Wage Chronology

CHRYSLER

CORPORATION,

1939-66

Bulletin No. 1515

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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Wage Chronology

CHRYSLER

CORPORATION,

1939-66

Bulletin III. 1515

June 1967

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner

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Preface

This report is one of a series prepared by the

Bureau of Labor Statistics to trace changes in wage scales

and related benefits negotiated by individual employers or

combination of employers with a union or group of unions

in selected collective bargaining situations. Benefits unilaterally introduced by an employer are generally included.

The information is obtained from collective bargaining

agreements and related documents which are voluntarily

filed with the Bureau as new settlements are concluded.

Any description of the course of collective bargaining is

derived from 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 grievance procedure, job security, methodology of piecerate adjustment, and similar matters are omitted.

This chronology summarizes the changes in wage

rates and related wage practices in the automotive plants

of the Chrysler Corp. that have been negotiated with the

United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement

Workers of America since November 1939. It includes

the terms of 15 basic agreements and two National War

Labor Board Directives. The provisions of the 14 agreements and two directives— published as BLS Report 198-—

have been supplemented in this bulletin by information on

negotiated contract changes between 1964 and 1966.

Lily Mary David, Chief of the Division of Wage

Economics, under the Direction of L. R. Linsenmayer,

Assistant Commissioner for Wages and Industrial Relations, is responsible for the overall direction of the wage

chronology program. This bulletin was prepared under

the direction of Albert A. Belman. The analysis for the

period 1964—66 was prepared by Willmon Fridie.

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1939-48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1949-51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1952—53 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1954—60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

1 9 6 1 - 6 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

1964—6 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

T ables:

A— G en era l wage c h a n g e s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

B— H ourly jo b r a te s, se le c te d occu p a tion s, 1939—66------------------------------------------ 16

C— R elated wage p r a c t i c e s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

Shift p r e m iu m p a y -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

O v ertim e pay— daily and w e e k ly ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

O v e rtim e pay— w eek en d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

H oliday p a y -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

P a y in lieu of v a ca tio n ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

Paid a b sen ce a l lo w a n c e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

R eportin g t im e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

Paid lunch p e r i o d s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

Jury duty p a y ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

Paid r e lie f t i m e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

B e re a v e m e n t p a y ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

E ducational p a y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

Group in su ran ce p l a n -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

P en sion b e n e fits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28

Supplem ental unem ploym en t benefit plan ---------------------------------------------------------- 33

Separation p a y --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38

R e lo ca tio n allow a n ce p l a n ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 39

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Chrysler C orporation , 1939—66

Introduction

1939-48

The first agreement between the Chrysler

Corp. and the United Automobile, Aircraft and

Agricultural Implement Workers of America

(UAW—CIO) was entered into on April 6, 1937.

The first agreement to include provisions

affecting wages or wage practices became

effective on November 29, 1939. This chronology traces the general changes in wage

rates and related wage practices from that

date. Thus, the provisions of this agreement

do not necessarily indicate changes in the

conditions of employment that existed prior

to November 29, 1939.

The 1939 agreement covered approximately 73,000 workers in the corporation’ s

Detroit plants known as Chrysler-Jefferson,

Chrysler-K e r c h e v a 1, Dodge Main, Dodge

Forge, Dodge Truck, De Soto, Highland Park,

Plymouth, Amplex-Harper, and Lynch Road,

and in the plants in Marysville, Mich. ; Los

Angeles and San Leandro, Calif. ; and New

Castle, Evansville, and Kokomo, Ind. The

Evansville and Kokomo plants, however, were

first covered by the agreements in 1941 and

1942, respectively, the Lynch Road plant in

April 1947, and the San Leandro plant in

January 1949. During World War II, the

Tank Arsenal and the De Soto Bomber Plant

in Detroit, and the Dodge-Chicago plant were

also covered.

The initial (1939) contract and succeeding

ones have applied to all production and maintenance employees, excluding foremen, assistant foremen, timekeepers, plant protection

employees, office and confidential salaried

employees, and salaried engineers. Since

1940, the International Die Sinkers Conference has represented employees in this trade

at the New Castle plant. In 1947, the International Union of Operating Engineers (AFL)

was certified as bargaining agent for steam

engineers in the De Soto plant. Since 1942,

the UAW—CIO has had bargaining rights for

various groups of timekeepers, office, cafeteria, and engineering employees, and, for

a time, plant guards. The adjustments affecting these workers were omitted from this

chronology.

The agreement, entered into on May 28,

1948, was to remain in effect until August 1,

1950. However, between June 15, 1949, and

August 1, 1950, the agreement could be opened

once by each party on the question of the

general level of wage rates.

1949-51

The May 1948 agreement between the

Chrysler Corp. and the United Automobile,

Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers

of America (UAW—CIO), which was to run to

August 1, 1950, was reopened for wage discussions in June 1949. Negotiations conducted intermittently over a long period were

broadened to include pension and insurance

plans. Following a 100-day strike, a settlement was reached on May 4, 1950.

The 1950 contract replacing the May 1948

agreement had a 3-year term. On August 25,

1950, without a formal wage reopening and

without modifying the terms of the contract,

agreement on a general wage increase was

reached by the parties. On December 11,

1950, the parties set aside the 3-year agreement and negotiated a 5-year contract without reopening provisions.

1952-53

The United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

(UAW—CIO) and Chrysler Corp., on May 27,

1953, amended their 5-year agreement, which

terminated on August 31, 1955. The supplement was signed 5 days after the union and

General Motors had agreed to new terms.

An agreement of March 6, 1951, provided

that at any time either party could initiate

discussions concerning changing from the BLS

Consumer Price Index (1935—39 = 100) to the

BLS Interim Adjusted Consumer Price Index.1

1 For further explanation of the events leading up to the

supplemental agreements, see Monthly Labor Review, August

1953, p. 845.

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The amendment to the Chrysler agreement provided for incorporation of a substantial part of the existing cost-of-living allowance into the basic rate structure, a 1-cent

increase in the annual improvement factor

adjustment, and conversion to the revised

series Consumer Price Index. Wage increases were also provided for skilled workers, and pension benefits were increased.

In addition, the revised pension plan permitted retired workers to buy hospital and

surgical insurance (Blue Cross and Blue

Shield) at group rates.

1954—60

During the period subsequent to 1953, the

United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural

Implement Workers of America (UAW) and

the Chrysler Corp. 2 negotiated twice— once

in 1955 and again in 1958. The contracts

for production and maintenance workers negotiated on those occasions contained provisions generally similar to those incorporated

in settlements negotiated by the UAW with the

Ford Motor Co. and the General Motors Corp.

in June 1955 and September and October

1958.3

The 1955 contract, which was signed on

September 1 after a one-shift strike, became

effective immediately and was to run until

June 1, 1958. The highlight of this agreement

was the establishment of a supplemental unemployment benefit program for laid-off employees. It also provided an increase in

the improvement factor, additional wage increases for skilled workers, adjustment of

wage inequities for certain occupations, elim ­

ination of area pay differentials except at

New Orleans, La. , a revised cost-of-living

escalator formula, and liberalized pension,

insurance, and vacation plans. Other contract

changes included time and one-half for all

Saturday work except for shifts starting on

Friday and continuing into Saturday, an increase in the premium for the third shift,

and two additional half holidays.

The 1958 auto negotiations, which began

in April after the union had served a 60-day

notice of intention to amend the existing

2 Chrysler Corp. acquired the properties of Briggs Manufacturing Co. and Briggs Indiana Corp. on December 29, 1953.

The UAW workers at Briggs were covered by a separate contract

in 1955 but were included in the UAW—Chrysler master agreement of 1958.

3 See Monthly Labor Review, October 1955, pp. 1147—1151

and 1152—1156; August 1959, pp. 899-904; and April 1961

pp. 395-401.

agreement, took place during a period of

substantially reduced employment in the industry. Bargaining was preceded by a special

UAW convention in January 19584 * at which

the union's proposals were adopted, although

preliminary goals had been stated at its regular convention in April 1957. The UAW's

bargaining program consisted of minimum

basic and supplementary economic demands.

Basic demands included a percentage wage

increase related to productivity in the total

private economy; a liberalized escalator

clause and incorporation of existing cost-ofliving allowances into basic rates of pay;

elimination of wage inequities; severance pay,

transfer rights, relocation allowances, and

areawide seniority rights; increased supplementary unemployment benefits; and im -

provements in pensions and hospitalization

and medical benefits. Included in the supplementary demands was a profit-sharing plan.

The union's proposal would have required the major automobile companies, after

meeting "the minimum costs of doing business" (i. e. , paying basic wage and salary

costs and retaining for dividends profits

amounting, before taxes, to 10 percent of net

capital), to divide the remaining profits as

follows; one-half to stockholders and executives and one-fourth each to other employees

and consumers, the latter in the form of

yearend rebates.

At the end of April, the UAW proposed

that the terms of the existing Chrysler contract be extended to September and agreed

to forgo the first improvement factor wage

increase (which would have been payable had

a new contract been negotiated without an

extension). The union also suggested that

in order to reduce the industry's large inventory, the corporation make price cuts in

1958 models and, with the union, petition the

Federal Government for (a) a retroactive

moratorium on the 10-percent excise tax for

the remainder of the 1958 model run and

(b) an extension of the duration of unemployment compensation under the Federal program. In mid-May, the union offered to

arbitrate the economic issues in the negotiations and pledged to waive any demand which

the arbitrators found would compel a price

increase. The union also offered to extend

the contract on a temporary basis while negotiations continued.

4 See "The 1958 Bargaining Programs for the Automobile

Workers" (in Monthly Labor Review, March 1958, pp. 270—274).

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The corporation rejected these proposals

and countered with an offer to extend the

existing contract, including the improvement

factor and cost-of-living escalator clauses,

for 2 years. 5

Work at Chrysler and negotiations by the

parties continued following the expiration of

the contract on June 1, 1958, but later in

the month, the union began taking a strike

vote. By August 9, 95 percent of the workers

had authorized strike action. By September,

over 20, 000 Chrysler workers were idled by

wildcat stoppages and resulting parts shortages. These stoppages, the union stated,

stemmed directly from conditions imposed

unilaterally by the company after the contract

had expired.

Accord on the terms of a new 3-year

contract was reached on October 1, 1958,

for about 59, 000 hourly rated employees, including some 11,000 skilled w orkers.6 This

agreement became effective upon ratification

on October 21. The Chrysler agreement,

which was similar to those at Ford and General Motors, continued the improvement

factor and cost-of-living escalator clauses of

the previous contracts; incorporated 15 cents

of the 25-cent cost-of-living allowance into

basic rates; provided an additional increase

for skilled workers; added jury pay; liberalized supplemental unemployment benefits

and established a separation pay plan for

permanently laid-off employees; and improved

pension and insurance benefits. A m emorandum of understanding concerning details

of an areawide seniority plan for certain

employees in selected plants affected by the

transfer of operations was signed by the

parties on October 1, and a policy letter

concerning the use of outside contractors was

issued by the corporation on the same date.

During this period, a seniority plan pertaining

to skilled workers was rejected by the union

members affected.

As at Ford and General Motors, the first

improvement factor increase was made retroactive to July 1, 1958, and subsequent increases were scheduled to go into effect

August 1, 1959, and September 1, I960. A

2-cent increase in cost-of-living allowances

was made retroactive to July 1, 1958, and

an additional 1-cent increase in the allowance to September 1, 1958.

5 For further discussion of bargaining, see "Ford Motor

Co.— Wage Chronology No. 14: Supplement No. 3— 1955—59"

(in Monthly Labor Review, August 1959, pp. 899-904).

5 Additional laid-off and retired workers were affected by

the terms of the agreement.

Like the other motor vehicle agreements,

the Chrysler agreement increased supplemental unemployment benefits and extended

the maximum period for such benefits. Benefits were extended to employees on short

workweeks, even though they were ineligible

for State unemployment compensation benefits, and company contributions to the SUB

fund were continued without change. The

parties also provided lump-sum separation

payments, to be financed from the existing

SUB fund, for eligible workers permanently

laid off on or after September 1, 1958.

The agreement increased pension benefits, including benefits for those already

retired, and provided higher benefits for em ­

ployees aged 60 but less than 65 retiring on

a mutually satisfactory basis or at the company's option. In addition, the union agreed

that in future negotiations it would not ask for

further change in retirement benefits for

those on pensions at the time of negotiations.

The agreement was to be in force through

August 31, 1961, with no reopening provisions.

1961—64

Contract negotiations between the Chrysler Corp. and the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of

Am erica7 (UAW) opened on June 30, 1961,

about 2 months before the existing agreement was scheduled to expire. The Union's

initial presentation was centered on objectives developed at a special convention in

April.8 Bargaining continued through July and

August, and on August 22, the company made

detailed proposals similar to those made by

General Motors Corp. and the Ford Motor Co.

They were rejected by the union. 9

When it became apparent that a settlement would not be reached by the agreement's

7 The UAW changed its name to the United Automobile,

Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America on

May 8, 1962.

8 See "Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto

Workers," Monthly Labor Review, June 1961, pp. 611-613.

^ For details of demands and offers, see "Wage Chronology:

General Motors Corp., Supplement No. 5— 1961—63," Monthly

Labor Review, October 1963, pp. 1170”! 183.

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expiration date (August 31, 1961), the contract was extended to September 6 and then

to September 13. On September 1Z, the contract was extended on a day-to-day basis,

with either party having the right to term inate it upon 48 hours' notice. The parties

intensified their bargaining efforts late in

October, after agreement on basic economic

terms and noneconomic issues was reached

with General Motors and Ford. Local disputes and noneconomic m a t t e r s — including

production standards, number of companypaid union representatives, and outside contracting— were settled concurrently, in contrast to the pattern set at General Motors

and Ford, where failure to reach agreement

on such issues resulted in strikes after settlement of economic matters.

On October 27, after the union indicated

that it was about to set a strike deadline, the

company made a new wage and benefit offer

similar to that agreed to by General Motors

and Ford. The union countered with a proposal to build up the Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) fund, which had

been seriously depleted by heavy layoffs at

Chrysler. On October 31, the union notified the company of its intention to cancel

the contract. Agreement was reached on

a 3-year contract 1 hour before the strike

deadline on November 2. Except for provisions relating to the financing of SUB benefits, economic terms of the contract were

generally the same as those agreed to by

General Motors and Ford. 10

The agreement established a SUB reserve

fund from which benefits were to be paid if

the regular fund was exhausted or insufficient

to pay full benefits. The reserve fund was

to be financed by company contributions of

1. 14 cents an hour worked, effective December 4, 1961, and if the status of the fund

warranted, up to 3. 42 cents starting September 3, 1962, and 5.7 cents on September 2,

1963. * 11 In return, the union agreed to forego

1 cent of the annual improvement factor due

in 1961, 1962, and 1963 for each 1. 14-cent

increase in the company contribution to the

reserve fund in these years. This resulted

in a 1-cent-an-hour reduction in 1961 and

a 2-cent reduction in the improvement factor

For details of the settlement, see reference in footnote 9.

11 The parties agreed that each 1-cent-an-hour increase

in wages resulted in a 1 .14-cent increase in total wage costs.

The additional 0.14 cents resulted from higher costs for overtime,

paid holidays and vacations, and other fringe benefits.

in both 1962 and, 1963. The 1-cent-an-hour

reduction in 1961 was in addition to the 2-cent

reduction provided for in each of the "Big

Three" agreements. It further agreed to

postpone the annual improvement factor due

on September 1, 1961, to December 4, 1961.

Savings resulting from that postponement (e stimated at $ 2 million) and the deferment to

January 1962 of the effective date of the new

hospital-surgical-medical insurance provisions for employees and retirees were to be

contributed by the company to the regular

hourly SUB fund. The SUB fund was also

augmented by savings realized by postponing

the date employees and retirees without insurance could elect coverage from November 1, 1961, to February and April 1962.

Under certain conditions, the company was

to assume an additional $ 2 million liability

for the payment of SUB benefits.

Contributions to the SUB reserve fund

were to be discontinued and the full amount

of the annual improvement factor (5 cents an

hour) restored on June 29, 1964, or by mutual

agreement of the company and the union at

an earlier date. Money remaining in the fund

could be allocated for any purpose other than

improvement of pension benefits by agreement of the parties.

On June 29, 1964, special contributions

to the SUB fund were discontinued, and the

5 cents an hour withheld from the annual

improvement factor increase was restored to

basic rates of pay.

The contract, covering 58, 000 workers

in 55 plants, was to be in force through

August 31, 1964, with no reopening provisions.

1964—66

Chrysler Corporation, like General Motors Corporation and the Ford Motor Company,

agreed to a proposal made by the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), in April

1963, calling for the establishment of a joint

study committee to meet over a year in advance of the expiration date of the existing

contract. A 13-man committee was set up

to discuss the various facets of and collect

data concerning some of the basic issues that

would face the parties in the 1964 negotiations.

The items the committee agreed to study

were: pensions, group insurance, and employment opportunities for Chrysler 's employees. However, the committee was not authorized to resolve or negotiate on any of the

issues it agreed to consider.

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Delegates to the UAW's 19th Constitutional Convention, held in March 1964, adopted

a resolution outlining four general bargaining

objectives. The resolution proposed to Mhumanizen working conditions, to create more

job opportunities, to protect the workers

against the impact of automation and plant

relocation, and to improve the living standards

and increase the security of UAW members

and their families.

Emphasis was placed on early retirement

and the creation of more job opportunities.

