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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.
- 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.
- Paul Padgett, Witness at NLRB Hearing, Federal Building, April 1941 -
- April 10, 1941
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Paul Padgett, Witness at NLRB Hearing, Federal Building, April 1941
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Campaign Booklet, "This Generation Has a Rendezvous with Destiny," 1936 - President Franklin Roosevelt declared, during his renomination acceptance speech at the 1936 Democratic National Convention, that the generation of Depression-era Americans had "a rendezvous with destiny." This pronouncement became the title of this campaign brochure. The booklet touted the economic and social progress of the American people during Roosevelt's first term, highlighting the achievements of the alphabet agencies his administration created.
- 1933-1935
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Campaign Booklet, "This Generation Has a Rendezvous with Destiny," 1936
President Franklin Roosevelt declared, during his renomination acceptance speech at the 1936 Democratic National Convention, that the generation of Depression-era Americans had "a rendezvous with destiny." This pronouncement became the title of this campaign brochure. The booklet touted the economic and social progress of the American people during Roosevelt's first term, highlighting the achievements of the alphabet agencies his administration created.
- 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.