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November 18 - Atlanta GM Workers Kick Off a Wave of Sit-Downs

November 18, 2019

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.

Labor History in 2:00

Labor History in 2:00

November 18 - Atlanta GM Workers Kick Off a Wave of Sit-Downs

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