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UN ITED STATES D EPARTM EN T OF LAB O RFrances Perkins, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Isador Lubin, Commissioner (on leave)A. F. Hinrichs, Acting Commissioner

Union W ages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers and

Helpers, July 1, 1943

Prepared by

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISIONFlorence Peterson, C hief

Bulletin 7n[o. 771

[Reprinted from the M onthly Labor R eview, February 1944, w ith additional data]

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Letter of TransmittalU nited States D epartment of Labor,

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C., March 18, 1944.

The Secretary of Labor :I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report on wages and hours of

union motortruck drivers and helpers in 75 cities, as of July 1, 1943.This report was prepared in the Bureaus Industrial Relations Division, under

the general supervision of Don Q. Crowther. Donald H. Gerrish was in immediate charge of the field work and the preparation of the report, assisted by Annette V. Simi.

A. F. H inrichs, Acting Commissioner.Hon. Frances Perkins,

Secretary o f Labor.

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ContentsSummary_________________________ ___________________Scope and method of study___________________________Distribution of members by hourly wage rates__________Trend of wage and hour scales_________________________Hours and overtime, 1943_____________________________Changes in wage rates and hours between 1942 and 1943Average rates by city__________________________________Average rate changes in each city______________________Union scales of wages and hours, by cities______________

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Bulletin 7\[o. 771 o f theUnited States Bureau o f Labor Statistics[Reprinted from the M onthly Labor Review, February 1944, with additional data]

Union Wages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, July 1, 1943

Summary

THE average union wage rate for motortruck drivers in 75 cities surveyed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of July 1, 1943, was 94.4 cents per hour; helpers averaged 77.1 cents; the combined groups, 91.9 cents. A majority of the drivers (58 percent) earned between 80 cents and $1.05 per hour, while a majority of the helpers (54.7 percent) received rates between 70 and 90 cents per hour. On the basis of comparable quotations, hourly wage rates advanced 4.6 percent for drivers and 4.7 percent for helpers during the 13-month period from June 1, 1942, to July 1, 1943.

The average basic workweek was 46.4 hours for drivers and 46.2 for helpers. The range in weekly hours was from 32 to 78. About 39 percent of the drivers and helpers had a 48-hour week, 26.5 percent had a 40-hour week, and 11 percent worked a basic 44-hour week. The weekly hours of 97 percent of the drivers and helpers remained unchanged during the 13-month period preceding July 1.

Scope arid Method of Study

This study is one of a series of annual surveys made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, covering union scales in various trades in 75 principal cities of the United States. The data were collected by field representatives of the Bureau, who called upon the officials of the local unions in each city to obtain the rates provided in their agreements with employers and the number of persons working under each wage scale. Scales in negotiation or before the National War Labor Board at the time our representatives called were further checked before the data were tabulated so that increases retroactive to July 1, 1943, would be reflected in this report.

The figures are for city trucking primarily, although over-the-road drivers were included when they were paid on an hourly rather than a mileage basis. The report includes 3,152 wage quotations covering 238,415 union members, of whom 86 percent were drivers and 14 percent were helpers. The averages presented are weighted according to the number of union members receiving each rate and thus reflect not only the actual rates provided in union agreements but also the number of members benefiting from those scales.# The term truck drivers covers a heterogeneous group of occupa

tions, such as drivers of building and excavating trucks, coal trucks,( l )


2ice trucks, general hauling and transfer trucks, delivery trucks hauling various and miscellaneous commodities, and express and freight trucks. In each of the many classifications of hauling, different types and sizes of trucks are commonly used. Each branch of the trucking industry and each size and type of truck usually has a different wage rate. Furthermore, there is great variation among the different cities, not only in commodities handled and types of trucks but also in the terminology used to describe the different kinds of trucking. For these reasons it is impossible to make an intercity classification by types. All truck driving in each city studied is treated as one trade, division being made only between drivers and helpers.

Most frequently the union agreements specify hourly rates as the basis of wage payment for drivers doing local hauling, or making local deliveries which do not involve sales functions, although daily or weekly wage scales are not uncommon. For purposes of this study the daily and weekly wage scales have been converted to an hourly basis whenever the agreements specified the number of hours for which the scales applied; otherwise they have been omitted. Some trucking agreements, although specifying wages on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, do not state the number of hours that shall constitute full time, and these quotations necessarily have been omitted in the computation of average full-time hours and in the table showing the distribution according to hours per week.

Agreements covering route drivers, particularly those handling bakery products, beer, laundry, and milk, commonly classify the drivers as salesmen. Ordinarily, the compensation of these drivers is specified as a weekly guaranty, plus various commissions based upon the volume of deliveries or collections. Similarly, the agreements covering over-the-road drivers commonly specify either trip or mileage rates rather than hourly wage scales. All quotations specifying such commission, trip, or mileage wage scales, which could not be converted to an hourly basis, have been excluded from the computations in this report.

Distribution of Members by H ourly Wage Rates

Almost 58 percent of the union truck drivers received hourly wage rates between 80 cents and $1.05, about 29 percent of them being between 85 and 95 cents. Only 16 percent of the drivers received less than 80 cents per hour, while over 26 percent received $1.05 or more. Rates for individual driver classifications ranged from 38.3 cents per hour for relay laundry drivers on routes between Atlanta, Ga., and nearby cities, to $2.00 per hour for operators of dump trucks with a capacity of 8 cubic yards or over in St. Louis.

More than half (54.7 percent) of the helpers had rates of at least 70 cents but less than 90 cents per hour, while several (6.2 percent) received over $1.00. Nearly 5 percent earned less than 50 cents per hour. Helpers' rates rangea from 30 cents per hour for linen drivers' helpers in Birmingham to $1.25 per hour for helpers on theatrical- equipment trucks in New York.


3Table 1. Percentage Distribution o f Union Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, by

Hourly Wage Rates, July I, 1943

Classified hourly rate

Percent of union mem* bers with classified hourly rates

Classified hourly rate

Percent of union members with classified hourly rates

Driversand

helpersDrivers Helpers

Driversand

helpersDrivers Helpers

TTndnr 40 cants ._ . . _ 0.1 (i) 0.6 $1.00 and under $1.05 11.6 12.8 4.240 and under 46 cents___ .2 0.1 1.4 $1.05 and under $1.10____ 6.6 6.3 1.045 and under 60 cents___ .7 .4 2.8 $1.10 and under $1.15____ 6.3 7.2 .660 and under 66 cents___ 1.2 .8 3.0 $1.15 and under $1.20....... 3.5 4.0 .256 and under 60 cents___ 2.0 1.7 3.6 $1.20 and under $1.25____ 3.2 3.7 .260 and under 65 cents___ 3.0 2.3 7.2 $1.25 and under $1.30....... 2.0 3.4 0)5 and under 70 cents___ 2.7 1.8 8.1 $1.30 and under $1.35....... .6 .770 and under 75 cents___ 6.1 3.0 12.8 $1,35 and iindar $lr40 __ .6 .775 and under 80 cents.... 6.0 4.8 13.8 $1.40 and over__________ .5 .580 and under 85 cents___ 0.6 8.5 16.385 and under 00 cents___ 14.8 15.1 11.8 Total...................... 100.0 100.0 100.000 and under 05 cents___ 12.3 13.8 3.105 cents and under $1.00.. 7.6 7.5 8.4 Average hourly rate____ $0,910 $0,044 $0,771

i Less than a tenth of 1 percent.

Trend of Wage and Hour Scales

Since 1936, the first year for which comparable quotations for the trucking industry were available, the trend of wage scales has been consistently upward, and except for 1942 the trend of regular weekly hours generally downward. During the 13-month period, June 1, 1942, to July 1, 1943, union hourly wage rates for motortruck drivers increased on the average 4.6 percent, while helpers' rates were increased 4.7 percent. Basic weekly hours for drivers decreased 0.3 percent; those of helpers 0.2 percent.

The slight decrease in basic weekly hours for truck drivers and helpers is due to the decrease in local delivery services, in accordance with rulings of the Office of Defense Transportation.T able 2. Percent o f Change in Union Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours for

Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, 1936-43

Yearly periodDrivers and helpers Drivers Helpers

Hourly wage rate

Weeklyhours

Hourly wage rate

Weeklyhours

Hourly wage rate

Weeklyhours

1936 to 1937.................................................. +6.6 -0 .9 0) (0 (0 0)1037 to 1938.................................................. +3.6 0 +3.6 0 +3.5 01938 to 1939............................................... +2.2 - . 9 +2.2 - . 8 +2.6 -1 .21939 to 1940.................................................. +2.0 - . 9 +2.1 - . 8 +2.0 -1 .31940 to 1941.................................................. +4.0 - . 7 +3.8 - .7 +5.0 - . 71941 to 1942.................................................. +7.0 + .4 +6.8 + .1 +8.7 +2.01942 to 1943.................................................. +4.6 - . 3 +4.6 - . 3 +4.7 - . 2

i Not available.

Hours and Overtime, 1943Weekly hours.The average full-time weekly hours in effect for

union truck drivers in the 75 cities surveyed on July 1,1943, was 46.4 and the average for helpers was 46.2 (table 3).

The basic workweek of 37.8 percent of the drivers and 43.7 percent of the helpers was 48 hours. The 40-hour week covered 27.0 percent


4of the drivers, and 23.4 percent of the helpers. Also common was the 44-hour week covering 10.9 percent of the drivers, and 11.3 percent o f the helpers. Basic weeks of over 48 hours were worked by 19.0 percent of the drivers, and 13.2 percent of the helpers. The shortest workweek was reported in Milwaukee, where coal, coke, and oil drivers and helpers had a 32-hour week from April 1 to September 30; the longest was in Des Moines, Iowa, where soft-drink drivers and helpers worked a 78-hour week during the summer months.T able 3.Percentage Distribution of Union Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, by Hours

per Week, July 2, 1943

Honrs per week

Under 40.....................40.................................Over 40 and under 44.44____ _____ - ...........Over 44 and under 48-48.................................Over 48 and under 54.54.................................Over 54 and under 60.60...... ..........................Over 60........................

Total.................Average weekly hours.

