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Union Wages and Benefits: Printing Trades September 1,1978 U S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 1980 Bulletin 2049 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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Union Wages and Benefits: Printing Trades September 1,1978U S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 1980

Bulletin 2049

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Union Wages and Benefits: Printing Trades September 1,1978U.S. Department of Labor Ray Marshall, SecretaryBureau of Labor Statistics Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner March 1980

Bulletin 2049

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Preface

The Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of wage rates, benefits, and weekly straight-time hours for specified crafts or jobs as provided in labor-manage­ment agreements in five industries: Construction, gro­cery stores, local transit, local trucking, and printing. Wage rates, benefits, and hours for the printing trades were those in effect the first workday in September, as reported to the Bureau by appropriate labor organiza­tion officials in each of the cities surveyed.

National data by trade (Summary 79-13) and prelim­inary city listings of union wage rates were issued ear­lier. Copies are available from the Bureau of Labor Sta­tistics, Washington, D.C. 20212, or any of its regional offices listed at the end of this bulletin.

This study was conducted in the Bureau’s Office of Wages and Industrial Relations. Mark Sieling of the Division of Occupational Wage Structures prepared this bulletin. It provides a comprehensive account of the current study and includes indexes of union wage rates for the printing trades from 1907 to 1978. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by the Bureau’s Assistant Regional Commissioners for Operations.

Material in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission of the Fed­eral Government. Please credit the Bureau of Labor Statistics and cite Union Wages and Benefits: Printing Trades, September 1, 1978, Bulletin 2049.

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Contents

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Summary................................................................................................................................................................... 1Industry characteristics. ...................................................................................... 1

Type of establishment...................................................................................................................................... 1Processes........................................................................................................................................................... 1Stages of production........................................................................................................................................ 1Unionization...................................................................................................................................................... 1

Survey findings......................................................................................................................................................... 2Wage trends...................................................................................................................................................... 2Industry branch averages................................................................................................................................ 2Occupational averages.................................................................................................................................... 3Regional and city averages............................................................................................................................. 4Straight-time hours and supplementary benefits.......................................................................................... 4

Text tables:1. Percent increases in average union wage rates in printing trades, United States, 1968-78 ............. 22. Wage relationships among printing trades branches in the six largest cities, September 1, 1978. . . 33. Wage patterns of selected printing trade occupations........................................................................... 3

Chart: Printing occupations by stage of production.......................................................................................... 4

Reference tables:United States:

1. Wage rate and hour indexes...................................................................................... 52. Wage rate indexes by trad e ............................................................................................................ 63. Weekly hours indexes by trade ...................................................................................................... 84. Average wage rates and changes by trade..................................................................................... 105. Wage rate distribution by tra d e .................................................................................................... 116. Cent-per-hour changes in wage rates by trad e ............................................................................. 127. Percent changes in wage rates by trade ........................................................................................ 138. Weekly hours................................................................................................................................... 14

Regions:9. Average wage rate by trade............................................................................................................ 15

10. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates by trade.......................................... 16Selected cities:

11. Average wage rates: By industry branch and population group................................................. 1812. Average wage rates: By industry branch and region................................................................... 191 3. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: By industry branch and population

g roup ............................................................................................................................................ 2014. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: By industry branch and region . 2215. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions for selected benefits........................................ 24

Appendix: Scope and method of survey.............................................................................................................. 120

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Printing Trades, September 1, 1978

SummaryWage rates for members of printing trades unions in

cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more increased by 7.0 percent during the 14-month period July 1, 1977, to September 1, 1978. On an annual basis, this increase was the smallest reported for printing trades members during the seventies and followed two relatively mod­erate 12-month gains in 1975-76 (6.9 percent) and 1976- 77 (6.6 percent). By industry branch, the July 1977-Sep- tember 1978 increase averaged 7.3 percent in book and job shops, 5.6 percent in newspaper plants, and 8.6 per­cent in commercial lithography shops.

Union wage rates for all printing trades members av­eraged $9.07 an hour on September 1, 1978. Day-shift rates in lithography shops averaged $10.03 an hour compared with $8.97 in newspaper plants ($9.23 includ­ing day- and night-shift workers) and $8.51 in book and job shops.

Occupational rates in book and job shops ranged from an average of $5.90 for bindery workers to $10.51 for photoengravers. The range of average daywork rates in newspaper plants was from $8.55 for mailers to $9.84 for photoengravers. In commercial lithography shops, the average for press assistants and feeders was lowest ($8.96), while that for scanner operators was highest ($12.13); the latter also was the highest day-shift aver­age for the survey as a whole.

Industry characteristics

Type o f establishment. Three printing industry branches were surveyed: (1) Book and job shops, which print books and fill many different types of small print­ing orders; (2) newspaper plants, which produce large volumes of newsprint rapidly at very low cost per unit; and (3) commercial lithography shops, which mass-pro­duce items of high quality for wide distribution (cata­logs, magazines, etc.).

Processes. Three major printing processes are in com­mon use today. The oldest and most widely used is the relief or letterpress method, in which the image to be printed is carried on a surface raised above the rest of the printing plate. The image areas are inked, and the printing plate is pressed against the paper and removed, leaving an ink image on the paper.

In the intaglio, or gravure process, the image to be printed is depressed into the surface of the printing plate. The entire surface of the plate is flooded with ink, then scraped with a “doctor” blade, a procedure which leaves ink only in the depressed image areas. Images are transferred when paper, applied against the printing plate, drinks up ink from the depressions.

The third process is lithographic printing, in which images are transferred from a plane or flat surface wrap­ped around a drum, rather than from depressions or el­evations on the printing plate. The image area on the plate is treated chemically to accept ink; the nonimage area is treated to repel ink. After the plate has been inked, it is pressed against a rubber surface or “blan­ket” which accepts the image without wearing down the surface of the printing plate, as paper does in let­terpress printing. The blanket is then used to impress the images onto the paper in an operation called “offset.”

Stages of production. The union members covered by the survey may be grouped according to their involve­ment in 1 of the 3 major stages of production. (See chart.)

The image transference or preparatory stage involves the transfer of original textual and illustrative material to a printing medium (e.g., a printing plate) which is used on a press. Occupational groups engaged in this work involve: Hand and machine compositors, photo­engravers, stereotypers, electrotypers, lithographic art­ists, camera operators, strippers, platemakers, and scan­ner operators.

The pressroom stage involves press operators and press assistants and feeders who mount the image car­riers on presses, feed the presses with ink and paper, supervise the quality of the printing being done, and perform routine maintenance on pressroom machinery.

The finishing stage involves bookbinders, bindery workers, and mailers. They bind the printed pages into books and pamphlets, assemble and wrap newspapers and magazines, or otherwise prepare printed material for mailing and distribution.

Unionization. Four printing trades unions represent virtually all of the union members studied. Hand com­

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positors, machine operators, and machine tenders be­long to the International Typographical Union (ITU). The Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU) covers bindery workers, book binders, photoengravers, and most craft workers under commercial lithography con­tracts. Press operators and press assistants outside of commercial lithography, electrotypers, and stereotyp­ers usually are affiliated with the International Printing and Graphics Communication Union (IPGCU). Most mailers belong to the International Mailers Union (IMU).

Survey findings

Wage trends. Average union wage rates for printing trades in cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more increased by 7.0 percent between July 1, 1977, and September 1, 1978 (table 4). For union members in book and job shops, increases averaged 7.3 percent compared to 5.6 percent for those in newspaper plants and 8.6 percent for those in lithography shops. Overall, the July 1977- September 1978 increase raised the Bureau’s wage rate index for all printing trades to 219.2 (1967=100). The corresponding wage index for book and job shops was 221.9; for newspaper plants, 215.0; and for lithography shops, 221.2 (table 1).

Between July 1, 1977, and September 1, 1978, in­creases for occupational groups studied separately in book and job shops ranged from 3.6 percent for press assistants and feeders to 9.5 percent for platen press op­erators (table 10). Over the same period, increases in the two other printing trades branches fell within nar­rower ranges—in newspaper plants, increases ranged from 4.3 percent for stereotypers to 6.4 percent for web press operators; in lithography shops, the spread was from 7.1 percent for scanner operators to 9.3 percent for press assistants and feeders. Since 1967, occupation­al wage rates have increased most rapidly for bindery workers—their wage rate index stood at 249.5 in 1978, while the smallest cummulative gain was for electro­typers in book and job shops—their index in 1978 was 185.7 (table 2).

On an annual basis, the July 1977-September 1978 increase for all printing trades was the smallest gain re­ported during the seventies and follows two relatively moderate advances in 1975-76 and 1976-77 (text table 1). By comparison, a 9.9-percent increase was reported for the period June 1977-September 1978 in the union component of the BLS Employment Cost Index—a measure of wage rate change that covers nearly all workers in private nonfarm industries.

About seven-eighths of the union membership cov­ered by the survey received wage rate increases be­tween July 1, 1977, and September 1, 1978. By indus­try branch, wage rates advanced for 92 percent of the members in book and job shops, for 72 percent in news­paper plants, and for 99 percent in lithography shops

Text table 1. Percent increases in average union wage rates in printing trades,1 United States, 1968-78

Year All printing trades

Book and job shops

Newspaperplants

Commerciallithography

shops

July to July: 1968-69 6.6 6.3 6.6 7.61969-70 8.3 8.2 7.9 9.71970-71 10.2 10.5 10.2 9.51971-72 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.91972-73 6.3 7.4 5.6 5.51973-74 8.1 7.1 8.6 9.11974-75 8.5 8.8 8.2 8.41975-76 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.51976-77 6.6 7.0 6.2 6.61977-782 6.0 6.2 4.8 7.3

'Basic (mininum) wage rates, excluding holiday, vacation, or other benefit payments made or regularly credited to the worker each pay period.

2Because a change in the survey reference month lengthened the period between the 1977 and 1978 surveys the actual July 1977-September 1978 increases were prorated to a 12-month period.

(tables 6 and 7). Such differences in the proportion of workers receiving increases and in overall trade in­creases resulted, in part, from variations in the timing of increases and negotiations. For example, the average wage rate increase for newspaper plants (5.6 percent) was dampened, in part, because contract negotiations in Atlanta, Boston, and New York City (accounting for one-eighth of newspaper membership surveyed) were still being conducted at the time of the 1978 survey. Excluding these cities, the newspaper increase would have been 6.4 percent.

Changes in regional averages between July 1977 and September 1978 were primarily influenced by variations in wage increases reported in the major cities in each region. The smallest regional increase was 5.2 percent for the Middle Atlantic region, reflecting, in part, the relatively small gain in New York City (4.4 percent)— where the largest number of printing trades workers in that region were located. In contrast, the majority of west coast cities reported increases of from 9 to 11 per­cent, resulting in an increase for the Pacific region of 9.6 percent—the highest among all nine regions studied.

Variations in regional increases in average wages dur­ing this period were also influenced by differences in the distribution of workers among printing branches. For example, the modest increase in New England (5.5 percent) resulted, to a degree, from the relatively small proportion of printing trades workers in that region in commercial lithography shops. If the printing branch mix in New England were standardized to duplicate that of printing trades members for the Nation as a whole, New England’s increase would have been 6.5 percent—significantly closer to the middle range of all regional increases and the overall national increase of 7 percent.

Industry branch averages. Union wage rates in the print­ing trades averaged $9.07 an hour on September 1, 1978 (table 5). Averages by industry branch were: $8.51 for

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book and job shops; $9.23 for newspaper plants ($8.97 if limited to day shifts and $9.50 for night shifts); and $10.03 for commercial lithography shops. Three major factors contributed to these differences: Skill level, nightwork, and intercity variations.

Wage differentials between book and job shops and the other two branches partially reflect differences in skill requirements among the three branches. Both the lithography and newspaper branches had a larger pro­portion of skilled journeymen than did book and job shops. Nearly one-fifth of all book and job shop mem­bers, for example, were in comparatively low-paying, semiskilled binding occupations involving mainly rou­tine tasks. Had their wage rates been excluded, the Sep­tember 1978 book and job shop average would have been 61 cents an hour higher ($9.12)—almost identical to the newspaper average and halving its disadvantage relative to lithography wage levels.

Prevalence of nightwork in newspaper plants also tended to increase differences between the three indus­try branches. One-half of the union members in news­papers were reported on night shifts at the time of the survey. Nationwide, the overall pay differential for night shifts over day shifts in newspaper plants amount­ed to 53 cents an hour. Nightwork differentials were found in all but 1 of the 58 cities reporting unionized newspaper trades; the size of such differentials and the proportion of members receiving them, however, var­ied widely by city and occupation.

In addition, nationwide pay differences among indus­try branches reflected variations in the distribution of union members among the cities surveyed as well as differences in industry pay relationships within cities. For example, the all-city average for lithography was 18 percent above book and job shops; when compari­sons were limited to the six largest cities, however, the difference narrowed to 8 percent (text table 2), primar­ily because of the pay relationships between the two branches in New York City. Unlike the national wage pattern, New York City’s pay levels were slightly high­er in book and job shops than in lithography. New York

Text table 2. Wage relationships among printing trades in the 6 largest cities, September 1,1978

Pay relatives(Book and job average=100)

Newspaperplants

(daywork)

Lithographyshops

United S ta tes................ 108 118

6 cities, total1........................... 104 108Chicago............................. 103 113D e tro it............................... 108 118Houston............................. 100 110Los Angeles...................... 120 123New York........................... 104 98Philadelphia...................... 118 138

'All cities of at least 1 million inhabitants, according to the 1970 cen­sus.

accounted for just over one-half of the union members in book and job shops in the six cities and two-fifths of those in lithography shops; nationally, its correspond­ing proportions were about one-fifth each.

Occupational averages. On September 1, 1978, average hourly wage rates for occupational classifications sur­veyed in book and job shops ranged from $5.90 for bindery workers to $10.51 for photoengravers. In news­paper plants, average day-shift rates ranged from $8.55 for mailers to $9.84 for photoengravers. In commercial lithography shops, the average went from $8.96 for press assistants and feeders to $12.13 for scanner oper­ators, the highest day-shift average for the survey.

Pay relationships among all 26 occupational classifi­cations studied in the three printing branches were ex­amined using a newly developed analytical tool—an occupational pay matrix. This analysis showed that the overall pay structure for printing trades remained un­changed over the past 10 years.1 However, four occu­pations in book and job shops experienced significant changes in their occupational pay relationships: Press assistants and feeders and bindery workers saw an im­provement in their relative positions between 1968 and 1978, while electrotypers and mailers experienced a de­cline, the latter group, though, only within the past 3 years (text table 3).

' Using the pay matrix technique, percent differences between all possible pairings of occupational averages were computed for the 26 jobs studied in each of the years between July 1968 and September1978. The resulting 325 pay relationships computed for each year were then summed and divided by the number of observations. The resulting mean represents the average percent difference between oc­cupational averages. The differences between the 1968 mean and the means of all subsequent years were then tested for statistical signifi­cance. Depending on the direction of change and the results o f these tests, the expansion or contraction o f the printing trades occupation­al pay structure could be discerned. By using similar methods, changes in an individual occupation’s relationship to all other occupations also were determined for the 26 jobs studied during this period. (For a detailed discussion o f the pay matrix technique, see “Interpreting Pay Structures Through Matrix Application,” Monthly Labor Review, Nov.1979.

Text table 3. Wage patterns of selected printing trade occupations

Mean wage advantage (in percent) held by all other printing trades over—

Year Binderyworkers

Electro­typers Mailers

Pressassistants

andfeeders

1968 ............. 78 7 25 221969 ............. 76 10 24 231970 ............. 79 12 28 241971 ............. 74 13 27 191972 ............. 72 13 27 181973 ............. 69 14 28 161974 ............. 68 16 25 181975 ............. 68 15 28 201976 ............. 63 17 37 121977 ............. 61 18 39 131978 ............. 58 18 46 15

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Regional and city averages. Regionally, average wage rates for all printing trades ranged from $7.29 in the Southwest to $9.62 in the Pacific. By industry branch, the Southwest reported the lowest averages for book and job shops ($6.96) and for lithography shops ($7.27), while the Southeast had the lowest averages for news­paper workers ($7.12). The Middle Atlantic and Pacif­ic regions had the highest averages for book and job shops ($9 and $8.97 respectively), with the latter region also reporting the top averages for newspaper plants ($9.95) and lithography shops ($10.64) (table 9).

Although less important than regional location, city population size also seemed to be related to wage lev­els. For example, on September 1, 1978, wage rates in cities of at least 1 million inhabitants averaged $9.86 or 10 percent more than in cities of 500,000 to 1 million ($8.97); 14 percent more than in cities of 250,000 to500.000 ($8.67); and 22 percent more than in cities of100.000 to 250,000 ($8.06) (table 11). There was con­siderable overlapping, however, of city averages among population size groups. Fremont, California, for exam­ple, a city of the smallest size group studied, reported an average wage ($9.43) that was higher than 16 of the 22 cities of the second largest size group—cities with500.000 to 1,000,000 inhabitants. Conversely, 15 of these

22 cities in population group II also had higher aver­ages than those reported for Houston and Philadel­phia—2 of the 6 cities with 1 million inhabitants or more.

Regional and city averages were influenced by var­ious factors, including differences in occupational staff­ing patterns and collective bargaining cycles. Table 5 presents, by city and industry branch, detailed wage information for selected occupational groups in each of the 63 cities studied.

Straight-time hours and supplementary benefits. Weekly hours paid at straight-time rates averaged 35.8 for all printing trades in the survey. Straight-time workweeks of 35 hours applied to nearly one-half of the union members; about one-fourth were required to work 37- 1/2 hours per week before overtime premium pay be­came effective. Straight-time hours averaged about 36 per week in book and job shops and newspaper plants and 35 per week in lithography shops (table 8).

Contract provisions for paid vacations and employer contributions for health, welfare, and pension plans ap­plied to most of the workers. Where available, infor­mation on the amount of such contributions is present­ed by city and trade in table 15.

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(Union printing trades, 1 9 0 7 -7 8 )

Table 1. Wage ratei and weekly hours indexes: United States

(1967 = 100)

DateAll printing

tradesBook and

job Newspaper Lithography 2

Wage rates Hours Wage rates Hours Wage rates Hours Wage rates

1907: May 15 ................................................................ (3) (3) 7.8 150.5 10.6 1 27.0 _191 2: May 15 ................................................................ 10.7 137.2 10.1 141.8 12.5 125 4 —191 7: May 15 ................................................................ 11.7 137.0 11.1 141.8 13.3 124.8 —1922: May 15 ................................................................ 22.1 124.5 22.0 1 23.8 22.6 1 27.1 —1927: May 15 ................................................................ 25.5 123.1 25.2 1 23.0 25.9 124.6 —

1932: May 15 ................................................................ 26.7 118.8 26.2 118.0 27.3 120.8 —1937: May 15 ................................................................ 28.1 108.9 27.6 111.0 28.9 106.4 —1942:June 1 .................................................................. 31.3 107.5 30.7 110.0 32.5 104.5 —1948: Jan 2 .................................................................... 49.8 103.1 48.9 104 0 51.6 103.0 —1952: July 1 .................................................................... 62.7 102.5 61.9 103.1 64.4 102.0 —

1953: July 1 .................................................................... 65.2 102.5 64.3 103.1 66.9 102.0 _1954 July 1 .................................................................... 67.1 102.4 66.2 103.0 68.9 101.9 —1955: July 1 .................................................................... 69.0 102.2 68.1 102.7 70.5 101.8 —1956: July 1 .................................................................... 70.8 102.1 70.0 102.5 72.3 101.7 —1 957: July 1 ................................................................... 73.3 101.8 72.6 102.1 74.6 101.5 —

1958 July 1 .................................................................... 75.8 101.5 75.1 101.8 77.1 101.3 _1959: July 1 ................................................................... 78.3 101.2 77.8 101 4 79.4 101.2 —1960: July 1 .................................................................... 80.6 101.1 80.3 101.2 81 1 101.2 —1961: July 1 .................................................................... 83.2 100.9 83.1 101.0 83.4 101.1 —1962: July 1 .................................................................... 85.6 100.8 85.6 100.9 85.7 101.0 —

1963: July 1 .................................................................... 88 1 100.7 88.2 100.8 88.1 100.9 _1964- July 1 .................................................................... 90.4 100.6 90.7 100.8 90.1 100.6 —1965: July 1 ................................................................... 93.0 100.4 93.5 100.5 92.5 100.6 —1966: July 1 .................................................................... 96.1 100.2 96.6 100.2 95.4 100.3 —1967: July 1 .................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1968: July 1 .................................................................... “105.0 99.9 105.2 99 9 105.1 100.0 104.01969: July 1 .................................................................... 111.9 99.7 111.8 99.7 112.0 99.8 111.91970: July 1 .................................................................... 1 21.2 99.6 1 21.0 99.7 120.8 99.7 1 22.81971: July 1 .................................................................... 133.6 99.5 133.7 99 6 133.1 99.6 134.51972: July 1 .................................................................... 1 44.2 99.4 144.4 99.4 144.2 99.6 143.8

1973: July 1 .................................................................... 1 53.3 99.3 155.1 99.3 152.2 99.6 151.71974 July 1 .................................................................... 165.7 99.3 166.2 99.3 165.4 99.6 165.51975: July 1 .................................................................... 1 79.8 99.3 180.8 99.3 179.0 99.5 179.41976: July 1 .................................................................... 192.2 99.6 193.3 99.3 191.7 99.6 191.11977: July 1 .................................................................... 204.9 99.6 206.8 99.3 203.6 99.7 203.7

1978: September 1 ....................................................... 219.2 99.6 221.9 99.3 215.0 99.7 221.2

'Index series designed for trend purposes; periodic changes in union rates are based on comparable quotations for the various occupations in consecutive periods, weighted by number of union members reported at each quotation in the current survey period.

2Data first collected separately in 1967-68. An hours index for lithography has not been developed.

3Combined data for years 1907-10 not available.“Lithography workers were included in the index for the first time in

1968. The index excluding these workers was 105.2

NOTE: Data for interim years between 1907 and 1952 not shown separately are available, upon request, from the Bureau.

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(1967 = 100)

Table 2. Wage rate indexes1 by trade: United States(Union printing trades, 1907-78)

Book and job

Date Bindery workers 2

Book­binders

Compos­itors,hand

Electro­typers

Machineoperators

Machinetenders(machin­

ists)Mailers Photoen­

gravers

Press assist­

ants and feeders

Pressoperators,cylinder

Pressoperators,

platenStereo­typers

1907: May 15........... — 8.4 9.5 9.6 10.9 — ___ ___ 6.5 9.8 8.9 _1912: May 15........... — 9.8 10.4 10.7 12.5 11.0 — — 7.9 11.6 10.0 —1917: May 15........... 8.7 10.8 11.3 12.4 13.4 11.5 — 11.5 9.0 12.5 11.1 —1922: May 15........... 19.4 21.5 23.5 25.4 25.1 22.3 — 21.2 19.4 30.2 22.2 —1927: May 15........... 20.9 25.0 26.0 28.5 28.0 24.7 — 26.1 23.3 26.9 25.4 —

1932: May 15........... 20.9 24.7 27.1 30.8 29.5 26.0 _ 28.2 23.1 27.5 25.3 __1937: May 15........... 22.1 26.1 28.0 31.8 29.9 26.8 24.4 31.0 24.7 28.9 26.6 —1942:June 1 ........... 25.5 29.5 31.1 34.9 32.8 29.6 28.8 33.0 28.3 32.0 29.4 —1948: Jan. 2 ............. 44.9 47.9 50.2 52.0 50.4 46.3 47.2 48.0 47.7 50.3 48.4 —1952: July 1 ............. 56.7 60.4 62.9 66.9 63.2 57.6 60.8 63.7 59.8 63.2 61.3 87.5

1953: July 1 ............. 59.3 62.3 65.4 69.3 65.7 60.2 64.0 66.5 62.3 65.6 63.6 88.01954: July 1 ............. 61.7 64.0 67.0 71.2 67.2 61.8 66.6 68.8 64.2 67.4 65.3 86.21955: July 1 ............. 63.9 66.1 69.1 72.2 69.4 63.8 68.8 70.6 66.4 69.3 67.6 84.41956: July 1 ............. 65.8 68.1 70.8 74.7 71.0 65.3 70.8 72.2 68.4 71.1 69.5 84.51958: July 1 ............. 69.4 70.6 73.4 77.3 73.7 67.8 73.5 74.4 70.9 73.3 72.2 85.7

1958: July 1 ............. 71.7 73.2 75.6 80.1 75.9 69.9 76.4 76.8 73.5 76.0 75.1 86.71 959: July 1 ............. 75.1 76.4 77.7 82.7 78.2 71.7 79.2 79.5 75.9 78.5 78.0 86.81960: July 1 ............. 78.3 79.0 80.4 85.1 80.9 74.2 82.1 82.1 78.3 80.6 80.0 86.41961: July 1 ............. 81.5 81.8 83.1 87.6 83.4 76.7 84.7 84.7 81.1 83.2 83.3 85.81962: July 1 ............. 84.4 84.1 85.6 89.7 86.1 79.1 87.8 87.6 83.5 85.6 85.7 88.1

1963: July 1 ............. 87.5 86.9 88.2 91.8 88.5 81.7 90.1 90.0 86.1 87.9 88.4 90.11964: July 1 ............. 90.3 90.2 90.5 93.4 90.8 90.0 91.5 92.0 89.1 90.4 90.8 92.81965: July 1 ............. 93.5 92.7 93.6 94.9 93.8 93.4 93.4 94.5 91.5 93.3 93.7 94.5

1966: July 1 ............. 96.9 96.7 96.6 96.9 96.7 96.7 95.6 97.5 95.7 96.2 96.7 96.71967: July 1 ............. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.01968: July 1 ............. 106.4 104.6 105.9 103.6 105.9 106.0 104.0 104.0 105.9 104.7 104.8 104.41969: July 1 ............. 114.0 111.7 111.8 110.0 111.8 112.5 112.7 110.2 113.1 111.5 112.5 111.51970: July 1 ............. 121.4 121.8 121.9 115.4 121.7 122.3 119.2 119.8 122.5 120.6 121.7 117.0

1971: July 1 ............. 136.0 135.3 135.4 123.5 134.2 137.1 132.4 128.9 141.6 131.9 133.5 126.61972: July 1 ............. 148.9 147.9 145.5 131.1 143.9 148.1 140.1 138.3 154.0 142.3 145.1 134.11973: July 1 ............. 162.8 157.3 157.4 139.6 155.6 159.5 149.3 147.7 165.8 151.4 154.3 141.41974: July 1 ............. 176.6 169.0 168.1 147.4 166.2 170.5 163.2 159.4 175.7 160.8 164.9 151.81975: July 1 ............. 192.1 181.3 185.6 158.6 182.8 187.0 171.8 172.2 190.5 174.8 179.7 163.8

1976: July 1 ............. 210.2 194.2 197.1 167.5 194.1 199.0 184.7 182.5 202.9 186.9 192.8 173.81977: July 1 ............. 229.3 207.8 208.9 176.2 205.7 209.5 198.2 194.4 212.4 202.2 209.6 183.91978: September 1 . 249.5 222.3 224.6 185.7 220.3 226.3 206.5 209.8 220.0 218.8 229.5 195.3

See footnotes at end o f table.

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Table 2. Wage rate indexes1 by trade: United States— ContinuedAJnion printing trades, 1907-78)(1967=100)

NewspaperWeb press operators

Date Compositors,hand

Machineoperators

Machinetenders

(machinists)Mailers Photoen­

gravers Journeymen Operators-in-charge

Journeymenandoperators-

in-chargecombined

Stereo­typers

1907: May 15. 11.1 11.4 _ _ _ _ _ 9.8 11.21912: May 15. 13.4 13.0 14.1 — — — — 11.5 12.71917: May 15. 14.3 13.9 14.6 — 13.3 — — 12.1 14.11922: May 15. 24.3 23.8 25.4 — 24.1 — — 20.2 23.21927: May 15. 27.5 27.1 27.4 — 28.4 — — 25.0 25.6

1932: May 15. 28.5 28.5 28.7 ___ 30.8 ___ — 26.6 27.01937: May 15. 30.5 30.5 30.6 24.2 32.7 — — 27.3 28.31942: June 1 . 33.8 33.7 34.0 28.5 36.3 30.9 31.6 30.9 32.31948: Jan. 2 .. 53.4 53.3 53.7 48.0 53.6 49.8 49.9 49.7 50.7

1952: July 1 . . 65.0 64.8 65.3 62.3 66.0 63.6 63.1 63.4 65.61953: July 1 .. 67.4 67.2 67.4 65.0 68.5 66.6 66.3 66.5 67.41954: July 1 .. 69.2 68.9 69.2 67.2 70.3 68.6 68.4 68.6 69.61955: July 1 .. 70.7 70.5 70.6 69.0 72.0 70.5 70.3 70.4 71.6

1956: July 1 . . 72.5 72.1 72.3 71.0 73.6 72.3 72.1 72.2 73.21957: July 1 .. 74.8 74.6 74.6 73.4 75.7 74.7 74.5 74.5 75.41958: July 1 . . 77.2 76.9 76.8 76.3 78.2 77.1 76.8 76.9 77.81959: July 1 .. 79.4 79.1 79.2 79.2 80.5 79.3 78.8 79.1 80.01960: July 1 .. 81.1 80.8 80.9 81.3 82.4 81.1 80.6 80.9 82.1

1961: July 1 .. 83.1 82.7 82.9 84.0 85.0 83.9 83.4 83.8 84.61962: July 1 .. 85.5 85.2 85.5 86.6 86.7 85.5 84.8 85.4 86.91963: July 1 .. 87.9 87.6 87.9 89.2 89.2 87.8 86.6 87.6 89.11964: July 1 .. 90.3 90.2 90.5 90.2 91.7 89.7 88.5 89.5 91.01965: July 1 .. 92.5 92.2 92.6 93.1 93.8 91.9 90.6 91.7 92.3

1966: July 1 .. 95.4 95.0 95.4 95.9 96.3 95.3 93.9 95.1 96.01967: July 1 .. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.01968: July 1 .. 105.1 105.3 105.0 105.4 105.1 104.5 104.2 104.4 105.71969: July 1 .. 111.6 112.1 111.4 113.8 112.0 111.2 111.0 111.1 112.41970: July 1 .. 120.2 121.6 119.8 121.7 123.1 120.0 120.3 119.9 120.9

1971: July 1 .. 132.1 133.4 131.9 138.9 132.9 131.9 129.2 131.5 132.01972: July 1 .. 143.4 145.0 142.7 151.2 144.2 141.8 137.8 141.3 142.21973: July 1 .. 150.7 150.9 149.6 160.5 152.5 151.4 146.9 150.9 152.91974: July 1 .. 163.9 164.6 162.8 174.9 162.9 164.5 159.6 164.0 164.31975: July 1 .. 179.0 180.7 177.8 186.8 177.6 175.7 168.9 174.9 172.7

1976: July 1 .. 190.5 193.2 189.7 203.4 190.9 186.8 180.9 187.1 188.61977: July 1 .. 200.0 205.6 201.3 215.6 202.9 201.0 196.8 201.5 198.21978: S e p ­

tember 1. . . . 212.6 215.1 214.0 225.9 215.1 213.8 207.8 214.2 206.7

Lithography2

Artists Cameraoperators

Plate-makers

Press assist­ant and/feeders

Pressmen Strippers

1967: July 1 ........................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.01968: July 1 ........................................ 103.7 104.0 103.9 104.5 103.7 103.91969: July 1 ........................................ 111.5 110.4 111.9 115.3 111.6 110.51970: July 1 ........................................ 120.6 120.6 122.2 128.7 122.1 1 21.21971: July 1 ........................................ 131.9 131.8 133.7 142.0 133.6 132.4

1972: July 1 ........................................ 140.5 140.8 142.8 152.5 142.8 141.51973: July 1 ........................................ 149.1 148.4 150.7 161.5 149.9 150.01974: July 1 ........................................ 162.4 161.0 164.4 1 78.1 162.9 164.01975: July 1 ........................................ 175.2 173.4 178.5 195.0 176.3 177.81976: July 1 ........................................ 187.1 185.5 190.3 208.1 187.1 189.7

1977: July 1 ........................................ 198.5 198.1 201.9 223.1 199.3 202.01978: September 1 ............................. 215.4 215.5 219.1 243.8 216.0 219.2

'Index series designed for trend purposes; changes in union rates are based on comparable quotations for the various occupations in con­secutive periods, weighted by number of union members reported at each quotation in the current survey period.

"Bindery workers, formerly referred to as bindery women, are semi­skilled workers who perform such operations as feeding bindery machiner, collating pages, labeling printed items, cleaning covers, and putting parts

of books together. This job category corresponds to the Journeymen II classification found in bindery contracts negotiated by the Graphic Arts In­ternational Union.

3Data first collected separately in 1967-68.NOTE: Data for interim years between 1907 and 1952 not shown

separately are available, upon request, from the Bureau.

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Table 3. Weekly hours indexes by trade: United States(Union printing trades, 1907-78)

Book and job

Date Binderyworkers

Book­binders

Compos­itors,hand

Electro­typers

Machineoperators

Machinetenders(machin­

ists)Mailers Photoen­

gravers

Press assist­

ants and feeders

Pressoperatorscylinder

Pressoperators,

platenStereo­typers

1907: May 15........... — 147.5 131.9 136.3 133.6 — — — 145.7 140.4 140.9 —

1912: May 15........... — 132.6 131.8 131.1 133.0 134.5 — — 130.5 131.4 133.0 —1917: May 15........... 129.9 132.6 131.8 130.4 133.3 134.7 — 141.4 130.5 131.4 133.1 —1922: May 15........... 122.3 124.6 122.2 124.4 124.6 124.4 — 129.9 122.1 122.6 125.2 —1927: May 15........... 121.2 123.5 121.2 126.4 124.0 123.8 — 129.9 120.9 121.5 123.0 —

1932: May 15........... 121.2 123.2 120.9 123.8 123.7 123.8 __ 123.2 106.2 110.8 121.2 __1937: May 15........... 111.5 113.1 111.1 108.8 111.8 111.7 112.5 110.6 110.8 109.6 112.1 —1942:June 1 ........... 110.0 111.2 110.9 102.9 111.5 111.5 111.9 108.1 109.8 109.2 111.5 —1948: Jan. 2 ............. 104.0 104.2 103.9 105.6 104.1 104.1 104.5 106.5 103.8 102.7 105.6 —1952: July 1 ............. 103.3 103.3 103.5 103.0 103.8 103.8 102.2 104.2 102.8 102.1 104.6 100.3

1953: July 1 ............. 103.3 103.3 103.5 102.9 103.8 103.8 102.2 104.1 102.8 102.1 104.5 100.61954: July 1 ............. 103.2 103.2 103.1 102.9 103.4 103.6 102.2 104.0 102.8 102.1 104.5 100.61955: July 1 ............. 103.0 103.1 102.8 102.9 103.1 103.1 102.2 103.8 102.5 101.9 103.9 100.71956: July 1 ............. 102.7 102.9 102.5 102.1 102.9 102.8 101.9 103.7 102.4 101.8 103.6 100.01957: July 1 ............. 102.2 102.6 102.2 101.5 102.5 102.5 101.8 103.5 101.9 101.4 102.2 99.1

1958: July 1 ............. 101.8 102.2 102.0 101.4 102.2 102.4 101.6 103.1 101.5 100.9 101.7 99.51959: July 1 ............. 101.4 101.8 101.6 101.0 101.7 101.9 101.4 102.6 101.3 100.7 101.3 100.31960: July 1 ............. 101.2 101.6 101.4 100.9 101.3 101.6 101.1 102.2 101.2 100.6 101.1 100.21961: July 1 ............. 101.0 101.4 101.3 100.7 101.2 101.6 100.7 101.8 101.1 100.3 100.9 100.21962: July 1 ............. 100.9 101.3 101.2 100.6 101.1 101.5 100.1 100.9 101.0 100.5 100.8 100.2

1963: July 1 ............. 100.8 101.2 101.2 100.2 101.1 101.5 100.1 100.7 101.0 100.5 100.8 100.21964: July 1 ............. 100.8 101.2 101.2 100.2 101.1 101.5 100.1 100.5 101.0 100.5 100.8 100.21965: July................ 100.8 101.2 100.5 100.1 100.5 100.6 100.1 100.3 101.0 100.0 100.2 100.2

1966: July 1 ............. 100.4 100.4 100.1 100.0 100.1 100.1 100.0 100.1 100.9 100.1 100.1 100.11967: July 1 ............. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.01968: July 1 ............. 99.9 99.9 99.7 100.0 99.7 99.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.8 100.01969: July 1 ............. 99.6 99.3 99.7 100.0 99.7 99.6 100.0 100.0 99.7 99.7 99.8 100.01970: July 1 ............. 99.4 99.3 99.6 100.0 99.6 99.5 99.9 100.0 99.7 99.6 99.8 99.9

1971: July 1 ............. 99.3 99.2 99.5 100.3 99.6 99.5 100.5 100.0 99.6 99.5 99.7 99.71972: July 1 ............. 98.1 98.9 99.5 100.3 99.5 99.5 100.5 100.0 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.71973: July 1 ............. 97.9 98.7 99.5 100.3 99.5 99.5 100.3 100.0 99.0 99.2 99.3 99.81974: July 1 ............. 97.9 98.7 99.5 100.3 99.5 99.5 100.3 100.0 99.0 99.2 99.3 99.91975: July 1 ............. 97.9 98.8 99.5 100.3 99.5 99.3 100.3 100.0 99.0 99.2 99.3 99.9

1976: July 1 ............. 97.9 98.8 99.8 100.2 99.6 99.4 100.2 100.0 99.0 99.2 99.3 99.11977: July 1 ............. 97.8 98.8 99.8 100.2 99.6 99.5 100.2 100.0 99.1 99.4 99.3 99.11 978: September 1 . 97.8 98.6 99.8 100.2 99.6 99.5 100.2 100.0 99.1 99.4 99.3 99.1

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Table 3. Weekly hours indexes by trade: United States— Continued(Union printing trades, 1907-78)

NewspaperWeb press operators

Date Compositors,hand

Machineoperators

Machinetenders

(machinists)Mailers Photoen­

gravers Journeymen Operators-in-charge

Journeymen and operators-

in-charge combined

Stereo­typers

1907: May 15. 126.7 129.1 _ _ _ _ _ 119.3 130.21912: May 15. 126.2 128.8 131.7 — — — — 115.7 124.81917: May 15. 125.6 127.8 131.2 — 127.8 — — 115.6 124.51922: May 15. 127.3 129.9 132.2 — 121.8 — — 121.8 124.61927: May 15. 125.5 1 27.4 131.1 — 119.7 — — 117.7 123.7

1932: May 15. 121.7 122.0 121.6 ___ 118.7 ___ ___ 115.1 122.61937: May 15. 104.0 104.5 104.4 105.6 108.9 — — 106.1 111.91942: June 1 . 103.3 103.8 103.6 105.0 105.1 103.9 103.9 104.1 104.01948: Jan. 2 .. 102.0 102.4 102.2 102.9 103.7 102.8 103.0 103.0 102.6

1952: July 1 .. 101.7 102.1 101.9 102.2 101.9 101.2 101.2 101.4 100.91953: July 1 .. 101.6 102.0 101.9 102.1 101.9 101.4 101.4 101.6 100.81954: July 1 . . 101.5 101.9 101.8 102.0 101.8 101.3 101.3 101.5 100.71955: July 1 .. 101.4 101.9 101.7 101.8 101.7 101.2 101.2 101.4 100.6

1956: July 1 .. 101.3 101.8 101.6 101.8 101.6 101.2 101.2 101.4 100.61957: July 1 .. 101.2 101.6 101.5 101.6 101.5 100.8 100.6 100.9 100.51958: July 1 .. 101.0 101.3 101.2 101.4 101.2 100.5 100.3 100.6 100.51959: July 1 .. 100.9 101.2 101.1 101.1 101.3 100.3 100.2 100.4 100.41960: July 1 . . 100.9 101.2 101.1 101.0 101.2 100.4 100.6 100.6 100.3

1961: July 1 .. 100.8 101.1 101.0 100.9 101.1 100.3 100.4 100.4 99.91962: July 1 .. 100.7 101.0 100.9 100.8 101.0 100.2 100.3 100.3 100.11963: July 1 .. 100.7 101.0 100.9 100.7 100.9 100.1 100.2 100.2 100.11964: July 1 .. 100.3 100.4 100.3 100.7 100.8 100.1 100.1 100.2 100.11965: July 1 .. 100.3 100.4 100.3 100.7 100.8 100.1 100.1 100.2 100.1

1966: July 1 . . 100.2 100.3 100.2 100.7 100.4 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.11967: July 1 .. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.01968: July 1 . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.01969: July 1 .. 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.9 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.01970: July 1 .. 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.7 99.7 99.9 99.8 99.9 99.9

1971: July 1 .. 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.8 99.5 99.8 99.7 99.8 99.71972: July 1 .. 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.8 99.5 99.8 99.7 99.8 99.31973: July 1 . . 99.5 99.5 99.6 99.8 99.5 99.8 99.7 99.8 99.31974: July 1 . . 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.4 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.31975: July 1 .. 99.2 99.4 99.5 99.7 99.3 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.3

1976: July 1 .. 99.2 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.3 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.31977: July 1 .. 1978: Sep-

99.2 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.3 100.1 100.6 100.2 99.3

tember 1 . . . . 99.2 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.3 99.9 100.4 100.0 99.3

NOTE: Data for interim years between 1907 and 1952 not shown separately are available, upon request, from the Bureau.

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Table 4. Average wage rates and changes by trade: United States

Trade Average rate per hour'

Change from July 1, 19772

Cents per hour Percent

All printing trades.......................... $9.07 59 7.0

Book and job3..................................... 8.51 58 7.4Bindery workers (journeymen II ) ..... 5.90 48 8.8Bookbinders (journeymen I) ........... 8.61 56 7.0Compositors, hand........................... 9.64 67 7.5Electrotypers.................................... 8.19 42 5.4Machine operators........................... 9.38 63 7.1Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 9.80 73 8.0Mailers.............................................. 6.44 26 4.2Photoengravers................................ 10.51 77 7.9Press assistants and feeders.......... 8.52 30 3.6Press operators, cylinder................ 8.91 67 8.2Press operators, platen................... 7.88 69 9.5Stereotypers .................................... 9.10 54 6.2Camera operators............................ 9.18 58 6.7Platemakers..................................... 8.44 52 6.5Strippers........................................... 9.17 67 7.9

Newspapers........................................ 9.23 49 5.6Daywork......................................... 8.97 51 6.0Nightwork ...................................... 9.50 48 5.3

Compositors, hand........................... 9.11 54 6.3Daywork......................................... 8.94 52 6.2Nightwork ...................................... 9.29 55 6.3

Machine operators........................... 9.49 42 4.6Daywork......................................... 9.16 45 5.2Nightwork ...................................... 9.74 39 4.1

Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 9.65 57 6.3Daywork......................................... 9.48 58 6.5Nightwork ...................................... 9.85 57 6.1

Mailers.............................................. 8.79 40 4.8Daywork......................................... 8.55 44 5.4Nightwork ...................................... 9.05 35 4.1

Photoengravers................................ 9.93 56 6.0Daywork......................................... 9.84 59 6.3Nightwork ...................................... 10.04 54 5.7

Press operators, web (journeymen) 9.26 56 6.4Daywork......................................... 8.94 55 6.6Nightwork ...................................... 9.58 56 6.2

Press operators-in-charge............... 10.14 58 6.0Daywork......................................... 9.48 60 6.7Nightwork ...................................... 10.65 56 5.5

Stereotypers .................................... 9.65 41 4.3Daywork......................................... 8.95 48 5.6Nightwork ...................................... 10.17 36 3.6

Lithography3........................................ 10.03 80 8.6Artists ............................................... 10.56 83 8.5Camera operators............................ 10.43 85 8.8Platemakers..................................... 10.15 80 8.5Press assistants and feeders......... 8.96 77 9.3Press operators, offset.................... 10.31 80 8.4Scanners .......................................... 12.13 83 7.1Strippers........................................... 10.28 81 8.5

1 Average rates based on all rates in effect Sept. 1, 1978; each union rate was weighted by the number of union members at each reported rate.

2 Based on comparable rates for 1977 and 1978, and weighted by the number of union members at each reported rate in 1978.

3 Relatively few workers in book and job or lithography shops were employed on nightwork; therefore, data on such workers were excluded from the survey.

NOTE: Variations in the size of annual increases from survey to survey may reflect, in part, variations in timing of negotiations. Wage rates and increases indicated reflect rates available on Sept. 1 of the survey year, and do not include increases made later that are retroactive to Sept. 1 or before. Such retroactive increases are included in the wage rates reported in the following year’s survey.

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Table 5. Wage rate distribution by trade: United States

(Percent distribution of union printing trades workers, September 1, 1978)

Percent of union workers whose rates per hour were—

TradeAverage rate per

hour Under$5.00

$5.00and

under$5.50

$5.50

$6.00

$6.00

$6.50

$6.50

$7.00

$7.00

$7.50

$7.50

$8.00

$8.00

$8.50

$8.50

$9.00

$9.00

$9.50

$9.50

$10.00

$10.00

$11.00

$11.00

$12.00

$12.00andover

All printing trades.......................... $9.07 1.4 2.3 2.1 3.6 4.1 5.0 6.1 8.0 9.5 13.4 12.9 19.5 8.1 4.1

Book and jo b ...................................... 8.51 3.1 5.1 4.2 6.2 6.1 7.8 6.2 9.0 9.5 9.3 8.8 13.8 3.3 7.6Bindery workers (journeymen I I ) ..... 5.90 1 15.2 19.5 18.2 20.6 14.7 10.6 - 1.1 - - - - - -Bookbinders (journeymen I) ........... 8.61 - - .6 8.2 7.8 7.1 8.7 7.8 13.6 15.3 9.2 21.8 - -Compositors, hand........................... 9.64 - .2 1.2 .8 1.1 7.1 10.6 15.2 12.3 7.7 11.3 1.0 - 2 31.6Electrotypers.................................... 8.19 - - - - 14.4 24.7 - 16.6 16.6 27.7 - - - -Machine operators........................... 9.38 - .4 .8 2.0 1.0 11.5 9.2 14.7 16.6 6.3 8.7 1.0 - 2 27.6Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 9.80 - - .4 - 2.0 9.8 6.4 6.9 9.4 24.3 7.0 .9 - 2 32.8Mailers.............................................. 6.44 5.6 57.2 1.5 .3 - 9.0 1.8 8.4 5.8 4.8 2.0 3.6 - -Photoengravers................................ 10.51 - - - - .8 1.4 .2 .5 2.5 4.2 6.0 51.8 29.5 3.2Press assistants and feeders.......... 8.52 2.1 .7 2.0 4.9 3.4 11.3 10.0 11.2 15.8 5.4 21.4 11.8 - -Press operators, cylinder................ 8.91 (3) (3) 1.4 1.3 5.3 5.2 6.8 15.7 13.0 17.7 14.6 16.1 3.0 -Press operators, platen................... 7.88 - .5 - 3.0 18.8 16.7 27.8 5.5 6.6 21.1 - - - -Stereotypers .................................... 9.10 - - - - - 6.0 - 14.0 - 70.0 10.0 - - -Camera operators............................ 9.18 .1 - - .9 7.5 6.4 7.2 8.1 5.8 18.5 5.8 37.7 .5 1.5Platemakers..................................... 8.44 .3 3.9 2.7 .5 12.6 11.2 1.1 14.8 5.6 20.9 19.9 6.4 -Strippers........................................... 9.17 .1 - 2.2 .7 6.0 5.3 5.2 12.1 7.4 13.6 11.4 34.2 1.7 -

Newspapers........................................ 9.23 _ (3) .4 1.9 3.2 3.0 8.2 9.0 11.9 19.6 17.0 17.0 8.5 .4Daywork......................................... 8.97 - (3) .4 1.7 3.3 3.0 10.4 10.8 17.8 23.4 15.7 8.9 4.2 .4Nightwork ...................................... 9.50 - - .4 2.0 3.2 3.1 6.1 7.3 6.0 15.8 18.2 24.9 12.7 .4

Compositors, hand........................... 9.11 - - .3 2.5 4.6 2.7 10.8 8.9 7.2 19.8 20.5 15.8 6.9 -Daywork......................................... 8.94 - - .6 2.7 5.3 2.3 11.5 10.3 12.8 20.4 18.2 10.3 5.6 -Nightwork ...................................... 9.29 - - - 2.3 4.0 3.1 10.0 7.4 1.5 19.1 22.8 21.4 8.2 -

Machine operators........................... 9.49 - - .2 2.9 4.9 .9 6.1 7.3 5.5 20.9 21.0 10.9 19.5 -Daywork......................................... 9.16 - - .4 3.8 5.4 - 9.2 9.4 8.9 24.2 18.3 8.4 12.2 -Nightwork ...................................... 9.74 - - - 2.3 4.5 1.5 3.8 5.6 2.8 18.3 23.1 12.9 25.2 t -

Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 9.65 - - .5 1.0 2.7 - 8.0 8.7 2.4 14.7 16.8 35.9 9.3 -Daywork......................................... 9.48 - - .9 - 2.7 - 9.2 10.4 4.5 18.3 16.0 30.2 7.6 -Nightwork ...................................... 9.85 - - - 2.2 2.7 - 6.5 6.8 - 10.5 17.7 42.4 11.3 -

Mailers.............................................. 8.79 - .1 1.3 3.1 .3 6.3 10.3 10.6 19.9 20.5 10.8 15.1 1.9 -Daywork......................................... 8.55 - .1 .7 1.8 .5 6.1 14.4 13.5 26.9 25.2 9.8 - .9 -Nightwork ...................................... 9.05 - - 1.8 4.4 .1 6.5 5.8 7.4 12.3 15.3 11.9 31.6 3.0 -

Photoengravers................................ 9.93 - - - - 2.2 3.5 2.1 11.4 4.0 14.2 11.2 30.0 15.4 6.0Daywork......................................... 9.84 - - - ~ 4.1 1.8 2.1 11.3 5.2 14.9 14.1 33.9 6.0 6.7Nightwork ...................................... 10.04 - - - - - 5.6 2.1 11.6 2.6 13.2 7.6 25.3 26.9 5.2

Press operators, web (journeymen) 9.26 - - - - 4.2 2.1 6.9 8.4 19.7 18.8 16.8 20.4 2.7 -Daywork......................................... 8.94 - - ~ - 2.9 3.2 9.1 8.9 28.6 23.9 17.1 6.3Nightwork ...................................... 9.58 - - - - 5.5 .9 4.6 7.8 10.7 13.7 16.5 34.8 5.4 -

Press operators-in-charge............... 10.14 - - - - .7 - 4.4 3.4 5.2 20.5 18.8 16.9 27.0 3.1Daywork......................................... 9.48 - - - - - 4.8 5.2 10.3 34.1 22.7 19.6 3.3 -Nightwork ...................................... 10.65 - - - - 1.2 - 4.0 2.0 1.2 10.0 15.8 14.8 45.4 5.5

Stereotypers .................................... 9.65 - - - - - 5.6 4.1 14.2 6.1 23.8 17.8 4.2 24.3 -Daywork......................................... 8.95 - - - - - 6.5 5.1 19.3 4.0 51.5 12.0 1.6 -Nightwork ...................................... 10.17 - - - - - 4.8 3.4 10.3 7.7 3.3 22.0 7.2 41.1 -

Lithography......................................... 10.03 .2 .1 .4 .6 .9 2.1 2.1 3.9 5.3 11.6 15.0 36.8 18.2 2.7Artists ............................................... 10.56 .2 - - - - .4 1.0 .6 .6 5.5 7.6 48.5 35.6 -Camera operators............................ 10.43 (3) - - - .3 .6 2.0 2.3 1.8 5.8 8.1 41.1 38.0 -Platemakers..................................... 10.15 .1 - .2 .2 - 2.3 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.0 11.1 63.0 10.8Press assistants and feeders.......... 8.96 .6 .2 .4 2.4 1.8 2.9 5.0 5.6 16.0 36.1 26.7 2.2 - .2Press operators, offset.................... 10.31 0 (3) .8 .3 1.3 2.8 1.2 3.7 3.4 4.4 14.2 37.8 23.7 6.3Scanners .......................................... 12.13 - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.2 4 73.8Strippers........................................... 10.28 0 - - - .2 1.3 1.0 4.5 .9 5.0 11.0 59.7 16.4 -

1 Workers were distributed as follows: 10.0 percent at $4.50 and under $5; and 5.2 percent under $4.50.

2 All workers were between $12 and under $12.50.3 Less than 0.05 percent.4 Workers were distributed as follows: 68.2 percent between $12 and

under $12.50; and 5.6 percent at $12.50 and over.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dash indicates no rates reported for specified interval.

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Table 6. Cents-per-hour changes in wage rates by trade: United States

(Union printing trades, July 1, 1977-September 1, 1978)

Percent of workers affected by cents-per-hour increases of—

Tradeworkers

affected by wage rate increases

Under10

10and

under20

20

30

30

40

40

50

50

60

60

70

70

80

80

90

90

100

100

110

110

130

130

150

150andover

All printing trades.......................... 86.7 0.5 1.7 5.5 7.2 7.1 12.6 12.5 7.6 12.9 8.4 2.8 5.3 1.7 0.7

Book and jo b ...................................... 92.4 _ 3.2 7.1 11.6 7.9 12.2 17.7 8.6 7.6 11.1 1.9 3.9 1.3 .4Bindery workers (journeymen I I ) ..... 97.6 - .9 21.5 16.9 11.6 16.9 12.8 10.8 2.1 3.7 .3 - - -Bookbinders (journeymen I) ........... 99.8 - 15.7 1.4 19.2 7.0 9.1 24.5 - 8.3 6.8 .3 3.9 3.5 .2Compositors, hand........................... 95.2 - - 7.0 10.3 5.9 4.7 20.1 3.5 3.0 34.1 4.4 2.0 - .2Electrotypers.................................... 86.1 - - / 13.9 10.3 2.6 42.7 6.4 - 7.7 2.6 - - - -Machine operators........................... 94.4 - - 11.6 14.0 4.1 6.3 18.0 1.4 2.0 31.0 3.0 2.6 - .3Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 96.6 - - 5.4 6.0 7.1 6.0 9.1 19.8 .4 33.6 3.8 5.4 - -Mailers.............................................. 40.6 - .9 - 6.9 10.1 5.6 9.0 - - 1.5 - .6 6.1 _Photoengravers................................ 100.0 - - 1.1 6.0 2.7 27.1 16.6 7.0 9.4 4.3 7.5 18.3 - -Press assistants and feeders......... 49.4 - (’) 1.7 3.3 11.1 10.2 8.3 5.2 4.9 3.1 .1 1.5 - -Press operators, cylinder................ 95.8 - .3 1.7 5.4 11.0 13.0 19.8 13.5 20.3 4.4 .4 1.2 3.2 1.7Press operators, platen................... 97.4 - - .4 3.8 8.0 15.7 4.4 43.6 16.2 - - 2.8 - 2.5Stereotypers .................................... 100.0 - - - - 2.0 82.0 16.0 - - - - - - -Camera operators............................ 82.5 - - 3.0 4.5 6.3 4.8 25.4 10.7 22.0 1.6 - .7 3.1 .3Platemakers..................................... 81.5 - - 7.5 6.7 6.1 11.5 20.5 9.9 13.7 - - 1.4 4.2 _Strippers........................................... 88.6 - - 4.4 7.5 5.9 5.4 16.6 8.1 15.9 - .5 24.2 - -

Newspapers........................................ 72.1 1.2 .5 5.4 4.8 8.2 15.0 10.6 5.1 4.5 3.7 3.6 5.1 2.8 1.4Daywork......................................... 75.1 1.1 .5 4.2 6.2 9.3 15.5 11.9 4.6 5.4 3.4 3.4 5.5 2.9 1.2Nightwork...................................... 69.1 1.4 .5 6.6 3.4 7.1 14.5 9.3 5.5 3.6 4.1 3.9 4.7 2.8 1.6

Compositors, hand........................... 81.4 1.8 - 6.2 8.6 9.4 14.9 12.6 9.9 3.5 .7 2.8 5.1 4.8 1.1Daywork......................................... 82.1 2.0 - 5.6 11.1 11.3 14.4 12.3 9.7 1.4 .6 2.7 5.4 4.6 1.0Nightwork ...................................... 80.6 1.7 - 6.8 6.1 7.5 15.4 13.0 10.0 5.6 .7 2.9 4.8 5.0 1.1

Machine operators........................... 76.3 1.8 - 19.4 5.2 5.2 19.1 10.6 5.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 2.4 2.2 1.1Daywork......................................... 80.2 2.2 - 12.3 9.7 5.4 22.3 12.7 4.9 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.7 2.3 1.1Nightwork ...................................... 73.3 1.6 - 25.1 1.6 5.0 16.6 8.8 6.0 1.5 1.0 .7 2.2 2.1 1.1

Machine tenders (machinists)......... 86.4 - - 8.0 13.0 5.2 7.2 12.6 4.3 27.5 .4 3.5 1.4 1.9 1.6Daywork......................................... 87.3 - - 6.3 15.0 4.6 7.4 15.5 4.7 24.6 .5 5.1 - 2.1 1.7Nightwork ...................................... 85.4 - - 10.0 10.7 5.9 7.0 9.3 3.8 30.8 .4 1.8 2.9 1.6 1.4

Mailers.............................................. 57.3 2.0 2.1 1.5 .2 8.5 13.1 3.1 .5 7.3 8.1 7.2 2.8 .6 .2Daywork......................................... 62.9 1.0 2.3 2.6 .2 8.9 13.6 3.3 1.0 10.9 10.6 5.3 2.0 .9 .4Nightwork ...................................... 51.2 3.0 1.9 .4 .2 8.2 12.6 2.9 - 3.3 5.3 9.2 3.8 .4 -

Photoengravers............................... 82.1 - 1.0 .9 9.9 5.6 22.2 11.7 8.1 5.4 4.1 1.3 11.4 - .5Daywork......................................... 84.2 - .2 .8 7.9 6.1 20.3 16.6 10.0 7.6 1.8 1.5 10.6 - .9Nightwork ...................................... 79.7 - 1.9 1.0 12.2 5.1 24.4 5.9 5.9 2.9 6.9 1.1 12.4 - -

Press operators, web (journeymen) 69.5 - - - 1.4 9.4 13.6 15.0 3.2 2.2 6.2 3.4 8.5 4.1 2.3Daywork......................................... 71.2 - - - 2.1 10.7 12.9 18.8 .5 4.5 2.3 3.1 10.4 4.4 1.5Nightwork ...................................... 67.7 - - - .7 8.1 14.3 11.1 6.0 - 10.1 3.7 6.7 3.8 3.1

Press operators-in-charge............... 63.3 - - - .1 7.7 10.3 13.4 3.6 2.6 3.8 6.6 5.4 3.8 5.9Daywork......................................... 74.8 - - - - 11.1 11.1 19.2 5.7 5.5 .8 7.8 8.0 2.3 3.3Nightwork ...................................... 54.3 - - - .2 5.1 9.7 8.9 1.9 .4 6.1 5.7 3.4 5.0 7.8

Stereotypers .................................... 60.7 - - - 11.3 10.7 17.2 10.0 - - .4 - 3.1 - 7.9Daywork......................................... 72.3 - - - 11.5 13.1 33.7 - - - - - 5.0 - 9.0Nightwork ...................................... 52.3 - - - 11.1 9.0 5.4 17.2 - - .7 - 1.8 - 7.2

Lithography......................................... 99.9 .2 .7 2.1 1.8 3.4 9.4 4.4 14.3 39.7 10.5 3.4 9.1 .6 .2Artists ............................................... 99.8 - - .7 .5 1.3 13.8 5.5 16.7 31.3 12.4 2.1 15.1 - .3Camera operators............................ 99.9 - .4 1.7 1.3 1.9 7.9 4.8 13.2 29.0 21.9 4.7 13.0 - .3Platemakers..................................... 99.9 - 1.4 1.2 1.3 3.3 10.8 5.9 13.8 39.8 8.0 2.8 11.5 - .2Press assistants and feeders.......... 100.0 .4 .6 3.7 1.9 6.3 11.6 2.9 13.3 43.1 2.0 6.1 6.2 1.9 (’)Press operators, offset.................... 99.8 .2 .6 2.3 2.5 3.3 6.2 6.1 15.3 40.4 11.9 2.1 8.3 .5 .3Scanners.......................................... 100.0 - - - - - 3.9 - - 85.6 10.5 - - - _Strippers........................................... 100.0 - 1.0 .7 1.5 1.8 12.5 1.8 14.2 42.1 12.1 3.0 8.8 - .3

1 Less than 0.05 percent. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dash indicates no changes reported for specified interval.

