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Detroit Labor Strife Faces Reconversion After War Boom
Detroit faces a wave of strikes as war time gains fade and labor leaders push for continued wage support. Industrial leaders like Henry Ford II criticize strikes while UAW CIO advocates seek federal subsidies or bonuses amid calls for full employment. A Cassopolis editor voices anti subsidies, urging taxpayers not to fund postwar bonuses.
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Detroit
Michigan
Washington
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Victor G. Reuther
U.A.W
Ann Arbor
R. J. Thomas
U.A.W.C.1
U.A.W.C
Schwellenbach
Thomas
Cassopolis
Cass County
William H. Berkey
Bill
Eiditor Berkey
Japan