Percent of union members with classified hours per week

Drivers and helpers Drivers Helpers

0.8 0.8 1.126.5 27.0 23.4

.5 .5 l-O-11.0 10.9 ll. 34.3 4.0 6.3

38.7 37.8 43.76.9 7.7 2.16.3 6.1 7.9.6 .6 .5

4.3 4.5 2.6.1 .1 .1

100.0 100.0 100.046.4 46.4 46.2

The effect of the Fair Labor Standards Act, in limiting straight- time working hours to 40 per week for workers in interstate commerce, was reflected in a number of motortruck drivers, agreements. The majority of the drivers, however, as is indicated by the prevalence of hour scales in excess of 40 per week, were considered either as working in strictly intrastate commerce, to which the Act does not apply, or were drivers of common, contract, or private motor carriers engaged in transportation in interstate commerce, which are generally exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Drivers in the latter classification are subject to the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which has ruled that no employer of drivers operating vehicles in interstate commerce may require drivers in its employ to remain on duty for more than 60 hours in a period of 168 consecutive hours, with the exception that carriers operating vehicles every day of the week may permit drivers to remain on duty 70 hours in a period of 192 consecutive hours. These drivers however, are limited to 10 hours aggregate driving in any period of 24 hours, unless they are off duty 8 consecutive hours during or immediately following this driving period. An exception from the daily limitation is made in the event of adverse weather conditions or unusually adverse road or traffic conditions necessitating hours of driving in excess of 10, when drivers may be permitted to operate vehicles up to 12 hours in any given workday, provided,, however, that the extra 2 hours are necessary to complete a trip.1

1 An essential difference between the hour regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission and of the Fair Labor Standards Act should be noted. Whereas the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations specify maximum hours which may not be exceeded, the regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act merely specify the maximum hours that may be worked at straight-time rates, and do not limit the- number of total hours that may be worked, provided time and a half is paid for all hours in excess of the specified normal week.


5Overtime rates.Time and a half was specified as the initial over

time rate in over four-fifths of the quotations, covering 89 percent of the drivers and 85 percent of the helpers. A few quotations covering only one-tenth of 1 percent of the total members called for doubletime rates for overtime. Other penalty scales such as a fixed monetary rate, time and one-third, or time and one-fourth were indicated in 3.5 percent of the quotations, which included about 4.0 percent of the drivers and helpers combined. In many of the quotations (11.5 percent) no penalty rate was provided and in some cases overtime was prohibited because of Interstate Commerce Commission regulations.2

A number of union agreements provided a daily or weekly tolerance under which a limited amount of overtime could be worked before the penalty rate became effective. This tolerance usually ranged from 4 to 6 hours per week.

Several agreements guaranteed a certain amount of overtime each week at the penalty rate of time and a half. This provision is not uncommon for drivers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which limits the maximum weekly hours that may be worked at straight time to 40 per week. By a guaranty of a definite number of hours each week at time and a half, the take home pay is increased without changing the basic rates.

Changes in Wage Rates and Hours Rettveen 1942 and 1943

Wage rates.Forty-two percent of the quotations containing comparable data for 1942 and 1943, including slightly over half (50.9 percent) of the union truck drivers and slightly less than half (49.5 percent) of the helpers, indicated increases in hourly wage rates during the 13-month period from June 1,1942, to July 1,1943. There were no reductions in wage rates reported for any driver or helper classification during this period.

Among the drivers who benefited by increases in the 13-month period, the largest number (45.0 percent) received between 10 and 15 percent. The next largest number (33.0 percent) received between 5 and 10 percent increases. Less than 10 percent of those receiving increases, and less than 5 percent of the total union drivers included in the study received advances of 15 percent or more.T able 4.Extent of Increases in Wage Rates o f Motortruck Drivers and Helpers and

Percent of Members Affected, July I, 1943, as Compared with June I, 1942

Extent of increase

Drivers and helpers Drivers Helpers

Number of quotations

Percent of members affected





All increases............................. 1,233 50.7 990 50.9 243 49.5Less than 5 percent................. 152 6.1 126 6.4 26 4.55 and under 10 percent______ 455 17.2 377 16.8 78 19.610 andunder 15 percent______ 412 22.4 319 22.9 93 18.415 and under 20 percent,_____ 127 3.7 103 3.6 24 4.620 and under 25 percent.......... 40 .7 28 .6 12 1.225 and under 30 percent.......... 25 .3 19 .2 6 1.030 and under 35 percent.......... 11 .1 11 .2 0 035 and under 40 percent.......... 4 .1 2 .1 2 .240 percent and over................. 7 .1 5 .1 2 0)

* Less than a tenth of 1 percent.

* See footnote 1, p. 4.58211044----- 2


6The largest percentage of helpers who benefited from increases

(40.1 percent) received between 5 and 10 percent and over 37 percent obtained raises of between 10 and|15 percent, while [14.1 percent of those getting increases and 7.0 percent of the total union helpers covered had raises of 15 percent or more.

Maximum weekly hours.The weekly hour scales reported for almost 97 percent of the union membership remained unchanged during the 13-month interval between the two surveys. About 3 percent of the quotations, applying to 3.1 percent of the members, called for reductions in the maximum weekly hours permitted without payment of. overtime. Increases in weekly hours were reported in only 22 driver and 3 helper quotations affecting only 0.3 percent of the combined memberships.

Average Rates by C ity 3The average rate for drivers in each city included in the survey is

shown in table 5. Seattle had the highest composite average ($1,154 per hour), New York with an average almost 4 cents per hour less ($1,116) was second, followed closely by nearby Newark where the average was $1,105. All other averages exceeding $1.00 were found in West Coast cities: Spokane ($1,078), Los Angeles ($1,049), Portland, Oreg. ($1,025), and San Francisco ($1,017). In addition,, four other citiesDetroit, Cleveland, Phoenix, and Chicagohad averages that were higher than the average for all cities ($0.944). Twenty- seven cities had averages between 80 and 90 cents, 18 between 70 and 80, and only 11 under 70 cents. San Antonio had the lowest average ($0,550).

Average Rate Changes in Each C ity4Norfolk, Va., where the average wage rate for drivers ($0,708) was

substantially below the average for all cities combined, recorded the highest percentage increase in wage rates (17.3 percent) based on comparable rate quotations for June 1, 1942, and July 1, 1943. All except one of the comparable quotations from Norfolk called for increases, which ranged from 8 to 20 cents per hour. El Paso had the next highest percentage increase (16.7 percent), followed closely by Jackson, Miss. (15.8 percent) and Wichita, Kans. (15.3 percent). Only three other cities had average increases of as much as 10 percent: Richmond (13.3), Providence (12.1), and Binghamton (11.7). Nineteen additional cities had increases that exceeded the average increase (4.6 percent) for the combined 75 cities. Five cities reported no change in scales. * *

3 The overage rate shown for each city is a composite of all rates quoted for each different type of truck drivers, weighted by the number of union members earning each rate.

* These percentage changes are based on specific rates weighted by the number of members working at each rate. Only those quotations showing comparable data for both 1942 and 1943 are included. Specific increases during the 13-month period of this study will reflect larger percentage changes among those classifications with comparatively lower scales; e. g. if freight drivers in city A increase their scale 10 cents per hour from 70 to 80 cents an average increase of 14.3 percent is registered, while if in city B the same increase raises the rate from $1.10 to $1.20 per hour the percentage change is only 9.1 percent. For this reason those cities which had lower scales tend to show greater percentage increases than those which had higher scales.


7T able 5. Average Hourly Bates of Union Motortruck Drivers, by City, July I , 1943,

and Percent of Increase Over Previous Year1

C ityAveragehourly

rate

Percentof

increaseC ity

Averagehourly

rate

Percentof

increase

Sftftttlfl. W ash. __ _ $1.154 1.116

1.6 D ayton , O hio________________ $0,819.817

4.9N ew Y ork NT. Y ................ 6.1 Denver, C olo_________________ 1.4Newark, N\ J _ _ _ 1.105 7.6 W orcester, M a s s .......... .. .817 5.6Spokane, W ash_____ _________ 1.078 .4 Baltimore, M d .........__________ .811 7.9Los Angeles, C alif _ 1.049 4.7 Little R ock , A rk _____________ .806 .6Portland, Oreg ..... 1.025 8.4 M adison, W is________________ .805 .8fi^n Franeisen~ Calif ______ 1.017 7.3 Jacksonville, F la_____________ .800 6.5D etroit, M i eh' ___ .997 8.5 Kansas C ity, M o .798 6.4Cleveland Ohio _ _ .960 1.0 Erie, P a .......................................... .790 1.8Phoenix, A t\t _ ___ .957 .5 Scranton. P a _________________ .790 4.1Chicago'111 .950 6.2 Charleston, W . V a ..................... .787 4.1Average, all cities.......................... . m 4.6 R ock Island (111.) district * . . . .782 2.2Pittsburgh Pa _ _ .940 .6 Grand Rapids, M ich _________ . 777 7.1M ob ile Ala .927 2.1 D uluth , M inn __ _ _ ___ .774 2.3B utte, Mont. .925 .4 Reading, Pa .771 3.2Boston, M ass _ .913 5.1 Louisville, K y _ _ .770 2.7T oledo, Ohio _ _ _ _ .905 2.8 Des M oines, Iow a____________ .759 5.1M ilw aukee, W is _ __ .899 1.8 Portland, M aine_____________ .740 .1Salt Lake C ity , U ta h ____ __ .899 1.8 M em phis, T enn______________ .737 3.6South Bend, Tnd .. .899 2.4 Omaha, Nehr .716 1.0Philadelphia, Pa .897 2.9 Charleston, S. C .712 0W ashington, D . C .889 2.3 N orfolk, V a ................................... .708 17.3N ew H aven, Conn .888 3.5 Manchester, N . H_ .703 0Providence, R . T _ .886 12.1 W ichita, Kans ____ __ .701 15.5Youngstow n, Ohio r . _ .885 2.8 E l Paso, Texas......................... .700 16.7Colum bus, Ohio______________ .880 1.8 Y ork , P a ...................................... .700 0Buffalo, N . Y ............................... .878 2.7 Oklahoma C ity , O kla............... .686 3.3M inneapolis, M inn .875 6.5 Atlanta, Ga _ _ .673 4.7Rt. Paul, M inn .872 5.3 Nashville, Tenn _ _ _ _ . . . .666 2.4Cincinnati, Ohio ____ _ _ _ .859 8.8 Birmingham , Ala . .660 .1Springfield, Mass .850 5.0 H ouston, Texas________ ______ .640 4.3Rochester, N . Y .844 1.4 R ichm ond, V a________ _____ .636 14.1Peoria, Til .832 3.6 Jackson, M iss _ _ .630 15.8Tam pa, Pla .823 0 Charlotte, N . C _____ _ .629 2.1Bingham ton, N . Y , ___ .822 11.5 N ew Orleans, L a _ .628 1.0Indianapolis, Tnd ,. _ . . . .821 1.2 Dallas, Texas .618 3.5St. Louis. M o......................... .821 6.6 San Antonio, Texas................ .550 0

1 Does not include drivers paid on a commission or mileage basis. Averages are weighted according to number receiving each different rate. Helpers are not included in this table.

