Archive : Rover men sent home

12 April 1961 Keith Adams 0

2,200 ROVER CAR MEN SENT HOME
The Rover Motor Company, at whose factory at Acocks Green, Birmingham, 65 inspectors have been on strike for eight weeks over a pay dispute, yesterday sent home 2,200 men from their works at Solihull, Warwickshire. with orders to return today. The inspectors are to meet today to consider a union recommendation to return to work pending further talks.

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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.