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Provincial services dislocated again

18th September 1970, Page 119
18th September 1970
Page 119
Page 119, 18th September 1970 — Provincial services dislocated again
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• Dislocation of provincial bus services is being caused in many parts of the country as 162,000 company and municipal busmen begin a protest—backed by the union—at the employers' refusal to grant an immediate pay increase of 25 per cent. The TGWU has recommended an overtime ban, a ban on standing passengers, and a refusal to implement any further extension of o-m-o.

Mr Alan Thomson, national bus secretary of the TGWU said at the weekend that he was willing to accept an extra £2 on basic rates—already paid by SELNEC and West Midlands PTEs—as an interim settlement. Employers, however, have refused to grant any more pay rises until existing agreements expire in February and March next year. Many undertakings have only recently made big increases in fares to counteract the effects of the last round of wage rises.

Disputes have already occurred in some undertakings, and the full sanctions recommended' by the unions have been imposed by busmen employed by Potteries Motor Traction, Crosville Motor Services and Leeds Corporation Transport, among others. The employers have agreed to consider more reasonable claims, payable from next March; meanwhile an unsettled future seems likely on the buses outside London.