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2nd June 1978, Page 7
2nd June 1978
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Keywords : Alvis Cars, Labor

k MINISTRY of Defence contract blacked by hauliers last week after it was taken tway from an operator who had broken the Government's Pay Code is to go to the original operator.

Capers Transport of Coventry lost the ontract to carry Alvis Scorpion light irmoured cars from the Alvis Coventry works to a depot in Hampshire.

But last week Transport and General Workers' Union Midlands supremo Alan -aw told CM that the job would be subontracted back to Capel's.

Road Haulage Association West didlands area secretary Bob Ward told that this company had been able to sign MoD forms saying that it had not exceeded the Government pay guidelines.

He said that although it had paid the 15 per cent wage rise to its drivers the company wage bill had not risen by more than 10 per cent because of staff reductions.

Mr Law added that he was waiting for a letter from Red House Garage telling him that the job would be 100 per cent subcontracted back to Capel's.

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