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I firm LONDON-based film industry carrier FTS, ir'ading for 55 years, was forced I dismissal notices to all its 125 drivers last week as a direct result of a 35 per c, award approved by the Government's Central Arbitration Committee.
The award was made under Section 11 of the Employment Protection AO allows pay levels to brought up to those in other companies doing similar work FTS managing di Cohn Perry told CM have only kept going th to allow goods in the p to be delivered."
Last week the 125 fleet was being laid vehicles came in frorr pleting work.
The closure has brought about by a deci: the nine major film di tors not to pay the 25 p increase in rates that M needed in order to s business with the new r pay.
"The pay award ha this company £75,000 i pay. We have raised the from a £28 a week basic a week basic — but our were Dickensian," he SE "I needed an increasi come of £235,000 for th pletely exclusive servici offering the film incl They said that they w and the nine major Lies withdrew."
a matter of the gravest that the companies have taken over the lust have been given ation passed in con,. They have undercut v rates that I wanted to but they are still charore for the job than I I cannot yank out of the film industry tens of nds of specialist square ,f warehousing, 125 and 190 skilled perwithout a major hicdded Mr Perry.
company was involved nerely carrying the film lace to place between hibitors and renters but storing the film and sure that the crossfilms between cinemas ne.
FTS charges rose by cent, 14 depots have ade idle, and there have 7 been approaches by vanting to buy up its