What was the reason for the 1936 1937 strike at the GM plant in Detroit?
What was the reason for the 1936 1937 strike at the GM plant in Detroit? The autoworkers were striking to win recognition of the United Auto Workers (UAW) as the only bargaining agent for GM's workers; they also wanted to make the company stop sending work to non-union plants and to establish a fair minimum wage scale, a grievance system and a set of procedures that would help protect ... What happened in the sit down strike in 1937? The police, armed with guns and tear gas, attempted to enter the Fisher Body 2 plant on January 11, 1937. The...