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Wages and hours of labour of employees of steam railways in Canada, 1923 to 1927
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| September 1923 to September 1926 | September 1927 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | Hours per week | Wages | Hours per week | |
| $ | number | $ | number | |
| Running trades1 | ||||
| Conductors, passenger | 4.27 | * | 4.47 | * |
| Conductors, freight, through | 5.80 | ** | 6.16 | ** |
| Brakemen, passenger | 2.93 | * | 3.13 | * |
| Brakemen, freight, through | 4.48 | ** | 4.84 | ** |
| Baggagemen, passenger | 3.04 | * | 3.24 | * |
| Engineers, passenger | 5.92 to 6.92 | * | 6.16 to 7.16 | * |
| Engineers, freight | 6.48 to 8.40 | ** | 6.89 to 8.76 | ** |
| Firemen, passenger | 4.32 to 5.52 | * | 4.56 to 5.76 | * |
| Firemen, freight | 4.64 to 6.15 | ** | 5.00 to 6.51 | ** |
| Despatchers1 | 230.00 to 238.00 | 48.00 | 225.00 to 252.00 | 48.00 |
| Telegraphers1 | 117.00 to 129.00 | 48.00 | 122.00 to 134.00 | 48.00 |
| Maintenance-of-way | ||||
| Foremen (on line) | 4.40 | 48.00 | 4.55 | 48.00 |
| Sectionmen (on line) | 3.042 | 48.00 | 3.20 | 48.00 |
| Car and shop trades | ||||
| Blacksmiths | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.44 |
| Boilermakers | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.44 |
| Machinists | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.44 |
| Moulders | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.44 |
| Carpenters, freight | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.44 |
| Painters, freight | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.44 |
| Repairers, freight | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.44 |
| Cleaners | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.44 |
| * Basis of 20 miles per hour. | ||||
| ** Basis of 12½ miles per hour. | ||||
| Note: The unit for the running trades is 100 miles, except for telegraphers and despatchers, who are paid by the month. Maintenance-of-way employees are paid by the day, and car and shop employees by the hour. For similar figures for 1920 to 1922 see p. 715 of the Canada Year Book, 1926. | ||||
| 1. Rates for running trades and despatchers and telegraphers in British Columbia are slightly higher than noted above. Where ranges are shown for despatchers and telegraphers, the lower rate is that paid east of Fort William, and the higher rate is that paid west of Fort William, including in British Columbia. | ||||
| 2. First year, $2.88. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||||
