TTEMPT TO SOLVE !ONUS DEADLOCK
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'cm Our Industrial Correspondent IE Ministry of Labour wasted little time in initiating attempts to break deadlock between employers and ,us over the question of bonus payIs for more than 72,000 municipal nen. Within days of baying the issue ed to them by the National Joint ncil for Road Passenger Transport he Commercial Motor", last week), D. G. Cox, a senior conciliation er, saw both sides of the Council irately.
e first called in the two unions, the upon and General Workers, and the cral and Municipal Workers, who ained that the only objection was to penalty clause proposed by the .loyers. Under the scheme a busman I six months' service would be entitled bonus of 10s. a week. This would Jp to I2s. 6d. after one year. to 20s.
r five years. to 255. after 10 years and 10s. a week after 20 years. But if a t took part in an unofficial strike he thl forfeit half of his yearly boPuslaximum of 09. This the unions sed to accept.
fter their meeting at the Ministry. Alan Thomson. national passenger Jp officer of the TGWU, said that had told Mr. Cox that the only issue the penalty clause and the unions willing for this to go to a third y. Any decision arising from such tration the unions would be prepared accept, even if the penalty clause ained with a reduction in the prod period for the loss of bonus.
lexl day it was the turn of representa s of the municibal employers to see Cox. Though they did not comment the talks. they no doubt pointed out t the purpose of the proposed penalty Ise was an honest endeavour to prevent rash of unofficial strikes which had a causing hardship and discomfort to public. 'he next move is now with the Ministry -abour. The most likely step is a joint :ting under Mr. Cox's chairmanship ee if a compromise can be hammered by the two sides. The offer of the ons to consider some form of penalty. ugh a less severe one, clearly points way to a solution. But if the two sides not agree, then an outside arbior is likely to be called in to suggest eason able compromise.
'age of Name at I.iverpool: The official ; of the Liverpool Corporation Passenger nsport Department is to be changed to iverpool City Transport ". This new title he displayed on the lower panel of all es to comply with the Ministry of TransVehicle Regulations.