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The 1936 GM Sit-Down Strike Changed Labor History

The 1936 GM Sit-Down Strike Changed Labor History

Tim Trainor
October 7, 2020
On July 1, 1930, 200 metal trimmers and polishers at GM’s Fisher Body No.1 (Fisher One) in Flint, MI, laid down their tools and stormed off the job, hollering for others to follow.
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Major US Labor Strikes Second Lowest on Record in 2017

February 13, 2018
WASHINGTON—The number of major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more strikers dropped to seven last year from 15 in 2016—the second lowest number since 1947.
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DOL Issues Union 'Persuader Rule'

March 23, 2016

WASHINGTON—The Labor Department has finalized a rule that will force employers to disclose agreements they’ve made with outside consultants to help craft messages that persuade workers against forming a union.


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UAW Goes on Strike at Automotive Supplier

December 9, 2015

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, MI—A General Motors assembly plant in Flint, MI, could be the first to be affected by a parts shortage because of a strike at auto supplier Nexteer Automotive. More than 3,200 UAW members at Nexteer went on strike early Tuesday after the auto supplier rejected a new proposal from the union.


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NLRB Charges Nissan With Violating Workers’ Rights

December 7, 2015

JACKSON, MS—The National Labor Relations Board is charging Nissan Motor Co. and a contract worker agency with violating workers’ rights at the company’s assembly plants in Mississippi and Tennessee. Filed Monday, the charges claim Nissan’s uniform policy illegally stifles workers’ right to wear pro-union or anti-union clothing.


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UAW Reaches Deal With Nexteer

December 4, 2015

SAGINAW, MI—Fresh off its newly ratified labor contracts with the Detroit 3 automakers, the UAW has reached a tentative deal with steering parts supplier Nexteer Automotive.


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Harley Reaches Labor Deal With York Employees

November 30, 2015

YORK, PA—Employees at Harley-Davidson’s assembly plant here have worked out a new labor agreement with the company. Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 175, the 970 employees ratified a new deal through 2022, which takes effect Feb. 1, 2016.


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Work Stoppage at Ports Impacts US Manufacturers

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John Sprovieri
April 2, 2015

On Feb. 21, West Coast port employers and their union reached a tentative five-year agreement on a new contract. The pact concludes a nine-month standoff that resulted in significant slowdowns at 29 ports from Los Angeles to Seattle.


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Toyota Resists Wage Increase for Assemblers in Japan

March 11, 2014

TOKYO—Toyota, its parts makers and dealers are pushing back on union proposals to increase wages for workers in Japan.


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Boeing and machinists play a high-stakes game of chicken

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John Sprovieri
January 7, 2014

On Nov. 13, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer from Boeing that would have kept manufacturing of the company’s new 777X jet in Washington state. 


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