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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:duration
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44 days
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gptkbp:endDate
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1937-02-11
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Flint sit-down strike
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent labor strikes in the US
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gptkbp:legacy
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helped establish UAW as a major union
inspired sit-down strikes elsewhere
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Flint,_Michigan
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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national attention
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gptkbp:method
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sit-down strike
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gptkbp:negotiatedBy
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Governor Frank Murphy
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Walter_Reuther
gptkb:Robert_Travis
gptkb:John_L._Lewis
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Michigan_National_Guard
local police
General Motors management
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gptkbp:organizedBy
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gptkb:United_Auto_Workers
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gptkbp:participants
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about 2,000
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Great_Depression
labor movement in the United States
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gptkbp:result
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improved working conditions
union recognition
first major union contract with General Motors
increased union membership
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gptkbp:significance
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major victory for labor unions in the US
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gptkbp:startDate
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1936-12-30
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gptkbp:target
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gptkb:General_Motors
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Flint,_Michigan,_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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