▁mint , ▁and ▁n avy ▁be ans ; ▁third ▁in ▁production ▁of ▁g rap es ; ▁and ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁app les . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 6 ▁- ▁In ▁lieu ▁of ▁a ▁G AW ▁provision , ▁Ford ▁proposed ▁a ▁" Part ners hip ▁in ▁Pro s per ity ▁Plan " ▁( PI PP ) ▁which ▁provided ▁for ▁s elling ▁shares ▁of ▁Ford ▁common ▁stock ▁to ▁U AW ▁members ▁at ▁half ▁price ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁U AW ▁quickly ▁rejected ▁the ▁proposal . ▁Some ▁referred ▁to ▁Ford ' s ▁stock ▁offer ▁plan ▁as ▁" worker ▁capital ism ". ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁the ▁U AW ▁set ▁a ▁strike ▁date ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 . ▁Con vin ced ▁that ▁workers ▁would ▁support ▁the ▁company ' s ▁P IP P ▁proposal ▁Ford ▁asked ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁U AW ▁members . ▁ ▁U AW ▁President ▁Walter ▁Re uther ▁respond ed ▁that ▁by ▁offering ▁to ▁submit ▁both ▁plans ▁( GA W ▁and ▁P IP P ) ▁to ▁workers ▁in ▁a ▁binding ▁poll , ▁if ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁agree ▁to ▁be ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁result . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁after ▁Ford ▁agreed ▁to ▁consider ▁a ▁modified ▁G AW ▁plan , ▁the ▁U AW ▁extended ▁the ▁strike ▁dead line ▁until ▁June ▁ 6 . ▁After ▁details ▁of ▁Ford ' s ▁public ▁offering ▁were ▁announced , ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁in ▁November ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁U AW ' s ▁decision