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Sam1

(498 posts) Mon Jan 5, 2015, 08:55 AM Jan 2015

An interesting article on Henry Ford and the 5 dollar wage

This Day in Labor History: January 5, 1914

[ 2 ] January 5, 2015 | Erik Loomis

On January 5, 1914, Henry Ford announced his famous $5 a day wage to his workers. Ford is often lauded for his efforts here and he was surely forward-thinking in creating this salary. But this post will also challenge his reputation as a good employer, for Ford expected plenty in return from those employees, far more than any employee should have to accept.

http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2015/01/day-labor-history-january-5-1914

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An interesting article on Henry Ford and the 5 dollar wage (Original Post) Sam1 Jan 2015 OP

Henry Ford was a control freak. He had goons upaloopa Jan 2015 #1

Read this and surfed the charactors from the story. Wow. Great post, hanks! marble falls Jan 2015 #2

Henry Ford Published a lot of books and pamphlets as well PeoViejo Jan 2015 #3

It is called the "Plantation Mentality" vinny9698 Jan 2015 #4

Ford was very hard on his only child Edsel who died of cancer after working years at the plant. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #5

upaloopa

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1. Henry Ford was a control freak. He had goons

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Mon Jan 5, 2015, 10:16 AM

Jan 2015

to spy on his employees. They even went to worker's homes to make sure they lived as Ford thought they should or they were fired.
He drove his son Edsel to an early death.
You can get this story on Netflix.

marble falls

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2. Read this and surfed the charactors from the story. Wow. Great post, hanks!

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Mon Jan 5, 2015, 10:21 AM

Jan 2015

PeoViejo

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3. Henry Ford Published a lot of books and pamphlets as well

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Mon Jan 5, 2015, 12:17 PM

Jan 2015

..pushing his ideas for Social Engineering. I have one in my collection signed by him. He was your basic Fascist. During WWII, Ford plants in Europe built equipment for the Nazi War Machine and he lobbied to keep the Allies from bombing them.

vinny9698

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4. It is called the "Plantation Mentality"

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Mon Jan 5, 2015, 02:23 PM

Jan 2015

Employers treat their workers like they are indentured slaves. Ironically, the supervisors, which come from lower incomes, are the worst. They are always trying to impress their corporate owners on how they drive the workforce. Just like the overseer of the Southern plantation.

appalachiablue

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5. Ford was very hard on his only child Edsel who died of cancer after working years at the plant.

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Mon Jan 5, 2015, 11:04 PM

Jan 2015

PBS has an excellent program on many aspects of Ford's life, career and family, including his anti-semitism. Labor union giant Walter Reuther (1907-1970) of the AFL-CIO, and UAW started out in Detroit and tangled with Ford especially strike breakers. In the early 1950s Reuther toured a Ford plant in Ohio. While observing new industrial robots H. Ford, or a mgmt. official asked Reuther, 'How are you going to get them to pay your union dues?' and Reuther replied, 'How are you going to get them to buy Fords?'

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