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Table 7. Percent changes in wage rates by trade: United States

Trade

Percent affected by— Percent of workers affected by increases of-

Increase Nochange

Lessthan

2percent

2and

under4

4

6

6

8

8

10

10

12

12

14

14

16

16

18

18

20

20andover

All printing trades.......................... 86.7 13.3 2.1 5.6 12.0 23.4 22.6 9.6 4.9 3.0 2.3 0.5 0.6

Book and jo b ...................................... 92.4 7.6 3.0 4.9 13.9 27.1 20.1 12.5 3.8 3.2 3.1 .5 .3Bindery workers (journeymen I I ) ..... 97.6 2.4 - 9.8 6.4 23.4 16.8 29.8 2.1 3.2 5.7 - .3Bookbinders (journeymen 1) ............ 99.8 .2 15.7 .9 23.7 27.9 8.5 7.3 5.0 2.6 8.1 - .2Compositors, hand........................... 95.2 4.8 - 7.1 12.9 22.7 41.0 3.8 .7 5.1 1.7 - .3Electrotypers.................................... 86.1 13.9 - 13.9 38.6 13.4 9.3 8.5 - 2.6 - - -Machine operators........................... 94.4 5.6 - 11.1 16.5 20.5 35.5 2.5 .6 4.8 2.5 - .4Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 96.6 3.4 - 5.1 12.2 9.6 59.0 .8 5.1 3.4 1.3 - -Mailers.............................................. 40.6 59.4 - .9 7.3 20.6 - .3 1.2 3.6 .6 6.1Photoengravers................................ 100.0 - - 1.9 22.8 43.0 4.9 16.8 9.9 .8 - (’) -Press assistants and feeders.......... 49.4 50.6 - .5 4.6 19.5 11.5 6.0 2.6 3.1 .5 (’) 1.0Press operators, cylinder................ 95.8 4.2 .2 2.3 11.2 33.6 25.2 12.9 4.4 3.1 .1 2.4 .5Press operators, platen................... 97.4 2.6 - - 4.2 24.9 23.6 23.4 16.5 - 2.3 - 2.5Stereotypers .................................... 100.0 - - - 72.0 22.0 6.0 - - - - - -Camera operators............................ 82.5 17.5 - 3.0 8.9 36.9 16.9 6.0 3.7 1.1 - 3.0 -Platemakers..................................... 81.5 18.5 - 3.6 9.5 36.3 14.7 2.0 9.9 5.5 - - -Strippers........................................... 88.6 11.3 - 8.6 7.5 23.3 19.6 20.8 4.8 3.9 - - -

Newspapers........................................ 72.1 27.9 1.7 8.6 10.7 21.6 10.8 4.8 5.5 4.1 2.2 .7 1.2Daywork......................................... 75.1 24.9 1.6 8.8 11.5 23.2 9.7 5.0 6.5 4.7 2.2 .8 1.0Nightwork ...................................... 69.1 30.9 1.9 8.4 10.0 20.1 11.8 4.7 4.5 3.4 2.3 .6 1.4

Compositors, hand........................... 81.4 18.6 1.8 12.3 11.8 24.1 15.1 2.1 6.8 1.3 4.8 - 1.1Daywork......................................... 82.1 17.9 2.0 14.4 13.6 23.8 11.3 2.8 7.3 1.3 4.6 - 1.0Nightwork ...................................... 80.6 19.4 1.7 10.2 9.9 24.5 19.0 1.5 6.3 1.4 5.0 - 1.1

Machine operators........................... 76.3 23.7 1.8 22.6 16.4 15.8 10.7 1.3 4.2 - 2.2 - 1.2Daywork......................................... 80.2 19.8 2.2 19.4 20.1 17.8 9.8 1.2 6.0 - 2.3 - 1.2Nightwork ...................................... 73.3 26.7 1.6 25.1 13.5 14.2 11.4 1.4 2.8 - 2.1 - 1.2

Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 86.4 13.6 - 16.7 9.5 16.3 34.9 2.5 3.0 .3 1.6 .6 1.0Daywork......................................... 87.3 12.7 - 17.2 8.7 18.8 32.9 3.0 3.0 - 2.1 .5 1.2Nightwork ...................................... 85.4 14.6 - 16.1 10.4 13.5 37.3 2.0 3.1 .5 1.1 .7 .7

Mailers.............................................. 57.3 42.7 4.1 1.2 5.9 14.2 7.5 6.4 5.9 11.2 .6 - .2Daywork......................................... 62.9 37.1 3.3 1.9 6.1 15.6 9.5 6.9 6.2 12.1 .9 - .4Nightwork ...................................... 51.2 48.8 5.0 .4 5.7 12.8 5.4 5.9 5.5 10.3 .4 - -

Photoengravers................................ 82.1 17.9 1.0 6.3 12.9 43.0 2.9 10.5 3.4 1.7 - .5 -Daywork......................................... 84.2 15.8 .2 7.9 5.3 53.9 1.4 8.7 2.7 3.2 - .9 -Nightwork ...................................... 79.7 20.3 1.9 4.4 21.8 30.0 4.6 12.8 4.2 - - - -

Press operators, web (journeymen) 69.5 30.5 - 1.1 9.9 24.8 8.8 8.3 5.8 4.9 .7 2.7 2.3Daywork......................................... 71.2 28.8 - 1.6 10.4 25.0 7.7 7.4 7.9 6.0 1.1 2.7 1.5Nightwork ...................................... 67.7 32.3 - .7 9.3 24.7 10.0 9.2 3.7 3.9 .4 2.7 3.1

Press operators-in-charge............... 63.3 36.7 - .1 10.2 22.6 5.3 9.5 5.9 .9 3.4 - 5.4Daywork......................................... 74.8 25.2 - - 11.7 30.3 6.8 11.1 9.3 .8 2.3 2.5Nightwork...................................... 54.3 45.7 - .2 9.0 16.6 4.2 8.2 3.3 1.0 4.2 - 7.6

Stereotypers .................................... 60.7 39.3 - 11.0 10.9 27.3 - .4 - 3.1 4.2 3.7 .1Daywork......................................... 72.3 27.7 - 11.5 18.1 28.7 - - - 5.0 - 8.7 .2Nightwork ...................................... 52.3 47.7 - 10.6 5.8 26.3 - .7 - 1.8 7.2 “

Lithography......................................... 99.9 .1 .8 2.0 9.7 18.4 49.4 11.7 6.4 .9 .4 .1 .2Artists ............................................... 99.8 .2 - .7 13.2 23.1 41.8 17.3 3.3 - .3Camera operators............................ 99.9 (’) .4 1.7 9.9 19.2 32.8 32.8 2.8 - - - .3Platemakers..................................... 99.9 .1 1.4 1.2 13.3 18.5 47.4 8.6 9.4 - .2Press assistants and feeders.......... 100.0 0 1.0 3.1 8.2 13.5 51.6 5.9 11.9 2.4 1.8 .5 -Press operators, offset.................... 99.8 .1 .7 2.5 7.9 19.5 53.7 10.9 3.3 .8 .1 O .1Scanners .......................................... 100.0 - - - 3.9 85.6 10.5 “ “ “Strippers........................................... 100.0 0 1.0 .7 12.6 18.2 51.7 7.7 7.5 .4 ' ' .3

1 Less than 0.05 percent. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal100. Dash indicates no changes reported for specified interval.

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Table 8. Weekly hours: United States

(Union printing trades, September 1, 1978)

Percent of workers whose straight-time hours per week were—

TradeAverageweeklyhours 30 and

underOver 30

andunder 35

35Over 35

andunder 37.5

37.5Over 37.5

andunder 40

40 and over

All printing trades.......................... 35.8 0.3 11.9 47.4 14.6 23.7 1.2 1.0

Book and jo b ...................................... 35.8 _ 16.7 45.9 8.8 25.6 1.8 1.2Bindery workers (journeymen II ) ..... 35.8 - 9.0 51.7 20.4 13.8 3.0 2.1Bookbinders (journeymen I) ............ 35.5 - 15.7 53.4 15.7 14.2 .3 .6Compositors, hand........................... 35.9 - 31.6 22.9 7.2 36.6 .5 1.2Electrotypers.................................... 36.1 - - 47.9 14.1 38.0 - -Machine operators........................... 36.1 - 27.7 18.7 7.8 44.2 .5 1.1Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 35.7 - 32.8 32.9 2.9 31.1 .2 -Mailers.............................................. 36.8 - 3.3 20.7 1.2 74.9 - -Photoengravers................................ 34.9 - 10.0 87.9 1.1 1.0 - -Press assistants and feeders.......... 35.4 - 49.2 27.9 - 19.9 1.8 1.2Press operators, cylinder................ 36.3 - .5 53.0 .4 38.2 6.1 1.9Press operators, platen................... 36.3 - - 49.3 1.4 46.7 2.0 .5Stereotypers .................................... 35.5 - - 80.0 - 20.0 - -Camera operators............................ 36.1 - 13.7 41.3 - 41.5 2.1 1.3Platemakers..................................... 36.5 - 13.4 25.1 - 58.4 2.3 .8Strippers........................................... 36.0 - 7.0 50.4 - 40.1 2.1 .3

Newspapers........................................ 36.0 .8 12.5 25.7 28.6 30.9 .4 1.1Daywork......................................... 36.5 O 3.7 22.0 32.5 39.5 .3 2.0Nightwork ...................................... 35.6 1.5 21.3 29.4 24.8 22.5 .5 .1

Compositors, hand........................... 36.2 - 6.2 25.8 37.9 30.2 - -Daywork......................................... 36.4 - 5.6 20.9 35.8 37.6 - -Nightwork ...................................... 36.0 - 6.7 30.7 39.9 22.7 - -

Machine operators........................... 35.9 - 19.2 22.3 39.0 19.6 - -Daywork......................................... 36.1 - 12.3 20.5 41.2 25.9 - -Nightwork ...................................... 35.7 - 24.6 23.6 37.2 14.6 - -

Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 35.9 - 7.9 43.2 26.5 22.4 - -

Daywork......................................... 36.0 - 6.2 39.9 24.7 29.2 - -

Nightwork ...................................... 35.7 - 9.9 47.0 28.6 14.5 - -Mailers.............................................. 36.2 - 16.1 24.4 22.7 30.6 1.8 4.4

Daywork......................................... 36.8 - .9 21.3 35.8 32.3 1.2 8.4Nightwork ...................................... 35.5 - 32.6 27.8 8.4 28.7 2.4 -

Photoengravers................................ 36.1 - 4.6 29.9 34.3 31.1 - -

Daywork......................................... 36.2 - - 35.6 31.9 32.5 - -Nightwork ...................................... 36.0 - 10.3 23.0 37.2 29.5 - -

Press operators, web (journeymen) 35.9 .4 15.5 28.2 15.5 40.0 - .5Daywork......................................... 36.7 - - 21.4 21.6 56.5 - .5Nightwork ...................................... 35.1 .8 31.3 35.0 9.3 23.1 - .5

Press operators-in-charge............... 35.6 .3 24.5 24.1 12.3 38.3 - .4Daywork......................................... 36.9 - - 14.6 20.2 64.7 - .5Nightwork ...................................... 34.6 .6 43.5 31.4 6.2 17.9 - .4

Stereotypers .................................... 35.2 24.3 .3 8.9 26.9 39.6 - -Daywork......................................... 37.2 1.6 - - 32.0 66.5 - -Nightwork ...................................... 33.7 41.1 .5 15.4 23.2 19.8 - -

Lithography......................................... 35.3 - - 89.3 2.7 6.4 1.0 .6Artists ............................................... 35.1 - - 95.0 2.5 1.5 .2 .8Camera operators............................ 35.2 - - 92.2 2.7 3.8 .9 .4Platemakers..................................... 35.2 - - 90.8 5.0 3.5 .1 .7Press assistants and feeders .......... 35.2 - - 92.0 2.5 4.3 .6 .6Press operators, offset.................... 35.4 - - 84.5 1.8 11.0 2.0 .6Scanners.......................................... 35.0 - - 100.0 - - - -Strippers........................................... 35.2 - - 91.5 3.8 4.5 0 .2

1 Less than 0.05 percent. equal 100. Dash indicates no hours reported for specifiedinterval.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not

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Table 9. Average wage rates by trade: Regions

Trade UnitedStates

Region'

NewEngland

MiddleAtlantic

BorderStates

South­east

South­west

GreatLakes

MiddleWest Mountain Pacific

All printing trades.......................... $9.07 $8.64 $9.52 $8.86 $7.13 $7.29 $9.11 $8.45 $8.52 $9.62

Book and jo b ...................................... 8.51 8.45 9.00 8.74 7.08 6.96 8.28 7.69 7.47 8.97Bindery workers (journeymen I I ) ..... 5.90 5.70 5.54 5.97 5.61 4.53 5.90 5.64 5.25 7.05Bookbinders (journeymen I) ........... 8.61 8.09 8.52 9.42 7.52 6.66 8.72 8.56 7.83 8.94Compositors, hand........................... 9.64 8.13 11.56 7.62 7.36 7.73 8.94 8.18 7.43 8.97Electrotypers.................................... 8.19 6.65 8.79 8.46 6.67 8.48 8.10 7.45 - 8.60Machine operators........................... 9.38 8.34 11.46 7.15 7.14 7.59 8.87 8.12 7.35 9.11Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 9.80 8.53 11.81 8.88 7.33 8.24 8.74 8.00 7.28 9.31Mailers.............................................. 6.44 5.17 5.57 7.81 - - 8.57 8.75 - 8.32Photoengravers................................ 10.51 10.22 10.30 10.88 9.59 7.03 10.99 8.97 - 10.46Press assistants and feeders.......... 8.52 7.56 9.35 7.75 5.52 6.04 7.85 8.28 7.29 7.27Press operators, cylinder................ 8.91 7.59 8.50 8.69 7.66 7.40 8.80 9.42 7.96 9.67Press operators, platen................... 7.88 7.29 7.51 6.90 6.96 - 7.78 8.78 8.03 9.03Stereotypers .................................... 9.10 - 9.20 7.15 - - 9.37 - - -Camera operators............................ 9.18 7.75 9.58 7.37 7.14 8.54 8.91 10.10 9.69 9.87Platemakers..................................... 8.44 7.04 9.31 7.37 6.88 7.89 8.82 9.71 9.39 8.11Strippers........................................... 9.17 7.16 9.37 7.91 7.48 8.32 8.79 9.63 9.14 10.36

Newspapers........................................ 9.23 8.69 9.95 8.90 7.12 7.51 9.32 8.70 8.84 9.95Daywork......................................... 8.97 8.31 9.36 8.78 7.21 7.39 9.09 8.62 8.83 9.84Nightwork ...................................... 9.50 9.11 10.36 9.03 7.07 7.61 9.62 8.80 8.85 10.07

Compositors, hand........................... 9.11 8.16 10.19 8.90 6.88 7.47 9.49 8.51 8.85 9.75Daywork......................................... 8.94 7.99 9.97 8.77 6.81 7.36 9.21 8.43 8.82 9.71Nightwork ...................................... 9.29 8.41 10.40 9.03 6.95 7.55 9.82 8.58 8.89 9.80

Machine operators........................... 9.49 8.41 10.46 9.28 6.85 7.32 9.50 9.96 8.61 10.02Daywork......................................... 9.16 7.71 9.93 9.11 6.79 7.24 9.24 9.85 8.59 9.96Nightwork ...................................... 9.74 8.70 10.82 9.45 6.89 7.40 9.77 10.04 8.64 10.08

Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 9.65 8.18 10.37 9.49 6.79 7.90 9.47 8.43 8.64 10.50Daywork......................................... 9.48 8.03 10.17 9.40 6.78 7.83 9.25 8.29 8.47 10.39Nightwork ...................................... 9.85 8.36 10.54 9.61 6.80 7.97 9.82 8.57 8.98 10.61

Mailers.............................................. 8.79 9.01 9.19 8.61 6.88 7.06 8.86 8.62 8.28 9.08Daywork......................................... 8.55 8.58 8.64 8.54 7.43 7.07 8.71 8.48 8.20 9.00Nightwork ...................................... 9.05 9.81 9.64 8.69 6.64 7.05 9.12 8.76 8.36 9.21

Photoengravers................................ 9.93 10.06 10.47 9.99 7.79 7.43 9.78 9.21 10.79 11.38Daywork......................................... 9.84 9.90 10.19 9.90 7.63 6.93 9.45 9.02 10.80 11.30Nightwork ...................................... 10.04 10.24 10.79 10.08 7.93 7.64 10.22 9.60 10.78 11.52

Press operators, web (journeymen) 9.26 9.26 9.96 8.55 7.56 8.33 9.12 8.65 8.87 10.09Daywork......................................... 8.94 8.59 9.03 8.44 7.72 8.08 9.03 8.68 8.87 9.92Nightwork ...................................... 9.58 10.00 10.40 8.67 7.47 8.58 9.28 8.01 8.87 10.25

Press operators-in-charge............... 10.14 10.59 10.78 9.24 8.06 8.92 9.73 9.53 9.80 10.85Daywork......................................... 9.48 9.32 9.49 9.12 8.28 8.68 9.47 9.33 9.55 10.68Nightwork ...................................... 10.65 11.83 11.20 9.37 7.91 9.16 10.13 9.91 10.16 11.00

Stereotypers .................................... 9.65 - 10.73 7.67 - - 9.60 7.83 9.19 10.03Daywork......................................... 8.95 - 9.32 7.56 - - 9.37 7.73 9.24 -Nightwork ...................................... 10.17 - 11.33 7.78 “ 9.80 7.95 9.03 10.03

Lithography......................................... 10.03 9.12 10.03 9.20 7.55 7.27 10.34 9.33 8.50 10.64Artists ............................................... 10.56 9.62 10.41 9.94 7.87 6.43 10.70 10.18 11.11Camera operators............................ 10.43 9.57 10.29 9.54 7.79 7.93 10.64 10.07 8.96 11.16Platemakers..................................... 10.15 9.31 10.06 8.99 7.71 7.82 10.33 9.84 8.52 10.76Press assistants and feeders......... 8.96 8.36 9.25 8.24 5.50 6.06 9.26 8.45 8.11 8.95Press operators, offset.................... 10.31 9.11 10.23 9.79 8.17 7.32 10.85 9.45 8.09 11.04Scanners.......................................... 12.13 11.23 12.45 - - - 12.84 - - -Strippers........................................... 10.28 9.39 10.08 9.19 8.50 7.79 10.53 9.57 8.78 10.94

1 The regions referred to in this study include: New England— Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; Border States—Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia; Southeast— Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Southwest—Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Great Lakes—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; Middle West—Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain— Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; Pacific—Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported.

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Table 1G. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates by trade: Regions

Trade

United StatesRegion'

New England Middle Atlantic Border States Southeast

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

All printing trades.......................... 59 7.0 45 5.5 47 5.2 51 6.1 40 6.0

Book and jo b ...................................... 58 7.4 53 6.7 45 5.3 56 6.9 53 8.2Bindery workers (journeymen l i ) ..... 48 8.8 45 8.6 31 5.9 3 .5 43 8.3Bookbinders (journeymen I) ........... 56 7.0 66 8.9 30 3.7 53 6.0 83 12.3Compositors, hand........................... •37 7.5 39 5.1 87 8.1 46 6.4 44 6.4Electrotypers.................................... 42 5.4 22 3.5 45 5.4 49 6.1 67 11.1Machine operators........................... 63 7.1 29 3.7 84 7.9 36 5.3 47 7.0Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 73 8.0 24 2.9 88 8.0 70 8.5 59 8.7Mailers.............................................. 26 4.2 66 14.5 6 1.1 26 3.5 - -

Photoengravers................................ 77 7.9 70 7.4 55 5.7 97 9.8 82 9.3Press assistants and feeders......... 30 3.6 48 6.8 7 .7 45 6.2 42 8.2Press operators, cylinder................ 67 8.2 49 6.9 57 7.2 49 6.0 61 8.7Press operators, platen................... 69 9.5 58 8.7 48 6.9 38 5.8 80 13.0Stereotypers .................................... 54 6.2 - - 52 6.0 63 9.7 - -Camera operators............................ 58 6.7 48 6.6 29 3.2 39 5.5 62 9.4Platemakers..................................... 52 6.5 43 6.5 38 4.2 39 5.5 56 8.9Strippers........................................... 67 7.9 44 6.5 29 3.2 40 5.3 55 7.9

Newspapers........................................ 49 5.6 36 4.4 30 3.2 50 5.9 23 3.4Daywork......................................... 51 6.0 40 5.0 36 4.0 52 6.3 26 3.7Nightwork ...................................... 48 5.3 33 3.7 27 2.7 48 5.6 22 3.2

Compositors, hand........................... 54 6.3 20 2.5 37 3.8 62 7.5 8 1.2Daywork......................................... 52 6.2 26 3.3 37 3.9 60 7.3 8 1.2Nightwork ...................................... 55 6.3 12 1.4 37 3.7 65 7.8 8 1.1

Machine operators........................... 42 4.6 5 .6 36 3.6 30 3.4 4 .6Daywork......................................... 45 5.2 16 2.1 40 4.2 36 4.1 3 .4Nightwork ...................................... 39 4.1 - - 33 3.2 25 2.8 5 .7

Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 57 6.3 12 1.5 32 3.2 72 8.3 11 1.6Daywork......................................... 58 6.5 16 2.0 33 3.4 78 9.1 10 1.5Nightwork ...................................... 57 6.1 8 1.0 30 3.0 64 7.2 11 1.6

Mailers.............................................. 40 4.8 78 9.5 27 3.1 23 2.7 43 6.7Daywork......................................... 44 5.4 71 9.0 36 4.3 23 2.8 81 12.2Nightwork ...................................... 35 4.1 91 10.2 21 2.2 22 2.6 27 4.3

Photoengravers................................ 56 6.0 55 5.8 23 2.3 89 9.8 47 6.5Daywork......................................... 59 6.3 56 6.0 30 3.0 87 9.6 47 6.6Nightwork ...................................... 54 5.7 55 5.7 16 1.5 92 10.1 47 6.4

Press operators, web (journeymen) 56 6.4 63 7.2 33 3.4 58 7.3 31 4.3Daywork......................................... 55 6.6 57 7.1 37 4.3 64 8.2 21 2.9Nightwork ...................................... 56 6.2 69 7.4 31 3.1 53 6.5 36 5.1

Press operators-in-charge............... 58 6.0 154 17.0 20 1.9 66 7.7 30 3.9Daywork......................................... 60 6.7 87 10.4 33 3.6 69 8.2 18 2.2Nightwork ...................................... 56 5.5 219 22.7 16 1.5 63 7.2 39 5.2

Stereotypers .................................... 41 4.3 - - 3 .3 44 6.1 - -

Daywork......................................... 48 5.6 - - 5 .5 43 6.1 - -Nightwork ...................................... 36 3.6 - - 3 .2 44 6.0 - -

Lithography......................................... 80 8.6 63 7.5 79 8.6 32 3.6 42 5.9Artists ............................................... 83 8.5 72 8.1 78 8.1 28 2.9 41 5.5Camera operators............................ 85 8.8 68 7.7 84 8.9 31 3.3 45 6.2Platemakers..................................... 80 8.5 64 7.4 78 8.4 36 4.2 41 5.7Press assistants and feeders.......... 77 9.3 57 7.3 80 9.4 29 3.7 34 6.5Press operators, offset.................... 80 8.4 61 7.2 78 8.3 34 3.6 46 6.0Scanners.......................................... 83 7.1 55. 5.1 83 7.1 - - - -

Strippers........................................... 81 8.5 68 7.8 78 8.4 34 3.8 40 5.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 10. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates by trade: Regions—Continued

(Union printing trades, July 1, 1977-September 1, 1978)

Region1

TradeSouthwest Great Lakes Middle West Mountain Pacific

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

Cents-per-hourchange

Percentchange

All printing trades.......................... 54 8.0 67 7.9 61 7.7 56 7.1 84 9.6

Book and jo b ...................................... 62 9.8 64 8.4 54 7.6 49 7.1 78 9.6Bindery workers (journeymen I I ) ..... 34 8.2 57 10.7 48 9.3 54 11.5 68 10.7Bookbinders (journeymen I) ........... 49 7.9 72 9.0 61 7.6 61 8.4 88 10.9Compositors, hand........................... 87 12.6 60 7.2 37 4.7 49 7.1 44 5.2Electrotypers.................................... 56 7.0 38 5.0 96 14.7 - - 65 8.2Machine operators........................... 89 13.2 59 7.1 34 4.3 51 7.5 47 5.5Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 98 13.5 60 7.4 23 3.0 42 6.1 73 8.5Mailers.............................................. - - 57 7.1 51 6.1 - - 102 13.9Photoengravers................................ 59 9.1 78 7.6 39 4.5 - - 110 11.7Press assistants and feeders......... 37 6.4 68 9.5 86 11.6 32 4.6 62 9.4Press operators, cylinder................ 45 6.4 66 8.0 81 9.4 34 4.5 80 9.0Press operators, platen................... - - 68 9.7 123 16.3 32 4.1 73 8.7Stereotypers .................................... - - 61 7.0 - - - - - -Camera operators............................ 62 7.8 60 7.2 92 10.0 78 8.8 75 8.2Platemakers..................................... 61 8.3 56 6.8 99 11.4 71 8.2 27 3.5Strippers........................................... 63 8.1 55 6.7 103 11.9 47 5.5 99 10.5

Newspapers........................................ 48 6.8 59 6.7 50 6.1 56 6.8 88 9.7Daywork......................................... 50 7.3 54 6.3 46 5.6 55 6.7 86 9.6Nightwork ...................................... 46 6.4 65 7.3 56 6.8 58 7.0 91 9.9

Compositors, hand........................... 29 4.1 68 7.8 57 7.1 60 7.2 84 9.4Daywork......................................... 28 3.9 62 7.2 57 7.2 59 7.2 90 10.2Nightwork ...................................... 31 4.2 76 8.4 57 7.1 60 7.2 78 8.6

Machine operators........................... 24 3.4 67 7.6 63 6.8 60 7.5 89 9.7Daywork......................................... 22 3.2 61 7.1 64 7.0 60 7.5 86 9.5Nightwork ...................................... 26 3.7 73 8.1 63 6.7 60 7.4 91 9.9

Machine tenders (machinists) ......... 38 5.0 60 6.8 56 7.2 60 7.4 81 8.4Daywork......................................... 38 5.1 57 6.6 56 7.3 60 7.6 79 8.3Nightwork ...................................... 38 5.0 64 7.0 57 7.1 59 7.1 83 8.4

Mailers.............................................. 54 8.3 44 5.2 51 6.3 35 4.4 70 8.4Daywork......................................... 58 9.0 43 5.2 51 6.3 34 4.3 64 7.7Nightwork ...................................... 49 7.5 46 5.3 52 6.3 36 4.5 81 9.6

Photoengravers................................ 18 2.5 64 7.0 61 7.1 73 7.3 88 8.3Daywork......................................... 7 1.1 58 6.5 58 6.8 69 6.8 97 9.4Nightwork ...................................... 22 3.0 71 7.5 68 7.6 79 7.9 71 6.6

Press operators, web (journeymen) 121 17.1 47 5.5 22 2.7 60 7.3 106 11.7Daywork......................................... 125 18.3 46 5.4 21 2.5 58 7.0 98 10.9Nightwork ...................................... 118 15.9 49 5.6 58 7.8 63 7.6 114 12.5

Press operators-in-charge............... 136 17.9 62 6.8 12 1.3 83 9.3 109 11.2Daywork......................................... 144 19.9 56 6.3 12 1.3 64 7.2 100 10.4Nightwork...................................... 127 16.1 71 7.6 12 1.2 111 12.2 117 11.9

Stereotypers .................................... - - 81 9.3 45 6.1 53 6.1 91 10.0Daywork......................................... - - 81 9.5 45 6.2 53 6.1 - -Nightwork ...................................... - - 82 9.1 45 6.0 53 6.3 91 10.0

Lithography......................................... 59 8.8 81 8.5 81 9.5 77 10.0 92 9.5Artists ............................................... 31 5.1 83 8.4 84 8.9 - 98 9.7Camera operators............................ 62 8.5 85 8.7 85 9.2 65 7.9 97 9.6Platemakers..................................... 66 9.2 77 8.0 83 9.2 77 9.9 96 9.7Press assistants and feeders......... 51 9.2 77 9.0 80 10.4 46 5.9 89 11.1Press operators, offset.................... 59 8.8 83 8.3 77 8.9 88 12.3 93 9.2Scanners .......................................... - 96 8.1 “ - “ “Strippers........................................... 64 8.9 82 8.5 88 10.2 75 9.3 85 8.5

1 For definition of regions used in this study, see footnote 1, NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported for 1 or both years,table 9.

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Table 11. Average wage rates: Selected cities by industry branch and population group

(Union printing trades, September 1, 1978)

City and population groupAll print­

ingtrades

Bookandjob1

News­paper

Litho­graphy City and population group

All print­ing

trades

Bookandjob1

News­paper

Litho­graphy

All c ities......................................... $9.07 $8.51 $9.23 $10.03 Buffalo, N.Y ...................................... $8.79 $7.29 $9.57 $10.24Cincinnati, O hio................................ 9.49 8.04 9.27 10.55

Population group I Fort Worth, T ex ................................ 6.53 6.21 6.52 7.06(1,000,000 and over) ........................ 9.86 9.55 9.91 10.36 Honolulu, Hawaii .............................. 9.35 7.29 11.10 9.13Chicago, I I I ....................................... 10.01 9.51 9.76 10.72 Long Beach, Calif ............................ 9.14 7.42 9.46Detroit, Mich .................................... 9.24 8.63 9.32 10.18 Louisville, K y .................................... 9.47 9.68 9.34 8.63Houston, T e x ................................... 8.14 8.12 8.12 8.94 Miami, Fla ........................................ 6.75 6.75Los Angeles, Calif............................ 9.80 8.71 10.48 10.74 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn ............. 8.77 8.00 9.93 10.48New York, N.Y ................................. 10.35 10.27 10.72 10.02 Nashville-Davidson, Tenn ............... 6.76 6.40 6.73 7.12Philadelphia, Pa................................ 8.19 7.29 8.63 10.07 Newark, N .J ...................................... 9.70 8.63 11.18 10.19

Norfolk, V a ....................................... 6.91 5.38 6.96Population group II Omaha, Nebr.................................... 7.47 6.97 7.75 7.25(500,000 to 1,000,000) ..................... 8.97 8.02 9.39 10.15 Portland, O reg.................................. 9.27 9.05 10.64

8.14 7.32 8.89 7.72 Rochester, N .Y ................................. 8.70 6.70 8.80 10.69Boston, Mass................................... 8.91 7.91 9.39 9.68 Sacramento, Calif ............................ 10.05 9.83 9.96 10.72

8.64 8.04 8.76 9.41 Toledo, Ohio.................................... 8.92 7.32 9.15 9.75Columbus, Ohio................................ 8.14 7.62 9.20 9.09 Wichita, Kans................................... 8.11 7.11 7.66 9.07Dallas, T ex ....................................... 7.01 5.73 7.62 9.54Denver, Colo.................................... 9.02 7.50 9.88 9.04 Population group IVIndianapolis, Ind .............................. 8.77 7.61 9.81 10.73 (100,000 to 250,000) ........................ 8.06 7.88 8.25 8.41Jacksonville Fla ............................. 5.52 5.52 Albany, N .Y ...................................... 7.60 7.24 7.66 8.14Kansas City, M o ............................... 8.98 8.45 8.75 10.76 Chattanooga, Tenn.......................... 6.57 6.74 6.25 6.93Memphis, Tenn ............................... 8.04 7.79 8.17 Flint, Mich ........................................ 8.30 7.95 8.65

9.54 8.44 8.90 10.72 Fremont, Calif................................... 9.43 9.35 10 606.25 6.25 Fresno, C a lif.................................... 9.09 8.20 9.51 10 02

Phoenix, Ariz.................................... 8.50 6.52 9.04 6.81 Grand Rapids, M ich......................... 7.67 6.33 8.77 7.96Pittsburgh, P a .................................. 8.62 7.16 9.48 9.25 Hammond, Ind .................................. 7.16 7.08 8.22

8.59 7.46 9.66 9.48 New Bedford, Mass......................... 6.77 5.77 7.22 5 74San Antonio, T ex ............................. 6.72 5.73 7.10 4.85 New Haven, Conn............................ 6.94 7.36 6.61 8.10

9.63 8.63 9.97 10.30 Providence, R .l................................. 9.25 7.55 9.66 9 149.97 8.97 10.32 10.60 Rockford, III ..................................... 8.09 8.15 8.079.90 8.89 10.36 11.06 St. Petersburg, F la ........................... 5.10 5.109.45 9.05 9.74 9.89 Salt Lake City, Utah ........................ 7.94 8.86 7.85 8.00

Santa Ana, C alif............................... 7.64 7.64Population group III Scranton, P a .................................... 6.94 5.81 9.16 8.56(?50 000 to 500 0001 ................ 8.67 7.88 8.92 9.77 Spokane, W ash................................ 8.39 7.63 8.84

8.83 7.25 9.37 9.23 Stamford, Conn................................ 9.77 10.19 8.43 9 41Atlanta, G a ....................................... 7.84 7.70 7.76 8.77

1 The average in the book and job tabulation includes rates for influence the average for the city, semiskilled bindery workers and press assistants and feeders as well asthe highly skilled journeymen composing room and pressroom workers, NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported,and others. The number of semiskilled workers organized in a city may

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Table 12. Average wage rates: Selected cities by industry branch and region

(Union printing trades, September 1, 1978)

City and region1All print­

ingtrades

Bookandjob2

News­paper

Litho­graphy City and region1

All print­ing

trades

Bookandjob2

News­paper

Litho­graphy

$9.07 $8.51 $9.23 $10.03 Great Lakes........................................ $9.11 $8.29 $9.32 $10.34Akron, Ohio (III)................................ 8.83 7.25 9.37 9.23

8.64 8.45 8.69 9.12 Chicago, III. (I) .................................. 10.01 9.51 9.76 10.728.91 7.91 9.39 9.68 Cincinnati, Ohio (III)......................... 9.49 8.04 9.27 10.556.77 5.77 7.22 5.74 Cleveland, Ohio (II).......................... 8.64 8.04 8.76 9.416 94 7 36 6.61 8.10 Columbus, Ohio (II).......................... 8.14 7.62 9.20 9.099.25 7.55 9.66 9.14 Detroit, Mich. (I) ............................... 9.24 8.63 9.32 10.189.77 10.19 8.43 9.41 Flint, Mich. (IV) ................................. 8.30 7.95 8.65 _

Grand Rapids, Mich. (IV) ................ 7.67 6.33 8.77 7.969.49 8.97 9.92 10.03 Hammond, Ind. (IV) ......................... 7.16 7.08 8.22 _7.60 7.24 7.66 8.14 Indianapolis, Ind. (II) ........................ 8.77 7.61 9.81 10.73

Rnffaln N Y (III) 8.79 7.29 9.57 10.24 Milwaukee, Wis. (II).......................... 9.54 8.44 8.90 10.7210.35 10.27 10.72 10.02 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (Ill) ...... 8.77 8.00 9.93 10.489.70 8.63 11.18 10.19 Rockford, III. (IV ).............................. 8.09 8.15 8.07 _8.19 7.29 8.63 10.07 Toledo, Ohio (III).............................. 8.92 7.32 9.15 9.75

Pittsburgh, Pa. (II) ............................ 8.62 7.16 9.48 9.258.70 6.70 8.80 10.69 Middle West ....................................... 8.44 7.69 8.70 9.276.94 5.81 9.16 8.56 Kansas City, Mo. ( II)........................ 8.98 8.45 8.75 10.76

Omaha, Nebr. ( I ll) ............................ 7.47 6.97 7.75 7.258.86 8.74 8.90 9.20 St. Louis, Mo. (II) ............................. 8.59 7.46 9.66 9.488.14 7.32 8.89 7.72 Wichita, Kans. (Ill)............................ 8.11 7.11 7.66 9.07

Louisville, Ky. (Ill) ............................. 9.47 9.68 9.34 8.63Norfolk \J a flth 6.91 5.38 6.96 _ Mountain ............................................. 8.50 7.47 8.84 8.26

9 45 9.05 9.74 9.89 Denver, Colo. (II).............................. 9.02 7.50 9.88 9.04Phoenix, Ariz. (II).............................. 8.50 6.52 9.04 6.81

7.16 7.10 7.12 7.71 Salt Lake City, Utah (IV) ................. 7.94 8.86 7.85 8.00Atlanta, Ga. (Ill) ................................ 7.84 7.70 7.76 8.77

6 57 6.74 6.25 6.93 Pacific.................................................. 9.62 8.97 9.95 10.645.52 5.52 Fremont, Calif. (IV) .......................... 9.43 9.35 10.608.04 7.79 8.17 _ Fresno, Calif. (IV)............................. 9.09 8.20 9.51 10.026.75 6.75 _ Honolulu, Hawaii (III) ....................... 9.35 7.29 11.10 9.136 76 6 40 6.73 7.12 Long Beach, Calif. (Ill) .................... 9.14 7.42 9.46 _5.10 5.10 Los Angeles, Calif. ( I) ...................... 9.80 8.71 10.48 10.74

Portland, Oreg. ( I l l) .......................... 9.27 9.05 10.647.29 6.96 7.51 7.27 Sacramento, Calif. (Ill) .................... 10.05 9.83 9.96 10.727.01 5.73 7.62 9.54 San Diego, Calif. (II) ........................ 9.63 8.63 9.97 10.306.53 6.21 6.52 7.06 San Francisco, Calif. (II) ................. 9.97 8.97 10.32 10.608.14 8.12 8.12 8.94 Santa Ana, Calif. (IV)....................... 7.64 7.64 _ _6 25 6.25 Seattle, Wash. (II) ............................ 9.90 8.89 10.36 11.06

San Antonio, Tex. (II) ...................... 6.72 5.73 7.10 4.85 Spokane, Wash. (IV)........................ 8.39 7.63 8.84 -

1 See table 10, footnote 1, for definitions of regions. Population s!ze is shown in parentheses as follows: Group 1 = 1,000,000 or more; Group 11 = 500,000 to 1,000,000; Group 111 = 250,000 to 500,000; and Group IV= 100,000 to 250,000.

2 The average in the book and job tabulation includes rates for semiskilled bindery workers and press assistants and feeders as well as

the highly skilled journeymen composing room and pressroom workers, and others. The number of semiskilled workers organized in a city may influence the average for the city.

NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported.

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Table 13. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by industry branch andpopulation group

(Union printing trades, July 1, 1977-September 1, 1978)

Amount of change

City and population groupAll printing trades Book and job Newspaper Lithography

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

All cities......................................... 59 7.0 58 7.4 49 5.6 80 8.6

Population group I(1,000,000 and over) ........................ 60 6.4 59 6.5 41 4.3 82 8.6Chicago, III ....................................... 72 7.8 67 7.6 58 6.4 87 8.8Detroit, Mich .................................... 80 9.4 69 8.7 92 10.9 81 8.7Houston, T ex ................................... 75 10.2 81 11.2 72 9.8 58 7.0Los Angeles, Calif............................ 90 10.1 116 15.3 79 8.2 68 6.8New York, N.Y ................................. 44 4.4 47 4.8 8 .8 84 9.2Philadelphia, Pa................................ 59 7.9 37 5.6 78 10.2 69 7.3

Population group II(500,000 to 1,000,000) ..................... 62 7.4 58 7.9 59 6.7 76 8.1Baltimore, Md .................................. 68 9.1 37 5.3 98 12.4 41 5.6Boston, Mass................................... 41 4.9 44 6.0 38 4.2 50 5.5Cleveland, Ohio................................ 58 7.2 76 10.4 43 5.2 52 5.8Columbus, Ohio................................ 68 9.1 75 10.9 52 6.0 63 7.4Dallas, T ex ....................................... 41 6.2 27 5.0 46 6.5 93 10.8Denver, Colo.................................... 56 6.6 47 6.7 61 6.6 55 6.4Indianapolis, In d ............................... 95 12.2 75 11.3 118 13.6 93 9.4Jacksonville, F la ............................... 32 6.1 - - 32 6.1 - -Kansas City, M o ............................... 64 7.7 67 8.5 51 6.1 69 6.9Memphis, Tenn ................................ 56 7.4 66 9.3 50 6.5 - -Milwaukee, Wis ................................ 55 6.1 65 8.4 42 4.9 57 5.6New Orleans, L a .............................. 39 6.6 39 6.6 - - - -Phoenix, Ariz.................................... 52 6.5 39 6.4 55 6.5 -6 -.8Pittsburgh, Pa .................................. 44 5.4 48 7.1 42 4.6 46 5.2St. Louis, Mo ................................... 57 7.2 49 7.1 48 5.2 85 9.9San Antonio, T e x ............................. 54 8.7 22 4.1 65 10.1 - -San Diego, C a lif............................... 110 12.9 83 10.8 130 15.0 62 6.4San Francisco, C a lif........................ 99 11.0 68 8.2 117 12.7 115 12.2Seattle, W ash.................................. 75 8.2 57 6.9 88 9.3 85 8.3Washington, D .C .............................. 28 3.1 54 6.3 3 .3 28 2.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by industry branch andpopulation group—Continued

(Union printing trades, July 1, 1977-September 1, 1978)

Amount of change

City and population groupAll printing trades Book and job Newspaper Lithography

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Population group III(250,000 to 500,000) ........................ 60 7.4 56 7.7 50 6.0 83 9.2Akron, Ohio...................................... 46 5.5 17 2.4 41 4.5 98 11.9Atlanta, G a....................................... 41 5.5 55 7.7 23 3.0 38 4.6Buffalo, N.Y ..................................... 42 5.0 43 6.3 26 2.8 68 7.1Cincinnati, O hio................................ 82 9.5 58 7.8 82 9.7 98 10.2Fort Worth, T ex ................................ 34 5.5 58 10.4 - - 61 9.4Honolulu, Hawaii .............................. 73 8.4 43 6.3 99 9.8 69 8.1Long Beach, C a lif............................ 119 15.0 33 4.9 132 16.3 - -Louisville, K y.................................... 92 10.7 81 9.1 105 12.6 37 4.5Miami, Fla ........................................ 24 3.7 24 3.7 - - - -Minneapolis-St. Paul, M inn............. 60 7.3 62 8.4 21 2.2 88 9.2Nashville-Davidson, Tenn ............... 33 5.1 53 9.1 26 4.1 42 6.3Newark, N.J ..................................... 64 7.1 56 6.9 63 6.0 84 8.9Norfolk, V a ....................................... 7 1.0 - - 7 1.0 - -Omaha, Nebr................................... 49 7.0 20 3.0 52 7.2 54 8.1Portland, O reg................................. 63 7.3 60 7.1 - - 82 8.3Rochester, N .Y ................................. 59 7.3 50 8.2 53 6.4 74 7.5Sacramento, Calif ............................ 102 11.3 115 13.2 94 10.4 116 12.1Toledo, O hio.................................... 60 7.2 34 4.9 58 6.8 101 11.5Wichita, Kans................................... 67 9.0 51 7.8 53 7.5 89 10.7

Population group IV(100,000 to 250,000) ........................ 55 7.3 60 8.3 45 5.7 68 8.7Albany, N .Y ...................................... 56 8.0 83 12.9 46 6.3 38 4.9Chattanooga, Tenn.......................... 44 7.2 68 11.3 9 1.5 46 7.1Flint, Mich ........................................ 50 6.4 63 8.7 37 4.5 - -Fremont, Calif.................................. 79 9.2 77 8.9 - - 115 12.2Fresno, C a lif.................................... 35 4.0 40 5.1 32 3.5 18 1.8Grand Rapids, M ich......................... 52 7.2 43 7.3 62 7.6 51 6.8Hammond, Ind ................................. 57 8.7 62 9.5 - - - -New Bedford, Mass......................... 37 5.7 33 6.1 38 5.6 33 6.1New Haven, Conn............................ 25 3.7 61 9.1 - - 62 8.2Providence, R .l................................ 69 8.0 52 7.4 58 6.4 98 12.0Rockford, III ..................................... 66 8.9 54 7.1 71 9.6 - -St. Petersburg, F la ........................... 25 5.2 25 5.2 - - - -Salt Lake City, Utah ........................ 59 8.1 81 10.1 53 7.3 96 13.5Santa Ana, C alif............................... 57 8.0 57 8.0 - - - -Scranton, P a .............. ...................... 34 5.1 19 3.5 58 6.8 89 11.5Spokane, Wash................................ 86 11.4 101 15.3 77 9.5 - -Stamford, Conn................................ 66 7.3 66 6.9 69 8.9 50 5.6

NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported for 1 or both years. Variations in the size of annual increases from survey to

survey may reflect, in part, variations in timing of negotiations. Wage rates and increases indicated reflect rates available on

Sept. 1 of the survey year, and do not include increases made later that are retroactive to Sept. 1 or before. Such retroactive increases are included in the wage rates reported in the following year’s survey.

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Table 14. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by industry branch andregion

(Union printing trades, July 1, 1977-September 1, 1978)

Amount of change

City and region1All printing trades Book and job Newspaper Lithography

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

All cities......................................... 59 7.0 58 7.4 49 5.6 80 8.6

New England...................................... 45 5.5 53 6.7 36 4.4 63 7.5Boston, Mass. (II)............................. 41 4.9 44 6.0 38 4.2 50 5.5New Bedford, Mass. (IV)................. 37 5.7 33 6.1 38 5.6 33 6.1New Haven, Conn. (IV) ................... 25 3.7 61 9.1 - - 62 8.2Providence, R.l. (IV) ........................ 69 8.0 52 7.4 58 6.4 98 12.0Stamford, Conn. (IV)........................ 66 7.3 66 6.9 69 8.9 50 5.6

Middle Atlantic .................................... 47 5.2 45 5.3 30 3.2 79 8.6Albany, N.Y. (IV) .............................. 56 8.0 83 12.9 46 6.3 38 4.9Buffalo, N.Y. (Ill) .............................. 42 5.0 43 6.3 26 2.8 68 7.1New York, N.Y. (I)............. .............. 44 4.4 47 4.8 8 .8 84 9.2Newark, N.J. ( I ll) .............................. 64 7.1 56 6.9 63 6.0 84 8.9Philadelphia, Pa. (I) .......................... 59 7.9 37 5.6 78 10.2 69 7.3Pittsburgh, Pa. (II) ............................ 44 5.4 48 7.1 42 4.6 46 5.2Rochester, N.Y. ( Ill) ......................... 59 7.3 50 8.2 53 6.4 74 7.5Scranton, Pa. (IV) ............................ 34 5.1 19 3.5 58 6.8 89 11.5

Border States..................................... 51 6.1 56 6.9 50 5.9 32 3.6Baltimore, Md. (II) ............................ 68 9.1 37 5.3 98 12.4 41 5.6Louisville, Ky. (Ill) ............................. 92 10.7 81 9.1 105 12.6 37 4.5Norfolk, Va. ( Ill) ................................ 7 1.0 - - 7 1.0 - -Washington, D.C. (II) ....................... 28 3.1 54 6.3 3 .3 28 2.9

Southeast............................................ 40 6.0 53 8.2 23 3.4 42 5.9Atlanta, Ga. (Ill) ................................ 41 5.5 55 7.7 23 3.0 38 4.6Chattanooga, Tenn. (IV).................. 44 7.2 68 11.3 9 1.5 46 7.1Jacksonville, Fla. (II)........................ 32 6.1 - - 32 6.1 - -

Memphis, Tenn. (II).......................... 56 7.4 66 9.3 50 6.5 - -Miami, Fla. (Ill) ................................. 24 3.7 24 3.7 - - - -Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. (Ill) ........ 33 5.1 53 9.1 26 4.1 42 6.3St. Petersburg, Fla. (IV) .................. 25 5.2 25 5.2 - - - -

Southwest........................................... 54 8.0 62 9.8 48 6.8 59 8.8Dallas, Tex. ( II)................................. 41 6.2 27 5.0 46 6.5 93 10.8Fort Worth, Tex. (Ill) ........................ 34 5.5 58 10.4 - - 61 9.4Houston, Tex. (I) .............................. 75 10.2 81 11.2 72 9.8 58 7.0New Orleans, La. ( II) ....................... 39 6.6 39 6.6 - - - -

San Antonio, Tex. (II) ...................... 54 8.7 22 4.1 65 10.1 - -

Great Lakes........................................ 67 7.9 64 8.4 59 6.7 81 8.5Akron, Ohio (III)................................ 46 5.5 17 2.4 41 4.5 98 11.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 14. Cents-per-hour and percent changes in average wage rates: Selected cities by industry branch andregion—Continued

(Union printing trades, July 1, 1977-September 1, 1978)

Amount of change

City and region1All printing trades Book and job Newspaper Lithography

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Cents-per-hour

changePercentchange

Chicago, III. ( I ) .................................. 72 7.8 67 7.6 58 6.4 87 8.8Cincinnati, Ohio (III)......................... 82 9.5 58 7.8 82 9.7 98 10.2Cleveland, Ohio (II).......................... 58 7.2 76 10.4 43 5.2 52 5.8Columbus, Ohio (II).......................... 68 9.1 75 10.9 52 6.0 63 7.4Detroit, Mich. (I) ............................... 80 9.4 69 8.7 92 10.9 81 8.7Flint, Mich. (IV )................................ 50 6.4 63 8.7 37 4.5 - -Grand Rapids, Mich. (IV) ................ 52 7.2 43 7.3 62 7.6 51 6.8Hammond, Ind. (IV) ......................... 57 8.7 62 9.5 - - - -Indianapolis, Ind. ( II) ........................ 95 12.2 75 11.3 118 13.6 93 9.4Milwaukee, Wis. (II).......................... 55 6.1 65 8.4 42 4.9 57 5.6Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (Ill) ...... 60 7.3 62 8.4 21 2.2 88 9.2Rockford, III. (IV ).............................. 66 8.9 54 7.1 71 9.6 - -Toledo, Ohio (III).............................. 60 7.2 34 4.9 58 6.8 101 11.5

Middle West ....................................... 61 7.7 54 7.6 50 6.1 81 9.5Kansas City, Mo. ( II)........................ 64 7.7 67 8.5 51 6.1 69 6.9Omaha, Nebr. ( I ll) ............................ 49 7.0 20 3.0 52 7.2 54 8.1St. Louis, Mo. (II) ............................. 57 7.2 49 7.1 48 5.2 85 9.9Wichita, Kans. (Ill)............................ 67 9.0 51 7.8 53 7.5 89 10.7

Mountain ............................................. 56 7.1 49 7.1 56 6.8 77 10.0Denver, Colo. (II).............................. 56 6.6 47 6.7 61 6.6 55 6.4Phoenix, Ariz. (II).............................. 52 6.5 39 6.4 55 6.5 -6 -.8Salt Lake City, Utah (IV )................. 59 8.1 81 10.1 53 7.3 96 13.5

Pacific.................................................. 84 9.6 78 9.6 88 9.7 92 9.5Fremont, Calif. (IV) .......................... 79 9.2 77 8.9 - - 115 12.2Fresno, Calif. (IV )............................. 35 4.0 40 5.1 32 3.5 18 1.8Honolulu, Hawaii (III) ....................... 73 8.4 43 6.3 99 9.8 69 8.1Long Beach, Calif. (Ill) .................... 119 15.0 33 4.9 132 16.3 - -Los Angeles, Calif. ( I) ...................... 90 10.1 116 15.3 79 8.2 68 6.8Portland, Oreg. ( I ll) .......................... 63 7.3 60 7.1 - - 82 8.3Sacramento, Calif. (Ill) .................... 102 11.3 115 13.2 94 10.4 116 12.1San Diego, Calif. ( I I) ........................ 110 12.9 83 10.8 130 15.0 62 6.4San Francisco, Calif. (II) ................. 99 11.0 68 8.2 117 12.7 115 12.2Santa Ana, Calif. (IV)....................... 57 8.0 57 8.0 - - - -Seattle, Wash. ( II) ............................ 75 8.2 57 6.9 88 9.3 85 8.3Spokane, Wash. (IV)........................ 86 11.4 101 15.3 77 9.5

" "

’ See table 9, footnote 1, for definitions of regions. See table 12, footnote 1, for explanation of population size groups.

NOTE: Dash indicates no data reported for one or both years. Variations in the size of annual increases from survey to

survey may reflect, in part, variations in timing of negotiations.

Wage rates and increases indicated reflect rates available on Sept. 1 of the survey year, and do not include increases made later that are retroactive to Sept. 1 or before. Such retroactive increases are included in the wage rates reported in the following year’s survey.

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Table 15. W age rates, hours, and employer contributions for selected benefits:Selected cities(Union printing trades)

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l yR a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e U / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

A k r o n . O h i o

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O O R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... $ 3 , 7 3 0 $ 3 , 9 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 3 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 6 . 4 2 0 6 . 8 10 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 0 0C A M E R A M E N :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 2 0 5 7 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7P R O C E S S O R S ................................ 7 . 9 6 0 5 7 . 9 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 5 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 1 5 0 7 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 0 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 5 0 7 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 0 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :AGR E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 5 0 7 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 5 0 7 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 0 0

P H O T O E N G R A T E R S ................................ 8 . 0 8 5 8 . 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 7 4 . 8 7 0P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... 7 . 1 7 0 5 7 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 8 7

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S — 2 C O L O R 5 . 7 0 0 5 5 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 7 . 0 4 0 57 . 0 40 3 7 . 50 * * . 2 8 7O F F S E T ................................................... 3 . 7 1 0 3 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 0 0

D U P L I C A T O R S :

DP T O 2 0 I N ......................... 6 . 4 6 0 56 . 4 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7

2 - U N I T , O F F S E T W E B - F E DD H D E R 2 0 I N ............................ 6 . 7 2 0 56 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7

1 - C O L O R T H R O 2 0 I N ______ 6 . 7 2 0 6 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 8 71 - C O L O R 2 1 TO 2 5 I N . . . 6 . 9 7 0 56 . 9 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7TWO C O L O R T H R O 3 0

I N . T H R O 4 2 I N ................... 7 . 2 4 0 57 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 72 - C O L O R T H R O 3 0 I N ______ 7 . 8 0 0 57 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 8 72 - C O L O R 3 1 TO 3 9 I N . :

A G R E E M E N T A .......................... 7 . 9 3 0 * 7 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7A G R E E M E N T B.......................... 6 . 8 1 0 7 . 2 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 0 0

P L A T E N :

H A N D - F E D ............................................ 6 . 4 0 0 56 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 8 7A U T O - F E D ............................................ 6 . 4 0 0 5 6 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 8 7

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 2 0 57 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 8 7

P R O C E S S O R S ............................... 7 . 5 6 0 5 7 . 5 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 8 7A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 5 5 0 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 7 8 0 9 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 6 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * ♦ *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :DAY S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 0 5 0 8 . 5 10 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 8 . 7 8 0 9 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 6 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ * *

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 7 8 0 9 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 6 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ ♦ * *

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 9 3 0 S8 . 9 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 5 0 9 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ * ♦

P H O TO E N G R A V E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 4 1 0 1 0 . 1 2 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 4 . 8 7 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 9 9 5 1 0 . 7 3 3 3 3 . 7 5 . 6 9 9 . 9 0 2

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , N E B :D A I S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 8 0 0 *8 . 8 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ . 13 8S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 1 10 9 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 4 3

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 2 1 0 * 9 . 2 1 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 1 3 8S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 5 4 0 9 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 4 3 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ..................................................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O B S E P A R A T O R S .................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0B L A C K AN D W H I T E , H A L F -

T O N E ...................................................... 8 . 4 1 0 9 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E , L I N E . . 8 . 2 0 0 9 . 1 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 4 1 0 9 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :1 - C O L O R ............................................... 7 . 2 9 0 8 . 2 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0

See footnotes at end o f t a b le .

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Table 15. W age rates, hours, and employer contributions for selected benefits:Selected cities:— Continued

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

f c e n e f i t s 3 /s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

A k r o n , O h i o

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

2 - C O L O R ................................................ $ 7 , 3 8 0 $ 8 , 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0I t - C O L O R ............................................... 7 . 5 5 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0W E B - F E D , 8 - P L A T E ,

3 8 I S . :B O L L T E N D E R S ......................... 7 . 4 8 0 8 . 4 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0H E L P E R S ......................................... 6 . 8 3 0 7 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

S H E E T - F E D :

1 - C O L O R :

UP T O 2 4 I N ....................... 8 . 1 2 0 9 . 1 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0U P T O 3 0 I S ....................... 8 . 1 6 0 9 . 1 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0U P T O 3 6 I N ....................... 8 . 3 3 0 9 . 3 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0UP T O 4 8 I N ....................... 8 . 3 4 0 9 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0U P T O 5 6 I N ....................... 8 . 5 3 0 9 . 5 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :U P T O 2 9 I N ....................... 8 . 4 0 0 9 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0U P T O 4 1 I N ....................... 8 . 7 1 0 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0UP T O 4 3 I N ....................... 8 . 7 5 0 9 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0

U P T O 4 8 I N ....................... 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0W E B - F E D :

8 - P L A T E , 3 6 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 3 7 0 1 0 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 7 3 0 9 . 7 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 8 . 4 1 0 9 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 8 2 - _ 4 . 0 0

A l b a n y , 1 .1 .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 7 6 4 5 . 4 5 2 3 7 . 0 0 ♦ * * *

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................... 7 . 0 1 4 7 . 8 9 1 3 7 . 0 0 ♦ * ♦ *C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 7 . 5 0 6 8 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * ♦ *

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 8 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * ♦ *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 8 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

P L AT E M A K E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 5 0 6 8 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 3 7 3 8 . 1 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S ................................................... 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N D E R 7 . 5 7 3 8 . 3 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * ♦ *

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 7 . 5 0 6 8 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

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C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A I S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 2 4 8 7 . 6 6 2 3 6 . 2 5 * * 0 . 8 2 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 3 8 6 7 . 8 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 8 2 9

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 2 4 8 7 . 6 6 2 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 8 2 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 3 8 6 7 . 8 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 8 2 9

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 7 4 5 7 . 3 2 4 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

SE C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 8 8 3 7 . 4 6 2 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 2 8 2 7 . 6 9 6 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 5 7 ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 4 2 0 7 . 8 3 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 5 7 ♦ *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 4 2 0 7 . 8 3 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 5 7 ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 5 5 8 7 . 9 7 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 5 7 _ ♦ ♦

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 8 . 4 2 4 8 . 7 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * a . o oC A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 0 1 3 8 . 3 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 0 1 8 8 . 4 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 4 . 0 0

P A S T E - U P ...................................... 7 . 4 7 6 7 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 0 1 3 8 . 3 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ....................................... 8 . 0 1 8 8 . 4 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :A G R E E M E N T A :

2 - C O L O R O F F S E T .................... 8 . 6 6 5 9 . 0 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0WEB O F F S E T ................................ 6 . 8 1 3 7 . 1 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S M A L L WEB ( A P O L L O ) . . . 6 . 4 1 4 6 . 7 8 7 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 04 —C O L O R O F F S E T ................... 9 . 1 1 3 9 . 4 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

2 - U N I T WEB O F F S E T ______ 8 . 9 6 8 9 . 3 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E a p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

A l b a n y , I . I .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T B :

2 - C O L O H O F F S E T .................... $ 6 , 6 6 9 $ 7 , 0 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 4 2 9 4 . 0 0WEB O F F S E T ................................ 9 . 5 6 1 9 . 9 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 4 . 0 0S H A L L WEB ( A P O L L O ) , . , 6 . 4 2 6 6 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 4 . 0 0D A V I S O N ( 1 0 X 1 2 I N . ) 5 . 5 3 0 5 . 9 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 0 1 3 8 . 3 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 0 1 8 8 . 4 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 - _ 4 . 0 0

A t l a n t a , G a .

