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Jaguar strike ends

5 November 1960

JAGUAR STRIKE ENDS

The strike of 13 workers in the plating shop at Jaguar Cars Ltd., Coventry. where production has been halted since Wednesday and 1,500 workers laid off, ended last night. The strikers agreed to resume work on Monday so that talks can begin on their opposition to time study methods.

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