Note. RATES OF WAGES PAID IN THE METAL TRADES IN BOSTON. [Supplementary to Table 5.] This information was compiled in November, 1915, by the secretary of the Boston Branch of the National Metal Trades Association from returns furnished by its members. For convenience in comparison with corresponding information furnished by labor organizations, appearing on pages 36 to 42, ante, the several occupations have been arranged in the same order in the table below. Regular running hours per day: 44 per cent 9 hours, 11 per cent 91⁄2 hours, 26 per cent 94 hours, 19 per cent 10 hours, 5 days per week; 33 per cent 5 hours Saturday, 26 per cent 54 hours, 4 per cent 51⁄2 hours, 33 per cent 9 hours, and 4 per cent 10 hours. Regular running hours per week: 12 per cent 50 hours, 8 per cent 521⁄2 hours, 4 per cent 53 hours, 60 per cent 54 hours, 12 per cent 55 hours, and 4 per cent 59 hours. Hours per day running overtime: 88 per cent none, 4 per cent 1 hour, 8 per cent 3 hours, every other day. Hours per week overtime: 84 per cent none, 4 per cent 21⁄2 hours, 8 per cent 2 hours, 4 per cent 19 hours. Running night shift: 92 per cent none, 8 per cent yes. General increase in wages since January 1: 92 per cent none, 4 per cent yes, 4 per cent have granted 7 per cent. Bonus system adopted since January 1, and amount and method of paying same: 96 per cent report none, 4 per cent report 5 per cent on wages paid from July 1 to October 1, provided employees worked during the whole period. |