Mini-shift victory sacrificed

The Newsletter, vol. 9 no. 414, 9 October 1965 · scan pages 1, 2

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SHOP stewards at BMC's Birmingham factories have sacrificed the recent victory over mini-shift working and the associated ban on overtime. They have agreed to end the bans in return for an end to the shorttime working imposed by the firm on Monday.

(Further report page 4)