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- "Local 600 UAW" Sign, 2023 - In fall 2023, United Auto Workers staged successful strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis -- the union's first simultaneous actions against the Detroit Three. Workers struck for better pay and protection from job losses in the shift to electric vehicles. This sign was carried by members of UAW Local 600 at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant.
- 2023
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"Local 600 UAW" Sign, 2023
In fall 2023, United Auto Workers staged successful strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis -- the union's first simultaneous actions against the Detroit Three. Workers struck for better pay and protection from job losses in the shift to electric vehicles. This sign was carried by members of UAW Local 600 at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant.
- Ford Worker Buying War Bond for 1,000 Pennies, Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, January 1944 - Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in numerous ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers purchased war bonds with their earnings, either independently or through a payroll deduction program.
- January 25, 1944
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Ford Worker Buying War Bond for 1,000 Pennies, Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, January 1944
Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in numerous ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers purchased war bonds with their earnings, either independently or through a payroll deduction program.
- Ford Motor Company Employees Waiting in Line at a Wartime Blood Drive, February 1943 - Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in many ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers participated in blood drives by donating blood and plasma for use stateside or overseas.
- February 24, 1943
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Ford Motor Company Employees Waiting in Line at a Wartime Blood Drive, February 1943
Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in many ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers participated in blood drives by donating blood and plasma for use stateside or overseas.
- Blind and Visually Impaired Workers at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1934 - Henry Ford believed in providing employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Workers who were blind or visually impaired could sort ammeter gauges or assemble valve bushings by feel, for example, while workers with amputations could operate push-button machines with no difficulty. It was estimated that Ford Motor Company employed as many as 13,000 people with disabilities in 1927.
- October 01, 1934
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Blind and Visually Impaired Workers at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1934
Henry Ford believed in providing employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Workers who were blind or visually impaired could sort ammeter gauges or assemble valve bushings by feel, for example, while workers with amputations could operate push-button machines with no difficulty. It was estimated that Ford Motor Company employed as many as 13,000 people with disabilities in 1927.
- "Holiday Pak" Kit Given to Ford Motor Company Dearborn Assembly Plant Employees, 1968 -
- 1968
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"Holiday Pak" Kit Given to Ford Motor Company Dearborn Assembly Plant Employees, 1968
- Shift Change at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1934 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's enormous Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1934, when this photo was taken, Ford employees built nearly 564,000 automobiles.
- 1934
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Shift Change at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1934
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's enormous Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1934, when this photo was taken, Ford employees built nearly 564,000 automobiles.
- Distributing Labor Union Literature to Workers at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1937 - 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.
- 1937
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Distributing Labor Union Literature to Workers at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1937
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.
- Letter to Henry and Clara Ford from Walter J. Renwick, November 10, 1920 -
- November 10, 1920
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Letter to Henry and Clara Ford from Walter J. Renwick, November 10, 1920
- UAW Local 600 Members Participating in Strike Activities, September-October 2023 - In fall 2023, United Auto Workers staged successful strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis -- the union's first simultaneous actions against the Detroit Three. Workers struck for better pay and protection from job losses in the shift to electric vehicles. This photo shows members of UAW Local 600, based in Dearborn, Michigan, assembling picket signs for the strike.
- September 2023-October 2023
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UAW Local 600 Members Participating in Strike Activities, September-October 2023
In fall 2023, United Auto Workers staged successful strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis -- the union's first simultaneous actions against the Detroit Three. Workers struck for better pay and protection from job losses in the shift to electric vehicles. This photo shows members of UAW Local 600, based in Dearborn, Michigan, assembling picket signs for the strike.
- UAW Local 600 Members Participating in Strike Activities, September-October 2023 - In fall 2023, United Auto Workers staged successful strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis -- the union's first simultaneous actions against the Detroit Three. Workers struck for better pay and protection from job losses in the shift to electric vehicles. This photo shows members of UAW Local 600 picketing outside Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.
- September 24, 2023
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UAW Local 600 Members Participating in Strike Activities, September-October 2023
In fall 2023, United Auto Workers staged successful strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis -- the union's first simultaneous actions against the Detroit Three. Workers struck for better pay and protection from job losses in the shift to electric vehicles. This photo shows members of UAW Local 600 picketing outside Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.