P1E1 to probe productivity deals
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• The Prices and Incomes Board is to investigate a sample of recent productivity deals in road haulage—but there is no suggestion that payment on the deals should be "frozen" while the probe takes place.
Mrs. Barbara Castle's Department of Employment and Productivity announced the references last week.
They cover eight company deals in Birmingham and Merseyside and another deal covering 11 companies in Scotland negotiated by the Scottish Commercial Motormen s Union, The deals in Birmingham were negotiated locally by the Transport and General Workers' Union; those in Merseyside followed the lengthy haulage strike which hit Liverpool firms earlier this year, The FIB is being asked to provide guidelines on the productivity conditions of the agreements and their implications for the industry. The Board has already carried out three investigations in road haulage.
The new probe will cover deals with Aston's Transport (Hall Green) Ltd.; E. and J. Davis Transport Ltd.. Birmingham: F. Lewis and Sons (Birmingham) Ltd.; Meachers Transport (Birmingham) Ltd.; , A. S. Jones Ltd., Liverpool; Kirkdale Lewis Haulage Ltd., Liverpool; LEP Transport Ltd., Liverpool; and Liverpool Central Oil Co. Ltd.
The Scottish agreement, which is referred to the Board, covers Pollock (Musselburgh) Ltd.; Saddlers Transport Ltd.: Russell of Bathgate Ltd,; W. H. Malcolm Ltd.; Charles Alexander and Partners (Transport) Ltd.; George T. Fraser, Bruce Lindsay Haulage Ltd,; John Barrie (Contractor) Ltd.; Glasgow Hiring Co. Ltd.; Alexandra Transport Ltd.; Connal and Co. Ltd.