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Tue, 01 Apr 1980
By Clifford Webb With the return of 4000 Rover car workers yesterday British Leyland has now resumed production of all its models....
Wed, 02 Apr 1980
By David Felton Labour Reporter The two largest unions at British Leyland last night pulled back from calling a strike next week in...
Sat, 05 Apr 1980
Shop stewards at Leyland's Longbridge, Birmingham, car plant voted yesterday not to strike over a new pay deal. But the company still...
Wed, 09 Apr 1980
By Clifford Webb Midlands Sir Michael Edwardes, chairman of BL, has won yet another round in the battle with union militants. All...
Thu, 10 Apr 1980
Nearly 80,000 BL car workers, 97 per cent of the manual labour force, rejected strike action yesterday and reported for work as usual....
Fri, 11 Apr 1980
From Our Correspondent Birmingham Mr Derek Robinson, the former British Leyland convener, went on believing that British Leyland would...
Fri, 11 Apr 1980
British Leyland got a spring tonic yesterday with the news that its car sales have zoomed ahead. The troubled state giant took 23.7...
Sat, 12 Apr 1980
By Clifford Webb The 'initial' success achieved by Sir Michael Edwardes, chairman of BL, in imposing his deadlocked pay and working...
Tue, 15 Apr 1980
HOME NEWS By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent Managing directors from all BL Cars subsidiaries met at Oxford yesterday...
Wed, 16 Apr 1980
The gulf between British Leyland and the Transport and General Workers' Union to which most of the 17,000 men on strike at company...
Thu, 17 Apr 1980
BL yesterday threatened 18,500 strikers with dismissal unless they resume work by next Wednesday. The move puts Sir Michael Edwardes,...
Fri, 18 Apr 1980
By Donald Macintyre Labour Reporter The Transport and General Workers' Union is recommending its 18000 striking BL members to return...
Sat, 19 Apr 1980
HOME NEWS By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent BL management will have to wait until Tuesday to learn whether 18.000...
Tue, 22 Apr 1980
By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent Militant shop stewards at British Leyland suffered another crushing defeat yesterday...
Wed, 23 Apr 1980
HOME NEWS By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent British Leyland management's determination to push ahead with controversial...
Thu, 24 Apr 1980
About 3,000 of the 6500 Jaguar workers originally joined the strike by 18,500 BL employees protesting at the imposition of the company's...
Fri, 25 Apr 1980
THE GUARDIAN The dispute that halted production at British Leylant's Longbridge plant at Birmingham and led to 7,000 men being laid...
Sat, 26 Apr 1980
By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent The management of Jaguar is meeting 50 shop stewards today to try to settle a strike...
Wed, 30 Apr 1980
By Clifford Webb The remaining opposition to BL management's imposition of its pay and conditions package crumbled yesterday when...
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