Union Conditions For London One–man Work
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From our Industrial Correspondent
LONDOLONDON TRANSPORT'S proposal to N one-man buses on outer suburban routes ran into further trouble this week. At a meeting with Mr. B. H. Harbour, London Transport Executive member responsible for operations, union leaders laid down four conditions for one-man working. These were:— 1. Fifty-five per cent. of the saving should be distributed among staff; 2. A guarantee against redundancies among displaced conductors; 3. No standing passengers; 4. Seating not to exceed 39. • The most far reaching condition is the first, for it introduces a completely novel principle. In London Transport's country areas and in the Provinces, the driver of a one-man bus gets an extra 15 per cent. added to his wages. Under the union proposal there would be no extra pay for the driver. but all the drivers and conductors at the garage from which oneman buses operate, would share in the saving.
UNDER THE TYNE 'TENDERS are now being invited for 1 the construction of a road tunnel under the Tyne between Jarrow and Howdon. It is expected that work will start in September. Some members of Newcastle upon Tyne Council are objecting to the tunnel on the grounds that additional cross-river facilities are needed in the Newcastle area, and not at Jarrow.
WINDING-UP
COMPULSORY winding-up of AngloScottish Express Transport, Ltd., of Comyns Road, Dagenham, Essex, was ordered by Mr. Justice Buckley in the Chancery Division on Monday on the petition of the Regent Oil Co., Ltd., judgment creditors for 0,011.