Automatically translated from Basque, translation may contain errors. More information here. Elhuyarren itzultzaile automatikoaren logoa

The workers of the Ford car workshop started a strike in England to ask for the same pay as men

56
years ago

07 June 1968,

In England, workers at the Ford factory in the city of Dagenham started a strike to demand the same pay as men. Even though they managed to stop production, they had to fight the majority unions and finally Ford refused to meet their demands. In another 1984 strike they succeeded in closing the wage gap.

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