The spark that led to the unionization of the giant General Motors Corporation, and eventually of the entire auto industry, was ignited on December 30, 1936, when auto workers in Flint Michigan sat down and occupied their plants.
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Click on the link below to read the booklet
Striking Flint (pdf)
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Also read:
BOOK REVIEW: Autoworkers Under the Gun: A Shop-Floor View of the End of the American Dream, by Gregg Shotwell.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 12:51 pm
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