"Busmen to Blame for Results of Strike" • T HE 1957
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strike of provincial bus workers was described by Mr. R. P. Beddow, chairman a.Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., on Tuesday, as a glaring example of self-inflicted injury. He was speaking at the annual meeting Of the company. The long-term reSults following the strike were as serious as the loss of revenue Which' the stoppage entailed. The existing downward treiid in "paSsenger loadings received a substantial impetus, he declared. During the strike period, prospective passengers were forced to seek alternative forms of transport. Many of them had not returned....
The drop in . passenger .traffic had accelerated the process of reducing services and this, in turn, meant fewer vehicles on the road and .a proportionate lowering of the number of drivers and conductors who had secure jobs.
. Mr. Beddow referred to the cornpany-s expanding use of else-man-operated_ buseS in efforts to improve economy. e He added that the company were operating 62 per cent of their services at a loss.