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Month: February 1970

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Archive : Austin-Morris news

28 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

British-Leyland’s troubles at the main Longbridge assembly plant Intensified because of a shortage of car heaters, normally supplied by a component plant at Witney, Oxfordshire, where there is a strike. […]

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Archive : Shop steward’s conference

27 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

By PAUL ROUTLEDGE, Labour Staff A national conference of senior shop stewards in British Leyland’s 70 plants is being called for Tuesday, March 10, probably in Birmingham, as part of […]

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Archive : ‘Anarchy’ attack by Stokes: Leyland profits setback

26 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

THE TIMES BUSINESS NEWS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26 1970 By GILLIAN O’CONNOR Lord Stokes, chairman of British Leyland, Britain’s biggest motor group, yesterday launched a swingeing attack on the industrial “anarchy” […]

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Archive : Lay-offs and recalls

25 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

Good news came from two British Leyland groups. Rover recalled 1500 men yesterday after a three day lay-off, and Jaguar recalled the same number last night ready to resume production […]

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Archive : Strikes

21 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

AUSTIN MORRIS NEWS At Oxford and Swindon, 4000 car workers have been made idle by a walk-out of 126 electricians from the Austin Morris assembly plant at Cowley. All production […]

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Archive : Strikes

20 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

Leyland was further hit when an unofficial strike by 560 workers stopped all engine assembly for Mini, 1100 and 1300 cars, at the Longbridge East Works.

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Archive : Strikes

19 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS Jaguar Cars production at Coventry was halted and 1,500 assembly men sent home resulting from trouble at a supplier’s factory. Standard-Triumph at Coventry had production of the 1300 […]

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Archive : ‘We don’t control our factories. The workers do that.’

17 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

LORD STOKES British Leyland boss By Geoffrey Goodman Everybody talks about it. Management fear it. Shop stewards tend to flaunt it. Trade union leaders respect, and also fear it. Governments […]

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Archive : Strikes

10 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

The week old strike by 650 men at Pressed Steel Fisher, Common Lane, Birmingham, ended suddenly after a lunchtime meeting between shop stewards and officials of the Transport and General […]

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Archive : Strikes

7 February 1970 Keith Adams 0

Leyland’s problems were eased slightly when transport drivers on strike at the Pressed Steel Fisher Coventry plant decided to return to work on Monday. But a new threat to car […]

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