FORD CRACKS DOWN ON EMPLOYEES WHO DRINK BEER, WINE OR LIQUOR
Detroit, Michigan (JFK+50) On September 11, 1922, Henry Ford* issued orders to 70,000 Ford Motor Company employees "to leave all forms of liquor...alone at all times under penalty of losing their jobs."
Mr. Ford said that recent accidents at his automobile plants had been caused by "drinking among certain...employees."
The notice reads...
"From now on it will cost a man his job...to have the odor of beer, wine or liquor on his breath."
*Henry Ford (1863-1947) was born in Springwells Township, MI, founded the Ford Motor Company, developed the assembly line method of production & his 'Model T' revolutionized American transportation.
SOURCE
"Liquor Drinkers In Ford Factories To Be Discharged," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., September 11, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
