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Papers of Richard Stynes, trade unionist... Correspondence, etc., regarding Standard Motor Company strike, Apr-[Jun] 1956


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  • The Standard Motor Company in 1956 proposed a lay-off of 3,500 of 11,000 Standard workers, whilst a change-over to a new tractor model for Massey-Harris-Ferguson was introduced, rather than a transfer of all workers to car production, as they had agreed in negotiation in 1955. An unofficial strike began on 26 Apr 1956, lasting for a fortnight.
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Committee of Unions signatory to Standard Motors Agreements: 4th meeting: 1st 2 pages of duplicated minutes, including reference to tractor change-over Standard Shop Stewards' Reply to Management: printed sheet Manuscript draft of shop stewards' reply to Company statement; with later typescript transcript Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): printed broadsheet 'Standard fight for jobs', No. 2 Standard Workers' Strike Headquarters: duplicated circular on no redundancy issue Manuscript list of 'questions', e.g. (1) Meetings Tomorrow at Birmingham Austins. Shown Interest. Particularly Aust[i]ns. Manuscript notes of developments, meetings, contacts, matters in hand Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): duplicated collecting sheet Manuscript report of 3-member delegation to North East [on numbered folios 94-100] Typescript memorandum from Finance to Press and Transport Committees: arrangements for payments Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): Typescript list of Finance Committee Sheet of manuscript notes about meetings, publicity and issues involved Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): copy letter to convener, Shardlaws Engineering Works, Sheffield, about supplying speaker Publicity Manager, Daily Worker: permission to reprint article of 3 May Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): 'The issue at Standards. We fight for our jobs - and for yours': reprint of article by R. J. Stynes Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): Manuscript draft of letter of thanks to convener, Coventry Precision Ltd., for promise of support Petition to Mr Brotherton [President, Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU)] to stand firm on the issue of no redundancy Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): expenses of York delegation Standard Motor Company Ltd. Shop Stewards Committee: printed balance sheet Standard Workers' Strike Committee (SWSC): duplicated circular summarising situation as currently understood Subsequent list by R. J. Stynes of principals involved in the strike Duplicated instructions re surplus labour, M/C Division Duplicated car and engine programme for June Duplicated machinery and change-over timetable