Archive : Midland car workers plan strike campaign against industrial Bill

3 November 1970 Keith Adams 0

By Clifford Webb

Attempts are being made in Midland motor plants to mount a prolonged strike campaign against the Government’s proposed Industrial Relations Bill. The first move came yesterday when 500 workers walked out at British Leyland’s S.U. carburettor factory in Birmingham.

The men are expected to return today but the walk-out will be followed almost immediately by similar disruptions at the group’s Rover and Austin Morris plants.

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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.