BRS dispute: threat to Ford
17th April 1970, Page 28
17th April 1970
Page 28
Page 28, 17th April 1970
— BRS dispute: threat to Ford
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• A walk-out by 100 British Road Services drivers at the Grays, Essex, depot on Tuesday rapidly spread to nine other depots in the South East and North West. The men are demanding £30 for a 40-hour week against a present basic of £17 5s, yielding around £25 for 50 hours.
BRS drivers won a £1 a week pay rise last December with bonus additions.
The stoppage hazarded the jobs of thousands of car assembly workers at Ford's Dagenham plant because four of the strikers ferry body panels from Dagenham to a store at Rainham, with return when required. Tilbury and other dockers were asked to "black" BRS loads.