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8 Apr 1975
DAILY MIRROR By Robert Head A big personal worry hangs over 150 top executives in British Leyland — apart from their other problems....
DAILY MIRROR By Robert Head A big personal worry hangs over 150 top executives in British Leyland — apart from their other problems....
8 Apr 1979
DAILY EXPRESS Meanwhile all British Leyland's factories will open tomorrow in an attempt to carry on as normal despite the move by...
DAILY EXPRESS Meanwhile all British Leyland's factories will open tomorrow in an attempt to carry on as normal despite the move by...
7 Apr 1959
All 200 employees in the Standard Motor Company's spares department at the Maudslay Road factory, Coventry, went on strike this afternoon...
All 200 employees in the Standard Motor Company's spares department at the Maudslay Road factory, Coventry, went on strike this afternoon...
7 Apr 1962
Austin Strike Ends On Monday FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 6 After meetings between managements and unions of the British...
Austin Strike Ends On Monday FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 6 After meetings between managements and unions of the British...
7 Apr 1972
By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent British Leyland last night warned several thousand workers at its Cowley, Oxford...
By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent British Leyland last night warned several thousand workers at its Cowley, Oxford...
7 Apr 1973
Yesterday 1,200 workers at British Leyland's Rover car plant at Solihull, Birmingham, had to be laid off because of a shortage of wheels,...
Yesterday 1,200 workers at British Leyland's Rover car plant at Solihull, Birmingham, had to be laid off because of a shortage of wheels,...
7 Apr 1974
THE OBSERVER THREE YEARS HARD LABOUR By David Wilson After losing £100 million worth of production from the three-day week British...
THE OBSERVER THREE YEARS HARD LABOUR By David Wilson After losing £100 million worth of production from the three-day week British...
7 Apr 1979
DAILY EXPRESS SKILLED toolmaker Roy Fraser, the man urging,strike chaos at Leyland, earned £76 this week. The same as a workmate who...
DAILY EXPRESS SKILLED toolmaker Roy Fraser, the man urging,strike chaos at Leyland, earned £76 this week. The same as a workmate who...
7 Apr 2005
MG Rover calls on UK Government to decide on loan Today MG Rover called on the Government to make a decision on the bridging loan...
MG Rover calls on UK Government to decide on loan Today MG Rover called on the Government to make a decision on the bridging loan...
9 Apr 1960
About 3,000 night-shift workers in Birmingham and nearly another 1,000 in Coventry stayed away from their factories last night in support...
About 3,000 night-shift workers in Birmingham and nearly another 1,000 in Coventry stayed away from their factories last night in support...
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