Archive : Strife at Jaguar

3 March 1989 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN

Production workers at Jaguar in Coventry have voted in favour of industrial action over their pay claim â€” but only by 18 votes it was understood last night. Staff voted to reject the company’s offer, under which workers would get £16 a week more after the first year and an existing bonus payment of £15 would be taken into basic pay. The company is demanding another ballot because only 40 per cent of the workforce voted in favour of action.

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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.