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...them." "Sir Alfred had more grease on the seat of his pants than any mechanic," says Peach. "Some of the old employees would think it was almost criminal to go on strike against Sir Alfred...
...signed into effect the first 40-hour agreement in the area with Doug Peach, and offered such advanced amenities for the time as company cafeterias, recreation fields and medical clinics. "His desire to help people almost got out of hand in the end," says a Rubery Owen executive. "He wanted to own people, like Krupp...
...also remembered as the man who, in the opinion of the shop floor, exhausted the assets of the Darlaston factory to invest elsewhere, leaving both men and machines in poor shape to deal with the more streamlined industrial competition from Europe. That is part of the reason, says Peach, why "the unions have now got the loyalty that Sir Alfred once...
...Doug Peach does not feel that the union movement has made him faceless: "Fifteen years ago, I was crying out to be accepted as a human being instead of a clock number. But there has been quite a change. I cannot see anything I am crying out for so desperately now. I don't really want to change my life...
...time the 4 o'clock whistle blows across the plant, Doug Peach is already...