We need employers who understand that it is better for them, like Henry Ford understood at a certain point that he had to pay his workers a decent hourly wage so they could buy the cars.
Burgess Owens: “We need employers who understand that it is better for them, like Henry Ford understood at a certain point that he had…”
On the recordMay 1, 1996
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Discussing the importance of fair wages for workers.
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