Minister sounds out union men
1st November 1968, Page 28
1st November 1968
Page 28
Page 28, 1st November 1968
— Minister sounds out union men
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Transport, Land Transport, Rail Transport, Freight Rail Transport, Trains, National Union Of Railwaymen, Presidents Of The Trades Union Congress, International Transport Workers' Federation, Labor, Business / Finance
• The Transport Minister is -due shortly to announce the membership of the National Freight Corporation, which is being set up under the Transport Act.
The Corporation will be charged with integrating State-run road and rail goods services and is to start work on January 1 1969.
Trade union representatives now being sounded out about serving on the Corporation include Mr. Sydney Green, general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, although no formal invitations have yet been extended.
One of the full-time posts (salary £7,500 to £9,000) which is likely to go to a union man will carry special responsibility for labour relations.