GUARDS SACKED during the driver-only dispute return to work this Monday. The rail federation council and the British Rail Board have agreed to a bartering arrangement sacked guards reinstated in return to driveronly operation.
The board also said no disciplinary action will be taken against OuCI rail workers who took dustrial action, like the guards al Kings Cross.
Glasgow Central, Immingham Margam and Llanelli who have got ineir Jods Daci will find that in six months time they lost them again as driver only is For four month period some guards will be used to check tickets on trains others used "productively on other work' They will then be offered voluntary reci dancy or a transfer to a different another depot in their area Their grade and rate of pay will not be protected they agree to transfer. The agreement makes it clear that other workers including drivers will also be displaced as a result of driver only operation.
Guards' jobs will eventually be eliminated as BR begin to use staff of lower trains ready for use and to commercial duties. Drivers will work to do on the trains in return £7.32 a shift, about £5.00 after tax.
In his letter to NUR explaining the terms of the agreement KnaDD. Genera Secretary agreemen had be negotiated "from a point of weakness'.
But he is partly respon sible for the balance 0f forces which came down ir BR's favour, even allowing for the situation arising ballots before national industrial action? union policy, and he continties to!
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Knapp also argued at the special genera meeting against calling reinstatement sacked guards before any negotia tion over driver only could begin. Instead he and th NEC allowed the sackec guards jobs to be bartered in return for productivity.
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