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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABORFrances Perkins, Secretary

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

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W ages and Hours of Union Motortruck Drivers and Helpers

June 1, 1941

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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION Florence Peterson, Chief

Bulletin 7\[o. 705

{Reprinted from the M onthly Labor R eview, February 1942, with additional tablesl

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WASHINGTON : 1942

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CONTENTS

PageSummary______________________________________________________________ 1Distribution of members according to hourly wage rates_________________ 2Weekly hours, 1941____________________________________________________ 4Overtime rates_________________________________________________________ 5Trend of wage and hour scales__________________________________________ 6Changes between 1940 and 1941________________________________________ 7Average rates, by city_________________________________________________ 8Union scales of wages and hours, by cities:

Time rates and hour scales_________________________________________ 9Commission, mileage, or trip rates, and hour scales_________________ 39

Letter of Transmittal

United States D epartment of Labor, B ureau of Labor Statistics,

Washington, D . C A p r i l 1, 19^2.The Secretary of Labor:

I have the honor to transmit herewith a report covering a study- made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the wages and hours of union motortruck drivers and helpers, June 1, 1941.

This bulletin, a portion of which appeared in the M onthly Labor Review, February 1942, was prepared in the Industrial Relations Division, under the supervision of Florence Peterson, Chief. Kerm it B . M ohn was in immediate charge of the field work and the preparation of the bulletin.

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

Secretary.ii


Bulletin No. 705 o f the

United States Bureau o f Labor Statistics[Reprinted from the M onthly L abor Review, February 1942, with additional tables]

WAGES AND HOURS OF UNION MOTORTRUCK DRIVERS AND HELPERS, JUNE 1, 1941

Summary

T H E average hourly wage rate of union motortruck drivers in 75 cities was 82.9 cents on June 1, 1941. Union helpers averaged 68.6 cents and the average for the combined truck driver and helper occupations was 80.8 cents. Based on comparable quotations for both June 1, 1940, and June 1, 1941, the general level of hourly rates advanced 3.8 percent for drivers, 5.0 percent for helpers, and 4.0 percent for the combined groups. Actual rates for drivers ranged from 30 cents for special-delivery milk drivers in Norfolk to $2.00 per hour for operators of dump trucks of over 8 cubic feet capacity in St. Louis. Helpers had a range in rates between 27.8 cents for some of the helpers on furniture trucks in Birmingham to $1,125 for helpers on theatrical-equipment trucks in New York City.

The above averages cover city trucking primarily, although over- the-road drivers were also included when they were paid on an hourly, rather than a mileage, basis. The survey included 2,587 wage quotations covering 241,608 union members. The term truck drivers covers a heterogeneous group of occupations, such as drivers of building and excavating trucks, coal trucks, ice trucks, general hauling and transfer trucks, delivery trucks hauling various and miscellaneous commodities, and express and freight trucks. In each of the many classifications of hauling, different types and sizes of trucks are likely to be used. Each truck-driving occupation and each size and type of truck usually has a different wage rate. Furthermore, there is great variation among the different cities, not only in respect to the commodities handled under union agreements, but also in respect to the types of trucks and the terminology used to describe the different occupations. For these reasons it is impossible to make an intercity classification by types. The data on all truck driving in all cities studied, therefore, are treated as for one trade in this study, division being made only between drivers and helpers.

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2 W AGES AND HOURS UN IO N MOTORTRUCK DRIVERS

W age payments for drivers doing local hauling, or making local deliveries which do not involve sales functions, are almost universally established on a time basis. M ost frequently the agreements specify hourly rates, although daily or weekly wage scales are not uncommon. In order to achieve comparability, these daily and weekly wage scales have been converted to an hourly basis whenever the agreements specified the number of hours for which the scales applied. Some trucking agreements, although specifying wage scales on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, do not specify the number of horns that shall constitute full time. Quotations of this type consequently have been omitted in the computation of average full-tim e hours and in the table showing the distribution according to hours per week. W hen the wage rates were given on an hourly basis these quotations have been included in all rate computations, but when the specified wage scale could not be converted to an hourly basis they have been excluded.

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

Distribution of Members According to H ourly Wage Rates

Over 43 percent of the union truck drivers had hourly rates between 75 and 90 cents; 61 percent had rates in the wider range of 70 to 95 cents. Those drivers receiving $1.00 or more per hour included 18.6 percent of the total, while only 15.9 percent had rates that were less than 70 cents per hour.

T able 1. Percentage Distribution o f Union Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, by H ourlyWage Rates, June I, 1941

Classified hourly rateDriv-ersandhelpers

Drivers

Helpers

!. Classified hourly rate

Drivers and helpers

Drivers

Helpers

Average hourly rate.............Percent ol members whose

rates were

$0,808 $0,829 $0,686 Percent of members whose rates were

80 and under 85 cents.85 and under 90 cents. _.

12.511.3

13.811.8

5.27.9

Under 40 cents............... 0.5 0.1 2.8 90 and under 95 cents... 7.4 8.2 2.940 and under 45 cents.. . 1.0 .9 1.6 95 cents and under $1. . . 4.0 4.5 1.245 and under 50 cents.. . 1 1 .6 4.4 $1 and under $1.05........ 8.4 9.6 1.550 and under 55 cents.. . 3.1 2.4 7.3 $1.05 and under $1.10___ 3.5 4.1 .255 and under 60 cents.. . 3.0 2.3 6.8 $1.10 and under $1.15___ 2.4 2.6 .960 and under 65 cents.. . 6.3 4.0 12.9 $1.15 and under $1.20___ 1.3 1.565 and under 70 cents... 7.6 5.6 18.5 $1.20 and under $1.25___ .3 .3 ___70 and under 75 cents... 75 and under 80 cents.. .

9.817.1

9.417.8

11.914.0

$1.25 and over................ .4 .5


DISTRIBUTION OF UNION MOTORTRUCK DRIVERS AND HELPERS ACCORDING TO HOURLY WAGE RATES

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A substantial majority (57.3 percent) of the helpers had hourly rates of 60 cents but less than 80 cents. Only 2.6 percent were receiving as much as $1.00 per hour, with none higher than $1,125; more than hah (54.3 percent) had rates less than 70 cents per hour.

W eekly Hours, 1941The average full-tim e weekly hours in effect for union drivers was

47.2 on June 1, 1941, while helpers averaged 46.3 hours. The higher average for drivers resulted mainly from the fact that helpers jwere not generally included in the quotations covering road drivers, whose hours were usually longer.

The 48-hour week was most prevalent in the trucking industry, 41.9 percent of the drivers and 46.7 percent of the helpers being subject to this workweek. N ext in line was the 40-hour week, covering 17.2 percent of the drivers and 17.8 percent of the helpers. The 44-hour weekranked third, with 11.8 percent and 15.5 percent of the respective memberships being subject to it. Weeks longer than 48 hours were worked by 22.6 percent of the drivers and 12.4 percent of the helpers. However, very few had a weekly work schedule of more than 60 hours.

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


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or days, provided, however, that the extra 2 hours are necessary to complete a trip.1

In a number of cases the 60-hour scales specified in the agreements are basically a restatement of these IC C regulations. In a number of the reports, particularly those showing 60 hours as the full-tim e workweek, it was indicated that the hours specified in the agreement merely constituted the maximum permitted at straight time, and that frequently actual working hours were considerably less, depending upon the amount of work available.

T able 2. Percentage Distribution o f Union Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, by Hours per Week, June 1, 1941

Hours per weekDrivers

andhelpers

Drivers Helpers

Average weekly hours....................... 47.1 47.2 46.3Percent of members whose hours per

week wereLess than 40............................... 0.8 0.8 1.340................................. ............... 17.3 17.2 17.8Over 40 and under 44.................. 1.0 1.1 .244___________________________ 12.4 11.8 15.5Over 44 and under 48................ . 4.9 4.6 6.148.................................................. 42.6 41.9 46.7Over 48 and under 54.................. 9.3 10.5 2.554.................................................. 6.2 5.8 8.3Over 54 and under 60.-.............. 1.4 1.6 .760............................. ................... 3.9 4.5 .8Over 60........................................ .2 .2 .1

Overtime Rates

Tim e and one-half was the m ost prevalent overtime rate in union trucking agreements. Over three-fourths of the quotations for drivers and helpers specified this penalty rate. These quotations covered 65.8 percent of the drivers and 73.2 percent of the helpers. The only other overtime rates which affected a substantial number of members were those providing a fixed rate rather than a multiple of the regular wage. This type of overtime rate covered 15.6 percent of the drivers and 11.5 percent of the helpers. In 13.3 percent of the driver quotations and 14.2 percent of the helpers no overtime rate was specified, and in a few instances overtime was prohibited. Prohibitions of overtime usually pertained to interstate over-the-road drivers who were limited to 60 hours per week.

