Month: February 1970

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” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]