Union Recruiting Poster, "Unionism not Fordism, Now is the Time to Organize!," 1935-1936
THF115402 / Union Recruiting Poster, "Unionism not Fordism, Now is the Time to Organize!," 1935-1936
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Artifact Overview
This broadside refers to the 1935 Wagner Act, which guaranteed workers the right to organize unions, and to strike, boycott and picket their employers. The United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union, founded 1935, succeeded in unionizing General Motors and Chrysler within two years. The UAW's next target became Ford Motor Company, which had long resisted unionization. It ultimately succeeded in 1941.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
1935-1936
Subject Date
1935-1936
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.354.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Dimensions
Height: 8.875 in
Width: 6.063 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.