Company Bus Pay Dispute to Arbitration
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AS forecast in The Commercial Motor, last week, the National Council for the Omnibus Industry decided to refer the dispute over pay and conditions for 100,000 private company busmen to arbitration.
They have written to Mr. John Hare, Minister of Labour, asking him to appoint an independent chairman. Each side of the Council will appoint its own representative to the three-man board of arbitration.
a32 Meanwhile the arbitration board under the chairmanship of Sir Ronald Morison, Q.C., who are looking into a similar claim on behalf of 70,000 municipally employed men, held a series of meetings last week in private to hear evidence.
They have now completed this stage of the inquiry and their report, which is not binding on either side, is expected to be published shortly. But though not binding, the board's recommendations are bound to carry weight with both sides.