AMERICAN VISCOSE, Wage Chronology. Bulletin No UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. Digitized for FRASER

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1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Digitized for FRASER BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Wage Chronology AMERICAN VISCOSE, Bulletin No. 1560

2 Wage Chronology AMERICAN VISCOSE, lillc tii Hi July 1967 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., Price 20 cents

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4 Preface This report is one of a series prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to trace changes in wage scales and related benefits negotiated by individual employers or combinations of employers with a union or group of unions in selected collective bargaining situations. Benefits unilaterally introduced by an employer are generally included. The information is obtained from collective bargaining agreements and related documents, voluntarily filed with the Bureau as new settlements are reached. Any description of the course of collective bargaining is derived from news media and confirmed and/or supplemented by the parties to the agreement. The chronologies, dealing only with selected features of collective bargaining or wage determination, are intended prim arily as a tool for r e search, analysis, and wage administration. References to grievance procedure, methodology or piece-rate adjustment, and sim ilar matters are omitted. This wage chronology summarizes changes in wage rates and related wage practices negotiated by the A m e r i can Viscose Division of FMC with the Textile Workers Union of Am erica since It includes the terms of 15 agreements entered into by the parties to date. The provisions of two of the agreements published as a basic report and three supplements---have been consolidated in this bulletin and are supplemented by information on negotiated contract changes effective in Lily M ary David, Chief of the Division of Wage Economics, under the direction of L. R. Linsenmayer, Assistant Commis sioner for Wages and Industrial Relations, is responsible for the overall direction of the wage chronology program. This bulletin was prepared under the supervision of Albert A. Belman. The analysis for the period was prepared by Richard A. Dodd.

5 C ontents Page Introduction U ) N N Tables: A General wage changes B Plant common labor rates C Related wage practices Shift premium p a y Overtime pay Shifted schedule pay Prem ium pay for Saturday and Sunday Holiday p a y Paid vacations Reporting time Call-in pay Guaranteed rates for incentive operations Down time Paid rest period (personal time allowance) Paid lunch period Pay for occupational injury time loss Funeral le a v e Technological displacement p a y Health and welfare benefits Retirement plan Tem porary policy p aym en t Disability benefit plan iv

6 W age Chronology: American Viscose, Introduction The largest manufacturer of rayon in the United States is the Am erican Viscose Corp., which employed 17,000 workers in Rayon manufacturing is confined to the eastern half of the country, with 32 plants in 15 States, from Massachusetts south to Georgia and west to Ohio and Tennessee. M ore than two-thirds of the industry s 65,000 workers are employed by four companies, which own and operate 18 plants and account for m ore than 80 percent of the industry s yearly output. Am erican Viscose Corp. operates seven plants located in Marcus Hook, Meadville, and Lewistown, Pa.; Front Royal and Roanoke, Va.; and in Parkersburg and Nitro, W. Va. Five of these plants produce rayon-viscose yarn; one makes acetate yarn; and one manufactures rayon fiber. Since 1937, Am erican Viscose and the Textile Workers Union of Am erica (CIO) have negotiated master agreements covering production and maintenance workers throughout the company. This chronology traces the major changes in wage rates and related wage practices negotiated between the company and the union during the post-world War II period. Only provisions affecting production and maintenance workers are shown. Since the chronology starts with the 1945 agreement, the provisions reported under that date do not necessarily indicate changes in prior conditions of employment. The wage structure is divided into m en s and women s occupations. Most of the men are paid on an hourly basis and most of the women on a piecework basis. The changes reported in this chronology relate to piecework employees as well as those paid on a straight hourly basis. Provisions of the contracts dealing with the day-to-day administration of the incentive plans are omitted. A ll plants have a uniform wage structure with the exception of the plant at Nitro, W. Va., where men receive an additional 5 cents, and women receive 3 cents by virtue of a cost-of-living bonus. The December 1, 1951, agreement was to be in effect until November 30, 1952, and made provision for a wage reopening 6 months after the anniversary date of the master agreement. 1 The American Viscose Corp. was purchased by the FMC Corp. on Aug. 5, For the purpose and scope of the wage chronology series, see Monthly Labor Review, December 1948 (p. 581). 1

7 Negotiations for a new contract between the Am erican Viscose Corp. and the Textile Workers Union of Am erica (TWUA) were concluded on January 16, 1953, after the contract, which had been due to expire November 30, 1952, was extended to January 30, 1953, to perm it further negotiations. The agreement, which provided a 5-cent-an-hour raise for nonincentive workers and a 3-cent-an-hour raise in base rates of incentive employees, retroactive to November 30, 1952, was to have been in force until November 30, 1954, with provision for two wage reopenings. Late in the fall of 1953, the TWUA voted to discontinue bargaining for a wage increase because of nthe poor condition of the rayon industry at the present tim e," and agreed to continue working under the terms of the existing contract until it expired on November 30, However, the union obtained a company stipulation that it could reopen wage negotiations at any time on 30 days1 notice. Wage rates were not changed during 1954, and the existing contract was extended to June 1, A settlement providing for a 5-cent-an-hour across-the-board advance as well as some job classification adjustments effective May 1, 1955, was agreed to by the parties in the spring of In June 1956, the parties reached agreement on a 3-year contract, which included a deferred general wage raise of 4 percent effective June 1, 1957, and provided for specific job classification adjustments which would cost $260,000 by the third contract year. The agreement established a joint committee to meet late in the fall of 1956 to determine the details of classification adjustments. In addition, the pension plan and health and welfare benefits were liberalized. Pension plan changes included (1) elimination of employee contributions, retro active to January 1, 1956, thus increasing earnings for members of the pension plan by an average of about 3.5 percent, and (2) liberalization of benefits, including those for employees retired before January 1, The collective bargaining agreement was to be in force through June 1, 1959, with a wage reopening permitted after January 1, 1959, upon 60 days' written notice by either party. The separate pension agreement was to continue in effect without change until January 1, The Am erican Viscose Corp. and the TW UA amended their pension agreement in December 1958 to provide benefits for workers whose employment was terminated by plant shutdowns, although the parties had agreed in 1956 that the pension plan would not be changed for 10 years. A 3-year contract on wages and related wage provisions, negotiated in June 1959, provided pay increases ranging from 10 to 14 cents an hour, effective May 31, and deferred wage increases of 5 cents an hour in June of I960 and The contract, which covered about 7,000 workers in five synthetic yarn plants,3 also liberalized eligibility for holiday and disability pay and added a fourth week of paid vacation for employees with 25 years' service, effective in I960, and established funeral leave of up to 3 days, effective in The American Viscose Corporation's fiber plant in Marcus Hook, Pa., closed in May 1954j the plant Roanoke, Va., closed in August 1958.

8 3 When it appeared that a new agreement could not be reached and ratified by June 1, 1962, the expiration date of the 1959 contract, the parties extended the contract through July 1. Agreem ent was reached early in June on a contract that included no wage changes in 1962 but provided deferred increases of 5 cents an hour in 1963 and Immediate changes in fringe benefits included lib eralized paid holidays, paid vacations, and funeral leave, and revised technological pay provisions. In addition, the company increased early retirement benefits and weekly sickness and accident benefits and assumed the cost of hospital and surgical benefits for dependent children under 19. In 1963, for the first time, employees received pay for holidays falling during their vacation periods. In January 1964, a seventh paid holiday was to be added, and all 7 holidays were to be paid for, regardless of when they occurred. Effective in 1963, the requirement for a 3 weeks vacation was reduced from 15 to 12 yea rs service and for 4 weeks vacation, from 25 to 20 years On March 12, 1965, the TW UA opened negotiations with the Am erican Vicose Division of FM C Corporation with the presentation of a series of demands that would have changed and improved a significant number of the provisions in the current contract that was to expire on June 1, The TW U A s proposed provisions, in a 3-year contract, would have increased hourly rates of pay by 40 cents, adjusted the rates of some occupations, provided an additional paid holiday, reduced the service requirements for paid vacations and improved the benefits provided by the insurance and pension plans. After 2 months of negotiations, the parties reached general agreement on contract improvements, and on May 19, the company submitted a proposed contract to the union for consideration. Negotiations were concluded on June 2, 1965, when the union accepted the 3-year contract, covering over 7,500 employees, proposed by the company. Hourly rates of pay were to be increased 10 cents in 1965 and 9 cents in 1966, and additional increases were made in the rates of some job classifications and operations. Veterans Day was added as a paid holiday for 1967, and service requirements were lowered to 3 years for 2 weeks paid vacation and 10 years for 3 weeks. Substantial improvements were made in the health insurance plan, and life insurance benefits were increased for employees. Health insurance benefits were improved by the addition of a hospital room and board allowance for charges exceeding the semiprivate room rate when intensive care was required, and by the addition of outpatient benefits for radiation and physical therapy treatments. In addition, maternity benefits were increased to the level of regular in-hospital benefits. Eligibility requirements were liberalized to provide continuation of basic hospital and surgical coverage beyond age 19 for certain disabled children. Eligibility requirements for benefits under the company s disability plan were lowered to 15 y ea rs service for employees at age 50 and 10 years at age 60. Totally and permanently disabled employees under age 60 were to r e ceive a lump-sum payment equal to their disability insurance, and those over 60 were to receive $1,000 to $3,000 from the company, depending on their age. Normal retirement benefits were increased substantially for past and future s e rv ice. The age requirement for participation in the pension plan was eliminated. The contract was scheduled to expire June 1, 1968.

