drivers and a sim ilar proportion of the
helpers increased from 10 to 15 cents and fo r nearly th ree-
tenths of the drivers and a slightly sm aller proportion of the h
elpers, from 15 to 20 cents (table 3).
In the index s e r ie s , d esigned fo r trend p u rp o se s ,
ye a i> to -y e a r changes in union s ca le s a re based on c o
m p arable quotations fo r each d r iv e r and he lp er c la s s i
f ic a tion in con secu tiv e yea rs w eighted by the num ber o f
union m e m b ers rep orted at each quotation in the cu rren t y e
a r .
R elatively few drivers (5 percent) had contract rates o f less
than $ 1 .50 an hour; a somewhat s im ila r proportion had rates o
f $ 2 .3 5 or m ore . Rates ranging from $ 1 .5 0 to $1 .7 5 an
hour w ere stipulated for 16 p e r cent of the d rivers , from $1
.7 5 to $2 fo r 40 percent, and from $2 to $2 .3 5 fo r 34 percent.
Sim ilar proportions (5 percent) o f the helpers had sca les of
less than $ 1 .2 5 and o f $2 . 10 or m ore an hour. Rates fo r
other helpers ranged from $1 .2 5 to $1 .50 for 12 percent, from $1
.50 to $ 1 .7 5 fo r 42 percent, and from $1 .7 5 to $2 fo r 34 p e
r cent (table 5).
A com parison of the union sca les in e ffect On July 1, 1953,
with those in effect on July 1, 1950, illustrates the extent of
wage rate changes in loca l trucking. On July 1, 1950, union hourly
sca les o f less than $ 1 .7 5 prevailed for 3 of every 4 d rivers
, whereas only 1 of every 5 d rivers in the current study had such
sca les . In July 1950, fo u r - fifths of the helpers had contract
rates o f less than $1 .50 an hour, and in July 1953, only a sixth
had hourly sca les below $1 .5 0 .
Higher rates for som e truckdrivers w ere record ed in each of
the cities studied. Among individual c it ie s , average increases
varied from 4 .3 cents in Atlanta to 25 .6 cents in Grand Rapids.
Part of the increase in the latter city was attributable to a
reduction in the weekly stra igh t-tim e hours fo r severa l num
erically important classifica tion s o f d riv e rs . Gains, on the
average, amounted to less than 9 cents an hour in a fourth of the
cities and to 17 cents or m ore in another fourth (table 4).
Scale inform ation was reported fo r truck e r s 1 helpers in 49
o f the cities studied. A verage increases in m ost o f these
cities ranged from 10 to 18 cents an hour.
In many of the cities in which the a v er age hourly advance
amounted to 10 cents or m ore fo r d rivers or h elpers, a portion
of the increase was traceable to a reduction in the standard workw
eek.
City and Regional D ifferences
C ollective bargaining fo r loca l m otor- trucking is generally
conducted on a loca lity basis and wage sca les , th erefore , tend
to vary from city to city . In addition to city and regional rates
d ifferen ces, wage sca les o f m otortruck drivers and helpers are
a ffected by size and type of truck operated within individual
cities as w ell as by the type of com m odities hauled. Thus,
general a verages are presented fo r all d rivers com bined; it is
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3by type o f com m odity, industry, or type and size of truck,
because of the varying c la s s i fications and term inology used
in the individual c ities .
On July 1, 1953, average union sca les for truckdrivers varied
widely among the cities surveyed, ranging from $1.25 in Charlotte
to $ 2 .1 6 in San F ran cisco-O ak land . The average wage scale
ranged between $1.50 and $1.75 in a third of the cities and between
$1.75 and $2 f o r a sim ilar p rop ortion. Levels of less than $ 1
.5 0 w ere r e corded in 7 cities (table 6).
Scales fo r helpers averaged highest in San Franc is co-Oakland
($1.96) and low est in Birmingham ($ 0 .9 7 ). Rates averaged b e
tween $1.50 and $1.75 in nearly half of the cities and $1.75 or m
ore in about a fourth .
When the cities are grouped accord ing to population, average
rates for m otortruck drivers andhelpers w ere highest in the group
of cities with 1,000,000 or m ore population. They w ere p rogress
ive ly low er in each of the sm aller s ize population groups with
one excep tion - - drivers in cities with a population of 250,000
to 500,000 averaged 3 cents m ore than the next larger size
grouping.
Average hourly sca les of d rivers and helpers varied widely
among cit ie s , i r r e spective o f their s ize . Among d rivers
, New York ranked eighth; Chicago, fourth; and Philadelphia,
twenty-fifth; whereas Newark and Seattle, which had the highest
average sca les in the group of cities with populations of 250,000
to 500,000 ranked second and third, nationally. P eoria , in the sm
allest size group studied, with an average scale of $1.97 ranked
tenth, ahead of Cleveland and Portland, O regon. Average sca les
for helpers follow ed a pattern somewhat s im ilar to d rivers and
here again the highest levels w ere not confined to the largest
size population group.
Wage sca les for m otortruck drivers and helpers in cities o f
100, 000 or m ore population averaged highest on the P a cific
Coast and low est in the Southeast region (table 7). The Middle
Atlantic and Great Lakes regions w ere the only other regions in
which the wage levels for both drivers and helpers exceeded the
national averages.
Standard W orkweek
With the exception of severa l years during W orld War II, the
Bureau*s index o f the scheduled weekly hours of m otortruck
drivers and helpers has reflected a steady decline since 1936. This
trend continued during the past year. The average standard workweek
fo r a ll m otortruck drivers and helpers was 41.3 hours as against
41.9 on July 1, 1952.
A com parison of the current straight- time weekly schedules
with those provided in labor-m anagem ent agreem ents in effect on
July 1, 1945, shows that the 4 0 -hourweekly schedule has
supplanted the form er standard workweek of 48 hours or m ore . At
that tim e, with the war rapidly drawing to a c lo se , about 55
percent of the drivers and helpers worked under schedules calling
fo r a basic workw eek of 48 hours or m ore . By contrast nearly 80
percent of the drivers and helpers on July 1, 1953, w ere covered
by agreem ents providing for a 40-hour straight- tim e work
schedule; only about a tenth had standard workweeks of 48 hours or
m ore (table 8).
Union Scales by City and C lassification
Table 9 presents union sca les of wages and hours in effect on
July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953, for each classifica tion of truck -
d rivers and helpers in each of the 52 cities included in the
study.
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4 fu ly 1, 1947-48-49 = 10$ ]
TABLE 1. - -Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours
fo r m otortruckdrivers and helpers , 1936-53
Year
D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
Wagerates Hours
Wagerates H ou rs
Wagerates Hours
1936: May 1 5 ....................................... 50. 6 109.
0 (M ( l ) (M (M1937: May 1 5
....................................... 53.9 108. 1 54.3 108.4 51.3
106.81938: June 1 ....................................... 55.9 108.
1 56.3 108. 4 53. 1 106. 81939: June 1
....................................... 57. 1 107. 1 57.5 107. 5
54.5 105.51940: June 1 ....................................... 58.3
106. 1 58.7 106. 6 55.6 104.21941: June 1
....................................... 60. 6 105. 5 60.9 105. 9
58.3 103.51942: July 1 ....................................... 64.9
105. 8 65.0 106. 0 63.4 105.51943: July 1
....................................... 68. 4 105. 6 68.5 105. 8
67.0 105.31944: July 1 ....................................... 70.
0 105. 5 70.1 105. 7 69. 1 105.31945: July 1
....................................... 71.5 105. 3 71.6 105. 4
70.7 105.21946: July 1 ....................................... 79.
6 103. 1 79.6 103. 3 79.3 102.91947: July 1
....................................... 91.9 100. 7 91.9 100. 6
90.9 101.11948: July 1 ....................................... 100.
0 99 .8 100.0 99 .9 100. 7 99.71949: July 1
....................................... 108. 1 99.5 108.1 99.5
108.4 99.21950: July 1 .......................................
111.9 98. 8 111.7 98.9 113.2 98.51951: July 1
....................................... 118.2 98. 7 117.9 98. 8
119.6 98.21952: July 1 .......................................
