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New Car Delays From Nationwide GM Strike
A 1946 nationwide strike by the United Automobile Workers halts General Motors production, with 175,000 workers protesting for a 30 percent wage rise while GM offers 10 percent. The walkout disrupts auto output and reverberates through the economy as 50,000 office workers are barred from GM plants. Life insurance mortgages exceed 4 billion, signaling strong postwar housing financing.
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