U.T.A. Strike Over Body Contract
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VOUR-HLTNDRED men staged a oneI day strike at the engineering works of the Ulster Transport Authority at Duncrue Street, Belfast, last week. They withdrew their labour because the Authority did not tender for the body building contract for 88 double-deck buses for Belfast Corporation.
They claimed also that, by not tendering. the Authority prejudiced their future regarding such outside contracts, and said they felt that the Authority's action, with the high unemployment in the area, could mean a loss of essential work now and in the future.
TUNNEL BAN ON PETROL TANKERS
TANKERS carrying petrol may be I banned from using the Mersey Tunnel. Mr. A. S. Brown, the manager, said this week that the Tunnel Committee is to seriously consider the matter. The chief officers of the Liverpool and Birkenhead Fire Services have indicated that they would be greatly relieved if tankers used the new bridge over the Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.