* Includes Bock Island, 111., Davenport, Iowa, and Moline, 111.

Union Scales of Wages and H ours, by CitiesThe rates of wages per hour and hours per week on July 1, 1943, and

June 1, 1942, for each classification of union motortruck drivers and helpers in each city included in the survey are shown in table 6.

In a number of cities there are two or more union rates for the same type of truck driving. This may be due to the existence of two or more unions having different scales, to a single union having different agreements with different employers for various reasons, or to both these situations. Where more than one union rate is in effect for the same type of trucking, rates are listed in the following tables with the designations Agreement A, B, C, etc. The designations Rate A, B, C, etc., are used whenever two or more otherwise unclassified rates appear in the same agreement. The sequence of the alphabetical designations is in no way intended to indicate the relative importance of the agreements or rates.


8Table 6.Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours o f Union Motortruck Drivers and

Helpers, by Cities, July I, 1943, and June 1, 1942

City and classification

Atlanta, Oa.Baggage:

Agreement A ...............Agreement B...............

Helpers....................BakeryBiscuit:

Agreement A:Rate A.....................Rate B .....................

Agreement B ...............BeerKeg drivers..........Cottonseed:

First 30 days...............After 30 days-..............

GeneralFreight: Agreement A:

City pick-up and delivery.................

Helpers.................Agreement B:

City delivery...........Helpers.................

Groceries:Agreement A ..............Agreement B ...............

Helpers....................Over-the-road..............

Laundry:Relay drivers on routes

between cities...........Army trucks......... .

MunicipalEquipment operators:

Sanitary-------------------Construction...............Parts........ ...................Brooms......... ..............

Railway express:Pick-up and delivery..Vehicle men................Money pick-up...........Southeastern rate........

Baltimore, Md.Bakery:

Road drivers-------------Biscuit.........................

Beer, keg........................Helpers........................

Building:Materials..-................

Helpers....................Concrete-mixer trucks. Dump trucks (exca

vating).....................Coal................................

Helpers........................Factory...........................Furniture....... ...............

Helpers......................General:

Freight drivers City.Extra drivers...........Helpers......... ...........

Heavy hauling andrigging...................

Helpers.................Groceries:

Retail:C ity ........................

Helpers.............Road........................

Wholesale______ ____Helpers................... -

July 1, 1943 June 1, 1942

Rate Hours Rate Hoursper per per per

hour week hour week

$0,625 48 $0,625 48.583 48 .583 48.542 48 .542 48

.771 48 .771 48

.725 48 .725 48

.525 52 .600 521.013 40 1.013 40.580 60 .580 60.680 60 .680 60

.590 54 .560 54

.610 54 .450 54.560 54 .449 54.450 54 .347 54.580 48 .580 48.539 44 .511 44.478 40 .450 40.730 48 .698 48

.383 60

.417 60

.688 48 .625 48

.688 40 .625 40

.688 40 .625 40

.844 48 .781 48

.837 44 .837 44

.891 44 .891 44

.963 44 .963 44

.888 44 .888 44

.673 148

.900 i 48 .900 40

.925 40 .850 40

.775 40 .700 40

.750 44 .760 44

.650 44 .650 44

.900 42 .900 42

.750 44 .725 44

.675 48 .625 48

.6.00 48 .560 48

.900 40

.760 48 .688 48

.656 48 .583 48

.755 48 .677 48

.780 48 .700 48

.610 48 .550 48

.729 48 .729 48

.600 48 .600 48

.833 48 .833 48

.698 48 .698 48

.938 48 .938 48

.850 143 .755 i 42

.625 143 .550 142See footnotes at end of table.


July 1,1943 June 1,1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Baltimore, Md.Con.Ice:

Route foremen.-......... $0.885 48 $0.885 48Delivery................... .802 48 .802 48

Helpers............... .563 48 .563 48City transfer............... .750 48 .750 48Refrigerator................. .750 48 .750 48

Helpers___________ .729 48 .729 48Platform dealers de

livery....................... .750 48 .750 48Lumber.......................... .700 40 .700 40Meat-Packing house:

City.............. .............. 1.125 40 1.125 40Road_______________ 1.250 40 1.250 40

MilkCountry plants:Can trucks ................. .708 48 .667 48Tank trucks................ .688 48 .646 48Helpers........................ .646 48 .458 48

Oil........ .......................... .800 54 .688 60Fuel.-................ ........ .675 48 .625 48

PauerWholesale_____ .850 42 .725 42Helpers_____________ .700 42 .600 42

Plumbing, heating, andelectrical contractors. .813 40 .813 40

Helpers....... .............. .688 40 .688 40Railway express______ .900 44

Helpers ________ .787 44Steel supplies. ................ .750 40 .750 40Sugar refinery............... .775 40 .775 40Tobacco:

C ity ........................... .630 1 48 .630 148Helpers.................... .500 148 .500 148

Road........................... .680 M8 .680 148

Binghamton, N. Y.

Beer............................... .459 i 54 .459 154Helpers........................ .426 154 .426 154

GeneralFreight:City agreement:

City drivers............. .728 50 .700 54Peddle-runs.............. .809 50 .750 54Helpers___________ .600 50 .550 54

Over-the-road agreement:

City drivers............. .728 50 .630 54Peddle-runs.............. 809 50 648 54Helpers....... ............. .600 50 .500 54Over-the-road.......... .900 60 .800 60

MovingFurniture____ .685 54Helpers........................ .611 54

Produce.......................... .550 154 .459 154Helpers....... ................ .500 i 54 .426 154

Railway express_______ .822 44

Birmingham, Ala.Baggage.......................... .600 40 .600 40

Helpers........................ .500 40 .500 40Building:

Dump trucks andtransit mixers:

Under 1H tons......... .625 40 .625 40to 3 tons............ .750 40 .750 40

8 tons and over........ 1.000 40 1.000 40Euclid drivers, 1-drum

winch truck, agitator or transit-mixdrivers, winch truckor truck with addedequipment............... 1.250 40 1.250 40

Trailers, up to 3 tons.. .850 40 .850 40Trailers, 3 tons and

over.......................... 1.000 40 1.000 40


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9Rates and Weekly Hours of Union Motortruck Driversties, July 1, 1943, and June 1, 1942Continued

July 1,1943 June 1, 1942 July 1,1943 June 1

Rateper

hourHours

perRateper

hourHours

perweek

City and classification Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hour

Boston, Mass.-^Con.

40 $0.770 4040 .680 40404048 .417 4848 .875 4860 .680 6060 .630 60

60 .560 6060 .430 6060 .600 6060 .680 6060 .430 6040 .475 4040 .375 40484840 .575 4040 .425 4060 .600 6060 .300 6064 .463 54

40 .800 4040 .550 4040 .600 4044 .837 4444 .917 44

4848 .656 4848 .594 4848 .542 48

64 .611 5464 .704 5464 .500 5454 .546 5445 .900 4545 .844 45

48 .729 4848 .750 4848 .813 4864 .741 54

40 1.050 4040 .975 4040 .640 4840 .520 48

Building:Materials:

Agreement A ...........Agreement B ...........

Helpers.................C o n c r e t e - m i x e r

trucksOver intons.......... ................

Dump trucks1H tons or less_____Over in tons---------

Helpers.................Coal................................

Helpers......... ..............Department stores.........

Helpers.......... .............Food specialties:

Retail............- ........-Wholesale:

Agreement A ...........Agreement B:

Up to 3 tons--------3 to 5 tons.............Helpers.........

Fruits and vegetables Wholesale:

Under 3 tons...............3 to 5 tons_____ _____5 tons and over...........Helpers........................

Furniture:Agreement A:

Trailers............. ......16-ft. semivans.........Other trucks...........Helpers....................

Agreement B ..............Helpers....................

General:3 tons or less...... .........3 to 5 tons................ .5 tons and over...........Helpers.......................

Groceries:Chain stores:

Under 7 tons..........7 tons or over.........Helpers.....................

Wholesale:% ton................... .in tons................. . .2 n tons....................3 n tons....................Helpers....................

Ice:Agreement A ..............

Helpers....................Agreement B (dry ice).

Helpers....................Laundry:

Wholesale delivery___Helpers....................

Linen supply..............Helpers.....................

Lumber..........................Helpers........................

Meat-Packing house... Milk:

Under 1 ton.................1 or 2 tons....................Over 2 tons................Helpers.............. .........

