MAY 1, 1926: A 40-HOUR WORK WEEK FOR FORD FACTORY WORKERS

MAY 1, 1926: A 40-HOUR WORK WEEK FOR FORD FACTORY WORKERS

credit: Nearly a century ago, the Ford Motor Company became one of the first companies in the United States to adopt the 40-hour, five-day work week in its plants, a policy that would be extended to office employees in August. The plan had been in the writings since...