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Wed, 09 Jan 1980
From Our Correspondent Birmingham Mr Robert Yates, British Leyland foreman, was dismissed for allowing men to sleep on the night shift...
Thu, 10 Jan 1980
Mr Robert Yates, British Leyland foreman, last night lost a claim that he was. unfairly dismissed for sleeping on a night shift and...
Fri, 11 Jan 1980
DAILY MIRROR Night-shift workers were given a wake-up warning by British Leyland bosses yesterday . A spokesman said that they would...
Mon, 14 Jan 1980
Mr Arthur Scargill yesterday pledged the support of Yorkshire miners for the reinstatement of Mr Derek Robinson the shop stewards'...
Wed, 16 Jan 1980
By Edward Townsend BL's controversial £2m "Buy British" campaign, initially aimed at new car buyers, has now been directed at dealers....
Fri, 18 Jan 1980
BL has delayed implementation of its plans for the MG factory at Abingdon in Oxfordshire because of a probable offer from the consortium....
Tue, 22 Jan 1980
By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent A British Leyland shop steward who refused to join a strike called in protest at...
Wed, 23 Jan 1980
Times business diary BL's overworked industrial relations managers will breathe a sigh of relief when the news reaches them that a...
Thu, 31 Jan 1980
JAGUAR Chairman Percy Plant reports that BL's views have , however , 'hardened' on the need for a diesel engine by 1984 . The BL...