Abstract
O N JUNE 18, 1942 several thousand white Detroit workers, members of the United Automobile Workers, CIO, went on a wildcat strike shutting down 60 per cent of the Hudson Naval Ordnance Arsenal. The strike occurred because eight Negro employees, in accordance with their union seniority rights, had been assigned to machines formerly operated by white men. Prompt action by R. J. Thomas, president of the union, ended the strike after seven hours. The strikers were told to return to work or be expelled from the union. The walkout was described by the UAW head as sabotage of our war effort that played into the hands of the enemies of our Nation. Our constitution, declared Mr. Thomas, provides for safeguarding the rights of all our members irrespective of their race or creed.
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