$0,925 40 $0,900.850 40 .800.800 40 .725

.980 40 .900

.770 40 .770

.900 40 .900

.740 40 .740* .980 40 .9503.880 40 .850

.864 44 .864

.705 44 .705

.623 48 .604

.931 40 .900

.913 40 .9131.000 40 1.000.625 40 .625

.813 48 .813

.833 48 .833

.896 48 .896

.792 48 .792

1.025 3 40 1.025.973 8 40 .973.919 340 .919.863 40 .863.750 48 .750.625 48 .625.870 48 .813.891 48 .833.953 48 .896.849 48 .792

.955 48 .9081.018 48 .971.851 48 .804.780 45 .615.820 45 .675.865 45 .813.865 45 .840.550 45 .530.875 40 .875.775 40 .775.963 40 .963.750 40 .750.839 48 .729.625 48 .521.804 51 .722.608 51 .515.853 40 .853.800 40 .800.850 40 .850.854 48 .854.896 48 .896.917 48 .917.583 48 .583


10Table 6 Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours o f Union Motortruck Drivers and

Helpers, by Cities, July I, 1943, and June I, 1942 Continued


July 1,1943 June 1, 1942


July 1,1943 June 1,1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Boston, Mass.Con. Buffalo, BT. Y.MilkContinued. Air reduction.................. $1,000 40 $0,950 40

Route salesmen: Helpers________ ____ .800 40 .750 40First 3 months......... $0,646 48 $0,646 48 BakervBiscuit____ _ .833 48 .833 48Second 3 months___ .708 48 .708 48 Beer:

M ovingPiano and K eg............................ 1.000 40 1.000 40household...,.......... .842 48 .800! 48 Helpers............ ........ .975 40 .975 40Trailers........................ .875 48 .833 48 General utility drivers .975 40 .975 40Helpers.................... . .742 48 .700 48 Building:

N ewsp ap er Rout e Materials..................... .900 54 .900 54drivers: Helpers............ ........ .780 54 .780 54Day_____ ___ _______ 1.194 42 1.087 42 Carry-all trucks._ 1.000 45 1.000 45Night........................... 1.286 39 1.171 39 Concrete-mixer trucks. 1.050 60 looo 60

Oil: Contractors trucks^.. .850 44 .850 44Agreement A: Dump trucks.............. .900 60 .900 60First 6 months......... .900 40 .900 40 Lynn drivers (cater7 to 12 months.........13 to 18 months____

.950

.9884040

.950

.9884040

pillar wheels) Winch trucks

.9601.000

6045

.9601.000

6045

19 to 24 months........ 1.025 40 1.025 40 Coal, coke, and fuel....... .800 *40 1800 *4023 to 30 months____ 1.063 40 1.063 40 Helpers _____ .630 *40 .630 #40Thereafter................ 1.100 40 1.100 40 Flour, feed, and cereal:Agreement B: Agreement A ............... .925 44 .875 44First 6 months_____ .900 40 .900 40 Agreement B___ .905 40 .855 407 to 12 months........ .940 40 .940 40 Agreement C___ .900 40 .800 4013 to 18 months........ .980 40 .980 40 Fruits and vegetables

19 to 24 months------ 1.020 40 1.020 40 Wholesale........ ........... .750 145*4 .750 145*425 to 30 months........ 1.060 40 1.060 40 General:Thereafter................ 1.150 40 1.100 40 Local freight .840 48 .840 48Agreement C: Over-the-road (eastFirst 6 months......... .912 40 .865 40 and west) .900 60 .800 607 to 12 months......... .963 40 .917 40 G r o c e r i e sWholesale13 to 18 months___ - 1.015 40 .963 40 and chain stores____ .825 148 .825 14819 to 24 months........ 1.044 40 1.010 40 Helpers________ .700 148 .700 14825 to 30 months____ 1.108 40 1.056 40 Ice:Thereafter_________ 1.165 40 1.108 40 Rontemeu ____ .648 54 .648 54Agreement D: Car icers and trailerFirst 6 months......... .775 48 .725 48 drivers . . . _ .730 54 .730 547 to 18 months......... .817 48 .767 48 Helpers ______ .620 54 .620 5419 to 24 months........ .879 48 .829 48 LaundryWholesale___ .722 48*4 .722 48*4Thereafter. .............. .950 48 .900 48 Lumber .850 40 .850 46Agreement E (fuel Meat-Packing house:oil)Retail delivery. 4.950 40 .950 40 Agreement A ............... .900 40 .800 40Agreement F (inter Agreement B............... .867 40 .867 40state)........................ .900 48 .900 48 Agreement O (sausage) .825 40 .750 45Agreement Q (road Milk:oil)............................ .900 40 .900 40 City tractor-trailers. .813 48 .813 48

Helpers________ ____ .720 40 .720 40 Over-the-road___ ,_ .833 48 .833 48Paper _ ____ .986 40 Railway express__ .919 44 .919 44Helpers......... .... ......... .935 40 Soft drinks______......... .925 40 .925 40Trailer drivers_______ 1.038 40

Railway express: Butte, Mont.IK tons or less............. .854 44 .854 44l Mto5 tons................. .985 44 .985 44 Bakery ______________ .938 48 .938 48Helpers........................ .801 44 .801 44 Beer:

Rendering......... ............. 1.000 40 Agreement A_____ 1.100 40 1.000 40Scrap-iron and metal Agreement B............... 1.063 40 1.063 40drivers......................... .750 40 .750 40 BuildingHighway conSoft drinks...................... .750 40 .625 48 struction:

Helpers........................ .600 40 .500 48 Under 1A tons............ .900 40 .900 40Warehouse drivers......... .773 44 .773 44 1A to 3 tons____ .950 40 .950 40Helpers........................ .591 44 .591 44 3 to 5 tons___________ 1.000 40 1.000 40Waste paper: Over 5 tons................. 1.200 40 1.200 40

2V4 tons or less_______ .616 40 .560 40 Food specialties_______ .760 48 .760 48Over 2H to 5 tons....... .640 40 .582 40 Boys%-ton trucks... .497 48 .497 485 tons and over............ .702 40 .638 40 General:Truck and tractor____ .763 40 .694 40 Local freight:Helpers: 1,500 lb. and under.. .894 48 .894 48

First 3 months_____ .431 40 .392 40 Over 1,500 lb. to 3After 3 months .517 40 .470 40 tons...__________ .938 48 .938 48

Wreckers, building: 3 to 6 tons................. .969 48 .969 481H tons or less_______ .700 48 .700 48 6 tons and over 1.131 48 1.131 48Over 1A tons.............. .750 48 .750 48 Helpers..................... .894 48 .894 48See footnotes at end of table.


11Table 6.Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours o f Union Motortruck Drivers and

Helpers, by Cities, July 2, 2943, and June 2, 1942Continued


July 1,1943 June 1, 1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHoursper

week

Butte, Mont.Con.GeneralContinued.

Local freightCon.Combination freight

and passenger bustrucks, 4-wheel, 3tons or less______ $0,875 48 $0,875 48

Over-the-roadTruckand trailers or semi-trailers.......... .......... 1.125 48 1.125 48

Hardware..................... . .938 40 .938 40Laundry:

% ton and under_____ .894 40 .894 40Over % ton and under

3 tons..................... . .938 40 .938 40Lumber:

Retail.......................... .938 48 .938 48Wholesale.................... .938 40 .938 40

Meat:Retail.......................... 1.025 48 1.025 48Wholesale.................... 1.025 40 1.025 40

Milk................................ .938 48 .938 48Railway express............. .963 44 .963 44Soft drinks..................... .938 48 .938 48Textiles, retail...... .......... .833 42 .833 42

Boys34-ton truck___ .498 42 .498 42

Charleston, S. C.Building:

l xA tons or less............ .600 48 .600 48Over 1M tons............. .750 48 .750 48

Railway express............. .783 44 .783 44Charleston, W. Va.

Beer:Road drivers............... .750 55 .750 55Route drivers helpers. .440 150 .440 150

Building:Materials:

Under 3 tons............ .825 40 .825 403 tons or over........... 1.000 40 1.000 40Pick-up.................... .750 40 .750 40Helpers___________ .750 40 .750 40

Concrete-mixer trucks:3 yd. and under....... 1.000 40 1.000 40Over 3 y d . . . .......... . 1.250 40 1.250 40

FurnitureRetail.......... .584 48 .550 51Helpers...................... . .489 48 .460 51

General:Freight:

City...................... .800 48 .725 48Peddle-runs.............. .800 48 .750 48Road......................... .875 48 .775 48

Transfer...................... .620 60 .550 60Helpers..................... .500 60 .420 60

GroceriesWholesale - . . .800 54 .750 54Helpers................... - .650 54 .600 54Charlotte, N. C.

General Freight;Agreement AC i t y - .492 60 .475 60

Extra drivers........... .500 60 .500 60Helpers.................... .450 60 .400 60Intercity_____ ____ .517 60 .500 60

Agreement BC i t y - .521 60 .521 60Agreement C:

City pick-up ____ .492 60Helpers. _________ .450 52Intercity .525 60

GroceriesRoad............ .704 148 .666 148Helpers...................... . .529 148 .476 148

Railway express............. .784 44 . 784j 44Helpers. ___________ .730 44 .7301 44See footnotes at end of table.


Chicago, HI.Armored cars..................Auto supply:

1 ton or less..............1 to 2 tons___________2 to 3 tons....................Over 3 tons and semi

trailer........ ..............Motorcycles.................

Baggage-.........................Depot to hotel.............

Bakery:Commissary................Cracker.......................PieTruck and sup

ply.........................Transport................

Yeast....... ...................ExtraTransfer and

long haul..................Keg helpers.................Bottle helpers.............

Building:Materials:

Agreement A:4 tons or less......Over 4 tons...........6-wheel, over 7

tons....................Helpers....... .........HelpersCement.

Agreement B:4 tons or less.........Over 4 tons...........Over 7 tons, 6-

wheel ____HelpersCement.Helpers................

Agreement C (brick).Helpers_________

Agreement D (cut s t o n e a n d marble):

%y2 tons or under. .Over tons........Helpers................

Agreement E (roofing material):

1 and under 2 tons.2 and under 3 tons.3 and under 6 tons.5 and under 7 tons. 7 and under 10

tons....................10 tons and over_Semitrailers, over

6 tons; and tractors, under 5tons....................

C o n t r a c t o r s *drivers...............

Distr ibutors Drivers andhelpers...............

Construction:4-wheel.....................6-wheel................... .

Excavating, paving, grading, asphalt, and sewer:

4-wheel.....................6-wheel...................Helpers....................

July 1,1943 June 1,1942


hour week hour week

$0,996 48 $0,896 48.725 40 .725 40.800 40 .800 40.863 40 .863 40.938 40 .938 40.675 40 .675 40.900 148 .769 148.820 i 48.833 48 .833 48.933 45 .933 45

1.213 40 1.213 401.125 48 1.125 481.156 45 1.156 45

1.063 40 1.063 40.975 40 .975 40.850 40 .850 40

.850 48 .850 48

.900 48 .900 481.075 48 1.075 48.650 48 .650 48.700 48 .700 48.850 54 .850 54.900 54 .900 54

1.075 54 1.075 54.750 54 .750 54.700 54 .700 54.900 45 .900 45.850 45 .850 45

.900 54 .900 541.000 54 1.000 54.800 54 .800 54

.694 54 .694 54

.722 54 .722 54

.741 54 .741 54

.787 54 .787 54

.833 54 .833 54

.870 54 .870 54

.778 54 .778 54

.900 152^ .900 i 52^

1.000 54 1.000 54

1.100 40 1.000 401.350 40 1.250 40

1.100 48 1.000 481.350 48 1.250 48.9131 48 .8131 48


12

T able 6 Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours o f Union Motortruck Drivers andHelpers, by Cities, July I, 1943, and June I, 1942Continued


July 1,1943 June 1, 1942


July 1,1943 June 1,1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHoursper

weekRateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Chicago, 111.Con. Chicago, 111.Con.B u tte r and eggs GeneralContinued.

