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1976 BBC documentary. "The United Auto Workers' struggle for recognition is the focus of this program recalling the sit-down strikes against General Motors that were settled by the union in February 1937. Included: women's roles in settling the strikes."
More information at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-london/A672310
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Video companion piece to the UAW article, 75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY, written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Public Relations Department
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Copyright 2012
- published: 06 Feb 2015
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Full title reads: "AUTO STRIKE RIOT".
United States of America (USA).
Strike sympathisers braking the windows of a General Motors Car factory with wooden bats. Strikers are inside factories and getting support from the outside. Army trucks with troops in driving along the road - Government is sending troops to stop the riots. Armed troops marching into factory. Troops arresting agitators. Various shots of the troops activities around the factory - looks like a siege.
Follows the footage of the actual conflict which caused the arrival of the troops. Various shots of the strike supporters braking factory windows with wooden bats. Women strike supporters parading outside the factory. Several shots of the riots - tear gas, people running around, injured man being carried on stretcher.
FILM ID:911.28
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75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
- UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike -
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Denn Pietro
Video companion piece to the UAW article written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Copyright 2012
- published: 09 Feb 2012
- views: 4465
February 11, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike. Many issues relevant to the Labor Movement then are still relevant today.
- published: 11 Feb 2012
- views: 2822
Dec. 30, 1936 launched a 44 day occupation of GM plants in Flint, Michigan by workers determined to improve their working conditions and gain recognition for their union.
Martha Gravatt, labor activist, writer and UAW elected skilled trades representative, calls in from Detroit to provide historical context and analysis of this ground-breaking struggle against the giant auto company, General Motors. She is the author of a pamphlet on the Flint sit-down strike, entitled "In Our Hands Is Placed the Power."
- published: 01 Jan 2015
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Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses conditions in the plant leading up to the factory occupations in Flint.
- published: 08 Apr 2009
- views: 2855
A sit-down strike is a form of civil disobedience in which an organized group of workers, usually employed at a factory or other centralized location, take possession of the workplace by "sitting down" at their stations, effectively preventing their employers from replacing them with strikebreakers or, in some cases, moving production to other locations.
Workers have used this technique since the beginning of the 20th century, not only in the United States, but also in Italy, Poland, Yugoslavia, and France.
The [Industrial Workers of the World] (IWW) were the first American union to use the sit-down strike. On December 10, 1906, at the General Electric Works in Schenectady, New York, 3,000 workers sat down on the job and stopped production to protest the dismissal of three fellow IWW members. The United Auto Workers staged successful sit-down strikes in the 1930s, most famously in the Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-1937. In Flint, Michigan, strikers occupied several General Motors plants for more than forty days, and repelled the efforts of the police and National Guard to retake them. A wave of sit-down strikes followed, but diminished by the end of the decade as the courts and the National Labor Relations Board held that sit-down strikes were illegal and sit-down strikers could be fired. While some sit-down strikes still occur in the United States, they tend to be spontaneous and short-lived.
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Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. His films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko also place in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth.
Moore criticizes globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, the American health care system, and capitalism in his written and cinematic works.
Moore was born in Flint, Michigan, and raised in Davison, a suburb of Flint, by parents Veronica (née Wall), a secretary, and Frank Moore, an automotive assembly-line worker. At that time, the city of Flint was home to many General Motors factories, where his parents and grandfather worked. His uncle LaVerne was one of the founders of the United Automobile Workers labor union and participated in the Flint Sit-Down Strike.
