1.0 link 149949 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-kurashige-and-grace-lee-boggs/rebuilding-our-economy-fr_b_149949.html In one of the great events in our nation's history, the United Auto Workers brought GM to its knees with the Flint sit-down strike of 1936-37. For six weeks, the workers defied antiunion court orders and resisted tear gassing as they occupied the Fisher body plant, a crucial component of GM's manufacturing process. Buoyed by the active participation of the women's auxiliary and food and sustenance from the Flint community, the UAW workers refused to budge until they won collective...

]]> 2009-01-10T05:12:00-05:00