UAW stages first sit-down strike at GM’s plant in Flint, Michigan 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 30 1936)

1930s


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(Wednesday, December 30, 1936) — The United Auto Workers union staged its first “sit-down” strike today at the General Motors Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Flint, Michigan.