WORKERS WIN WAGES - DISPUTE V ARIOUS important concessions have been granted
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to over 500 employees of United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., Northampton, under the award of the Industrial Court. Private negotiations for improved wages and working conditions failed, and the matter was submitted to arbitration.
In their first year, drivers are to receive Is. 2d per hour, second year Is. 3d., and third year Is. 4d., corresponding rates for conductors being Is., Is: Id. and Is. 2d. The maximem wage is reached at the beginning" of the third year, instead of at the end of the fourth year. • As under the terms negotiated last January, a minimum of six hours will be paid for on spread-over duties of 8-10 hours, for 7i hours on 10-14hour duties, and for 8 hours on stretches of ll hours and over. In addition, a spread-over duty of 10-12 hours will carry an extra payment of Is. per day, and 1s. 6d. in the case of spread-overs exceeding 12 hours.
Whereas overtime payment was made previously only after 56 hours' working, overtime at the rate of timeand-a-quarter will be paid at the end of 54 hours in any week, whilst timeand-a-half will be paid on the usual holidays.
The award operates as from the first pay period following July 29.
LANCS DEALS APPROVED.
RRANCHESTER and Stockport CarIVIparations, in co-ordination with the North-Western Road Car Co., Ltd., were granted licences by the North-Western Traffic Commissioners, last week, to run jointly the Manchester-Woodford bus service which they have combined to acquire from Mr. J. Sharp (trading as Sharp's Motor Services) • for £10,500. The negotiations were carried through by Major D. W. Hollingworth.
The North-Western concern, at the same public sitting, was given authority to take over the North Wales express services of York Motors (Manchester), Ltd., and of Messrs. South Manchester Coachways. The York company runs the only express service through to Bangor. Both the selling parties agreed to exclude the North Wales resorts from their excursion and tour licences.
PRESTON WAGES APPEAL.
PRESTON Town Council is to appeal against the increased wages for
municipal transport operatives awarded under the new agreement between the Transport and General Workers Union and the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association.
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