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Birmingham busmen seek rise
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Red Arrow-type buses ordered
LN application for a wage increase in I respect of Birmingham City Transport 5 crews is to be lodged immediately. This 3 been disclosed by Mr. H. J. Fullelove, insport and General Workers Union icer representing the 4,500 busmen. Howl' Mr. W. G. Copestake, general manager, d COMMERCIAL MOTOR he had received official approach.
As Birmingham is not a member of the tional Joint Industrial Council the ommendations of the Prices and Incomes ard are not necessarily relevant to the 5ition there. Mr. Fullelove said that in zningham the TGWU had operated a icy of co-operation with the transport committee on any reasonable proposals which had been made along the lines now indicated in the report. He anticipated that this co-operation would be recognized by the committee.
Part of this co-operation is the gradual extension of one-man bus operation and, to this end, 18 AEC Swift rear-underfloorengined single-deckers have been ordered. These are to be fitted with "crush-load" bodies of similar layout to the London Transport Red Arrows with seating at the rear of a front entrance, central exit body and standing space between the doorways. The bodies are to be built by MCW Ltd.