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- Strikers Booing, Ford Rouge Plant, April 1941 - Ford Motor Company was the last major auto manufacturer to be organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW). On April 1, 1941, workers at Ford's Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, shut down the factory in reaction to anti-union firings and violence. After a turbulent ten-day strike, Ford agreed to the union's demands.
- April 01, 1941
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Strikers Booing, Ford Rouge Plant, April 1941
Ford Motor Company was the last major auto manufacturer to be organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW). On April 1, 1941, workers at Ford's Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, shut down the factory in reaction to anti-union firings and violence. After a turbulent ten-day strike, Ford agreed to the union's demands.
- Telegram from Edsel Ford Authorizing W. R. Campbell to Negotiate with UAW-CIO in Canada, December 30, 1942 -
- December 30, 1942
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Telegram from Edsel Ford Authorizing W. R. Campbell to Negotiate with UAW-CIO in Canada, December 30, 1942
- Picketers and Workers Fighting, Ford Rouge Plant, April 1941 - Ford Motor Company was the last major auto manufacturer to be organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW). On April 1, 1941, workers at Ford's Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, shut down the factory in reaction to anti-union firings and violence. After a turbulent ten-day strike, Ford agreed to the union's demands.
- April 02, 1941
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Picketers and Workers Fighting, Ford Rouge Plant, April 1941
Ford Motor Company was the last major auto manufacturer to be organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW). On April 1, 1941, workers at Ford's Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, shut down the factory in reaction to anti-union firings and violence. After a turbulent ten-day strike, Ford agreed to the union's demands.
- Men Voting in NLRB Election, Ford Rouge Plant, May 1941 - 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.
- May 21, 1941
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Men Voting in NLRB Election, Ford Rouge Plant, May 1941
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.
- UAW Men and Women Ready to Distribute Literature at Ford Rouge Plant, December 16, 1937 -
- December 16, 1937
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UAW Men and Women Ready to Distribute Literature at Ford Rouge Plant, December 16, 1937
- Men Protesting Construction Project, August 1939 -
- August 10, 1939
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Men Protesting Construction Project, August 1939
- Ford Security Men, May 22, 1940 -
- May 22, 1940
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Ford Security Men, May 22, 1940
- Women Passing Out UAW Union Literature, February 1941 -
- February 11, 1941
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Women Passing Out UAW Union Literature, February 1941
- Women Passing Out UAW Union Literature, February 1941 -
- February 11, 1941
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Women Passing Out UAW Union Literature, February 1941
- UAW Strikers Walk With Beaten Workman, April 1941 -
- April 02, 1941
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UAW Strikers Walk With Beaten Workman, April 1941