TGWU to decide about temps
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TH E FUTURE of ag, drivers within the Trans and General Workers' U: could be decided in a en meeting of the union's gei executive council next we4 Agencies, drivers, ounions, and the TGW own officers are waiting the GEC to resolve a scat confusion over policy w was caused by the po making hi-ennial ≤ conference's rejectioi agency drivers two mo ago.
The GEC, which comp unpaid officers of the ur has to decide what to about the BDC decisior has three main alternative: return to a position of c acceptance of agency dri• to keep those at presen membership, but end fur recruitment; or to go flit and end the membershit agency drivers who arc present in the union.
Many see this last altc tive as the correct intcrp: Lion of the BDC decision.
The three choices fraught with internal and difficulties. Ejecting mem could be against both lal laws and the union's rules, and would be ope challenge through the con The road haulage sectio the union has elements placeably opposed to ag. drivers, partly because it their sector of the inch that the use of tempc drivers is least controlled most open to abuse.
Yet most full-time off see a need to recognise more reputable agencies.
There are already confirmed reports that s areas of the union are tur a blind eye to the BDC sion and are accepting ag drivers.
Agency drivers have sal comfortably in the TG for I If years, but vs, tolerated while their nun: were relatively low. Tht pid growth in this secto industry has forced the u to decide where it stands.
Other unions are read take drivers.