An unofficial strike by 170 mechanical maintenance workers at Morris Motors’ factory at Cowley, Oxford, brought all production lines to a halt yesterday. A statement by the management said two complete working shifts would be lost.
The total loss of vehicles would be about 1,300. A spokesman for the British Motor Corporation claimed that the men struck unofficially over a pay dispute which was already going through accepted negotiating procedure. “We regard it as a dismal end to the official national productivity year”, he said.
At Abingdon, Berkshire, the M.G. Midget and Austin Healey Sprite lines would be affected today by the dispute at Cowley, where the car bodies are made.
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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...
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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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