 On May 5th, the Chrysler Corporation dismissed Baker from his job for violating the no-strike clause of the collective bargaining agreement between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers . As a result of this strike, Baker and his fellow activists formed DRUM. DRUM saw both Chrysler and the UAW as enemies of workers of African descent and from 1968 until the early 70s, DRUM worked to gain more power for African American workers and to improve working conditions at Dodge, Maine.