Busmen's Pay—No DecisiOns
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THE National Council for the Omni.' bus Industry met yesterday to hear the report of a conciliation committee on the demand for higher pay for some 100,000 employees of provincial bus comParties. As reported in The Commercial Motor on September 30, the pay claim was recently rejected by the employers' side of, the council.
Further steps in the municipal and London Transport bus workers' pay
talks are to be made on Monday. ,
A conciliation officer from the Ministry of Labour will be present when the talks on the wage claim for 77,000 employees in municipal undertakings are resumed in London on Monday.
The talks were adjourned last Friday after the wages committee of the• National Joint Industrial Council for the road passenger transport industry had reported to the full council.
On the same day, there is to be a delegate conference of London busmen which will discuss the deadlock in the pay talks between their leaders and the London Transport Executive.
After a three-hour meeting with both sides last Friday, a spokesman for the board of conciliation appointed by the Minister of Labour to assist in settling differences said that no agreement had been reached.
T.R.T.A. LEADERS SEE MINISTER
A DEPUTATION from the Traders' PA. Road Transport Association, led by Mr. S. C. Bond, president, was received by Mr. J. A. Boyd-Carpenter, Minister of Transport, on Monday. The deputation expressed their concern at the increasing number of traffic restrictions affecting traders and users of commercial vehicles, with particular keference to the prohibition of loading and unloading.
Certain proposals for improving consultation were put to the Minister and he undertook to consider them. The deputation also emphasized the need for more off-the-street parking places and the construction of by-passes.
Mr. Bond was accompanied by Mr. J. Janes, Mr. S. J. Lamborn, Mr, S. Hattan, Mr. F. D. Fitz-Gerald, national secretary, and Mr. R. E. G. Brown, secretary, of the London and Home Counties Division, RESULTS OF LIST 12 ..
TBritish Transport Commission and the Road Haulage Disposal Board announced on Tuesday the interim results of the tendering for units in list 12.
Tenders have been accepted for 420 units without premises, the number of vehicles concerned being 735. All tenders were rejected in the case of 41 units and 67 vehicles.
No decision has been reached in respect of a further 11 units and 16 vehicles.