Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111 (1948)

2188 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Set designers Chadwick agreed not to hire anyone below the rates now being paid. Majors agree to an increase of 25 percent on current contract rates and to negotiate any inequities in the next 30 days. Workweek Thirty-six cumulative hour week, 1% after 6 hours, minimum call 6 hours, first week of employment. Applies only to off-production employees. If we nnd this is a hardship we can come back and see if we can solve the matter in some other way. Contract for 2 years. If living costs go up 5 percent or more between July 1 and December 81, 1946, unions may demand renegotiation of wages only. Bureau of Labor Statistics for local area to be the authority. All crafts going back to work Wednesday a. m. July 3, 1946, without discrimination. (Signed) Pat Casey. (Signed) Herb Sokeeix. WAGE SCALES, HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND WORKING CONDITIONS 1. Studio minimum-wage scale: A. United Brotherhood of ■Carpenters and Joiners of America, Studio Local 940 No. classification Studio rates Schedule Ai— Daily, 6 hours; IJ.^ after 6; minimum call 2 6 hours Schedule C— Weekly "on call" For those employees associated with organizations of or performing the duties of journeymen, carpenters, woodworking machine men, and wood turners: A-1 construction and/or maintenance forman, A-2 construction and/or maintenance gang boss A-3 journeymen and/or maintenance carpenter A-4 apprentice carpenter — first year A-5 apprentice carpenter — second year ' A-6 apprentice carpenter — third year A-7 apprentice carpenter — fourth year A-8 stand-by or keyman Per hour $2. 681/2 2.56 2.25 L49 L57 1.75 2.01 2.25 Per week $165. 25 • Schedule A off -production employe?s are guaranteed a minimum employment of 36 hours within 6 consecutive days (excluding Sundays and holidays) starting with the day of employment. After this minimum guarantee of hours has been fulfilled, employment may be continued on a daily basis until termination. Subsequent employment is subject to another minimum guarantee of 36 hours as above. Overtime hours (including Sundays, holidays, and golden hours) may be included in fulfilling the minimum guarantee of employment. 2 Minimum call for A-1 and A-2 shall be &\i hours for overlapping shifts. 2. Night rates (except for "on call" employees) — (a) Employees called to work between 6 a. m. and 8 p. m. shall receive a 10 percent premium for all time worked between 6 p. m. and 6 a. m. (&) Employees called to work between 8 p. m. and 4 a. m. shall receive a 50 percent premium for all time worked. (c) Employees called to woi'k between 4 a. m. and 6 a. m. shall receive a 50 percent premium for all time worked until 6 a. m., and straight time for the remainder of the minimum call. 3. Studio wage scales shall prevail on all locations. 4. Present working conditions unless modified herein, to remain in effect. (Distant location working conditions to be negotiated.) 5. New wage rates and guarantees of employment to be established effective July 15, 1946. 6. Retroactive pay based on new wage i-ates to be computed and paid from January 1, 1946. (New guarantees of employment, and new night rates are not retroactive. )