Scots Union to Raise Lev
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ONCE one of the richest of Britain' "little" unions, the Scottish Horsand Motormen's Association, is to rais the subscriptions of its 21,000 memberby 3d. to Is, 9d. a week to avoid financial crisis.
The union funds have been whittle down to £370,000 by rising costs in salaries, legal and travelling expenses. A special delegate conference has been called for April 14 at which the executive's " poverty " plea is expected to be answered by agreement to a higher subscription plan.
Last year the union overspent its income and cut into reserves to the tune of £7,000,. largely because of its strike to back up a higher wages and shorter hours demand which became the first Scottish breakthrough in the pay pause. Now the executive is trying to get a better return on investments. The £5,040 it put into the Burgh of Helensburgh at 3% and the £3,000 with the Burgh of Kilmarnock at 2% have both been reinvested with Lanark County Council at 6.1%.