Archive : Car workers go back

21 November 1959 Keith Adams 0

GRIEVANCES TO BE INVESTIGATED
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 20

The 220 press shop workers at the Nuffield Metal Products factory, Washwood Heath, who have been on unofficial strike for four days, agreed today to take the advice of their union, the Transport and General Workers, and resume work on Monday so that their grievances over piece- work payments can be investigated. Because of the stoppage 4,000 other British Motor Corporation employees have been laid off at Birmingham and Oxford.

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Editor and creator AROnline at AROnline

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.