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Jaguar news
24 February 1960
At Jaguar Cars Ltd., 500 employees had to be sent home after five men in the paint shop had walked out. The management said that negotiations could not take place until normal work was resumed.
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Sat, 13 Feb 1960
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Tue, 16 Feb 1960
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Mon, 22 Feb 1960
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Mon, 22 Feb 1960
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Tue, 23 Feb 1960
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Thu, 25 Feb 1960
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Fri, 26 Feb 1960
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 25 The management at the Birmingham car accessory firm of Hardy Spicer Ltd., where the strike...
Sat, 27 Feb 1960
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Thu, 03 Mar 1960
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Wed, 09 Mar 1960
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