124.7 98. 3 124. 1 98. 4 127.7 97.71953: July 1
....................................... 134. 5 96.4 133.8 96. 5
137.9 95.6
1 Inform ation not com puted separately in 1936.
TABLE 2. - -P e rce n t in creases in union wage rates and
percent of m otortruck d rivers and helpers affected,
July 1, 1952 - July 1 , 1953
Percent of Change in hourly rate D rivers
andhelpers
D rivers H elpers
No change ................................................ 9 .8
9 .2 13.0Increases:
Total ................................................ 90 .2 90.
8 87.0L ess than 5 p e r c e n t ....................... 16.9 16.6
18. 15 but less than 10 p e r c e n t ............ 37. 0 38. 5
29.210 but less than 15 percent ......... 25 .2 24.5 29 .615 but
less than 20 p e r c e n t ......... 7. 8 8 .4 3 .820 but less than
25 p e r c e n t ......... 2. 1 2 .0 3 .025 but less than 30 p e r
c e n t ......... .9 .6 2 .630 percent and o v e r
....................... . 3 .2 .7
TABLE 3. - -C en ts-p er-h ou r in creases in union wage rates
and percen t of m otortruck d rivers and helpers a ffected ,
July 1, 1952 - July 1. 1953
P ercent of -Change in hourly rate D rivers
andhelpers
D rivers H elpers
No change
..............................................Increases:
9 .8 9 .2 13. 0
T o t a l ...................................................
90.2 90. 8 87.0L ess than 5 c e n t s .......................... 4.
6 4 .9 2 .95 but less than 10 cents . . . . . . 18.2 17.2 2 4 .210
but less than 15 c e n t s ............ 17. 0 16. 8 1 8 .415 but
less than 20 cents ......... 26 .0 26. 3 23 .720 but less than 25
cents ......... 14.9 15.7 10.425 but less than 30 cents .........
5. 1 5 .6 2 .030 but less than 35 cents ......... 2. 3 2 .3 2 .435
but less than 40 cents ......... 1 .2 1 .2 1 .440 cents and o v e r
.......................... .9 . 8 1 .6
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5TABLE 4. --In cre a s e s in union wage rates fo r m otortruck
d rivers and help ers ,by city , July 1, 1952 - July 1, 1953
City
A ll c i t i e s
.....................................^..................................
Atlanta, Ga..................................
....................................B altim ore, M
d................................................................B
irm ingham , A la
..........................................................Boston, M
ass.
..............................................................Buffalo,
N.
.....................................................................Charlotte,
N. C .................................... ........................C
hicago,
111......................................................................Cincinnati,
Ohio ................................ ........................C
leveland, Ohio
..........................................................Colum
bus, Ohio
..........................................................D allas,
T ex.
.................................................................Dayton,
Ohio .............................. .............................
.. D enver, C o lo
...................................................................Des
M oines, I o w a
.......................................................D etroit, M
ich
..................................................................E
rie , P a
............................................................................Grand
Rapids, M ich
.....................................................Houston, T ex
...................................................................Indianapolis,
Ind............................................................Jacksonville
, F la
..........................................................Kansas
City, M
o............................................................K
noxville,
Tenn.............................................................Little
R ock ,
...................................................................Los
A ngeles, C
alif.......................................................L ou
isville , K y................ ;
.............................................M em phis,
Tenn..............................................................Milwaukee,
W is..............................................................M
inneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn.....................................Newark, N.
.....................................................................New
Haven,
Conn..........................................................New O
rleans, L
a...........................................................New
York , N.
...............................................................Oklahoma
City,
Okla....................................................Omaha, N
ebr...................................................................P
eoria , 111. . .
................................................................Philadelphia,
P a ............................................................P
ittsburgh, Pa.
............................................................Portland,
Or eg
...............................................................P
rov iden ce , R.
I...........................................................Richm
ond, ..
....................................................................R
ochester , N. Y ............................
................................St. L ou is ,"M o
.................................................................Salt
Lake City, U ta h
...................................................San Antonio,
Tex. .......................................................San F
rancisco-O akland, C alif.................................Scranton,
Pa.
..............................................................Seattle,
W
ash..................................................................Spokane,
W
ash...............................................................Springfield,
M ass. ..........S yracuse, N.
.................................................................T
oledo, Ohio
.................................................................Washington,
D. ............................................................
P ercent of increase"Drivers"
andhelpers
7 .9
3 .66. 14 .24 .76 .58. 17 .3
10. 614.3 12.5
7 .112. 8
6 .5 3. 77 .6
1 0 .215.4
8 .7 5 .58 .46.0
13.411.7
5 .89 .0
10.811.39 .4
10.25 .5
15.97 .29.18.86 .58 .58. 19 .67 .45 .29 .6
10.4 7. 4
16.03 .6
11.33 .95 .5 5. 83 .2
10 . 18 .5
D rivers
7 .8
3. 1 6.0 3 .84 .66 .48.17 .4
10.413.912.6
6 .713.2
6.05.37 .7
10 .215.3
8 .35 .46.13 .8
12. 811.5
5 .78 .9
10 . 1 1 1 .29 .3
10.35 .5
15.67 .29 .28.87 .08 . 27 .69 .77 .3 3 .6
10.310.8
7 .5 15.5
3 .610.9
4.1 5 .55 .44 .0
10 . 18.0
H elpers
8.0
4 .36.65 .25 .08 .4
6.211 . 617.89 .27 .8 7. 39 .9
6 .310.417.61 0 .08.613.51 0 .82 6 .415.4
7 .39 .7
22 .61 1 . 610.7
8.85 .7
17.8 7 .69 .0
3 .51 0 .8
9 .87 .67 .79 .37.37 .56 . 0
19.03 .6
15.02.15 .7 7. 5
. 29 .8
10.9
13.7
4 .69 .2 4 .97 .8
10.99 .3
13.717.724 .2 20.6 10. 3 20. 310.4
5 .714.216.4 25. 612.7 9 .09 .4
10 . 118.817. 1 11.1 14. 614.32 0 .415.619.4
8 .718. 113.31 2 .213.71 1 . 813. 814.916.811.36.6
15.3 17. 310.922 . 1
7 .3 17. 37 .99 .98.84 .9
17.012.5
4 .39 .4 4 .97 .8
10 . 89 .3
14.1 17. 623 .820.8
9 .921.2 10. 0
8. 114.716.42 5 .6 12. 38 .9 7. 66 .7
18.216.9
14! 613.920 .515.419.98.8
18.213.612.613.712.913.514.3 17. 111.4
4 .816.5 18.2 11 . 021.6
7 .516 . 88.29 .98 .46.2
17. 11 2 .2
5. 0 8 .84 .8 7. 8
13. 0
10. 318.726 .813.91 1 . 010.312. 8
10.7 16.0 24. 614. 0 1 1 . 6 12 .2 17. 029 .020.0 1 1 . 6 14. 8
19. 1 19.6 17. 1 13.58.2
17.912. 11 1 . 8
5 .715.7 17. 112.7 11 .1 10 . 811.310.78.0
24.26. 72 2 . 03 .9
1 0 . 0 10. 4
. 315.313.9
C ents-per-h our increaseD rivers
andhelpers
13.9
H elpers
12.4
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helpers ,by hourly wage ra tes, July 1, 1953
Hourly wage rates
P ercent o f- P ercent o f-
D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
H ourly wage rates D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
Under 90 cents .............................. (M (M 0. 1 $ 1 .9
0 and under $ 1 . 9 5 .............. 7 .2 7 .2 7 .090 cents and
under 95 cents . . . (M ( l ) (M $ 1 .9 5 and under $ 2 . 0 0
.............. 7. 1 8 .0 1.5QR rpnts and nnrfpr $ 1 . . . . . . . .
0. 1 i 1 ) . 2 $ 2 .0 0 and under $ 2 .0 5 .............. 6. 3 7 .2
.9$ 1 and under $ 1.0*5 . , .............. ( ' ) (* ) . 1 $ 2 .0 5
and under $ 2 . 1 0 .............. 6 .6 7. 5 1.4$1 .0 5 and under $
1 . 1 0 .............. .2 0. 1 1. 1 $ 2 .1 0 and under $ 2 .1 5
.............. 5 .7 6 .4 1 .6$ 1 .1 0 and under $ 1 . 1 5
.............. . 4 . 3 1 .4 $ 2 .1 5 and under $ 2 .2 0
.............. 4 .6 5 .3 1.0$ 1 .1 5 and under $1 .2 0
.............. .4 . 3 . 8 $ 2 .2 0 and under $ 2 .2 5
.............. 2. 1 2 .4 .2$ 1 .20 and under $ 1 . 2 5
.............. .6 . 5 1.3 $ 2 .2 5 and under $ 2 .3 0
.............. 2 .2 2 .6 ( l )$ 1 .2 5 and under $ 1 .3 0
.............. .6 . 3 2 .4 $ 2 .3 0 and under $ 2 .3 5
.............. 2 .2 2 .6 . 1$1 .3 0 and under $ 1 . 3 5
.............. .6 .6 .6 $ 2 .3 5 and under $2. 4 0 ..............