The union proposed to accomplish both by

reducing the number of years in the working

life of the individual— early retirements; the

number of hours normally worked in the

year— increasing paid vacation time off, the

number of paid holidays; the hours in the

workday or workweek— additional relief time.

Other proposals designed to open up additional

job opportunities included a reduction in

overtime, increased premiums to discourage

unnecessary overtime and the inauguration of

funeral leave. Substantial wage increases

and improvements in existing wage practices

were also included in the program.

Formal negotiations in the automobile industry to replace agreements scheduled to

expire in August and October of 1964 began

in late June and early July of that year.

Chrysler Corporation and the UAW began their

discussions on July 2. Wage changes demanded by the union called for higher wages

and a revision of the annual improvement

factor. A revised escalator clause would

have automatically incorporated future costof-living adjustments into base rates if the

allowance exceded a specified amount.

To create additional opportunities for

work for those without jobs and those whose

jobs were eliminated by technological innovations, the union proposed, in a letter to the

company to increase pensions and liberalize

the eligibility requirements governing early

retirement. Protection of pension benefits

against a rise in the cost-of-living was also

proposed by the union.

Other proposals, also aimed at stimulating the hiring of additional workers included

restrictions on overtime and higher pay for

such work, longer vacations with pay, additional paid holidays, a shorter workweek, and

increased paid relief time. To cushion the

impact of automation and plant relocations,

the union proposed a company-paid training

and retraining program and higher relocation

allowances. Establishment of bereavement

pay, a guarantee of no loss of earnings while

serving on jury duty, and higher shift prem iums were also part of the proposed package.

Full company payment for life and sickness

and accident insurance with higher benefits

and comprehensive improvements in the hospital-medical-surgical benefits for employees

and their dependents were also requested.

Improved provisions for disability retirement,

optional survivor benefit improvements, and

increased benefits for workers already retired

and their survivors were also among the

union*s demands. The union also asked increased paid-up life insurance for retirees

and full company payment of hospital-medical-surgical insurance for retirees and their

dependents or survivors as well as for laid

off and disabled workers and their dependents.

Succeeding weeks were devoted to presentation

and discussion of procedural and local plant

issues.

On August 17, the union received sim ilar offers from Chrysler, General Motors,

and Ford. The union estimated the annual

cost of the proposal at 3. 2 percent. Chrysler's economic offer included continuation of

the existing annual improvement factor increases and modification of the cost-of-living

escalator clause, with incorporation into the

base rates of 9 of the existing 14-cent-an-hour

allowance. It stipulated, however, that the

allowance be reviewed annually instead of

quarterly and that any adjustment be based on

the change in the average of the May, June,

and July Consumer Price Indexes from one

year to the next instead of comparing one

month in each quarter to another month in the

succeeding quarter. In addition the company

proposed to adjust wage rates in certain classifications to abolish certain wage inequities.

The company also offered 1 additional

paid holiday and an improved vacation plan.

New monthly benefits to widows of employees

eligible for pensions who died after age 60 but

before retirement and transition benefits for

survivors of employees not eligible for pension were also proposed. Other parts of the

offer would have improved noncontributory

life and sickness and accident benefits as

well as the protection provided by the medical

expense plan. It also proposed improvements

in the SUB plan and separation pay. Higher

pension benefits and a company paid tuition

refund program were also offered. A new

plan designed to encourage earlier retirement

would have provided larger benefits for workers retiring before age 65.

On August 20, the union rejected the offer

and voted to strike if necessary in support of

its demands. According to the union, its

rejection was not prompted by the company's

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wage offer but rather by the failure to provide

adequate pension and insurance protection for

retired workers and their dependents and

other measures which would lead to new job

opportunities. When the union did not receive

a revised offer by August 26, it picked Chrysler as the '’target company” and selected

September 9 as the strike date. On August

28 the union proposed that the contract be extended to 10 a. m. on September 9, and the

company agreed. Agreement was reached on

economic terms within a few hours of the

strike deadline after intensive bargaining, and

the old agreement was extended on a dayto-day basis until the language of the new

contract was worked out. It was officially

signed on September 22.

Wage adjustments provided for by the

agreement included deferred improvement

factor increases of (a) 2. 5 percent with a

minimum of 6 cents an hour in 1965 and (b)

2. 8 percent with a minimum of 7 cents an

hour, plus an additional 2 cents an hour general increase in 1966. In addition, wage inequity adjustments were scheduled to become

effective in 1964. 12 Although the settlement

did not provide for a general wage increase

during the first year of the contract the union

estimated that the workers1 take home pay

was increased immediately by from $4 to

$8 a month as a result of the company's

assumption of the employees' share of the

premium for life and sickness and accident

benefits. The cost-of-living escalator clause

continued to provide for quarterly adjustments

but was revised to provide for changes of

1 cent an hour for each 0. 4-point change in

the Bureau of Labor Statistics new Consumer

Price Index (1957-59 = 100). 13 Nine of the existing 14-cents allowance was incorporated

into basic wage rates.

The most significant gains in wage practices involved pensions. Effective January

1, 1965, normal monthly benefits of workers

retiring on or after September 1, 1964, were

to be increased to $4.25 for each year of

credited service. On the same date, monthly

pensions rates of employees already retired

were to be raised by $1.45 for each year of

credited service. A liberalized early retirement provision benefited not only employees

retiring at company option or under mutually

satisfactory conditions, but also those retiring at their own volition. For the latter

group, benefits were reduced only for those

workers who were under 62 at the time of

retirement. The minimum age requirement

for deferred benefits was also eliminated.

Effective January 1, 1965, for workers

retiring on or after September 1, 1964, the

minimum retirement age was reduced to

55 from 60 and employees between ages

55 and 60 could voluntarily retire and receive

a regular early retirement annuity— if their

age plus years of service equaled at least 85.

In the same age bracket, employees retired

by the company or under mutually satisfactory conditions 14 needed only a minimum of

10 years’ service. These employees also

received in addition to their basic benefit,

$5. 20 a month for each year of credited service up to 25 until they were eligible for full

social security payments.

For early or disability retirements occurring on or after September 1, 1965, the

company agreed to pay a supplemental benefit. These employees were to receive their

regular annuity, and an additional allowance

until they reach age 65. The allowance would

bring total monthly benefits for those retiring

at or after ages 60 but before age 65 with

30 years' service to the lesser of $400 or

70 percent of the employee's final base pay

per month,15 including the cost-of-living allowance. The $400 was to be reduced for those

with less than 30 years' service and for retirement before age 60. In addition, widows'

pensions were increased and a survivor's

pension was provided automatically for the

spouse of an eligible worker who died before

retiring.

Other economic gains included a 40 hours '

paid absence allowance for all employees with

1 or more year's seniority which could be

used as an extra week of vacation or other

specified purposes: 2 additional paid holidays;

increased daily relief time for those on

assembly line and other machine controlled

operations; increased premium pay for work

on Sundays and holidays on 7-day operations;

and improved jury-duty pay. Up to 3 days '

pay for each bereavement was made available

The union bargained any first-year wage-rate increase

(except for inequity adjustments) for some of the supplementary

benefit changes.

13 The U. S. city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers (including single workers) was to be used.

14 The company agreed to consider classifying a worker

who was laid off as a result of a plant closing or discontinuance

of operations as having been retired by the company or under

mutually satisfactory conditions.

Final monthly base pay determined as the highest hourly

rate paid during the 26 weeks preceding retirement plus any

cost-of-living allowance in effect on last day worked, multiplied

by 173-1/3.

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for the first time, and workers taking approved job-related training courses in their spare

time were to be reimbursed for tuition up to

$250 a year upon satisfactory completion of

their courses.

Hospital-medical insurance benefits were

substantially improved and the company assumed the full cost of the strengthened life

and sickness and accident insurance for employees and hospital-medical benefits for retirees and their eligible dependents. New

psychiatric care and nursing home benefits

were also made available to the workers.

Two new insurance benefits were also added

(transition and bridge) providing additional

protection for the surviving spouse and dependents of deceased employees. Under these

provisions, $100 a month was to be paid for

2 years to the surviving spouse or dependents.

In addition, a spouse who was age 50 or more

at the time of the employee's death was to

continue to receive $100 a month until age

62 unless she qualified for mother’s benefits

under the social security program before age

62, remarriage, or death.

Maximum supplemental unemployment

benefits were raised to $50, plus $1.50 for

each dependent up to four and separation payments were increased by about 40 percent,

to a maximum of a full year's pay for a worker with 30 years or more of seniority. Scheduled short workweek benefits for hours not

worked were increased from 65 to 75 percent

of the worker's straight-time hourly rate

times hours for which benefit was paid0 Provision was also made for the company to contribute a lump sum of $ 1, 153,400 to the reserve fund on March 6, 1967. 16

The 3-year contract, covering about

81,600 employees in 55 plants was to be in

force through September 6, 1967, with no reopening provision. The following tables bring

the Chrysler Corporation wage chronology

wage changes up to date through June 1967

and the related wage practices up to date

through the termination date of the contract

However, prior to this date, the entire amount was used

for other mutually agreed upon purposes.

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A---- General Wage Changes1

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Nov. 29, 1939.

Dec. 19, 1940 (agreement of

Dec. 10, 1940).

June 1, 1941 (agreement of June 2,

1941).

June 1, 1942 (by directive orders

of National War Labor Board,

Oct. 2 and Oct. 24, 1942).

3 cents an hour increase in Detroit

and Los A n g e l e s

plants; 4 cents an

hour i n c r e a s e in

Marysville, New

Castle, Evansville,

and Kokomo plants.

2 cents an hour increase.

8 cents an hour increase.

4 cents an hour increase.

Oct. 6, 1944 (by directive order

of National War Labor Board,

Apr. 12, 1945).

Jan. 28, 1946 (agreement of

Jan. 26, 1946).

Apr. 28, 1947 (agreement of

Apr. 26, 1947).

18. 5 cents an hour

increase.

11.5 cents an hour

increase.

May 31, 1948 (agreement of

May 28, 1948).

May 8, 1950 (agreement of May 4,

1950).

13 cents an hour increase.

Aug. 28, 1950 (company action

of Aug. 25, 1950).

Dec. 18, 1950 (agreement of

Dec. 11, 1950).

10 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

Mar. 5, 1951 3_______________________

June 1, 1951_________________________

June 4, 1951_________________________

Sept. 3, 1951________________________

Dec. 3, 1951________________________

Mar. 3, 1952________________________

June 1, 1952_________________________

June 2, 1952_________________________

Sept. 1, 1952________________________

Dec. 1, 1952________________________

Apr. 13, 1953_______________________

June 1, 1953 (agreement of May 27,

1953).

June 1, 1953 (agreement of above

date).

5 cents an hour increase.

4 cents an hour increase.

3 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

3 cents an hour increase.

4 cents an hour •increase.

1 c ent an hour decrease.

3 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour decrease.

1 cent an hour de -

crease.

5 cents an hour increase.

No change in costof-living allowance.

Minimum hiring and job rates (applicable to lowest paid

classifications) increased by only 5 cents.

Additional increase of 6 cents an hour to tool and die

makers and specific classifications of skilled maintenance workers; machine repairmen, millwrights, and

electricians. An average increase of l l/2 cents provided for all other skilled maintenance and powerhouse

employees.

Increase of 5 cents an hour to skilled maintenance and

powerhouse workers included in 1942 directive orders

and interpretations.

Additional increases of 5 cents an hour to skilled maintenance and powerhouse workers; 4 cents an hour to

all foundry classifications.

Additional increase of 3 cents an hour to workers at

minimum rates.

Wage increases or provisions for automatic progression

affecting employees in 45 job classifications. 3 cents

an hour increase to all employees in plants at Kokomo,

New Castle, and Evansville, Ind.

Additional increase of 5 cents an hour to skilled workers.

Plus previous 10-cent increase designated as cost-ofliving allowance, which may be adjusted up or down

every 3 months in accordance with changes in the BLS

Consumer Price Index. 2 Agreement also provided for

increases of 4 cents an hour effective each June 1 from

1951 through 1954 as an "annual improvement factor."

Additional adjustments in classification to employees on

7-day operations, patternmakers on foundry work, and

die dummy builders.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Annual improvement factor adjustment.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Annual improvement factor adjustment.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance. Adjustment made on this date because of late release

of "Old Series" CPI.

The new agreement increased the annual improvement

factor adjustment by 1 cent an hour.

The new agreement incorporated 19 of the previous

24-cent cost-of-living allowance into the basic wage

structure and provided for quarterly adjustments of the

cost-of-living allowance in accordance with the movement of the Consumer Price Index (revised series).

See footnotes at end of table,

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A— General Wage Changes1---- Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

June 1, 1953 (agreement of above

date)— Continued

Sept. 7, 1953________________________

Dec. 7, 1953 (agreement dated

May 27, 1953).

Mar. 1, 1954________________________

June 1, 1954_________________________

June 7, 1954_________________________

Sept. 6, 1954________________________

Dec. 6, 1954________________________

Mar. 7, 1955________________________

June 6, 1955_________________________

Sept. 1, 1955 (master agreement and supplemental agreement of same date).

Sept. 5, 1955 (agreement dated

Sept. 1, 1955).

1 cent an hour increase.

2 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour de -

crease.

5 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour decrease.

1 cent an hour increase.

1 cent an hour decrease.

No change_____________

No chang e _____________

6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rate,

whichever was

greater. 5 (BLS estimated average of

6. 1 cents.)

1 cent an hour increase.

Dec. 5, 1955_______________________

Mar. 5, 1956_______________________

Apr. 1, 1956 (agreement dated

Sept. 1, 1955).

June 4, 1956__________ ___________ __

Sept. 3, 1956________________________

Dec. 3, 1956________________________

Mar. 4, 1957________________________

June 1, 1957 (agreement dated

Sept. 1, 1955).

June 3, 1957_________________ ______

Sept. 2, 1957_______________________

Dec. 2, 1957_______________________

Mar. 3, 1958_______________________

July 1, 1958 (agreement dated

Oct. 1, 1958).

No change_____________

1 cent an hour decrease.

6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rate,

whichever was

greater.5 (BLS estimated average of

6. 1 cents.)

1 cent an hour increase.

4 cents an hour increase.

2 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rate,

whichever was

greater.5 (BLS estimated average of

6. 1 cents.)

2 cents an hour increase.

3 cents an hour increase.

No change_____________

3 cents an hour increase.

6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rate,

If the CPI falls below 110.9* the cost-of-living allowance

will be 0. 4 Skilled occupations except patternmakers

and die model builders received an additional 10 cents

an hour, while patternmakers and die model builders

received 20 cents additional.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Annual improvement factor adjustment.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

New amount designated as improvement factor. Similar

adjustments to be effective Apr. 1, 1956, and June 1,

1957.

Additional increases 6 of: 8 cents an hour to all skilled

workers; 2 to 22 cents an hour inequity adjustments

for certain occupations; and 4 to 9 cents an hour to

eliminate differentials in specified areas.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

The new agreement provided for quarterly adjustments

in the cost-of-living allowance of 1 cent for each

0. 5-point change in the BLS Consumer Price Index

(1947-49 = 100) above 114. 2 (the lower limit of the 6-cent

allowance existing on August 31); changes below this

level would take place at the rate of accumulation under

previous escalation provisions. If the CPI fell below

110. 9, the cost-of-living allowance would be 0. 7

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Improvement factor adjustment.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Improvement factor adjustment.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Agreement maintained the improvement factor of the

previous agreement and provided similar adjustments

to be effective Aug. 1, 1959, and Sept. 1, I960.

See footnotes at end of table,

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A— General Wage Changes1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

July 1, 1958 (agreement dated

Oct. 1, 1958)— Continued

July 1, 1958 (agreement dated

Oct. 1, 1958).

Sept. 1, 1958 (agreement dated

Oct. 1, 1958).

whichever was

greater.5 (BLS estimated average of

6. 2 cents.)

2 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

Dec. 1, 1958________________________

Mar. 2, 1959________________________

June 1, 1959_________________________

Aug. 1, 1959 (agreement dated

Oct. 1, 1958).

Sept. 7, 1959________________________

Dec. 7, 1959________________________

Mar. 7, I960________________________

June 6, I960_________________________

Sept. 1, I960 (agreement dated

Oct. 1, 1958).

No change_____________

No change_____________

No change_____________

6 cents an hour increase or 21/2 percent of base rate,

whichever was

greater. 5 (BLS estimated average of

6. 2 cents.)

2 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

No change_____________

2 cents an hour increase.

6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rate,

whichever was

greater.5 (BLS estimated average of

6. 3 cents. )

Adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

The new agreement incorporated 15 cents of the 25-cent

cost-of-living allowance in effect on Sept. 1, 1958,

into base rates8 and continued the cost-of-living escalator formula of previous agreement. 9

Additional increases 10 of: 8 cents an hour to employees

in skilled classifications and varying increases to employees in selected job classifications.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Improvement factor adjustment.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Improvement factor adjustment.

Sept. 5, I960________________________

Dec. 5, I960________________________

Mar. 6, 1961________________________

June 5, 1961_________________________

Sept. 4, 1961________________________

No change_____________

2 cents an hour increase.

No change_____________

No change_____________

No change_____________

Dec. 4, 1961 (agreement

Nov. 2, 1961).

dated 6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rate,

whichever was

g r e a t e r , 11 minus

3 cents (increase

ranged from 3 to

9 cents an hour,

BLS estimated "Big

Three" average----

4. 4 cents). 12

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Cost-of-living escalation continued, but clause revised

to provide allowance 1 cent smaller than under the

previous formula; see following information.

