Before autoworkers went on strike in September, Dave and Bailey Hodge were struggling to juggle the demands of working at a Ford Motor plant in Michigan and raising their young family.
Both were working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, to earn enough to cover monthly bills, car payments and the mortgage on a home they had recently bought.
They were also saving for the things they hoped life would eventually bring — vacations, college for their two children and retirement.
Some days, she’d see her 8-year-old son off to school in the morning.
She’d fall asleep with her 14-month-old daughter lying between her and Dave.
Persons:
autoworkers, Dave, Bailey Hodge, “, ” Ms, Hodge, she’d, She’d
Organizations:
Ford
Locations:
Michigan