B.R. Drivers' Strike : The Next Move
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FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT
THE one-week strike of nearly 3.000 van drivers employed by British Railways ended at midnight last Sunday without achieving anything. The stop
page caused little dislocation to goods traffic.
In the middle of the strike, officials of the National Union of Railwaymen met the British Transport Commission to argue the men's case that all 14,000 drivers should be paid at the top rate of £9 18s. a week.
The B.T.C. turned down the claim as " unjustified " and the next step is now to be considered by the executive of the N.U.R. Their most likely move is to press the claim to the Railway Staffs National Council.
Despite the turn-down of the claim the strike leaders decided to continue the stoppage for the full week and they were backed by most of the men who had come out. But some depots returned to work before the end of the week.
BIGGERPROFIT riURING the year ended March 31, LI Middlesbrough Corporation Transport Department made a net profit of £21,852 compared with £12.074 the previous year. Because of higher fares, revenue rose by over £53,000, but operating costs also increased by £30,000.