Ous chiefs called to pay claim talks
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I In an effort to establish a common pproach to 25 per cent wage claims which ave been tabled by trade unions, leaders of Iritain's bus undertakings were called on 'uesday to urgent talks with Mr Paul Iryan, Minister of State at the Department Employment and Productivity, and Mr 4ichael Heseltine, Ministry of Transport 'arliamentary Secretary. Invitations to ttend the meeting were sent to Sir Richard Vay (LT chairman); Mr T. Galley (NBC hief executive); Mr W. Little (Scottish *ransport Group); the chairmen of the four 'TAs; Mr N. Harris (chairman, Federation f Municipal Passenger Transport :mployers); and representatives of idependent municipal undertakings.
Last week Mr Robert Carr, the Secretary f State for Employment and Productivity, nd other Ministers had similar meetings ith chairmen of the nationalized industries, mong whom were Sir Henry Johnson 3R), Mr Quick Smith (NFC) and Mr A. N. odd (NBC).
Further talks are likely to be held in the ear future with other groups of employers itering wage negotiations, the basic bjective being to resist large wage claims and to ensure greater productivity. It is understood that at Tuesday's meeting discussion centred on the need to prevent further claims leading to another outbreak of fares increases. Negotiations on the busmen's claims are due to start in September and there is anxiety that, as has happened before, increases for municipal crews would be followed by comparable demands on company employers who cannot, like the municipalities, spread the load through the local council rates.