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Mon, 03 Aug 1970
By PETER HILL Sixty thousand workers in British Leyland's Austin Morris division are warned today that greater productivity and increased...
Wed, 05 Aug 1970
By R. W. SHAKESPEARE All car production at British Leyland's giant Austin/Morris division plant at Longbridge is threatened by two...
Thu, 06 Aug 1970
By R. W. SHAKESPEARE Labour troubles in the car industry showed no signs of easing yesterday. For the second successive day there...
Fri, 07 Aug 1970
Disruption at British Leyland's Longbridge plant continues. The company settled one strike yesterday but faced worsening problems as...
Sat, 08 Aug 1970
By DENNIS DWYER British Leyland's labour troubles began to ease yesterday and production generally is expected to be back to normal...
Mon, 10 Aug 1970
DAILY MIRROR At least a million families in Britain depend on the giant British Leyland Motor Corporation. Nearly 200,000 collect...
Wed, 12 Aug 1970
By CLIFFORD WEBB, Midland Industrial Correspondent British Leyland yesterday completed the first stage in its plan to convert Austin-Morris...
Thu, 13 Aug 1970
Senior shop stewards claiming to represent 190,000 British Leyland employees yesterday criticized Lord Stokes, the group chairman....
Fri, 14 Aug 1970
By CLIFFORD WEBB, Midlands lndustrial Correspondent More than 26,000 incomplete cars were stockpiled throughout Britain last night,...
Tue, 18 Aug 1970
EVENING TIMES More men were put on short time today at the British Leyland factory, Bathgate, and a further 100 tractor machining...
Wed, 19 Aug 1970
By CLIFFORD WEBB British Leyland yesterday announced a major re-organisation to speed up integration of the motor empire created over...
Thu, 20 Aug 1970
By CLIFFORD WEBB, Midland Industral Correspondent British Leyland car plants throughout the country are threatened by strikes in support...
Fri, 21 Aug 1970
DAILY MIRROR Nine strikers shut down the dollar earning Rover car firm indefinitely last night. The wildcat strikers defied union...
Sat, 22 Aug 1970
From CLIFFORD WEBB, Midland Industrial Correspondent A mass meeting of strikers at G.K.N.-Sankey yesterday shouted down union officials...
Mon, 24 Aug 1970
GLASGOW HERALD Further lay-offs are expected to be announced today at the Bathgate plant of British Leyland and a complete shutdown...
Tue, 25 Aug 1970
By JULIAN MOUNTER British Leyland is to withdraw from motor sport, including rallying, to concentrate its efforts on its new model...
Wed, 26 Aug 1970
By CLIFFORD WEBB, Midland Industrial Correspondent Motor industry losses resulting from the deadlocked strikes at G.K.N.-Sankey and...
Fri, 28 Aug 1970
THE GUARDIAN British Leyland expect 1100 and 1300 production to be back to normal today at Cowley and Longbridge, and at the Land-...
Sat, 29 Aug 1970
Mrs. Evelyn McGuigan yesterday dumped her car outside the gates of a British Leyland factory at Cowley, Oxford because she said she...
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