ocr: - d One reason for the strikers Victory was the reluctance ofboth FDR and Michigan's newly- elected Democratic governor, Frank Murphy, to use state force to evict the strikers before a settlemnent could be reached. The. contract signed on March 12 to end the strike didn't give the workers all they wanted, butit led to the unionization of most of - the apto indpstry, The eftectiveness of the sit-down strike had been demonstrated, and the American labor movement was showcased at its best.
