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Wage Chronology:

Bethlehem Steel Corporation

and the IUMSW,

June 1941—August 1975

U.S. Department of Labor 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

1975

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Wage Chronology:

Bethlehem Steel Corporation

[Shipbuilding Department] and

the Industrial Union of Marine

and Shipbuilding Workers of

America, June 1941— August 1975

U.S. Department of Labor 

John T. Dunlop, Secretary

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Julius Shiskin, Commissioner 

1975

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Preface

This bulletin is one of a series prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that traces 

changes in wage scales and related benefits negotiated by individual employers or combinations of employers with a union or group of unions. Benefits unilaterally introduced by an 

employer generally are included. The information is obtained largely from collective bargaining agreements and related documents voluntarily filed with the Bureau. Descriptions of 

the course of collective bargaining are derived from the news media and confirmed and supplemented by the parties to the agreement. Wage chronologies deal only with selected 

features of collective bargaining or wage determination. They are intended primarily as a 

tool for research, analysis, and wage administration. References to job security, grievance 

procedures, methods of piece-rate adjustments, and similar matters are omitted. For a detailed explanation of the purpose and scope of the chronology program, see “ Wage Chronologies and Salary Trend Reports,” BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 1711 (Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, 1971), pp. 209-212.

This chronology summarizes changes in wage rates and related compensation practices negotiated since June 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Shipbuilding Department) 

with the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America. This bulletin 

replaces Wage Chronology: Bethlehem Atlantic Shipyards, 1941-68, published as BLS Bulletin 1607, and incorporates the supplement covering the 1969-72 period. Materials previously 

published have been supplemented in this bulletin by contract changes negotiated for the 

1972-75 period. Except for a revised introduction and other minor changes, earlier texts are 

included as they were originally published.

The U.S. Census Bureau has introduced new job titles in its Occupational Classification 

System to eliminate those that denote sex stereotypes. For purposes of this bulletin, however, such titles have been retained where they refer specifically to contractual definitions. 

Titles used in the generic sense and not to describe a contract term have been changed to 

eliminate the sex stereotype.

The analysis for the 1969-75 period was prepared in the Division of Trends in Employee 

Compensation by Milfred W. Ellis and John U. Btirgan.

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Contents

Page

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 1

Summary oi contract negotiations..................................................................................................... .3

June 1941-November 1947.............................................................................................. ........... 3

November 1947-December 1951................................................................................................. 3

January 1952-June 1954.............................................................................................................. 3

July 1954-June 1956 ................................................................................................................ . 4

June 1956-July 1959 .................................................................................................................... 4

August 1959-May 1963 ............................................................................................................... 4

June 1963-July 1966 .................................................................................................................... 5

August 1966-July 1969................................................................................................................. 6

August 1969-July 1972................................................................................................................. 6

August 1972-August 1975........................................................................................................... 7

Tables:

1. General wage changes.......................................................................................................... 8

2. Basic wage rates by grade and class in

Boston, New York City, and Baltimore,

1941-74.............................................................................................................................. 11

3. Supplementary compensation practices..............................................................................13

Shift premium pay..................................... 13

Overtime p a y ..................................................................................................................13

Premium pay for weekend work.................................................................................... 13

Holiday pay.................................................................................................................... 13

Travel pay.......................................................................................................................14

Paid vacations.................................................................................................................14

Call-in pay............................................. 15

Premium pay for dirty work......................................................................................... 16

Call-back pay..................................................................................................................16

Pay for trial trips........................................................................................................... 16

Jury-duty pay..................................................................................................................17

Absence due to death in the family..............................................................................17

Death and sickness benefits...........................................................................................18

Pension plan...................................................................................................................23

List of wage chronologies available....................................................................................................30

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Introduction

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, one of the Nation’s 

largest producers of steel and steel products, is also 

one of the leading shipbuilding and ship repair companies. When the company was incorporated on 

December 10, 1904| (effective January 1, 1905) in the 

State of New Jersey, six of the companies that 

merged with the Bethlehem Iron Works were either 

shipbuilders or associated with the maritime industry. 

Of the six, Union Iron Works, San Francisco, 

Calif.; Harlan and Hollingsworth Shipbuilding and 

Drydock Company, Wilmington, Del.; and Samuel 

L. Moore and Sons—Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth, 

N.J., remained after the first reorganization. Bath Iron 

Works, Bath, Me.; Hyde Windlass, Portland, Me., 

and Eastern Shipbuilding Company, Groton, Conn., 

were sold to raise necessary capital. The three 

remaining building yards on the East Coast (Bethlehem Iron Works, Harlan and Hollingsworth Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, and Samuel L. 

Moore and Sons—Crescent Shipyard) and the one 

on the West Coast (Union Iron Works) employed 

about 3,600 people.

With this beginning, the Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Department (called the Shipbuilding Division before January 1, 1965) has built about 4,000 

merchant and naval vessels and repaired or converted 

thousands more. The shipbuilding facilities were 

streamlined and expanded when the Fore River Ship 

and Engine Company was acquired in 1913, and the 

Pennsylvania Steel Company, which owned the Sparrows Point Yard, was acquired in 1916.

For corporate reasons, Bethlehem Shipbuilding 

Corporation, Ltd., was incorporated in Delaware 

on October 30, 1917. With the outbreak of World 

War I, Bethlehem’s Shipbuilding Division operated 

three shipbuilding yards and six repair yards on the 

East Coast plus two shipbuilding yards and a repair 

yard on the West Coast.

After World War I, additional shipbuilding facilities were acquired, including two repair yards in 

Baltimore, formerly the Baltimore Drydock and 

Shipbuilding Company; W & A Fletcher Company 

in Hoboken; the Atlantic Iron Works in Boston; and

in 1947 the Pennsylvania Shipyard in Beaumont, 

Tex., the principal builder of offshore drill rigs and 

drilling vessels, as well as a repair yard.

At present, new construction activities are concentrated at Sparrows Point, Beaumont, and Bethlehem 

Singapore (a joint venture shipyard formed in 1969 

near the Indonesian oil shelf). Repair yards are 

operated in Boston, Hoboken, Baltimore, Beaumont, 

San Pedro, and San Francisco. About 12,000 people 

are employed in shipbuilding operations today.

This chronology is limited to the East Coast 

operations, now consisting of the Sparrows Point, 

Boston, Hoboken, and Baltimore yards. Some other 

East Coast operations also were covered before they 

were closed.1

The Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding 

Workers of America (IUMSW-AFL-CIO) represents 

production workers at the company’s East Coast 

yards. The IUMSW was organized in 1933 and its 

initial collective bargaining agreement with the New 

York Shipbuilding Corp. in 1934 was the first labor 

agreement signed in a major shipyard after World 

War I. Growth in union membership was centered 

in the area from Maine to Delaware, and approximately 7,000 workers in six yards were organized 

by the time the union’s first constitutional convention was held in September 1934.

In late 1936, the IUMSW became an affiliate of 

the Committee for Industrial Organization, which 

became the Congress of Industrial Organizations 

(CIO) in November 1938. The IUMSW first won the 

right to represent workers at Bethlehem Steel Corp. 

in 1937, when the National Labor Relations Board 

(NLRB) certified the union as collective bargaining 

agent at the Boston yard. Workers at the Brooklyn 

and Hoboken yards won representation in 1939 and 

those at the Fairfield, Baltimore, Sparrows Point, 

and Staten Island yards in 1941. The first master 

agreement, covering approximately 80,000 workers on 

the East Coast, was signed between the Shipbuilding 

Division of Bethlehem Steel Corp. and the IUMSW

i See footnote 5, p.6 for locations and closing dates.

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on September 18, 1942. It was not until 1945, however, that the union won an election to represent 

production employees at the Company’s former yard 

in Quincy, Mass.

The Company’s employment on the Atlantic Coast 

has fluctuated widely during the period covered by 

this chronology. From a peak of about 140,000 production workers in World War II, the number 

dropped to approximately 15,000 in 1950, and at 

present the master agreement covers only about 

5,000 workers.

This chronology traces the major changes in wage 

rates and related wage practices starting June 23, 

1941, the effective date of the Atlantic Coast Zone 

Shipbuilding Stabilization Agreement.2 Inclusion of 

provisions of the Zone Standards and the initial 

master agreement does not necessarily indicate changes 

from prior conditions of employment.

2,See p. 3 for a discussion of the stabilization policies during

World War II.

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Summary o f Contract Negotiations

June 1941-November 1947

Wage and related conditions of employment in the 

shipbuilding industry on a nationwide basis were 

stabilized before our active participation in World 

War II—long before this action was taken in other 

industries. In 1941, Zone Stabilization Conferences 

were convened by the Shipbuilding Stabilization 

Committee of the War Production Board; the Conferences established a nationwide wage rate3 for 

standard first-class mechanics and provided uniform 

coastwide provisions regulating certain other working practices. Representatives of Federal procurement 

agencies, labor, and management attended the conferences and agreed to the resulting Zone Standards.

Separate Zone Standards were established for the 

Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, and for the 

Great Lakes area. The Atlantic Coast Zone Stanards became effective June 23, 1941. Later, in July 

1942, the basic wage rate was increased, effective 

June 29, 1942, and certain working practices were 

revised at a Chicago National Shipbuilding Conference. The Zone Standards were further amended 

in December 1945; from that date until November 

1947, the only changes were in overtime, call-in and 

call-back pay, and pension provisions.

November 1947-December 1951

The contract effective November 10, 1947 was to 

continue in effect until June 23, 1949; by agreement 

of July 23, 1948, it was extended to June 23, 1950, 

with provision for wage and insurance reopening in 

June 1949. On January 31, 1950, this reopening resulted in amending the company’s pension plan, 

agreement on insurance benefits, and extension of

3 The rate established was $1.12 an hour on the Atlantic and

Pacific Coasts and on the Great Lakes. Mechanics in Gulf

Coast yards were paid $1.07, but in 1942, when rates were

changed to $1.20, the Gulf rates were also increased to that

level. Rates below the first-class rate were not established by

the conference. Provision, however, was made in T941 to increase the lower rates in the same proportion as first-class rates

and in 1942 to increase the lower rates by the same amount as

first-class rates.

the agreement to December 31, 1951. Provision was 

made in this extension for a wage reopening in December 1950 and for continuation of the insurance 

and pension plans to October 31, 1954, if the company did not change the pension plan before that 

date.

January 1952-June 1954

Under an option provided in the contract, the 

agreement due to expire December 31, 1951 was 

extended to March 1, 1952. Negotiators met first 

on December 18, 1951; no further discussions followed until February 19, 1952. In the meantime, 

the union had authorized a strike if no agreement 

was reached by March 1.

On February 26 the union agreed to postpone 

strike action until March 30 to allow for continuation of bargaining. Again, on March 28, action was 

postponed until April 29, and a third postponement, 

until June 13, was agreed to on April 25.

Finally, on June 11, the union announced an 

indefinite postponement, with the reservation that it 

would give only 7 days’ notice of a strike. Such a 

strike notice was served on August 18, to be effective any time after midnight of August 25. Meanwhile the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) sought to bring about a settlement. 

Although no strike was officially authorized, there 

were work stoppages at some yards on August 25 

and 26.

Agreement by company and union negotiators was 

reached on August 27. The new contract, subject to 

ratification by the union membership and to review 

by the Wage Stabilization Board, provided for wage 

increases retroactive to April 14, 1952, and for additional holiday, vacation, and other benefits effective 

August 27, 1952.

The company and the union presented a joint 

petition to the WSB. Before action was taken on the 

parties’ petition, the Board was re-formed as the 

Wage Stabilization Committee. The Committee began consideration of the petition on December 18, 

but on December 24 deferred action, at the request

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of both parties, to allow for further study of the 

case as rare and unusual on the basis of manpower 

shortage. Again at the request of the company and 

the union, deliberations were resumed on January 

19, 1953.

On January 22 the Committee approved all items 

of the proposed agreement except the establishment 

of a consolidated wage schedule. Action on this was 

deferred pending the filing of further data by the 

parties. However, the Executive Order of February 

6, 1953, which ended controls on wages, automatically validated contract clauses then awaiting the Committee’s approval, and the schedule was placed in 

effect.