.8 .9 . 1$1 .3 5 and under $ 1 .4 0 .............. . 7 .6 1 .7 $ 2
.4 0 and under $ 2 . 4 5 .............. 1.1 1.1 1.2$ 1 .40 and
under $ 1 . 4 5 .............. 1 .5 1.0 4. 5 $ 2 .4 5 and under $ 2
.50 .............. .5 .6 -$1 .4 5 and under $ 1 . 5 0
.............. 1 .9 1.6 3 .4 $ 2 .5 0 and under $ 2 .5 5
.............. .5 .6 -$ 1 .5 0 and under $ 1 . 5 5 .............. 2
.9 1.9 8 .8 $ 2 .5 5 and under $2. 6 0 .............. .2 .2 -$ 1
.55 and under $ 1 .6 0 .............. 3 .9 3. 1 8. 5 $ 2 .6 0 and
under $ 2 . 6 5 .............. . 1 . 1 -$ 1 .60 and under $ 1 .6 5
.............. 4 .9 4. 0 10. 5 $ 2 .6 5 and under $ 2 .7 0
.............. .2 .2 -$1 .6 5 and under $ 1 . 7 0 .............. 4
.2 3 .7 7 .2 $2 .7 0 and over ............................ . 1 . 1
-$ 1 .70 and under $ 1 . 7 5 .............. 4 .2 3. 7 7 .4$1 .7 5
and under $ 1 . 8 0 .............. 10. 5 9 .7 14. 5 T o t a l
............................................ 100.0 100. 0 100.0$
1.80 and under $ 1 . 8 5 .............. 5. 5 5. 6 5 .0$1 .8 5 and
under $ 1 . 9 0 .............. 9 .4 10. 0 5. 5 A verage hourly r a
t e ..................... $ 1 ,876 $1,911 $1,671
1 Less than 0 .05 percen t.
TABLE 6. - -A verage union hourly wage rates fo r m otortruck d
rivers and h e lp ers , by city and population group, July 1,
1953
City and population groupAverage
hourlyrate
City and population groupA verage
hourlyrate
DRIVERS
Population group I (1 ,000, 000 and over):Chicago,
111..................................................................................Dpfrnit
Kfir'h _ T.....................TT_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
$2,051 2. 050
DRIVERS - Continued
Portland, O reg
..................................................................
.A verage fo r group III
..............................................................C
olum bus, O h io
...................................................
$1,932 1.925 1.867
T ,ns Angplps Cal if t _ . t ................................ 2
.044 Toledo, Ohio
..............................................................................
1.863New York, N. Y
.........................................................................
2 .029 R ochester , N. Y
...........................................................................
1.809A verage fo r group I
................................................................ 2
.009 Kansas City, M
o...........................................................................
1.807'Philadelphia Pa T t
...................................................................
1.782 L ou isville , K y...............................
............................................... 1.787
Population group II (500,000 to 1 ,000,000 ):Sap Franri
^rn-flalrlariH Calif. , ....................................... 2.
161
Denver, C o lo
.................................................................................Indianapolis,
Ind...........................................................................San
Antonio, T ex ....................................... ..
1.7641.7321.617
K/ i Iw^iilcee W is. r r . I I . T1. T. . tT. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 2. 032 Dallas, T ex
.....................................................................................
1.573Pittsburgh, Pa. . , .......................................
........................... 2 .019 M em phis,
Tenn.............................................................................
1. 511
OH j n r ................ 1......... ...................... 1
.956 1.899
Atlanta, Ga.
.................................................................................
1.427A verage for group II , r , , T I t I , . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . B irm ingham , A la ...........................
............................................. 1 .326St. Louis, M
o.............................................................................Cincinnati,
Ohio
.....................................................................
i ripea prl i s-St Paul K4inn, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1.877 1.864 1.815
Population group IV (100, 000 to 250, 000):P eoria ,
111...........................................................................
.. 1.967
Buffalo, N. Y ..............
...............................................................
1.784 Grand Rapids, M ich
....................................................................
1.927Rnjstnn Ma ss ................ .. 1.778 Spokane, W
ash............................
............................................... .. 1.909Raltimnrp
MH ............................................ 1.660 Dayton, O h
io ................
........................................................... 1.815Wa
shington D, C r . T.............................. 1.643 E rie , P a
...........................................................................................
1.779Honsfnn Tpy . TTf , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 1.597
1.352Scranton, P a ...........
....................................................................
1.711
New Orleans, La.
...................................................................
Average fo r group IV
..............................................................
1.703
Population group III (250,000 to 500,000):Newark, N. J
..............................................................................
2. 127
Omaha, N
ebr..................................................................................New
Haven, Conn..................................................
......................P rov iden ce , R.
I..........................................................................
1.7001.6871.678
Seattle Wash.
...................................................................
2 .097 Syracuse, N. Y.
..................................................... .. 1 .634
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d rivers and helpers, by city and population group, July 1, 1953 -
Continued
City and population groupAverage
hourlyrate
City and population groupA verage
hourlyrate
DRIVERS - Continued HELPERS - Continued
Springfield, M ass. . . Little R ock, A rk.Des M oines, Iowa . .
K noxville, Tenn. . . . Salt Lake City, Utah Oklahoma City, Okla.R
ichm ond, Va..............Jacksonville, F la . . . Charlotte, N. C.
. . .
HELPERS
Population group I (1, 000, 000 and over):D etroit, M ich
.............................................................................Chicago,
111................................................................................A
verage for group I
..............................................................TTew
''? ork , N. !
.................................................................Los
A ngeles, C
alif..................................................................Philadelphia,
P a
.......................................................................
Population group II (500, 000 to 1 ,000, 000):San F rancisco-O
akland, C
alif............................................Pittsburgh, P a
..........................................................................Milwaukee,
W
is........................................................................Cincinnati,
O h io
.....................................................................C
leveland, Ohio
.....................................................................M
inneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn................................................A verage fo r
group II
............................................................BimiorirTT
..........................................B oston, M a ss
.............................................................................Houston,
T
ex.............................................................................St.
Louis, M o ................
......................................................B altim ore,
M
d..........................................................................Washington,
D. C
....................................................................New
O rleans, L a
.............................*.......................................
$1,6331.6311.6031.5991.5861.4941.3711.3311.245
1.807 1.753 1.727 1.722 1.714 1.607
Population group III (250, 000 to 500, 000):Seattle,
Wash..................................................Portland, O
reg...............................................Kansas City, M
o............................................Toledo, Ohio
................................................Newark, N. J
..................................................L ou isville ,
Ky................................................R ochester , N. Y
............................................Colum bus, O h io
............................................A verage fo r group III
..............................Dallas, Tex.
................................San Antonio, T ex
...........................................Indianapolis,
Ind............................................Denver, C o lo
...................................................A tlanta,
Ga......................................................M em phis,
Tenn..............................................B irm ingham , A
la ..........................................
Population group IV (100, 000 to 250, 000):Spokane, W
ash................................................E rie , P a
............................................................
1.9561.9111.8801.7971.771
Scranton, P a ................P eoria , 111...................
.Grand Rapids, M ich. P rov iden ce , R. I. . . . Average for group
IV New Haven, Conn. . ,
1.763 1.724 1.689 1.630 1.543 1.531 1.422 1.405 1.185
Dayton, Ohio ..............Little R ock, Ark. . . . Springfield,
M ass. . .Syracuse, N. Y ............Oklahoma City, Okla. Salt Lake
City, Utah .Knoxville, Tenn...........R ichm ond,
Va...............Jacksonville, F la .
