
Grovewood, kitchens, Tipton
D-EXP/P/I41/144 20 May 1985 Wolverhampton Archives
The factory was due to close. TheFurniture Timber and Allied Trades Union and Len Buckingham are mentioned.
D-EXP/P/I41/144 20 May 1985 Wolverhampton Archives
The factory was due to close. TheFurniture Timber and Allied Trades Union and Len Buckingham are mentioned.
D-EXP/P/I29/114 20 Feb 1990 Wolverhampton Archives
Workers went on strike following a new pay structure. The AUEW is mentioned, and the photograph shows Melvyn Young (right) and fellow pickets outside the factory
D-EXP/P/I30/142 22 Jun 1965 Wolverhampton Archives
The Transport & General Workers Union announced that nearly 500 workers were facing redundancy. The Ministry of Labour is mentioned.
D-EXP/P/I31/90 23 Jan 1989 Wolverhampton Archives
Members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union went on strike over their pay claim. Terry Bradley is quoted. The photograph shows workers picketing the factory gates.
D-EXP/P/I32/228 18 Nov 1982 Wolverhampton Archives
Dudley Council joined the fight to save the steelworks as officials warned of job losses. MP John Blackburn is mentioned.
D-EXP/P/I33/45 1 Jun 1987 Wolverhampton Archives
Shopfloor workers went on strike after 50 colleagues were sacked.
D-EXP/P/I33/4 15 Jun 1978 Wolverhampton Archives
400 workers to lose their jobs. Hednesford is mentioned, and in the photograph from left are union leaders Ted Cooper, George Large and Arthur Gullick.
D-EXP/P/I36/70 4 Dec 1976 Wolverhampton Archives
Strike negotiations over pay. The photograph shows shop stewards leaving Transport House, West Bromwich, with Transport and General Workers Union official Brian Mathers (right)
D-EXP/P/I39/107 15 May 1968 Wolverhampton Archives
Workers at the firm supported the national one-day strike in support of an all round wage increase and better holidays. The Engineering Employers Federation is mentioned.
D-EXP/P/I40/78 3 Sep 1975 Wolverhampton Archives
Workers decided to defer a pay rise in order to help the firm. The Carpet Trades Union is mentioned, and the photograph shows Eddie Evans shaking hands with David Grimes.