The new contract, which covered about 20,000 production and maintenance workers, was effective 

through June 23, 1954. Provision was made for a 

reopening, on general and uniform wage-rate changes, 

in April 1953. Negotiations were begun on May 21, 

1953, and continued until June 26, when agreement 

on an across-the-board increase was announced. The 

increase, effective June 24, 1953, was the only contract provision discussed during the reopening proceedings. A second reopening, after April 23, 1954, 

could include negotiations on wages, pensions, and 

insurance. Stipulation was made, however, that any 

new agreement regarding pensions and insurance was 

not to become effective before November 1, 1954.

July 1954-June 1956

Extended negotiations for a new agreement 

between the Bethlehem Steel Co. (Shipbuilding 

Division) and the IUMSW culminated in a settlement on September 18, 1954. Formal negotiations 

began June 3. When agreement was not reached by 

June 23, the expiration date of the existing contract, 

the union agreed not to strike before July 23 and 

work continued on a day-to-day basis thereafter.

The contract provided for a 3-cent-an-hour general 

wage increase effective September 20, 1954. The 

parties also agreed to an additional 2-cent wage increase and liberalization of pension and insurance 

plans effective November 1, 1954. The agreement 

was made effective from September 20, 1954 through 

July 31, 1956, with provision for a reopening on 

general and uniform wage-rate changes in June 1955. 

The insurance agreement ran to October 31, 1956, 

and the pension agreement to October 31, 1957.

Under the wage reopening provision, agreement 

was reached on July 23, 1955, for an hourly increase

ranging from 11.5 to 19 cents; the rate for standard 

first-class mechanics was increased by 15 cents.

June 1956-July 1959

Negotiations between the IUMSW and the Shipbuilding Division for a new agreement began on 

July 13, 1956, after the union’s notification of its 

intent to reopen the contract, which was to expire 

on July 31. When agreement on new terms seemed 

unlikely by the expiration date of the contract, the 

union notified the company on July 16 that it would 

not strike before August 26.

Work continued on a day-to-day basis after this 

date, with the FMCS assisting in the negotiations, 

and the parties reached agreement on a 3-year contract on November 3, 1956.

The November settlement provided for wage-rate 

increases averaging 16 cents an hour effective October 

29, 1956 (with retroactive payment for the period 

from August 1 through August 26, when the union’s 

no-strike pledge had been in effect); additional increases averaging 8.5 cents ah hour effective on August 1 of both 1957 and 1958; and two cost-ofliving wage escalator reviews. Changes in supplementary benefits, effective at various dates throughout 

the contract period, included a seventh paid holiday 

and liberalized vacation, insurance, and pension 

benefits.

The contract was to be in force from November 

3, 1956 through July 31, 1959.

August 1959-May 1963

Negotiations on union proposals for revisions in 

the agreement began on July 7, 1959. The company 

presented counterproposals the following day. With 

agreement unlikely by the expiration date, the union 

proposed a 30-day contract extension. The company 

rejected this proposal and, on August 1, the day the 

agreement expired, discontinued some union-security 

contract provisions. On August 13, the company put 

into effect the terms and conditions of employment it 

had proposed as modifications of the previous contract. Although union members authorized a strike 

call, work continued and negotiations proceeded 

with the assistance of the FMCS after the contract 

expired.

An authorized work stoppage at two of the company’s yards began on January 22, 1960, and by the 

28th of the month, the strike had spread to all eight 

Bethlehem East Coast shipyards. Among the issues

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were rates of pay, seniority, call-in pay, grievance 

machinery, and other conditions of work.

Hearings on union charges that the company had 

engaged in unfair labor practices began on February 

8, 1960 before the NLRB.

In the interval between the initiation of the strike 

and the final agreement, the company’s request for 

an injunction against mass picketing was rejected by 

the Massachusetts State courts, but a Federal district court, on April 11, enjoined the union from resuming mass picketing and required the company to 

bargain in good faith. After the Federal injunctions 

had been issued, negotiations continued, and tentative agreement was reached on June 20, 21 weeks 

after the strike started. By June 23, following ratification of the contract by union members, work had 

resumed at all eight yards.

The new 3-year contract, effective through May 31, 

1963, provided for a wage package of 25 cents an 

hour to be spread over the term of the agreement. 

The parties also agreed to incorporate the existing 

17-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic rates and 

to discontinue the escalator clause. The employment 

and operating provisions of the new agreement were 

similar to those in the previous contract. In addition, 

separate agreements provided for a number of improvements in the pension plan, effective January 1, 

1960, and liberalized insurance benefits on June 23 

of that year.

A joint Human Relations Research Committee was 

established to plan and oversee studies and to recommend solutions of problems relating to wage incentives and such other overall problems as the parties 

by agreement might refer to the committee.

On October 25, 1961, the NLRB ruled that, with 

one exception relating to grievance procedures, the 

company was not guilty of unfair labor practices 

and evidence was insufficient to show that the company failed to bargain in good faith. Early in December 1961, the union asked the Board to reconsider its decision, and on December 8, the NLRB 

General Counsel asked the Board for clarification of 

its ruling. The company opposed the motion for 

reconsideration but took no position on the request 

for clarification.

The Board reconsidered the case, and in April 

1962 ruled that the company had “ deprived union 

representatives of certain seniority rights and declined 

to process grievances as before.’’ The Board held, 

however, that in totality the company had not engaged in bad faith bargaining.

On appeal, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held 

that although an impasse had been reached in bargaining it was not a “ legally cognizable impasse” 

because the company had committed a technical 

violation of the Act before the point of impasse had 

been reached. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, 

therefore, remanded the case to the National Labor 

Relations Board.

Thereafter, the Board issued a decision and order 

finding that the “ legally cognizable impasse” had 

not been reached before the company had imposed 

its changes in the seniority provisions, and directed 

the company to compensate eligible employees for 

losses they suffered as a result of the unilateral 

changes in terms and conditions of employment.

In 1965, the company and union entered into an 

agreement carrying out this requirement. In July 

1962, the parties amended their pension plan to conform to the benefits provided by the company’s 

steelmaking divisions.4 The amendments liberalized 

early retirement eligibility requirements for employees 

whose service was broken by disability, closure of a 

yard or department, or retirement by mutual agreement. Benefits were made available to employees who 

met these conditions and were at least 55 years old 

with a minimum of 15 years’ service, when the two 

totaled 75. Age and years of service for employees 

under 55 had to total 80.

June 1963-July 1966

Negotiations to replace the 3-year basic contract 

expiring May 31, 1963 began on May 3 of that 

year. In lieu of specific wage demands, the union 

proposed that the parties consider methods of assuring employees a reasonable annual income. It also 

proposed revisions in clauses governing incentive 

pay, overtime, shift premium pay, paid holidays, 

vacations, and pay for dirty work, and request establishment of supplemental unemployment benefits and 

severance pay plans. The company did not make an 

immediate counterproposal, but agreed to study the 

union’s demands. On May 11, discussions were 

recessed until June 4 for this purpose. To avoid 

“ deadline bargaining,” the parties agreed to extend 

the contract to August 1, with provision for an

4In a letter to the union dated June 23, 1962, the company

agreed that any changes in pension benefits at the company’s

basic steel plants before June 1, 1963, by agreement with the

United Steelworkers of America, would be made applicable

simultaneously to employees in the Atlantic Coast Shipyards

Division. The Steelworkers’ pension benefits were changed

effective July 1, 1962; for details, see “Wage Chronology:

United States Steel Corp. and United Steelworkers of America

(AFL-CIO), March 1937-April 1974,’’ BLS Bulletin 1814, P. 61.

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additional 30-day extension if agreement on a new 

contract had not been reached within that period. 

When settlement was not reached by August 1, the 

union notified the company that it was terminating 

the contract effective September 1.

Agreement on terms of a 3-year contract was 

reached on August 12. Wage increases and the cost 

of fringe benefit improvements were valued at 29 

cents an hour by the union. Hourly rates of pay 

were increased by 6 cents, retroactive to August 1, 

with 5-cent increases effective August 1 of 1964 and 

1965. Two additional paid holidays raised the total 

to 9. Also, the agreement liberalized vacation eligibility provisions and increased life insurance, weekly 

sickness and accident, and hospitalization benefits.

The new contract covering about 15,000 employees 

at six locations6 was to remain in effect through 

July 31, 1966, with no reopening provisions.

August 1966-July 1969

Negotiations between the company6 and union 

for a new contract began late in June 1966, after 

union notification of its intent to reopen the existing 

agreement, which was scheduled to expire on 

July 31.

On June 21, the IUMSW proposed changes in the 

existing contract. Wage demands included a general 

upward adjustment of wage rates and the upgrading 

of rates for several job classifications of employees. 

Other economic proposals included double time 

in addition to holiday pay for work on holidays, an 

amended call-in pay provision, liberalized vacation 

benefits, and two additional paid holidays. It also 

demanded that the company, at its sole cost, main 

tain a comprehensive insurance program for employees and dependents. The union also proposed the 

pension agreement be made identical with that which 

the company had granted the United Steelworkers of 

America. Although the union made no specific proposal on severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits, it was requested that they be discussed

5Yards were in Boston and Quincy, Mass., Hoboken, N.J.,

and Sparrows Point and Baltimore, Md., and a foundry and

propeller plant in Staten Island, N.Y.

The company’s Staten Island, N.Y. yard was closed on Oct.

31, 1960 (the foundry and propeller plant continued operation

until May 31, 1971). Other yards subsequently ^closed were the

27th Street yard in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 28, 1962; the 56th

Street yard in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 30, 1963; and the

Quincy yard in Quincy, Mass., on Dec. 31, 1963.

6The Bethlehem Steel Co. (Shipbuilding Division) changed

its name to Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Shipbuilding Department)

on Jan. 1, 1965.

during the negotiations and provisions covering these 

benefits be incorporated into the new contract.

The company did not make an initial “ offer” as 

such. Its offer evolved as negotiations progressed.

On August 1, the parties announced the successful 

completion of their negotiations. The new 3-year 

contract included wage increases of 5 to 7 cents an 

hour effective August 1, 1966; 8 to 10 cents on 

August 1, 1967; and 10 to 12 cents on August 1, 

1968. Changes in supplementary benefits included 

substitution of Good Friday for February 22 as a 

paid holiday and a fourth week of vacation for 

employees with 25 years or more of service. In 

addition, the company agreed to assume full cost of 

life and health insurance.

The new contract covering about 6,000 employees 

was to remain in effect through July 31, 1969; there 

were no reopening provisions.

August 1969-July 1972

Representatives of the parties met on June 24, 

1969 to initiate negotiations on an agreement to replace the pact scheduled to expire on July 31.

By July 23, although considerable progress had 

been made, no agreement on a contract had been 

reached. Shipyard workers at Sparrows Point (Baltimore) voted to give their negotiating committee 

power to take any action necessary, including calling 

a strike during the remaining negotiations. When a 

new contract had not materialized by August 1, 

Locals 24 and 33 of the IUMSW went on strike at 

the Baltimore yards (Key Highway and Sparrows 

Point, respectively). Employees at the three other 

facilities concerned in the negotiations—East Boston, 

Mass, and Hoboken, N.J. yards, and the Staten 

Island, N.Y. foundry and propeller plant—continued 

to work, however.

A tentative agreement was reached on August 4, 

but the walkout continued until the new contract 

was ratified. This occurred at the Staten Island, 

N.Y. and East Boston, Mass, yards on August 6, at 

the Key Highway installation on August 9, and at 

the Hoboken, N.J. yards on August 10. However, 

on August 10, members of Local 33 at the Sparrows 

Point yard, voted not to accept the contract. Nevertheless, since a majority of the five locals concerned 

had ratified the agreement, it was accepted and all 

striking employees returned to work on August 11, 

ending a 10-day strike.

