STRIKES AROUND THE WORLD
FORD WINDSOR STRIKE
FORD WINDSOR STRIKE
"With the war over, the workers could see all of their labour gains disappearing. Ford was getting ready for commercial production. The job market was flooded, layoffs were threatened and Ford was clamping down, trying to return to prewar conditions in the plant. And those conditions were bad for the workers..." |
After WWII, troops returned to their jobs at the Ford factories, including the local plant in Windsor, Ontario. Since there was no longer a shortage of workers, Ford began mistreating them and rolled back several of their hard fought rights. The workers refused to cave in and organized strikes to demand better conditions.
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