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£56m warning
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• A warning has been issued by the RHA that the Midlands TGWU claim for £2.50 per week for the possession of an hgv licence, if it were to be generally conceded throughout the industry, would add £56m a year to the cost of road transport. It would also open the way to an even more inflationary round of wage claims in other industries, the Association said.
The claim is being strenuously resisted by its members declares the RHA, but in local Press reports from the Midlands, Mr Alan Law, TGWU regional trade group secretary, is claiming victory against transport operators. Many own-account operators in the area are reported to have concluded new wage agreements with the union which include an element of hgv driving licence money but the consortium of haulage contractors arc remaining strongly opposed to the claim (CM August 27).
It is believed that those haulage firms over which Mr Law is claiming victory have not so much agreed to pay the hgv money but have agreed to pay increases on the basic wage which the union is content to recognize as containing a margin for the holding of an hgv driving licence.
The wage rates which have been incorporated in the new agreements have established a basic minimum of £24 for a 40-hour week for drivers of the smallest vehicles and where such drivers are working 50 to 60 hours a week this could mean a £5 to £6 per week wage increase.