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51:48The Great Sit-Down - Yesterday's Witness in America
The Great Sit-Down - Yesterday's Witness in AmericaThe Great Sit-Down - Yesterday's Witness in America
1976 BBC documentary. "The United Auto Workers' struggle for recognition is the focus of this program recalling the sit-down strikes against General Motors that were settled by the union in February 1937. Included: women's roles in settling the strikes." More information at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-london/A672310 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. -
8:24Flint Sit Down Strike (1936-37) - UAW History
Flint Sit Down Strike (1936-37) - UAW HistoryFlint Sit Down Strike (1936-37) - UAW History
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change. The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class. Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers. But winning was no small task. "There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17. "They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions. Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well. The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside. "I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936. Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back." The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive. Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs. The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters. James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement. "We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines." In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it." Video companion piece to the UAW article, 75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY, written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro. UAW Public Relations Department All Rights Reserved Copyright 2012 -
9:40Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 1
Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 1Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 1
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6:09Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 2
Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 2Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 2
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2:23Auto Strike Riots - The Sit Down Strike (1937)
Auto Strike Riots - The Sit Down Strike (1937)Auto Strike Riots - The Sit Down Strike (1937)
Full title reads: "AUTO STRIKE RIOT". United States of America (USA). Strike sympathisers braking the windows of a General Motors Car factory with wooden bats. Strikers are inside factories and getting support from the outside. Army trucks with troops in driving along the road - Government is sending troops to stop the riots. Armed troops marching into factory. Troops arresting agitators. Various shots of the troops activities around the factory - looks like a siege. Follows the footage of the actual conflict which caused the arrival of the troops. Various shots of the strike supporters braking factory windows with wooden bats. Women strike supporters parading outside the factory. Several shots of the riots - tear gas, people running around, injured man being carried on stretcher. FILM ID:911.28 -
1:14Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' - Flint Sit-Down Strike
Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' - Flint Sit-Down StrikeMichael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' - Flint Sit-Down Strike
Preorder 'Capitalism: A Love Story' on DVD: http://tinyurl.com/dvdcals -
4:56Flint Sit Down Strike
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2:26Flint Sit-Down Strike
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8:5475th Anniversary of the FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE - a UAW documentary
75th Anniversary of the FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE - a UAW documentary75th Anniversary of the FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE - a UAW documentary
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY - UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike - The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change. The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class. Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers. But winning was no small task. "There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17. "They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions. Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well. The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside. "I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936. Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back." The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive. Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs. The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters. James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement. "We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines." In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it." Denn Pietro Video companion piece to the UAW article written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro. UAW Copyright 2012 -
3:33Flint Sit-In the First, But not Last, Occupy Movement
Flint Sit-In the First, But not Last, Occupy MovementFlint Sit-In the First, But not Last, Occupy Movement
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54:15Bold Flint Sit-Down Strike Has Lessons for Today
Bold Flint Sit-Down Strike Has Lessons for TodayBold Flint Sit-Down Strike Has Lessons for Today
Dec. 30, 1936 launched a 44 day occupation of GM plants in Flint, Michigan by workers determined to improve their working conditions and gain recognition for their union. Martha Gravatt, labor activist, writer and UAW elected skilled trades representative, calls in from Detroit to provide historical context and analysis of this ground-breaking struggle against the giant auto company, General Motors. She is the author of a pamphlet on the Flint sit-down strike, entitled "In Our Hands Is Placed the Power." -
10:15UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 1 (Labor Movement in 1930s)
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 1 (Labor Movement in 1930s)UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 1 (Labor Movement in 1930s)
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009. In this segment, Olen discusses conditions in the plant leading up to the factory occupations in Flint. -
24:48Episode 32: Flint sits down, Minneapolis goes general on strike!
Episode 32: Flint sits down, Minneapolis goes general on strike!Episode 32: Flint sits down, Minneapolis goes general on strike!
Today we turn to early 20th Century strikes! The Flint, MI sit down strike and the Minneapolis general strike were impactful and showed a change in tactics for labor during the Great Depression. Contact us! AdamandSheridanShow@Gmail.com Facebook.com/AdamandSheridanShow Twitter.com/AdamandSheridan -
8:02UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009. In this segment, Olen discusses details of the factory occupations in Flint and their impact on workers everywhere.
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The Great Sit-Down - Yesterday's Witness in America
1976 BBC documentary. "The United Auto Workers' struggle for recognition is the focus of this program recalling the sit-down strikes against General Motors that were settled by the union in February 1937. Included: women's roles in settling the strikes." More information at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-london/A672310 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. -
Flint Sit Down Strike (1936-37) - UAW History
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change. The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class. Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these s... -
Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 1
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Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 2
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Auto Strike Riots - The Sit Down Strike (1937)
Full title reads: "AUTO STRIKE RIOT". United States of America (USA). Strike sympathisers braking the windows of a General Motors Car factory with wooden bats. Strikers are inside factories and getting support from the outside. Army trucks with troops in driving along the road - Government is sending troops to stop the riots. Armed troops marching into factory. Troops arresting agitators. Various shots of the troops activities around the factory - looks like a siege. Follows the footage of the actual conflict which caused the arrival of the troops. Various shots of the strike supporters braking factory windows with wooden bats. Women strike supporters parading outside the factory. Several shots of the riots - tear gas, people running around, injured man being carried on stretcher.... -
Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' - Flint Sit-Down Strike
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75th Anniversary of the FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE - a UAW documentary
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY - UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike - The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change. The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create t... -
Flint Sit-In the First, But not Last, Occupy Movement
February 11, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike. Many issues relevant to the Labor Movement then are still relevant today. -
Bold Flint Sit-Down Strike Has Lessons for Today
Dec. 30, 1936 launched a 44 day occupation of GM plants in Flint, Michigan by workers determined to improve their working conditions and gain recognition for their union. Martha Gravatt, labor activist, writer and UAW elected skilled trades representative, calls in from Detroit to provide historical context and analysis of this ground-breaking struggle against the giant auto company, General Motors. She is the author of a pamphlet on the Flint sit-down strike, entitled "In Our Hands Is Placed the Power." -
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 1 (Labor Movement in 1930s)
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009. In this segment, Olen discusses conditions in the plant leading up to the factory occupations in Flint. -
Episode 32: Flint sits down, Minneapolis goes general on strike!