A great many of the trucking agreements specified that the overtime rate should apply only on the basis of cumulative weekly hours and not on a daily basis. A number also provided a daily or weekly tolerance, whereby a limited amount of overtime could be worked with

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


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out payment of any penalty rate. This tolerance generally was not over 6 hours per week.

A number of quotations covering drivers and helpers considered subject to the Fair Labor Standards A ct were modified to provide that the straight-time weekly hours should be reduced to conform to the law, but that each regular driver and helper should be guaranteed sufficient overtime each week to equal the full working time specified in the previous agreements. In some instances the hourly rate for straight time was retained unchanged under the new schedule of hours, which resulted in larger net weekly earnings for the members affected. In other cases net earnings were increased by a combination of an increase in the scale of wages and an increase in the number of guaranteed overtime hours.

T able 3. Overtime Rates Provided for Motortruck Drivers and Helpers in UnionAgreements, June I, 1941

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No penalty rate provided_______________ 348 13.7 279 14.1 69 11.5Time and one-third____________________ 42 3.4 28 3.4 14 3.5Time and one-half.____________________ 1,989 66.9 1, 610 65.8 379 73.2Double time__________________________ 14 .4 9 .4 5 .3Fixed penalty scales 1................................. 163 16.0 146 15.6 17 11.5Overtime prohibited______ ____________ 27 .6 26 .7 1 (2)

1 Not a multiple of regular rate. 3 Less than a tenth of 1 percent.

Trend of Wage and H our Scales

D ata based on comparable quotations for the trucking industry are available only for the past 5 years. Since 1936 the movement of wage rates has been consistently upward and that of allowed weekly hours has been generally downward.

Union hourly wage rates for drivers increased 3.8 percent, on the average, between June 1, 1940, and June 1, 1941. Helpers recorded a 5.0 percent increase, and for the combined classifications the advance

T able 4. Percent of Change in Union Hourly Wage Rates and W eekly Hours for Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, 1936 to 1941

Year


Hourlywagerates

Weeklyhours

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Weeklyhours

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Weeklyhours

1936 to 1937......... ........................................ + 6.6 0.9 0 ) 0 ) 0 ) 0 )1937 to 1938.................................................. +3.6 0 +3.6 0 +3.5 01938 to 1939................ .................................. + 2.2 .9 + 2.2 0.8 + 2.6 1.21939 to 1940........................... ....................... + 2.0 .9 + 2.1 .8 + 2.0 1.31940 to 1941.................................................. +4.0 .7 +3.8 .7 +5.0 t

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amounted to 4.0 percent. These increases were the largest since a comparable period in 1936-37.

Full-tim e hours for drivers and helpers, on the average, decreased 0.7 percent during the year ending June 1, 1941. A great number of the reductions in hour scales were from 42 to 40 in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards A ct, requiring a 40-hour week after October 24, 1940.

Changes Between 1940 and 1941

Wage rates. A substantial m ajority of the organized truck drivers and helpers received increases in hourly wage rates during the year ending June 1, 1941. A slightly larger proportion of the helpers (59.3 percent) received raises than did the drivers (54.6 percent).

T able 5. Number o f Changes in Union Rates o f Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, and Percent o f Members Affected, June I, 1941, as Compared with June I, 1940

Type of change



Percent of members affected





Increase.................................. 1,156 55.3 926 54.6 230 59.3Decrease................................... 31 1.3 26 1.1 5 2.5No change............................... 1,026 43.4 836 44.3 189 38.2

Reductions in scales were reported for only 1.1 percent of the drivers and 2.5 percent of the helpers.

Of the total number of drivers receiving increases during the year (54.6 percent), over three-fourths had their rates raised by less than 10 percent. Increases of at least 5 percent but less than 10 percent were most common among truck drivers (23.3 percent of the membership). However, increases of less than 5 percent were also quite prevalent (19.4 percent). Only 11.9 percent of all drivers included

T able 6. Number and Percent o f Increases in Rates o f Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, and Percent o f Members Affected, June 2, 1941, as Compared with June 2, 1940

Amount of increase








Less than 5 percent............. 294 17.7 251 19.4 43 7.85 and under 10 percent......... 506 24.1 400 23.3 106 30.010 and under 15 percent.......... 206 9.9 162 8.8 44 16.115 and under 20 percent.......... 65 1.6 50 1.6 15 1.720 and under 25 percent.......... 48 .9 36 .7 12 1.725 and under 30 percent........... 16 .4 10 .3 6 .830 and under 35 percent........... 10 .2 9 .2 1 0 )35 and under 40 percent______ 3 .2 3 .240 percent and over................. 8 .3 5 .1 3 1.2

1 Less than a tenth of 1 percent. 464822 42------ 2


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in the survey received advances of at least 10 percent over their previous rates, most of these being less than 15 percent.

The helpers, on the other hand, had 63.7 percent of the number receiving increases, or 37.8 percent of the total membership benefiting by raises of less than 10 percent. Increases of less than 5 percent covered 7.8 percent of the membership, and 30 percent had their 1940 scales advanced by between 5 percent and 10 percent. The latter group comprised a slight majority of the total number of helpers receiving increases during the year. An additional 16.1 percent had their rates raised by between 10 percent and 15 percent, and 5.4 percent received advances of 15 percent or more.

Maximum weekly hours. More than 16 percent of the quotations covering drivers reported a reduction in straight-time working hours during the past year. These changes affected 11.3 percent of the organized drivers. Among helpers, decreases in maximum weekly hours were listed in 17.3 percent of the quotations covering 12.1 percent of the members. A great number of reductions in hours were from 42 to 40 in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act. Slightly more than 87 percent of the members in both classifications retained their 1940 working schedules.

T able 7. Number o f Changes in Union Hours o f Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, and Percent of Members Affected, June I, 1941, as Compared tvith June I, 1940

Type of change








Increase................................... 42 1.4 40 1.5 2 0.6Decrease___________________ 356 11.4 284 11.3 72 12.1No change......... ....................... 1,774 87.2 1,432 87.2 342 87.3

Average Rates, by CityTable 8 shows the averages for the combined driver and helper

occupations in each city included in the survey. Sufficient quotations to compute an average were not obtained in two cities, Charleston, S. C ., and Jackson, M iss. In four others, Charlotte, N . C ., E l Paso, T ex., and M emphis and Nashville, Tenn., no helper scales were listed, and therefore the averages shown cover drivers only. In all other cities the average shown is a composite of drivers and helpers, each rate being weighted by the number of union members covered by it.

New York City had the highest rates, on the average, the composite amounting to 97.7 cents per hour. Its neighboring city, Newark, was next in line with an average of 95.0 cents. Butte and Seattle also had average rates of over 90 cents (94.5 and 92.7 cents, respectively). Eight additional cities had higher averages than the 80.8 cents average for all cities: Los Angeles (88.7 cents), San Francisco (88.6 cents),


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Spokane (87.3 cents), Portland, Oreg. (86.6 cents), Cleveland (85.4 cents), Detroit (83.7 cents), Chicago (82.4 cents), and Pittsburgh (81.8 cents). Twenty cities had average rates between 70 and 80 cents; 25 between 60 and 70 cents; 11 between 50 and 60 cents, and only 3 under 50 cents. San Antonio had the lowest average (46.4 cents).