The new contract provided wage increases of 66- 

cents-an-hour over a 3-year period, plus improved

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benefits. Wage increases included a 25-cent-per-hour 

raise retroactive to August 1, and deferred increases 

of 23 cents on August 1, 1970 and 18 cents on 

August 1, 1971. Benefit changes included improvements in company-paid life and medical insurance, 

liberalized sickness and accident benefits, an increase 

in monthly pensions to $5 per service year from the 

previous $3, and introduction of a bereavement pay 

provision.

The contract, covering approximately 6,000 employees, was to remain in effect through July 31, 

1972, with no reopening provision.

August 1972-August 1975

Union and management representatives met on 

June 28, 1972 to initiate bargaining on an agreement 

to replace the pact scheduled to expire July 31, 

1972. Initial union demands included a substantial 

and uniform wage increase; a guaranteed annual 

wage; reestablishment of a cost-of-living escalator 

clause; improvements in health and welfare and pension plans; double time for all overtime; an increase 

in the night shift bonus to 10 from 7 percent; improved vacations: and 2 additional floating holidays. 

Two months of negotiations failed to produce a new 

agreement and on August 1, workers struck the four 

shipbuilding facilities—the Sparrows Point and Baltimore yards located in the Baltimore, Md. area, 

and those in Hoboken, N.J., and Boston, Mass.

A tentative agreement had been reached on August 

1, but was rejected overwhelmingly by the 3,700 

workers at the two Baltimore yards. Workers at the 

smaller Hoboken and Boston yards had voted heavily 

in favor of accepting the pact. The settlement was 

rejected largely because the union members considered the vacation and pension provisions to be 

inadequate. A second proposed agreement was 

reached on August 10 in Washington, D.C., with 

the assistance of the FMCS. The contract was ratified on August 13, 1972, and the strikers returned 

to work the next day.

The contract provided for hourly wage increases 

of 25 cents effective August 14; 20 cents on August 

14, 1973; and 30 cents on August 14, 1974. Benefit 

changes included improvements in company-paid 

life and medical insurance, liberalized sickness and 

accident benefits, improved vacations, and an increase in pensions to $7.50 a month per year of credited service, from $5. The contract also established 

a cost-of-living escalator clause, providing for quarterly adjustments from August 1, 1973 through May 

1, 1974 of 1 cent an hour for each 0.5-point increase 

in the BLS-CPI (1967=100) over 1.5 points above 

the June 1973 Index; and for quarterly adjustments 

between August 1, 1974 and May 1, 1975 of 1 cent 

for each 0.5-point increase over 1.5 points above 

the March 1974 Index.

The contract, covering about 5,000 employees, was 

to remain in effect through midnight August 13, 

1975, with no reopening provisions. The following 

tables bring the wage chronology up to date through 

the termination date of the agreement.

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Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

June 23, 1941 (by Atlantic Coast Zone 

Stabilization Agreement).

Increases averaging approximately 10 cents an hour.

Agreement established rate of $1.12 an hour for 

standard first-class mechanics and provided for 

corresponding increases to employees in other 

grades and classes.

June 23, 1942 (by Atlantic Coast Zone 

Stabilization Agreement).

Mar. 3, 1943 (by Directive Order of National War Labor Board, July 6, 1943).

June 23, 1943 (by Directive Order of National War Labor Board, Apr. 13, 1944).

8-cents-an-hour increase.

..................................................... . 10 occupations increased to standard first-class rate

of $1.20 an hour. Intermediate classifications 

increased accordingly.

Increases averaging approxi- Result of zone-wide review by Shipbuilding Commately 2 cents an hour. mission of the NWLB, which established approvable job rates to eliminate gross intraplant inequities and to adjust specific wage rates to the 

minimum of the going wage rate bracket.

Dec. 4, 1945 (by agreement of National 

Shipbuilding Conference, approved by 

National Wage Stabilization Board, Feb. 

27, 1946).

Nov. 10, 1947 (agreement of Nov. 10,

1947).

July 24, 1948 (agreement of July 23, 1948). 

Jan. 1, 1951 (agreement of Feb. 18, 1951).

Apr. 14, 1952 (agreement of Aug. 27, 1952).

June 24, 1953 (agreement of June 26, 1953). 

Sept. 20, 1954 (agreement of same date). 

Nov. 1, 1954 (agreement of Sept. 20, 1954). 

July 23, 1955 (agreement of same date).

18-cents-an-hour increase.

12-cents-an-hour increase.

7-cents-an-hour increase.

I8V2- to 31-cent increase, averaging 22V2 cents an hour.

Increases ranging from 12V2 to 

24 cents, and averaging 18 

cents an hour.

7-cents-an-hour increase.

3-cents-an-hour increase.

2-cents-an-hour increase.

11.5- to 19-cents-an-hour increase.

Approved by Wage Stabilization Board, June 7, 

1951.

Approved by Wage Stabilization Committee, Jan. 

22, 1953.

15-cent increase for first-class mechanics, applicable 

to a majority of the covered employees. Specialists’ rates were increased by amounts up to 19 

cents an hour.

Oct. 29, 1956 (agreement dated Nov. 3, 

1956).

9- to 22-cents-an-hour increase, 18-cents-an-hour increase for first-class mechanics,

averaging 16 cents. applicable to a majority of the covered employees.

Specialists’ rates were increased by amounts up to 

22 cents an hour.

Retroactive for the period Aug. 1, through Aug. 

26, 1956.

Deferred increases ranging from 7 to 10 cents an 

hour effective Aug. 1 of 1957 and 1958.

New agreement provided for cost-of-living adjustments, effective July 1958 and Jan. 1959, of 1 

cent an hour, added to straight-time hourly earnings, for each alternating 0.4- and 0.5-point 

change in the BLS-CPI above a level of 116.2 

(1947-49=100). No reduction in cost-of-living 

allowance unless decline in the index warranted 

wage decrease of at least 2 cents.2

Aug. 1, 1957 (agreement dated Nov. 3, 

1956). *

July 1958 (first pay period beginning in 

month).

Aug. 1, 1958 (agreement dated Nov. 3, 

1956).

January 1959 (first pay period beginning 

in month).

7- to 10-cents-an-hour increase, 

averaging 8.5 cents.

16-cents-an-hour increase.

7- to 10-cents-an-hour increase, 

averaging 8.5 cents.

1-cent-an-hour increase.

Deferred increase.

9-cents-an-hour increase for first-class mechanics.

Specialists’ rates increased by amounts up to 10 

cents an hour.

First semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Deferred increase.

9-cents-an-hour increase for first-class mechanics.

Specialists’ rates increased by amounts up to 10 

cents an hour.

Second semiannual adjustment of cost-of-living 

allowance.

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June 23, 1960 (agreement of same date). 4-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increases of 5, 11, and 5 cents an hour 

effective Aug. 1 of 1960, 1961, and 1962, respectively.

Previous 17-cent cost-of-living allowance incorporated into basic hourly rates and escalator clause 

discontinued.

Aug. 1, 1960 (agreement dated June 23, 

1960).

Aug. 1, 1961 (agreement dated June 23,

5-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

11-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

1960).

Aug. 1, 1962 (agreement dated June 23, 5-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

1960).

Aug. 1, 1963 (agreement of same date). 6-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increases effective Aug. 1 of 1964 and 

1965.

Additional inequity adjustments for certain 

occupations.

Aug. 1, 1964 (agreement dated Aug. 1, 5-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

1963).

Aug. 1, 1965 (agreement dated Aug. 1, 5-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

1963).

Aug. 1, 1966 (agreement of same date). 5- to 7-cents-an-hour increases, 

averaging 6 cents.

Agreement also provided for deferred increases of 

8 to 10 cents on Aug. 1, 1967, and 10 to 12 

cents on Aug. 1, 1968.

Aug. 1, 1967 (agreement dated Aug. 1, 

1966).

8- to 10-cents-an-hour increases, 

averaging 9 cents.

Deferred increase.

Aug. 1, 1968 (agreement dated Aug. 1, 

1966).

10- to 12-cents-an-hour increases, averaging 11 cents.

Deferred increase.

Aug. 1, 1969 (agreement of same date). 25-cents-an-hour increase. Agreement also provided for deferred increases 

on Aug. 1, 1970 and Aug. i, 1971.

Aug. 1,1970 (agreement dated Aug. 1, 23-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

1969).

Aug. 1, 1971 (agreement dated Aug. 1, 18-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

1969).

Aug. 14,1972 (agreement of same date). 25-cents-an-hour increase. Agreement also provided for deferred increases on 

Aug. 14, 1973 and Aug. 14, 1974, and for the 

reestablishment of a cost-of-living escalator clause 

to provide quarterly adjustments from Aug. 1, 

1973 through May 1, 1974 of 1 cent for each 

0.5-point increase in the BLS-CPI (1967=100) 

over 1.5 points above the June 1973 index, and 

quarterly adjustments between Aug. 1, 1974 and 

May 1, 1975 of 1 cent for each 0.5-point increase 

over 1.5 points above the March 1974 index.3

Aug. 1, 1973 No change. First review under cost-of-living escalator clause.

Aug. 14, 1973 (agreement dated Aug. 14, 20-cents-an-hour increase. Deferred increase.

1972).

Nov. 1, 1973 3-cents-an-hour increase. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Feb. 1, 1974 6-cents-an-hour increase. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

May 1, 1974 9-cents-an-hour increase. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Aug. 1, 1974 5-cents-an-hour increase. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Aug. 14, 1974 (agreement dated Aug. 14, 

1972).

30-cents an hour increase. Deferred increase.

Nov. 1, 1974 9-cents-an-hour increase. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Feb. 1, 1975 6-cents-an-hour increase. Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

May 1, 1975 5-cents-an-hour increase............ Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

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^General wage changes are upward or downward adjustments affecting an entire establishm ent, bargaining unit or

plant at one time. They do not include adjustments in individual rates (promotions, merit increases, etc.) and minor

adjustments in wage structure (such as changes in individual job rates or incentive rates) that do not im mediately or

noticeably affect the average wage level.

Wage changes listed above were the major adjustments in the general wage level made during the period covered.

B ecause of fluctuations in workers’ incentive earnings, changes in type of vessels constructed, the omission of nongeneral changes in rates of pay, and other factors, the sum of the general changes will not necessarily coincide with

the amount of changes in average hourly earnings over the same period.

2The new agreem ent provided that cost-of-living adjustments be based on the BLS-CPI for May and November

1958 to be effective in July 1958 and January 1959, respectively, as follows:

, Costrof-living

Consumer Price Index allowance

(1947-49= 100) (cents per hour)

116.5 or le s s ............................................................................ None.

116.6 to 1 1 7 .0 ...................................................................... 1

117.1 to 1 1 7 .4 ....................... .............................................. 2

117.5 to 1 1 7 .9 .................................................................... 3

118.0 to 1 1 8 .3 ................................................................... 4

and so forth, with 1-cent adjustments in straignt-cime hourly

earnings for alternating 0.4- and 0.5-point changes in the index and with downward adjustments occurring only when the

index declines sufficiently to warrant a 2-cent decrease.

3 Cost of living adjustments were determined according to the following table:

E xcess of applicable CPI over Cost-of-living

applicable CPI base allowance

(CPI points) (cents per hour)

1.9 or le s s.................................................................................. 0

2.0 to 2 .4 .................................................................................... 1

2.5 to 2 .9 .................................................................................... 2

3.0 to 3 .4 ................................................................................... 3

3.5 to 3 .9 ................................................................................... 4

4.0 to 4 .4 .................................................. 5

etc.......................................................................................... etc.

Cost of living allowance was an "add-on” and not part of the em ployee’s hourly base rate of pay. Such adjustments were payable only for hours actually worked and for call-in and minimum pay and included in the calculation of

overtime premium, but not in the calculation of any other pay, allowance, or benefit.

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Effective date Standard mechanics 3 Handymen Helpers Laborers

and area

Class l 4 Class 25 Class 3

First 90

d ays6 Thereafter 7

First 60

days 6 Thereafter 7

First 30

d a y s6 Thereafter 7

June 23, 1941:

B oston....................... $1.12 $0.93 $0.87 - $0.80 $0,725 $0.75 - $0.75

New York.................. 1.12 1.01 .88 - .84 .74 .78 - .725

Baltim ore9 ............... 1.12 1.05 1.00 $0.80 .85 .725 .75 - .725

June 23, 1942:

B o sto n....................... 1.20 1.01 .95 - .88 .805 .83 - .83

New York.................. 1.20 1.09 .96 . .92 .82 .86 - .805

Baltimore 9................

