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. . . Meanwhile Strikes Go On
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AT the annual meeting of Midland Red reported above, Mr. Wills condemned the unofficial Saturday strikes being conducted at certain garages in the Black Country. It is understood that the strikes have caused a loss of revenue of nearly £330,000 to date, not to mention the widespread inconvenience and loss of revenue to traders. The strikes have been organized in defiance of appeals to the men by officers of the TGWU.
It is reported that no serious financial hardships have been experienced by the strikers themselves. Because of staff shortage
at the garages they have been able to reimburse themselves for the loss of Saturday working by substantial overtime on -weekdays and Sundays and it is not unusual for men to earn up to £19 a week without Saturday work.
Last Saturday, for the first time in four months, Midland Red buses were operating in the Black Country—three from Stourbridge and one from Wolverhampton. These were two of the six garages (the others were Oldbury, Dudley, Hartshill and Cradley Heath) where 867 busmen were absent from work and 302 vehicles idle.