LEADERS of Britain's bra delivery men claimed victc in their
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fight to get a higt minimum bread price wh the employers referred t conflict to arbitration.
United Road Transp( Union general secretary Jac son Moore hailed the me), "This is just what we ha been waiting for — it's victory, it can't be anythi else," he said.
But as the Bakers' Fedei tion was referring the dispi. to the Government's Arbiti tion Conciliation and Advise Services (ACAS), a meeting union leaders voted to rai the minimum price of a loaf 18p nationwide.
By a majority of one vote meeting in Manchester rejel ed calls from union officials I a minimum of 17p and pr( sure from shop stewards VIr Moore slammed the Gornment scheme to remove nimum bread prices as "illnceived and just not Right out. It's ironic that a wernment minister has to forced to talk about a ;pute when they are always ling us to talk rows out," id Mr Moore.
This week a Prices Tartment spokesman told vi that the Secretary of State )y Hattersley had been uite clear" on the dispute.
Overstated
"Everybody should see how e scheme should work and ye it a chance to work," said e spokesman, "the field is en to allow the trade to scuss the discount quesm."
The Department was also ying to be re-assuring: "The ars have been overstated — ve it a try, we will be watchg the situation very closely," .ged the spokesman.
The men are worried that bs in bread delivery will be tdangered by bread prices hich will eventually rise. ley fear that the corner shop ill be pushed out of the bread arket by the supermarkets 'fering larger discounts.
Delivery drivers fear that te supermarket monopoly ould then mean fewer jobs ✓ them as . fewer calls are ade.