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                    Fri, 03 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent  Production of BL's new Mini Metro was halted at Longbridge, Birmingham, yesterday...
                
                
            
                    Sat, 04 Oct 1980
                
                
                    Production of British Leyland's new Mini Metro car should be fully resumed on Monday after 500 strikers agreed to accept a peace agreement...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 09 Oct 1980
                
                
                    Forty rectifiers who had downed tools at Longbridge, Birmingham where Leyland's new Metro is being made, ended their strike last night....
                
                
            
                    Wed, 15 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Peter Waymark  The board of BL has given an important vote of confidence to Jaguar by, approving the concept of a new range of luxury...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 16 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By David Felton Labour Reporter  Four white collar unions have instructed their 22,500 members at British Leyland to start an immediate...
                
                
            
                    Fri, 17 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Donald Macintyre Labour Reporter  British Leyland last night held firm in its dispute with four white-collar unions after a thinly...
                
                
            
                    Sat, 18 Oct 1980
                
                
                    HOME NEWS By David Felton Labour Reporter  Mass meetings of white-collar workers at several BL plants yesterday voted to support the...
                
                
            
                    Sat, 18 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent  Trade unions representing 73,000 BL car workers yesterday rejected a final offer...
                
                
            
                    Tue, 21 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent  Sir Michael Edwardes, BL chairman, will be going to the Government next week for...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 23 Oct 1980
                
                
                    The last MGB is produced today at Abingdon
                
                
            
                    Fri, 24 Oct 1980
                
                
                    BL selling site as factory units   By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent  BL Cars, which has more than £30m worth of closed...
                
                
            
                    Tue, 28 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Peter Hill Industrial Editor  Requests for further substantial Government financial aid were submitted to Sir Keith Joseph the Secretary...
                
                
            
                    Wed, 29 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Clifford Webb  The demand for BL's Metro car is so great that Sir Michael Edwardes, the BL chairman, now proposes to use the whole...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 30 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By David Felton and Clifford Webb  On the eve of meetings of manual workers at BL plants to vote on the company's 6.8 per cent wage...
                
                
            
                    Fri, 31 Oct 1980
                
                
                    By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent  British' Leyland car workers yesterday voted narrowly to take strike action over...
                
                
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