June 23, 1943:

1.20 1.13 1.08 .88 .93 .805 .83 .805

B o sto n....................... 1.20 1.12 1.04 .92 .98 .84 .88 $0.78 .83

New York.................. 1.20 1.12 1.04 .92 .98 .84 .88 - .805

Baltimore.................. 1.20 1.14 1.04 .93 .98 .805 .84 .78 .805

Dec. 4, 1945:

B o sto n....................... 1.38 1.30 1.22 1.10 1.16 1.02 1.06 .96 .01

New York.................. 1.38 1.30 1.22 1.10 1.16 1.02 1.06 - .985

Baltimore.................. 1.38 1.30 1.22 1.10 1.16 .985 1.02 .96 .985

Nov. 10, 1947:

B oston....................... 1.50 1.42 1.34 1.22 1.28 1.14 1.18 1.08 1.13

New York.................. 1.50 1.42 1.34 1.22 1.28 1.14 1.18 - 1.105

Baltimore.................. 1.50 1.42 1.34 1.22 1.28 1.105 1.14 1.08 1.105

July 24, 1948:

B oston...................... 1.57 1.49 1.41 1.29 1.35 1.21 1.25 1.15 1.20

New York.................. 1.57 1.49 1.41 1.29 1.35 1.21 1.25 - 1.175

Baltimore.................. 1.57 1.49 1.41 1.29 1.35 1.175 1.21 1.15 1.175

Jan. 1, 1951:

B o sto n....................... 1.80 1.72 1.64 1.48 1.56 1.395 1.44 1.31 1.385

New York.................. 1.80 1.72 1.64 1.48 1.56 1.395 1.44 1.31 1.36

Baltimore.................. 1.80 1.72 1.64 1.48 1.56 1.36 1.395 1.31 1.36

All areas:

Apr. 14, 1 9 5 2 .......... 2.00 1.91 1.82 1.63 1.72 1.535 1.59 1.435 1.49

June 24, 1953.......... 2.07 1.98 1.89 1.70 1.79 1.605 1.66 1.505 1.56

Sept. 20, 1 9 5 4 ......... 2.10 2.01 1.92 1.73 1.82 1.635 1.69 1.535 1.59

Nov. 1, 1954............ 2.12 2.03 1.94 1.75 1.84 1.655 1.71 1.555 1.61

July 23, 1955........... 2.27 2.17 2.07 1.87 1.97 1.775 1.83 1.67 1.73

Oct. 29, 1956........... 2.45 2.33 2.21 1.98 2.09 1.865 1.94 1.82 -

Aug. 1, 1957............ 2.54 2.42 2.29 2.05 2.17 1.935 2.01 1.89 -

Aug. 1, 195810....... 2.63 2.51 2.37 2.12 2.25 2.005 2.08 1.96 -

June 23, 1960 11..... 2.84 2.72 2.58 2.33 2.46 2.215 2.29 2.17 -

Aug. 1, 1960............ 2.89 2.77 2.63 2.38 2.51 2.265 2.34 2.22 -

Aug. 1, 1961............ 3.00 2.88 2.74 2.49 2.62 2.375 2.45 2.33 -

Aug. 1, 1962............ 3.05 2.93 2.79 2.54 2.67 2.425 2.50 2.38 -

Aug. 1, 1963............ 3.11 2.99 2.85 2.60 2.73 2.485 2.56 2.44 -

Aug. 1, 1964............ 3.16 3.04 2.90 2.65 2.78 2.535 2.61 2.49 -

Aug. 1, 1965............ 3.21 3.09 2.95 2.70 2.83 2.585 2.66 2.54 -

Aug. 1, 1966............ 3.27 3.15 3.01 2.76 2.89 2.635 2.71 2.59 -

Aug. 1, 1967............ 3.36 3.24 3.10 2.85 2.98 2.715 2.79 2.67 -

Aug. 1, 1968............ 3.47 3.35 3.21 2.96 3.09 2.815 2.89 2.77 -

Aug. 1, 1969............ 3.72 3.60 3.46 3.21 3.34 3.065 3.14 3.02 -

Aug. 1, 1970............ 3.95 3.83 3.69 3.44 3.57 3.295 3.37 3.25 -

Aug. 1, 1971............ 4.13 4.01 3.87 3.62 3.75 3.475 3.55 3.43 -

Aug. 14, 1972.......... 4.38 4.26 4.12 3.87 4.00 3.725 3.80 3.68 -

Aug. 14, 1973.......... 4.58 4.46 4.32 4.07 4.20 3.925 4.00 3.88 -

Aug. 14, 197412 ..... 4.88 4.76 4.62 4.37 4.50 4.225 4.30 4.18 -

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I Eight shipyards were operating during m ost of the period from 1941 to the early 1960’s. Rates shown for those

years were paid to workers in 2 yards in the Boston harbor area (from 1941 through 1945, 1 of these—the Quincy

yard—was not covered by the East Coast Master Agreement); 4 yards in the New York harbor area; and 2 in the

Baltimore harbor area. The company closed the following yards: Staten Island, N.Y. on Oct. 31, 1960 (the foundry

and propeller plants continued operating until May 31, 1971);, the 27th Street yard in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Feb. 28,

1962; the 56 Street yard in Brooklyn, N.Y. on June 30, 1963; and Quincy, M ass, on Dec. 31, 1963.

Certain groups of em ployees at the Sparrows Point yard who are paid under existing group incentive or piecework

plans generally earn more than the basic hourly rate. The basic hourly rate, however, serves as a guaranteed minimum to those workers.

^Generally, the occupational structure at these shipyards has five major grades, four presented here. Within the

standard mechanic grade are three classes which, in effect, are for different degrees of skill. Occupations, which at

their highest level require less skill than mechanics but more than handymen, are paid either class 2 or class 3 rates,

while skilled mechanics are paid class 1 rates. Handymen and helpers have two rates—a starting rate and a final

rate, which is effective after a designated period of satisfactory service.

This table does not include premium rates paid to employees engaged in scaling or wire brushing or working on

ground blown glass or other hazardous types of insulation, sand blasting, etc.

Higher rates were paid to em ployees in premium classifications which are not shown in this table, including anglesmiths (heavy fire), blacksmiths (heavy fire), coppersmiths, crane operators (special), power engineers, layout men,

loftsmen, patternmakers, rivet testers, sheet-metal sketchers, sign painters, tool and die makers and toolsmiths, as

well as specialists in all m echanics’ trades (coremakers and molders were included in premium classifications before

1972).

3Occupations varied among the yards. The following occupations were classified in the standard mechanic grade at

all of the yards: Anglesm iths (light fire), blacksmiths (light fire), boilermakers, burners, carpenters, caulkers (wood),

chippers and caulkers, compressor men, dockhands, drillers, electricians, joiners, launch operators, layout men, locomotive engineers, machinists, markers (welding), m asons, outside machinists, painters, pipe coverers, pipefitters, pressmen and Tollmen, riggers, riveters, sheet-m etal workers, shipfitters, tool repairmen, and welders. Erectors were classified in the standard mechanic grade except in the New York harbor yards, when they were in operation, and auto

mechanics classified in this grade except at the Quincy yard, when it was in operation.

4In 1941 and 1942, the Boston yards also had a class lb with a rate of $1.02 in 1941 and $1.10 in 1942.

5In 1943, the Baltimore yards also had a class 2b with a rate of $1.09.

6 Before 1945, class 2.

7Before 1951, class 1.

8 Before 1952, there was a class 2 grade at Boston; which had the sam e rates as class 1 at New York and Baltimore. A single rate for laborers, regardless of service, was established on Oct. 29, 1956.

9 Rates are for the Baltimore (K ey Highway) yard only. At the Sparrows Point and Fairfield yards, rates for standard mechanics ranged from $0.90 to $1.12 in 1941 and $0.98 to $1.20 in 1942.

10 Rates do not include the 16-cent cost-of-living adjustment then in effect.

II Rates include the 17-cent cost-of-living allowance, which was incorporated into basic hourly rates on June 23,

1960.

12 Rates do not include the 23-cent cost-of-living allowance in effect on this date.

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Shift premium pay

June 23, 1941.............................

Dec. 15, 1943 ............................

7 percent of established base rate for work 

on 2d or 3d shift.

In accordance with Atlantic Coast Zone Standards. 

Applicable to piecework or incentive payments but 

not to overtime.

Night premium in addition to overtime paid day 

shift employees who worked beyond regular shift 

on premium days or holidays.

Overtime pay

June 23, 1941..............................

Sept. 18, 1942............................

Time and one-half for work over 8 hours 

a day or 40 hours a week.

In accordance with company practice and Atlantic 

Coast Zone Standards.

Premium rate also paid for work performed during 

hours outside employee’s regular shift, provided 

employee was not transferred from one regular 

shift to another.

Time and one-half for 8 hours paid employees 

transferred from 1 shift to another during regular 

work-week unless 48 hours’ notice was given.

Premium rate paid for work during regularly scheduled lunch hour.

Dec. 15 1943 ............................

May 6, 1946...............................

Premium pay for weekend work

June 23, 1941.............................. Time and one-half for work on Saturday as In accordance with company practice and Atlantic

such, double time on Sunday. Coast Zone Standards.

July 19, 19421............................ Changed in new construction yards to: Time In accordance with 1942 Chicago amendments to

and one-half for work on 6th consecutive Zone Standards.

day, double time on 7th consecutive day.

Oct. 6, 1945 ............................... Changed back to: Time and one-half for In accordance with amendments to 1942 Chicago

work on Saturday as such, double time agreement.

on Sunday.

Holiday pay

June 23, 1941.............................. Double time for work on specified holidays. 

No pay for holidays not worked.

In accordance with company practice and Atlantic 

Coast Zone Standards, which did not specify the 

holidays for which the premium would be paid. 

Holidays previously recognized by company practice continued to be those for which premium 

was paid. Holidays differed from yard to yard.

July 19, 19421............................ Changed: Time and one-half for work on 

specified holidays.

In accordance with 1942 Chicago amendments to 

Zone Standards.

Oct. 6, 1945 ............................... Changed back to: Double time for work on 

specified holidays. No pay for holidays 

not worked.

In accordance with amendments to 1942 Chicago 

Agreement.

Aug. 27, 1952 ............................ Six paid holidays established for which 

worker received 8 hours’ straight-time 

pay. Double time (total) for holidays 

worked.

Holidays were: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 

Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and 

Christmas. Holiday pay allowed in addition to 

vacation pay if a holiday fell within a vacation.

Nov. 3, 1956 (agreement of 

same date).

July 1, 1957 (agreement dated 

Nov. 3, 1956)

July 1, 1958 (agreement dated 

Nov. 3, 1956).

Added: 7th paid holiday

Increased: Double time and one-tenth (total) for all work performed on 7 specified 

holidays.

Increased: Double time and one-fourth (total) for all work performed on 7 specified 

holidays.

Holiday was Washington’s Birthday.

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Holiday pay—Continued

Aug. 1, 1963 (agreement of Added: 2 paid holidays (total 9). Columbus Day and Veterans’ Day.

same date). Continued:

Holidays falling on Sunday to be observed on 

Monday. To receive holiday pay, employee must 

have (1) worked 240 hours or more within any 

period of 90 days after the date of employment; 

(2) been entitled to minimum pay for any day in 

either the calendar week in which holiday was 

observed or the preceding week; and (3) worked 

all hours required or been entitled to minimum 

pay on first scheduled workday both following 

and preceding the holiday, unless he failed to 

work for good cause.

Aug. 1, 1966 (agreement of Changed: Good Friday substituted for February 22

same date). as a paid holiday.

Aug. 1, 1969 (agreement of Changed: Whenever State or Federal statsame date). ute required any holiday to be observed 

on a day or date other than that previously observed by the company, the holiday would be observed on the day or 

date prescribed by State or Federal statute.

