Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
NAVY YARD FORCES
GET PAY INCREASE
Employees Here and at Other
Stations Allowed Raises,
Effective January |.


from to cents an hour were
granted employees of the Washington
Navy Yard and nearby naval stations
in the new schedule, made public to-
day following approval by Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur. and which goes
into effect January ]. Similar In
creases also were allowed at other sta
tions through the country.
Increases OF l cent an hour were
allowed the following trades: Laborer,
hammer runner. blacksmith's helper.
boilermaker's helper. coppersmith's
helper, electricians helper. general
helper, laboratory helper. machinist's
helper. pipefitter's helper, sheet metal
workers helper. woodworker's helper.
hod carrier. classified laborer. black
smith, both heavy and light fires,
blue printer. brakeman. buffer and
polisher, cement worker, chauneur.
railroad conductor. die sinker. electro
platter, engineman. fireman, fiange.
turner, drop and heavy forgers, gar
dener, metallic cartridge case maker,
rigger, rodman, brass and copper roll
err, toolmaker, trackman. water tend
er, electric welder and gas welder.
TWO-cent Increases.
Two cent increases: Sandblaster.
boilermaker, wood calker. cement fin
Usher. coppersmith. electrician, heater
furnaceman, heavy and light force
heater, instrument maker. joiner, lead
burner. letterer and grainer, machine
operator, machinist, brick and stone
mason. melter, millman, wood model
maker, molder optical glass plate and
gauge maker. optical instrument nm
isher. optical instrument maker. optic
al glass grinder and polisher, optical
parts inspector. optical instrument
assembler. optical polish and wax mix
err, packer, painter. coach painter.
patternmaker, pipe coverer and lnsuia'
tor. pipe filter. plasterer, plumber,
sailmaker. saw filler, sheet-metal work
err, shipwright, upholsterer. watch
maker and wharf builder.
Three-cen increases go to job print
ers and shipfitters.
In addition to the Washington Navy
Yard, these increases apply to the
Naval Medical School. Naval Hospital.
Marine Barracks. Naval Magazine.
Bellevue, D. C: Naval Research
Laboratory, Bellevue, ID. c.; Naval
Academy. Annapolis, Nd; Naval Air
Station, Anacostia; Naval Powder
Factory. Indian Head. Md; Naval
Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Va; Naval
Torpedo Station, Alexandria. Va, and
the Marine Barracks. at Quantico. va.
Naval ordnancemen while actually
engaged in the drilling or working
of INT, will receive cents an
hour in addition to their scheduled
rate of pay: while actually engaged
in the extracting of fuses or primers
IL IF h00 nehn
ture, 5 cents an hour above the
scheduled pay. Ordnancemen at the
Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren.
while actually engaged upon ord
nance proof work of a hazardous ma
ture will receive cents an hour
above their scheduled pay.
Other Increase Granted.
Under the scientific. professional
and technical service, maximum rates
of pay are increased by 40 cents
per diem for associate chemist; AZ
cents per diem for metallurgists; 20
cents for associate metallurgist and
96 cents for superintendent. acid
plant. Minimum rates of pay for
chemist and for model tester are in
creased by S5 cents per diem each.
Under the supervisory mechanical
service there are in the schedule new
intermediate rates of pay for master
mechanic of $11.04, $13.04 and $l5. "A
per diem: for foreman, $9.04. Sll.O4
and $13.04 per diem; and for yardmas'
ter the So per diem rate is stricken
out and new minimum rate OF $9.04
and new intermediate rate of Sl1.0i
established. The rates for quarterman
laborer and leadingman laborer are
eeh increased cents per diem.
In the planning and estimating serv-
ice the maximum rates for chief plan,
ner and estimator and assistant chief
planner and estimator are increased
40 cents and Sc cents per diem, re-
spectively.
The new rates are the result of the
consideration of wage increase pleas
from all parts of the country made
to the Naval General Wage Board
While the rates of pay do not meet,
in size, the requests made by the
workers. it was said by those who
followed the situation that they are
glad to have a general increase. I'm
der the law the wage schedule is
changed each year, and the rates of
pay in navy yards and naval stations
are supposed to be equal to the pay
for like work by private firms