Men Voting in NLRB Election, Ford Rouge Plant, May 1941

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company, and Henry Ford in particular, long refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union. General Motors and Chrysler unionized in 1937, but Ford stubbornly held out against workers' wishes. Finally, Ford agreed to a National Labor Relations Board vote on unionization held May 21, 1941. Seventy percent of Ford's employees voted in favor of the UAW.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

21 May 1941

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.75664.I

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in
Width: 8.00 in

Men Voting in NLRB Election, Ford Rouge Plant, May 1941