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11-18-15 November 18 Atlanta GM Workers Lead the GM Sit Down Strikes in 2:00
http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/november-18-atlanta-gm-workers-lead-the-gm-sit-down-strikes/
November 18, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1936. That was the day workers at the General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia participated in a sit-down strike. This was part of a wave of labor organizing during the 1930s. Other GM plants in Kansas City, Mo. and Cleveland, Ohio went on strike.
2:00 minute audio at link.
