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Stockton Turns Down Bonus: An application by the TGWU for a merit or service bonus for employees has been turned down by Stockton-on-Tees transport committee on the grounds that a similar claim has already been refused at national level: The. cost would have been £5,000 annually. .Tht, union is also seeking am -attendance bonus estimated to cost 0,000 per annum, but the committee states that the TGWU has not given sufficient information about its
Buses for Morecambe; Morecambe and Heysham transport committee has t.itithorized the general manager to invite tenders for the supply of six single-decker bus chassis. • Glasgow Rowdyism Checked: Glasgow police have checked rowdyism on late night runs to housing areas of the city, following complaints by the transport unions. In the past three months just completed, 1.2 cases of breach of the peace were involved as against 50 in the previous three months, whilst assaults dropped from 16 to five and incidents from 118 to 32. The police will con-. Mine to operate special patrols on the routes where trouble was common.
Ban on Student Conductors: The Transport and General Workers' Union has refused tc agree to students being employed as con chictors on .Nottingham buses during their holidays. The city transport department is to ask the union to relax its attitude as at least .260 more platform stall are urgently needed. '