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U n i o n W a g e s a n d H o u r s :
M o t o r t r u c k D r i v e r s a n d H e l p e r s
J u ly 1, 1958
and
Trend 1936-58
Bulletin No. 1246UNITED STATES DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR
James P. Mitchell, Secretary
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T I S T I C S
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
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U n io n W a g e s a n d H o u r s :
M o to r tr u c k D r iv e r s a n d H e lp e r s
J u ly 1, 1958
and
Trend 1936-58
Bulletin No. 1246March 1959
UNITED STATES DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR
James P. Mitchell, Secretary
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T I S T I C S
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
F o r s a le b y t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m
e n t s , U . S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e ,
W a s h i n g t o n 2 5 , D . C . - P r i c e 3 0 c e n t s
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Preface
The U .S . Department of L abor s Bureau of Labor Statistics
conducts annual surveys of wage rates and scheduled hours of work
for specified crafts or jobs as provided in labor-management
agreements in four industries: Building construction, printing,
local transit, and local trucking. The studies present the wage
rates in effect as of July 1 of each year as reported to the Bureau
by the appropriate local labor organizations in each of the
cities.
Information on the union scales and hours prevailing in each
city is available in August upon request to the Bureau s regional
offices,, A nationwide summary report of rates for local
motortrucking was issued in December 1958 This bulletin provides
additional data and indexes of the trend of wages and hours for the
period 193658. It was prepared by Herbert Schaffer under the
direction of John F . Laciskey of the Bureau s Division of Wages
and Industrial Relations.
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Sum m ary
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1Scope and method of
study_______________________________________________________________
1Scale changes and t r e n d
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1City and regional sca le l e v e l s ___ _______Standard workweek
__________________ ______H ealth, in suran ce, and pension plans
..Union sca le s by city and c la ssifica tio n ,
T ab les :
1 . Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours form
otortruck d rivers and h e lp ers , 193658
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2 . P ercen t in creases in union wage rates and percent of m
otortruckd rivers and helpers affected , July 1, 1957July 1, 1958
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3 C ents-per-hour increases in union wage rates and percent of m
otortruck d rivers and helpers affected ,July 1, 1957July 1, 1958
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4 e A verage in creases in union wage rates for m otortruck d
rivers andhelpers by region and c ity , July 1, 1957July 1, 1958
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5 . D istribution of union m otortruck d rivers and helpersby
hourly wage ra te s , July 1, 1958
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6. A verage union hourly wage rates for m otortruck d rivers
andhelpers by city and population group, July 1, 1 9 5 8
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7. Average union hourly wage rates for m otortruck d rivers andh
elpers by region , July 1, 1958
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8 . Distribution of union m otortruck d rivers and helpersby
stra igh t-tim e w eekly h ou rs, July 1, 1958
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9 . Union sca les of wages and hours for m otortruck d riversand
h elpers by c ity , July 1, 1957 , and July 1, 1958
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Union Wages and Hours: Motortruck Drivers and Helpers,July 1,
1958
Summary
Average hourly wage scales of unionized local motortruck drivers
and helpers in cities of 100,000 or more population advanced 5 .2
percent, or 12 cents, between July 1, 1957, and July 1, 1958. Pay
raises were reported for 85 percent of the workers included in the
23d annual survey of union scales in local trucking conducted by
the U .S . Department of L ab ors Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wage increases varied from 10 to 15 c e n t s an hour1 for
three-eighths of the drivers and helpers, and from 15 to 17y2 cents
for an eighth. Advances of 17y2 cents or more affected about a
sixth of the workers as did increases of less than 10 cents an
hour.
Union hourly rates on July 1, 1958, averaged $ 2 .4 1 for
drivers and helpers engaged in local city trucking. For about two-
fifths of the workers, collective bargaining agreements stipulated
pay scales of $ 2 .2 5 to $ 2 .5 0 . Hourly rates ranging from $ 2
.50 to $ 2 .7 5 were in effect for approximately a fourth of the
workers, and of $ 2 .7 5 or more for a tenth.
Straight-time weekly work schedules continued their trend
towards a shorter workweek, and averaged 40.3 hours on Julyl,1958.
The predominant schedule, 40 hours, was in effect for nearly
nine-tenths of the truckdrivers and their helpers* One or more
health and insurance benefits were provided in labor-management
agreements covering nine-tenths of the workers. Pension plan
provisions were applicable to two- thirds of the drivers and
helpers.
Scope and Method of Study
Union scales are defined as the minimum wage scales or maximum
schedules of hours agreed upon through collective bargaining
between trade unions and employers. Rates in excess of the
negotiated minimum, which may be paid for special qualifications or
other reasons, are not included.
1 For ease of reading in this and subsequent discussions of
tabulations, the limits of class intervals are designated as 3 to 5
percent, 6 to 9 cents, etc. , instead of using the more precise
terminology 3 and under 5 percent, 6 and under 9 cents, etc.
The information presented in this report was based on union
scales in effect on July 1, 1958, and covered approximately265.000
drivers and 37,000 helpers in 52 cities with populations of 100,000
or m ore. Over-the-road drivers and local city drivers paid on a
mileage or commission basis were excluded from the study. Data were
obtained from local union officials primarily by mail
questionnaire; in some cities, data were obtained from regional or
local officials of the union by Bureau representatives.
The current survey was designed to re flect union wage scales of
local motortruck drivers and helpers in all cities of 100,000 or
more population. All cities with 500,000 or more population were
included, as were most cities in the population group of 250,000 to
500 ,000. The cities in the 100,000 to250.000 group selected for
study were distributed widely throughout the United States. The
data for some of the cities included in the study in the two
smaller size groups were weighted in order to compensate for cities
which were not surveyed* In order to provide appropriate
representation in the combination of data, each geographic region
and population group was considered separately when city weights
were assigned.
The averages computed on the basis of hourly scales are designed
to show current rate levels in effect on July 1, 1958. Individual
scales are weighted by the number of union members having each
rate. These averages are not designed for precise year- to-year
comparisons because of fluctuations in membership and in
classifications studied. Average cents-per-hour and percent changes
from July 1, 1957, to July 1, 1958, are based on comparable
quotations for the various occupational classifications in both
periods, weighted by the membership reported for the current
survey. The index series, designed for trend purposes, is similarly
constructed*
Scale Changes and Trend
Pay scales of union motortruck drivers and helpers rose an
average of 5 .2 percent during the year ending July 1, 1958. This
increase approximated the 5 .4 and 4 .9 percent gains recorded for
the 12-month periods ending July 1, 1957, and 1956, respectively,
and advanced the Bureau1 s index of union hourly rates for these
workers to 72 .4 percent above the 1947-^19 level (table 1).
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2Scales rose 5 .2 percent for drivers and5 .5 percent for
helpers during the survey year. However, on a cents-per-hour basis,
the drivers advanced their average scale 12 cents and helpers, 11
cents (table 4).
Wage scale changes for local trucking workers were achieved
through negotiations on contract expirations or reopenings. In
recent years there has been a tendency to negotiate
labor-management c o n t r a c t s of more than a year s duration.
Of the contracts in effect July 1, 1958, many were for 2 or 3
years, some for longer periods. Multiyear contracts usually provide
for wage reopenings or for interim deferred increases. Only those
scale changes which actually became effective between July 1, 1957,
and July 1, 1958, were included in the survey. Some of the
adjustments reflected in the survey were negotiated prior to Julyl,
1957. Excluded from the survey were negotiated increases effective
after July 1, 1958. Thus, the scale changes presented in this
report do not reflect the total wage adjustments negotiated in
individual contracts during the survey year.
Wage adjustments during me year ending July 1, 1958, resulted in
scale advances for 85 percent of the organized local m otortruck
drivers and for a similar proportion of the helpers. For both of
these classifications, pay raises ranged from 10 to cents an hour
for half of the workers; advances of \ l l/z cents or more and
those of less than 10 cents were each applicable to about a sixth
of the workers (table 3). The increase most frequently reported was
10 cents; approximately 15 percent of the drivers and 13 percent of
the helpers had their scales adjusted upward by this amount. In
terms of percentage, increases ranged from 4 to 8 percent for
slightly more than half of the motortruck drivers and their
helpers. Advances of 8 to 10 percent affected a twelfth of the
drivers and a seventh of the helpers; and those of 10 or more
percent, a tenth of the workers in both classifications (table
2).
On a regional basis, average scale advances for local city
truckdrivers varied from 8 to 14 cents in all regions except the
Southeast and Southwest. In these regions, the respective increases
were 23 and 18 cents. The rate of gain was 10 .9 and 9 .2 percent,
respectively, in the two Southern regions, and from 3 .5 to 6.1
percent in the other regions. Among drivers' helpers, average
hourly scales increased 17 cents in the Middle West and Southwest
regions, 13 cents in the Southeast, and from 5 to 13 cents in the
others. The rate of advance ranged from 2 .9 percent in the
Mountain States to 9 percent in the Southeast. On a cents-per-hour
basis, the i n c r e a s e was
greater for drivers than for helpers in all regions except the
Middle Atlantic and Middle West; in percentage term s, however, the
gain registered by helpers exceeded that of drivers in five of the
nine regions (table 4).
In each of the 52 cities studied, all or some of the
truckdrivers were affected by wage advances. The increase in
average scales varied widely among individual cities, ranging from
4 cents in Newark, N. J. , and Salt Lake City, Utah, to 33 cents in
Jacksonville, Fla. Gains of 11 to 15 cents were registered in a
majority of the cities, and of 15 to 20 cents in eight cities.
Average scale advances exceeded 22 cents in six others. Helpers had
their average rates increased by 11 to 15 cents in 19 of the 49
cities studied, for which data were available for this occupational
group. Advances of 15 to 20 cents were recorded in six cities, and
of 20 cents or more in four others. Helpers' wage scales remained
at the July 1957 level in three citiesAtlanta, Knoxville, and Salt
Lake City.
On a p e r c e n t a g e basis, the advance varied from 4 to 7
percent for drivers in three of every five cities and for helpers
in one of every two cities (table 4).
The increases in some of the cities were partly attributable to
provisions of contracts negotiated on a broad regional basis for
numerically important groups of trucking workers. These contracts
provide for increases in rates and reductions in weekly hours at
stated intervals over a period of several years, until previously
determined rates and work schedules are attained.
As a result of the widespread scale changes during the year,
union rates in effect on July 1, 1958, averaged $ 2 .4 1 an hour
for motortruck drivers and helpers com bined; $ 2 .4 4 for drivers,
and $ 2 . 18 for helpers. Labor-management contracts stipulated
rates of $2 . 25 to $2 . 50 for slightly more than two-fifths of
the drivers, and of $2. 50 to $ 2 . 75 for almost three-tenths.
Hourly scales of at least $2 . 75 affected slightly more than a
tenth of the motortruck operators, as did rates of $2 to $2 . 25 an
hour. Negotiated scales for two-fifths of the helpers ranged from
$2 to $ 2 . 2 5 an hour and, for almost the same proportion, from
$2 . 25 to $ 2 . 50 . Pay rates of less than $2 were in effect for
almost a sixth of the helpers (table 5).
City and Regional Scale Levels
Although b r o a d regional agreements were negotiated for some
types of local trucking, negotiations for most of the labor-
management contracts were conducted on a
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3lo c a l i t y b a s i s . W age s c a l e s , t h e r e fo r e
, v a r ie d w id e ly am on g the in d iv id u a l c i t i e s . W
age s c a le s a r e a ls o a f fe c te d b y s iz e and type o f
tru ck and the k in d o f c o m m o d it ie s h au led w ith in in
d iv id u a l c i t i e s . B e c a u s e o f v a ry in g c la s s
i f i c a t io n s and te r m in o lo g y u se d in in d iv id u a
l c i t i e s , it is im p o s s ib le to p r e sen t se p a ra te
a v e r a g e s b y type o f c o m m o d ity , in d u s tr y , or
type and s iz e o f tr u ck . H e n ce , the c it y and r e g io n
a l a v e r a g e s show n in th is r e p o r t r e la te to a ll l
o c a l d r iv e r s a n d /o r h e lp e r s , c o m b in e d .
A m o n g tne 52 c i t ie s s tu d ie d , a v e ra g e h o u r
ly s c a le s fo r t r u c k d r iv e r s ra n g ed f r o m $ 1 .9
1 in N ew O r le a n s to $ 2 .6 4 in the San F r a n c is c o -O a
k la n d a r e a . R a te s a v e ra g e d $ 2 .5 0 o r m o r e in
11 c i t i e s , f r o m $ 2 .2 5 to $ 2 .5 0 in 3 0 , f r o m $2
to $ 2 .2 5 in 8 , and le s s than $2 in 3 c i t i e s . S c a le s
f o r h e lp e r s a v e r a g e d h ig h e st ( $ 2 .4 6 ) in P
ittsb u rg h and lo w e s t ($ 1. 15) in K n o x v i l le . A v e
ra g e ra tes o f $ 2 .2 5 o r m o r e p r e v a ile d in 19 o f
the 49 c i t ie s r e p o r t in g in fo rm a t io n f o r h e lp e
r s , and ra n g e d fr o m $2 to $ 2 .2 5 in 18, and fr o m $ 1 .7
5 to $2 in 7 o t h e r s . In th re e o f the r e m a in in g f iv
e c i t i e s , a v e ra g e ra te s w e re le s s than $ 1 .2 0 an
h ou r (ta b le 6 ).
