'eace plan for Merseyside
Page 33
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
11 A peace plan was put to 7,000 Merseyide lorry drivers on Wednesday in a bid to nd the 10-day unofficial strike, writes our ndustrial correspondent. Mr. Ken Jackson, Lational secretary of the TGWU, reached he formula in four-hour talks with district ifficials and strike leaders. It centred on a ecommendation to return to work yesterday Thursday) in return for a £16 basic wage, vith differentials for different weight :ategories to be negotiated subsequently iy TGWU with employers.
On Wednesday night it was known that ome employf rs—Evan Cook among them— were not prepared to agree to £16 basic.
Th drivers, demanding £17 a week basic, had oted at a mass meeting on Monday to c tinue their strike; it was claimed the stopp ge would spread to other towns, incluing Gloucester, Hull, Grimsby, Evesham and Leeds. Mr. Gunter, Labour Minister, appealed in the Commons on Monday for the men to return to work; he warned that the Government would have to act to safeguard essential supplies.
The stoppage had led to a sugar and beer shortage, while imports were beginning to clog Liverpool docks.