▁after ▁incorpor ating . ▁South field ▁grew ▁by ▁ 1 1 9 . 8 % ▁from ▁ 3 1 , 5 3 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 6 9 , 2 9 8 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁T roy ▁grew ▁by ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 0 % ▁from ▁ 1 9 , 4 0 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 , 9 5 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 0 ▁- ▁With ▁the ▁Ford ▁contract ▁behind , ▁the ▁U AW ▁set ▁a ▁June ▁ 1 2 ▁strike ▁dead line ▁with ▁General ▁Mot ors . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁after ▁ 3 7 ▁hours ▁of ▁continuous ▁negoti ations , ▁the ▁U AW ▁and ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁three - year ▁p act ▁giving ▁a ▁modified ▁guaranteed ▁w age ▁to ▁ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁G M ▁workers . ▁Walter ▁Re uther ▁said ▁the ▁con cess ions ▁were ▁worth ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁million ▁over ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁represented ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁c ents ▁an ▁hour ▁in ▁benefits . ▁The ▁G M ▁p act ▁followed ▁the ▁Ford ▁model ▁in ▁requiring ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁supp lement ▁un emp loyment ▁benefits , ▁allowing ▁workers ▁to ▁draw ▁ 6 0 ▁to ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁take - home ▁pay ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁lay off . ▁With ▁appro val ▁of ▁a ▁modified ▁G AW