Flint sit down strike

Marking the end of the Flint Sit Down Strike

Steve Carmody

Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit Down Strike. Hundreds of UAW members gathered in Flint today to commemorate the pivotal…

National Guard troops were called in following a confrontation between strikers and Flint police on Jan. 11, 1937

75 years ago: Flint autoworkers clash with police

Michigan Radio Newsroom

Last month, Michigan Radio's Steve Carmody visited Flint to report on the 75th anniversary of the start of the Flint sit down strike, a work stoppage at…

A state historic marker pays tribute to the Flint Sit Down Strike.

Flint Sit Down Strike - 75 years later

Steve Carmody

Today is the 75th anniversary of one of the key moments in the history of organized labor in the United States: The beginning of the Flint Sit Down…