W hen the c i t ie s w e re g ro u p e d a c c o r d in g to p o
p u la tion s i z e , a v e ra g e s c a le s f o r d r iv e r s sh
ow ed m o r e v a r ia t io n than f o r h e lp e r s . T he a v e
r a g e ra te f o r d r iv e r s in the la rg e c i t ie s w ith a
m il l io n o r m o r e p op u la tion w as $ 2 .5 1 , 6 and 9 ce n
ts h ig h e r than the le v e ls f o r g ro u p s w ith 5 0 0 ,0 0
0 to 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 and2 5 0 ,0 0 0 to 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 p op u la tio
n , r e s p e c t iv e ly . T he s m a lle s t c ity s iz e g ro u
p (1 0 0 ,0 0 0 to 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 ) a v e r a g e d $ 2 .3 3 an h o u
r . F o r h e lp e r s , a v e ra g e h o u r ly r a te s w e r e $
2 .2 1 in c i t ie s w ith 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 to 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 p op u la
tion , $ 2 .1 6 in the la r g e s t c ity s iz e g ro u p , and $ 2
.1 8 in the tw o o th e r s iz e g ro u p s (ta b le 6 ).
W ith in ea ch p op u la tion g ro u p , a v e ra g e h o u r ly
r a te s fo r the in d iv id u a l c i t ie s v a r ie d w id e ly
. The s p re a d b e tw een the lo w e s t and h ig h e s t c ity a
v e r a g e s fo r d r iv e r s ran ged f r o m 20 ce n ts in the
la r g e s t c ity s iz e g rou p to 73 c e n ts in c i t ie s w
ith 500,000 to 1 ,000 ,000 p o p u la tion . F o r h e lp e r s ,
the d if fe r e n c e s in ra te s w e r e 2 6 and 73 ce n ts in
the two la r g e s t s iz e g r o u p s , and $ 1 .2 4 and $ 1 .2 9
in the tw o s m a lle s t s iz e g r o u p s .
O v e r la p p in g o f a v e r a g e s c a le s e x is t e d am
on g c i t ie s in the v a r io u s p op u la tion g rou p s fo r
both d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s . F o r e x a m p le , the $ 2
.5 5 a v e r a g e s c a le f o r t r u c k d r iv e r s in P e o r
ia in the 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 to 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 popu la tion g ro u p , and
S ea ttle in the 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 to 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 g rou p w as e x c e
e d e d b y o n ly th re e c i t ie s with p op u la tion s o f 5 0
0 ,0 0 0 o r m o r e .
On a r e g io n a l b a s i s , s c a le a v e r a g e s fo r t
r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s as a g ro u p v a r ie d fr o
m $ 2 .1 2 in the M ounta in r e g io n to $ 2 .5 3
in the P a c i f i c r e g io n , 3 ce n ts m o r e than in the
G re a t L a k es r e g io n . T he a v e r a g e fo r d r iv e r s
ra n g e d fr o m $ 2 .1 6 an h ou r in the M oun ta in r e g io n
to $ 2 .5 5 in the P a c i f i c r e g io n . T he G re a t L a k e
s and M idd le A tla n tic r e g io n s a ls o had a v e r a g e s
c a le s in e x c e s s o f the $ 2 .4 4 n ation a l le v e l fo r
d r iv e r s . F o r h e lp e r s , the lo w e s t ( $ 1 .6 1 ) and
the h ig h e st ( $ 2 .3 5 ) le v e ls w e re in the S ou th ea st
and P a c i f i c r e g io n s , r e s p e c t iv e ly (ta b le
7).
Standard Workweek
W eek ly w o rk sch e d u le s at s t r a ig h t -t im e ra te s
w e re in e f fe c t fo r v ir tu a lly a ll o f the in tr a c ity
t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s in c it ie s o f 1 0 0 ,0 0
0 o r m o r e p op u la tion . On Ju ly 1, 1958 , sta n d a rd w e
e k ly sch e d u le s a v e r a g e d 4 0 .3 h o u rs c o m p a r e
d w ith 4 0 .5 h o u rs fo r the p r e c e d in g J u ly . T he B u
r e a u ^ in d ex o f u n ion w e e k ly h o u rs co n tin u e d
its d ow n w a rd tren d and as o f Ju ly 1, 1958 , w as 6 .5 p e r
ce n t b e lo w the 194749 l e v e l .
A lm o s t 9 o f e v e r y 10 m o to r tru ck in g w o r k e r s
w e re on a 40 -h ou r s c h e d u le . L o n g e r w o rk w e e k
s w e re st ip u la te d in la b o r -m a n a g e m en t a g re e m
e n ts f o r about 1 o f e v e r y 12 t r u c k d r iv e r s and th
e ir h e lp e r s (ta b le 8 ).
Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
P r o v is io n s f o r one o r m o r e h ea lth and in su ra n
ce b e n e fits w e r e in c o r p o r a te d in c o l le c t iv e
b a rg a in in g a g r e e m e n ts c o v e r in g 9 o f e v e r y
10 d r iv e r s en ga ged in lo c a l c ity tru ck in g ; p e n s
io n p lans w e re in e f fe c t f o r 2 o f e v e r y 3 d r iv e r
s .2 P la n s p ro v id in g th e se b e n e fits w e re fin a n ce
d e n t ir e ly by e m p lo y e r s f o r a ll but 5 p e r ce n t o
f the w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by su ch p r o g r a m s . T he c
o v e r a g e o f h ealth and in s u r a n ce plans and p e n s io
n p r o g r a m s in c r e a s e d by 3 and 12 p e r c e n t , r e
s p e c t iv e ly , du rin g the 12 -m on th p e r io d .
Union Scales by City and Classification
U nion s c a le s o f w a g es and h o u rs in e f f e c t on Ju
ly 1, 1957 , and July 1, 1958 , a re sh ow n in ta b le 9 fo r ea
ch c la s s i f i c a t io n o f t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp
e r s in ea ch o f the 52 c i t ie s in c lu d e d in the stu d y
.
2 T he p r e v a le n ce o f n e g o t ia te d h ea lth , in s u
r a n c e , and p e n s io n p r o g r a m s f o r lo c a l m o to
r t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s w as f i r s t stu d ied
by the B u re a u in Ju ly 1954 . I n fo r m a tio n fo r th ese p
lans w as r e s t r ic t e d to th o se fin a n ce d e n t ir e ly
by the e m p lo y e r o r jo in t ly b y the w o r k e r s and e m
p lo y e r s . P la n s fin a n ce d by w o rk e r s through u nion
dues o r a s s e s s m e n ts w e re e x c lu d e d fr o m the s tu
d y . No a ttem p t w as m ade to s e c u r e in fo rm a t io n on
the k in d and ex ten t o f b e n e fits p r o v id e d o r on e x
p e n d itu re s fo r su ch b e n e f it s .
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5TA B L E 1. Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours
for m otortruck drivers and helpers, 1936-58
1947-49=1007
Y e a r
D r iv e r sand
h e lp e r sD r iv e r s H e lp e r s
Wagera te s H ou rs
W ager a te s H ou rs
W age ra te s H ou rs
1936: M ay 15 __ _________ ______ ______ _________ 5 0 .6 109. 0
i 1) ( * ) ( ' ) ( l ).1937: M ay 15 _ _ __ _ _ ___ . ______ 5 3 .9
108. 1 5 4 .3 1 0 8 .4 51 . 3 106. 81938: June 1 5 5 .9 108. 1 5 6
.3 1 0 8 .4 53 . 1 106. 81939: June 1 _ __________
_____________________ . 57 . 1 107. 1 57 . 5 107. 5 5 4 .5 1 0 5
.5
1940: June 1 ___________________________ __. . .... ....... 5 8
.3 106. 1 5 8 .7 106. 6 5 5 .6 1 0 4 .21941: June 1
_____________________ _______ 6 0 .6 105. 5 6 0 .9 1 0 5 .9 5 8 .3
103. 51942: July 1 ........... ....................................
6 4 .9 105. 8 65. 0 106. 0 6 3 .4 105. 51943: July 1 _ . . ____ 6 8
.4 105. 6 6 8 .5 105. 8 67 . 0 10 5 .3
1944: Ju ly 1 .. ........... ______ _______ 7 0. 0 105. 5 7 0. 1
10 5 .7 69 . 1 105. 31945: July 1 ..................... .
........... 7 1 .5 105. 3 7 1 .6 1 0 5 .4 7 0 .7 10 5 .21946: July
1 ...... . .......... .................. ................... 79 . 6
103. 1 7 9 .6 103. 3 7 9 .3 1 0 2 .91947: July 1 _ . _______ ____
____ 9 1 .9 100. 7 9 1 .9 100. 6 9 0 .9 101. 1
1948: July 1 100. 0 99. 8 100. 0 9 9 .9 1 00 .7 9 9 .71949: July
1 ... _____________ ____ _ _ _ ... _ 108. 1 9 9 .5 108. 1 9 9 .5 1
0 8 .4 9 9 .2195 0: Ju ly 1 ............ . .. 1 11 .9 98 . 8 1 11
.7 9 8 .9 1 13 .2 9 8 .51951: July 1 __ ______ ____ .. _____ ______
1 18 .2 9 8 .7 11 7 .9 98. 8 1 1 9 .6 9 8 .2
1952: July 1 . ................. . .............. ._...........
. 124. 7 9 8 .3 124. 1 9 8 .4 127 .7 9 7 .71953: July 1 134 .5 9 6
.4 133. 8 96 . 5 1 37 .9 9 5 .61954; Ju ly 1 .. _____ ____ . _ _ 1
40 .2 9 5 .6 139 .3 95 . 8 1 4 5 .0 9 4 .21955: July 1 .
........... .......... . 1 48 .2 95. 1 147 .2 9 5 .3 1 5 3 .4 9 3
.6
1956: July 1 __________ ... .......... .......... . .... . 155.
5 94. 3 15 4 .4 94. 5 1 6 1 .8 92 . 81957: July 1 _____ 163 .9 9 3
.9 16 2 .6 9 4 .2 17 1 .2 9 2 .41958: July 1 . __________ ______
.... ... .............. 1 7 2 .4 9 3 .5 17 1. 0 93 . 8 180. 6 9 1
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1 Information not computed separately in 1936.
TA B L E 2. Percent increases m union wage rates and percent of
m otortruck drivers and helpers affected,
July 1, 1957July 1, 1958
Change in hourly rate
Percent o f-
D riversand
helpersD rivers Helpers
No change 14.9 15. 0 14 .4Increase ____________ __ _____ _ 85. 1
85. 0 85. 6
Under 2 p e rc e n t__________ ______ . 3 .3 . 12 and under 3
percent ___________ 5 .9 6. 0 5. 03 and under 4 percent ___________
7. 3 7 .7 4 .44 and under 5 percent ___________ 12.6 13 .2 7 .75
and under 6 percent _______ __ 12. 1 11.7 14. 86 and under 7
percent __ 19.6 2 0 .3 13. 87 and under 8 percent _ ___ __ 8. 1 7.
0 15.78 and under 9 percent _ ________ 6 .2 5 .7 10. 19 and under
10 percent 3. 0 2 .9 3. 510 and under 15 percent ________ 8. 0 7. 8
10. 115 percent and o v e r _____________ 2. 1 2 .4 .4
NOTE: Because of rounding, sum s of individual item sm ay not
equal totals.
T A B L E 3. C ents-per-hou r increases in union wage rates and
percent of m otortruck drivers and helpers affected,
July 1, 1957July 1, 1958
Change in hourly rate
Percent o f-
D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
No change 14.9 15. 0 1 4 .4Increase
______________________________ 85. 1 85. 0 8 5 .6
Under 5 c e n ts ____________________ .6 .6 . 55 and under 7 V2
cents ______ 1 0 .8 10 .9 9 .97 V2 and under 10 cents _______ 5 .8
5 .5 8. 010 and under 12 V2 c e n t s _______ 1 8 .4 18.7 16. 612
V2 and under 15 c e n t s _______ 1 9 . 0 1 9 .4 16. 315 and under
17 V2 cents ____ 12 .9 12. 1 1 8 .417 V2 and under 20 c e n t s
_______ 4 . 1 3 .9 5. 520 and under 25 cents __________ 6. 1 5. 8
8. 125 and under 3 0 cents 4 . 7 5. 1 1. 730 cents and o v e r
_______________ 2 .7 3. 0 . /
NOTE: Because of rounding, sum s of individual item smay not
equal totals.
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6T A B L E 4 . A v e ra g e in c r e a s e s in union w age r a
te s fo r m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e rs by r e g
io n and c ity , Ju ly 1, 1957July 1, 1958
City by region
Percent of increase C en ts-per-h ou r increase
D riversand
helpersD rivers Helpers
D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
A ll cities ________________ _________________________ 5 .2 5 .2
5. 5 11 .9 12. 0 1 1 .4
New England 6. 1 6. 1 6. 3 13. 1 13 .3 1 2 .4Boston, M ass. 5 .
