History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1542 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Flint Sit-Down
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The idea
In nineteen thirty-seven United Automobile Workers at General Motors in Flint, Michigan, staged a sit-down strike, staying inside the plant until management agreed to negotiate.
In practice
Forty-four days of occupation ending, Digital History records, with General Motors recognising the union.
Where people slip
The anchor does not carry Flint; both witnesses do. U.S. Steel, Digital History adds, accepted a union without a strike.
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