50 Years of Equal Exploitation?
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 29 2020 00:11
29 May marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Equal Pay Act 1970, precipitated by the Ford sewing machinists’ strike in 1968 which started in Dagenham.
1968: Ford Female Employees Win Strike for Equal Pay in Dagenham
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 25 2017 19:44
In 1968 women who worked for the Ford plant in Dagenham discovered their pay was significantly less than male workers doing the same work. They struck for equal and despite ridiculing in the press the strike won a near wage parity, and promoted the debate on equal pay for equal work in the UK
What happened at Fords - Ken Weller and Ernie Stanton
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 5 2013 18:10
Solidarity pamphlet 26 containing three articles about the defeat of the workers in a dispute at the Ford Dagenham plant in 1962, and what workers can learn from it.