Travel pay

June 23, 1941 Allowance to cover travel time and expenses 

paid employee required to travel between 

yard or home and an outside job before 

or after regular working hours.

In accordance with company practice. Provision 

generally applied to company’s repair yards.

Sept. 18, 1942 Travel pay to be at overtime rate if travel occurred 

during periods employee was entitled to premium 

rate

Paid vacations

June 23, 1941.............................. 1 week vacation after 3 years’ service, 2 In accordance with company practice. Rate of pay

'T weeks after 15 years. to equal average of earnings and hours during 

10 weeks immediately preceding vacation period 

with minimum allowance of 40 hours and maximum of 48 hours.

May 1, 1943 ............................... Changed: 1 week vacation after 1 year of 

service, 2 weeks after 5 years.

In accordance with Directive Order of National 

War Labor Board dated Sept. 14, 1943, which 

provided the 1-week provision was to become 

effective in 1943 and the 2-week provision in 

1944.

Jan. 1, 1948................................ Added: 3 weeks’ vacation after 25 years’ 

service.

Pay for each vacation week to equal 2 percent of 

earnings during 12 consecutive months preceding 

Jan. 1. Proportionate pay given employee laid off.

Jan. 1, 1952................................ Changed: 3 weeks’ vacation after 15 years’ 

service.

Period for computing vacation pay increased by 1 

month (through Dec. 1 of any year).

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Paid vacations—Continued

Jan. 1, 1957 (agreement dated 

Nov. 3, 1956).

Jan. 1, 1958 (agreement dated 

Nov. 3, 1956).

Aug. 1, 1963 (agreement of 

same date).

Aug. 1, 1966 (agreement of 

same date).

Jan. 1, 1973 (agreement dated 

Aug. 14, 1972).

Added: Minimum of 40 hours’ base rate 

vacation pay for each week of vacation 

after 1,000 hours’ work in preceding 

calendar year.

Added: Additional half week’s vacation pay

(1 percent of earnings) for 3 but fewer 

than 5, 10 but fewer than 15, and 25 

or more years’ service.2

Changed: Minimum work requirement in 

preceding calendar year reduced to 950 

hours.

Added: 4 weeks’ vacation after 25 years 

or more of service. Additional half week’s

vacation pay for 20 but fewer than 25 

years’ service. 3

Changed: 2 weeks’vacation after 3 years of 

continuous service, 3 weeks after 10, 4

weeks after 20, and a 5th week after 30 

years.4 Extra vacation pay amounted to 

3/4 week’s pay after 1 but fewer than 3 

years of continuous service, 5 but fewer 

than 10 years, and 15 but fewer than 20 

years; V* week’s pay after 3 but fewer 

than 5 years, and 10 but fewer than 15 

years; and Vi week’s pay after 25 but 

fewer than 30 years.

No change in length of vacation period.

In effect and continued: Eligible employee laid off 

or granted leave of absence after January 1 of 

any calendar year and before taking vacation to 

receive allowance equal to vacation pay computed 

as if vacation had begun on date of layoff or 

leave of absence. Amount of allowance to be deducted from pay for any subsequent vacation 

taken in that year.

For purposes of computing vacation pay, earnings 

to include (a) temporary total disability payments under workmen’s compensation law and 

(b) sickness and accident insurance benefits, in 

addition to compensation for work performed.

Added: Minimum of 20 hours’ base rate pay for 

each half week of vacation pay.

Vacation pay continued to be calculated at rate of 

2 percent of earnings for the 12 consecutive 

months preceding January 1 of vacation year for 

each week of vacation, with a minimum for those 

who worked at least 750 hours in the preceding 

calendar year of 40 times employee’s regular 

hourly base rate plus any fraction of a week of 

extra pay to which he was entitled. Each employee entitled to extra vacation pay could take 

an additional 3 days off without pay instead of 

the extra vacation pay of 3A week’s salary, 2 

days off instead of V2 week’s pay, and 1 day off 

instead of lA week’s pay. Such time off had to 

be taken in connection with and immediately 

before employee’s regular vacation. If 2 or 3 

days were taken they had to be_consecutive.

Call-in pay

June 23, 1941..................

Sept. 18, 1942.................

Dec. 15, 1943 .................

May 6, 1946...................

Aug. 27, 1952 .................

Nov. 3, 1956 (agreement 

same date).

Employee notified to report but not put to 

work guaranteed 2 hours’ pay at regular 

rate.

Added: Employee put to work guaranteed

4 hours’ pay at regular rate.

Added: 2-hour guarantee extended to employees reporting to work without contrary notification by company and not 

put to work.

In accordance with company practice at some yards.

Not applicable if employee quit before the end of 

the 4-hour period or was laid off because of bad 

weather, machinery breakdowns;or other causes 

beyond the control of the company.

of Added: 4 hours’ pay guarantee extended to 

employees called in or reporting to work 

without contrary notification by company.

Employee laid off because of weather, etc., guaranteed 2 hours’ pay.

Employee entitled to call-in pay received holiday 

pay in addition if called on a holiday.

Not applicable if employee did not (1) report for 

work or (2) complete 4 hours’ work because of 

(a) a labor dispute, (b) utility failure beyond the 

control of management, (c) an act of God (other 

than bad weather), or (d) personal reasons.

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Premium pay for dirty work

June 23, 1941..............................

Dec. 15, 1943 ............................

Time and one-half the regular rate paid 

employees required to perform unusually 

dirty work.

•

In accordance with company practice at repair 

yards. Dirty work defined as work in uncleaned 

oil tanks and Diesel crank pits and similar work.

Dirty work redefined as (1) working in oil tanks, 

Diesel crank pits, tank tops under engine and 

boiler room floors, bilges, fore and aft wells, 

forepeak and afterpeak tanks, and double bottoms, (2) arranging chain in chain lockers when 

chain or locker has been coated with oil or similar substances, and (3) work in applying hot 

Bitumastic Enamel manually within confined tanks 

where adequate ventilation is not provided.

Dirty work definition expanded to include working 

in grease. Nine shipboard areas and one shop 

area added to the list of locations where premium pay applied.

Added: Dirty work definition expanded to include 

work inside sanitary sewage dumps at Quincy yard.

Changed: “ Dirty-work” definition expanded to 

include work which required the employee to get 

inside lower boiler drums or inside oiled sump 

tanks under the main engine.

Aug 27 1952............................

Aug. 1, 1963 (agreement of 

same date).

Aug. ;1, 1969 (agreement of 

same date).

Call-back pay

June 23, 1941..............................

May 6, 1946...............................

Employee returning to work less than 6 

hours after quitting time to be paid time 

and one-half for all hours worked until 

a 6-hour break occurs.

Period increased to 8 hours.

In accordance with company practice.

Pay for trial trips

Aug. 27, 1952

June 23, 1960 (agreement 

same date).

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Standardized payment for trial trips of 

more than 24 hours, formerly in effect in 

Quincy Yard, extended to cover all yards.

Pay for each day5 to be as follows: (1) on nonpremium days, flat payment of 12 times regular 

hourly rate of pay or straight time for 8 hours 

and double time thereafter; or (2) on Saturday, 

12 times regular hourly rate of pay and double 

time for work in excess of 8 hours; or (3) on 

Sunday or a holiday, either (a) 16 times regular 

hourly rate of pay or (b) double time for hours 

worked, whichever was greater.

Changed to: Pay for a holiday to be the greater 

of (a) 16 hours at regular hourly rate, (b) 2 

times regular hourly rate on holiday other than 

1 of 7 specified holidays, or (c) 2 lA times regular 

hourly rate on 1 of 7 specified holidays.

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Pay for trial trips—Continued

Aug. 14, 1972 (agreement of 

same date).

Changed: Payment for employee assigned to a trial 

trip of more than 24 hours: For each day of 

such trial trips he would be paid (1) 12 times 

his regular hourly rate of pay, or (2) on any day 

except Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, 12 times 

his regular hourly rate of pay plus IV2 times his 

regular hourly rate of pay for all hours worked 

over 8 hours on such day, or (3) on a Saturday, 

14 times his regular hourly rate of pay plus 2 

times his regular hourly rate of pay for all hours 

worked over 8 hours on such Saturday, or (4) on 

a Sunday or a holiday (a) 18 times his regular 

hourly rate of pay or (b) 18 times his regular 

hourly rate of pay plus 2 times his regular hourly 

rate of pay for all hours worked over 8 hours on 

such Sunday or holiday other than one of the 

holidays specified in the contract, or (c) 22 

times his regular hourly rate of pay plus 2Vi

times his regular hourly rate of pay for all hours 

worked over 8 hours on one of the holidays 

specified in the contract, whichever was greatest; 

provided, however, that work on the last day of 

a trial trip would be paid for as if performed at 

the shipyard.

Jury-duty pay

Nov. 3, 1956 (agreement of 

same date).

June 23, 1960 (agreement of 

same date).

Aug. 1, 1969 (agreement of 

same date).

Employee to receive difference between 8 

hours’ average straight-time earnings and 

payment for jury service for each day of 

service on which he otherwise would have 

worked.

Changed: Employee to receive difference 

between 8 times regular hourly base rate 

of pay and payment for jury service for 

each day of service on which he otherwise would have worked.

Added: Employee to receive holiday pay 

in addition to jury pay for each day of 

jury service on which he would have been 

entitled to holiday pay.

Changed: Definition of jury duty expanded 

to include employees who were subpoenaed as witnesses.

Employee to present proof of service and amount 

of pay received.

Employees eligible for jury-duty pay whether or not 

they were used as jurors or witnesses.

Absence due to death in the family

Aug. 1, 1971 (agreement of 

Aug. 1, 1969).

Established: When death occurred in employee’s immediate family, employee could 

be excused for up to 3 consecutive scheduled days of work which include the day 

of the funeral.

Employee could be required to furnish reasonable 

proof of relationship and of attendance at the 

funeral.

Employee paid for any such excused scheduled 

day at eight times average straight-time hourly 

earnings (including applicable incentive earnings 

but excluding night shift bonus and overtime 

premium).

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Death and sickness benefit*

June 23, 1941

Feb. 1, 1950

Sept. 1, 1951 (by agreement of 

1951).

Employees with 90 days’ continuous service 

could participate in plan providing:

Life insurance: $500 to $1,500, depending 

on hourly rate.

Sickness benefits: $10 to $12 a week for 

13 to 208 weeks, depending on length of 

service. Cost to employee ranged from $1 

to $2 a month, depending on earnings, 

Administrative costs borne by company. 

New plan established providing participating employees with:

Life insurance: $1,750 to $4,500, depending on hourly rate.

Sickness benefits: $24 and $26 a week for 

’ 26 weeks. Sickness benefits start on 8th 

day; accident benefits on first day.

Hospitalization: Blue Cross plan providing 

hospital care for 70 days and related benefits. Available to employees’ dependents.

Employee contributions range from $2.70 

to $4.40 monthly for single employees 

and from $3.95 to $5.65 for married employees. Company paid 2Vi cents a manhour toward benefits, including administrative costs.

Life insurance: Revised schedule of group 

term insurance based on higher wage 

scales—minfrnum insurance changed from 

$1,750 to $2,000; maximum remained 

$4,500.

In accordance with company practice. The plan, 

which was inaugurated in 1926, became available 

to shipyard employees at time of inauguration or 

as the yards were acquired or established by the 

company. Death benefits were limited to $200 

if participant had subscribed to the plan less than 

90 days before death. Not included in union 

agreement.

Effective date and provisions modified by provision 

of New York and New Jersey State disability 

laws for employees working in thosejurisdictions.

Nov. 1, 1954 (by agreement 

dated Sept. 20, 1954).

Sickness benefits: Changed to $26 for 26

weeks for all employees.

Surgical benefits: Added: Blue Shild surgical benefits for employees and dependents, with a maximum benefit of $200.

Minimum employee contribution changed 

from $2.70 to $2.90 for single employees 

and from $3.95 to $4.15 for married employees. All other contributions remained 

the same.

Life insurance: Revised schedule of group 

term insurance based on higher wage 

scales had effect of increasing each employee’s life insurance at least $1,000. 

