Word: chryslers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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First result of their parleys was announced by Homer Martin. He was preparing a blanket union contract for some 2,000 plants which make parts for Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, et al.; parts makers who are, of course, dependent upon their big customers for economic life. A standard contract would fix the minimum hourly wage at 65? for some 250,000 supply plant workers...
...Tentatively ended two antitrust suits. The Department of Justice for the second time (TIME, Nov. 22) had charged that Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Corp. and General Motors Corp. compelled their dealers to finance purchases through manufacturer-affiliated finance companies. Last week the Department tentatively accepted a consent decree under which Ford and Chrysler agree to discontinue certain practices. General Motors is expected to fight the indictment in court November...
...consumer buying to be "substantially improved over that existing during the past few months.... To assist in carrying on its stabilization of employment program, the corporation will again build substantial inventories in excess of retail demand during the winter months. . . ." Not to be outdone, President K. T. Keller of Chrysler Corp. announced the rehiring of 34,000 men since August 1, the restoration of March salary cuts. Said he: "Current business is brisk. . . . Stocks of cars in dealers' hands are 31,500 today, as against 98,000 at this time a year...
...Bennett would never receive Homer Martin, had called to find out whether that was so, and was "greeted very cordially." Mr. Ford "just happened" to drop in on his daily rounds. Messrs, Bennett and Martin talked mostly about the 32-hour week, which U.A.W. was trying to sell to Chrysler, General Motors and other automakers as a stimulus to re-employment...
Meantime, U. A. W.'s self-starter began to turn the engine over, putting pressure on motor makers for a 32-hour week to spread-the-work. Result: a strike of 6,000 workers, shutting down Chrysler Corp.'s Plymouth factory in Detroit, and throwing out of work 9,000 Briggs Body Co. workers...