Ford Assembly Line Workers In The 1930's

As a saying always told to the less intelligent, “All that glitter, isn’t gold”. During a time period of unemployment and growing poverty, many looked for jobs to continuously raise their families. Most businesses were closed or in the process of closing, and this made it possible for millions of layoffs resulting in the growth of the poverty line in society. As people were getting laid off losing money, people were becoming millionaires and billionaires as well making money. Because of the unemployment rates rising every second, most became desperate to work and make any little change they could come across. About more than 60% of people at the time were making less than 5.00 which was lower than minimum wage.

Working conditions for Ford assembly line workers during the 1920’s and early 1930’s before the United Auto workers Union was organized at the Ford Motor company, weren’t as tremendous as it seemed to be. For instance, the majority of people were in poverty making only 2.50 dollars a day. Ford Motor Company competed with other employers giving employees more than minimum wage paying them 5.00 dollars a day.

For example, according to Victor Reuther, the Ford Assembly line workers were able to receive discounts on the company’s products, Ford also held exciting family picnics for them to attend to on off days. At this time, people were proud to work at Ford because you were treated like royalty everywhere you went. Most people looked up to those working at Ford and wanted to be just like them. The job day wasn’t hectic about 6,000 cars were made a year. The higher wages and extra opportunities made the Ford assembly line workers work harder increasing the rate of production of products. With increasing production, the cars were being sold at a lower price and the owners made high