9 4 A--- General Wage Changes1 P ro v is io n A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and D ec. 2, 1945 (by agreem ent 10 cents an hour in crease. o f N ov. 30, 1945). A p r. 28, 1946 (by agreem ent 8 cents an hour in crease. of July 8, 1946). D ec. 1, 1946 (by agreem en t 12 cents an hour in crease. o f N ov. 30, 1946). June 27, 1948 (by agreem en t 15 cents an hour in crease. o f Aug. 5, 1948). July 2, 1950 (by agreem ent H ou rly -rated jobs, 7 percent Additional adjustments in certain job classification s of July 20, 1950). in crea se, averagin g ap p roxim a te ly 10 cents an hour; w e re a g reed upon fo r the c o r re c tio n o f in traplant in eq u ities. in cen tive jo b s, 7 p ercen t minus 1 cent. M a r. 4, 1951 (by a g reem en t 3 cents an hour i n c r e a s e P e r m is s ib le under G e n e ra l W age R egu lation 6 o f W age S ta b ilization B oard. July 1, 1951 (by a g ree m e n t 3 cents an hour i n c r e a s e D e fe rre d in c rea s e design ated by p a rtie s as com p en sation o f July 20, 1950). fo r p ro d u ctivitv im p ro vem en t. A p p ro ved by D ec. 2, 1951 (by a g reem en t of N ov. 30, 1951). N ov. 30, 1952 (a g reem e n t M ay 1, 1955 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, Jan. 1, 1956 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1956). June 1, 1956 (a g reem e n t H o u rly -ra te d jo b s, 5 cents an hour; in cen tive jo b s, 6 cents an hour. H o u rly-rated jo b s, 5 cents an hour in c rea s e ; in cen tive base rates in creased 3 cents, r e sulting in a v e ra g e earnings in c rea s e o f m o re than4 cents an hour. 5 cents an hour i n c r e a s e WSB Sept. 18, A pproved by WSB A p ril 14, Additional in creases averagin g 0. 3 cent p er hour, consisting of; 3 cents an hour to top -rated m echanics and o p era t ing en g in eers: 3 to 8 cents an hour fo r oth er s m a ll grou ps of w o r k e r s. E arnings of w o rk e rs c o v e re d by con trib u tory pension plan in crea sed an a v e ra g e o f about 3. 5 p erc e n t, re tro a c tiv e to Jan. 1, 1956, as resu lt o f com pany's assum ption of fu ll cost o f p en sion s. (See section on re tire m e n t p la n.) D eferred wage in crea ses : 4 p erc e n t g e n e ra l in c rea s e e ffe c tiv e June 1, Inequity adjustm ents averagin g 1. 2 cents p er m anhour e ffe c tiv e in p a rt June 1, 1957, and in p a rt June 1, June 1, 1957 (agreem en t 4 percent d eferred gen era l wage Plus inequity adjustm ents of 1 to 3 cents fo r specified dated June 1, 19 56, and in crease ranging from 5 to 9 production jobs and of 2 to 8 cents an hour fo r s p e ciwage adjustment a g re e cents an hour, averagin g ap fied engineering job s, amounting to 0. 9 cent an hour m ent o f M ay 1957). June 1, 1958 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1956, and w age adjustm ent a g r e e m ent of M ay 1957). p roxim ately 7 cents an hour. averaged o ver all w ork ers. Inequity adjustm ents of 2 cents fo r sp ecified produ c tion jobs and o f 3 to 7 cents fo r s p e c ifie d en gin eerin g jo b s, amounting to 0. 3 cent an hour avera ged o v e r all w ork ers. M ay 31, 1959 (agreem en t 10 to 14 cents an hour in crea se, A greem en t also provided d eferred in creases effective dated June 2, 1959). averaging cents. 2 June 1 of I960 and M ay 29, I960 (a g reem e n t 5 cents an hour in c r e a s e D e fe rre d wage in c rea s e. dated June 2, 1959). June 4, 1961 (agreem en t 5 cents an hour in crea se D eferred wage in crea se. dated June 2, 1959). June 1, 1962 (a g reem e n t A g re e m e n t p ro vid ed d e fe r re d w age in c re a s e s e ffe c tiv e June 1 of 1963 and June 2, 1963 (agreem en t 5 cents an hour in crea se. D eferred wage in crease. dated June 1, 1962). N ov. 17, 1963 (C om pany E stab lish ed: Com pany plan to p ro v id e th ree 5 p ercen t le tte r dated Nov. 7, 1963). in creases fo r approxim ately 1,500 engineering d e p artm ent em p loyees not p a rticip a tin g in an ad d itive or p rem iu m pay plan. The total amount was to be incorporated into base wage rates after the last in c re a s e. On the e ffe c tiv e date, the plan p rovid ed in crea se s of 8 to 13 cents an hour fo r en gin eerin g d ep artm ent e m p lo y e e s, or 2.7 cents an hour when a vera ged o v e r a ll em p loyees in the b argaining unit. D e fe rre d in crea se s o f 5 p erc e n t each, w e re to be provided on July 12, 1964, and A p ril 4, 19b5. See footnotes at end of table.