Today we turn to early 20th Century strikes! The Flint, MI sit down strike and the Minneapolis general strike were impactful and showed a change in tactics for labor during the Great Depression. Contact us! AdamandSheridanShow@Gmail.com Facebook.com/AdamandSheridanShow Twitter.com/AdamandSheridan -
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009. In this segment, Olen discusses details of the factory occupations in Flint and their impact on workers everywhere. -
Great Getaways: Sit-Down Strike Memorial
Video clip of Great Getaways featuring the UAW Sit-Down Strike Memorial Travel Planner - http://www.greatgetaways.tv/planner_flint100year.html This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the historic sit down strike of 1936-1937 in Flint. The marble and bronze monument depicts an actual scene from inside the plant during the strike. The monument was created by Janice Trimpe, Master Sculptor. The outdoor monument is always open to the public. Arrangements for a free guided tour that includes a short movie and period memorabilia must be arranged thru the Flint-Genesee Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau. Car clubs, please contact Mona Murphy at mmurphy@visitflint.org or (810) 600-1453. Individuals and other groups please contact Courtney Irish at cirish@visitflint.org or (810) ... -
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 2 (Building the Middle Class)
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009. In this segment, Olen discusses the situation facing the Detroit Three today. -
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 4 (Organizing the South, Health Care, Two Tier)
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009. In this segment, Olen discusses the UAW's efforts to organize auto plants in the South, national health care and the impact of the Two-Tier wage scale. -
UAW Presents... SITDOWN
From the UAW Vault: Guy Nunn, Director of the UAW Radio Department, hosts UAW Presents, a news show covering many union topics. In this reel, Guy and UAW Vice President Leonard Woodcock and Secretary Treasurer Emil Mazey discuss the Flint Sit Down Strike. -
Sit Down
The Sit Down strike in 1937 in Flint, Michigan is typically seen as the birth of the UAW. There were other sit downs prior to that, namely the Kohler strike, -
White Shirt Day
Today is White Shirt day. 79 years ago today, the GM Flint Sit Down Strike ended after a 44 day occupation of four plants by workers. It led to recognition of the UAW and opened an incredible period of organizing for our union. On this day, we remember the sacrifices and fight of our brothers and sisters in Flint then and now. We wear a white shirt to show we are equal to the boss. -
American Automobile Workers: "From Dawn to Sunset" 1937 Chevrolet Division, General Motors
more at http://quickfound.net 'This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.' Includes footage of auto workers from Flint, Michigan, Oakland, California, Detroit, Michigan, Atlanta, Georgia, Buffalo, New York, Jamesville, Wisconsin, Norwood, Ohio, Kansas City, Missouri , Baltimore, Maryland, and St. Louis, Missouri. Reupload of a previously uploaded film with improved video & sound. Public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied. Th... -
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The Great Sit-Down - Yesterday's Witness in America
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- Duration: 51:48
- Updated: 11 Nov 2013
- views: 5556
1976 BBC documentary. "The United Auto Workers' struggle for recognition is the focus of this program recalling the sit-down strikes against General Motors that...
1976 BBC documentary. "The United Auto Workers' struggle for recognition is the focus of this program recalling the sit-down strikes against General Motors that were settled by the union in February 1937. Included: women's roles in settling the strikes."
More information at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-london/A672310
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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1976 BBC documentary. "The United Auto Workers' struggle for recognition is the focus of this program recalling the sit-down strikes against General Motors that were settled by the union in February 1937. Included: women's roles in settling the strikes."
More information at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-london/A672310
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
- published: 11 Nov 2013
- views: 5556
Flint Sit Down Strike (1936-37) - UAW History
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:24
- Updated: 06 Feb 2015
- views: 2946
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a be...
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Video companion piece to the UAW article, 75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY, written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Public Relations Department
All Rights Reserved
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The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Video companion piece to the UAW article, 75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY, written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Public Relations Department
All Rights Reserved
Copyright 2012
- published: 06 Feb 2015
- views: 2946
Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:40
- Updated: 06 Jan 2010
- views: 16411
- published: 06 Jan 2010
- views: 16411
Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:09
- Updated: 06 Jan 2010
- views: 9651
- published: 06 Jan 2010
- views: 9651
Auto Strike Riots - The Sit Down Strike (1937)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 13 Apr 2014
- views: 1533
Full title reads: "AUTO STRIKE RIOT".