B o o t a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 7 2 0 6 . 0 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 9 8 0 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 5 . 4 0 0 6 . 0 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 9 8 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 4 . 8 5 0 5 . 9 4 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 1 8 . 3 5 9A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 5 . 5 9 0 5 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 7 8 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T E ................................... 3 . 7 4 0 4 . 0 4 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 3 3 0 8 . 8 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 9 8 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 8 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 9 8 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 0 7 0 8 . 7 0 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 1 8 . 3 5 9A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 8 1 0 8 . 2 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 7 8 . 2 5 9

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 1 3 8 8 . 9 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 2 3 0 8 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151

4 - C O L O R ......................................... 8 . 5 4 0 9 . 0 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 4 . 5 5 0 4 . 9 1 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 8 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 3 3 3A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 4 1 0 7 . 8 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 5 3 3A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 4 4 0 7 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 0 0A G R E E M E N T E ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 3 0 0A G R E E M E N T F ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 1 3 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 8 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 3 3 3A G R E E M E N T B ............................... 7 . 4 1 0 7 . 8 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 5 3 3A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 4 4 0 7 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 3 0 0A G R E E M E N T E ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 1 3 3

MACHINE TEND ERS (M A C H -I N I S T S ) :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 8 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 3 3 3A G R E E M E N T B .............................. 8 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 3 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 3 0 1 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 1 3 3

PH O TO E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ( G R A V U R E ) . . 1 0 . 0 7 4 1 1 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 8 8 2 8 . 5 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 3 9 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 8 8 2 8 . 5 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 3 9 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 1 8 . 5 5 0 8 . 9 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1A G R E E M E N T B .............................. 8 . 1 3 8 8 . 7 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 4 . 5 5 0 4 . 9 10 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ 3 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN DF E E D E R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 8 1 0 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

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A G R E E M E N T B :

S H E E T - F E D , 2 - T O 4 -C O L O R ............................................ 7 . 0 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

W E B - F E D :

3 - , 4 - , OR 5 - 0 N I T . . 6 . 6 6 8 7 . 0 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 36 - O N I T ...................................... 6 . 7 7 3 7 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 38 - 0 N I T , S I N G L E

D R I V E S H A F T ................... 6 . 8 1 4 7 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3A G R E E M E N T C :

S H E E T - F E D , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O K ................................... 6 . 3 8 0 6 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 12 - T O 5 - C O L O R ................ 6 . 6 9 0 7 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 51

N E B - F E D O F F S E T :

6 - O N I T ....................................... t 6 . 8 2 0 7 . 2 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151A F T , 9 6 P A G E S ................. 6 . 7 0 0 7 . 1 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1

R O T A R Y L E T T E R P R E S S :

H O E OR H O T T E R ( W E B -

F E D ) 1 4 4 P A G E S

W I T H F O L D E RD E L I V E R Y ............................. 6 . 6 9 0 7 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 15 1

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

R a t e p e r h o u r . 1 /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

A t l a n t a , G a .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d J o b

- C o n t i n u e d

G O S S U N I - M A G , 2 -

U N I T W I T H F O L D E R

N E B R O T A R Y ....................... $ 6 , 4 7 0 $ 6 , 8 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 4 6 1 0 . 15 1A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 6 . 9 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E S B U T A :

S H E E T - F E D :2 - C O L O R ................................... 8 . 3 5 6 8 . 8 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 13 34 - C O L O R :

F I R S T ................................... 8 . 5 1 3 9 . 0 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 1 6 9 8 . 6 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

W E B - F E D :

3 - O N I T :F I R S T ................................... 9 . 0 0 3 9 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 4 5 1 8 . 9 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

4 - OR 5 - O U T :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 0 0 3 9 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 4 5 1 8 . 9 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

6 - U N I T :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 4 1 9 9 . 9 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 7 1 1 9 . 2 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

8 - U N I T , S I N G L E ­

D R I V E S H A F T :F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 2 7 4 1 0 . 8 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 33

S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 7 11 9 . 2 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3A G R E E M E N T B :

S H E E T - F E D O F F S E T :

1- C O L O R :

14 X 2 0 I N .................... 7 . 9 5 0 8 . 4 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151

17 X 2 2 I N . AN D UP T O 36 X 4 9 I N 8 . 2 3 0 8 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1

2 - C O L O R ....................................4 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 38

I N . :

F I R S T ...................................

8 . 4 10

8 . 5 9 0

8 . 9 1 0

9 . 1 10

3 7 . 5 0

3 7 . 5 0

. 4 6 1

. 4 6 1

~. 151

. 1 5 1

~

S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 2 6 0 8 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151

W E B - F E D O F F S E T , 6 - U N I T :

F I R S T ................................... t 9 . 6 6 0 1 0 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151

S E C O N D ............................... + 8 . 8 9 0 9 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1

A F T , 9 6 P A G E S :F I R S T .......................................... 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 51

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 4 4 0 8 . 9 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1

L E T T E R P R E S S , H A N D - F E D A N D A U T O M A T I C J O B ,

THROUGH 3 2 1 / 2 I N . . . . 8 . 4 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151

R O T A R Y L E T T E R P R E S S : S P E C I A L S H A L L R O T O ­

G R A V U R E , 14 X 12 I N ................................................ 8 . 3 2 0 8 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151

H O E OR M O TT E R ( W E B - F E D ) , 1 2 8 OR 1 4 4

P A G E S W I T H F O L D E R

D E L I V E R Y O P E R A T O R S —I N —

C H A R G E ...................................F I R S T ...................................

8 . 7 2 07 . 9 9 0

9 . 2 4 08 . 4 7 0

3 7 . 5 03 7 . 5 0

. 4 6 1

. 4 6 1. 151 . 151

S E C O N D ............................... 7 . 7 5 0 8 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1

T H I R D .................................... 7 . 3 8 0 7 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151G O S S U N I - M A G , 2 - U N I T

W I T H F O L D E R W E B : F I R S T .......................................... 8 . 5 9 0 9 . 1 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 151S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 2 6 0 8 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1

A G R E E M E N T C :S H E E T - F E D , D U P L I C A T ­

O R S :

U N D ER 2 0 I N ....................... 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0

1 - C O L O B TO 3 0 I N _____ 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0

C Y L I N D E R , R O T A R Y :

1 - P L A T E , 17 I N .............. 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0

2 - P L A T E , 2 2 I N ............. 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0

3 - P L A T E :

1 4 I N ...................................1 7 I N ...................................

-8 . 5 3 08 . 6 6 0

3 7 . 5 03 7 . 5 0

. 5 9 6

. 5 9 6- -

3 . 0 03 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 6 . 1 10 6 . 6 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T E ................................... 8 . 3 7 0 8 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R , 4 0 I N .......................... 8 . 5 4 0 9 . 1 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 6 4 0 9 . 2 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ,

4 - C O L O R P R O C E S S ................. 8 . 4 6 1 8 . 9 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 3 0 . 1 3 3

A G R E E M E N T C :O T H E R T H A N P R O C E S S ____ 8 . 2 3 0 8 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 1 5 1

4 - C O L O R P R O C E S S ................ 8 . 5 4 0 9 . 0 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 1 . 15 1

A G R E E M E N T D............................. 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 3 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T E ................................... 4 . 5 5 0

______4 . 9 1 0 4 0 . 0 0 * *

-3 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r

h o u r , ! /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

A t l a n t a , G a .- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A R D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... * 7 . 5 0 7 $ 7 , 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 2 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 6 4 1 7 . 6 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 0 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 5 0 7 7 . 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 2 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 6 4 1 7 . 6 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D A T S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 5 0 7 7 . 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 6 4 1 7 . 6 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 0 0

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 7 4 1 7 . 8 0 8 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 8 7 4 7 . 9 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 * *

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 8 3 8 . 2 1 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * ♦ ♦

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 7 3 8 . 4 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :

D A? S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 7 0 1 7 . 7 0 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 8 3 4 7 . 8 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3F I R S T O F F S I D E :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 7 . 8 3 4 7 . 8 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 7 . 9 6 8 7 . 9 6 8 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3

S E C O N D O F F S I D E :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 7 . 8 3 4 7 . 8 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 7 . 9 6 8 7 . 9 6 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

C O L O R :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 7 . 8 3 4 7 . 8 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 7 . 9 6 8 7 . 9 6 8 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3

P R E S S G P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 3 4 8 . 2 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 3 6 8 8 . 3 6 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 7 6 0 9 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ................ 8 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0C O L O R ................................................ 9 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

P R O C E S S C O L O R ....................... 8 . 7 6 0 9 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0O T H E R T H A N P R O C E S S . . . 8 . 3 7 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

P L A T E H A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 a . o oA G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 3 7 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

2 - O H 4 - C O L O R :F I R S T ......................................... 6 . 8 1 0 7 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

5 —C O L O R :F I R S T .......................................... 6 . 9 3 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D OR T H I R D ______ 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

W E D - F E D , 3 6 I N . ,

8 - P L A T E :F I R S T ......................................... 7 . 0 4 0 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 6 . 9 3 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

F I R S T ............................................... 7 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 7 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

S H E E T - F E D :

1 - C O L O R , 3 0 I N ............. 8 . 3 7 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

O P TO 4 0 I N ....................... 8 . 5 3 0 8 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 04 0 T O 6 0 I N ................ 8 . 6 5 0 9 . 0 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

4 0 I N . :F I R S T ............................ 8 . 8 4 0 9 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D .......................... 8 . 4 2 0 8 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

5 0 I N . :

F I R S T ............................ 9 . 0 2 0 9 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D .......................... 8 . 4 3 0 8 . 8 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R , 6 0 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 9 . 2 0 0 9 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 4 9 0 8 . 8 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0W E B - F E D , 3 6 I N . :

4 - P L A T E ................................... 8 . 5 3 0 8 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

8 - P L A T E :F I R S T ................................... 9 . 2 0 0 9 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 4 9 0 8 . 8 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

P R O V I N G ......................................... 8 . 5 3 0 8 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

A t l a n t a . G a .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T B : D U P L I C A T O R :

1 - C O L O R :

UN DE R 3 0 I N ................ $ 7 , 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 03 0 I N ...................................

2 - C O L O R : -9 . 0 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6

- -4 . 0 0

4 0 I N ................................... 9 . 2 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

O V E R 4 0 TO 6 0 I N . :

4 - C O L O R :

4 0 I N . :

-9 . 3 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6

- -4 . 0 0

F I R S T ............................ 9 . 4 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ..........................5 0 I N . : -

9 . 0 2 0 37 . 5 0 . 5 9 6- -

4 . 0 0

F I R S T ............................ 9 . 6 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D .........................

5 —C O L O R . 60 I N . : -9 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6

- -4 . 0 0

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...............................

W E B : -9 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6

- -4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R , 3 6 I N .............8 - C O L O R , 38 I N . :

F I R S T ...................................

-9 . 1 8 0

9 . 8 5 0

3 7 . 5 0

3 7 . 5 0

. 5 9 6

. 5 9 6

- -4 . 0 0

4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 9 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

P R O V I N G .........................................

S T R I P P E R S :B L A C K A N D W H I T E :

-9 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6

- -4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T E ............................C O L O R :

$ 8 , 3 7 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6- -

4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 9 . 0 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................

B a l t i u o r e , H d .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y R O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

8 . 6 4 0 9 . 0 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 9 6 4 . 0 0

MEN I I ) ..................................................B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

4 . 9 2 0 5 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 2 2 7-

i ) .................................................................. 6 . 8 9 0 7 . 1 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 2 7

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 7 . 1 5 0 7 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 4 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 7 9 5 7 . 1 5 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 2 7M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S .......................

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( H A C H I H -

6 . 7 9 5 7 . 1 5 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 2 7-

I S T S ) ........................................................

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

6 . 7 9 5 7 . 1 5 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 2 7-

A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 8 . 2 6 0 8 . 8 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦

A G R E E M E N T B................................... 1 0 . 6 8 0 1 1 . 1 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S .........................................

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R :

U P T O 3 4

7 . 1 5 0 7 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

I N .................................................. 5 . 4 8 0 5 . 8 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

O V E R 3 4 I N ................................2 - C O L O R :

6 . 0 2 0 6 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0-

2 2 X 3 4 I N . O N L Y ............. 6 . 0 2 0 6 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

O V E R 3 4 I N ................................ 6 . 1 1 0 6 . 5 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

4 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N . . . . P L A T E N OR S M A L L A U T O -

6 . 3 2 0 6 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ** . 2 4 0

-

M A T I C O F F S E T .............................P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R :A U T O M A T I C , UP T O 31

5 . 1 3 0 5 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 4 0~

I N ...................................................... 6 . 4 2 0 6 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 4 0

1 —C O L O R O V E R 3 1 I N . . .

O F F S E T :1 - C O L O R :

6 . 7 8 0 7 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0-

2 2 I N . A N D U N D E R . . . 6 . 6 8 0 7 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

O V E R 2 2 TO 3 4 I N . . . 7 . 0 2 0 7 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

O V E R 3 4 I N ..........................

2 - C O L O R :

7 . 2 0 0 7 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0-

3 4 I N . A N D U N D E R . . . 7 . 2 0 0 7 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 2 4 0

O V E R 3 4 I N .......................... 7 . 4 0 0 7 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 4 0

4 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N . . 7 . 9 5 0 8 . 3 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 4 0

P L A T E N ................................................... 6 . 1 8 0 6 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

S T E R E O T Y P E R S ...................................... 6 . 5 2 0 7 . 1 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦

S T R I P P E R S ................................................

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

7 . 2 5 0 7 . 6 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 7 9 0 8 . 8 7 7 3 6 . 6 7 * * . 3 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 9 2 0 9 . 0 1 4 3 6 . 6 7 ♦ * . 3 0 0-

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /H o u r s p e r

v r e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

B a l t i m o r e , B d .

- C o n t i n o e d

N e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... $ 7 , 7 9 0 $ 8 , 8 7 7 3 6 . 6 7 * * 0 . 3 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­I S T S ) :

7 . 9 2 0 9 . 0 1 9 3 6 . 6 7 * * . 3 0 0-

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 7 9 0 8 . 8 7 7 3 6 . 6 7 * * . 30 CS E C O N D S H I F T ................................

M A I L E R S :7 . 9 2 0 9 . 0 1 9 3 6 . 6 7 ♦

* . 3 0 0-

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 0 0 8 . 1 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 9 0S E C O N D S H I F T ...............................

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T .........................................

8 . 2 5 0

8 . 2 7 0

8 . 7 1 9

9 . 1 73

3 5 . 0 0

3 7 . 5 0

*

* . 3 9 0-

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEB:

8 . 9 6 0 9 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *- -

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 7 8 0 8 . 9 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 9 2 7S E C O N D S H I F T ................................

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N ­

C H A R G E :

8 . 3 3 6 9 . 5 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 9 5 7-

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 0 9 7 9 . 1 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 2 7

S E C O N D S H I F T ...............................S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

8 . 6 2 1 9 . 8 2 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 5 7-

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 8 9 0 8 . 3 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 2 7

S E C O N D S H I F T ...............................

L i t h o g r a p h y

8 . 9 0 0 8 . 9 63 3 5 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 9

A R T I S T S ......................................................C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

7 . 5 0 0 7 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *- 9 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 9 7 0 7 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 0 2 0 7 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C .................................. 8 . 1 2 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ...................................

P L A T E M A K E R S :7 . 9 7 0 7 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *

-9 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 7 0 7 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . O oA G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 1 2 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ...................................

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S AND

F E E D E R S :

7 . 9 70 7 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦-

4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T A ...................................

A G R E E M E N T B :6 . 1 1 0 6 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 *

*-

3 . 0 0

WEB O F F S E T A S S I S T A N T S

S T E V E N S 5 TOW ER5 . 6 9 0 6 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦

-9 . 0 0

5 —CO L O R ......................................A G R E E M E N T C :

F E E D E R S :

2 - C O L O R :

5 . 9 8 0 6 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 9 . 0 0

3 8 I N ...................................4 - C O L O R :

7 . 2 0 0 7 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ ♦-

9 . 0 0

6 0 I N ................................... 6 . 9 7 0 7 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * 9 . 0 0

7 7 I N ................................... 7 . 0 0 0 7 . 4 10 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 9 . 0 05 - C O L O B , 7 8 I N .............

H E L P E R S :

4 - C O L O R :

7 . 0 5 0 7 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

9 . 0 0

6 0 I N .................................. 6 . 3 2 0 6 . 6 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 07 7 I N ................................... 6 . 3 7 0 6 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0

5 - C O L O B , 7 8 I N .............

A G R E E M E N T D :2 - C O L O R O F F S E T A S S I S ­

T A N T S :

6 . 9 9 0 6 . 8 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0

F E E D E R O P E R A T O R S . . . 6 . 3 9 0 6 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0P R E S S H E L P E R S ................

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T : A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R :

6 . 0 3 5 6 . 3 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ 9 . 0 0

14 X 2 2 I N .......................... 6 . 6 9 0 7 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * 3 . 0 0

2 2 X 3 D I N .......................... 7 . 9 7 0 7 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 0

2 - C O L O B , 2 5 X 3 8 I N . .

A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - C O L O R :

7 . 9 5 0 8 . 9 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 ** -

3 . 0 0

2 2 X 3 4 I N .......................... 7 . 0 2 0 7 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0

3U X 5 2 I N .......................... 7 . 2 0 0 7 . 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0

a - P L A T E WEB O F F S E T . . . 7 . 5 7 0 7 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 9 . 0 0W EB O F F S E T ...............................

A G R E E M E N T C :

8 . 6 1 0 8 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O B , 3 8 I N ...................

a -C O L O B :6 0 I N . :

8 . 5 0 0 8 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 0 6 0 9 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...............................

7 7 I N . :

8 . 1 5 0 8 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 2 5 0 9 . 9 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 2 2 0 8 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

7 8 I N , F I R S T ...................

5 - C O L O B :

7 8 I N . :

9 . 9 6 0 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 *-

4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 5 0 0 8 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * -4 . 0 0

See footnotes at end of table .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i c n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

R a t e p e r h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

B a l t i m o r e , H d .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T D , 2 - C O L O R ,3 4 X 5 8 I N ................................... $ 7 , 9 4 0 $ 8 , 2 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E E S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 7 0 7 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 0 2 0 7 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 8 . 0 9 0 8 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 2 3 0 7 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * _ 4 . 0 0

Birm ingham , A la .

Book and jo b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­

MEN I I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 4 . 6 4 0 4 . 9 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * 0 . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 4 . 5 4 0 4 . 9 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) :A G R E E M E N T A :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 6 3 0 7 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 6 3 0 7 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 8 7

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 8 7

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................ 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 8 7

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 4 6 7 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S ................................................... 5 . 0 5 0 5 . 4 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :C Y L I N D E R , AND J O B ______ 6 . 7 9 0 7 . 2 9 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 6 7

M I L L E R L E T T E E P R E S S ,

2 5 X 3 8 I N . :2 - C O L O R ................................... 7 . 0 6 7 7 . 5 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 1 6 7

4 - C O L O R ................................... 7 . 3 1 7 7 . 8 1 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 6 7

W EB O F F S E T :

2 - U N I T ...................................... 7 . 0 6 7 7 . 5 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 6 7

4 - U N I T :F I R S T ................................... 7 . 4 1 7 7 . 9 17 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 6 7

S E C O N D ................................ t 7 . 0 17 7 . 5 1 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 67

O F F S E T P R E P A R A T O R Y : P R E S S O P E R A T O R S . . . . 7 . 0 1 7 7 . 5 1 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 6 7

S T R I P P E R S ............................. 7 . 3 1 7 7 . 8 1 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 6 7

A G R E E M E N T B :

C Y L I N D E R ...................................... 6 . 3 2 0 6 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3

S H E E T - F E D :

L E T T E R P R E S S ....................... 6 . 3 2 0 6 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3

O F F S E T :

U P T O 3 4 I N ................. 6 . 3 2 0 6 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3

3 4 X 3 6 I N .................... 6 . 3 3 0 6 . 7 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3

3 6 X 3 8 I N .................... 6 . 3 5 0 6 . 7 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3

3 8 I N . OR M O R E ____ 6 . 3 7 0 6 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3

P L A T E N ............................................. 6 . 3 2 0 6 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 3 3 -

S e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :DAY SHIFT ....................................... 6 . 4 6 0 7 . 9 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7

SECOND SH IFT .................................. 6 . 5 6 0 8 . 0 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :DAY SHIFT ....................................... 6 . 4 6 0 7 . 9 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7

SECOND SHIFT.................................. 6 . 5 6 0 8 . 0 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 26 7

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :DAY SHIFT ....................................... 6 . 4 6 0 7 . 9 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7

SECOND SHIFT.................................. 6 . 5 6 0 8 . 0 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7

M A I L E R S :DAY S H IF T ....................................... 6 . 6 5 3 7 . 18 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 4 4 . 2 0 0

SECOND S H IFT ................................ 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 2 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 4 4 . 2 0 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :DAY SHIFT ....................................... 7 . 3 6 0 8 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 3 9 3 . 0 0SECOND SHIFT.................................. 7 . 5 4 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 3 9 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :DAY SHIFT ....................................... 7 . 3 8 3 8 . 4 4 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7SECOND SHIFT ............................... 7 . 5 4 5 8 . 6 1 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

DAY SHIFT .......................................... 7 . 9 1 6 8 . 9 8 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7

SECOND SHIFT ................................... 8 . 0 7 8 9 . 1 4 4 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 2 . 2 6 7 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :U N D E R 2 2 I N ................................ 5 . 8 1 0 6 . 0 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 *

_____♦ - 3 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J a l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r 2 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

2 2 I N . OE M O R E ....................... $ 6 , 9 0 0 $ 7 , 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 3 . 0 02 - C O L O R , O N D E R 5 0

I N ............................................................ 7 . 0 9 0 7 . 3 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * - 3 . 0 0

B o s t o n , H a s s .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y R O R K E R S ( J O O R N E Y -MEN II)--O PE RA TO R OF

AUTOMATIC STITCHER,SEWER, FOLDER . . ................... 5 . 3 3 0 5 . 7 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 0 . 2 4 3 0 . 2 2 8

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

n ................................................................ 7 . 6 10 8 . 2 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 2 4 3 . 2 2 8C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 8 . 2 6 0 8 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * - 4 8 7C O M P O S I T O R S * H A N D ....................... 8 . 2 9 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 47E L E C T R O T Y P E R S ................................... 6 . 4 3 0 6 . 6 5 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 8 . 2 9 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 4 7M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 8 . 2 9 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 4 7P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 8 . 3 6 4 9 . 5 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 3 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 7 . 8 10 8 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

2 —C O L O R , P E R EEC T I N G ______ 6 . 9 9 0 7 . 4 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7C Y L I N D E R , 1 - P I L E .................... 6 . 9 3 0 7 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R , 3 4 T O 6 5 I N . : 7 . 0 7 0 7 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 72 - C O L O R , 3 4 TO 5 1 I N . 7 . 1 9 0 7 . 6 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 8 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R :

O N E 5 - C O L O P R O T A R Y ____ 8 . 1 9 0 8 . 7 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 72 - C O L O R P E R F E C T I N G

O ND ER 6 5 I N .......................... 7 . 6 8 0 8 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 71 - C O L O R J O B A U T O M A T I C

OP TO 2 8 X 4 1 I N ______ 7 . 4 4 0 7 . 9 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

O P T O 18 I N ....................... 7 . 3 8 0 7 . 8 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7O P T O 2 3 I N ....................... 7 . 6 4 0 8 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7OP T O 3 1 I N ...................... 7 . 7 9 0 8 . 3 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 4 8 7O P T O 4 1 I N ....................... 7 . 9 4 0 8 . 4 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * - 4 8 7OP T O 5 1 I N ....................... 8 . 1 2 0 8 . 6 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 8 7

2 - C O L O P :

UP T O 18 I N ...................... 7 . 6 4 0 8 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * - 4 8 7UP T O 2 1 I N ....................... 7 . 7 3 0 8 . 2 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 4 8 7O P T O 2 7 I N ....................... 8 . 0 4 0 8 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7OP T O 3 1 I N ...................... 8 . 1 8 0 8 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 8 7O P T O 4 1 I N ....................... 8 . 1 8 0 8 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7O P T O 5 1 I N ....................... 8 . 4 4 0 9 . 0 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 8 7

P E R F E C T I N G , 3 8 I N ................. 8 . 1 8 0 8 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 8 7P L A T E N , A U T O M A T I C ................. 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 8 . 0 3 0 8 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 8 7 _

l e v s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 0 8 0 59 . 0 8 0 3 6 . 3 0 . 1 8 5 . 3 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 1 0 9 . 2 1 0 3 6 . 3 0 . 1 8 5 . 3 5 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 0 8 0 5 9 . 0 80 3 6 . 3 0 . 1 8 5 . 3 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 2 1 0 9 . 2 1 0 3 6 . 3 0 . 1 8 5 . 3 5 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( B A C H I N -

I S T S ) :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 0 8 0 59 . 0 8 0 3 6 . 3 0 . 1 8 5 . 3 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 1 0 ‘ 9 . 2 1 0 3 6 . 3 0 . 1 8 5 . 3 5 3

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 1 0 9 . 1 1 1 3 7 . 50 . 2 8 7 . 4 9 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 9 0 4 9 . 8 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 0 7 . 5 2 9

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 8 7 4 9 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 9 0 9 . 2 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 0 5 8 9 . 5 6 4 3 7 . 5 0 . 9 0 9 . 2 5 3

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEB

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 1 9 8 8 . 8 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 9 0 9 . 6 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 4 5 9 1 0 . 1 9 0 3 2 . 5 0 1 . 0 4 9 . 7 5 4

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S — O F F S I D E

D A Y S H I F T ............................................ 8 . 4 3 1 9 . 5 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 9 0 9 . 6 5 3P R E S S OP ER A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 3 1 9 . 5 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 9 0 9 . 6 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 7 2 8 1 2 . 1 8 0 3 2 . 5 0 1 . 0 4 9 _ . 7 5 4 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S (D O T E T C H ) .................... 9 . 6 8 0 1 0 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0P R E P A R A T I O N ................................... 8 . 0 9 0 8 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

See footnotes at end o f ta b le .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J a l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r h o u r j y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e £ i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

B o s t o n . H a s s .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

PRO V E R S ................................................ $ 9 , 3 5 0 $ 9 , 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :B L A C K A N D W H I T E , H A L F -

T O N E ...................................................... 9 . 3 5 0 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0C O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 6 8 0 1 0 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0L I N E C O N T A C T ................................ 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

PL A T E M A K E R S :

A L L A R O U N D ...................................... 9 . 3 5 0 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 84 3 3 . 0 0

F I N I S H E R S , V ACU UM F R A M E 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :B R O N Z E P S :

5 8 I N ................................................ 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

7 6 I N ................................................ 8 . 2 9 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

MANN P E R F E C T O R S :

5 8 I N ................................................ 7 . 9 7 0 8 . 4 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

7 7 I N ................................................ 8 . 3 2 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 01 - C O L O R :

T O <40 I N ...................................... 7 . 6 9 0 8 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 6 4 I N ...................................... 7 . 8 9 0 8 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 6 8 I N ...................................... 7 . 9 3 0 8 . 4 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 7 6 I N ...................................... 8 . 0 3 0 8 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

T O 6 4 I N ...................................... 7 . 9 7 0 8 . 4 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 6 8 I N ...................................... 8 . 0 3 0 8 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 7 6 I N ...................................... 8 . 1 4 0 8 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

T O 4 2 I N ....................................... 8 . 1 4 0 8 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 6 8 I N ...................................... 8 . 2 0 0 8 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 7 6 I N ....................................... 8 . 2 9 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

T O 3 8 I N ...................................... 8 . 2 4 0 8 . 7 20 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 6 0 I N ...................................... 8 . 3 0 0 8 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 7 7 I N ................ ..................... 8 . 3 9 0 8 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

W E B , 3 8 X 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . :

2 - C Y L I N D E R ............................... 7 . 9 3 0 8 . 4 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 04 - C Y L I N D E F ................................ 8 . 0 3 0 8 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :B R O N Z E R S :

5 8 I N ................................................ 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

7 7 I N ................................................ 9 . 9 9 0 1 0 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

N U L T I L I T H .......................................... 7 . 9 5 0 8 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0MAN N P E R F E C T O R :

5 8 I N ................................................ 9 . 8 4 0 1 0 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

7 7 I N ............................................... 1 0 . 6 9 0 1 1 . 2 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

1 - C O L O R :T O 2 2 I N ....................................... 8 . 7 0 0 9 . 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 2 8 I N ...................................... 8 . 8 5 0 9 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 3 4 I N ....................................... 9 . 0 4 0 9 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 4 0 I N ...................................... 9 . 1 5 0 9 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 6 4 I N ...................................... 9 . 2 5 0 9 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 6 8 I N ....................................... 9 . 3 6 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 7 6 I N ...................................... 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :T O 4 0 I N ...................................... 9 . 8 4 0 1 0 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 5 3 I N ............................. ... 9 . 9 9 0 1 0 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 6 4 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 0 7 0 1 0 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 6 8 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 2 8 0 1 0 . 8 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 7 6 I N ....................................... 1 0 . 4 9 0 1 1 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :F I R S T :

T O 4 2 I N ................................ 1 0 . 4 9 0 1 1 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

TO 5 8 I N ................................ 1 0 . 6 9 0 1 1. 2 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

TO 6 8 I N ................................ 1 0 . 8 8 0 11 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0TO 7 6 I N ................................ 1 1 . 1 1 0 1 1 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

S E C O N D :

TO 4 2 I N ................................ 9 . 2 2 0 9 . 7 20 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 6 8 I N ................................ 9 . 4 4 0 9 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0T O 7 6 I N ................................ 9 . 6 0 0 1 0 . 1 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

5 - C O LO R :F I R S T :

TO 3 8 I N ............................... 1 0 . 6 6 0 1 1 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 6 0 I N ................................ 1 1 . 2 0 0 1 1 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

T O 7 7 I N ................................ 1 1 . 3 8 0 1 1 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

S E C O N D :

T O 3 8 I N ................................ 9 . 3 2 0 9 . 8 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

TO 6 0 I N ................................ 9 . 8 10 1 0 . 3 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

TO 7 7 I N ................................ 9 . 9 3 0 1 0 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

W E B , 3 8 X 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . :

2 - C Y L I N D E R ............................... 9 . 4 8 0 9 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

4 - C Y L I N D E R ................................ 9 . 8 4 0 1 0 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S ....................... 1 0 . 6 8 0 1 1 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 3 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

C O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 3 5 0 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 4 3 3 . 0 0

See footnotes at end o f t a M e .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e e c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

B u f f a l o , ■ - Y -

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­MEN I I ) :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... $ 5 , 1 5 7 $ 5 , 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 4 . 7 5 5 5 . 2 3 7 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ 0 . 2 3 4B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 2 6 7 7 . 6 1 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 3 8 4 8 . 0 0 8 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ ♦ . 2 3 4C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 9 1 4 8 . 4 6 8 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7A G R E E M E N T B :

B L A C K AN D W H I T E ................ 7 . 2 4 0 7 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

C O L O R ................................................ 7 . 3 5 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ * *

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 7 16 8 . 17 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 2 0E L E C T R O T Y P E R S ................................... 7 . 1 9 6 7 . 4 9 6 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * ♦

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :AG R D E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 7 1 6 8 . 1 7 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 2 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 8 5 0 8 . 3 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 2 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 7 . 8 5 0 8 . 3 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 2 0

M A I L E R S ...................................................... 7 . 0 9 7 7 . 2 8 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 9 2 1P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

S U R F A C E P L A T E ....................... 6 . 3 3 0 6 . 7 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7E T C H P L A T E ............................... 7 . 4 9 7 8 . 0 2 2 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 6 7

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 0 4 5 7 . 3 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦

PH O TO E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 5 1 4 7 . 7 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 4 8 2 1 0 . 1 5 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

2 - C O L O R ......................................... 6 . 4 1 1 6 . 8 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7O F F S E T , O V E R 2 4 1 / 2

I N ..................................................... 6 . 3 0 8 6 . 8 9 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 1 2 0 6 . 4 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S : A G R E E M E N T A :

C Y L I N D E R ...................................... 7 . 1 1 7 7 . 6 1 5 3 7 . 5 0 * . 2 6 72 - C O L O R ................................... 8 . 0 7 5 8 . 6 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7

O F F S E T :

UP T O 2 4 - 1 / 2 I N ______ 7 . 2 5 5 7 . 7 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7O V E R 2 4 - 1 / 2 I N .............. 7 . 8 5 6 8 . 4 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

P L A T E N ............................................ 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 4 0 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 6 7A G R E E M E N T B :

2 - C O L O R ......................................... 7 . 0 4 5 7 . 3 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

D O U B L E 5 C O LO R P E R F E C T I N G , M U L T I ­C O L O R WEB O F F S E T :

P R E S S E S 2 0 1 , 2 0 2 , 2 0 3 , 2 0 4 ...................................... 7 . 3 0 0 7 . 6 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

M U L T I C O L O R ................................ 7 . 2 5 0 7 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ * *

R O T A R Y ............................................ 7 . 1 0 0 7 . 4 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

1 0 —C O L O R ...................................... 7 . 3 5 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 7 . 9 14 8 . 4 6 8 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 2 4 0 7 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ * *

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 4 0 0 9 . 7 3 3 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 6 2 1S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 5 7 0 9 . 8 9 8 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 6 2 1

H A R R I S ( C O L D T Y P E ) :

D A Y S H I F T ...................................... 9 . 4 0 0 9 . 7 3 3 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 6 2 1SECOND S H IF T ............................... 9 . 5 7 0 9 . 8 9 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 6 2 1

H A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :

D A I S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 5 4 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 6 2 1S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 7 1 0 1 0 . 0 3 6 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 6 2 1

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 9 5 3 9 . 3 6 6 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ ♦ . 5 5 2S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 0 9 1 9 . 5 0 4 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 5 5 2

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ........................ ............... 9 . 6 5 5 9 . 9 5 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 8 2 0 1 0 . 1 2 4 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :

A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 0 3 1 5 9 . 0 3 1 3 6 . 2 5 * * * ♦

C O L O R M E N ............................... 9 . 4 4 5 9 . 4 4 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 1 9 7 9 . 1 9 7 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ * *

C O L O R M E N ................................ 9 . 6 11 9 . 6 1 1 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

D A Y S H I F T .................................. 7 . 3 6 1 5 7 . 3 6 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 5 3-

See footnotes at end o f table .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e n b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E a p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

B u f f a l o . I . T .- C o n t i n u e d

n e w s p a p e r

—C o n t i n u e d

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... $ 7 , 4 9 4 5 $ 7 , 4 9 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 4 5 3P R E S S O P E R A T O F S - I N -

C H A R G E :

A G R E E M E N T A :D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 5 8 3 5 9 . 5 8 3 3 6 . 2 5 * * ♦ ♦

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 7 4 8 5 9 . 7 4 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

D A I S H I F T ................................... 7 . 5 6 1 5 7 . 5 6 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 7 . 6 9 4 5 7 . 6 9 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 5 3

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 1 6 9 . 5 2 9 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * ♦ *

SE C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 3 5 4 9 . 6 6 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * ♦ *

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 1 0 . 3 3 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

L E T T E R - P E N AND B R O S H . 9 . 7 8 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 1 0 . 3 3 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

L E T T E R - P E N AND B R U S H . 9 . 7 8 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0P R O V E R S ......................................... 9 . 9 0 0 1 0 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 a . o o

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ( C O L O R ) . . . . 1 0 . 3 3 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

C O L O R ................................................ 1 0 . 3 3 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E ................ 9 . 7 8 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

PL A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 9 8 0 1 0 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

P L A T E F I N I S H E R S ................. 9 . 9 2 0 1 0 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

P H O T O C O M P O S I N G ................... 9 . 9 8 0 1 0 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0V A C U U M F R A M E ......................... 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R ......................................... 7 . 7 3 0 8 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 07 6 I N ......................................... 7 . 9 3 0 8 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R , H I E H L E # 6 1 . 7 . 9 7 0 8 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :F I R S T O P E R A T O R S -------- 8 . 1 5 0 8 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . . . 8 . 0 0 0 8 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

6 - C O L O R :F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ______ 8 . 2 2 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . . . 8 . 0 4 0 8 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

T H I R D O P E R A T O R S ______ 7 . 8 4 0 8 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - C O L O R .......................................... 7 . 7 3 0 8 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

2 —C O L O R ......................................... 7 . 8 4 0 8 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R :

4 1 X 5 4 I N .......................... 9 . 8 9 0 1 0 . 5 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 07 6 I N ......................................... 1 0 . 3 3 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R , H I E H L E # 6 1 . 1 0 . 4 3 0 1 1 . 1 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 05 - C O L O R :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 2 1 0 1 2 . 0 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 6 10 1 1 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 06 - C O L O R :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 2 . 5 6 0 1 3 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 1 . 1 6 0 1 1 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - C O L O R :U N D ER 2 8 I N ....................... 9 . 5 3 0 1 0 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 02 8 T O 3 6 - 1 / 1 6 I N . . . 9 . 7 0 0 1 0 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

O V E R 3 3 - 1 / 1 6 T O 40I N ................................................ 9 . 8 5 0 1 0 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

3 3 - 1 / 1 6 X 4 2 I N ______ 1 0 . 3 3 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

OV ER 4 2 T O 4 9 - 5 / 8I N ............................................... 1 0 . 3 5 0 1 1 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

O V E R 4 9 - 5 / 8 TO 6 3 -

3 / 1 6 I N ............................... 1 0 . 4 2 0 1 1 . 1 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

O V E R 6 3 - 3 / 1 6 I N . . . . 1 0 . 6 6 0 1 1 . 4 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S ....................... 1 2 . 2 2 0 1 3 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 9 . 7 8 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 - - 4 . 0 0

C h a t t a n o o g a . T e n n .

B o o k a n d j o b

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 6 . 1 6 3 6 . 9 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 4 5 6 7 . 0 4 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 4 5 6 7 . 0 4 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 6 . 5 3 6 7 . 1 2 3 3 7 . 5 0- -

. 2 6 7-

See footnotes at end o f table .

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J n l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

B a t e p e r

h o u r l /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t C o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... $ 6 , 1 6 3 $ 6 , 9 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 2 6 7P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

2 - C O L O R ................................................ 3 . 6 9 7 4 . 1 7 8 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7C Y L I N D E R :

H E A V Y ................................................ 4 . 0 0 6 4 . 5 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

L I G H T ................................................ 3 . 6 9 7 4 . 1 7 8 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7P L A T E N .................................................. 3 . 2 0 4 3 . 6 2 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :C Y L I N D E R :

1—P R E S S ......................................... 5 . 2 3 8 5 . 9 1 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 72-PRESSES.................................. 6 . 1 6 3 6 . 9 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

O F F S E T :

O P TO 2 2 X 3 4 I N ............. 6 . 1 6 3 6 . 9 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

2 2 X 3 4 I N OR L A R G E R . 6 . 2 2 7 7 . 0 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

2 - C O L O R P E R F E C T I N G ,

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S —IN —C H A R G E ............................................... 6 . 6 4 3 7 . 4 4 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

22 X 34 IN OR LARGER.................... 6 . 8 2 9 7 . 6 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

A U T O M A T I C J O B :

1 - P R E S S ......................................... 5 . 2 3 8 5 . 9 19 3 7 . 5 0 - 2 6 7

2 - P R E S S E S ................................... 6 . 1 6 3 6 . 9 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

P L A T E N , 4 - P R E S S E S ................ 6 . 1 6 3 6 . 9 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 7

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 6 . 1 6 3 6 . 9 6 3 3 7 . 5 0 - - . 2 6 7 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

L A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 0 3 2 6 . 0 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 7 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 2 4 6 6 . 2 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 7 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 0 3 2 6 . 0 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 7 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 2 4 6 6 . 2 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 7 3

M A I L E R S , N I G H T W O R K ................... t 5 . 9 0 8 5 . 9 0 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 4 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB ,

N I G H T W O R K ............................................ 6 . 2 93 6 . 7 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 4 9P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E , N I G H T W O R K ................... 6 . 4 3 0 6 . 8 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 4 9 -

L i t h o g r a p h !

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S , C O L O R . . + 7 . 0 7 8 7 . 5 7 8 3 8 . 0 0 . 2 5 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S .................................................. + 4 . 0 7 8 4 . 3 6 8 3 8 . 0 0 . 2 5 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

O F F S E T :F I R S T ................................................ + 8 . 0 0 0 8 . 5 7 8 3 8 . 0 0 . 2 5 0S ECO N D .................................. + 7 . 5 2 6 8 . 0 5 2 3 8 . 0 0 . 2 5 0T H I R D ................................................ + 6 . 4 7 3 6 . 9 4 7 3 8 . 0 0 . 2 5 0

2 - C O L O R ................................................ + 7 . 5 2 6 8 . 0 5 2 3 8 . 0 0 . 2 5 0M U L T I L I T H ......................................... t 5 . 4 2 1 5 . 8 15 3 8 . 0 0 - - . 2 5 0 -

C h i c a g o , 1 1 1 .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -HEM I I ) — H A N D G A T H E R SAND C O L L A T O R S ; W I R E S T I -

T C H E R S ; H A N D C O V E R E R S ;

T H R E A D S E W E R ; P A G I N G

AN D N U M B E R I N G M A C H I N E

O P E R A T O R S ; A U T O M A T I C

S T I T C H E R S ; F E E D E R S ;

S H E R I D A N I N S E R T E R S ................ 5 . 8 6 4 6 . 4 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 5 0

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e .

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J u l y 1 , t 9 7 7

S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ! * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C k i c a g o , 1 1 1 .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b - C o n t i n u e d

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I )C O M M E R C I A L B I N D I N G :

F O H A R D E R S - C L O T H , L E A ­T H E R , J O B F I N I S H E R S ,

P A P E R J O G G E R S ; S H E E T

S T R A I G H T E N E R S ; O P E R ­

A T O R S , T R I M M E R S ; O P ­

E R A T O R S , A U T O M A T I C S T I T C H I N G M A C H I N E ;

A U T O M A T I C B I N D I N G

M A C H I N E S ; C O V E R I N G M A C H I N E S ; C O M B I N A T ­

I O N G A T H E R I N G AN D S T I T C H I N G M A C H I N E S ;

K A S T OR S H E R I D A N I N ­

S E R T I N G M A C H I N E ( 1 ) ;

F O L D I N G M A C H I N E , A U ­

T O M A T I C F E D ( 1 ) ; A U ­

T O M A T I C F E E D P E R F O R ­A T I N G M A C H I N E S ; C O L ­L A T I N G M A C H I N E S ............. $ 8 , 2 1 6 $ 9 , 0 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 3 7 0 . 5 2 9

O P E R A T O R S - I N - C H A R G E , S T O C K A N D C U T T I N G

M A C H I N E S ................................... 8 . 3 2 0 9 . 1 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9F O L D I N G M A C H I N E O P E R ­

A T O R S ( 2 M A C H I N E S ) . . 8 . 2 8 7 9 . 1 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9F O L D I N G M A C H I N E S ,

A U T O M A T I C F E E D (3

M A C H I N E S ) ................................ 8 . 3 7 3 9 . 2 9 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9O P E R A T O R S - I N - C H A R G E ,

G A T H E R I N G , S T I T C H I N G

A N D C O V E R I N G M A C H ­

I N E S , C O M B I N A T I O N . . . 8 . 3 3 0 9 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9S A D D L E S T I T C H E R W I T H

M C C A I N O R S H E R I D A N

T R I M M E R A T T A C H M E N T ; K A S T O F S H E R I D A N I N ­

S E R T I N G M A C H I N E W I T H

T R I M M E R A T T A C H M E N T . . 8 . 3 8 7 9 . 2 5 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9

E D I T I O N B I N D I N G :

F O R R A R D E R S - C L O T H ,

L E A T H E R A N D J O B F I N ­I S H E R S ; P A P E R C U T ­

T E R S ; P A G E J O G G E R

S H E E T S H A R P N E R S ; T R I M M E R S ; A U T O M A T I C

S T I T C H I N G M A C H I N E S ; G A T H E R I N G M A C H I N E S ;

B I N D I N G M A C H I N E S ; C O V E R I N G M A C H I N E S ;

C O M B I N A T I O N G A T H E R ­

I N G A N D S T I T C H I N G

M A C H I N E S ; A U T O M A T I C

F E E D P E R F O R A T I N G M AC H IN E ; FO LD ING MA­C H I N E , A U T O M A T I C

F E E D ................................................ 7 . 9 9 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9C A S E M A K E R S ; H A N D OR

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ; O P E R A T O R S - I N - C H A R G E

O F C A S I N G - I N - M A C H I N E ED G E G I L D E R S ; M A R B L E S T A M P E R S ; A U T O - R O U N -

D E R S A N D B A C K E R S ; A U T O - G L U I N G M A C H I N E ;

L I N I N G M A C H I N E S ; R O U N D C O R N E R M A C H I N E 8 . 1 9 8 8 . 7 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9

C A S E R S , H E L P E R S , P A S ­T E R S , S M A S H E R S , S A W ­

Y E R S , G E N E R A L WORK­E R S , T I P P I N G FO R

G I L D E R S A N D B O O K R E P A I R E R S ................................ 7 . 9 12 8 . 7 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9

I N D E X I N G M A C H I N E S , *

S T O C K C U T T E R S , B I N D ­

E R S S T O C K ................................ 7 . 9 1 2 8 . 7 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9

F O L D I N G M A C H I N E S ,

A U T O - F E D — 3 M A C H I N E S 8 . 0 9 8 8 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9F O L D I N G M A C H I N E S ,

A U T O - F E D — 2 M A C H I N E S 8 . 0 1 2 8 . 8 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9H E A D S T A M P E R S I N

C H A R G E O F 1 OR MORE M A C H I N E S ................................... 8 . 0 2 6 8 . 8 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 _ . 5 2 9

See footnotes at end o f t ab le .

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J u l y 1 , S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 81 9 7 7

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e dC i t y a n d j o b b e n e f i t s 3 /

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r R a t e p e r H o u r s p e r

h o u r j / h o u r l / w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ! * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C h i c a g o , 1 1 1 .- C o n t i n a e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n a e d

P E R F E C T P A T E N T B I N D -

I N G M A C H I N E ; O P E R A ­

T O R S - I N - C H A R G E OF G A T H E R I N G , S T I T C H I N G

AN D C O V E R I N G M A C H I N E

C O M B I N A T I O N S ....................... $ 8 , 0 5 5 $ 8 , 9 2 4 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 3 7 0 . 5 2 9C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S - C O L O R . . . 8 . 7 8 3 9 . 4 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D .......................

E L E C T R O T I P E R S :9 . 1 8 5 9 . 8 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 5 9 3

-

A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 7 . 4 2 0 8 . 0 2 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 8 2 6 . 2 2 1A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 4 2 0 8 . 2 2 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 9 5 3 . 2 2 1

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S .......................

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -9 . 2 2 5 9 . 8 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 5 9 3

-

I S T S ) ......................................................... 9 . 2 2 5 9 . 8 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 5 9 3M A I L E R S ......................................................

P H O TO E N G R A V E R S :8 . 8 7 9 9 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3

-. 4 6 4

-

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 1 0 . 4 4 2 11 . 2 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ( R O T O ) ............. 1 0 . 6 7 7 1 1 . 2 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S .........................................

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D8 . 6 3 0 9 . 2 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3

-. 5 0 7

-

F E E D E R S :S T O C K E R C U T T E R S ON F L A T

8 . 4 7 1 9 . 1 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7T E N S I O N M E N O S 8 - U N I T ~ ~

8 . 6 1 5 9 . 2 5 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7

O I L E R S O R U T I L I T Y “ ~

A S S I S T A N T S ON 8 - U N I T

8 . 5 6 8 9 . 2 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7C Y L I N D E R P R E S S E S , 2 5 X

3 8 I N . A N D C V E R , 1 2 -

C O L O R , P E R F E C T I N G O Y E R 4 5 X 6 5 I N . , 2 A U T O ­

M A T I C B I E H L E 2 9 X 14 I N . , B I L L E R M A J O R 2 -

C O L O R , B I L L E R H A J O R 2 7

. 5 0 7

. 5 0 7O F F S E T , 2 - C O L O R D E C K S . . 8 . 3 6 9 9 . 0 0 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3~ ~

8 . 4 1 6 9 \ 0 5 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7R O T O G R A V U R E : ~

5 - C O L O R , 3 8 I N . WEBF E D ................................................... 8 . 4 9 5 9 . 1 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7

P R O O F ................................................

K E L L Y , 2 5 - 1 / 2 X 3 8 - 3 / 4

8 . 4 2 4 9 . 0 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3-

. 5 0 7-

( 2 ) ; B I E H L E H O R I Z O N T A L

( 2 ) ; M I L L E R S I M P L E X 2 0 X 2 6 I N . ( 2 ) ; K E L L Y

S T Y L E B , 2 0 - 1 / 8 X 2 2 -

3 / 8 I N ................................................ 7 . 8 1 2 8 . 4 5 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7K E L L Y , 1 6 - 1 / 2 X 2 1 - 5 / 8

I N . ( 2 ) ; B I E H L E V E R T ­I C A L ( 2 ) ; B I L L E R A U T O ­M A T I C P L A T E N ( 2 ) ; K L U ­GE A U T O M A T I C P L A T E N

( 2 ) ; H A R R I S 2 - C O L O R : A U T O M A T I C 14 X 18 I N . : OR L E S S ( 2 ) ................................ 7 . 8 1 2 8 . 4 5 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7

1 - C O L O R O F F S E T .......................... 7 . 8 1 2 8 . 4 5 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R :

S H E E T - F E D F L A T - B E D 2 -S I N G L E C O L O R , S I N G L E C Y L I N D E R ; 1 2 - C O L O R :

D O U B L E C Y L I N D E R ; 1 D O U B L E C Y L I N D E R P E R ­

F E C T I N G ; 1 S I N G L E C O L ­

OR S I N G L E C Y L I N D E R AND

N O T M ORE T H A N 3 P L A T E N

J O B P R E S S E S :

4 6 X 6 5 I N . A N D UNDER 8 . 8 5 6 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6O V E R 4 6 X 6 5 I N ................

S P E C I A L T Y P E P R E S S E S

8 . 6 0 7 9 . 5 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3-

. 4 8 6-

2 1 - C O L O R , S I N G L E

C Y L I N D E R M I E H L E UN­

I T S , M I L L E R M A JO R S

OR N O . 2 K E L L Y S (OR

A N Y S I N G L E P A I R E D W I T H TH EM E X C E P T

M I E H L E 7 / 0 ) .......................... 8 . 6 0 7 9 . 5 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d f c e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t C o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C h i c a g o , 1 1 1 .

- C o n t i n o e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n n e d

1 OR 2 1 - C O LO R , S I N -G L E C Y L I N D E R M I E H L E

7 / 0 S ( 7 4 I N . ) OR ONE7 / 0 A N D A N Y S I N G L EP A I R ED W I T H I T ; ONE

S I N G L E C Y L I N D E R , 7 / 0

M I E H L E A N D NOT MORE

T H A N 3 P L A T E N J O B ; 1S I N G L E C Y L I N D E R M I E -

H L E 7 / 0 ( 7 4 I N . ) ______ $ 8 , 6 4 4 $ 9 . 5 6 1 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 8 0 3 0 . 4 8 6R O T A R Y , S H E E T - F E D :

1 3 —C O L O R ................................... 9 . 1 5 0 9 . 7 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 61 4 - C O L O R ................................... 9 . 2 6 0 9 . 9 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 61 5 - C O L O R ................................... 9 . 3 7 1 1 0 . 0 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 61 S H E E T O R WEB F E D 70

I N . OR O V E R , 4 - C O L O R :4 - CO L O R ................................... 9 . 3 3 4 9 . 9 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6

1 6 4 P A G E , I F R 0 N N I N G

C O L O R , 4 - 0 N I T :

F I R S T ...................................... 9 . 2 6 0 9 . 9 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 3 6S E C O N D .................................. 9 . 0 4 0 9 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6

R O T O G R A V U R E :A G R E E M E N T A :

4 - U N I T :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 3 8 0 1 0 . 0 20 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6S E C O N D ............................... 9 . 1 5 9 9 . 7 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6

P R O O F E R S ................................ 9 . 2 9 7 9 . 9 3 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6A G R E E M E N T B :

WEB ................................................ 8 . 2 4 6 9 . 7 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 0R E G I S T E R M E N :

1 - 3 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 4 12 9 . 9 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 04 - 7 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 4 6 5 9 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 08 - 9 C Y I I N D E R S ______ 8 . 4 7 2 1 0 . 0 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 010 OR BORE C Y L -

I N D E R S ............................. 8 . 5 5 9 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 0P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

1 - 3 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 4 5 2 9 . 9 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 04 - 7 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 6 4 5 1 0 . 1 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 08 - 9 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 6 7 3 1 0 . 3 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 01 0 O R MORE C Y L I N -

D E R S ................................... 8 . 5 5 9 1 0 . 3 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 1 2 . 4 0 0A G R E E M E N T C:

W EB ............................................... 8 . 7 2 6 5 8 . 7 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 3R E G I S T E R M E N :

1 - 3 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 8 9 2 5 8 . 8 9 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 34 - 7 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 9 4 5 5 8 . 9 4 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 38 - 9 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 9 5 2 5 8 . 9 5 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 310 OR BORE C Y L I N -

D E R S ................................... 9 . 0 3 9 5 9 . 0 3 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 3P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

1 - 3 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 8 . 9 3 2 D 8 . 9 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 34 - 7 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 9 . 1 2 5 5 9 . 1 2 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 38 - 9 C Y L I N D E R S ______ 9 . 1 5 3 5 9 . 1 5 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 31 0 O R B O RE C Y L I N -

D E R S ................................... 9 . 3 3 9 5 9 . 3 3 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 . 3 3 3O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

2 2 T O 2 8 I N ...................... 8 . 8 5 6 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 62 9 T O 4 8 I N ....................... 9 . 0 0 3 9 . 6 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 48 6

2 —C O L O R , 4 3 T O 5 5 I N . : 9 . 4 6 3 1 0 . 1 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 3 6N E B - O F F S E T , 2 - 0 N I T ,

2 7 - 7 / 8 X 3 8 I N ................ 9 . 4 6 3 1 0 . 1 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6S T E R E O T Y P E R S ...................................... 9 . 3 6 8 9 . 8 0 9 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 5 2 1S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 8 . 6 3 0 9 . 2 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 5 0 7E L E C T R O T Y P E R S ................................... _ 8 . 9 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 8 2 6 - . 2 2 1 _

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 0 1 1 9 . 7 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 4 . 7 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 3 6 2 1 0 . 1 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 4 . 7 8 6

A G R E E M E N T B , S E C O N D

S H I F T .................................................. 9 . 4 2 9 9 . 8 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 8 . 5 5 0A G R E E M E N T C :

D A Y S H I F T .................................. 1 0 . 0 2 4 1 0 . 4 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 9 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 1 0 . 0 2 4 1 0 . 4 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 9 5 0

A G R E E M E N T D, DAY S H I F T . 9 . 8 8 0 1 0 . 6 0 3 3 2 . 5 0 * * . 6 3 8B A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 0 1 1 9 . 7 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 4 . 7 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 3 6 2 1 0 . 1 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 4 . 7 8 6

A G R E E M E N T B , S EC O N D

S H I F T .................................................. 9 . 4 2 9 9 . 8 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 8 . 5 5 0A G R E E M E N T C :

D A Y S H I F T .................................. 1 0 . 0 2 4 1 0 . 4 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 ** . 9 5 0

-

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 * 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o a r 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

b e n e f i t s 3 /s e l e c t e d

H o a r s p e r w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C h i c a g o , 1 1 1 .

