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1st January 1965, Page 29
1st January 1965
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LONDON'S bus services are to be disrupted by a new ban on overtime and rest-day working, due to start next Wednesday, writes our industrial correspondent: A delegate conference of the busmen this week decided to impose the ban by 97 votes to one—with the odd man out in favour of going on strike.

The conference passed a resolution giving notice to 'London Transport and lo the executive of the men's own union-the Transport and General Workers—that no further stages of one-man buses, large capacity buses, and standee buses would he operated " until such time as London Transport observes the finding of the Phelps Brown Inquiry in all details ". What the busmen are particularly concerned' about is London Transport's policy or cutting services in line with falling demands. They claim that the Committee of inquiry recommended a halt

to further cuts. • The next hatch of service reductions is due to come into force on January 27. when 65 buses will be taken off the road on weekdays. 42 on Saturdays and 12 on ,Sundays.

The decision not to co-operate in efficiency schemes will also have an early effect, as another batch of one-man buses was due to come into operation during January. So far only 30 one-man buses are operating in the central area out of the ultimate aim of 600.

The men's leaders claim that the overtime ban will have an immediate effect, particularly during peak hours, as stall' shortages range up to 26 per cent in son-re areas. Last time a ban was imposed, a little more than a year ago, 1,000 buses a day were kept off the roads.

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