Hah, funny, my grandfather actually left the Navy shipyards to go to Dow. He was also one of the folks who went on strike in 1974:

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/947016

https://www.ourmidland.com/lifestyles/article/Throwback-Dow-...

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/02/archives/50-pickets-at-do...