Other segments of labor were restless, too.
The day of comparatively easy raises was gone. A few companies, following the lead of Big Steel, took the line that further wage raises would be inflationary, that the thing to do now was to cut prices.
In Detroit, matters came rapidly to a boil. Quiet, crafty Norman Matthews, the United Auto Workers' director for Chrysler plants, angrily broke off negotiations on his demand for a 30ยข raise and "fringe" benefits, called a strike for this week.
Across the country, threatening growls arose from other unions. The C.I.O.'s...
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