The Great Sit-Down Strike of 1937

by Stephen Koppekin | Sep 25, 2017 | History of Labor Laws, Labor Laws, Organized Labor, Stephen Koppekin

In the mid-1930s, waking up to work at Flint, Michigan’s car factories meant crawling out of bed and into a nightmare. General Motors (GM) held sway over the town of Flint: Safety regulations were laughable as each day workers sparred with the possibility of injury...

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