Sitdown strike - Wikipedia
A sit-down strike (or simply sitdown) is a labour strike and a form of civil disobedience in which an organized group of workers, usually employed at factories or other centralized locations, take unauthorized or illegal possession of the workplace by "sitting down" at their stations. [1]
Flint sit-down strike - Wikipedia
The 1936–1937 Flint sit-down strike, also known as the General Motors sit-down strike, or the great GM sit-down strike, was a sitdown strike at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan, United States.
The 1936 Sit‑Down Strike That Shook the Auto Industry
Sep 17, 2019 · Over 44 days in 1936 and 1937, members of the fledgling United Auto Workers union managed to bring an auto behemoth to its knees in a sit-down strike that became one of the most decisive...
The Flint Sit-Down Strike, From the Inside - JSTOR Daily
Dec 3, 2021 · The Flint Sit-Down Strike, From the Inside Americans in “The Great Resignation” and “Strikevember” are the heirs of the 1936-1937 sit-down strike by auto workers in Flint, Michigan. Sitdown strikers in the Fisher body plant factory number three.
The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike - This Month in ...
Dec 30, 2022 · This success "had an electrifying effect on Flint's auto workers," and saw United Automobile Workers union membership growing from approximately 150 to 1500. 4 On December 30, 1936, General Motors workers started their sit down strike, which at the time was legal, gaining control of the Body Plant Number One in Flint. On January 1, 1937 ...
How an auto workers strike 87 years ago transformed ... - CNN
Sep 17, 2023 · Sit-down strikes were a novel tactic and had several benefits over a traditional strike, which involved workers walking off the job, writes labor journalist Steven Greenhouse in “Beaten Down,...
Flint Sit-Down Striker: 'Equal Pay, Equal Conditions' - NPR
Apr 27, 2011 · The Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1937 gave life to the United Auto Workers union. GM workers gained collective bargaining rights and the contracts became models for workers in other industries.
Flint Sit-Down Strike - Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium
The Flint Sit-Down Strike: What Was It? On December 30, 1936, General Motors workers at Fisher Body No. 1 became part of what has been called the most significant strike in American labor history. These workers were fighting for recognition of their union, the United Auto Workers, and to keep their jobs from going to non-union workers.
The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike (1936-37)
May 16, 2023 · On November 12, 1936, three welders participated in a “quickie sit-down” strike and were fired when they arrived to work the next day. Their firing resulted in a sit-down protest of 700 men on November 13 at the Fisher Body No. 1, …
The Flint Sit-Down Strike Audio Gallery - George Mason University
The GM sit-down strike had enormous significance for the history of labor, business, and the state. It also marked a turning point in UAW history and the history of working people in modern America. Flint sit-downers reading and relaxing.