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jun 7, 1968 - The Ford Strike

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Ford strike report - UK Parliament
In 1968, 187 women sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company plant in Dagenham, Essex, went on strike. Their jobs had been re-graded at a less skilled grade than men, meaning they were being paid 85% of the rate paid to men

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jun 7, 1968
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~ 58 years ago