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]
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...
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 Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike - Library of Congress
Dec 30, 2022 · 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, …
How an auto workers strike 87 years ago transformed America
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,...
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.
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.
85 years ago today, Flint Sit-Down Strike started, forcing ... - mlive
Dec 30, 2021 · FLINT, MI -- Eighty-five years ago today, Flint autoworkers seized control of the General Motors body plant where they worked, refusing to leave for 44 days and forcing the company to recognize the...
Flint Sit-Down Strike - Introduction
As such, it was easy for strike opponents to claim that they were being forced into their acts of radicalism by "outside agitators" (code words for Communists and Socialists).
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, …
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