1936-1937 Flint Sit-Down Strike

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:endDate 1937-02-11
gptkbp:followedBy spread of sit-down strikes in US
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1936-1937 Flint Sit-Down Strike
gptkbp:impact growth of labor unions in the US
gptkbp:keyFactory gptkb:Fisher_Body_Plant_No._2
Fisher Body Plant No. 1
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flint,_Michigan
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national attention
gptkbp:negotiatedBy Governor Frank Murphy
gptkbp:notableEvent workers occupied factories
police and National Guard involvement
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 2,000
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:United_Auto_Workers
gptkbp:precededBy earlier auto industry labor unrest
gptkbp:result collective bargaining agreement
union recognition
gptkbp:significance turning point in US labor history
gptkbp:startDate 1936-12-30
gptkbp:target gptkb:General_Motors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sit-down_strike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8