1936–1937 Flint Sit-Down Strike

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:endDate 1937-02-11
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1936–1937 Flint Sit-Down Strike
gptkbp:influenced subsequent labor movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flint,_Michigan
gptkbp:notableEvent workers occupied factories
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 2,000
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:aircraft
police
General Motors management
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:United_Auto_Workers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:labor_rights_movement
gptkbp:result improved working conditions
union recognition
first major union contract with General Motors
gptkbp:significance major victory for labor unions in the United States
gptkbp:startDate 1936-12-30
gptkbp:target gptkb:General_Motors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UAW
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7