Pay: London Busmen to Try Again
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A DELEGATE conference of London 1-3 busmen decided on Monday not to accept the rejection by the London Transport Executive of their claim for another £1 5s. a week. They also rejected the L.T.E.'s proposal to refer the dispute for independent conciliation, and instructed officials of the Traniport and General Workers' Union to "press hard" for higher pay and for a sickpay scheme.
A further delegate conference will hear any proposal which the L.T.E. may make in reply.
The L.T.E have already offered to increase immediately the existing pay for rest-day working, and proposed that the standard 44-hour week should be worked in a lesser number of days (The Commercial Motor last week). They have also agreed to consider a sick-pay scheme similar to that at present in force for supervisory grades.
If the claim affecting basic pay were granted in full it would add about +Am. to London Transport's wage bill.
WORKERS' FARES OUT OF DATE, SAYS MR. THOM WORKERS' fares were described as IT an " anachronism " by Mr. H. J. Thom, chairman of the South Eastern Licensing Authority, at Maidstone on Tuesday. "The people who enjoy the concession of workmen's cheap fares are not identifiable as workpeople in any economic way which would justify "-their being subsidized by the rest of the travelling public," he said.
The Authority granted in full the application of Maidstone Transport Department for revised fares. Workers' early-morning fares and scholars' season tickets will be abolished, the ordinary minimum fare will be raised from 14-(1_ to 2d., and single fares will be placed on a mileage basis.
MORE WINKING LIGHTS WINKING-LIGHT direction indica tors are to be fitted by Nottingham Transport Department to their fleet of 440 buses. The transport committee gave their approval at their last meeting. Already about 200 buses have had winking-light indicators fitted.
CHEAPER ROAD SCHEME
THE Greenock Chamber of Commerce have been informed by the" Ministry of Transport that a modified and less expensive scheme is to be undertaken for the improvement of the Glasgow—Greenock—Monkton trunk road. The-directors of the chamber had expressed concern at the lack of progress being made.
EXTRA £2m. FOR GLASGOW?
PARLIAMENT is to be asked to grant Glasgow Corporation power to borrow an extra £2m. for the purchase of 150 motorbuses, 135 trolleybuses and other works connected with the conversion from tram to bus operation.