No Longer the Arsenal of Democracy, 1951–1952

D. Clark
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During the Korean War, autoworkers experienced persistent layoffs while inflation increased the cost of living. Government allocations of raw materials did not favor the auto industry, and most military contracts did not to go to Detroit factories. Despite dire warnings from industrialists, union leaders, and civic officials, tens of thousands of people, motivated by memories of Detroit as the Arsenal of Democracy during WWII, migrated to the city. At one point in 1952, 10 percent of all unemployment in the nation was in metro-Detroit. Then the 1952 steel strike eliminated auto production. In the background, automation continued to eliminate jobs. Nevertheless, the auto industry revived in late 1952 and there was suddenly a labor shortage.
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不再是民主的兵工厂,1951-1952
在朝鲜战争期间,汽车工人经历了持续的裁员,而通货膨胀增加了生活成本。政府对原材料的分配对汽车工业不利,而且大多数军事合同也没有给底特律的工厂。尽管工业家、工会领袖和市政官员发出了可怕的警告,但在二战期间底特律作为民主兵工厂的记忆的激励下,成千上万的人移居到这座城市。在1952年的某个时候,全国10%的失业人口都在底特律市区。1952年的钢铁罢工导致汽车停产。在此背景下,自动化继续减少工作岗位。尽管如此,汽车工业在1952年末复苏,突然出现了劳动力短缺。
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