Roberts-Arundel Strike Committee: papers 1966-1968
TitleRoberts-Arundel Strike Committee: papers 1966-1968
ReferenceEVT/ROBERTS/1/6
Date
20 Dec 1966-29 Apr 1968
Production date 1966-12-20 - 1968-04-29
Scope and ContentLetters and statements from the Company, letters from Manchester District Engineering Employers Association stating agreement made that members workers would not picket Roberts-Arundel and subsequent breaking of agreement; Statement on strike by RE Pomeranz president of company accompanying letter to Prime minister about dispute; Minutes of meetings at Town Hall Stockport to resolve strike, memos from Roberts-Arundel, including one on future sales in Eastern Europe (these may be some of the documents allegedly copied by a spy working for the company), minutes of meetings between company ministry and AEU seeking agreement. Letter from company announcing closure (2 Mar 1968) with draft agreement between the company, AEF, TGWU and sheet metal workers and coppersmiths union and memo announcing signature of Company/Union agreement and formal end to dispute on 13 May 1968; copy of recruitment advert issued when strike was unofficial; copy of recruitment advert; copy of article "a failure to agree was recorded" by DK Turner published in Journal of Institute of Works Managers
Extent1 folder
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordRoberts-Arundel, Amalgamated Engineering Union, Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers, Transport and General Workers' Union
SubjectStrikes, Employer organisations, Picketing
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationAG Roberts Arundel Box 2 (Room 37)