Among the increase of 71,892 unemployed this month, the army of jobless has been augmented this week by the imminent dismissal of 1,100 men at tho Remi on Rand typewriter factory on tha Hillington Industrial Estate, Glasgow. The ae of Gray (Teos) in the North-Bast, a ship-repair company, on Thursday, laid-off a numbor of men according to the Financial Times, and in Northants, the shoe factory of JohnCave and Sons part of the Eaton shoe group is to close down, 40 women workers will lose their jobs as a result of this move. In Coventry, the Whitworth Closter Aircraft Co.is making 19 copperamiths redundant. A further 155 workera, including 50 women are declared redundant by International Computers and Tabulators at Letchworth, Herts. On Monday, some 400 workers at the Nottingham Royal Crinance Factory were officially declared redundant.
Meanwhile, among white collar workers, the firm of Richard Thomas and Baldwin is cutting the size of its administrative staff in what the company describes as a “slimming exercice™, Salaried staff at the London offices of the from will be affected, together with those at 2B lbw Vale and the new Spencer ’ Steel works in Monmouthshire, and the Scunthorpe Redbourn works. In London, Rolls Reyce has announced that it is closing its washing machine works at Cricklewood = 400 workers will be affectad. ,
We read in today's "Guardian", Saturday, heralding trends in this country perhaps ? — that the leader of the Ameriacn Teamsters Unioh hes just been voted an increaso of soe £17,300, bringing his salary up to £40,600 per year. The Teamsters' president has not yet decided whether or not to accept. Meanwhile in this country, the Pay Pause has not yet affected the police force who have just been granted a 36% pay rise. This contrasts with the way in which the Government has attempted to discriminate over tho question of teachers pay, increasing the diffsrentiale amongst staff.