T a b l e 8. Average H ourly Rates of Union Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, by City,June I, 19411

[This table includes some revisions not appearing in the M onthly Labor Review]

CityAveragehourly

rateCity

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Averagehourly

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New York, N. Y __....... $0,977 Springfield, Mass______ $0.737 Madison, Wis__ _ _ $0,640Newark, N. J_________ .950 Peoria, 111...... ................ .732 Birmingham, Ala .638Butte, Mont .945 Minneapolis, Minn____ .730 Salt Lake City, Utah .634Seattle, Wash--............ .927 South Bend, Ind ....... .727 Des Moines, Iowa_____ .631Los Angeles, Calif_____ .887 St. Louis, M o_________ .717 Manchester, N. H _____ .627San Francisco, Calif___ .886 Dayton, Ohio_________ .711 Oklahoma City, Okla__ .624Spokane, Wash________ .873 Worcester, Mass______ .710 El-Paso, Tex........ .......... 3.617Portland, Oreg _ _ .866 Rochester, N. Y _______ .704 Binghamton, N. Y _ __ .615Cleveland, Ohio __ .854 Providence, R. I ........ __ .699 Jacksonville, Fla .610Detroit, Mich .837 Scranton, Pa..... ............ .698 Memphis, Tenn___ ___ 3.597Chicago, Til .824 Youngstown, Ohio____ .694 Omaha, Np.hr .588Pittsburgh, Pa__.........__ .818 Washington, D. C_....... .690 Houston, Tex_________ .558Average for cdl cities____ .808 Erie, Pa______________ .688 Mobile., Ala .544Philadelphia, Pa .789 Reading, Pa__________ .687 Charlotte, N. C 3.539Boston, Mass_________ .785 Little Rock, Ark______ .673 Nashville, Term 3.533Phoenix, Ariz_________ .784 Denver, Colo............... .671 Tampa, Fla .526Milwaukee, Wis_______ .770 Duluth, Minn .......... .671 Norfolk, Va .522St. Paul, M inn........ ..... .766 Charleston, W. Va........ .662 Richmond, Va _ .510Toledo, Ohio__________ .759 Kansas City, M o....... . .660 New Orleans, La______ .507New Haven, Conn. _ _ .758 Portland, Maine______ .655 Atlanta, Ga _ ____ .501Indianapolis, Ind______ .756 Grand Rapids, Mich__ .653 Dallas, Tex___________ .491Buffalo, N. Y ................. .749 York, Pa_____________ .651 Wichita, Kans________ .476Cincinnati, Ohio............ .749 Baltimore, M d________ .649 San Antonio, Tex_____ .464Rock Island (111.) dis Columbus, Ohio______ .646

trict 2......... ................. .746 Louisville, K y............... .642

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

2 Includes Davenport, Iowa, Moline, 111., and Rock Island, 111.3 No helpers included in average.

Union Scales of Wages and Hours, by Cities

TIME RATES AND HOUR SCALES

Union rates per hour and hours per week for motortruck drivers and helpers, by city and type, on June 1, 1941, and June 1, 1940, are shown in table 9. Rates for drivers paid on a commission, mileage, or trip basis are shown in table 10 (p. 39).

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


10 W AGES AND HOURS UNION MOTORTRUCK DRIVERST a b l e 9. Union Scales of Wages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, by

Cities, June I , 7947, and June 7, 1940

City and classification

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Atlanta, Qa.

Baggage..------ ------------- $0,480 48 $0.450 48Helpers........................ .430 48 .400 48

Beer:Keg drivers, local------- .863 40 .863 40Long distance------------- 1.500 60 2.500 60

Busses_____________ ___ .496 48 .469 48Head bus drivers_____ .547 48 .521 48

Freight:City pick-up and de-

livery____________ .500 54 .481 54Helpers___________ - .370 354

City delivery_________ .449 54Helpers____________ .300 3 54

0 ver-the-road_______ .842 30Groceries, contract haul-

ing:City drivers............. .417 48 .417 48

Helpers...................... .400 40 .381 42Over-the-road------------- .656 48 .594 48

Railway express:Pick-up and delivery:

Rate A ------------------ .775 44 .709 48Rate B_____________ .749 44 .687 48Rate C_____________ .723 44 .663 48

Helpers__________ .623 44 .571 48Delivery of valuables:

Rate A ------------------- .854 44 .776 48Rate B_ _ ___ . .775 44 .711 48

Warehouse transfer___ .697 44 .639 48Street railways. __ __ .615 45

Emergency trucks. .870 45 .835 48Assistants, emergency

trucks______ _ . . . .750 45Baltimore, Md.

Bakery:Route foremen_______ 1.042 48Special delivery ------- .479 48 .458 48Supply trucks ______ .583 48 .563 48

Beer:Keg drivers_________ .850 40 .825 40

Helpers___________ .700 40 .625 40Building materials______ .700 48Coal delivery__________ 4. 600 48 .600 48

Helpers______________ s. 530 48 .530 48Concretc-mixcr trucks .800 48Dump trucks (excavat

ing):Agreement A_________ .700 44 .600 48Agreement B__............ .700 40 .600 48

Freight (city):Regular drivers.......... . 6.656 48 .625 48Extra drivers_________ 7.680 48 .650 48Helpers______________ 8.530 48 .500 48

Fuel oil delivery________ 4. 600 48 .600 48Furniture, retail delivery:

Regular drivers............ .604 48 .529 51Extra drivers.......... . .601 48 .529 6 51Helpers................... . .500 48 .431 9 51

Glass________________ .750 40Helpers .625 40

Groceries:Wholesale:

Regular drivers......... 16.700 40 .655 42Extra drivers........... n.700 40 .650 42Regular helpers....... . 12.513 40 .476 42Extra helpers_______ 13. 550 40 .500 42

See footnotes at end of table.


June 1,, 1941 June 1,1940

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Retail:Road drivers_______ $0,833 48City drivers________ .729 48Helpers____________ .594 48

Heavy hauling and rigging:

Regular drivers_______ 14. 677 48 $0.625 48Extra drivers. ............ . n.700 48 .675 48Helpers.......................... 18.550 48 .500 48

Ice:Route delivery______ is. 719 48 .719 48

Helpers____________ 16.469 48 .469 48City transfer................ 16.688 48 .688 48Refrigerator__________ 16.667 48 .667 48

Helpers____________ 16.646 48 .646 48Platform dealers de

livery______________ 16.625 48 .625 48Route foremen_______ .833 48 .833 48

Meat (packing house):Road drivers_______ .875 348City drivers_______ .875 40

Milk:Special delivery_______ .521 48 .479 48Country plants:

Can trucks _____ 17.625 48Tank trucks______ is. 594 48

Oil____________________ .625 60 .625 60Paper, wholesale:

Agreement A _________ .775 40 .688 40First helpers________ .688 40 .625 40Second helpers. ____ .525 40 .500 40

Agreement B:Regular drivers, A ... 10.675 42 .625 40Regular helpers, A__. .600 42 .525 40Regular drivers, B___ 19.675 42 .625 42Regular helpers, B._. .600 42 .525 42Regular drivers, C__. 19.675 42 .625 44Regular helpers, C ._. .600 42 .500 44Extra drivers_______ .725 40 .625 40Extra helpers........... . .600 40 .525 40

Steel (supplies):Regular drivers_______ .750 40Extra drivers_________ .800 40Regular helpers_______ .625 40Extra helpers________ .650 40

Sugar refinery__________ .775 40 .750 40Tile:

Regular drivers_______ .750 40Extra drivers_________ .800 40Regular helpers______ .625 40Extra helpers___ _____ .650 40

Tobacco, wholesale:Regular drivers_______ .580 3 48 .520 48Extra drivers_________ .700 .600Regular helpers_______ .400 3 48 .333 48Extra helpers_______ .600 .500

Binghamton, N. Y.Beer:

Regular drivers:1 to 6 months.... ........ .482 54 .482 54After 6 months_____ .519 54 .519 54

Regular helpers:1 to 6 months......... . .444 54 .444 54After 6 months_____ .482 54 .482 54

Extra drivers________ .540 54 .530 54Extra helpers............. .510 54 .500 54

Dump truck drivers........ .650 40 .650 40


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T a b l e 9 . Union Scales of Wages and Hours of Motortruck Drivers and Helpers, byCities, June 1, 1941, and June I , 1940 Continued


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Binghamton, N. Y.Con.Freight:

City drivers__________ 20 $0,611 54 $0,593 54Helpers...................... .500 54 .500 54

Over-the-road drivers.. 2i. 780 60 .760 60Peddle-run drivers____ .648 54 .648 54

Produce:Weekly basis:

Regular drivers:1 to 6 months_____ .482 54 .482 54After 6 months____ .519 54 .519 54

Helpers:1 to 6 months_____ .444 54 .444 54After 6 months____ .482 54 .482 54

Hourly basis:Regular drivers:

1 to 6 months____ .425 54 .425 54After 6 months____ .460 54 .460 54

Helpers:1 to 6 months_____ .390 54 .390 54After 6 months____ .425 54 .425 54

Extra drivers...... . . . 22.540 54 .530 54Helpers__________ 23. 510 54 .500 54

Birmingham, Ala.

