South Wales Coalfield Collection

Division 6 Port Talbot Works

Minutes, agreements, reports, correspondence and papers, 1950-80.

Port Talbot

Ref No. Description Dates
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/1 Port Talbot Works agreements.
Agreements regarding manning, bonuses, and rates of pay at the Margam 'A' and 'B' power stations. There are also copies of agreements regarding rates of pay at the power stations.
25.5.1950-1.1969
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/2 Port Talbot Works agreements.
Copies of agreements regarding rates of pay, trade union contributions, manning, work measured incentive scheme and productivity.
14.5.1958-21.2.1977
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/3 Port Talbot Works riggers agreements and correspondence.
Copies of agreements and correspondence regarding the rates of pay, shift relief, and job description of riggers working at the plant. There are also correspondence regarding a dispute resulting from the use of lifting jacks.
4.6.1959-10.1973
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/4 Port Talbot Works agreements.
Agreements regarding rates of pay, manpower, job descriptions and productivity at the sinter plant, and ore and coke crushing terminals. There are also correspondence regarding bunker trimmers and arbitration.
21.2.1966-28.5.1971
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/5 Port Talbot Works copies of disputes settlements.
Copies of settlements, agreements and neutral committee meetings and statements regarding disputes that have arisen between the management and the employees at the Port Talbot Works and the Llanwern Steel Works. These cover issues such as rates of pay, hours of work, and manpower.
15.12.1965-21.7.1970
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/6 Port Talbot Works incentive scheme agreement.
Copy of a work measured incentive scheme agreement for process workers belonging to the National Union of Blastfurnacemen at the Port Talbot Works.
10.9.1978
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/7 Port Talbot Works incentive scheme agreement.
Contains copies of parts of the work measured incentive scheme agreement for process workers, and copies of correspondence regarding the work measured incentive scheme review committee.
1977-1978
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/8 Port Talbot Works incentive scheme agreement.
Contains reports, papers and correspondence regarding the Work Measured Incentive Scheme for process workers at the Port Talbot Works, including correspondence with Division 7 (Shotton) regarding their experiences of WMIS; copies of agreements of WMIS with other employees; correspondence from the ISTC and the Transport and General Workers Union steering committee, and notes of their meetings regarding WMIS. Correspondence sent to the Transport and General Workers Union concerning its introduction; a copy of a progress report in the measurement and development of wage structure strategy; correspondence to the ISTC General Secretary concerning the introduction of WMIS.
1975-1978
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/9 Port Talbot Works incentive scheme agreement.
Copy of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades work measured incentive scheme agreements, parts 1 and 2.
1977
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/10 Port Talbot Works dispute statement.
A statement of a case regarding a dispute between the Steel Company of Wales Limited and the National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades. Its terms of reference determined the feasability of introducing a new twin taphole system at the No 5 blastfurnace and an increase in the casts without changing the rates of pay or the manning arrangements.
3.1966
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/11 Port Talbot Works job evaluation papers.
Reports and papers regarding job evaluation at the Port Talbot and other steel works. Includes a job evaluation manual; papers for a work study appreciation course; papers regarding job evaluation for weekly paid staff grades; correspondence and papers regarding job evaluation amongst middle management; a copy of a job evaluation agreement for the Bilston, Wolverhampton, and Birchley Works. There are also copies of job descriptions within the plant, and papers detailing salary components for the weekly paid staff at the Shotton Works.
1964-1967
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/12 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement minutes.
Copy of the minutes of the meeting between the works group and the Confederation Engineering Grades Negotiating Committee regarding the manpower productivity agreement.
25.2.1971
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/13 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement minutes.
Copies of the minutes of the Confederation Engineering Grades Negotiating Committee meetings, and a copy of the decisions taken at the meeting (8.10.1970).
24.10.1968-8.10.1970
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/14 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement minutes.
Copies of the meetings held between the ISTC and the Port Talbot Works.
23.6.1969-22.12.1969
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/15 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement minutes.
Copies of the minutes of meetings between the British Iron, Steel and Kindred Trades Association and the Transport and General Workers Union. There are also copies of the manpower productivity proposals.
9.7.1968-30.7.1968
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/16 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement minutes.
Copies of minutes of the working party set up to study changes in working practices as they affect craftsmen.
23.2.1967-13.7.1967
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/17 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement papers.
Copies of papers regarding the manpower productivity agreement at the Port Talbot Works. Contains : a letter regarding improved productivity in the steel industry, and an accompanying paper detailing working practices and demarcation issues which need reform at the plant; papers regarding the effect of technological change and changes in working practices on members of the British Iron, Steel and Kindred Trades Association engineering grades; papers detailing subject matters for negotiation, especially changes in working practices. There is also a paper regarding the present state of negotiations of manpower productivity proposals as regards Iron and Steel Trades Confederation process grades (1970).
7.1964-3.1970
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/18 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity proposals report.
Copy of a report regarding the outline of the manpower productivity proposals.
19.4.1966
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/19 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity plan report.
Copy of the manpower productivity plan report detailing the grade wage structure, phase one. It gives details of jobs and the re-classification of their grades.
3.1967
