Archive : 8500 hit by car strike

24 April 1968 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN

A series of strikes hit the motor industry yesterday, causing about 8,500 men to be laid off in five factories. The most serious was a dispute in which electricians and pattern makers withdrew their labour at the Pressed Steel Fisher company’s factory at Cowley, Oxford.

This led to 3,000 men being sent home at Cowley. Another 3,000 men employed on car assembly and allied operations at the Rootes factories at Ryton and Stoke, Warwickshire, and a further 1,000 men at the Rover factory at Solihull, Birmingham, were affected.

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Created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.

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.