What the Associations Are Doing
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NEW MERSEYSIDE WAGES AGREEMENT?
A joint sub-committee of the Conference of Liverpool and District Road Transport Employers and the Liverpool Carters and Motormen's Union is deliberating on the possibility of arriving at a new agreement defining the wages and conditions of Merseyside roadtransport workers.
About 12 months ago, the trade union put forward a claim for an allround increase in wages; the employers were unable to entertain this, so the agreement which had existed between the parties continued to be operative. The purpose of the negotiations now in progress is to set up standards of wages and working conditions applicable to motormen employed by A and B-licence holders, comprising those working within the Merseyside district, and those operating to and from it. When completed and signed, the new agreement will form part of the general agreement covering the North-Western Area.
: 1937 to be Vital Year.
A prophecy that 1937 will prove to be a vitally important year for the road-transport industry was made by Mr. G. S. Oscroft, at the annual dinner of the Nottingham and Notts Transport Association, last Saturday.
Taxation Assistance Appreciated.
Evidence of the success of the scheme for financial assistance regarding Road Fund taxation is given by the Metropolitan Area of A.R.O., which sponsored the idea.. The scheme, to which reference was made in our issue dated December 25, concerned the full payment of hauliers' Road Fund taxation for the year, the operator paying the tax in monthly instalments.
The area office now reports that when the scheme was completed, business to the value of £.11,000 had been transacted on behalf of A.R.O. members. The success of this project has led to the consideration of another financial scheme and the Metropolitan executive committee is now working this out.
Southampton A.R.O. Supports Management Committee.
The following resolution was carried unanimously at a meeting of A.R.O. Southampton and District Suh-area, last week :—" That this sub-area, having heard the report of the area chairman, wishes to record its appreciation of the work done by the newly appointed committee of management of A.R.O. and assures the committee bf its loyal support."
C.M.U.A. Manchester Area Functions.
• The annual dinner -of the C.M.U.A. Manchester Area is to be held at the Grand IIotel, Manchester, on Wednesday, February 17. Applications for tickets should be made to Mr. H. H. Lapsley, C.M.U.A., 28, Queen Street, Manchester. Final details of the Manchester Area P.S.V. Section dinnerdance have yet to be fixed; this event will probably take place during March.
MORE RESIGNATIONS FROM A.R.O. COUNCIL.
The following further resignations from the council of A.R.O. were tendered last Friday :—E. G. Whitaker, of E. G. Whitaker and Co., Ltd., Quinton ; and L. W. Gupwell, of A. J. Gup well, Ltd., Birmingham. Mr. J. W. Beresford, of Stoke-on-Trent, has withdrawn his resignation for six months.
A.R.O. Passenger Position.
It should be clearly understood, as stated in the late-news pages of last week's issue, that only certain members of the paisenger section of A.R.O. have resigned; they are all of the Metropolitan Area.
The Commercial Motor is informed that the majority of passenger members of A.R.O. is in the Northern r nd Yorkshire Areas, where, it is stated, the whole of the membership remains with the Association.
First Peterborough Supper.
A.R.O. Peterborough Sub-area is to hold its first annual supper at the Grand Hotel, Peterborough, on January 19. Application for tickets should be made to Mr. C. Dale, sub-area secretary, Inham's Road, Whittlesey.