United States of America (USA).
Strike sympathisers braking the windows of a General Motors Car factory with wooden ...
Full title reads: "AUTO STRIKE RIOT".
United States of America (USA).
Strike sympathisers braking the windows of a General Motors Car factory with wooden bats. Strikers are inside factories and getting support from the outside. Army trucks with troops in driving along the road - Government is sending troops to stop the riots. Armed troops marching into factory. Troops arresting agitators. Various shots of the troops activities around the factory - looks like a siege.
Follows the footage of the actual conflict which caused the arrival of the troops. Various shots of the strike supporters braking factory windows with wooden bats. Women strike supporters parading outside the factory. Several shots of the riots - tear gas, people running around, injured man being carried on stretcher.
FILM ID:911.28
wn.com/Auto Strike Riots The Sit Down Strike (1937)
Full title reads: "AUTO STRIKE RIOT".
United States of America (USA).
Strike sympathisers braking the windows of a General Motors Car factory with wooden bats. Strikers are inside factories and getting support from the outside. Army trucks with troops in driving along the road - Government is sending troops to stop the riots. Armed troops marching into factory. Troops arresting agitators. Various shots of the troops activities around the factory - looks like a siege.
Follows the footage of the actual conflict which caused the arrival of the troops. Various shots of the strike supporters braking factory windows with wooden bats. Women strike supporters parading outside the factory. Several shots of the riots - tear gas, people running around, injured man being carried on stretcher.
FILM ID:911.28
- published: 13 Apr 2014
- views: 1533
Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' - Flint Sit-Down Strike
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:14
- Updated: 11 Feb 2010
- views: 40594
Preorder 'Capitalism: A Love Story' on DVD: http://tinyurl.com/dvdcals
- published: 11 Feb 2010
- views: 40594
Flint Sit Down Strike
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:56
- Updated: 16 Nov 2011
- views: 2054
Interviewing class
Interviewing class
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Interviewing class
- published: 16 Nov 2011
- views: 2054
Flint Sit-Down Strike
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:26
- Updated: 17 Dec 2014
- views: 41
- published: 17 Dec 2014
- views: 41
75th Anniversary of the FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE - a UAW documentary
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:54
- Updated: 09 Feb 2012
- views: 4465
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
- UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike -
The nation is in economic crisis, unemplo...
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
- UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike -
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Denn Pietro
Video companion piece to the UAW article written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Copyright 2012
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75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
- UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike -
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Denn Pietro
Video companion piece to the UAW article written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Copyright 2012
- published: 09 Feb 2012
- views: 4465
Flint Sit-In the First, But not Last, Occupy Movement
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 11 Feb 2012
- views: 2822
February 11, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike. Many issues relevant to the Labor Movement then are still relevant today.
February 11, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike. Many issues relevant to the Labor Movement then are still relevant today.
wn.com/Flint Sit In The First, But Not Last, Occupy Movement
February 11, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike. Many issues relevant to the Labor Movement then are still relevant today.
- published: 11 Feb 2012
- views: 2822
Bold Flint Sit-Down Strike Has Lessons for Today
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 54:15
- Updated: 01 Jan 2015
- views: 71
Dec. 30, 1936 launched a 44 day occupation of GM plants in Flint, Michigan by workers determined to improve their working conditions and gain recognition for th...
Dec. 30, 1936 launched a 44 day occupation of GM plants in Flint, Michigan by workers determined to improve their working conditions and gain recognition for their union.
Martha Gravatt, labor activist, writer and UAW elected skilled trades representative, calls in from Detroit to provide historical context and analysis of this ground-breaking struggle against the giant auto company, General Motors. She is the author of a pamphlet on the Flint sit-down strike, entitled "In Our Hands Is Placed the Power."
wn.com/Bold Flint Sit Down Strike Has Lessons For Today
Dec. 30, 1936 launched a 44 day occupation of GM plants in Flint, Michigan by workers determined to improve their working conditions and gain recognition for their union.
Martha Gravatt, labor activist, writer and UAW elected skilled trades representative, calls in from Detroit to provide historical context and analysis of this ground-breaking struggle against the giant auto company, General Motors. She is the author of a pamphlet on the Flint sit-down strike, entitled "In Our Hands Is Placed the Power."
- published: 01 Jan 2015
- views: 71
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 1 (Labor Movement in 1930s)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:15
- Updated: 08 Apr 2009
- views: 2855
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March ...
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses conditions in the plant leading up to the factory occupations in Flint.
wn.com/Uaw Gm Flint Sit Down Striker Olen Ham Part 1 (Labor Movement In 1930S)
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses conditions in the plant leading up to the factory occupations in Flint.
