The UAW-CIO met in Cleveland, representing 370,000 members, and elected R. J. Thomas, who was a former Chrysler worker and the former Vice President of the UAW-AFL union.

Four weeks later, GM gave up, recognized the UAW-CIO as the sole bargaining committee, and agreed to abide to all National Labor Relation Board elections.

At Dodge Main, the union claimed that new crankshafts weighed four pounds more than the old cranks, meaning each worker who lifted 125 shafts an hour was carrying an extra two tons per eight-hour shift."

Thus, Representative Clare E. Hoffman warned the Governor Luren D. Dickinson to use force to protect those who seek to return to work.

Dickinson responded to the request with him by never receiving any letters and believed the State Police had adequate means and manpower to protect the Chrysler workers.

When the day came, the violence expected did not occur because of the support of the Diggs, White, Reverend Charlie Hill, and Louis Martin.

Chrysler executives involved in the negotiations included Herman Weckler, who managed industrial relations for the company in the late 1930s.

Chrysler conceded to the union and agreed to the negotiation of production standards and to arbitrate unsolved grievance, and to rehire all 105 men fired in early October.

Under the leadership of Walter Reuther, who later would be elected President of the union, it grew rapidly through a series of successful strikes and political alliance.