10 5 A--- General Wage Changes1--- Continued A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and M ay 31, 1964 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1962). July 12, 1964 (C om pany letter dated N ov. 7, 1963). A p r il 4, 1965 (C om pany le tte r dated N ov. 7, 196 3). June 1, 1965 (a g reem e n t D ec. 1, 1966 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1965). 5 cents an hour in c r e a s e D e fe r r e d w age in c rea s e. 10 cents an hour in c r e a s e cents an hour in c rea s e D e fe rre d in c rea s e o f 5 p erc e n t, p ro vid in g 9 to 13 cents an hour fo r e n gin eerin g d ep artm ent e m p lo y e e s, or 2. 6 cents an hour when avera ged o v e r a ll em p loyees in the bargain ing unit. D e fe r r e d in c rea s e o f 5 p erc e n t, p rovid in g 8 to 14 cents an hour fo r en gin eerin g dep artm ent e m p lo y e e s, or 2. 6 cents an hour when a v e ra ged o v e r a ll em p loyees in the bargain ing unit. In addition, adjustm ents in the h ou rly rates o f s e v e r a l occupations 4 and c e rta in in cen tive op era tion s amounted to 5. 2 cents an hour when avera ged o v e r a ll em ployees in the bargaining unit. D e fe rre d in crea se e ffective D ec. 1, D e fe r r e d in c rea s e. 1 G e n e ra l w age changes are adjustm ents that in c rea s e o r d e c re a s e b asic h ou rly ra tes of pay and a ffe c t a substantial num ber o f w o rk e rs. N ot included in the te rm a re adjustm ents in in divid u al rates (p ro m o tio n s, m e r it in crea ses, e tc.) and m inor adjustm ents in wage structure (such as changes in the wage rates for individual occu pations) that do not have an im m ediate and noticeable affect on the average wage level. The w age changes lis te d in this table w e re m a jo r adjustm ents in the g e n e ra l le v e l m ade during the p erio d c o v e re d becau se of fluctuations in earn in gs, changes in p rodu cts, produ ction m eth ods, and em ploym ent p r a c tic e s, the o m is s io n of n ongen eral changes in ra te s, changes in the com p osition of the lab or fo r c e, and other fa c to rs ; the sum o f the g e n e ra l changes lis te d w ill not n e c e s s a r ily coin cid e with the changes in s tra ig h t-tim e a v e ra g e h ou rly earnings o ver the p eriod of this chronology. 2 In creases w ere as follow s : Base hourly rates In crease p er hour $ 1.40 $ cents $ $ cents $ and o v e r cents 3 The contracts s p e cifie d that when the e ffe c tiv e date o f an in c rea s e was a M onday, T u esd ay, o r W ednesday, the in crea se b ecam e e ffe c tiv e the beginning o f that pay w eek; when the e ffe c tiv e date was a T hu rsday, F r id a y, or Saturday, the in crease becam e e ffec tiv e the beginning of the next pay week. 4 T hese occupations w e re : P a in te r s, fo r k lift tru ck o p e ra to rs in the en gin eerin g d ep artm en t; m a te ria l handlers in the p rocessin g departm ents; je t fab rica to rs and technicians, je t m etal w ork ers in the je t departm ent; and m ain tenance m echanics and servicem en in the fib ers technical departm ent, M arcus Hook, P a. B Plant Common Labor Rates1 E ffec tiv e date Men W omen D ec. 2, $0. 83 $0. 72 A p r. 28, D ec. 1, June 27, July 2, M a r. 4, July 1, D ec. 2, N ov. 30, M ay 1, June 2, M ay 31, M ay 29, I June 4, June 2, M ay 31, A p r il 4, * June 1, D ec. 1, E ffe c tiv e im m e d ia te ly fo r m en and a fte r 6 m onths' s e r v ic e fo r wom en. The ra tes fo r w om en h ire d fo r com mon labor w ere 90 percent of the base rate fo r the fir s t 3 months and 95 percent fo r the follow in g 3 months. 2 In N ovem b er 1903 the com pany instituted a plan to p rovide in creases fo r engineering departm ent em ployees not p articipating in an additive or prem ium pay plan. The plan provided in crea ses o f 5 percen t in N ovem ber 1963, July 1964, and A p r il The accum ulated amounts (la b o r e r 27 cents, ja n itre s s 25 cen ts) w e re in corp ora ted into base w age rates on June 1, 1965.

11 6 C--- Related W age Practices1 Shift P re m iu m P a y A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and N ov. 30, June 27, Day rate plus 3 p erc e n t fo r w o rk e rs who rotated b etw een day and evening shifts on a 5- o r 6-day schedule. D ay rate plus 5 p erc e n t fo r w o rk e rs who rotated am ong 3 shifts but who did not w ork Sunday. D ay rate plus 10 p e rc e n t fo r w o rk e rs who rotated am ong 3 o r 4 shifts including Sunday and w o rk e rs on fro z e n evening o r night shift. Day rate plus 15 p erc e n t fo r w o rk e rs a lt e r nating on evening or night shifts and w o rk ing e v e ry Saturday and Sunday. A v e r a g e shift p rem iu m form u la based on prem ium point system adopted. 2 Form u la in corporated prem ium fo r a ll und e s ira b le hours including Saturday and Sunday. O v e rtim e P a y N ov. 30, T im e and o n e-h a lf fo r w ork : (1) In excess o f 8 hours a day; (2) beyond 40 hours a week; or (3) outside of scheduled d a ily hours if le ss than 8. Shifted Schedule P a y N ov. 30, /\Ug A,-,rv &\J 9 0, 1I O 7^ T im e and one-h alf paid to em ployees: (1) F o r a ll w ork w h ile assigned to another w ork schedule fo r p erio d o f le ss than 1 fu ll w ork w eek, (2) fo r fir s t day when tr a n s fe rre d o r te m p o ra rily assigned to another w ork schedule fo r a w eek or m o re with less than 16 hours' n otice, o r (3) if c a lle d in on a scheduled "b re a k d ay" (day o ff). Double tim e paid to em p loyees c a lle d in to p e rfo rm unscheduled w ork if p rem iu m w ork d es crib e d in (1 ), (2 ), o r (3) fe ll on a s p e c ifie d holiday. T erm "1 fu ll w orkw eek " changed to "7 c a l endar d a y s " to c la r ify intention o f p a rtie s. S p ecial re fe r e n c e to double tim e on h o lidays elim in a ted, since it duplicated holiday p ro v is io n. See footnotes at end o f table.

12 7 C--- Related Wage Practices1----Continued P rem iu m P a y fo r Saturday and Siunday A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and N ov. 30, Aug. 20, June 27, T im e and o n e-h a lf fo r w ork on sixth day in A p p lica b le except w h ere schedu les w e re any one w ork w eek. No p rem iu m pay fo r o th erw ise n egotiated o r in e ffe c t. Double Saturday o r Sunday as such. tim e if sixth day was a "b re a k d a y" and a h oliday. I P re m iu m pay p ro v is io n s fo r w o rk on sixth day elim inated Saturday and Sunday p rem iu m s in co rp o ra ted into a v e ra g e sh ift p rem iu m form u la based on prem ium point system. 2 H oliday P a y N ov. 30, 1945 Aug. 20, N ov. 30, N ov. 30, June 1, I960 (a g reem e n t dated June 2, 1959). M ar. 31, 1961 (a g reem e n t dated June 2, 1959). June 1, 1962 (a g ree m e n t o f sam e d ate). T im e and o n e-h a lf fo r w ork on 6 s p e cifie d h olidays fa llin g on em p loyees re g u la rly scheduled w ork d ays. Double tim e fo r h oliday w ork in e xcess o f 8 hours or in e xcess o f scheduled h ou rs, if le ss than 8, and fo r w ork when the h oliday o ccu rred on scheduled "b re a k day. " No pay fo r h olidays not w ork ed. Changed to: 6 paid holidays for which w o rk e rs re c e iv e d 8 h ou rs' s tra ig h t-tim e pay plus shift p rem iu m, p ro vid in g h oliday fe ll on scheduled w ork d ay. Double tim e (total) fo r holidays worked. Changed to: Double tim e and on e-h a lf fo r f ir s t shift w ork ed on 6 s p e c ifie d h olid a ys, w hether scheduled w ork d ay o r not. Changed to: Double tim e and o n e-h a lf paid fo r a ll w ork on 6 s p e c ifie d h olid a ys, w hether scheduled w ork d ay o r not. H olidays w e re : E a s te r, M e m o r ia l D ay, In dependence D ay, L a b o r D ay, Than ksgiving Day, and Christm as Day. H olidays sam e as above. T o r e c e iv e h o liday pay, em ployee must have been scheduled to w ork on h olid a y and m ust have w ork ed his la st re g u la rly scheduled shift p r io r to and f ir s t re g u la rly scheduled shift follow in g the holiday. Double tim e paid fo r any additional hours w orked. M onday follo w in g E a s te r m ade paid holiday in place of E aster Sunday. Added: H oliday pay fo r in cen tive w o rk e rs to be based on s tra ig h t-tim e a v e ra g e h ou rly earnings during w eek in which holiday occu rred. E m ployee to re c e iv e holiday pay (1) if absence on day b e fo re o r a fte r h olid a y was caused by (a) death in im m ed ia te fa m ily (unless fu n era l was on holiday) o r (b) ju ry duty, and e m p loyee re p o rted fo r w ork on shift follo w in g te rm in a tio n of such duty or (2) if absence on day a fte r h oliday was caused by h o sp ita liza tio n. Changed: Good F r id a y substituted fo r E aster M onday as a paid holiday. Added: E m p loyee paid fo r 4 holidays if they fe ll on a scheduled day o ff. H olidays w e re Fourth o f July, L a b o r D ay, T hanksgiving Day, and Christm as Day. H olidays that fe ll on scheduled workday cons id e re d as tim e w ork ed fo r o v e rtim e p u r p oses; h olidays on scheduled days o ff not included in o v e rtim e com putation. H oliday pay p ro v id e d em p loyee who re p o rted to work on last scheduled shift but was e x cused b e fo re end o f shift or who did not w ork on la s t scheduled shift becau se of scheduled grievan ce m eeting with company. See footnotes at end o f table.

