The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-28
Two Offers Disclosed

Terms of the two alternate wagt offers made to the Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers Union March l. were released for publication toda, by the Chase Brass & Copper Com. pany. The offers were rejected bJ the union.
 The text of the proposals as an. nounced by the company is as fol. lows
 COMPANY PROPOSAL NO.
 A. The Company proposes to in. stall a wage increase for hourly bonus. and pieceworkers in it's three Waterbury plants as outlined below:
 l. Hourly Rated Workers:
 In rate ranges bota at the mills
 and at the factory, both the min-
 mum and maximum of the es-
 abolished rate range is to be in-
 creased by l8l2 cents. The rates
 of individual employees within the
 rate range are also to be increased
 by 18l2 cents but in no case be-
 yond the maximum of the new
 rate range.
 2.s Bonus Employees at Chase Metal Works & Rolling Mill Plants
 The average bonus earned by
 employees who are paid on
 base plus bonus method. for the
 four weeks ending February 3.
 lS46, was 28fe. The job evaluated
 base rates will be so adjusted that the straight time hourly earnings of workers earning a 28e5 bonus Will be increased by l8l2 cents an hour. 6
 3. Piecework Employes at the Chase Metal Works:
 For the group at the Chase Metal Works Plant which is paid on a piecework basis. we propose to take the average straight time hourly earnings for this group for the four weeks ending February 3, l946, which were Sl87. An increase ofe l9i2 cents an hour is l0cc of this average earning of Sl.87. Piecework rates for this group will then be raised l0E.
 1. Piecework Employees at the Waterbury Manufacturing Com )any.
 A. Piecework rates in the Water )ury Manufacturing Company Plant are set to produce 35 percent Ibove base rates We propose to pply the increase to the base rates f pieceWcrk employees at the Wa erbury Manufacturing Company 'lant, by dividing IS F cents by B percent, which. equals l4 cents. ,ach pieceWork base rate will be increased IA cents so that if the Xpected performance is attained arnings will be increased by an yerage of IS F cents an hour. B. Upon the signing of this wage greement the Company will apply or the approval of the IS F cent age increase from the Wage Sta- ilization Beard (the new govern lent wage policy orders that any aise made after March IS, l946, lust be approved by the Wage tab!lization Board, or if it is not 1 the government calls it and penalizes the l ompany by refusing to allow the | mount of the wage increase in the | costs in considering fu- | Ire price relief.
 2. As soon as approval has been | 1tained from the Wage Stabiliza- on Board the Company will put |
 into effect but pay the increase of the first day that employees ere recalled and returned to ogk.
 }. The general wage level will be xed for one year from the time le increase is made effective. 2. No change in group job class lcation rates shall be made dur g this one year period which are lsed upon the reduced spreads ought about by this eighteen and le-half ti8ls) cents increase. }, Upon signing of this agreement e Union would immediately call | [ the strike, take away picket les, allow free entrance and exit
 the plants, 'and instruct em- oyees in the bargaining unit to turn on notice from the Manage ent
 ! Because We must have the will- g cooperation of all employees
 make Chase products at the vest possible cost, the Union rees to recognize the right Of the to discipline or discharge y employee who engages in any authorized strike. work stoppage.
 showdown designed to limit or pede production.
 T. Any error in calculation VII
 corrected when called to the at- lt.on O. the Company. However,
 other complaint based on the