$1,9271.8041.7441.7121.6741.6671.6591.6501.6381.5141.514 1.467
1.413
.1.220 1.038
.974
1.8531.7051.6861.6661.6421.5521.5281.5091.5031.5001.500 1.494
1.432 1.420 1.390 1.267 1.031
TABLE 7. - -A verage union hourly wage rates o f m otortruck
drivers and helpers, by region , July 1, 1953 1
Average rate per hour
Region D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
United S ta te s ..................... $1.88 $1.91 $1.67
New England ................... 1 .68 1.72 1.57M iddle A tla n t
ic ................ 1.93 1.96 1.71B order S t a t e s
................... 1.63 1 .68 1.47Southeast
............................ 1 .43 1.48 1.16Great Lakes
..................... 1 .95 1.97 1.77M iddle West
..................... 1.77 1.80 1.68Southwest
........................... 1 .55 1.57 1 .44Mountain
............................ 1.69 1 .74 1.41P a cific
................................ 2. 05 2 .07 1.90
1 The regions used in this study include: New England- -
Connecticut, M aine, M assachusetts, New H am pshire, Rhode Island,
and Verm ont; M iddle A tla n tic--N ew Jersey , New York, and
Pennsylvania; B order S ta tes--D elaw are , D istrict o f Colum
bia, Kentucky, M aryland, V irginia, and West V irginia; South-
east--A labam a, F lorida , G eorgia , M ississ ip p i, North C
arolina, South C arolina, and Tennessee; Great L akes--I l lin o is
, Indiana, M ichigan, M innesota, Ohio, and W isconsin; Middle W e
st--Iow a, Kansas, M issou ri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South
Dakota; Southw est--A rkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas;
Mountain--A r izo n a , C olorado, Idaho, Montana, New M ex ico ,
Utah, and W yoming; P a cific - - C aliforn ia , Nevada, O regon,
and Washington.
TABLE 8. - -D istribution of union m otortruck d rivers and h
elp ers ,by straight-tim e weekly hours, July 1, 1953
P ercent o f union m em bers with c la ss ified hours p er
week
W eekly hours D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
Under 4 0 .......................... 0 .9 0. 8 0 .940
..................................... 7 7 .8 78. 8 71.2Over 40 and
under 44 . 44 .....................................
2 .72 .9
2 .0 2. 9
7.12. 7
45 ..................................... 4. 2 A, 1 4. 5Over 45
and under 48 . 48 .....................................
.67 .5
! 6 7 .5
.57 .9
Over 48 and under 50 . 50
.....................................
.22 .0
.31 .6 4 .4
51 ..................................... . 5 . 6Over 51 and
under 54 . 54 .....................................
.2
. 3.2 . 3
.6
. 2Over 54 .......................... . 1 . 2Hours not specified
in
union agreem ent . . . . 1 . 1 .
Total .......................... 100.0 100. 0 100.0
A verage weekly hours. 41 .3 41.3 41.7
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drivers and helpers, by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953
^Tiours are the sam e fpr both years unless otherw ise in d ica
ted /
Trade or occupation
A TLAN TA, GA.
A rm ored c a r ................................Ba88age
..........................................
H elpers ...................................Bakery
............................................B eer - Keg d r i v e r
s ...................General - Freight,
c ity d e l iv e r y ..............................H e lp e r s
.....................................
F ilm :City pickup:
1st 3 m o n th s .....................Over 3 m o n t h s
.................
G rocery :/ C h a in sto re ...............................
W holesale ............................M eat - Packinghouse:
A greem ent A ..........................A greem ent B
..........................
Oil:1st 6 months ..........................7 - 1 2 months
........................1 3 - 1 8 months .....................1 9 -
2 4 months .....................25 - 30 months
.....................3 1 - 3 6 months .....................37 - 42
months .....................43 - 48 months .....................49
- 54 months .....................55 - 60 months
.....................A fter 5 years .....................
Railway express:Pickup and d elivery ..........M oney pickup
........................
BALTIM ORE, MD.
A ce ty le n e ..............................................H e
lp e r s ...........................................
A rm ored c a r ...................................Bakery - B
iscu it ..............................B oxes - Wooden
................................
H e lp e r s
............................................Building:
Construction:C oncrete - M ixers ..............Dump and
excavating .........C on tractors ' d rivers .........E le c t r i
c a l ..................... ..
M aterial:A greem ent A ..........................
H elpers ..............................A greem ent B
.........................
H elpers ..............................A sbestos and pipe
covering
H elpers ..............................Asphalt
.....................................Plum bing and heating:
A greem ent A ...................H e lp e r s
.........................
A greem ent B ...................H e lp e r s
..........................
R oofing .....................................Scaffolding
..............................T i l e
............................................
Candy - Wholesale ...................... .Coal and fuel oil
delivery.............
Helpers ........................................Departm ent
store ..............................
H elpers ............................................D is t il
le ry .................................................F actory
:
A greem ent A - S t e e l ...................A greem ent B -
Furniture . . . .
H e lp e r s .......................................A greem ent
C - Casket ..............
E xtra d rivers ..........................
"TuIyT71952 July 1, 1953
July 1, 1952. July 1, 1953
Rateper
hour
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
Trade or occupation Rateperhour
Rateperhour
Hoursper
week
I BALTIM ORE, MD. - Continued$1.420 $1,570 40 H F a ctory -
Continued
1.225 1 ,2? 5 40 | A greem ent D - Steel .....................
$1,550 81. 625 401.175 1.175 40 | H elpers
................................................ 1.400 1.475
401,360 1 446 48 1 A greem ent E - Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 1.450 1.600 401.423 1.423 40 II H elpers
................................... 1.325 1.450 40
A greem ent F - Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.500 1.500
401 . 2 9 0 1,340 48 H elpers
.......................................... 1.275 1.275 401. 170
1.220 48 Furniture - Retail ............
........................... 1.410 1.410 40
H e lp e r s
....................................................... 1.290 1.290
40G eneral - Freight:
1.360 1.360 40 Regular d rivers ..............................
1.545 1.645 401.580 1.580 40 H e lp e rs . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1.340 1.440 40
Heavy hatiling:1.400 1.400 48 G oosen eck -tra iler d r iv e rs
,1.430 1.470 40 heavy duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.750 1.825 40
T ru ck d r iv e r s .......................................
1.550 1.625 401.515 1.590 40 H elpers
.......................................... 1.360 1.435 401.490
1.565 40 Glass - Bottles
.............................................. 1.415 1.465 40
H elpers ......................................................
1.170 1.210 401.473 1.544 40 G rocery :1.496 1.567 40 R etail
.......................................................... 1.700
1.800 451.519 1.590 40 H elpers
................................................ 1.422 1.522
451.542 1.613 40 W holesale ............................
.................... 1.400 1.550 401.565 1.636 40 H elpers
................................................ 1.225 1.325
401.588 1.659 40 Ice :1.611 1.682 40 City transfer:1.634 1.705 40 L
ess than 9 t o n s ................................ 1.260 1.260
401.657 1.728 40 9 tons or o v e r
..................................... 1.260 1.260 401.680 1.751 40
Route d e livery d r iv e r s ............................... 1.260
1.260 401.703 1.774 40 H elpers
....................................... .. 1.050 1.050 40
Route f o r e m e n ..........................................
1.360 1.360 401.635 1.645 40 M eat:1.775 1.785 40 Hotel and
restaurant supply .............. 1.640 1.830 40
Packinghouse:Chauffeurs, r o a d ..............................
1.865 1.905 40
H e lp e r s ............................................ 1.500
1.540 401.630 1.780 40 Chauffeurs, city
.............................. 1.790 1.830 401.480 1.630 40 H e lp
e r s ............................................ 1.500 1.540
401.690 1.790 40 C hauffeurs , intraplant.....................
1.563 1.603 401.570 1.600 45 H elpers ............................
......................... 1.513 1.553 401.250 1.320 40 M ilk and
ice cream :1.060 1.200 40 Special d elivery m en
.................................. 1.008 1.033 48
Can truck chauffeurs ............................... .. 1.238
1.268 48Newspaper - C i t y
............................................ 1.787 2.053 37*
1 . 465 1.550 40 H elpers.............. ..
.................................................. 1.627 1.893
37V,1.450 1.550 40 Road drivers ....................... ..
............................ ( l ) 2 .213 37Va1.450 1.600 40
Oil:1.450 1.600 40 A greem ent A
............................................ 1 .550 1.630 481.300
1.300 40 A greem ent B ............................................
1.850 1.920 401.050 1.050 40 A greem ent C:1.160 1.250 40 Fuel o il
................................................. 1.850 1.910
401.062 1.100 40 Gasoline
.............................................. 1.850 1.910 401.350
1.500 40 Stake truck ..........................................
