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1 August 1979 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS
CAR GIANT DEFIES UNION

Leyland boss Sir Michael Edwardes will today defy Britain’s mightiest union in a bid to end pay chaos. A national wage parity scheme, which has been opposed in its present form by the giant Transport and General Workers Union, will now go ahead. In a bulletin to 120,000 employees, Leyland say that old fashioned plant by plant bargaining is hopeless.

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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.