Propaganda ⇒ praised workers in Germany + tried to associate them with Hitler. Hitler ⇒ fulfilled his promise ⇒ to lower unemployment ⇒ helped to ensure Nazi popularity among industrial workers. ⇒ also tried to win their loyalty through many various initiatives.
- schemes such as strength through joy ⇒ gave them cheap theatre and cinema tickets, organized courses, trips and sports events, and even offered discounted cruises on luxury liners
- 1939 ⇒ 50 million Germans had been on a KdF holiday
- Beauty of Labor Movement ⇒ improved working conditions in factories.
- introduced features not seen before ⇒ washing facilities and low cost canteens.
- state scheme was introduced ⇒ to help every worker buy the Volkswagen beetle.
- no worker ever received one ⇒ war halted car production in 1939
Workers lost their main political party ⇒ SDP ⇒ lost their trade unions ⇒ for many workers this was a source of bitter resentment
- all workers had to join DAP ⇒ run by Robert Ley
- DAF kept strict control of workers
- they were not allowed to strike for better pay and conditions ⇒ and sometimes they were prevented from moving to better paying jobs.
- DAF kept strict control of workers
Wages ⇒ remained comparatively low ⇒ although prices of goods were also strictly controlled late 1930 ⇒ workers were complaining that standard of living ⇒ was still lower than it had been before the depression