Employers to Fight Pay Concessions?
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AMOTION protesting against the
decision of the National Joint Industrial Council for the road passenger transport industry, that municipal transport undertakings with exceptional difficulties could apply for permission Co pay higher wages to platform staff, has been submitted by the transport committee to Middlesbrough Corporation.
If it is approved, it will be placed before a special meeting of the Federabon of Municipal Passenger Transport Ern ployers.
Deprecating the , N.J.I.C. decision, made in December, the motion proposes that no further decisions on applications by members for permission to raise pay should be taken without the members of the Federation being given an opportunity to consider the matter, and to restore the position so that there will he no deviation from the national rate.
The N.J.I.C. agreement is stated to he contrary to a decision made at the last conference qf the Municipal Passenger Transport Association when a motion in similar terms, submitted by Manchester, was heavily defeated.
Recently, Middlesbrough Transport Department has been forced to withdraw a service and to curtail two others because of the shortage of staff.
SAFETY IN TIPPING
NEW safety features are incorporated in an A.E.C. Mammoth Major sixwheeled tipper, the body of which was built by Pilot Works, Ltd., Bolton. The vehicle is one of 50 tippers ordered from A.C.V. Sales, Ltd., by George Wimpey and Co., Ltd.
A lamp in the cab illuminates when the body starts to tip. The body has a Pilot automatic tailgate, and as all controls are in the cab there is no need for the driver to get out of the vehicle during tipping.
A 3-ft. prop is attached to the tipping-gear cradle so that the body can he supported when maintenance work is being done. To aid servicing, there are brackets under the body, and when the body is raised these are directly over the differentials. Hooks may be attached to the brackets for lifting components.
SLOUGH AND OXFORD ROUNDS
THE Slough eliminating round for the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition will be held on Sunday, August 19. Efforts are being made to obtain a larger arena; but if they fail, the competition will have to be held on the same ground as last year and the number of entries will have to be curtailed.
Oxford's eliminating round will be held at Oxford Airport, Kidlington, on Sunday. July 15, The site is easily reached from the A34 road from Oxford to Woodstock, or A423 from Oxford to 13anbury.