Threat of adion at Castleford over recognition
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IN DUSTRIALACTION is loom ing at distribution company Hiwa! Express because of a bitter rov over union recognition amonl its drivers.
The United Road Transpor Union claims nearly all the Casti eford-based company's 50 driver are now members but negotiation: with management have reachet deadlock.
National URTU officer Me Thornton says union letter requesting recognition date had to the summer."The company in letter dated 17 November ha: again confirmed it doesn't see driv ers as a separate hargainini group." he explains.
Hiway HR manager Vikk Weston says URTU member account for less than 8% of the fiOt people employed by Hiway's par cot company, the warehousing ant logistics Hi Group.
"The whole situation is undc review,"she adds."We're still at tht fact-finding stage as far as wt are concerned:.
U Rill is warning the compan! that if recognition is blocket preparations will start next weel to ballot the drivers on industria action (5 December).