Agreement maintained the improvement factor of the

previous agreement, minus 3 cents in 1961. Full

adjustment minus 1 cent for each 1. 14-cent-per-hour

increase in company's contribution to Supplemental

Unemployment Benefits (SUB) reserve fund to be

effective on Sept. 3, 1962, and Sept. 2, 1963. 13

Effective June 29, 1964, or by mutual agreement prior

to that date, employees to receive improvement factor

increase foregone because of company contributions to

SUB reserve fund. (See section on SUB for contributions to reserve fund.)

Waiver of 2 cents of annual improvement factor increase

was in consideration of company's assumption of (1) full

cost of hospital-surgical-medical insurance for employees and dependents,14 and (2) one-half cost of

hospital-surgical-medical insurance for retired employees and dependents. Additional 1-cent reduction in

improvement factor due to company's initial 1. 14-cent

contribution to SUB reserve fund. The cost-of-living

escalator clause was revised to offset part of cost of

improved pensions.

The agreement incorporated 12 of the 17-cent cost-ofliving allowance in effect on Dec. 3, 1961, into base

hourly rates and continued the cost-of-living escalator

formula of the previous agreement. 15 See revision

effective Sept. 4, 1961.

See footnotes at end of table.

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A-----General Wage Changes1---- Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Pec. 4, 1961________________________

Mar. 5, 1962________________________

June 4, 1962_________________________

Sept. 3, 1962________________________

Sept. 3, 1962 (agreement dated

Nov. 2, 1961).

Dec. 3, 1962________________________

Mar. 4, 1963________________________

June 3, 1963_________________________

Sept. 2, 1963________________________

Sept. 2, 1963 (agreement dated

Nov. 2, 1961).

Dec. 2, 1963________________________

Mar. 2, 1964___________________ _____

June 1, 1964_________________________

June 29, 1964_______________________

Sept. 22, 1964 (agreement and

letters of agreement of same

date).

Dec. 7, 1964-------------------------------------

Mar. 1, 1965------------------------------------

June 7, 1965-------------------------------------

Sept. 6, 1965------------------------------------

Sept. 6, 1965 (agreement dated

Sept. 22, 1964).

1 cent an hour increase.

No change_____________

1 cent an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

6 cents an hour increase or 21/ z percent of base rate,

whichever was

g r e a t e r , 11 minus

2 cents (increase

ranged from 4 to

10 cents an hour,

BLS estimated "Big

Three" average—

6. 8 cents). 12

1 cent an hour increase.

No change_____________

1 cent an hour increase.

2 cents an hour increase.

6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rate,

whichever was

g r e a t e r , 11 minus

2 cents (increase

ranged from 4 to

10 cents an hour,

BLS estimated "Big

Three" average—

7. 0 cents). 12

No change_____________

1 cent an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

5 cents an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

1 cent an hour increase.

2 cents an hour increase.

6 cents an hour increase or 2V2 percent of base rates,

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Deferred increase. Company increased contribution to

SUB reserve fund by 2. 28 cents an hour (total 3. 42

cents), thereby reducing the annual improvement factor

by 2 cents an hour.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Deferred increase. Company increased contribution to

SUB reserve fund by 2. 28 cents an hour (total 5. 70

cents), thereby reducing the annual improvement factor

by 2 cents an hour.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Contributions to SUB reserve fund discontinued; full

amount of annual improvement factor restored to

base rates.

The union agreed to allocate the 2 cents an hour cost-ofliving adjustment that would have been due and the 1964

annual improvement factor increase which the company

offered, for other economic benefit improvements. 16

Agreement provided for wage inequity adjustments for

approximately 40 job classifications.

Agreement also:

(1) provided two annual improvement factor increases,

effective (a) Sept. 6, 1965— 2.5 percent, minimum 6 cents

an hour and (b) Sept. 5, 1966— 2 .8 percent, minimum 7

cents, plus 2 cents an hour general increase; (2) incorporated 9 cents of 14-cent cost-of-living allowance in

effect Sept. 22, 1964, into base hourly rates; (3) revised

the cost-of-living escalator clause to provide quarterly

adjustments of 1 cent an hour for each 0.4-point change

in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index

(New Series) above 106.1 (1957-59 = 100). If the CPI fell

below 106.5, the cost-of-living allowance would be 0. 17

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Deferred improvement factor adjustment.

See footnotes at end of table.

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A-----General Wage Changes1-----Continued

Effective date

Sept. 6, 1965 (agreement dated

Sept. 22, 1964)— Continued

Dec. 6, 1965 ------------------------------

Mar. 7, 1966------------------------------

June 6, 1966-------------------------------

Sept. 5, 1966------------------------------

Sept. 5, 1966 (agreement dated

Sept. 22, 1964).

Dec. 5, 1966-

Mar. 6, 1967-

June 5, 1967

Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

whichever was

greater 18 (increase

ranged from 6 to 12

cents an hour, BLS

estimated "Big 3“

average increase,

7. 4 cents).

— No change------------------

— 2 cents an hour increase.

— 4 cents an hour increase.

— 2 cents an hour increase.

7 cents an hour increase or 2. 8 percent of base rates,

whichever was

greater18 (increase

ranged from 7 to 14

cents an hour) plus 2

cents across the

board, BLS estimated "Big 3" average increase, 10.5

cents.

— 3 cents an hour increase.

— No change------------------

__ 2 cents an hour increase.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Deferred improvement factor adjustment.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly review of cost-of-living allowance.

Quarterly adjustment of cost-of-living allowance.

1 General wage changes are construed as upward or downward changes that affect an entire establishment,

bargaining unit, or substantial group of workers at one time. Not included within the term, and therefore omitted

from this tabulation, are adjustments in individual rates (promotions, merit increases, etc.) and minor adjustments

in wage structure (such as changes in specific classification rates) that do not have an immediate and noticeable

effect on the general wage level of the establishment. (Examples of such omitted adjustments are increases in

classification rates ranging from 2 to 10 cents an hour in 1947 and adjustments of from 5 to 10 cents in 1948.)

The general wage changes listed above were the major adjustments made during the period covered. Because of

the omission of the nongeneral changes, and because of other factors, the total of the general wage changes

listed will not necessarily coincide with the amount of change in average hourly earnings over the same period.

2 For details of cost-of-living provision, see "Wage Chronology No. 9, General Motors Corp., 1939—4 9 ,"

Monthly Labor Review, September 1949 or Wage Chronology: General Motors Corp. , 1939—63, BLS Report 185

(Revised 1964). In addition, the parties agreed to add a 1. 3-point adjustment to the BLS Consumer Price Index

in computing the cost-of-living allowance to compensate for the understatement of the index's rent component.

3 On Mar. 3, 1951, the parties agreed to reinstate the 0.8 adjustment in computing the cost-of-living allowance.

4 The new agreement provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be based on the revised series Consumer

Price Index (1947—49 = 100) as follows:

Hourly cost-of-living

Consumer Price Index allowance

110.8 or less---------------------------------------------------------------------------- None

110.9 to 111.5------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 cent

111.6 to 112.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 cents

112.2 to 112.8------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 cents

112.9 to 113. 5------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 cents

113.6 to 114.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 cents

114.2 to 114.7------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 cents

114.8 to 115.3------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 cents

and so forth, with a 1-cent change for each 0.6-point change in the index.

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5 The improvement factor increase of Zl/z percent of base rates

schedule, provided for a minimum increase of 6 cents an hour:

calculated in accordance with the following

Straight-time hourly wage rate Improvement factor increase

Less than $ 2 .6 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 cents an hour

$2.60 but less than $3.00----------------------------------------------- 7 cents an hour

$3. 00 but less than $3. 40----------------------------------------------- 8 cents an hour

$3.40 but less than $3. 80----------------------------------------------- 9 cents an hour

$3.80 but less than $4. 20----------------------------------------------- 10 cents an hour

Improvement factor increase added to piecework setting rate of incentive employees.

6 These amounted to an estimated increase of 1.0 cent averaged over all employees of the company

represented by the union.

7 The agreement of Sept. 1, 1955, provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be determined as follows:

Consumer Price Index 

(1947-49=100)

Hourly cost-of-living 

allowance

110. 8 or less---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- None

110.9 to 111. 5............. ..................................................................— 1 cent

111.6 to 112.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 cents

112.2 to 112.8------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 cents

112.9 to 113. 5------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 cents

113.6 to 114.1 — -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 cents

114.2 to 114.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 cents

114. 7 to 115.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 cents

115.2 to 115.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 cents

115. 7 to 116.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 cents

116. 2 to 116. 6------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 cents

116.7 to 117.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 cents

117.2 to 117.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 cents

117. 7 to 118. 1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 cents

118.2 to 118. 6-------------------------------------- --------- ..............- ..........- 14 cents

118. 7 to 119.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 cents

and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point change in the index.

As in previous agreements, the cost-of-living adjustments were to be based on the BLS Consumer Price

Index for the months of January, April, July, and October.

8 Except base rates used in incentive pay calculations.

9 The agreement of Oct. 1, 1958, provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be determined as follows:

Consumer Price Index Hourly cost-of-living

(1947-49=100) allowance

119. l o r less------------------------------------------------------------------------- None

119.2 to 119.6............... - ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 cent

119. 7 to 120.1-------------------------- -----------------------------------------— 2 cents

120.2 to 120.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 cents

120. 7 to 121.1----------------------------------------------------- ------------- —- 4 cents

121.2 to 121. 6--------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 5 cents

121. 7 to 122.1------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 cents

122.2 to 122.6------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 7 cents

122. 7 to 123.1--------------------------------------------------— - ............. — - 8 cents

123.2 to 123.6---------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------- 9 cents

123. 7 to 124.1.................- .................................................................. 10 cents

124.2 to 124.6--------- -------- -------------------- --------------------------------- 11 cents

124.7 to 125.1-....................- ..........— ................—---------------------- 12 cents

125. 2 to 125.6........................................- ...................... ....................- 13 cents

125.7 to 126.1.................................................- ......................- ............ 14 cents

126.2 to 126.6....... ............................................................................... 15 cents

126. 7 to 127. 1 --......... —--------------------------------------------------------- 16 cents

127.2 to 127.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 cents

127. 7 to 128. 1---------------------------------------- ------------------------------- 18 cents

128. 2 to 128. 6 --------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 19 cents

128. 7 to 129.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 cents

129. 2 to 129. 6----------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 21 cents

129. 7 to 130. 1................................................— ---------------------------- 22 cents

130. 2 to 130. 6--------- -------- ----------------------------------------------------- 23 cents

130. 7 to 131.1------------------------------------------------------------ -------- 24 cents

131.2 to 131.6—- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 cents

and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point change in the index.

10 These amounted to an estimated increase of 1.4 cents averaged over all employees of the company

represented by the union.

11 The 2Vz-percent increase (minus 3 cents in 1961 and 2 cents in both 1962 and 1963) applied to straight-time

hourly rates, excluding the cost-of-living allowance in effect and shift premiums, as follows:

Hourly annual improvement 

factor increase in—

Straight-time hourly wage rate 1961 1962 and 1963

Less than $ 2 .6 0 ----------------------------------------------------------- 3 cents 4 cents

$2.60 but less than $3. 00--------------------------------------------- 4 cents 5 cents

$3.00 but less than $3.40--------------------------------------------- 5 cents 6 cents

$3.40 but less than $3. 80--------------------------------------------- 6 cents 7 cents

$3.80 but less than $4. 20--------------------------------------------- 7 cents 8 cents

$4.20 but less than $4.60---------------------------------------------- 8 cents 9 cents

$4.60 but less than $5.00--------------------------------------------- 9 cents 10 cents

The additional 1-cent-an-hour reduction in 1961 was due to the company's initial 1. 14-cent contribution to

the SUB reserve fund.

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12 The average increase for the "Big Three" is the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate of the cent-per-hour

increase for production workers employed by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.

13 The agreement also provided that the annual improvement factor increases due Sept. 3, 1962, and

Sept. 2, 1963, were to be reduced by 25 percent of the increase in average monthly insurance base premiums

above the average base premium in January 1962, after adjustment of this January base for the increase in

premiums between January 1 and July 31, 1962, resulting from improvements in plans outside Michigan. However,

a letter dated Nov. 2, 1961, from the company to the union waived the employee's share of the increased cost

for the duration of the agreement.

14 Assumption of this cost item by the company is estimated to have increased employees' take-home pay

by approximately 6. 5 cents an hour.

15 The new agreement provided that future cost-of-living adjustments be determined in accordance with the

following table:

F ootnot e s— C ont inu ed

Consumer Price Index 

(1947-49=100)

Hourly cost-of-living 

allowance

125.6 or less--------------------------------------------------------------------------- None

125.7 to 126.1—-------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 cent

126. 2 to 126. 6------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 cents

126. 7 to 127.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 cents

127.2 to 127.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 cents

127. 7 to 128.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 cents

128.2 to 128.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 cents

128. 7 to 129. 1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 cents

129.2 to 129.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 cents

129. 7 to 130.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 cents

130.2 to 130.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 cents

130. 7 to 131.1--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 11 cents

131.2 to 131.6----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 cents

131. 7 to 132.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 cents

132. 2 to 132.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 cents

132. 7 to 133.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 cents

and so forth, with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.5-point increase in the index.

As in previous agreements, the cost-of-living review in December, March, June, and September was to

be based on the BLS Consumer Price Index for the months of October, January, April, and July.

16 However, as a result of the company's assumption of the workers' share of the premium for life, sickness,

and accident insurance, employees' take-home pay was increased.

17 The agreement provided that cost-of-living adjustments be determined in accordance with the following

table:

Consumer Prices Index 

(1957-59=100)

Hourly cost-of-living 

allowance

106. 4 or less------------------------------------------------------------------ None

106. 5 to 106. 8--------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 cent

106.9 to 107. 2--------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 cents

107. 3 to 107. 6--------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 cents

107. 7 to 108. 0----------------- -------------------------- ------------------------ 4 cents

108. 1 to 108. 4--------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 cents

108. 5 to 108. 8--------------------------------------------------------------- 6 cents

108. 9 to 109. 2--------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 cents

109. 3 to 109. 6--------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 cents

109.7 to 110.0--------------------------------------------------------------- 9 cents

110. 1 to 110. 4--------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 cents

110. 5 to 110. 8--------------------------------------------------------------- 11 cents

110. 9 to 111. 2--------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 cents

111. 3 to 111.6--------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 cents

111. 7 to 112.0--------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 cents

112. 1 to 112. 4--------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 cents

112. 5 to 112. 8--------------------------------------------------------------- 16 cents

112. 9 to 113. 2------------------------ -------------------------------------------- 17 cents

113.3 to 113. 6--------------------------------------------------------------- 18 cents

113. 7 to 114.0--------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 cents

114. 1 to 114.4--------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 cents

and so forth with a 1-cent adjustment for each 0.4-point change in the index.

As in previous agreements, the cost-of-living review in December, March, June, and September was to be

based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the months of October, January, April, and July.

The parties converted the index range to a 1957-59 base by the use of the standard conversion factor

(0. 8149959).

The cost-of-living allowance currently in effect continued to be included in computing overtime, and night-shift

premium, vacation, holiday and call-in payments. The 1964 agreement provided that the cost-of-living allowance

would also be included in computing bereavement pay and paid absence allowances.

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18 The 2V2 percent (2.8 in 1966) applied to a straight-time hourly rate excluding cost-of-living allowance in

effect, shift and 7-day operations premiums or any other premium, as follows:

Straight-time hourly Hourly annual improvement

____ wage rate_____ factor increase

1965

Footnotes----Continued

Less than $2. 6 0 ---------

$2. 60 and under $3. 00 

$3.00 and under $3. 40 

$3. 40 and under $3. 80 

$3. 80 and under $4. 20 

$4. 20 and under $4. 60 

$4. 60 and under $5.00

6 cents

7 cents

8 cents

9 cents

10 cents

11 cents

12 cents

1966

Less than $ 2 .6 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 cents

$2. 68 and under $3. 0 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 cents

$3.04 and under $3. 4 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 9 cents

$3. 40 and under $3. 7 5 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 cents

$3. 75 and under $4. 11------------------------------------------------------------- 11 cents

$4. 11 and under $4. 4 7 ------------------------------------------------------------- 12 cents

$4.47 and under $4. 83------------------------------------------------------------- 13 cents

$4. 83 and under $5. 18------------------------------------------------------------- 14 cents

The additional wage increase of 2 cents was added to the applicable wage rate or base rate after those rates had

been adjusted to include the Sept. 5, 1966, annual improvement factor increase.

