More meetings after Hull's two day strike
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• Hull's 460 municipal buses ground to a halt last Thursday as drivers commenced their two-day unofficial strike. Thousands of commuters had to make alternative arrangements on Friday and Saturday, and the strike hit attendance figures at a popular local show.
The men are seeking more money on a deviation clause in a national agreement which gives local authorities the right to negotiate purely on local circumstances for increased pay; curtailment of Boxing Day services and more pay on private hire work.
The men also want action to be taken over danger to pedestrians at the Collier Street entrance to the bus station.
Mr George Templeman. branch secretary of the Corporation busmen's branch of the TGWU said that agreements made by West Riding local authorities gave their men £1.50 a week above the national rate. Attempts to obtain a local agreement in Hull have failed.
Sir Leo Schultz, leader of the City Council, explained that the council had offered the union arbitration on the deviation payment by the national council for the transport industry, but he claimed the trade unions would not accept it.
Last Friday, Mr Jack Ashwell, a TGWU officer, said they were contacting the Corporation requesting further meetings.
Sir Leo has already intimated that he had assured union leaders that all the men's points would be considered.
He added that if the men could make a viable case, falling within the terms of the national agreement, the authority would be prepared to discuss fresh terms.