The Role Of Unorganised Class Of Workers In The 1920's
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The first carton represents quite eloquently of the conditions faced by the unorganised class of workers. It represents how important the period was in the history of industry. This is the time when unorganised workers started realising the power of organisation and formed bodies like the worker unions. The Ford Motor Company, had long resisted unionization. Ford manager Harry Bennett used brute force to keep the union out of Ford, and his Ford Service Department was set up as an internal security, intimidation, and espionage unit within the company. It was not reluctant to use violence against union organizers and sympathizers. However, the company had to give in to the workers demands finally and reduced irregular work hours to a fixed
five-day