Bakery:Relay. --------------------- .535 48 .475 42

Dump trucks and transitmixers:

Under 1H tons____ .500 40 .500 45m to 3 tons_________ .750 40 .550 453 tons and over_______ 1.000 40 .600 45

Factory:Agreement A ------------ .790 40 .690 40Agreement B ............... .780 40 .650 42Agreement C................ .770 40 .670 42

Helpers................... .580 40 .480 42Freight:

City delivery:Regular drivers_____ 24.458 60 .458 60Extra drivers_______ 25.500 60 .500 60Regular helpers------- 26.360 60 .360 60Extra helpers----------- 27.400 60 .400 60

Over-the-road (under 75m iles)_____________ 24. 458 60

Furniture:A groom on t. A .385 54Helpers___________ .296 54

A jrfAATTlP.rit R .375 48Helpers____________ .333 48

Agroo-mont C .333 54Helpers ___________ .278 54

Meat:First 4 weeks................. .400 40 .300 42After 4 weeks................ .440 40 .400 42

Railway express:Delivery........................ .722 44 .662 48Money transfer............. .801 44 .735 48

Boston, Mass.Baggage:

Rate A .......................... .635 48 .625 48Rate B__...................... . .573 48 .563 48Helpers......... .............. . .512 48 .500 48

Bakery:Route builders:

First 6 months_____ .556 54 .556 54Thereafter_________ .648 54 .648 54


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Sparemen or helpers: First 6 months......... $0,463 54 $0.463 54Thereafter__________ .509 54 .509 54

Special delivery______ .604 48 .604 48Transport trucks:

TTp to 3 tons .708 48 .708 483 to 5 tons _____ .729 48 .729 485 tons and nvo.r .792 48 .792 48Helpers.. ______ .667 48 .667 48

Cookie drivers: A groom on t. A .783 344A groom on t, B .761 44 .761 44Agreement O .728 344 .728 44

Beer:Keg beer_______ _____ .975 40 .925 40

Helpers _ _________ .900 40 .850 40Bottle beer ______ .975 40 .925 40

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and liquor) ______ .640 348 .608Helpers ____________ .520 348 .463 48

Building materials:1* tons______________ .650 44 .650 44Over 1* tons__________ .750 44 .750 44Helpers .625 44 .625 44Concrete_____________ .800 40 .750 44

Helpers____________ .725 40 .650 44Brickyard delivery:

1* tons____________ _ .650 44Over 1* tons ______ .700 44Tractormen. _______ 1.000 44Helpers.__________ .625 44

Coal___ _________ _ 28.880 40 28.880 40Helpers________ . . . 28.790 40 28.790 40

Concrete-mixer trucks, over 1* tons. . _______ .850 44 .800 44

Food, retail delivery____Fuel oil________________

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General hauling:Under 3 tons_________ .750 48 .750 483 to 5 tons____________ .771 48 .771 485 tons and over .833 48 .833 48Helpers. _ ________ .729 48 .729 48

Hood-Will Industry .533 40Helpers______________ .400 40

Groceries, wholesale: Agreement A:

Under 7 tons_______ .847 48 .833 487 tons or over_______ .908 48 .896 48Helpers______ _____ .741 48 .729 48

Agreement B:| ton _____ .615 5014 tons ..... . .675 5024 tons .813 5034 tons _ _ .840 50Helpers .530 50

Ice trucks______________ .708 48 .708 48Helpers _____________ .604 48 .604 48

Laundry:Linen supply_________ .722 48*

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Helpers._________ ..729.521

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Under 1 ton ________ .792 48 .750 481 to 2 tons..................... .833 48 .792 48


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Over 2 ton s ................. $0.854 48 $0.813 48Helpers______________ .563 48 .521 48Route foremen_______ .861 54 .824 54

Moving:Piano and household... .729 48 .729 48

Helpers....... ......... . .625 48 .625 48Retail stores................. .625 48 .588 51

Helpers..................... .500 48 .471 51Newspaper:

Route............................ 1.040 42 1.040 42Oil:

Agreement A:First 6 months.......... .750 40 .750 407 to 18 months______ .800 40 .800 4019 to 30 months_____ .875 40 .875 40Thereafter__________ .950 40 .950 40

Agreement B:First 6 months.......... .779 40 .750 407 to 12 months______ .808 40 .779 4013 to 18 months......... .865 40 .837 4019 to 24 months....... . .894 40 .865 4025 to 30 months_____ .952 40 .923 40Thereafter____ _____ 1.001 40 .981 40

Agreement C (road oil) .800 40 .800 48Helpers____________ .630 40 . 630 48

Railway express:Drivers, If tons______ .754 44 .691 48Drivers, over l*to 5 tons. .885 44 .811 48Helpers, perishable

freight_____________ .700 44 .643 48Helpers, dry freight .695 44 .637 48

Scrap iron and metal____ .750 40 . 636 44Tobacco_______________ .750 40

Helpers______________ .525 40Wrecking building:

1* tons and under . . .650 .600Over 1* tons................. .700 .650

Buffalo, N. Y.

Air reduction................... .900 40 .850 44Helpers______________ .700 40 .700 44

Bakery:Extra retail drivers___ .611 54 .556 54E x t r a w h o le s a le

drivers_____________ .750 48 .550 60Biscuit drivers............ .783 46 .783 46

Beer:Keg drivers__________ 1.000 40 .925 40

Helpers____________ .975 40 .900 40General utility drivers. .975 40 .900 40

Building supplies_______ .750 54 .720 54Helpers______________ .650 54 .620 54

Coal, coke, and fuel_____ .700 3040 .700 30 40Helpers______________ .600 3040 .570 30 40

Concrete-mixer trucks___ 31.850 60 .800 60C o n tr a c to r s tru ck s

(building)____________ .750 40 .720 44Dump trucks__________ 750 60 .720 60

Lynn drivers (caterpillar wheels)_________ .800 60 .770 60

Carry-all drivers______ .900 60 .870 60Film:

City_________________ .700 50Road____ ____ _______ .700 60

Flour, seed, and cereal... .725 40 .725j 44


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City............ ..................Helpers____________

Over-the-road________Fruit and vegetables,

wholesale___ _________Furniture______________

Helpers.........................Ice:

Route_______________Car icers and trailer___Helpers______________

Ice cream, special delivery.......... ..................

Laundry, wholesale_____Lumber_____ _____ ____Meat:

Agreement A:Rate A____ ____ _Rate B____ _____ _

Agreement B (packing houses):

Rate A........ ............ .Rate B______ ____ _

Milk:Special delivery......... .City tractor-trailers...Over-the-road tank.......

Winch trucks__________Wholesale grocers, pro

duce dealers, and chainstores.............. ...... . . .

Helpers.___ _______Butte, Mont.

Beer:Agreement A ................Agreement B_...............

Food:Men_________________Boys, under 21 (f-ton

trucks)................ ......Freight:

Agreement A:City drivers, over 6

tons with trailer___Over-the-road:

6-wheel trucks____Over 6 tons, semi

trailer and trailer. Agreement B:

1,500 pounds and under Over 1,500 pounds to 3

tons______________3 to 6 tons__________6 tons and over_____Helpers____________125 miles or less

(freight runs): Truck with trailer.. Semitrailer trucks..

Laundry:Light trucks_________Over f-ton trucks_____

Meat (butcher):Retail_______________Wholesale................. .

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.938 48 .889 48

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way):Under 1* tons________ .900 40 .900 401* to 3 tons.................... .950 40 .950 403 to 5 tons____________ 1.000 40 1.000 40Over 5 tons........... ........ 1.200 40 1.200 40

Taxis__________________ .688 48 .611 54Textiles, retail stores:

Men_________________ .786 42 .786 42Boys, under 21 (f-ton

trucks)_____________ .450 42 .450 42Charleston, S. C.

Railway express (freight). .669 44 .614 48Charleston, W. Va.

Beer, road drivers______ .650 60 .650 60Helpers, local or road .400 3 54 .375 54

Building materials:2 tons or less_________ .700 48 .600 48Over 2 tons__________ .700 48 .650 48Helpers______________ .625 48 .500 48

Concrete-mixer trucks:3 cubic yards and under. .875 48 .750 48Over 3 cubic yards 1.125 48

Freight:Agreement A:

City, under 20 miles... .650 60 .600 60Helpers____________ .550 60 ___ .. _Road, over 20 miles.. . 750 60 .650 60

Agreement B:Drivers.. . ._ __ .620 60Helpers . ________ .570 60

Furniture, retail________ . 500 51 .500 51Helpers_______ ______ .400 51 .400 51

Groceries, wholesale____ .700 54 .675 54Helpers______________ .550 54 .525 54

Milk:Agreement A:

Special delivery_____ .333 54 .333 54Utility relief.............. .342 54 .342 54

Agreement B, specialdelivery____________ .363 54 .363 54

Charlotte, N. C.

