South Shields 'out in the cold' unions claim
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• Complaints about the conditions of bus services in the South Shields area of the Tyneside PIE have been made by the employees there. A union statement claims that buses that should have been replaced are still in operation, services have been curtailed, maintenance staff reduced, office staff had been cut by a quarter and stand-by arrangements for relief services were not adequate.
The secretary of the local section of the Transport and General Workers' Union said South Shields had been pushed into a corner and forgotten by the PTE. The management was top heavy with "more chiefs than Indians".
A spokesman for the PTE told CM this week that it was investigating the allegations concerning the condition of buses operated in South Shields.
Guide published
• The latest edition of The ,Little Red Book, a complete guide to the passenger vehicle operating industry, was published last week. It contains a list of operators of passenger vehicles in the UK and on the Continent together with the names and addresses of operators' associations. Costing £3.50, the 288-page book is available from Ian Allan Ltd, Terminal House, Shepperton, Middlesex TW17 8AS.