The showdown had come in the battle for the guaranteed annual wage. Unless Ford Motor Co. or the C.I.O. United Automobile Workers backed down at the last minute, all signs pointed to a strike.
The cards were put on the table at a crucial bargaining session in the Silver Room of the Detroit-Leland Hotel. There, after seven weeks of sparring behind closed doors, Ford made its major counter-offer to the U.A.W.'s demands for G.A.W.
On hand for the occasion were the top bargainers for both sides: U.A.W. President Walter Reuther and a dozen...
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