Freight, local:Pick-up and delivery.. . .375 60

Groceries:C ity.............................. 42.580 40 .510 52Road...... ....................... 43.580 40 .577 52

Chicago, 111.Armored cars................... .896 48 .896 48Auto supply:

1 ton or less................... .725 3 48 .604 48Over 1 ton..................... .800 3 48 .667 48Over 2 tons................... .863 3 48 .719 48Over 3 tons................... .938 3 48 .781 48

Baggage transfer _. _ .769 48Bakery:

Commissary............. .771 48 .771 48Special delivery....... . .833 48 .833 48Driver-salesmen, yeast. .833 54 .750 60Cracker drivers_______ .889 45 .833 48


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Extra, transfer and long haul_______________ $1.025 40 $1,000 40

Keg beer helpers______ .938 40 .913 40Bottle beer helpers....... .813 40 .813 40

Bone and tallow........... . 1.038 40 1.038 40Routemen.......... ......... 1.313 40 1.313 40Helpers______________ .845 40 .845 40

Building materials: Agreement A:

4 tons or less________ .800 48 .750 48Over 4 tons........... _ .850 48 .800 486-wheel, over 7 tons.. 1.025 48 1.000 48Brick hauling______ .900 48 .900 48

Helpers (brick handlers)_________ .800 48

Agreement B:Over 4 tons_________ .850 54 .850 546-wheel, over 7 tons.. 1.025 54 1.025 54Helpers____________ .600 54 .600 54

Agreement C :4 tons or less-._______ .800 54 .800 54Over 4 tons_________ .850 54 .850 546-wheel, over 7 tons... 1.025 54 1.025 54Helpers, cement____ .700 54 .650 54Helpers, building

material_________ .650 54 .600 54Butter and eggs, whole

sale:Loop salesmen....... ......Delivery, 1 ton or less..

.867 60 .800 60

.906 48 .844 48Coal:

1* tons______ _______ .910 48 .865 482 tons____________ . .940 48 .900 48Over 2 tons and tractors

used with same trailer .970 48 .925 48Tractors with differ

ent trailers______ 1.110 48 1.060 486-wheel, over 12 tons... 1.040 48 1.000 48Helpers_____________ .670 48 .600 48

Commission house:1 ton or less__________ 800 48 48. 815 482 tons________________ 820 48 4S. 835 483 tons______________ 44.840 48 . 855 484 tons............ ................ 44.860 48 45. 875 485 tons and over_______ 44.880 48 895 48Helpers______________ 44.690 48 . 700 48

Department stores: Agreement A:

Up to 2 tons________ .808 49* .735 51Trailers____________ .859 49* .784 51

Agreement B_________ .844 48 .781 48Excavating, grading, and

paving:Agreement A:

Under 2 tons_______ .938 48 .938 484-wheel, over 2 tons.. 1.000 48 1.000 486-wheel, over 2 tons.. 1.250 48 1.250 48

Agreement B:Under 2 tons_______ 1.000 48 1.000 484-wheel, 2 tons and

over_______ ____ 1.000 48 1.000 486-wheel, 2 tons and 1.250 48 1.250 48

over.____ ________Helpers____________ .813 48 .813 48

Agreement C:4-wheel trucks______ 1.000 48 1.000 486-wheel trucks______ 1.250 48 1.250 48


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pavingContinued. Agreement A____ ____ $0,852 54 $0.852 54Agreement D: Agreement B_________ .733 60 .733 60

4-wheel trucks______ $1,000 40 $1.000 40 Ice cream, special delivery. .889 54 .833 546-wheel trucks______ 1.250 40 1.250 40 Laundry and dye house:

Factory: Commercial flat work.. .894 47 .708 602 and under 5 tons____ .925 40 .850 40 Other drivers:5 tons and over_______ .975 40 .900 40 Linen and toweL .900 50 .900 50

Florist: Overall_____________ 1.000 50 1.000 50Under 1 ton__________ .541 554 .541 554 Livery_____________ _ . .467 60 .467 601 and under 2 tons........ .568 554 .568 554 Local delivery. _______ .793 482 and under 3 tons____ .586 554 .586 554 Lumber, box and shav3 to 6 tons, inclusive__ .613 554 .613 554 ings:

Funeral (drive only)____ .650 60 .650 60 Agreement A:Also clean and polish 14 to 24 tons________ .704 54 .704 54

cars.. _____________ .700 60 .700 60 24 to 4 tons____. . . _ .722 54 .722 54Furniture: Over 4 tons ________ .759 54 .759 54

Retail drivers________ .833 48 .833 48 Semitrailers___ .722 54 .722 54Helpers______________ .720 48 ; 720 48 Agreement B:

General hauling: 24 to 4 tons_________ .876 48 .813 48Agreement A: 4 tons and over_____ .917 48 .854 48

1 ton or less........... .720 48 .658 48 Machinery movers:1$ tons. ___________ .746 48 .684 48 1 and under 2 tons . .775 51 .716 512 tons _ ________ .785 48 .723 48 2 and under 3 tons .794 51 . 735 513 tons. _ _____ .805 48 . 741 48 3 and under 5 tons .824 51 .775 515 ton s_____________ .833 48 .771 48 5 and under 7 tons .882 51 .824 517 tons............. - .875 48 7 and under 10 tons___ .931 51 .873 5110 tons or over______ .910 48 10 tons and over___ .971 51 .912 51

Agreement B: Meat jobbers, wholesale:Tractors and semi Agreement A:

trailers: 1 and under 3 tons__ .896 48 .896 481 and under 7 tons. .824 51 .765 51 Agreement B:7 and under 10 tons. .873 51 .814 51 Small firms.-.......... .833 48 .833 4810 tons and over__ .912 51 .853 51 Large firms____ ____ .895 48 .895 48

Agreement C: Milk:1 and under 2 tons .712 * 48 .667 51 Night drivers, van and2 and under 3 tons.. . .740 3 48 .696 51 tank______________ 1.104 48 1.104 483 and under 6 tons.. _ .760 3 48 .716 51 Day drivers, van and5 and under 7 tons__ .808 3 48 .765 51 tank_______________ 1.083 48 1.083 487 and under 10 tons. _ .856 3 48 .814 51 Route foremen_______ 1.019 54 .940 54

Agreement D: Assistant route fore1 and under 2 tons__ .725 61 .667 51 men_______________ .981 54 .903 542 and under 3 tons__ .755 51 .696 51 Wholesale (no commis3 and under 5 tons__ .775 51 .716 51 sion)_____________ _ 1.172 48 1.083 485 and under 7 tons. __ .824 51 .765 51 Special delivery.......... .979 48 .979 487 and under 10 tons. _ .873 51 .814 51 Moving:10 tons and over____ .912 51 .853 51 Furniture_________ .854 48 .854 48Electric trucks: H elpers.._________ .771 48 .771 48

1 to 3 tons.............. .725 51 .667 51 Part-time helpers___ .750 48 .750 483 to 6 tons________ .775 51 .716 51 Piano trucks. .979 48 .979 486 to 7 tons............... .824 61 .765 51 Helpers .917 48 .917 48

Motorcycles: Part-time helpers___ .906 48 .906 484-ton or less............ .667 51 .608 51 Newspapers and magaOver 4 ton......... . .725 51 .667 51 zines:

Grease: Afternoon papers_____ .864 3 51 .880 33 51Drivers and routemen.. 1.050 40 1.000 40 Morning papers______ 1.007 3 45 1,029 33 45Helpers__________ ___ .967 40 .917 40 Magazine drivers .864 3 51 .880 33 51Groceries and meat, retail: Nursery and landscape:Market pick-up_______ .481 54 .481 54 Under 1 ton .500 54 .500 54Store delivery________ .426 54 .426 54 1 and under 2 tons . 528 54 .528 54

Hay and grain: 2 and under 3 tons____ .546 54 .546 541 and under 2 tons____ .667 51 .667 51 3 to 5 tons, inclusive__ .574 54 .574 542 and under 3 tons____ .696 51 .696 51 Oil............ ........... .878 3 46 .878 483 and under 5 tons____ .716 51 .716 51 Packing house:5 and under 7 tons____ .765 51 .765 51 Local:7 and under 10 tons___ .814 51 .814 51 1 ton and under_____ .875 48 .825 4810 tons and over____ .853 51 .853 51 Over 1 but under 3Helpers______________ .550 51 .550 51 tons........ ................ .935 48 .885 48See footnotes at end of table.