13 8 C--- Related Wage Practices1----Continued H oliday P ay Continued A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and Feb. 1, 1963 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1962). Jan. 1, 1964 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1962). June 1, 1967 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1965) A dded: H olid a y pay p rovid ed em p lo yee on vacation during the w eek in which sch ed uled h oliday f e ll, re g a rd le s s o f w hether he would have been scheduled to w ork on h oliday. Added: 1 paid holiday (to ta l 7) H olid a y was N ew Y e a r 's Day. Added: E m p loyee paid fo r 3 h olidays (to ta l 7) if they f e ll on a scheduled day off. Added: 1 paid h oliday (to ta l 8) V eteran s day in P aid Vacations N ov. 30, 1945 N ov. 30, 1946 N ov. 30, Jan. 1, I960 (a g ree m e n t dated June 2, 1959). June 1, 1962 (a g reem e n t sam e date). Feb. 1, 1963 (a g reem en t dated June 1, 1962). Feb. 1, 1966 (a g ree m e n t dated June 1, 1965). F eb. 1, 1967 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1965). of 1 w eek o f vacation w ith pay a fte r 1 and le ss than 5 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e ; 2 w eeks a fte r 5 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e. S e r v ic e m ust have been p r io r to A p r. 1 of the cu rren t v a c a tion y e a r. Changed to: E ligib le fo r 1 week if on active p a y ro ll 3 months during p reced in g calendar y e a r, h ired b e fo re Oct. 1 of p reced in g calendar y e a r, and on p a y ro ll, furlough, or re co g n ized le a v e on D ec. 31 of that y e a r; 2 weeks if q u alified in 4 p r io r y e a rs and e ligib le in current year. A dded: 3 weeks of v a c a t i o n with pay a fte r 15 y e a r s s e r v ic e. Added: Fourth w eek o f vacation with pay a fte r 25 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e. Changed: R eq u irem en t fo r 3 w eek s' v a c a tion reduced to 12 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e and fo r 4 w eeks' vacation, to 20 y e a rs ' s e rv ic e. Changed: R equirem ent fo r 2 w eeks' vacation reduced to 3 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e. Changed: R equirem ent for 3 w eeks' vacation reduced to 10 y e a r s ' continuous s e r v ic e. V acation pay com puted on b asis of 2V2 p e r cent of total earnings during p rec e d in g F e d e r a l in com e tax y e a r fo r e m p loyees en titled to 1 w e e k 's va cation and 5 p erc e n t fo r those entitled to 2 w eeks ' vacation. V acation pay fo r em p loyees entitled to 3 w eeks based on 120 h ou rs' pay at re gu la r rate (126 hours if on 42-hour w eek). Changed: P a y fo r each w eek of vacation to which em p loyee was entitled to equal 2 percent of total earnings during p re c e d ing incom e tax year. V acation pay fo r em p loyee h ire d b e fo re D ec. 1, 1958, to be d eterm in e d by p reviou s fo rm u la until em p loyee b ecam e e lig ib le fo r the next higher le v e l of vacation benefits. Added: V acation pay accru ed during cu rren t vacation year provid ed em ployee who r e c eiv ed p erm an en t d is a b ility settlem en t o r was te c h n o lo g ic a lly d isp la c ed during the y e a r. Continued: Above p ro visio n fo r em ployee who re tire d during year. Added: E arned vacation p ay, without tim e o ff, fo r em p loyee who was on the activ e p a y r o ll 3 months o r less in qu alifyin g y e a r, and had qualified fo r 1 or m ore w eeks' v a cation in p rio r years. See footnote at end of table.

14 9 C--- Related Wage Practices Continued R ep ortin g T im e A p p lic a tio n s, excep tion s, and N ov. 30, "NT/-ITT- 1QR1. M inim um of 4 h ou rs' pay at re g u la r rate gu aranteed to e m p loyee not n o tified o f lack o f w ork. E m p lo yee re p o rtin g fo r regu la r shift w ork a fte r 10 p.m. and b efo re 7 a. m. guaranteed fu ll shift pay. Guarantee did not apply when em p loyee v olu n ta rily le ft b e fo re exp ira tion of the guaranteed hours o r when tim e w ork ed began 2 hours o r le ss b e fo re e m p lo y e e 's scheduled hours and continued into o r a fte r the shift. A dded: Com pany not lia b le fo r re p o rtin g pay in case o f "a c ts o f G od" o cc u rrin g 1 hour or m ore b efore shift began. C a ll-in P a y N ov. 30, N ov. 30, T im e and o n e-h a lf paid to e m p lo yee when called fo r em ergen cy w ork. Double tim e when called on a holiday. Changed to: Double tim e and o n e-h a lf when c a lle d on a h oliday. Guaranteed Rates fo r Incentive O perations N ov. 30, G uaranteed m inim u m was the h ou rly rate p re s c rib e d fo r in cen tive jobs by p re v a ilin g w age a g reem e n t, plus ap p lica b le shift p rem iu m. See footnote at end o f table.

15 10 C--- Related W age Practices1 ----Continued Down T im e A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and N ov. 30, N ov. 30, H ou rly rate p re s c rib e d fo r in cen tive jobs (plus ap p licable shift p rem iu m ) paid fo r a ll tim e lo st if accum ulated stoppages exceed 10 m inutes p er shift. A p p lied to stoppages caused by w aitin g fo r supplies, m achine breakdown, pow er fa ilu res, v isits to dispen sary, requ ired a t tendance at m eetin gs and c la s s e s, and tra v e l tim e when such tim e must be paid. L a s t item changed to: T r a v e l tim e to and fro m c a fe te r ia when such tim e m ust be paid. P a id R est P e r io d (P e rs o n a l T im e A llo w a n ce) N ov. 30, m inute paid absence fro m w ork within the f ir s t hour of the o v e rtim e p e rio d a l low ed to em p loyee re q u ired to w ork 3 o r m o re hours o v e rtim e. Tw o paid 10-m inute re s t p erio d s p ro vid ed wom en in cen tive w o rk e rs on shifts of 7 hours o r m o re. One 10-m inute re st p e rio d fo r w om en in cen tive w o rk e rs on shifts of less than 7 hours. P a id Lunch P e r io d N ov. 30, m inute paid lunch p e rio d p ro vid ed e m p loyees on 24-hour o p era tin g schedu les. A ls o a llow ed tr a v e l tim e to and fro m c a fe teria. P a y fo r Occupational Injury T im e Loss N ov. 30, F u ll ra te, less w ork m en 's com pensation paym en ts, paid (1) fo r tim e lo s t because o f "fu m e e y e s " o r " s o r e hands" resu ltin g from contact with chem icals used in m anufactu ring p ro c e s s ; (2) to the end of the shift when em ployee went to plant dispensary, at company requ est, fo r exam ination o r treatm ent of occupational injury; (3) fo r m inimum of 1 hour when em p loyee absent fro m plant becau se of in d u stria l in ju ry re p o rted, at com pany request, subsequent to the in jury, fo r e x am ination or treatm ent at company d is p en sary; (4) fo r tim e lo st in any shift when in stru cted by com pany p h ysician to re p o rt to an outside physician ; (5) up to 1 hour when rep ortin g to the d isp en sary fo r treatm ent during a shift. See footnote at end o f table.