- C o n t i n a e d

n e w s p a p e r- C o n t i n a e d

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... $ 1 0 , 0 2 4 $ 1 0 . 4 13 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 0 . 9 5 0A G R E E M E N T D:

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 8 8 0 1 0 . 6 0 3 3 2 . 5 0 * ♦ . 6 3 8S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 8 8 0 1 0 . 6 0 3 3 2 . 5 0 * * . 6 3 8

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) :

A G R E E M E N T A :D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 0 1 1 9 . 7 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 6 4 . 7 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 3 6 2 1 0 . 1 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 4 . 7 8 6

A G R E E M E N T B , SE C O N D

S H I F T ................................................... 9 . 4 2 9 9 . 8 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 8 . 5 5 0A G R E E M E N T C :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 1 0 . 0 2 4 1 0 . 4 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 9 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 1 0 . 0 2 4 1 0 . 4 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 9 5 0

MA I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 0 0 5 8 . 6 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 2 4 . 5 4 5S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 0 7 8 5 9 . 0 7 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 3 6 . 5 6 4

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 8 7 7 1 0 . 9 8 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 9 5 4 4 . 0 0SE C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 2 6 3 1 1 . 4 5 3 3 6 . 2 5 . 9 5 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S * W EB :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 5 6 7 9 . 7 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3 . 3 6 0S EC O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 3 3 6 1 0 . 621 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 4 3 . 3 8 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 8 2 4 9 . 8 5 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3 . 3 6 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 6 2 1 1 0 . 7 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 4 3 . 3 8 6

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 7 11 9 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 2 7 . 6 9 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 1 5 8 9 . 8 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 1 3 1 . 7 1 7

A G R E E M E N T B , DAY S H I F T . 1 1 . 5 3 3 5 1 1 . 5 3 3 3 0 . 0 0 . 6 5 3 . 7 5 0A G R E E M E N T C :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 9 3 1 9 . 3 02 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 6 3 . 5 7 1S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 4 1 8 9 . 8 0 4 3 3 . 7 5 . 4 8 0 _ . 5 9 3 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 1 0 . 1 0 1 1 0 . 9 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0P R O V E R S ................................................ 9 . 8 7 9 1 0 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

P R O C E S S C O L O R ............................ 1 0 . 3 2 3 1 1 . 1 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0H A L F T O N E OR L I N E ................... 9 . 8 7 9 1 0 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 8 7 9 1 0 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :1 - C O LOB :

T O 4 8 I N ...................................... 8 . 6 4 5 9 . 4 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 01*8 T O 6 8 I S ............................ 8 . 7 2 4 9 . 5 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0O V E R 6 8 I N ............................... 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0F L A T B E D O R R O T A R Y ______ 8 . 8 5 2 9 . 6 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O B :

2 2 X 3 4 I N ................................ 8 . 9 9 8 9 . 8 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 5 X 3 6 I N ................................ 9 . 0 5 9 9 . 8 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 03 0 X 1*2 I N ............................... 9 . 1 2 0 9 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

2 - P L A T E , 1 - O N I T :5 3 I N . P E R F E C T I N G ______ 9 . 4 3 3 1 0 . 2 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 04 4 X 6 5 I N . P E R F E C T -

I N G ................................................... 1 0 . 0 2 3 1 1 . 1 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0O P T O 6 8 I N ............................ 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0O V E R 6 8 I N ................................ 8 . 8 9 2 9 . 7 1 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

U - C O L O R :1*8 X 6 8 I N . , F I R S T . . . 9 . 3 2 3 1 0 . 1 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 05 1 X 6 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 0 3 9 9 . 8 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

O Y E R 6 8 I N . :F I R S T .......................................... 9 . 1 5 1 9 . 9 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 8 9 2 9 . 7 1 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0H A N D F E E D E R ....................... 9 . 0 0 2 9 . 8 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

1 OR 2 C O L O R R O T A R Y ______ 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 6 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 05 - C O L O R :

O P T O 1*1* I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 1 1 1 9 . 9 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 8 7 4 9 . 6 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 01*1* T O 68 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 1 11 9 . 9 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 8 7 4 9 . 6 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0H E L P E R ...................................... 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

6 8 T O 7 8 I N . :

F I R S T .......................................... 9 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 0 9 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 0 0 0 9 . 8 2 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0H E L P E R ...................................... 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

6 —C O L O R :

2 5 T O 3 8 I N . :

F I R S T .......................................... 9 . 3 0 6 1 0 . 1 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 9 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C h i c a g o , 1 1 1 .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y- C o n t i n u e d

S E C O N D ...................................... $ 8 , 8 9 2 $ 9 , 7 1 2 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0R O L L - F E D :

2 - P L A T E , S I N G L E , 2 6

X 1 7 I N ................................ 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

2 - P L A T E , D O U B L E , 2 6

X 1 7 I N ................................ 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

2 - P L A T E , S I N G L E , 2 8

X 3 4 I N ................................ 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 02 - P L A T E , 3 9 X 9 9

I N ................................................ 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 02 - P L A T E , 1 - U N I T :

5 0 X 3 5 - 1 / 2 I N . . . 8 . 8 9 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

6 9 X 9 1 - 5 / 8 I N ____ 9 . 0 9 1 9 . 9 18 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0H E L P E R .......................... 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

3 - P L A T E , 3 - O N I T ,

H A M I L T O N , 2 6 X 17I N ..................................................... 8 . 8 02 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

H E L P E R ................................ 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

3 - P L A T E , 3 - O N I T

H A M I L T O N , 3 1 X 17I N ................................................ 8 . 9 9 8 9 . 8 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 3 8 9 . 0 0

3 - P L A T E , 3 - U N I T ,

H A M I L T O N , 3 1 X 28I N ............................. .................. 9 . 0 9 9 9 . 9 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

9 - P L A T E , 2 2 X 17I N ................................................ 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

9 L P L A T E , 3 5 X 2 2 -

3 / 9 I N . , D O U B L E . . . 8 . 9 1 9 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0H E L P E R ................................ 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

9 - P L A T E , 3 5 X 9 0I N . , D O O B L E .................... 8 . 9 1 9 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

H E L P E R ............................... 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

9 - P L A T E , 99 X 3 5I N . , D O O B L E .................... 9 . 3 6 1 1 0 . 1 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

5 9 X 9 5 - 1 / 2 P E E F E C -

T I N G , 2 - U N I T ,F E E D E R ................................... 8 . 4 6 2 9 . 2 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

9 - P L A T E , 5 9 X 9 5 -

1 / 2 I N . , D O U B L E

F E E D E R ................................... 9 . 9 3 3 1 0 . 2 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

9 - P L A T E , 9 - U N I T 3 6 -

1 / 2 X 2 2 3 / 9 I N . . . 8 . 8 0 2 9 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

H E L P E R ................................ 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

9 - P L A T E , 9 - U N I T 38X 2 2 - 3 / 9 I N .................... 9 . 2 6 5 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

H E L P E R ............................... 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

6 - P L A T E , 3 - U N I T , 3 8

X 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N ................. 8 . 9 1 9 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

8 - P L A T E , 9 - U N I T , 3 5TO 3 8 X 2 2 - 3 / 9 TO

2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . , S I N -

G L E :F I R S T ................................... 8 . 9 1 9 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 3 3 9 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 9 19 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

8 - P L A T E , 9 - U N I T , 3 5T O 38 X 2 2 - 3 / 4 T O2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . , D O U B -L E :

F I R S T ................................... 8 . 9 9 1 9 . 8 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 9 9 1 9 . 8 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

8 - P L A T E , 9 - U N I T , 5 0X 3 5 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 3 6 1 1 0 . 1 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 9 1 9 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

8 - P L A T E , 9 - U N I T , 5 9

X 3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . :F I R S T .................................... 9 . 1 6 5 9 . 9 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 9 . 1 6 5 9 . 9 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0H E L P E R ................................ 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

1 0 - P L A T E , 5 - U N I T ,

3 6 X 2 2 - 3 / 9 I N . ,

D O U B L E :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 3 6 1 1 0 . 1 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 9 . 3 6 9 1 0 . 1 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

1 2 - P L A T E , 6 - U N I T ,

3 8 X 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . ,D O U B L E :

F I R S T ................................... 8 . 9 1 9 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 9 1 9 9 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

1 2 - P L A T E , 6 - U N I T ,

3 8 X 9 5 - 1 / 2 I N . : *

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 2 3 1 1 0 . 0 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................... ... . 9 . 2 3 1 1 0 . 0 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

H E L P E R S ............................. 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

1 6 - P L A T E , 8 - U N I T ,3 8 X 2 3 - 1 / 2 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 1 9 0 9 . 9 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t C o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C h i c a g o , 1 1 1 .

- C o n t i n a e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n a e d

S E C O N D ............................... $ 9 . 1 4 0 $ 9 , 9 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0H E L P E R ............................... 8 . 2 6 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :T O 2 3 I N ...................................... 9 . 4 9 5 1 0 . 3 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 3 T O 3 1 I N ............................ 9 . 6 5 6 1 0 . 5 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 03 1 T O 3 8 I N ............................ 1 0 . 2 4 6 1 1 . 1 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 03 8 T O 48 I N ............................ 9 . 6 5 6 1 0 . 5 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0118 TO 5 5 I N ............................ 9 . 7 6 7 1 0 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 05 5 T O 6 4 I N ............................. 9 . 8 7 9 1 0 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 06 4 TO 6 8 I N ............................ 9 . 9 6 8 1 0 . 8 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0O V E R 6 8 I N ............................... 1 0 . 0 6 8 1 0 . 9 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0R O T A R Y ............................................ 9 . 3 5 7 1 0 . 1 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 3 9 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :T O 3 0 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 5 0 5 11 . 3 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 2 TO 3 4 I N ............................ 1 0 . 5 0 5 1 1 . 3 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 5 T O 3 6 I N ............................. 1 0 . 6 0 6 1 1 . 4 8 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 03 0 T O 4 2 I N ............................ 1 0 . 7 0 7 11 . 5 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 05 6 T O 6 8 I N ............................ 1 0 . 3 2 3 1 1 . 2 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0O V E R 6 8 I N ............................ 1 0 . 5 4 5 1 1 . 4 2 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

T O 3 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 11 . 2 7 7 1 2 . 1 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 13 1 1 0 . 9 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

3 9 T O 4 4 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 6 1 3 1 2 . 5 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 2 0 8 1 1 . 0 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

4 4 T O 5 0 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 8 7 1 2 . 2 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 3 2 9 1 1 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

5 1 T O 68 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 8 7 8 1 1 . 7 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 7 9 1 0 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

O V E R 6 8 I N . , S E C O N D . . 1 0 . 1 0 1 1 0 . 9 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 05 - C O L O R :

T O 4 4 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 8 4 1 2 . 2 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 9 6 1 0 . 9 5 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

4 4 T O 6 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 8 4 1 2 . 2 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 9 6 1 0 . 9 5 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

6 8 T O 7 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 6 7 9 1 2 . 5 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 3 8 9 1 1 . 2 62 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

6 - C O L O R :

2 5 X 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 2 7 1 2 . 2 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0SECOND................................. 9 . 9 7 9 1 0 .8 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

R O L L - F E D :1 - P L A T E , S I N G L E , 14 X

8 - 1 / 2 I N ................................... 9 . 7 17 1 0 . 5 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 - P L A T E , S I N G L E :

14 X 8 -1/2 INCHES.......... 1 0 . 1 0 1 1 0 . 9 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 6 X 17 I N .......................... 1 0 . 10 1 1 0 . 9 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

TO 5 3 I N ............................... 1 0 . 7 3 3 11 . 3 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 - P L A T E , D O O B L E :

2 6 X 17 I N .......................... 1 0 . 2 6 2 1 1 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 02 - U N I T :

1 6 - 1 / 2 X 1 7 I N . . . 1 0 . 4 0 9 11 . 2 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 017 X 1 1 - 1 / 2 I N . . . 1 0 . 2 6 2 1 1 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

1 - U N I T :3 4 X 4 4 I N ................... 1 0 . 2 6 2 1 1 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 05 0 X 3 5 - 1 / 2 I N . . . 1 0 . 4 4 5 1 1 . 3 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 06 9 X 4 1 - 5 / 8 I N ____ 1 0 . 7 4 4 1 1 . 6 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

3 - P L A T E , 3 - u n I T :

2 6 X 17 I N ......................... 1 0 . 5 0 5 1 1 . 3 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

3 1 X 17 I N .......................... 1 0 . 5 0 5 1 1 . 3 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 031 X 2 8 I N .......................... 1 0 . 6 7 4 1 1 . 5 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

4 - P L A T E , S I N G L E , 2 2 X

17 I N ............................................ 1 0 . 2 6 2 1 1 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 04 - P L A T E , D O U B L E :

3 5 X 2 2 - 3 / 4 I N ............. 1 0 . 4 4 5 1 1 . 3 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 03 5 X 4 0 I N ......................... 1 0 . 7 6 3 1 1 . 6 4 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 049 X 3 5 I N .......................... 1 1 . 0 8 1 1 1 . 9 7 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

4 - P L A T E , 4 - U N I T :3 6 - 1 / 2 X 2 2 - 3 / 4 I N . : 1 0 . 3 3 3 1 1 . 2 0 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 03 8 X 2 2 - 3 / 4 I N ............. 1 0 . 7 9 6 1 1 . 6 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

4 - P L A T E , 2 - U N I T , 5 4 X

4 5 - 1 / 2 I N . , F I R S T . . . 1 1 . 2 7 0 1 2 . 1 7 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 06 - P L A T E , 3 - U N I T , 3 8 X

2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . :F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 8 1 8 11 . 7 0 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 5 9 5 1 0 . 4 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

S a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

R a t e p e r

h o a r J /

H o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E n p l o y e r c o n t r i b a t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s ! /

s e l e c t e d

I n s a r a n e e 9 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C h i c a g o . 1 1 1 .

- C o n t i n a e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n a e d

8 - P L A T E , 9 - U N I T :

3 5 T O 3 8 X 2 2 - 3 / i *T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . ,S I N G L E :

F I R S T ................................... $ 1 1 , 1 6 2 $ 1 2 , 0 6 2 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 10 . 2 7 2 1 1 . 1 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

3 5 T O 3 8 X 2 2 - 3 / 1 *T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . ,D O D B L E :

F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 3 0 6 1 2 . 2 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 3 8 1 1 1 . 2 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

5 0 X 3 5 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 7 2 0 1 2 . 6 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 6 7 9 1 1 . 5 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

5 9 X 3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 2 . 9 6 7 1 3 . 9 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 1 1 . 1 0 7 1 2 . 0 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

1 0 - P L A T E , 5 —ON I T , 3 6

X 2 2 - 3 / 9 I N . , D O O B -L E :

F I R S T .......................................... 1 1 . 6 1 3 1 2 . 5 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 9 5 3 1 1 . 3 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

1 2 - P L A T E , 6 -O N I T ,D O U B L E :

3 8 X 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 7 2 0 1 2 . 6 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 9 5 3 1 1 . 3 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

T H I R D ................................... 9 . 5 9 5 1 0 . 4 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

3 8 X 9 5 - 1 / 2 I N . :F I R S T .................................... 1 2 . 1 7 8 1 3 . 1 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 6 7 9 1 1 . 5 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0

T H I R D ................................... 1 0 . 3 1 8 1 1 . 1 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0V A N D E R C O O K E 0 9 - 2 9

P R O O F I N G P R E S S ................. 1 1 . 3 1 9 1 2 . 2 2 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

1 6 - P L A T E , 8 - U N I T , 3 8X 2 3 - 1 / 2 I N . , D O O B -

L E :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 7 2 0 1 2 . 6 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 6 7 9 1 1 . 5 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 4 . 0 0

T H I R D .......................................... 1 0 . 6 7 9 1 1 . 5 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 9 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 8 7 9 1 0 . 7 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 8 - - 4 . 0 0

C i n c i n n a t i . O h i o

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 6 3 0 9 . 8 9 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 7 6 0 . 2 0 7

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................... 7 . 2 2 0 7 . 9 9 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 7 6 . 2 0 7

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 8 . 0 3 0 8 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 0E L E C T R O T Y P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 7 7 3 7 . 2 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ★ . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 5 8 6 7 . 1 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 2 0 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 8 . 0 3 0 8 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 8 . 0 3 0 9 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 0M A I L E R S ...................................................... 6 . 8 6 0 7 . 3 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 9 3 3 . 1 3 3P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 8 . 2 11 9 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 2 9 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... 8 . 9 9 0 9 . 0 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN DF E E D E R S :

J O B F E E D E R S ................................... 6 . 1 0 0 6 . 6 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7R O T A R Y L E T T E R P R E S S :

F I R S T ................................................ 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

S E C O N D ............................................. 7 . 0 3 0 7 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 7 . 0 9 0 7 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

O F F S E T :

F I R S T ................................................ 7 . 5 8 0 8 . 1 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

S E C O N D ............................................ 7 . 3 9 0 7 . 9 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E B :1 - C O L O R 2 5 I N . OR L E S S 7 . 1 9 0 7 . 7 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

2 - C O L O R , 2 5 I N . O R L E S S 7 . 9 8 0 8 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

1 - C O L O R , O V E R 2 5 AN D

U N D E R 3 9 I N ................................ 7 . 9 8 0 8 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

2 - C O L O R , O V E R 2 5 A N D

U N D E R 3 9 I N ................................ 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 2 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , R O T A R Y :

1 O R 2 , 3 9 T O 6 5 I N . 1 -

C O L O R ................................................... 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 2 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . , 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

1 3 8 I N . O R L A R G E R 2 -

C O L O R ................................................... 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

1 6 5 I N . O R L A R G E R 1 -CD L O R ................................................... 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 2 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /H o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E a p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

b e n e f i t s 3 /s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

R O L L - F E D , H A N —I N - C H A R G E $ 7 , 9 0 0 $ 8 , 4 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 5 2 2 0 . 2 0 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

11 X 1 5 I N . OR U N D E R . 6 . 8 3 0 7 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 71 4 X 2 0 I N ................................ 8 . 0 2 0 8 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 71 7 X 2 2 I N ................................ 8 . 0 9 0 8 . 6 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 72 4 D P T O A N D I N C L D D -

I N G 2 8 I N ................................ 8 . 1 8 0 8 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 72 9 O P T O A N D I N C L O D -

I N G 3 3 I N ............................... 8 . 3 6 0 8 . 9 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 73 4 A N D L E S S T H A N 3 6

I N ...................................................... 8 . 4 4 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 73 6 O P T O A N D I N C L D D -

I N G 3 8 I N ............................... 8 . 4 4 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 72 - C O L O R , 11 X 15 I N . OR

U N D E R ................................................... 7 . 2 1 0 7 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7W E B - F E D :

rt A N - I N - C H A R G E ....................... 9 . 4 1 0 9 . 9 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7F I R S T P R E S S M E N ................... 8 . 4 7 0 9 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N :

1 O R 2 P R E S S E S .......................... 7 . 1 9 0 7 . 7 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 73 P R E S S E S ......................................... 7 . 2 5 0 7 . 8 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 . 2 0 74 P R E S S E S .......................................... 7 . 2 7 0 7 . 8 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 2 _ . 2 0 7 _

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D AT S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 7 . 9 7 1 8 . 9 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0A G R E E K E N T £ ............................ 8 . 6 7 5 9 . 5 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0A G R E E M E N T C ............................ 8 . 6 5 6 9 . 2 3 6 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 1 9 0 9 . 1 7 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 6 9 4A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 8 . 9 5 6 9 . 7 6 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 6 9 4A G R E E M E N T C ............................ 8 . 6 5 6 9 . 3 8 2 3 7 . 5 0 * *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :DAY S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 7 . 9 7 1 8 . 9 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 8 . 6 7 5 9 . 5 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0A G R E E M E N T C ............................ 8 . 6 5 6 9 . 2 3 6 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 1 9 0 9 . 1 7 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 6 9 4A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 8 . 9 5 6 9 . 7 6 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 6 9 4A G R E E M E N T C ............................ 8 . 6 5 6 9 . 3 8 2 3 7 . 5 0 * *

H A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I s t s ) :

D A Y S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 7 . 9 7 1 8 . 9 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 8 . 6 7 5 9 . 5 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0A G R E E M E N T C ............................ 8 . 6 5 6 9 . 2 3 6 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ■ *

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 1 9 0 9 . 1 7 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 6 9 4A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 8 . 9 5 6 9 . 7 6 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 6 94A G R E E K E N T C ................................ 8 . 6 5 6 9 . 3 8 2 3 7 . 5 0 * *

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 5 6 1 8 . 6 0 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 9 1 . 1 3 8A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 7 . 5 9 6 8 . 6 0 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 9 1 . 1 3 8

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 0 1 8 . 8 2 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 7 9 7 . 1 3 9P H O TO EN GR A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 9 6 9 . 8 7 6 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 6 1 1 1 0 . 1 9 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 7 0 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - W E B :

D A Y S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 7 . 7 8 6 8 . 5 6 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 1 0 . 2 7 6A G R E E K E N T E ............................ 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 1 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 71 0 . 2 7 6

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 7 . 9 9 3 8 . 7 0 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 7 1 5 . 2 7 8A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 8 . 8 1 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 7 1 5 . 2 7 8

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 7 . 9 2 4 9 . 2 5 7 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 1 0 . 2 7 6A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 9 . 1 5 0 9 . 9 7 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 1 0 . 2 7 6

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 1 3 2 9 . 4 7 4 3 6 . 0 0 . 7 1 5 . 2 7 8A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 3 7 0 1 0 . 1 9 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 7 1 5 _ . 2 7 8 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S :

A G R E E M E N T A .................................... 9 . 9 7 0 1 0 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 1 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 . 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 9 8 3 9 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :C O L O R :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 1 0 . 1 4 0 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r \/R a t e p e r

h o u r l yH o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o

- C o n t i n a e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n a e d

A G R E E M E N T B ............................. $ 1 0 , 1 7 0 $ 1 1 , 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ............................. 7 . 8 3 4 9 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

H A L F T O N E :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 9 . 8 0 0 1 0 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 8 . 5 3 6 9 . 1 2 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ............................. 9 . 8 3 0 1 1 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ............................ 7 . 6 2 0 9 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

L I N E ......................................................... 9 . 4 7 0 1 0 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 7 6 0 1 0 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 3A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 5 3 6 9 . 1 2 1 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0AGR E E M E N T C ................................... 9 . 7 9 0 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 7 2 2 9 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S ANDF E E D E R S , O F F S E T :

S H E E T - F E D :

ON D E E 6 0 I N ............................. 8 . 5 3 0 9 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0O V E E 6 0 I N ................................ 8 . 7 1 0 9 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0a - C O L O R , OV E R 4 1 I N - . 8 . 9 2 0 9 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 05 - C O L O R ......................................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R :B R O N Z E R S :

2 8 X 4 4 I N ................................ 1 0 . 2 1 0 1 0 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O B :A G R E E M E N T A :

19 X 2 5 I N . ORS M A L L E R ................................ 9 . 4 7 0 1 0 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

2 0 X 2 6 O P T O 2 4 X

3 2 I N ...................................... 9 . 5 9 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 44 4 . 0 02 2 X 3 4 OP TO 2 8 X

4 2 I N ...................................... 9 . 6 8 0 1 0 . 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

28 X 4 4 DP T O 3 8 X5 2 I N ...................................... 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 6 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

4 3 X 5 4 OP T O 4 4 X

61 I N ...................................... 9 . 8 0 0 1 0 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 04 4 X 6 2 I N . OR

L A R G E R ................................... 9 . 8 7 0 1 0 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

11 X 17 I N .......................... 6 . 9 5 9 7 . 4 4 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 014 X 2 0 I N .......................... 7 . 3 8 3 7 . 8 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 02 3 X 2 9 I N ......................... 8 . 2 0 9 8 . 7 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T C :M O L T I L I T H ............................ 8 . 5 6 0 9 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 019 X 2 5 I N .......................... 9 . 5 0 0 1 0 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T D:

14 X 2 0 I N ......................... 6 . 8 5 8 8 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 02 3 X 3 0 I N .......................... 7 . 0 6 2 8 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 02 5 X 3 8 I N .......................... 7 . 2 6 7 8 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 03 5 X 3 5 I N .......................... 7 . 5 7 4 9 . 1 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 0 I N .......................... 7 . 6 2 0 9 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :AGREEMENT A:

O P T O 2 4 X 3 2 I N ____ 9 . 9 5 0 1 0 . 6 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 9 4 4 . 0 02 2 X 3 4 OP T O 2 8 X

4 2 I N ...................................... i 0 . 0 1 0 1 0 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 028 X 4 4 OP T O 3 8 X

5 2 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 0 7 0 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 04 3 X 5 4 O P T O 4 4 X

6 1 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 1 7 0 11 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 04 4 X 6 6 I N . OR L A R -

G E R ............................................ 1 0 . 3 6 0 1 1 . 2 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

18 X 2 5 I N . . . .................... 1 0 . 2 7 0 1 1 . 4 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 02 4 X 3 2 I N .......................... 9 . 9 8 0 1 1 . 1 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T C :

2 3 X 3 0 I N .......................... 7 . 7 2 2 9 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

2 5 X 3 8 I N ......................... 7 . 8 3 4 9 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 03 5 X 4 5 I N .......................... 7 . 9 2 7 9 . 5 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :A G R E E M E N T A :

4 4 X 61 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 5 7 0 1 1 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 0 3 0 1 0 . 9 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

6 9 I N . O R L A R G E R :

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 9 2 0 1 1 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 1 4 0 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

5 2 X 7 6 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 5 8 4 1 1 . 2 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 9 3 2 9 . 5 4 2 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

2 5 X 3 8 I N . , F I R S T . 9 . 8 8 6 1 0 . 5 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C , 18 X 2 5

I N ...................................................... 1 0 . 4 3 0 1 1 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D , 2 8 X 4 0

I N ...................................................... 8 . 1 8 7 9 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 y P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

5 - C O L O R :A G R E E M E N T A , 6 9 I N . :

OR L A R G E R :F I R S T .........................................

S E C O N D ......................................$ 1 1 , 4 0 0

1 0 . 3 5 0$ 1 2 , 3 4 0

1 1 . 2 6 03 5 . 0 03 5 . 0 0

0 . 7 4 4

. 7 4 44 . 0 04 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T E , 4 3 I 60 I N ...................................................... 8 . 4 3 8 1 0 . 1 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ 4 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

4 - U N I T , 8 - P L A T E :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 7 7 0 1 1 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 2 8 0 1 1 . 1 90 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

PR O V E R S ...................................................... 9 . 8 0 0 1 0 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 7 6 0 1 0 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 4 4 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T E ................................... 8 . 5 3 6 9 . 12 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 9 . 7 9 0 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 7 2 2 9 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 *

* - 4 . 0 0

C l e v e l a n d , O h i o

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­

MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 7 6 0 5 . 2 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 0 . 3 1 3B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) .................................................................. 7 . 5 9 0 8 . 2 4 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 1 3C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 4 1 3 8 . 2 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 8 9 3

E L E C T R O T Y P E R S ................................... 7 . 2 4 3 5 7 . 2 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 4 1

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 4 1 3 8 . 2 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 8 9 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) ........................................................ 7 . 4 1 3 8 . 2 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 8 9 3M A I L E R S ...................................................... 7 . 7 6 1 ’ 8 . 1 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 1 . 6 8 1

P H O TO E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 0 0 7 9 . 9 7 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 4 . 6 0 6A G R E E M E N T B ( R O T O ) ............. 8 . 9 1 3 9 . 3 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 4 . 8 7 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S ................................................... 6 . 9 4 3 7 . 7 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 0

A U T O M A T I C J O B C Y L I N D E R

17 X 2 2 I N . AND U N D E R . 6 . 6 9 5 7 . 5 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 02 - C O L O R , P E R F E C T O R ,

R O T A R Y A N D F L A T - B E D . . . 6 . 9 9 3 7 . 8 2 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 7 . 6 6 3 8 . 4 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 02 - C O L O R , P E R F E C T O R ,

R O T A R Y A N D F L A T - B E D W E B ......................................................... 7 . 7 7 6 8 . 6 0 8 3 7 . 5 0 * . 4 0 0

O F F S E T :

U N D E R 14 X 2 0 I N ............. 7 . 1 6 8 8 . 0 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 01 4 X 2 0 TO 41 X 5 4 I N 7 . 8 2 2 8 . 6 5 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 0

O V E R 41 X 5 4 I N ................. 7 . 8 9 5 8 . 7 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 0P L A T E N .................................................. 7 . 9 7 8 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N . . 7 . 5 1 5 8 . 3 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 0 0 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 0 8 0 8 . 7 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 8 2 1 . 8 9 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 2 8 9 . 2 1 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 8 5 0 . 9 2 4

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 0 8 0 8 . 7 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 8 2 1 . 8 9 3

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 28 9 . 2 1 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 8 5 0 . 9 2 4

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 0 8 0 8 . 7 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 8 2 1 . 8 9 3

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 5 2 8 9 . 2 1 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 8 5 0 . 9 2 4

M A I L E R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 7 6 1 58 . 4 16 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 1 . 6 8 1

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 4 5 8 ’ 9 . 1 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 9 0 . 7 3 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 8 3 0 58 . 3 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 3 3 . 8 1 2S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 8 2 0 s 9 . 1 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 . 8 7 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :

D AY S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 1 0 1 5 8 . 1 0 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 8 7 . 6 4 4

O F F S I D E C O L O R ................ 8 . 6 1 2 58 . 6 1 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 8 7 . 6 4 4

A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 8 . 1 9 5 ’ 8 . 1 9 5 4 0 . 0 0 . 1 6 2 . 6 0 4

O F F S I D E C O L O R ................ 9 . 1 93 59 . 1 9 3 4 0 . 0 0 . 1 6 2 . 6 0 4

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 7 3 6 5 8 . 7 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 0 0 . 6 9 0

O F F S I D E C O L O R ................ 9 . 2 7 8 59 . 2 7 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 0 0 . 6 9 0

A G R E E M E N T E ............................. 8 . 8 5 4 s 8 . 8 5 4 4 0 . 0 0 . 1 6 2 . 6 0 4

O F F S I D E C O L O R ................ 9 . 9 1 7 s 9 . 9 17 4 0 . 0 0 . 1 6 2-

. 6 0 4-

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e i

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

if e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

f c e n e f i t s 3 /s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C l e v e l a n d , O h i o

- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. $ 9 , 1 1 9 5$ 9 . 1 1 9 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 1 8 7 0 . 6 4 4A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 9 . 1 9 3 5 9 . 1 9 3 4 0 . 0 0 . 1 6 2 . 6 0 4

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 9 . 8 2 2 5 9 . 8 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 0 0 . 6 9 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 9 1 7 5 9 . 9 1 7 4 0 . 0 0 . 1 6 2 . 6 0 4

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 8 39 5 8 . 1 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 5 . 5 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 4 5 6 5 8 . 7 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 3 . 5 3 6

A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 8 . 8 3 5 5 8 . 8 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 3 - . 5 3 6 -

L i t h o g r a p h ;

A R T I S T S ( D O T E T C H E R S AND

R E T O O C H E R S ) ...................................... 9 . 7 3 9 1 0 . 2 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R S E P A R A T O R S .................... 9 . 7 8 0 1 0 . 3 3 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E L I N E . . . 8 . 9 7 6 9 . 5 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 2 0 4 9 . 7 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

1—C O L O R ................................................ 7 . 9 6 5 8 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0H E L P E R S ............................................ 7 . 2 9 1 7 . 7 4 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 1 1 6 8 . 6 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R :

F I R S T H E L P E R .......................... 8 . 2 5 5 8 . 7 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D H E L P E R ....................... 7 . 9 3 2 8 . 4 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O F :

1 7 X 2 2 TO 19 X 2 5

I N ...................................................... 8 . 9 7 6 9 . 5 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

2 2 X 2 8 I N ................................ 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 5 7 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

2 6 X 4 0 TO 2 8 X <*2I N ...................................................... 9 . 1 2 6 9 . 6 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

3 6 X 4 8 I N ................... •_______ 9 . 2 0 0 9 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

3 8 X 5 0 I N ................................ 9 . 2 75 9 . 8 1 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

4 1 X 5 4 I N ............................... 9 . 3 5 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

4 2 X 5 8 I N ................................ 9 . 3 5 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

4 4 X 6 4 I N ................................ 9 . 4 2 4 9 . 9 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :3 5 X 4 5 T O 3 6 X 4 8

I N ...................................................... 9 . 5 8 7 1 0 . 1 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

4 2 X 5 8 I N ................................... 9 . 7 3 9 1 0 . 2 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

4 6 X 6 8 I N .................................... 9 . 8 1 5 1 0 . 3 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

5 2 X 7 6 I N ................................... 9 . 9 0 3 1 0 . 4 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0R O L L - F E D 4 - P L A T E WEB

P E R F E C T I N G P R E S S 2 3 -

1 / 2 X 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................................ 1 0 . 3 3 2 1 0 . 6 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 9 . 6 0 9 1 0 . 1 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0P R O V E R S , P R O C E S S C O L O R ____ 9 . 1 8 4 9 . 7 1 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 2 04 9 . 7 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 2 - - 4 . 0 0

C o l u n b u s , O h i o

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 6 4 5 5 . 4 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 5 . 0 0B O O K B I N D E P S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 7 . 4 6 0 8 . 5 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 5 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 7 . 7 0 0 8 . 2 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0E L E C T R O T Y P E R S ................................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 7 0 0 8 . 2 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( H A C H I K -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 7 . 7 0 0 8 . 2 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

B A I L E R S ...................................................... 6 . 2 7 8 6 . 2 7 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 7 2 . 4 1 4

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 4 6 0 9 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 2 4 6 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B................................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 2 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E B E N T A ................................... 6 . 3 3 0 6 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 1 5 0 6 . 6 4 0 3 7 . 50 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N D E R

H E A D O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E B E N T A ............................. 8 . 2 6 0 8 . 9 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................ ............ 8 . 0 8 0 8 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

A L L C Y L I N D E R P R E S S E S :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 7 . 5 9 0 8 . 3 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

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J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e t h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j y

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

C o l o n b u s , O h i o

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T B............................. $ 7 , 5 9 0 $ 8 , 1 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 5 4 0 0 . 2 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................ 6 . 7 0 0 7 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

S E C O N D P R E S S M E N ______ 7 . 5 9 0 8 . 1 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

S T E R E O T Y P E R S ....................................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 4 3 3 7 . 50 . 5 4 0 _ . 2 0 0

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D AY S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 4 3 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 4 0 . 5 6 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 3 4 0 9 . 9 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 5 6 . 5 8 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T .............. ........................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 4 3 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 4 0 . 5 6 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 3 4 0 9 . 9 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 5 6 . 5 8 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­I S T S ) :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 4 3 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 4 0 . 5 6 0

SE C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 3 4 0 9 . 9 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 5 6 . 5 8 0

M A I L E R S :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 1 9 3 8 . 4 6 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 5 4 6 . 5 9 4

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 6 2 9 8 . 9 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 5 . 6 1 6

P R E S S M E N , W EB :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 1 18 8 . 7 8 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 5 3 . 3 9 6

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 8 4 1 9 . 5 5 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 0 0 . 4 2 5

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 5 2 9 . 1 19 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 5 3 . 3 9 6

S E C O N D M E N - I N - C H A R G E . 8 . 3 8 5 9 . 0 5 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 5 3 . 3 9 6

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 1 9 8 9 . 9 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 0 0 . 4 2 5S E C O N D H E N - I N - C H A R G E . 9 . 1 2 7 9 . 8 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 0 0 - . 4 2 5 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 8 . 4 6 0 9 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 2 4 6 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 4 6 0 9 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 2 4 6 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 8 . 4 6 0 9 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 2 4 - 6 . 0 0

D a l l a s , T e x a s

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­

MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 9 3 0 5 . 3 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 0 0B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) .................................................................. 5 . 2 0 0 5 . 6 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S ( C O L O R ) . 6 . 5 7 6 7 . 0 2 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 5 . 9 4 6 5 . 9 4 6 3 7 . 5 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 5 . 9 4 6 5 . 9 4 6 3 7 . 5 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 5 . 9 4 6 5 . 9 4 6 3 7 . 5 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 6 . 2 4 9 6 . 6 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S ................................................... 4 . 9 9 0 5 . 5 7 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 5 . 8 9 0 6 . 2 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :10 X 1 4 TO 1 4 X 2 0

I N ................................................ 5 . 3 3 9 5 . 7 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 317 X 2 2 T O 19 X 2 5

I N ................................................ 5 . 8 9 0 6 . 2 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

2 5 X 2 8 TO 2 8 X 4 2

I N ................................................ 6 . 0 8 5 6 . 4 9 8 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

3 6 X 4 8 T O 4 2 X 5 8 I N ................................................ 6 . 2 82 6 . 7 09 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

2 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N . . 6 . 4 7 8 6 . 9 18 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

4 - C O L O R , S H E E T - F E D , HE AD O P E R A T O R :

F I R S T ......................................... 6 . 7 8 8 7 . 2 4 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

S E C O N D ...................................... 6 . 1 1 9 6 . 5 3 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 33

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N . . 5 . 5 8 9 6 . 3 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 6 . 3 8 0 6 . 8 1 9 3 7 . 5 0 - - . 1 3 3 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 1 7 1 7 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 3 1 4 7 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 7 . 1 7 1 7 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B............. .......... 7 . 5 0 1 8 . 3 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 6 1 . 2 8 6

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 7 . 3 1 4 7 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 - - -

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e n b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /R a t e p e r

h o u r j /H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

D a l l a s , T e x a s

- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T B ............................. $ 7 . 6 4 4 $ 8 , 5 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 4 6 1 0 . 2 8 6M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 1 7 1 7 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 3 1 4 7 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 6 . 7 5 7 7 . 2 2 9 3 5 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 7 . 8 2 9 7 . 8 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 6 1

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 3 7 1 3 5 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 7 . 4 5 7 7 . 9 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 6 1 _ - -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 5 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 . 0 0PR D ? E R S ............................................... 8 . 6 7 0 9 . 6 1 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 5 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0P L A T E H A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 5 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 5 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 * *

- 4 . 0 0

D e n v e r . C o l o .

B o o t a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 8 5 0 5 . 4 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 7 . 5 2 0 8 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 4 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 4 4 0 7 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 9 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 4 0 7 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 9 3A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 6 2 7 8 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 9 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ............................. 7 . 4 4 0 7 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 9 3P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :L E T T E R P R E S S ................................... 7 . 0 5 1 7 . 3 7 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O B . OV E R 3 7 I N . . 7 . 0 5 1 7 . 3 7 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

2 - C O L O E :3 8 T O <*8 I N ....................... 7 . 3 4 5 7 . 6 6 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7O V E R 4 8 I N .......................... 7 . 3 8 9 7 . 7 0 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

4 - C O L O R , O V E R 4 8 I N - . 7 . 0 5 1 7 . 3 7 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

P L A T E N .................................................. 5 . 8 6 5 6 . 1 8 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

W E B ........................................................... 7 . 0 5 1 7 . 3 7 1 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R :

L E T T E R P R E S S — A U T O M A T I C

17 1 2 2 I N . OR L E S S . . . 7 . 7 4 9 8 . 0 6 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7A L L O T H E R L E T T E R P R E S S E S 7 . 8 9 1 8 . 2 1 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

O F F S E T :1 - C O L O R , 1 7 X 2 2 I N . . 7 . 6 8 6 8 . 0 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 72 - C O L O R :

31 T O 4 8 I N ....................... 8 . 1 8 2 8 . 5 0 2 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7O V E R 4 8 I N .......................... 8 . 5 0 6 8 . 8 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7

4 - C O L O R , O V E R 4 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 8 . 7 2 6 9 . 0 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7S E C O N D ...................................... 7 . 8 9 3 8 . 2 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

WEB P R E S S E S :F I R S T .......................................... 8 . 7 8 8 9 . 1 0 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 0 5 8 8 . 3 7 8 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N . . 7 . 7 1 2 8 . 0 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7S T R I P P E R S (C OM B I N A TON

S K I L L S ) .................................................. 8 . 0 4 5 8 . 3 6 5 3 7 . 5 0 ** . 2 6 7 -

■ e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 6 1 9 . 8 4 4 3 6 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 0 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 4 0 0 9 . 9 8 3 3 6 . 0 0 * * . 4 0 3

H A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 6 1 9 . 8 4 4 3 6 . 0 0 * * . 40 3

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 4 0 0 9 . 9 8 3 3 6 . 0 0 * * . 4 0 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 6 1 9 . 8 4 4 3 6 . 0 0 * * . 4 0 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 4 0 0 9 . 9 8 3 3 6 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 0 3

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 5 7 8 . 8 6 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 7 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 4 9 1 8 . 9 9 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 7 3

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

DAY S H I F T ................ ........................ 9 . 3 0 0 9 . 9 3 1 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 5 9 4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r

h o u r l . /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

D enver, C o lo .-C on tinued

Bevspa per—Continued

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ $ 9 , 5 7 0 $ 1 0 . 2 0 7 3 6 . 2 5 0 . 7 5 9 4 . 0 0R O T O G R A V U R E :

D A Y S H I F T .................................. 1 1 . 0 0 0 1 1 . 7 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ......................... 1 1 . 3 57 1 2 . 5 4 8 3 3 . 7 5 . 8 1 5 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEE :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 9 3 7 9 . 5 7 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 0 . 3 8 7S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 6 6 1 1 0 . 3 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 2 9 . 4 1 4R O T O G R A V U R E :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 0 3 7 9 . 6 7 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 3 8 7S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 7 6 9 1 0 . 4 5 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 2 9 . 4 1 4

R E G I S T E R M F N : 1

D A Y S H I F T .................................. 9 . 4 3 7 1 0 . 0 7 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 3 8 7S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 1 0 . 1 9 7 1 0 . 8 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 2 9 . 4 1 4

P R E S S C P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ................. 9 . 6 0 4 1 0 . 2 0 4 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 3 8 7S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S ............. 9 . 3 3 7 9 . 9 7 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 3 8 7R O T O G R A V U R E ............................ 9 . 7 04 1 0 . 3 4 4 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 3 8 7

N I G H T S H I F T :F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ................ 1 0 . 3 7 6 1 1 . 0 6 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 2 9 . 4 1 4S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 1 0 . 0 9 0 1 0 . 7 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 2 9 . 4 1 4

R O T O G R A V U R E ............................ 1 1 . 2 8 9 1 2 . 0 2 7 3 2 . 5 0 . 3 5 4 . 4 4 6S T E R E O T Y P E R S — T A Y S H I F T . . 8 . 8 6 4 9 . 3 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 9 _ _ -

L ith o g ra p h ;

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S ......................... 8 . 6 9 0 9 . 2 5 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 6 9 0 9 . 2 5 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S .................................................. 8 . 2 7 0 8 . 5 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0S H E E T - F E D .......................................... 7 . 5 3 0 8 . 0 2 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C C L O R :

T O 1 5 I N ...................................... 7 . 1 3 0 7 . 5 9 5 3 6 . 2 5 . 73 1 3 . 0 0T O 2 0 I N ...................................... 7 . 9 2 0 8 . 4 3 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0T O 2 5 I N ...................................... 8 . 1 8 0 8 . 7 1 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0TO 3 9 I N ...................................... 8 . 6 1 0 9 . 1 7 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0T O 5 0 I N ...................................... 8 . 6 3 0 9 . 4 0 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0O V E R 5 0 I N ............................... 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 6 3 6 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0

2 - C O L C R :

2 5 X 3 8 I N ............................... 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 4 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0<12 X 5 8 I N ................................ 8 . 6 3 0 9 . 4 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0

< i - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N ______ 8 . 8 3 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 3 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 8 . 6 9 0 9 . 2 5 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 3 1 - - 3 . 0 0

D e t r o i t , R ich .

Book and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 8 4 0 6 . 8 1 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 1 3 . 2 4 1C O M B I N A T I O N W O R K E R S ______ 5 . 9 7 5 6 . 9 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 1 3 . 2 4 1

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................... 8 . 3 3 5 9 . 4 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 1 3 . 2 4 1C O M B I N A T I O N W O R K E R S ______ 8 . 5 4 5 9 . 6 7 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 1 3 . 2 4 1

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 7 6M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

L I N O T Y P E ............................................ 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 4 7 6M O N O T Y P E ............................................ 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 7 6

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) ......................................................... 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 7 6

PH O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 7 2 5 1 0 . 9 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 2 8 6 4 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R , 1 - C O L O R , S I N G L E

C Y L I N D E R , J O B C Y L I N D E R

P R E S S ( M I E H L E V E R T I C A L

H E I D E L B U R G ) ...................................... 8 . 4 7 0 9 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 3P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N . . 8 . 0 7 0 8 . 7 8 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3S T E R E O T Y P E R S ...................................... 8 . 8 6 0 9 . 5 1 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6 -

■ewspaper

C O M P O S I T O R S , HA N D :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 3 4 1 9 . 1 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 7 2S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 7 5 3 9 . 5 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 5 9 2

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ( L I N O ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 4 1 9 . 1 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 7 2S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 7 5 3 9 . 5 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 5 9 2M O N O C A S T E R M EN:

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 3 4 1 9 . 1 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 5 7 2S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 7 5 3 9 . 5 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 5 9 2

-

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

R a t e p e r h o u r _ 1 /

H o u r s p e r ¥ e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

D e t r o i t . D ick .-C on tinued

Be as pa per-Con tinued

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :DAY S H I F T ......................................... $ 8 , 3 4 1 $ 9 , 1 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 5 7 2SE C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 7 5 3 9 . 5 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 5 9 2

M A I L E R S :

DAY S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 7 . 7 7 0 8 . 6 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 2 0A G R E E M E N T E ............................. 6 . 1 6 7 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 9 5 0 8 . 8 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 2 0P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 2 6 9 . 3 0 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 0 3 4 4 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 2 5 2 1 0 . 1 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 0 3 7 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 3 0 2 9 . 1 6 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 8 0S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 9 2 8 9 . 8 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 40 7

A G R E E M E N T B :D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 3 1 7 9 . 1 90 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 7 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 9 3 3 9 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 7 8 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................... _________ 8 . 5 6 8 9 . 4 3 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 8 0S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 2 18 1 0 . 1 4 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 0 7

A G R E E M E N T B:D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 5 7 0 9 . 4 5 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 7 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 2 2 2 1 0 . 16 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 7 8 6

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 2 0 9 . 9 4 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 17 2S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 1 2 0 1 0 . 6 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 *

* . 1 6 4 -

L itk og ra p b y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 1 0 . 0 9 8 1 1 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0P R O V E R S ............................................... 9 . 9 4 9 1 0 . 8 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :C O L O R :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 1 0 . 0 9 8 1 1 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 1 0 . 3 1 0 1 1 . 1 0 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3

H A L F T O N E :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 9 . 7 7 9 1 0 . 7 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 9 15 1 0 . 6 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3

P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

VA C U U M F R A M E .......................... 9 . 6 7 3 1 0 . 5 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0P H O T O C O M P O S I N G .................... 9 . 9 1 8 1 0 . 8 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 4 9 0 1 0 . 2 5 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * ' . 3 5 3P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R 6 0 I N . ANDO V E R ............................................... 8 . 8 5 4 9 . 7 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 09 3 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R ......................................... 8 . 8 5 4 9 . 7 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

1 0 - P L A T E B E E - F E D :F I R S T A S S I S T A N T ______ 8 . 9 0 7 9 . 7 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D A S S I S T A N T . . . 8 . 6 9 5 9 . 5 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

1 AND 2 C O L O R , S E C O N D 8 . 6 0 5 9 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 32 , 4 , AND 6 - C O L O R ,

F I R S T ............................................ 8 . 6 4 0 9 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 34 AND 6 C O L O R , S E C O N D 8 . 1 9 0 8 . 9 10 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3

R O T A R Y P R E S S E S :

2 2 X 3 0 I N . A N D UN DER 7 . 9 5 5 8 . 6 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 33 0 T O 3 a I N ............................ 8 . 1 7 5 8 . 8 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R :T O 2 5 I N ............................... 9 . 5 7 7 1 0 . 4 9 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

2 6 T O 4 5 I N ....................... 9 . 6 6 3 1 0 . 5 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 04 6 T O 5 9 I N ....................... 9 . 7 4 8 1 0 . 6 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

6 0 I N . A N D O V E R ______ 9 . 8 4 3 1 0 . 7 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R : ...................................... 1 0 . 1 4 1 1 1 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

6 0 I N . A N D O V E R ______ 1 0 . 2 4 7 1 1 . 1 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

TO 5 0 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 1 6 6 1 2 . 1 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 3 7 5 1 1 . 3 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

4 - P L A T E S OV E R 3 0

I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 1 4 1 1 1 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................... 9 . 9 2 7 1 0 . 8 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

1 0 - P L A T E :

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 9 5 9 1 1 . 9 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 2 4 7 1 1 . 1 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

R a t e p e r

h o n r j /

B a t e p e r

h o u r i y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ! ! / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

D e t r o i t , H ick. -Continued

L ith ograph y-C ontinued

A G B E E H E H T B :1 - C O L O B :

L E S S T H A H 14 X 2 0 I H ................................................ $ 8 , 7 3 5 $ 9 , 4 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 0 . 3 5 3

2 0 T O 3 0 I N ....................... 9 . 4 5 0 1 0 . 2 1 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3

OP T O 5 0 I N ....................... 9 . 6 5 0 1 0 . 4 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3

O P T O 6 0 I N ....................... 9 . 7 6 5 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 3 5 3

2 - C O L O B ......................................... 9 . 7 6 5 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 34 - C 0 L 0 B :

O P T O 4 1 I N ....................... 10 . 6 8 0 1 1 . 4 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 3OP T O 6 0 I N ....................... 1 0 . 8 7 5 1 1 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 3

O T E B 6 0 I N .......................... 11 . 1 3 0 1 1 . 9 5 5 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 36 - C 0 L 0 B , O P T O 4 0 I N . : 1 0 . 8 7 5 1 1 . 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 3

4 AN D 6 C O L O B , SE C O N D 9 . 6 1 0 1 0 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 3W E B - F E D :

2 3 X 3 6 I N . :

I N - C H A R G E ............................ 1 0 . 7 6 0 1 1 . 5 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 3

F I R S T .......................................... 9 . 5 1 5 1 0 . 2 8 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 3

S E C O N D O R T H I R D ______ 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 3 3 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 3

2 4 X 3 8 I N . :

I N - C H A R G E ............................ 1 0 . 9 5 0 1 1 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 3 5 3F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 6 1 5 1 0 . 3 8 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 3S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 3 3 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 3 5 3

3 5 X 5 0 I N . :

I N - C H A R G E ............................ 1 1 . 0 9 5 1 1 . 9 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 5 3

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 6 6 0 1 0 . 4 3 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 3

A N I L I N E T A P E P B E S S . . . 8 . 0 7 0 8 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 3R O T A R Y P R E S S E S :

2 2 X 3 0 I N . A N D U N D E R 9 . 1 9 0 9 . 9 4 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 33 0 T O 3 4 I N ............................. 9 . 4 6 0 1 0 . 2 2 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 5 3

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 8 1 2 1 0 . 7 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 9 3 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 9 4 5 1 0 . 7 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 5 3 -

F l in t , H ick .

B o o k and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O O R N E Y -

MEN I I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 2 5 0 5 . 6 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 2 5 0

C O L L A T O R S ................................... 7 . 6 9 0 8 . 0 7 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 2 5 0C U T T E R S ......................................... 7 . 6 9 0 8 . 0 7 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 2 5 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 2 10 6 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 7 5 * ♦ . 2 6 5P A P E R C U T T E R S ....................... 8 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 8 . 5 6 6 8 . 8 9 9 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 2 5 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 8 . 2 2 0 8 . 6 3 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 2 5 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 8 . 4 9 0 9 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7O F F S E T :

U N D E R 1 4 X 20 I N ............. 6 . 2 8 0 7 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * - 2 6 7U N D E R 1 5 - 3 / 4 X 2 2 - 1 / 2

I N ...................................................... 7 . 8 8 0 8 . 2 7 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 2 5 0O V E R 1 5 - 3 / 4 X 2 2 - 1 / 2

I N ...................................................... 8 . 2 2 0 8 . 6 3 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ . 2 5 0P L A T E N ................................................... 6 . 2 8 0 7 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

P R E P A R A T O R Y , C O M B I N A T I O N ; C A M E R A O P E R A T O R , P L A T E - M A K E R A N D S T R I P P E R ................. 8 . 4 9 0 9 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 6 7

Newspaper

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D — D A Y

S H I F T ......................................................... 8 . 1 5 8 8 . 4 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S — D A Y S H I F T ......................................................... 8 . 1 5 8 8 . 4 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) — D A I S H I F T ....................... 8 . 1 5 8 8 . 4 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 1 3 3P H O T O E N G R A V E R S — D A Y

S H I F T ......................................................... 8 . 1 5 8 8 . 4 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEB—

D A Y S H I F T ............................................ 8 . 6 5 0 9 . 1 9 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N - C H A R G E

— D A T S H I F T ...................................... 9 . 1 8 0 9 . 7 5 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

F o r t W ortk, Texas

Book and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­MEN I I ) .................................................. 3 . 7 3 3 4 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

R a t e p e r

h o url /H o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

F o r t N orth . Texas -C on tinued

Book and job -C on tinued

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) ................................................................... $ 6 . 1 8 8 $ 6 , 6 9 0 3 7 . 5 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S , B L A C K

A N D W H I T E ............................................. 6 . 4 4 6 6 . 7 7 8 3 7 . 5 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 6 . 4 0 0 7 . 3 5 5 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 1 3 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ...................... 6 . 4 0 0 7 . 3 5 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :C Y L I N D E R ............................................. 5 . 1 0 0 5 . 4 3 0 3 7 . 5 0

O F F S E T :1 - C O L O R ...............

2 - C O L O R ...............

5 . 1 0 0

5 . 4 03

5 . 4 3 0

5 . 6 2 0

3 7 . 5 0

3 7 . 5 0- - - -

A U T O J O B ......................................

P L A T E N ...................................................

4 . 4 6 8

4 . 4 6 8

4 . 7 4 8

4 . 7 4 8

3 7 . 5 0

3 7 . 5 0 - - - -

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 6 . 2 8 2 6 . 6 9 1 3 7 . 5 0

O F F S E T :1 - C O L O R :

U P T O 2 0 I N ....................... 5 . 4 0 3 5 . 7 5 4 3 7 . 5 0

2 0 T O 3 0 I N ....................... 6 . 2 8 1 6 . 6 9 1 3 7 . 5 0

31 T O <12 I N ....................... 6 . 4 4 0 6 . 8 6 2 3 7 . 5 0

2 - C O L O R , U P TO 3 8 I N . : 6 . 6 6 0 7 . 0 9 3 3 7 . 5 0

A U T O J O B ...................................... 6 . 2 8 2 6 . 5 1 2 3 7 . 5 0

R O T A R Y F O R M S .......................... 6 . 3 2 3 6 . 7 3 4 3 7 . 5 0

P L A T E N ................................................... 5 . 2 1 3 5 . 5 9 4 3 7 . 5 0

S T R I P P E R S :C O L O R ...................................................... 6 . 7 9 2 7 . 2 3 3 3 7 . 5 0

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 6 . 3 6 4 6 . 7 7 8 3 7 . 5 0 - - - -

Newspaper

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 6 . 4 2 7 6 . 4 2 7 3 6 . 2 5 . 2 7 6

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 5 6 5 6 . 5 6 5 3 6 . 2 5 . 2 7 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 6 . 4 2 7 6 . 4 2 7 3 6 . 2 5 . 2 7 6

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 5 6 5 6 . 5 6 5 3 6 . 2 5 . 2 7 6

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 6 . 2 2 4 6 . 2 2 4 3 8 . 0 0 * * 4 4S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 3 5 6 6 . 3 5 6 3 8 . 0 0 * ♦ * 4

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 9 2 0 6 . 9 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 0 6 7 7 . 0 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *- 4 . 0 0

L ith og rap h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 7 . 5 1 0 8 . 2 7 2 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

C O L O R ............................................... 7 . 3 2 0 8 . 0 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ 4 * *

B L A C K AND W H I T E ................. 6 . 7 8 0 7 . 4 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ 4 * *A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 6 . 3 6 0 6 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * 4

P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :C O M B I N A T I O N S T E P AN D

R E P E A T A N D VA C UU M F R A M E ............................................ 7 . 1 6 0 7 . 8 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * *

V A C U U M F R A M E ............................. 6 . 6 9 0 7 . 3 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * ♦ 4A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 5 . 8 0 0 6 . 2 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :1 - C O L O R ............................................... 4 . 8 4 0 5 . 3 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * 42 - C O L O R :

T O 3 6 I N ............................... 5 . 0 0 0 5 . 5 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *T O 4 2 I N ............................... 5 . 2 6 0 5 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ ♦ 4

4 - C O L O R , T O 4 2 I N .............. 5 . 4 7 0 6 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * 43 2 - P A G E WEB P R E S S ............. 5 . 4 7 0 6 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 4 * * 4

6 4 - P A G E WEB P R E S S .............. 5 . 4 7 0 6 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 4 * * 4

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E M E N T A :

A . B . D I C K ............................ 5 . 4 8 0 6 . 0 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 4 4

M U L T I L I T H ............................ 5 . 7 4 0 6 . 3 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 4 4

1 - C O L O R :

T O 3 1 I N .......................... 6 . 6 0 0 7 . 2 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 4 * 4 4T O 5 0 I N .......................... 7 . 0 1 0 7 . 7 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 4 ♦ * 4

2 - C O L O R :

TO 3 6 I N .......................... 7 . 0 8 0 7 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * 4

TO 4 2 I N ......................... 7 . 2 0 0 7 . 9 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 4

4 - C O L O R , T O 4 2 I N . :

F I R S T .................................. 7 . 8 5 0 8 . 6 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * 4 4 4

S E C O N D ............................... 7 . 1 8 3 7 . 8 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * 4 4 43 2 - P A G E W EB P R E S S ______ 7 . 0 7 8 7 . 9 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 46 4 - P A G E WEB P R E S S :

F I R S T .................................. 7 . 9 9 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 4 4S E C O N D ............................... 7 . 0 9 0 7 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 4

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n e e 6 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

F o r t n o r t h , T e x a s

- C o n t i n a e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T B :

1 7 X 2 2 H A R R I S O F F S E T $ 6 , 2 6 0 $ 6 , 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

1 7 X 2 2 H A R R I S O F F S E TW I T H NO ' S ............................ 6 . 3 6 0 6 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

1 4 X 4 0 CH EC K P R E S S . . 6 . 3 6 0 6 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

2 3 X 2 9 H A R R I S O F F S E T 6 . 3 1 0 6 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

H A M I L T O N R O T A R Y 19 X

3 0 , 17 X 2 6 , 2 2 X 3117 X 2 2 W I T H D U A L ____ 6 . 3 6 0 6 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

S C H R E I B E R 16 X 2 2 , 1 6

X 1 7 ............................................... 6 . 3 6 0 6 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

T Y P E S E T T E R - P R E S S O P -

E R A T O R S ...................................... 6 . 3 6 0 6 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S I L K S C R E E N P R E S S O P -

E R A T O R S ...................................... 5 . 3 6 0 5 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

C O L O R , C O M B I N A T I O N ____ 7 . 1 6 0 7 . 8 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * ★ *

B L A C K AND W H I T E ................. 6 . 6 9 0 7 . 3 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 3 1 0 6 . 8 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ** _ -

F r e m o n t , C a l i f .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 6 . 6 6 0 7 . 6 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 8 9 5 . 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 9 . 3 7 0 1 0 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 9 5 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S — C O L O R . . 9 . 6 10 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 0 5 1 1 0 . 0 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :L E T T E R P R E S S

C Y L I N D E R ...................................... 7 . 6 1 0 8 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0W E B ............................................................ 6 . 6 7 0 7 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 9 . 1 2 0 9 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

O F F S E T :1 - C 0 L 0 E :

U P T O 1 5 I N ....................... 7 . 5 0 0 8 . 1 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 016 T H R U 17 I N ................ 8 . 0 8 0 8 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 018 T H R U 2 6 I N ................. 9 . 5 5 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 027 T H R O 31 I N ................ 9 . 8 5 0 1 0 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 03 2 T H R U 41 I N ................. 9 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 042 T H R U 60 I N ................ 9 . 5 0 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

U P T O 1 5 I N ....................... 7 . 6 5 0 8 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 016 T H R U 17 I N ................ 8 . 0 9 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 018 T H R U 2 6 I N ................. 9 . 8 5 0 1 0 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 02 7 T H R U 31 I N ................ 1 0 . 3 0 0 1 0 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 03 2 T H R U 4 1 I N ................. 1 0 . 4 4 0 1 0 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 042 T H R U 60 I N ................ 9 . 8 5 0 1 0 . 7 20 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R , U P TO 4 4 I N . : 1 0 . 1 5 0 1 1 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 05 - C O L O R , U P TO 6 6 I N . : 1 0 . 1 5 0 11 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0R O L L - F E D ...................................... 9 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :P R E S S M E N ............................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 6 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0O P E R A T O R S ............................. 1 0 . 2 1 0 1 1 . 10 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0A S S I S T A N T O P E R A T O R S 9 . 7 1 0 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

P L A T E N :

F I R S T ............................................... 8 . 6 1 0 9 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 8 . 6 10 9 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ( P R O C E S S C O L O R ) 9 . 6 1 0 1 0 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 - - 4 . 0 0

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S :

D O T E T C H ............................................ 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P R O D U C T I O N ...................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

CAMER AM E N :B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

C O L O R ...................................................... 1 0 . 3 6 6 1 1 . 5 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0PH O TO C O M P O S I N G .......................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

P RO V E R S ............................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P R O J E C T I O N M A C H I N E S ______ 9 . 8 0 6 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O B :U P TO 3 6 I N . I N C L U -

S I V E ............................................... 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e n b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E n p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s ! /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

F r e a o n t , C a l i f .

- C o n t i n a e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n a e d

D P T O 4 7 I S . I N C L O -S I V E ................................................ $ 7 , 9 5 1 $ 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P T O 5 6 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ............................................... 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O V E R 5 6 I N ............................... 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 - C O L O H :

D P T O 40 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ................................................ 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

DP T O 5 9 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ................................................ 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O V E R 6 5 I N ................................ 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 04 - C O L O R :

O P TO 4 0 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ............................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P T O 6 8 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ............................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O P T O 7 3 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ............................................... 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

H E L P E R ...................................... 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0D P T O 7 7 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0H E L P E R ...................................... 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

O P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ................................................ 8 . 1 0 6 9 . 2 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

OP T O 7 7 I N . I N C L O -S I V E

F I R S T F E E D E R .................... 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0C O N T I N U O U S F E E D ______ 8 . 3 6 1 9 . 4 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

7 8 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R ................... 8 . 1 5 3 9 . 2 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 0 9 9 9 . 2 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

1 7 X 3 1 I N . , 3 - 0 N I T ,8 - P L A T E S ; I N L I N E

W I T H R E W I N D .......................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 16 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 6 - 1 / 2 I N . ,

4—ON I T , 4 - P L A T E ; I N -L I N E W I T H R E W I N D

F E E D E R ...................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0H E L P E R ...................................... 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 3 8 I N . :3 - O N I T , 6 - P L A T EP E R F E C T I N G W I T HF O L D E R :

F I R S T F E E D E R ................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 TO 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X

3 6 T O 3 9 I N . , 4 -

O N I T , 8 - P L A T EP E R F E C T I N G :

F I R S T F E E D E R .................... 8 . 0 6 5 S . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 3

2 2 - 3 / 4 T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X

3 6 T O 3 9 I N . , 5 -

O N I T , 1 0 - P L A T E W I T HO V E N AND F O L D E R :

F I R S T F E E D E R .................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 16 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 4 I N . , 4 —O N I T ,8 - P L A T E W I T H O V E NAN D F O L D E R A N D UP TO

4 P A C K I N G S T A T I O N S :F I R S T F E E D E R ................... 8 . 2 3 2 9 . 3 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 2 3 2 9 . 3 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 7 - 1 / 2 X 3 5 I N . ,2 - U N I T , 2 - P L A T E (1R O T O A N D 1 F L E X O )

I N L I N E W I T H R E W I N D ,

H E L P E R ......................................... 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 CP R E S S M E N , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

OP TO 19 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ................................................ 9 . 1 0 3 1 0 . 2 4 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O P T O 2 4 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ............................................... 9 . 5 8 2 1 0 . 7 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0O P T O 31 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ................................................ 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0OP T O 3 6 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E :

W I T H F E E D E R ....................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0W I T H O U T F E E D E R ............. 1 0 . 4 3 9 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O P T O 4 7 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ................................................ 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0O P T O 5 6 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ............................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

3 a t e p e r h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r . ] /

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

F m o i t , C a l i f .

—C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

O V E R 5 6 I N ................................ $ 9 , 9 6 3 $ 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

D P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E ............................................... 1 0 . 0 7 9 1 1 . 2 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 C

OP T O 5 9 I N . I N C L U ­S I V E ................................................ 1 0 . 0 7 9 1 1 . 2 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O V E R 6 5 I N ................................ 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

O P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 4 1 6 1 0 . 5 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0O P T O 6 8 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0O P T O 7 3 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 7 6 7 1 1 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P T O 7 7 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 5 9 1 2 . 1 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

U P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 2 3 1 2 . 1 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 4 9 1 1 . 2 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0U P T O 7 7 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 2 8 4 1 2 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 5 9 1 1. 2 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

7 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 4 2 1 2 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 1 0 6 1 1 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :8 - 1 / 2 I 1<l AND 8 - 1 / 2

X 1 7 I N . ; I N L I N E

P E R F O R A T I N G , 4 - 0 N I T ,

4 - P L A T E ...................................... 9 . 1 0 3 1 0 . 2 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

1 1 - 1 / 2 X 1 7 I N . 2 -

O N I T , 2 - P L A T E W I T H

S H E E T E R ...................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

1 7 X 3 1 I N • , 3 -

U N I T 3 - P L A T E ; I N ­L I N E W I T H R E W I N D . . . .

2 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 6 - 1 / 2 I N . r

4 - U N I T , 4 - P L A T E : I N ­L I N E W I T H R E W I N D ______

9 . 8 8 7

1 0 . 4 2 3

1 1 . 0 5 4

1 1 . 6 0 8

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0

. 9 8 6

. 9 8 6

- -6 . 0 0

6 . 0 01 7 - 1 / 2 X 2 6 I N . ,

5 - U N I T , 5 - P L A T E , I N ­L I N E W I T H F O L D E R OR S H E E T E R WHEN O P E R A T ­

I N G O N L Y 1 OR 2 U N I T S :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 2 7 0 1 1 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 3 6 I N . , 3 - U N I T , 6 - P L A T E , P E R F E C T I N G W I T H F O L D E R ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 TO 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X

3 6 T O 3 9 I N . , 4 -

U N I T , 8 - P L A T E

P E R F E C T I N G W I T H OV E N

AND U P T O 2 F O L D E R S : F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 7 6 7 1 1 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 TO 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 3 6 T O 3 9 I N . , 5 -

D N I T , 1 0 - P L A T E , W I T H O V E R A S D 2 F O L D E R S :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 7 6 9 1 1 . 9 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ....................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 4 I N . , 4 - O N I T ,

8 - P L A T E , W I T H O V E N A N D F O L D E R A N D D P T O

4 P A C K I N G S T A T I O N S : F I R S T .......................................... 1 1 . 7 6 7 1 2 . 9 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 7 9 7 1 1 . 9 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 7 - 1 / 2 X 3 5 I N . , 2 - O N I T S , 2 - P L A T E ,

( 1 R O T O A N D 1 F L E X O )

I N - L I N E W I T H R E W I N D . 9 . 8 5 4 1 1 . 0 19 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

Em p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

b e n e f i t s 3 /s e l e c t e d

R a t e p e r h o a r l . /

R a t e p e r h o u r ! /

H o a r s p e r w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

F r e a o n t , C a l i f .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ $ 9 , 7 7 3 $ 1 0 , 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

F r e s n o , C a l i f .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­MEN I I ) ................................................... 7 . 3 3 0 5 7 . 3 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 0 . 2 5 0

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) .................................................................. 5 . 3 2 0 5 5 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 2 5 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 9 0 9 5 7 . 9 0 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 9 0 9 7 . 9 0 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) ............................... 8 . 1 2 3 5 8 . 1 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 0 5 1 1 0 . 0 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D F E E D E R S :

C Y L I N D E R ...................................... 5 . 8 8 0 6 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * . 3 0 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 7 . 6 9 4 8 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 3 0 7O F F S E T ................................................... 7 . 6 9 4 8 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 *

* . 3 0 7

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 1 10 5 9 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 3 1 0 5 9 . 3 10 3 5 . 0 0 * *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 1 1 0 5 9 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 3 1 0 59 . 3 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 5 0 5 9 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 4 5 0 5 9 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 7 7 1 9 . 9 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 . 2 1 4 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 7 7 1 1 0 . 1 9 8 3 3 . 7 5 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 2 2 4 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N , WEB :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 9 1 0 9 . 9 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 4 . 4 2 9

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 1 1 0 1 0 . 1 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 4 . 4 2 9

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 1 0 . 2 4 0 1 0 . 9 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 4 . 4 2 9

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 4 7 0 1 1 . 1 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 4 - . 4 2 9 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 9 . 7 7 3 9 . 9 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

C A M E R A M E N , B L A C K AN D

W H I T E ......................................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 0 . 0 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 79 3 6 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 0 . 0 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R ................................................ 7 . 9 5 1 8 . 1 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R ............................................... 8 . 0 4 6 8 . 2 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :T O 3 8 OR 6 8 I N ................... 8 . 0 6 5 8 . 2 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

T O 7 3 OR 7 7 I H .................... 8 . 1 09 8 . 2 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :U P T O 6 8 I N . r F I R S T . . 8 . 1 0 9 8 . 2 8 9 3 5 , 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O P T O 7 3 I N . , F I R S T . . 8 . 1 0 9 8 . 2 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0P R E S S M E N , O F F S E T :

1- C O L O R :

U P T O 19 I N ............................ 9 . 1 0 3 9 . 2 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O P T O 31 I N ............................ 9 . 7 7 3 9 . 9 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

U P T O 3 6 I N . ( W I T H O U T

F E E D E R ) ...................................... 1 0 . 4 3 9 1 0 . 6 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

OP TO 3 6 I N . ( W I T H F E E D E R ) ...................................... 9 . 7 7 3 9 . 9 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O P T O 4 7 I N ............................ 9 . 7 7 3 9 . 9 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O P T O 5 6 I N ............................ 9 . 8 8 7 1 0 . 0 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O V E R 5 6 I N ................................ 9 . 9 6 3 1 0 . 1 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

O P T O 4 0 I N ............................. 1 0 . 7 9 0 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O P T O 5 9 I N ............................ 1 0 . 0 7 9 1 0 . 2 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

OP TO 6 5 I N ............................ 1 0 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O V E R 6 5 I N ................................ 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 0 . 6 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

O P TO 4 0 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 0 . 6 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 4 16 9 . 5 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

U P T O 6 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 0 . 6 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 0 . 0 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3- -

6 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o nR a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j y

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

F r e s n o , C a l i f .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

O P TO 7 3 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... * 1 0 . 7 6 7 $ 1 0 , 9 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 0 . 1 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O P T O 7 7 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 5 9 1 1 . 1 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 0 . 1 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

O P T O 4 0 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 2 3 1 1 . 1 03 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 4 9 1 0 . 2 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

OP T O 6 8 I N . :F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 7 4 8 1 0 . 9 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 8 3 1 0 . 1 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

O P TO 7 3 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 0 9 2 1 1 . 2 7 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 5 9 1 0 . 2 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 7 7 3 9 . 9 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 0 0

C O M B I N A T I O N P R E P A R A T O R Y

S K I L L S ................................................ 9 . 9 1 5 1 0 . 0 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 _ - 6 . 0 0

G r a n d B a p i d s , H i c h .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y B O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 4 . 0 0 0 4 . 4 6 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 3 8 7 * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 4 . 1 6 0 4 . 6 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ * *

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) :A G R E E M E N T A :

F I N I S H E R S - C U T T E R S . - . . 5 . 7 1 0 6 . 3 6 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 3 8 7 * *

F L A G C U T T E R S ,S L I T T E R S ................................... 5 . 4 10 6 . 0 60 3 8 . 7 5 . 3 8 7 * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 5 . 4 1 0 5 . 7 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * ♦ *

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 6 . 6 5 3 7 . 0 7 3 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 0 . 1 4 9C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 5 . 5 0 0 5 . 9 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 1 2 5P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 6 . 6 3 0 7 . 0 5 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :A U T O M A T I C C Y L I N D E R ____ 6 . 2 9 0 6 . 7 1 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9O F F S E T :

R O T A R Y W E B .......................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 4 2 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9

S H E E T - F E D , 2 5 I 38I N ............................................... 6 . 4 1 0 6 . 8 3 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9

L E T T E R P R E S S A N D O F F -S E T ................................................... 5 . 7 5 0 6 . 1 7 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 2 5

R O T O G R A V U R E ............................. 5 . 8 5 0 6 . 2 7 0 4 0 . 0 0 * ♦ . 1 2 5P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :A U T O M A T I C C Y L I N D E R :

2 2 - 1 / 2 X 2 3 - 1 / 2 I N . : 6 . 5 8 0 7 . 0 0 C 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 49

4 1 X 5 8 I N .......................... 6 . 5 3 0 6 . 9 5 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9S M A L L A U T O J O B ............. 6 . 3 5 0 6 . 7 7 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9R O L L L A B E L .......................... 6 . 4 8 0 6 . 9 0 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 94 - C O L O E H E B ...................... 7 . 6 0 0 8 . 0 2 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9

O F F S E T , S H E E T :

14 X 2 2 I N . ORU N D E R ...................................... 6 . 5 3 0 6 . 9 5 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 14 9

17 X 2 2 I N .......................... 6 . 5 8 0 7 . 0 0 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9

2 3 X 2 9 I N .......................... 6 . 7 3 0 7 . 1 5 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9

2 5 X 3 8 I N .......................... 7 . 5 5 0 7 . 9 7 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9P L A T E N ............................................ 6 . 2 0 0 6 . 6 2 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 4 3 7 . 1 4 9

A G R E E M E N T B :

H E I L D E L B D E G , 1 -C O L O R ......................................... 5 . 7 2 0 6 . 1 4 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 2 5

M I L L E R :

1 - O R 2 - C O L O R ............. 5 . 8 3 0 6 . 2 5 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 1 2 5

W I T H B R O N Z E R .................... 5 . 9 8 0 6 . 4 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 2 5H A R R I S 2 - C O L O R WRAP

A R O U N D ...................................... 6 . 4 0 0 6 . 8 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 1 2 5

C O T T B E L , 5 - C O L O R ______ 6 . 5 5 0 6 . 9 7 0 4 0 . 0 0 * ♦ . 1 2 5

O F F S E T :2 - C O L O R ................................ 6 . 4 5 0 6 . 8 7 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 1 2 54 - C O L O R ................... .. 6 . 9 7 0 7 . 3 9 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 2 5

ROTO G R A V D R E , 6 -

C O L O R ......................................... 6 . 2 1 0 6 . 6 3 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 2 5 _N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 1 8 8 8 . 6 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 9 7 9 . 0 6 5 3 7 . 5 0

_______* ♦ * *

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r 1 /R a t e p e r

h o u r 1 /H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

G r a n d R a p i d s , M i c h .

- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

MA I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... $ 7 , 6 7 6 $ 8 , 5 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 0 5 9 8 . 9 9 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 5 6 0 9 . 1 9 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ...................................... 9 . 0 9 0 9 . 7 5 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S (D O T E T C H ) .................... 8 . 4 7 0 9 . 0 30 3 6 . 2 5 0 . 4 1 4 4 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 4 7 0 9 . 0 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 1 4 4 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E ................. 7 . 7 8 0 8 . 1 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 1 4 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

C O L O R ................................................ 7 . 7 2 5 7 . 8 4 5 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 6 4 . 0 3A G R E E M E N T C ............................... 7 . 3 8 0 8 . 2 5 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 8 3 0 8 . 2 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 1 4 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 4 5 7 . 2 6 5 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 6 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 2 6 0 8 . 1 3 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S

F E E D E R S :AGREEMENT A ................................... 6 . 1 6 0 6 . 2 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 6 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

S H E E T - F E D :F E E D E R S ................................... 6 . 2 1 0 6 . 9 8 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 17 4 . 0 0T E N D E R S ................................... 5 . 6 9 0 6 . 4 6 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 4 . 0 0

H A N D - F E D , 2 - O N I T W EB . 6 . 9 9 0 7 . 7 6 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 4 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A , O F F S E T , 1 -

C O L O B T O 3 0 I N ....................... 7 . 9 2 0 8 . 4 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 1 4 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B , O F F S E T , 5 -

C O L O R :F I R S T ................................................ 8 . 8 5 0 8 . 9 7 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 6 4 . 0 0S ECO N D ............................................ 7 . 5 6 0 7 . 6 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 6 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T C :

O F F S E T ............................................ 7 . 6 0 0 8 . 3 7 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 4 . 0 0WEB :

2—ON I T . F I R S T ................. 8 . 7 7 0 9 . 5 4 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 4 . 0 0O - O N I T , S E C O N D .............. 7 . 8 10 8 . 5 7 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 8 3 0 8 . 3 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 14 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 4 5 7 . 2 6 5 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 6 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 2 6 0 8 . 1 3 0 3 6 . 0 0 . 4 1 7 - - 4 . 0 0

B a u a o n d , I n d .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 9 4 3 5 . 5 2 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) :E D I T I O N ............................................... 8 . 1 9 8 8 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 0 . 5 2 9C O M M E R C I A L ...................................... 8 . 5 0 2 9 . 0 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 2 9

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 8 . 3 8 4 9 . 1 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 3 5 7P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S ................................................... 8 . 2 2 6 9 . 0 5 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 3 5 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R :2 1 - C O L O R , S I N G L E C Y L -

I N D E R ; 1 2 - C O L O B D O O B -L E C Y L I N D E R ; 1 D O U B L EC Y L I N D E R , P E R F E C T I N G . . 8 . 8 5 6 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6

O F F S E T :

S H E E T - F E D :

1 - C O L O R :2 2 TO 2 8 I N ................. 8 . 8 5 6 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 62 9 TO 4 8 I N ................. 9 . 0 0 3 9 . 6 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6

7 8 I N P E R F E C T I N G . 9 . 4 8 1 1 0 . 1 2 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 62 - C O L O B , OP TO 9 2

I N ................................................ 9 . 2 7 9 9 . 9 19 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6W E B - F E D :

3 8 T O 4 0 I N ....................... 9 . 4 6 3 1 0 . 1 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6

4 5 . 5 T O 6 6 I N ................ 9 . 6 3 6 1 0 . 2 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 4 8 6P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... 8 . 3 8 4 9 . 1 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 3 5 7

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 8 . 3 8 4 9 . 1 67 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 3 . 3 5 7

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E n p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H o n o l u l u , H a w a i i

- C o n t i n o e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n o e d

1 - C O L O B :

T O 1 9 I S . I N C L U S I V E $ 6 , 7 9 1 $ 7 , 4 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * 0 . 4 2 9TO 2 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E 7 . 9 4 5 8 . 6 2 5 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 2 9TO 2 6 I N . I N C L U S I V E 8 . 4 6 7 9 . 1 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 2 9TO 3 4 I N . I N C L U S I V E 8 . 8 0 9 9 . 4 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 2 9T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E 9 . 1 5 2 9 . 8 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

2 - C O l O H :TO 3 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E . . 9 . 1 5 2 9 . 8 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 2 9T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E . . 9 . 7 2 7 1 0 . 4 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 2 9

4 - C O L O R :

T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 1 0 1 1 0 . 7 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 2 9 9 9 . 9 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 8 . 8 0 9 9 . 4 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 *♦ . 4 2 9 _

H o u s t o n , T e x a s

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S { J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 4 . 4 5 0 4 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 2 6 0 . 1 5 3A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 4 . 4 5 0 4 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 1 5 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 6 0 . 1 5 3A G R E E M E N T B .................................... 7 . 1 5 0 7 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 8 . 5 3 3 9 . 2 4 4 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 4 6 6 8 . 5 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 3 . 1 3 3EL EC T R O T Y P E R S ................................... 7 . 9 2 5 8 . 4 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 4 6 6 8 . 5 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 3 . 1 9 3M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 7 . 4 6 6 8 . 5 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 0 9 3 . 1 9 3P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 2 5 0 6 . 9 4 0 3 6 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 8 0 5 7 . 2 2 2 3 6 . 0 0

P L A T E R A K E R S .......................................... 7 . 4 7 1 8 . 1 0 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

C Y L I N D E R A N D O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R .......................................... 6 . 8 5 9 7 . 3 3 8 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 02 - C O L O R ......................................... 7 . 0 4 8 7 . 5 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0

R O T A R Y , M U L T I C O L O R ............. 6 . 8 5 9 7 . 3 3 8 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R :1 - C O L O R ............................................. 7 . 9 7 7 8 . 5 3 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 02 - C O L O R ............................................. 8 . 3 4 3 8 . 9 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0

O F F S E T :2 —C O L O R ......................................... 9 . 0 8 6 9 . 7 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0

R O T A R Y ................................................... 7 . 9 7 7 8 . 5 3 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0S T R I P P E R S :

1 - C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 0 3 6 8 . 7 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0M U L T I C O L O R ...................................... 8 . 3 4 3 9 . 0 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 0 . 3 0 0 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 6 7 8 . 0 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 7 . 1 7 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 0 0 8 . 1 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 7 . 1 7 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 6 6 7 8 . 0 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 7 . 1 7 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 0 0 8 . 1 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 7 . 1 7 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E P S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 6 7 8 . 0 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 7 . 1 7 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 0 0 8 . 1 4 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 7 . 1 7 3

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 6 2 0 7 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 7 . 2 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 7 5 4 7 . 6 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 4 7 . 2 0 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 7 3 8 . 0 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 5 3 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 2 6 8 . 1 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 5 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :

D l l S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 9 8 6 8 . 2 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 8 9 . 2 3 3

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 4 9 2 8 . 8 9 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 3 1 . 2 5 0

P R E S S C P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 5 3 8 . 9 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 8 9 . 2 3 3

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 2 0 7 9 . 6 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 3 1 . 2 5 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H o u s t o n , T e x a s

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

B L A C K AN D W H I T E ................ $ 7 . 9 8 0 $ 8 , 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 5 1 0 9 . 1 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T B :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ................. 8 . 3 4 0 8 . 9 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 8 9 0 9 . 5 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 9 8 0 8 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 2 2 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 3 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

2 - C O L O R ......................................... 6 . 7 8 0 7 . 2 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

4 - C O L O R ......................................... 6 . 9 7 0 7 . 4 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B , 2 - C O L O R . . . 7 . 3 8 0 7 . 9 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R :

10 X 1 5 I N .......................... 7 . 1 0 0 7 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

D P T O 3 0 I N ...................... 7 . 7 8 0 8 . 3 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

2 - C O L O R , U P T O 3 0 I N . : 7 . 9 8 0 8 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

4 - C O L O R , D P TO 4 2I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 2 2 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

1 —C O L O R , U P TO 3 0 I N . : 8 . 0 7 0 8 . 6 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 02 - C O L O R , D F T O 4 2 I N . : 8 . 8 9 0 9 . 5 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 04 — C O L O R , U P T O 4 2

i n . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 8 7 0 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 8 9 0 9 . 5 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 7 . 9 8 0 8 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 2 8 0 8 . 8 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * - 3 . 0 0

I n d i a n a p o l i s , l a d .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 4 . 8 4 0 5 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 4 5 0 0 . 1 6 3 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 4 . 5 5 0 5 . 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 5 0 . 16 3 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 1 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 1 7 3

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 3 0 0 7 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 5 0 . 1 6 3 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 8 6 0 7 . 8 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 5 0 . 1 6 3 3 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 1 0 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 1 7 3A G R E E M E N T C .................................. 8 . 8 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T E ................................... 8 . 8 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 8 7 4 8 . 0 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7A G R E E M E N T B ............................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 3 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ *

E L E C T R C T Y P E R S ................................... 6 . 5 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 8 7 4 8 . 0 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C K I N -

I S T S ) ........................................................ 6 . 8 7 4 8 . 0 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7P H D T O E N G R A V E R S ............................... 7 . 8 5 7 8 . 3 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 10 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 1 7 3A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T D ............................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T E ............................... 8 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 5 . 2 5 9

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A , 2 - C O L O R :

S H E E T - F E D , 3 1 T O 4 2 I N 7 . 4 2 0 8 . 1 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 1 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

4 —U N I T W E B , 3 6 TO 4 6

I N ...................................................... 7 . 6 6 0 8 . 3 7 0 3 7 . 50 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 94 —C O L O R S H E E T - F E D 31

TO 4 2 I N ................................... 7 . 4 2 0 8 . 0 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 a . 2 5 9P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R :

W E B - F E D :

4 - U N I T , U P TO 14 I N . . 9 . 0 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

t e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d .

- C o n t i n n e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n n e d

4 - 0 N I T , 3 6 TO 4 6 I N . :F I R S T .

A G R E E M E N T A ................. * 9 . 3 1 0 * 1 0 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 6 6 4 0 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................. 1 0 . 1 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

SE C ON D .A G R E E M E N T A ................. 8 . 6 3 0 9 . 4 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................. 9 . 4 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

4 - O N I T , 5 5 I N . AN D

O V E R :

F I R S T ...................................... 9 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 5 . 2 5 9S E C O N D ................................... S . 1 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 5 . 2 5 9

2 —U N I T , 3 0 I N . E TO S 8 . 4 9 0 9 . 2 73 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9R O T A R Y :

# 9 F L E X O G E A P H I C ................. 6 . 3 8 0 6 . 7 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 . 5 7 8 . 181

# 1 0 F L E X O G E A P H I C .............. 6 . 3 8 0 6 . 7 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 . 5 7 8 . 18 14 - C O L O R F L E X O G R A P H I C ,

O P T O 3 0 I N .......................... 8 . 5 6 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 96 - C O L O E F L E X O G E A P H I C ,

3 0 T O 3 6 I N .......................... 8 . 6 6 8 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 91 6 - C O L O E :

O V E H 3 6 TO 4 5 I N ____ 8 . 7 1 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

O V E E 4 5 TO 5 0 I N _____ 8 . 8 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9GR A V 0 R E :

# 7 P E E S S ...................................... 6 . 3 8 0 6 . 7 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 . 5 7 8 . 181

♦ 8 P E E S S ...................................... 6 . 3 8 0 6 . 7 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 . 5 7 8 . 181L E T T E R P R E S S :

1 - C O L O E T O 3 0 I N . :A G R E E M E N T A ....................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ....................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

1 - C 0 L 0 B O V E E 3 0 I N ____ 8 . 2 5 0 9 . 0 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9O F F S E T :

S H E E T - F E D T O 1 4 I N . :A G R E E M E N T A ....................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ....................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

S H E E T - F E D OVER 14 T O2 0 I N . :

A G R E E M E N T A ....................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 50 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ....................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

S H E E T - F E D T O 1 7 I N ____ 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 3 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 * *

S H E E T - F E D 20 T O 30I N . :

A G R E E M E N T A ....................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ....................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

S H E E T - F E D T O 2 5 I N ____ 6 . 5 0 0 6 . 8 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 * *

S H E E T - F E D 31 T O 4 2I N . :

A G R E E M E N T A ....................... 8 . 2 4 0 9 . 0 10 3 7 . 50 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ....................... 9 . 0 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 59

S H E E T - F E D 42 T O 5 8I N ...................................................... 8 . 4 6 0 9 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

2 —C O L O B :S H E E T - F E D T O 2 5

I N . :

A G R E E M E N T A ................ 8 . 3 0 0 8 . 8 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

A G R E E M E N T B ................ 8 . 8 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 59S H E E T - F E E O V E R 31

T O 4 2 :A G R E E M E N T A ................. 8 . 4 6 0 9 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................. 9 . 2 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

R O L L - F E D ................................ 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 0 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 17 34 - C O L O R S H E E T - F E D ,

DP TO 3 0 I N .................... 9 . 4 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

6 - C O L O E NE B—F E DOP T O 1 7 - 1 / 4 I N . :

F I R S T ............................. 7 . 7 7 0 7 . 9 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 1 7 3

S E C O N D .......................... 7 . 2 6 0 7 . 4 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 1 7 3

DP T O 4 2 I N ................ 7 . 3 0 0 7 . 5 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 1 7 31 OB 2 V E R T I C A L S

( C Y L I N D E R ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................. 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................. 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

S T R I P P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 10 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 3 7 . 1 73A G R E E M E N T C ............................ 8 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

AGB E E M E N T D ................................... 9 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

A G R E E M E N T E ............................... 8 . 5 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 5 . 2 5 9S T R I P P E R S , 4 - C O L O R :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 4 4 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 4 . 2 5 9

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 8 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 5 . 2 5 9

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e n b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r

h o u r X /R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d .

- C o n t i n u e d

n e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... $ 8 , 6 3 4 $ 1 0 , 0 6 8 3 6 . 2 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 8 0 0 1 0 . 2 3 4 3 6 . 2 5

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 3 4 1 0 . 0 6 8 3 6 . 2 5S E C O N D S H I F T ............................. 8 . 8 0 0 1 0 . 2 3 4 3 6 . 2 5

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -i s t s ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 3 4 1 0 . 0 6 8 3 6 . 2 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 8 0 0 1 0 . 2 3 4 3 6 . 2 5

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 1 8 4 8 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ ♦ *

SE C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 3 4 4 9 . 5 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ ♦ ♦

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 8 0 9 . 2 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 6 4 0 9 . 3 8 6 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

P R E S S M E N , N E B :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 4 8 0 9 . 1 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 6 6 7 9 . 3 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :DAY S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 8 0 9 . 9 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 4 6 7 1 0 . 1 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 9 . 9 8 9 1 0 . 9 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

P R O V E R S ............................................... 9 . 6 8 5 1 0 . 6 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R ................................ . .................. 1 0 . 0 6 4 1 0 . 9 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

H A L F T O N E ............................................ 9 . 8 3 6 1 0 . 7 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :

V AC UUM F R A M E ............................... 9 . 7 6 0 1 0 . 6 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

P H O T O C O M P O S I N G .......................... 9 . 8 3 5 1 0 . 7 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S ................................................... 8 . 8 0 5 9 . 6 9 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0NEB P A C K E R S ................................... 6 . 8 7 4 7 . 6 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R TO 3 0 I N .................... 9 . 5 3 3 1 0 . 4 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

1 - C O L O R TO 6 4 I N .................... 1 0 . 0 6 4 11 . 1 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R ............................................... 1 0 . 2 1 6 1 1 . 1 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :F I R S T ............................................... 1 0 . 7 4 1 1 1 . 6 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 9 . 7 6 3 1 0 . 6 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :F I R S T ............................................... 1 0 . 9 9 1 1 1 . 9 5 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 1 0 . 0 1 3 1 0 . 9 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0WEB P R E S S E S :

1 - O N I T .................................................. 1 0 . 7 4 1 1 1 . 6 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 02 - U N I T :

F I R S T ............................................... 1 0 . 7 4 1 1 1 . 6 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 9 . 7 6 3 1 0 . 6 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

4 - O N I T :F I R S T ................................................ 1 1 . 5 0 6 1 2 . 4 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 1 0 . 5 2 8 1 1 . 4 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 9 . 7 6 0 1 0 . 6 8 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 - _ 4 . 0 0

J a c k s o n v i l l e . F l a .

N e w s p a p e r

M A I L E R S :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 5 . 1 7 3 5 . 4 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 5 . 2 5 3 5 . 5 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 - -* *

K a n s a s C i t y , H o .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y N O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................ 5 . 6 5 0 6 . 2 7 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 0 0 . 3 1 0

F O R E M E N ............................................ 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 2 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 0 . 3 1 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ......................................................................... 8 . 2 0 0 8 . 8 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 0 . 3 1 0F O R E M E N ................................................ 8 . 6 5 0 9 . 3 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 0 . 3 1 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 8 . 1 0 7 8 . 7 8 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 1 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 9 . 6 3 0 1 0 . 3 4 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 8 . 1 0 7 8 . 7 8 7 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ . 3 1 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) ......................................................... 8 . 1 0 7 8 . 7 8 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 1 0

M A I L E R S ..................................................... 8 . 1 0 0 8 . 5 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 1 0 . 0 0P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 4 2 0 1 0 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 1 0 0 9 . 8 0 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ l /

R a t e p e r h o u r ! /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

K a n s a s C i t y , H o .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

P F E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E B S :C Y L I N D E R :

2 L E T T E R P R E S S E S , 1 -

C O L O R O V E R 2 9 I N .............. $ 7 , 6 7 0 $ 8 , 2 6 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * 0 . 2 9 6

2 - C O L O R L E T T E R P R E S S

O V E R 2 4 D P T O AN D I N C L U D I N G 29 I N ............. 7 . 1 7 0 7 . 7 5 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R , 3 0 - 1 / 2 A N D U N D E R 3 7 I N .......................... 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

1 - C O L O R , O V E R 3 6 I N . . 7 . 8 9 0 8 . 4 8 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

2 - C O L O R , 2 9 U P T O AND I N C L U D I N G 54 I N ............. 8 . 0 0 0 8 . 6 0 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

2 - C O L O R , 5 8 OP T O A N D

I N C L U D I N G 68 I N ............. 8 . 1 3 0 8 . 7 3 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

4 —C O L O R , 3 6 U P T O A N D I N C L U D I N G 50 I N ............. 8 . 1 3 0 8 . 7 3 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

4 - C O L O R , 4 2 X 5 8 I N . :

F I R S T H E L P E R S ................ 8 . 1 3 0 8 . 7 3 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6S E C O N D H E L P E R S .............. 7 . 8 9 0 8 . 4 8 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

H E S S A N D B A R K E R P E R ­F E C T I N G R O T A R Y ................ 8 . 0 0 0 8 . 6 0 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

R O T A R Y B U S I N E S S FO RM S 7 . 2 9 0 7 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N ­

D E R :

1 - C O L O R L E T T E R P R E S S . . . 8 . 6 0 0 9 . 2 9 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R , L E S S T H A N 17

X 2 2 I N .......................................... 7 . 8 0 0 8 . 4 7 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

' 1 - C O L O R , 1 7 X 2 2 I N . U P TO AND I N C L U D I N G 5 4 I N 8 . 9 6 0 9 . 6 6 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

2 - C O L O R , 17 X 2 2 I N . UP

TO AN D I N C L U D I N G 5 4 I N 9 . 0 6 0 9 . 7 6 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

2 - C O L O R , 4 5 UP TO AND I N C L U D I N G 5 4 I N .................... 9 . 1 8 0 9 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

4 - C O L O R , 3 6 DP T O AND

I N C L U D I N G 5 0 I N . : F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ................. 9 . 6 5 0 1 0 . 3 6 0 3 8 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ . 2 9 6

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S ............. 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 7 5 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

4 - C O L O R , 5 8 O P T O AND I N C L U D I N G 6 8 I N . :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S .............. 9 . 6 5 0 1 0 . 3 6 0 3 8 . 0 0 ♦ * . 2 9 6S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . . . . 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 7 5 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

H E S S A N D B A R K E R P E R ­F E C T I N G R O T A R Y :

1 - U N I T ............................................. 9 . 3 1 0 1 0 . 0 2 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

2 - U N I T ............................................ 9 . 5 3 0 1 0 . 2 4 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

R O T A R Y B U S I N E S S F O R M S . . 8 . 9 0 0 9 . 6 0 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 9 . 2 0 0 9 . 9 0 0 3 8 . 0 0 * * . 2 9 6 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D AY S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 3 5 9 8 . 9 02 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 5 1 6 9 . 0 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 3 5 9 8 . 9 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 1 6 9 . 0 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 5 9 8 . 9 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 1 6 9 . 0 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 8 5 0 8 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 0 8 0 8 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 8 7 0 8 . 1 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 3 6 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 0 4 0 8 . 3 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 3 6 - - 4 . 0 0

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 1 0 . 3 0 0 1 1 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L OR ...................................................... 1 0 . 4 2 0 1 1 . 1 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

H A L F T O N E , B L A C K A N D

W H I T E ................................................... 1 0 . 0 1 0 1 0 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... 1 0 . 0 8 0 1 0 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R :

3 7 T O 5 4 I N . I N C L U S I ­

V E ...................................................... 8 . 7 9 0 9 . 4 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o n r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

K a n s a s C i t y , B o .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

5 5 T O 5 8 I B . I H C L U S I -V E ...................................................... $ 8 , 8 7 0 $ 9 , 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

5 9 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 8 . 9 4 0 9 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

3 1 T O 71 I N . I N C L D S I -

V E ..................................................... 8 . 9 4 0 9 . 6 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

7 2 I N . AN D O V E R ................ 9 . 0 8 0 9 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

3 - C O L O R , 6 0 T O 71 I N . :

I N C L U S I V E :F I R S T ................................................ 9 . 1 4 0 9 . 8 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 8 . 9 4 0 9 . 6 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

4 —C O L O R , 5 1 TO 7 1 I N . :I N C L U S I V E :

F I R S T ............................................... 9 . 2 2 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 , 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 8 . 8 5 0 9 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

4 —C O L O R , 7 2 I N . AND

O V E R :F I R S T ................................................ 9 . 2 9 0 9 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 6 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 8 . 9 4 0 9 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R , 7 2 I N . ANDO V E R :

F I R S T ................................................ 9 . 3 5 0 1 0 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0S ECO N D ............................................ 9 . 0 0 0 9 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

6 —C O L O R , 7 7 I N . AND

O V E R :F I R S T ................................................ 9 . 7 0 0 1 0 . 3 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 9 . 3 5 0 1 0 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

2 - P L A T E P E R F E C T I N G , WEB- F E D ...................................................... 8 . 6 9 0 9 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

T O 1 5 I N ...................................... 9 . 1 6 0 9 . 8 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

19 T O 2 3 I N ............................ 9 . 6 4 0 1 0 . 3 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

2 3 T O 4 2 I N ............................ 9 . 8 8 0 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

4 3 TO 5 4 I N ............................ 9 . 9 5 0 1 0 . 6 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 05 5 T O 5 8 I N ............................. 1 0 . 0 7 0 1 0 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

5 9 T O 71 I N ............................ 1 0 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 07 2 I N . AN D O V E R ................ 1 0 . 3 7 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

19 T O 30 I N ............................ 1 0 . 2 4 0 1 0 . 9 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 03 1 T O 5 4 I N ............................ 1 0 . 3 0 0 1 1 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

5 5 T O 71 I N ............................. 1 0 . 4 6 0 1 1 . 1 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

7 2 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 1 0 . 6 5 0 1 1 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 03 - C O L O R . 6 0 TO 7 1 I N . :

I N C L U S I V E ...................................... 10 . 7 8 0 1 1 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R :

U P TO AND I N C L U D -

I N G 5 0 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 0 0 1 2 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 3 4 0 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

5 1 T O 7 1 I N . :F I R S T .......................................... 1 1 . 1 0 0 11 . 8 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 1 8 0 1 0 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

7 1 I N . A N D O V E R :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 1 9 0 1 1 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 9 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

7 2 I N . A N D O V E R :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 6 0 0 1 2 . 3 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 3S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 5 7 0 1 1 . 2 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

6 - C O L O R :

7 7 I N . A N D O V E R :F I R S T ......................................... 1 2 . 6 4 0 1 3 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 1 . 6 0 0 1 2 . 3 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

2 - P L A T E P E R F E C T I N G

W E B - F E D ............................................ 9 . 9 8 0 1 0 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S ....................... 1 1 . 7 1 0 1 2 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 1 0 . 0 8 0 1 0 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 8 - - 4 . 0 0

L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

HEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 7 0 0 6 . 6 5 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 0 . 4 2 9B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 8 . 4 3 0 9 . 8 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 . 4 2 9

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 4 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ...................... 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 0 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 4 3

M A I L E R S ...................................................... 7 . 3 8 2 7 . 7 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 4 . 5 0 0

P R E S S M E N , C Y L I N D E R ...................-

8 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0- -

. 3 6 7-

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f .- C o n t i n u e d

n e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... $ 8 , 0 6 6 $ 9 , 9 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 1 6 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 2 2 3 9 . 5 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 6 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 8 3 9 6 . 1 15 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 6 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 9 3 9 6 . 2 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 6 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R - F O L D E R :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 6 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * * *

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :DAY S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 3 5 1 9 . 6 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 6 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 0 9 9 . 8 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 6 6

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 9 6 8 . 7 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 5 9 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 0 3 8 . 9 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ . 5 9 4

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S — DAY

S H I F T ......................................................... 8 . 6 6 9 1 0 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 1 5 2 9 . 5 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

S EC O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 3 0 9 9 . 6 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D AY S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 9 6 9 1 1 . 1 7 3 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 0 5 5 1 1 . 9 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

L o s A n g e l e s , C a l i f .

B o o k a n d j o b

B O O K B I N D E R S :

J O D R N E Y M E N I ................................ 8 . 9 3 0 9 . 8 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 7 1 . 9 2 9J O O R N E Y H E N I I ............................. 5 . 7 0 0 6 . 6 5 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 . 4 2 9

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 1 2 3 7 . 0 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 . 2 6 7A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 3 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 3 2 1A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 8 5 7 8 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 . 3 2 1A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 8 . 3 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 3 2 1A G R E E M E N T E .................................... 9 . 8 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 5 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T F ................................... 8 . 6 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 . 3 9 3A G R E E M E N T G ................................... 8 . 5 7 1 1 0 . 3 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 5 7 5 . 0 0

E L E C T R O T Y P E R S .................................... 7 . 9 9 9 8 . 5 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 9 . 0 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 3 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 2 1A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 6 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 . 3 9 3A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 9 . 8 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 5 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 8 . 5 7 1 1 0 . 3 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 5 7 5 . 0 0

A S R E E B E N T e ................................... 8 . 2 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 . 3 2 1M A I L E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 7 0 7 7 . 8 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 . 5 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 7 . 1 5 3 8 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 . 5 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 7 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 . 5 0 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 6 98 1 0 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

2 - C O L O R ................................................ 7 . 2 0 3 8 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0O F F S E T ................................................... 7 . 2 0 3 8 . 5 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0P L A T E N ................................................... 6 . 3 0 7 7 . 5 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 6 6 5 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S .................... 5 . 5 0 0 5 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 9 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 1 7 8 9 . 7 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T E ............................. 7 . 8 9 3 8 . 3 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 3 2 1

O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :TO 19 I N ................................ 9 . 1 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 02 0 T O 2 5 I N ....................... 8 . 8 3 5 1 0 . 0 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 - 7 8 6 5 . 0 026 T O 3 1 I N ....................... 1 0 . 3 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0

3 2 T O 3 7 I N ....................... 1 0 . 5 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0

3 8 T O 5 0 I N ....................... 1 0 . 3 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 05 1 I N . A N D O V E R ______ 1 0 . 5 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :T O 1 9 I N ................................ 9 . 1 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0

2 0 T O 3 1 I N ....................... 9 . 0 8 9 1 0 . 3 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 03 2 T O 3 7 I N ....................... 1 0 . 5 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 03 8 I N . O N L Y ....................... 1 0 . 7 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0

OV ER 3 8 I N .......................... 1 0 . 8 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 09 - T O 5 - C O L O R :

3 8 T O 6 2 I N ....................... 9 . 8 0 6 1 1 . 1 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 06 1 I N A N D O V E R ............. 1 1 . 9 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0

6 - C O L O R .......................................... 8 . 8 8 7 9 . 5 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 4 . 0 0p l a t e n :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 1 5 9 8 . 8 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 9 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 6 . 1 2 3 7 . 0 9 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 . 2 6 7A G R E E M E N T C....................... 8 . 3 0 2 9 . 9 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 5 . 0 0

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J a l y 1 , 1 S7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o nB a t e p e r

h o u r ] /

B a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

H o a r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b a

b e n e f

I n s u r a n c e ) ! /

t i c n s f o r s e l e c t e d i t s 3 /

P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

L o s A n g e l e s , C a l i f .

- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... $ 7 , 9 9 0 $ 9 , 3 9 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * 0 . 5 7 1S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 1 5 0 9 . 5 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 1

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 9 9 0 9 . 3 92 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 1S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 1 5 0 9 . 5 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 1

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 0 2 7 8 . 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 1 9 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 1 0 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 9 . 0 0

G R A Y D R E .................................... 1 1 . 3 5 1 1 2 . 2 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 9 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 1 7 0 8 . 7 13 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 9 3 . 0 0

G R A V U R E ......................................... 1 2 . 2 9 2 1 3 . 2 0 0 3 3 . 7 5 . 7 9 1 9 . 0 0P R E S S M E N , W E B :

D A Y S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 9 5 2 8 . 9 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 2 1A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 8 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 9 2 9

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 1 13 9 . 6 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 2 1P R E S S O P E R A T O R —I N —C H A R G E :

DAY S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 9 . 7 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 9 2 9A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 9 5 2 9 . 9 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 2 1

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 1 0 . 1 13 1 0 . 6 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 - . 3 2 1 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ( P R O C E S S DOT

E T C H E R S ) ............................................... 1 0 . 6 8 9 1 1 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R , H A L F T O N E ....................... 1 0 . 6 8 9 1 1 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 1 0 . 5 0 5 1 1 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 1 0 . 3 7 9 1 1 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0P H O T O C O M P O S E R S .......................... 1 0 . 3 7 9 1 1 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0V AC UUM F R A M E ............................... 1 0 . 3 7 9 1 1 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S ANDF E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O B ................................................ 8 . 2 9 8 8 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 02 - C O L O R ............................................... 8 . 9 03 8 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 09 - C O L O R ............................................... 8 . 9 2 6 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

O P T O 7 6 I N ............................ 8 . 5 3 9 9 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 05 - C O L O R , O P T C 7 7 I N . :

F I R S T A S S I S T A N T S .............. 8 . 8 5 6 9 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0S E C O N D A S S I S T A N T S . . . . 8 . 7 1 7 9 . 3 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

8 C Y L I N D E R N E B - F E D , 3 6X 2 3 I N . R I T H C O T O F F

( R O L L T E N D E R ) .......................... 8 . 2 1 3 8 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 010 C Y L I N D E R W E B - F E D 3 8

X 2 3 I N . N I T H C O T O F F :R O L L E R F E E D E R ....................... 8 . 2 1 3 8 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0J O G G E R S ......................................... 6 . 7 0 0 7 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

O P T O 19 I N . I N C L O S -I Y E ................................................... 7 . 8 2 0 8 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 4 . 0 0

OP TO 2 8 I N . I N C L O S -I V E ................................................... 1 0 . 1 5 9 1 0 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

OP T O 9 7 I N . I N C L O S -I Y E ................................................... 1 0 . 3 7 9 1 1 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

O P T O 5 6 I N . I N C L O S -I V E ................................................... 1 0 . 5 0 8 11 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

O V E R 5 6 I N ............................... 1 0 . 5 9 8 1 1 . 3 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0D I R E C T R O T A R Y ....................... 1 0 . 3 7 9 1 1 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

O P TO 5 8 I N . I N C L O S -I V E ................................................... 1 0 . 7 2 6 1 1 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

5 9 T O 6 5 I N . I N C L O S -I V E ................................................... 1 0 . 9 9 6 1 1 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7

Oo

4 - C O L O R :

O P T O 6 8 I N . I N C L O S -I V E :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S _______ 1 1 . 0 3 5 1 1 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S ____ 1 0 . 5 0 8 11 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

6 9 TO 7 3 I N . I N C L O S -

I V E :F I R S T O P E R A T O R ............. 1 1 . 9 9 6 1 2 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0S E C O N D O P E R A T O R ______ 1 0 . 7 2 9 1 1 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

O P T O 72 I N . :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R ............. 1 1 . 7 3 1 1 2 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0S E C O N D O P E R A T O R ______ 1 0 . 8 2 5 1 1 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

5—C O L O B , O P T O 7 7 I N . :F I R S T ................................................ 1 2 . 3 1 2 1 3 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................. 1 1 . 1 3 0 1 1 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

W EB :

2 C Y L I N D E B S , 17 X 11I N ...................................................... 1 0 . 5 6 8 1 1 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 9 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

R a t e p e rh o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t L o l l a r s P e r c e n t

L o s A n g e l e s . C a l i f .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

8 C Y L I N D E R , 3 6 X 2 3

I K . C U T O F F F I R S T O P E R A T O R ............. $ 1 1 . 4 8 5 $ 1 2 , 2 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 5 7 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R ______ 1 0 . 0 2 3 1 0 . 7 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 4 . 0 01 0 C Y L I N D E R , 3 8 X 2 3

I N . C O T O F F

F I R S T O P E R A T O R ............. 1 1 . 9 2 3 1 2 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 4 . 0 0SE C O N D O P E R A T O R ______ 1 0 . 2 0 6 1 0 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 1 0 . 3 7 9 1 1 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 5 7 - - 4 . 0 0

L o u i s v i l l e , K y .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­MEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 0 8 8 5 . 4 8 9 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 0 . 2 6 7

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) ................................................................ 6 . 1 5 1 6 . 5 4 9 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 2 6 7

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T . A ................................... 6 . 8 5 1 7 . 1 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 2 3 7 6 . 7 0 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 3 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 2 3 7 6 . 7 0 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 4 3 3

M A I L E R S :

F I R S T C A T E G O R Y .......................... 6 . 8 5 6 7 . 2 9 7 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D C A T E G O R Y ....................... 6 . 9 9 6 7 . 4 0 7 3 7 . 5 0

T H I R D C A T E G O R Y .......................... 5 . 5 0 1 5 . 9 4 1 3 7 . 5 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S , R O T O ­

G R A V U R E S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 8 9 3 1 1 . 0 4 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 8 9 3 1 1 . 0 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 9 . 7 5 5 1 0 . 5 2 4 3 5 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................ t 6 . 8 5 1 7 . 1 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :C Y L I N D E R :

1 - C O L O R ................................... 6 . 2 7 8 3 7 . 5 0 *

2 - C O L O B ................................... 6 . 3 4 8 3 7 . 5 0 * *

O F F S E T , 17 X 2 2

T O 4 0 I N ................................... 6 . 4 1 5 3 7 . 5 0 * *

M U L T I L I T H ................................... 6 . 17 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

C Y L I N D E R :

1 - CO L O R ................................... 5 . 9 7 9 6 . 2 8 1 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

O F F S E T :S H A L L E H T H A N 17

X 2 2 I N ................................ 5 . 8 7 6 6 . 1 3 8 3 7 . 5 0 * *

17 X 2 2 1 0 « 0 I N . . . 6 . 1 1 0 6 . 4 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 * *

P L A T E N :H A N D - F E D ................................ 5 . 8 3 1 6 . 0 8 8 3 7 . 5 0 * *

( 2 ) A U T O M A T I C - F E D P L A T E N S ...................................... 5 . 8 7 6 6 . 1 3 8 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T C :

A U T O M A T I C OR H A N D -

F E D :O F F S E T :

17 X 2 2 T O 4 0 I N .......................................... 6 . 0 3 2 6 . 4 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M U L T I L I T H OR S M A L L E R P R E S S ____ 5 . 7 3 8 6 . 1 3 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

P L A T E N :

H A N D - F E D ................................ 5 . 6 8 8 6 . 0 8 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

( 2 ) A U T O M A T I C - F E D . . 5 . 7 3 8 6 . 1 3 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

C Y L I N D E R :

6 5 I N O R S M A L L E R . . . 6 . 4 9 6 6 . 8 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 * *

O V E R 6 5 I N . :

K E L L Y N O . 2 ;

M I E H L E H O R I Z O N T A L ;

M I L L E R M A J O R ................ 6 . 5 5 4 6 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

K E L L Y N O . 1 , O E

H I E H L E V E R T I C A L _______ 6 . 4 9 6 6 . 8 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

O F F S E T :

17 X 2 2 I N . O R

S M A L L E R ................................ 6 . 5 5 4 6 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

O V E R 17 X 2 2 T O 40

I N ................................................

P L A T E N ............................................

6 . 6 6 0

6 . 2 4 2

7 . 0 1 26 . 5 4 5

3 7 . 5 03 7 . 5 0

♦*

♦* - -

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o a r 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

L o u i s v i l l e , K y .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

a g i TE e h e n t B :

M I E H L E V E R T I C A L ;

H E I D E L B D R G ............................. $ 6 , 4 9 7 $ 6 , 8 2 1 3 7 . 5 0 *

W I T H B R O N Z E S

A T T A C H M E N T ....................... 6 . 6 3 0 6 . 9 5 4 3 7 . 5 0 * *

O F F S E T :17 X 2 2 TO 4 0 I N . . . 6 . 6 6 1 6 . 9 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

4 0 I N . O R L A R G E R ____ 6 . 7 9 7 7 . 1 3 6 3 7 . 5 0 * *

2 - C O L O R ................................... 6 . 9 5 1 7 . 2 9 8 3 7 . 5 0 * *

W I T H B R O N Z E R A T T A C H M E N T ................ 6 . 7 9 4 7 . 1 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

P L A T E N , A U T O - O R H A N D -

F E D , 1 - P R E S S AN D

F E E D I N G ...................................... 6 . 2 4 2 6 . 5 5 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T C :

L E T T E R P R E S S :C Y L I N D E R , O V E R 6 5

I N ................................................ 6 . 4 9 3 6 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 1 3 3

J O B A U T O M A T I C

C Y L I N D E R :K E L L Y ( N O . 1 OR 17

X 2 2 I N . ) ;

L I S E N B Y ; L I T T L E G I A N T ; M I L L E R ( H I -

S P E E D O R S I M P L E X ) ; M I E H L E V E R T I C A L . . . 6 . 4 2 9 6 . 8 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M I L L E R M A J O R ; M I L L E R M A J O R ;

K E L L Y N O . 2 ;M I E H L E H O R I Z O N T A L . 6 . 4 9 3 6 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * . 1 3 3

O F F S E T :

17 X 2 2 I N . AND U N D E R ...................................... 6 . 4 9 3 6 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

O V E R 17 X 2 2 T O

4 0 I N ...................................... 6 . 6 1 2 7 . 0 1 2 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3

2 - C O L O R ................................... 6 . 8 5 6 7 . 2 5 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

P L A T E N :A U T O - O R H A N D - F E D :

1 - P R E S S AND F E E D I N G .......................... 6 . 1 4 5 6 . 5 4 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3

I N C H A R G E OF 2 P R E S S E S ................... 6 . 1 93 6 . 5 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

S T R I P P E R S ( L A Y O U T ) :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ............. 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3 _N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 5 3 9 . 9 4 5 3 6 . 2 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 1 0 1 0 . 2 5 4 3 6 . 2 5

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 5 3 9 . 9 4 5 3 6 . 2 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 1 0 1 0 . 2 5 4 3 6 . 2 5

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :D AY S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 2 5 3 9 . 9 4 5 3 6 . 2 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 2 5 3 1 0 . 2 5 4 3 6 . 2 5

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 0 7 3 7 . 6 0 7 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 2 8 6 7 . 8 20 3 7 . 5 0

PH O T O E N G R A V E R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 7 8 6 1 0 . 0 4 4 3 6 . 2 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 0 5 9 1 0 . 3 2 0 3 6 . 2 5

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEB :

A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 1 4 6 9 . 3 1 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T B :

S E C O N D S H I F T ....................... 8 . 3 5 6 9 . 5 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * ♦ *

P R E S S OP E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

A G R E E M E N T A :D A Y S H I F T :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R ............. 8 . 9 4 6 1 0 . 1 1 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R _______ 8 . 5 4 6 9 . 7 1 9 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T :F I R S T O P E R A T O R ............. 9 . 1 5 6 1 0 . 3 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R ______ 8 . 7 5 6 9 . 9 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 2 5 9 8 . 8 9 9 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 4 4 9 9 . 0 8 9 3 7 . 5 0- - - -

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e a b e r 1, 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i n u t i c n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. -Continued

Newspaper —Continued

AGREEMENT C:FIRST SH IFT.............................. $ 8 , 7 2 5 $ 9 , 3 6 6 3 7 . 5 0SECOND SH IFT............................

AGREEMENT D:

8 . 6 5 9 9 . 2 9 9 3 7 . 5 0- - - -

FIRST SH IFT .............................. 8 . 9 1 5 9 . 5 5 6 3 7 . 5 0 _ _SECOND SH IFT............................

L ith og rap h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E :

8 . 8 4 9 9 . 4 8 9 3 7 . 5 0

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 0 7 5 8 . 6 0 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

C O L O R ......................................................P L A T E M A K E R S :

8 . 7 5 5 9 . 2 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦-

4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T A ......................... 8 . 1 5 5 8 . 6 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B .........................P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

8 . 1 1 5 8 . 4 0 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

1 - C O L O R ............................. 7 . 2 7 5 7 . 8 0 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R .......................................... 7 . 4 9 5 7 . 7 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

5 —C O L O R ............................. 7 . 9 0 5 8 . 1 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

P E R F E C T O R S .......................A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - C O L O R :

7 . 3 9 5 7 . 6 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

17 X 2 2 I N .......................... 6 . 6 3 0 6 . 6 7 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

2 2 X 3 1 I N .......................... 7 . 3 0 0 7 . 3 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

35 X 4 5 I N ..........................2 - C O L O R , 2 2 X 3 6

7 . 3 0 0 7 . 3 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦-

4 . 0 0

I N ......................................................P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R :

2 1 X 2 8 TO 2 8 X

7 . 5 5 0 7 . 5 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 * 4 . 0 0

4 2 I N ...................................... 8 . 1 5 5 8 . 6 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

3 5 X 4 5 I N .......................... 8 . 3 5 5 8 . 8 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 - 0 0

2 - C O L O R , 3 5 X 4 5 I N . .

5 - C O L O R , 3 8 X 4 9

I N . :

8 . 9 0 5 9 . 4 3 5 3 6 . 2 5 * 4 . 0 0

F I R S T ......................................... 1 9 . 7 0 5 1 0 . 2 3 5 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ......................................2 - P L A T E C Y L I N D E R ,

R O L L - F E D , 14 X 17

1 9 . 0 8 5 9 . 3 6 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

I N ......................................................

P E R F E C T O R , 4 2 X

8 . 3 3 5 8 . 8 6 5 3 6 . 2 5 * *-

4 . 0 0

5 3 - 1 / 2 I N ................................A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - C O L O R :

8 . 6 5 5 9 . 1 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ 4 . 0 0

17 X 2 2 I N .......................... 8 . 1 15 8 . 4 0 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

2 2 X 3 4 I N .......................... 8 . 1 4 0 8 . 4 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

3 5 X 4 5 I N ..........................

2 - C O L O R , 2 2 X 3 6

8 . 3 9 0 8 . 6 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 * *-

4 . 0 0

I N ......................................................D I D D E - G L A S E R ,

8 . 7 5 0 9 . 0 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 * *-

4 . 0 0

1 7 I N ............................................. 8 . 5 3 5 8 . 8 2 5 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................

H eaphis, Tens.

Book and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

8 . 1 5 5 8 . 6 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

MEN I I ) ................................................B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

4 . 0 0 0 4 . 3 0 0 3 8 . 7 5 ♦- -

6 . 4 3 G 6 . 8 7 0 3 8 . 7 5 _C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 7 9 0 7 . 4 0 0 3 7 - 5 0 * * 0 . 2 7 3 _M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S .......................

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

6 . 7 9 0 7 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 7 3~

1 S T S ) ...................................................... 6 . 7 9 0 7 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 7 3 _P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

1 0 . 3 6 0 1 1 . 4 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 ** -

4 . 0 0

R O T O G R A V U R E ................................... 8 . 7 0 0 9 . 6 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 * . 3 5 7 _R E G I S T E R M A N ...................................

P R E S S O P ER A T O R S —I N -

8 . 9 6 7 9 . 8 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * - 3 6 7

C H A R G E ................................................ 9 . 1 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 6 7-

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e .