1 5. 1 5. 3 11. 0 11 .2 10 .5New Haven, Conn. _____________________
______ 6. 7 6. 6 7 .4 14 .5 1 4 .4 15. 0Providence, R . I.
_________________________ __ 6. 7 6. 8 6. 6 14. 1 14. 5 13.
1Springfield, M a ss . 6 .4 6 .4 6. 3 13 .9 14. 1 1 2 .4
Middle Atlantic _____ _____ _____ _____________ 3. 7 3 .5 4. 8 8
.6 8 .4 9 .6Buffalo, N. Y . __________________________________ 3. 8
3. 6 5. 8 8. 8 8 .3 12 .2E rie , P a . __ __
____________________________ 5 .4 5 .5 4 . 7 12. 0 1 2 .4 10
.5Newark, N. J. __________________________________ 1. 5 1.5 1. 1 3
.7 3. 8 2 .2New Y ork, N. Y ______________ _________________ 3 .9 3
.7 5 .4 9. 1 8. 8 10. 7Philadelphia, Pa. _ _____ __ __ ____ ___ _ 2
.8 2 .8 2 .4 6. 3 6 .6 5. 0Pittsburgh, P a . __ __ _________
_____________ 4 .8 4 . 7 5 .2 11 .5 11. 3 12 .2R ochester, N. Y .
______________________________ 7 . 0 6 .9 8. 1 1 5 .4 15 .2 16
.5Scranton, P a . _ __ _________ _________________ 5. 0 5. 1 4 . 3
10 .2 10 .4 8 .5Syracuse, N. Y . ________________________________ 7
.6 7. 5 8. 1 16. 1 15 .9 1 6 .9
Border S ta te s____________________ ____________ __ 5 .2 5 .2
5. 5 10. 8 10 .9 10 .6B altim ore, M d .__
____________________________ 5. 5 5 .2 6. 3 11. 3 11. 1 11.
8Louisville , K y. __ _____ __ _ ____ ___ 5. 0 5. 0 5 .2 11 .2 11.3
10. 8Richmond, Va. ________________________________ 6 .4 6 .3 6. 8
1 2 .4 12. 3 13. 0Washington, D . C . __ _____ _________________ 5.
0 5. 1 4 . 6 9 .2 9 .5 7. 8
S o u th ea st__ __ ________________ _________________ 10. 8 1C.
9 9. 0 2 2 .4 2 2 .6 13. 3Atlanta, Ga.
_________________________________ _ 11. 8 11. 8 0 2 4 .7 24 . 8
0Birm ingham , A l a . ______________________________ 12 .9 13. 0 6
.2 2 5 .4 2 6 .2 6. 8Charlotte, N. C . _ _____
_____________________ 10 .5 10 .3 11 .6 19 .5 19 .4 20 .
0Jacksonville, F la . _______________ __________ 16. 2 16 .2 - 3 3
.4 3 3 .4 -Knoxville, Tenn. ____ _____ _____________ __ 7. 3 7 .4 0
15.9 16. 0 0M em phis, Tenn. __ -------- __
-------------------------- 11 .9 11 .9 3 .2 24. 0 2 4 .2 3. 7
Great Lakes __ _________ ____________________ __ 5. 3 5. 3 5 . 5
12 .6 12.7 12. 0Chicago, 111 .__ ___________________________ __ 5
.7 5 .7 5. 6 1 3 .6 13 .7 12. 0Cincinnati, Ohio _____
____________________ _ 5. 0 5. 0 5. 0 11.7 11.7 11. 0Cleveland, O h
io ______ _________________________ 5 .4 5 .3 7 .3 13. 0 12 .9 14
.5Colum bus, O h io __ __ ________________________ 5 .4 5 .4 6. 0
12. 8 12. 8 10. 0Dayton, O h io ______ __ ________________________
5. 0 5 . 0 1. 6 11. 7 1 1 .8 3 .2D etroit, M ich. __
------------------------------------------- 4 .4 4 .5 3. 8 10. 8 11
.2 8 .6Grand Rapids, M ich. ______________ _________ 5 .6 5. 6 5. 6
13. 0 13. 0 11 .6Indianapolis, Ind. ___ __________ ______________ 5
.2 5. 1 6 . 6 11.9 11. 8 14 .5M ilwaukee, W is.
_______________________________ 4 .9 4 .9 5. 3 11.7 11.7 12. 0M
inneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. ________________ 6. 1 6 . 1 6. 0 13 .9
13 .9 13 .2P eoria , 111. _________ ___________ :------- ---------
5. 3 5. 0 6 .4 12 .6 12. 3 14. 3Toledo, O h io _______________
______________ _ 4 .6 . 4 . 5 4 .9 10 .5 10 .5 11. 1
Middle W est _____ _____ __ -------- 6. 1 5. 8 7 .9 13.7 13 .2
16. 8Des M oines, Iowa __ ____________________ 8 .9 8 .7 10. 7 18
.9 18. 3 2 3 .7Kansas City, M o. _ __ __ ---------------------- 5
.7 5. 1 8 .2 12. 7 11.5 17 .6Omaha, Nebr. _ ____________________
__________ 8. 5 8. 5 - 18. 6 1 8 .6 -St. Louis, M o. __ __
--------------------------------- _ 5 . 5 5 .4 6. 8 12. 8 12. 6 13.
8
Southwest ______ __ __ ____________________________ 9 .2 9 .2 8.
8 18.2 1 8 .4 16 .6D allas, T ex . _________________________ __ __
10.9 10. 7 11. 5 2 2 .9 2 2 .5 2 3 .9Houston, T e x / -------
------------------------------- 7 .4 7 .2 8. 0 14. 8 14.6 15
.6Little Rock, /A rk . ------------------------- --------------- 9
. 0 9 .3 . 8 17.9 18 .5 14.7New O rleans, La. _________ __ __
_________ 8. 0 7 .9 8 .6 13 .9 14. 0 13. 8Oklahoma C ity, Okla.
_________________________ 9 .4 9 .4 - 19. 0 19. 0 -San Antonio, T e
x . ______________________________ 11.6 11 .6 11 .2 2 4 .9 25 . 0 2
3 .4
Mountain __ ____________ __ __ ____________ 3. 8 3 .9 2 .9 7. 8
8 .2 5 .2D enver, Colo. ________ _____ _______________ 4 . 0 4 .2
3. 0 8 .3 8 . 8 5 .4Salt Lake City, U ta h
------------------------------------------ 2 . 3 2 .3 0 4 .3 4 . 4
0
P a c if ic __________ ____________ _____________________ 4 .8 4
. 8 4 .4 11. 5 11. 6 9 . 9Los A ngeles, C a l i f
.____________________________ 5. 3 5 .4 4 . 0 12.7 12 .9 8.
7Portland, O reg. _________ ______ ____________ 4 .9 4 .9 3 .4 11.
1 11. 3 7 .2San Francisco-O akland, C alif. ______________ 4 . 0 4
. 1 2 .7 10 .2 10.5 6 .2Seattle, W a s h .__
______________________________ 5 .2 5. 1 7. 0 12.6 12. 3 15.
6Spokane, Wash. _________________________________ 4 .4 4 .4 4 . 8 1
0 .4 10 .4 11. 1
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7T A B L E 5 . D is tr ib u t io n o f union m o to r tr u c k d
r iv e r s and h e lp e r s by h ou rly w age r a te s , July 1,
1958
Hourly wage races
Percent of Percent of
D riversand
helpersD rivers H elpers
Hourly wage rates D riversand
helpersD rivers Helpers
Under $ 1 .5 0 ______________________ 0. 5 0 .2 2 . 8 $ 2 .4 0
and under $ 2 .4 5 ________ 12 .9 13. 7 6. 6$ 1. 50 and under $ 1.
55 . 3 . 3 . 2 $ 2 .4 5 and under $ 2 .5 0 6. 3 6. 6 4 .8$ 1 .55
and under $ 1 .6 0 .2 .2 . 8 $ 2 .5 0 and under $ 2 .5 5 ________
7. 2 7. 8 2 .3$ 1. 60 and under $ 1. 6 5 _________ .3 .2 . 7 $ 2 .5
5 and under $ 2 .6 0 _ 8. 3 9 .2 1. 1$ 1. 65 and under $ 1 . 7 0
_________ . 6 . 5 1 .2 $ 2 . 60 and under $ 2 . 6 5 __ ___ 4 . 0 4
. 5 .2$ 1 .7 0 and under $ 1. 75 .6 .4 1. 6 $ 2 .6 5 and under $ 2
.7 0 ............. 3. 3 3 .7 .4$ 1 .7 5 and under $ 1. 80 . 3 .2 .9
$ 2 .7 0 and under $ 2 .7 5 ________ 3 .3 3 .7 .4$ 1 .8 0 and under
$ 1. 85 _________ .9 .7 2 . 3 $ 2 .7 5 and under $ 2 .8 0 ________
3. 3 3. 7 .5$ 1. 85 and u nder $ 1 .9 0 _________ .6 ' .5 1 .4 $ 2
.8 0 and under $ 2 . 85 ________ 1 .2 1 .2 .9$ 1. 90 and under $ 1.
95 _ .9 . 8 1 .7 $ 2 .8 5 and under $ 2 . 9 0 ________ . 8 .9 ( *
)$ 1 .9 5 and under $ 2 . 00 _ _ _ 1 .2 1. 0 2 . 1 $ 2 .9 0 and u
nder $ 2 .9 5 ________ 1 .2 1. 3 .5$ 2 . 00 and under $ 2 . 05 1. 8
. 8 8 .7 $ 2 .9 5 and under $ 3 .0 0 ________ . 8 .9 -$ 2 . 05 and
under $ 2 . 10 ... 2 . 9 2 . 0 9. 2 $ 3. 00 and under $ 3 . 10 1. 6
1. 8 . 5$ 2 . 10 and under $ 2 . 15 .... ... 2 . 9 2 .2 8. 2 $ 3 .
10 and under $ 3 .2 0 . 7 .9$ 2 . 15 and u nder $ 2 . 2 0 _________
3 .9 2 .9 11 .3 $ 3 .2 0 and o v e r _________________ .4 . 5 -$ 2
.2 0 and under $ 2 .2 5 3 .4 3 .5 2 . 1$ 2 .2 5 and under $ 2 .3 0
9 .9 10. 1 8 .9 T o ta l ----------------------------------- 100. 0
100. 0 100. 0$ 2 .3 0 and under $ 2 . 3 5 _________ 5 . 0 4 .2 1 1
.4 1$ 2 .3 5 and under $ 2 . 40 _________ 8 .4 8 .7 6. 1 A v e ra g
e h o u r ly ra te ___________ $ 2 .4 1 $ 2 .4 4 $ 2 . 18
1 L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t .
N O T E : B e c a u s e o f rou n d in g , su m s o f in d iv id
u a l i te m s m a y not equ a l t o ta ls .
T A B L E 6. A v e ra g e un ion h o u r ly w age r a te s fo r
m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s by c ity and pop u
la tion g rou p , July 1, 1958
City and population groupAve rage
hourly rate
City and population groupAverage
hourlyrate
DRIVERS DRIVERS C ontinued
Population group I (1, 000, 000 and over):Detroit, M ich. . . .
.. .. $ 2 . 58
Population group III (250, 000 to 500, 000); Continued Colum
bus, O h io _______________ __ __ _____ __________ $ 2 .5 1
Chicago, 111. 2 . 55 Indianapolis, Tnd. ......... . .. 2 .4 2T
.o s Angeles, C alif. 2. 53 Toledo, Ohio . ... _ 2 .4 2Average for
group I ________________________________________ 2 .5 1 Average for
group III __ ________________ __ ----------- 2 .4 2New Y ork, N. Y
. ___________________________________________Philadelphia, Pa. , _
.. . ......... ^ ....
2 .4 82 . 38
San Antonio, T ex. _________ _________ ____________ ___Portland,
O reg. . ..... . .
2 .4 12 .4 0
Louisville, K y 2. 39Population group II (500, 000 to 1, 000,
000):
San Prancisco-O akland, C alif. ..... _ _ .... 2. 64Kansas C
ity, M o. ____________ _________ ______________Rochester, N. Y .
....... ... _.
2 . 36 2 . 36
Cleveland, Ohio 2. 58 Atlanta, G a
._______________________________________________ 2 .3 5Pittsburgh,
Pa. 2. 55 Dallas, Tex. 2. 32Milwaukee, W i s . ....
..................... . ........... 2 . 51 R irm in g h a m , A la
. 2. 27St. T.nnis, M o . ................. . 2 .4 9 M e m p h is ,
T e n n . 2. 27C in c in n a ti, O hio 2 .4 7 D e n v e r , C o lo
. _ . ..... . . .. .. . 2. 19Average for group II 2 .4 5B u ffa lo
, N. Y . ......__ ____ . . ... . 2 .4 2M in n e a p o lis -S t . P
a u l, M in n . 2 .4 2B o sto n , M a s s . . ...... ...
............. 2. 31 Population group IV (100, 000 to 250, 000):
P eoria, 111. ______________________________________________B a
lt im o r e , M d . _________ ___ _. 2. 22 2. 55H ou ston , T e x .
............................. 2 . 17 D ayton , O hio ___ ... .....
_____ ._ 2 .4 9W ash ington, D . C . , ...... . ... .
.................... 1 .9 6 Spokane.* W ash . _ _ _ ... ... .. 2 .4
7Hew O r le a n s , T .a. , ................... . 1.91 G rand R a p
id s , M ic h . .... _ ... _. ....... 2 .4 4
Population group III (25 0, 000 to 500, 000):S ea ttle , W a sh
.
Jacksonville, F la . _______________________________________E
rie , P a . _ . .. ....................
2 .3 9 2. 36
2 . 55 Om a ha , N e h r . _ ..... ..................... 2.
36Hewark, hi. .T. _ 2 . 52 K n o x v ille , T e n n . ___ _________
_____ 2. 33
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8T A B L E 6. Average union hourly wage rates for m otortruck
drivers and helpers by city and population group, July 1, 1958
Continued
C ity and p op u la tion grou pA v e ra g e
h ou r lyra te
C ity and p op u la tion grou pA v e ra g eh o u r ly
ra te
D R IV E RS C ontinued H E L P E R S C on tin u ed
P o p u la tio n g rou p IV (1 0 0 , 000 to 250 , 0 0 0 ): C on
tin u ed$ 2 . 33
P op u la tion grou p II (5 0 0 ,0 0 0 to 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ): C
on tin u ed W ashington , D . C . ....... .. $ 1 .7 6
2. 33 N ew O r le a n s , l a . . 1. 73A v e ra g e fo r g rou p
IV _____ ____________________________ 2 .3 3
2 .2 9 P op u la tion grou p III (250 , 000 to 500, 000): S
eattle , W ash.2 . 29 2 .4 0
2 . 28 T o le d o , O h io . _ ._ ... . 2 . 362 .2 0 In d ia n a
p o lis , Tnd. 2 . 332 . 18 K an sas C ity , M n. _ _ 2 . 332 . 14
San A n ton io , T e x . _ .r. ...... 2 . 332 . 09 D a lla s , T e
x . ................................... 2 . 32
R ich m o n d , V a .
