Labour Relations
UAW Local 1520 Images
1968
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 36b - [Illegal] Auto Workers Strike
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published April 4, 1968 with caption: “Ford Walkout- Members of Local 1520, United Auto Workers Union, milled around the front gate of the St. Thomas Ford Assembly Plant this morning after walking off their jobs. The strike began shortly after 7 a.m. when about 200 men from the body build section of the assembly line left work. Ford employees from Oakville and Windsor have also walked out in an apparent protest against the union's move to change the strike deadline from today until next Monday. A union representative asked the St. Thomas strikers to return to work tomorrow morning. Production at the St. Thomas plant has been shut down for the day."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 37 - [Legal Strike] Leave Plant
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published April 16, 1968 with caption: "Leave Plant- Members of Local 1520, United Auto Workers Union, are seen leaving the St. Thomas Ford Assembly Plant this morning after the 10:30 a.m. strike deadline imposed by the union last week. The 1,033 workers went immediately to the 401 Plaza for a strike meeting, causing a massive jam at the front gate of the plant. Pickets were expected to be set up this afternoon."
1969
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 104c - Workers Picket to Protest Overtime Schedule
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 21, 1969 with caption: "A 'robot' appeared on the picket line outside the Ford plant on Highway 4 this morning in a protest against overtime schedules at the plant."
1971
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 122a - Strikers Picket
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published January 19, 1971 with caption: "Ford Strikers Picket- Members of the United Auto Workers of America, Local 1520, picket outside of the St. Thomas Ford Assembly Plant. About 25 picketers were on duty this morning at 10:30 a.m. Negotiations were continuing to meet the 1 p.m. deadline."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 123 - Ford on Strike
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published January 21, 1971 with caption: "Ford On Strike- Ford of Canada workers in Windsor picket the Ford of Canada engine plant. A General Motors automobile is used to display the strike message. Ford operations in Canada were shut down, Tuesday, when 14,270 employees struck across the country."
1973
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 135 - Workers Strike
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published November 23, 1973 with caption: "Ford Workers Strike- Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited workers at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant went on strike today as a 10a.m. strike deadline passed without contract settlement being achieved. This was the scene outside the plant minutes after the strike began."
C9 Sh2 B1 F49 1 - UAW Executives Join Picket Line
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published September 6, 1973 with caption: "United Auto Workers president Leonard Woodcock, left, and UAW vice-president Douglas Fraser, next to Woodcock, join a picket line demonstration by engineering and styling employees at Chrysler headquarters in Detroit, Wednesday. It was called by white collar workers at the lunch break to protest the current impasse in national bargaining on a contract which expires September 14."
1976
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 171 - Protest Timing Of Plant Shutdown
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published March 25, 1976 with caption: "First Demonstrators- The first demonstrators to arrive at the Ford plant at Talbotville Wednesday afternoon were, from left, Terry McGee, of St. Thomas, a paint repairman; Ron Pellerin of London, plant chairman and Ron Harrison of Port Stanley, a paint repairman. About 50 workers gathered at the roadside with signs protesting the plant's shutdown the week of April 5. The union says the timing of the shutdown eliminates the possibility of unemployment insurance benefits for about 2,000 plant workers."
1978
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 144 - Striking Workers Smash Car
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published March 15, 1978 with caption: "Smashed Car- Unidentified UAW workers look over the damage inflicted to a car that had contained two workers who tried to go through a picket line set up at the Fleck Manufacturing plant in Huron Park. About 250 Ford Talbotville workers journeyed to the plant Tuesday morning to show their support of the strike conducted by the 130 Fleck employees."
1979
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 149 - Workers Strike Over Overtime
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published October 24, 1979 with caption: "Overtime Is Issue- UAW workers at the Ford Talbotville plant were out picketing this morning despite the fact a tentative agreement had been reached for a master contract. Local issues are still being negotiated and union financial secretary Bob Such said the company will stay shut down until a ratification vote on Sunday."
1980
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 172 - Face Two One-Week Lay-Offs
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published September 1, 1980 with caption: "Nothing But Heartaches- Auto workers seem to be plagued with nothing but heartaches these days. Workers at the St. Thomas Ford Assembly Plant, although spared many problems associated with the industry face two one-week lay-offs the first of which is to begin on Monday, September 8, and economic hardship."
1982
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 156 - March Organized By United Auto Workers (March 4, 1982)
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published March 4, 1982 with caption: "Demand Jobs- About 350 demonstrators marched several blocks from Victoria Park in London to the federal building on Talbot Street to demand jobs and government action to reduce high interest rates. The march was organized by United Auto Workers, Local 1520, which plans further protests to get action. The UAW earlier this year organized a protest to block Highway 401 just north of the St. Thomas Ford Assembly Plant."
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