16 11 C--- Related Wage Practices1 ----Continued Fu neral Leave A p p lica tio n s, exception s, and June 1, 1961 (a g reem e n t dated June 2, 1959). June 1, 1962 (a g reem e n t E stab lish ed: Up to 3 paid days of absence at regu lar rate (guaranteed rate fo r in cen tive w o r k e r s ), fo r scheduled hours on assign ed w ork d ays, allow ed becau se of death in im m ediate fam ily. Im m ed iate fa m ily to include fa th e r, m oth er, fa th e r-in -la w, m o th e r-in -la w, spouse, s is te r, b roth er, son, and daughter. No payment p rovided fo r days during e m p loy ee's vacation if funeral was not attended or if em p loyee fa ile d, on requ est, to p ro v id e p ro o f o f death and fu n eral attendance. D efin ition o f im m ed ia te fa m ily extended to include stepp aren t o r stepchild under specified circu m stances. T e c h n o lo g ic a l D isp la cem en t P a y N ov. 30, N ov. 30, 1952 (a g reem e n t June 1, 1955 (a g ree m e n t June 1, 1962 (a g reem e n t E m p loyee d isp la ced by te c h n o lo gic a l change given 1 w e e k 's p ay, at a v e ra g e h ou rly ra te earned during p reced in g y e a r, fo r each yea r of continuous s erv ic e. 6 months or m o re in excess of fu ll years o f s e r v ic e counted as a y e a r fo r p urposes of paym ent. E m ployee paid fo r 42 hours a week if em p loyed in continuous 4 -s h ift op era tin g departm ents and fo r 40 hours in a ll oth er departm ents. P e r io d fo r te c h n o lo g ic a lly d isp laced e m p loyees to e le c t to be p laced on plant furlough lis t or accep t d isp lacem en t wage reduced fro m 60 to 30 days. E lig ib ilit y fo r te c h n o lo g ic a l d isp lacem en t pay changed to apply to em p loyees with m ore than 6 months' s e rv ic e (was 60 days). Continued: T e c h n o lo g ic a l change defin ed as any change o r in c r e a s e in p ro d u ctivity that reduced total number of em ployees ( e lig ib le fo r te c h n o lo gic a l d isp lacem en t pay) re q u ired to opera te d ep artm ent a ffecte d by change. A n y e lig ib le e m p loyee d isp laced from related departm ent as resu lt of tech n ological change considered to be d is placed by techn ological change. H ealth and W e lfa re B en efits E ffe c tiv e June 1, 1946 and including D ec. 1, 1947 revision s. Noncontributory group insurance plan in sta lled fo r em p loyees with 60 d ays' s e r v ic e, p ro vid in g: L ife insurance $500 to $2,000, depending on length of s e r v ic e, paid on death o r p erm an en t and tota l d is a b ility p r io r to age 60; a fter retirem en t, $1,000. Com plete cost borne by company. E m p loyees w ith m o re than 60 days but less than 1 y e a r of s e r v ic e r e c e iv e d $500; with 1 y e a r but le ss than 5 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, $1,000; with 5 o r m o re y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, $ 2,00 0. E m p loyees w e re not e lig ib le fo r d is a b ility b en efits i f d is a b ility com m enced a fte r they b ecam e 60 o r a fte r insu rance was term inated. See footnote at end o f table.

17 12 C--- Related Wage Practices1 ----Continued H ealth and W e lfa re B en efits Coiatinued A p p lica tio n s, exception s, and E ffe c tiv e June 1, 1946 and including D ec. 1, 1947 revision s Continued D ec. 1, 1951 (by a g r e e m ent o f N ov. 30, 1951). June 1, 1956 (a g reem e n t June 1, 1957 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1956). June 2, 1959 (a g ree m e n t F eb. 1, 1951 (a g ree m e n t Sickness and accident b en efits $12.50 to $22 a w eek depending on earnings fo r m axim um of 13 w eeks fo r any one p eriod of d isa b ility, starting on fir s t day of absence b ecau se o f occupational o r nonoccupational acciden t and on eighth day of absence becau se o f sick n ess. Up to 6 weeks fo r pregnancy. S u rg ica l expense b en efits m axim um of $150 fo r s u rg e o n s fe e fo r each p e rio d of d is a b ility resu ltin g fro m p regnan cy, acciden t, or sickness not com pensable under w ork m en 's com pensation or s im ila r law s. H osp ita l s e r v ic e b en efits a ll em p loyees c o v e re d by Blue C ross h osp ita liza tion plan p rovid in g c a re fo r 21 to 30 days, depending on length of m em bership. Added: L ife insurance double indem nity in case o f accid en ta l death. Changed to: Sicknes s and accident benefits $20 to $30 a w eek, depending on earn ings. Changed to: H osp ita l s e r v ic e b en efits Standardized in a ll a rea s to p ro v id e com p reh en sive Blue C ross b en e fits, including 120 days' h o sp ita liza tion. R esu lted in re m o v a l of lim itations on lab oratory and X - ra y benefits and em ergen cy outpatient care e x is t ing in som e areas. Changed to: L ife insurance--- $500 to $3,000, depending on length of s erv ic e. Sickness and accident b en efits $30 to $45 a w eek depending on earn in gs, fo r m axim um of 15 w eeks. Su rgical expense benefits M axim um in c rea se d to $ 300. Sickness and acciden t b en efits: Changed: F o r em ployees and dependents: H osp ita l b en efits--- T o in s u r e d -s e r v ic e type of plan. B en efits in e ffe c t and continued: Room and board Up to m axim um s e m i p r iv a te -ro o m ra te fo r m axim um o f 120 days p er disability. S p e c ia l s e r v ic e s F u ll h osp ital charges fo r la b o ra to ry and X - r a y exam inations, e le c tro c a rd io g ra m s, d ru gs, and m e d i c in e s, etc. B enefit paid in addition to w orkm en 's com pensation in case d is a b ility was caused by accident. W o rk e rs ' w ives c o v e re d at com pany cost; dependent c h ild ren could be c o v e re d at w o rk ers ' expense. W o rk e rs ' w iv e s c o v e re d at com pany cost; w o rk e rs ' husbands and dependent child ren could be covered at w o rk e rs ' expense. E m p loyees with 1 but le ss than 5 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, $ 1,50 0 ; with 5 or m o re y e a r s, $ 3,000; no change fo r em p loyees with 60 days but le ss than 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e o r for re tire d em ployees. (F o r extension o f paym ent of fa c e value of life in su ran ce to em p loyees to ta lly and p erm an en tly d isa b led betw een ages 60 and 65 and with 20 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, see section on d isa b ility benefit plan. ) Changed: Sum o f paym ents fro m sick n ess and accident benefits and w orkm en 's com p ensation fo r sam e p e rio d lim ite d to 110 percent of norm al w eekly pay. N on con trib u tory fo r em p loyees and w iv e s. Dependent children and nonem ployee husbands could be c o v e re d through p a y ro ll deductions. B en efits could be continued at e m p lo y e e 's expense fo r 12 m onths a fte r m onth in which he was furloughed. P la n a v a ila b le to re tir e d e m p loyees at group ra te s. Dependent defin ed as spouse, u n m a rried c h ild ren under 19 o r fu lly dependent, and fu ll-tim e students at c erta in types of sch ools. See footnote at end of table.