_____________________________________________Salt I,3kp. C ity ,
TTtah . ....
2 . 07 P o r t la n d , O re g . . ........ 2 .2 11 .9 4 R o ch
e s t e r , N . Y . ________________________________________ 2 .2
1
A v e ra g e fo r g rou p I I I _____ ___ __ __ _________ ___ 2
.2 1H E L P E R S L o u is v i l le , K y . ................ . ._ 2
.2 0N ew ark , N. .T. _ _ . . . ... _ 2 . 03
D e n v e r , C o lo . ...... .. ........... 1. 85P op u la tion
g rou p I ( l , 000, 000 and o v e r ) :
D e tro it , M ich . ... ....... .C o lu m b u s , O hio
......... . _. ........... . 1. 78
2 . 33 A tlanta, G a . ... ............. .... . .. ... ... _ .
1. 55C h ica g o , Til. ..............................
.............. ... .. 2 . 29 M e m p h is , T en n .
__________________________________________
B irm in g h a m , A la . . _1. 19
T.os A n g e le s , C a li f . ... ......... 2 .2 7 1. 16P h ila
d e lp h ia , P a . ...................... 2 . 17A v e ra g e f o r
g rou p I ___ ________________________________ 2 . 16 P op u la tio
n grou p IV (100, 000 to 250 , 000):Mew Y o r k , M. Y . 2 . 07 D e
s M o in e s , Iow a ____________________ ____________ ___ 2 .4
4
Spokane, W ash. ... . _ .... _ _ 2 .4 4P e o r ia , Til. ____ _
..... ___ ... ... . .. .. . . 2 . 38
P op u la tion g rou p II (500 , 000 to 1, 000, 000):P ittsb u
rg h , P a . __ ____________________________________ 2 .4 6
E r ie , P a . ___ __________________________
__________________S y ra cu s e , N. Y .
__________________________________________A v e ra g e fo r g rou p
I V _____________________________________
2 .3 1 2 .2 7 2 . 18
San F r a n c is co -O a k la n d , C a li f . 2 . 39 G rand R a
p id s , M ich . 2 . 17M ilw a u k ee , W is. . .................
............... 2 . 37 N ew H aven, C on n . 2 . 17M in n e a p o
lis -S t . P a u l, M in n . 2 . 34 P r o v id e n c e , R . T. 2 .
10C in c in n a ti, O hio 2. 30 S p r in g fie ld , M a s s . ____
2 . 09R u ffa lo , N. Y . . . . ...................................
2 . 24 S cra n ton , P a . ._ ._ .. .......
................................... 2 . 05St. L o u is , M o .
..... _ .... . . .. ___ . _ . 2 . 18 R ich m o n d , V a . , ....
..................... ..................... 2 . 03A v e ra g e f o
r g rou p II _ ____________________ _____________ 2 . 18 D ayton ,
O h i o ___________________ _________________________ 1 .9 6C le v
e la n d , O hio _. _ .... . . . . . . . . ... ... ............. .
2 . 14 C h a r lo tte , N. C . ._ __ ..... ... . .. ..............
1. 93H ou ston , T e x .
______________________________________________ 2. 12 L itt le R o
ck , A rk . _ _ . ... ....... . 1. 78B o s to n , M a s s . ___^ .
......... . ......... . ... ___ __ ._ 2 . 09 Salt Take C ity , Utah
. .. . . ___ . _ 1. 77B a lt im o r e , M d .
........................ ...
......................................... . 2 . 00 K n o x v ille ,
T en n . .. . .................... ................ 1. 15
TA B L E 7. Average union hourly wage rates for m otortruck
drivers and helpers by region, 1 July 1, 1955
Average rate per hour
Region D riv ersand
helpersD rivers Helpers
United States ___ ____ $ 2 .4 1 $ 2 .4 4 $ 2 . 18
New England 2 .2 7 2 .3 1 2. 11Middle Atlantic 2 .4 0 2 .4 5 2.
15Border States 2 . 15 2 .2 2 2. 02Southeast __ _____ _________ _ 2
. 29 2 .3 1 1 .61Great Lakes _____ ___ _ 2. 50 2. 52 2 .3 2Middle W
est __ __ ____ __ 2 .4 0 2 .4 1 2 .2 9Southwest ________ ________ 2
. 16 2 . 18 2. 05Mountain ________________________ 2 . 12 2. 16 1.
85Pacific _ _ 2 .5 3 2 .5 5 2. 35
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 Atlantic New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania; B order StatesDelaw are, D istrict of C olum bia,
Kentucky, M aryland, Virginia, and West Virginia; SoutheastAlabam
a, F lorida, Georgia, M ississip p i, North Carolina, South C
arolina, and Tennessee; Great LakesIllinois, Indiana, M ichigan, M
innesota, Ohio, and W isconsin; Middle West Iowa, K ansas, M isso u
ri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; SouthwestArkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain A rizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, New M exico, Utah, and Wyoming; and P a cific C alifornia,
Nevada, O regon, and Washington.
TA B L E 8. Distribution of union m otortruck drivers and
helpers by straight-tim e weekly hours, July 1, 1958
Percent of union m em bers with classified hours per week
Weekly hours D riv ersand
helpersD riv ers Helpers
Under 37 V2 _______________ 1. 3 1. 3 0 .937 V2 -
--------------------------------------- .6 . 6 .6Over 37 V2 and
under 40 ____ . 1 . 1 ( X)40 ____________ ______________ __ _ 89. 3
8 9 .2 89. 5Over 40 and under 45 3. 6 3. 5 4 .445
.................. ........... ........... _ 3. 0 3. 0 3 .3Over 45
and under 4 8 __________ .2 . 3 -48 1 .9 2 . 0 .9Ove r 4 8 _____
___________________ . 1 . 1 . 1Hours not specified in
( X) ( l )union agreem ent ( l )
Total 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0
Average weekly hours 40 . 3 40 . 3 40 . 3
1 L ess than 0. 05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sum s of individual item smay not
equal totals.
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9TABLE 9. Union s ca les o f w ages and hours fo r m otortruck d
rivers and h elp ers by city , July 1, 1957, and July 1, 1958
July 1, 1957 July 1, 1958
Trade or occupation
July 1, 1957 July 1,, 1958
Roleperhour
Rateperhour
Hoursper
week
Rateperhour
Rateperhour
Hours
week
BALTIM ORE, M D . Continued
$ 2 .07 $ 2 ,4 0 0 40 G rocery :1 .780 1.860 40 R etail _ _ _ _
.............. _ $ 2 ,2 5 0 $ 2 ,3 7 5 401 .550 1.550 40 H elpers 1
.938 2. 065 401.550 1.550 40 W holesale _________ 2. 050 2. 125
401.775 1.905 ,4 6 V, H elpers 1.825 1.900 402 . 130 2 .400 *40 Ice
_____________ _ 1.520 1.570 40
' H elpers ____________________________________________ 1.310 1.
360 401.860 2 .2 0 0 40 M eat Packinghouse:2 .0 6 0 2 .4 0 0 40
Chauffeurs, city _ . _ _ 2 .2 7 0 2 .3 4 5 40
H elpers _ _ ........ 1.980 2. 055 40Newspaper (city ) _ .. . 2
.4 0 0 *2 .400 37 VaOil:
1 .900 2. 000 46 A greem ent A 1.930 2. 150 4401.950 2 .0 5 0 46
A greem ent B _ _ 2 .4 6 0 2 .4 6 0 401.950 2. 050 45 A greem ent
C:2. 070 2 .2 1 0 40 Fuel o il and gasoline 2 .4 9 0 2 .4 9 0
40
Stake __ .... 2 .2 9 0 2 .2 9 0 401.510 1.642 48 A greem ent
D:1.625 1.677 48 F ir s t 6 months _ _ 2. 008 2 .0 0 8 401.729
1.800 48 6-12 months 2. 190 2 . 190 401.813 1.850 48 1-2 y ea rs
_____________________ 2 .315 2 .3 1 5 401.875 1.900 48 2 -3 yea rs
___ _________________ 2 .468 2 .4 6 8 40
A fter 3 yea rs ________ _________ 2. 526 2. 526 402 .030 2 .
185 40 A greem ent E:2 .030 2. 185 40 F irs t yea r 2 .2 3 0 2 .2 3
0 402. 150 2 .381 48 1-2 yea rs _ 2 .3 4 0 2 .3 4 0 402 .0 3 0 2.
185 40 2 -3 years 2 .445 2 .445 402. 030 2. 185 40 3 -3 72 yea rs
____ _______________ 2 .547 2 .547 402. 190 2 .375 40 A fter 3 Va
yea rs ________________ 2 .6 5 0 2 .6 5 0 40
Railway exp ress _ _ 2 .086 2 .247 401. 970 1.970 40 BIRMINGHAM,
A L A .2 .000 2. 000 402 .0 2 0 2 .0 2 0 40 B akery:2. 050 2. 050
40 F irs t 25 days 1.600 1.690 482. 070 2 . 070 40 A fter 25 days 1
.660 1.750 482. 100 2. 100 40 G eneral F reight 1 . .. _ 2. 110 2
.4 0 0 *402. 120 2. 120 40 Grain:2. 140 2. 140 40 A greem ent A 1.
060 1. 085 402. 170 2 . 170 40 T ra ile r ______________________ __
1. 090 1. 115 402. 190 2. 190 40 H elpers _ _ . _ 1.030 1.055 402
.220 2 .2 2 0 40 A greem ent B _______________________ 1. 150 1.230
401.550 1.550 40 H elpers _______________________________________
1. 100 1. 180 40
Hardware:2. 002 2 .2 0 0 40 A greem ent A 1.300 1.350 402. 135 2
.340 40 H elpers _ 1 . 110 1. 160 40
A greem ent B _ _ 1 .290 1 .350 40H elpers _ 1.200 1.260 40
Linen:2. 150 2 .3 0 0 40 F irs t 3 months 1.510 1.604 482. 000
2. 150 40 4 -6 months ......... __ .... 1.583 1.677 482. 090 2. 170
40 7 -9 months 1.708 1.800 481.900 2. 100 45 10-12 m onths _ _
1.792 1.885 48
A fter 1 year ... _ . . . . . . 1. 875 1.969 48M eat Pa cki ngho
us e :
1.950 2. 050 40 A greem ent A _______________________ 1.960 2.
115 401.950 2. 050 40 A greem ent B _______________________ 1.890
2. 095 401. 825 1.925 40 A greem ent C 1.960 2. 115 402. 000 2. 100
40 A greem ent D _______________________ 1.880 2 . 185 402 .250 2.
350 40 A greem ent E _ . . . . . .... 1.960 2. 115 402. 150 2 .2 5
0 40 A greem ent F 2. 150 2.381 481.875 1.975 40 A greem ent G
1.775 1.940 401.350 1.350 40 A greem ent H 1.750 1.930 401.250
1.250 40 Railway exp ress:1.470 1. 520 40 M oney pickup _ . 1 .990
2 .2 9 0 401.380 1.430 40 Pickup and de livery ________________
1.910 2 .2 1 0 40
1.500 1.600 40 BOSTON, MASS.1.400 1. 500 40 A rm ored car
__________________________ 2. 140 2 .2 4 0 401.760 1.835 40 Bake
ry:1.640 1.715 40 Cooky and cra ck er ________________ 1.950 2. 030
45
Transport:2. 125 2 .250 40 Up to 3 tons _____________________
1.830 1.930 481.920 2. 045 40 3 to 5 tons ______________________
1.880 1.980 482. 125 2 .250 40 5 tons and over _________________
1.980 2. 080 482.325 2 .450 40 H elpers __________________________
1.780 1. 880 481.935 2. 060 40 Special de livery
____________________ 1.780 1.880 48
T rade or occupation
A T L A N T A , GA.
A ir p ro d u c t_A rm ored ca r . Baggage
H elpers ______________________________B akery
__________________________________G eneral F reight, c ity d e
livery 1_____F ilm C ity pickup:
F irs t 3 months ______________________A fter 3 m onths
_____________________
G rocery :R etail chainstore:
A greem ent A:F irs t 30 days ________________A fter 30 days
________________
A greem ent B _____________________W h o le sa le
____________________________
Linen:F irs t 3 months _____4-6 months _________7-9 m onths
_________10-12 months _______A fter 1 y e a r ________
M eat P ackinghouse:A greem ent A ________A greem ent B
________A greem ent C ________A greem ent D ________A greem ent E
________A greem ent F ________
Oil:F irs t 6 m onths _____7-12 m o n th s________13-18 months
_______19-24 m onths _______25-30 months _______31-36 months
_______37-42 months _______43-48 months _______49-54 months
_______55-60 m onths _______A fter 60 months ___
He lpe rs _________Railway express:
Pickup and de livery M oney pickup _______
BALTIM ORE, MD.
A cetylene ____________H elpers ___________
A rm ored c a r _________B akery B iscu it _____Building:
Construction:C oncrete m ixerC ontractor ____
H elpers .Dump and excavating E uclid and dum pster _D ropfram e
t r a i l e r ___H elpers ______________
M a te r ia l_________________H elpers ____________
C oal and fuel o il de livery H elpers
F urniture R etail: A greem ent A
H elpers ____A greem ent B
H elpers ____G eneral F reight: 1
R egular ________H elpers
Heavy hauling _____________________G oosen eck -tra ile r ,
heavy duty _
H elpers _____________________
See footnotes at end of table.