1.680 1.750 401.225 1.400 40 A greem ent D:1.400 1.400 40 Starting
r a t e ....................................... 1.520 1.630 40
A fter 6 m o n t h s .................................. 1.715
1.730 401.400 1.500 40 A fter 1 year .........
,v........................... 1.812 1.825 401.275 1.400 40 A fter 2
years ............................................. 1.938 1.953
401.500 1.600 40 A fter 3 years
............................................. 1.938 2.010 401.375
1.450 40 A greem ent E:1.550 1.600 40 Fuel o il:1.600 1.600 40 L
ess than 180 days . . . . . . . . . (!) 1.375 401.550 1.600 40 180
days to 1 year ..................... ( 1.500 401.400 1.400 40 A
fter 1 y e a r ................................... ( l ) 1.550
401.260 1.260 40 Paper - W h o le s a le
....................................... 1.560 1.660 401.120 1.120
40 Railway express ...........................................
1.760 1.786 401.500 1.550 40 H
elpers............................................ .............
1.600 1.626 401.175 1.225 40 T obacco - W holesale
.................................. 1.300 1.300 401.815 2 .005
40
BIRMINGHAM, A LA.1.700 1.800 401.590 1.600 401.465 1.500 40
Coal:1.440 1.440 40 Inside p la n t
............................................................ 1.510
1.595 401.490 1.490 40 Outside plant
...................................................... 1.560 1.645
40
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9TABLE 9 . -U n io n s ca le , of wages and hours fo r m
otortruck drivers and helpers, by c ity , July 1. 1952, and July 1,
1953 - Continued
July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953
Trade or occupation Rateperhour
Rateperhour
Hoursperweek
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Continued
$1,050 $1.180 401.540 1.625 40
.875 .900 40
.820 .850 40Grain:
A greem ent A:.850 .880 40.900 .930 40.830 .850 40.950 1.000
40.900 .950 40
1.200 1.270 401.150 1.220 40
Hardware:1.100 1.100 40
.950 1.000 401.150 1.210 401.000 1.050 401.420 1.495 40
Railway express:1.710 1.730 401.790 1.810 401.150 1.250 40
.900 1.000 40
BOSTON, MASS.
A rm ored ca r 1.560 1.640 40Baggage:
One-m an truck 1.119 1.119 48Tw o-m an truck
......................................... 1.057 1.057 48H elpers
.............. .......................................... .968 .968
48
Bakery:Hebrew bakery . 1.650 1.710 48Cookie and crack er
................................T ransport trucks:
Up to 3 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.545
1.460
1.620
1.530
45
483 to 5 tons 1.510 1.580 485 tons and over . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1.610 1.680 48H elpers 1.410 1.480 48
Special d elivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.410
1.480 48B eer:
Bottle and keg 1.830 1.905 40H elpers
................................................... 1.755 1.830
40
B eer and liquor: A greem ent A 1.630 1.700 40
H elpers ........... . . . > . . 1.580 1.650 40A greem ent B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.470 1.600 40
H elpers ......................... .. 1.370 1.500
40Building:
Construction:E uclid tra ctor
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TABLE 9 . --U nion sca les o f wages and hours fo r m otortruck
drivers and h elp ers ,by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 -
Continued
July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953
July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953
Trade or occupation Rate Rate Hours Trade or occupation Rate
Rate Hour 8per per per per per perhour hour week hour hour week
BOSTON, MASS. - Continued BUFFALO, N. Y. - Continued
N ewspaper: G rocery - Continued*$1.620 $1.860D a y
................................ ..................................
$2,315 $2,393 42 Agreem ent B .......................
...................... 48
Night .......................................
...................... 2 .480 2.577 39 H e lp e r s
................................................... 1.420 1.630
48rpft T. . T.............. ........................ .. 1.500 1.500
48
A greem ent A: H elpers
.............................................. .. 1.500 1.500 48F
irs t 6 months ..................................... 1 .860 1.995
40 Laundry:
1.9001.9402 .000
2, 020 40 Linen s u p p ly .............. ...............
............... 1.737 1.737 402. 060 40 W holesale ............
...................................... 1.737 1.737 40
1 9 - 2 4 m o n t h s ..................................... 2.
115 40 L
iquor...................................................................
1.750 1.800 4525 - 30 m o n t h s
..................................... 2 .045 2. 155 40 H elpers
....................................................... 1.650 1.700
45A fter 30 months ................................... 2 .130 2
.215 40 Meat - Packinghouse:
1.620Agreem ent B: Agreem ent A
.............................................. 1.780 401.880
1.940
1.9552.020
40 Agreem ent B - Sausage ....................... 1.590 1.650
407 - 1 2 months ....................................... 40
Newspaper ..................................................... ..
2. 125 2.125 401 3 - 1 8 m o n th s
..................................... 1 .980 2.060 40 Oxygen and
acetylene:1 9 - 2 4 m o n th s
..................................... 2 .035 2.115 40 A greem ent A
.............................................. 1 .710 1.710 4025 -
30 m o n th s ..................................... 2 .075 2. 155
40 H e lp e r s ............................ ......................
1.490 1.490 40A fter 30 months ...................................
2 .130 2.215 40 Agreem ent B
.............................................. 1.700 1.700 40
A greem ent C - Asphalt and o i l ............ 1.700 1.750 40
Agreem ent C .............................................. 1.710
1.710 40H elpers
................................................... 1.500 1.550 40
H e lp e r s ...................................................
1.490 1.490 40
A greem ent D ..............................................
1.650 1.750 40 Package
.............................................................. 1
.600 1.700 451.650 1.750 40 Railway express
................................... 1 .770 1.820 40
Paper handlers - Newspaper: Renderer:1.550 1.700 402. 081 2.113
42 D ead-stock transfer d r i v e r s ..............
Straight
.......................................................... 2 .029 2
.062 42 City fat and b one, and1.550 1.750 401.976 2.011 42 city re
s ta u ra n t.......................................
Railway express: Country fat and b o n e
.............................. 1.500 1.650 401% tons or less
.......................................... 1.716 1.736 40 Slaughter
house ....................................... 1 .500 1.750 40l 1^
to 5 tons ................................................ 1.849
1.869 40H elpers - P erishable .............................. 1
.658 1.678 40 CHARLOTTE, N . C.
Rendering
.......................................................... 1 .555
1.675In G eneral - Freight:Scrap iron and m e t a l
..................................... 1.275 1.275 40 A greem ent
A:
W aste p a p e r
....................................................... 1.440 1.440
40 City pickup and d elivery .............. 1 .120 1.220 3 51Truck
and tractor ..................................... 1.490 * 1.490 40
Out o f c i t y ..............................................
1.150 1.250 3 53H elpers
....................................................... 1.340 1.340
40 1. 160
.9501.2601.070
3 53 3 51H e lp e r s
................................................
BUFFALO, N. Y. A greem ent B:B eer:
City pickup and de livery .............. 1.070 1.170 3 51Out o f
c i t y ............................................. 1.090 1.190 3
52
Keg:B rew ery d rivers .................................
H e lp e r s
..............................................1.8001.775
1.9501.925
4040
Peddle run .................................... ..H elpers
.................................................
Agreem ent C:
1.110.920
1.2101.020
3 53 3 51
D istributor drivers ............................ 1 .575 1.780
40 City pickup and d e livery .............. 1.100 1.200 3 51Bottle
............................................................ 1.675
1.825 40 a/ 1.130
1. 140 .950
1.649
1.2301.2401.0501.675
3 53 3 53 3 51
40
H elpers ................................................... 1
.675 1.825 40U tility d rivers
.....................................
Building:1.675 1.825 40 H e lp e r s
...................................................
Railway express
............................................Construction: A ir e x
p r e s s ................................................ 1.756
1.782 40
C arrya ll or winch t r u c k s .............. 2 .050 2. 100 40C
on crete -m ixer t r u c k s ..................... 1.900 2.000 40
CHICAGO, IL L .Dump trucks
.......................................... 1.800 1.850 49G eneral
con tra ctors ' d rivers . . . .
M aterial
.......................................................2
.0301.700
2.1051.750
40 A rm ored ca r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.780 1.930 4040 Automobile supply and a cce sso ry ,
H elpers ...................................................
1.600 1.650 40 v city wide:2 .050 40Lum ber
................................................... 1.730 1.800 40
Large unit (sem i) ................................... 1 .900
Coal
.......................................................................
1.600 1.750 40 Small unit (straight) ..............................
