over wages
21st January 1988, Page 7
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The union seems to think that the new negotiators have brought a tougher attitude to the talks and, says John, they are trying, "to get heavy handed with us".
Wright had no comment on the progress of the talks. 0 The Kent area RHATGWU negotiations were settled this week, with a £6 improvement on the basic weekly rate and 75p on overnight subsistence. A package of fringe-benefit improvements have also been agreed for the region, which stretches as far west as Southampton. In the London and Kent regions the employers have agreed to pay drivers' insurance premiums under the new TGWU/Unity Trust scheme, which covers drivers who lose their HGV licences on medical grounds. The union has described the deal as "a breakthrough".