Minimum insurance increased from $2,000 

to $3,000; maximum from $4,500 to 

$5,500.

Sickness benefits: Increased by $14 a week, 

to $40.

Added: Benefits to apply to occupational 

disability. Employees to receive difference 

between workmen’s compensation payments and the $40 weekly accident and 

sickness benefit.

Hospitalization: Blue Cross plan maximum 

increased by 50 days, to 120. Allowance 

for private room and board increased by 

$4 a day, to $10.

If current contributions were insufficient to pay for 

additional benefits, surgical benefits for dependents were continued only if employee paid an 

additional sum.

In case of layoff, life insurance continued for 6 

months (instead of 3 months) if employee paid 

monthly premium of 60 cents per $1,000.

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Death and sickness benefits—Continued

Nov. 1, 1954—Continued

Nov. 1, 1956 (agreement dated 

Nov. 3', 1956).

Surgical benefits: Increased for a number 

of surgical procedures; $200 maximum 

retained.

Employee contributions increased to range 

from $6.25 to $7.75 monthly for single 

ployees and $7.50 to $9 for married employees.

Company contributions increased to 4V2 

cents a man-hour, plus administrative 

costs.

C hanged: C o n trib u tio n s —Em ployee

monthly contributions increased to $7.50- 

$9 for employees without dependents and 

$9.50-$ 11 for employees with dependents. 

Company to match employee contributions6 instead of limiting payment to 4.5 

cents per man-hour, plus administrative 

costs.

Life insurance: New schedule of group term 

insurance based on higher wage scalesminimum insurance increased from $3,000 

to $3,500 and maximum from $5,500 to 

$6,000.7

Accident and sickness benefits: Changed 

from a flat benefit of $40 a week to 

graduated benefits ranging from $42 to 

$57 a week.7

Hospitalization (room and board): Benefits 

under Blue Cross plan improved and 

allowance for private room and board 

increased to $12 a day. Benefits up to 

30 days during any 12-month period for 

mental or nervous disorders or pulmonary 

tuberculosis. Benefits up to $25 for the 

first day and $10 for up to 119 additional 

days’ hospitalization in non-member hospitals not covered under Blue Cross 

arrangement.

Benefits applicable to participating employees actively at work on or after Nov. 1, 1956. Benefits of the plan in effect before that date were 

continued for participating employees not actively at work on Nov. 1, 1956, until their return 

to active employment.

Any increase in cost of insurance program during 

period of agreement to be shared equally by employees and employer.

All insurance continued for employees disabled because of (a) nonoccupational disability (excluding 

pregnancy)—up to 6 months following month last 

worked; (b) occupational sickness or injury—up to 

1 month following end of month in which statutory compensation payments terminated, except 

sickness and accident coverage, which continued 

up to 6 months following month last worked.

Face value of policy (a) reduced to $1,300-$ 1,550 

for employees retiring at or after age 65, and 

continued without cost to employee; (b) continued 

to age 65 for employees retiring between ages of 

60 and 65; (c) continued to age 65 with no employee contribution, for employees totally disabled more than 6 months if disability began 

before age 60.

Same benefits to be provided for employees insured 

under New Jersey and New York temporary disability insurance laws.

Added: Hospital benefits for (a) dental care if hospitalization certified as necessary; and (b) inpatient diagnostic study when directed toward diagnosis of definite condition of disease or injury, 

and the following diagnostic services when provided by outpatient department of hospital: radiation therapy, diagnostic X-ray examinations with 

films, basal metabolism tests, electrocardiograms 

and electro-encephalograms, when directed toward 

a definite condition of disease or injury.

Changed: Hospital benefits for emergency outpatient treatment as a result of nonoccupational 

accident, within 48 hours (was 24); maximum of 

$25 (was $18) in non-member hospital.

Benefits not available for sickness or injury covered 

by workmen’s compensation or other liability 

law, convalescent or rest cures, ambulance service, doctor’s or special nurse’s charges, blood 

or blood plasma, services not furnished by hospital, or hospitalization primarily for diagnostic 

study or dental processes, not specifically provided for in the plan.

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Death and sickness benefits—Contiinued

Nov. 1, 1956—Continued

June 23, 1960 (agreement of 

same date).

Surgical benefits: Benefits under Blue Shield 

plan increased to a maximum of $300 

during any one period of hospitalization.

Maternity benefits: Added: Hospital benefits up to 120 days for complications arising out of pregnancy. Changed: Obstetrical benefits, maximum $150 (was $100).

Sickness benefits: In effect and continued: 

6 weeks at regular rate.

Hospital room and board: Maximum 10 

days for normal delivery.

Changed: Revised plan providing benefits 

previously in effect plus the following 

changes, at no additional cost to employee:

Life insurance: Increased by $500, raising 

minimum from $3,500 to $4,000 and 

maximum from $6,000 to $6,500.10

Accident and sickness benefits: Increased 

$11 a week—minimum from $42 to $53 

and maximum from $57 to $68 a week.10

Added: Oral surgery and doctor’s charges, as follows: (a) anesthesia services—minimum $15, 

maximum 20 percent of payment for surgical 

procedures; (b) radiation therapy benefits—up to 

$7.50 per treatment, maximum $200; (c) diagnostic X-ray services, in or out of hospital, required in diagnosis of disease or injury—up to 

$40 per treatment, maximum $75 in any 12- 

month period; and (d) certain diagnostic examinations, in or out of hospital, made or ordered 

by licensed doctor—maximum $75 for all examinations during any 12-month period.

Benefits not available for doctor’s services covered 

by workmen’s compensation or other liability 

law; hospital or laboratory services; plastic surgery for cosmetic or beautifying purposes except 

as a result of injury or accident sustained while 

coverage was in effect; payment to assistants; 

and nonsurgical or dental treatment or X-ray 

services not specifically mentioned.

Radiation therapy, diagnostic X-ray, and examination benefits not available for examinations 

covered by hospitalization benefits and those for 

pregnancy, dental care, research studies, screening, routine physical examinations or checkups, 

pre-marital examinations, hospital admission procedures, and fluoroscopy without films.

In effect: Retiree could authorize deduction of premiums for converted policy from policy check.

Revised benefits applicable upon return to work, to 

employees actively at work, or absent because of 

layoff, leave of absence, or disability, on day before beginning of strike at their respective yards.

Benefits and contributions of prior plan continued 

until return to work for employees absent on 

June 23, 1960, because of layoff, leave of absence, or disability.

Employees to pay contributions advanced for insurance coverage while on strike in 1960.8

For strike after May 31, 1963, insurance, except 

sickness and accident benefits to continue for 30 

days at employees’ expense and parties to discuss 

arrangement for further continuation.9

Existing optional benefits continued at expense of 

employees.

Insurance upon retirement remained at $1,300 to 

$1,550.

Same benefits to be provided for employees insured 

under New Jersey and New York temporary 

disability insurance laws.

Increased: Anesthesia services—minimum to $20; 

radiation therapy benefits—to $10 a treatment.

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Sept. 1, 1963 (agreement of 

same date).

Aug. 1, 1966 (agreement of 

same date).

Nov. 1, 1969 (agreement 

Aug. I, 1969).

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Increased:

Life insurance: By $500, raising minimum 

to $4,500 and maximum to $7,000.11

Accident and sickness benefits: By $10 a 

week, raising minimum to $63 and maximum to $78 a week.11

Hospitalization (room and board): Maximum by 245 days, to 365.

Maternity benefits: Maximum number of 

days of hospital benefits for complications arising out of pregnancy—to 365 

days.

Changed: Company to pay full cost of life, 

accident and sickness, hospital, medical, 

and surgical insurance.

Hospitalization (room and board): Increased maximum by 365 days, to 730, 

for employees with 10 or more years of 

service. Private room from $12 a day to 

hospital’s most common charge for semiprivate accommodations.

Surgical benefits: Changed fee schedules relating to surgical, obstetrical, anesthesia, 

and radiation therapy services, to a payment system which provides for full payment on a prevailing fee basis of physicians’ charges for covered services, including in-hospital medical care, all as 

determined by Blue Shield.

Maternity benefits: Increased maximum 

number of days of hospital benefits for 

complications arising out of pregnancy to 

730 for employees with 10 or more years 

of service.

Surgical benefits: Added services of licensed physician assisting the operating 

surgeon. Services which would be covered 

if performed by a licensed physician also 

would be covered if performed by a licensed podiatrist.

Surgical services for recurrent or related 

operations for the same disease or injury 

when performed in the home, physician’s 

office, or outpatient department of a hospital, up to a maximum for each disease or injury of $150 during any 12- 

month period.

Same benefits as provided employees under New 

Jersey and New York temporary disability insurance laws.

Nonduplication provision incorporated in the hospitalization and surgical benefit coverages eliminating the payment of hospitalization and surgical benefits both under the Program and under 

another group plan under certain circumstances.

Changed: Hospitalization and surgical benefits provided for certain dependent children 19 or more 

years of age, including full-time students, provided such children were covered before age 19.

Aug. 1, 1970 (agreement of 

Aug. 1, 1969).

Aug. 1, 1971 (agreement 

Aug. 1, 1969).

of

Major medical expense benefits: Added providing reimbursement of 80 percent of 

covered medical expenses, subject to a 

calendar year deductible of $100 per individual and a maximum benefit for an 

individual of $5,000 for any 1 calendar 

year and $10,000 for a lifetime.

Life insurance: Increased by $1,000, raising minimum to $5,500 and maximum to 

$8,000.'2

The maximum benefit for expenses incurred for 

treatment of mental and nervous conditions is 

$1,000 in any 1 calendar year.

Insurance at retirement remained at $1,300 to 

$1,550.

Accident and sickness benefits: Increased 

by $7 a week, raising minimum to $70 

and maximum to $85 a week.12

Employees insured under the New Jersey and New 

York temporary disability insurance laws would 

receive the same benefits.

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Aug. 14, 1972 (agreement 

same date).

of Accident and sickness benefits: Increased 

by $10 a week, raising minimum to $80 

and maximum to $95 a week.13

Dec. 1, 1972 (agreement dated 

Aug. 14, 1972).

Life insurance: Increased by $2,500, raising minimum to $8,000 and maximum 

to $10,500.13

Jan. 1, 1973 (agreement dated 

Aug. 14, 1972).

Major medical expense: Increased maximum for an individual to $15,000 for a 

calendar year and $25,000 lifetime.

Aug. 14, 1973 (agreement dated 

Aug. 14, 1972).

Aug. 14, 1974 (agreement dated 

Aug. 14, 1972).

Accident and sickness benefits: Increased 

by $10 a week, raising minimum to $90 

and maximum to $105 a week.13

Benefits for employees in New Jersey to be reduced 

by amount received, or that could have been received upon application, under the New Jersey 

Temporary Disability Benefits Law.

Insurance minimum at retirement raised to $1,600 

and maximum to $1,850.13

Added: Benefits for outpatients preadmission testing.

Increased: Duration of benefits for mental or nervous conditions or for pulmonary tuberculosis— 

to 60 days during any 12-month period.

Increased: Maximum on diagnostic X-ray services 

and diagnostic examinations to $150 each during 

any 12-month period.

Added: Hospital, medical, and surgical benefits for 

sterilization procedures.

Added: Maternity and obstetrical benefits for elective abortions where permitted by law.

Added: Accident and sickness benefits as well as 

hospital medical and surgical benefits provided for 

transplant donors or recipients of human organs 

or tissue.

Added: Benefits for emergency accident treatment if 

performed by a licensed physician (except that if 

performed in the outpatient department of a hospital payment would be made only to a physician who was not an employee of the hospital), 

if treatment began within 48 hours after accident.

On any January 1, the remaining lifetime maximum 

amount available increased by any excess of 

$1,000 over the amount of major medical expense benefits paid for expenses incurred in the 

preceding calendar year.

The remaining lifetime maximum on any January 1 

to be not less than $1,000.

At any time major medical expense benefits of 

$2,000 or more were paid under the plan, the 

$25,000 lifetime maximum would be reinstated 

on submission of evidence of good health.