- published: 08 Apr 2009
- views: 2855
Episode 32: Flint sits down, Minneapolis goes general on strike!
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- Duration: 24:48
- Updated: 15 Jun 2014
- views: 40
Today we turn to early 20th Century strikes! The Flint, MI sit down strike and the Minneapolis general strike were impactful and showed a change in tactics for ...
Today we turn to early 20th Century strikes! The Flint, MI sit down strike and the Minneapolis general strike were impactful and showed a change in tactics for labor during the Great Depression.
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Today we turn to early 20th Century strikes! The Flint, MI sit down strike and the Minneapolis general strike were impactful and showed a change in tactics for labor during the Great Depression.
Contact us!
AdamandSheridanShow@Gmail.com
Facebook.com/AdamandSheridanShow
Twitter.com/AdamandSheridan
- published: 15 Jun 2014
- views: 40
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:02
- Updated: 08 Apr 2009
- views: 968
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March ...
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses details of the factory occupations in Flint and their impact on workers everywhere.
wn.com/Uaw Gm Flint Sit Down Striker Olen Ham Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses details of the factory occupations in Flint and their impact on workers everywhere.
- published: 08 Apr 2009
- views: 968
Great Getaways: Sit-Down Strike Memorial
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:18
- Updated: 12 Jun 2012
- views: 316
Video clip of Great Getaways featuring the UAW Sit-Down Strike Memorial
Travel Planner - http://www.greatgetaways.tv/planner_flint100year.html
This memorial is...
Video clip of Great Getaways featuring the UAW Sit-Down Strike Memorial
Travel Planner - http://www.greatgetaways.tv/planner_flint100year.html
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the historic sit down strike of 1936-1937 in Flint. The marble and bronze monument depicts an actual scene from inside the plant during the strike. The monument was created by Janice Trimpe, Master Sculptor. The outdoor monument is always open to the public. Arrangements for a free guided tour that includes a short movie and period memorabilia must be arranged thru the Flint-Genesee Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau. Car clubs, please contact Mona Murphy at mmurphy@visitflint.org or (810) 600-1453. Individuals and other groups please contact Courtney Irish at cirish@visitflint.org or (810) 600-1456.
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Video clip of Great Getaways featuring the UAW Sit-Down Strike Memorial
Travel Planner - http://www.greatgetaways.tv/planner_flint100year.html
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the historic sit down strike of 1936-1937 in Flint. The marble and bronze monument depicts an actual scene from inside the plant during the strike. The monument was created by Janice Trimpe, Master Sculptor. The outdoor monument is always open to the public. Arrangements for a free guided tour that includes a short movie and period memorabilia must be arranged thru the Flint-Genesee Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau. Car clubs, please contact Mona Murphy at mmurphy@visitflint.org or (810) 600-1453. Individuals and other groups please contact Courtney Irish at cirish@visitflint.org or (810) 600-1456.
- published: 12 Jun 2012
- views: 316
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 2 (Building the Middle Class)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:18
- Updated: 08 Apr 2009
- views: 837
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March ...
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses the situation facing the Detroit Three today.
wn.com/Uaw Gm Flint Sit Down Striker Olen Ham Part 2 (Building The Middle Class)
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses the situation facing the Detroit Three today.
- published: 08 Apr 2009
- views: 837
UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 4 (Organizing the South, Health Care, Two Tier)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:13
- Updated: 19 Apr 2009
- views: 505
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March ...
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses the UAW's efforts to organize auto plants in the South, national health care and the impact of the Two-Tier wage scale.
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Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.
In this segment, Olen discusses the UAW's efforts to organize auto plants in the South, national health care and the impact of the Two-Tier wage scale.
- published: 19 Apr 2009
- views: 505
UAW Presents... SITDOWN
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- Duration: 24:58
- Updated: 07 Aug 2014
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From the UAW Vault: Guy Nunn, Director of the UAW Radio Department, hosts UAW Presents, a news show covering many union topics. In this reel, Guy and UAW Vice...
From the UAW Vault: Guy Nunn, Director of the UAW Radio Department, hosts UAW Presents, a news show covering many union topics. In this reel, Guy and UAW Vice President Leonard Woodcock and Secretary Treasurer Emil Mazey discuss the Flint Sit Down Strike.
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From the UAW Vault: Guy Nunn, Director of the UAW Radio Department, hosts UAW Presents, a news show covering many union topics. In this reel, Guy and UAW Vice President Leonard Woodcock and Secretary Treasurer Emil Mazey discuss the Flint Sit Down Strike.
