STRIKE OVER
Ford Men Return
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, March 19.
I The Ford Motor Company’s 23 factories in Britain were in action again today after a strike lasting nearly a month. The stoppage, the worst in the American-owned company’s experience in Britain, caused the production loss of 51,200 vehicles worth £34m. After three days of gruelling talks with management executives, the leaders of the 15 unions in the dispute yesterday advised workers to accept a compromise wage and bonus scheme. The settlement terms revise a £sm pay and productivity package deal, the penalties for wildcat strikes in which caused the stoppage. Ford won the right to reward workers who for a year do not strike, ban overtime or restrict production.
The workers won wage rises of between 30s and 35s a week.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31942, 20 March 1969, Page 15
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131STRIKE OVER Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31942, 20 March 1969, Page 15
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