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Detroit Tool and Die Strike Impacts Motor Industry
Detroit workers in the tool and die sector strike over demands for a 20 percent raise and a 36 hour week, affecting 2500 to 4000 employed in job plants not automotive assembly. The walkout, led by the Mechanics Educational Society of America and the Tool and Die Workers Union, sees a mass meeting Monday to decide on broader action. In Flint, Isher Body Co. No. 1 plant workers voted for but delayed strike action amid negotiations. Local unions in Pontiac push a 30-hour five-day week with a 60 cent minimum for unskilled labor, signaling rising unrest amid labor leadership efforts.
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Detroit
Deetroit
Tool and Die
Automotive Tools and Thefracufacturers Association
Manufacturers Association
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Tool and Die Workers Union
Flint
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Isher Body Co
Francis J. Dillon
Pontiac
United Automobile Workers
American Federation of Labor
William Collins
National Automobile Labor Board