Employees on strike stand in front of the Engle Road side of the Ford Engine plant in Brook Park. The employees initiated the strike of 1976 in hopes of resolving worker safety issues within the facility, but primarily wanted to reduce pollution output at the plant by replacing existing smoke stacks with less environmentally damaging ones. Among Brook Park's three plants (one casting plant and two engine plants), approximately 10,000 workers were affected by the strike. On October 20, 1976 the Brook Park UAW ratified a new contract with Ford Motor Company, ending the strike.