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3 to 5 tons--------------- $0,995 48 $0,945 48 Agreement B :Over 5 t o n s_______ 1.015 48 .965 48 Small delivery trucks. 46$0.700 48City tractors ______ 1.015 48 .965 48 Large delivery trucks.

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Under 2 tons_________ $0.875 40 $0.875 402 tons and over_______Tractors and trailers

.938 40 .938 40(semijobs)_________

Grease or freight:1.050 40 1.050 40

1 ton_______________ .925 40 .925 401H tons...................... .950 40 .950 402 tons_____________ _ .975 40 .975 403 tons......... .............. 1.000 40 1.000 404 and 5 tons________ 1.050 40 1.050 40

Railway express________ .795 44 .795 44Helpers.. ...................

Soft drinks and mineral water:

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extra drivers (bread). .619 48 .556 48Heavy trucks (bread)..

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ages...................... .750 82 50 .535 54Keg beer_________ .700 40 .650 42Case beer.............. .650 40 .545 42

Agreement B:Keg beer helpers____ .700 40 .700 40

Building supplies............. .900 44 .800 44Coal___________________ .850 53 40 .750 5340

Helpers______________ .750 53 40 .650 53 40Commission house______

Extra drivers.................940.940

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1.000 44 .900 442 tons and under______ .900 54 .800 54Over 2 tons__________ 1.050 54 .950 54Special tractor type___ 1.300 54 1.200 54

Furniture______________ .825 48 .775 48Helpers______________

General:Carry-all or winch

.775 48 .700 48

trucks___________ ..Truck and trailer, semi

trailer or tractor:1.010 48 .950 48

City drivers______ .940 48 .880 48Road drivers_____ .830 48 .830 48

Drivers, single unit____ .860 48 .800 48Regular helpers......... .860 48 .800 48

Groceries, wholesale____Ice:

.960 40 .914 42Route foremen_______ .938 48 .938 48Route drivers________Auto supply trucks:

Less than 3 tons____.833 48 .833 48.771 48 .771 48

Over 3 tons____ ____Special delivery motor

.833 48 .833 48cycles______________ .708 48 .708 48


Cleveland, OhioCon. Ice cream:

Transport....................Other regular drivers.. .Special delivery______

First 4 months______Local government em

ployees:City drivers__________County drivers_______

County Board of Education:

Truck drivers.______Helpers......... ........... .Bus drivers_________Sanitary drivers____

Magazine distribution__Meat__________________Milk:

Local:Heavy transport____Special delivery_____

Over-the-road:Trucks and tank

trucks___ ________Semitrucks, tank

truck, and trailer... Moving:

Local________________Helpers____________

Long distance:Drivers without help

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Helpers__________Newspaper:

Agreement A:Routemen__________Relay men_________

Agreement B:Day work:

City routemen____Suburban men____Relay men_______

Night work:City routemen____Suburban men____Relay men_______

Petroleum:City:

First year__________2 to 4 years..........Over 4 years......... .

Over-the-road......... ......Lake County:

First year__________2 to 4 years_______Over 4 years________

Pretzels___________ ____Special delivery............

Railway express.............Guards______________

Waste paper___________Helpers______________

Yeast and food products:Agreement A_________Agreement B:

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Beer delivery__________ $0.875 40 $0.825 40Helpers______________ .700 40 .650 40

Building material______ .650 48 .650 48Cartage________________ .725 54Freight:

Highway_____ _____ .750 60 .750 60Peddle......................... . .625 60 .625 60City...... ................... 57. 600 54 .550 54Helpers___________ 58.550 54 .500 54

Furniture, retail........... ... 57. 600 54 .550 54Hauling:

Winch trucks (con-crete)______________ .750 40 .710 40

Soft drinks, special de-livery________________ .500 48 .500 48

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City......................... . .510 48 .433 48R oad .................. ...... . 650 48 .529 48Helpers.............. ........ .400 48 .300 48

Agreement B:City drivers and

helpers _________ .500 54 .500 54Agreement C (city)___ .500 54Agreement D (city)___ .475 60 .400 60Agreement E:

City ________ ____ .425 60Road______________ .475 60 .450 60Helpers____________ .360 60 .350 60Davenport, Iowa

(See Rock Island (111.)district.)

Dayton, Ohio

Bakery (cone plant)____ .775 40 .725 40Beer and soft drinks:

Drivers, bottle and keg.. .938 40 .875 40Special drivers or bottle

beer helpers... ___ .888 40 .825 40Soft drink drivers .875 40

Helpers_ .825 40Building supplies and

coal_________________ .700 50 .650 50Coal and ice____________ .650 54 .650 54Concrete-mixer trucks:

1H to 2 tons__________ .700 .7002 Yi to 3 tons .850 .850

Drugs:Rate A ______________ .667 45 .600 50Rate B_______________ .556 45 .500 50

Dump trucks__________ .700 44 .700 44Freight:

Peddle........................... .660 60 .625 60City (within 50 miles).. .660 54 .600 54

Furniture, retail......... . .660 50 .550 50Helpers _______ ___ .600 50

Groceries, wholesale____ .660 54 .650 54Lumber_______________ .650 40 .650 50

Helpers______________ .520 40See footnotes at end of table.


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City............................... $0.685 40 $0.600 42Beginners............... .600 40 .500 42

Out-of-town................. .785 40 .700 42M etal_________________ .660 40Plumbing supplies______ .670 40Sand hauling___________ .800 40Tobacco, wholesale........ . .600 50 .500 50

Denver, Colo.Baggage............... ............. .532 51 .483 51

Helpers...................... .452 51 .403 51Bakery:

Working supervisors(wholesale)_________ .833 48 .833 48

Cracker delivery______ .625 40Beer__________________ .784 40 .784 40

Helpers______________ .743 40 .743 40Building material______ .750 40 .750 40

Brick only____ _______ .700 40 .650 40Coal.............. ................. .550 54 .550 54Construction:

Building:1H tons and under. __ .750 40 .750 40Over 1H tons_______ 1.000 40 1.000 40

Highway:8 yards or less______ 1.000 40 .900 40

Freight, local:Pick-up and delivery... .650 50 .550 50Short-line operations... .700 60 .650 60

Furniture______________ .594 48 .594 48Helpers............ ............. .469 48 .469 48

Ice____________ _____ .575 40Liquor and wine distri

bution____ __________ .575 40Moving (furniture):

2- to 5-ton trucks______ .630 54 .620 54Helpers____________ .530 54 .530 54

Vans________ ________ .675 54 .675 54Helpers____________ .625 54 .625 54

Music house___________ .800 35 .800 35Package delivery:

Agreement A _________ .600 48 .600 50Agreement B:

Suburban__________ .594 48 .594 48City_______________ .563 48 .563 48Pick-up helpers_____ .375 48 .375 48Delivery hoppers___ .333 48 .333 48

Paper, wholesale supply.. .600 40 ___Produce_______________ 60.481 M8Tank trucks___________ .625 60 .625 60Taxi........... ................ ...... .417 54 .370 54Transfer, heavy:

2 to 5 tons______ ____ _ .725 60 .675 545 tons and over_______ .750 60 .750 54Winch operators______ .750 60 .750 54

Des Moines, IowaAmbulance____________ .500 54 .500 54Bakery (cracker drivers):

Agreement A _________ .675 40 .591 44Agreement B_________ .656 40 .625 42

Beer:Special delivery, after 1

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Des Moines, IowaCon.Building material----------

Helpers_________ ____Cement:

Agreement A____ ____Agreement B:

Within 5-mile radius. Outside 5-mile radius.

Agreement C:Yard_______________Quarry_____________

Cleaning and dyeing:Agreement A_________Agreement B____ ____Agreement C ...............

Coal___________________Films:

Pick-up and delivery.Helpers______________

Freight________________Furniture______________

Helpers_____________ _Groceries, wholesale:

First 6 months_______Second 6 months______After 1 year__________

Ice:Drivers and helpers

after 6 months______Drivers less than 6

months____________Helpers less than 6

months_______ _____Laundry:

Towel service............ .Hotel service.................

Lumber.................... ........Meat_____________ ____Milk, special delivery . . . Oil:

Rate A ----------------------Rate B .........................