18 13 C Related Wage Practices1 ----Continued Health and W elfare Benefits Con tinued A p p lica tio n s, exception s, and F eb. 1, 1961 (a g reem e n t of sam e date) Continued June 1, 1962 (a g reem e n t Jan. 1, 1963 (a g ree m e n t o f June 1, 1962). M atern ity Up to 10 days' hospitalization. E m e rg e n c y c a re F u ll charges fo r e m e r gen cy m e d ic a l c a re and trea tm en t w ithin 24 hours o f acciden t, o r fo r m e d ic a l c a re and trea tm en t within 24 hours and in connection with su rgical operation. Added: M a jo r m e d ic a l expense b en efits 80 p ercen t of $2,000 fo r designated e x penses (in cu rre d during one p e rio d of total d isa b ility or within 6 months th e re a fte r) in e xcess o f $100 and b en efits paid by b asic plan plus a ll allow ab le expenses above $ 2,0 0 0, up to $20,000. E xpenses c o v e re d w e re : H o sp ita liza tio n, h igh est d a ily ra te fo r s e m ip riv a te room plus $4; n e c e s s a ry c a re and trea tm en t by d octo r o r o r a l surgeon; p riv a te nurse; am bulance s e r v ic e ; X - r a y and d iagn ostic la b o ra to ry p ro c e d u re s ; X - r a y, radiu m, o r ra d io a c tiv e isotope th erapy; anesthesia a n d its a d m in is t r a t io n ; p r e s c r i p t i o n drugs; d ressin gs ; su rgical supplies; o x y gen; ren tal o f durable equipm ent fo r treatm ent. In creased : Sickness and accident ben e fits $35 to $50 p e r w eek depending on earnings (w as $30 to $45). Added: Outpatient ben efits Annual lim it of $50 each fo r husband and w ife. E xcluded: N u rsin g c a re and d o c to r's v is its, charges covered by w orkm en 's com pensation o r oth er law, charges fo r dependent entitled to b en efits as em p loyee o r fo r m e r em p lo yee, h o sp ita liza tion o r m e d ic a l c a re if begun b e fo re em p loyee was c o v e re d by p o lic y, trea tm e n t not approved by p hysician. S u c cessiv e p erio d s o f h osp ita l confinem ent considered one period o f d isa b ility unless (a) em p loyee retu rned to w ork fo r 1 fu ll day between p eriods of h ospitalization or (b) dependent's la te r h osp ita liza tion was not re la ted to causes o f e a r lie r stay o r follow ed e a rlie r stay by at least 6 months. A v a ila b le only fo r p regnancies that began a fte r c o v e ra g e o r term in a ted w ithin 9 months o f cessa tion of c o v e ra g e. N ot a v a ila b le to nonem ployee husbands. Com pany paid h alf of cost fo r em p loyees and w iv e s. M axim um b en efits could be rein stated a fte r em p loyee o r dependent c o lle c te d $1,000 or m ore in ben efits, p rovided m edical e v i dence o f in su ra b ility was s a tis fa c to ry to the insu rance com pany. B en efits extended fo r 3 months during total d isability continuous fro m date of term in a tion o f in su ran ce. B en efits fo r p s y c h ia tric outpatient trea tm en t w e re 50 p erc e n t o f c o v e re d expenses in excess of ded u ctib le amount o r re g u la r b en efits. Did not c o v e r d en tis t's charges (e xcep t costs of s p e c ifie d o r a l s u rg e ry ), dental a p p liances, eye g la s s e s, o r h earin g aid s, unless re q u ired b ecau se of accid en tal in ju ry; costs o f w a r in ju rie s ; costs o f in ju rie s re c e iv e d w h ile w ork in g fo r another e m p lo yer o r fo r which statu tory com pensation was re c e iv e d ; costs of c a re in govern m en t h osp ita l o r fo r which no charge was made; costs fo r d e pendent who was covered em ployee; m a te rn ity costs (c o v e re d by h osp ital b en efit plan); expenses (e xcep t s u rg ic a l) fo r child during fir s t 7 days after birth. Extended b en e fits B en efits w e re p ayable for any portion of benefit p eriod after c o v e ra g e had ended if: (a) E xpenses resu lted from d isa b ility that was in effect when c o v e ra g e ended and continued to date expenses w e re in cu rre d, and (b) b en efits w e re not duplicated by any oth er group o r e m p lo y e r - spon sored in su ran ce plan in e ffe c t when expenses w ere in cu rred. S u rg ica l and h osp ita l s e r v ic e b en efits Com pany to pay fo r c o v e ra g e o f dependent ch ild ren under 19. When $50 was d ep leted, e lig ib ilit y regain ed only after lapse of 12 months. See footnote at end of table.

19 14 C--- Related Wage Practices1----Continued Health and W elfare B enefits Continued A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and Jan. 1, 1963 (a g reem e n t of June 1, 1962) Continued June 1, 19^5 (a g ree m e n t Jan. 1, 1966 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1965). F o r em ployees only: In creased : L ife insurance--- $1,000 to $3,500 depending on length of s e rv ic e. ' A c c id e n ta l death and d ism em b erm en t O n e-h a lf to fu ll fa c e value o f p rim a r y life in su ran ce. 3 P erm a n en t and total d is a b ility $500 to $3,000 depending on length o f s e r v ic e, p ro vid ed e m p loyees d isabled p r io r to age F o r em p loyees and d e p e n d e n ts Added: H ospitals benefits: Room and board F o r in ten sive c a re up to $ 20 a day fo r charges that exceed ed the s e m ip riv a te room rate. M axim um of $100 for each hospital confinem ent. Changed: M a te rn ity A ll s e r v ic e s p ro vid ed fo r re g u la r h o sp ita liza tio n fo r extended confinem ent. Changed: E m ergen cy care--- F u ll hospital ch a rges fo r e m erg en c y m e d ic a l c a re and trea tm en t w ithin 48 hours o f acciden t, o r fo r m e d ic a l c a re and trea tm en t within 48 hours and in connection with s u rg ic a l op era tion. Added: Outpatient benefits: F o r ra d iation and p h y s ic a l therap y trea tm en ts up to $10 a treatm ent fo r covered h osp ita l c h a rg e s, when recom m en d ed by a physician m axim um of $200 per calen dar yea r p er person. In creased : D iagnostic X - ra y and lab orato ry expenses Up to $100 each fo r husband and w ife p er calendar year. Benefits not applicable to diagnostic exam inations (a) to which em p loyee was entitled as outpatient under hospital expense in su rance, (b) that w e re m ade w h ile he was an inpatient, o r (c ) that w e re re q u ired fo r (1) ch ild b irth o r m is c a r r ia g e o r (2) dental w ork, unless requ ired because of a c c i dental in ju ry to natural teeth. Added: C overa ges, except sickness and acciden t b en e fits, could be continued at em p loyees expense fo r 12 months a fte r furlough. E xcep t fo r m a jo r m e d ic a l expense b en efits, w here company paid on e-h alf of the p r e m iu m cost, cost o f e m p loyee and dependent benefits to be borne by com pany. Added: B a sic h o sp ita l and s u rg ic a l expense benefits only, could be continued fo r d is abled ch ild ren beyond age 19 who m et specified requ irem en ts. In ten sive c a re allow an ce paid only when such care was recom m ended by the attending p hysician, and was p ro vid ed in an in ten sive c a re unit o f the h osp ita l. Changed: F o r dependents s u c c e s s iv e p erio d s o f h osp ita l confinem ent con sid ered 1 p eriod of d isa b ility unless later h osp ita liz a tio n follo w ed e a r lie r stay by at le a s t 60 days. A v a ila b le to fe m a le em p loyees and dependent w iv e s, p ro vid ed e m p loyee and spouse w e re plan m e m b ers p r io r to com m en cem en t of p regnan cy. Added: Up to $30 fo r nonsurgical charges o f a physican fo r trea tm en t oth er than at a h osp ita l p ro vid ed w ithin 24 hours of accident. Added: Outpatient b en efits to include X - r a y th erap y, ra d ia tion th erap y, ra d io a c tiv e is oto p ic th erap y, and p hysioth erap y treatm ents. See footnotes at end of table.

20 15 C--- Related Wage Practices1----Continued R etirem en t P la n A p p lic a tio n s, e xcep tion s, and Dec. 26, 1943 D ec. 26, 1943 (inclu ding am endm ents o f D ec. 1, 1947). Aug. 20, 1947 R etirem en t plan established providing: C om pany-paid pension fo r em ployee with s e r v ic e b e fo re D ec. 26, M onthly pension was equal to o n e-h a lf p ercen t of m onthly earnings as o f D ec. 26, 1943, fo r each y e a r of s e r v ic e at ages 35 up to 45, and th ree-fou rth percent at 45 and over. C on trib u tory re tire m e n t plan fo r em ployee aged 25 but under 65 with 2 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e on and a fte r D ec. 26, Annuity at 65 based on earnings and length of s e rv ic e ; in addition to F e d e r a l old age b en efits. B esid es fu ll annuities, other p ro vis io n s of the contributory plan w ere : Death b en efits: I f em p loyee died b e fo re retirem en t, b en eficia ry received em p lo y e e 's contribu tion plus 2 p ercen t compound in te re s t. If death was a fte r retirem en t, b en eficia ry received d iffe r ence betw een e m p lo y e e 's contribu tion plus in terest and amount paid to em ployee.. T erm in a tio n b en efits: On term in a tion b e fo re 10 y e a rs o f m e m b ers h ip, e m p loyee could ( 1) w ithdraw his contribu tions plus 2 p e r cent in te re s t, or ( 2) accep t the paid-up retirem en t incom e provided by his co n tribution if such in com e was at le a s t $3. 34 a month. A fte r 10 y e a rs of m em b ersh ip, em ployee could ( 1) withdraw his contributions plus 2 p e rc e n t, o r ( 2) on his r e t ir e m ent date accep t the paid-up re tire m e n t in com e p ro vid ed by his contribu tion and that o f the e m p lo y e r fo r s e r v ic e a fte r D ec. 26, 1943; a fte r 15 y e a r s, em ployee could ( 1) w ithdraw his contributions plus 2 p erc e n t in te re s t, o r ( 2) r e c e iv e at age 65 com pany-paid pension for s erv ic e b e fo re D ec. 26, 1943, plus the paid-up r e tire m e n t in com e p ro vid ed by his and com pany contribu tions since that date, o r (3) accep t reduced re tire m e n t b en e fits startin g up to 10 y e a rs b e fo re age 65. Optional benefits: E m ployee could (1) elect reduced retirem en t incom e during r e tir e m ent, with continuance of such paym ents, o r specified fraction th ereof, to d e s ig nated join t annuitant, o r ( 2) if re tirin g b e fo re F e d e ra l old age b en efits w e re p a y ab le, have re tire m e n t b en efits adjusted to p ro v id e sam e total amount, including F e d e r a l b en efit, b e fo re and a fte r the F e d e r a l b en efit was payable. Annuity com puted by m u ltip lyin g re g u la r h ourly rate by 2,000 and d ivid in g by 12. Plan was sep arately financed. E m p loyee contribu ted 2 p erc e n t o f w e e k ly earnings up to $35, plus 4 p erc e n t o f o v e r $35 up to $60, plus 6 p erc e n t o f o v e r $60. E m p lo yer contribu ted IV 4 tim es amount paid by em ployee. Benefits paid at r e tir e m ent age even though em p loyee continued to w ork. E lig ib ility fo r com pany-paid pension fo r s e r v ic e b e fo re D ec. 26, 1943, contingent on m em b ersh ip in plan by D ec. 31, Rates fo r com puting pensions fo r s e r v ic e b e fo re D ec. 26, 1943, changed to: O nefourth p erc e n t of w eek ly earnings at ages 25 and under 35; o n e-h a lf p erc e n t at 35 and under 45; th re e -fo u rth s p erc e n t at 45 and o v e r. M em b ersh ip in plan to be a condition of em ploym ent. See footnote at end of table.

