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26 Nov 1970
By R. W. Shakespeare A decision by shop stewards at the Austin/Morris car body plant at Cowley, Oxford, yesterday makes it clear that...
26 Nov 1974
THE GUARDIAN NEW DISPUTE AS CAR PLANT TALKS BEGIN By Geoffrey Whitely Three separate sets of negotiations opened yesterday at Triumph...
26 Nov 1975
By R. W. Shakespeare British Leyland has run into labour problems at its five bus and truck plants in Lancashire, where 300 foremen...
26 Nov 1979
Sir Michael Edwardes, chairman of BL, and all his senior managers will resign rather than bow to union pressure for the reinstatement...
26 Nov 1980
From Clifford Webb Birmingham Production of BL's new Mini Metro restarted last night after a two-day shutdown caused by a strike of...
26 Nov 1994
Former Rover and BL car stylist David Bache dies.
25 Nov 1959
PRODUCTION RESUMED Work on Morris Minor car production at Cowley, Oxford, which was held up because of the unofficial strike at the...
25 Nov 1980
The dispute which has halted production of the mini Metro at BL's Longbridge plant could be over today. Talks between the managemeht...
25 Nov 2003
Car maker MG Rover is suspending production for the rest of the week to help clear stocks of unsold cars. The Midlands manufacturer...
27 Nov 1970
From Our Midland Industrial Correspondent Another British Leyland chief has made a direct appeal to employees for co-operation in...
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