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Meetings on Municipal Claims
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FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT
THE Ministry of Labour has wasted little time in its efforts to find a way out of the impasse in the pay talks by Britain's 70,000 municipal busmen. Mr. Tom Claro, the Ministry's chief conciliation officer, followed up his letters to the two sides of the National Joint Council for the Road Passenger Industry by holding separate meetings with employers and unions in quick succession.
First he called in the employers, who were represented by Alderman Harris, of Southend-on-Sea, Mr. E. R. Fitzpayne, of Glasgow Corporation, Mr, John Cooper, of Leicester Corporation, and Mr, A. R. Hyslop, secretary. They spent half an hour explaining their opposition to a pay rise, while a sub-committee is studying a second claim for a bonus scheme' based on passenger receipts and/or carrying capacity of the various types of public service vehicle. A third claim for a 40-hour week has also been referred to a sub-committee.
After seeing the employers Mr. Claro called in the unions, whose deputation was led by Mr. Sam Henderson, national passenger group secretary of the 'Transport and General Workers' Union. 1-k explained the unions' case that the provincial busmen were falling farther and farther behind their London colleagues and wanted the " differential " to be narrowed.
Mr. Claro has reported the result of these two meetings to the Minister. Mr. Ray Gunter, with whom the next step now lies. He will have to decide whether there is any hope of "bridging the gap" if he calls a joint meeting.