Battle of the Overpass
Battle of the Overpass
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- Description
- On May 26, 1937 organizers from the UAW planned a "Unionism not Fordism" campaign at the River Rouge Plant of the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. Organizers of the UAW were at a pedestrian overpass demanding an $8/ 6 hour day opposed to the current $6/ 8 hour day. Security from Ford Motor Company attackedand beat the UAW members. The incident hurt the Ford reputation and gained support for the UAW.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Poster
- date made
- 1962
- associated date
- 1937
- re; referenced
- Ford Motor Company
- affiliated union
- United Auto Workers
- maker
- United Auto Workers
- place made
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- Associated Place
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm
- ID Number
- 1988.0701.19
- catalog number
- 1988.0701.19
- accession number
- 1988.0701
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian
- subject
- Labor Unions
- labor issues
- Automobiles
- Protest and Civil Disobedience
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- Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
- Princeton Posters
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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