Fares Up: Miners Threaten Strike
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BECAUSE, in May, the South Wales Licensing Authority granted the Rhondda Transport Co., Ltd:, permission for a year from June 1 to Charge ordinary fares instead of special fares. on five miners' services, the ...South Wales miners are threatening to strike..
At a special delegate conference at Porthcavvl, last week, they approved, their executive's recommendation that 14 day's' strike ncitice should be given. It is stated that fewer than 2,000 miners in the Rhondda Valley, are -affected by the fares, but the whole of the coalfield is joining in the protest. .Strike notices will not be tendered until July 3/, so that discussions. Can take place. A meeting with Government Officials has been arranged.
As reported -in. "The Commercial Motor" of "May .12, the South Wales Licensing . Authority • said that profits made by the Rhondda company should he used to reduce rfares as a whole for transport users, a large number of whom was financially worse off then the miners, For the company it was stated that even if ordinary fares were. charged, a loss of £8,000 a year would he made on the miners' services.