ATV Today: 26.02.1970: British Leyland Industrial Relations

Summary

Reg Harcourt interview with workers at British Leyland plant at Longbridge in Birmingham following comments by the Chairman Lord Stokes attacking strikes.

Year:

1970

Duration:

0:02:56

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Reg Harcourt talks to workers outside Longbridge asking their views on Lord Stokes's call for strike ballots rather than unofficial strikes. We also see the exterior and interior of the Rover factory in Solihull (Rover 2000 production lines) where production has been halted due to a strike at the Girling brake factory in Cheshire.


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Notes

British Leyland failed to make a profit for the four months up to February 1970 prompting Lord Stokes to blame 'industrial anarchy' and the large number of unofficial strikes in the industry.