Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16

tions, announced yesterday. were
branded in general today as absurd
by y. p. Atlas. president of District
a.. International Association OF Ma
chinistS.
The new pay rates in several cases
provide increases over existing rates,
IN others decreases and III many" in
stances leave present wages un-
hanged. They will become operative
May / and continue until the clos" of
tho calendar year.
Union OmciaI Indignant.
In the face Of the announcement
that the new rates were computed OF
the basis of prevailing wages for
similar work in the same localities
and that the new scales are expected
To effect net increase in the Nays
pay roll. came the charges of the
union head that apparently cost of
living or outside wages in Washing
ton were not taken into consldera-
ton in reaching the new schedule
Indignant at what the union oth-
Gals declare to he discriminatory and
unfair treatment by the Navy De
rartment, MIR Alifas announced that
he would confer with President Goul-
rerS and other officials of III" Amer
lean Federation Of Labor TO see
what can he done about it
Ncu scale Of Pay.
Tables made public at the Navy
Department show the rates of pay
for tho more important ratings III
the various navy yards.
According to them, the rates at tho
Washington navy yard in the prin
cipal ratings will be as follows:
General helper. 46 cents per hour.
decrease of cents; joiner. Sc cents an
hour, an increase of IL cents; ma
chinist. % cents no change: pipe
filter. 20 cents. decrease Of ) cents;
coppersmith. IS cents. no change;
sheet-metal worker. 20 cents. de
crease of > cents: patternmaker. A3
cents. no change. molder, "A cents d
decrease of cents: electrician. 80
cents. an increase of cents; mason
tOrick or stoneb. IS cents no change:
painter. 81 cents. an increase "f |:
cents; plumber. 20 cents. no change;
-gRer. 63 cents, decrease of 10
cents; shipwright 6S cents. decrease
of cents; plaSterer, IS cents. no
change.
Inborers Cut Cent.
IT was stated at the Navy Depart
mcnt that the rates for other classes
remain practically unchanged. eX-
ccpt that laborers will receive 40
cents an hour instead of Al cents as
at present.
The schedules of wages for the
drafting personnel have been modified
by the merging Of assistant chic:
craftsman and supervising craftsman
into the one title of supervising
craftsman, the merging Of the ratings
of checker craftsman and grade
craftsman into design craftsman, and
ID g. i,,tE, Iaf.. /
craftsman. and the adjustment of the
rating of student craftsman. The
maximum rate Of pay for chief
draft man has been increased 96 cents
per diem. while the schedule for the
merged ratings maintains the high
est maximum and the lowest mini
mum now current, with the exception
of detail dra ftsman, which was in
creased to maximum of 500 per
diem
Most Rates Unchanged.
With the exception of a few minor
changes in tho clerical scale and in
"rcases in the police scale, the cur
rent schedules of pay for the clerical.
supervisory mechanical. technical.
laundry workers. planners and es-
timators, clothing workers and hos
ptal service, remain unaffected.
Aside from the rates for the laborer.
helper and mechanical groups. the
rates of pay for the various classes
of civil employees will continue uni
form throughout the naval establish
ment
These wage scales show wide vari-
ance in various cities.
Lowest in Washington.
An example cited in the report of
the wage board was that of
nj ,,-hr 20
an hour throughout the naval es-
Establishment. AS determined by the
board they will receive s1.oS an hour
In Boston. 81 in New York $3.50 in
Philadelphia, 78 cents in Washington
and at the Puget Sound yard, and 80
cents at Mare Island. Calf.
Under the new schedules. general
mechanical helpers, who now receive
IS cents per hour, will draw so cents
n Boston, 40 cents in New York, as
cents in Philadelphia, As cents in
Washington. 81 cents at Mare Island
and SO cents at the Puget Sound yard
Joiners, now listed at 73 cents.
were awarded rates ranging between
a maximum of "a cents at Mare Island
10 So cents in Philadelphia. ringers,
shipwrights and shipfitters in some
Eases will have to take small reduc-
Pilots Get Increase
Pilots and tugmasters at New York
and Norfolk are awarded increases
from their present scale Of $4,000 a
year to $4,000. while a maximum for
similar officers in other navy yards
will be raised from So, 100 per year to
s270O.
The new rates were established by
the departmental wage board of re-
view, which reported that sit has
closely followed the intent of the law
that the rates of wages Of laborers
helpers and mechanics shall conform
rs nearly as is consistent with the
public interests to the rateF prevail
ing In private establishments in the
vicinity of the yards" The board
stated that there Is a return to the
pre-war policy which was in effect
up to the time of the national emer-
gency arising as result Of the war
with Germany, the conditions to be
met at that time neceSsitating q uni
form wage rate throughout the Unit
ed States for the purpose of STABILIZE
ing the shipbuilding and repair in
dustry."
1t is stated also by the board that
the rates of pay recommended for
certain trades exceed greatly that
recommended Tor other trades where
equal or even greater skill and ey
Rcrience are required. and is a re-
Election Of the stimulation in the
building trades that exists today and
the dearth of work in the shfpbuiId-
ing and related industries which has
Followed as a consequence of the
war
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