Ford sewing machinists
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The Ford sewing machinists were a group of women workers at Ford's Dagenham plant whose 1968 strike over unequal pay became a landmark event in the fight for gender pay equality in the UK.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor movement
ⓘ
trade union dispute ⓘ women workers collective ⓘ |
| causeOfStrike |
job grading dispute
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unequal pay with male workers ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
film "Made in Dagenham"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stage musical "Made in Dagenham" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demand |
equal pay with male workers doing comparable work
ⓘ
regrading of their work as skilled ⓘ |
| effectOnProduction | disruption of car production at Dagenham ⓘ |
| employer | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish principle of equal pay for equal work in UK law ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced Equal Pay Act 1970 in the UK
ⓘ
raised public awareness of gender pay inequality ⓘ strengthened women’s role in British trade unions ⓘ |
| industry | automotive industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1968 equal pay strike
ⓘ
campaign for gender pay equality ⓘ |
| laterResult | eventual move to 100 percent of male rate ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | contributed to passage of Equal Pay Act 1970 ⓘ |
| location | Dagenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity | sewing car seat covers ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national press coverage in the UK ⓘ |
| movement |
equal pay movement
ⓘ
women’s rights movement in the UK ⓘ |
| negotiatingBody | National Joint Negotiating Committee for the Motor Industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | sewing machinists ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ford Motor Company management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British labor movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Ford Motor Company in the UK ⓘ |
| politicalSupport |
Barbara Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour government of Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
landmark case in UK labor history
ⓘ
symbol of struggle for workplace gender equality ⓘ |
| region | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | pay increase to 92 percent of male rate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| strikeAction | walkout at Dagenham plant ⓘ |
| strikeStartDate | 1968-06-07 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
trade unions
ⓘ
women’s rights activists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| workplace | Ford Dagenham plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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