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Deep into History @deepintohistory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Today in 1914, Industrialist Henry Ford announces his $5 per-day minimum wage for a 40-hour work week. He called this compensation profit-sharing. It wasn't an altruistic move, rather this doubling of wages was necessary to stabilize the workforce on his moving assembly line. 🧵

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Deep into History @deepintohistory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Workers did not like the grueling pace and conditions on the line. Labour turnover was so high, 380%, that to fill 100 positions took 963 workers. The standardized assembly line could not function without a standardized workforce. With the new living wage, workers were willing.

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