On this day in labor history, the year was 1974.
That was the day workers at the Dodge Truck plant in Warren, Michigan went out on a wildcat strike. Workers were fed up with endless attacks from management and disappointing contract negotiations the year before. Wildcats had become almost commonplace in Detroit area auto plants the previous summer. Arbitrary discipline, deteriorating working conditions and frustration with the union’s response all led to the three-day walkout.