What was the occupation of the Ford workers who went on strike in 1968, the subject of the film 'Made In Dagenham'?
Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 Union in 1973, it also became subject to Article 119 of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, which specified that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. A film dramatisation of the 1968 strike, "Made in Dagenham" (screenplay by William Ivory), was released by Sony Pictures in 2010. A musical adaptation of the film premièred in London in 2014. In January 2015 it was announced that the musical would close in April 2015. Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 The Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 was a landmark labour-relations dispute in the United Kingdom. It was a
Made in Dagenham (musical) the main character of Rita O'Grady, who acts as the spokesperson for a group of female workers at Ford's Dagenham plant, who go on strike to fight the inequality that becomes apparent when women workers were to be paid less as they were classed as unskilled. In contrast, their male colleagues were classed as skilled and ultimately received more pay. These actions led to the creation of the Equal Pay Act 1970. It received four British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations, including Outstanding British film. In December 2011, it was first revealed that a musical adaption of