;-Western coach Myers get 29pc
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%CH operators and trade union .esentatives have reached a new ement which gives south western drivers a basic wage increase of 29 cent from March 1.
hie 250-plus members of the Coach rators' Federation and the Transport General Workers Union — all -esented On the Southern and Wes Joint Industrial Council — have ed a new weekly wage rate of £58.50 45 hours.
his includes five hours guaranteed rtime and replaces the current £45.36 kly rate. In addition, a £1.62 hourly rtime rate has been agreed for hours Kcess of the first 45, this in place of the -ent £1.08 rate. Overnight and other allowances have been increased accordingly, and holiday pay is being tied to the new weekly basic wage.
Both sides are pleased with the result of the negotiations and have urged coach operators and drivers to join their respective groups.
TGWU London coach organiser John Stevens told CM that the agreement was "a very good decision", and added that London operators could learn a lot from the result.
The JIC's activities were singled out for special mention in the recent Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service report on the coach industry which recommended collective wage bargaining in the industry.