OnMay1,1926,FordMotorCompanybecameoneofthefirstAmericancompaniestoadoptafive-day,40-hourweek.Itwassomethingworkersandlaborunionshadbeencallingfor.However,thefive-dayworkweekwastoincreaseproductivity.Withmoretimeandmoney,workerswereexpectedtobuyandusetheproductstheyweremaking.ManufacturerssoonfollowedFord'slead,and...
07/19/1983 Filing Date: 04/22/1981 Export Citation: Click for automatic bibliography generation Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) Primary Class: 257/43 Other Classes: 257/E21.46, 257/E21.497, 257/E21.498, 257/E29.1 International Classes: ...
The article focuses on automobile company Ford Motor CO. The company has invested 1.1 billion U.S. dollars at its Kansas City, Kansas-based Assembly plant to include paint shop and stamping facility. The company has also generated 2000 new job vacancies to support increasing demand for its F-...
On May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company became one of the first American companies to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week. It was something workers and labor unions had been calling for. However, the five-day workweek was to increase productivity. With more time and money, workers were expected ...