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Month: May 1963

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Archive : Situation Easier In Coventry

30 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT COVENTRY, MAY 29 The strike position in Coventry has eased but Standard-Triumph must wait until Friday to know whether the giant Canley plant will be in operation […]

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Archive : 10,000 Car Men Idle

29 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

After two votes at a stormy meeting at Oxford yesterday, 206 maintenance workers at the Pressed Steel Company decided to end their unofficial strike which has put 12,000 other men […]

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Archive : Strikes Hit 16,000 Car Workers At Coventry

28 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

HOME NEWS From Our Correspondent COVENTRY, MAY 27 Two Coventry factories, Jaguar Cars, Ltd. and Standard-Triumph International, Ltd., both big dollar earners with bulging order books, were at a standstill […]

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Archive : Decision day at Standard

27 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

DECISION TODAY AT STANDARD’S FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT COVENTRY, MAY 26 A meeting of 260 maintenance men and internal transport drivers at Standard-Triumph International, Coventry, tomorrow will determine whether the plant […]

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Archive : Dispute Slows Car Bodies Flow

27 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 26 An unofficial strike by 206 skilled men at the Pressed Steel Company, Oxford, which has caused 4,500 of their fellow workers to be laid […]

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Archive : Walk Out By 6000 In New Car Strike

25 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

DAILY MIRROR A new strike hit the troubled car industry yesterday .  And as a result more than 6,000 men were idle by last night. The strike began before lunch […]

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Archive : Strike At Morris Plant Ends

25 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT LLANELLI, MAY 24 The unofficial strike at Morris Motors plant at Llanelli ended tonight when the 2,200 men decided to return on Monday. The factory has been […]

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Archve : 1000 Sent Home At Car Plant

24 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

About 1,000 rnen in the assembly shop at Morris Motors, Oxford, were sent home yesterday because of a shortage of parts caused by an unofficial strike at the Morris radiators […]

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Archive : Strike halts car factory

23 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

STRIKE HALTS CAR PARTS FACTORY FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT, LLANELLI. MAY 22 Production at the Morris Motors factory here was brought to a standstill today when more than 2,000 men, mostly […]

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Archive : Stoppage Threatens BMC Output

17 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. MAY 16 A strike by 1,000 workers at the radiators branch of Morris Motors at Oxford is threatening British Motor Corporation car production. Production workers today […]

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Archive : Personnel Job For Union Official

15 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM. MAY 14 In June a man who was a shop steward and is now an official of the Transport and General Workers’ Union will become personnel […]

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Archive : Canteen Women Win Pay Rise

14 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 13 The 14 women employees at the Morris Motors radiators branch canteen at Oxford who have been on strike since Tlhursday have won their fight […]

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Archive : Two ‘Ludicrous’ Strikes

11 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 10 A management spokesman at Morris Motors’ cars branch at Oxford today described as “ludicrous.” strikes which have closed the factory two nights this week. […]

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Archive : BMC appointments

9 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

The British Motor Corporation announces the appointment of Mr. H. J. Graves as deputy chairman of the British Motor Corporation (Australia) Pty. with effect from August 1. Mr. R. L. […]

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Archive : Expanding Output Of Morris 1100

7 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT Production of the Morris 1100 saloon at the British Motor Corporation’s Longbridge plant has reached 3,750 a week, and is expected to be 4,500 a week […]

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Archive : Car Factory Men Go Back

4 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 3 Normal working was resumed today at Morris Motors, Cowley, after a two- day stoppage of paint shop workers which brought production to a stand- […]

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Archive : Too Cold So Girls Halt Jag Work

3 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

DAILY MIRROR Two dozen women yesterday decided it was too cold for work in the Jaguar car factory… And as a result 650 men workers had to be sent home […]

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Archive : 3000 Car Workers Made Idle

3 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. MAY 2 Production lines at the Morris Motors works at Cowley, Oxford, were stopped for the second day running today because of the unofficial strike in […]

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Archive : 3000 Idle In Car Factory

2 May 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. MAY. 1 The assembly lines at Morris Motors, Cowley, were halted again today as a result of stoppages in the paint shops by men on the […]

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