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Questions . . then a show of hands
Two officials of the Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union address 'backshift' crews at Edinburgh Corporation's Central depot in 1956. In those years union meetings were held in the open and before starting hours. The two officials have been 'consulted' by the management as to service changes co-inciding with the re- opening of Leith depot and its affect on the services and shifts provided by Central. They've relayed the news to the waiting crews who don't appear too happy, perhaps because of the cold weather or (more likely) because overtime is now a 'no-no' !
Seen in the background (l to r) are AEC Brockhouse 223, with screens ready for route 26 to Eastfield; Daimler COG5 643, Brockhouse 225 (also on the 26), and Leyland Titan 259, probably on the 29. Two inspectors wait in the background near the Daimler perhaps with two notions in mind, to disperse the crews to their duties at end of meeting or perhaps to 'eavesdrop' as such open meetings lacked any privacy!
The Union merged with the T & G in later years. Being involved in rota negotiations was one thing, but another thing was being involved in much more serious consultations on One-Person-Operation which was to happen around 12 years afterwards when both unions were found wanting.
Note the nearside advert on the Brockhouse double-decker for McVities and Price, of St Andrews Factory, Robertson Avenue, founded in Edinburgh in 1830 and an advertiser for many years on Edinburgh's buses and trams. The Brockhouse deckers were popular machines but because of standardisation policy had gone from the fleet by 1960 as had the elderly Daimler, the Leyland soldiered on in a modernised guise until 1970.
Questions . . then a show of hands
Two officials of the Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union address 'backshift' crews at Edinburgh Corporation's Central depot in 1956. In those years union meetings were held in the open and before starting hours. The two officials have been 'consulted' by the management as to service changes co-inciding with the re- opening of Leith depot and its affect on the services and shifts provided by Central. They've relayed the news to the waiting crews who don't appear too happy, perhaps because of the cold weather or (more likely) because overtime is now a 'no-no' !
Seen in the background (l to r) are AEC Brockhouse 223, with screens ready for route 26 to Eastfield; Daimler COG5 643, Brockhouse 225 (also on the 26), and Leyland Titan 259, probably on the 29. Two inspectors wait in the background near the Daimler perhaps with two notions in mind, to disperse the crews to their duties at end of meeting or perhaps to 'eavesdrop' as such open meetings lacked any privacy!
The Union merged with the T & G in later years. Being involved in rota negotiations was one thing, but another thing was being involved in much more serious consultations on One-Person-Operation which was to happen around 12 years afterwards when both unions were found wanting.
Note the nearside advert on the Brockhouse double-decker for McVities and Price, of St Andrews Factory, Robertson Avenue, founded in Edinburgh in 1830 and an advertiser for many years on Edinburgh's buses and trams. The Brockhouse deckers were popular machines but because of standardisation policy had gone from the fleet by 1960 as had the elderly Daimler, the Leyland soldiered on in a modernised guise until 1970.