News of extensive short time working at the Austin-Morris plants at Cowley, Oxford, came yesterday in a joint statement by management and shop stewards. Production of the Austin Maxi is being cut back, and there will be a 3 1/2 day week for workers on this model, with a night shift of three shifts of nine hours each.
The working week on the 1100 and 1300 lines is being reduced to 4 1/2 days. Recently workers staged a series of one day strikes in protest, against the cutback plans, which threaten to create redundancies. – Now the management has agreed to put 350 surplus workers into a reserve pool, with guaranteed wages of £20 a week, and that any reduction in the workforce will be the result of retirements and “voluntary redundancy”.
Production of Land Rovers at the British Leyland plant in Birmingham was again at a standstill yesterday because of a strike by storekeepers and internal drivers over a pay claim.
AUSTIN MORRIS
On this day the last Riley of all, a 4/72 is produced.
Keith Adams
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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