Hundreds of workers from Dagenham and Speke Ford centres went on strike on October 30 and more days are planned. Ford has insisted its offer to workers is "fair and balanced" and stated it will ...
51 years ago today, 187 women walked out of the Ford Dagenham plant in protest at unequal ... I had no idea that I’d be going on strike with 177 other women. I had been working as a sewing ...
The only reason for this is corporate greed.' The strike will affect Ford's sites in Dunton in Essex, Stratford, Dagenham in east London, Daventry in Northamptonshire, and Halewood on Merseyside.
Based on the true story of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, this film follows a group of women who took their fight for equality from the factory floor to the House of Commons.
A strike by the sewing machinists at the plant in 1968 led to the passing of the Equal Pay Act 1970, and inspired both the film and musical Made in Dagenham. The West End musical Made in Dagenham ...
Caleb Richards’ second-half strike helped Kidderminster move to within a single point of safety in the National League following a 1-0 win at Dagenham. The Harriers had seen off Aldershot and ...
But women were not paid the same as men. In 1968 women working in the Ford Dagenham car factory went on strike for equal pay and to be classed as skilled workers. Gemma meets two women who took ...
51 years ago today, 187 women walked out of the Ford Dagenham plant in protest at unequal ... I had no idea that I’d be going on strike with 177 other women. I had been working as a sewing ...