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B— Hourly Job Rates*1 Selected Occupations, 1939—6 6 1 2 3

Occupations

Effective date

Janitors Assemblers—

major Electricians Diemakers

Nov. 30, 1939----------------------- $0. 78 $0.98 $1. 15 $1. 30

Dec. 19, 1940-------*--------------- 0. 80 1. 00 1. 17 1. 32

June 1, 1941-------------------------- 0. 85 1. 08 1. 25 1.40

June 1, 1942-------------------------- 0. 89 1. 12 3 1. 35 1. 60

Jan. 28, 1946----------------------- 1.075 1. 305 1. 585 1. 785

Apr. 28, 1947----------------------- 1. 19 1.42 1. 75 1. 90

May 31, 1948------------------------- 1. 35 1. 55 1. 88 2. 03

Aug. 28, 1950----------------------- 1.45 1. 65 2. 03 2. 18

Dec. 18, 1950 4 5--------------------- 1. 35 1.55 1.93 2. 08

June 1, 1951-------------------------- 1. 39 1.59 1. 97 2. 12

June 1, 1952-------------------------- 1.43 1. 63 2. 01 2. 16

June 1, 1953 s ----------------------- 1. 67 1. 87 2. 35 2. 50

June 1, 1954-------------------------- 1. 72 1.92 2.40 2. 55

Sept. 1, 1955------------------------- 1. 78 1. 98 2. 54 2. 70

Apr. 1, 1956------------------------- 1. 84 2. 04 2. 60 2. 77

June 1, 1957-------------------------- 1.90 2. 10 2. 67 2. 84

July 1, 1958 -------------------------- 1. 96 2. 16 2. 74 2.91

Sept. 1, 19586----------------------- 2. 11 2. 31 3.00 3. 14

Aug. 1, 1959------------------------- 2. 17 2. 37 3.08 3. 22

Sept. 1, I960------------------------- 2. 23 2.43 3. 16 3. 30

Dec. 4, 1961 7 8----------------------- 2. 38 2. 58 3. 33 3.47

Sept. 3, 1962------------------------- 2.42 2. 62 3. 39 3. 54

Sept. 2, 1963------------------------- 2.46 2. 67 3.45 3. 61

June 29. 1964----------------------- 2. 51 2. 72 83. 51 3. 66

Oct. 1, 1964 9 10----------------------- 2. 60 2. 81 10 3. 62 3. 75

Sept. 6, 1965------------------------- 2. 67 2. 88 3. 71 3. 84

Sept. 5, 1966------------------------- 2. 76 2.98 3. 83 3.97

1 The rates shown include only that portion of the cost-of-living allowance incorporated into basic rates on

the stipulated dates. The hiring rates for janitors and assemblers— major were 10 cents an hour lower than the

job rates and for electricians and diemakers, 20 cents an hour lower. Janitors and assemblers— major moved

from the hiring to the job rate in 90 days. Journeymen, electricians, and diemakers were automatically placed

at the midpoint of the range after completing the apprentice program or, if hired off the street, after 90 days.

These employees moved from the midpoint to the maximum of the range by merit.

2 These basic hourly rates were in effect at all of the company's automobile assembly and parts plants.

3 Rate increased to $1.40 on Aug. 7, 1945.

4 The 10-cent-an-hour general wage increase, effective Aug. 28, 1950, was designated as a cost-of-living

allowance that could be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the movement in the CPI.

5 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 19 cents of the existing 24-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic

rates.

6 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 15 cents of the existing 25-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic

rates.

7 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 12 cents of the existing 17-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic

rates.

8 Includes 1 cent, effective January 1964, to compensate for the inequity created by diversion of annual improvement factor.

9 The rates shown reflect incorporation of 9 of the existing 14-cent cost-of-living allowance into basic rates.

10 Rate includes 2-cent-an-hour wage inequity adjustment effective Oct. 5, 1964.

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C— Related Wage Practices1

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Shift Premium Pay

Nov. 29, 1939__________ 5 percent on second and third

shifts.

5 percent on second shift; 7. 5

percent on third shift.

Increased to: 10 percent on third

shift.

Sept. 1, 1955 (agreement of same date).

Overtime Pay— Daily and Weekly

Nny, 7.Q, 1Q^Q Time and one-half for work in

excess of 8 hours a day or 40

hours a week.

Overtime Pay— Weekend2

Nov. 29, 1939-

Sept. 10, 1943.

Jan. 26, 1946.

Sept. 1, 1955 (agreement and company

letter of same date).

Nov. 7, 1964 (agreement of Sept. 22,1964).

Time and one-half for Saturday

work in excess of 40 hours a

week.

Double time for work on Sunday —

Added: Time and one-half for

the sixth consecutive day worked in the regularly scheduled

workweek.

Time and one-half for sixth day

changed to time and one-half

for Saturday work on noncontinuous operations, except for

shift starting on Friday and

continuing into Saturday.

Increased to: 10 cents an hour bonus

for all hours worked, including

overtime, during regular workweek paid employees on continuous

7-day operations whose workweek

included Saturday and/or Sunday.

No employee was to be laid off during week to avoid

overtime rates on Saturday.

Employees on 7-day operations were to receive double

time only for work on seventh consecutive day.

A full day's absence due to material shortages (not

caused by labor disputes) was to be counted as a day

worked for purposes of determining sixth day.

Previous practice of paying employees on 7-day operations time and one-half for work on sixth day of

scheduled workweek continued.

The bonus had been 5 cents an hour.

Added: For employees on 7-day operations— time and

one-quarter for work on Sunday, unless payable at

higher overtime premiums.

See footnotes at end of table.

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C---- Related Wage Practices1 -----Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Holiday Pay

Nov. 29, 1939-

Apr. 26, 1947.

Sept. 1, 1955 (agreement of same date).

Double time for work on 6 specified holidays.

6 paid holidays established for

which workers with seniority

were to receive 8 hours1

straight-time pay. Double time

(total) for holidays worked.

Added: 2 paid half holidays-----------

Changed to: Double time plus

holiday pay for designated holidays worked.

Nov. 2, 1961 (agreement of same date).

Sept. 1, 1964 (agreement of same date

and company letter of

Sept. 22, 1964).

Added: 2 paid holidays (total 9).

New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day,

Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Holidays listed above. Those falling on Saturday were

to be paid for.

Half holidays were Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Not applicable to employees on 7-day continuous operations who continued to receive double time for designated holidays worked.

Changed: Employee excused from work on day before or

after holiday, but not both, to receive holiday pay

(previously employee had to work last scheduled day

before and next scheduled day after holiday within

scheduled workweek).

In effect and continued: Employee on layoff or sick leave

to receive holiday pay if he worked during week of or

prior to holiday. Employee on layoff or approved leave

of absence who returned to work following holiday and

during holiday week to receive holiday pay.

Employee on 7-day operation to receive holiday pay if

holiday fell on one of regular scheduled days off.

Holidays were Good Friday and the employee's birthday.

If employee's birthday fell on a Sunday or a paid holiday, company to determine the day to be observed

instead'.

Employees whose birthday occurred between September

1 and October 5, to be given a day off before Jan. 1,

1965.

Sept. 7, 1965 (agreement dated June 29,

Added:

1965).

2 paid half holidays.

Increased to: For employees on 7-day operations—

double time and one-quarter for work on holidays (if

holiday fell on a day employee was regularly scheduled

to work). Double time plus holiday pay was paid if

holiday fell on employee's regularly scheduled day off.

Continued:

Holidays recognized by Federal or State Government

falling on Sunday to be observed on Monday.

Dec. 24 and 31 changed from half to full paid holidays.

Eliminated: Employee's birthday as a paid holiday.

Pay in Lieu of Vacation

Nov. 29, 1939---------------- No provision for vacation payments.

Dec. 10, 1940---------------- $40 to hourly rated workers with

1 year's seniority on Dec. 1,

1940.

In lieu of vacation with pay for year 1941, payable in

December 1940.

June 2, 1941------------------ Vacation pay increased to $ 4 5 ------ In lieu of vacation with pay for year 1942, payable in

December 1941.

Oct. 2, 1942____________ Added: Vacation pay of $90 to

workers with 5 years or more

of seniority on Dec. 1, 1942.

In lieu of vacation with pay for 1943, payable in December 1942. In accordance with directive order of

National War Labor Board. (Arrangement continued

for vacation years 1944 and 1945.)

Jan. 26, 1946__________ Vacation pay increased to $ 52. 40

for workers with 1 to 5 years'

seniority and to $ 104.80 for

those with 5 years or more.

In lieu of vacation with pay for 1946, payable in

May 1946.

Apr. 26, 1947__________ Vacation pay increased to $ 57

and $114, respectively.

In lieu of vacation with pay for 1947, payable in May

1947. (Arrangement continued for vacation year 1948.)

May 28, 1948-----------------

May 4, 1950------------------

Vacation pay increased to $62. 20

and $124.40, respectively.

Vacation pay to workers with 3

but less than 5 years' seniority

status on May 1, 1950, increased to $93. 30.

In lieu of vacation with pay for 1949, payable in

May 1949.

May 1, 1951 (agree­ Changed to: 40 hours' pay to em­ Vacation pay not to be less than pay received in 1950

ment dated Dec. 11, ployees with 1 but less than 3 unless employee lost his seniority since receiving 1950

1950). years' seniority status, 60

hours' pay for 3 but less than

payment.

See footnote at end of table.

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C---- Related Wage Practices1 -----Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Pay in Lieu of Vacation— Continued

May 1, 1951 (agreement dated Dec. 11,

1950)— Continued

Sept. 1, 1955 (agreement of same date).

Nov. 2, 1961 (agreement of same date).

May 1, 1965 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

5 years', 80 hours' pay for 5

but less than 15 years', and

120 hours' pay for 15 years or

more.

Increase to: 100 hours' pay for

employees with 10 but less than

15 years' seniority.

Changed to: Vacation pay based

on seniority and number of pay

periods worked in eligibility

year. Employees with seniority

of 1 year or more and employed

(1) 26 pay periods or more in

eligibility year to receive full

allowance provided under previous agreements, or (2) fewer

than 26 but more than 12 pay

periods to receive proportion

of allowance, based on number

of pay periods worked. 3

Pay in lieu of vacation applicable to otherwise eligible

workers beginning mandatory retirement at age 68 during payment year.

In effect and continued: Vacation pay to include costof-living allowance in effect on May 1 of payment year.

Added: In determining whether employee had worked

8 of 12 months preceding May 1, as required by eligibility provisions, months during which employee would

have worked except for a disability compensated under

group sickness and accident plan or workmen's compensation to be considered months worked.

Benefits paid employees not on active payroll on May 1

of payment year who worked 8 of 12 months preceding

that date and retired at or after age 60 under pension

plan or at age 68 without pension benefits.

Vacation pay provided estate of deceased employee who

qualified for benefits or of deceased retired employee

eligible for vacation pay.

Added: Employee retiring with (1) more than 12 periods

of work to receive same vacation allowance as other

employees, (2) fewer than 13 pay periods of work to receive V26 of allowance to which he would have been entitled for each pay period worked. Provisions (2) also

applicable to employees on military leave during year

leave of absence began or ended.

Employee to receive credit for pay periods he was scheduled to work but was unable to work because of compensable disability.

Employee hired after May 1, but before Oct. 31, to receive an additional 20 hours pay during the second May

following date of hire, if otherwise eligible for 40 hours

pay in lieu of vacation.

Employee could elect to schedule his paid absence allowance as additional vacation time.

Paid Absence Allowance

Sept. 22, 1964 (agreement of same date).

Established: Up to 40 hours paid

absence allowance provided employee with 1 year or more of

seniority. Benefits based on

number of pay periods worked

in eligibility year as in the case

of vacation pay.

Allowance could be used in units of 4 hours or more for

(1) illness when not receiving sickness and accident

benefits, (2) personal business, or (3) at time of a vacation leave of absence. Unused portion of allowance paid

employee at the end of the vacation year, upon permanent separation, retirement, or to estate upon his death.

Reporting Time

Nov. 29, 1939__________ 2 hours' pay at regular rate when

employee called in to work and

no work available at regular

job or other employment.

Not applicable when lack of work was due to labor dispute, fire, flood, or other cause beyond control of

management.

Sept. 10, 1943-------------- Reporting time increased from

2 to 3 hours.

Apr. 26, 1947__________ Reporting time increased to 4

hours.

See footnotes at end of table.

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C---- Related Wage Practices1 -----Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Paid Lunch Periods

Dec. 10, 1940__________ On full-time third-shift operations, where shift did not exceed 8 hours, a one-quarter

hour paid lunch period was to

be provided for each shift.

Not applicable to shifts of 8 hours for which an additional

period for lunch was maintained, or to shortened shifts

allowing time for a lunch period.

Jury Duty Pay

Oct. 1, 1958 (agreement of same date).

Nov. 2, 1961 (agreement of same date).

Oct. 5, 1964 (agreement of Sept. 22,

1964).

Employee with 1 year or more

of seniority received $ 5 for

each day of jury duty on which

he otherwise would have been

scheduled to work.

Changed: Greater of $ 10 or daily

fee paid by court, but total including court fee not to exceed

employee's straight-time daily

earnings excluding all premiums.

Changed to: Employee on jury

duty paid difference between 8

hours' straight-time pay, excluding shift, 7-day operation,

overtime, and any other premiums, and daily fee paid by court.

Payment limited to 14 days in any calendar year. Employee to give prior notice and present satisfactory

evidence of jury service.

Fee paid for each day employee reported for or served

on jury, up to 60 days in a calendar year.

Paid Relief Time

Nov. 2, 1961 (agreement of same date).

Jan. 4, 1965 (company

letter dated Sept. 22,

1964).

Established: Employees on 8-

hour shifts provided 24 minutes

paid relief time per shift.

Increased to: 36 minutes paid relief time in automobile manufacturing plants on continuous

manual operations which could

not be left unattended and for

which the company provided

"tag" relief, and on certain

other operations where employee

did not control work pace.

12 minutes before and 12 minutes after lunch.

Amount of relief time prorated for other than regular 8-

hour shifts.

No change in existing environmental relief allowance included in the work standard of certain employees.

Company to determine other operations to which additional relief time applied, subject to union review.

Cost of additional relief time not to exceed 31/* cents an

hour for all hourly employees of the company based on

existing hours.

36 minutes paid relief time could be allocated to two 9-

minute periods before lunch and two 9-minute periods

after lunch.

Bereavement Pay

Oct. 5, 1964 (agreement of Sept. 22,

1964).

Established: Up to 3 days paid

leave provided employee attending funeral of member of

immediate family.

Immediate family included spouse, parent, parent of

current spouse, child, brother, and sister.

Educational Pay

Sept. 22, 1964 (company letter of same

date).

Established: Up to $250 tuition

per calendar year paid active

employee upon completion of

company approved job-related

course at an approved educational or training institution.

Courses must be taken during nonworking hours.

See footnote at end of table.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Group Insureince Plan

Aug. 1, 1950 (agreement dated May 4,

1950).

Mar. 1, 1951 (agreement dated Dec. 11,

1950).

Jointly financed plan established

providing following benefits:

Life insurance: $3,600 insurance

before retirement. Paid-up

insurance after retirement—

$ 1,000 for workers with 25

years' service, $750 for workers with 20 but less than 25

years' service, $500 for workers with 15 but less than 20

years' service. Employee contributed 45 cents a month for

each $ 1,000 coverage; company

paid balance of costs.

Sickness and accident benefits:

$28 a week for 26 weeks beginning on first day of accident

and fourth day of illness. Six

weeks' maternity benefits. Em ­

ployee contributed $1.26 a

month (45 cents per $10 of

weekly benefits); company paid

balance of costs.

Hospitalization and medicalsurgical benefits: Standard

schedule of Blue Cross and

Blue Shield plans. Company

contributed $1.05 a month for

hospitalization and 45 cents for

surgical and in-hospital medical benefits; employee contributed balance of costs.

Changed to: Life insurance after

retirement— length of service

requirement fo r $500 policy

reduced to 10 years.

Sickness and accident benefits—

$ 32 a week for 26 weeks. Employee contribution changed to

$1.28 a month (40 cents per

$ 10 of weekly benefits).

Hospitalization and medicalsurgical benefits: Company to

contribute half the cost under

Blue Cross and Blue Shield

plans, up to level of Michigan

plans, for employees and dependents .

Permanently disabled insured workers not eligible

for disability retirement receive face value of

insurance policy in installments of not less than

$50 a month.

June 1, 1953 (agreement dated May 27,

1953).

Nov. 1, 1955 (agreement dated Sept. 1,

1955).

Group insurance— Plan revised:

Life insurance before retirement and accident and sickness

benefits changed to a graduated

scale depending on basic hourly

rate.4 Employee contribution

for each $ 1,000 of life insurance changed to 40 cents a

month.

Added: Employee permanently

and totally disabled prior to age

60, but not eligible for disability retirement, to receive

face value of life insurance

policy in monthly installments

Each employee in California plants allowed option of

subscribing to Permanente Comprehensive Hospital and

Medical Care plan instead of the Blue Cross-Blue

Shield plans.

Option to be exercised at next regular enrollment period

but not later than June 1, 1954.

Added: Hospital, medical-surgical coverage available to

retired employee at group rates at retiree's expense.

Life insurance continued 6 months after layoff or leave

of absence began, if employee continued contributions.

Accident and sickness insurance continued 1 month

following the month of layoff or leave of absence.

Evidence of insurability not required. Coverage to start

6 months after application for insurance, provided

employee was at work.

Added: Employee to receive difference between workmen's compensation and weekly accident and sickness

benefits. (Previously, benefits not paid during period

of disability compensable under any workmen's compensation act.)

Insurance of employee who had received permanent and

See footnotes at end of table.

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C— Related Wage Practices1---- Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Group Insurance Plan— Continued

Nov. 1, 1955 (agreement dated Sept. 1,

1955)— Continued

Dec. 1, 1955 (agreement dated Sept. 1,

1955).

Sept. 1, 1958 (agreement dated Oct. 1,

1958).

Jan. 1, 1959 (agreement dated Oct. 1,

1958).

of $20 for each $ 1,000 of insurance until such insurance

was exhausted. Upon death of

disabled employee during this

period, beneficiary to receive

commuted value of unpaid installments.

Hospitalization and medicalsurgical b e n e f i t s — Changed:

Full payment of surgical fees to

participating physicians under

the Michigan Blue Shield plan

made available where annual

family income did not exceed

$5,000 (was $2,500), or in the

case of a single person, $3,750

(was $2,000); company to endeavor to arrange similar coverage in other States.

Added: In-hospital electrocardiographic services and expanded

use of X-ray.

