Labour Relations
Women in the Workforce Images
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 61f - Food Service
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 30-F) with caption: "Cafeteria style food service is provided by Mrs. Fred Horton with Hans Blume, food manager looking on."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 64 - Key Personnel
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 33-F) with caption: "Key Personnel- Operators of key punchers in the computer department at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant are, left to right, Mrs. Mike Walzak, Mrs. Robert Smith, Mrs. Ted Drew and Mrs. Basil Crippo."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 68e - Fully Equipped Hospital
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 39-F) with caption: "Operating Room- A most modern and fully-equipped operating room is included in the facilities of the St. Thomas plant hospital. Here Mrs. Roy Knight, registered nurse, dresses a minor injury."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 74 - Plant Switchboard
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 47-F) with caption: "The Switchboard Room At The St. Thomas Assembly Plant - The extensive communications system that joins all departments of the vast Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant- and links them with the world outside- was installed by the technicians of Bell Canada."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 76c - Specialized Communications
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 49-F) with caption: "Welcome To Ford- Visitors to the administration building at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant are greeted by attractive receptionist Mrs. R. C. Lowe, pictured using one of the 236 telephones in the plant."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 141 - Women Join the Assembly Line
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published April 4, 1977 with caption: "Women Join Assembly Line At Ford Talbotville- Mrs. Judy Gyorfi of London, was one of 18 women to start on the assembly line at the Ford Plant at Talbotville this morning. It is the first time that Ford has hired women for assembly work in Canada in its main auto plants. Chrysler and General Motors already have women as workers. Mrs. Gyorfi was applying sealer in the paint shop of the assembly line."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 145 - Striking Workers Man Collection Gate
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published April 12, 1978 with caption: "Collection Gate- Camera-shy female employees from the Fleck Manufacturing plant in Huron Park were at the St. Thomas Ford of Canada Assembly plant in Talbotville this morning, manning a collection gate. The connection gate was an unenforced line the women formed, and while they marched, Ford workers were encouraged to donate to their strike fund. Not only did Ford workers donate money, but, in an apparent show of support for the strikers, they stayed off work today. One worker estimated that between 200 and 300 workers travelled to Huron Park to demonstrate along with UAW head Dennis McDermott."