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Basic Patterns in Union Contracts. Reprinted from Collective Bargaining Negotiations & Contracts published by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. 1971. Paperback. BNA Books, Washington, D.C. $5.00.
Now in its seventh edition, this survey report provides negotiators with a basis for comparison of their own agreements, bargaining proposals, and counter-proposals. It further offers data on the most frequent means in handling bargaining issues and alternatives commonly used.
Basic Patterns In Union Contracts is based on an exhaustive analysis of 400 current contracts which form a cross-section of industries, unions, number of employees covered, and geographical areas. Approximately 70 percent of the agreements cover bargaining units in manufacturing plants, while 30 percent represent those in non-manufacturing. In most cases, the relative frequencies of particular practices are indicated separately for manufacturing and non-manufacturing contracts. In addition, prevalent industry practices are noted.
Basic Patterns In Union Contracts is available from BNA Books, 1231 25th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, at $5.00 each for 1-5 copies. Multiple copy discounts are granted.
The Job Safety and Health Act of 1970. Text, analysis, legislative history. 1971. By the editorial staff of The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. 347 pp. Indexed. BNA Books, Washington, D.C. $15.00.
Prepared by BNA's expert staff of labor law specialists, this work explains precisely what the Occupational Safety and Health (Williams-Steiger) Act of 1970 provides, what it attempts to do, who administers it, and what it means to employers, employees, states, associations, and unions.
The landmark legislation, which went into effect on April 28, 1971, is of direct concern to American management, organized labor, and some 57,000,000 workers in 4,100,000 business establishments. Under its provisions, federal authorities will set and enforce rigorous nationwide safety and health standards for employees of all (Please turn page)
masonry
April, 1971
MORGEN
Don Carpenter
26 Towers Saved Him
$15 Per Mason Per Day
He Switched from Tubular Frame
to Morgen Scaffolding and
Increased His Net Profit 75%
Don Carpenter, masonry contractor of Denver, Colo., had a chance to test the promise of 20% more production on Morgen Scaffolding.
He was doing the masonry work for the Coronado Apartment complex, 186 two-bedroom units being built by American Builders, Colorado Springs, for L. C. Fulenwieder, Denver.
The project involves 840,000 face brick on exterior veneer walls, plus fireplace faces in each unit, and hoods and arches over all the windows and doors.
The first three months Carpenter used tubular frame scaffolding with 8 to 10 masons. Then, on the promise of a 20% increase in production, he switched to Morgen Scaffolding. He bought 26 towers 20% feet high and used them the last 2 months.
This was enough scaffolding so the masons could keep working on one building while a second set of scaffolding was being moved from a completed building to the next to be veneered.
Carpenter immediately cut his scaffolding set-up and stocking time. One laborer and one forklift operator could move scaffolding from one building to another, set and plank 13 towers and stock them with enough brick to complete the building all in just four hours.
"I'd say that Morgen's promise of a 20% increase in masons' production is a very conservative figure," Carpenter reports. "I saved over $150 a day with 8 to 10 masons at least $15 per mason per day. And that, combined with the saving in scaffolding erection, moving and tear-down costs, increased my net profit by over 75%. I just wish I'd had Morgen Scaffolding from the start!"
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