Group insurance— Plan revised:

Life insurance and weekly sickness and accident benefits increased.5

Hospitalization and medicalsurgical b e n e f i t s — Changed:

Full payment of surgical fees

to participating physicians under the Michigan Blue Shield

plan fo r all employees with

annual incomes of less than

total disability benefits to be reinstated on return to

work, but such benefits to be deducted from benefits

due for subsequent disabilities.

Eliminated: Provisions limiting duration of weekly accident and sickness benefits to 26 weeks in any 12 consecutive months for employees age 60 and over for

disabilities due to disease.

In areas where level of benefits was lower than provided

by Michigan standard, corporation to try to increase

benefits to standard. Corporation to pay up to maximum of one-half benefit costs not to exceed one-half

of costs under Michigan plan.

Company contributions to continue (1) until end of month

following the month of layoff or leave of absence and

(2) 6 months after last month of coverage of employee

incapable of working because of disability. Worker

may continue in group for an additional 6 months by

paying entire contribution.

Available as part of Blue Shield service since 1950.

Changed: Life insurance continued for 6 months after

end of month in which layoff or leave of absence began.

Corporation to pay one-half of benefit costs of program

in each State.

Limitation on corporation’s contribution to 50 percent of

Michigan Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans removed.

Oct. 2, 1961

ment dated

1961).

$7, 500.

Added: Diagnostic laboratory

services, diagnostic X-rays,

and X-ray radium treatment in

doctor's office or outpatient department of a hospital.

(agree- Plan in effect: For employees:

Nov. 2,

Monthly employee contributions, $4 to $8, depending

on earnings. Employee not to contribute for life insurance after retirement.

Life insurance: (1) Before retirement, $ 5, 500 to $ 10,500,

depending on basic hourly rate 6

(was $4,500 to $9,000) and (2)

after retirement, $ 1,000 for

25 years or more of service,

$7 50 for 20 but less than 25

years, and $500 for 10 but

less than 20 years.

Total and permanent disability

benefits: Face value of insurance in 50 monthly payments

($110 to $210— was $90 to

$ 180)6 provided employee was

disabled prior to age 60, and

had less than 10 (was 15) years*

credited service in pension plan

and disability continued for 6

months.

Sickness and accident benefits:

$ 55 to $ 105 a week6 (was $45

to $ 90) for maximum of 26

weeks; payable from first day

Employee with 10 years or more of service to receive

disability pension benefits.

Employee not required to contribute for life insurance

while receiving monthly benefits.

Remaining installments provided beneficiary of employee

who died before receiving face value of life insurance.

Appropriate level of life insurance reinstated if employee recovered and returned to work. Benefits for

another disability plus previous benefits limited to

face value of life insurance in effect at time of subsequent disability.

Insurance canceled after 31 days for employee who recovered but did not return to work for company;

employee could continue insurance equal to unpaid

benefit at own expense.

Benefits to be reduced by payments under workmen's

compensation or occupational disease law.

New maximum period available for recurring or different disability that commenced after employee had reSee footnotes at end of table.

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C— Related Wage Practices1---- Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Group Insurance I3 lan— Continued

Oct. 2, 1961 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961)— Continued

Jan. 1, 1962 (agre<

ment dated Nov.

1961).

2,

of accident or fourth day of

sickness. Maternity benefits up

to 6 weeks.

Changed:

Extended group insurance: Life,

total and permanent disability,

and sickness and accident insurance continued at regular

contribution rate for 1 month

following month of layoff or

leave of absence.

Life insurance c o n t i n u e d for

additional 11 months (was

5 months) with employee contributing 40 cents a month per

$ 1, 000 of life insurance.

Changed:

Hospital-surgical-medical benefits: Benefits for employees and

their dependents to be company

paid.7 Benefits included (already in effect except as noted):

turned and worked 2 weeks or more.

Maternity benefits available only to workers covered by

plan when pregnancy began.

All group life insurance continued during receipt of

sickness and accident benefits; life insurance continued

during remainder of disability until retirement, provided employee continued contributions.

Formerly company and employees each paid one-half

the cost of the plan.

I. Michigan (Blue Cross and Blue

Shield).

Hospitalization (room and board):

In member hospital, full coverage for semiprivate room or

ward, up to 365 days (was 120

days) per admission.8

In nonmember hospital, actual

charges up to $15 a day for

maximum of 365 days.8

Added:

Company to contribute one-half premiums for hospitalmedical coverage for retirees and their dependents.

Effective Feb. 1, 1962, pensioners not covered by plan

permitted to enroll at same cost as those already

covered.

In the Detroit area, employee could elect the Community

Health Association plan.

Employee using private room in member hospital to pay

difference between that charge and semiprivate accommodations.

Benefits not available for care in institutions for convalescent, nursing, or rest care for conditions which

did not require substantially continuous bed care by

licensed doctors and registered nurses; for teeth

extractions or other dental treatment, hospitalization

for observation or diagnostic study, physical therapy,

X-ray and laboratory examinations, or electrocardiography or basal metabolism tests; for care under the

laws of the United States or any State or political

subdivision; for care for occupational disabilities provided in accordance with law; for care provided by

another Blue Cross plan.

Benefits limited to 30 days for each confinement for

tuberculosis, nervous and mental conditions, alcoholism, or drug addiction.

Changed: Company to pay full cost of hospital, surgical,

and medical coverage for (1) laid off employee (with

unbroken seniority) and dependents— for 1 month for

each 4 weeks’ supplemental unemployment benefits to

which entitled at time of layoff, up to 12 months9

(formerly 6 months, with worker paying full cost) and

(2) disabled employee and dependents fo r up to

6 months (formerly employee paid half cost).

Employee could continue insurance by paying full cost

for any month up to 12 for which employer was not

required to pay.

Company to offset payments fo r laid-off employee

against contributions to SUB fund.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Group Insurance 1Plan— Continued

Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961)— Continued

Special hospital expenses (other

than for room and board):

In member hospitals, full coverage up to 365 days (was 120

days) for meals and special

diets; general nursing care; use

of operating and other surgical

treatment rooms; anesthesia

when administered by a hospital

employee; all laboratory examinations ; physical therapy

treatments; oxygen and other

gas therapy; drugs, biologicals,

and solutions; materials used

in dressings and casts; and

radium when owned or rented

by hospital.

In nonmember hospitals, up to

$ 15 per day.

Outpatient benefits:

In member hospitals, services

and supplies regularly provided

for bed patients.

In nonmember hospitals, up to

$25 for each condition.

Maternity benefits:

All services provided for regular

hospitalization plus use of delivery room, infant feeding, and

other routine care of the newborn child.

Surgical-medical benefits:

1. Plan to pay full amount of

scheduled fe e fo r employee

earning less than $7,500 annually for:

Supplies and services available only to bed patients when

furnished by hospital and prescribed by attending

doctor.

Benefits limited to drugs and medicines in official

formularies; exclude services of doctor, surgeon, or

special nurse, X-ray or electrocardiographic services

(covered under surgical-medical benefits), blood, prosthetic or other appliances, and ambulance service.

Services and supplies limited to drugs, pharmaceuticals,

etc. , to extent used in hospital and when administered

in connection with use of operating or surgical treatment rooms, anesthesia, physical therapy, laboratory

examinations, and other outpatient services; laboratory

examinations, when related to surgery or treatment

of emergencies or accidental injuries; and physical

therapy for up to 60 days.

Benefits not available for regular treatment of chronic

conditions, extraction of teeth or other dental treatment, or routine physical, premarital, or preemployment examinations.

Available after 270 consecutive days in plan.

Services available anywhere. Participating doctor could

make additional charge for employee earning above

$7,500 or for employee who requested and occupied

a private room. Payment to nonparticipating doctor

limited to lesser of charge for service or scheduled fee.

Benefits not available for (1) industrial disabilities,

(2) service by Government agency without cost to employee, (3) hospital, dental, or nursing services,

(4) medicines, drugs, etc., (5) operations for cosmetic

purposes unless for correction of (a) congenital anomalies for patient under 12 years old who participated

in plan from birth or (b) conditions resulting from

accidental injuries or surgical scars, (6) sterilization,

or (7) routine or periodic physical, premarital, or

other examinations or tests not directly related to

diagnosis of illness or injury.

Surgical services— All accepted

operative and cutting procedures for diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries,

fractures, and dislocations, including postoperative care for

greater of hospital stay or 14

days.

Obstetrical b e n e f i t s — As required for delivery.

Medical care— Up to 365 days'

(was 120 days) care in hospital

when surgery was not required;

up to 30 days for tuberculosis

or nervous and mental conditions .

Available after 270 consecutive days in plan. Prenatal

and postnatal care not provided.

Full benefits reinstated 3 months after release from

hospital; after 6 months for tuberculosis or nervous

and mental conditions.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Group Insurance Plan— Continued

Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961)— Continued

Oct. 1, 1964 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

Anesthesia— Payment for administration of anesthesia in surgical, medical, o r obstetrical

case by doctor not in charge of

case.

Emergency first aid— Up to $15

for care within 24 hours of nonoccupational injuries.

2. Plan to pay balance of scheduled fee after employee paid

the greater of $ 5 or 10 percent

of fee for:

Diagnostic X-ray and radiological services in doctor's office,

hospital, or hospital outpatient

department.

Laboratory services in doctor's

office or hospital outpatient department.

Consultation services— N e c e s ­

sary technical assistance for

diagnosis or treatment when not

routinely provided by hospital.

Technical surgical assistance

when required and not routinely

provided by hospital.

II. Other States.

Coverage to be as equal as practicable to the Michigan Blue

Cross and Blue Shield plans.

Added: In areas where local Blue

Cross or medical plans failed

to provide such benefits, supplemental benefits to be provided.

For employees: Changed: life

and total and permanent disability, and sickness and accident

benefits— to company paid.

Increased to: Life insurance—

depending on hourly rate (1) before age 65, $6,000 to $11,500;

and (2) at and after age 65 with

(a) minimum of 10 years of

credited service in pension plan,

$ 1,500 to $ 1,725, to (b) maximum 20 years or more of

credited service in pension plan,

$ 1,800 to $3,450. ld

Applicable in doctor's office or hospital outpatient department.

Plan to reimburse employee for payments during 1 year

in excess of $25 for employee with income under

$2,500, $50 for $2,500 but less than $5,000, and

$75 for $5,000 and over.

Limited to one medical, obstetrical, or surgical consultation per continuous period of hospitalization.

Available only in Michigan hospitals.

Employees in California allowed to elect the Comprehensive Kaiser Health Foundation plan or the Blue

Cross-Blue Shield plans. In other areas, corporation

to choose carrier in agreement with union.

Formerly, employees contributed $4 to $ 8 a month before age 65.

Added: Employee totally and permanently disabled on or

after Sept. 1, 1964, and age 60 but under 65, with 10

years or more of credited service to have life insurance

continued without charge up to age 65, thereafter provision for reduction applied. At and after age 65, life

insurance reduced 2 percent per month until (1) for employee with 10 years or more in plan— face value decreased to 1 V2 percent of insurance in effect on 65th

birthday times years of service in plan, up to 20, but

not less than $ 1,500, and (2) for employee with less than

10 years in plan— face value decreased to $500 or until

employee was separated from active service, whichever

occurred first. Reduced insurance continued until death

for long-term employees, until separation for employee

with less than 10 years' service.

Employee covered by group life insurance and age 65 or

over on Oct. 1, 1964, or employee who joined plan at or

after 65, to have insurance reduced in accordance with

(1) or (2) above as though he became 65 on that date.

Life insurance could be continued (by employee paying

premium of 50 cents per month per $ 1,000 of life insurance) up to age 65, for employee (1) with at least 5 years

of credited service under pension plan at the end of the

month in which 60th birthday occurred and separated

from active service at or after age 60 for reasons other

retirement and who was insured from 60th birthday to

date of separation, or who was under age 60 but was insured on 60th birthday, or (2) who retired after Sept. 1,

1964, under the early or disability provisions of the

pension plan and was ineligible to have his life insurance

continue without charge, or (3) on leave of absence to

work for local union.

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C— Related W age Practices1-----Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Group Insurance Plan— Continued

Oct. I, 1964 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

19 64)— Continued

Added: Survivor income benefit

insurance, providing:

Transition benefits— $100 a

month, for up to 24 months to

eligible survivors of employees

and of permanently and totally

disabled pensioners prior to age

60 who died while insurance was

in force.

Bridge benefits— an additional

$100 a month paid to eligible

spouse of deceased employee,

if spouse was 50 or more years

of age on date of employee's

death, after termination of

transition benefits , until the

earlier of (1) remarriage; (2)

age 62 or a lower age at which

full widow's or widower's insurance benefits or old age and

survivors insurance became

payable under the Social Security Act; (3) death; or (4) for

widowers who qualified because

of a dependent child, the date

he ceased to have dependent on

him for principal support an

unmarried child (under age 21)

of employee.

Increased:

Total and permanent disability

benefits: To reflect increase in

face value of life insurance in

50 monthly payments ranging

from $ 120 to $230. 10

Sickness and accident benefits:

To amount ranging from $60 to

$ 115 a week for a maximum of

52 weeks. 10

I. Michigan (Blue Cross and

Blue Shield).

Changed: Hospital-medicalsurgical benefits.

Worker who lost seniority through discharge or absence

and who was appealing through the grievance procedure

could continue life insurance by paying 50 cents per

$1,000 coverage. If reinstated, the company would reimburse him for all such contributions.

Benefits paid in addition to regular insurance. Eligible

survivors included, in order of priority and succession,

class (a) widow, if married to employee for at least

1 year immediately prior to death, (b) widower, as long

as there was an unmarried child of the deceased employee under age 21 dependent upon him for principal

support, or if widower was dependent on employee during

the calendar year preceding her death and provided the

employee's income during such year was 50 percent or

more of their combined income, (c) any unmarried child

under 21 of deceased employee, (d) parent who received

at least 50 percent of support from employee in calendar

year preceding employee's death.

Employee, with at least one eligible survivor, whose employment was terminated, and whose life insurance was

canceled, could convert to individual policy within 31

days. Maximum insurance to equal the amount payable if

employee had died on last day of employment.

Not applicable to widows during months eligible for benefits under the Social Security Act for care of a child.

Changed: Employee on leave of absence to work for local

union could continue sickness and accident insurance if

he paid premium of 40 cents a month per $ 10 of group

sickness and accident insurance.

Added: Employee on approved leave of absence because

of total disability received while actively at work or who

had physical limitations that required him to be temporarily separated as a "PQX Disability" to have benefits

continued, without charge, for the duration of such

leave of absence or a period equal to his seniority,

whichever was less.

Changed to: Company paid hospital, medical and surgical

benefits for pensioners and their dependents, excluding

those entitled to or receiving a deferred pension.

Added: Company to pay cost of hospital-medical benefits

(including dependent's benefits) for employees whose

employment was terminated, except discharge for cause,

at age 65 or older, but who were ineligible for benefits

under pension plan.

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C---- Related Wage Practices1 -----Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Group Insurance Plan— Continued

Oct. 1, 1964 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

19 64)— Continued

Sept. 1, 1966(agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

I. Michigan (Blue Cross and

Blue Shield).

Changed: Hospital and medical

benefits.

Hospitalization (room and board).

Added: Convalescent and longterm illness care: Full coverage for up to 730 days (90 days

for certain nervous disorders)

for each continuous period of

confinement, including days hospitalized, for confinement in an

"approved facility" for convalescent and long-term illness.

Added: Outpatient benefits— up

to $400 per person per year

(including maximum of $38. 25

for psychological testing) for

psychotherapeutic services, in

an approved hospital, day care

center or community mental

health care center and psychiatric care benefits, including

individual or group psychotherapeutic services in a physician's

office or "approved facility"

with fee based on deductible

arrangement.

Surgical and medical benefits.

2. Eliminated: $5 (or 10 percent) deductible for specified

services on an inpatient basis.

Maternity benefits.

Added: Prenatal and postnatal

care.

Eliminated: 270-day waiting

period for maternity benefits,

including routine nursery care

of new born and obstetrical

services.

II. Other States.

Benefits to be as nearly equal

as practicable to those under

the revised Michigan Blue Cross

and Blue Shield Plans.

Surviving spouse of pensioners or former employees

whose employment was terminated after age 65, except

for cause, but who were ineligible for pension benefits

could continue hospital-medical-surgical insurance by

paying full cost.

Employees' surviving spouses could continue coverage

by paying full cost during period in which surviving

benefits were payable.

Retired employees who were eligible for but not covered

by hospital-medical and surgical insurance or were not

covered for maximum benefits permitted to enroll for

such coverage during a period of at least 7 days prior

to Nov. 1, 1964.

Increased to: Up to 45 days for each confinement for

nervous and mental conditions. New maximum hospital

benefits available after 90 days from discharge.

Changed: Eligible children to include those, until the

end of the calendar year in which they reach age 25, or

if totally and permanently disabled, at any age, who

met specified requirements.

1 day of hospital confinement counted as 2 days of confinement in an "approved facility. " Full benefits reinstated 90 days after last confinement.

$400 maximum not applicable to night care services,

which was limited to 90 days of hospitalization.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Pension Ebenefits

Aug. 1, 1950 (agreement dated May 4,

1950).

Mar. 1, 1951 (agreement dated Dec. 11,

1950).

June 1, 1953 (agreement dated May 27,

1953).

Noncontributory pensions: $100

a month, including old-age

benefits under Federal Social

Security Act, to employees retiring at age 65 or older with

25 years* service. Employees

aged 65 with 10 but less than 25

years* service to receive pensions equal to same proportion

of $100 as years of service

bear to 25. Employees aged

60 but under 65 with 25 years'

service to receive reduced

pensions.

