Naw, they didn't have to keep the feets moving. I have (had) relatives that worked for Ford in the 20's and 30's. A lot of the men's restrooms were right next to the line - so the worker's didn't ( or couldn't ) go very far. And the walls were only about 3 ft high - so that your boss could look over and see you taking a crap!!! As far as anti semetic, yeah, but that was pretty common back then. Ford did resist the union, even hiring Harry Bennet and a bunch of ex cons as goons. Ford also hired blacks when a lot of companies didn't. And one reason for that was union busting, he hoped the blacks would not join the union. Actually, back then a lot of unions didn't accept minorities. Having said all that, Henry Ford was a great man. By WW2, he really wasn't doing much with the company, I think he was too old by that point. I think it was 1940 or 41 that Ford signed a contract with the UAW.
Another thing Ford tried was cottage industry - he started several small plants in rural Michigan. The idea was to hire farmers to work in these small plants, and they could farm on the side. Too bad nobody does that now.
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