NOTE: When m ore than one union sca le was in e ffect for the
same cla ss ifica tion in a particu lar city ,letters of the
alphabet w ere used to designate the various e ffective agreem
ents. The sequence of the le tters does not indicate the relative
im portance of the agreem ents or the sca le s .
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drivers and helpers by c ity , July 1, 1957, and July 1, 1958
Continued
Trade or occupation
July 1, 1957 July 1,, 1958
Rate
hour
Rateperhour
Hours
wedc
BOSTON, MASS. Continued
B eer _ ___________ _____ _____________ $ 2 ,3 3 0 $ 2 ,4 60 40H
elpers ____ ___ ___ _____________ 2.255 2 .385 40
B eer and liquor _______________________ 1.975 2. 100 40H elpers
_____________________________ 1 ..875 2 .000 40
Building:C onstruction: 5
S pecialized earth m ovingequipment _____________________ 2 .650
2.800 40
2 -axle equipment _______________ 2 .395 2. 545 403-axle
equipment _______________ 2.450 2.600 40Low bed tra ile r
________________ 2. 650 2.800 40
H elpers ___________________ ___ 2 .395 2 .545 40C oncrete m
ixer ___________ ___ 2.400 2.550 40
M aterial:C oncrete __________________________ 2 .010 3 2.070
40
H elpers -------------------------------------- 1.960 3 2 .020
40Lum ber _ _______________________ 1.870 1. 930 40
H elpers _ ______________________ 1.820 1.880 40C oal
------------------------------------ __ ____ 2.000 2. 100 40
H elpers ________________________________ 1.900 2 .000 40Departm
ent store :
A greem ent A:T ra ile r ____________________________ 1.950 3
1.950 40P a rce l _____________________________ 1.900 3 1.900 40T
ransfer _ _____________________ 1. 950 3 1. 950 40Dump
____________________ ______ 1 .8 8 5 3 1 .8 8 5 44
H elpers ______________________ 1 .7 5 5 3 1 .7 5 5 44A greem
ent B _______________________ 1 .7 1 9 1 .7 8 0 40
H elpers __________________________ 1 .5 8 8 1 .6 5 0 40F ood s
e rv ice Milk:
T ra ile r and heavy hauling _________ 2 .0 2 5 2 .1 1 3
40Special de livery ____________________ 1 .9 5 0 2 .0 3 8 40
Furniture R e t a i l_____________________ 1 .9 0 0 3 1 .9 0 0
40H elpers ____________________________ __ 1 .7 0 5 3 1. 705 40
G eneral F reight 1 __________________ 2 .1 7 0 2 .2 7 0 40H
elpers _______________ ______________ 2 .0 7 0 2 . 170 40
G rocery :Chains tore ____________________________ 2 .2 9 5 2 .
560 M o
H elpers ____________________________ 2 . 151 2 .4 0 8 M oW
holesale 1 .8 7 8 1 .9 7 8 40
H elpers __________________________ 1 .8 2 3 1 .9 2 3 40Linen s
u p p ly ______________________________ 1 .7 8 0 1 .9 2 0 40M a g a
z in e ___ __ __ _ _ 2 .7 7 4 2 .8 8 5 40M eatpacking:
A greem ent A:3 tons and u n d e r __________________ 2 .1 7 0 2
.2 7 5 403 -5 t o n s __________ ______________ 2 .2 2 0 2 .3 3 5
405 tons and o v e r ___________________ 2 .2 7 0 2 .3 7 5 40
A greem ent B ------------------------- ---- __ 2 . 170 2 .2 7 5
40M oving and storage _____ ___ __ 1 .7 7 5 1 .8 2 5 40
T ra ile r --------- -------------- ------------------- 1 .8 2 5
1. 875 40H elpers _ __ _____ __ __ 1 .6 7 5 1 .7 2 5 40
N ewspaper:D a y _________________________________ 2 . 673 2 .
785Night ___ _____________ __________ 2 .8 6 4 2 .9 8 4 7 3 7 %
O il:A greem ent A (asphalt and oil) ____ 2 .1 5 0 2 .2 4 0
40
H elpers ____ ____________________ 1. 950 2 .0 4 0 40A greem ent
B -------- __ ----- -------- 2 .1 5 0 2 .2 5 0 40A greem ent C
________ ___ ___ 2 .0 0 0 2 .1 0 0 48
Railway e x p r e s s _________________________ 2 . 144 2 .2 4 4
40H elpers, perishables _____ ___ 1 .9 5 3 2 .0 2 3 40
R efuse d isposal _________ _____ __ __ 2 .1 5 0 2 .3 0 0 44H
elpers ________________________________ 2 . 150 2 . 300 44
W aste paper ____________ __ _____ 1 .7 7 0 3 1 .7 7 0 40Truck
and tractor ----------------------------- 1 .8 2 0 3 1 .8 2 0 40H
elpers ______________________________ 1 .6 7 0 3 1. 670 40
B U FFALO , N. Y .
B eer:B rew ery __________________ ______ 2 .2 7 5 2 .2 7 5
40
H elpers _______ ________________ 2 .2 5 0 2 .2 5 0 40D
istributor ____________________ __ 1 .9 5 0 1 .9 5 0 40
Building:Construction:
C arrya ll o r winch 2 .6 5 0 2 .8 0 0 40C oncrete m ixer _ _ 2
.6 2 5 2 .7 0 0 40Dump 5 2 .5 0 5 2 .5 8 0 40G eneral con tractors
___________ 2 .5 5 5 2 . 705 40
See footnotes at end o f table.
T ra d e o r o c cu p a t io n
July 1, 1957 July 1, 1958
Rateperhour
Rate
hou'r
Hoursper
week
B U F F A L O , N . Y . C on tin u ed
B u ild in g : C ontinuedM a te r ia l ____________
________________ $ 2 . 4Uu $ 2 . 525 40
H e lp e r s ____ _______ ____ ____ 2 .2 5 0 2 .3 7 5 40L u m b
e r _________________________ __ 2 .4 0 0 2 .5 2 5 40
C oa l __ __ _________________________________ 2 . 2 0 0 2 .3 0
0 40F ru it and v e g e ta b le W h o le sa le ______ 2 .2 5 0 2 .4
0 0 40
H e lp e rs ________________________________ 2 . 125 2 .2 7 5
40F u rn itu re :
A g re e m e n t A P ick u p andd e l i v e r y
______________________________ 2 .1 6 0 2 . 2 6 0 40
H e l p e r s __ __ ___ _______ 2 .0 4 5 2 .1 4 5 40A g re e m e
n t B ___ ___ ___ 2 . 175 2 .2 7 5 40
H e lp e rs _____________ _____ __ 2 .0 2 5 2 .1 2 5 40G e n e
ra l F re ig h t : 1
L o c a l and p ed d le r u n ________________ 2 .2 5 0 2 .3 1 0
*40G r o c e r y C h a in s to re and w h o le s a le :
A g re e m e n t A _________________________ 2 . 600 2 . 700 45H
e lp e rs ____ __ __ 2 .4 4 0 2 . 540 45
A g re e m e n t B _____ ___ __ 2 .2 4 8 2 .3 9 8 40H e lp e rs
--------------- ---- -------- 2 . 125 2 .2 7 5 40
Trp _ . 2. 015 2 .0 6 5 40H e lp e rs ________
______________________ (f ) 1 .9 7 5 40
L au n dry L in en su p p ly andw h o le sa le _
___________________________ 2. 135 2 .2 5 0 40
I /i qnnr 2 .2 5 0 2 .3 5 0 40H e lp e rs _
------------------------------------------ 2 .1 5 0 2 .2 5 0 40
M eat P a ck in g h ou se ______________ __ 2 .2 4 5 2 .3 2 0
40S au sage __________________________ ___ 2 . 195 2 .2 7 0 40
M ov in g and s to r a g e ____ __ _________ 2 .0 6 0 2 .1 4 0
48H e lp e rs _ ___ ______________________ 1 . 8 9 0 1. 970 48
N ew sp a p er _ ________________ ___________ 2 .4 5 0 2 .5 5 0
40O x ygen and a ce ty le n e :
A g re e m e n t A ______________________ __ 2 .2 8 0 2 .4 6 0
40H e lp e rs __________________________ 2 .0 6 0 2 .2 4 0 40
A g re e m e n t B _________________________ 2 .2 4 0 2 .4 2 0
40P a ck a g e _______________ : ______________ 2 . 125 2 .2 2 5
40R a ilw a y e x p r e s s -------------------------------- 2 . 1
1 0 2 .2 5 0 40
C H A R L O T T E , N . C .G e n e ra l F re ig h t:
C ity p ick u p and d e l iv e ry :A g re e m e n t A
______________________ 1 .8 8 0 2 .0 8 0 io 4 0
H e lp e rs ______ ___ _____ 1 .7 3 0 1 .9 3 0 10 40A g re e m e
n t B _____ __ 1 .8 8 0 2 .0 8 0 10 40A g re e m e n t C
__________________ __ 1 .8 8 0 2 .0 8 0 10 40
H e lp e rs ________________________ 1. 730 1 .9 3 0 10 40R a
ilw a y e x p r e s s ___ ________________ 1 .9 8 4 2 . 142 40
A ir e x p r e s s _________________ _______ 2 .0 9 1 2 .2 4 9
40C H IC A G O , IL L .
A r m o r e d c a r 5 ---------------------- ----------- 2 .3 5
0 2 .4 2 0 40A u to m o b ile su pp ly and a c c e s s o r y :
L e s s than 2 tons ______________ 2 . 2 2 0 2 .2 6 0 402 -3
tons __________ ____________________ 2 .2 7 0 2 .3 1 0 403 -7 t o n
s ________________________________ 2 .3 7 0 2 .4 1 0 407 -1 0 tons
_________________ ___________ 2 .4 2 0 2 .4 6 0 401 0 - 2 0 ton s
____________________________ 2 .4 7 0 2 .5 6 0 402 0 tons and o v e
r ___ ____ 2 . 520 2 . 660 40
H e lp e rs __________________________ 2 .1 4 0 2 . 180 40B a k
e ry :
C r a c k e r ____________________________ __ 2 .2 8 5 2 .4 0 0
40Y e a s t _____________ _____________ 2 . 675 2 . 725 40
S p e c ia l d e l iv e r y _________ __ 2 .4 2 5 2 .4 7 5 40B e
e r E x tra and t r a n s fe r _____________ 2 .3 4 2 2 .3 4 2 40B
u ild in g :
C o n s tru c t io n :E x ca v a tin g , g ra d in g , pav in g
,
p la s te r in g , s e w e r , e t c . : 14 - and 6 -w h e e l
__ __ _ _ 2 .5 5 0 2. 700 401 5 -2 0 ton s _ 2 . 800 2 .9 5 0 402 0
ton s and o v e r 3. 000 3. 150 40S e m itra ile r and dum p _ 3 .
