Minor Executives Blamed for Strikes
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I N most stoppages of work, the cause was stupidity or lack of.commonsense on the part of a minor representative of management. The fault was not all on one side, but management held the initiative in most circumstances, said Mr. . A. Whitfield, North-Western Diviiional staff and welfare officer, .1.oad Haulage Executive, in an address to the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, North Western Centre, at Wigan. this week.
In the • days of unemployment, a policy of "hire and fire" might have been easy to impose, but it always reflected poor management. With full employment, even high wages would not overcome the reluctance of workpeople to join a company where reasonable consideration was not afforded.
At present, there was a good prospect of restoring prestige to the skilled worker. In disciplinary matters, punishments might range from suspension to dismissal, but a system of fines was likely to cause much more trouble than either suspension or dismissal..
Unfortunately, there was a tendency to award merit payments for things which should be accepted as normal. Mr. Whitfield referred to bonuses for good timekeeping, good conduct, freedom from accident and absence of claims.
CROMARD LINER PRICES CUT
MANY reductions have been made in the retail prices of Cromard cylinder liners, manufactured by the Laystall Engineering Co., Ltd. The saving on each is from 3s. to 14s., according to the size and vehicle concerned.
The M.I05.F liner for the A.E.C. 7.7-litre oil engine is now available. It is also listed in two oversizes, all three being of the top-flange type.
Other recent additions are for the Bedford S type, Morris-Commercial series E and F, and two of nominal 105-mm. bore for other A.E.C. engines. Many Cromard liners are being used in Perkins P3, P4 and P6 units, some liners being changed while the engines are in the chassis. The S.D. Freighter now has these liners as first fitments for its petrol engine.