UAW Members Distributing Literature to Workers at Ford Rouge Plant, 1938
THF114254 / UAW Members Distributing Literature to Workers at Ford Rouge Plant, 1938
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Artifact Overview
The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This photograph shows labor organizers distributing United Auto Workers (UAW) newspapers outside Ford's Rouge Plant pedestrian overpass in January 1938. Three years later, following a turbulent ten-day strike in April 1941, Ford became the last major automotive manufacturer to recognize the UAW and agree to a union contract.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1938
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.69765.24
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This photograph shows United Auto Workers (UAW) labor organizers demonstrating outside Ford's Rouge Plant pedestrian overpass during 1937. Four years later, following a turbulent ten-day strike in April 1941, Ford became the last major automotive manufacturer to recognize the UAW and agree to a union contract.