1.750 1.900 40F lou r, feed , and cerea l: Baggage:
A greem ent A ..............................................
1.860 2 .000 40 City d e l iv e r y
.............................................. 1.775 1.810 40A
greem ent B .............................................. 1.785
1.900 40 Depot to h o t e l
............................................ 1 .665 1.770 40A greem
ent C .............................................. 1 .730 1.890
40 Bakery:
1.710F ood s e r v i c e
..................................................... 1.725 1.765
40 C o m m is s a r y
.............................................. 1.710 3 40F ru it
and vegetable - W h o le s a le .............. 1.500 1.710 40 C r a
c k e r ....................................................... 1
.906 2. 129 4 42^Furniture: P ie -tru ck and s u p p ly
.............................. 1.945 2 .063 40
A greem ent A - Pickup and d e liv ery .. 1.630 1.800 3 43^ T
ransport .............................................. 1.750 2.125
3 401.480 1.680 3 43\4
45Y e a s t
.............................................................. 2
.000 2.375 40l l I I r T . , , t l I I t ................ - -
A greem ent B ..............................................
1.650 1.750 Special de livery .................................
1.675 2 .050 40H elpers
................................................... 1 .500 1.600 45
Brewery and distributor:
G eneral - Freight: Extra and t r a n s fe r
..................... ............. 1.752 *1 .752 40L oca l
............................................................. 1.
590 1.620 45 H elpers:P .H H 1 p -run . 1 T . _ - i - T T _ . . . .
. . . . 1.630 1.660 45 Bottle
.................................................................
1.418 *1 .4 1 8 40
G rocery - Chainstore and w holesale: Keg
..........................................
............................ 1.603 *1 .603 40A greem ent A
.............................................. 1.680 1.860 48
Building:
H elpers: Construction:G rocery
............................................ 1.530 1.710 48 4 -w h
e e l ................................................... 1.950 2.
100 40P roduce .......................................... 1.580
1.760 48 6 -w h e e l
................................................... 2 .050 2 .200
40
* This rate in e ffect p rio r to July 1, 1953; new sca le in
negotiation at tim e of survey.3 48-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.4
45-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.Digitized for FRASER
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Louis
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TABLE 9. - -Union sca les o f wages and hours fo r m otortruck
drivers and helpers ,by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 -
Continued
Trade or occupation
July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953
'"lu T y T T1952 July 1, 1953
Rateperhour
Rateperhour
Hoursper
week
Trade or occupation Rateper
hour
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
CHICAGO, ILL . - Continued CHICAGO, ILL . - Continued
Building - Continued Department store - Continued $ $Excavating,
paving, grading, sew er A greem ent B
.............................. ............... 1 .450 *1 .450
40
and plastering; F ilm c a r r ie r s
................................................... 2 .000 2 .000
40Agreem ent A: $ $ H elpers
....................................................... 1.560 1.560
40
4 -w h e e l ............................ ................. 2
.050 2.050 40 F lorist - Retail:2. 150 2. 150 40 1 and under 2 tons
....................... ........... 1.410 1.430 50(M 2. 400 40 2
snH under 1 tnns ......... .................. 1.440 1.460 50H 2.
600 40 3 and under 5 tons T......... T. . T. T. . . . 1.470 1.490
50
A greem ent B: F lorist - W holesale:4-w heel
............................................ 1.950 2. 100 40 1 and
under 2 tnns . x. . __ . . . . ______ 1.420 1.490 40
2. 050 2. 200 40 2 and under 3 tons . . . . . . __ ____ . . .
1.440 1.510 40Agreem ent C: 3 and under 5 tons
................................... 1.470 1.540 40
4 -w heel, 2 tons or less ............ 1.800 2. 050 40 Furniture
- Retail . . . . __ . . . . . . . ______ 1.950 *1 .950 404-w heel,
over 2 tons ................... 1.950 2. 050 40 H elpers . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.780 * 1.780 406-w heel
............................................ 2 .050 2.150 40
General:
M aterial: Cartage:Agreem ent A: 1 and under 2 tons
............................ 1.750 1.900 40
1.730 1.910 40 2. and under 3 tons ______. . . . . . . . 1.800
1.950 401.790 1.970 40 3 and under 5 tons ................... ..
1.850 2. 000 401.940 2. 070 40 5 and under 7 tons . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 1.900 2. 050 40
H elpers: 7 and under 10 tons .......................... 1.950
2.100 40Cement or building 10 and under 20 tons
....................... 2 .000 2.150 40
1.590 1.770 40 20 tons and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
050 2.200 40F ace b rick .......................... 1.730 1.910 40
S em itra iler, 5 tons and over . . . . 1.900 2.050 40
T ransit-m ix , con crete Hauling:trucks
............................................ 2 .070 2.220 40 South
side:
S em itra iler, 12 or m ore Less than 2 tons
.......................... 1.750 1.900 40tons
................................................. (M 2. 220 40 2.
and under 3 tons . . . . . . . . . . . 1.800 1.950 40
A greem ent B: 3 and under 5 t o n s .......................
1.850 2.000 40A ll trucks
.......................................... 1.920 2. 070 45 5 and
under 7 tons . . . . . . . __ _ 1.900 2. 050 40
H elpers ....................................... 1.760 1.910 45
7 and under 1 0 t o n s ...................r 1.950 2. 100 40H
elpers, tra iler ..................... 1.690 1.840 45 1 0 and under
2.0 t o n s ......... .. 2. 000 2 .150 40
A greem ent C - Roofing m ateria l: 20 tons and over
.......................... 2 .050 2.200 40D rivers and c h a u ffe
u r s .............. 2. 060 2. 380 40 P a rce l delivery :4 -w heel
trucks .............................. 1.920 2. 070 40 L ess than 2
tons T. . ___T. . . . . . . . 1 .750 * 1.750 406-w heel trucks
.............................. 2.020 2. 170 40 2 - 3 t o n s
.............................................. 1.800 *1 .800 40
A greem ent D: 3 - 5 t o n s
.............................................. 1.850 *1 .850 404-w
heel trucks .............................. 1.950 2.050 40 T r a c t
o r - t r a i le r s ................................ 1.900 *1 .900
406-w heel trucks .............................. 2.050 2.150 40 Hay
and grain:D inkey-trucks .............................. 2.050 2.150
40 Under 5 tons ..................................... 1.540 1.540
40Truck cranes and serv ice 5 tons and o v e r
.......................................... 1.580 1.580 40
trucks .............................................. 2 .050 2.
150 40 H elpers ...................................................
1.290 1.330 40Trucks, hauling 1 5 - 2 0 tons . . 2.300 2.400 40
Ice:Trucks hauling over 20 tons . . . 2. 500 2. 600 40 I Routemen
.................................................. 1 .426 1.519
54Sem itrailer dump, over H elpers
................................................... 1.344 1.437
54
20 tons..................................... 2. 700 2. 800 40 1
R. R. car ice rs ................................... .. 1.455 1.580
40Transit-m ix con crete trucks, H elpers
................................................... 1.375 1.500
40
3 yards or l e s s ............................ 2 .050 2. 1504 0
1
Ice cream - Special d elivery ................... 1.625 1.860
40Transit-m ix con crete trucks, Lum ber - Box and shavings
..................... 1.910 2 .065 40
over 3 yards ................................. 2.225 2.3254 0
1
Meat:Lum ber and m illw ork Jobbers - W h o le s a le
.............................. 1.940 2.090 40
p r o d u c ts .......................................... ( M
2.065 4 0 1 Packinghouse:A greem ent E: Local:4 -w heel trucks
.............................. 1.810 1.910 40 I 1 ton and under
............................ 1.795 1.945 406 -wheel, over 7 tons
................... 1.970 2. 070 4 0 I Over 1 and under 3 tons
............ 1.865 2 .015 40H elpers - B rick .............. 1.810
1.910 4 0 1 3 - 5 tons .......................................
1.940 2. 090 40
Goal: Over 5 tons ................................... 1.960
2.110 401 Yj tons .......................................
.................. 1.890 2.040 40 H elpers - Regular . . . . . . .
. 1.610 1.760 402 t o n s
..............................................................
1.920 2.070 40 City t r a c to r s
................................... 1.960 2 .110 40Over 2 tons and
tractor used with D um p-cart tractor ..................... 1.690
1.840 40
sam e tra ile r ............................................
