Perpetuating the class conflict
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I REFER to the article in CM (July 18, p17) in which some
academic boy wonders in the OTTS make some remarkable and conflicting statements, and I quote, "Delegates suggested that the semi-literate had no place in transport management, and should perhaps be confined to driving." They follow with, "They want action to be taken to make operators more aware of what other modes are doing, and to break down class barriers which exist between management and staff".
May I suggest to the eggheads of the OTTS that all the 0 and A levels do not compensate for the experience gained on the road — that is where the apprenticeship in road transpor is done. And it would seem to me that if a driver is management potential, then, experience and the ability to lead should be given preferencE to how many bits of paper he can produce.
Far from solving any class problem in the transport industry, if left to some members of the OTTS it would make it far worse.
K. F. GRANDISON Erith, Kent