The North American Aviation plant faced labor issues leading to a halt in plane production. CIO leaders criticized the involvement of the Communist Party, led by Elmer Freitag. Despite calls from CIO executive Richard Frankensteen to return to work, strikers defied orders, prompting presidential action. An executive order was issued for the War Department to seize the plant due to the violation of a no-strike agreement.

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