- published: 07 Aug 2014
- views: 440
Sit Down
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- Duration: 1:01
- Updated: 02 Oct 2008
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The Sit Down strike in 1937 in Flint, Michigan is typically seen as the birth of the UAW. There were other sit downs prior to that, namely the Kohler strike,
The Sit Down strike in 1937 in Flint, Michigan is typically seen as the birth of the UAW. There were other sit downs prior to that, namely the Kohler strike,
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The Sit Down strike in 1937 in Flint, Michigan is typically seen as the birth of the UAW. There were other sit downs prior to that, namely the Kohler strike,
- published: 02 Oct 2008
- views: 5212
White Shirt Day
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- Duration: 4:40
- Updated: 11 Feb 2016
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Today is White Shirt day. 79 years ago today, the GM Flint Sit Down Strike ended after a 44 day occupation of four plants by workers. It led to recognition of...
Today is White Shirt day. 79 years ago today, the GM Flint Sit Down Strike ended after a 44 day occupation of four plants by workers. It led to recognition of the UAW and opened an incredible period of organizing for our union. On this day, we remember the sacrifices and fight of our brothers and sisters in Flint then and now. We wear a white shirt to show we are equal to the boss.
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Today is White Shirt day. 79 years ago today, the GM Flint Sit Down Strike ended after a 44 day occupation of four plants by workers. It led to recognition of the UAW and opened an incredible period of organizing for our union. On this day, we remember the sacrifices and fight of our brothers and sisters in Flint then and now. We wear a white shirt to show we are equal to the boss.
- published: 11 Feb 2016
- views: 300
American Automobile Workers: "From Dawn to Sunset" 1937 Chevrolet Division, General Motors
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- Duration: 5:43
- Updated: 19 Dec 2015
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'This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to con...
more at http://quickfound.net
'This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.' Includes footage of auto workers from Flint, Michigan, Oakland, California, Detroit, Michigan, Atlanta, Georgia, Buffalo, New York, Jamesville, Wisconsin, Norwood, Ohio, Kansas City, Missouri , Baltimore, Maryland, and St. Louis, Missouri.
Reupload of a previously uploaded film with improved video & sound.
Public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Automobile_Workers
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Automobile Workers (UAW), is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico, and in the country of Canada. Founded as part of the left-wing Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s, the UAW grew rapidly from 1936 to the 1950s. Under the leadership of Walter Reuther (president 1946-70) it played a major role in the liberal wing of the Democratic party, including the civil rights and anti-Communist movements. The UAW was especially known for gaining high wages and pensions for the auto workers, but it was unable to unionize auto plants built by foreign-based car-makers in the South after the 1970s, and went into a steady decline in membership.
UAW members in the 21st century work in industries as diverse as autos and auto parts, health care, casino gaming and higher education. Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, the union has about 390,000 active members and more than 600,000 retired members in 750 local unions, which negotiated 2,500 contracts with some 1,700 employers...
History
1930s
The UAW was founded in May 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, under the auspices of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) after years of agitation within the labor federation. The AFL had focused on organizing craft unions and avoided large factories. But at its 1935 convention, a caucus of industrial unions led by John L. Lewis formed the Committee for Industrial Organization, the original CIO, within the AFL. Within one year, the AFL suspended the unions in the CIO, and these, including the UAW, formed the rival Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). It attracted young left-wing activists and Communists, in contrast to the older, established AFL leaders.
The UAW rapidly found success in organizing with the sit-down strike — first in a General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia in 1936, and more famously in the Flint sit-down strike that began on December 29, 1936. That strike ended in February 1937 after Michigan's governor Frank Murphy played the role of mediator, negotiating recognition of the UAW by General Motors. The next month, auto workers at Chrysler won recognition of the UAW as their representative in a sit-down strike.
The UAW's next target was the Ford Motor Company, which had long resisted unionization. Ford manager Harry Bennett used brute force to keep the union out of Ford, and his Ford Service Department was set up as an internal security, intimidation, and espionage unit within the company. It was not reluctant to use violence against union organizers and sympathizers (see The Battle of the Overpass). It took until 1941 for Ford to agree to a collective bargaining agreement with the UAW....
UAW has been credited for aiding in the auto industry rebound in the 21st century and blamed for seeking generous benefit packages in the past which in part led to the automotive industry crisis of 2008-2009.... In a November 23, 2008, New York Times editorial, Andrew Ross Sorkin claimed that the average UAW worker was paid $70 per hour, including health and pension costs, while Toyota workers in the US receive $10 to $20 less.... According to the 2007 GM Annual Report, typical autoworkers earn a base wage of approximately $28 per hour. Following the 2007 National Agreement, the base starting wage was lowered to about $15 per hour.[ A second-tier wage of $14.50 an hour, which applies only to newly hired workers, is lower than the average wage in non-union auto companies in the Deep South...
