Archive : Deadlock in car strike talks

21 March 1959 Keith Adams 0

Talks which went on for six hours here today between the management of the British Motor Corporation and Mr Frank Foulkes, president of the Electrical Trades Union, failed to lead towards a settlement of the five-week-old strike of 32 maintenance electricians at the Adderley Park factory of Morris Commercial cars.

The dispute, which has made 1,700 men idle and virtually halted production at the factory, is over the employment of a non- union man Mr Robert Hale.

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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.