What is the significance of the Flint Sit-Down Strike?

Question: What is the significance of the Flint Sit-Down Strike!?

also, what did it result in!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Long story short, the 1936-'37 Flint Sit-Down Strike changed the United Automobile Workers from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major union and led to the unionization of the United States automobile industry!.

"Strikes had been attempted in Flint in 1930 and 1934, but had been viciously broken up by company stooges and the Flint police force!. In 1935 Congress passed the Wagner Act, which legalized strikes and invigorated the new Congress of Industrial Organizations under the leadership of John L!. Lewis!. Among the first attempts at establishing independent unionization in industrial plants were the strikes at Cleveland's White Motors and Toledo's AutoLite factories in 1934 and 1935!. These strikes were notable because of their use of a new tactic - the sit-down!.

Workers did more than picket outside the plant and risk replacement by scabs; they actually occupied the plant itself in order to prevent further production!. This gave labor an edge in negotiations that they had not enjoyed before!. However, due to its infringement of the property rights of the company, it was a tactic that scared most Americans!. Even after the strike was successful, some workers were uneasy about their participation in such an activity!. Nevertheless, it proved to be a very effective strategy!. And after years of abuses and failures to get the company's ear, most of the men were ready for anything!."

also, check out the documentary "With babies and banners: story of the Women's Emergency Brigade" It focuses on what women did during the strike & uses actual footage from the strike!. We watched in in one of my history classes & it was really good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Watch "Roger & Me" by Michael Moore, then you'll know!.Www@QuestionHome@Com