protect the interests of their members employed by the London Combine of Tramways, 'Buses and Electric Railways, they should assist each other in offensive or defensive action, and act jointly when necessary:—
(A) The A.S.L.E. & F. agree, in the event of the need arising, to call out its members on the Tube Railways and District Railways.(B) The A.S.L.E. & F. to call out members on the London electric trains of steam railways.(C) The L.P.U.L.V.W. agree to call out all 'buses and trams, and, should necessity arise, any other section of their members.(D) The L.P.U.L.V.W. to call out any other effective section if necessity arises.
The agreement received the sanction of both Conferences in May, 1919.
Another serious intervention was the strike of London Electric Trainmen. The Executive had met the Railway Executive on January 7th, to adjust problems which might arise in the operation of the eight hours day, when it was understood that meal-times should continue until more evenly adjusted during the national negotiations. It was also understood that where brief meal reliefs had been given to electric trainmen, or brief stoppages on busy shunting engines for meals, the same would continue pending national negotiations. On January 30th, the President (Mr. Cooke) and General Secretary wore informed by Sir Albert Stanley that the negotiations would commence on February 12th, and that an arrangement had been entered into with the N.U.R., and signed, dealing with the question of meal-times and overtime. It contained the following clause:
"In calculating the eight hours, time allotted for meals will not be counted in cases where time has hitherto been so allotted, for example:—
