With the men now out of work it's left to Rita to convince them they need the support of all workers to succeed. The intervention of a senior government Minister who takes up their cause despite a heavy-handed response from Ford clears the way for a solution and leads to legislation on equal pay for work of equal value.
Based on a true story. The one hundred eighty-seven women machinists at the Ford plant in Dagenham, England, long filed a grievance against the company to have their jobs classified as semi-skilled as opposed to unskilled, their job to sew the seat covers for the vehicles manufactured.
They are the only women working at the plant, compared to the fifty-five thousand men. With the company refusing to negotiate, the machinists, supported by their local union representative Albert Passingham, take job action, including refusal to do any overtime, and a twenty-four hour strike.
It isn't until after this job action occurs that the machinists discover that the job classification is not the issue, but rather Ford's unwillingness to pay them equal to the other unionized employees solely because they are women.
As such, the fight becomes a broader one of equal pay for equal work. Emerging as the primary voice of the machinists is Rita O'Grady, who had no interest previously or history of labor activism.
Ultimately, the machinists take full blown action in walking off the job, they expecting the support they have previously provided to their male colleagues to be reciprocated in respecting the strike. The women will find that they have an uphill battle in their fight. Biography Comedy Drama History. Rated R for language and brief sexuality. Did you know Edit. Trivia Three of the original Dagenham seamstresses invited Sally Hawkins for tea, prior to the filming, as they wished to inform her properly about mindset behind the strike, that she was set to portray in the film.
Hawkins' grandmother also worked as a seamstress, although not at the Dagenham factory. Similar legislation quickly followed in most industrial countries across the world. Ford Motor Company Limited went on to effect changes in its employment practices and is now used as an example of a good practice employer. Connections Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 20 September User reviews 83 Review. Top review. Gutsiness and heart. After a summer of endless animations and shlock-horror here - at last!
Sally Hawkins is a revelation as Rita who becomes the striking machinists' spokeswoman; her speeches to co-workers, union chiefs, management and the press all start out tremulous and gain in confidence as she hits her stride.
Geraldine James who usually plays upper-class ladies I'm still trying to forgive and forget her breast-feeding David Walliams in Little Britain! In my Gap Year date withheld I worked in a Sussex factory that had a sewing-room.
The movie gets the atmosphere exactly right but I don't think working women were quite as free with the f-word back then as they are in this script.
The end credits run against pictures of the original Dagenham strikers who all look like clones of Corrie's Ena Sharples and Florrie Linley. These girls make you laugh, they occasionally bring a lump to your throat, but most of all they make you want to cheer. A small slice of s history, this film packs a big punch. Do not miss it. Details Edit. Release date September 20, United Kingdom.
United Kingdom. Official site. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Times Events. Times Store. The assembly line car is in three sections and can be assembled on stage. The wheels can also be rolled on to stage and placed in the wheel arches.
Once assembled the whole car can be pushed off stage, then disassembled for storage. Total length 3. The Made in Dagenham set comes with a pair of flats 2.
Included are five trucked sewing machines, each one has a 12v work light attached, powered from a battery which can be used during scenes. Please note these are printed not real machines. The PM's office is 3. It has a practical down stage opening door.
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