100 3 .2 5 0 40
M a te r ia l :A g re e m e n t A: 1
4 tons o r le s s _________________ 2 . 310 2 .4 1 0 40O v er 4
tons __ __ 2 .3 7 0 2 .4 7 0 406 -w h e e l , o v e r 7 tons 2 .4 7
0 2 . 570 40S e m it r a ile r , 12 o r m o r e ton s ;
c o n c r e te o r t ra n s it -m ix 2 .6 2 0 2 . 720 40S e m it
r a ile r , 24 ton s 2 . 700 2. 800 40H e lp e r s , fa c e b r i c
k o r
ce m e n t b lo c k __ 2 .3 1 0 2 .4 1 0 40
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T A B L E 9- U nion s c a le s o f w a g e s and h o a r s fo r
m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s by c it y , July 1,
1957, and July 1, 1958 C on tin u ed
T ra d e o r o c i .pation
July 1, 195 7 July 1 1958
July 1, 1957 July 1 , 1958
Rateperhour
Rate
hJTJr
Hoursper
week
T ra d e o r o ccu p a t io n Rateperhour
Rateper
hour
Hours
wek
C H IC A G O , I L L . C on tin u ed C H IC A G O , I L L . C on
tin u ed
B u ild in g : C on tin u ed M ov in g : 1M a te r ia l : C on
tinued F u rn itu re ____________________________ $ 2 ,3 0 0 $ 2 ,4
0 0 40
A g re e m e n t B L u m b e r and H e lp e r s
__________________________ 2 . 2 2 0 2 . 320 40$ 2 . 380 $ 2 ,4 8 0
40 P ia n o _ _ 2 .4 2 0 2 .5 2 0 40
A g re e m e n t C: H e lp e r s _ 2 .3 7 0 2 .4 7 0 404 - and 6
-w h e e l , d in k ey , M a ch in e ry :
s e r v ic e , tru ck c r a n e s , L e s s than 2 ton s
________________ 2 .3 3 0 2 .5 3 0 40and t r a n s i t -m ix , 3 cu
b ic 2 -3 ton s __________________________ 2 .3 8 0 2 .5 8 0 40y a
r d s o r le s s 2 .5 5 0 2 . 700 40 3 -5 ton s
__________________________ 2 .4 3 0 2 .6 3 0 40
15 -20 ton s 2 . 800 2 . 950 40 5 -7 ton s 2 .4 8 0 2 . 680 403
. 0 0 0 3 . 150 40 7 -1 0 ton s 2 .5 3 0 2 .7 3 0 40
S e m itra ile r dum p, o v e r 1 0 - 2 0 ton s
_______________________ 2 .5 8 0 2 .7 8 0 402 0 ton s . __ 3 . 100
3 .2 5 0 40 2 0 ton s and o v e r _ _ 2 .6 3 0 2 .8 3 0 40
T r a n s i t -m ix , o v e r 3 cu b ic N ew sp a p er and m a g
a z in e : 1y a r d s 2 .7 2 5 2 .8 7 5 40 A fte rn o o n p a p e
rs ___________________ 2 .6 1 0 2 .7 1 0 40
A g re e m e n t D R o o fin g 2 .9 6 0 3 . 100 40 M orn in g p
a p e rs _____________________ 2 .9 0 4 3 . 010 37 VzA g re e m e n
t E R o o fin g : M a g a z in es ..... ___ 2 .6 1 0 2 .7 1 0
40
4 -w h e e l 2 .4 7 0 2 .5 7 0 40 N u r s e ry L a n d sca p in
g , n u r s e r y ,6 -w h e e l _ 2 .5 7 0 2 .6 7 0 40 shrub and t
r e e :S e m it r a ile r , 1 2 -2 4 ton s 2 .7 2 0 2 .8 2 0 40 2
ton s and u n d er, and w in ch 1 . 8 6 8 1 .9 2 8 48S e m it ra
ile r , o v e r 24 t o n s ___ 2 . 800 2 .9 0 0 40 O v er 2 and
under 3 ton s .. ... 1 .9 2 0 1 . 9 8 0 48H e lp e r s 2 .3 7 0 2
.4 7 0 40 O v e r 3 and under 5 ton s 1 .952 2 . 0 1 2 48
C o a l: 1 O il and g a so lin e 1 _ _ 2 .7 5 0 32 . 750 401 Vs
ton s ________________________________ 2 .3 9 0 2 . 540 40 P r o d
u ce : 12 ton s __________________________________ 2 .4 2 0 2 .5 7
0 40 1 ton o r l e s s _ . .. . 2 . 2 0 0 2 .4 0 0 40O v e r 2 ton
s and t r a c to r 2 ton s _________________________________ 2 . 2
2 0 2 .4 2 0 40
w ith sam e t r a i l e r _ . . . . . . . 2 .4 5 0 2 . 600 40 3
ton s . ... .......... 2 .2 4 0 2 .4 4 0 404 - o r 6 -w h e e l ,
12 -1 6 ton s ___ 2 .5 2 0 2 .6 7 0 40 4 ton s
_________________________________ 2 .2 6 0 2 .4 6 0 40
O v e r 16 ton s . . . 2 .6 1 0 2 .7 6 0 40 5 ton s 2 .2 8 0 2
.4 8 0 4 0T r a c t o r w ith d i ffe r e n t t r a i le r 2 .5 9 0
2 .7 4 0 40 T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r _ _ . 2 .4 1 0 2 .6 1 0
40
D ep a rtm en t s t o r e : H e lp e r s
______________________________ 2 . 090 2 .2 9 0 40B u lk and p a r
c e l , up R a ilw a y e x p r e s s 5 ^ 2 .2 6 0 2 .4 3 6 40
to 2 ton s 2 .2 9 5 2 .4 0 5 40 H e lp e rs 2 . 1 2 0 2 .2 9 3
40E x tra ____ 2 . 145 2 .2 5 5 40 R e fu s e P r iv a te s c a v e
n g e r 5 _________ 2 .6 0 0 2 .7 2 5 40T r a c t o r 2 .3 4 5 2 .4
5 5 40 T r a c t o r _ _ _ 3 . 125 3 .2 5 0 40
F ilm . . . . . . 3. 000 3. 000 40 H e lp e rs
__________________________ 2 .4 1 3 2 .5 3 8 40F lo r i st R e ta
il: R e n d e r in g B on e and ta llow :
L e s s than 2 ton s _____________________ 1 .6 5 0 1 .7 1 0 46
B u tch e r and p a ck in g h ou se :2 -3 ton s ............. . 1.
683 1 .7 4 3 46 C h a u ffeu rs 2 .5 0 5 2 .6 0 5 403 -5 ton s 1 .7
1 6 1 .7 7 6 46 R ou tem en 2 . 818 2 .9 1 8 40
F u rn itu re R e ta il 5 . . _ 2 .3 3 5 3 2 .3 3 5 40 H e lp e
rs 2 .4 4 2 2 . 542 40H e lp e rs 2 . 165 3 2 .1 6 5 40 S cra p ir
o n and m e ta l 2 . 1 0 0 2 . 175 40
G e n e ra l F re ig h t : Soft d r in k and m in e ra l w a ter
2 .3 8 0 2 .4 1 0 40L o c a l ca r ta g e : 1 H e lp e rs 1 .6 5 6
1 .6 5 6 40
1 - 2 ton s ............... 2 . 2 2 0 2 .3 6 0 40 S tree t ra
ilw a y m a in ten a n ce :2 -3 ton s _ 2 .2 7 0 2 .4 1 0 40 C o n
stru c t io n lin e 2 . 380 2 . 550 403 -7 to n s ; t r a c t o r -
t r a i l e r _ _ 2 .3 2 0 2 .5 1 0 40 E m e r g e n c y l in e , t
r a c to r ,7 -1 0 ton s ..... _ 2 .4 2 0 2 .5 6 0 40 t r a i l e r
, s e r v ic e and tr a c k ;1 0 - 2 0 ton s
_________________________ 2 .4 7 0 2 .6 1 0 40 e m e r g e n c y s
e r v ic e h e l p e r s _____ 2 .4 2 a 2 . 590 402 0 ton s and o v
e r 2 . 520 2 .6 6 0 40 H ig h -lif t _ _ __ 2 .4 7 0 2 .6 4 0
40
H e lp e r s ________________________ 2 . 140 2 .2 8 0 40 S e r
v ic e _______________________________ 2 .3 3 0 2 . 500 40H ay and
gra in : H e lp e r s ........... 2 .2 8 0 2 .4 5 0 40
U n der 5 ton s 1 .7 5 0 1 . 810 40 W r e c k
_________________________________ 2 .5 2 0 2 .6 9 0 405 ton s and o
v e r _______________________ 1 .8 9 0 1 .9 5 0 40 T ir e :
He lpe r s ............. 1 .6 8 0 1 .7 3 0 40 2 ton s 2 . 0 2 0
2 . 050 40Ice : 3 -5 ton s _____________________________ 2 . 1 2 0
2 . 170 40
R a ilr o a d c a r i c e r ....... 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 3 0 40 T o b a
c c o , can dy and c ig a r e tte 2 . 060 2 . 140 40H e lp e rs 1
.7 7 0 1 .8 5 0 40 H e lp e rs 1 . 6 6 0 1 .7 4 0 40
R ou tem en _ 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 3 0H e lp e r s
____________________________ 1 .7 6 0 1 .8 4 0 - C IN C IN N A TI,
OHIO
Ice c r e a m :S p e c ia l d e l iv e r y .......... 2 .2 6 0 2
.3 6 0 40 A ir r e d u c t i o n ______ __ 2 .2 3 5 2 .3 1 5 40T r
a i le r and ca b in e t _ _ 2 .3 6 0 2 .4 6 0 40 H e lp e r s _ __
2 . 085 2 . 165 40
M eat: B ake ry :J o b b e r s -W h olesa le _ _ ... 2 .3 1 0 2
.5 4 0 40 B is c u it and c r a c k e r :P a ck in g h o u se : 1 F
ir s t 30 d ays 2 .0 7 0 2 . 180 45
1 ton and under 2 . 165 2 .3 9 5 40 3 0 -6 0 d a y s 2 . 1 2 0 2
.2 3 0 45O v e r 1 and u nder 3 ton s 2 .2 3 5 2 .4 6 5 40 6 0 -9 0
d a y s _ _ 2 . 170 2 .2 8 0 453 -5 ton s . . . . . . 2 .3 1 0 2 .
540 40 A fte r 90 d ays ___ ___ 2 . 2 2 0 2 .3 3 0 455 ton s and o
v e r ; c ity B e e r :
t r a c to r _ 2 .3 3 0 2 . 560 40 D ra ft:D u m p ca rt t r a c
to r ___ 2 . 060 2 .2 9 0 40 A g re e m e n t A :D e lic a te s s e
n and s p e c ia l R ou tem en 2 .6 1 0 2 .7 4 3 37 Vz
d e l iv e r y ................. 2 . 165 2 .3 9 5 40 O th er, in
c lu d in g t r a i l e r ___ 2 .5 8 3 2 .7 1 6 37 VzH e lp e r s (
r e g u la r ) . 1 .9 8 0 2 . 2 1 0 40 H e lp e r s
___________________ 2 .5 2 9 2 .6 6 2 37 Vz
M ilk : A g re e m e n t B:V an and tank: H e lp e r s ____
__________________ 2 .5 5 6 2 . 689 37 Vz
D ay __________________________________ 2 .7 3 0 2 . 830 40 D is
tr ib u to r :N ight . ...... 2 .7 5 0 2 . 850 40 H e lp e r s (b o
ttle ) 2 .4 5 9 2 .5 9 2 37 Vz
W h o lesa le ______________________________ 3 . 100 3 .2 3 0 40
H e lp e r s (d ra ft ) _________________ 2 .5 2 9 2 . 6 6 2 37
Vz
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T A B L E 9 . U nion s c a le s o f w a g e s and h o u rs f o r
m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s by c ity , July 1,
1957, and July 1, 1958 C on tin u ed
T ra d e o r o c cu p a t io n
July 1, 1957 July 1, 1958
T ra d e o r o c cu p a t io n
July 1, 195 7 July 1, 1958
Rate
how
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
Rateperhour
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
C IN C IN N A TI, OHIO C on tin u ed C L E V E L A N D , OHIO C
on tin u ed
B u ild in g m a te r ia l , c o a l and B u ild in g :ex ca v a
t in g : 5 C o n s tru c t io n : 1
S in g le -a x le s tra ig h t __________________ $ 2 ,3 3 0 $ 2
,4 5 0 4 40 E x ca v a tin g ________________________ $ 2 ,6 2 5 $
2 ,7 5 0 40S in g le -a x le s e m it r a i le r , C a r r y a l l
__________________________ 2 . 775 2 .9 0 0 40
ta n d em a x le s t r a ig h t _______________ 2 .3 8 0 2 . 500
4 40 R e a d y -m ix 2 .8 7 5 3 . 000 40T a n d em a x le s e m i
and S p e c ia l eq u ip m en t _______________ 3 . 125 3 .2 5 0 4
0
p o le t r a i l e r , C ra n e , Tank fu e l, and w a te r 2 .6
2 5 2 .7 5 0 40In s le y , E u c lid , M a te r ia l : 1K o e h r
in g ___________________________ 2 .4 3 0 2 . 550 4 40 A g r a m e
te r o p e r a to r ___________ 2 .6 2 5 2 .7 5 0 40
W in ch , h ea v y m a ch in e ry B u ild in g su pp ly
__________________ 2 .4 2 5 2 .5 5 0 402 .5 3 0 2 .6 5 0 4 40 G la
s s . _ ................... .. 2 .4 4 0 2 . 560 402 .3 3 0 2 .4 5 0
4 40 S e m itra c to r 2 . 590 2 .7 1 0 40
L u m b e r _________________________________ 2 .0 8 0 2 . 180
40 L ift _________________________________ 2 .4 2 5 2 .5 5 0 40C o
m m is s io n h ou se : L u m b e r :
F i r s t 30 d a y s _________________________ 1 .9 9 0 2 . 0 9
0 40 S e m it r a ile r , p r e - fa b2 . 090 2 . 190 40 in d u
stry 2 . 835 2 . 955 40
D ep a rtm en t s to r e : S ingle unit, c a m e l,F u rn itu re
, p a ck a g e , and lift _ _ .... . . . ______ 2 .4 9 5 2 .6 1 5
40
p ick u p ________________________________ 2 . 180 2 .2 7 0 40 6
-w h e e l unit, t r a c to r ,H e lp e r s
____________________________ 2 . 040 2 . 130 40 s e m it r a c t o
r , tru ck
2 .4 9 4 2 .4 9 4 40 and 1 t r a i le r 2 .6 6 5 2 .7 8 5 402 .4
1 0 2 .4 1 0 40 T ru ck and 1 t r a i l e r 2 .8 3 5 2 . 955 40
F ish : R e a d y -m ix ________________________ 2 .6 2 5 2 .7 5
0 401 .7 5 0 1 .8 0 0 40 S e m itra c to r 2 .6 2 5 2 .7 5 0 40
A fte r 30 d a y s _________________________ 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 0 0
40 C o a l _______________________________________ 1 .9 5 0 2 . 050
40F r o z e n fo o d : T r a c t o r ______________________________
2 . 0 0 0 2 . 1 0 0 40
F ir s t 30 d a y s _________________________ 1 .7 5 0 1 .8 0 0
40 H e lp e r s :A ft e r 30 d a y s _________________________ 1 .8
5 0 1 .9 0 0 40 F ir s t 6 m on th s ___________________ 1 .8 5 0 1
.9 5 0 40
2 .2 5 0 2 .3 5 0 40 A fte r 6 m on th s .. _ 1 .9 0 0 2 . 0 0 0
402 . 150 2 . 2 2 0 40 F u rn itu re R e ta il 5 2 .3 0 0 2 .4 7 0
12 42
G e n e ra l F re ig h t : 1 H e lp e r s
_______________________________ 2 .2 5 0 2 .4 2 0 12 42L o c a l c
a r ta g e ... _ ___ 2 .4 5 0 2 .5 9 0 40 M a jo r a p p lia n ce s
2 .4 7 5 2 .6 4 5 12 40
H e lp e r s 2 .4 0 0 2 . 540 40 H e lp e rs 2 .4 2 5 2 . 595 12
40M is c e l la n e o u s ________________________ 2 . 160 2 .2 3 0
40 G e n e ra l F re ig h t:
H e lp e r s 2 .0 9 0 2 . 160 40 L o ra l ca r ta g e 1 2 .4 5 0
2 . 590 40G r o c e r y R e ta il : G r o c e r y W h olesa le
___________________ 2 .3 3 0 2 .4 3 0 48
D ou b le b o tto m ___________ ___________ 2 .3 8 0 2 .5 7 0 h
4 4 I ce :S em i and stra ig h t jo b 2 . 2 6 0 2 .4 5 0 11 4 4 R
ou te (e x p e r ie n ce d ) _ _ 1 .9 0 0 1 .9 5 0 40
H e lp e r s ____________________________ 2 . 1 2 0 2 .3 1 0 n
44 H e lp e r s ------------------------------------------------ 1
.5 0 5 1 .5 5 5 40Tee 2 . 1 0 0 2 . 1 0 0 40 L a u n dry----L in en
supply 1 .7 6 0 2 .3 7 1 40L a u n dry : M a g a z in e
_________________________________ 2 .4 8 0 2 . 580 40
L in en su pp ly and to w e l M ilk :h e lp e r s
______________________________ 1 .7 1 7 1 .8 1 1 42 Va H a u le rs
:
W h o lesa le roiit.em en . _ 1 .7 8 8 1 . 9 0 6 42 Vz 2 -a x le
_ . _ _ 1 .8 7 0 1 .9 5 0 54H e lp e r s .............. 1 .4 1 1 1
.5 2 9 42 Va 2 - a x le , 1 - a x le t r a i le r 2 .0 7 0 2 . 150
54
M ea t----P a ck in g h ou se 2 .3 2 0 2 .4 0 0 45 3 -a x le (ta
n dem ) 1 .9 2 0 2 . 0 0 0 54M ilk : 2 - a x le , 1 s e m it r a i
le r __________ 1 .9 5 0 2 . 030 54
S p e c ia l d e l iv e r y ______________________ 2 . 2 1 0 2 .
