Reuther, security director Bennett claimed — "The affair was deliberately provoked by union officials. . . . They simply wanted to trump up a charge of Ford brutality. ... I know definitely no Ford service man or plant police were involved in any way in the fight." UAW The incident greatly increased support for the UAW and hurt Ford's reputation. Bennett and Ford were chastised by the National Labor Relations Board for their actions. Three years later Ford signed a contract with the UAW. A partially fictitious account of these events appear in Upton Sinclair's book, The Flivver King. See also Ford Hunger March — in Detroit and Dearborn, 1932. References External links Detroit News retrospective Detroit News "Richard Frankensteen, the UAW's 'other guy' Henry Ford Museum site Walter P Reuther Library Smithsonian Magazine: Ford Won a Battle and Lost Ground 1937 labor disputes and strikes Manufacturing industry labor disputes in the United States Ford Motor Company labor relations Labor disputes led by the United Auto Workers the Overpass Riots and civil disorder in Michigan Labor-related violence in the United States 1937 in Detroit Walter Reuther Labor disputes in Michigan