Committee May Hear Bus Wage Clatm
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DELEGATES from London bus garages are being advised today to approve ihe setting up•of a board of conciliation to assist in breaking the wage deadlock. Transport and General Workers' Union leaders have already agreed with the London Transport Executive that a body of this kind could make recommendations to form the basis
• for negotiation.
Reports that . the Union, had decided to compromise on their demand for an all-round 25s. pay increase were denied on Wednesday • by: Mr. Frank -Coyle, national secretary of the passenger transport seeti(M.-, He said they had nb intention of settling for 9s: a week to cover the rise in the cost of living. 'The 2:5s: claim still stands:: he declared.
• tip to present, the have rejected the demand outright, saying they cannot afford to increase expenditure on wages. When the two Sides met Sir Wilfred Neden, Chief Industrial Commissioner of the Ministri of Labour, last week, they both refused to concede points and the talks were _abandoned.
However, Sir Wilfred put forward a number of suggestions which they agreed to consider. The L.T.E. team said they would be in favour of arbitration, hut this was rejected•hy.the Union delegates, whose rank-and-file members had already voted against.-it. They also refused a request by the L.T.E. , that the claim should be -deferred.
If the proposal for conciliation is accepted, the committee will be appointed by. the Minister of Labour under the Conciliation Act. The committee will probably consist of nominees from each side, with an independent chairman.
ABANDON TRAMS SOON"
A RECOMMENDATION by a special r-vinvestigating committee that Glasgow's trams 'should he abandoned as soon as possible will be consider'ed by the transport committee on Monday. The investigators have supported the recommendations made last April by Mr. E. R. L. Fitzpaync. general manager.
The investigating committee propose 'that not more • -than 200 trolleybuses should be operated, and that in the main oil-engined buses Should be used to replace the trains. Glasgow at present has 125 .trolleybuses and 75 more are to be obtained to complete conversions already approved: DEATH OF MR. G. H. PROCTER THE death occurred on Tuesday, at the age of 65, of MR. GEORGE HAROLD PROCTER, The Commercial Motor regrets to announce. He was a leading Sheffield wholesale fruit merchant who founded Procter's Transport. Ltd., in 1939 with me vehicle. Subsequently the haulage 5usinesses of Wm. Robinson Transport sod Dovenor Transport were acquired cad the combined fleet strength is now 30, including 14 special-A-licence outfits. gr. Procter also founded Sheaf Street Motors, Ltd., Ford agents.