Busmen's Claim:, No Meeting Yet
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WHEN The Commercial Motor closed for press no meeting of the National Council of the Omnibus Industry had been arranged to consider the employers' reply to the Union's claim for an increase in wages of 11 2s. per week, together with suggested alterations and improvements in conditions.
A proposed strike last Saturday of employees of W. Alexander and Co., Ltd., in Falkirk and district did not take place. A ballot failed to produce the necessary two-thirds majority to call out the workers. A strike was staged m the previous Saturday as a protest against alleged ,delay in negotiating higher wages.
On Monday afternoon negotiations were resumed between the Transport and General Workers' Union and London Transport Executive, on the Executive's offer of an increase in wages of 4 per cent. for 6,500 employees in the bus workshops. The meeting was adjourned and no further date was arranged MORE FOR AUSTRALIA
FULL'7 assembled vehicles and spare parts are among the categories of imports which Australia is to increase by 20 per cent. Mr. McEwen, Australian Minister of Trade, said on Monday that import relaxations would come into immediate effect. The whole question of vehicle imports was being reviewed in the light of industrial developments, and a statement would be made when this was completed.