Package delivery:Route drivers________Special delivery_______

Packing house, after 1year_________________

Soft drinks:Helpers______________

Yeast:6 months to 3 years___After 3 years.................Special delivery...........

Detroit, Mich.Bakery:

Agreement A:Bread, cake, and pie;

special delivery___Agreement B (crack

ers).Rate A _____________Rate B........ ...............

Agreement C:Special delivery_____City relay men_____

Bakery supply_________Helpers______________

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.553 47 .553 47 Double bottoms______ 68 1.171 35 681.171 35Building supply________ .850 55 .750

.650 .650 Cartage, local:

.600 .600 Single, bottom .800 52 .700Double bottom_______ .850 52 .750

.625 40 .575 40 Furniture___________ , .800 .775

.700 40 .625 40 Helpers _____ .650 .625Concrete-mixer trucks___ 1.000 55 .900 55

.600 52 .600 50 Drugs, wholesale____ _ .700 42 .700 42

.600 50 .600 50 Electrical appliance and

.600 48 .600 48 wholesale house______ .729 48 .667 48

.600 48 .600 48 Excavating and road construction____ . .900 55 .850

.650 48 .625 48 Excavating (private),

.575 48 . 550 48 1* tons_____________ .900 55 .750 ___

.650 48 .575 48 Factory:

.575 48 .575 48 Agreement A:

.550 48 .550 48 Heavy trucks....... . 1.010 40 .900 40New cars___________ .930 40 .850 40

.531 40 .506 42 Agreement B:

.594 40 . 565 42 Class A ____________ 1.100 401656 40 . 625 42 Class B____________ 1.050 40

Class C____________ 1.000 40Class D_ . _ _ _ _ _ _ .950 40

ei. 593 54 2.571 56 Agreement C................ 6. 920 40 .920 40Agreement D ............... .900 40 .820 40

63.519 54 .500 64 56 Agreement E:Stores______________ 1.010 40 .900 4065.444 54 .429 64 56 Tractors and largetrucks______ _____ 1.010 40 .900 40

.600 50 .600 50 New cars___________ .940 40 .800 40

.521 48 .521 48 Agreement F:

.575 47 .553 47 Heavy trucks_______ 1.030 40 .930 40

.509 54 .463 54 Light trucks________ .980 40 .880 40

.594 48 Agreement G_________ 1.000 40 .900 40Agreement H ________ .850 40 .800 44

.721 66 40 .692 40 Agreement I ________ _ 7. 950 40 .900 40

.663 66 40 .635 40 Agreement J:Tractors___________ .880 40 .850 40

.565 .565 Pick-up___ _______ .800 40 .750 40

.555 .555 Food specialities:Helpers....................... .550 60 .450 60

.563 48 .525 48 Furniture, retail:Rate A ______________ .808 49* .630 54

. 550 67 60 .550 67 60 Rate B______________ .673 52 .429 56Groceries, candy, and

.708 48 tobacco, wholesale:

. 750 4.Q Agreement A . ......... . _ _ . 850 40! 664

TO40 Agreement B _ ............ n. 527 3 54 .475 57Helpers_________ _ 7k 389 3 54 .350 57

Semitrucks-_............ 7k 575 3 54 .518 57Limestone_____________ .850 45 .850Lumber_______________ .750 40 .750Magazines. .................... .720 48 .720 48

.625 48 .573 48 Market____________ ___ .750 40 .625 40Messengers, 1* ton______ .700 52 .600 48Milk:

.786 3 45 .786 42 Agreement A:

.786 3 45 . 677 48 Dairy to distributor.. .850 48 .850 48Special delivery_____ .750 48 .750 48

.604 48 .583 48 Agreement B:

.700 .700 Dairy to stores__ ... .850 48 .800 48

.800 40 .700 42 Helpers__________ .750 48 .750 48

.700 40 .600 42 Special delivery .........j .750 48 .750 48See footnotes at end of table.


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Agreement C:Tank drivers__ ____ $0.792 48 $0.792 48Swingmen_________ .771 48 .771 48Special delivery_____ .542 48 .542 48

Agreement D:Tank drivers..... ........ .713 54 .713 54

Agreement E:Swingmen........... ...... .667 54 .667 54Tank drivers............. .648 54 .648 54

Moving:Furniture:

Local. __________ .825 .750Helpers__________ .775 .700

Long distance______ .800 .700Helpers__________ .700 .600

Piano... __________ .825 .648Helpers____________ .775 .602

Agreement A_________ .820 40Agreement B_________ .952 40 .952 40

Oxygen-tank drivers. . _ .850 .850Helpers________ ____ .750 .750

Paper supply---------------- .925 40 .925 40Plumbing and mill sup

ply .850 40 .750 40Rubber, local deliveries . . 1.040 40 .930 40Storage, dry and cold___ .800 42 .700 42Yeast__________________ .833 48 .766 48

Special delivery_______ .688 40 .688 40Duluth, Minn.

Bakery:Transport____________ .648 54 .648 54Special delivery............ .602 44 .602 44

Beer... --------- --------- .905 40 .805 40Building supplies........... .650 3 43 .650 42Coal:

Agreement A ------------ .740 7240 .690 7240Helpers...................... .700 7240 .650 7240

Agreement B ________ .650 48 .650 48Commercial drivers.. .600 48 .600 48Helpers----- ---------- .550 48 .550 48

Excavating, l j tons_____ .650 48 .650 48Factory_______________ 73.600 40 .600 40Flowers . . . __________ .500 48 .500 48Freight, city delivery----- .600 48 .600 48Fruit, wholesale________ .600 .600 33 44Furniture........................ .600 48 .600 48

Helpers......................... .550 48 .550 48Groceries, wholesale:

City-------------------------- .700 40 .625 3 42Over-the-road------------- .725 40 .700 40Helpers--------------------- .565 40 .500 40

Hardware, wholesale----- .650 40 .625 40Heavy construction:

Service trucks________ .750 48 .750 48Drivers, 3 yards---------- .850 48 .850 48Drivers, over 8$ tons... 1.200 48 1.200 48

Liquor, wholesale_______ .750 40 .650 44Lumber:

Large companies:Semitrailer and heavy

hauling_____ ___ .650 40 .650 42Lumber and mill-

work_____________ 74.600 40 .600 42Small companies:

Lumber and mill-work 74.600 40 .600 48


Duluth, Minn.Con.Meat________________Milk:

Out-of-town routesSpecial delivery_____

Oil:Senior drivers______Junior drivers...........

Paper, wholesale..........Plumbing supplies____Soft drinks___________Timber haulers.............Transfer_______ ______

Helpers......................Yeast________________

El Paso, Tex.Beer:

Brewery________Distributor______

up.Erie, Pa.

Beer:Brewery:

Long distance______Special delivery_____City salesmens help

ers_______________Distributor drivers,

city______________Helpers____________

Building and road construction:

Dump trucks____ ____Mixer trucks_________

Cement blocks_________Milk, special delivery___Parcel and pick-up local

delivery______________Grand Rapids, Mich.

Cartage________________Coal........... .......................

Helpers........................Houston, Tex.

Airco products_________Helpers______________

Bakery, special delivery. _ Beer:

Agreement A:Hot-shot keg drivers..Helpers____________

Agreement B:Keg drivers_________H ot-sh ot b o t t l e

drivers___________Bottle beer helpers.. .

Building construction:1H tons and under____Over ltt tons________Winch trucks....... ........

Confectionery drivers___Freight, d r iv ers and

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Furniture, retail ______ $0,531 48 $0.444 54Helpers_________ ____ .490 48 .389 54

Ice, special delivery andsupply-------------------- .400 356 .400 3 56

Helpers______________ .400 3 56 .380 3 56Ice cream................. ........ .469 48 .458 48Milk:

Relief drivers, retail---- .583 48 .583 48Special delivery------- .469 48 .458 48

Relief drivers, whole-sale...................... ...... .625 48 .625 48Indianapolis, Ind.

