    
Title: Strike of auto workers Description: A strike of auto workers against the Chrysler division of General Motors for higher pay and better working benefits during the Great Depression year of 1937 ended with the signing of an agreement with the United Auto Workers (U.A.W.); William S. Knudsen (William Signius Knudsen; March 25, 1879-April 27, 1948) signs for General Motors; Michigan Governor Frank Murphy (April 13, 1890-July 19, 1949), who later became an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1940-1949), is on the left; Federal Conciliator James F. Dewey is on the right; behind Murphy is Lee Pressman (July 1, 1906-November 1969), Congress of Industrial Workers (C.I.O.) attorney; behind Knudsen is Donaldson Brown (1885-1965) of General Motors; Location: Flint, Michigan, 1937 Keywords: Chrysler Corporation, Congress of Industrial Workers, C.I.O., General Motors, Great Depression, labor disputes, labor strikes, workers, strikes, Governor Frank Murphy, 1930s. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1425 x 1068 (1.52 MPixels) (4:3) Print Size: 12.1 x 9.0 cm; 4.8 x 3.6 inches File Size: 4.36 MB (4,574,470 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000096580 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