370 40 2 -a x le t r a c to r , ta n d e m -a x leT a n k e r - t r
a i le r .. _ 2 .2 9 0 2 .4 5 0 40 s e m it r a i le r . .. ^ . 2 .
0 2 0 2 . 1 0 0 54
M o v in g ----F u rn itu re 2 . 1 1 0 2 . 2 1 0 44 2 - a x le ,
2 - a x le t r a i le r 2 . 070 2 . 150 54H e lp e r s 2 . 0 0 0 2
. 1 0 0 44 3 -a x le , 2 -a x le t r a i le r ' 2 . 140 2 . 2 2 0
54
N ew sp a p er: 3 -a x le t r a c to r w ith ta n d e m -1 to n
o r u n d er _______________________ 2 . 360 2 .4 6 7 37 V2 a x le
s e m it r a i le r _______________ 2 . 140 2 . 2 2 0 541 V2 ton s
2 .3 8 7 2 .4 9 3 37 Vz H eavy tra n sp o r t 2 .3 9 3 2 .4 9 5 402
ton s ... . . _ . . . .. 2 .4 1 3 2 .5 2 0 37 Vz S p e c ia l d e l
iv e r y . _ 2 . 118 2 .3 3 0 403 ton s 2 .4 4 0 2 . 547 37 Vz M ov
in g ----L o c a l ... 2 .4 3 0 2 .5 0 0 444 and 5 ton s 2 .5 0 0 2
.6 0 7 37 Vz H e lp e r s ._ 2 .3 8 0 2 .4 5 0 44H e lp e rs : N ew
sp a p er:
U n der 3 ton s ______________________ 2 .2 7 7 2 .3 8 4 37 Vz D
ay:3 ton s and o v e r ___________________ 2 .3 0 4 2 .4 1 1 37 Vz
R o u te m e n (c ity and
O il and g a s o l in e L o c a l : su bu rba n )
________________________ 2 . 840 2 .9 2 8 40F ir s t 6 m on th s 2
.2 4 5 2 .2 4 5 40 R e la y m e n ... . . . _ _ 2 .6 7 3 2 .7 6 7
37 Vz7 -1 2 m on th s __________________________ 2 .3 3 5 2 .3 3 5
40 N ight:A ft e r 1 y e a r __________________________ 2 .4 2 0 2
.4 2 0 40 R ou tem en (c ity and
R a ilw a y e x p r e s s _________________________ 2 . 065 2 .2
2 5 40 su bu rba n ) _______________________ 3 . 056 3 . 149 37
VzSoft d r in k 6 w h ee l 2 .2 5 0 2 . 375 40 R e la y m en 2 .
893 2 .9 9 3 35
H e lp e r s ________________________________ 1 .4 0 0 1 .5 0 0
40 O il tr a n s p o r t C ity andcou n ty :
F ir s t 6 m on th s _______________________ 2 .2 8 0 32 .2 8 0
40C L E V E L A N D , OHIO 6 - 1 2 m on th s
_________________________ .3 5 9 3 2 .3 5 9 40
A fte r 1 y e a r _________________________ 2 .4 3 8 3 2 .4 3 8
40P r o d u ce ___________________________________ 2 . 2 0 0 2 .2 8
0 40
B a k e ry : S e m itra ile r 2 .3 1 0 2 .3 9 0 40B re a d and
cak e 2. 330 2 .6 8 0 40 R a ilw a y e x p r e s s 2 . 1 9 0 2 .3 5
0 40
T r a n sp o r t _________________________ 2 .3 1 0 2 . 510 45
Soft drin k :S in g le -a x le (c i ty and S p e c ia l d e l iv e
r y _____________________ 2 .2 2 5 2 .2 7 5 40
p a r t - t im e ) _______________________ 2 .3 9 0 2 .5 9 0 45
H e lp e r s :C r a c k e r ________________________________ 2 . 2
0 0 2 .2 8 0 45 F ir s t 30 d a ys 1 .5 7 5 1 .7 7 5 40
B e e r : A ft e r 30 d a ys 1. 875 1 .9 9 5 40H e lp e r s 1.
850 2 . 1 0 0 40 W ine----C ity d e l iv e r y 2 . 075 2 . 150
40
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T A B L E 9* U n ion s c a le s o f w a g e s and h o u rs f o r
m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s b y c ity , July 1,
1957, and July 1, 1958 C on tin u ed
July 1, 195 7 July 1, 1958
T ra d e o r o ccu p a t io n
July 1, 1957 July 1, 1958
T r a d e o r o c cu p a t io n Rateper
hour
Rate
hour
Hours
wedc
Rateperhour
Rateper
hour
Hours
C O L U M B U S , OHIO D A Y T O N , OHIO C on tin u ed
$ 2 ,2 7 0 $ 2 ,3 5 0 , 45 G e n e ra l----F re ig h t 5 $ 2 ,4
5 0 $ 2 ,5 9 0 401 .7 3 0 1. 830 1340 H e lp e r s 2 .4 0 0 2 .5 4
0 40
H e lp e r s ------ --------------------------------------- 1 .6
8 0 1 .7 8 0 13 40 G r o c e r y
___________________________________ 2 . 2 0 0 3 2 . 2 0 0 42 V*G e
n e ra l F r e ig h t i H e lp e r s
----------------------------------------------- 2 .0 7 0 3 2 . 070
42 V2
L o c a l ca r ta g e and p ed d le C h a in s to re _ 2 . 185 2
.3 3 5 4 46ru n _________________________________ 2 .4 5 0 2 . 590
40 M eat:
G r o c e r y W h o le sa le _____________________ 2 . 1 1 0 2 .
160 40 A g re e m e n t A :L iq u id and c o m p r e s s e d g a s
: F i r s t 30 d a ys __________ ________ 2 . 190 2 .2 6 0 48
A g re e m e n t A _________________________ 2 . 2 0 0 2 .4 0 0
40 A fte r 30 d a ys _____________________ 2 .2 9 0 2 .3 6 0 482 .
190 2 .3 0 0 48 A greem en t. R 2 .2 4 0 2 .3 6 5 45
M eat P a ck in g h o u se ____________________ 2 .3 8 0 2 .4 8
0 - P a p e r _____________________________________ 2 . 160 2 . 2 6
0 45N ew sp a p er _ ________________ ___________ 2 .2 9 0 2 .3 9 0
40 R a ilw a y e x p r e s s :R a ilw a y e x p r e s s
_________________________ 2 .0 4 0 2 .2 4 0 40 1 ton
___________________________________ 1 .9 2 3 2 . 080 40
(9 ) 2 .2 7 0 40 1 V2 ton s ............................... 1 .
9 8 0 2 . 130 40
D A L L A S , T E X . D E N V E R , C O L O .
B a k e ry _____________________________________ 1 .665 1. 850
48 B e e r :1 .7 6 0 1 .8 3 0 4 0 D istr ib u to r . 2 . 050 2 .
150 402 .0 8 0 2 . 160 40 R r e w e r y 2 . 130 2 . 190 40
G e n e ra l F re ig h t : B u ild in g :A g re e m e n t A
--------------------------------------- 2 . 0 2 0 2 .2 3 0 45 C o n
s tru c t io n : 5
H e lp e r s ____________________________ 1 .8 7 0 2 . 1 1 0 45
D um p, l e s s than 6 y a r d s _______ 2 . 2 0 0 2 .3 0 0 4 0A g
re e m e n t B --------------------------------------- 2 . 140 2 .4
0 0 " 4 1 V, D um p, 6 y a r d s o r m o r e ________ 2 .3 0 0 2 .4
0 0 40
H e lp e r s ____________________________ 1 .9 9 0 2 .2 5 0 4 1
^ S e m if la t -r a c k s and h ig h A g re e m e n t C
_________________________ 2 . 170 2 .4 3 0 " 4 11/ , b o y s , K o
e h r in g d u m p s te rs ,A g re e m e n t D 5
--------------------------------------- 2 . 180 2 .4 4 0 * 4 l V ,
lu m b e r c a r r ie r s
2 . 090 2 . 330 84 l V 2 and se m iw a te r 2 . 300 2 .4 0 0 40A
g re e m e n t E --------------------------------------- 2 . 180 2
.4 3 0 E u c lid and s im ila r u n its ,
2 . 1 1 0 2 . 330 n 4 1 V2 o v e r 13 y a r d s 2 .4 5 0 2 .5 5
0 40G r o c e r y C h a in s to re : F la t - r a c k s and w a te
r __________ 2 . 2 0 0 2 .3 0 0 40
F ir s t 6 m on th s ______________________ 1 .5 6 0 1 .6 3 0 40
L o w b o y s , w in ch p o le and7 - 1 7 m o n th s .... . _ 1 .7
2 0 1 .7 9 0 40 " A " fr a m e 2 . 500 2 .6 0 0 40A fte r 12 m on
th s ______________________ 1 .7 8 0 1 .8 5 0 40 H e lp e r s
________________________ 2 . 150 2 .2 5 0 40
G r o c e r y W h o le sa le ------------------------------ 1 .9
0 5 2 . 075 40 P ick u p _____________________________ 2 . 1 0 0 2
. 2 0 0 4 0R a ilw a y e x p r e s s : T a n d em E u c lid , and s
im ila r
M nnpy pickup 2 . 1 0 1 2 .2 6 0 40 equ ipm en t 2 .6 5 0 2 .7 5
0 40R e g u la r ________________________________ 2 .0 7 0 2 .2 3 0
40 C o n cr e te m ix e r :
T o 5 cu b ic y a rd s ____________ 2 .3 5 0 2 .4 5 0 40D A Y T
O N , OHIO O v e r 5 c u b ic y a rd s ________ 2 .4 5 0 2 .5 5 0
40
M a te r ia l :B u ild in g : B r ic k
______________________________ 1 .8 0 0 1 . 880 40
C o n s tru c t io n : S in g le -a x le , su p er l i g h t
------- 2 . 0 1 0 2 . 130 40D um p tan d em ; s tra ig h t T a n d
em , su p er ligh t ________ 2 . 1 1 0 2 .2 3 0 40
fla t tan dem _____________________ 2 .5 4 0 2 .6 7 0 40 B u ild
in g m a te r ia l :D um p; s tra ig h t f la t ; F i r s t 30 d a
y s _________________ 1 .8 7 0 1 .9 5 0 40
w inch 2 .4 3 0 2 .5 6 0 40 T h e re a fte r 1 .9 7 0 2 . 050
40D um p t r a i l e r ; t r u c k -t r a c t o r ; Sand, g r a v e
l and r e a d y -m ix
s e m it r a i le r _____________________ 2 .4 9 0 2 .6 2 0 40 c
o n c r e te :D um p C rete : M ix e rtr u c k :
2 and 3 y a r d s ________________ 2 .4 9 0 2 . 6 2 0 40 U n der
5 y a r d s _________ 2 . 170 2 .2 5 0 404 y a r d s 2 .5 4 0 2 .6
7 0 40 O v e r 5 y a rd s 2 .3 2 0 2 .4 0 0 40
E u c lid ; S e m it ra ile r ___________ 2 .4 2 0 2 .5 0 0 40Up
to and in clu d in g Sand, g r a v e l and m o r ta r :
12 y a r d s ______________________ 2 .6 0 0 2 .7 3 0 40 U nder
15 ton s :O v e r 17 y a r d s _ _ . _ 2 .9 6 0 3 .0 9 0 40 F ir s
t 3 0 d a y s 1 .8 7 0 1 .9 5 0 40
R e a d y -m ix : T h e re a fte r _____________ 1 .9 7 0 2 .0 5
0 407 and 3 y a r d s ............... . 2 .4 9 0 2 .6 2 0 40 O ve r
1 5 ton s 2 . 070 2 . 150 404 y a r d s _________________________ 2
. 540 2 .6 7 0 40 S tru ctu ra l s te e l and
M a te r ia l : iro n :C o n c r e te : F i r s t 3 m on th s
___________ 1 .7 8 0 1 . 860 40
5 y a r d s and under . ......... . _ 2 .3 0 0 2 .4 0 0 40 4 - 6
m on th s 1 .8 4 0 1 .9 2 0 4 0O v e r 5 y a r d s ... _ 2 .3 5 0 2
.4 5 0 40 T h e r e a fte r 1 .9 7 0 2 . 050 40Dum p 2 . 2 0 0 2 .
