▁ass uring ▁union ▁members ▁a ▁year - around ▁w age ▁regardless ▁of ▁season al ▁or ▁other ▁lay offs . ▁Re uther ▁bank ed ▁on ▁the ▁competition ▁between ▁Ford ▁and ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁to ▁persu ade ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁conced e ▁on ▁the ▁G AR . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁the ▁U AW ▁extended ▁G M ' s ▁contract , ▁making ▁Ford ▁the ▁chief ▁target ▁in ▁the ▁G AW ▁negoti ations . ▁The ▁union ▁asked ▁that ▁Ford ▁set ▁aside ▁ 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁base ▁pay roll ▁until ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁reserve ▁fund ▁was ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁guarantee ▁ 5 2 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pay ments ▁to ▁the ▁company ' s ▁ 4 5 5 , 0 0 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 7 ▁- ▁During ▁a ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Forum ▁between ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁and ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings , ▁ri oting ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁N HL ▁President ▁Clar ence ▁Campbell ▁to ▁susp end ▁Montreal ▁star ▁Maurice ▁Richard . ▁One ▁fan ▁set ▁off ▁a ▁te ar ▁gas ▁can ister ▁inside ▁the ▁ar ena , ▁and ▁Campbell ▁was ▁p unch ed ▁and ▁struck ▁by ▁an ▁a val anche ▁of ▁de br is . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁stopped ▁with ▁Detroit ▁ahead , ▁ 4 - 1 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁for fe it . ▁The ▁ri oting ▁then ▁spread ▁into ▁the ▁streets ▁with ▁ 7 4 ▁arr ests ▁in ▁a ▁night ▁of ▁lo oting ▁and ▁window ▁sm ash