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TRANSPORT House has announced the procedures required for the election

21th January 1977
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of a new general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, following the announcement of Jack Jones's intended retirement on March 29, 1978.

At the moment there are 15 candidates for the post, with Mostyn (Moss) Evans already emerging as favourite. Mr Evans, who was born in 1926, has had a lot to do with the motor industry, although he is less well-known in road transport.

Among the other candidates, Alex Kitson is better known to CM readers. He was former general secretary of the Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union. A candidate from the p senger side of the industr3 Larry Smith, national secretary.

T. Riley, a lorry dri) employed by Metal Box Westhaughton, is numbei among the relative "i knowns" with some local f lowing.

Each candidate will be titled to circulate a 500-wc election address, and most the balloting, under the sup vision of regional committe will take place at the woi place.

Two scrutineers will che validity before the boxes returned to regional offic and then to London HQ.

Three weeks are allowed I the return of ballot papE from branches to regions, a nine days may elapse befc the boxes need to be in Lc don. The successor to Ja Jones will be announced at t National Council meeting April 21. IPPER operators nationwide ave answered a call for vehiles to carry fish from docks in le South West to animal-feed _ lants in the North following :ories of tipper shortages (CM ist week).

Hauliers from as far away s Scotland have replied to a lea for tippers from Amoric reight International of bundgate, Devon, as mackrel catches mount and fish is !ft on quaysides.

Amoric operations manager lark Paine told CM that since story was published last reek, calls have flooded in ffering tippers on a sub-conract basis.

Owner-drivers and comanies alike have contacted )avid Baverstock, Amoric hief, offering anything from Ine six-wheel tipper to around 0 vehicles to carry the fish The call to CM came after kmoric was left with 800 tons )f fish on a quay at Plymouth is mackerel catches mounted with more and more trawlers moving south to escape the Icelandic 200 mile fishing limit.

Last week trawlers were landing catches of around 1,000 tons a day, which Mr Paine described as "incredible" but they hope to maintain a level of 3,000 tons a week.

Normally, freezer vehicles would be used to carry the fish but the mackerel is destined for animal feed and damage is not a problem, so tippers with their higher payloads can be used.


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