Fewer Hours, More Pay for Vehicle Builders
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THE working week will be reduced L from 44 hours to 42 hours, and hourly rates of pay increased for members of the National Union of Vehicle Builders from the first pay period commencing on or after May I.
Working weeks of both five days and 5+ days will be retained, with the 42 hours allocated accordingly. The new arrangements will also apply to nightworkers.
Pay increases will be: bodymakers and men on final erection, 2id. per hour; vicemen, haminermen, unit assembly, detail and fabrication workers, 21c1. per hour; and labourers, 21d. per hour.
As a temporary arrangement, to enable delivery dates on present contracts to be met, the union will recommend that additional hours may be worked.
CALL FOR CO-ORDINATION
A RESOLUTION calling upon the 1--k Government to co-ordinate the transport system was passed by the Labour Women's Conference at Southsea on Tuesday. It was suggested that all heavy loads and other " suitable " traffic should be directed to the railways and waterways.
Miss Mary Sutherland, chief woman officer of the Labour Party, said that a joint committee of the Party and the Trades Union Congress were studying the problem of transport integration.
SIR GILMOUR'S PAPER
APAPER, "The State and Transport Economics," is to be given to the London congress of the Institute of Transport on April 27 by Sir Gilmour Jenkins, lately Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and a pastpresident of the institute. The congress will be opened that day by Mr. Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport.
BIG CLAIMS ON FORD?
A HEAVY claim for increased pay and 1-1 improved conditions is reported to be proposed by shop stewards of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd. Proposals are said to include a reduction from 41# to 40 hours in the working week (37+ hours for night workers), three weeks' holiday, equal pay for women and a larger holiday bonus.
VAUXHALL SALES UP
QALES by Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., rose k---1 last year by 37 per cent. to more than £130m., it was announced on Wednesday. Production increased by 41 per cent., but was impeded by a serious shortage of steel. Vehicle exports accounted for 55 per cent. of total sales and rose by 30 per cent.
The net profit after tax was £6.43m. A dividend of 25 per cent, is being paid.
OFFER FOR HARRINGTON
IT was announced on Wednesday that Robins and Day had offered to acquire all the £60,000 ordinary capital of Thomas Harrington, Ltd., on April 1. The offer has been accepted by holders of more than 93 per cent. of the shares and has become unconditional.