Union stops more coaches for bus routes
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THE DELEGATE confere of the TGWU decided week that no more coac should be introduced on L don bus routes unless ti were worked by LT crews. T reverses an early TGWU : ing that coaches could hired with a driver, but rn have an LT conductor board.
Both TGWU and LT ag that the coach hire is answer to problems of shortages, but an LT spot man said that every extra hide on the road eased travel position •for passenE a little. TGWU national I senger secretary, Larry Sm told CM that London bust were afraid that the hire private drivers would um mine the busmen's rate of Most coachdrivers were far less than the £54 a w basic for LT drivers.
Because of this the unit delegate conference has rt that no more coaches shoulc hired. They agreed to re' • the four coaches used present.