Pay Increases Up to 6s. Proposed for Haulage Workers
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INCREASES in pay varying between
Is. and 6s a week for certain grades of road haulage worker are proposed by the Road Haulage Wages Council. The amended 'schedules are contained in R.H. (33), and representations on them must he made by August 2.
The proposed now weekly rates and the classes to which they apply are as follows, the present scales being given in parentheses:-• Workers whose home depot is in the London area, but excluding those engaged in carrying indivisible loads and drivers of steam wagons: Drivers (all ages) of vehicles over I-ton and up to,and including, 5-ton carrying capacity, 107s., if engaged after June 8, 1932, and 108s.
if engaged before that date. At present the rates are 101s: and 102s. respectively for drivers of 1-2-ton vehicles, and 107s. and 108s. res'peetively for drivers of vehicles over nous and up to $ tons: Mates (all ages) on steam wagons, 103s. (98s.).
Workers of 21 years of age or over employed in the furniture, warehous• ing and removal industry: Foreman: 106s. (10Is.), removal packers, 101s. . (96s.), and porters 99s. (94s.).
Other road haulage workers of 21 years of age Of over 10Is. (96s.). Workers whose home depot is' out
• si.de the London area or are employed on long-distance services, but excluding those employed in the carriage of indivisible loads and drivers of tractors not exceeding 2-ton unladen weight used exclusively for removals:
Drivers (21 and over) of vehicles of 1-ton carrying capacity or less, 99s.. in Grade I areas; and 95s. in Grade II areas. Drivers (all ages) of vehicles over 1-ton and up to, and including. 5-ton carrying capacity. 102s. in Grade I areas, and 98s. in Grade H. areas. At present, drivers (all ages) of vehicles of 1-2-ton carrying capacity receive 96s. in Grade areas and 92s. in Grade II areas. In the 2-5 ton class, the Grade T rate is 102s. and the Grade H rate 98s.
Workers of 21 years of age, or employed in the furniture, warehousing and removal industry: Foremen 101s. 6d. (96s. 6d.), removal packers 98s. 6d. (93s. 6d.) and porters 96s. 6d. (91s. 6d) in Grade I areas; foremen 99s. 6d. (94s. 6d.), removal packers 96s. 6d. (91s. 6d.), and porters 94s. (88s. 6d.) in Grade It areas.
Other road haulage workers of 21 or over 98s. (93s) in Grade I areas, and 94s. (89s.) in Grade II areas. Workers employed on the carriage of indivisible loads: London: Mates on vehicles over 6 tons and up to 16 tons, 101s. (100s.), arid in Grade I and II areas 98s (97s.).