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Unofficial Strike Over Advance Pay A SQUABBLE over the method of

12th November 1965
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paying bus cress' wages led to an unofficial strike of husmen at London Transport's New Cross garage last week. The dispute was quickly settled, tont it emphasized once again the precarious state of labour relations in the undertaking and the danger of more

serious troubie to come. .

Last week's dispute was over the fixed tirrl to he paid on Wednesdays to crews who have consecutive rest days on Thursday and Friday. The men complained that the sum paid to them was too low. They wanted [bell full wage packet. But London Transpoq pointed out that this could not be done because the pay roll was not available until Thursday.

They offered to increase advance payments on Wednesda.■s to £14 in the ease of a driver and to 13 for a conductor:, After a meeting with anion officials this compromise was accepted and the strike called off.

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