Flint sit-down strike

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historical event labor dispute labor strike sit-down strike

The Flint sit-down strike was a pivotal 1936–1937 labor action by autoworkers in Flint, Michigan, that led to General Motors recognizing the United Auto Workers union and marked a turning point in American labor history.

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instanceOf	historical event ⓘ labor dispute ⓘ labor strike ⓘ sit-down strike ⓘ
aftermath	increased political influence of organized labor in the late 1930s ⓘ spread of sit-down strikes to other industries ⓘ
cause	demand for union recognition by General Motors ⓘ job insecurity and speed-up on assembly lines ⓘ poor working conditions in GM plants ⓘ
city	Flint, Michigan ⓘ surface form: Flint
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerInvolved	Chevrolet ⓘ Fisher Body ⓘ General Motors ⓘ
endDate	1937-02-11 ⓘ
governmentResponse	deployment of Michigan National Guard to Flint ⓘ
industry	automobile industry ⓘ
involvedGroup	autoworkers employed by General Motors ⓘ members of the United Auto Workers ⓘ
legalContext	contested legality of sit-down strikes in the United States ⓘ
location	Flint, Michigan ⓘ Genesee County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTargetFacility	General Motors Flint Assembly Plant ⓘ surface form: Chevrolet Plant No. 4 General Motors Flint Assembly Plant ⓘ surface form: Fisher Body Plant No. 1 General Motors Flint Assembly Plant ⓘ surface form: Fisher Body Plant No. 2
notableLeader	Homer Martin ⓘ John L. Lewis ⓘ Roy Reuther ⓘ Victor Reuther ⓘ Walter Reuther ⓘ
opponent	General Motors ⓘ surface form: General Motors management Michigan state government authorities ⓘ
relatedTo	National Labor Relations Act ⓘ New Deal labor policy ⓘ history of the United Auto Workers ⓘ
result	General Motors recognition of the United Auto Workers ⓘ collective bargaining agreement between GM and UAW ⓘ improved wages and working conditions for GM workers ⓘ increased unionization in the auto industry ⓘ rapid growth of the United Auto Workers ⓘ strengthening of industrial unionism in the United States ⓘ
significance	key event in the rise of the CIO ⓘ major victory for industrial unionism ⓘ turning point in American labor history ⓘ
startDate	1936-12-30 ⓘ
state	Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan
tacticUsed	occupation of factories ⓘ sit-down in production facilities ⓘ
unionInvolved	Congress of Industrial Organizations ⓘ United Auto Workers ⓘ

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