training troops to step in. Esso, increase, but DODIE WEPPLER reports The tanker drivers are out to so their action has results. They will be meeting again in mid-February to asaess how much closer they are to the 60 per cent increase in the original fortnight's overtime ban.
The companies claimed that the productivity scheme could put up to E15 a week in drivers pay packages. but 113m0Orl General Workers' stewards who represent the 8,000 drivers invoived reject tbis figure as PRICE OFFENDERS At the beginning of the CANNOT UTILETS issued a marning terestine CHESTO pricer were charged for petrol they would not receive their petrol deliveries.
Ley reliu to denver several offending garages. This Is a in wich can avoid the usual attemptsto pit columers against workers in struggle. Oil tanker drivers are maintaining their overtime ban in the face of the latest offer from the oil companies, and statements from the Government that it is already Shell, BP Oil and Texaco have dressed the offer up as a 15 per cent the turmoll around Government's sanction list they will doubtlessly stress that this formula is within the 10 per cent; the additional 5 per cent involves a productivity scheme.
And it can deler filling stations who have upped prices to as high as Sup a gailon.
DELIVERY CUTS It 15 overtime ban will cur deliveries have by 30 per cent - and if the drivers remain solid Tut her 2D. cent for the 15 per cent The Road Haulage Asso ciation - а federation 15,000 lorn drivers — announced that taken by pil tanker drivers may 8/50 begin To affect deliveries.
Lorry drivers are also in the midst cerning their claim. Half have week break through the ment sid ner cent, Csmabisn.ng a new basic race of E53 for a 10-hour week, in practice, this amounts to a Id plus the consolidation of pay supplements into the basic rate for overtime pay calculations. To date, drivers in Scotland, Тупе and opted for this settlement, and the London drivers are expected to follow, The official lour strike by South Wales lony drivers ended last after Premind both sides of ACAS stepped Government's guidelines'.
This settlement is not the end of action by drivers. Besides the oil tankers" action, the claim of the employed Freight Corporation also calls for a 15 percent increase. Sir the corporation, paster cut is the corporation, employed threatened with the sack if he gives into a settlement beyond the t0 per cent limit. of NOT JUSTIFIED bave the action Whatever the result of the TOAKED DAILISME LE food be certain that if it bites, it wil be used as an excuse to justity further increases con- food and other goods affooted.
Lps happens the bout culprit Govern- Government and its scot free. That's why effort mouse be made to ensure per cent rise, that support for drivers organised now. Tees Leeds, and Sheffield have their NUM day weekend talk on the Arthur Scargill the Yorkshire drivers National STRIAN in petrol, real is police ant get off every The four unions involved -Plumbing Trades Union, the General and Municipal Workers, the Transport and General Workers and distributed the Amalagamated Union ol - have • next date for ococtations on 15 February to consider how to pursue their 30 rule. productivity scheme offered so far is estimated to increase power workers" inconte by a miere 12,70 a week, That's a long way from meeting the many problems reflected n the power workers" claim not least the fact that a full 40 per cent of industrial workers power stations have lost jobs over the past 10 wages TTECCLIVITY carried out Wednesday 'A NON-negotiation' is how - president of described last week's round of MAND the workers back if they lall the union, but the strikers rejected the offer. 12/13 Henrietta St, London WC2 only at the expense of the health and sately of miners, but aiso the fighting Negotiations continued on Tollowing day's meeting between the TUC and three executive members of the union, which discussed the 8-mosth settlement dale the Workers at Gamers' Steak House in Landon have been on strike for two weeks. The 85 workers want on strike after a number of them had boon sacked for taking part in a demonstration asking the company to grant rocognition to the Transport and Goneral Workers Union, Gamers' offered lo take Resolutions of support and donations should be sent to: Garners Strike Committee, Room 84 SUP AR
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