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Sat, 07 Feb 1970
Leyland's problems were eased slightly when transport drivers on strike at the Pressed Steel Fisher Coventry plant decided to return...
Tue, 10 Feb 1970
The week old strike by 650 men at Pressed Steel Fisher, Common Lane, Birmingham, ended suddenly after a lunchtime meeting between shop...
Tue, 17 Feb 1970
LORD STOKES British Leyland boss By Geoffrey Goodman Everybody talks about it. Management fear it. Shop stewards tend to flaunt it....
Thu, 19 Feb 1970
DAILY EXPRESS Jaguar Cars production at Coventry was halted and 1,500 assembly men sent home resulting from trouble at a supplier's...
Fri, 20 Feb 1970
Leyland was further hit when an unofficial strike by 560 workers stopped all engine assembly for Mini, 1100 and 1300 cars, at the Longbridge...
Sat, 21 Feb 1970
AUSTIN MORRIS NEWS At Oxford and Swindon, 4000 car workers have been made idle by a walk-out of 126 electricians from the Austin Morris...
Wed, 25 Feb 1970
Good news came from two British Leyland groups. Rover recalled 1500 men yesterday after a three day lay-off, and Jaguar recalled the...
Thu, 26 Feb 1970
THE TIMES BUSINESS NEWS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26 1970 By GILLIAN O'CONNOR Lord Stokes, chairman of British Leyland, Britain's biggest...
Fri, 27 Feb 1970
By PAUL ROUTLEDGE, Labour Staff A national conference of senior shop stewards in British Leyland's 70 plants is being called for Tuesday,...
Sat, 28 Feb 1970
British-Leyland's troubles at the main Longbridge assembly plant Intensified because of a shortage of car heaters, normally supplied...
 

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