Talks on bus threat
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• The threat of guerilla strikes by 35,000 London Transport busmen was discussed by management and union leaders in London last weekend.
They adjourned without reaching a settlement on the busmen's claim for £1-a-week rises under a pay and productivity deal which has been vetoed by the Government.
Talks are expected to resume today (Friday) between London Transport and the Transport and General Workers' Union negotiating committee. Mr. Alan Thomson, TGWU national bus secretary, says: "Some progress has been made on renegotiating the deal but the employers have still not met our claim."
London garage delegates demanded official strike action when Mrs. Barbara Castle, Minister of Employment and Productivity, ruled that the proposed productivity measures in the earlier agreement were worth only 15s a week. The negotiators decided, however, to have one more attempt at getting a fresh deal before putting the strike demand to the union executive.