21 16 C Related Wage Practices1----Continued R etirem en t Plan Continued A p p lica tio n s, excep tion s, and Jan. 1, 1951 (by a g r e e m ent o f July 20, 1950). Jan. 1, 1956 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1956). Jan. 1, 1956 (trust a g re e m ent dated D ec. 3, 1958). June 1, 1962 (a g reem e n t Changed to: M inim um annuity of $ 1,200, including s o c ia l s ecu rity, guaranteed on re tire m e n t at 65 with 25 y e a r s ' s e rv ic e ; p ro p o rtion a te gu arantees fo r 10 to 25 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e. Changed to: Noncontributory plan, p ro vid in g follo w in g b en efits (in addition to o ld -a g e and s u r v iv o r s ' in su ran ce): N o rm a l monthly benefits at age $1.75 tim es y e a rs of plan m em b ersh ip fro m Jan. 1, 1956, to D ec. 31, I960, plus 55/100 of 1 p erc e n t of annual earnings d ivid ed by 12 fo r each y e a r o f plan m em b ersh ip a fte r D ec. 31, I960, plus benefits accrued under fo rm e r contributo ry plan in e ffe c t fro m D ec. 26, 1943, to D ec. 31, 1955, and under p rio r noncon trib u tory plan. T hose w ithdraw ing contributions received only amount p u r chased by com pany. E a rly retirem en t--- E m ployees aged 55 with 15 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, r e tirin g at own option, to r e c e iv e im m e d ia te, a c tu a ria lly r e duced pension. E lig ib ilit y E m p loyees au tom a tically b e cam e plan m em b ers upon com pletin g 2 y e a r s ' continuous s e r v ic e and reaching age 25. V esting rights (term ination b en efits) E m p loyees with at le a s t 20 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e and age 40 o r o v e r, on leavin g com pany, to r e c e iv e n o rm a l re tire m e n t b en efits c r e d ited to tim e o f term in a tion upon reaching age 65. A g e re q u irem en t, 50 fo r those h ired after Jan. 1, Added: T erm ination benefits E m ployee term in a ted becau se o f plant closin g o r con v ersio n and e lig ib le fo r past s e rv ic e ben efits (i. e., fo r s e r v ic e p r io r to D ec. 26, 1943, under plan in e ffe c t on D ec. 31, 1955) at n o rm a l re tire m e n t date could e le c t to r e c e iv e im m e d ia te ly an amount equal to e m p lo y e r's contribution to past s e r v ic e fund and to have his past s e r v ic e pension reduced by p ro p o rtion that term in a tion b en efit b ore to a ctu a ria l value of past s e rv ic e pension due em ployee. Changed: E a r ly retire m e n t deductions to 4 p erc e n t fo r each y e a r o f re tire m e n t b e fo re 65 (had ranged fro m 8. 4 p ercen t at age 64 to p ercen t at age 55). E lig ib ilit y fo r com pany-paid pension fo r s e r v ic e b e fo re D ec. 26, 1943, contingent on m em b ersh ip in plan by D ec. 31, Company contribution in creased to IV 2 tim es amount paid by em p lo yees. In te re s t on refunded contributions changed fro m 2 percent to "the rate allow ed by the in su r ance com pany. " Betw een Sept. 1 and Sept 30, 1956, em p loyees could withdraw th eir pension plan contribu tions (w ith in te re s t) fo r y e a rs b e fo re 1956, minus s e r v ic e charge o f 2 p erc e n t o f refund. 4 M inim um m onthly b en efits fo r s e r v ic e fro m D ec. 26, 1943, to D ec. 31, 1955: (1) F o r m em b ers not w ith draw in g con tribu tion s, $ 1.75 tim es y e a rs o f s e r v ic e during this p e rio d in which e m p lo yee contribu ted to plan and $1. 25 fo r each year in which e m p loyee was e lig ib le but did not belong to plan; (2) fo r em ployees withdrawing c o n tributions, b en efits pu rchased by com pany contribu tions; and (3) no b en efits fo r this p eriod for those who n ever joined plan. M inim um m onthly b en efit fo r em p loyees r e tire d p r io r to Jan. 1, 1956, and w hose re tire m e n t was id en tified with con trib u to ry plan changed to $1. 50 fo r each y e a r o f s e r v ic e up to 30 ($1 a month fo r each y e a r in w hich em p loyee was e lig ib le to jo in plan and did not join ) but not less than $ 10. E m ployees who did not withdraw contributions to plan e lig ib le fo r b en efits based on s e r v ic e a fte r D ec. 26, 1943, a fte r 10 y e a r s ' m em b ersh ip in plan re g a r d le s s o f age o r length of s e r v ic e and to fu ll ben efits (fo r s e rv ic e both b efore and after D ec. 26, 1943) a fte r 15 y e a r s ' m em b ersh ip. E m p loyees could w ithdraw con tribu tion s, with 2 p erc e n t in te re s t, at tim e o f leavin g com pany. See footnotes at end of table.

