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Month: November 1984

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Archive : Austin woman dismissed for strike assault

24 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Austin woman dismissed for strike assault By Clifford Webb, Motoring Correspondent Austin Rover yesterday dismissed a woman employee for allegedly assaulting three other women who crossed a picket line she […]

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Archive : Longbridge workers vote to end strike.

22 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Longbridge workers vote to end strike. A mass meeting of workers at Austin Rover’s Longbridge car plant yesterday ignored a rearguard action by shop stewards and voted overwhelmingly to end […]

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Archive : Court battle set as Austin men go back

21 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Court battle set as Austin men go back By Clifford Webb The 16-day strike in Austin Rover car factories collapsed yesterday when mass meetings at two Cowley plants voted overwhelmingly […]

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Archive : Another 4500 defy Austin picket lines

20 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Another 4,500 defy Austin picket lines By Clifford Webb The tough stance adopted by Mr Harold Musgrove, the chief executive of Austin Rover, is having its desired effect.  Faced by […]

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Archive : New signs of car strike collapse

19 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

New signs of car strike collapse Support for the two-week old BL pay strike showed fresh signs of collapse during the weekend at Austin Rover’s body and assembly plants at […]

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Archive : The Austin Rover Dispute

14 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

The Austin Rover Dispute Austin Rover called in British Telecom yesterday to install emergency telephone lines at its Longbridge and Cowley assembly plants to handle calls which it said, were […]

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Archive : Improved offer ends strike at Jaguar

10 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Improved offer ends strike at Jaguar By Clifford Webb The eight-day strike at Jaguar, Coventry, which has cost the newly privatized company 800 cars worth more than £15m, is over.  […]

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Archive : Austin Rover fails in court to make union end strike

9 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Austin Rover fails in court to make union end strike By David Felton and Clifford Webb Austin Rover yesterday lost its High Court action to order Britain’s second largest union […]

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Archive : Austin union chiefs pull back from showdown

8 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Austin union chiefs pull back from showdown By David Felton and Clifford Webb Union leaders. last night appeared. to be pulling back from a legal confrontation over the pay strike […]

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Archive : Court Move To Halt Strike by car Workers

6 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Court Move To Halt Strike by car Workers The strike by Austin Rover Car workers began yesterday as the company carried out its threat to go to the courts to […]

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Archive : Austin Rover Pay Strike begins

6 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Austin Rover Pay Strike begins Austin shop stewards to defy strike ballot call By Clifford Webb A delegate meeting of 120 Austin Rover shop stewards’ voted yesterday to defy the […]

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Archive : Jaguar strike

3 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Jaguar Cars was at a standstill yesterday for. the second day due to the pay strike by its 7,000 labour force (the Press Association reports). Production stopped on Wednesday after […]

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Archive : Auto Strikes In Britain

2 November 1984 Keith Adams 0

Auto Strikes In Britain Thousands of automobile workers went on strike today, halting production of luxury Jaguar cars and Austin Rover models. Workers at Austin Rover walked out ahead of […]

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