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5. GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS LABOURERS IN THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS, WHOSE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES RELATE TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER IN HAWKERS AREAS, HAVE BEEN DEMANDING AMONG OTHER THINGS A CHANGE IN TITLE TO MORE APPROPRIATELY REFLECT THEIR DUTIES AND AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THEIR WORK. FOLLOWING AN UNSUCCESSFUL MEETING

BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE GENERAL DUTIES TEAM UNION ON 11 JANUARY,

THE UNION DECIDED TO CALL UPON ITS MEMBERS NOT TO PERFORM THOSE DUTIES RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF HAWKERS. SOME OF THE LABOURERS HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS CALL AND THERE IS A SLIGHT SLACKENING OF CONTROL IN SOME HAWKER AREAS, THE DEPARTMENT IS HOWEVER HELPING THE UNION TO PUT A REPRESENTATION TO THE STANDING COMMISSION ON THE ALLOWANCE THEY REQUESTED AND MORE SENIOR POSTS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO IMPROVE THE PROMOTION PROSPECT FOR THE STAFF. IT IS HOPED THAT THESE EFFORTS WOULD HELP TO PERSUADE THE UNION

TO CALL OFF ITS ACTION.

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