Disability retirement: $ 50 a

month, including public disability benefits, to employees suffering total and permanent

disability at age 55 or over

after 25 years' service.

Entire cost borne by company.

Changed to: Pension of employees retiring at or after age 65

with 10 years or more of service to be greater of: (1) $1. 50 a

month for each year of credited

service up to 30 years, not including Federal social security

benefits, or (2) $4 a month for

each year of credited service

up to 25 years, including primary benefit under Federal

Social Security Act. Employees

aged 60 but under 65 with 15

years' service to receive reduced benefits.

Disability retirement: $3 a month

for each year of credited service up to 30 years, or $50 a

month, including in either case

statutory disability benefits, to

employees totally disabled after

age 55 and before 65 with 15

years' service.

Changed to: $1.75 a month for

each year of service up to 30

years, to be supplemented by

primary Federal social security benefits. (Maximum pension, $137. 50 a month including

primary Federal benefits.)

Minimum monthly pension, including primary Federal benefits, remained at $ 4 for each

year to a maximum of 25.

Joint board of administration composed of 3 company

and 3 union representatives and an impartial chairman

to administer benefit structure of the plan. Effective

Jan. 1, 1922, retirement to be automatic at age 68 except at company's option. Employees retiring before

reaching 65 must obtain consent of company.

New pension benefits applicable to workers already retired as well as to present employees who retire in

the future.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance available to retired employees at group rates.

Pay in lieu of vacation for 1953, 1954, and 1955 to

hourly rated workers retiring at 68 if they worked

8 of the 12 months preceding May 1 of year of retirement.

Sept. 1, 1955 (agreement of same date).

Revised to:

Normal retirement benefits for

employees aged 65 or older

with 10 years or more pf credited service increased to $ 2. 25

a month for each year of credited service.

Early retirement— Changed to:

Employees aged 60 but less

than 65, with 10 (formerly 15)

years or more of credited service, could elect ( 1) deferred

normal retirement benefits upon reaching age 65 or (2) an

immediate annuity reduced by

five-eighths of 1 percent

No limit on credited service up to age 68.

New pension benefits applicable to workers already retired as well as to employees retiring in the future.

New benefits under option (2) applicable to employees

retired on early retirement prior to Sept. 1, 1955.

Eliminated: Requirement of company consent to early

retirement.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Pension Benefits— Continued

Sept. 1, 1955 (agreement of same date)—

Continued

Sept. 1, 1958 (agreement dated Oct. 1,

1958).

Jan. 1, 1962

ment dated

1961).

(agreeNov. 2,

(formerly three-fourths of 1 percent) for each month under age

65 at time of retirement.

Disability retirement: Continued

at twice normal retirement

benefits for employees of any

age prior to 65 with 15 years’

credited service.

Added: Vested rights— Employees separated from active employment at or after age 40 with

at least 10 years' credited service after age 30 to receive

deferred monthly benefits at

age 65 of $2.25 a month for

each year of credited service

between January 1 of the year

in which they reach age 30 and

date of termination.

Increased: Normal retirement—

Employees aged 65 or older

with 10 years or more of credited service to— ( 1) $2.40 for

each year of credited service

prior to Sept. 1, 1958, (2) plus

$ 2. 50 for each subsequent year

of credited service.

Early retirement: Employees

aged 60 but under 65 with 10

years or more of credited service r e t i red at option of corporation or under mutually

satisfactory conditions to receive twice normal retirement

benefits.

Disability retirement: Continued

at twice normal retirement

benefits.

Changed: Vested rights: Deferred

benefits same per year of service as new normal benefits,

except service prior to age 30

was not credited.

Increased: Normal retirement

benefits to $2.80 (was $2.40

or $2. 50 depending on period

of service) a month for each

year of credited service. Benefits in addition to Federal

social security benefits.

Early retirement benefits for retirement under mutually satisfactory conditions or at company option continued to be

twice normal retirement benefits, up to the earlier of age

Reduced to normal retirement benefit in month in which

employee became eligible for primary Federal social

security benefits.

New benefits applicable to employees retired prior to

Sept. 1, 1955, under disability plan.

Pension benefits for employees retired prior to Sept. 1,

1958, increased to $2.35 a month for each year of

credited service— in addition to primary Federal social

security benefits. 11

At age 65, or when employee became eligible for primary Federal social security benefits (whichever was

earlier), benefits to be reduced to normal retirement

amounts.

Benefits to be reduced by amount of any benefits to which

employee was entitled under the corporation's salaried

employees' retirement income plan.

Benefits for employees retired at own election under

early retirement provisions prior to Sept. 1, 1958,

to be increased to $2.35 a month for each year of

credited service, less five-eighths of 1 percent for

each month employee was under age 65 as of the date

of early retirement.

Reduced to normal retirement benefits in any month in

which employee is eligible for old-age or disability

social security benefits.

Benefits for employees retired for disability prior to

Sept. 1, 1958, increased to $4.70 a month for each

year of credited service; reduced to $2.35 for any

month in which employee was eligible for old-age or

disability social security benefits.

Increase in deferred monthly benefits not applicable to

employees leaving company prior to Sept. 1, 1958.

Applicable to employee retiring after Aug. 31, 1961.

In effect: Year of credited service to equal 1,700

compensated hours or more. Proportionate credit

given employee with less than 1,700 hours.

Added: Employee, age 65 or over with 10 years or more

of credited service, who lost seniority on or after

Sept. 1, 1961, could retire and receive benefits computed under normal retirement.

Eliminated: Deduction from pension of any workmen's

compensation or disability payments.

Added: Employee, age 60 to 65, with 10 years or more

of credited service, who lost seniority on or after

Sept. 1, 1961, could retire and receive a deferred normal pension at age 65 or a reduced immediate benefit.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Pension Benefiits— Continued

Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961)— Continued

Sept. 1, 1964 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

65 or until unreduced social

security benefits became available. For retirement at own

option, employee could, in lieu

of a reduced immediate benefit,

elect level income option as

follows: ( 1) from retirement to

age 62— amount of reduced immediate monthly b e n e f i t (or

further reduced amount if

employee elected survivor's

option) plus $96 reduced by %

of 1 percent for each month

employee was under 62 at date

of early retirement and (2)

from age 62 to 65— amount of

(1) above less $96. Option not

available if benefit was less

than $ 15 per month.

Total and permanent disability

benefits continued to be twice

normal retirement benefits,

until employee became eligible

for Federal social security disability benefits or reached age

65. Service requirement reduced to 10 years (was 15

years) for employee disabled on

or after Aug. 31, 1961.

Vested rights: Deferred benefits

per year of service continued

to be same as normal retirement benefits.

Added:

Survivors' option providing actuarially reduced benefits to employee and spouse. Employee

benefit to equal ( 1) if employee

and spouse were the same

age— 90 percent of benefit employee would have received, (2)

if spouse was older than employee— 90 percent plus 0.5

percent for each 12 months by

which spouse's age exceeded

that of employee (maximum

99. 5 percent), and (3) if employee was older than spouse—

90 percent minus 0. 5 percent

for each 12 months by which

spouse's age was less than that

of employee. Spouse's benefit

to begin after employee's death

and to equal 50 percent of employee's reduced benefit.

Added: Early retirement eligibility— employee between ages

55 and 60, (l) at own option if

age plus service totaled 85 or

more, (2) at company option, or

(3) under mutually satisfactory

conditions.

Added: Actuarially reduced benefits payable at age 60.

Election available to employee eligible for normal,

early, automatic, disability, or deferred pension.

Employee required to make election at time of application for pension or at age 65, if receiving disability

pension. Employee could designate (1) wife or (2) husband, if employee's income was over half total income

of both.

Election revoked if employee or spouse died before

effective date of election.

Added: Past credited service restored for employees

who lost seniority but were rehired and acquired seniority date that was within 36 consecutive months of

date seniority was lost.

Credited service to be accrued up to the end of the month

in which 68th birthday occurred.

Credited service broadened to include military leave

between 1950 and 1961 for those retiring on or after

Sept. 1, 1964.

Jan. 1, 1965 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

Increased: Normal monthly retirement benefits— for employees

retired (a) before Sept. 1, 1964,

by $ 1. 45 a month per year of

service, providing benefits as

follows: Employee retired with

benefits payable beginning (l)

before Sept. 1, 1958, $3. 80 for

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C---- Related W age Practices 1-----Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions and other related matters

Pension Benefits----Continued

Jan. 1, 1965 (agre>

ment dated Sept.

1964)-,—Continued

e22,each year of credited service,

(2) on or after Sept. 1, 1958,

but before Sept. 1, 1961, $3.85

for each year of service before

Sept. 1, 1958; $3.95 for each

year of credited service on or

after Sept. 1, 1958; (3) on or

after Sept. 1, 1961, $4. 25 for

each year of credited service;

(b) on or after Sept. 1, 1964,

to $4. 25 for each year of credited service.

Early retirement at company

option or under mutually satisfactory conditions or for total

and permanent disability— for

employees retired with benefits

payable beginning (a) before Sept.

1 , 1964, by $ 2. 90 a month per

year of credited service; (b) on

or after Sept. 1, 1964, to $4.25

a month per year of credited

service plus a temporary pension of $5. 20 a month for each

year of credited service up to

25 years (maximum $130).

Early retirement at own option

with benefits payable beginning

(a) before Sept. 1, 1964, increased by $ 1. 45 a month per

year of service, with benefits

varying according to period of

service as computed under normal retirement benefits; reduced 5/8 of 1 percent for employees retired before Jan. 1,

1962 , or 5/9 percent for employees retired on or after Jan.

1, 1962, but before Sept. 1,

1964, for each month under age

65 for which employee received

benefits; (b) on or after Sept. 1,

1964; (1) benefits for months

before Jan. 1, 1965, $2. 80 a

month per year of credited service, reduced by 5/s percent

for employee retired before

Jan. 1, 1962; or % percent for

employee retired on or after

Jan. 1, 1962, but before Sept.

1, 1964, for each month employee was under age 65 when

pension began, (2) benefits for

months on or after Jan. 1, 1965,

to $4. 25 a month per year of

credited service reduced by

schedule for each year under

age 6 2 .13

Vested rights— deferred benefits

per year of service continued

to be same as normal retirement benefits.

Survivor's option: Increased to:

Spouse's benefit, 55 percent of

employee's reduced benefit.

Benefits payable until age 65 or prior date at which employee becomes or could have become eligible for unreduced social security benefit, thereafter appropriate

normal benefit was payable.

Eliminated: Minimum age requirement for employees

totally and permanently disabled on or after Sept. 1,

1964. 12

Benefit not reduced at age 62 or later. Employee with at

least 10 years of credited service discharged for cause

on or after Sept. 1, 1950, between ages 60 and 65 to

receive benefits provided employee retired at own

option.

Added: Employee discharged for cause on or after Sept.

1, 1964, between ages 55 and 60 whose age plus service

totaled 85 or more at time he lost seniority to receive

benefits provided employee retired at own option.

Eliminated: Minimum age requirement for employee who

lost seniority on or after Sept. 1, 1964.

Applicable to elections effective on or after Sept. 1, 1964.

Benefit for spouse of retired employee who died before

Jan. 1, 1965, and who made election effective before

Sept. 1, 1964, continued to receive 50 percent of the reduced benefits, but 50 percent of the amount that would

have been payable if new benefits were in effect at time

of retirement.

Changed: Employees receiving disability pensions eligible

to make election of survivor option during month prior to

reaching age 60. Such employees, at age 60 but under 65,

on Sept. 1, 1964, eligible to elect survivor option before

the earlier of Jan. 1, 1965, or age 65.

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C---- Related Wage Practices 1-----Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Pension Benefits— Continued

Jan. 1, 1965 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

19 64)— Continued

Sept. 1, 1965 14 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

Added: Benefits payable to surviving spouse, if employee ( 1)

died on or after Sept. 1, 1964,

but before retirement and beginning of retirement benefits

and (2) was at least 60 years of

age (55 if combined age and

service totaled 85 or more) with

10 years or more of credited

service and (3) would have been

eligible to elect survivor option

if he had retired on day of his

death. Payments made for any

month in which transition and

bridge benefits under insurance

program were not payable.

Added: Supplemental allowance

for employees with seniority on

or after Sept. 1, 1965, earning

$3. 30 or more an hour and retiring early or because of total

and permanent disability with

benefits beginning on or after

Sept. 1, 1965, and meeting

early or total and permanent

disability eligibility requirements, to bring total benefits,

including early retirement or

disability pension, to $400 (1)

reduced for retirement between

age 60 and 65 by $ 13. 33 for

each year of credited service

under 30 and (2) further reduced

for retirement before age 60 by

multiplying the amount payable

for specified years of service

in ( 1) above by a factor of 60 

over the number of months the

employee was under age 65 at

retirement.

Benefits payable until age 65. Employee required to

apply for pension benefits within 2 years of last day

worked. Total monthly benefit not to exceed 70 percent

of employee’s final base pay, including cost-of-living

allowance.

Employees earning less than $3. 30 an hour received a

total benefit of 70 percent of monthly earnings.

Benefit of employee who retired at own option and who

became or could have become eligible for unreduced

social security payments before age 65, reduced by

$5. 20 for each year of service, up to 23, maximum

$130.

Future supplemental payments to be forfeited by retiree

earning more than the amount permitted without reduction of benefits under social security ($ 1,200 prior to

Jan. 1, 1966; $ 1,500 thereafter) in any calendar year.

In computing amount of supplemental allowance, for employee's retiring at special early company option or

under mutually satisfactory conditions or total and permanent disability provisions pension to include the $5. 20 

per year payable for early retirement at company's

option or under mutually satisfactory conditions and for

total and permanent disability whether or not employee’s

pension actually included such amount and additional

temporary income paid under the salaried employee

retirement income plan, if any.

In computing supplemental allowance for employees electing survivor's option, workers were assumed to have

received full benefits.

Not applicable to employee discharged for cause unless

company or impartial umpire determined his discharge

should not result in his being ineligible for benefits.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan

Sept. 1, 1955 (agreement of same date).

Sept. 1, 1958 (agreement dated Oct. 1,

1958).

Plan established to supplement

benefits paid under State unemployment systems.

Contributions: Company to contribute 5 cents per man-hour

compensated.

Size of benefits: "Special" benefits— to be paid for the first

4 weeks o f benefits 15— when

added to State unemployment

and other compensation to equal

$25 or 65 percent of the employee’s weekly straight-time

wages after taxes, whichever

was smaller. "Regular" benefits— paid for each subsequent

week of benefits up to a maximum of 22 additional weeks—

would, when added to unemployment and other compensation,

equal $25 or 60 percent of the

employee’s weekly straighttime wages after taxes, whichever was smaller.

Benefits to be reduced by 20 percent if the trust fund position

fell below 13 percent, but in

no event to an amount less than

$ 5 by reason of such reduction.

If such position was less than

4 percent, no benefits to be

payable.

Benefits to be first available

June 1, 1956, or when favorable

rulings from State and Federal

Governments were obtained,

whichever was later.

Eligibility: Laid-off employees

with at least 1 year’s seniority, 19 meeting eligibility requirements, and with credit

units, to be eligible for benefits

after a waiting period of 1 week

within the benefit or calendar

year.

To obtain a week of benefits, employees to surrender credits

varying from 1 to 10 units depending on length of service and

trust fund position. 20

Accrual of credit units: During

the first years of the plan, employees with less than 10 years'

seniority were to accumulate

V4 credit unit for each week in

which they received pay for 32

hours or more, and employees

with longer service were to accumulate 1fz credit unit for each

such week. On or after June 1,

1957, all employees to receive

l/z credit unit for each such

week. A maximum of 26 credit

units could be accumulated by a

worker at any one time.

Company contributions of 5 cents

per man-hour compensated

continued, depending on maximum funding. Assets of General and Defense Funds merged

into an Hourly Fund. 21

Company contributions to be paid into three funds— a

General Fund, a Defense Fund, and a Salary Fund.

The three funds were eventually to be built up to a

"maximum trust fund position" of about $400 per

covered employee (including workers laid off and eligible for benefits) or a total of $ 52 million for the

three funds combined, assuming no change in employment from September 1955 levels. 16

Company contributions to the funds to cease when the

trust fund reached 100 percent, and to be resumed

only as necessary to restore this level.

Plan contingent on obtaining ruling that (1) company

contributions were deductible expenses for Federal

income tax purposes; (2) such contributions would be

excluded in computation of overtime pay under the

Fair Labor Standards Act; and (3) in States in which

the company had two-thirds of its employees, simultaneous payment of benefits would not reduce or eliminate State unemployment benefits. 17

If rulings were not obtained by Sept. 1, 1957, 18 the

plan would terminate, except to pay benefits in States

where supplementation was permitted (or substitute

benefits where supplemental benefits were not permitted) until funds had been exhausted. If the plan

was terminated in this manner, the company and the

union were to negotiate with respect to the use of the

money which the corporation otherwise would contribute to the fund; if no agreement was reached within

60 days, there would be a general 5-cent-an-hour wage

increase.

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C— Related Wage Practices1---- Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Supplemental Unemploymenlt Benefit Plan— Continued

Sept. 1, 1958 (agreement dated Oct. 1,

1958)— C ontinue d

Size of benefits— Changed to: An

amount which, when added to

State unemployment and other

compensation, would equal $30

or 65 percent of the employee's

weekly straight-time wages

after taxes, whichever was

smaller.

