Today in Labor History December 5, 1944: A wildcat strike occurred at the Dodge truck plant in Detroit, Michigan. It was one of many illegal strikes that occurred during World War II. Overall, there were 5 illegal auto strikes in 1944, more than the total number of legal strikes in 1937, and they occurred in spite of government threats and the pro-war no-strike clauses signed by their patriotic union bosses.

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