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Sit-Down Strikers of the 1930s Meet Sit Down Strikers of 2008
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Detroit, Michigan - Members of the United Auto Workers who participated in the 1937 sit-down strike against General Motors in Flint, Michigan met workers from Republic Windows and Doors who occupied their factory in Chicago in December 2008. From left: Bob Kinsley, director of organization for the United Electrical Workers, which represents the Republic workers; Flint sit-down strikers Geraldine Blankenship and Olen Hamm; and Armando Robles, president of UE Local 1110 at Republic Windows. The Republic workers presented the UAW sit-downers with "Sitdowner Pioneer Awards."
© Jim West
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