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r 1/

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

t r e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H e m p h i s . T e n n .- C o n t i n u e d

N e v s p a p e r

C O M P 3 S I T O R S , H A N D :D AY S H I F T ......................................... $ 7 , 6 9 7 $ 8 , 1 1 0 3 6 . 2 5 0 . 3 9 5 0 . 3 7 2S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 8 3 9 8 . 2 4 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 9 5 . 3 7 2

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 9 7 8 . 1 1 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 9 5 . 3 7 2S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 3 9 8 . 2 4 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 9 5 . 3 7 2

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 9 7 8 . 1 10 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 9 5 . 3 7 2SE C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 3 9 8 . 2 4 8 3 5 . 2 5 . 3 9 5 . 3 7 2

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 0 8 9 7 . 5 9 2 3 7 . 50 . 1 8 7 . 2 4 4SE C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 2 2 3 7 . 6 7 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 87 . 2 9 9

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 0 6 8 . 0 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 1 1 . 1 6 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 8 3 3 8 . 2 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 2 1 1 . 1 6 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WE B :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 7 3 8 . 3 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3 . 3 1 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 8 0 6 8 . 9 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3 . 3 1 3

P R E S S C P E R A T C R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 0 6 8 . 8 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3 . 3 1 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 3 9 0 9 . 0 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 3 3 - . 3 1 3 _

H i a a i , F l a .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) .................................................. 3 . 6 8 0 3 . 8 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................ 6 . 2 9 0 6 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 9 9 0 7 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 1 6 7A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 2 3 3

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 2 3 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 2 3 3P H O TO E N G R A V E R S ............................... 8 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 7 3 3 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................... 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 2 3 3A G R E E M E N T B ............................... 5 . 1 2 0 5 . 3 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 1 6 7

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S :C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 5 . 8 6 0 6 . 1 10 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 1 6 7

O P TO 12 X 18 I N .............. 6 . 3 3 0 6 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 1 6 7F E E D E R S ............................................... 5 . 1 3 0 5 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 16 7

M U L T I L I T H ..................................... 9 . 9 0 0 9 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 1 6 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 9 9 0 7 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 16 7

2 - C O L O R ......................................... 7 . 2 4 0 7 . 9 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 1 6 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N - . . 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 2 3 3S T P I P P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :P R O C E S S C O L O R ....................... 6 . 9 9 0 7 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 1 6 7B L A C K AND W H I T E ................ 6 . 6 4 0 6 . 8 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 . 16 7

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 6 0 - . 2 3 3 -

H f l w a u k e e . V i s e .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y H O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................... 9 . 7 9 0 5 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 0 . 2 1 3B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 7 . 2 2 0 7 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 0 . 2 1 3C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 7 . 5 9 6 3 . 15 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 0 . 3 5 3A G R E E M E N T B ....... ........................... 8 . 1 3 7 8 . 5 7 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 9 5 . 9 5 5

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 7 . 5 9 6 8 . 1 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 0 . 3 5 3A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 1 3 7 8 . 5 7 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 9 5 . 9 5 5

N i C H I N E T E N D E R S ( K A C B I N -I S T S ) :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 5 9 6 8 . 1 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 0 . 3 5 3

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 1 3 7 8 . 5 7 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 9 5 . 9 5 5M A I L E R S ...................................................... 7 . 3 7 9 8 . 3 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 0 . 2 9 3P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 9 . 3 8 7 9 . 7 6 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 9 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B .................................. 1 1 . 2 5 1 1 2 . 1 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 9 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 6 . 9 3 0 7 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

B a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H i l w a u k e e , R i s e .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

R O T A R Y ( O P P S E T )

F I R S T A S S I S T A N T ................ $ 7 , 0 5 0 $ 7 , 6 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 7 9 3 0 . 2 9 3S E C O N D A S S I S T A N T ............. 6 . 7 7 0 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3

P R E S S M E N , C Y L I N D E R :

1 S H E E T - F E D B O T A B Y ; 2H I E H L E V E B T I C A L , 2 2 X

2 8 I N . OB L E S S ; 1

M U L T I C O L O R H A R R I S ............. 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3J O B C Y L I N D E E , 1 K E L L Y ,

H I E H L E OR H O R I Z O N T A L ,

M I L L E R ( H I G H S P E E D ) ORS I M P L E X OR S I M I L A R J O B

C Y L I N D E B , 2 2 X 2 8 I N . :

OR L E S S ............................................ 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3B O T A B Y ( O F F S E T ) ;

1 - C O L O B :

OP T O 2 8 I N ....................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3O P T O 3 2 I N ....................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3O P T O 0 2 I N ....................... 8 . 3 6 0 9 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3O V E f i 4 2 I N .......................... 8 . 5 3 0 9 . 2 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3

2 - C O L O B :

OP T O 4 2 I N ....................... 8 . 5 5 0 9 . 2 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3O P T O 5 8 I N ....................... 8 . 6 4 0 9 . 3 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3O V E B 5 8 I N .......................... 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3

4 - OB 5 - C O L O B , OP T O

7 8 I N ............................................. 9 . 8 2 0 1 0 . 6 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3S E C O N D P R E S S M E N ................ 8 . 5 9 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 9 3

P R E S S M E N , P L A T E N .......................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 9 3 - . 2 9 3 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 0 7 9 . 2 4 1 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 8 8 3 9 . 5 1 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 8 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 0 7 9 . 2 4 1 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 8 8 3 9 . 5 1 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 8 6

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) ;

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 0 7 9 . 2 4 1 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 8 8 3 9 . 5 1 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 8 6

M A I L E R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 7 . 8 7 5 8 . 2 3 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 4 5 . 4 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 1 1 0 8 . 4 6 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 4 5 . 4 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 1 1 0 8 . 5 7 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 4 5 . 4 5 5A G R E E M E N T C :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 7 . 6 4 0 8 . 2 7 6 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 4 5

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 7 . 8 7 1 8 . 5 1 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 4 5P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 2 3 9 . 2 2 3 3 6 . 2 5 . 2 7 7N IG H T S H I F T ............................... 9 - 499 5 9 . 4 9 9 3 3 . 7 5 . 2 9 8

P R E S S M E N , W E B :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 0 9 0 5 8 . 0 9 0 3 6 . 2 5C O L O F M E N ...................................... 8 . 2 2 8 5 8 . 2 2 8 3 6 . 2 5

T E N S I O N M E N ................................ 8 . 1 9 3 5 8 . 1 9 3 3 6 . 2 5S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 4 4 3 5 8 . 4 4 3 3 5 . 0 0

C O L O R M E N ...................................... 8 . 5 8 6 5 8 . 5 8 6 3 5 . 0 0

T E N S I O N M E N ............................... 8 . 5 5 0 5 8 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

D AY S H I F T . .......................* _______ 8 . 3 6 5 5 8 . 3 6 5 3 6 . 2 5S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 7 2 9 5 8 . 7 2 9 3 5 . 0 0

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :D A Y S H I F T ................................... 7 . 0 9 7 8 . 9 4 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 7 6S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 7 . 3 2 9 9 . 1 7 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 7 6

A G R E E M E N T B :D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 2 8 3 9 . 4 6 2 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 5 16 9 . 7 10 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

L i t h o g r a p h y

AB T I S T S ...................................................... 1 0 . 6 1 5 1 1 . 2 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

P R O V E R S ................................................ 1 0 . 3 7 0 1 0 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A M E N :

B L A C K AND W H I T E ....................... 1 0 . 4 3 5 1 1 . 0 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

C O L O R ...................................................... 1 0 . 8 9 5 1 1 . 4 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

C O N T A C T F R A M E O P E R A T O R . 1 0 . 3 3 5 1 0 . 9 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 ' 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 1 0 . 3 3 5 1 0 . 9 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

P L A T E - M A K I N G P R O J E C T I O N

M A C H I N E ............................................. 1 0 . 1 0 5 1 0 . 6 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t . D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H i l v a u k e e , R i s e .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :O F F S E T , S H E E T - F E D :

1 - C O L O R .......................................... $ 8 , 5 9 0 $ 9 , 1 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

F I R S T F E E D E R ................... 8 . 7 1 0 9 . 2 2 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................. 8 . 6 1 5 9 . 1 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 05 0 X 6 8 I N . :

F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 8 . 7 3 0 9 . 3 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 6 1 5 9 . 1 2 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

5 4 - 1 / 2 X 7 7 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 4 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 7 7 0 9 . 2 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

2 0 X 2 6 I N ......................... 8 . 8 6 5 9 . 3 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 02 5 X 3 8 I N ............................... 8 . 9 2 5 9 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 0 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 8 . 8 6 0 9 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 7 4 5 9 . 1 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

5 4 - 1 / 2 X 7 7 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 8 . 9 8 5 9 . 5 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 8 6 0 9 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O N

2 0 X 2 6 I N ......................... 8 . 9 9 0 9 . 5 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 02 5 X 3 8 I N . P E E -

F E C T I N G ............................... 9 . 1 1 5 9 . 6 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 04 3 X 6 0 I N . :

F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 9 . 0 5 5 9 . 5 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 7 4 0 9 . 2 5 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

5 4 - 1 / 2 X 7 7 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 9 . 1 5 0 9 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 9 6 5 9 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

6 - C O L O E :

2 5 X 3 8 I N .......................... 9 . 3 0 5 9 . 8 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 043 X 6 0 I N . :

F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 9 . 2 5 0 9 . 7 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 8 5 5 9 . 3 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

4 - P L A T E , 1 7 - 5 / 8 X

2 5 - 1 / 2 I N .......................... 8 . 9 7 0 9 . 4 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

8 - P L A T E . 2 3 - 1 / 2 X

3 8 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 9 . 0 3 0 9 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 6 7 0 9 . 1 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

1 0 - P L A T E 2 3 - 1 / 2 X

3 8 I N . :F I R S T FEEDER............ 9 . 3 4 0 9 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ______ 8 . 9 8 0 9 . 5 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

P P E S S M E N , O F F S E T :S H E E T - F E D :

1 - C O L O R :

T O 1 9 I N . I N C L U S I V E 9 . 1 7 0 9 . 7 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0TO 2 2 I N . I N C L U S I V E 9 . 7 0 0 1 0 . 2 5 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0T O 2 8 I N . I N C L U S I V E 9 . 8 4 0 1 0 . 4 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0TO 4 8 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 1 0 5 1 0 . 6 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0TO 5 5 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 2 6 5 1 0 . 8 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0T O 5 8 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 4 1 0 1 0 . 9 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0TO 6 4 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 5 2 0 1 1 . 1 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

2 —C O L O N :

T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 4 0 5 1 0 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0TO 5 5 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 6 0 5 1 1 . 1 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0T O 6 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 7 1 0 1 1 . 3 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0TO 7 0 I N . I N C L U S I V E 1 0 . 9 10 1 1 . 5 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

4 —C O L O R :

2 0 X 2 6 I N .......................... 1 1 . 1 4 0 1 1 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 02 5 X 3 8 I N . , F I R S T . 1 1 . 3 8 0 1 2 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 0 I N . , F I R S T . 1 1 . 3 4 5 1 1 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 05 4 - 1 / 2 X 77 I N . :

F I R S T ...................................... 1 1 . 7 0 5 1 2 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9

Oocy

5 - C O L O R :

2 0 X 2 6 I N .......................... 1 1 . 3 2 0 1 1 . 9 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

2 5 X 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 6 0 0 1 2 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 5 5 5 1 1 . 1 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 0 I N . , F I R S T . 1 1 . 7 0 0 1 2 . 3 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

5 4 - 1 / 2 X 77 I N . :F I R S T ...................................... 1 2 . 0 7 5 1 2 . 7 2 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

6 —C O L O R :

2 5 X 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 8 5 0 1 2 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 7 5 5 1 1 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 0 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 2 . 0 6 0 1 2 . 7 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 7 9 5 1 1 . 3 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 4 . 0 0

w e b - f e d :

4 - P L A T E 1 7 - 5 / 8 X 2 5- 1 / 2 I N ................................ 1 0 . 6 9 0 11 . 2 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9

- -4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1, 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 9 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H i l v a n k e e . R i s e .

- C o n t i l i n e d

L i t h o g r a p h y- C o n t i n u e d

8 - P L A T E 2 3 - 1 / 2 X 3 8

I N . :F I B S T ...................... ............

S E C O N D ...............................

$ 1 1 . 7 9 0

1 0 . 6 0 5

$ 1 2 , 4 3 0

1 1 . 1 9 5

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 00 . 8 2 9

. 8 2 9

4 . 0 0

4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 1 0 . 3 3 5 1 0 . 9 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 9 - 9 . 0 0

M i n n e a p o l i s - S t . P a u l ,

■ i n n .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­

MEN I I ) :

M I N N E A P O L I S ................................... 5 . 9 8 0 6 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 7 3 0 . 3 0 0S T . P A U L :

A G R E E M E N T A ( F I N I S H

E R S A F T E R 1 Y E A R ) ____ 5 . 9 0 0 5 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 8 8 4 . 0 0L E A T H E R O P E R A T O R S . . 6 . 3 5 0 6 . 7 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 8 8 9 . 0 0S T O C K C U T T E R S ................ 8 . 9 9 0 8 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 8 8 4 . 0 0M A C H I N E T E N D E R S . . . .

A G R E E M E N T B .............................6 . 6 3 0 5 . 4 8 0

7 . 1 9 0

6 . 0 8 03 5 . 0 0 3 5 . 0 0

. 3 8 8. 4 7 3 - . 3 0 0

9 . 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) :M I N N E A P O L I S ...................................S T . P A U L :

A G R E E M E N T A , ( O P E R A ­T O R S , A U T O M A T I C S T I ­

T C H I N G M A C H I N E S ; O P E R A T O R S , A U T O M A T I C

T I P P I N G M A C H I N E S ;

O P E R A T O R S , F O L D I N G

M A C H I N E S ; O P E R A T O R S ,

G A T H E R I N G M A C H I N E S ; O P E R A T O R S , S P I R A L B I N D I N G M A C H I N E S ;

S T O C K C U T T E R S ...................A G R E E M E N T B .............................

8 . 9 8 0

8 . 3 5 0

8 . 9 8 0

9 . 0 8 0

8 . 7 6 0 9 . 0 8 0

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0

. 9 7 3

. 3 8 8. 9 7 3

. 3 0 0

. 3 0 0

4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S : M I N N E A P O L I S :

C O L O R ............................................... 9 . 8 7 0 1 0 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

B L A C K AND W H I T E ................ 9 . 6 9 0 1 0 . 4 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

S T . P A U L :C O L O R ............................................... 9 . 8 2 0 1 0 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

B L A C K AD W H I T E .................... 9 . 5 9 0 1 0 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

M I N N E A P O L I S ................................... 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 2 . 3 6 0S T . P A U L :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 6 0A G R E E M E N T E ............................. 8 . 7 5 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 9 3

E L E C T R O T Y P E R S ................................... 8 . 9 4 0 5 8 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 7 9 . 0 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

M I N N E A P O L I S ................................... 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 2 . 3 6 0MONOTYPE AND L IN O T Y P E

OR I N T E R T Y P E ....................... 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 2 . 3 6 0M O N O T Y P E C A S T E R M E N ____MONO K E Y B O A R D .......................

8 . 6 2 08 . 6 2 0

9 . 2 2 09 . 2 2 0

3 5 . 0 03 5 . 0 0

. 5 7 2

. 5 7 2 -. 3 6 0. 3 6 0 -

S T . P A U L :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 6 0

M O N O T Y P E AND L I N O ­T Y P E O R I N T E R T Y P E . 8 . 8 2 0 9 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 6 0

A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 8 . 7 5 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 9 3M O N O T Y P E AN D L I N O ­

T Y P E ......................................... 8 . 9 5 0 9 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 9 3M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :M I N N E A P O L I S ................................... 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 2 . 3 6 0S T . P A U L :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 6 0A G R E E M E N T E ............................. 8 . 7 5 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 9 3

M A I L E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 2 8 8 9 . 9 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 59 8 . 9 3 9

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 9 2 5 8 . 9 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 8 7 . 3 7 0

PH O T O E N G R A V E R S :

M I N N E A P O L I S ................................... 1 0 . 2 0 0 1 0 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 9 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

M I N N E A P O L I S ................................... 9 . 6 9 0 1 0 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

S T . P A U L ............................................ 9 . 5 9 0 1 0 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

M I N N E A P O L I S ................................... 7 . 1 8 0 7 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

P L A T E N ............................................ 5 . 8 3 0 6 . 5 30 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

5 — U N I T , T E N S I O N M i S N . . . 7 . 9 9 0 8 . 1 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

W E B - F E D P E R F E C T I N G ,

2 - U N I T T E N S I O N M E N . . . 7 . 7 2 0 8 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7-

. 2 8 6-

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H i n n e a p o l i s - S t . P a u l ,

H i n n .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n n e d

S T . P A O L :A G R E E M E N T A :

C A R V E R , P L A T E N , OR

W A I T E ...................................... $ 5 , 0 3 0 $ 6 , 2 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 0 . 4 2 9V E R T I C A L ................................ 6 . 9 4 0 7 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9M U L T I C O L O R .......................... 6 . 9 4 0 7 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 7 . 1 3 0 7 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6P L A T E N ...................................... 5 . 7 8 0 6 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6WEB 8 —UN I T 1 6 P L A T E

P E R F E C T I N GT E N S I O N M E N ................ 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6J O G G E R S ............................. 6 . 3 7 0 7 . 2 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N -

D E R :

M I N N E A P O L I S :

2 — U N I T , F I R S T P R E S S -M E N ................................................... 8 . 7 10 9 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

1 OR 2 1 - C O L O R ................... 7 . 7 9 0 8 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 62 - C O L O R O R D O U B LE

E N D E R S .......................................... 8 . 2 4 0 9 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6S H E E T - F E D R O T A R Y :

2 —C O L O R ................................... 8 . 2 4 0 9 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 64 - C O L O R ................................... 8 . 5 7 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

W E B - F E D P E R F E C T I N G :

1 - U N I T ...................................... 8 . 7 1 0 9 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 62 - U N I T ....................................... 8 . 4 8 0 9 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

O F F S E T :

s h e e t - f e d : f

1 - C O L O R :

U N D E R 12 X 18I N ................................... 7 . 1 1 0 7 . 8 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 07 . 2 8 6

12 X 18 I N ............. 7 . 4 1 0 8 . 1 50 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 614 X 20 I N .............. 7 . 7 2 0 8 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 07 . 2 8 617 X 2 2 I N ............. 8 . 5 1 0 9 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 619 X 25 AND 2 3X 2 6 I N ................... 8 . 8 9 0 9 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

28 X 4 2 I N ............. 8 . 9 8 0 9 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 63 2 X 44 A N D 3 8

X 5 2 I N ................... 9 . 0 8 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 64 2 X 58 I N ............. 9 . 1 7 0 9 . 9 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

2 —C O L O R :

29 I B . ANDU N D E R .......................... 9 . 4 0 0 1 0 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

O V E R 2 9 I N ............. 9 . 5 6 0 1 0 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 64 - C O L O R ............................ 9 . 7 9 0 1 0 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

W E B - f e d :2 —U N I T , 4 - P L A T E

P E R F E C T I N G ................ 9 . 7 1 0 1 0 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 65 —U N I T , 1 0 - P L A T E

p e r f e c t i n g :f i r s t .......................... 9 . 8 6 0 1 0 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6S E C O N D ....................... 8 . 4 1 0 9 . 1 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

8 - U N I T :

F I R S T ............................. 1 0 . 6 8 0 1 1 . 5 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6S E C O N D .......................... 8 . 9 3 0 9 . 7 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

S T . P A U L :

A G R E E M E N T A :

1 O R 2 S I N G L E ; 1S I N G L E C Y L I N D E R

A N D 1 P L A T E N ; 1A T P ; 1 O R 2 H A R R I SI M P R I N T ; 1 K E L L Y ;

1 OR 2 M I E H L E

V E R T I C A L ; 1 H O R I -

Z O N T A L M I L L E R

( H I G H S P E E D ) ;

W A I T E ...................................... 7 . 7 6 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 4 2 9L A C Q U E R P R E S S ................ 7 . 8 8 0 9 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - 2 1 - C O L O R ................ 8 . 0 4 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 64 - C O L O B ................................... 8 . 5 2 0 9 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6W E B - F E D P E R F E C T I N G

1 - U N I T ............................... 8 . 6 6 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 62 - U N I T ................................ 9 . 2 9 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6T E N S I O N M E N ................... 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

O F F S E T :

s h e e t - f e d :

1 - C O I O R :

UN DE R 1 2 X 18I N ............................. 6 . 7 6 0 7 . 8 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

1 2 X 18 I N . . . 7 . 3 6 0 8 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 61 4 X 2 0 I N . . . 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 617 X 2 2 I B . . . 8 . 4 6 0 9 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 61 9 X 2 5 AND

2 3 X 3 5 I N . . 8 . 8 4 0 9 . 6 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 62 8 X 4 2 I N . . . 8 . 9 3 0 9 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

M i n n e a p o l i s - S t . P a u l ,

U n a . - C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

3 2 X a n AMD 3 8 X 52 I N . .

U 2 X 5 8 I N . . .

* 8 . 6 9 0

9 . 1 2 0

$ 9 , 8 7 0

9 . 9 6 03 5 . 0 03 5 . 0 0

0 . 5 0 7

. 5 0 7

0 . 2 8 6

. 2 8 62 —C O L O R :

2 9 I N . AN D

U N D E R .................... 9 . 3 5 0 1 0 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 - 2 8 6O V E R 2 9 I N . . .

4 - C O L O R .......................

w e b - f e d :

2 - 0 N I T S , P E R ­F E C T I N G ....................

9 . 5 1 0

9 . 7 4 0

9 . 6 6 0

1 0 . 2 0 0

1 0 . 6 0 0

1 0 . 4 8 0

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0

. 5 0 7

. 5 0 7

. 5 0 7

:. 2 8 6

. 2 8 6

. 2 8 6

:

5 - U N I T S , p e r ­f e c t i n g :

F I R S T .......................S E C O N D ...................

9 . 8 10

8 . 3 6 01 1 . 2 0 01 0 . 0 9 0

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0

. 5 0 7. 5 0 7

_ . 2 8 6

. 2 8 68 - U N I T , 1 6 - P L ­

A T E p e r f e c t ­

i n g :F I R S T .......................

S E C O N D ...................

1 0 . 6 3 0

8 . 8 8 0

1 1 . 5 1 01 0 . 0 9 0

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0

. 5 0 7

. 5 0 7. 2 8 6. 2 8 6

T E N S I O N M E N ............. 7 . 6 7 0 8 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N :

M I N N E A P O L I S :1 P R E S S .........................................

2 P R E S S E S ...................................

6 . 6 9 0

7 . 2 1 0

7 . 4 1 0

7 . 9 5 0

3 5 . 0 0

3 5 . 0 0. 5 0 7

. 5 0 7_ . 2 8 6

. 2 8 6_

S T . P A O L :

A G R E E M E N T A :

P L A T E N OR C R A V E R . . . 7 . 7 6 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 92 P R E S S E S .......................... 7 . 7 6 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

A G R E E M E N T B :

1 P R E S S ............................... 6 . 6 4 0 7 . 4 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 62 P R E S S E S .......................... 7 . 1 6 0 7 . 9 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 7 . 2 8 6

S T R I P P E R S :

M I N N E A P O L I S ...................................

S T . P A U L ............................................9 . 6 4 09 . 5 9 0

1 0 . 4 4 0

1 0 . 4 6 0

3 5 . 0 03 5 . 0 0

. 5 0 7

. 5 0 7 -. 2 8 6

. 2 8 6 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A I S H I F T :

M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 9 . 7 6 0 9 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 5 0S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 4 3 0 1 0 . 0 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 5 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 1 0 . 0 6 0 1 0 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 5 0S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 3 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 5 . 5 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................ 9 . 7 6 0 9 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 5 0S T . P A U L ................................. 9 . 4 3 0 1 0 . 0 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 5 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 1 0 . 0 6 0 1 0 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 5 0S T P A U L .................................... 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 3 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 5 . 5 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 9 . 7 6 0 9 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 5 0S T . P A O L ...................................... 9 . 4 3 0 1 0 . 0 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 5 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :

M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 1 0 . 0 6 0 1 0 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 5 0S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 3 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 5 . 5 0

M A I L E R S :

DAY S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 9 . 6 5 2 9 . 7 6 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 5 0 . 3 8 0S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 5 2 2 9 . 5 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 8 7 . 3 8 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 9 . 9 5 2 1 0 . 0 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 5 0 . 3 8 0S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 7 2 8 9 . 7 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 8 7 . 3 8 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A I S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 9 . 4 2 3 1 0 . 0 0 3 3 6 . 2 5 . 5 9 1 4 . 0 0

S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 6 0 0 1 0 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 3 5 3 3 6 . 2 5 . 5 9 1 4 . 0 0

S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 9 4 7 1 0 . 5 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :

DA Y S H I F T :

M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 9 . 7 6 5 5 9 . 7 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

S T . P A U L ...................................... 8 . 9 7 2 9 . 4 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :

M I N N E A P O L I S ............................. 1 0 . 0 6 5 5 1 0 . 0 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 2 7 2 9 . 7 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 5 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T :

M I N N E A P O L I S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E . . . . 1 0 . 1 9 4 5 1 0 . 1 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r h o u r ! /

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

H o a r s p e r

w e e It2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

B i n n e a p o l i s - S t . P a u l ,

■ i n n .

- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

C O L O R ......................................... $ 1 0 , 3 0 1 5 $ 1 0 , 3 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 4 10 1 0 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ 4 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :

M I N N E A P O L I S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ______ 1 0 . 4 9 4 5 1 0 . 4 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0C O L O R .......................................... 1 0 . 6 0 1 5 1 0 . 6 01 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S T . P A U L ...................................... 9 . 7 0 1 1 0 . 3 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * - 4 . 5 0

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 1 0 . 2 7 0 1 1 . 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0P R O V E R S ............................................... 1 0 . 1 5 0 1 1 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :C O L O R ...................................................... 1 0 . 4 0 0 11 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0H A L F T O N E A N D L I N E ................ 9 . 9 7 0 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

PL A T E M A K E R S :

C O N T A C T O P E R A T O R S ................ 1 0 . 1 3 0 1 1 . 0 40 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0P H O T O C O M P O S E R S ....................... 1 0 . 1 30 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0P R I N T I N G F R A M E O P E R A -

T O R S ...................................................... 1 0 . 0 6 0 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R ............................................... 8 . 8 10 9 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 02 —CO LOR :

T O 7 6 I N ...................................... 8 . 8 9 0 9 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0• H E L P E R S .......................................... 7 . 7 7 0 8 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

3 - c o l o b :F I R S T F E E D E R .......................... 9 . 3 4 0 1 0 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ....................... 8 . 0 9 0 8 . 9 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

T O 5 8 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R .................... 8 . 9 8 0 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................. 8 . 8 2 0 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

TO 6 0 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R .................... 8 . 9 8 0 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 8 2 0 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

T O 7 7 I N . :

F I R S T F E E D E R ................... 9 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 9 2 0 9 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

5 - c o l o r :

7 7 I N . 4 - U N I T :F I R S T F E E D E R .................... 9 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................ 8 . 9 8 0 9 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

6 0 I N . 5 —U N I T :F I R S T FE ED ER................. 9 . 0 3 0 9 . 9 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................. 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

7 7 I N . 5 - O N I T :

F I R S T F E E D E R ................... 9 . 2 4 0 1 0 . 1 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R ................. 8 . 9 8 0 9 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

6 - C O L O R , 4 - U N I T OR L E S SF I R S T F E E D E R ............................. 9 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

P E R F E C T I N G O P E R A T O R S :

6 —P L A T E W E B , 2 2 - 1 / 2

X 3 5 - 3 8 I N ............................. 8 . 9 7 0 9 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 08 - 1 0 P L A T E W EB , 2 2 -

- 1 / 2 X 3 5 - 3 8 I N . :FIRST .................................. 9 . 0 2 0 9 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 6 8 0 9 . 6 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

1 0 - P L A T E WEE , 3 5 X 4 9I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 2 1 0 1 0 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 9 7 0 9 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

1 2 - P L A T E WEB , 2 2 - 3 / 4

X 3 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 0 2 0 9 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 7 4 0 9 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

1 6 - P L A T E W £ 3 , 2 2 - 3 / 4

X 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 0 2 0 9 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 7 4 0 9 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - O F F S E T :

1- C O L O B :

1 4 X 2 0 I N ................................ 9 . 1 0 0 9 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

17 X 2 2 ......................................... 9 . 6 8 0 1 0 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

19 X 2 5 AN D 2 2 X 3 4

I N ...................................................... 9 . 7 9 0 1 0 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

2 8 X 4 2 I N ............................... 9 . 9 0 0 1 0 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

3 2 X 4 4 A N D 3 8 X 5 2I N ..................................................... 9 . 9 9 0 1 0 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

4 2 X 5 8 I N ................................ 1 0 . 0 4 0 1 0 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O B :TO 4 0 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 3 0 0 1 1 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

4 1 T H B U 5 7 I N ....................... 1 0 . 3 6 0 1 1 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 05 8 T H B U 6 3 I N ....................... 1 0 . 4 2 0 1 1 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

6 4 T H B U 7 6 I N ...................... 1 0 . 5 6 0 1 1 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

O V E E 7 6 I N ................................ 1 0 . 6 8 0 1 1 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E a p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i c n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

F a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

■ i n n e a p o l l s - S t . P a u l ,

■ i n n .- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y- C o n t i n u e d

3—C O L O R ................................................ $ 1 0 . 6 3 0 $ 1 1 , 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O B :5 8 I N . :

F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 8 9 0 1 1 . 8 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 1 3 0 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

7 7 I N . :F I R S T .......................................... 1 1 . 2 8 0 1 2 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 2 7 0 1 1 . 19 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

5 - c o l o r :

6 0 I N . , 5 - T J N I T S :F I R S T .......................................... 1 1 . 4 6 0 1 2 . 4 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 3 7 0 1 1 . 2 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

R O L L - F E D , 2 - P L A T E NEB

11 X 1 7 I N ................................... 1 0 . 3 0 0 1 1 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S ....................... 11 . 8 8 0 1 2 . 8 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 4 . CO

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 1 0 . 1 3 0 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 1 2 - - 4 . 0 0

■ a s h r i l l e - D a u i d s o n , T e n n .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 3 1 5 4 . 7 5 7 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) .................................................................... 6 . 3 3 0 6 . 7 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R S E P A R A T O R S .................... 8 . 3 3 0 8 . 6 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

H A L F - T O N E A N D L I N E ............. 7 . 8 7 6 8 . 2 2 5 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 0 0 0 6 . 2 50 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * 0 . 1 2 5

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 0 8 0

E L E C T R O T Y P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 0 0 0 6 . 2 5 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * . 1 2 5A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 0 8 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 0 0 0 6 . 2 5 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 2 5

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 0 8 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 0 0 0 6 . 2 5 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * . 1 2 5

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 6 . 0 0 0 6 . 6 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 0 8 0

A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 7 . 9 2 6 8 . 2 7 2 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 7 6 4 6 . 2 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

A G E E E M E N T B :2 - C O L O R :

2 5 X 3 6 I N .......................... 4 . 9 7 9 5 . 5 1 2 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 0 0

3 8 I 5 0 I N

I N ............................................ 5 . 3 3 1 5 . 8 6 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 0 0

R E B - F E D , 2 2 3 / 4 X 3 6

I N ...................................................... 5 . 3 3 1 5 . 8 6 4 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 2 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

C Y L I N D E R :

1 - C O L O R :S M A L L E R T H A N 2 1 X

2 8 I N ................................ 7 . 5 8 1 7 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

2 1 I 28 r o 1 2X 5 8 I N .......................... 7 . 8 0 8 8 . 1 6 1 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

4 2 X 5 8 I N . OR

L A R G E R ............................. 8 . 0 1 2 8 . 3 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

2 2 X 3 4 TO 4 2

X 5 9 I N .......................... 8 . 4 10 8 . 7 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 0 I N . OR

M O R E ................................... 8 . 6 0 7 8 . 9 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 3 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

C Y L I N D E R :

1 - C O L O R :19 X 2 5 I N .................... 6 . 1 4 9 6 . 6 8 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 0 0

2 - CO L O R :

2 5 X 3 6 I N ................ 6 . 6 8 7 7 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 0 0 _3 8 X 5 0 I N ..................... 7 . 3 7 3 7 . 9 0 6 3 7 . 5 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e n b e r 1 . 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

R a t e p e r

h o u r 1 /

B a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E n p i o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

N a s h v i l l e - D a n i d s o n , T e n n .- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b- C o n t i n u e d

H E B - F E D , 2 2 3 / 4 X 3 6

3 6 I N ...................................... $ 7 , 2 9 4 $ 7 , 8 2 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 2 0 0

P L A T E N :1 - P R E S S ................................... 5 . 0 1 6 5 . 4 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 0 0

2 - P R E S S E S ............................. 5 . 1 9 7 5 . 6 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T C :

C Y L I N D E R :H E I D E L B O B G , 15

2 0 1 / 2 I N .......................... 5 . 7 4 7 5 . 9 1 3 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 0 7

C - K E L L Y , 41 OB

4 6 I N ...................................... 5 . 8 2 7 5 . 9 9 3 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 0 7

P L A T E N :

1 - P R E S S ................................... 4 . 7 0 9 4 . 8 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 2 0 7

2 - P B E S S E S . . ...................... 4 . 8 5 7 5 . 0 2 3 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 0 7

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 7 . 9 2 6 8 . 2 7 2 3 5 . 0 0 - - - 3 . 0 0

■ e v s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 5 . 7 6 0 5 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * _S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 0 5 3 6 . 0 5 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 5 . 7 6 0 5 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 0 5 3 6 . 0 5 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( H A C f l I N -

I S T S ) :DAY S H I F T ......................................... 5 . 7 6 0 5 . 7 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D S H I F T :

I S T S ) — S E C O N D S H I F T . . . . 6 . 0 5 3 6 . 0 5 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 5 3 3 7 . 0 0 0 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 8 1 9 7 . 2 8 5 3 7 . 5 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 8 2 6 7 . 2 6 6 3 7 . 5 0S H I F T ...................................................... 7 . 1 2 0 7 . 5 6 0 3 7 . 5 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEB:

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 2 9 3 3 7 . 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 0 5 3 7 . 5 4 6 3 7 . 5 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D AY S H I F T ......................................... t 7 . 2 3 3 7 . 7 2 6 3 7 . 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T . , .......................... t 7 . 4 8 6 7 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 _ _ _ _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 6 . 8 7 9 7 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T A :

C O L O R S E P E R A T O R S ............. 7 . 9 1 3 8 . 3 5 4 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0H A L F - T O N E AND L I N E _____ 7 . 4 4 8 7 . 8 8 9 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :C O L O R S C R E E N E R S ................ 6 . 6 7 8 7 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ............. 6 . 5 5 0 6 . 9 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

P L A T E M A K E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 9 9 7 . 9 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 6 7 8 7 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S ANDF E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O B :

2 2 X 3 4 I N .......................... 5 . 0 0 3 5 . 4 4 4 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 042 X 5 8 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 5 . 2 1 5 5 . 6 5 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 4 . 9 4 4 5 . 3 8 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

25 X 3 8 I N .......................... 5 . 2 1 5 5 . 6 5 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 04 2 X 5 9 I N . OB

M O R E :

F I R S T ................................... 5 . 4 2 7 5 . 8 6 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 5 . 2 1 5 5 . 6 5 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

5 —C O L O R :F I R S T ......................................... 6 . 0 9 5 6 . 4 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

S E C O N D ...................................... 5 . 7 9 8 6 . 1 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

W E B ..................................................... 6 . 0 9 5 6 . 4 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O R :

O N D E R 2 1 X 2 8 I N . . . 7 . 1 4 5 7 . 5 8 6 3 6 . 2 5 * * a . o o

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o n r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

■ a s h v i l l e - D a v i d s o n , T e u .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

21 X 2 8 1 0 4 2 X 5 8I N ................................................ $ 7 , 3 7 8 $ 7 , 8 1 9 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 . 0 0

42 X 5 8 I N . OB L A R -

G E R ............................................ 7 . 5 8 7 8 . 0 2 8 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

2 2 X 3 4 T O 4 2 I N ____ 7 . 9 8 7 8 . 4 3 7 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ 4 . 0 04 3 X 6 0 I N . 0 E

L A R G E R ................................... 8 . 1 9 7 8 . 6 5 1 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ ♦ 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - C 0 L 0 B :

19 X 2 5 I N .......................... 6 . 5 8 2 6 . 9 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

6 0 I N ......................................... 6 . 6 3 5 7 . 0 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *

2 —C O L O R :

3 8 I N ......................................... 6 . 8 9 0 7 . 3 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *6 0 I N ......................................... 6 . 9 5 3 7 . 3 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

4 - C O L O R :

3 8 I N . :

P I R S T .......................................... 7 . 3 8 8 7 . 8 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D ...................................... 6 . 6 7 8 7 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

5 - C O L O S :7 7 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 7 . 6 1 0 8 . 0 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

S E C O N D ...................................... 7 . 0 0 6 7 . 4 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

W EB :

3 6 I N ................................................ 6 . 3 9 0 7 . 3 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

3 8 I N . :F I R S T ............................................ 7 . 7 8 0 8 . 2 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D ........................................ 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

51 I N . :

F I R S T ............................................ 7 . 9 0 7 8 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 50 * *

S E C O N D ........................................ 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

S T R I P P E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 9 9 7 . 9 4 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B :

F I R S T ................................................ 6 . 8 7 9 7 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S E C O N D ............................................ 6 . 6 7 8 7 . 0 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * - -

N e w a r k , N . J .

B o o k a n d J o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 9 4 0 6 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 . 4 2 9B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 8 . 5 8 0 8 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9H A N D S H E E T S I R A I G H I E N -

E R S A N D C O U N T E R S ................ 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9

E O L E R S , 3 - B E A M A 0 T 0 M A T -I C M A C H I N E ................................... 8 . 7 8 0 9 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9

H I - D I E C U T T E R S , N O N P R E -

C I S I O N P A P E R C O T T E R S(6 4 I N . K N I F E OR U ND -

E F ) , O P E R A T O R S O F C L E -

V E L A N D F O L D I N G M A C H I N -E S ............................................................ 8 . 5 8 0 8 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9

3 - K N I F E T R I M M E R S , F O L -D I N G M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :C O M B I N A T I O N AND A U T O -M A T I C .................................................. 8 . 5 8 0 8 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9

N O N - P R E C I S I O N C U T T E R S :

6 5 T O 7 4 I N ............................ 8 . 5 8 0 8 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9 _7 5 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9

P R E C I S I O N C U T T E R S :

6 5 T O 7 4 I N ............................ 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 97 5 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 8 . 6 5 0 9 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9

B L A N K B O O K F O R W A R D E R S . . . 8 . 6 3 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9S T A M P E R S AND F I N I S H E R S . 8 . 6 9 0 9 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 2 9

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 8 . 6 3 5 9 . 4 9 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 8 . 9 3 5 9 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 1 4 . 5 2 9M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 8 . 9 3 5 9 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 1 4 . 5 2 9

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 8 . 9 3 5 9 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 1 4 . 5 2 9

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 2 5 4 9 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 7 7 . 1 5 5 3 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 4 8 5 9 . 8 19 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

O F F S E T P R E S S E S :

1 - C O L O R , O V E R 4 1 I N . . 7 . 2 8 2 8 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

2 - C O L O R :

O P T O 4 2 I N ....................... 7 . 3 2 1 8 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7O V E R 4 2 I N .......................... 7 . 3 5 5 8 . 0 5 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

4 - C O L O R , O P T O 5 0 I N . : 7 . 3 9 2 8 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

L E T T E R P R E S S C Y L I N D E R S ,

1 - C O L O R ............................................ 7 . 0 5 2 7 . 5 6 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

° e p t e i b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 y P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o 1 1 a r s P e r c e n t

N e w a r k , l . J .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

P R E S S M E N :

O F F S E T :

1 OR 2 1 - C O L O R :11 X 17 I N .......................... $ 7 , 9 5 0 $ 8 , 7 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 0 0 0 . 3 5 714 X 1 7 I N .......................... 8 . 5 5 0 9 . 4 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

1 - C O L O R :

OP TO 4 1 I N ....................... 8 . 5 5 0 9 . 4 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7OV ER 41 I N .......................... 8 . 7 9 0 9 . 6 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

2 - C O L O R :

U P T O 4 2 I N ....................... 8 . 8 3 5 9 . 6 9 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7OVER 4 2 I N ......................... 9 . 0 0 7 9 . 8 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

4 - C O L O R , D P T O 5 0

I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 0 9 2 9 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 6 6 4 9 . 5 2 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

L E T T E R P R E S S , C Y L I N D E R ,

1- C O L O R ............................................ 8 . 4 9 2 9 . 0 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7P L A T E N ................................................... 7 . 4 2 8 7 . 9 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7

S T R I P P E R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 8 . 3 9 5 9 . 2 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 5 7C O L O R ...................................................... 8 . 4 8 5 9 . 3 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 0 - . 3 5 7 _

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 1 0 . 0 2 9 1 0 . 7 6 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 7 . 6 9 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 5 3 1 1 1 . 3 0 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 7 . 6 9 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 1 0 . 0 2 9 1 0 . 7 6 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 7 . 6 9 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 5 3 1 1 1 . 3 0 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 7 . 6 9 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 1 0 . 0 2 9 1 0 . 7 6 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 7 . 6 9 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 1 0 . 5 3 1 1 1 . 2 8 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 9 7 . 6 9 0

M A I L E R S :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 9 0 5 1 1 . 0 6 0 3 2 . 5 0 . 5 2 3 . 7 6 9SE C O N D S H I F T ...................... .. 1 0 . 9 9 0 1 1 . 0 6 0 3 2 . 5 0 . 5 2 3 . 7 6 9

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 9 . 4 9 3 9 . 6 5 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 1 0 . 1 7 1 1 0 . 3 4 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 4 . 1 4 3

A G R E E M E N T B :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 1 0 . 1 9 7 1 0 . 8 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 1 4 . 1 4 3 3 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... + 11 . 4 8 5 1 . 2 1 8 3 3 . 2 5 . 7 5 2 . 1 5 0 3 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N , WEB :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 9 5 1 0 . 5 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 0SECOND S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 6 9 0 1 1 . 6 6 7 3 3 . 7 5 * * . 4 4 4

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 9 6 1 1 0 . 8 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 4 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 9 8 6 1 1 . 9 6 4 3 3 . 7 5 * * . 4 4 4 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 9 . 4 6 7 1 0 . 2 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0C A M E R A M E N :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 9 . 1 5 2 1 0 . 0 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0C O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 7 4 2 1 0 . 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

P L A T E N A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 2 5 1 1 0 . 0 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R :

3 7 T O 60 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ................................................ 8 . 2 9 5 9 . 1 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

O P T O 4 2 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ............................................... 8 . 4 3 7 9 . 2 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 2 T O 7 1 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ................................................ 8 . 4 7 3 9 . 3 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 04 - C O L O R :

4 4 TO 71 I N . I N C L O -

s i v e :F I R S T ......................................... 8 . 4 7 3 9 . 3 02 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 2 9 5 9 . 1 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

7 2 I N . A N D O V E R :F I R S T ......................................... 8 . 9 5 9 9 . 7 8 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 6 6 7 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :U P TO 3 0 I N . I N C L U -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 9 0 5 9 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 03 7 T O 6 0 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ............................................... 9 . 0 7 3 9 . 9 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1, 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

N e w a r k , I . J .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

2 - C O L O R :O P T O 4 2 I N . I N C L U -

S I V E ................................................ $ 9 , 5 4 5 $ 1 0 , 3 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0U 2 TO 7 1 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ................................................ 9 . 7 02 1 0 . 5 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 04 - C O L O R :

O P TO 40 I N . I N C L D -s i v e :

F I R S T .......................................... 9 . 8 2 0 1 0 . 6 4 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 5 4 5 1 0 . 3 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 4 T O 7 1 I N . I N C L 0 -

s i v e :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 9 7 7 1 0 . 8 0 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 7 0 2 1 0 . 5 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

5 - C O L O K :7 2 I N . A N D O V E R :

P I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 0 0 3 1 1 . 8 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 2 7 3 1 1 . 1 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S ....................... 1 1 . 5 5 8 1 2 . 3 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 9 . 2 5 1 1 0 . 0 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 - - 5 . 0 0

H e w B e d f o r d , H a s s .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O O R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 4 1 0 5 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 2 6 7

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................... 5 . 6 8 0 6 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 6 7C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 5 . 6 8 0 6 . 0 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 5 . 4 10 5 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 6 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N D E R 5 . 4 1 0 5 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T ,

2 - C O L O R ................................................... 5 . 4 10 5 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 2 6 7S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 5 . 4 1 0 5 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * ' . 2 6 7 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H AN D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 3 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 0 8 0 7 . 4 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 5 . 6 7 0 5 . 9 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 0 6 7

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 5 . 8 2 0 6 . 0 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 0 6 7P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 0 4 0 7 . 4 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :DAY S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 5 0 0 7 . 9 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 0 4 0 8 . 5 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * *

L i t h o g r a p h y

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

2 - C O L O R ................................................... 5 . 4 10 5 . 7 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ** . 2 6 7 _

l e w H a v e n , C o n n .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O O R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 3 . 8 7 7 4 . 4 3 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S ( JOUR N £ ?ME N

i ) .................................................................. 6 . 4 4 6 7 . 3 8 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 5 4 9 6 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 5 0 . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 8 8 1 7 . 8 7 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 5 1 3 8 . 0 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 0 0 . 3 6 0

MACHINE OPERATORS:A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 5 4 9 6 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 5 0 . 2 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 8 8 1 7 . 8 7 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 5 1 3 8 . 0 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 0 0 . 3 6 0

M A I L E R S ...................................................... 4 . 5 1 5 5 . 1 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 3 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

C Y L I N D E R ...................................... 6 . 8 9 3 7 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

O F F S E T , 1 7 - 1 / 2 X 2 2 -1 / 2 T O 2 3 X 3 0 I N . . . 6 . 8 9 3 7 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

C Y L I N D E R ....................................... 7 . 3 76 7 . 8 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

O F F S E T ............................................ 7 . 3 7 6 7 . 8 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

B a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

» e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t C o l l a r s P e r c e n t

l e a Haven, Coar.-Continued

newspaper

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... $ 6 , 5 0 7 6$ 6 . 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 7 0 7 ‘ 6 . 7 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 5 0 7 6 6 . 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 7 0 7 6 6 . 7 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 7 0 7 6 6 . 7 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 9 0 7 6 6 . 9 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

L ith og rap h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 7 . 4 8 5 8 . 1 01 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 2 9 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 7 . 3 9 2 8 . 0 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 2 9 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :1—C O L O R . 3 4 I N .......................... 6 . 9 2 4 7 . 5 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 2 9 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R ............................................... 7 . 1 2 4 7 . 7 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 2 9 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :2 2 X 2 9 I N .......................... 7 . 4 8 5 8.101 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 2 9 4 . 0 02 2 X 3 4 IN .................. 7 . 5 1 7 8 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 2 9 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R , 3 8 I N ................... 7 . 9 4 6 8 . 5 6 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 2 9 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 7 . 6 7 3 8 . 2 8 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 2 9 - - 4 . 0 0

l e v O r lea n s , La.

Book and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 4 . 0 9 3 4 . 3 3 3 3 7 . 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 4 . 0 6 2 4 . 3 3 3 3 7 . 5 0

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 8 5 3 6 . 2 2 6 3 7 . 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 5 . 9 9 8 6 . 2 2 6 3 7 . 5 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 2 63 6 .6 3 7 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B ............................ . . 5 . 9 6 3 6 . 3 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 4 . 9 4 5 5 . 2 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0PH O T O ENGRA VERS...................... 5 . 4 9 2 6 . 5 0 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1PRESS FEEDERS:

1 - C O L O R . . ............................................ 4 . 3 1 3 4 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 50 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 02 - C O L O R ............................................... 4 . 5 4 9 4 . 8 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 04 - C O L O R ............................................... 4 . 6 9 8 5 . 0 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S ,

c y l i n d e r :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 8 6 2 6 . 2 3 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T B :( L E T T E R P R E S S ) .......................... 5 . 5 7 3 5 . 9 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :A G R E E M E N T A :

1 - C O L O B ......................................... 5 . 9 7 7 6 . 3 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

2 - C O L O B ......................................... 6 . 5 3 6 6 . 9 0 9 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

1 - C O L O H :O P TO 3 6 I N ....................... 5 . 9 6 3 6 . 3 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0

O V E R 3 6 I N ......................... 6 . 2 8 1 6 . 6 8 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 02 - C O L O B , D P T O 4 2 I N . : 6 . 5 0 0 7 . 0 2 9 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0

4 —C O L O R :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R . . « . . 6 . 8 7 5 7 . 3 2 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0S E C O N D O P E R A T O R ______ 6 . 3 5 7 6 . 7 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 5 . 9 6 3 6 . 3 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 9 1 3 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i c n s f o r s e l e c t e d

t e n e f i t s S /

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

New York , I . Y .

Book and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­

MEN i i ) :A G R E E M E N T A ( P A M P H L E T )

F O L D I N G M A C H I N E F E E D ­

E R S ( H A N D OR F R I C T ­I O N ) ; H A N D G A T H E R E R S

OR C O L L A T E R S O F S I G ­

N A T U R E S OR S H I N G L E S H E E T S ; I N S E R T E R S O F

S I G N A T U R E S P E R T A I N ­I N G T O B O C K S , P A S T ­

E R S , T I P P E R S , M O U N T ­

E R S , S E A L E R S , G U A H D -

E R S , OR S W A T C H E R S ; S T R I P P I N G M A C H I N E

O P E R A T O R S ; H A N D S T I ­

T C H E R S ( S I L K T H R E A D

OR C O R D ) ; C H A I R W I R E

S T I T C H E R S ; M A C H I N E

F E E D E R S ; G E N E R A L W O R K , F U L L B O U N D ;

H A N D C O V E R E R S ; H A N D

B O O K S E W E R S ; F L A T , R O L L W R A P , AND E N V E L ­O P E M A I L I N G ; S E W I N G M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ;

P E R F O R A T I N G M A C H I N E

O P E R A T O R S ; P U N C H I N G O R D R I L L I N G M A C H I N E

O P E R A T O R S ; H A N D F O L ­D I N G ; F L A T A N D S A D D ­

L E S T I T C H E R S ; F I L L ­

E R S - I N O N I N S E R T I N G M A C H I N E S ; R U L I N G M A ­

C H I N E F E E D E R S ; NUM­

B E R I N G M A C H I N E S ( F O ­

O T OR P O W E R ) ; P A G I N G

M A C H I N E S ; I N D E X I N G M A C H I N E S ; S E C U R I T I E S

HA N D B A N D I N G AND

C O U N T I N G M A C H I N E S . . . $ 6 , 2 9 4 $ 6 , 5 2 2 3 4 . 5 0 5 . 5 0 7 . 6 0

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e .

316-489 0 - 8 0 6 8 5

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o a r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

» e e k 2 / I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

l e w Y o r k , I . T .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T B ( E D I T I O N ) : P A S T I N G - H A C H I N E O P E R ­

A T O R S ; G U A R D I N G - S T R - A T O R S ; I N S E R T E R S ;

H I R E S T I T C H O P E R A T ­

O R S , S I N G E R O R M C C A ­

I N S T I T C H E R O P E R A T ­O R S ; L A B E L I N G MACH­

I N E O P E R A T O R S .................... $ 4 , 5 5 0 $ 4 , 8 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 2 3 1 0 . 2 2 1

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S , HA N D C O L L A T O R S ; S T I T C H E R S

A U T O M A T I C S E W I N G MA­C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ; S E ­

W IN G M A C H I N E O P E R A T ­

O R S ; H A N D C O V E R E R S ;

P A R I N G M A C H I N E O P E R ­A T O R S ; F O L D E R S ; D R O P

R O L L E R P O I N T F O L D I N G

M A C H I N E F E E D E R S ; H A ­ND P A S T E R S A N D H A N D

G A T H E R E R S ............................... 4 . 7 1 1 5 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 . 2 2 1

G A T H E R I N G - M A C H I N E

F I L L E R S - I H ............................. 4 . 4 3 2 4 . 7 4 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 . 2 2 1

B O O K E X A M I N E R S AND

W R A P P E R S ; R O UN D C O R ­

N E R I N G M A C H I N E O P E R ­A T O R S ............................................ 4 . 4 1 4 4 . 7 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 . 2 2 1

C E C O M A C H I N E F E E D E R

A N D L A B E L E R , C A R T O N F I L L E R S - I N ON S E T

C O N V E Y E R M A C H I N E ;

G R A N D C I T Y C A R T O N I N G M A C H I N E - F E E D E R A N D L A B E L E R S ................................... 4 . 0 4 6 4 . 3 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 . 2 2 1

C U T T E R S - O F F S .......................... 3 . 4 0 5 3 . 6 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 . 2 2 1

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) :A G R E E M E N T ( E D I T I O N ) :

H E A D S T A M P E R S ....................... 7 . 8 4 7 8 . 2 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 1 4 . 2 2 1G I L D I N G M A C H I N E O P E R ­

A T O R S ............................................ 7 . 6 7 9 8 . 0 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 1 4 . 2 2 1S T A M P E R S , P R E S S ................ 7 . 6 3 6 8 . 0 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 1 4 . 2 2 1

E X T R A F I N I S H E R S ................ 7 . 6 0 6 7 . 9 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 1 4 . 2 2 1

G I L D I N G A N D M A R B L I N G . 7 . 4 9 9 7 . 8 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 1 4 . 2 2 1

S T A M P E R S ...................................... 7 . 3 4 2 7 . 7 0 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 1 4 . 2 2 1

H E A D S H E E T M E N , F O L D ­I N G M A C H I N E O P E R A T ­O R S , B O O K T R I M M E R S ,

P O W E R R O U N D E R S AND B A C K E R S , H E A D - B I N D ­I N G AN D L I N I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S , S T O ­

CK C U T T E R S , C A S E - M A ­C H I N E O P E R A T O R S , E X ­

T R A F O R W A R D E R S , G A T ­H E R I N G M A C H I N E S T I T ­C H E R S A N D C O V E R E R S ,

S H E E T AND P L A T E C U T ­T E R S , S M A S H I N G M A C ­H I N E O P E R A T O R S ; C I R ­C U I T W O R K E R S ; G A T H ­

E R I N G M A C H I N E O P E R ­A T O R S ; G L U I N G MAC H­

I N E O P E R A T O R S .................... 7 . 1 9 0 7 . 5 4 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 1 4 . 2 2 1

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e .

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J u l y

1 9 7 7S e p t e n b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r h o n r 1 _ /

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

H o n r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

l e w l a r k , * . I .

- C o n t i n w e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n w e d

PR E SS A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

H I L L E B 2 - C 0 1 0 B S I M P L E X ,

H I E H L E 2 —C O LO R N O S . «* 1

A N D 4 6 , S H A L L H C K E E P R O C E S S F I R S T A S S I S T ­

A N T ; L A R G E 2 - C O L O H :

F L A T B E D ; 2 - C O L O R C O T ­

T R E L L R O T A R I ( N O T O V E R 4 2 I I . ) ; 5 - C O L O R C O T ­

T R E L L ( N O T O V E R 6 1

I N . ) S E C O N D A S S I S T ­

A N T ; P E R F E C T I N G P R O ­

C E S S ....................................................... $ 8 , 8 7 0 7$ 8 . 8 7 0 3 4 . 5 0 7 . I t 6 . 2 5H I E H L E A D T O H A T I C P O N T ;

K E L L I 1 0 . 2 ; B A B C O C K

A U T O M A T I C ; H I L L E B H A J -

Of i S I M P L E X ; P B E H I E B G . F . ; H I E H L E 4 1 ; S H E E T

- F E D R O T A B Y ................................ 8 . 8 2 4 7 8 . 8 2 4 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 11 6 . 2 52 - C O L O R 4 8 I N . ; 5 - C O L -

O R 4 2 I N . C O T T R E L L ____ 8 . 9 15 7 8 . 9 1 5 3 4 . 50 7 . 1 1 6 . 2 55 - C O L O R 6 1 I N . AND 7 2

I N . C O T T R E L L .......................... 8 . 9 8 3 7 8 . 9 8 3 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 11 6 . 2 5H I E H L E V E R T I C A L OR H O R ­

I Z O N T A L H I L L E R ( H I G H ­S P E E D ) OB S I M P L E X ;

K E L L Y A , B , C , C L I P P E R ;

H A R R I S 1 - O R 2 - C O L O R S ;

1 5 X 1 8 I N . A N D 1 8 X

2 2 I N . ; O F F S E T UP T O A N D I N C L U D I N G 2 2 X 3 4

I N ......................................................... 7 . 5 6 9 7 7 . 5 6 9 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 11 6 . 2 5P L A T E N ; W E B E N D O R F E R S ;

L I T T L E G I A N T ; L A N D P C Y L I N D E R ......................................... 7 . 4 5 6 7 7 . 4 5 6 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

O T I L I T T H E N O N W EB ; C I L -

I N D E R O V E R 4 2 I N . ; S E C O N D A S S I S T A N T S ON

H C K E E ; AN D O F F S E T , 3 5

X 4 5 I N . OR L A R G E R _______ 8 . 7 7 9 7 8 . 7 7 9 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

5 - C O L O R S H E E T - F E D R O T ­

A R Y O V E R 7 2 I N ....................... 9 . 0 7 3 7 9 . 0 7 3 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 1 1 6 . 2 5R O T A R Y C O L O R ( C O T T R E L L

A N D H I E H L E ) ; O F F S E T :

2 - C O L O R :2 9 X 4 2 I N . ; 3 6 X

4 8 I N ......................................

4 0 X 5 9 I N ..........................

1 0 . 1 6 2

1 0 . 2 1 57 1 0 . 1 6 2 7 1 0 . 2 1 5

3 4 . 5 0

3 4 . 5 06 . 1 1

6 . 1 16 . 2 5

6 . 2 5O V E R 5 9 I N .......................... 1 0 . 2 6 8 7 1 0 . 2 6 8 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

5 - C O L O R :2 9 X 4 2 I N ..........................

40 X 5 9 I N .........................

1 0 . 2 9 71 0 . 3 4 8

7 1 0 . 2 9 7

7 1 0 . 3 4 83 4 . 5 03 4 . 5 0

-6 . 1 1 6 . 11

- 6 . 2 56 . 2 5

5 0 X 6 5 I N .......................... 1 0 . 3 9 0 7 1 0 . 3 9 0 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 55 0 X 7 2 I N ..........................

O V E R 7 2 I N ..........................

1 0 . 5 0 3

1 0 . 6 7 7

7 1 0 . 5 0 3 7 1 0 . 6 7 7

3 4 . 5 03 4 . 5 0 -

6 . 11

6 . 1 1 -6 . 2 5

6 . 2 5O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :O V E R 2 0 I N . U P TO

A N D I N C L U D I N G 4 5I N ................................................

O V E R 4 5 I N ..........................

9 . 9 9 7

1 0 . 1 2 0

7 9 . 9 9 7

71 0 . 1 2 03 4 . 5 03 4 . 5 0

6 . 1 1 6 . 11

6 . 2 56 . 2 5

2 - C O L O R :D P TO A N D I N C L U D I N G

4 5 I N ......................................... 1 0 . 1 6 4 7 1 0 . 1 6 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

4 5 I N . D P T O AND

I N C L U D I N G 6 0 I N _____ 1 0 . 3 0 4 71 0 . 3 0 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

4 - C O L O R :

OP T O A N D I N C L U D I N G

5 0 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 6 7 7 71 0 . 6 7 7 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 55 1 I N . U P T O AND

I N C L U D I N G 6 1 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 8 1 7 7 1 0 . 8 17 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 2 1 1 71 0 . 2 1 1 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

6 1 I N . A N D O V E R

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 9 5 6 71 0 . 9 5 6 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 2 1 1 71 0 . 2 1 1 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

WEB :

1 - U N I T , 2 - P L A T E

1 8 I N . U P T O A N D I N C L U D I N G 3 8 - 1 / 2

I N ................................................ 1 0 . 2 4 7 71 0 . 2 4 7 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 11 6 . 2 53 9 I N . U P T O AND

I N C L U D I N G 5 5 I N ____ 1 0 . 3 3 2 710 . 3 3 2 3 4 . 5 0-

6 . 1 1-

6 . 2 5

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

B a t e p e r

h o o r _ 1 /

B a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

l e w l o c k ,

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

2 - O N I T , 4 - P L A T E1 8 I N . D P T O AND

I N C L O D I N G 3 8 - 1 / 2I N ............................................... $ 1 0 , 3 4 0 7 $ 1 0 . 3 4 0 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

3 9 I N . O P T O A N DI N C L O D I N G 5 5 I N . . . 1 0 . 5 8 4 71 0 . 5 8 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

3 - O N I T , 6 - P L A T E

18 I N . O P T O AN D

I N C L O D I N G 3 8 - 1 / 2

I N . :

F I B S T ................................... 1 0 . 3 5 1 71 0 . 3 51 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 1 1 8 71 0 . 1 18 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

3 9 I N . O P T O AND

I N C L O D I N G 5 5 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 5 8 4 71 0 . 5 8 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 2 1 1 71 0 . 2 1 1 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

4 - 0 N I T , 8 - P L A T E

18 I N . O P T O AND

I N C L O D I N G 3 8 - 1 / 2I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 5 8 4 71 0 . 5 8 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 1 6 4 71 0 . 1 6 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

3 9 I N . O P TO AND

I N C L O D I N G 5 5 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 8 1 7 71 0 . 8 17 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 2 5 7 ’ 1 0 . 2 5 7 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

5 - O N I T , 10 P L A T E , 31I N . D P T O AND I N C L -

O D I N G 3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 6 7 7 ’ 1 0 . 6 7 7 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 1 1 8 ’ 1 0 . 1 18 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 11 6 . 2 5T H I R D ................................... 8 . 9 6 4 7 8 . 9 6 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 5

P L A T E N :

2 A O T O H A T I C , 2 0 I N . :OB O N D E B ; 2 C AND P

12 I 18 I N . ; 2 W E B -

E N D O B P E f i ................................... 9 . 0 4 8 7 9 . 0 4 8 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 52 A O T O H A T I C O V E B 2 0

I N . :

2 —C O L O E H A B E I S 1 5 X1 8 I N . OB 18 X 2 2

I N ............................................... 9 . 1 3 2 7 9 . 1 3 2 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 52 2 - C O L O B H A B B I S 1 5

X 18 I N ............................... 9 . 2 1 7 7 9 . 2 1 7 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 11 6 . 2 5S T E R E O T Y P E R S ...................................... 8 . 8 3 8 9 . 3 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 0 4 8 0 . 8 7 7S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 9 . 9 9 7 7 9 . 9 9 7 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 11 6 . 2 5

CD L O B ...................................................... 1 0 . 1 3 4 71 0 . 1 3 4 3 4 . 5 0 6 . 1 1 6 . 2 54 - C O L O B P B O C E S S ....................... 1 0 . 2 7 3 ’ 1 0 . 2 7 3 3 4 . 5 0 _ 6 . 1 1 - 6 . 2 5

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :DAY S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 1 0 . 9 0 9 1 1 . 1 3 4 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 0 1 5 . 14A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 0 0 0 5 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 1 4 3

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 1 1 . 4 2 0 1 1 . 6 5 5 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 0 1 5 . 14A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 9 . 3 1 4 5 9 . 3 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 4 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D AY S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 1 0 . 9 0 9 1 1 . 1 3 4 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 0 1 5 . 14A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 0 0 0 5 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 4 3

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 1 1 . 4 2 0 1 1 . 6 5 5 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 0 1 5 . 14A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 3 1 4 5 9 . 3 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 1 4 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D A I S H I F T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 0 9 1 1 . 1 3 4 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 0 1 5 . 14S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 1 . 4 2 0 1 1 . 6 5 5 3 4 . 5 0 7 . 0 1 5 . 14

B A I L E E S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 1 2 0 5 9 . 1 2 0 3 7 . 0 0 4 . 8 9 . 6 3 2S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 0 8 7 5 1 0 . 0 8 7 3 4 . 0 0 4 . 8 9 . 6 8 8

P H O T O E N G B A T E B S :

D A I S H I F T .......................................... 1 0 . 6 3 6 5 1 0 . 6 3 6 3 5 . 7 5 5 . 6 9 2 . 8 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 1 . 3 8 0 5 1 1 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 7 5 5 . 6 9 2 . 8 3

P B E S S O P E B A T O B S , W EB :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 8 7 7 5 9 . 8 7 7 3 5 . 7 5 4 . 7 3 3 . 6 6

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 9 5 1 5 1 0 . 9 5 1 3 3 . 0 0 4 . 7 3 3 . 6 6P B E S S O P E B A T O B S - I N -

C H A R G E :

D A I S H I F T ......................................... 1 0 . 5 4 6 5 1 0 . 5 4 6 3 5 . 7 5 4 . 7 3 3 . 6 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 1 1 . 6 7 6 5 1 1 . 6 7 6 3 3 . 0 0 4 . 7 3 3 . 6 6

S T E E E O T I P E B S :

D A I S H I F T :

AGBEEHENT A ....................... 9 . 4 4 8 5 9 . 4 4 8 3 7 . 0 0 . 0 4 7 . 8 4 4

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r h o u r l /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

l e a T o r t , I . I .

- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

A G R E E M E N T B ............................ $ 9 , 0 4 3 5 $ 9 , 0 4 3 3 7 . 0 0 0 . 0 7 8 0 . 4 5 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 1 . 6 5 3 5 1 1 . 6 5 3 3 0 . 0 0 . 0 5 8 - 1 . 0 4 1 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 9 . 4 6 7 1 0 . 2 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0C A M E R A M E N :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ...................... 9 . 1 5 2 1 0 . 0 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0C O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 7 4 2 1 0 . 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 > . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 2 5 1 1 0 . 0 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0P L A T E G R A I N E R S .......................... 8 . 5 1 2 9 . 3 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R :3 7 T O 6 0 I N . I N C L U -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 2 9 5 9 . 1 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 06 0 T O 71 I N . I N C 1 0 -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 3 3 0 9 . 1 59 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 07 2 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 8 . 4 7 6 9 . 3 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

O P TO 4 2 I N . I K C L O -S I V E ............................................... 8 . 4 3 7 9 . 2 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 2 T O 7 1 I N . I N C L U -

S I V E ................................................ 8 . 4 7 3 9 . 3 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 07 2 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 8 . 6 19 9 . 4 4 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

U P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U -S I V E ............................................... 8 . 4 7 3 9 . 3 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 4 T O 71 I N . I N C L U -

s i v e :F I R S T ......................................... 8 . 4 7 3 9 . 3 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 2 9 5 9 . 1 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

7 2 I N . A N D O V E RF I R S T ......................................... 8 . 6 1 9 9 . 4 4 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 4 4 1 9 . 2 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R , 7 2 I N . AND

o v e r :F I R S T ............................................... 8 . 9 5 9 9 . 7 8 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 8 . 6 6 7 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

6 - C O L O R , 6 0 I N . :F I R S T ............................................... 8 . 9 5 9 1 0 . 0 7 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 8 . 6 6 7 9 . 7 8 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

2 - U N I T S :

2 5 X 3 8 I N .......................... 8 . 2 5 9 9 . 0 8 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 03 5 X 2 2 AND 3 8 X 2 5

I N ............................................... 8 . 7 5 5 9 . 5 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 04 9 X 3 5 I N .......................... 8 . 5 7 9 9 . 4 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 - u n i t s :

35 X 2 2 T O 3 8 X 2 5I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 0 4 7 9 . 9 9 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 7 5 5 9 . 5 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

U P TO 3 0 I N . I N C L U -S I V E ............................................... 8 . 9 0 5 9 . 7 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

3 7 T O 6 0 I N . I N C L U -S I V E ............................................... 9 . 0 7 3 9 . 9 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

6 0 T O 7 1 I N . I N C L U -S I V E ............................................... 9 . 2 3 1 1 0 . 0 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

7 2 I N . AN D O V E R ................ 9 . 3 7 7 1 0 . 2 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

U P T O 4 2 I N . I N C L U -

S I V E ............................................... 9 . 5 4 5 1 0 . 3 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 2 T O 71 I N . I N C L U -

S I V E ............................................... 9 . 7 0 2 1 0 . 5 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

7 1 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 9 . 8 4 8 1 0 . 6 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 04 - C O L O R :

D P TO 4 0 I N . I N C L O -

S I V EF I R S T ......................................... 9 . 8 2 0 1 0 . 6 4 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ......................... ............ 9 . 5 4 5 1 0 . 3 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 4 T O 7 1 I N . I N C L U -

s i v e :F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 9 7 7 1 0 . 8 0 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 7 0 2 1 0 . 5 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

7 2 I N . A N D O V E R ;F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 1 2 3 1 0 . 9 5 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 4 8 1 0 . 6 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R , 7 2 I N . AND

o v e r ;F I R S T ............................................... 11 . 0 0 3 1 1 . 8 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 1 0 . 2 7 3 1 1 . 1 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

6 - C O L O R , 6 0 I N . :F I R S T ............................................... 1 1 . 0 0 3 1 2 . 1 17 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r_1 /R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e X 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

R e a l o c k , 1 .1 .- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

S E C O N D ............................................ $ 9 . 8 4 8 $ 1 1 , 3 8 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0C A L E N D E R D D S T E R - P R E S S . . 8 . 2 9 1 9 . 1 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0W E B - F E D :

2 - o n it s :1 7 - 1 / 2 X 1 1 - 1 / 2 I N . : 9 . 1 3 4 9 . 9 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 025 X 3 8 I N .......................... 9 . 1 5 9 9 . 9 8 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 03 5 X 2 2 TO 3 8 X 2 5

I N ............................................... 9 . 9 2 3 1 0 . 7 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 04 9 X 3 5 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 3 3 1 1 1 . 1 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 9 . 6 0 1 1 0 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

4 - U N I T S :

3 5 X 2 2 TO 3 8 X 2 5I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 11 . 0 0 3 1 1 . 8 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 9 . 9 2 3 1 0 . 7 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S ....................... 11 . 5 5 8 1 2 . 3 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 5 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 2 5 1 1 0 . 0 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 - - 5 . 0 0

N o r f o l k , T a .

B o o k a n d j o b

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 5 . 3 7 5 5 . 3 7 5 4 0 . 0 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 5 . 3 7 5 5 . 3 7 5 4 0 . 0 0M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) .................................. 5 . 3 7 5 5 . 3 7 5 4 0 . 0 0 - - - -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P 3 S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 8 6 6 6 . 9 4 6 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 0 0 0 7 . 0 7 9 3 7 . 5 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 8 6 6 6 . 9 4 6 3 7 . 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 0 0 0 7 . 0 7 9 3 7 . 5 0

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 1 6 0 6 . 1 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 2 6 6 6 . 2 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 8 5 3 6 . 8 5 3 3 7 . 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 9 8 6 6 . 9 8 6 3 7 . 5 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

CH AR GE :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 5 2 0 7 . 5 2 0 3 7 . 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 6 5 3 7 . 6 5 3 3 7 . 5 0

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :D AY S H I F T .......................................... 6 . 8 8 0 7 . 2 8 0 3 7 . 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 9 8 0 7 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 - _ _ -

O s a k a , l e b r .

B o o k a n d j o b

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 4 7 0 5 6 . 4 7 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 1 4 2M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 4 7 0 56 . 4 7 0 3 8 . 7 5 . 1 4 2P H O TO E N G R A V E R S ................................ 6 . 8 9 6 7 . 1 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 * *P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 6 . 6 2 0 7 . 0 2 0 3 8 . 7 5 ♦ * * *P L A T E N ................................................... 6 . 6 2 0 7 . 0 2 0 3 8 . 7 5 ♦ * * ♦

N e w s p a p e r

M A I L E R S :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 8 4 5 7 . 3 2 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 6 0 0 . 1 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 0 0 0 7 . 4 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 6 0 . 1 5 3

PH O TO E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 4 4 0 7 . 9 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * ♦S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 7 2 0 8 . 2 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 2 2 0 7 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 4 3 0 8 . 0 1 0 3 7 . 5 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 8 7 8 . 2 6 7 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 8 9 7 8 . 4 7 7 3 7 . 5 0S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 2 8 0 7 . 7 3 0 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 5 0 0 7 . 9 5 0 3 7 . 5 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7

S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

E a p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

H o u r s p e r

u e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e * ! / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

O s a k a , N e b r .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... $ 7 . 1 6 0 $ 7 , 8 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * * *

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 6 . 9 7 0 7 . 6 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * * *

C O L O R ...................................................... 8 . 0 2 0 8 . 7 4 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * ♦ *

C O L O R C O R R E C T I O N P L OS

B L A C K AND W H I T E ................... 6 . 9 7 0 7 . 6 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * ♦ *

P L A T E M A K E R S :S T E P A N D R E P E A T AND

P L A T E F I N I S H E R S .................... 6 . 8 4 0 7 . 4 6 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ ♦ ♦ *

O P A Q U E A N D S T E P A N DR E P E A T ................................................ 5 . 3 5 0 5 . 8 3 0 4 0 . 0 0 * ♦ * *

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN DF E E D E R S , O F F S E T :

4 , 5 , A N D 6 - C O L O R OV E R

42 I N ................................................... 5 . 6 1 0 6 . 2 1 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * ♦ *

4 - C O L O R U S E D AS 2 - C O L O R :O V E R 4 2 I N ................................... 5 . 6 1 0 6 . 2 1 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * * *

A S S I S T A N T P R E S S M E N .............. 6 . 3 3 0 6 . 9 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * * *P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

4 , 5 , A N D 6 - C O L O R O V E R

4 2 I N . :F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ................ 7 . 8 8 0 8 . 5 9 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * * *

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S .............. 6 . 8 4 0 7 . 4 6 0 4 0 . 0 0 * * ♦ *

4 - C O L O R U S E D A S 2 - C O L O R :O V E R 4 2 I N ................................... 7 . 5 0 0 8 . 1 8 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * ♦ *

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 6 . 4 4 0 7 . 2 2 0 4 0 . 0 0 ♦ * * *

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

BEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 5 4 8 4 . 8 3 8 3 6 . 2 5 0 . 4 5 0 0 . 1 9 3B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) :M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ................. 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 3 1 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 5 0 . 1 9 3B E N C H W O R K E R S ............................ 6 . 9 0 0 7 . 3 1 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 5 0 . 1 9 3

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 7 . 7 8 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 3 2 . 2 8 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 7 8 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 3 2 . 2 8 0P H O T O ENG R A Y E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 7 3 6 1 0 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 6 8 9 9 . 4 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 7 1 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 1 0 . 8 9 5 1 1 . 4 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S ANDF E E D E R S :

6 8 I N . A N D U N D E R .................... 7 . 4 2 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7O V E R 6 6 I N . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . 4 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 72 - C O L O R AND P E R F E C T I N G . 7 . 4 5 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7O F F S E T :

A S S I S T A N T T O 61 I N . . . 8 . 2 9 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7A S S I S T A N T O V E R 61 I N . : 8 . 4 1 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7H E L P E R T O 61 I N ................. 6 . 7 7 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7H E L P E R O V E R 6 1 I N ______ 6 . 8 3 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S ,C Y L I N D E R :

6 8 I N . AND U N D E R .................... 7 . 8 1 8 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7O V E R 6 8 I N ...................................... 7 . 8 4 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 72 - C O L O R A N D P E R F E C T I N G . 7 . 9 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L C R :

U P T O 22 I N ............................ 8 . 6 0 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 722 X 3 6 I N ................................ 9 . 0 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 73 6 X 6 1 I N ............................... 9 . 1 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7

2 - C O L O R :

U P T O 5 0 I N ............................. 9 . 4 9 4 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 75 0 X 6 1 I N ................................ 9 . 6 1 4 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7O V E R 6 1 I N ............................... 9 . 7 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , P L A T E N . . 7 . 6 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 6 7 . 2 6 7S T E R E O T Y P E R S ...................................... 7 . 7 9 3 8 . 3 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 .3 3 3 - . 1 3 3 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , HA N D:

D A I S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 4 9 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 5 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 4 9 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 4 9 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 5 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 4 9 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( H A C H I N -

I S I S ) :DAT S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 4 9 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 5 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 3 0 7 . 4 9 3

M A I L E R S :

D A T S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 5 8 8 7 . 5 3 1 4 0 . 0 0 . 5 0 6 . 3 0 01See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a .

- C o n t i n u e d

■ e w s p a p e c

- C o n t i n u e d

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ $ 7 , 0 6 7 $ 8 , 0 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 5 4 0 0 . 3 2 0P H D T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 8 2 0 9 . 3 9 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 2 0 4 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 3 1 8 9 . 9 0 5 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 4 5 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :

D AY S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 2 2 6 8 . 7 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 7 . 4 1 3

O F F S I D E .......................................... 8 . 4 2 6 8 . 9 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 7 . 4 1 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 1 8 6 9 . 7 18 3 3 . 8 0 . 5 1 8 . 4 5 9

O F F S I D E .......................................... 9 . 4 0 8 9 . 9 4 0 3 3 . 8 0 . 5 1 8 . 4 5 9P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 2 6 9 . 1 0 6 3 7 . 5 0 . 4 6 7 . 4 1 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 3 0 0 9 . 8 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 4 4 3

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 0 7 0 3 7 . 50 . 5 0 1 . 3 2 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... - 8 . 1 7 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 0 1 _ . 3 2 0 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ( D O T E T C H E R S ) ______ 9 . 7 8 3 1 0 . 4 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0P R O V E R S , H A N D P R E S S ______ 9 . 2 0 2 9 . 8 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0PR O V E R S , O F F S E T ...................... 9 . 3 9 0 1 0 . 0 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0O P A Q U E , C O L O R A N D S I L -

H O U E T T E A R T I S T S ................... 8 . 7 2 2 9 . 3 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 9 7 7 1 0 . 6 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E ( D R Y

P L A T E ) ................................................ 9 . 3 9 6 1 0 . 0 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

L I N E WORK.......................................... 8 . 9 4 7 9 . 6 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

P H O T O C O M P O S I N G .......................... 9 . 3 9 6 1 0 . 0 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0V AC UU M F R A M E ................................ 9 . 2 8 8 9 . 9 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R :

3 6 T O 4 2 I S ............................ 8 . 1 7 2 8 . 8 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

4 2 T O 4 8 I N ............................. 8 . 2 4 8 8 . 9 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

4 8 T O 5 2 I N ............................. 8 . 2 8 9 8 . 9 4 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

5 2 T O 6 4 I N ............................ 8 . 4 5 7 9 . 118 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0O V E R 6 4 I N ................................ 8 . 4 9 7 9 . 1 5 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

U P T O 5 2 I N ............................. 8 . 4 9 3 9 . 1 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

5 2 T O 6 4 I N ............................. 8 . 5 3 4 9 . 1 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

6 4 T O 7 1 I N ............................. 8 . 5 6 9 9 . 2 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

O V E R 7 1 I N ................................ 8 . 7 2 7 9 . 3 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :F I R S T ................................................ 8 . 6 6 6 9 . 3 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................................ 8 . 4 5 2 9 . 1 1 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0H A N D :

1 - C O L O R :

O F F S E T AN D R O T A R Y . . 8 . 6 8 7 9 . 3 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0B R O N Z E P F E E D E R S . . . . 8 . 4 5 2 9 . 1 1 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

8 —P L A T E N E B - 3 5 X2 2 - 3 / 4 C U T O F F :

F I R S T F E E D E R S ................. 8 . 5 6 4 9 . 2 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R S ............. 8 . 1 15 8 . 7 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 7 9 9 9 . 4 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 02 4 T O 3 6 I N ............................. 9 . 2 0 2 9 . 8 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

3 6 T O 6 4 I N ............................ 9 . 3 6 0 1 0 . 0 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0O V E R 6 4 I N ............................... 9 . 4 7 2 1 0 . 1 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

2 0 T O 3 0 I N ............................ 9 . 2 7 8 9 . 9 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 03 0 T O 4 8 I N ............................. 9 . 7 8 3 1 0 . 4 8 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

4 8 TO 6 4 I N ............................. 9 . 9 3 6 1 0 . 6 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

6 4 TO 7 1 I N ............................. 1 0 . 1 3 0 1 0 . 8 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0O V E R 7 1 I N ................................ 1 0 . 2 8 8 1 1 . 0 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

3 - C O L O R :D P T O 2 5 I N ............................. 9 . 5 2 3 1 0 . 2 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :

U P T O 4 4 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 3 5 6 1 1 . 0 7 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 9 3 1 0 . 5 9 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

4 4 T O 5 0 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 5 7 9 1 1 . 3 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 8 2 1 0 . 7 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

5 0 T O 6 4 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 1 7 1 1 0 . 8 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 3 6 1 0 . 6 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

O V E R 6 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 4 1 1 1 . 1 6 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 4 3 1 0 . 7 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

R O T A R Y :

1 —C O L O R :

U P T O 6 4 I N ....................... 9 . 2 0 2 9 . 8 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7- -

4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J a l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n a e d

O V E R 6 4 I B .......................... $ 9 , 3 1 9 $ 1 0 , 0 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 08 - P L A T E WEB - 3 5 X

2 2 - 3 / 4 C D T O F F :F I R S T ................................................ 1 0 . 3 2 4 1 1 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 9 . 7 9 3 1 0 . 4 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :

C O L O R ..................................................... 9 . 3 9 0 1 0 . 0 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 4 . 0 0B L A C K AN D W H I T E ...................... 9 . 3 1 4 1 0 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 6 7 - - 4 . 0 0

P h o e n i x , l r i z .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

HER 1 1 ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 3 . 6 6 0 3 . 8 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 3 . 9 6 0 4 . 2 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 9 6 0 6 . 3 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 2 0 0 6 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 6 . 2 0 0 6 . 6 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 6 1 0 7 . 0 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 4 0 0 6 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 3 0 0 6 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 4 0 0 6 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 3 0 0 6 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 5 0 0 6 . 9 0 0 3 7 . 5 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 4 0 0 6 . 8 0 0 3 7 . 5 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 6 . 3 1 0 6 . 7 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦

A G R E E M E N T B .................................. 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

P R E S S M E N :

A G R E E M E N T A :

C Y L I N D E R ...................................... 6 . 3 5 0 6 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

O F F S E T :1 - c o l o r :

L E S S T H A N 1 4 X 2 0I N .......................................... 6 . 0 8 0 6 . 5 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

14 X 2 0 I N . ORM O R E ................................... 6 . 6 1 0 7 . 0 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

2 - C O L O R :

O P TO 4 2 - 1 / 2 I B . :

I N C L U S I V E . . ________ 7 . 0 4 0 7 . 5 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

O V E R 4 2 - 1 / 2 I B ____ 7 . 6 5 0 8 . 1 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

4 - C O L O R ................................... 8 . 3 3 0 8 . 9 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *A G R E E M E N T B.*

C Y L I N D E R ...................................... 6 . 6 1 0 7 . 0 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

O F F S E T :

1- C O LORL E S S T H A N 14 X 2 0

I N ......................................... 6 . 6 1 0 7 . 0 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

14 X 2 0 I N . OP T O3 4 I N . I N C L O S I V E 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

3 6 I N . OR H O R E . . . 7 . 0 5 0 7 . 4 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *A G R E E M E N T C :

O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R , TO 19 I N . :I N C L U S I V E .......................... 6 . 2 4 6 5 6 . 2 0 2 3 7 . 5 0 3 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R , T O 2 8 I N . :

I N C L U S I V E .......................... 6 . 8 9 7 5 6 . 8 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 3 . 0 0P L A T E N ............................................ 6 . 6 1 0 7 . 0 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

S T R I P P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 6 5 0 8 . 1 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * *

A G R E E M E N T B .................................. 6 . 8 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦

A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 7 . 3 4 0 7 . 2 8 9 3 7 . 5 0 _ - _ 3 . 0 0

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 9 3 8 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 0 7S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 5 5 3 9 . 1 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 0 7

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 9 3 8 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 0 7S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 5 5 3 9 . 1 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 0 7

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 5 4 3 9 . 1 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 0 7

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J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e n b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

P h o e n i x , i r i z .

- C o n t i n u e d

N e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n n e d

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ $ 8 , 7 0 3 $ 9 , 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 7 0 7

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 4 0 8 . 9 2 7 3 7 . 50 * * ♦ *S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 5 0 0 9 . 0 8 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * ♦ ♦

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 3 6 6 8 . 9 5 3 3 7 . 5 0 * *S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 9 6 4 9 . 5 9 3 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *

P R E S S M E N , HE B :

D A Y S H I F T .........................................

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................

8 . 4 3 6

8 . 5 6 9

8 . 7 5 3

9 . 1 5 3

3 7 . 5 0

3 7 . 5 0- - - -

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 3 4 0 8 . 8 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 2 1 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 5 0 0 9 . 0 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 0 2 - - 1 . 0 0

L i t h o g r a p h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S ( B L A C K

A N D W H I T E ) ......................................... 7 . 4 9 8 8 7 . 4 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 3 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N , O F F S E T ......................... 6 . 2 4 6 8 6 . 2 0 2 3 7 . 5 0 - - - 3 . 0 0

P i t t s b u r g h , P a .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­

MEN I I ) ................................................... 3 . 9 8 0 4 . 2 0 8 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 8 2 0 . 3 1 0

W O R K I N G S U P E R V I S O R S ______ 4 . 1 4 0 4 . 4 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 8 2 . 3 1 0

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) ............................................... 6 . 9 8 0 7 . 3 7 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 8 2 . 3 1 0W O R K I N G S U P E R V I S O R S ______ 7 . 4 8 0 7 . 9 2 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 4 8 2 . 3 1 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 7 . 7 7 0 8 . 4 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 9 3 8 . 4 6 9

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 7 7 0 8 . 4 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 9 3 8 . 4 6 9M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 7 . 7 7 0 8 . 4 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 9 3 8 . 4 6 9P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ............................... 8 . 1 3 0 8 . 6 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 3 - - 4 . 0 0

Newspaper

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 1 6 0 9 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 3 4 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 8 0 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 3 4 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 1 6 0 9 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 3 4 3

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 8 0 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 3 4 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 1 6 0 9 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 3 4 3

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 2 8 0 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 3 4 3

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T .................................... 8 . 8 1 0 9 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 1 0 . 5 6 7SECOND S H I F T ............................ 8 . 9 5 0 9 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 1 0 . 5 6 7

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :D A Y S H I F T ..........................................

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................9 . 3 5 09 . 7 6 0

9 . 7 6 3 1 0 . 19 1

3 5 . 0 03 5 . 0 0

. 6 8 5

. 6 8 5- - 4 . 0 0

4 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 9 4 0 9 . 3 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 - 8 1 4 . 4 9 5S E C O N D S H I F T ...................... 9 . 0 8 0 9 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 1 4 . 4 9 5

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 5 0 1 0 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 1 4 . 4 9 5S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 8 0 0 1 0 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 1 4 - . 4 9 5 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 9 . 3 5 0 9 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R ...................................... 9 . 3 5 0 9 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

H A L F T O N E A N D L I N E ................ 9 . 1 0 0 9 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 1 0 0 9 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R ................................................ 7 . 4 9 0 7 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

2 - C O LOR

U P T O 6 0 I N .................... 7 . 6 3 0 8 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R , W I T H O U T F E E D ­

E R :DP T O 14 I N ............................ 7 . 8 9 0 8 . 2 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

1 5 T O 2 6 I N ............................. 8 . 4 3 0 8 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

2 7 T O 3 0 I N ............................ 8 . 7 7 0 9 . 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

1 - C O L O R , W I T H F E E D E R :

2 6 TO 2 8 I N ............................. 8 . 5 4 0 8 . 9 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4- -

4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

B a t e p e r

h o u r j l /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E a p i o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e £ i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t C o l l a r s P e r c e n t

P i t t s b u r g h , P a .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

2 9 T O 3 4 I N ............................ $ 8 , 7 7 0 $ 9 , 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 03 5 TO 4 8 I N ............................ 8 . 9 4 0 9 . 3 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 04 9 TO 5 8 I N ............................ 9 . 0 6 0 9 . 5 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0O V E R 5 8 I N ................................ 9 . 2 0 0 9 . 6 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O B , W I T H F E E D E R :

2 0 T O 2 6 I N ............................. 9 . 2 4 0 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 02 2 T O 3 4 I N ............................ 9 . 3 6 0 9 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 02 5 T O 3 8 I N ............................ 9 . 5 6 0 1 0 . 0 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 03 0 T O 4 0 I N ............................ 9 . 6 2 0 1 0 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R W I T H F E E D E R ENDH E L P E R :

3 5 T O 4 8 I N ............................ 9 . 3 6 0 9 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 04 9 TO 6 0 I N ............................. 9 . 4 5 0 9 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R W I T H F E E D E R ANDT E N D E R :

3 5 TO 4 8 I N ............................. 9 . 4 8 0 9 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 04 9 T O 6 0 I N ............................ 9 . 7 10 1 0 . 18 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0O V E R 6 0 I N ............................... 9 . 8 7 0 1 0 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 1 0 0 9 . 5 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 9 4 - _ 4 . 0 0

P o r t l a n d , O r e .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

HE N I I ) :A G R E E M E N T A .................................. 5 . 5 0 7 6 . 0 10 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 5 . 6 4 8 5 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * ♦ *

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

1 ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 9 0 5 9 . 4 4 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 6 8 9 9 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 8 . 8 7 2 9 . 5 3 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 . 2 7 1C O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 6 1 5 1 0 . 3 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 8 . 9 0 0 9 . 5 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ...................... 8 . 9 0 0 9 . 5 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1

M A C H I N I S T S - O P E R A T O R S . . - 9 - 1 14 9 . 7 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1M A C H I N E T E N D E R S !

( H A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 8 . 9 0 0 9 . 5 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1M A I L E R S ...................................................... 6 . 8 2 0 7 . 2 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 5 . 0 0 4 . 0 0P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 7 5 4 1 0 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S ( R O L L - F E D ) ................ 7 . 0 9 7 7 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 8 . 8 7 2 9 . 5 3 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1O F F S E T :

S H E E T - F E D :1- C O L O R .................................. 8 . 8 7 2 9 . 5 3 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 12 - C O L O R ................................... 9 . 3 0 9 1 0 . 0 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 14 —C O L O R ................................... 1 0 . 1 9 9 1 0 . 8 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1

R O L L - F E D :A L L P R E S S E S ....................... 9 . 7 1 1 1 0 . 4 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1C L A S S A ................................... 9 . 0 4 2 9 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1

S T R I P P E R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ...................... 8 . 8 7 2 9 . 5 3 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 2 7 1C O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 2 7 4 9 . 9 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 0 0 - . 2 7 1 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 9 . 9 7 4 1 0 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0C A M E R A M E N :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 9 . 7 5 4 1 0 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 UC O L O R ...................................................... 9 . 9 7 4 1 0 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 7 5 4 1 0 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

4 - C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 7 8 0 9 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 05 - C O L O R ............................................... 8 . 9 2 1 9 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N , O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :D P T O AND I N C L U D I N G

2 6 I N ............................................ 9 . 6 0 9 1 0 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0U P T O AND I N C L U D I N G

3 1 I N ............................................ 9 . 7 1 3 1 0 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0H P T O AN D I N C L D D I N G

5 0 I N ............................................ 9 . 7 5 4 1 0 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R :

U P T O AND I N C L U D I N G

5 0 I N . ; 2 2 X 3 4 I N . ;3 5 X 4 5 I N ............................. 1 0 . 0 3 7 1 0 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o n r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

P o r t l a n d , O r e .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

4 - C O L O R :D P T O 4 0 I N ............................ $ 1 0 , 2 2 3 $ 1 1 , 1 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0W I T H O U T F E E D E R ................... 1 0 . 9 9 5 1 1 . 8 1 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R ................................................ 1 0 . 5 8 4 11 . 4 0 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 7 5 4 1 0 . 5 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 4 _ 4 . 0 0

P r o v i d e n c e , B . I .

B o o k a n d j o b

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 5 . 5 4 6 5 . 8 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 1 3 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 5 . 5 4 6 5 . 8 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( H A C H I N -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 5 . 5 4 6 5 . 8 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ............................... 8 . 9 7 1 9 . 5 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 5 . 5 4 0 6 . 2 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 5 . 5 4 0 6 . 2 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3A G R E E M E N T C ............................ 5 . 5 4 0 6 . 2 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

P L A T E N :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 5 . 5 4 0 6 . 2 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 5 . 5 4 0 6 . 2 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3 _

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 7 6 9 . 0 6 9 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 2 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 9 0 0 9 . 5 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ 2 . 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 4 7 6 9 . 0 6 9 3 7 . 5 0 * * 2 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 9 0 0 9 . 5 2 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 2 . 0 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 6 7 9 . 0 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 1 3 3 3 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 8 0 5 9 . 3 8 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3 3 . 0 0G R A V U R E :

D A Y S H I F T ...................................... 9 . 9 3 5 1 0 . 5 3 5 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................. 1 0 . 6 1 4 1 1 . 2 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :A G R E E M E N T A :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 3 5 7 8 . 9 0 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 6 9 1 9 . 2 6 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

A G R E E M E N T B :

D A T S H I F T ................................... 8 . 5 9 5 9 . 1 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 8 3 5 9 . 3 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3

P R E S S O P E R M O R S - I N -C H A R G E :

A G R E E M E N T A :D A T S H I F T ................................... 8 . 3 5 7 8 . 9 0 8 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ * ♦

S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 8 . 6 9 1 9 . 2 6 4 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *A G R E E M E N T B :

D A Y S H I F T ................................... 8 . 9 9 5 9 . 5 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T .......................... 9 . 2 3 5 9 . 7 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ( D O T E T C H E R S ) . . . . 8 . 5 3 3 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R S E P A R A T O R S .................... 8 . 5 3 3 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E H A L F -

T O N E ...................................................... 7 . 9 1 2 8 . 9 1 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E L I N E

C O N T A C T ............................................ 7 . 4 0 3 8 . 3 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0P L A T E H A K E R S :

P H O T O C O M P O S E R S .......................... 8 . 0 9 6 9 . 0 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0V AC UUM F R A M E ............................... 7 . 8 0 3 8 . 7 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0P L A T E P R E P A R E R S ....................... 6 . 7 9 3 7 . 4 1 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0O P A Q U E R S ............................................ 6 . 3 8 1 7 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R , TO 7 6 I N ................ 6 . 8 5 2 7 . 4 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 02 - C O L O R

T O 5 8 I N ...................................... 6 . 8 4 0 7 . 4 1 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0T O 7 6 I N ...................................... 6 . 9 2 0 7 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0

4 - C O LORT O 5 8 I N ...................................... 6 . 9 8 1 8 . 3 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0

T O 7 6 I N ...................................... 7 . 3 5 6 8 . 3 1 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0O V E R 7 6 I N ................................ 8 . 4 4 8 9 . 4 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

2 - c o l o r :

T O 5 8 I N ....................................... 8 . 5 3 3 9 . 4 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d J o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o a r s p e r

v e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

P r o v i d e n c e . H . I .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

1 0 7 6 I N ...................................... $ 8 . 8 0 1 $ 9 , 7 5 6 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 04 - C O L O R

F I R S T

1 0 5 8 I N ............................... 9 . 2 1 2 1 0 . 4 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0T O 7 6 I N ................................ 9 . 6 7 6 1 0 . 7 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0

S E C O N D

T O 5 8 I N ................................... 7 . 8 0 3 9 . 0 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0T O 7 6 I N .................................. 8 . 3 9 0 9 . 3 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R ......................... 1 0 . 8 5 3 1 1 . 8 1 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 3 . 0 0C O L O R ...................................................... 8 . 0 7 9 9 . 1 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 7 9 _ _ 3 . 0 0

R i v e r s i d e , C a l i f .

B o o k a n d j o b

B A I L E R S ...................................................... 8 . 1 5 0 58 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 9 0 . 2 1 4

R o c h e s t e r , 1 . I .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 4 . 1 9 9 4 . 5 1 4 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 1 . 3 3 8A G R E E M E N T B .................................. 4 . 3 5 6 4 . 9 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 2 1A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 4 . 2 4 5 4 . 4 5 7 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 1 . 2 4 8A G R E E M E N T D .................................. 4 . 2 7 0 4 . 5 2 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 5 6 . 2 2 1

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y MEN

I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 4 9 9 8 . 0 6 1 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 1 . 3 3 8A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 9 8 6 7 . 9 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 2 1

A G R E E S E N T C ................................... 6 . 0 3 5 6 . 3 3 7 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 8 1 . 2 4 8A G R E E M E N T D ................................... 6 . 0 6 0 6 . 3 1 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 5 6 . 2 2 1

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ...................... 7 . 7 5 4 8 . 1 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7C O L O R ...................................................... 8 . 1 2 4 8 . 5 5 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 8 9 3 57 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................ 7 . 8 9 3 57 . 8 9 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3PH O T O e n g r a v e r s :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 9 . 9 4 8 1 0 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 8 6 4 . 0 0C OL O R ..................................................... 1 0 . 4 2 9 1 1 . 1 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 8 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN DF E E D E R S :

O F F S E T A S S I S T A N T S ................ 6 . 1 8 6 6 . 6 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 76 - U N I T s u b u r b a n i t e :

H E L P E R S ......................................... 6 . 9 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 74 - C O L O R H E L P E R S ...................... 6 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7

P R E S S o p e r a t o r s :O F F S E T :

X 2 0 I N ................................ 6 . 8 3 7 7 . 2 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 71 7 X 2 2 I N ............................... 7 . 5 9 8 8 . 0 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 72 1 X 2 8 , 2 2 X 2 9 , 2 2

X 3 4 I N ...................................... 7 . 6 1 5 8 . 0 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 72 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 4 I N ,

2 5 X 3 8 I N ............................. 7 . 8 9 1 8 . 3 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 72 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N . . 7 . 9 0 0 8 . 3 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 72 K E L L Y A , B , OR C ;

K E L L Y * 1 OR 2 ; 2

M I E H L E H O R I Z O N T A L S

OR V E R T I C A L S , M I E H L E

U N I T ; M I L L E R S I M P L E X

2 M I L L E R M A J O R S , 2

C Y L I N D E R S ; 2 M . A . N .

P O L Y ............................................... 6 . 8 2 3 7 . 2 3 6 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 6 2 . 3 4 5K E L L Y A OR B ; M I E H L E

V E R T I C A L ; L I T T L E

G I A N T ............................................ 6 . 6 1 6 7 . 0 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 6 2 . 3 4 5

6 - O N I T s u b u r b a n i t e :F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 1 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7T H I R D ......................................... 7 . 1 5 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7

4 —C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 1 98 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 1 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7

P L A T E N :

1 - 3 H A N D - F E D .......................... 6 . 6 1 6 7 . 0 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 6 2 . 3 4 52 A O T O M A T I C S .......................... 6 . 8 2 3 7 . 2 3 6 3 6 . 2 5 . 3 6 2 . 3 4 5

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 7 . 7 5 4 8 . 1 8 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 3 7 5 . 3 5 7

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l yR a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

R o c h e s t e r , 1 . 1 .

- C o n t i n u e d

n e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :DAY S H I F T ......................................... $ 8 , 2 0 1 $ 8 , 7 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 3 0 7S E C O N D S H I F T ................................

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

8 . 4 4 1 8 . 9 7 4 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 0 7-

D A Y S H I F T .........................................

M A C H I N E O P E E A T O E S —

8 . 2 0 1 8 . 7 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 0 7-

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................

H A I L E B S :8 . 4 4 1 8 . 9 7 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 0 7

-

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 8 2 0 8 . 3 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 0 7SE C O N D S H I F T ...............................

P H O T O E N G E A V E E S :8 . 0 6 0 8 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 *

* . 3 0 7-

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 0 1 8 . 7 3 5 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ...............................

P E E S S M EN , W E B :

8 . 4 4 1 8 . 9 7 5 3 7 . 5 0 * *-

3 . 0 0

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 0 1 8 . 7 3 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 2 0S E C O N D S H I F T ...............................

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

8 . 4 4 1 8 . 9 7 4 3 7 . 5 0 ** . 3 2 0

-

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 6 8 9 . 0 0 1 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 3 2 0S E C O N D S H I F T ...............................

L i t h o g r a p h y

8 . 7 0 8 9 . 2 4 1 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 2 0

A E T I S T S ( D O T E T C H ) ....................C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

1 0 . 4 2 9 1 1 . 1 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *- 4 . 0 0

C O L O R ...................................................... 1 0 . 4 2 9 1 1 . 1 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 9 . 9 4 8 1 0 . 6 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S .........................................

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

2 - C O L O R :

2 5 X 3 8 A N D 3 0 X 39

9 . 9 4 8 1 0 . 6 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ 4 . 0 0

I N ......................................................

4 - c o l o r :8 . 5 8 0 9 . 2 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *

-4 . 0 0

2 5 X 3 8 I N ................................ 8 . 7 7 0 9 . 4 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

4 2 X 5 8 I N ................................ 8 . 7 6 5 9 . 4 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 07 4 I N . A N D O V E R ................

5 - C O L O R :

4 2 X 5 8 I N . :

8 . 9 74 9 . 6 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 3 8 1 1 0 . 0 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ......................................

P E E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :8 . 5 5 5 9 . 2 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 * *

-4 . 0 0

1— C O L O R , 2 2 X 2 9 I N _______

2 - c o l o r :

2 5 X 3 8 A N D 3 0 X 39

9 . 5 7 9 1 0 . 3 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 * * _ 4 . 0 0

I N ...................................................... 1 0 . 0 2 2 1 0 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 04 2 X 5 8 I N ................................

4 - c o l o r :2 5 X 3 8 I N . :

1 0 . 1 4 6 1 0 . 8 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 * _ 4 . 0 0

F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 9 0 1 1 1 . 6 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ......................................

4 2 X 5 8 I N . :

9 . 9 6 4 1 0 . 7 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 **

-4 . 0 0

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 8 9 7 1 1 . 6 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ......................................

7 2 I N . AND o v e r :9 . 9 6 1 1 0 . 7 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *

-4 . 0 0

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 1 6 9 1 1 . 9 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 * ★ 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ......................................

5 —C O L O R , 4 2 X 5 8 I N . :

1 0 . 1 8 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 9

F I R S T ............................................... 1 1 . 8 2 1 1 2 . 5 9 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 1 0 . 7 0 1 1 1 . 4 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S C A N N E R S .................................................. 1 1 . 9 8 2 1 2 . 7 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ................................................

B o c k f o r d . 1 1 1 .

B o o k a n d j o b

9 . 9 4 8 1 0 . 6 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 6 0 0 8 . 1 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 1 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S .......................

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

7 . 6 0 0 8 . 1 4 0 3 7 . 5 0 ** . 2 1 3

-

I S T S ) ........................................................

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

7 . 7 2 0 8 . 2 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * . 2 1 3

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 0 2 7 7 . 8 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 4 7

SE C O N D S H I F T ...............................

M A I L E R S :

7 . 3 6 0 8 . 1 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 4 7-

D A I S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 0 1 3 7 . 8 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

SE C O N D S H I F T ...............................

P H O T O E N G E A V E E S :

7 . 3 0 0 8 . 1 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * ♦

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 0 0 8 . 0 6 6 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ...............................P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WE B :

8 . 0 0 0 8 . 3 8 6 3 7 . 5 0 ** -

4 . 0 0

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 7 . 4 0 0 7 . 9 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 7 2 6 8 . 2 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 7-

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e .

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J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7

S e p t e n b e r 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

S t . L o u i s , H o .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­MEN I I ) ...................................................

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) ....................................................C O M B I N A T I O N W O R K E R S ______

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

C O L O R ......................................................

H A L F T O N E ............................................

L I N E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D .......................

E L E C T R O T Y P E R S ...................................M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S .......................

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) .........................................................M A I L E R S ......................................................

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ...................................

A G R E E M E N T B ( G R A V U R E ) . .P L A T EH A K E R S .........................................

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :2 , 3 , O R 4 H A N D - F E D

P L A T E N ; 2 A U T O M A T I C - F E D P L A T E N AND 1 H A N D -

F E D P L A T E N ; OR 1 A U T O ­

M A T I C - F E D J O B C Y L I N D E R : 2 2 - 1 / 4 I N . AND UND ER

A N D 2 H A N D - F E D P L A T E N .

2 A U T O M A T I C C Y L I N D E R ,

O V E R 2 2 - 1 / 2 I N . U P T O 3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . I N C L U S I V E ,

1 OR 2 A U T O M A T I C C Y L ­

I N D E R , OV E R 3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . : U P T O 6 5 I N . I N C L U S I V E ;

OR 1 2 - C O L O R A U T O M A T I C

C Y L I N D E R O V E R 3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . B U T L E S S T H A N 68I N ............................................................

1 2 - C O L O R C Y L I N D E R , 6 8

I N . A N D O V E R .............................W E B - F E D F O R M S :

1 D U T R O S P I E D F L E I ( 2

R O L L S ) OR 1 R U B B E R

P L A T E F O R M S ( N O T O V E R

26 I B . ) ......................................

2 R U B B E R P L A T E F O R M SN O T O V E R 26 I N .................

O F F S E T ; 1 - C O L O R , T H R O U ­

GH 7 7 I N . ; 2 - C O L O R T H ­R O U G H 7 7 I N . ; 4 - C O L O R ,

T H R O U G H 7 7 I N . ; W E B -

F E D , 2 —U N I T (4 P L A T E S ) T H R O U G H 3 8 I N ; A N D WEB F E D , 4 - U N I T ( 8 P L A T E S ) T H R O U G H 2 6 I N . AND

O V E R 2 6 T H R O U G H 3 8 I N . O F F S E T P R E S S T E N D E R S

A N D F L O O R B O Y S ; 1 - C O L ­

OR 5 8 T O 7 7 I N . , 2 - C O L O R 3 5 TO 7 7 I N . , 4 -

C O L O R 3 8 T O 7 7 I N .............W E B - F E D C O M M E R C I A L :

F L Y B O Y ON 2 U N I T (

4 P L A T E S TH RO U G H 3 8

I N ......................................................

F L Y B O Y O N 4 U N I T {

8 P L A T E S ) OV E R 2 6

I N . T H R O U G H 3 8 I N . . .

R O L L T E N D E R ON 4 U N I T

(8 P L A T E S ) O V E R 2 6

I B . T H R O U G H 3 8 I B . . .

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R :

1 OR 2 A U T O M A T I C , 2 2 -

1 / 2 I B . A N D U B D E R ; 1

A U T O M A T I C , 2 2 - 1 / 2 I N . AND UN DER AND 2

H A N D - F E D P L A T B B ; 1 A U T O M A T I C J O B , 2 2 -

1 / 2 I N . A N D UN DER

A N D 1 A U T O M A T I C - F E D P L A T E N ; O R 1 NEW E R A

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s j /

R a t e p e r R a t e p e r H o u r s p e r

h o u r l y h o u r X / w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

$ 4 , 8 9 0 $ 5 , 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 9 3 0 . 2 7 3 . 7 3

7 . 5 8 0 8 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 7 3 . 7 3

7 . 8 3 0 8 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 7 - 3 . 7 3

8 . 9 8 0 1 0 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 0 . 3 2 1

8 . 4 0 0 9 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

7 . 9 0 0 9 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

7 . 7 7 0 8 . 0 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 2 4 8

6 . 4 9 5 7 . 4 5 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 2 7 6

7 . 7 7 0 8 . 0 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 4 8 _

7 . 7 7 0 8 . 0 0 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 2 4 8

8 . 2 7 0 8 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 8 - . 5 3 3 -

8 . 8 9 0 9 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 2 7 6 . 7 3

9 . 3 9 7 9 . 7 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 2 8 . 2 7 6 . 7 3

8 . 4 0 0 9 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

6 . 0 7 0 7 . 3 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3-

. 3 2 1-

7 . 2 2 0 8 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

t 7 . 2 8 0 8 . 5 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3-

. 3 2 1-

6 . 7 3 0 7 . 9 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

6 . 8 3 0 8 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3~

. 3 2 1~

7 . 6 8 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3- . 3 2 1 -

6 . 7 0 0 7 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3-

. 3 2 1-

6 . 7 0 0 7 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 _ . 3 2 1 -

6 . 7 7 0 7 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3-

. 3 2 1-

5 . 9 0 0 6 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3-

. 3 2 1-

1 7 . 7 0 0 8 . 9 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

See footnotes at end o f t ab le .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

R a t e p e r

h o u r ! /

H o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S t . L o u i s , B o .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

— C o n t i n u e d

1 OR 2 A U T O M A T I C ,

O V E R 2 2 - 1 / 2 I N . OPT O 3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ; 1 OE 2 A O T O -

M A T I C O V E R 3 8 - 1 / 2

I N . O P T O 6 5 I N . I N -C L U S I V E ; OE 1 2 - C O L -OR A U T O M A T I C , 0 V E 3

3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . B O T L E S ST H A N 6 8 I N ............................ $ 7 . 9 4 0 $ 9 , 1 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 9 3 0 . 3 2 1

1 2 - C O L O R A U T O M A T I C ;3 8 - 1 / 2 I N . AN D O ND EE 8 . 0 7 0 1 0 . 3 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

1 2 - C O L O R , 6 8 I N . AN DO V E R ............................................... 8 . 0 2 0 9 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

W E B - F E D F O R M S :

1 D O T E O S P E E D F L E X1 O E 2 R O L L S ................. 7 . 9 4 0 9 . 1 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

1 O E 2 B O B B E R P L A T E

F O R M S , NOT O V E R 2 6I N ................................................ 8 . 1 7 0 9 . 4 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

O F F S E T :

1 - c o l o r :OP T O 4 2 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E ......................................... 7 . 4 4 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1O V E R 14 OP T O 2 2 '

I N . I N C L U S I V E ............. 7 . 8 6 0 9 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1O V E R 2 2 OP TO 3 6

I N . I N C L U S I V E ............. 8 . 2 8 0 9 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1O V E R 3 6 OP T O 5 2

I N . I N C L U S I V E ............. 8 . 4 0 0 9 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1O V E R 5 2 OP T O 5 8

I N . I N C L U S I V E ............. 8 . 5 0 0 9 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 12 —C O L O R :

O P T O 1 0 I N . I N C L O -S I V E ......................................... 7 . 9 1 0 9 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

O V E R 10 OP TO 3 6I N . I N C L U S I V E ............. 8 . 6 3 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

O V E R 3 6 OP T O 0 2I N . I N C L U S I V E ............. 8 . 9 8 0 1 0 . 2 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

O V E R 0 2 O P T O 7 7I N . I N C L U S I V E ............. 9 . 0 6 0 1 0 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

a -c o l o r :

O P T O 0 2 I N . I N C L O -

S I V E :F I R S T O P E R A T O R S . 9 . 6 9 0 1 0 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S 8 . 6 2 0 9 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

O V E R 0 2 I N . O P T O

7 7 I N . I N C L U S I V E :F I R S T O P E R A T O R S . . 9 . 9 1 0 1 1 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . 8 . 7 4 0 1 0 . 0 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

W E B - F E D O F F S E T U P

TO 16 I N ............................. 8 . 2 8 0 9 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1W E B - F E D C O M M E R C I A L

p r e s s :

2 - O N I T ( 0 P L A T E S )T H R O U G H 38 I N ............. 9 . 2 5 0 1 0 . 5 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

0 - O N I T ( 8 P L A T E S )T H R O O G H 3 8 I N . :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S . . 9 . 5 6 0 1 0 . 9 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . 8 . 6 6 0 9 . 9 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

P L A T E N :

1 OR 2 , H A N D - F E D ............. 7 . 2 6 0 8 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 13 OR 4 , H A N D - F E D .............. 7 . 5 5 0 8 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1

S T R I P P E R S :C O L O R ...................................................... 8 . 4 0 0 9 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 . 3 2 1B L A C K A N D W H I T E ...................... 7 . 2 6 0 8 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 - . 3 2 1 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 2 0 8 9 . 8 4 8 3 5 . 2 5 * * . 3 4 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 7 6 5 1 0 . 4 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 5 7M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T . . ................................... 9 . 2 0 8 9 . 8 4 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 4 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 7 6 5 1 0 . 4 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 5 7M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 0 8 9 . 8 4 8 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 3 4 5SE C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 7 6 5 1 0 . 4 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 3 5 7

M A I L E R S :

D A T S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 7 0 8 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 8 1 7 . 5 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 9 6 0 9 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 7 6 . 5 7 1

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A T S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 9 1 0 9 . 5 6 0 3 6 . 2 5 . 7 6 5 3 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 7 6 0 1 0 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 9 4 5 5 8 . 9 4 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 7 0 . 5 3 3

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u n n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S t . L o u i s , B o .

- C o n t i n u e d

l e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... $9 . 5 6 3 s $ 9 . 5 6 3 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 8 2 4 0 . 5 7 1P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 1 2 5 9 . 6 1 2 3 7 . 5 0 . 7 7 0 . 5 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 2 7 7 5 1 0 . 2 7 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 4 _ . 5 7 1

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 9 . 3 1 0 1 0 . 1 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

L I N E AND H A L F T O N E ................ 8 . 8 1 0 9 . 6 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3C O L O R S E P A R A T I O N ................ 9 . 4 7 0 1 0 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

P L AT EM A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 8 10 9 . 6 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O R :

T H R O U G H 5 8 I N ...................... 8 . 0 1 0 8 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

5 9 I N AND O V E R .................. 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 32 - C O L O R :

T H R O U G H 3 8 I N ...................... 8 . 0 1 0 8 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3O V E R 3 6 T H R O U G H 3 8

I N (W H E N R U N N I N G . . .2 MAN C O M P L E M E N T ) ____ 8 . 1 7 0 8 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

O V E R 3 8 T H R O U G H 5 8I N ..................................................... 8 . 0 10 8 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

O V E R 19 T H R O U G H 3 6

I N ..................................................... 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 34 - C O L O R :

T H R O U G H 4 2 I N ....................... 8 . 2 1 0 8 . 9 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3O V E R 4 2 I N ................................ 8 . 0 6 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

W E B - F E D :

F I R S T A S S I S T A N T S ______ 8 . 0 1 0 8 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3S E C O N D A S S I S T A N T S ______ 7 . 12 0 7 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3T E N D E R S ......................................... 6 . 7 5 0 7 . 3 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

1 - C O L O R :T H R O U G H 19 I N

T H R O U G H 19 I N ....................... 7 . 7 2 0 8 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3O V E R 19 TH RO U G H 36

I N ...................................................... 8 . 6 6 0 9 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3O V E R 3 6 T H R O U G H 5 2

I N ...................................................... 8 . 8 1 0 9 . 6 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 33 VER 5 2 T H R O U G H 5 8

I N ...................................................... 8 . 9 3 0 9 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 735 9 I N . A N D O V E R ................ 9 . 0 8 0 9 . 9 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

2 - C O L O R :T H R O U G H 2 0 I N ....................... 8 . 2 6 0 9 . 0 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3O V E R 2 0 T H R O U G H 3 6

I N ...................................................... 9 . 0 8 0 9 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 33 VER 3 6 T H R O U G H 5 8

I N ...................................................... 9 . 4 7 0 1 0 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3O V E R 5 8 T H R O U G H 7 8I N ......................................................... 9 . 5 4 0 1 0 . 4 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

4 - c o l o r :

T H R O U G H 4 2 I N . :F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ______ 1 0 . 1 5 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . . . 9 . 0 6 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

O V E R 4 2 T H R O U G H 7 8I N . :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ______ 1 0 . 1 5 0 1 1 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S ____ 9 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 79 3 6 . 7 3

W E D - F E D , 3 8 I N . A N D O N -d e r :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S ................ 1 0 . 1 4 0 1 1 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S ............. 9 . 0 9 0 9 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S ....................... 1 0 . 6 8 0 1 1 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 6 . 7 3S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 8 . 8 1 0 9 . 6 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 9 3 - - 6 . 7 3

S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a .

B o o k a n d j o b

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 4 . 8 4 6 5 . 1 0 0 9 4 0 . 0 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 4 . 8 4 6 5 . 10 0 1 4 0 . 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 4 . 8 4 6 5 . 1 0 0

Ooo

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s ! /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j y

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S a c r a a e n t o * C a l i f .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­

MEN I I ) :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... $ 6 , 1 0 5 $ 7 , 0 0 9 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 8 0 7 0 . 3 5 7A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 1 0 5 7 . 0 0 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 3 5 7

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y MEN

I ) :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 7 2 2 9 . 6 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 7 . 3 5 7

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 8 . 7 2 2 9 . 6 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 3 5 7C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 8 . 5 2 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 9 . 0 4 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 7 9 . 3 2 1M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ...................... 9 . 0 4 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 7 9 . 3 2 1M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) ......................................................... 9 . 3 4 7 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 7 9 . 3 2 1

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 9 . 0 5 1 1 0 . 0 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

P E E D E R S :O F F S E T ................................................... 7 . 7 8 9 8 . 8 1 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0

P L A T E N .................................................. 7 . 5 2 9 8 . 8 16 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 5 2 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0P R E S S M E N :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 8 . 5 2 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0

O F F S E T :

2 - U N I T S T O 15 I N ............. 8 . 5 2 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0

2 - CO L O R T O 2 5 I N ............. 8 . 9 6 6 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0

P L A T E N ................................................... 8 . 5 2 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 . 2 5 0

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 8 . 5 2 2 1 0 . 0 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 2 3 - . 2 5 0 -

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 1 1 0 1 0 . 3 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 6 1 4

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 3 1 0 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 6 1 4

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I P T ......................................... 9 . 1 1 0 1 0 . 3 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 6 1 4

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 3 1 0 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 6 1 4

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 3 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 6 1 4

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 4 6 0 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 6 1 4

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 8 6 58 . 4 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 6 2 9 58 . 6 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *P R E S S M E N , WE B :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 0 5 3 1 0 . 4 0 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 7

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 2 5 3 1 0 . 6 0 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 7P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T .........................................S E C O N D S H I F T ................................

1 0 . 4 1 31 0 . 6 4 0

1 1 . 9 6 7 1 2 . 1 9 7

3 5 . 0 03 5 . 0 0

. 7 8 7 . 7 8 7

- - -

S T E R E O T Y P E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 8 5 8 9 . 7 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * 1 . 2 5S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 1 1 5 1 0 . 0 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * - 1 . 2 5

L i t h o g r a p h y

A E T I S T S ( D O T E T C H E R S ) ______ 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

C A M E R A M E N :B L A C K AN D W H I T E ....................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 5 6 . 0 0

C O L O R ...................................................... 1 0 . 3 4 6 1 1 . 5 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :1 - C O L O R ................................................ 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 - C O L O R ............................................... 8 - 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R ;U P T O 4 0 I N ............................ 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 68 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P TO 7 7 I N ............................. 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

D P T O 4 0 I N ............................ 8 . 1 0 6 9 . 2 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O P T O 6 8 I N . , F I R S T . . 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P TO 7 7 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

C O N T I N U O U S .......................... 8 . 3 6 1 9 . 4 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P TO 7 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 68 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

WEB O F F S E T F E E D E R S ,

2 2 X 2 6 I N . , 2 - U N I T ,

2 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R I N

L I N E W I T H R E W I N D

W I T H OR W I T H O U T

F O L D E R O R S H E E T E R . . . 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , S e p t e n b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

19 7 7

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e dC i t y a n d j o b b e n e f i t s 3 /

c l a s s i f i c a t i o nR a t e p e r R a t e p e r H o u r s p e r

h o u r j / h o u r j y w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n a e d

1 7 X 3 1 I N . , 3 —ON I T ,3 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R I N

L I N E W I T H R E W I N D ______ $ 8 , 0 6 5 $ 9 . 16 8 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 6 - 1 / 2 I N . ,

4 - O N I T , 4 P L A T E C Y L -

8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 01 7 - 1 / 2 X 2 6 I N . , 5 -

O N I T . 5 P L A T E C Y L I N ­

D E R , I N L I N E H I T H

F O L D E R O R S H E E T E R . . . 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 3 8 I N . , 3 -

O N I T , 6 P L A T E C Y L I N ­

D E R , P E R F E C T I N G ,

W I T H F O L D E R ( F I R S T A N D S E C O N D F E E D E R S ) . 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X

3 6 T O 3 9 I N . , 4 - 0 H -

I T , 8 P L A T E C Y L I N -

D E R , P E R F E C T I N G W I T H

O V E N A N D OP TO 2 F O L D E R S ( F I R S T A N D

S E C O N D F E E D E R S ) ............. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 2 - 3 / 4 T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X

3 6 T O 3 9 I N . , 5 - 0 N - I T , 1 0 P L A T E C Y L I N ­

DER W I T H OV E N AND

F O L D E R ( F I R S T AND S E C O N D F E E D E R S ) ............. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 4 I N . , 4 - U N I T ,8 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R ,

W I T H O V E N AN D F O L D E R AND 4 P A C K I N G S T A ­

T I O N S ( F I R S T A N D

S E C O N D F E E D E R S ) ............. 8 . 2 3 2 9 . 3 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P R E S S M E N , O F F S E T :

1 O N I T , 1 P L A T E , C Y L I ­

N D E R ......................................................

2 O N I T , 2 P L A T E , C Y L I N -9 . 1 0 3 1 0 . 2 4 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 - - 6 . 0 0

D E R ........................................................ 9 . 4 2 2 1 0 . 5 7 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 03 O N I T , 3 P L A T E , C Y L I N ­

DE R ........................................................

4 U N I T , 4 P L A T E , C Y L I N -9 . 7 4 0 1 0 . 9 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6

- -6 . 0 0

D E R .........................................................

11 X 18 I N . , 1—0 N I T , 11 0 . 0 5 9 1 1 . 2 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6

- -6 . 0 0

P L A T E C Y L I N D E R , I N L I N E

W I T H C O T - O F F OR R E W I N D 1 1 - 1 / 2 X 1 7 I N . , 2 - ON I T

9 . 2 6 9 1 0 . 4 14 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6- 6 . 0 0

— 2 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R :

9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 2 X 2 6 I N . , 2 - O N I T 2

P L A T E C Y L I N D E R , I N L I N E9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

W I T H F O L D E R OR S H E E T - “

E R ...................................................... 1 0 . 0 5 9 1 1 . 2 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 01 7 X 3 1 I N . , 3—U N I T 3

P L A T E C Y L I N D E R , I N L I N E W I T H R E W I N D ................................ 9 . 8 8 7 ! 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 - 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 6 - 1 / 2 I N . , 4 -O N I T , 4 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R :

1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 018 X 2 2 - 1 / 2 I N . , 4 - U N I T “

4 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R , I N ­

L I N E . '

F I B S T P R E S S M E N ................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D P R E S S H E N ................

