Fascinating video but those concerned about wages and living conditions should stop up and remember that those were the days when almost every country in the world admired and wanted their country to be just like "America". Conditions were rough and tough for most but could any country claim to be better off then?
Gordon
One can only guess that you have known no one working in auto at this time.
60-80 hours, no overtime, no time off for any reason.
No talking, not one word, even on your 15 minute lunch break in the middle of your 12 hour day.
Hurt your pinky in a press trying to keep up? You are fired.
Trip and fall running to work to make the bell and twist your ankle? Goodbye.
Reach 40 years old? You are fired as you are too old to keep up.
Do anything outside work that the private "police force" does not like and you are lucky to stay alive.
Once fired you are blacklisted and can not work in any auto plant in Flint or Detroit.
My grandfather's brother went to work in the copper mines in the UP as it was a much easier way to make a living.
Your post shows that you know nothing of what drove the "slaves" to revolt and form the UAW.
Interesting that even during the depression others wanted to be just like the US.
Bob
