The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-30
Wages For All Alaska
 Workers Stabilized
 By War LadOr Board

SEATTLE - First blanket pay stabHization in Che United States is ordered for Alaska by the re. gional war labor board Thousands of war workers in the entire Terri tory of Alaska today came under a blanket uniform wage scale Tor the first time in history
 nr George Bernard Non.
 ga iHHan, announced today the
 aae sgional war labor board a Seattle. with jurisdiction for Ala a and the states of Washington -. .Orsgaa. over President Rooseye=8# wage stabilization program autha=- i-ed by congress on October 2, rush- ed through the precedent mak#aE decision first of it's kind in the Ga- ,teo states within 72 hours aItar the problem was placed before h. Chairman Noble said the twelfth ra- giouaI war labor board al SeaJ5.s has just approved by unanimous y8fe blanket wage schedule for all tbe thousands Of workers for the entire Territory or Alaska working for contractors on jobs authorized by the '. S. Army Engineers. the Ai- aska Defense Command. The Civil Aeronautics Authority and other war agencies Dr. Noble explained that Alaska is right on the firing line in our war against the Japs auE is showing the way to the entire country in this huge wage stabiIsa- ton because it is tne first area in the entire states 10 put into seffe.s a blanket uniform wage for all workers doing the same job What this means is. that instead of work men getting different pay for the same job in different parts of Ala ka now they will under this new directive of fhe Regional War Labor Board be paid the same wages for similar war work on new construe- tion for contractors holding con- tracts from the |. & Army Engin- eers. and other war agencies. The decision of the Regional War Labor Board was hailed today by Joseng T. Flakne, Alaska specialist of the War Manpower Commission and for III 1GI dAAlls Al Cd LII CGLOA TUT LuE WMC in Alaska, as. Probably the greatest single action which will be taken in Alaska by civilian az ency toward speeding victory for the United States in this war Me are now fighting"
 Also appearing before the region al War Labor Board to urge thei swift action on the stabtlization or Alaska war work wages were Michael Haas. representative in Al aska of the Regional War Labor Board and the U S Department of Labor, Walter J. Neubert, branch manager wages and hours, division U. S. Department Labor, and Ches- ter D. Ross, Chief Labor Relations U. s. Army Engineers, Seattle. The Regional War Labor Boards decision sets a standard uniform pay for ey- cry pay of Alaska. Noble explain ed. Until now he explained aborers for example received 90 cents an hour on some war construction pro jects as against 9612 cents all hour on others. Now the uniform rate far dAA AdDO4 els Oll N al LDI-L IT IT lt#I+ work of private contractors operat- ing under the U s. Army engineers. and other war agencies ln Alaska is a flat Si011a per hour. The complete schedule Of wages fixed by the Regional War Labor Board in Seattle for Alaska Is as follows:
 Acetylene Burner, $1611a per hour; Axeman 101 F Fuckers and Fallers 1.161a; Carpenters 1.50! chaser 1.16 F chaser End 1.0112; Concrete finisher, 1.50; Concrete finsher helper, motar mixer, 1.3112 Concrete form strippers, bldg and heavy construction 1.01h; concrete spreaders, all others LOLA; ditch diggers, LOLA; driller 13114; Flagmen 1.01 1a Hook tender 1.Gl
 2; iron worker reinforincg appren- tice 1.01 F Launch Man 1.25; la bOrers( all types 1.01 1a; Mechanic trouble shooter 1.56k; Millwright 1856 12 miner 40, nipper 1.011a; power equipment operators loco cranes and clamshell derricks 200; concrete pumps 1.60; Le torneau ITO; painter 1.50; pitman 1.30; powderman, open cut 1.37h; Pow erman, open cut helper, 101J2
 plumbers helper, 1.0615; Cloper 1.01 E; spreader box man 1.011a
 teamster 1.0112; trackman 1.O11a; welder 1.611s. Foreman of various crafts rates vary from 12h cents to 20 cents more per hour and this dffferentiaI is to remain. DF. Noble