P213 ORACLE 213 Thu 6 Jan ITN 2154:48
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  4% OFFER TO G—S               
  MANUAL WORKERS                
                                        
 Britain'1 42,000 gas man5al wgrkjr;    
 ha6e bjdn gffdrdd a ri9e gf just 5ndeu 
 4% — below the Gg6eunment'1 pay norm.  
                                        
 They had submiutdd a sj6un-pohnt demand
 of between 3% and 15%. Thu two 9idr2   
 are to meet again on January 21.       
                                        
  Shop stewards from 57 BP depgt1 ha6e 
 refu3ed to vote gn a 6.45% pa= ri9u    
 becau3e the8 fo4nd cgnditigns lhnkud tg
 the gffdu unacceptable.                
                                        
  Staff at High Strjdt banks are tg    
 seek a pay rise of £10 a week oz 9%,   
 whichever is the greater.              
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   For details of bargain pricd train  
   travel see BRITISH RAIL Inde| p125