Flint Sit-Down Strike

The 1936–1937 Flint Sit-Down Strike changed the United Automobile Workers (UAW) from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major labor union and led to the unionization of the domestic United States automobile industry.

Read more about Flint Sit-Down Strike:  Background, The Strike, Resistance

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