Nuttall dispute settled
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• The four-month-long dispute between the Heywood, Lancashire, firm of hauliers H. Nuttall and Sons Ltd and the Liverpool section of the Transport and General Workers' Union has been settled amicably, said a union spokesman—with handshakes all round.
The dispute, over a .new pay structure, escalated into the "blacking" by the TGWU of Nuttall vehicles by members at Liverpool docks; this was instrumental in the firm deciding to close its subsidiary, C. and W. H. Taylor, in Liverpool. When other hauliers took over former Taylor customers this traffic was also blacked in the docks.
Mr J. Nuttall,' managing director of the Heywood firm, called for help from Jack Jones, TGWU general secretary, and George Woodcock, chairman of the Commission for Industrial Relations.
However, a direct meeting last week between union officials and Mr Nuttall has now resulted in agreement. The union has agreed to lift all blacking on Nuttall vehicles carrying out business at Liverpool docks. These vehicles, Cilf was told, are now able to operate normally.
A spokesman for the union said it was sure a happier relationship would now be
established. It would also be happy to give Mr Nuttall every assistance should he begin operation for his subsidiary company in Liverpool again. It was understood that he would do this with a small number of vehicles at first and see how the situation developed. Mr J. Thomas for the union said that a payment agreement had been made between the company and those drivers who, through the dispute, had ceased to work for the Nuttall company.