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Further Talks on Staff Shortage
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vURTHER talks on the platform staff shortage in London Transport were held on Monday morning.
The talks were again adjourned until September 13. The situation is being discussed by members of the London Transport Executive and the London busmen's negotiating committee. The bus staff want a reduction in the differential of £2 14s. 2d. which separates central London bus drivers from the underground railway motormen.
It was reported this week that 7,458 platform staff at 25 garages have now signed the petition on staff shortages which calls for a public inquiry into the London wage structure and is to be presented to Mr. Frank Cousins, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union.
On Monday evening, after a lengthy meeting at Transport House, the London
busmen's negotiating committee expressed "anger and alarm" at what it described as "this further unnecessary delay." The members of the committee complained of what they claimed was discourtesy on the part of the Executive,• it is understood.
In an official statement, the negotiating committee said that London Transport advised the T.G.W.U. of its desire to cancel the meeting late on Friday afternoon, with a view of affording further time to consider the situation.
Because of staff difficulties. London Transport has for some time virtually banned the use of double-deckers for private hire.
FARES CUT TO BOOST TRAFFIC encourage traffic from Manchester to Blackpool Illuminations, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., and Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., have reduced fares on their services to the resort until the Illuminations end on October 17. The ordinary day return after 2 p.m. wilt be 6s. instead of 7s.