: f their pay packe uM sition.
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drivers have ca le question
———— PA mae aapeert to do something about it. uaermniies. a vi eee he A.D.M. of A.S.L.E.&F. where it was agree das dena 4% re regen agli it cleat to management that unless something
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acs result in widespread disruption of services
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To date the whole thing is at stalemate and i seaeets doen week bonus is no nearer to a settlement than it was demanded,
sible
Very few people would deny that train drivers have a pe cig job, and as such that their wages should be eoeneneern ve fe) eek gen ibilities, For many years dfivers have received mileage DEyR eek dda has supplemented their basic wages but of recent times drivers pay considerably reduced by cutting down their duties.
The drivers are annoyed because many railwaymen with less responsible jobs are taking home more pay than they are and, while they have no desire to cause inconvenience to the travelling public, maintain that if the truth was know about their position, the blame for the situation would be fairly and squarely laid at the door of the British Railways Board, who have the power to quickly end the dispute and the growing inconvenience that goes
ether, and while no-one
» the fact is that they are left with
Mr, R, Haigh, who was appointed receiver and general manager three days 880, announced that "owing to certain unprofitable contracts of an onerous nature, only Continuing losses could b
© made by the reopening of the busin-
ess after the holidays," He added that continuity could be effected in the in i » Sut this decision will not be known for several days,
Capitalism we must always remember, and
Neither contracts nor welfare can
stand in the way of Profit,