THE GUARDIAN
By GEOFFREY WHITELEY
Strikes by fewer than two hundred workers at two component factories were pushing the car industry last night towards dislocation and widespread lay-offs. More than eight thousand workers were out of work because of disputes at the Girling Brake factories in Cheshire and Monmouthshire. In Coventry, 2,000 assembly workers at the Jaguar works were idle for a second day.
The industry was able to solve one of its smaller disputes. At Solihull 200 production workers at the Rover plant , who had been on strike over a material handling dispute , accepted a compromise and will return today.
DAILY EXPRESS
GOOD NEWS yesterday ,a row which halted production of Rover 3.5 Litre cars at Solihull was settled and 200 strikers agreed to resume work today.
Keith Adams
Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...
Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.
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