Air products:Cylinder drivers______ .800 48 .700 48Tank trucks and extra

men___ ____ _______ .830 48 .800 48Beer:

Agreement A:Long distance_______ .800 60 .750Telephone drivers___ .650 40 .550 42

Agreement B:6-wheel road drivers.. .750 48 .750 48Telephone drivers___ .521 48 .521 48

Coal__________________ .500 55Concrete-mixer trucks__ .850 49 .800 49Excavating:

Under 1H tons_______ .650 49 .650 491H tons and over........ .750 49 .750 49


Less than 6 months.. .550 60 .500 606 months to 1 year.. . .617 60 .567 60Over 1 year_________ .725 60 .708 60

Agreement B:4-wheel trucks, c ity .. .650 48 .650 486-wheel trucks, city .. .725 48 .725 48Road drivers----------- .800 60 .750 60Heavy haulers (rig

ging) 1.000 48 1.000 48Heavy hauling fore

men_____________ 1.150 48 1.150 48Groceries:

City_________________ .725 48 .725 48Road______ _________ .800 48 .750 48Helpers....................... . .650 48 .650 48

Milk, special delivery___ .500 48 .500 48Movers, furniture---------- 78.625 48 78.625 48

Helpers_____________ 78.575 48 78.575 48Soft drinks, special de

livery............ ............... .521 48 .500 48Jackson, Miss.

Railway express------------ .723 44 .663 48Jacksonville, Fla.

Beer:Route:

Rate A_____________ .738 40 .738 40Rate B........ .............. .588 40 .588 40

Building material:tons or less............... .550 48

Over l j to n s_________ .600 48Semitrailers__________ .600 481___See footnotes at end of table.


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Winch trucks________ .800 48 .800 48Freight:

Regular drivers............ .481 54Helpers____________ .339 54

Extra drivers_________ .500 54Helpers............ ......... .400 54

Groceries:Long distance........ ...... .509 56 .509 56

Meat, city delivery____ .500 40 .476 42Railway express:

City pick-up and delivery______________ .854 44 .783 48

Money pick-up_______ .907 44 .830 48Kansas City, Mo.

Bakery................ ............. w. 650 48 .625 48Beer, keg______________ .800 40 .775 40

Helpers, bottle andkeg------------------------ .738 40 .713 40

Building materials:Flat-bed trucks_______ .650 51 .650 426-wheel trailers____ _ .800 40 .700 42Butter_________________ .550 48Routemen.................... .573 48

Coal__________________ .500 54 "".566 "54Department stores_____ .677 48 .646 48Dump trucks__________ .750 51 .700 42Excavating____________ 1.000 40Flour delivery:

Agreement A ....... ........ .635 40 .635 42Agreement B_________ .720 40 .670 40

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livery______________ .660 54 .600 54Helpers______________ .610 54 .550 54

Furniture (new)_______ .600 48 .600 48Helpers______________ .550 48 .550 48

Groceries______________ .720 40 .685 40Chain stores____ _____ .750 48

Heavy hauling_________ .800 51 .750 42Ice, special service and

supply............ ............. .525 80 56Ice cream:

Special delivery______ .580 48 .525 48Tank trucks................. .650 48 .525 48

Liquor, wholesale___. . . .720 40Lumber_____________ . .600 40 .525 42Meat, wholesale________ .542 48Milk:

Tank trucks______ ... .620 48 .609 48Warehouse and supply . .557 48 .547 48Special delivery_______ .469 48 .458 48

Movers, furniture______ .625 54 .625 54Helpers______________ .575 54 .575 54

Packing house__________ .964 42Paper house____________ .565 40Rug____ ______________ .600 48Transfer, city:

Trucks____ __________ . 590 54 .500 54Tractors_____________ 81.590 54 .525 54Helpers______________ 82.540 54 .450 54

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Building material:1| tons or less _______ $0.650 40Over 1 to 5 tons_____ .750 406 to 8 tons___ ______ .850 40Over 8 tons.. _______ 1.000 4(1

Freight:City pick-up and de-

livery ............... ........ .510 54Helpers . . _______ .450 54

Los Angeles, Calif.

Baggage----------------------- . 800 40 $0,750 40Helpers___________ _ .700 40 .700 40

Beer...................... ........... 1.075 40 .955 44Helpers______________ 1.025 40 .932 44

Blueprint houses:Truck drivers ______ .840 40Motorcycles, etc______ .650 40

Building material:Agreement A:

Less than 6 tons____ .800 40 .750 446 to 15 tons_________ .875 40 .875 44Over 15 tons________ 1.000 40 1.000 44Euclid type spreader

trucks____ _____ 1.250 40 1.000 44Agreement B:

Under 5 tons_______ .750 60 .700 605 tons and over__ __ .850 60 .750 60Over 5 tons with

trailer_________ .900 60 .800 60Butter, wholesale_______ 83.865 48 .865 48Concrete-mixer trucks:

Rate A ................ ......... 1.125 40 1.000 44Rate B______________ 1.000 60 .850 60

Cracker drivers_______ . .900 40 .750 42Dump trucks:

4-wheel_____ _________ .750 60 .700 606-wheel______________ .850 60 .750 60Trailer and semitrailer.. .900 60 .800 60

Freight, over-the-road:2-axle trucks, short line. .825 55Over 2 axles, short line. .875 55

Groceries:Day drivers:

Up to 108" bed andunder 7% tons____ .750 40 .700 48

Over 108" bed andunder 7^ tons...... . .800 40 .750 48

7$ to 16 tons________ .875 40 .825 4816 to 22 tons________ .925 40 .875 48Over 22 tons________ 1.050 40 1.000 48Helpers____________ .700 40 .650 48

Night drivers:7f to 16 tons________ .975 40 .925 48Over 16 tons________ 1.025 40 .975 48

Hauling, local:108" bed or less_______ .750 48 .700 483 axles or less............... .800 48 .750 484 axles_______________ .875 . 48 .825 485 axles or more_______ .925 48 .875 48Over 22 tons or rigging. 1.050 48 1.000 48Crane drivers ______ .875 48

Ice cream haulers_______ 8*. 775 48 .775 48Laundry_______________ 85.575 54 .575 54

Helpers______________ 86.470 48 .470 48Supply trucks________ .509 54 .509 54House and relief__ .573 48

Linoleum and rugs______ 87.700 40 .650 48


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Under 7\ tons________7 to 13 tons__________13 to 26 tons, inclusive . _ Over 26 tons, or truck

and trailer_________Ross carrier__________

Meat and provisions: Branch house:

Local______________Line drivers________

Eggs:Straight drivers_____Sales drivers....... ......

Hides, local__________Helpers------------------

Packing house: Agreement A:

Local____________Country_________

Agreement B:Local____________Sales drivers______Extra drivers_____Student sales driv-Line drivers______

Helpers________Provisions and jobbing:

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truck foremen_____Helpers............ .........

Milk:Routemen, wholesale__Milk haulers_________

Moving:Office furniture_______

Helpers____________Vans________________

Helpers____________Over-the-road________

Oil, city:Agreement A_________Agreement B__.............

Produce:Wholesale____________Retail:

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Race track:Truck drivers________Helpers or pick-up

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General construction____ $0,700 54 $0,650 54Groceries:

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1.160 36 $1.160 36 Over-the-road______ .770 54 .700 54Helpers.. . _______ .570 54 .520 54

Agreement B, wholesale______________ .580 3 44 .550 33 46

.906 40 .869 40 Helpers____________ .450 344 .450 33 46Milk, special delivery___ .570 50 .570 50

.806 40 .769 40 Moving________________ .650 48 .600 48

.669 40 .606 40 Helpers. ................. ... .580 48 .530 48

.400 48 Manchester, N. H.

.700 40 .600 "48General:

.600 40 .550 48 3 tons and under______ .570 48 .550 48

.600 40 .500 48 Over 3 and under 5 tons. .630 48 .610 48

.525 40 5 tons and over_____ .690 48 .670 48

.450 40 Helpers.. ______ .520 48 .500 48

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.750 40 .750 1 Steel__________ _ .450 40

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.500 42 Local runs_____ ___ .650 60 .650 60

.520 42 Groceries. __________ _. .325 60

.500 42 Railway express_____ .749 44 .687 48

.627 51 Milwaukee, Wis.

.720 48 .700 48Bakery:

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.520 Cookies and crackers. .773 44

.419 54 .419 54 ; Transport....... ........... .841 44Beer:

.710 40 .660 40 Brewery:

.550 40 .500 40 Keg-beer.................... .975 40 .950 40

.760 40 .660 40 Helpers__________ .938 40 .913 40

.735 40 .660 40 Plant to plant______ .975 40 .950 40Extra delivery______ .938 40 .913 40

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.481 52 Helpers______________ .700 48Bus drivers for deaf stu

dents______________ _ .867 30 .867 30.700 50 Carbonic gas....... ........... .670 48 .670 48.650 48 .600 48 Special delivery. . .563 48 .521 48

Cartage______________ .750 48 .670 48.650 94 45 .620 94 45

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