Higher Pay Clain . ' Rejected THE Industrial Disputes Tribunal 1. have
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rejected a claim for higher pay for white-collar workers employed by Bristol Tramways and Carriage. Co., Ltd., Bath Electric Tramways, Ltd., Bath Tramways Motor Co., Ltd., and Cheltenham District Traction Co., Ltd.
They have, however, referred back to the companies and the Transport and General Workers'. Union that part of the claim relating to holidays •and sick pay. If the parties are unable to reach agreement on these questions. they may be referred back to the Tribunal.
A report on the hearing of the dispute was given in The Commercial Motor on September 30. The dispute arose out of a claim made by the Union on behalf of the clerical, administrative and supervisory staff of the companies that the memorandum of agreement between the companies and the National Association of Clerical and Supervisory Staffs, August 12, 1953, should be amended.
This was the second in a series of disputes with bus companies being declared by two unions.
SOUTHDOWN RAISE PAY
INSPECTORS„ cashiers and senior clerical staff employed by Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., have been raised to salaried status from October 1. It is understood that the change means that most inspectors are receiving an extra 17s, a week, cashiers £1, and senior clerical staff, 1.5s.
N.I.I.C. COMMITTEE HEAR SHEFFIELD DISPUTE
A SPECIAL sub-commiltee Or the tA. National Joint Industrial Council for the rOad passenger transport industry met in Sheffield on Wednesday to inquire into the dispute about the use of private hire coaches,
Employees of Sheffield Transport Department struck work a week last Saturday in protest against the operation of 20 one-man-operated coaches to supplement the municipal bus fleet during peak periods.
The threat to repeat the strike last Saturday was averted by a Compromise offer by the transport committee to reduce to 15 the number of coaches in use, but the workers decided to submit it case of dispute to the
/8,000 TO IMPROVE SERVICES I T would cost an extra f.8.000 a year, or .E120 per passenger, to improve bus services to replace the Hull—Rowden rail service which has been closed, the Ministry of Transport have informed Beverley Rural District Council. This information has been given in reply to a protest by the council.
The Ministry did not think it would be fair to expect the general body of railway us'ers to make up the deficit.