▁ ▁November ▁ 8 ▁- ▁The ▁U AW ' s ▁G AW ▁campaign ▁suffered ▁a ▁set back ▁when ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Ohio ▁rejected ▁a ▁ball ot ▁proposal ▁to ▁change ▁Ohio ▁law ▁to ▁permit ▁workers ▁to ▁receive ▁supp lement al ▁benefits ▁from ▁employ ers ▁without ▁impact ing ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁receive ▁state ▁un emp loyment ▁benefits . ▁The ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁ball ot ▁proposal ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁Association ▁and ▁featured ▁an ▁" anti - Re uther " ▁theme , ▁describing ▁U AW ▁president ▁Walter ▁Re uther ▁as ▁a ▁" w ild ▁and ▁un stable ▁sales man " ▁trying ▁to ▁gain ▁power ▁for ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁economic ▁development . ▁ ▁November ▁ 9 ▁- ▁The ▁U AW ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁St ude b aker - Pack ard ▁covering ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁employees ▁in ▁the ▁Detroit ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁contract ▁followed ▁the ▁modified ▁G AW ▁pattern ▁established ▁with ▁Ford ▁and ▁G M . ▁ ▁November ▁ 9 ▁- ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁locomot ive ▁manufact ur ers ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁Ant it rust ▁Sub comm ittee ▁concerning ▁General ▁Mot ors ' ▁increased ▁domin ance ▁in ▁that ▁industry . ▁They ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁had ▁fav ored ▁G M ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁that ▁G M ▁had ▁made ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁dies el