Following agreement with the unions Samuel Williams and Sons, a subsidiary of the Williams Hudson group, has begun a productivity deal for its 300 dock workers at Dagenham. It gives them a minimum guaranteed wage of £27 for a 40-hour week, including a minimum incentive payment for production of £2 a week, The scheme abolishes piecework, which resulted in wide variations in pay, and for the management it brings complete flexibility in the use of labour, The agreement, which has been approved by the Government, will not result in higher costs for customers. The above agreement should encourage dock workers throughout the country to fight for a guaranteed wage which is realistic in the present era of constantly rising prices. The National Docks Modernisation Committee has forecast that 62,000 men will be put on permanent employment next autumn, Their complete plan on decasualisation will be presented to Ray Gunter on July Ist. The plan, which would mean raising the minimum weekly wage for dockers to £15, with an extra £1 for London men, will then be discussed by Gunter and Michael Stewart to decide whether it meets the demands of the Government's incomes policy.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 7, No. 22, c. 1 June 1967
£27 Minimum Approved by Government
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