1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150 
Glasgow's bus problems go on
Page 7
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
GREATER Glasgow PTE's three-week old maintenance workers' strike looked no nearer solution as we went to press, following a breakdown of talks at the Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service.
The maintenance staff are seeking increased wages well in excess of the Government's five per cent guidelines, and have forced GGPTE to withdraw its bus services in pursuit of this.
They agreed last week to call in the services of ACAS, but talks on Monday broke down following a day's discussion of a self-financing productivity deal and the PTE's renewed offer of a five per cent increase.
PTE director of industrial relations Joe Coyle said that the men's claim was bound to lead either to a substantial increase in Glasgow city bus fares or to losses of jobs among maintenance and traffic staff, as the undertaking is losing Elm in takings every week.
Traffic staff, meantime, are being paid an • average wage provided they report for duty during the maintenance staff's strike.
Mr Coyle was having discussions with Strathclyde Regional Council on Tuesday.