Wholesale: Parcel delivery:Delivery drivers, 1 ton Up to 3 tons............. $0.833 51 $0.735 51or less_____________ $0,906 48 $0,906 48 3 to 4 tons... ___ .873 51 . 775 51Loop salesmen_______ .867 60 .867 60 Tractor-trailer____ .931 51 .833 51Helpers........................ .688 48 .688 48 Groceries and meat:

Coal: Retail:1 y% tons........................ .960 48 .960 48 Delivery from store. _ .500 54 .491 552 tons.................. ........ .990 48 .990 48 Market pick-up .556 54 . 545 55Over 2 tons and trac- Commissary drivers. .636 55 .636 55tors used with same Wholesale:

trailer_____ _______ 1.020 48 1.020 48 Food and commis8-wheel, over 12 tons.. . 1.090 48 1.090 48 sary drivers........... .750 54 .750 54Tractors with differ- Hay and grain:

ent trailers............... 1.160 48 1.160 48 1 and less than 2 tons__ .784 51 .725 51Helpers_______ _____ .730 48 .730 48 2 and less than 3 tons.. .814 51 .755 51Commission house: 3 and less than 5 tons. .833 51 .775 511 ton or less................. .870 148 .870 148 5 and less than 7 tons.. .882 51 .824 512 tons........................... .890 M8 .890 148 7 and less than 10 tons. .931 51 .873 513 tons. .910 i 48 .910 i 48 10 tons and over__ .971 51 .912 514 tons_______________ .930 148 .930 48 Helpers___________ .668 51 * 609 515 tons and over............ .950 148 .950 148 Ice:Helpers_____________ .760 i 48 .760 i 48 Railroad-car icing .836 1 50 836 l 5Q

Department stores: Helpers......... ........... .764 i 50 .764 i 50Agreement A ............... .792 48 .792 48 Retail delivery (southAgreement B: side)______________ .870 54 .870 54

Up to 2 tons_______ .808 49 % .808 49M T ;fl,nn dry Overalls 1.100 50 1.060 50Trailers _ _ .859 49H .859 49M Livery _ .550 60 .500 60Florists: Lumber, boxes, and shav

Under 1 ton................ .611 54 .550 55M ings:1 and under 2 tons___ .639 54 .578 55H Agreement A:2 and under 3 tons___ .657 54 .595 55M 1 yi to 4 tons and semi3 to 5 tons, inclusive .685 54 .622 55H trailers...................... .820 . 50 .759 54Funeral: 4 tons and over........ .860 50 .796 54Agreement A ............... .715 60 .650 60 Agreement B:Agreement B______ _ .700 60 .650 60 1V to 2V tons _ .829 48 .829 48

Also clean and pol 2H to 4 tons............. .850 48 .850 48ish cars___ ____ .750 60 .700 60 4 tons and over .892 48 .892 48FurnitureRetail.......... .917 48 .917 48 Meat:Helpers........................ .793 48 .793 48 Jobbers, wholesale___ .938 48 .938 48General: Peddle-runs....... ......... .800 60 .800 60Cartage: Packing house:

1 and under 2 tons .824 51 .725 51 Local:2 and under 3 tons .853 51 .755 51 1 ton and under. __ .940 48 .940 483 and under 5 tons.. .873 51 .775 51 Over 1 and under6 and under 7 tons.. .922 51 .824 51 3 tons............... . 1.000 48 1.000 487 and under 10 tons. .971 51 .873 51 3 to 5 tons_______ 1.060 48 1.060 4810 tons and over___ 1.010 51 .912 51 5 tons and over___ 1.080 48 1.080 48Semitrailer, 5 tons Helpers.............. .980 48 .980 48and over............... .922 51 .824 51 Delicatessen .940 48 .940 48Electric trucks: City tractors......... 1.080 48 1.080 481 to 3 tons............. .824 51 .725 51 Dumpcart trac

3 to 5 tons............. .873 51 .775 51 tors______ .850 48 .850 485 to 7 tons_______ .922 51 .824 51 Longdistance:Motorcycles: Under 3 tons......... 1.100 48 1.100 48

M ton or less......... .765 51 .667 51 3 tons and over___ 1.160 48 1.160 48Over H ton........... .824 51 .725 51 Milk:

Miscellaneous haul Vans and tank trucks:ing: Day ...................... 1.125 48 1.125 48

Agreement A: Night....... ................ 1.146 48 1.146 481 and under 2 tons. .808 148 .712 148 Route foremen______ 1.056 54 1.056 542 and under 3 tons. .837i i 48 .740 148 Assistant route fore3 and under 5 tons. .856! U 8 . 760|i 48 men______________ 1.019 54 1.019 545 and under 7 tons. .9041 148 .808U48 Wholesale (no com7 and under 10 tons .952,148 .856 148 mission)..... .............. 1.214 48 1.214 4810 tons and over... .990,148 .894 148 Moving:

Agreement B: Furniture.................... .958 48 .917 481 ton or less......... .770 48 .770 48 Helpers___________ .875 48 .833 48\x/i tons.......... ...... .796i 48 .796 48 Part-time helpers. _. .870 48 .830 482 tons___________ .835 48 .835 48 P iano_____ 1.083 48 1.042 483 tons. . 855^ 48 .855 48 Helpers.. 1.021 48 .979 485 tons..................... .883! 48 .883 48 Part-time helpers. . . 1.030 48 .979 487 tons.................. .925 48 .925 48 Machinery:10 tons and over__ .9601 48 .960 48 Under 1 ton.............. .814 51 .716 51

See footnotes at end of table.


13T able 6.Hourly Woge Rates and Weekly Hours of Union Motortruck Drivers and

Helpers, by Cities, July i , 1943, June I, 1942Continued

July 1,1943 June 1, 1942


hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Chicago, HI.Con.MovingC ontinued.

MachineryCon.1 and under 2 tons.. $0,873 51 $0.775 512 and under 3 tons. _ .892 51 .794 518 and under 5 tons. _ .931 51 .833 515 and under 7 tons._ .980 51 .882 517 and under 10 tons 1.029 51 .931 5110 tons and over....... 1.069 51 .971 51

Municipal:Gas and light...... ........ 1.059 44 1.007 44

Newspaper and magazine:

Afternoon papers........ 1.046 51 1.046 51Morning papers.......... 1.163 45 1.163 45Magazine....... ......... 1.046 51 1.046 51

Nursery and landscape: 2 tons or less............... .583 7 48 .583 54Over 2 to 3 ton............ .611 7 48 .611 8 54Over 3 to 5 tons.......... .630 7 48 .630 54

Oil:Agreement A .............. .914 146 .875 146Agreement B__........... .970 i 46 .970 146Agreement C------------ .970 146 .878 146

Railway expressChauffeurs:

1 to 2H tons................. .946 44 .946 44Helpers......... - - - - - - .839 44 .839 44

8 to 5 tons................... 1.054 44 1.054 44Helpers..................... .919 44 .919 44

Refuse:Ashes..... ......... .......... .875 48 .875 48Scavengers, private:

Agreement A ........... 1.063 48 1.063 48Helpers................ .875 48 .875 48

Agreement B ...........Helpers...______

.944 54 .944 54

.778 54 .778 54Drivers on tractors 1.111 54 1. I ll 54

Sanitary:Private:

Up to 3 tons.......... 1.000 44 .875 443 tons or over____ 1.150 44 1.000 446-wheel trucks----- 1.438 44 1.250 44

Municipal trucks__ 1.096 44 .996 44Rendering:

Bone and tallow drivers......................... 1.175 40 1.175 40

Helpers..................... .983 40 .983 40Routemen.................. 1.450 40 1.450 40Reduction plant and

swill drivers......... 1.175 40 1.088 40Helpers_________ 1.050 40 1.000 40

Routemen------- ------ 1.225 40 1.088 40Street railway mainte

nance______ ______ .940 48 .940 48Helpers............ ........... .890 48 .890 48

crap iron and metal:2 and under 3 tons____ .667 54 .667 543 and under 6 tons___ .713 54 .713 546 and under 7H tons__ .750 54 .750 54

Soft drinks and mineral water:

Drivers' helpers-------- .469 48 .469 48Extra drivers1-ton

trucks----- ------------- .781 48 .781 48Tobacco, cigarettes, and

candy:Agreement A ............... .750 48 .750 48Agreement B:

Small trucks............ .750 148 .750 148Large trucks............ .790 148 .790.148


July 1,1943 June 1,1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Cincinnati, Ohio

BakeryCracker drivers. $0.713 54 $0.713 54Beer:

Keg drivers................. .938 40 .938 40Helpers.................... .875 40 .875 40

Bottle helpers............. .850 40 .850 40Building:

Excavating trucks, 4-wheeL......... .......... .900 48 .800 48

Heavy machinery....... 1.100 48 1.000 486-wheel trucks_______ 1.000 48Helpers....................... .900 48 .800 48

Coal___________ ______ .900 48 .800 48Commission houses....... .650 40 .630 40

O ver-the-road.__......... .650 60 .630 60Department stores:

Package drivers.......... .794 145 .753 145Furniture, stove, and

pick-up drivers____ .829 145 .787 145Junior helpers, and

parcel delivery boys. .600 145 .600 145HelpersFurniture

and pick-up..... ........ .709 145 .672 145Funeral.......................... .729 48 .688 48Furniture:

1 ton and under.......... .729 48 .688 48IK tons....................... .750 48 .708 482 tons.......................... .771 48 .729 483 tons.......... ................ .792 48 .750 484 tons or more _____ .833 48 .792 48Helpers....... ................ .667 48 .625 48

GeneralFreight:1 ton or under............ .860 51 .725 51IK tons....................... .860 51 .745 512 tons........................... .860 51 .765 513 tons....... ................... .860 51 .784 514 tons and over........... .860 51 .824 51Pick-up..... ................. .860 48 .750 48Peddle-run.................. .860 60 .775 60O ver-the-road.............. .900 60 .900 60

Groceries:1 ton or under............. .833 48 .833 48IK tons..................... .854 48 .854 482 to 2K tons................. .875 48 .875 48Semitruck................... .938 48 .938 48Helpers:

3 tons and over........ .792 48 .792 48Under 3 tons---------- .771 48 .771 48

Ice.................................. .778 #54 .778 54Helpers________ ____ .741 54 .741 54

Ice creamTruck ormotorcycle....... ........... .833 54 .741 54

Laundry:Hotel trade................. .771 48 .771 48

Helpers------- ------ .521 48 .521 48Dry cleaningInter

store and carpet____ .573 48 .573 48Meat-Packing house:

1 ton or under............ .900 48 .725 49KIK tons..... .................. .900 48 .745 49K2 and 2K tons............. .900 48 .765 49K3 and 3K tons.............. .900 48 .785 49K4 tons and over............ .900 48 .823 49K

Milk_________________ .815 54 .722 54Truck with trailer___ .852 54 .759 54Milk skippers_______ .926 54 .833 54

MovingFurniture....... .890 48 .818 48Helpers....................... .825 48 .755 48

Newspaper:1 ton or under............. .900 45 .867! 45IK tons...................... .922 45 .889 452 tons.......................... .944 ! 45 .911. 45

See footnotes at end o f table.

