Print
Word
PDF|
This section contains 162 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |
|
The UAW used the new tactic of the sit-down strike to close down many plants, in effect. Workers would take physical possession of a plant by remaining inside the building and not letting strikebreakers in, thus stopping all work. By early 1937 the UAW forced GM to accept it as the bargaining agent for its workers. Chrysler followed suit in April 1937. Ford continued to hold out and used its servicemen to stop unionization. Not until a spontaneous walkout of Ford workers on 1 April 1941 closed the River Rouge plant did Ford capitulate. The UAW won an overwhelming victory in elections at the Ford plant, and Henry Ford signed a formal contract in June that gave his workers moregenerous terms than the other major automakers. The victory by the UAW gave workers a larger stake in the automobile business. As World War II approached, the American autoworker...
|
This section contains 162 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |
|
