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VCM Plant (conoco) Conoco Chemicals Continental Oil Company P.O. Box 605 Westlake. Louisiana 70669 (318) 491-5211 February 15, 1978 Mr. R. M. Robertson E. I. DuPont DeNemours and Company P. 0. Box 2626 Victoria, TX 77901 Dear Mr. Robertson: Attached is the completed wage survey questionnaire for the meeting of the Various Chemical Companies in El Paso, March 30 and 31, 1978. In response to your letter of January 17 I regret that I will be unable to attend the above meeting. However, Mr. R. D. Gamblin, Manager of Lake Charles Operations for CONOCO Chemicals, will attend as a representative of the CONOCO VCM Plant. Sincerely, o. H. (Jim) Brunson is Enc CCR 000008789 RETURN TO R. M. ROBERTSON E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO. P. 0. BOX 2626 VICTORIA, TX 77901 VARIOUS CHEMICAL COMPANIES SPREAD SHEET INFORMATION MARCH, 1978 Company Name and Location Continental Oil Company - VCM Plant Column No. 1. Number of hourly employees 65 2. Number of hourly employees represented by Union o 3. Number of exempt salaried employees p? 4. Number of non-exempt salaried employees 16 5. If Union, list Union name and initials ____ 6. Date Union contract expires ____ 7. Office Union name, if any ____ 8. Date Office Union contract List top straight-time hourly rate for the following classifications. If employees are salaried, show hourly equivalent with asterisk and appropriate footnote: (Do not list rates that include a premium for Lead Tech., Leaderman, etc. List straight time rate only.) 9, Chief Operator (Note; List only those defined as Stillmen.) 10. First Class Operator 11. Operator Helper (Top) 12. Operator Helper (Start) 13. Mechanic Leadman 14 Journeyman Mechanic 15. Instrument Mechanic 16. Journeyman Electrician 17. Journeyman Painter 18. Mechanic Helper (Top) 19. Mechanic Helper (Start) 20. Laborer Unskilled (Top) 21. Laborer Unskilled (Start) 22. Laboratory (Top) 23. Laboratory (Start) 24. Effective Date of Hourly Wage Rates ' 9.38 8.71 7.96 7.44 9.40 8.97 8.97 8.97 N/A 8.14 7.39 6.89 6.64 Merit System Merit System April 1, 1977 000008" OCR Spread Sheet -2- .25 Date of Wage Reopener .26 Second Shift Premium .27 Third Shift Premium .28 Number of Holidays 29. Average Straight Time Hourly Rate $0.55 $1.10 ___ 10 $8.76 (Compute by dividing total base straight-time hours for last payroll period into total base straight-time hourly earnings for that period) .30 Sickness Absenteeism--Last half of 1977 .54 .31 Miscellaneous Remarks All employees are salaried, rates shown are hourly equivalents. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED BY HOST COMMITTEE A. Will your wife accompany you to El Paso B. Is she interested in the ladies program for the shopping and sightseeing tour in Mexico (by bus) Yes_ No x Yes_ No C. Are you or you and your wife interested in Yes No going to dog races on Thursday evening (by bus) ~ CCR 000008791