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Bus Pay Claims On Way • A NEW claim on behalf of
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100,000 men and women in private company and B.T.C.-controlled bus undertakings is on its way to the National Council for the Omnibus Industry.
Leaders of the six unions which make up the staff side of the council have decided to submit a three-point claim at the next meeting: a pension scheme for all staffs covered by the agreement, an extension of holidays to three weeks a year and a standard day of seven hours with a minimum of seven hours' pay.
To some extent these are long-standing claims which in the past have been brushed aside in favour of a straightforward pay rise.
There are two reasons why they should have be-en revived at this time. First, there is no straight wage claim pending and the unions know that it is too soon to expect more money after the last settlement. Secondly, there is a growing emphasis on the part of the unions on " fringe " benefits which they feel are less likely to be swallowed up by a rise in the cost of living.
Similar claims may also be expected soon on behalf of 70,000 municipal busmen.