§ 68. Mr. DENNISONasked the Postmaster-General whether all workers in the engineering branch and other technical sections, as distinct from the postal and clerical staffs, are paid not less than the trade union rate of wages current in the district where they are employed?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir William Mitchell-Thomson)The great majority of the workers referred to are paid at special rates agreed upon with the Post Office Staff Associations, plus the usual Civil Service bonus; the remaining workers are paid at trade rates where such rates exist.