Treaty of Detroit - GM-UAW Contract Establishes Labor Containment Model
General Motors and the United Auto Workers sign a landmark five-year contract on May 23, 1950, that Fortune magazine christens the “Treaty of Detroit.” The agreement provides unprecedented wage increases and benefits but requires the UAW to abandon demands for a voice in corporate …
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Charles Wilson
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