From the Annals of WWII Detroit

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That wildcat Packard "hate strike" was the only time my father, then 18 years old, ever worked through a strike in his life.

The strike was started when Packard management promoted several black workers over the objection of the union, At that time the union was largely populated by immigrants accustomed to trade-craft, union apprentice rules of eastern Europe and saw this as a threat to the union.

My mother also worked through the "hate strike."