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Rises for R.H.E. Workers

20th April 1951, Page 60
20th April 1951
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A STANDARD 44-hour week for foremen has been decided upon by the Road Haulage Executive after negotiations with the Transport and General Workers' Union. Conditions of the agreement covering operating and other wage grades are to apply to heavyhaulage foremen.

Agreed weekly rates 'of pay are: Senior foremen, London, 8 18s., provinces, £8 14s:; foremen, London, £8 7s., provinces, £8 3s.; junior foremen, London, £7 16s„ provinces, £7 12s. The agreement dates back to' October 23, 1950.

It has also been agreed that chargehands will be paid up to 3d. and leading hands up to lid. an hour above the highest standard rate of any worker in the group supervised. Chargehands

must be at least as skilled as the highestgrade man under their supervision.

At a recent meeting of the National .Negotiating Committee, the Unions put forward evidence to support a claim for higher pay for R.H.E. administrative.

-clerical and supervisorystaffs. The Executive promised to consider the Ma tier.

TOURS APPLICATION FAILS: "WASTEFUL COMPETITION"

BECAUSE he felt that a grant would create wasteful competition, the -Northern Licensing Authority last week 'refused a licence to Blair and Palmer, Ltd., Carlisle, to run tours and excursions, chiefly on Saturdays.

• It was stated at the inquiry that the introduction of the five-day week had created a demand for Saturday tours, and that the public was entitled to a greater variety of day tours than was

• provided by the present operators. Objections were lodged by Ribble Motor Services,• Ltd., Cumberland Motor Services, Ltd., United Automobile Services, Ltd., the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., and the Railway Executive. These parties contended that Saturday was a poor day for excursions and was better suited to private-hire work.

The Authority said that a grant would represent an abstraction of traffic. if it could be Shown next year that the existing operators did not offer a fair measure of opportunity for Saturday tours, the matter might have to be looked into again.


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