Added: Difference between earnings and $30 or 65 percent to

be paid to employees receiving

less than 65 percent of weekly

straight-time wages after taxes

where earnings were too high

to qualify for State benefits or

"waiting week" credit.

Eligibility— Changed: From requirement of at least V4 credit

unit to a fraction of a unit.

Apr. 1, 1959 (supplemental agreement

dated Apr. 6 , 1959).

Sept. 4, 1961

ment dated

1961).

(agreeNov. 2,

Accrual of credit units— Changed: Employees to accumulate

l/z credit unit for each workweek in which they received any

pay from company.

Changed: Maximum number of

credit units increased to match

increase in number of weeks

of State unemployment compensation benefits beyond 26, up

to and including 39.

Added: Temporary emergency

benefits extending credits for

SUB to employees laid off on

or after Sept. 1, 1958, but prior

to Apr. 1, 1959. Maximum of

13 additional units made available for each eligible employee.

Extended: Credits for SUB under

temporary emergency benefits

continued for employees laid

off prior to July 1, 1959, but

subsequent to Aug. 31, 1958.

No change in total number of

additional credit units allowed.

Added:

Company to contribute (1) an additional 5. 13 cents per manhour worked (total 10. 13 cents)

until Dec. 3, 1961 (in lieu of

making annual improvement

factor retroactive to September

1961 ) and (2) an amount equal

to company contributions if

new hospital-surgical-medical

insurance coverage had become

effective in November or December 1961, instead of JanuIn any State in which supplementation was not permitted,

parties were to negotiate an agreement establishing a

plan for Alternate Benefits. 22

Employee with fewer than the number of credit units

required for full weekly benefit to be paid at least $ 2.

(Formerly, employee was ineligible for benefit if less

than $ 2.)

Not applicable in States that extended benefit period

temporarily through June 30, 1959> by acceptance of

Federal loan act (Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958) or otherwise. Eligible employees

in these States covered by temporary emergency benefit provisions.

Applicable to otherwise eligible employees who had exhausted credit units or who had insufficient credits to

qualify for full benefits and who worked in States

temporarily extending State benefits beyond 26 weeks

under the Federal loan act or other action.

Applicable to eligible employees who had received temporary emergency benefits prior to Apr. 1, 1959.

and who were eligible for benefits under State programs temporarily extending through June 30, 1959.

If the cost of company-paid hospital-surgical-medical

insurance for laid-off employees was not fully offset

against contributions to the SUB fund, future SUB

contributions and the market value of the SUB fund

used in determining the credit unit cancellation base

were to be reduced by the excess.

ary, February, or April 1962.

Reserve fund for payment of SUB

and separation benefits if hourly fund was exhausted or unable to pay full benefits. Company to contribute 1.14 cents

per man-hour worked for each

1 cent diverted from the annual

improvement factor (1.14 cents,

effective Dec. 4, 1961, increasing to 3.42 cents Sept. 3, 1962,

and to 5.70 cents Sept. 2, 1963),

unle ss company and union

agreed to smaller amounts.

Fund to be discontinued and assets assigned to Successor

Reserve Trustee upon mutual agreement of company

and union or if after June 29, 1964, the credit unit

cancellation base amounted to $334.05 or more for

3 consecutive months, whichever occurred first.

Company to assume a liability totaling $2 million for

SUB and separation payments in case hourly and reserve funds were insufficient, with payments of

$ 500, 000 to become effective at beginning of each

calendar quarter in 1962. Any amounts • paid to be

offset against contributions to reserve fund after

Sept. 2, 1963, and to hourly fund after June 29, 1964.

Beginning Sept. 2, 1963, contingent liability to be

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C— Related Wage Practices1---- Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan— Continued

Sept. 4, 1961 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

196 1)— Continued

Contributions to cease on June

29, 1964, when 5 cents was to

be added to base hourly rates.

reduced each pay period by 2. 28 cents times total manhours worked; balance, if any, to b e. eliminated on

earlier of June 29, 1964, or discontinuation of reserve fund.

When hourly and reserve funds were too low to pay

full SUB or separation benefits, company to allot

sufficient monies to fund to meet these obligations up

to the maximum of the contingent liability. See also

contributions for short workweeks and special benefits,

effective Jan. 1, 1962; new maximum financing formula,

effective Dec. 1, 1962; and offset for provision of

hospital-surgical-medical insurance to laid-off employees, effective Jan. 1, 1962, under Group Insurance.

Sept. 3, 1961 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961).

Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961).

Accrual of credit units:

Increased: Maximum number of

credit units to 52.

Size of benefits:

Changed: Regular benefits— An

amount which, when added to

State unemployment compensation, weekly earnings from the

company (including potential

earnings for available time not

worked) plus earnings over $10

from other employers, would

equal 62 percent of straighttime weekly earnings for a 40-

hour week (including cost-ofliving allowance but excluding

premiums and bonuses) plus

$ 1. 50 per dependent up to four.

Maximum weekly benefit— $40.

Eligibility:

Added: Employee to be eligible

for benefits if disqualified for

unemployment compensation (1)

when laid off because of inability to perform work offered

although capable of doing other

work to which entitled if seniority had been sufficient, (2)

for refusal to accept an offer of

work by the company which he

was not required to take under

the agreement, (3) because of

eligibility fo r or receipt of

statutory retirement or disability benefits which could be received while working, (4) when

automatically retired without

company pension, (5) when

serving an unemployment compensation waiting week while

temporarily laid off out of line

of seniority unless layoff resulted from model change, plant

rearrangement, or inventory,

while waiting to replace employee with less seniority, from

failure to exercise seniority to

displace junior employee, or

from temporary adjustments in

the work force, (6) when receiving military termination

pay, (7) when earnings for week

were at least equal to or above

State unemployment compensation earnings limit less $2, but

employee failed to claim compensation, or (8) when employee

participated in a Federal retraining program providing

benefits or subsistence.24

Benefits, except for scheduled short workweek, to be

(1) discontinued when credit unit cancellation base 23

fell below $15.72, (2) reduced 20 percent, but not below

$5, when base was $15.72 but less than $51.09.

Full benefits to be paid employee otherwise eligible but

with insufficient credits required for full amount of

regular, special or short workweek benefits.

Employee could be eligible for part of week if specified

disqualifying conditions were not responsible for entire

week's unemployment. One-fifth of weekly benefit paid

for each day eligible.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan— Continued

Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961)— Continued

Added:

Short workweek and special

benefits for scheduled and unscheduled short workweek.

Scheduled short workweek— 65

percent of straight-time hourlypay and cost-of-living allowance in effect times difference

between compensated or available hours and 40.

Unscheduled short workweek— 50

percent of straight-time hourly

pay and cost-of-living allowance in effect times difference

between compensated or available hours and 40.

Eligibility— Employee with or

without credit units (1) with 1

year or more of seniority who

worked for the company during

week but compensated or available hours were less than 40,

(2) who was laid off some part

of week,27 (3) who satisfied

specified SUB eligibility r e ­

quirements, and (4) who was

without the equivalent of a week

of unemployment as defined by

the State unemployment compensation law with respect to

any part of the workweek.

Added:

Special benefits— The greater of

regular benefits or a benefit

calculated in the same manner

as a short workweek benefit reduced by State unemployment

compensation and weekly earnings over $10 from another

employer.

Eligibility— E m p lo y e.e who (1)

met all conditions for regular

benefit (except $2 minimum not

Company not required to contribute to SUB fund for

short workweek and special benefits for scheduled

short workweeks, unless credit unit base fell below

$360 per employee. If contribution was required,

company to pay lesser of (1) amount of short workweek

and special benefits for scheduled short workweeks

for which company was not obligated to contribute

during preceding month, or (2) amount required to

bring credit unit base up to $360 for month for which

company did contribute.

In addition, when credit unit base fell below $ 360 per

employee, company to contribute for each pay period a

sum equal to benefits paid for (a) short workweek and

(b) special benefits for scheduled short workweek.

Payable: Short workweek benefits, without application,

for any week in which employee worked a short workweek and received company earnings sufficient to be

disqualified for State unemployment compensation. No

minimum or maximum benefit. Special benefits, with

a short workweek but did not receive sufficient company earnings to be disqualified for State unemployment

compensation. No minimum or maximum benefit.

Defined as week in which hours were reduced to adjust

production to customer demand.

Defined as week in which (1) reduced hours not classified as scheduled, (2) employee returned from layoff

to replace a separated or absent employee, or (3) employee returned to work after a week of layoff because

of an increase in production.25

Also included 1 week which would otherwise have been

a scheduled short workweek during 2 weeks preceding

end of model run in worker’s department or 1 of

6 weeks after start of model run.

Compensated or available hours to include hours (1) paid

for, (2) scheduled but not worked, (3) while on layoff

for any reason not covered by SUB plan,26 (4) not

worked in accordance with local agreement or because

of absenteeism of other workers, and (5) below 40 normally not worked by part-time employees or employees

on less than regular length shifts.

No credit units canceled for unscheduled short workweek

benefits for 3 hours or less, for scheduled short workweek benefits, or for benefit paid for unemployment

compensation waiting week during which employee was

temporarily laid off out of line of seniority pending an

adjustment in the work force. One-half regular cancellation rate applied for unscheduled short workweek

if pay from company equaled or exceeded 62 percent

of 40 hours' pay plus $1.50 for each dependent up

to four.

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C— Related Wage Practices1)— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan— Continued

Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961)— Continued

Dec. 1, 1962

ment dated

1961).

(agreeNov. 2,

Sept. 1, 1964 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

applicable), (2) worked for the

company during the week but

compensated or available hours

were less than 40, and (3) did

not receive sufficient company

earnings to be disqualified for

State unemployment compensation.

Added: Leveling week benefit—

Employee serving a "waiting

week" for State benefits to receive full amount (62 percent)

of regular benefit (or special

if applicable) for such week if

temporarily laid off out of line

of seniority pending adjustment

of the work force. Not subject

to $40 maximum. No benefits

payable during model change,

plant rearrangement, or inventory, or other specified reasons

outlined in the plan. No credit

units canceled for week in

which benefit was received.

Changed: Maximum funding— To

16 times the average full benefit (including average weekly

amount paid to cover hospitalsurgical-medical expense benefits fo r laid-off employees)

times number of employees in

active service and laid-off

workers with credit units.

Increased to: ' Regular benefits 28— Maximum $50 a week

plus $ 1. 50 for each dependent

up to 4.

Added: Eligibility— employee to

be Eligible for benefits if disqualified for unemployment compensation during (a) a State system "waiting week" immediately

following a week for which he

received a State benefit or (b) a

waiting week that occurred less

than 52 weeks after his last

State "waiting week. "

Employee to be eligible for b e n e ­

fits if disqualified for unemployment compensation and

denial of SUB would be contrary

to intent of plan.

Increased to: Scheduled short

workweek; 75 percent of straighttime hourly pay and cost-ofliving allowance in effect, times

the number of hours by which 40

exceeded compensated or available hours.

Only full benefits paid for full weeks of layoff and benefits paid for State "waiting week" used in computing

average full benefit.

Eliminated: Periodic revision in maximum funding when

weekly benefits fell below $20.

Added: SUB payable for the first 2 weeks of layoff resulting from an Act of God.

Changed: Up to maximum SUB payable, including dependents' allowance, provided employee was eligible for

State unemployment compensation as an "exhaustee" and

for other specified reasons under plan. Formerly SUB

calculations included a reduction for estimated State

unemployment compensation.

Changed: Automatic short week benefits (formerly shown

as benefits payable without application).

Added: Partial automatic short week benefits—payable

for hours of layoff on days not included in established

State system "week of employment" based on the number

of hours by which the hours regularly compensated on

such day exceeded the compensated or available hours.

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C---- Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Separation Pay

Sept. 1, 1958

ment dated

1958).

(agreeOct. 1,

Jan. 1, 1962 (agreement dated Nov. 2,

1961).

Sept. 22, 1964 (agreement dated Sept. 22,

1964).

Separation payment plan established, financed from SU'B fund

and providing lump-sum payments ranging from 40 hours'

pay (at base hourly rate plus

cost-of-living allowance in effect on last day of work) for

employees with 2 years' seniority to 1,200 hours' pay for

those with 30 years or more of

seniority.29 Benefits to be proportionately reduced when SUB

trust fund fell below 100 percent and by any SUB, temporary

emergency, or other layoff or

separation benefits financed in

whole or in part by the company and received while on

layoff.

Increased: 50 hours' pay for employee with 2 years or more

of service to 1,500 hours' pay

for those with 30 years' seniority.31 Benefit to be reduced

by 1 percent for each full $ 1. 96

credit unit cancellation base

was below $ 196. 50.

Increased to: A range of 50

hours ' pay for employees with 1

but less than 2 years' continuous

service at all plants of the company to 2,080 hours ' pay for

those with 30 years or more of

continuous service.32

Applicable to employees who after Sept. 1, 1958, (a) were

permanently laid off for a continuous period of at

least 12 months,30 (b) were retired at or after age

60, or automatically retired but not eligible for a

monthly pension or retirement benefit, other than deferred benefits, or (c) became disabled but did not

have enough credited service to be eligible for total

and permanent disability benefits.

Laid-off employees must apply for benefits no earlier

than 12 months before but no later than 18 months after

separation.

Employee reemployed after accepting separation payment not to repay benefits nor to receive seniority

credit for period covered by such payment.

Benefits payable only during months in which trust fund

position was at least 13 percent.

Time for applying for benefits extended to 24 months.

Added: Continuity of layoff not broken if, while on layoff,

an employee accepted a job offer by the company and

was subsequently laid off within 5 workdays.

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C— Related Wage Practices1— Continued

Effective date Provision Applications, exceptions, and other related matters

Relocation Allowance Plan

Jan. 1, 1962

ment dated

1961).

(agreeNov. 2,

Established: Allowance of $ 55 to

$215 for single employee and

$180 to $580 for married employee, depending on distance

between old and new plants,33

provided worker: (1) transferred to plant 50 miles or

more from former place o f

work, (2) changed permanent

residence, and (3) made application for allowance within 6

months of transfer.

Applicable to employees engaged in operation that was

transferred to a new plant.

Allowance to be reduced by any Government payment

for same purpose.

1 The last entry under each classification represents the most recent change.

2 During the period covered by Executive Order 9240 (Oct. 1, 1942—Aug. 21, 1945), these provisions were

modified in practice to conform to that order.

3 Vacation allowance provided employees with more than 12 but less than 26 pay periods was as follows:

Pay periods Percentage of Pay periods Percentage of Pay periods Percentage of

worked full allowance worked full allowance worked full allowance

25---------------- --------- 96 20-............. — --------- 76 16-------------------------------- 61

24---------------- ........... 92 19............... — --------- 73 15-.................... ------------- 5 7

23................... - ......... 88 18............. — - --------- 69 14................... - ------------- 53

22---------------- ........... 84 17---------------- - ......... 65 13..................... ............... 50

21---------------- ............ 80

4

5

Plan provided:

Plan provided:

Weekly sickness and Employee

accident benefit contribuGroup life (up to 26 tion

Base hourly rate insurance weeks) (weekly)

Less than $ 1 .9 0 ----------------------------------- $4,000 $40.00 $0.74

$1. 90 but less than $2.10--------------------- 4,500 45.00 .83

$2.10 but less than $2. 30--------------------- 5,000 50.00 .92

$2. 30 but less than $2. 50--------------------- 5,500 55.00 1.02

$2. 50 but less than $2. 70--------------------- 6,000 60.00 1. 11

$2. 70 but less than $2. 90--------------------- 6,500 65.00 1.20

$2. 90 but less than $3.10--------------........ 7,000 70.00 1.29

$3. 10 and o v e r ----------------------------------- 7,500 75.00 1.38

Weekly sickMonthly ness and Employee

permanent accident benefit contribuGroup life and total (up to 26 tion

Base hourly rate insurance disability weeks) (weekly)

Less than $2. 2 5 -------------------- $4,500 $90.00 $45. 00 $0. 83

$2. 25 but less than $2. 45------ 5,000 100.00 50.00 .92

$2. 45 but less than $2. 65------ 5,500 110.00 55.00 1.02

$2. 65 but less than $2. 85------ 6,000 120.00 60.00 1. 11

$2. 85 but less than $3.05------ 6,500 130.00 65.00 1.20

$3.05 but less than $3. 25------ 7,000 140.00 70.00 1.29

$3. 25 but less than $3. 45------ 7,500 150.00 75.00 1.38

$3. 45 but less than $3.65------ 8,000 160.00 80.00 1.48

$3. 65 but less than $3. 85------ 8,500 170.00 85.00 1.57

$3. 85 and o v e r -------------------- 9,000 180.00 90.00 1.66

6 Revised schedule of benefits effective Jan. 1, 1962:

Monthly Weekly

permanent accident Employee

and total and monthly

Group life disability sickness contriBasic hourly rate insurance benefits benefits bution

Less than $2. 5 7 -------------------- $5,500 $110 $55 $4. 00

$2. 57 but less than $2. 77------ 6,000 120 60 4.40

$2. 77 but less than $2. 97------ 6,500 130 65 4. 80

$2. 97 but less than $3.17------ 7,000 140 70 5. 20

$3.17 but less than $3. 37------ 7,500 150 75 5.60

$3. 37 but less than $3. 57------ 8,000 160 80 6.00

$3. 57 but less than $3. 77------ 8,500 170 85 6.40

$3. 77 but less than $3.97------ 9,000 180 90 6. 80

$3.97 but less than $4.17------ 9,500 190 95 7. 20

$4.17 but less than $4. 37------ 10,000 200 100 7.60

$4. 37 and o v e r -------------------- 10,500 210 105 8.00

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8 The term member hospitals includes those affiliated with a Blue Cross plan or hospitals located in an area

not served by a plan. Nonmember hospitals are those not affiliated with a Blue Cross plan although located in an

area served by a plan.

