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Some Headway in L.T.E. Talks
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From our Industrial Correspondent Y offering to give one-fifth compensation in shorter working time and four-fifths in money to crews affected by the change-over from 56-seat RT doubledeckers to 64and 72-seat Routemasters, London Transport have improved the prospects of agreement on their fivepoint " productivity " plan.
Before last Friday's meeting between employers and union representatives. L.T.E. had offered compensation in money only, while the busmen had insisted on benefiting entirely through shorter hours: in fact the equivalent of the extra 8s. 3d, a week offered to crews of 64-seat Routemasters (more to crews of 72-seat RIV1Ls) would be less than 15 min. a day. The latest " time " offer by London Transport would be concentrated so far as practicable on busmen working longer hours than the average.
Higher Percentage
Mr. Sam Henderson, national secretary of the T.G.W.U. passenger services group, is understood to have asked London Transport to raise to 45 per cent. their current offer of 40 per cent, of the net savings on running costs, including wages, which would accrue through the proposed changes in bus equipment, The negotiating committee are due to meet again on Monday.
London Transport are anxious to get these negotiations settled quickly, as they would like to get 200 more Routemasters into service before the end of 1962, and at least 300 a year thereafter; they have also made plans for a sizeable pilot scheme Of one-man biases which are expected to be operated out of Kingston garage in Surrey.