FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
OXFORD, FEB. 11
A new night shift, which will result in an immediate increase of 800 cars a week to about 6,600 starts at Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford, tonight.
To get the extra labour Morris Motors have been recruiting workers from the neighbouring Pressed Steel Company’s car bodies factory, whose workers have been on short time since the end of last summer.
The arrangement has been encouraged by the biggest trade union at Pressed Steel, the Transport and General Workers, as a way of reducing hardship at the factory. In recent weeks about 450 workers have transferred and more are moving. The number of Pressed Steel Company workers on short time has dropped from about 7000 to just over 2000.
Keith Adams
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.
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.
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