300 40 L u m b e r d e a le r 5 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 3 0 40
L u m b e r : H e lp e r s ____________________ 1 .6 0 0 1 .6 8
0 40F ir s t 30 d a y s __________________ 1 .9 0 0 1 .9 5 0 40 P a
p e r W hole sa le :A fte r 30 d a y s . ... 2 . 0 0 0 2 . 050 40 F
ir s t 3 m on th s 1 .5 9 0 1 .6 9 0 40
H e lp e r s , f i r s t 30 d a y s ___ 1 .7 2 0 1 .7 7 0 40 4 -
6 m on th s ________________ 1 .6 9 0 1 .7 9 0 40H e lp e r s , a
fte r 30 d a y s ----- 1 .8 2 0 1 .8 7 0 40 T h e re a ft e r
________________ 1 .8 4 0 1 .9 4 0 4 0
P lu m b in g : P lu m b in g supply :F ir s t 3 0 d a y s ... 1
.8 5 0 1 .8 9 0 40 F ir s t 3 m on th s 1 .7 5 0 1 .8 2 5 403 0 -
hO d ays 1 .9 3 0 1 .9 7 0 40 A fte r 3 m on th s 1 . 900 1 .9 7 5
40A fte r 60 d a y s ---------------------------- 2 . 0 0 0 2 . 040
40 F is h :S em i, f i r s t 30 d a y s 1 .8 3 0 1. 870 40 F ir s t
9 0 d a y s 1 .7 8 0 1 .8 5 0 403 0 -6 0 d a y s ... . . . . . 2 .
0 0 0 2 . 040 40 A fte r 9 0 d ays 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 2 0 40A fte r 6 0
d a y s __________________ 2 . 1 0 0 2 . 140 40 F u rn itu r e R e
ta il :
S traigh t job 2 . 0 0 0 2 . 050 40 F ir s t 6 m on th s 1 .7 2
5 1 .7 7 5 40S em i ....... 2 . 050 2 . 1 0 0 40 A fte r 6 m on th
s 1 .8 0 0 1. 850 40He 1 pe r s _ 2 . 0 0 0 2 . 050 40 H e lp e r s
, f ir s t 6 m on th s 1 .6 2 5 1 .6 7 5 40
F u rn itu re M ov in g and s to ra g e _______ 2 . 0 0 0 2 . 0
0 0 H e lp e r s , a fte r 6 m o n t h s ________ 1 .6 7 5 1 .7 2 5
40
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T A B L E 9 . U nion s c a le s o f w a g e s and h o u rs fo r
m o to r tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s b y c it y , Ju ly
I , 1957, and Ju ly 1, 1958 C on tin u ed
T ra d e o r o c cu p a t io n
July L 195 7 July 1, 1958
T ra d e o r o c cu p a t io n
July 1, 1957 July 1, 1958
Rate
hour
Rateper
hour
Hoursper
week
Rateperhour
Rateper
hour
Hours
week
D E N V E R , C O L O . C on tin u ed D ES M O IN ES, IO W A C
on tin u ed
G e n e ra l: G r o c e r y W h olesa le :L o c a l fr e ig h t
: 5 F ir s t 30 d a y s _______________________ $ 1 .7 2 0 $ 1 .8 4
0 40
$ 2 . 150 $ 2 .3 5 0 40 3 0 -6 0 d a y s 1 .8 1 0 1 .9 3 0 40S h
o r t - lin e o r l o c a l ru n s ------------- 2 . 150 2 .3 5 0
40 A fte r 60 d a y s _______________________ 1 .9 0 0 2 . 0 2 0 4
0V fln rh 2 . 2 0 0 2 .4 0 0 40 Trpi----A fte r 7. m on th s 1. 590
1 .5 9 0 40
P a ck a g e d e l iv e ry : L a u n d ry T o w e l s e r v ic e
:1 .8 9 0 1 .8 9 0 40 F ir s t 4 w e e k s 1 .7 5 0 1 .7 8 0 401 .7
6 0 1 .7 6 0 40 6 - 8 w ee k s (9) 1 .8 5 0 401 .9 2 0 1 .9 2 0 40
A fter 8 w e e k s 1 .8 3 0 1 .9 3 0 40
P ick u p and bu lk ----------------------------- 1 .8 9 0 1 .
890 40 M o v in g F u rn itu re :1 .6 7 0 1 .6 7 0 40 F ir s t 6 m
on th s 1 .7 7 5 1 .8 5 0 40
T r a n s fe r H eavy m ov in g : A ft e r 6 m on th s
______________________ 1. 875 1 .9 5 0 402 ton s and up to 5 ton s
__________ 2 . 2 0 0 3 2 . 2 0 0 40 N ew spa p e r 2 .2 9 0 2 .4 4
0 485 ton s and o v e r ___________________ 2 .2 5 0 32 . 250 40 -
O il Tank:L ow b ed , 20 , 000 poun ds pay F ir s t 6 m on th s
_____________________ 1 .9 3 0 31 . 930 40
lo a d o r o v e r ______________________ 2 .3 5 0 32 . 350 40 7
-1 2 m on th s ________________________ 2 .0 3 0 32 .0 3 0 402 .3 5
0 32 . 350 40 1 3 -1 8 m on th s 2 . 1 2 0 3 2 . 1 2 0 40
H e lp e r s , h ea vy duty _____________ 2 . 1 0 0 3 2 . 1 0 0
40 R a ilw a y e x p r e s s _______________________ 2. 115 2 .2 3
2 40G r o c e r y and c o f f e e W h o le sa le : A ir p o r t
_______________________________ 2 . 145 2 .3 3 2 40
F ir s t 4 m on th s ____________________ 1 .6 9 0 1 .6 9 0 405
- 12 m on th s _______________________ 1 .7 5 0 1 .7 5 0 40 D E T R
O IT , M IC H .T h e re a ft e r ________________________ 1 .9 2 0
1 .9 2 0 40
H ou seh o ld g o o d s : A ir re d u c t io n
___________________________ 2 .5 3 0 2 .6 1 0 40V an
__________________________________ 2 . 2 0 0 32 . 2 0 0 40 H e lp e
r s 2 . 350 2 .3 5 0 40
H e lp e r s ________________________ 2 . 1 0 0 3 2 . 1 0 0 40 B
ake ry :2 .2 5 0 32 . 250 40 R a k e r s supply 2 .3 6 0 2 .4 6 0
40
H e lp e r s ________________________ 2 . 150 3 2 . 150 40 H e
lp e r s __________________________ 2 . 1 1 0 2 . 2 1 0 40I c e C a
r ic in g : B r e a d _________________________________ 2 .4 4 0 2
. 520 45
1 .5 9 0 1 .6 6 0 40 H e lp e r s 2 . 2 1 0 2 .2 9 0 453 0 -6 0
d a y s ________________________ 1 .7 7 0 1. 840 40 B is c u it
:
1 .9 3 0 2 . 0 0 0 40 F ir s t 30 days 2 . 090 2 . 170 45M ea t
W hole sa le : A ft e r 30 d a y s ____________________ 2 . 2 0 0 2
.2 8 0 45
F ir s t m onth _______________________ 1. 845 2 .0 1 5 4 0 B e
e r D is tr ib u to r : /S econ d m on th ______________________ 1
.905 2 . 075 40 F r e ig h t _____________________________ 2 .6 0 0
2 .7 0 0 40T h ird m onth ...... _ _ 1 .9 5 5 2 . 125 40 H e lp e
rs ___ 2 . 500 2 . 600 40A fte r 3 m on th s ____________________ 2
. 0 2 0 2 . 1 9 0 40 B u ild in g :
M ilk : C o n s tru c t io n :L igh t and s p e c ia l d e l iv
e r y ______ 1 .8 5 0 1 .9 2 0 40 f.on r .re te m ix e r 2 .5 1 0 2
.7 5 0 40H eavy s p e c ia l d e l i v e r y ---------------- 1 .9
3 0 2 . 0 0 0 40 E x ca v a tin g e t c . : 1C ity
_________________________________ 1 .9 5 0 2 . 030 40 D um p, p ick
u p , s e m i,
P r o d u ce : d o u b le -b o t to m and s t a k e __ 2 .5 1 0
2 .7 0 0 40F ir s t 3 m on th s ____________________ ,1 .5 3 0 1.
580 40 L o w b o y _______________________ 2 .6 0 5 2 . 800 404 -6
m on th s -------------------------------------- 1 .6 3 0 1 .6 8 0
40 U n d erg rou n d : iT h e re a ft e r ________________________
1.. 750 1 .8 0 0 4 0 D um p, up to 8 cu b ic
R a ilw a y e x p r e s s : y a r d s ____________________ 2 .
500 2 .5 0 0 401 V2 _ 5 ton s ________________________ 2 . 1 1 6 2
.2 7 1 40 O v e r 8 cu b ic
T r a n s fe r : y a rd s ________________ 2 .6 0 0 2 .6 0 0 40L
o c a l ca r ta g e _____________________ 2 . 150 32 . 150 40 R oa
d c o n s tru c tio n : 5H e lp e r s ____________________________
2 . 050 32 .0 5 0 40 E u c lid type ___________________ 2 .7 5 0 2
.8 5 0 40
W ine and l iq u o r : Up to 8 cu b ic y a r d s ________ 2 .5 5
0 2 .6 5 0 40F ir s t 4 m on th s ____________________ 1 .6 9 0 1
.7 9 0 40 8 cu b ic y a r d s and5 -8 m on th s . ......... 1 .7 5
0 1. 850 40 o v e r 2 .6 5 0 2 .7 5 0 40T h e re a ft e r
________________________ 1 .8 1 0 1 .9 1 0 40 M a te r ia l : 5
D um p and stake ________________ 2 .3 5 0 2 .5 1 0 40D E S M O
IN E S, IO W A S em i and d o u b le -b o t to m up
to 4 0 ,0 0 0 pounds _____________ 2 .4 0 0 2 .5 6 0 40B u ild
in g : O v e r 4 0 ,0 0 0 poun ds _________ 2 .4 5 0 2 .6 1 0
40
C o n s tru c t io n : G la s s _____________________________ 2
.4 9 0 2 .6 9 0 40T ru ck sta tion and p ick u p ________ 2 .3 7 0
2 . 550 40 L u m b e r l ---------------------------------------- 2
.3 1 0 2 . 360 40D um p, and d r iv e r s not H a rd w ood
_____________________ 2 .3 9 0 2 . 510 40
o th e r w is e s p e c i f ie d ____________ 2 .4 2 0 2 .5 5 0
40 S e m it ra ile r 2 .3 3 0 2 .4 1 0 402 -u n it, s e m i o r t a
n d e m __________ 2 .5 2 0 2 .6 5 0 40 H e lp e r s 2 . 040 2 . 1
2 0 40C o n cr e te m ix e r , o v e r P lu m b in g supply
________________ 2 .4 6 0 3 2 .4 6 0 40
3 y a r d s ___________________________ 2 .5 2 0 2 .6 5 0 40 C a
rb o n ic and c o m p r e s s e d gas:H e lp e r s 2 .3 7 0 2 .5 0
0 40 A g re e m e n t A 2 .5 3 0 2 .6 1 0 40
M a te r ia l : A g re e m e n t B ________________________ 2 .4
2 0 2 . 500 40f.rfierete m ix e r 2 . 0 0 0 2 . 160 40 H e lp e rs
2 .2 7 0 2 .3 5 0 40P lu m b in g W h ole sa le : C le a n e r s
and d y e r s R u g ____________ 1 .585 1 .6 1 5 40
Fi r st 6 m onth s 1 .6 5 0 1 .7 5 0 40 r .m l i 2 .2 7 0 2 .4 0
0 407 -1 2 m on th s ___________________ 1 .7 2 0 1 .8 2 0 40 S em
i and t r a i l e r ____________________ 2 .3 2 0 2 .4 5 0 40A fte
r 1 y e a r ----------------------------- 1 . 9 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 40 H
e lp e r s __________________________ 2 . 1 1 0 2 .2 4 0 40Sem i .
. . . 2 .3 2 0 2 .4 2 0 40 'H-rng 2 .4 9 0 2 .4 9 0 40
F i lm C ity p ick u p and d e l iv e r y _______ 2 .2 3 0 2 .2
3 0 40 E le c t r ic a l supply _______________________ 2 .4 9 0 2
.6 5 0 40G e n e ra l F re ig h t : F o o d s p e c i a l t y
__________________________ 2 .4 6 0 3 2 . 500 40
ra rfa ge 2 . 2 0 0 2 .4 4 0 640 F u rn itu re 2. 550 2 .6 9 0
40H e lp e r s ____________________________ 2 . 2 0 0 2 .4 4 0 6 40
H e lp e r s _ 2 .4 2 0 2 .5 6 0 40
P a r c e l d e l iv e r y : G ene r a l F re ig h t :F i r s t
30 d a y s --------------------------------- 1 .5 2 0 1 .6 2 0 45 L
o c a l c a r ta g e : 13 0 -6 0 d a y s 1 .6 7 0 1 .7 7