Resistance and unionization at Ford Motor Company: the UAW campaign and recognition (1937–1941)

1. Ford Hunger March met with gunfire

   Mar 7, 1932Labels: Ford River, Dearborn Police, Ford Security

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2. UAW founded amid auto-industry organizing surge

   Jan 1, 1935Labels: United Auto, UAW

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3. UAW targets Rouge with “Unionism, Not Fordism”

   May 26, 1937Labels: UAW Campaign, Rouge Plant

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4. Battle of the Overpass publicizes anti-union violence

   May 26, 1937Labels: Battle of, Ford Service

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5. Ford’s Service Department remains key union-busting tool

   Jun 1, 1937Labels: Service Department, Harry Bennett

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6. Local 600 exists, but remains weak at Rouge

   Jan 1, 1938Labels: UAW Local, River Rouge

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7. Supreme Court decides Ford Motor Co. v. NLRB

   Jan 3, 1939Labels: Ford Motor, NLRB

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8. UAW signals looming showdown at Ford plants

   Mar 17, 1941Labels: UAW, Ford Plants

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9. Wildcat strike shuts down River Rouge

   Apr 1, 1941Labels: Wildcat Strike, River Rouge

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10. NLRB representation election held at Rouge

    May 21, 1941Labels: NLRB Election, River Rouge

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11. First UAW–Ford contract signed

    Jun 20, 1941Labels: UAW Ford, Ford Motor

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12. Recognition reshapes Ford labor relations and legacy

    Dec 31, 1941Labels: Local 600, Fordism

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