9 Benefits provided in accordance with the following table:

Footnotes— Continued

Maximum number of full weekly SUB benefits for Maximum number of months coverage

which employee is eligible on date layoff begins continued without cost to employee

Less than 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0

4-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

8 -H ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

12-15------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

16-19------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

20-23------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

24“ 27------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

28-31------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

32-35------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

36-39------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

40-43------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

4 4 - 4 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

48-52------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

10 Revised schedule of benefits, effective Oct. 1, 1964. The lowest bracket was eliminated, and 2 highe

benefit brackets were added to the schedule for employees in the higher wage brackets.

Life insurance at and after age 65

Life Minimum Maximum Monthly total W eekly

Basic hourly 

rate

(10 years' (20 years' and permanent sickness insurance 

before 

age 65

credited service credited service disability and

in pension plan in pension plan benefits (before accident

at age 65) at age 65) age 6 0 )1 benefits 2

Under $2. 77----------- $6,000 $1,500 $1,800 $120 $60

$2.77 - $2.97-------- 6, 500 1,500 1,950 130 65

$2. 97 - $3. 17-------- 7,000 1,500 2, 100 140 70

$3. 17 - $3. 37-------- 7, 500 1,500 2, 250 150 75

$3.37 - $3.57-------- 8,000 1,500 2,400 160 80

$3. 57 - $3.77-------- 8, 500 1, 500 2, 550 170 85

$3.77 - $3.97-------- 9,000 1,500 2,700 180 90

$3.97 - $4. 17-------- 9, 500 1,500 2,850 190 95

$4. 17 - $4.37-------- 10,000 1, 500 3,000 200 100

$4. 37 - $4. 57-------- 10,500 1, 575 3, 150 210 105

$4. 57 - $4.77-------- 11,000 1, 650 3, 300 220 110

$4. 77 and o v e r ------ 11, 500 1,725 3,450 230 115

2 F°r 50 months for those employees with 10 years or more of credited service in pension plan.

For a maximum of 52 weeks.

11 In a letter to the company, dated Oct. 1, 1958, the union agreed that in future negotiations it would not

ask for further changes in retirement benefits for those on pensions at the time of such future negotiations.

12 The company indicated that the minimum age requirement for totally and permanently disabled employees

had, in practice, been eliminated prior to Sept. 1, 1964.

13 Percentages were:

Age when

pension began Percentage *

55 ------------------------- 57.9

56 --------------------------------------- 63.5

57 --------------------------------------- 69. 4

58 --------------------------------------- 75.2

59 --------------------------------------- 80.8

60 -------------------------------------- 86. 7

6 1 ------------------------------------- 93.3

62 or over-------------------------------- 100. 0

* Prorated for intermediate ages 

computed on the basis of the number of 

complete calendar months by which the 

employee was under the age he would 

attain at his next birthday.

14 The contract provided that supplemental allowances were not payable for any month prior to Sept. 1, 1965, and

that benefits should "commence on the first day of the month following the date on which the employee retires. M

Benefits were not, therefore, payable before Oct. 1, 1965.

15 Until the trust fund reached 49 percent for the first time, applicants to receive special benefits for a

maximum of only 4 weeks in any calendar year, and after that, a maximum of 8 weeks but only 4 in any one layoff.

16 Beginning in June 1958, maximum funding was to be revised downward according to the following scale

in any year following one in which average weekly benefit payments from the fund fall below $20:

The adjusted maximum funding shall be 

die following percentage of

If the average benefit is— maximum funding

$20 to $ 2 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100

$15 to $19. 99---------------------------------------------------------------------- 80

$10 to $14.99---------------------------------------------------------------------- 60

$5 to $9. 99------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40

Less than $ 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

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17 In States where concurrent supplementation was not permitted, there was provision for eligible employees

to receive "substitute" supplementary benefits for weeks in which State unemployment compensation benefits were

not paid.

18 Necessary rulings were obtained so that plans went into effect as scheduled.

19 Employees were to receive credit units retroactively upon attaining 1 year's seniority.

20 The number of credits to be canceled for a week of benefits is summarized as follows:

Footnotes— Continued

And if seniority of1 the person to whom such benefit is paid is—

If the trust fund position 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25 years

applicable to the week years years years years years and over

for which such benefit

paid is— The credit units canceled for such benefit shall be—

85 percent or over--------- 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

76 to 84.99 percent-------- 1.11 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

67 to 75.99 percent-------- 1.25 1.11 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

58 to 66.99 percent-------- 1.43 1.25 1.11 1.00 1.00 1.00

49 to 57.99 percent-------- 1.67 1.43 1.25 1.11 1.00 1.00

40 to 48.99 percent-------- 2.00 1.67 1.43 1.25 1.11 1.00

31 to 39.99 percent-------- 2.50 2.00 1.67 1.43 1.25 1.11

22 to 30.99 percent-------- 3. 33 2.50 2.00 1.67 1.43 1.25

13 to 21.99 percent-------- 5.00 3.33 2.50 2.00 2.67 1.43

4 to 12.99 percent--------- 10.00 5.00 ,3.33 2.50 2.00 1.67

Under 4 percent------------- No benefit payable.

21 Provision continued for reducing maximum funding in any year following a year in which average benefits

were below $20 a week. Beginning in June 1958, the General Fund was adjusted to 60 percent and the Defense

Fund was adjusted to 80 percent. On Dec. 29, the General and Defense Funds were combined into a single fund

called the Hourly Fund, and the 60 percent adjustment of the old General Fund continued for the combined Hourly

Fund. Maximum funding of the Hourly Fund was adjusted to 60 percent for the period Dec. 29> 1958, to Aug. 31, 1959.

Beginning with September 1959* the adjustment for the Hourly Fund became 80 percent. Maximum funding of the

Salary Fund was continued at 80 percent for the entire period.

22 Alternate benefit plan established for Indiana employees laid off on or after Sept. 1, 1958 (by supplemental

agreement of Oct. 1, 1958, and in accordance with previous agreement with respect to States in which concurrent

supplementation was not permitted). Weekly benefits to apply to employees otherwise eligible for regular supplemental benefit and for those alternate weeks in which an employee was eligible for State unemployment compensation

but did not apply for it. Benefits ranged from $41 to $63 depending on employee's base hourly rate (plus any

cost-of-living allowance) and the number of withholding exemptions less any pay received by employee or pay that

would have been due for work made available but not performed. Credit units surrendered at twice the rate for

regular benefits.

Alternate plan became inoperative when supplementation was permitted in Indiana, effective Mar. 16, 1959.

Benefits under the SUB plan were not permitted for Chrysler employees for a short time in Georgia. A

supplemental agreement covering the situation was negotiated on Sept. 10, 1959.

23 Credit unit cancellation schedule was as follows:

And if the years of seniority of the person receiving such benefit were—

If the credit unit cancel­ 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25 years

lation base applicable to years years years years years and over

the week for which such

benefit paid was— The credit units canceled for such benefit should be—

$334.05 or m ore----------- 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

$298.68-$334.04----------- 1.11 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

$263.31“ $298. 67----------- 1.25 1.11 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

$227.94-$263. 30----------- 1.43 1.25 1.11 1.00 1.00 1.00

$192.57—$227.93----------- 1.67 1.43 1.25 1.11 1.00 1.00

$157.20-$192. 56----------- 2.00 1.67 1.43 1.25 1.11 1.00

$121.83-$157.19.........— 2.50 2.00 1.67 1.43 1.25 1. 11

$86.46—$121.82-............. 3.33 2.50 2.00 1.67 1.43 1.25

$51.09-$86.45—............. 5.00 3.33 2.50 2.00 1.67 1.43

$15. 72~$51. 08--------------- 10.00 5.00 3.33 2.50 2.00 1.67

Under $15. 72---------------- No benefits payable.

24 For employees disqualified for unemployment compensation because of period worked or when company

earnings were at least equal to or above State unemployment compensation earnings limit. (See short workweek

benefits.)

25 Only to extent short workweek was attributable to such cause.

26 SUB benefits not payable for periods of layoff occurring for disciplinary reasons or as a consequence of

(1) any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, picketing (whether or not by employees), or concerted action at a company

plant or plants or any dispute of any kind involving employees represented by the union whether at a company plant

or plants or elsewhere, (2) any fault attributable to the applicant, (3) any war or hostle act of a foreign power

(but not Government regulations or controls connected therewith), (4) sabotage or insurrection, or (5) any act of God.

27 Layoff must have been for reasons specified in regular SUB plan.

28 Although the 1964 agreement did not provide SUB for employees automatically retired, or separation pay

for employees automatically retired or terminated at or after age 60 and who were not eligible for retirement

benefits, such benefits were provided these employees in accordance with a letter agreement between the parties

dated Sept. 22, 1964.

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Footnotes— Continued

29 Payments were to be made in accordance with the following schedule:

Number 

of hours'

Years of seniority pay1 1Years of seniority

2 but less than 3---

3 but less than 4—

4 but less than 5—

5 but less than 6—

6 but less than 7—

7 but less than 8---

8 but less than 9---

9 but less than 10--

10 but less than 11-

11 but less than 12-

12 but less than 13-

13 but less than 14-

14 but less than 15-

15 but less than 16-

16 but less than 17-

40 17 but less than I8­

60 18 but less than 19-

80 19 but less than 20-

100 20 but less than 21-

125 21 but less than 22-

150 22 but less than 23-

175 23 but less than 24-

200 24 but less than 25-

230 25 but less than 26-

260 26 but less than 27-

290 27 but less than 28-

325 28 but less than 29-

360 29 but less than 30-

400 30 and o v e r ---------

440

1 Base hourly rate plus cost-of-living allowance in effect on last day worked.

Number 

of hours' 

pay 1

480

525

570

620

670

720

775

830

890

950

1,010

1,070

1,130

1,200

30 Company could permit earlier application if it believed prospects of reemployment did not warrant waiting.

31 Payments were to be made in accordance with the following schedule:

Years of seniority on last Number

day worked in a of hours'

bargaining unit pay

2 but less than 3-------------------------------- 50

3 but less than 4-------------------------------- 75

4 but less than 5-------------------------------- 100

5 but less than 6-------------------------------- 125

6 but less than 7-------------------------------- 156

7 but less than 8-------------------------------- 188

8 but less than 9-------------------------------- 219

9 but less than 10------------------------------ 250

10 but less than 11----------------------------- 288

11 but less than 12----------------------------- 325

12 but less than 13----------------------------- 363

13 but less than 14----------------------------- 406

14 but less than 15----------------------------- 450

15 but less than 16----------------------------- 500

16 but less than 17----------------------------- 550

Years of seniority on last Number

day worked in a of hours'

bargaining unit pay

17 but less than 18----------- 600

18 but less than 19----------- 656

19 but less than 20----------- 713

20 but less than 21----------- 775

21 but less than 22----------- 838

22 but less than 23----------- 900

23 but less than 24----------- 969

24 but less than 25----------- 1,038

25 but less than 26----------- 1,113

26 but less than 27----------- 1,188

27 but less than 28----------- 1,263

28 but less than 29----------- i f 338

29 but less than 30----------- 1,413

30 and o v e r ----------------------------------- 1, 500

32 Payments to be made in accordance with the following schedule:

Years of continuous service Number

on last day worked in a of hours'

bargaining unit pay

1 but under 2 ---------------------------------- 50

2 but under 3 ---------------------------------- 70

3 but under 4 ---------------------------------- 100

4 but under 5 ---------------------------------- 135

5 but under 6 ---------------------------------- 170

6 but under 7 ---------------------------------- 210

7 but under 8 ---------------------------------- 255

8 but under 9 ---------------------------------- 300

9 but under 1 0 --------------------------------- 350

10 but under 1 1 ------------------------------ 400

11 but under 1 2 ------------------------------ 455

12 but under 1 3 ------------------------------ 510

13 but under 1 4 ------------------------------ 570

14 but under 1 5 ------------------------------ 630

15 but under 1 6 ------------------------------ 700

Years of continuous service Number

on last day worked in a of hours'

bargaining unit pay

16 but under 1 7 ---------------------------- 770

17 but under 1 8 ----------------------------- 840

18 but under 1 9 ---------------------------- 920

19 but under 20 ---------------------------- 1,000

20 but under 2 1 ---------------------------- 1, 085

21 but under 2 2 ---------------------------- 1, 170

22 but under 23 ---------------------------- 1, 260

23 but under 24 ---------------------------- 1, 355

24 but under 25 ---------------------------- 1, 455

25 but under 26 ---------------------------- 1, 560

26 but under 27 ---------------------------- 1, 665

27 but under 28 ---------------------------- 1, 770

28 but under 29 ---------------------------- 1,875

29 but under 30 ---------------------------- 1, 980

30 and o v e r ---------------------------------- 2, 080

33 Relocation allowance was:

Miles between plants

Single Married

employee employee

50 and less than 100----

100 and less than 300 - - 

300 and less than 500 -- 

500 and less than 1,000 

1,000 and o v e r -----------

$55 $180

75 220

105 290

155 420

215 580

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W a g e C h ron ologies

The following list constitutes all wage chronologies published to date. 

Those fo r which a p rice is shown a re available fro m the Superintendent of D o cu ­

m en ts, U. S. G ov ern m en t P rin tin g O ffice , W ashington, D. C. , 20402, o r fr o m

any of its regional sales office s. Those for which a p rice is not shown m ay be 

obtained fre e as long as a supply is av ailable, fr o m the B u reau o f L a b or S ta tistics, 

W ashington, D. C. , Z0Z1Z, o r fr o m any of the r eg ion a l o ffic e s shown on the inside 

back cover.

A lu m in u m C om pany of A m e r i c a , 1939—61. BLS R ep ort Z19.

A m e r ic a n V i s c o s e , 1945—63. BLS R e p o rt Z77 (ZO cen ts).

The A n acon da C o. , 1941—58. BLS R e p o rt 197.

A n th racite M ining Industry, 1930—66. BLS B ulletin 1494 (ZO cen ts). 

A r m o u r and Co. , 1941—67. BLS B ulletin 1481 (30 cen ts).

A. T. &: T . — Long Lines D epartm en t, 1940—64. BLS B ulletin 1443 

(40 cents).

B e r k s h ir e Hathaway Inc. , 1943—66. BLS B ulletin 1475 (ZO cen ts). 

B ethlehem A tlantic S hipyards, 1941—65. BLS B ulletin 1454 (Z5 cen ts). 

B itum inous C oal M in es, 1933—66. BLS B ulletin 1461 (ZO cen ts).

The B oein g Co. (W ashington P la n ts), 1936r—64. BLS R ep ort Z04 (ZO cen ts).

C a rolin a C oach Co. , 1947—63. BLS R ep ort Z59.

C om m on w ealth E dison Co. of C h ica go, 1945—63. BLS R e p o rt Z05 

(ZO cents).

Dan R iv e r M ills , 1943—65. BLS B ulletin 1495 (15 cen ts).

F e d e r a l C la s s ific a tio n A c t E m p lo y e e s , 1924—64. BLS B ulletin 144Z 

(35 cents).

Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and B. F. G oodrich Co. (Akron Plants), 

1937—66. BLS B ulletin 1484 (30 cen ts).

F o r d M o to r C om pany, 1941—64. BLS R ep ort 99 (30 cen ts).

G en era l M o to rs C orp . , 1939—66. BLS Bulletin 153Z (30 cen ts).

International H a r v e s te r C om pany, 1946—61. BLS R e p o r t Z0Z.

International P a p e r C om pany, Southern K raft D iv isio n , 1937—67.

BLS Bulletin 1534 (Z5 cents).

International Shoe C o. , 1945—66. BLS B ulletin 1479 (20 cen ts). 

Lockheed-C alifornia Company (A Division of Lockheed A ircraft 

C o r p .), 1937-67. BLS Bulletin 15ZZ (35 cents).

M artin —M a rietta C orp . , 1944—64. BLS B ulletin 1449 (25 cen ts). 

M a ssa ch u setts Shoe M anufacturing, 1945—66. BLS B ulletin 1471 

(15 cents).

N ew Y ork City L a u n d ries, 1945—64. BLS B ulletin 1453 (Z0 cen ts).

N orth A m e r ic a n A v ia tion , 1941—64. BLS R e p o rt Z03 (Z5 cen ts).

N orth A tlan tic L on g sh orin g , 1934—61. BLS R e p o rt 234.

P a c if ic C oast Shipbuilding, 1941—64. BLS R e p o r t 254 (25 cen ts).

P a c if ic Gas and E le c t r ic C o. , 1943—66. BLS B ulletin 1499 (30 cen ts). 

P a c ific L on g sh ore Industry, 1934—65. BLS B u lletin 1491 (25 cen ts).

R a ilr o a d s— N onoperating E m p lo y e e s , 1920—62. BLS R e p o rt 208 (25 cen ts). 

S in cla ir Oil C o m p a n ies, 1941—66. BLS B ulletin 1447 (2 5 ‘ cen ts).

Swift & Co. , 1942—63. BLS R e p o rt 260 (25 cen ts).

United States Steel C o r p o r a tio n , 1937—64. BLS R e p o rt 186 (30 cen ts). 

W estern Greyhound L in es, 1945—63. BLS R ep ort 245 (30 cen ts).

W estern Union T e le g r a p h C o. , 1943—63. BLS R e p o rt 160 (30 cen ts).

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