Archive : Night shift strike at Morris Motors

25 September 1963 Keith Adams 0

NIGHT SHIFT STRIKE AT MORRIS MOTORS
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
OXFORD, SEPT. 24

Night shift workers in the dispatch departments at Morris Motors, Oxford, staged a token stoppage tonight in support of 450 car delivery workers who have been on strike. As a result the factory had to be closed. The car delivery drivers stopped work a week last Monday over a claim for a 42-hour, five-day week with overtime pay.

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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.