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'This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.' Includes footage of auto workers from Flint, Michigan, Oakland, California, Detroit, Michigan, Atlanta, Georgia, Buffalo, New York, Jamesville, Wisconsin, Norwood, Ohio, Kansas City, Missouri , Baltimore, Maryland, and St. Louis, Missouri.
Reupload of a previously uploaded film with improved video & sound.
Public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Automobile_Workers
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Automobile Workers (UAW), is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico, and in the country of Canada. Founded as part of the left-wing Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s, the UAW grew rapidly from 1936 to the 1950s. Under the leadership of Walter Reuther (president 1946-70) it played a major role in the liberal wing of the Democratic party, including the civil rights and anti-Communist movements. The UAW was especially known for gaining high wages and pensions for the auto workers, but it was unable to unionize auto plants built by foreign-based car-makers in the South after the 1970s, and went into a steady decline in membership.
UAW members in the 21st century work in industries as diverse as autos and auto parts, health care, casino gaming and higher education. Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, the union has about 390,000 active members and more than 600,000 retired members in 750 local unions, which negotiated 2,500 contracts with some 1,700 employers...
History
1930s
The UAW was founded in May 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, under the auspices of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) after years of agitation within the labor federation. The AFL had focused on organizing craft unions and avoided large factories. But at its 1935 convention, a caucus of industrial unions led by John L. Lewis formed the Committee for Industrial Organization, the original CIO, within the AFL. Within one year, the AFL suspended the unions in the CIO, and these, including the UAW, formed the rival Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). It attracted young left-wing activists and Communists, in contrast to the older, established AFL leaders.
The UAW rapidly found success in organizing with the sit-down strike — first in a General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia in 1936, and more famously in the Flint sit-down strike that began on December 29, 1936. That strike ended in February 1937 after Michigan's governor Frank Murphy played the role of mediator, negotiating recognition of the UAW by General Motors. The next month, auto workers at Chrysler won recognition of the UAW as their representative in a sit-down strike.
The UAW's next target was the Ford Motor Company, which had long resisted unionization. Ford manager Harry Bennett used brute force to keep the union out of Ford, and his Ford Service Department was set up as an internal security, intimidation, and espionage unit within the company. It was not reluctant to use violence against union organizers and sympathizers (see The Battle of the Overpass). It took until 1941 for Ford to agree to a collective bargaining agreement with the UAW....
UAW has been credited for aiding in the auto industry rebound in the 21st century and blamed for seeking generous benefit packages in the past which in part led to the automotive industry crisis of 2008-2009.... In a November 23, 2008, New York Times editorial, Andrew Ross Sorkin claimed that the average UAW worker was paid $70 per hour, including health and pension costs, while Toyota workers in the US receive $10 to $20 less.... According to the 2007 GM Annual Report, typical autoworkers earn a base wage of approximately $28 per hour. Following the 2007 National Agreement, the base starting wage was lowered to about $15 per hour.[ A second-tier wage of $14.50 an hour, which applies only to newly hired workers, is lower than the average wage in non-union auto companies in the Deep South...
- published: 19 Dec 2015
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Labor Relations Documentary
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- Duration: 4:59
- Updated: 04 May 2008
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Story of how the UAW gained recognition as a valid representative of the GM labor force via a sit-down strike in Flint in 1937.
Story of how the UAW gained recognition as a valid representative of the GM labor force via a sit-down strike in Flint in 1937.