682110 44------ 3


14T able 6. Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours of Union Motortruck Drivers and

Helpers, by Cities, July I, 1943, and June I, 1942 Continued


Cleveland, OhioCon.NewspaperContinued.

3 tons_______ _______4 and 5 tons.................Over-the-road:

Single trucks.......... .Double trucks.........

Railway express............Helpers_____________

Soft drinks and mineral water:

6-wheel trucks..........Helpers...................... .

Cleveland, OhioBakery............................

Biscuit.................___Pretzel.........................Yeast and food prod

ucts:Agreement A...........Agreement B______

Beer:Agreement A:

Helpers:K eg.....................Bottle..................

Agreement B:Helpers:

Keg......................Bottle...................

Building:Materials___________Concrete-mixer trucks

and semitraetors___Excavating trucks:

2 tons and under_Over 2 tons_____ ...Special tractor type .

Commission house.........Helpers.......................

Coal................................Helpers.......................

Furniture.......................Helpers.......................

General:Single-unit trucks

Drivers and helpers. Trailers and semitrail

ers_______________Carry-all and winch

trucks or heavy machinery hauling.

Theatrical equipment Drivers and helpers

Over-the-road:Local, peddle-runs..Through runs___Turn-around runs...

GovernmentLocal:C ity .........................County____________County board of edu

cation..................Helpers............ ........

GroceriesWholesale__Ice:

Route foremen...........Routemen and auto

supply trucks..._t_.Ice cream transport____

Delivery to company- owned stores............

July 1,1943 June 1, 1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

$0,967 45 $0,933 451.011 45 .978 45.938 40 .938 40.900 60 .800 60.900 60 .830 60.910 44 .910 44.810 44 .810 44

.900 48 .750 48

.503 48 .479 48

.806 48 .756 48

.950 40 .950 40

.920 48 .833 48

1.010 48 1,010 48.896 48 .896 48

.805 40 .700 40

.805 40 .650 40

.700 40 .700 40

.6501 40 .650 40

.920 44 .900 441.035! 44 1.000 44.900! 54 .900 54

1.050 i 64 1.050 541.300' 54 1.300 541.043 40 .980 40.953 40 .890 40.925 40 .925 40.825 40 .825 40.875 48 .875 48.825 48 .825 48

.920 48 .920 481.000 48 1.000 48

1.100 48 1.100 481.020 48 1.020 48.800 60 .800 60.930 60 .900 60.930 60 .900 60

1.000 48 .950 401.000 40 .950 401.000 48 .950 40.800 .750 40.920! 48 .920 48

1.063 48 1.063! 48!

.958 48 .958! 48

.900 1054 .900; 10541.000 1054 l.OOOi 1054


July 1,1943 j June 1,1642


hourHours

perweek

| lRateper

hourHours

perwedk

Cincinnati, OhioCon.Milk:

Local:Extra routemen....... $0,778 54 $0,667 54Heavy transport___

Over-the-road:Trucks or tank

.850 48 .850 48

trucks___________Semitrucks or tank

.729 48 .729 48trucks and trailers.

Semitank truck and.854 48 .854 48

trailer....................Moving:

.917 48 .917 48

Local ......................... 1.000 48 1.000 48Helpers....................

Long distance: Drivers:

.950 48 .950 48

Without helpers - _ .900 60 .900 60With helpers____ .800 60 .800 60

Helpers....................Newspaper and maga

zine:Newspaper:

Agreement A:Day work:

City and subur

.750 60 .750 60

ban routemen. 1.125 48 1.125 48Relaymen..........

Night work:City ana subur

.965 48 ..965 48

ban routemen. 1.200 45 1.200 45Relaymen_____

Agreement B:1.010 45 1.010 45

Routemen ............ 1.083 48 1.083 48Relaymen.............

Magazine:.850 48 .800 48

Agreement A . ......... .850 1 48 .850 1 44Agreement B ...........

Oil:City:

.930 1 44 .850 144

1 year or less........... .916 40 .874 401 to 4 years............... .974 40 .932 40Over 4 years............

Lake County:1.031 40 .990 40

1 year or less........... .739 49 .739 40Second year............. .767 40 .767 40After 2 years............ .796 40 .796 40

Over-the-road.............. .955 60 .930 60Railway express............RefuseSanitary driv

.984 44 .984 44ersCounty____ ____ 1.000 40 .950 40

Soft drinksHelpers___ .750 50 .750 50Waste paper. _............... .800 40 .700 40

Helpers........................ .550 40 .450 40Wine...............................

Columbus, Ohio

Bakery:BiscuitCity drivers. Over-the-road..............

.800

.700

.800

40

5460

.800 40

B eer.............................. .900 40 .875 40Helpers. ___________

BuildingWinch truck drivers and concrete

.720 40 .700 40

pipe haulers........ ........ .970 40 .750 40Furniture........................General:

.700 54 .700 54

Peddle drivers. .......... .800 60 .775 60Highway drivers____ .900 60 .900 60

GroceriesWholesale__ .875 48 .800 48Meat-Packing house... .600 48 .875 48


15T able 6.Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours o f Union Motortruck Drivers and

Helpers, by Cities, July I, 1943, enuf June I, 1942Continued


Dallas, Tex.GeneralFreight:

Agreement A:

Helpers.....................Agreement B:

Drivers and helpers.Agreement C...............Agreement D:

C ity .- .................. .Road........................Helpers.....................

Liquid carbonic..............Railway express.............

Davenport, Iowa(See Rock Island (111.)

district.)Dayton, Ohio

BakeryBiscuit.............Building-

Materials.....................Helpers___________

Concrete-mixer trucks:\Yi to 2 tons..............2Hto3 tons.............

Dump trucks. .............Euclids........................

Coal..............................Helpers........................

DrugsRetail-------------FurnitureRetail:

Agreement A ...............Helpers...................

Agreement B ._ ...........GeneralFreight.*

City (within 60 miles) .Peddle-runs.................Over the road.............

G roceriesWholesale:Agreement A ...............Agreement B...............

Lumber..........................Helpers........................

Paper.............................Plumbing supplies_____

Denver, Colo.Bakery:

Retail:Route foremen.........Transport drivers...

Wholesale: Inexperienced sales

men_______ _____Route foremen.........

Chain store delivery.. Biscuit drivers:

Agreement A__.......Agreement B...........

Beer......... ......................Helpers........................

Building:Materials.....................

Brick only................Construction:

1H tons and under..Over lYz tons..........Highway, 8 yd. or

less........................

July 1,1943 June 1, 1942

IRate Hours Rate Hoursper per per per

hour week hour week

$0,640 46 $0,580 46.760 48 .700 48.510 48 .460 48.660 54 .550 54.526 60 .625 60.489 60 .475 60.546 60 .500 60.460 60 .410 60.800 44.891 44 .891 44

.835 40 .835 40

.800 50 .800 50

.700 50 .700 50

.800 54 .800 54

.950 54 .950 54

.800 44 .800 441.000 44 1.000 44.800 55 .675 55.700 55 .550 55.750 40.700 47^ .700 47)4.650 47H .650 47)4.660 47)4 .660 47*4.800 54 .700 54.800 60 .775 60.900 60 .900 60.660 150 .660 150.636 55 .636 55.730 40 .730 40.630 40 .630 40.640 150 .640 150.750 40 .750 40

.893 51)4 .839 51)4

.669 55 .640 55

.528 49

.939 49 .882 49

.910 1145 .838 42

.725 40 .625 40

.700 48 .625 40

.903 40 .875 40

.854 40 .743 40

.800 48 .800 48

.750 48 .750 48

.800 40 .800 401.000 40 1.000 401.100 40 1.100 40


July 1,1943 June 1,1942


hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Denver, Colo.Con.BuildingContinued.

ConstructionCon. Lowboy trucks........ $1,500 40 $1,500 40C oncrete-m ixer,

dum ptor, flat- rack, or semitrailer type trucks. 1.000 40 1.000 40

Ross or Hyster lumber-carrier trucks. 1.000 40 1.000 40

Helpers.................... .800 40 .800 40Coal.. ........................... .640 54 .600 54FurnitureRetail.......... .698 48 .646 48

Helpers........................ .563 48 .510 48General:

FreightLocal: Pick-un and delivery .700 50 .700 50Short-line operation

or local runs.......... .750 60 .750 60Package delivery and

c,^ ck:up:........... .719 48 .615 48Suburban................. .719 48 .646 48HelpersBulk and

pick-up_________ .479 48 .458 48Delivery hoppers__

Grocery and coffee driv.354 48 .333 48

ersW holesale. ........... .760 40 .700 40Liquor and wine dis

tributors...................... .725 40 .670 40Milk:

Retail:Driver salesmen and

relief salesmen Class A ................. .817 48 .721 48

Relief salesmen Class B................. .721 48 .625 48

Wholesale:Relief salesmen........ .745 48 .649 48Route drivers selling

to Government reservations......... .733 48 .697 48

Moving:Vans....... ........... ......... .750 54 .750 54

Helpers.................... .690 54 .690 54Truck drivers (2 to 5

tons)...................... .750 54 .750 54Helpers.................... .630 54 .630 54

Heavy duty work trucks or tractors:

2 to 5 tons................ .750 60 .750 605 tons and over....... .800 60 .800 60Winch trucks.......... .830 60 .830 60

Music housesDrivers and helpers. ............... .900 35 .900 35

Oil................................... .700 40 .700 60Paper supplyWhole

sale.. ........................... .720 40 .670 40ProduceDrivers and

helpers......................... .580 40 .510 40Des Moines, Iowa

Bakery:Biscuit:

Agreement A ______ .792 48 .792 48Agreement B........... .750 48 .750 40

Yeast:Agreement A........... .729 48 .729 48Agreement B:

First 6 months..After 6 months___

BeerHelpers.................

