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Scottish drivers' strike spreads over the border
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Hull men out as paralysis hits Scotland
AS 800 National Freight Corporation drivers on Monday joined the strike which was slowly paralysing Scottish industry, the unofficial action spread to England when 1.000 lorry drivers in the Hull area struck after rejecting an offer of new pay rates. The men were demanding similar increases to those sought by the Scottish drivers: £40 basic for a 40-hour week.
The Hull area drivers are employed by some 92 hauliers and although there was no apparent direct connection between the Scottish and English disputes. a
spokesman for the Road Haulage Association in Hull told CM on Tuesday that the one seemed to have inspired the other.
Both in Scotland and in Yorkshire, meetings were due on Tuesday afternoon. The Hull drivers had arranged their own meeting, and it was likely that an employers' offer would be put to them; though this might be preceded by intervention through the Conciliation Arbitration. Board. Scottish haulage employers were preparing to go before the Board on Tuesday and the drivers were due to hold a meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday.
As CM went to press, some 6,000 Scottish drivers had come out in favour of the wage claim; industry was severely affected, while ports and container terminals were largely at a standstill.
Mr George McCready. the district organizer of the TGWU in Glasgow, denied reports that the drivers intended to black vehicles from entering or leaving Scotland. He said that while picketing would be continued at ports, container terminals and other key points there would be no attempt to stor vehicles crossing the horde in either direction.
Mr McCready added tha an attempt to settle thi dispute last week by goin; before the Arbitratior Board in Glasgow had failel because managemen representatives had over-ru their mandate.
Some 300 haulag companies had been affecte by the strike in Scotland b Tuesday and the CBI feare that 100,000 factory worker might be laid off by ft weekend if the haulal