Added: Life insurance (in addition to hospital, 

medical, and major medical benefits previously in 

effect) continued at company cost for employees 

laid-off on or after Aug. 14, 1973 through end 

of month following month of layoff.

Changed: Hospital, medical, and major medical 

benefits continued at company cost for employees 

laid-off on or after Aug. 14, 1974 through end 

of second month after month of layoff.

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Pension plan

June 23, 1941 (established 

1923).

May 1, 1947.. 

Mar. 1, 1950

Nov. 1, 1954 (by agreement of 

Sept. 20, 1954).

Noncontributory pension providing annu - 

ities to employees at 65 after 25 years 

continuous service. Disability benefits provided employee wholly incapacitated for 

work through any unavoidable cause at 

any age after 15 years’ continuous service. Annuity or disability benefits to 

equal 1 percent of average monthly earnings during 120 months preceding retirement multiplied by years of service, 

but not less than $180 a year including 

public benefits. Entire cost borne by 

company.

Minimum annual pension increased to $600.

Amendments to pension plan negotiated to 

provide pensions to employees at 65 or 

older after 15 years of continuous service. 

Minimum pension—$100 a month, including Federal Old Age Benefits and 

other public pensions, to employees retiring at age 65 or older with 25 or more 

years of service. Employees with 15 or 

more years’continuous service to receive 

proportionately reduced payments.

Disability benefits provided employees wholly incapacitated for work through any 

unavoidable cause at any age after 15 

years’continuous service. Minimum benefits $600 a year. Entire cost borne by 

company.

Minimum monthly pension at age 65 increased to company payment of $55 plus 

primary social security benefits (a total of 

at least $140)1d after 30 years’ service in 

place of a total of $100, including primary social security benefits, after 25 

years’ service; for each year’s service less 

than 30, new minimum company pension 

reduced by $2 a month to $25 for 15 

years’ service (or a total of at least $110 

including social security benefits). Company pension benefits as computed by 

the basic 1-percent formula reduced by a 

flat $85 a month (the maximum payable 

under Federal Old Age and Survivors 

Insurance at time of agreement) rather 

than actual OASI benefit. A worker aged 

65 after 30 years’ service receiving the 

minimum company pension might have a 

total retirement income in excess of $140 

since OASI primary benefits could exceed 

$85.15

Not included in union agreements; established by 

company.

Annuity formula of previous plan retained for computing pensions above minimum and disability 

benefits. Included in union agreement.

Revised plan not applicable to employees pensioned 

before Nov. 1, 1954.

Added: Optional forms of pensions; reduced benefits payable until employee’s death with continued 

specified benefits, until joint annuitant’s death.

Minimum monthly pension for permanent 

incapacity increased to $75 until age 65, 

after which regular minimum applies. 

Amount of pension calculated under 1- 

percent formula no longer reduced because of absence from work in last 6 

months preceding retirement on disability.

Dropped: Deduction of workmen’s compensation 

payments from disability pensions before age 65.

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Pension plan—Continued

Nov. 1, 1957 (agreement dated 

Nov. 3, 1956).

Jan. 1, 1960 (agreement dated 

June 23, I960)17

Minimum monthly pension at age 65 increased to company payment of $2.40 a 

month for each year of service before 

Nov. 1, 1957, and $2.50 a month for 

each year of service thereafter, up to 30 

years—plus social security benefits.

Monthly pension before age 65 for permanent incapacity changed to the larger of 

(1) $90 a month less any social security 

disability benefits payable: (2) minimum 

pension specified in preceding entry; or 

(3) amount under basic 1-percent formula 

less flat $85 offset for social security or, 

in workmen’s compensation cases, actual 

social security if less than $85. Normal 

minimum after age 65.

Early retirement: Added—Employees aged 

60 but less than 65 with 15 years’ continuous service permitted to retire at own 

option; could elect (1) deferred normal 

pension starting at age 65 or (2) an 

immediate pension, actuarially reduced.

Deferred vested rights: Added—Employees 

who were laid off for more than 2 years 

or terminated as a result of a permanent 

shutdown of a plant, department, or a 

subdivision and who at the end of such 

2 years or upon such termination had 

reached age 40 with at least 15 years’ 

continuous service to receive deferred 

monthly pension at age 65 based on 

years of continuous service and on average monthly compensation during the 120 

months before the expiration of such 2 

years or such termination.

Minimum monthly pension at age 65 

increased to company payment of $2.50 

a month for each year of service before 

Jan. 1, 1960, and $2.60 a month for each 

year of service thereafter, up to 35 years— 

plus social security benefits.18

Amount deducted for social security benefits from pension benefits as computed 

by basic 1-percent formula, reduced to 

$80.

Minimum monthly pension before age 65 

for permanent incapacity increased to 

$100 less any social security disability 

benefits payable. Alternatives of minimum normal pension or amount under 

1-percent formula continued.

Minimum monthly pension of employees who retired 

before Feb. 29, 1948, changed to $1.75 for each 

year of service up to 30; for those retired under 

the 1949 plan,15 changed to $2 for each year of 

service up to 30; for those under the 1954 plan, 

changed to $2.25 a month per year of service up 

to 30 (plus social security benefits).

Minimum monthly pension for pensioners already 

retired for disability as follows: Those entitled 

to social security disability benefits to receive 

minimum pensions specified in preceding entry; 

those ineligible for social security disability benefits, $50 a month if retired before Feb. 29, 1948, 

$60 a month if retired under the 1949 plan, 16 

and $80 a month if retired under the 1954 plan.

Company increased pensions for retired employees 

by amounts up to $5 a month.19

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Pension plan—Continued

Jan. 1, 1960 (agreement dated 

June 23, I960)—Continued

July 1, 1962 (pension agreement dated June 23, 1962, 

amended July 1, 1962)

Early retirement: Added—full pension based 

on continuous service to date of retirement for (1) employees aged 60 but less 

than 65 with 15 years’ continuous service. retired under mutually satisfactory 

conditions, and (2) employees aged 55 

with 20 or more years’ service, terminated because of permanent shutdown, 

layoff, or sickness resulting in break in 

service.18 Amount of pension either minimum normal pension or amount under 

1-percent formula.

Special retirement benefit: Added—providing lump-sum payment equal to 13 weeks’ 

vacation pay reduced by pay for vacation previously taken in calendar year in 

which retirement occurred or, if employee 

was not eligible for vacation in the year 

of retirement, by pay for vacation in 

last year in which he was eligible.

Early retirement21: Changed—full pension 

based on continuous service to date of 

retirement for employee with 15 years or . 

more of service, either (a) age 55 whose 

combined age and years of service equaled 

75 or (b) younger, whose combined age 

and years of service equaled 80, and (1) 

whose continuous service was broken by 

permanent shutdown of a yard, department, or subdivision thereof, layoff, or 

disability, or (2) whose continuous service was not broken but who was not at 

work because of (a) election of layoff 

status under contract terms relating to 

permanent shutdown or (b) physical disability or nonelective layoff and whose 

return to work was considered unlikely 

by employer, or (3) who retired under 

mutually satisfactory conditions.

Aug. 1, 1966. Increased: Minimum monthly pension at 

age 65—to $3 a month for each year of 

credited service.

Amount deductible for social security benefits as computed by basic 1-percent formula, reduced to $60.

For pensions based on 1-percent formula, $80 to 

be deducted as for normal retirement.

Employee must have reached age 53 with 18 years’ 

continuous service on date of shutdown, layoff, or 

disability.20 Company could at its option grant a 

pension before the date absence due to layoff, or 

physical disability would otherwise result in break 

in service if in its judgment there was little likelihood that employee would be recalled to work.

Not* applicable to those receiving disability or deferred vested pensions.

Regular monthly pension payments to commence 

after 3 months. Employee who has not taken 

vacation in calendar year not required to take 

vacation and not entitled to vacation pay in that 

year. 20

Benefits payable for disability—no earlier than 

month after which employee was eligible for 

company sickness and accident benefits or statutory nonoccupational disability benefits.

For employee whose employment would have been 

terminated because of yard closure but for election to be placed on layoff status—provision not 

applicable until the later of (a) date at which age 

and years of service equaled 75 or 80, or (b) 1 

year after closure. Employee terminated by closure at age 53 with 18 years or more of service 

considered to have elected layoff status and provided pension under (a) unless employed at another company yard within 2 years.22

Changed: Regular pension not reduced by eligibility 

for or receipt of actuarially reduced public pension. When employee reached age at which public 

pension was not actuarially reduced, company 

pension to be reduced by amount of public pension.

Changed: $80 deduction from early retirement pension based on 1-percent formula eliminated until 

age 65 for employee age 55 with 20 years or 

more of service, whose employment was terminated by permanent shutdown, layoff, or sickness 

resulting in break in service.

Deferred vested rights—Continuous service after 

reemployment not to be included in calculation 

of pension for employee who was eligible, but 

had not applied, for deferred vested pension.

Applicable to employees retiring on or after July 

31, 1966.

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Pension plan—Continued

Dec. 31, 1969 (agreement of 

Aug. 1, 1969).

Increased: Minimum monthly pension at 

age 65—to $5 times number of years 

(and fractions of years calculated to the 

nearest month) of continuous service, subject to a maximum of 35 years.

Changed: Eligibility requirements for permanent incapacity pension—incapacity resulting from habitual drunkenness or 

addiction to narcotics, and incapacity resulting from an intentionally self-inflicted 

injury, to be deemed to have resulted 

from an unavoidable cause, shall entitle 

an employee to a pension.

Changed: Eligibility for early retirementemployee must have at least 15 years of 

continuous service, be at least age 55, 

and have a sum of years of service and 

age equaling 70 or more.

Changed: The last installment of any regular pension to be payable for the month 

in which the death of the pensioner 

occurred.

Applicable to employees retiring on or after Dec. 

31, 1969.

Incapacity resulting from engaging in a criminal 

enterprise not to be deemed to have resulted 

from an unavoidable cause.

Formerly, last installment was payable for the 

month following the month in which the death 

of the pensioner occurred.

Employees who applied for a pension on or after 

July 31, 1969, and before Dec. 31, 1969, under 

a prior agreement, eligible for a regular pension 

computed under the provisions of the agreement 

of Aug. 1, 1969.

July 31, 1973 (agreement dated Changed: Formula for determining regular 

Aug. 14, 1972). pension to provide a monthly amount

equal to the greater of (1) employee’s 

average monthly earnings during last 10 

years of employment multiplied by (a) for 

an employee with 30 or more years of 

continuous service—33 percent plus a percent determined by multiplying 1.2 percent 

by the number of years (and fractions 

thereof calculated to the nearest month) 

of his continuous service over 30 years, 

and (b) for an employee with less than 

30 years of continuous service—1.1 percent multiplied by the number of years 

(and fractions thereof calculated to the 

nearest month) of his continuous service; 

or (2) a monthly amount equal to $7.50 

multiplied by the number of years (and 

fractions thereof calculated to the nearest 

mon(h) of his continuous service, 

x Added: Employees age 55 to 65 with 30 

years or more of continuous service eligible for unreduced immediate normal retirement benefits.

Applicable to employees retiring on or after July 

31, 1973.

Applicable to employees retiring on or after July 

31, 1973.

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1 Since the Zone Standards were substantially identical to the provisions of Executive Order 9240, the industry was

exem pt from the terms of the order.

2 Vacation provisions effective Jan. 1, 1958, were as follows:

Years of service Duration of

vacation

1 but less than 3 ............... 1 week

3 but less than 5 ........... 1 week

5 but less than 10............ 2 weeks

10 but less than 15.......... 2 weeks

15 but less than 2 5 .......... 3 weeks

25 or m ore.......................... 3 weeks

3 Vacation provisions effective Aug. 1, 1966, were as follows:

Years of continuous Duration of

service vacation

1 but less than 3 ............... 1 week

3 but less than 5 ............... 1 week

5 but less than 10............ 2 weeks

10 but less than 15.......... 2 weeks

15 but less than 2 0 .......... 3 weeks

20 but less than 2 5 .......... 3 weeks

25 or m ore.......................... 4 weeks

4 Vacation provisions effective Jan. 1, 1973 were as follows:

Extra vacation

pay

None.

y2 week.

