Tables showing the rules and expenditure of trade unions in respect of unemployed benefits, and also showing earnings in the insured trades.

Date:: 1911

Credit: Tables showing the rules and expenditure of trade unions in respect of unemployed benefits, and also showing earnings in the insured trades. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL RULES OF TRADE UNIONS WITH [N.B.—The payments quoted are | | | UNEMPLOYED / ORDINARY Regular No. of Weeks Sawiber CONTRIBUTIONS. a Weekly Amount and Duration of Ordinary of before Unemployed Benefit. Name of Union. Members entitled to aténd of |. ny oo = eee Unemmoyvad: 1908, and Ist Period, 2nd Period. | 3rd Period. Per | Additional Regular| Travelling a RE Were ae eae Week. | Contributions. Benefits. | ] Rate, | Weeks.) Rate. Weeks. Rate. Weeks. / | | | : sd. | &. Ae ae a | &. d. | | | Smiths, Hammermen, &¢.—cowt. | | | Metal, Engineering and Combined Smiths of 512 | 1 3 | 1s. per quarter Half Benefit, 10 0| 16 fas J ae 3 _ _ Great Britain and | to Superan- 26 | Treland. nuation Re- | Full Benefit, | | | serve Fund. | 52, | | | | a | | } | BRASS AND COPPER TRADES :— | | ae | | After 1 year’s membership :— Dublin Operative Brass 147 0 9 | 6d. per quarter 52 5 0] 10 |. 2 ieee Founders, Finishers. to Benevo- After 2 years’ membership :— and Gasfitters’ Society .* | lent Fund, | 10 0] 10 4d 5 Oe a _ | | Manchester Brass Found- 942 | 93d. to General Fund. 52 10 0; 13 5 0/| 13 —-j- ers, Turners, Fitters, 13d. to Superannuation Finishers, and Copper- Fund. Lock-out* owing to dispute in kindred trade:— smiths’ Society.* 2d. to United Association 26) —; — ie | oo — Fund. plus 2s. 6d, 3d. per quarter to Widows for wife, and and Orphans’ Contin- ls. for each gent Fund. child under 14. | Liverpool, ~ Crewe, Bar- | 589 1 1 | 6d. per quarter 52 10 O| 14 — —- i -|jJ-=_ row. and Stoke Brass to Widows (Benefit may again be drawn after Founders’ Society.* and Orphans’ working 6 months, Fund, | | { | e North of England Brass 735 1b XC — 52 After 1 year’s membership :— 10 0| 14°] 4 0) ee ee Turners, Fitters, and After 5 years’ membership :— Finishers’ Society.* 10 O| 4}. 6G iam 4 | 24 After 10 years’ membership :-— 10 04) 14 Jos6” Oates 4 | 52 When unemployed through contagious disease in family, S¢., Sick Benefit is allowed, London United “Brass 421 | 5d. to General Fund. 52 After 1 year’s membership :— Founders, Turners, 5d. to Benevolent Fund. 10 Of] 6 | 56 O| G6 | — |] — Fitters, and Finishers’ 2d. to Association Fund. After 3 years’ membership ;— Society ,* 12 O| 6 | 6 O| 6] —|— After 7 years’ membership :— I4 O| 6 | 7 O| 6f —f — Loch-out* owing to dispute in kindred trade :— 2s. 6d. for wife and 1s. for each child under | 14 for 12 weeks. en nent paneer etl fees arenes gree meter espehsnan esha Bristol Brass - Founders 88 3 0 | 8d. per month to 52 10 0] 13] — | —| —f[— and Finishers’ Trade per Superannua- Lock-out* owing to dispute in kindred Society.* month. tion Fund. A trade :— 5 salt = pe — es Belfast Brass Fitters, 285 | 2d. to Sick Fund py 78 TO S20 aele 7 BS 5. OCF g2z Turners. Moulders, and 3d.to Idle and Dispute Lock-out* owing to dispute in kindred Coppersmiths’ Trade Fund. trade :— Union * 3d. to General Expendi- 5 0} 52 — —_ ae = ture. 3d. to Funeral Fund. id, to Emigration, Sus- | pensiouand Travelling. 4d. to Superannuation | id, to Contingent Fund. fj ‘2d. to United Brass- | founders’ Association. ls. per half-year to | Benevolent Fund, Fund. | | | . t * In cases of lock-out owing to disputes in kindred trades, &c., the members of these unions receive from the United per week for 26 weeks. The amounts of lock-out benefit stated in the Table are in addition to the allowance received + The Rules of the United Brassfounders’ Association provide for the payment of 2s. 6d. travelling benefit per branch eee$