1 7 - 1 / 2 X 2 6 I N . , 5 - 0 N I T

9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6- -

6 . 0 0

5 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R , I N ­

L I N E W I T H F O L D E R OR

S H E E T E R * .F I R S T P R E S S H E N .................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D P R E S S H E N ................

W H EN O P E R A T I N G O N L Y 1

9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6- -

6 . 0 0

OR 2 u n i t s :

F I R S T P R E S S M E N ............. 1 0 . 2 7 0 1 1 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D P R E S S M E N ______ 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 3 - 9 / 1 6 ’ X 3 8 I N . , 3 -

U N I T , 6 - P L A T E ..........................2 2 - 3 / 4 T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 3 6

1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6- -

6 . 0 0

T O 3 8 I N . , 4 - U N I T 8

P L A T E C Y L I N D E R P E R F E C ­

T I N G , H I T H OV E N A N D DP

T O 2 F O L D E R S :

F I R S T P R E S S H E N .................... 1 0 . 4 7 7 1 1 . 6 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6- -

6 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o a r i y

R a t e p e r

h o u r l yH o a r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r

b e n e f i t s 3 /s e l e c t e d

I n s u n n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S a c r a a e n t o , C a l i f .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h ;

- C o n t i n u e d

S E C O N D P R E S S M E N ................ $ 9 . 9 6 3 $ 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 02 2 - 3 / 4 T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 I 36

T O 39 I N . , 5 - U N I T 1 0

P L A T E C Y L I N D E R W I T HO V E N A N D F OL D E R* .

F I R S T P R E S S M E N .................... 1 0 . 7 6 9 1 1 . 9 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D P R E S S M E N ................ 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 - C O L O RP L A T E C Y L I N DER , W I T H

O V E N A N D F O L D E R A N D DP

T O 4 P A C K I N G S T A T I O N SF I R S T P R E S S M E N .................... 1 1 . 7 6 0 1 2 . 9 9 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D P R E S S M E N ................ 1 0 . 7 9 7 1 1 . 9 9 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D I R E C T R O T A R Y , 1 - C O L O R . 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 01 - C O L O R , O F F S E T :

T O 1 9 I N ...................................... 9 . 1 0 3 1 0 . 2 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0T O 2 4 I N ...................................... 9 . 5 8 2 1 0 . 7 38 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0T O 3 1 I N ...................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0T O 3 6 I N . :

W I T H O U T F E E D E R ............. 1 0 . 4 3 9 11 . 6 2 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0W I T H F E E D E R ...................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

TO 4 7 I N ...................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0T O 5 6 I N ...................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0O V E R 5 6 I N ............................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R , O F F S E T :

T O 4 0 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 0 7 9 1 1 . 2 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0T O 5 9 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 0 7 9 1 1 . 2 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0T O 6 5 I N ...................................... 1 0 . 2 7 0 1 1 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0O V E R 6 5 I N ............................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R , O F F S E T :

OP TO AN D I N C L U D I N G

4 0 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 4 16 1 0 . 5 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 6 6 6 . 0 0

T O 6 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

T O 7 3 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 7 6 7 1 1 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

T O 7 7 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 5 9 1 2 . 1 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R , O F F S E T :

T O 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 9 2 3 1 2 . 1 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 4 9 1 1 . 2 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

T O 6 8 I N . :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 7 4 8 1 1 . 9 4 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 8 3 1 1 . 1 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

T O 7 3 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 0 9 2 1 2 . 3 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 5 9 1 1 . 2 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

T O 7 7 I N . :F I R S T .................................... 1 1 . 2 8 4 1 2 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 6 . 0 0

T O 7 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 4 2 1 2 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 1 0 6 1 1 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 7 - 1 / 2 X 3 5 I N . , 2 —U N I T2 P L A T E C Y L I N D E R (1R O T O A N D 1 F L E X O ) , I N -

L I N E W I T H R E W I N D ................ 9 . 8 5 4 1 1 . 0 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0W E B -F E D . '

F I R S T A S S I S T A N T S ............. 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 - - 6 . 0 0

S a n A n t o n i o , T e x a s

B o o k a n d J o b

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A R D ......................... 5 . 4 4 0 5 . 6 7 0 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 5 . 4 4 0 5 . 6 7 0 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( B A C H I N -

I S T S ) ........................................................ 5 . 4 4 0 5 . 6 7 0 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 6 . 6 1 3 6 . 9 8 7 3 7 . 5 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

P L A T E N .................................................. 4 . 5 5 6 4 . 6 8 5 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0

O F F S E T .................................................. 4 . 6 8 6 4 . 8 1 5 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 4 . 8 4 0 4 . 9 6 9 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 5 . 4 4 6 5 . 5 7 5 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0O F F S E T :

1 - c o l o r :

20 X 3 0 I N .......................... 5 . 4 4 6 5 . 5 7 5 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e a b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E n p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e £ i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

C o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S a n A n t o n i o . T e x a s

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b

- C o n t i n u e d

3 1 X 4 2 I N .......................... $ 5 , 5 1 0 $ 5 , 6 3 9 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 04 3 X 4 8 I N .......................... 5 . 6 3 9 5 . 7 6 8 3 8 . 8 0 3 . 5 0

P L A T E N .................................................. 5 . 2 7 6 5 . 4 0 5 3 8 . 8 0 - _ _ 3 . 5 0

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 2 9 3 6 . 8 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * 0 . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 4 4 0 6 . 9 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 2 9 3 6 . 8 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3SE C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 4 4 0 6 . 9 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 2 9 3 6 . 8 2 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 1 3 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 6 . 4 4 0 6 . 9 7 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 5 . 7 3 5 6 . 5 6 1 3 7 . 5 0 0 . 1 1 1 . 1 5 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 5 . 8 6 8 6 . 6 9 5 3 7 . 5 0 . 1 1 1 . 1 5 3

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 6 1 3 6 . 9 8 7 3 7 . 5 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 6 . 7 8 6 7 . 16 0 3 7 . 5 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , N E B :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 2 6 6 7 . 3 2 0 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 0 6 6 7 . 4 6 7 3 7 . 5 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 6 . 4 1 3 8 . 1 2 0 3 7 . 5 0

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 2 5 5 8 . 2 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 - _ - _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 4 . 8 8 0 4 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 4 . 8 8 0 4 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S .......................................... 4 . 8 8 0 4 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

W E B ............................................................ 4 . 4 3 0 4 . 4 3 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0S H E E T - F E D ......................................... 4 . 3 3 0 4 . 3 3 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S — O F F S E T :

J O B ............................................................ 4 . 8 8 0 4 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0S H E E T - F E D :

D P T O 3 0 I N ............................. 4 . 8 8 0 4 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0O V E R 3 0 I N ............................... 5 . 0 2 0 5 . 0 2 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0

w e b :F I R S T ................................................ 5 . 2 3 0 5 . 2 3 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 4 . 8 8 0 4 . 8 3 0 3 8 . 7 0 3 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 4 . 8 8 0 4 . 8 8 0 3 8 . 7 0 _ _ _ 3 . 0 0

S a n D i e g o , C a l i f .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 4 4 0 6 . 19 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 9 2 . 3 5 7

B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 8 . 0 6 0 9 . 1 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 9 2 . 3 5 7C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 9 . 3 6 3 1 0 . 0 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 8 . 2 9 0 9 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 8 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ...................... 8 . 2 9 0 9 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 8 6

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 8 . 2 9 0 9 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 2 8 6

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 3 6 3 1 0 . 0 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

P R E S S C Y L I N D E R A S S I S T A N T S

AN D F E E D E R S ...................................... 6 . 9 8 1 7 . 4 6 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

P L A T E N A S S I S T A N T S ................ 6 . 3 92 6 . 8 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 2 8 6

O F F S E T a s s i s t a n t s :

1 - C O L O B ......................................... 7 . 7 9 5 8 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

2 - C O L O B ......................................... 7 . 8 8 8 8 . 4 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

4 —C O L O R ......................................... 7 . 9 0 6 8 . 4 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 7 . 9 0 9 8 . 4 6 2 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 2 8 6

2 P R E S S E S ................................... 7 . 6 9 5 8 . 2 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R :

T O 19 I N ................................ 7 . 4 6 5 7 . 9 8 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

T O 3 0 I N ................................ 9 . 3 6 3 1 0 . 0 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

TO 5 0 I N ............................... 9 . 5 4 7 1 0 . 2 1 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

2 - C O L O H ' .

TO 19 I N ............................... 7 . 6 8 8 8 . 2 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

O Y E R 1 9 I N .......................... 9 . 8 4 1 1 0 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 2 8 6

4 - c o l o r :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 1 00 l 1 0 . 8 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6-

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1, 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r j y

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n e e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

San D iego , C a l i f .-Con tinued

Book and job-Continued

S E C O N D ...................................... $ 9 , 6 5 7 $ 1 0 , 3 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * 0 . 2 8 6P L A T E N ................................................... 7 . 5 8 8 8 . 1 19 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 9 . 3 6 3 1 0 . 0 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 2 8 6 -

■evspaper

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 5 0 0 9 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 7 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 6 7 8 1 0 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 7 9

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 5 0 0 9 . 9 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 7 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 6 7 8 1 0 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 7 9

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 6 4 2 1 0 . 2 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 7 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 8 2 0 1 0 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 7 9

M A I L E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 1 1 2 9 . 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 4 2 1 . 2 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 2 9 1 9 . 7 4 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 2 1 . 2 8 6

P R E S S M E N , W EB :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 8 7 1 9 . 8 14 3 5 . CO . 7 8 6 . 2 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 0 8 5 1 0 . 0 2 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 . 2 8 6

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 9 4 2 1 0 . 8 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 . 2 8 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 1 0 . 1 5 6 1 1 . 1 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 _ . 2 8 6 -

L ith ograp h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A :

B L A C K AND W H I T E ................ 9 . 9 7 0 1 0 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0C O L O R ............................................... 1 0 . 1 2 7 1 0 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :B L A C K AND W H I T E ................ 9 . 6 8 6 9 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0C O L O R ............................................... 9 . 8 3 9 1 0 . 3 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A .................................... 9 . 9 7 0 1 0 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 6 8 6 9 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :1 - C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 0 9 4 8 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R ................................................ 8 . 1 0 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R ............................................... 8 . 1 1 2 8 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R , DP T O 3 6 I N . :

I N C L U S I V E ...................................... 9 . 8 5 3 1 0 . 6 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 02 - C OL O R ............................................... 1 0 . 1 6 0 1 0 . 9 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R , DP T O 4 0 I N . :

I N C L U S I V E :

F I R S T ................................................ 1 0 . 4 3 9 1 1 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................................ 9 . 9 7 1 1 0 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E F . S :A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 9 7 0 1 0 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 6 8 6 9 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 6 0 - - 4 . 0 0

San F ra n c is c o , C a l i f .

B o o k and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -MEN I I ) ................................................... 6 . 6 6 0 7 . 4 20 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 9 5 . 0 0

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................... 9 . 3 7 0 1 0 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 9 5 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 9 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

P R O C E S S C O L O R ............................. 9 . 4 10 1 0 . 2 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 9 . 2 9 9 59 . 2 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 . 3 7 9M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ...................... 9 . 2 9 9 5 9 . 2 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 . 3 7 9M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 9 . 2 9 9 ’ 9 . 2 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 1 . 3 7 9M A I L E R S ...................................................... 9 . 2 6 6 1 0 . 2 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 7 . 9 2 1

P H O TO E N G R A V E R S ............................... 9 . 0 5 1 1 0 . 0 5 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 7 . 4 1 0 8 . 0 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0W E B ........................................................... 6 . 4 7 0 7 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 9 . 1 2 0 9 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0O F F S E T :

1 - C O L O R

DP T O 1 5 I N ....................... 7 . 5 0 0 8 . 1 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 016 X 1 7 I N .......................... 7 . 7 9 0 8 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 018 X 2 6 I N ......................... 9 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 02 7 X 31 I N .......................... 9 . 5 6 0 1 0 . 4 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6

- -4 . 0 0

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o nR a t e p e r

h o u r l /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e } * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

San F ra n c is c o , C a l i f .-Continued

Book and job-C ontinued

3 2 X 4 1 I N .......................... $ 9 , 8 5 0 $ 1 0 , 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 04 2 X 6 0 I N .......................... 9 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

2 - c o l o r :

O P T O 1 5 I N ....................... 7 . 6 5 0 8 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 016 X 17 I N .......................... 8 . 0 9 0 8 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 018 X 2 6 I N .......................... 9 . 8 5 0 1 0 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

27 X 3 1 I N .......................... 9 . 5 6 0 1 0 . 4 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 03 2 X 4 1 I N ......................... 9 . 8 5 0 1 0 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 01*2 X 6 0 I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 8 5 0 1 0 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 9 . 1 2 0 9 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

» E B P R E S S M E N .......................... 1 0 . 2 1 0 1 1 . 1 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0R O L L F E D F O R M S ................... 9 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0A S S I S T A N T WEB O P E R A -

T O R S ............................................... 9 . 7 10 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

P L A T E N ................................................ 8 . 4 10 9 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 2 7 0 1 0 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 4 . 0 0

C O M B I N A T I O N P R E P A R A T O R YS K I L L S ...................................................... 9 . 7 1 0 1 0 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 8 6 - - U . 0 0

l e t s p a per

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 3 9 1 0 . 4 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 6 7 0 . 5 0 4

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 8 3 9 1 0 . 6 5 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 6 7 . 5 0 4

M A I L E R S :DA Y S H I F T :

A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 4 8 6 9 . 5 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 7 . 9 2 1A G R E E M E N T E ............................. 8 . 4 9 7 9 . 5 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 7 . 9 2 1

S E C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................ 8 . 6 5 7 9 . 7 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 7 . 9 2 1A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 8 . 6 5 7 9 . 7 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 0 7 . 9 2 1

P H O T O E N G R A V E E S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 7 7 1 9 . 9 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 . 2 1 4 4 . 0 0S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 7 7 1 1 0 - 1 9 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 . 2 1 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S M E N * W EB :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 5 6 7 1 0 . 3 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 6 . 4 2 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 7 6 7 1 0 . 6 1 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 6 . 4 2 9

P R E S S M E N - I N - C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 4 2 3 11 . 4 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 6 . 4 2 9

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 6 3 9 1 1 . 6 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 6 - . 4 2 9 -

L ith og rap h y

A R T I S T S (D O T E T C H ) ................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P R O D U C T I O N ................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

C A M E R A M E N :B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0C O L O R ...................................................... 1 0 . 3 4 6 1 1 . 5 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 2 7 3 1 0 . 4 1 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

P H O T O C O M P O S I N G ....................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P R O V E R S ............................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0P R O J E C T I O N M A C H I N E S . . . . 9 . 8 0 6 1 0 . 9 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN DF E E D E R S :

1—C O L O R :D P T O 3 6 I N . I N C L D —

S I V E .............................................. 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0DP T O 4 7 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ................................................ 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P T O 5 6 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ................................................ 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O V E R 5 6 I N ............................... 7 . 9 5 1 9 . 0 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

O P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0O P T O 5 9 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P TO 6 5 I N . , F I R S T . . 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 - c o l o r :D P T O 40 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 0 4 6 9 . 1 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P TO 6 8 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P T O 7 3 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

H E L P E R S ................................... 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P T O 7 7 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 1 0 9 9 . 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

H E L P E R .................................. 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :D P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L D -

S I V E ............................................... 8 . 1 0 6 9 . 2 1 1 | 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0J_ _ _ _ _ _See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S a n F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f . - C o n t i n a e d

l i t h o g r a p h ;- C o n t i n a e d

D P T O 7 7 I N . I N C L U ­S I V E :

F I R S T F E E D E R S ................ $ 8 . 1 0 9 $ 9 , 2 1 4 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D F E E D E R S .............. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

C O N T I N D O D S .......................... 8 . 3 6 1 9 . 4 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

7 8 I N . :

F I R S T F E E D E R S ................. 8 . 1 5 3 9 . 4 7 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D F E E D E R S .............. 8 . 0 9 9 9 . 2 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

1 7 X 3 1 I N . , 3 - 0 N I T r 8 P L A T E ; I N L I N E W I T H

R E W I N D ......................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 - 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 6 - 1 / 2 I N . ,

4 - 0 N I T , 4 - P L A T E , I N ­

L I N E ............................................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 16 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

H E L P E R S ................................... 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 3 8 I N . , 3 - C N I T , 6 - P L A T E P E R ­

F E C T I N G W I T H f o l d e r :

F I R S T F E E D E R .................... 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 16 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D F E E D E R ................. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X

X 3 6 TO 3 9 I N C H E S ,

4 - U N I T , 8 - P L A T E

P E R F E C T I N G ............................. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D F E E D E R S ............. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 TO 2 3 - 9 / 1 6

X 3 6 TO 3 9 I N . ,

5 - U N I T , 1 0 - P L A T E W I T H O V E N AN D

F O L D E R :

F I R S T F E E D E R S ............. 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D F E E D E R S ______ 8 . 0 6 5 9 . 1 6 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

8 - U N I T , 8 - P L A T E WITH

OV E N A N D F O L D E R A N D

U P T O 4 P A C K I N G

S T A T I O N S :F I R S T F E E D E R ............. 8 . 2 3 2 9 . 3 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D F E E D E R S ______ 8 . 2 3 2 9 . 3 4 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 7 - 1 / 2 X 3 5 I N . , 2 - D N I T , 2 - P L A T E

( 1 - R O T O AN D 1 F L E X O ) I N - L I N E B I T H R E B I N D :

H E L P E R S ................................ 6 . 9 6 6 8 . 0 3 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

P R E S S H E N , O F F S E T :

1- c o l o r :

U P TO 1 9 I N . I N C L U ­S I V E ................................................ 9 . 1 0 3 1 0 . 2 4 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P T O 2 4 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E ................................................ 9 . 5 8 2 1 0 . 7 3 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P TO 3 1 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E ................................................ 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P T O 3 6 I N . I N C L U ­S I V E :

W I T H F E E D E R ...................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 - 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 - 0 0

W I T H O U T F E E D E R ............. 1 0 . 4 3 9 1 1 . 6 2 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P T O 4 7 I N . I N C L U ­S I V E ............................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P T O 5 6 I N . I N C L U ­S I V E ............................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O V E R 5 6 I N ................................ 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R :

D P T O 4 0 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E ................................................ 1 0 . 0 7 9 1 1 . 2 53 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P T O 5 9 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E ............................................... 1 0 . 0 7 9 1 1 . 2 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O V E R 6 5 I N ................................ 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R :U P T O 40 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 4 16 1 0 . 5 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

D P T O 6 8 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O P TO 7 3 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :

F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 7 6 7 1 1 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

U P T O 7 7 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T .......................................... 1 0 . 9 5 9 1 2 . 1 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6- -

6 . 0 0

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

l a t e p e r

h o u r ] . /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

San F ra n c is c o , C a l i f . -C o n tin «ed

L ith og rap h y-C ontinned

5 - C 0 L 0 B :D P TO 4 0 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T ......................................... $ 1 0 , 9 2 3 $ 1 2 . 1 2 6 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 0 4 9 1 1 . 2 2 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

O P T O 7 7 I N . I N C L U ­

S I V E :F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 2 8 4 1 2 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ..................................... 1 0 . 0 5 9 1 1 . 2 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

7 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 3 4 2 1 2 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 1 0 6 1 1 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

8 - 1 / 2 X 14 AND 8 - 1 / 2 X 17 I N . ; I N L I N E , 4 -

D N I T , 4 - P L A T E .................... 9 . 1 0 3 1 0 . 2 4 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

1 1 - 1 / 2 X 17 I N . 2 -

D N I T , 2 - P L A T E W I T H

S H E E T E R ...................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

1 7 X 3 1 I N . , 3 - O N I T

3 - P L A T E ; I N - L I N E

W I T H R E W I N D .......................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 86 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 6 - 1 / 2 I N . ,4 - U N I T , 4 - P L A T E , I N ­

L I N E ................................................ 1 0 . 4 2 3 11 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

1 7 - 1 / 2 X 2 6 I N . :

5 - U N I T , 5 - P L A T E ,

I N - L I N E W I T H F O L D ­

E R O R S H E E T E R WHEN

O P E R A T I N G O N L Y 1 OR

2 U N I T S :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 1 1 . 6 0 8 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 8 8 7 1 1 . 0 5 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 3 6 I N . ,

3 - U N I T , 6 - P L A T E , P E R F E C T I N G W I T H

F O L D E R ......................................... 1 0 . 4 2 3 11 . 6 08 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 T O 2 3 - 9 / 1 6

X 3 6 TO 3 9 I N . :

4 - U N I T , 8 - P L A T E P E R F E C T I N G W I T H

O V E N A N D U P TO

2 F O L D E R S :F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 7 6 7 1 1 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 2 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 2 - 3 / 4 TO 2 3 - 9 / 1 6 X 36 T O 3 9 I N . :5 - U N I T , 1 0 - P L A T E , W I T H OV E N AND F O L D E R :

F I R S T ......................................... 1 0 . 7 6 9 1 1 . 9 6 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 9 . 9 6 3 1 1 . 1 3 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

4 3 X 6 4 I N . , 4 - U N I T ,

8 - P L A T E , W I T H OV E N AN D F O L D E R AND UP TO 4 P A C K I N G S T A T I O N S * .

F I R S T ......................................... 1 1 . 7 6 7 1 2 . 9 9 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 1 0 . 7 9 7 1 1 . 9 6 5 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

2 7 - 1 / 2 X 3 5 I N . ,

2 - U N I T S , 2 - P L A T E ,( 1 R O T O A N D 1 F L E X O )

I N - L I N E W I T H R E W I N D . 9 . 8 5 4 1 1 . 0 1 9 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 6 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 9 . 7 7 3 1 0 . 9 3 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 9 8 6 - - 6 . 0 0

Santa Ana, C a l i f .

Book and job

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , C Y L I N D E R :

— O F F S E T .................................................. 7 . 0 7 4 7 . 6 4 0 4 0 . 0 0 0 . 2 5 0

S a lt Lake C i t y , Utah

Book and job

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 9 7 5 6 . 7 2 5 4 0 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B

C O L O R ................................................ 1 1 . 4 8 7 1 2 . 4 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 9 4

H A L F T O N E ...................................... 1 0 . 4 6 8 1 1 . 3 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 9 4

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 5 . 9 7 5 6 . 7 2 5 4 0 . 0 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 5 . 9 7 5 6 . 7 2 5 4 0 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 9 . 2 8 6 1 0 . 0 6 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 9 4

S T R I P P E R S ......................... ..................... 1 0 . 4 6 8 1 1 . 3 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 4 9 4- - -

See fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le .

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r , ! /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i c n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S a lt Lake C i t y , Utah-Continued

Newspaper

C O M P O S I T O R S , HA N D :

D A T S H I F T ......................................... $ 7 , 3 1 2 $ 7 , 9 1 9 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 9 3 2 8 . 0 3 9 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A I S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 3 1 2 7 . 9 1 9 3 6 . 2 5 * * ♦ *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 9 3 2 8 . 0 3 9 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 3 1 2 7 . 9 1 9 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 9 3 2 8 . 0 3 9 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

M A I L E R S :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 0 2 0 5 7 . 0 2 0 3 6 . 2 5 0 . 191 0 . 2 7 6

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 0 8 9 5 7 . 0 8 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 191 . 2 7 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W E B :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 2 3 0 7 . 8 6 7 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 0 7

SE C ON D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 3 6 8 8 . 0 0 5 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 2 0 7

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 9 5 3 8 . 6 5 3 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 0 7

S E C O N D S H I F T * . . ....................... 8 . 1 0 5 9 . 9 5 3 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 0 7 -

L ith ograph y

A R T I S T S :D O T E T C H E R ..................................... 8 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :AGREEMENT A:

C O L O R ..................................................... 8 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 7 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :AGREEMENT B:

C O L O R ..................................................... 7 . 5 1 0 8 . 5 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 4 3 . 0 0H A L F T O N E ............................................ 7 . 3 3 0 8 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 9 3 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 7 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 50 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 6 . 9 1 0 7 . 8 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 9 3 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :A S S I S T A N T O P E R A T O R S ______ 7 . 5 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

1 - C O L O R , 3 8 I N .......................... 6 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

9 - C O L C R , 3 8 I N .......................... 6 . 7 3 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E M E N T A*.

2 5 I N ................................................ 7 . 6 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

3 6 I N ................................................ 8 . 0 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 03 8 I N ............................................... 8 . 6 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

4 - c o l o r :

29 I N ......................................... 9 . 5 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 03 8 I N . :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S . . 9 . 2 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . 8 . 3 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :1 - C O L O R :

10 X 15 I N .......................... 5 . 8 7 0 6 . 7 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 9 3 . 0 02 3 I N ......................................... 6 . 9 8 0 7 . 9 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 9 3 . 0 02 5 I N ......................................... 6 . 6 7 0 7 . 6 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 9 3 . 0 03 6 I N ......................................... 7 . 1 8 0 8 . 1 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 9 3 . 0 0

2 —C O L O R , 3 8 I N .................... 7 . 7 5 0 8 . 7 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 4 3 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A:C O L O R ............................................... 8 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0B L A C K AND W H I T E ................ 7 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 5 5 3 3 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B :

B L A C K AND W H I T E ................ 6 . 9 1 0 7 . 8 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 4 3 . 0 0C O L O R ............................................... 7 . 3 3 0 8 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 1 4 - - 3 . 0 0

Scran ton , Pa.

Book and job

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 0 1 0 5 . 3 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................... 5 . 9 6 0 6 . 3 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

M A C H I N E ............................................... 6 . 0 9 0 6 . 3 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 6 . 2 5 8 6 . 2 5 8 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ * *

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 6 . 2 5 8 6 . 2 5 8 3 7 . 5 0 * * * *

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( H A C H I N -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 6 . 7 2 1 6 . 7 2 1 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

M A I L E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 5 . 3 2 0 5 . 3 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 2 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 2 9 0 9 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * *

*

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d

b e n e f i t s 3 /

R a t e p e r

h o a r 1 /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S c r a n t o n , P a .

- C o n t i n u e d

n e w s p a p e r

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A I S H I F T ......................................... $ 8 , 8 6 8 $ 9 , 3 9 3 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * 0 . 2 0 7

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 0 6 2 9 . 5 8 6 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 0 7

B A I L E E S : ................................................... 7 . 4 0 7 7 . 8 7 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * * ♦

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 5 9 7 8 . 0 6 6 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , N E B :DAY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 4 0 6 8 . 3 7 2 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 7 6

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 6 7 1 8 . 6 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

S T E R E O T Y P E R S , SE C ON D

S H I F T ......................................................... 8 . 3 0 5 8 . 3 0 5 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 1 5 7 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 7 . 6 6 0 8 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 5 2 4 4 . 0 0

C O L O R ...................................................... 8 . 0 2 0 9 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 4 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :P H O T O C O M P O S E R S ......................... 7 . 7 6 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 4 4 . 0 0

V A C U U M F R A M E ............................... 7 . 4 6 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 4 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

i - c o l o r :

2 4 I N ................................................ 7 . 4 7 0 7 . 4 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 4 4 . 0 0

2 9 I N ............................................... 7 . 5 3 0 7 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 4 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 7 . 5 1 0 8 . 5 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 2 4 - - 4 . 0 0

S e a t t l e , N a s h .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R ! W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y ­MEN I I ) ................................................... 5 . 8 5 0 6 . 2 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ ♦ *

B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

I ) .................................................................. 9 . 2 9 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * * *

C A M E R A , N E G A T I V E P L A T E S . . . 9 . 2 9 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 8 . 9 3 0 9 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 6 . 5 0 0

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 8 . 9 3 0 9 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 6 . 5 0 0

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N I S T S ) ................................... 9 . 0 3 7 9 . 7 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 6 . 5 0 0

M A I L E R S ...................................................... 9 . 3 2 3 59 . 3 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 5

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ............................... 1 0 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

M U L T I - C O L O R A S S I S T A N T S . 7 . 2 3 0 7 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6P R E S S H E N , C Y L I N D E R :

L E T T E R P R E S S ................................... 9 . 0 1 0 9 - 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * - 2 8 6

O F F S E T :1 - C O L O R * .

TO 2 2 I N ................................ 7 . 5 9 0 8 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

2 2 A N D U E T O 3 1 I N . 9 . 1 1 0 9 - 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * - 2 8 6

3 1 AND O P TO 4 1 I N . 9 . 2 9 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 2 8 6

2 - c o l o r :21 A N D UNDER 3 1 I N . 9 . 2 9 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

31 A N D OND ER 4 1 I N . 9 . 5 4 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

41 I N . A N D O V E R . . . . 9 . 7 3 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 2 8 6

4 - c o l o r :3 3 T O 4 1 I N . :

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S . . 1 0 . 0 9 0 1 0 . 8 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . 9 . 2 9 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

A S S I S T A N T S .................... 7 . 7 5 0 8 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 2 8 6

H E A T S E T 4 OR 5 U N I T S !

F I R S T O P E R A T O R S . . . . 1 0 . 2 2 0 1 1 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

S E C O N D O P E R A T O R S . . . 9 . 5 4 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

F O R M S P R E S S M E N ................... 9 . 4 0 0 1 0 . 1 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6

S T R I P P E R S ( N E G A T I V E )

A S S E M B L E R S ......................................... 9 . 2 9 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 2 8 6 _

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A I S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 3 2 0 1 0 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 1

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 5 3 0 1 0 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 5 7 1

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 3 2 0 1 0 . 4 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 1

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 5 3 0 1 0 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 1

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N ­

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 5 3 0 1 0 . 6 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ . 5 7 1

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 6 3 5 1 0 . 8 0 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 5 7 1

M A I L E R S :D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 9 . 1 8 0 5 9 . 1 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 3 8 6 5 9 . 3 8 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 7 5

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 1 0 . 1 8 0 1 0 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 /

E a p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S e a t t l e , H a s h .

- C o n t i n u e d

n e w s p a p e r

- C o n t i n u e d

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ $ 1 0 . 4 1 0 $ 1 1 , 1 3 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0P R E S S M EN , N E B :

D A T S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 4 2 8 1 0 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 0 . 4 4 3S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 6 0 0 1 0 . 7 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 4 3

P R E S S H E N - I N - C H A R G E :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 7 8 5 1 0 . 9 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 4 3S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 9 5 7 1 1 . 1 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 4 3 _

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 1 0 . 3 1 0 1 1 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 1 0 . 3 1 0 1 1 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0C O L O R ...................................................... 1 0 . 7 4 0 1 1 . 5 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

P L AT E M A K E R S ......................................... 1 1 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0P H O T O C O H P O S I N G M A C H I N E

O P E R A T O R S ...................................... 1 0 . 3 1 0 1 1 . 150 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O B ................................................ 8 . 8 6 0 9 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0M U L T I - C O L O R ................................... 9 . 0 7 0 9 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N ______ 1 0 . 7 5 0 1 2 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1- C O LO R ;

D N D E R 11* X 2 0 I N ............. 9 . 1 4 0 9 . 9 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 01 4 X 2 0 T O AND I N C L O —

D I N G 3 6 X 4 8 I N ............. 1 0 . 3 1 0 1 1 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 02 - C O L O R , 2 0 X 41 I N ______ 1 0 . 6 9 0 11 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R , 2 5 X 3 8 I N ______ 1 1 . 6 4 0 1 2 . 5 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 1 0 . 3 1 0 1 1 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 - - 4 . 0 0

S p o k a n e , H a s h .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) ................................................... 4 . 6 7 7 5 . 2 9 4 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 2 6 9B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) ................................................................... 7 . 1 8 9 8 . 19 1 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 2 6 9C A H E R A O P E R A T O R S ........................... 7 . 1 86 8 . 5 07 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 4 0 8 7 . 9 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 1 3 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 4 0 8 7 . 9 6 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ . 1 3 3M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 7 . 2 50 7 . 7 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 1 3 3P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S ................................................... 5 . 8 5 3 7 . 0 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 * *

P R E S S M E N , C Y L I N D E R .................... 7 . 1 8 6 8 . 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 * *

P R E S S M E N , P L A T E N .......................... 7 . 1 8 6 8 . 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ *

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 7 . 1 8 6 8 . 5 0 7 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ ♦ - -

H e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 7 3 7 8 . 8 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ *

SE C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 9 4 4 9 . 0 8 0 3 6 . 2 5 * *M A I L E R S :

D AY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 3 3 9 8 . 4 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

SE C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 5 3 9 8 . 6 8 3 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * * *

P R E S S M E N , H E B :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 8 6 2 8 . 8 6 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 0 6 9 9 . 0 6 9 3 6 . 2 5 - 6 9 0

PR E S S M E N - I N - C H ARGE :

D A Y S H I F T .......................................... 8 . 8 6 2 8 . 8 6 2 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 0 6 9 9 . 0 6 9 3 6 . 2 5 . 6 9 0 - - _

S t a n f o r d , C o n n .

B o o k a n d j o b

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 5 6 0 7 . 8 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 5 6 0 7 . 8 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 1 3 3

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) ......................................................... 7 . 5 6 0 7 . 8 1 3 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 1 3 3P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 9 . 0 2 8 9 . 4 5 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 6 4 0 1 0 . 3 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0A G R E E M E N T C ................................... 9 . 6 4 0 1 0 . 3 2 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le .

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J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

e l e c t e dC i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o nR a t e p e r

h o u r _ 1 /R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s

b e n e f i t s 3 /

I n s u r a n c e ^ ! / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

S t a n f o r d , C o n * .

- C o n t i n u e d

l e v s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... $ 7 , 6 1 4 $ 8 , 3 8 6 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ ♦ 0 . 2 7 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 9 1 7 8 . 6 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 * ♦ . 2 7 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 6 1 4 8 . 3 8 6 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ ♦ . 2 7 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 9 17 8 . 6 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 7 6

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) :

D AY S H I F T ........................................ 7 . 6 14 8 . 3 8 6 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 7 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 9 1 7 8 . 6 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 2 7 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEB :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 0 5 5 8 . 3 8 6 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 7 6S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 3 5 8 8 . 6 9 0 3 6 . 2 5 * * . 2 7 6

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E , D A Y S H I F T .................... 8 . 1 6 5 8 . 9 3 8 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * . 2 7 6 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 8 . 9 1 1 9 . 4 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 4 . 0 0C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S ......................... 8 . 9 1 1 9 . 4 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S ......................................... 8 . 9 1 1 9 . 4 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0S T R I P P E R S ............................................... 8 . 9 1 1 9 . 4 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * - 4 . 0 0

T o l e d o , O h i o

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) .................................................. 4 . 5 4 0 4 . 8 1 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 6 . 2 2 0 6 . 5 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0C O M B I N A T I O N JO U R N E Y M E N 6 . 4 8 0 6 . 8 7 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S .......................... 7 . 5 0 0 7 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 7 . 5 0 0 7 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 5 0 0 7 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 3 3P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S .................................................. 7 . 0 4 0 7 . 3 9 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3O F F S E T A S S I S T A N T S ................ 7 . 0 5 0 7 . 4 0 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

C Y L I N D E R ............................................ 7 . 5 0 0 7 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 3 3O F F S E T :

i - c o l o r :

□ P T O 2 0 I N ...................... 7 . 3 7 0 7 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 ♦ * . 3 3 321 T O 38 I N ...................... 7 . 5 0 0 7 . 8 5 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 3 321 T O 3 8 I N .................... 7 . 6 3 0 7 . 9 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 * * . 3 3 3

P L A T E N .................................................. 7 . 3 7 0 7 . 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 * ♦ . 3 3 3 -

l e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H AN D :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 5 3 3 9 . 1 1 2 3 6 . 3 0 1 . 4 2 2 . 8 1 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 7 3 3 9 . 3 1 2 3 6 . 3 0 1 . 4 2 2 . 8 1 6

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 5 3 3 9 . 1 1 2 3 6 . 3 0 1 . 4 2 2 . 8 1 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 7 3 3 9 . 3 1 2 3 6 . 3 0 1 . 4 2 2 . 8 1 6

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ........................................ 8 . 5 3 3 9 . 1 1 2 3 6 . 3 0 1 . 4 2 2 . 8 1 6S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 7 3 3 9 . 3 1 2 3 6 . 3 0 1 . 4 2 2 . 8 1 6

M A I L E R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 6 6 8 . 8 4 5 3 6 . 2 5 1 . 2 7 4 . 5 5 5S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 4 5 1 9 . 0 3 0 3 6 . 2 5 1 . 2 7 4 . 5 5 5

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 2 9 5 8 . 8 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 * * * *

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 8 . 4 9 5 9 . 0 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 ♦ * * *

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , WEB:

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 4 9 6 9 . 0 7 5 3 6 . 2 5 1 . 2 7 4 . 5 5 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 8 . 6 8 1 9 . 2 6 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 3 1 9 . 5 7 5P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N —

C H A R G E :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 8 . 8 2 1 9 . 4 0 1 3 6 . 2 5 1 . 2 7 4 . 5 5 5

S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 0 0 7 9 . 5 8 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 3 1 9 - . 5 7 5 -

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 7 1 7 9 . 8 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R O V E R S ......................................... 8 . 7 1 7 9 . 8 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 4 9 9 1 0 . 4 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

P R O V E R S ......................................... 9 . 4 9 9 1 0 . 4 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S . *

B L A C K A N D S H I T E ...................... 8 . 0 6 4 9 . 1 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 * *-

4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r l y

R a t e p e r h o u r X /

H o u r s p e r

■ e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e 4 / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

T o l e d o , O h i o

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y—C o n t i n u e d

C O L O R ...................................................... $ 9 , 4 9 9 $ 1 0 , 4 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

P H O T O C O H P O S I N G .......................... 8 . 7 1 7 9 . 8 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 * ♦ 4 . 0 0D E V E L O P E R A N D P L A T E -

M A K E R ................................................... 8 . 4 9 2 9 . 6 0 2 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AN D

F E E D E E S ................................................... 6 . 4 0 0 6 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 0P R E S S M E N , O F F S E T :

1- c o l o r :l i t X 2 0 I N ................................ 6 . 9 5 0 7 . 3 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 02 2 X 3< i I N ................................ 7 . 2 7 0 7 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 0

2 - c o l o e :

2 2 X 3 it I N ................................ 7 . 5 5 0 7 . 8 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 * * 3 . 0 02 8 X <10 I N ................................ 7 . 6 2 0 8 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * 3 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ................................... 8 . 7 17 9 . 8 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 * * 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ( C O L O R ) . . . . 9 . 4 9 9 1 0 . 4 8 9 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ *- 4 . 0 0

■ a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

S E N I I ) ................................................... 6 . 1 4 7 6 . 1 4 7 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 3 6 4 . 0 0B O O K B I N D E R S ( J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 9 . 1 0 7 9 . 6 5 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 6 0 . 2 4 3C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ....................... 8 . 5 5 4 9 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 8 0 . 2 9 0M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 8 . 5 5 4 9 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 8 0 . 2 9 0M A C H I N E T E N D E R S

( M A C H I N I S T S ) .................................... 8 . 5 5 4 9 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 8 0 . 2 9 0

M A I L E R S ...................................................... 9 . 1 0 7 9 . 10 7 3 5 . 0 0 . 5 4 0 . 2 3 0

P H O T O E N G R A V E R S ................................ 1 0 . 0 7 0 1 1 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 2 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S A N D

F E E D E R S :

P L A T E N ................................................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3F L A T B E D C Y L I N D E R :

1 —C O L O B .......................................... 7 . 8 4 0 8 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 32 —C O L O R ......................................... 7 . 8 1 0 8 . 2 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

O F F S E T :

i - c o l o r :

O P T O 5 0 I N ....................... 7 . 7 4 0 8 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3O V E R 5 0 I N .......................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

2 - c o l o r :O P T O 8 2 I N ....................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 34 2 T O 5 0 I N ....................... 7 . 9 9 0 8 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 35 0 T O 6 0 I N ....................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

4 - c o l o r :UP T O 29 I N ....................... 8 . 4 8 0 8 . 9 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 32 9 T O 4 0 I N ....................... 7 . 9 7 0 8 . 4 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 34 0 T O 6 0 I N ....................... 7 . 9 4 0 8 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

w e b :

O P T O 2 0 I N . ( 4 OR 5U N I T S ) .......................................... 7 . 9 4 0 8 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

U P T O 3 0 I N . ( 2 U N I T -

S ) ...................................................... 8 . 0 7 0 8 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3O P T O 4 0 I N . :

1 - 0 N I T ...................................... 8 . 0 7 0 8 . 5 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 32 , 3 , A N D 4 0 N I T S . . . 8 . 1 5 0 8 . 6 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 35 U N I T S - 2 S T A N D S

O P E R A T I N G .......................... 8 . 2 5 0 8 . 7 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 35 0 N I T S - 3 S T A N D S

O P E R A T I N G .......................... 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 36 O N U S - 2 S T A N D S

O P E R A T I N G .......................... 8 . 3 5 0 8 . 8 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 36 O N U S - 3 S T A N D S

O P E R A T I N G .......................... 8 . 5 2 0 9 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3P R E S S O P E R A T O R S :

P R O O F P R E S S , 1 - C O L O R . . . 7 . 8 8 0 8 . 3 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3C Y L I N D E R :

J O B O P T O 2 6 I N ................. 8 . 6 8 0 9 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

F L A T B E D , 2 6 TO 60I N . :

1 - C O L O R ................................... 8 . 6 8 0 9 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

2 - C O L O R ................................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3O F F S E T :

1- c o l o b :

2 0 T O 2 4 I N ....................... 8 . 6 8 0 9 . 2 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

2 4 TO 4 2 I N ....................... 8 . 8 8 0 9 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 34 2 T O 6 0 I N ....................... 9 . 0 7 0 9 . 6 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

2 - c o l o r :

17 T O 2 3 I N ....................... 9 . 1 5 0 9 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

2 3 T O 3 0 I N ....................... 9 . 6 6 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

3 0 T O 4 2 I N ....................... 9 . 2 4 0 9 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

4 2 T O 5 0 I N ....................... 9 . 3 4 0 9 . 9 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 35 0 T O 6 0 I N ....................... 9 . 5 3 0 1 0 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

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C i t y a n d j o b

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o u r ] /

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

E n p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s e l e c t e d b e n e f i t s 3 /

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e * ! / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s p e r c e n t

■ a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

- C o n t i n u e d

B o o k a n d j o b- C o n t i n u e d

4 - c o l o r :O P T O 2 9 I S ....................... $ 1 0 , 5 2 0 $ 1 1 , 1 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 8 6 5 0 . 2 4 32 9 T O 4 0 I S . :

H E A D ...................................... 9 . 5 3 0 1 0 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 7 6 0 9 . 2 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

4 0 TO 5 0 I N . :

H E A D ...................................... 9 . 6 6 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 8 9 0 9 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

w e b :

1 - c o l o r :

O P T O 1 7 I N ....................... 7 . 5 5 0 8 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3O V E R 17 I N .......................... 7 . 7 2 0 8 . 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

2 —C O L O R :

OP T O 1 7 I N ...................... 7 . 9 3 0 8 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3O V E R 1 7 I N .......................... 7 . 9 7 0 8 . 4 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3O P T O 2 0 I N . :

2 O N I T S ............................ 8 . 2 8 0 8 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 34 AND 5 O N I T S ______ 1 0 . 2 4 0 1 0 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

O P T O 3 0 I N . :

2 O N I T S ............................ 9 . 5 6 0 1 0 . 1 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3OP T O 4 0 I N . :

1 U N I T ............................... 9 . 8 3 0 1 0 . 4 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 32 , 3 , AND 4 - 0 N I T S

H E A D ................................ 1 0 . 2 1 0 1 0 . 8 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D .......................... 8 . 9 7 0 9 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

5 - O N I T S :

2 S T A N D S :H E A D .......................... 1 0 . 4 4 0 1 1 . 0 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D ................... 9 . 2 3 0 9 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

3 S T A N D S :

H E A D .......................... 1 0 . 6 1 0 1 1 . 2 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D ................... 9 . 4 1 0 9 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

6 O N I T S :

2 S T A N D S :

H E A D .......................... 1 0 . 6 7 0 1 1 . 3 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D ................... 9 . 4 6 0 1 0 . 0 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

3 S T A N D S :

H E A D .......................... 1 0 . 7 8 0 1 1 . 4 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D ................... 9 . 5 7 0 1 0 . 1 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

N E B - F E D L E T T E R P R E S S ,P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , 2

O N I T S , 3 2 P A G E , 2 -C O L O R :

H E A D ............................................... 1 0 . 1 1 0 1 0 . 7 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3S E C O N D ......................................... 9 . 1 8 0 9 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3

P L A T E N :H A N D - F E D ..................................... 8 . 2 6 0 8 . 7 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 . 2 4 3A U T O M A T I C ................................... 8 . 5 2 0 9 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 6 5 - . 2 4 3 -

■ e v s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 7 9 9 . 6 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9SE C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 8 4 8 9 . 8 4 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 7 9 9 . 6 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 ♦ * . 4 2 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 8 4 8 9 . 8 4 8 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -

I S T S ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 6 7 9 9 . 6 7 9 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 9 . 8 4 8 9 . 8 48 3 5 . 0 0 * * . 4 2 9

M A I L E R S :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 5 4 6 9 . 5 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 8 5 . 4 2 9S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... 9 . 7 7 4 9 . 7 7 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 8 5 . 4 2 9

P H O TO E N G R A V E R S :

D A Y S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. 1 0 . 2 2 2 1 1 . 2 9 4 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 3 1 . 4 8 6A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 9 . 2 1 1 9 . 2 1 1 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 3 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E H E N T A ............................ 1 0 . 4 4 0 1 1 . 5 2 3 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 3 1 . 4 8 6A G R E E M E N T B ............................ 9 . 4 4 0 9 . 4 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 8 2 3 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , W EB :

DAY S H I F T :

A G R E E H E N T A ............................ 9 . 0 8 5 9 . 0 8 5 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9O F F S I D E C O L O R M E N . . . 9 . 2 2 7 9 . 2 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9

A G R E E M E N T E ............................ 9 . 7 9 0 1 0 . 148 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9

S E C O N D S H I F T :

A G R E E H E N T A ............................ 9 . 2 8 4 9 . 2 8 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9O F F S I D E C O L O R H E N . . . 9 . 4 2 7 9 . 4 2 7 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9

A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 9 . 9 9 0 1 0 . 3 4 8 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9O F F S I D E C O L O R M E N . . . 1 0 . 1 3 3 1 0 . 4 9 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S - I N -

C H A R G E :

DA Y S H I F T ......................................... 9 . 3 7 1 9 . 3 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 . 4 2 9

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J a 1 ; 1 , 1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r

h o n r l /

R a t e p e r

h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r

i r e e k 2 /

E a p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e ; * / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t C o l l a r s P e r c e n t

B a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

- C o n t i n u e d

n e w s p a p e r— C o n t i n u e d

SE C O N D S H I F T :A G R E E M E N T A ............................. $9 . 5 7 0 $ 9 , 5 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 0 . 4 2 9A G R E E M E N T B ............................. 1 0 . 2 7 6 1 0 . 6 3 4 3 5 . 0 0 1 . 0 4 8 - . 4 2 9 -

L i t h o g r a p h ;

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 1 0 . 2 0 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 ■P o o

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ;

B L A C K A N D W H I T E ................. 9 . 5 6 0 9 . 8 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0C O L O R ................................................ 1 0 . 2 0 0 1 0 . 4 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 7 6 0 1 0 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0P L A T E M A K E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A ( P H O T O C O M -P O S E R S ) ............................................. 9 . 5 3 0 9 . 8 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ................................... 9 . 5 3 0 9 . 8 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

A G R E E M E N T A:S H E E T - F E D :

1 - C O L O B

D P T O 5 0 I K ................. 8 . 3 7 0 8 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0O V E R 5 0 I N .................... 8 . 4 2 0 8 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O B . DP TO 5 0I N ............................................... 8 . 4 7 0 8 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

A G R E E 8 E N T B :

S H E E T - F E D :

2 - C O L O E O V E E 60 V

I N . :

F I R S T .................................... 8 . 8 1 0 9 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 7 . 9 1 0 8 . 1 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

4 - C O L O R O V E E 6 0i n . :

F I R S T ................................... 8 . 9 0 0 9 . 1 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 0 2 0 8 . 3 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

S C H R I B E R P R E S S .................... 9 . 0 5 0 9 . 3 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0W E B - F E D ;

8 - P L A T E , < * 0 - 1 / 2I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 9 . 3 7 0 9 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

1 2 - P L A T E , 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 9 . 3 7 0 9 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

1 6 - P L A T E , 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 9 . 3 7 0 9 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 1 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

A G R E E M E N T A J

S H E E T - F E D :2 - C O L O R O V E R 6 0 I N . 1 0 . 0 6 0 1 0 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R O V E R 6 0

I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 7 0 0 1 0 . 9 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 9 . 7 2 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

S C H R I B E R P R E S S .................... 1 0 . 6 2 0 1 0 . 9 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0w e b - f e d ;

8 - P L A T E , 4 0 - 1 / 2I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 5 1 0 1 1 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

1 2 - P L A T E , 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 5 2 0 1 1 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ................................ 1 0 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

1 6 - P L A T E , 3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 5 1 0 1 1 . 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0T H I R D .................................... 1 0 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

A G R E E M E N T B ;

S H E E T - F E D :i - c o l o e ;

D P TO 3 0 I K ................. 9 . 0 9 0 9 . 3 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0D P T C 6 0 I K ................. 9 . 4 7 0 9 . 7 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

2 - C O L O R , DP T O 60

I N ................................................ 1 0 . 0 6 0 1 0 . 3 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 04 - C O L O R , O V E R 4 0

I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 0 . 5 5 0 1 0 . 8 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 9 . 5 9 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0W E B -F E D * .

1 2 - P L A T E , 1 B O L L 3 8I N . :

F I R S T ................................... 1 1 . 5 2 0 1 1 . 8 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 2 4 0 1 0 . 5 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

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C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7

S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

R a t e p e r h o u r j /

H o u r s p e r w e e k 2 /

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r f c e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

H a s h i n g t o n . D . C .

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t h o g r a p h y

- C o n t i n u e d

1 6 - P L A T E , 2 R O L LW I T H D O U B L E F O L D E E

3 8 I N . :F I R S T ................................... $ 1 1 . 5 1 0 $ 1 1 , 7 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ............................... 1 0 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0

T H I R D .................................. 1 0 . 2 6 0 1 0 . 5 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0STR IPPERS:,BLACK AND W HITE..................... 9 . 7 6 0 1 0 . 0 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 4 . 0 0COLOR............................................ 1 0 . 0 7 0 1 0 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 3 1 _ _ 4 . 0 0

W i c h i t a , K a n s a s

B o o k a n d j o b

B I N D E R Y W O R K E R S ( J O U R N E Y -

MEN I I ) .................................................. 5 . 1 8 0 5 . 6 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 6 4 . 0 0B O O K B I N D E R S (J O U R N E Y M E N

i ) .................................................................. 7 . 9 9 0 8 . 5 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 6 0 6 4 . 0 0C O M P O S I T O R S , H A N D ...................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 4 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 1 7 1 3 . 2 5M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ....................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 4 6 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 1 7 1 3 . 2 5

MAC H I N I S T - O P E R A T O R S ______ 7 . 9 4 6 8 . 5 4 6 3 5 . 0 0 - _ . 1 7 1 3 . 2 5

N e w s p a p e r

C O M P O S I T O R S , HAND ( P A S T E -U P M A N U A L ) :

DAY S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 0 1 3 7 . 5 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 6 . 2 5SE C O N D S H I F T ............................... 7 . 2 0 0 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 6 . 2 5

M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ( L I N O -

T Y P E K E Y B O A R D ) :D A Y S H I F T ......................................... 7 . 0 1 3 7 . 5 4 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 6 . 2 5S E C O N D S H I F T ................................ 7 . 2 0 0 7 . 7 3 3 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 6 . 2 5

M A C H I N E T E N D E R S ( M A C H I N -I S T S ) :

D A Y S H I F T ......................................... t 7 . 1 4 6 7 . 6 8 0 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 6 . 2 5S E C O N D S H I F T ............................... t 7 . 3 3 3 7 . 8 6 7 3 7 . 5 0 . 6 6 7 _ _ 6 . 2 5

L i t h o g r a p h y

A R T I S T S ...................................................... 8 . 9 7 0 1 0 . 0 1 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0DOT E T C H E R S ................................... 9 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

C A M E R A O P E R A T O R S :C O L O R ..................................................... 9 . 3 1 0 1 0 . 3 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0B L A C K A N D W H I T E ....................... 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

P L A T E M A K E R S :P H O T O C O M P O S I N G ....................... 8 . 8 3 0 9 . 8 7 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

S T E P AND R E P E A T ................ 8 . 6 6 0 9 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0P R E S S A S S I S T A N T S AND

F E E D E R S :

1 - C O L O E ............................................... 7 . 4 9 0 8 . 5 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0U P T O 3 6 I N ............................ 7 . 1 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0U P T O 40 I N ............................ t 7 . 5 3 0 7 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

g 0 T O 6 0 I N . :F I R S T F E E D E R S ................ 7 . 6 1 0 8 . 6 5 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0S E C O N D F E E D E R S ............. 6 . 7 4 0 7 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

5 - C 0 L 0 B , U P TO 6 0 I N ____ t 7 . 7 0 0 7 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

W E B - F E D :

4 - U N I T , 8 P L A T E

2 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 8 I N . ,F I R S T F E E D E R ....................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

5 - U N I T , 10 P L A T E

2 2 - 3 / 4 X 3 8 I N . ,F I R S T F E E D E R ....................... 7 . 8 6 0 8 . 6 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

P R E S S O P E R A T O R S , O F F S E T :

1- c o l o e :

U P T O 21 I N ............................ 7 . 8 3 0 8 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

U P T O 3 0 I N ............................ 8 . 3 8 0 8 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

U P T O 3 6 I N ............................. 8 . 6 6 0 9 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

U P T O 61 I N ............................ 8 . 7 7 0 9 . 8 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

M U L T I - C O L O R , 10 X 15

I N ............................................................ 8 . 0 1 0 8 . 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

2 —C O L O R :

U P T O 3 0 I N ............................ 8 . 1 9 0 9 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

U P TO 4 0 I N ............................ 9 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

4 0 T O 6 0 I N ............................. 9 . 1 9 0 1 0 . 2 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

4 - c o l o r :

F I R S T , U P TO 4 0 I N ____ 9 . 5 2 0 1 0 . 8 4 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D , U P TO 4 0 I N . . 8 . 6 4 0 9 . 9 2 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

5 - C O L O R :

F I R S T , U P T O 4 0 I N _____ 9 . 5 7 0 1 0 . 6 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D , U P TO 40 I N . . 8 . 6 7 0 9 . 7 10 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .

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Table 15. Wage rates, hours, and employer contributions for selected benefits:Selected cities:— Continued(Union printing trades)

J u l y 1 ,

1 9 7 7S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 8

C i t y a n d j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

E m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r b e n e f i t s 3 /

s e l e c t e d

R a t e p e r

h o u r 1/

R a t e p e r

h o u r l y

H o u r s p e r

w e e k 2 / I n s u r a n c e ^ / P e n s i o n

D o l l a r s P e r c e n t D o l l a r s P e r c e n t

8 i . c k i . t a , K a n s a s

- C o n t i n u e d

L i t k o g r a p k y

- C o n t i n u e d

w e b - f e d :

2 - U N I T , 8 - P L A T E , 1 4 X

1 8 - 1 / 2 I N ................................ $ 8 , 0 1 0 $ 8 , 0 9 0 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 04 —U N I T , 8 - P L A T E , 2 2 -

3 / 4 X 3 8 I N . :

F I R S T .......................................... 9 . 5 9 0 1 0 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 7 3 0 9 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 05 - U N I T , 1 0 - P L A T E , 2 2 -

3 / 4 X 3 8 I N . :

F I R S T ......................................... 9 . 5 9 0 1 0 . 7 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

S E C O N D ...................................... 8 . 7 1 0 9 . 6 3 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

S C A N N E R O P E R A T O R S r

E L E C T R O N I C .......................................... 1 1 . 0 8 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0 4 . 0 0

S T R I P P E R S ................................................ 8 . 6 6 0 9 . 7 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 . 7 5 0- -

4 . 0 0

1 Basic (minimum) rates, excluding holiday, vacation, or other bene­fit payments made or regularly credited to the employee. Wage rates shown represent rates available and payable on September 1 of the survey year and do not include increases made later that are retro­active to September 1 or before.

2 Hours are the same for both years unless otherwise indicated.3 Shown in terms of cents per hour or as a percent of rate; in

actual practice, however, some employer payments are calculated on the basis of total hours or gross payroll. These variations in method of computation are not indicated in the above tabulation.

4 Includes life insurance, hospitalization and other types of health and welfare benefits; excludes payments into holiday, vacation, and unemployment funds when such programs have been negotiated.

5 New rate in negotiation on survey reference date.6 No contract, working under posted conditions.7 Wage increase deferred in order to increase health and welfare,

pension, and SUB.• Decrease in rate due to a change in the formula for adding

COLA to the basic rate.9 Was 37.50 hours as of July 1, 1977.- No data, or no data reported. When referring to a rate per hour

for a previous year, indicates either a change in progression, or a new job or union not previously reported.

* Agreement provides for employer financed plan; amount of employer payment not available.

t Revision of data previously reported.

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Appendix: Scope and Method of Survey

Union wage rates and hours reported in this bulletin were agreed on through collective bargaining between trade unions and employers and are defined as (1) the basic (minimum) rates (excluding holiday, vacation, or other benefit payments made regularly or credited to the worker each pay period), and (2) the maximum number of weekly hours at straight-time rates. Wage rates exceeding the negotiated minimum, which may be paid for special qualifications or other reasons, are excluded. Thus, rates shown do not represent total hour­ly earnings of printing trades workers.

The survey of printing trades was designed to reflect union wage rates in all cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more (1970 Census of Population). All cities that had500,000 inhabitants or more were included, as were most cities with 250,000 to 500,000 inhabitants. Data for some cities were weighted to compensate for cities not surveyed. In order to provide appropriate regional representation, each region was considered separately when city weights were assigned.

Information for the printing trades is based on union rates in effect on September 1, 1978, covering approx­imately 84,000 union members in the 63 cities surveyed. Data were obtained from local union officials by mail questionnaire; in some instances, Bureau economists vis­ited local union officials to obtain the desired information.

Average wage rates, designed to show current lev­els, were based on printing trades wage rates in each city as of September 1, 1978. The wage rates were weighted by the number of union members at the rate in the area. These averages were not designed for pre­cise year-to-year comparisons because of fluctuations in memberhip in the job classifications studied. Aver­age cents-per-hour and percent changes from July 1, 1977, to September 1, 1978, however, were based on comparable quotations for the various job classifications in both periods, weighted by the membership reported for the current (1978) survey. The index series, designed for trend purposes, was constructed similarly.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Offices

Region I1603 JFK Federal Building Government Center Boston, Mass. 02203 Phone: (617) 223-6761

Region IISuite 3400 1515 BroadwayNew York, N.Y. 10036 Phone: (212) 944-3121

Region III3535 Market Street P.O. Box 13309 Philadelphia, Pa. 19101 Phone: (215) 596-1154

Region IV1371 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30309 Phone: (404) 881-4418

Region V9th FloorFederal Office Building 230 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, III. 60604 Phone: (312) 353-1880

Region VISecond Floor555 Griffin Square Building Dallas, Tex. 75202 Phone: (214) 767-6971

Regions VII and VIII911 Walnut Street Kansas City, Mo. 64106 Phone: (816) 374-2481

Regions IX and X450 Golden Gate Avenue Box 36017San Francisco, Calif. 94102 Phone: (415) 556-4678

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