None.

% week.

None.

x/ 2 week.

Extra vacation

pay

0

y2

o

y2

o

%

0

Years of continuous Paid Extra vacai

service vacation pay

1 but less than 3 ............... 1 week % week

3 but less than 5 ............... 2 weeks lA week

5 but less than 10............ 2 weeks % week

10 but less than 15.......... 3 weeks y4 week

15 but less than 2 0 .......... 3 weeks % week

20 but less than 2 5 .......... 4 weeks 0

25 but less than 3 0 .......... 4 weeks y2 week

30 or m ore.......................... 5 weeks 0

5 A "day”, for trial trip purposes, was considered to be from midnight to midnight.

6 Excluded amount of em ployee’s contribution toward cost of additional benefits under the New York State Disability Benefits Law and the New Jersey Temporary Disability Benefits Law for employees working in those jurisdictions.

7 Schedule of benefits—in addition to the national Blue Cross 120-day hospitalization plan and national Blue Shield

surgical plan—and employee contributions revised as follows:

Em ployee’s

monthly contriLife insurance Weekly butions * *

----------------------------------- accident -------------------------------------------------------

Em ployee’s hourly base rate* Before After and No With

retire­ retire­ sickness depend­ dependment ment benefit ents ents

Less than $ 1 .9 4................................... $3,500 $1,300 $42 $7.50 $9.50

$1.94 but less than $ 2 .3 2................. 4,000 1,350 45 7.80 9.80

$2.32 but less than $ 2 .7 0................. 4,500 1,400 48 8.10 10.10

$2.70 but less than.$3.14................. 5,000 1.450 51 8.40 10.40

$3.14 but less than $3 .5 2................. 5,500 1,500 54 8.70 10.70

$3.52 and o v e r ..................................... 6,000 1,550 57 9.00 11.00

* On basis of Nov. 1, 1956 wage scale, excluding incentive earnings.

** Contributions of em ployees in New York and New Jersey included amounts required by State laws,

resulting in monthly contributions higher by 30 cents in New York and 15 cents in New Jersey than

those paid by em ployees in other States. The company assumed approxim ately one-half of the cost of the

accident and sickness coverage for these employees.

8 In accordance with letter of understanding between the parties dated Feb. 13, 1960.

9 This provision was included in an insurance agreem ent dated June 23, 1960.

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10 Schedule of benefits—in addition to the national Blue Cross 120-day hospitalization plan and national Blue Shield

surgical plan—revised as follows:

Em ployee’s

monthly contriLife insurance Weekly butions * *

Em ployee’s hourly base rate* * Before After

C X C 'C 'lU w ll v

and No With

retire­ retire­ sickness depend­ dependment ment benefit ents ents

Less than $ 2 .2 9................................... $4,000 $1,300 $53 $7.50 $9.50

$2.29 but less than $ 2.71................. 4,500 1,350 56 7.80 9.80

$2.71 but less than $3 .1 1................. 5,000 1,400 59 8.10 10.10

$3.11 but less than $3 .5 5................. 5,500 1,450 62 8.40 10.40

$3.55 but less than $ 3.93................. 6,000 1,500 65 8.70 10.70

$3.93 and o v e r ..................................... 6,500 1,550 68 9.00 1 1 . 0 0

* On basis of July 1, 1960 wage scale, excluding incentive earnings.

**For contributions of employees in New Jersey and New York, see footnote ** under

footnote 7.

11 Schedule of benefits—in addition to the national Blue Cross 365-day hospitalization plan and national Blue Shield

surgical plan—revised as follows:

Em ployee’s

monthly contriLife insurance Weekly buttons**

------------------------------ accident ---------------------------------

Employee’s hourly base rate* Before After and No With

retire­ retire­ sickness depend­ dependment ment benefit ents ents

Less than $ 2 .5 6 ................................... $4,500 $1,300 $63 $7.$0 $9.50

$2.56 but less than $2 .9 8................. 5,000 1,350 66 7.80 9.80

$2.98 but less than $3.3 8................. 5,500 1,400 69 8.10 10.10

$3.38 but less than $3 .8 2................. 6,000 1,450 72 8.40 10.40

$3.82 but less than $4.2 0................. 6,500 1,500 75 8.70 10.70

$4.20 and o v e r ..................................... 7,000 1,550 78 9.00 11.00

* On basis of Sept. 1, 1963 wage scale, excluding incentive earnings.

**Employees contributed 30 cents more in New York and 15 cents more in New Jersey

in accordance with State temporary disability laws. The company assumed approximately

one-half the cost of accident and sickness coverage for these employees.

12Schedule of benefits, in addition to the National Blue Cross 365-day or 730-day (whichever was applicable)

hospitalization plan and National Blue Shield surgical plan— revised as follows:

Life insurance Weekly

--------------------------------------- accident

Em ployee’s hourly base rate*

Before

retirement

After

retirement

and sickness

benefits

Less than $3.1 4............................ $5,500 $1,300 $70

$3.14 but less than $3 .5 9.......... 6,000 1,350 73

$3.59 but less than $4.02.......... 6,500 1,400 76

$4.02 but less than $4 .4 6.......... 7,000 1,450 79

$4.46 but less than $ 4 .8 4 .......... 7,500 1,500 82

$4.84 or m ore................................ 8,000 1,550 85

*On basis of Nov. 1, 1969 wage scale, excluding incentive earnings.

Employees in New York and New Jersey contributed 30 cents and 15 cents, respectively, per month in accordance

with those sta tes’ temporary disability benefits laws.

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Footnotes to table 3—Continued

1 3 Schedule of benefits was as follows:

Weekly accident and sickness benefit

Life insurance Disabilities commencing

Em ployee’s hourly base rate Before After

on Dec. 1, 1972 retirement retirement Aug. 14, 1972 Aug. 14, 1974

Less than $ 3 .8 0 ............ .................. $8,000 $1,600 $80 $90

$3.80 but less than $4 .2 5............ 8,500 1,650 83 93

$4.25 but less than $4 .6 8............ 9,000 1,700 86 96

$4.68 but less than $ 5 .1 2 ............ 9,500 1,750 89 99

$5.12 but less than $ 5 .5 0............ 10,000 1,800 92 102

$5.50 or m ore.................................. 10,500 1,850 95 105

14At time of agreem ent a small number of employees might have been eligible for OASI benefits of less than $85

and thus would have received total monthly retirement income of less than $140.

15 Under 1954 amendments to the law, maximum OASI benefits had increased to $98.50 by Nov. 1, 1954, and

were to rise further, to $108.50, by July 1, 1956.

^A m endm ents becam e effective Mar. 1, 1950.

17 In a letter to the union from the company dated June 23, 1960, it was agreed that if pension benefits at the

company’s basic steel plants were changed before June 1, 1963 pursuant to agreem ent betw een the company and the

United Steelworkers of America, the sam e changes in benefits would apply simultaneously to em ployees in the company’s Atlantic coast shipyards division.

18 Definition of continuous service was changed to extend the period which could elapse before a break in service

up to 5 years (was 2 years) after layoff, depending on length of service. Previous practice of crediting up to 2 years

of layoff as years of service for purposes of computing retirement benefits continued.

^Included in a letter to the union from the company dated June 23, 1960. The $5 increase was provided for all

pensioners except those electing to receive a reduced amount under a pension option, for whom the increase was prorated accordingly.

20Included in a letter to the union from the company dated June 23, 1960.

2 E ffective Nov. 1, 1957, immediate pension payable to employee who voluntarily retired at age 60 or after with

at least 15 years of continuous service was based on—

Percent Percent

of of

Age at retirement pension Age at retirement pension

60 .............................................................................$67.18 63 .................................................... ........................ $84.60

61 ...................................................... ...................... 72.36 64.................................................. ..................... 91.84

6 2 ............................................................................. 78.14 6 5 .................................................... .......................100.00

2 2 Included in a letter to union fronmeompany dated July 1, 1962.

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W age chronologies available

The following wage chronologies are available from the Superintendent of Documents^ 

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or from the regional offices 

of the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed on the inside back cover. Some publications are 

out of print and not available from the Superintendent of Documents but may be obtained, 

as long as supplies are available, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. 

20212, or from the Bureau’s regional offices. Out-of-print items also may be available for 

reference in leading public, college, or university libraries.

Before July 1965, basic wage chronologies and their supplements were published in the 

Monthly Labor Review and released as Bureau reports. Wage chronologies published later 

are available only as bulletins (and their supplements). Summaries of general wage changes 

and new or changed working practices are added to bulletins as new contracts are 

negotiated.

Aluminum Company of America with United Steelworkers of America and 

Aluminum Workers International Union—

November 1939-May 1974, BLS Bulletin 1815 

American Viscose (a division of FMC Corp.)—

1945-67, BLS Bulletin 1560.1

June 1968-June 1974, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1560 

The Anaconda Co.—

1941-58, BLS Report 197 J 

Armour and Company—

1941-72, BLS Bulletin 1682

September 1973-August 1976, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1682 

American Telephone and Telegraph Co.—Long Lines Department, and Communications 

Workers of America

October 1940-July 1974, BLS Bulletin 1812 

Atlantic Richfield Co- (former Sinclair Oil Companies’ facilities)—

1941-72, BLS Bulletin 1771

January 1973-January 1975, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1771 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and the Textile Workers—

June 1943-April 1975, BLS Bulletin 1849 

Bituminous Coal Mine Operators and United Mine Workers of America—

October 1933-November 1974, BLS Bulletin 1799 

The Boeing Co. (Washington Plants)—

1936-67, BLS Bulletin 1565.1

Commonwealth Edison Co. of Chicago and International Brotherhood 

of Electrical Workers—

October 1945-March 1974, BLS Bulletin 1808 

Dan River Inc.—

May 1943-January 1972, BLS Bulletin 1767 

January 1973-June 1974, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1767 

Federal Employees Under the General Schedule Pay System, July 1924— October 1974,

BLS Bulletin 1870

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Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and B.F. Goodrich Co. (Akron Plants)—

1937-73, BLS Bulletin 1762

April 1973—Anril 1976, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1762 

Ford Motor Company—

June 1941-September 1973, BLS Bulletin 1787 

October 1973-September 1976, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1787 

International Harvester Company—

1946-70, BLS Bulletin 1678 

1970-73, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1678 

International Paper Co., Southern Kraft Division—

December 1937-May 1973, BLS Bulletin 1788 

International Shoe Co. (a division of Interco, Inc.)—

1945-74, BLS Bulletin 1718

Lockheed-California Company (a division of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.)—

1937-67, BLS Bulletin 1522.1 

Martin-Marietta Corp.—

1944- 64, BLS Bulletin 1449.1

1965-68, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1449 

Massachusetts Shoe Manufacturers and United Shoe Workers of America 

January 1945-January 1975, BLS Bulletin 1800 

New York City Laundries and Clothing Workers

November 1945-November 1975, BLS Bulletin 1845 

North American Aviation, Inc.

1941-67, BLS Bulletin 1564.1

1967- 70, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1564 

North Atlantic Longshoremen—

1934-71, BLS Bulletin 1736 

Pacific Coast Shipbuilding1941- 67, BLS Bulletin 1605.1 

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.—

1943-73, BLS Bulletin 1761 

Pacific Longshore Industry—

1934-70, BLS Bulletin 1568.1

August 1969-July 1975, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1568 

Railroads—Nonoperating Employees—

1920-62, BLS Report 208.1 

Swift & Co.—

1942- 73, BLS Bulletin 1773.1

United States Steel Corporation and United Steelworkers of America 

March 1937-April 1974,'BLS Bulletin 1814 

Western Greyhound Lines—

1945- 67, BLS Bulletin 1595.1

1968- 72, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1595 

Western Union Telegraph Co.—

1943- 67, BLS Bulletin 1545.'

1968-71, Supplement to BLS Bulletin 1545

10 u t of print. See Directory of Wage Chronologies, 1948-72, for Monthly Labor Review in which reports and supplements issued before July 1965 appeared.

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