.719

.863

.550

4848481 .550 48


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July 1, 1943 June 1, 1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Des Moines, IowaCon.Building:

Service truck, stationwagon, and pick-up_ $0,800 40

1 Yi tons, 2 yards, 2 and3 yardsbox water-level_____________ .850 40

2 unit trucks________ 1.100 40Helpers_____________ .800 40Concrete mixer trucks:

Agreement A ........ . 1.100 40Agreement B ........... .850 40 $0,750 48

Coal............ .................... .710 48 .650 48^Factory:

Agreement A .............. .800 40 .750 40Agreement B._............ .650 40 .650 40

FeedWholesale-.......... .670 40 .670 40Film:

City pick-up and de-livery..-............... .715 48 .715 48

Helpers.................... .660 48 .660 48General:

City pick-up and de-livery, drivers andhelpers____________ .750 48 .750 48

Package route drivers. .750 54 .565 54GroceriesWholesale:

First 6 months. ........... .654 40 .584 407 to 12 months. ........... .723 40 .653 40Over 1 year.............. . .791 40 .721 40

Ice:Drivers (less than 6

months)_________ .520 1 54 .520 1 54Helpers ---- ------- .450 i 54 .450 i 54

Drivers and helpers(over 6 months)____ .600 154 .600 154

LaundryDry cleaners:Agreement A:

First 30 days............ .442 48 .442 48Second 30 days......... .494 48 .494 48Next 60 days............ .598 48 .598 48After 4 months_____ .729 52 .625 52

Agreement B: (After4 months)_------------ .673 52 .577 52

Lumber______________ .575 47 .575 47Machinery and supply

companies................... .750 40 .750 40Meat______________ _ .505 55 .450 55

Packing house_______ .667 48 .613 48Municipal____________ .850 44 .750 44Newspaper:

D a y - .......................... .800 54 .800 54Night.......................... .850 54 .850 54

Oil:Agreement A:

After 12 months....... .819 40 .779 40After 18 months....... .894 40 .851 40

Agreement B:After 18 months....... .851 40 .851 40

Agreement C:After 1 year.............. .779 40 .779 40

Agreement D .............. .750 40 .750 40PaperWholesale.......... .722 40 .722 40PlumbingW holesale- .791 40 .688| 40Soft drinks: 1

Helpers........................ .550 12 78 .550' 1278

Detroit, Mich.Awning...................... . .900 40 .900 40Bakery:

Agreement A (retailand wholesale)___ .850 48 .850 48

Helpers.................... .700 48 .700 48Agreement B ............... .870; 48 .800! 48


July l, 1943 June 1,1942


hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Detroit, Mich.Con.BakeryC ontinued.

Agreement C:Drivers:

Starting rate_____ $0.850After 3 months___ .900After 6 months___ .850After 9 months___ 1.0001 year or over........ 1.050

Helpers:Starting rate......... .750After 3 months___ .800After 6 months___ .850

Agreement D (bakerysupply)-------------- .900

Helpers___________ .750Biscuit drivers............ .863Yeast:

Agreement ASalesmen drivers:

First 3 months___ .6253 to 9 months........ .7459 to 15 months___ .817After 15 months.. . .875

Agreement B:Rate A __________ .833Rate B__________ .813

BeerHighway drivers. 1.000Building:

Materials:6 tons or under......... .950Over 6 tons.......... 1.000

Limestone__________ 1.000Excavation and road

construction___ __ 1.000Cement-mixer trucks.. 1.150

ChemicalsWholesale.. .850Coal:

Agreement A:6 tons and under___ .950Over 6 tons............. 1.000Semitrailer trucks.._ 1.100

Agreement B (coaland ice)----------------- .925

DrugsWholesale:Agreement A .............. .875Agreement B.............. .950

Electrical supplies........ . 1.000Factory:

Agreement A (auto) 1.200Agreement B (auto):

Utility trucks______ 1.200Other trucks______ 1.100

Agreement C (steel) 1.100Agreement D ________ 1.090Agreement E (auto) 1.080Agreement F (rubber) 1.070Agreement G ------------ 1.070Agreement H .............. 1.050Agreement I (trailers):

Tractors__________ 1.050Pick-up. ................... .970

Agreement .T (auto):Heavy trucks______ 1.030Light trucks........... .980

Agreement K (auto). . 1.020Agreement L (steel)... 1.000Agreement M (tool

and die job shops):Rate A.................... .950Rate B ................ .850

Flour___________ _____ .860Helpers........................ .800

Food specialties:Agreement A .............. 1.000Agreement B............... .800

48484848484848484040

145$0,900

.750

.863404045

48484848484840

i 50 i 50 i 50

405540

4840404040

40404040

40

.625

.745

.817

.875

.833

.813

.875

.950 i1.000 i1.000 i1.000 1.150.850

.950 -----1.000 1.100

.800

.875

.8001.0001.2001.2001.1001.0601.0901.0801.0701.070 1.010.960.880

1.030 .980

1.020 .950

.950

.850

.860

.800

.850

.650

SSSS

SS

SS

SS

SSSS

SSSS

S

SSS

I I

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40404040404060606060404840544048484040

4848

54545440

444440

40404054604040

5448484040

43

484848

48

17Vage Rates and Weekly Hours o f Union Motortruck Driversby Cities, July I, 1943, and June 2, 1942Continued

July 1,1043 June 1,1942


hour week hour week

$0,600 60 $0,600 60.750 60 .750 60.950 54 .900.850 54 .800

.950 54 .860 541.000 54 .910 54.850 54.900 60 .900 60

1.013 40 .975 40

1.100 53 1.000 531.030 40 1.000 40

.760 1 54 .580 154

.810 154 .632 154

.600 154 .435 154

.760 154 .580 154

.810 154 .632 154

.600 154 .435 154

.925 48 .860 481.060 150 .830 150.900 50 .800 50.600 50 .550 50.900 52 .900 52.950 52 .950 52

1.000 52 1.000 521.000 40 .900 40.850 40 .750 40

1.125 40 1.125 40.940 40 .940 40.875 40 .875 40

1.000 54 1.000 54.900 54 .900 54

1.080 48 1.080 48.980 48 .980 48.925 40 .925 40.875 40 .875 40

w. 900 60 .900 60.800 60 .800 60.925 40 .925 40.875 40 .875 40

1.080 148 1.080 1481.063 40 1.000 40.610 40 .510 40.497 40 .425 40.575 148 .575 ,1 48

.500 56 .500 56

.850 148 .850 148


Detroit, Mich.Con. Oil:

Agreement AAfter 18months.....................

Agreement B:Starting rate............After 6 months.........After 12 months.......After 18 months____

Agreement CAfter18 months...............

Agreement D:Single unit______ _Double unit_______

Agreement E:Single unit...............Double unit.............

Agreement FAfter18 months................

Agreement G..............Agreement H ___ *___Agreement I ................Agreement J................Agreement K ..............

Oxygen tank drivers___Paper supply.................Plumbing and mill sup

ply...............................Produce:

Agreement A (wholesale)................... .

Helpers......... ..........Agreement B (house

delivery):First month_______Second month..........After 2 months.........

Poultry......................... .Railway express:

Heavy and mediumtrucks_____________

Light pick-up tracks. _Scrap iron______ ______R efuseM u n ic ip a l

trucks:First 6 months............After 6 months............

Sign painter tracks-------Waste paper__________Water (spring)Helpers Wine:

Agreement A ..............Agreement B ...............

Duluth, Minn.

Bakery:Transport___________Yeast:

Agreement A______Agreement B----------

Beer................... - ______Helpers........................

Building:Supplies.......................Construction...............Heavy construction:

Up to 6 cu. yd..........6 to 8 cu. yd.........8 cu. yd. and over... Service trucks, %

ton.........................

July 1,1943 June]

Rate Hours Rateper per per

hour week hour

$1.183 40 $1,0621.025 40 .8651.075 40 .9521.125 40 1.0101.180 40 1.1251.177 40 1.0621.000 60 1.0001.100 60 1.1001.000 54 1.0001.100 54 1.1001.096 40 1.0391.050 48 1.0501.050 48 .8201.050 54 .9301.020 48 1.020.925 48 .925

1.035 48 .925.925 40 .925

1.000 40 1.000

.673 148 .673

.625 148 .615

.509 54 .509

.556 54 .556

.593 54 .593

.800 40 .800

.865 44 .865

.733 44 .733

.750 40 .750

1.010 40 .8751.060 40 .9751.000 40 1.000.700 54 .700.400 60 .400

1.125 40 .938.840 40 .840

.678 54 .678

.760 48 .760

.698 48 .698

.968 40 .968

.894 40 .894

.775 143 .7501.000 40

.950 48 .8501.100 48 1.1001.200 48 1.200

.850 48 .850of table.



Helpers, by Cities, July I , 1943, and June 1 ,1942Continued


Duluth, Minn.Con. Coal:

Agreement A ...............Helpers...................

Agreement B...............Helpers.....................

Florist............................FruitWholesale...........Furniture....... ................

Helpers.......................GeneralFreight:

City delivery..............Helpers....................

Transfer......................Helpers___________

GroceriesWholesale:Local...........................Over-the-road_______

HardwareWholesale... IceRoute foremen and

semitrailers..............Helpers...................... .

Iron mines:Light trucks, M ton... Heavy trucks, 2% tons.

LiquorWholesale.........Lumber________ ______M ilk O u t-of-tow n

routes...........................Oil:

Junior drivers..............Senior drivers....... ......TransportOver-the

road.._____ _______Paint...............................PaperWholesale..........Plumbing supplies.........

1 Paso, Tex.General: FreightDock

and pick-up................Erie, Pa.

Beer:Brewery:

Rural........................Helpers............ .

C ity salesmen'shelpers..................

