British Leyland Strike: papers, 1977-1985
TitleBritish Leyland Strike: papers, 1977-1985
ReferenceSUBJ/BRITLEY/7
Date
1977-1985
Production date 1977 - 1985
Scope and ContentPapers relating to the British Leyland Strike - Photo of men sat at a meeting table; Booklet - Leyland Vehicle: The Workers' Alternative (Feb 1982); Leyland Bulletin - Farington Bus Plant (Nov 1982); Draft flyer - Solidarity Social on 11 Feb 1982; Draft letter - Leyland "save it" Campaign (Oct 1981); Leyland Vehicles Strike Official Collection sheets; Flyer - Leyland Joint Works Committee; Flyer - Redundancy! A Guide for Leyland; Notes - Works Committee Position; Three different Meeting Seating Plans (one with notes on the back); Statement to LVL Workers from Trades Council; Resolution of Joint Works Committee to the Delegate Conference rejecting the Company's proposals of 20 Nov 1981; Booklet - Statutory Sick Pay - Even the Sick Pay (late 1982 or early 1983); Communication from Leyland Vehicles Employee Relations Manager to Executive Councilman of AUEW over an agreement made on 14 Aug 1981; British Leyland Joint Weekend School Aims and Action (and copy); Notes - British Leyland Joint Shops Stewards Meeting minutes (5 Dec 1977); Press cuttings on the Leyland strikes (17 Oct 1977-17 Nov 1985), Robert Riddick's appeal (25 Mar 1977), and Bosses investments abroad (2 Sep 1977); Press cutting - Guardian article about Leyland strikes (10 Jul 1980); Press cuttings - Guardian articles on British Leyland (6, 9 Jan 1982); Flyer - LVL Checklist and list of demands (and copy); Draft flyer for Lobby for Jobs meeting on 10 Dec at Leyland Civic Hall; Bulletin - Shop Stewards Bulletin - Way Forward - Privatisation of the NHS (Mar 1984) (and draft); Leyland Vehicles Briefing document and copy (Sep 1981); memo (and attached copy) - Preston Polytechnic about Leyland Vehicles and early retirement (20 Oct 1978); Works Committee Progress Report (Nov 1981) (and draft); Works Committee call for support; Advert for mass meeting on 27 Oct at the Spurrier Works Gates; Works Committee updates on the Leyland dispute and messages to the workers; BL Cars Limited Agreed Statement of Understanding (17 Apr 1980); Document - summary of the Edwardes proposals and their potential effects on LVL by TASS and the BL Emergency Committee (12 Oct 1979); Paper slip - The Cost of Closure at British Leyland, Speke; Document - Press release from the Leyland Joint Shop Stewards Works Committee (22 Oct 1981); Article - The Vulnerability of Derek Robinson; British Leyland productivity Scheme calculations (Oct 1977); Rough Leyland structure diagram; Minutes for a BLM meeting on 8 May 1979; Leyland Group structure diagram; BL Limited Policy on Employee Participation by Michael Edwardes (Apr 1978); Flyer - Focus on the White Paper - the impact of government bus regulations; Report on the potential role and impact of Mini buses; Booklet - Common Bank - an introduction; List of Leyland Vehicles Problem Identifications (Oct 1982); List of problems and names listed under divisions; report - Leyland Lancashire - Into the Future - Buses (Nov 1984); Course Programme and outline for "Buses": The white paper and its effects on the industry - a one day course organised by the TUC Education Services; Notes - Problem Identification, Leyland vehicles Stage 2 course (Apr/May 1983); LV Course Committee Meetings notes Sep-Nov 1985; Booklet - Leyland - The Case for the Double Deck Bus; Miscellaneous papers;
Extent1 folder
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordBritish Leyland Motor Corporation
SubjectStrikes
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationAG British Leyland Strike Box 2 (Room 36)