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/20 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity plan report.
Copy of a report by the British Iron, Steel and Kindred Trades Association and the Transport and General Workers Union regarding the manpower productivity plan, and how it will change the working practices of their members.
11.1967
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/21 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement.
Copy of the manpower productivity agreement between the British Steel Corporation Port Talbot Works Group and the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation Engineering Grades.
1968 (c)
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/22 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement.
Copy of the manpower productivity agreement between the British Steel Corporation and the craft unions.
8.3.1968
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/23 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement.
Copy of the manpower productivity agreement as it affects the ISTC Engineering Grades.
9.1968
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/24 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement.
Copy of the manpower productivity agreement in respect of the ISTC Engineering Grades.
8.1971
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/25 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement.
Copy of the manpower productivity agreement as regards the National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades.
3.1972
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/26 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement.
Copy of addendum to the manpower productivity agreement as regards the National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades.
3.1972
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/27 Port Talbot Works manpower productivity agreement.
Copy of an addition to the addendum of the manpower productivity agreement as regards the National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades.
11.1974
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/28 Port Talbot Works management correspondence.
Copies of correspondence from the Port Talbot Works management to the district secretary of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen. The correspondence covers issues including lower paid workers, Christmas arrangements, rates of pay, productivity, hours of work, discharge of residual cargo, parity of earnings, manning, absenteeism, appointments, and development prospects.
29.11.1965-26.11.1975
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/29 Port Talbot Works Lodge correspondence.
Correspondence from the lodges regarding issues such as manning, productivity, hours of work, rates of pay, holidays, and parity of rates. There are details of resolutions agreed by the lodges, and copies of balance sheets from the lodges covering the dates above.
14.10.1966-4.12.1973
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/30 Port Talbot Works correspondence.
Correspondence to and from the other Divisions of the ISTC and from the Abbey Branch Works. The correspondence cover issues such as disputes, accidents, manning, rates of pay, and individual disputes, and Abbey Works Branch riggers.
30.12.1960-28.12.1961
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/31 Port Talbot Works correspondence.
Correspondence to and from the Abbey No 1 Branch regarding various issues and disputes. They include union contributions and transfers, the Abbey melting shop closure, redundancy payments, and individual cases.
7.1.1969-30.8.1972
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/32 Port Talbot Works correspondence.
Correspondence to and from the ISTC regarding disputes with Courtney Brothers (South Wales) Limited and Maintenance and Cleaning Services (Wales) Limited, regarding wages and trade union contributions. There is also correspondence regarding similar disputes in the catering department, redundancy, individual cases, and the failure to observe the negotiating procedure.
13.1.1975-4.9.1978
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/33 Port Talbot Works forty hour week correspondence.
Correspondence and agreements regarding the introduction of a forty-two hour, and subsequently a forty hour week, to the plant.
18.2.1960-25.8.1967
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/34 Port Talbot Works harbour correspondence and papers.
Correspondence and papers regarding the manning of the new harbour workshop, including also correspondence and papers from an industrial dispute and subsequent tribunal between the ISTC and the National Union of Blastfurnacemen regarding the manning of dumper trucks and mobile plant at the new harbour.
25.3.1969-22.12.1971
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/35 Port Talbot Works redundancy tribunals correspondence.
Correspondence and papers regarding industrial tribunals over redundancy payments.
9.11.1960-8.9.1980
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/36 Port Talbot Works working arrangements.
Papers giving the weekly plant working arrangements. Also correspondence from the British Steel Corporation, Ebbw Vale Works regarding the energy crisis and its effect on the works.
19.12.1973-21.2.1974
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/37 Port Talbot Works joint consultation correspondence.
Correspondence from the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers regarding the establishment of joint consultation machinery between unions at the plant.
6.2.1978-21.3.1978
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/38 Port Talbot Works report.
Copy of a report by a working party appointed to examine the work of the craftsmen employed at the Port Talbot Works.
6.1964
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/39 Port Talbot Works wage structure report.
Copy of the grade wage structure, phase one, average weekly earnings for those working at the plant.
3.1968
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/40 Port Talbot Works training report.
Copy of the interim report of the working party on operative training at the plant.
14.6.1968
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/41 Port Talbot Works agreement.
Copy of an agreement regarding the operation of the five stand tandem mill within the plant.
29.11.1970
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/42 Port Talbot Works negotiating procedures.
Copy of a report regarding joint negotiating procedures between the British Steel Corporation and the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation at the plant.
1.1971
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/43 Port Talbot Works bonus rates paper.
Copy of a paper regarding the metrication of bonus rates as it affects the National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades.
1.3.1972
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/44 Port Talbot Works recruitment and training report.
Copy of the joint working party report regarding recruitment and training at the plant.
5.1975
MNC/ISTC/D6/1/45 Port Talbot Works production reports.
Copies of the quarterly production figures for the Port Talbot Works.
15.1.1970-15.7.1974

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