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Two-shift scheduling at Liverpool
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• The Freight' Transport Association's user committee had had talks with the Liverpool Port Employers about the introduction of two-shift working, Mr R. V. Frost, FTA user executive, told the Association's Leeds and West Riding area on Tuesday.
"Naturally the Port Authorities are anxious that there will be sufficient work at the two extremes of the two-shift periods," he said, "but I have no doubt that this will be satisfactorily arranged and that suitable schedules will be worked out that will increase the productivity of road vehicles operating in the docks. We have been active to ensure more and better vehicle appointment schemes to avoid delays at the docks."
Mr Frost said the members of the user committee did not see its role as merely being that of a "Post Office" for grievances
but rather as an organization taking positive steps to provide a climate wherein carriers could organize efficient and economic services. "But we do need to be kept advised of your difficulties and thinking in the user field, and I do hope that user matters will feature on the• agendas of your divisional and area meetings," he said.
At question time, difficulties encountered at the docks both in London, Liverpool and Birkenhead were mentioned by several members; they complained that the waiting time was "fantastic"—in Liverpool as long as three days, said one man. One driver took a 51b consignment by hand to the ship but was turned back; he had to queue for several hours.
Mr Frost replied that everything was being done to improve the situation—in London some 60 per cent of traffic was now cleared within an hour, it was reported.