Union agrees SOS radios for LT buses
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• At a meeting with London Transport on Monday union leaders agreed to drop their demand for extra pay for operating two-way radios—because they agreed the radios could help bus crews to send SOS messages when they faced hooligan trouble.
Mr. Charles Young, central bus secretary of the TGWU, said: "We now agree that the radios could be to our advantage."
The meeting also discussed other plans to protect bus crews and curb violence on latenight services.
Sixty-two London bus routes were affected by last Saturday's late-night "curfew" operated by busmen from 13 garages. About 500 late buses did not run because their crews were protesting against threats from drunken passengers.
Three more garages joined the protest this week—Crickiewood, Willesden and Edgware. They decided to support the 10 London Transport depots, mainly in West London, where drivers and conductors have agreed to end trips between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Late-night travellers in south-east London were hit by a sudden decision of busmen at Catford garage to stop outgoing services an hour earlier than expected—at 9 p.m. instead of 10 p.m.