22 17 C----Related Wage Practices1--- Continued R etirem en t Plan Continued A p p lic a tio n s, exception s, and June 1, 1965 (a g reem e n t Jan. 1, 1966 (a g reem e n t dated June 1, 1965). In c rea sed : N o rm a l m onthly benefits at age 65 fo r em p loyees who re tire d on or a fte r e ffe c tiv e date, fo r c red ite d s e r v ic e fro m (1) date of e lig ib ility to Dec. 31, 1955, by $1.25 fo r each year of service; (2) Jan. 1, 1956, through D ec. 31, I960, by 35 cen ts, to $2. 10 fo r each y e a r o f s e r v ic e ; (3) Jan. 1, 1961, through D ec. 31, 1965, no change. Changed: N o rm a l m onthly b en efits at age 65 fo r s e r v ic e a fte r e ffe c tiv e date, to a fla t $3 fo r each y e a r o f c red ite d s e r v ic e in plan. Changed: E lig ib ilit y to 2 y e a r s ' continuous s e r v ic e. Changed: 1,440 hours o r m o re o f w ork in a calendar y e a r re q u ired to r e c e iv e fu ll c red it; fra c tio n a l c re d it g iv en fo r fe w e r hours. T e m p o ra r y P o lic y P a ym e n t June 1, 1965 (a g reem e n t P ro v id e d : T e m p o ra ry b en efit fo r e m p loy ees who re tir e d p r io r to June 1, 1965, a te m p o ra ry $5 a month b en efit in addition to regu lar m onthly pension. P aym en ts w e re to be p ro vid ed in 4 equal in stallm en ts o f $15 each, p ayable on July 1, 1965, O ct. 1, 1965, Jan. 1, 1966, and A p r. 1, In stallm en ts term in a ted if M e d ic a re b ecam e e ffe c tiv e p r io r to A p r. 1, D isab ility B en efit Plan June 1, 1956 (by a g r e e ment o f same date). June 1, I960 (a g reem e n t dated A p r. 22, I960). N o n con trib u tory plan estab lish ed p rovid in g b en efits o f $45 a month, le s s any statuto ry d is a b ility b en e fits, to em p loyees to ta lly and p erm a n en tly d isa b led betw een ages 55 and 65 with 20 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e (continuous s e r v ic e re q u ired a fte r Jan. 1, 1952). N o rm a l b en efits accru ed under pension plan p ayable at age 65. fo r paym ent of fa c e value of life insu rance extended to em p loyees to ta lly and p erm an en tly d isabled betw een ages 60 and 65 and also e lig ib le fo r d is a b ility b en efit under new plan. Changed: B en efits p ro vid ed to ta lly and p erm an en tly d isa bled em p loyee betw een ages 50 and 63 with 20 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, including continuous s e r v ic e a fte r Jan. 1, A dded: E m p loyee d isa b led betw een ages 50 and 65 could e le c t e a rly re tire m e n t at age 63. D is a b ility d eterm in ed by com pany. P la n made e ffec tiv e through June 1, B en efits a lso a p p lica b le to those age 55 but le ss than 60 with 20 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e a lre a d y d e c la re d to ta lly and p erm an en tly d isabled by insurance c a rrie r. Insu rance p ayable in m onthly in sta llm en ts, a lum p-sum paym ent, o r a com bination th e re o f. E m p lo yee could choose a paid-up life insu rance p o lic y o f $500 to $1,000 in lieu of p art of cash ben efits. Changed: A g e at which e m p loyee with 20 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, a lre a d y d e c la re d to ta lly and p erm a n en tly d isa b led by insu rance c a r r ie r, was e lig ib le fo r b en efits was reduced to 50. P la n b en efits fo r e m p loyee w ith 20 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e, including continuous s e r v ic e a fte r Jan. 1, 1952, and to ta lly and p erm an en tly d isa b led fro m in d u stria l in ju ry fo r which w orkm en 's com pensation was due, e x tended to c o v e r ages 50 but less than 65. See footnote at end o f table.

23 18 C----Related Wage Practices1--- Continued D isab ility B enefit Plan Contirmed A p p lica tio n s, exception s, and D ec. 8, I960 (a g reem e n t June 1, 1965 (a g reem e n t Changed: F o r em p loyees at age 50 with 15 y e a r s s e r v ic e, o r age 60 with 10 y e a rs ' s e r v ic e ; s e r v ic e a fte r Jan. 1, 1952 to be continuous. E lim in ated : Options o f re c e iv in g ( l ) a ll or any part of insurance in monthly in s ta llm en ts, (2) paid-up life insu rance p o lic y o f $ 500 to $ 1,000 in lieu of p a rt of cash b en efits. E m p loyees under age 60 to r e c e iv e, in addition to re g u la r b en e fits, lum p-sum paym ent equal to d is a b ility b en efit o f life insu rance. Those o v e r 60 y e a rs of age to r e c e iv e a lum p-sum paym ent re la ted to age at tim e of d isability. 5 1 The last entry under each item represen ts the m ost recen t change. 2 Shift p rem iu m was d eterm in ed by counting total num ber of points earned p er hour during hours scheduled in each w eek o r pay p e rio d as shown b elow. The total p rem iu m points w e re d ivid ed by to ta l hours scheduled to secu re the a v e ra g e shift p rem iu m fo r the en tire schedule using the n ea re st one-tenth o f 1 p ercen t. The a v e ra g e p rem iu m was applied to the day base rate to d eterm in e the shift rate a p p lica b le, adjusted to n ea re st fu ll cent. P rem iu m applied to total paid hours in schedule. Hours Sun,. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. F r i. Sat. 7 a. m. to 5 p. m p.m. to 12 m m. to 7 a. m lefits w ere as follow s: P e rio d of continuous A cciden tal death Perm anent serv ic e from last L ife and dism em berm ent and total date o f em ploym ent insurance (p rin cip al sum) disability 61 days to 1 y e a r $ 1,000 $ 1, 000 $500 1 y e a r to 3 y e a r s , 000 2, 000 1,500 3 y e a rs and o v e r , 500 3, 500 3, 000 Contributions paid fo r 1956 a u tom a tically refunded without s e r v ic e charge. The lum p-sum payment determ ined as follow s : A g e (date o f ap p lication ) Am ount 60 and under $ 3, and under 63 V , V2 and under 64 2, and under 64 V , V2 and o v e r , 000

24 W a g e C hronologies The following list constitutes all wage chronologies published to date. Those for which a price is shown are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 20402, or from any of its regional sales offices. Those for which a price is not shown may be obtained free as long as a supply is available, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C., 20212, or from any of the regional offices shown on the inside back cover. Aluminum Company of Am erica, BLS Report 219. The Anaconda Co., BLS Report 197. Anthracite Mining Industry, BLS Bulletin 1494 (20 cents). Armour and Co., BLS Bulletin 1481 (30 cents). A. T. &ct. Long Lines Department, BLS Bulletin 1443 (40 cents). Berkshire Hathaway Inc., BLS Bulletin 1541 (25 cents). Bethlehem Atlantic Shipyard, BLS Bulletin 1454 (25 cents). Bituminous Coal Mines, BLS Bulletin 1461 (20 cents). The Boeing Co. (Washington Plants), BLS Report 204 (20 cents). Carolina Coach Co., BLS Report 259. Chrysler Corporation, BLS Bulletin 1515 (30 cents). Commonwealth Edison Co. of Chicago, BLS Report 205 (20 cents). Dan River M ills, BLS Bulletin 1495 (15 cents). Federal Classification Act Employees, BLS Bulletin 1442 (35 cents). Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and B. F. Goodrich Co. (Akron Plants), BLS Bulletin 1484 (30 cents). Ford Motor Company, BLS Report 99 (30 cents). General Motors Corp., BLS Bulletin 1532 (30 cents). International Harvester Company, BLS Report 202o International Paper Company, Southern Kraft Division, BLS Bulletin (25 cents). International Shoe Co., BLS Bulletin 1479 (20 cents). Lockheed California Company (A Division of Lockheed A ircraft Corp. ), BLS Bulletin 1522 (35 cents). Martin Marietta Corp., BLS Bulletin 1449 (25 cents). Massachusetts Shoe Manufacturing, BLS Bulletin 1471 (15 cents). New York City Laundries, BLS Bulletin 1453 (20 cents). North Am erican Aviation, BLS Report 203 (25 cents). North Atlantic Longshoring, BLS Report 234. Pacific Coast Shipbuilding, BLS Report 254 (25 cents). Pacific Gas and Electric Co., BLS Bulletin 1499 (30 cents). Pacific Longshore Industry, BLS Bulletin 1491 (25 cents). Railroads Nonoperating Employees, BLS Report 208 (25 cents). Sinclair Oil Companies, BLS Bulletin 1447 (25 cents). Swift &Co., BLS Report 260 (25 cents). United States Steel Corporation, BLS Report 186 (30 cents). Western Greyhound Lines, BLS Report 245 (30 cents). Western Union Telegraph Co., BLS Bulletin 1545 (35 cents). U.S. G O V ER NM ENT P R IN T IN G OFFICE :

25 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES REGION I NEW ENGLAND John F. Kennedy Federal Building Government Center, Room 1603-B Boston, Mass T e l.: REGION III SOUTHERN 1371 Peachtree Street, NE. Atlanta, Ga T e l.: REGION V WESTERN 450 Golden Gate Avenue Box San Francisco, Calif T e l.: REGION II MID-ATLANTIC 341 Ninth Avenue New York, N. Y T e l.: REGION IV NORTH CENTRAL 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, T e l.: REGION VI MOUNTAIN-PLAINS Federal Office Building, Third Floor 911 Walnut Street Kansas City, Mo T e l.: