1968 Ford sewing machinists strike

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The 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike was a landmark industrial action by female workers at Ford's Dagenham plant that helped catalyze equal pay legislation in the United Kingdom.

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instanceOf industrial dispute ⓘ
labour dispute ⓘ
affectedProcess car seat cover production ⓘ
cause demand for equal pay with male workers ⓘ
dispute over job grading ⓘ
regrading of machinists’ work as unskilled ⓘ
commemoratedBy 2010 film "Made in Dagenham" ⓘ
linked to: Made in Dagenham

stage musical "Made in Dagenham" ⓘ
consequence halt in car production at Ford Dagenham ⓘ
shortage of car seat covers ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
demand equal pay with male workers doing comparable work ⓘ
recognition of machinists’ work as skilled ⓘ
regrading to Category C skilled production ⓘ
employerInvolved Ford Motor Company ⓘ
endDate 1968-07-18 ⓘ
genderOfMainParticipants female ⓘ
hasSignificance catalyst for equal pay movement in the UK ⓘ
milestone in British women’s labour history ⓘ
symbol of gender equality in the workplace ⓘ
industry automotive industry ⓘ
influenced development of equal pay legislation in the UK ⓘ
inspired Equal Pay Act 1970 ⓘ
involvedPerson Barbara Castle ⓘ
Harold Wilson ⓘ
legalImpact contributed to passage of Equal Pay Act 1970 ⓘ
location Dagenham, Essex ⓘ
linked to: Dagenham

Ford Dagenham plant ⓘ
mediaCoverage national UK press ⓘ
movement equal pay movement ⓘ
women’s rights movement ⓘ
negotiatedWith Barbara Castle ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
numberOfWorkersInvolved approximately 187 ⓘ
opposedPractice gender-based pay discrimination ⓘ
participant National Union of Vehicle Builders ⓘ
female sewing machinists at Ford Dagenham ⓘ
trade union representatives ⓘ
politicalContext Labour government of Harold Wilson ⓘ
recognizedAs turning point in UK industrial relations on equal pay ⓘ
result partial regrading of machinists’ jobs ⓘ
pay increase for sewing machinists ⓘ
sector manufacturing ⓘ
startDate 1968-06-07 ⓘ
workType sewing car seat covers ⓘ
year 1968 ⓘ

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Made in Dagenham → basedOn → 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike ⓘ