1939 labor action in the US
Chrysler Auto Strike |
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"Chrysler Workers Vote Strike", main title on the cover of the United Automobile Worker newspaper number 37 |
Date | October 1939 |
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Resulted in | Chrysler agreed to negotiate production standards, arbitrate unsolved grievances, and rehire all 105 workers fired |
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US manufacturing strikes |
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The Chrysler Auto Strike began in October 1939 at the Dodge Main Plant in Detroit, Michigan, as a struggle between the Chrysler Auto manufacturer and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers (UAW).