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Walkout at Jaguar
10 May 1962
WALKOUT STOPS JAGUAR FACTORY
Production stopped at the Coventry factory of Jaguar Cars yesterday when 700 day workers walked out on strike protesting over the progress on a wage claim associated with the firm's production bonus scheme. Some 2,500 other production workers had to be sent home. The strikers inspectors, store-keepers, and material handlers-are expected to return today.
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