Ford Motor Company's Five‑Dollar Wage program and labor policy (1914–1927)

1. Moving assembly line debuts at Highland Park

   Jan 1, 1913Labels: Highland Park, Moving assembly

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2. Labor turnover crisis peaks before wage plan

   Dec 1, 1913Labels: Highland Park

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3. Ford announces “Five-Dollar Day” profit-sharing plan

   Jan 5, 1914Labels: Henry Ford, Five-Dollar Day

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4. New pay policy begins; massive applicant crowds form

   Jan 12, 1914Labels: Highland Park

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5. Sociological Department enforces “worthiness” rules

   Jan 12, 1914Labels: Sociological Department

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6. Ford publishes guidance on required “good living”

   Jan 1, 1915Labels: Ford publications, Sociological Department

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7. Five-Dollar Day expands to include women workers

   Jan 1, 1916Labels: Five-Dollar Day, Women workers

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8. Michigan court orders special dividend in Dodge v. Ford

   Jan 15, 1919Labels: Dodge v, Michigan Supreme

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9. Samuel Marquis resigns; Sociological Department goes inactive

   Jan 21, 1921Labels: Samuel S, Sociological Department

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10. Ford adopts five-day, 40-hour week for factory workers

    May 1, 1926Labels: Workweek reform, Ford factory

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11. Model T era ends, marking a transition in labor strategy

    Jan 1, 1927Labels: Model T, Ford Motor

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12. Economists later document productivity and profit effects

    Dec 1, 1986Labels: Economic research, NBER working

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