Distributors:Road drivers______City drivers:

Agreement A........Helpers............ .

Agreement BHelpers..............

Building:Dump trucks.... .........Concrete-mixer trucks.

Department stores_____General:

Parcel pick-up anddelivery.............

Helpers___________MilkPick-up and de

livery...........................Refuse:

Agreement A...............Helpers.....................

Agreement BDrivers and helpers.........

July 1,1943 June 1, 1942


hour week hour week

$0,815 is 40 $0,815 m 40.775 15 40 .775 1540.725 48 .700 48.675 48 .650 48.500 48 .500 48.600 43M .600 J43K.682 48 .682 48.625 48 .625 48.600 48 .600 48.550 48 .550 48.700 48 .700 48.650 48 .650 48.750 40.800 40.725 40 .725 40.775 48 .750 48.675 48 .650 48.720 40.800 40.750 40 .750 40.700! 40 .700 40.800 40 .800 40.680 48 .625 48.750 40 .650 40.850 40 .700 40.900 60.620 40 .620 40.750 40 .750 40.725 40 .650 40

.700 48 .600 48

.800 60 .800 60

.700 60 .700 60

.675 48 .675 48

.800 60 .800 60

.650 48 .650 48,550 48 .550 48.600 48 .600 48.800 48 .800 48.850! 48 .850 48.750 48 .667 48

.800 60 .775 60

.700 60 .625 60

.675 48 .675 48

.860 40

.760 40

.860 48See footnotes at end of table.


July 1,1943 June 1,1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Grand Rapids, Mich.

BeerBrewery helpers.. $0,750 40 $0,750 40Building:

Concrete-mixer trucks. .850 44Over-the-road:

Single axle_________ .750 44Semi axle or tandem

axle........................ .850 44Coal................................ .625 16 54 .625 16 54

Helpers........................ .625 1654 .575 1654Factory:

Agreement A (auto) L 040 40 1.040 40Agreement B (auto)... .900 40 .870 40

General:CartageLocal............ .800 60 .700 60FreightLocal (over-

the-road agreements)...................... .800 60 .800 60

GroceriesWholesale:City______ _____ ____ .540 i 50 .540 1 50Country. ..................... .540 i 52 .540 i 52Semitruck drivers:

C ity ........................ .590 i 50 .590 150Country. ................. .590 i 52 .590 152

Helpers....................... .390 i 52 .390 i 52Milk:

Agreement A (cannedmilk)______ ____ _ .800 48 .750 48

Agreement B............... .560 40 .550 40Produce...___________ .560 i 55 .560 155Railway express............. .838 44 .838 44

Houston, Tex.Bakery:

Biscuit...................... .838 40 .838 40Relay drivers.............. .677 48

Beer:Brewery:

Hot-shot keg drivers. .900 40 .880 40Helpers................. .703 40 .688 40

Distributors:Keg.......... ............... .900 40 .900 40Bottle beer helpers.. .688 40 .688 40

Building________ _____ .700 40 .650 40Confectionery_________ .625 40 .625 40Factory, Airco products. .750 40 .750 40

Helpers......... .............. .700 40 .700 40General:

FreightDrivers andhelpers__________ _ .600 54 .550 54

IceSupply drivers andhelpers......................... .400 40 .400 40

Milk:Wholesale:

School route............ .580 40 .580 40Helpers................... .563 48

RetailRelief drivers. .583 48 .583 48Indianapolis, Ind.

BakeryCracker salesdrivers:

Agreement A..... ......... .807 48Agreement B..... ......... .771 48Agreement C..... ......... .760 50

Beer:BreweryLong dis

tance........ ............... .850 60 .850 60D istributorsLong

distance............. ...... .900 40 .900 40



Helpers, by Cities, July 1, 1943, and June 1 ,1942Continued


July 1,1943 June 1, 1942


July 1,1943 June 1,1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Indianapolis, Ind.Con. Jacksonville, Fla Con.Building: Railway express.Con.

Up to 3 tons................ $0,860 40 $0,850 40 Air express and part-Special equipment___ 1.000 40 1.000 40 time drivers_______ $1,024 44

F a c to r y C an n in g Soft drinks..................... .738 40 $0.738 40plants _ ..... .825 48Gasoline______________ .875 60 Kansas City, Mo.General:

Freight: Bakery:Straight trucks........ .775 48 .775 54 BreadTransport....... .650 48 .650 48Semitrneks .850 48 .850 48 Biscuit_____________ .675 47 .675 47Parcel delivery .729 48 Yeast. .667 54 .667 54

Groceries: Beer:Agreement A: Keg.............................. .894 40 .825 40

City.......................... .850 48 .850 48 Bottle and keg helpers. .875 40 .763 40Road............... ........ .910 48 .910 48 Building:

Agreement BCity. .775 1 48 Materials:Meat: Dump trucks........... .825 40 .825 51

Agreement A: Flat dump trucks... .725 40 .725 51City......................... .975 40 .975 40 Heavy haulers_____ .900 40 .900 51Rnad 1.000 40 1.000 40 Heavy excavating 1.050 40 1.050 51

Agreement B: Coal............ ................. .600 54 .600 54City. ____________ .078 40 .978 40 Department stores __ .850 48 . 677 48Country__________ .885 48 .885 48 Furniture, new _ _ .850 48 .750 48Milk, cannedWhole- Helpers........................ .800 48 .700 48

sale............................. .465 160 .465 160 General:Moving: FreightLocal pick

Furniture: up and delivery... .730 54 .675 54City. _____ ______ .800 48 .750 48 Helpers _________ .680 54 .625 54Ont-nf-t.nwn .850 60 .800 60 Transfer ______ .730 54 .605 54Helpers.................... .750 48 .700 48 Helpers..................... .680 54 .555 54Over-the-road: Groceries:

First 6 months----- .583 60 .550 60 Retail:7 to 12 months___ .683 60 .650 60 Rate A..................... .691 51 .627 51After 1 year______ .833 60 .792 60 Rate B _ _ _ _ _ .463 54 .463 54

ProduceV egetables: Wholesale................... .850 40 .720 40City________________ .700 40 Chain stores________ .850 48 .850 480 ver-the-road_______ .770 40 Ice:

Wholesale................... .556 54 .556 54Jackson, Miss. Helpers.................... .389 54 .389 54

Wholesale and retail:Building: Helpers------ ---------- .419 156 .406 1 56

Pick-up_____________ .500 40 .400 40 SudpIy____________ .615 i 56 .575 156Flat or dump trucks.. .600 40 .500 40 Ice and fuel-Rail-Trailers....... .............- .700 40 .600 40 road-car icing______ .680 148 .623 i 48Special equipment or Ice cream tank drivers._ .700 40 .700 40

winch trucks........... .850 40 .750 40 LiquorCity delivery. _ .800 40 .800 40GeneralFreight: Out-of-townWhole

City pick-up________ .500 54 .400 54 sale ______________ .850 40 .850 40Local runs (over-the- Lumber.......................... .700 40 .600 40

road agreements)___ .650 60 Meat:Railway express_______ .837 44 .837 44 Wholesale__________ .719 48 .656 48

Packing house............. 1.015 42 1.015 42Jacksonville, Fla. Milk:

Tank trucks......... .797 48 .646 48BeerBrewery............... .800 40 .800 40 Warehouse and supply .734 48 .583 48Building: Moving........................... .790 54 .740 54

Materials: Helpers....................... .740 54 .690 54Under \l/i tons......... .600 40 .600 48 Paper houses__________ .740 40 .720 4011$ tons or over____ .700 40 Railway express............. .917 44 .917 44Semitrailers______ .750 40 .750 48 Rugs _____________ .850 48 .750 48

Construction:Dump trucks........... .700 40 .600 48 Little Rock, Ark.C o n cre te -m ix er

trucks.--------------- .750 40 .750 48 Building Construction:Tractors for trans- 1H tons or less............ .650 40 .650 40

portingequipment. 1.125 40 1.125 48 Over 1H to 5 tons____ .750 40 .750 40GeneralFreight, local .560 i 54 .540 54 5 to 8 tons ............... .850 40 .850 40

Helpers_____________ .420 1 54 .420 54 Over 8 tons_________ 1.000 40 1.000 40Railway express: Concrete-mixer trucks 1.000 40 1.000 40

City pick-up and de Euclid trucks_______ 1.100 40 1.100 40livery.......... ............. .971 44 .971 44 Winch trucks:

Money pick-up___ 1.024 44 1.024 44 1-drum____________ 1.000 40 1.000 402-drum...................... 1.250 40 1.250 40



20

T able 6.Hourly Wage Rates and Weekly Hours o f Union Motortruck Drivers andHelpers, by Cities, July 1, 1943, and June 1, 1942 Continued


July 1,1943 June 1, 1942


July 1,1943 June 1,1942

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Rateper

hourHours

perweek

Little Rock, Ark.Con. Los Angeles, Calif.Con.BuildingConstruction Ice................................... $0,750 40Continued. Helpers........................ .700 40Excavating: Icecream................... . 1.058 48 $1,000 48IH tons or less......... $0,600 40 $0,600 40 Liquor and w ine-

Over IH tons........... .750 40 .750 40 wholesale. _ 1.100 40 1.000 40General: Li veryLimousine........ .598 54 ! 598 54FreightCity pick-up Extra7 passenger___ .667 54 .667 54and delivery......... .600 54 .580 54 Extra5 passenger___ .556 54 .556 54Helpers..................... .500 54 .450 54 Lumber:Under 13 tons.............. .950 40 .900 40Los Angeles, Calif. 13 to 26 tons................. 1.050 40 1.000 40Over 26 tons................ 1.100 40 1.050 40Baggage.......... ...... ......... .875 48 .800 48 Ross carriers 1.050 40 1.000 40Helpers........................ .775 48 .700 48 Macaroni........................ .630 54

Bakery: Meat:Cracker........................ 1.050 40 1.050 40 Branch houses:Hebrew bread............. .759 54 Local.............. . 1.013 40 . 938 40Miscellaneous............. .813 48 .813 48 Line......... ............... 1.175 40Beer .............................. 1.183 40 1.183 40 Sales drivers............ 1.070 45Helpers........................ 1.128 40 1.128 40 Student sales driv

Blueprint houses............ .840 40 .840 40 ers ....................... .900 45Motorcycles........ ........ .750 40 .750 40 Pa