8 , 0 0 0 ▁jobs ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 2 ▁- ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁appointed ▁former ▁Michigan ▁G ov . ▁Wil ber ▁M . ▁Bru cker ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Army . ▁Bru cker ▁had ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" man ▁who ▁laughed ▁at ▁Senator ▁Mc Car thy " ▁after ▁he ▁became ▁am used ▁at ▁questions ▁pos ed ▁by ▁the ▁Senator ▁during ▁the ▁Army – Mc Car thy ▁hear ings . ▁Bru cker ' s ▁his ▁laugh ▁" bo omed ▁through ▁the ▁hearing ▁room " ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁diss ip ating ▁an ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁fear ▁and ▁hat red ▁surrounding ▁the ▁hear ings . ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 6 ▁- ▁E aton ▁Man ufact uring ▁reached ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁U AW ▁which ▁included ▁supp lement al ▁un emp loyment ▁benefits ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁Ford ▁and ▁G M ▁modified ▁G AW , ▁covering ▁ 4 , 1 0 0 ▁workers ▁at ▁plants ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Cleveland , ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁and ▁Marshall , ▁Michigan . ▁By ▁late ▁June , ▁the ▁modified ▁G AW ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁" m ush room ing ▁throughout ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁autom obile ▁industry ," ▁including ▁smaller ▁parts ▁and ▁tool ▁companies . ▁As ▁Lincoln ▁ended ▁its ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁model ▁production ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June , ▁the ▁company ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁anticip ate ▁model - change over ▁lay offs , ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁past ▁patterns ▁which ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁G AW ▁provision . ▁On ▁August ▁