1.950 2.100 40 D elicatessen and specia l6-w heel, over 12 tons
............................ 2.020 2. 170 40 d e liv e ry
.......................................... 1.795 1.945 40T ractor,
used with different Milk:
t r a i l e r
.......................................................... 2 .090
2.240 40 Van and tank truck:C om m ission house: Day
.......................................................... 2 .225
2.421 3 40
1 ton or l e s s
................................................. 1.730 1.940 40 N
ig h t ....................................................... 2
.250 2.450 3 402 tons
............................................................ 1.750
1.960 40 W holesale (noncom m ission m en) . . . 2 .675 2.721 3 403
tons .............................................................
1.770 1.980 40 Moving:4 t o n s T r . T . . . r r . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1.790 2. 000 40 F u rn itu re
..................................................... 1.900 2. 050
40*5 tnns , t t , . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.810 2. 020 40 H e lp e r s
................................................ .. 1.820 1.970 40T
r a c t o r - t r a i le r
.......................................... ( M 2. 150 40 P ia n o
.............................................................. 2
.020 2.170 40
H elpers ...................................................
1.620 1.830 40 H elpers
................................................... 1.970 2.120
40Department store: M achinery:
A greem ent A: Less than 2 tons ................................
1.850 2.050 40Up to 2 tons
.......................................... 1.900 21.900 40 2 and
under 3 tons ............................ 1.900 2. 100 40T ra iler
trucks ..................................... 1.950 21.950 40 3 and
under 5 tons ............................ 1.950 2 .150 40
1 Inform ation not available fo r rate and hours on July 1,
1952.* This rate in e ffect p r io r to July 1, 1953; new sca le in
negotiation at tim e of survey.3 48-hour workweek on July 1,
1952.
Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal
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TABLE 9 . --U nion sca les o f wages and hours fo r m otortruck
d rivers and helpers, by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 -
Continued
July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953
Trade or occupation Rateper
hour
Rateper
hour
Hoursperweek
CHICAGO, ILL . - Continued
M oving - ContinuedM achinery - Continued
5 and under 7 t o n s .............................. $2.000
$2,200 407 and under 10 t o n s ............................ 2 .050
2.250 4010 and under 20 t o n s .......................... 2. 100
2.300 4020 tons and over ................................... 2. 150
2.350 40
Newspaper and m agazine:A fternoon p a p e rs
....................................... 2 .250 2.375 40M orning p a
p e r s .......................................... 2 .520 2.653
37l/aM a ga z in es
..................................................... 2 .250 2.375
40
N ursery:W h o le sa le
..................................................... 1.450 1.450
50Landscape:
2 tons and under ................................. 1.458 1.458
482 - 3 tons .............................................. 1.510
1.510 483 - 5 tons .............................................. 1
.542 1.542 48Winch truck ..........................................
1 .458 1.458 48
O i l
..........................................................................
2 .213 2. 300 40Railway e x p r e s s
.............................................. 1 .855 1.906 40
H e lp e r s
.......................................................... 1.725
1.762 40R efuse:
A greem ent A:T ractor ..............
.................................... 1.950 . 2 .169 48Private
scavengers - Trucks . . . . 1.667 1.906 48
H elpers ............................................ 1 .562
1.769 48A greem ent B:
Private scavengers - Trucks . . . . 1.667 *1 .667 48H elpers
............................................ 1.562 *1 .562 48
Rendering, bone and tallow:Hotel and restaurant routes
(chauffeur) .............................................. 2
.249 2 .324 40H e lp e r s
................................................... 2 .126 2.201
40Routemen .............................................. 2 .263 2
.338 40
M arket routes ............................................ 2
.160 2.235 40H e lp e r s
................................................... 2 .097 2. 171
40Routemen .............................................. 2 .473 2
.547 40
Dead anim al - City d rivers ................ 2 .249 2 .324 40R
outem en ................................................. 2 .263 2
.338 40
H elpers ............................................ 2 .017 2
.092 40Scrap iron and m etal ...................................
1.600 1.700 40Soft drink and m ineral water:
Extra d rivers ............................................ 1
.750 *1 .750 40H elpers
........................................................ 1 .250 *1
.250 40
Street railway m aintenance:Supervisory ch a u ffe u r s
.......................... 2. 110 *2 .110 40 1W reck t r u c k
................................................ 2 .060 *2 .060 40H
igh -lift o p e r a t o r s ................................... 2
.010 *2 .010 40 iE m ergen cy -serv ice h e lp e r s
................ 1 .960 1.960 40 *E m ergency line, tra ctor, tra
ile r . . . 1.960 *1 ,960 40E m ergen cy -tra ck t r u c k
.......................... 1.960 *1 .960 40C onstruction-line truck
officia ls*
passenger a u to ..................... ................... 1.920
*1 .920*
40S ervice t r u c k
.............................................. 1.870 *1 .870 40 isS
erv ice -tru ck helpers ............................ 1.820 *1 .820
40
T obacco and ca n d y ..........................................
1.800 1.850 40T obacco and c ig a r e t t e
................................... 1.800 1.850 40
H elpers .......................................................
1.400 1.450 40
CINCINNATI, OHIO
A ir reduction
.................................................. 1 .650 1.840 40H
elpers .......................................................... 1
.500 1.690 40 C
B akery:C r a c k e r ........................
............................... 1 .600 1.800 3 45Yeast:
A greem ent A:F irs t 3 m o n t h s
.............................. 1.365 *1 .365
R48 S
Second 3 m o n th s ............................ 1.485 *1 .485
48A fter 6 months .............................. 1.670 *1 .670
48
TuIylT1952Rateperhour
Trade or occupationJuly 1, 1953
perhour
Hoursper
week
CINCINNATI, OHIO - Continued
Bakery - Continued Yeast - Continued
A greem ent B:F irs t 3 months . . Second 3 months A fter 6
months . .
H elpers:Bottle ..................... . . . . . .Keg
.....................................
C oal, excavating and building m ateria ls :
4 -w heel t r u c k s ..............6 -w heel trucks
.......................Heavy m achinery ................H elpers
.....................................
C om m ission house:F irs t 30 days .........................A
fter 30 days ..........................
Furniture and pickupH e lp e r s .....................
Package ..........................ic to ry - T ra ilm obile
:
D riv ers , b o t to m .........D r iv e rs , top
.................
H elpers
F irs t 30 days . . A fter 30 days . .
reight - General: L oca l cartage . .
H e lp e r s ..........Specialty trucks
H e lp e r s ..........
H elpers
Double bottom ,S em itru ck .........H elpers ............
H elpers ...................tundry:
Linen supply and towel eat - Packinghouse . . . .
Special d elivery . Tanker - tra iler .
aving - Furniture:L oca l .....................
H e lp e r s ............
1 ton and under . . . .I 1/* t o n s ................ ..2 tons
..........................3 t o n s ..........................4 and
5 t o n s ..............H elpers:
3 tons and under Over 3 tons . . . .
F irs t 6 months 6 - 1 2 months . A fter 1 year . .
6-w heel trucks Route helpers .
$1,2801.4001.5451.807
1.8461.756
1.750 1.850 1.9501.750
1.4601.560
1.710 1.5701.710
1.650 1.800 1.677 1.601
1.4001.500
1.650 1.580 1.590 1.520 1.505 1.4161.760 1.8801.760 1.620 1.620
1.620
1.6471.760
1.710 1.750
1.6001.4801.8841.9101.9351.9612.020
1.8041.830
1.745( M1.9101.790
1.8801.150
$1,380 1.500 1.644 2.130
2.0762.076
1.9002.0002 .1001.900
1.7401.840
1.780 1.6401.780
1.7101.8601.8271.751
1.4901.590
1.895 1.825 1. 680 1.610 1.616 1.527 1.910 2.030 1.910
1.7701.7221.722
1.6471.840
1.7601.810
1.780 1.6701.9611.9872.0122.0382.096
1.8811.907
1.8151.9001.9801.800
2.0001.250
484848
5 37V*
*37% 5 3 7V2
48484848
4040
404040
40404444
4040
4848404045 45 48 48 48 48 40 40
42 % 45
4040
i 44* 4438%383/438%38%38%
38%38%
40404040
4040
Inform ation not available fo r rate and hours on July 1,
1952.This rate in e ffe ct p r io r to July 1, 1953; new sca le in
negotiation at tim e o f survey . 48-hour workweek on July 1,
1952.45-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.40-hour workweek on July 1,
1952.
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TABLE 9. Union sca les of wages and hours fo r m otortruck
drivers and h elpers ,by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 -
Continued
' luT yT T "1952 July 1, 1953
Trade or occupation Rateperhour
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
CLEVELAN D OHIO
Bakery
...................................................................
$1,733 $1,733 48H elpers
......................................................... 1.570
1.570 48Transport
....................................................... 1.870 1.945
3 45P art-tim e d river .......................................
1.610 1.900 3 45C racker
............................................................ 1.830
1.880 45P r e t z e l
............................................................ 1.830
1.930 48Yeast:
Agreem ent A:F irs t 3 months .............................. ..
1.400 1.430 48A fter 3 months ................................
1.610 1.640 48
Agreem ent B:F irs t 3 months ................................
1.423 1.450 48A fter 3 months ................................
1.730 1.760 48
B eer - Keg and bottle: H elpers:
A greem ent A ......................................... 1.500
1.700 40A greem ent B .........................................
1.500 1.700 40
Building:Construction:
Excavating t r u c k ................................... 2 .000
2.150 40Special equipment .............................. 2 .250
2.400 40C arrya ll truck .....................................
2.150 2.300 40
M aterial:A gram eter o p e r a t o r
............................ 1.925 2. 130 40Building supply
..................................... 1.825 1.980 40R eady-m ix t r
u c k ................................... 1.925 2.130 40S e m it r
a c to r .............. ............................. 1.925 2 .080
40Yard tractor ..................................... 1.825 1.980
40
Coal ............................
......................................... 1.700 1.800 40H elpers
................................................ 1.650 1.750 40T
ractor d r i v e r s ..........................................
1.750 1.850 40
Furniture
............................................................ 1.745
1.920 3 44H elpers
.......................................................... 1 .695
1.870 3 44
General:L ocal trucking:
S ingle-axle unit ................................... 1.810
1.895 3 44T ra ile r , truck and sem itra iler . . . 1.890 1.965 3
44
G rocery - W holesale .....................................
1.800 1.950 40Ice:
E xperienced route d r iv e r s ............ 1.677 1.780 44H
elpers .........................................................
1.286 1.386 44
Ice cream :Transport .......................
............................ 1.720 1.810 3 40D eliveries
..................................................... 1.820 1.910 3
40Special delivery :
F irst 15 d a y s ............................ 1.605 1.695 3 40T
h e r e a fte r ..............................................
1.705 1.795 3 40
Laundry:Linen
..................................................... .. 1.513
1.760 40Rag supply
................................................... 1.500 1.750
44
M agazine:A greem ent A
.............................................. 1.913 2.013 40A
greem ent B .............................................. 1.910
2.000 40
Milk:Heavy t r a n s p o r t
.......................................... 1.730 1.890 44Special d
e l iv e r y .......................................... 1.630 1.780
44
M oving:L oca l
..............................................................
1.745 1.920 3 44
H e lp e r s .......................
............................. 1.695 1.870 *3 48Newspaper:
Day:R o u te m e n
................................................. 2.227 2.390 48R e
la y m e n ................................................. 2 .067
2.230 48
Night:R o u te m e n
................................................ 2 .398 2.571
45Relaymen . .............................................. 2.227
2.400 45
Oil transport: City: I
Starting ...................................................
1.760 1.850 40 |6 - 1 2 months
....................................... 1 .836 1.926 40A fter 1
year .......................................... 1.910 2.000 40
Lake County: IIStarting
................................................... 1.627 1.850
40
" "July T 71952 July 1, 1953Rate kate Hoursper per per
hour hour week
$1.647 $1,926 401.746 2.000 401.750 1.880 401.800 1.930 401.855
1.875 40
1.181 1.950 4 40
1.300 1.750 401.050 1.450 40
1.330 1.450 401.430 1.550 401.030 1.350 401.500 1.850 40
1.530 1.810 501.430 1.530 541.375 1.475 54
1.610 1.760 481.635 1.785 481.660 1.810 48
1.510 1.660 481.535 1.685 481.560 1.710 481.790 1.895 3
47V*1.590 1.895 7 47 V,
1 .600 17S0 461.450 1.770 7 50
1.785 2.020 481.740 1.940 501.595 1.715 401.720 1.740 40
1.270 1.410 481.340 1.440 40
1.250 1.490 481.110 1.350 481.500 1.590 481.490 1.670 3 451.370
1.550 3 451.460 1.570 501.410 1.520 50
1.240 1.240 401.295 1.295 401.460 1.460 401.515 1.515 401.525
1.525 401.365 1.365 401.420 1.470 401.500 1.600 401.732 1.780
40
1.590 1.860 401.710 1.875 401.710 1.875 40
Trade or occupation
CLEVELAND, OHIO - Continued
Oil transport - Continued Lake County - Continued
6 - 12 m o n th s ................................A fter 1 y e a
r ............ ........................
Produce .......................................................S
em itrailer ..........................................
Railway e x p r e s s
.......................................Soft drink:
Agreem ent A .......................................A greem ent
B:
H elpers
............................................Inexperienced firs t 30
days.
Waste paper - City delivery :Single t r a i l e r
.....................................S em itra iler
..........................................
H e lp e r s ...........................................Wine -
City d e l iv e r y ..............................
COLUMBUS, OHIO
B a k e ry -B is cu it ..........................F u rn itu re
....................... .............
H elpers .................................General - Freight:
A greem ent A:L oca l cartage:
1 - 6 m o n t h s .............7 - 1 2 m o n t h s ...........A
fter 1 year .............H elpers:
1 - 6 months . . . , 7 - 1 2 months . . , A fter 1 year . . .
,
Peddle r u n ..................A greem ent B
.........................
Liquid and com p ressed gas:A greem ent A
.......................A greem ent B .........................
Meat - Packinghouse:A greem ent A .........................A
greem ent B .........................
N ew sp ap er.....................................Railway e x p
r e s s .........................
DALLAS, TEX.
Bakery ............................F o o d
.................................General - Freight:
Agreem ent A ..........H e lp e r s ..............
A greem ent B ..........A greem ent C ..........
H e lp e r s ..............Agreem ent D ..........
H e lp e r s ..............G rocery - Chainstore:
F irst 6 months . . . . ,7 - 1 2 m onths...........Second year .
. . . . .A fter 2 years . . . . ,
G rocery - W holesale .,H elpers ....................
Liquid carbon ic ...........Manufacturing .............Railway e
x p r e s s ...........
DAYTON, OHIO
IIAir reduction ||Beer . . . . . . . .
H elpers . . .
48-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.44-hour workweek on July 1,
1952.54-hour workweek on July 1, 1952.Digitized for FRASER
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TABLE 9 --U nion sca les of wages and hours for m otortruck
drivers and helpers, by city , July 1, 1952, and July 1, 1953 -
Continued
Trade or occupation
July 1 1952 July 1, 1953
Trade or occupation
July 1, 1952 July 1, 1953
Rateper
hour
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
Rateper
hour
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
DAYTON, OHIO - Continued DENVER, COLO. - Continued
Building: Building - ContinuedConstruction: M aterial -
Continued
Agreem ent A: Building m ateria l d rivers :C on crete -m ixer
truck: F irs t 30 d a y s .............. .............. $1,470
$1,550 40
$1,790 $2.090 40 T hereafter ...................................
1.570 1.650 404 yards and o v e r ....................... 1.840
2.140 40 Sand, gravel and ready-m ix
Euclid truck, under 12 yards . . . 1.900 2.200 40 con crete :S
ix -w h e e le r -se m itra ile r .............. 1.790 2.090 40 M
ixertruck d rivers :Straight flat truck, dump Under 5 yards . .
............ 1.770 1.850 40
1.730 2.030 40 Over 5 yards . ................. 1.920 2.000 40A
greem ent B: Sand, gravel and m ortar:
R eady-m ix truck; gravel Under 15 tons:plants: F irs t 30 days
................. 1.470 1.550 40
1.720 1.850 40 Thereafter ....................... 1.570 1.650
404 yards and o v e r ....................... 1.770 1.850 40
Structural steel and iron:
M aterial: F irs t 3 m o n th s ..................... 1.340
1.400 40J o b ...................................
........................... 1.505 1.650 40 Second 3 m on th
s................ .. 1 .390' 1.500 40
1.530 1.650 40 T h e re a fte r ......... ....................
1.510 1.600 40H elpers
.............................................. 1.35