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- Description:
- He discusses the sit-down strike at Chevrolet Plant No. 4 or Fisher Body Plant No. 2
- Date Issued:
- 1984-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Fisher Body Plant No. 2, he discusses the Sit-Down Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A Flint teenager during the Strike, she recalls events and discusses the attitudes of her policeman brother-in-law and her sister, who acted as a spokesman for General Motors
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A manager at Saginaw Malleable, he discusses the sit-down strike
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses working conditions at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, early organizing, the sit-down strike there, and changes after the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses the Sit-Down Strike, in which he was active in the takeover of Plant No. 9
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 5 during the sit-down strike, he briefly discusses working conditions before the strike and what he recalls of the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1990-04-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Owner of a machine tool business in Saginaw, he criticizes unions and the governor for failure to maintain order
- Date Issued:
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Finding aid for the collection, with itemized listing of contents
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- Paul Gifford Collection
- Description:
- The mother of a sit-down striker, she discusses her work experience at AC Spark Plug, attitudes towards Communists, neighbors' attitudes towards strikers
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses activities during the Sit-Down Strike and working conditions and describes differences with Buick
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She discusses her family's and husband's involvement in the Sit-Down Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He recalls the Sit-Down Strike from his perspective as a policeman, the coming of the National Guard, and his experience as a worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 4.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A Flint teenager during the Strike, she recalls events and discusses the attitudes of her policeman brother-in-law and her sister, who acted as a spokesman for General Motors
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- The wife and mother of strikers during the Sit-Down Strike, she discusses the Women's Auxiliary and activities during the strike, such as cooking.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Chevrolet 8, he describes what he saw of the Sit-Down Strike, conditions in Chevrolet and attitudes towards unions
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She discusses the founding of the Women's Emergency Briage and her involvement in that group and the UAW Women's Auxiliary
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses the Sit-Down Strike in Fisher No. 1, his early union experience, and similar.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He describes working at Chevrolet Plant No. 6 and having little awareness of union activity.
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the strike and his activity in the UAW
- Date Issued:
- 1990-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 10, he briefly discusses conditions before and after the sit-down strike, and his picketing during the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1984-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker at Fisher 1 and brother of Irving King, he describes activities at Fisher 1 during the strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of AC Spark Plug Division, she met Wyndham Mortimer and helped organized AC workers
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A member of the UAW Women's Auxiliary, she discusses her voluntary activities during the Sit-Down Strike as a waitress in Fisher Plant No. 1, neighborhood attitudes towards striking, and her domestic needs during the strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A retired autoworker, he discusses economic conditions in Flint during the 1930s, the removal of radicals from the UAW, criticizes capitalism and Walter Reuther
- Date Issued:
- 1983-07-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher 1, he discusses the ineffectiveness of the AFL unions and the drive for the CIO
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Chevrolet 4, he was also in the National Guard on duty during the Sit-Down Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses what little he remembers of going to Flint Alliance meetings, but recalls very little. He was a Buick worker.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his work at Fisher Body Plant No. 2 and on the second-shift strike committee, damage to bodies and windshields, and his work history.
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker at Fisher 1 and brother of Irving King, he describes activities at Fisher 1 during the strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he describes conditions before and after the sit-down strike and the firing of him and his brother, which gave an impetus to the sit-down in that plant
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Mimeographed song sheets used by the Women's Emergency Brigade
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his work history and the strike, including his acting as sound car captain
- Date Issued:
- 1978-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A Flint lawyer, he discusses the sit-down strike, his legal career, and changes in attitudes of union leaders and members
- Date Issued:
- 1984-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project