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Beset by these difficulties, garment makers had no idea how long it would take to get production up to 1941's 24 million suits (1945 output: eleven million suits). But they do expect that demand this winter will be greater than ever. One reason: several million veterans will need new suits and overcoats before Christmas...
...strike. First the workers were called out in a midcity area embracing the bee-busy garmentmaking district. Then the walkout was gradually extended until it paralyzed most of commercial Manhattan. Pickets walked back & forth quietly; there was no disorder. But millions of dollars worth of business was snarled. (Notably, garment makers in other cities began to gobble up some of Manhattan's markets...
Promptly the building managers agreed. And then, surprisingly, so did the union. A few members rebelled, angrily stomped into Sullivan's office (second floor) to protest. But the strike leader sent out the word, "The strike is over." Said he, apologetically: "We were hurting our best friends-the garment workers...
...millions of well-heeled U.S. women bought whatever they could get, as they always do, the garment makers and sellers felt safe and sure that all fall lines could be safely moved before Christmas. Then a frightening specter arose. Without warning, WPB announced that it was set to repeal the L85 order. OPA, which feared for its price ceilings, at once wagged a warning finger. In Manhattan's teeming garment center, there was great consternation...
...unmoved. The Army had cut back 174,000,000 square yards of cotton, rayon and nylon fabric-a move that in itself made almost immediate reconversion of the garment industry possible. And if reconversion was possible in any line, WPB meant to start it rolling...