Drivers reject 2.5% pay rise
20th May 1999, Page 12
20th May 1999
Page 12
Page 12, 20th May 1999
— Drivers reject 2.5% pay rise
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• More than 1,200 drivers working for Christian Salvesen-owned Swift have rejected a 2.5% wage offer.
About 900 drivers voted against the offer, which also included a new medical termination payment of about £3,000.
The Transport & General Workers Union expects negotiations with the company to begin again shortly.
T&G national officer Ron Webb says that in the climate of driver shortages Swift employees felt that an offer just above inflation was insufficient.
"The expectation of our members is that drivers should be valued more highly," he says.