LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: 2025 Detroit Hunger March commemoration
Chris Garlock | Published on 3/16/2025
On March 7, 1932, during the depths of the Great Depression, more than 5,000 unemployed auto workers and their supporters marched up to the River Rouge auto plant. Their goal was to demand jobs and relief from billionaire capitalist Henry Ford. This historic protest, known as the Ford Hunger March, ended in tragedy when Ford’s private security and local police opened fire on the demonstrators, killing five and injuring dozens. Nearly a century later, in 2025, activists, union members, and community leaders gathered at United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 600 to commemorate the Ford Hunger March.