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[T urban dispute in Wolverhampton —I By Eric Willoughby
Page 49
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AFTER a Sikh conductor had been dismissed for refusing an order not to wear his turban and beard, Wolverhampton bus crews voted in favour of a change in regulations. They sent the request to the transport committee but it was turned down.
Mr. John Kassie, liaison officer for Wolverhampton Council for Racial Harmony, commented: "This decision shows the insincerity of attempts to establish good race relations in the town. There are more than 500 coloured bus crews in this department and no coloured man holds a supervisory position, in spite of the fact that more than 100 of them have been working there six years and more.
"I shall put the matter before my executive committee and recommend that it be sent to the Home Office for investigation."
But Mr. R. H. Addlesee, transport department general manager, told me this week: "All employees are treated alike here. There is no discrimination whatsoever.
"As all employees are required to sign a document stating their willingness to wear the regulation uniform there is no necessity for this current controversy."