By R. W. Shakespeare Transport and General Workers’ Union members at British Leyland’s Cowley, Oxford, plant yesterday. rejected the company’s proposals for ending the piecework system and substituting a six-grade […]
CLIFFORD WEBB Mr. John Barber, British Leyland’s director of finance and planning, is the latest of a growing list of the group’s senior executives to warn employees of the need […]
From Our Midland Industrial Correspondent Another British Leyland chief has made a direct appeal to employees for co-operation in overcoming what he describes as “a very hazardous situation”. Mr. Bill […]
By R. W. Shakespeare A decision by shop stewards at the Austin/Morris car body plant at Cowley, Oxford, yesterday makes it clear that British Leyland is still going to have […]
BY R. W. Shakespeare British Leyland has made a significant breakthrough in its plans to end the piecework system at its car manufacturing centres. The first 100 volunteers at the […]
British Leyland is sending a message to its 200,000 workers warning of the dangers of political strikes following last week’s walkout at. the Birmingham SU Carburetter factory in protest against […]
By Giles Smith Sixty-five thousand workers in British Leyland’s Austin-Morris and Manufacturing group, Britain’s largest car producing unit, which is understood to be making losses, were warned last night that […]
By R. W. Shakespeare Car workers at British Leyland’s Austin/Morris plant at Cowley, Oxford, have been warned that production of a new medium-range car will not go ahead until agreement […]
By Clifford Webb Attempts are being made in Midland motor plants to mount a prolonged strike campaign against the Government’s proposed Industrial Relations Bill. The first move came yesterday when […]
By R. W. Shakespeare Workers at the Austin-Morris car body plant at Cowley, Oxford, have unanimously rejected new management pay proposals that would end the traditional piecework system.The move was […]
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