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1937 Sitdown Strike
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- Duration: 6:34
- Updated: 07 Jun 2008
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Dan Hall. A video featuring Dan Hall singing 1937 written by David O. Norris and Dan Hall. www.danhall.com
Dan Hall. A video featuring Dan Hall singing 1937 written by David O. Norris and Dan Hall. www.danhall.com
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Citations: "Sit-down Strike Begins in Flint." History.com. A&E; Television Networks, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sit-down-strike-begins-in-flint. Photos: http://griid.org/2012/01/05/this-day-in-resistance-history-75th-anniversary-of-the-1937-flint-sit-down-strike/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_sit-down_strike http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/February/flint.html http://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2118 -
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Parshall, Lorene. "Remembering Iconic Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1937." UAW. UAW, 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.uaw.org/articles/remembering-iconic-flint-sit-down-strike-1937. "Sit-down Strike Begins in Flint." History.com. A&E; Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sit-down-strike-begins-in-flint. Brecher, Jeremy. "The Flint Sit-down Strike, 1936-1937." The Flint Sit-down Strike, 1936-1937 - Jeremy Brecher. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. https://libcom.org/history/flint-sit-down-strike-1936-1937-jeremy-brecher. Tuncer, Ertan, and Ellen Terrell. "The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike (1936-37)." The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike: This Month in Business History (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar.... -
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Chevy Commons - Bright Side 18
The Bright Side http://brightsidetv.com Sixty acres of pavement is all that remains where the lumber, carriage and auto industry flourished, and where the 1936-37 Flint sit down strike against General Motors changed the course of history. With the factories gone, people in Flint decided it's time to do something new here and to recognize that history. Mini documentary 15 minute version: http://youtu.be/MPBkkbyouNA Credits: http://youtu.be/tqzVCWsTNV0 Music: "The Handyman's Lament" by joshwoodward.com -
Walmart Workers HISTORIC SIT DOWN STRIKE 2014
Watch as Walmart workers from across California participate in a historic sit down strike inside TWO Walmart Stores in Southern California! SEE YOU THIS BLACK FRIDAY at Walmart in LONG BEACH (151 e 5th Street in Long Beach, CA) ! -
Terms of settlement of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United ...HD Stock Footage
Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675050706_sit-down-strike_terms-of-settlement_man-speaks_General-Motors Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD. Terms of settlement of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United States. After effects of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United States. A man explains the terms of settlement of the strike. He says that the workers demanded the recognition of the Committee of Industrial Organization as the sole bargaining agency. But the demand was refused. He says that the strike has highlighted the importance of solidarity, cooperation and unity among workers. Location: United States. Date: 1937. Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com: 57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips fo... -
Brothers On The Line - Teaser #1: Flint Sit-Down
A teaser clip entitled "Flint Sit-Down" from the acclaimed documentary, Brothers On The Line, about the Reuther brothers and their dramatic leadership of the United Auto Workers union. Directed by Sasha Reuther and Narrated by Martin Sheen. -
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Pete Klepi - The Sit-Down Strike of General Motors
This oral history was recorded as part of a project in Rosalee Tithof's High School Honors English Class. Community members shared their experiences and memories about the past. The River Rapids District Library, as successor organization to the Chesaning Public Library, owns the copyright to this recording. -
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UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change. The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class. Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75...
SG 5FlintStrike
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- Duration: 4:14
- Updated: 19 Mar 2015
- views: 21
Citations:
"Sit-down Strike Begins in Flint." History.com. A&E; Television Networks, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/...
Citations:
"Sit-down Strike Begins in Flint." History.com. A&E; Television Networks, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sit-down-strike-begins-in-flint.
Photos:
http://griid.org/2012/01/05/this-day-in-resistance-history-75th-anniversary-of-the-1937-flint-sit-down-strike/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_sit-down_strike
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/February/flint.html
http://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2118
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Citations:
"Sit-down Strike Begins in Flint." History.com. A&E; Television Networks, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sit-down-strike-begins-in-flint.
Photos:
http://griid.org/2012/01/05/this-day-in-resistance-history-75th-anniversary-of-the-1937-flint-sit-down-strike/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_sit-down_strike
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/February/flint.html
http://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2118
- published: 19 Mar 2015
- views: 21
OC
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- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 18 Mar 2015
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Parshall, Lorene. "Remembering Iconic Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1937." UAW. UAW, 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.uaw.org/articles/remembering-iconic-flint-si...
Parshall, Lorene. "Remembering Iconic Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1937." UAW. UAW, 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.uaw.org/articles/remembering-iconic-flint-sit-down-strike-1937.
"Sit-down Strike Begins in Flint." History.com. A&E; Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sit-down-strike-begins-in-flint.
Brecher, Jeremy. "The Flint Sit-down Strike, 1936-1937." The Flint Sit-down Strike, 1936-1937 - Jeremy Brecher. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. https://libcom.org/history/flint-sit-down-strike-1936-1937-jeremy-brecher.
Tuncer, Ertan, and Ellen Terrell. "The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike (1936-37)." The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike: This Month in Business History (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/February/flint.html.
https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/The_Story_Behind_the_GM_Mark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_sit-down_strike
http://www.uaw.org/articles/remembering-iconic-flint-sit-down-strike-1937
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/February/flint.html
http://us-history.com/1920s-the-great-depression/
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Parshall, Lorene. "Remembering Iconic Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1937." UAW. UAW, 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.uaw.org/articles/remembering-iconic-flint-sit-down-strike-1937.
"Sit-down Strike Begins in Flint." History.com. A&E; Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sit-down-strike-begins-in-flint.
Brecher, Jeremy. "The Flint Sit-down Strike, 1936-1937." The Flint Sit-down Strike, 1936-1937 - Jeremy Brecher. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. https://libcom.org/history/flint-sit-down-strike-1936-1937-jeremy-brecher.
Tuncer, Ertan, and Ellen Terrell. "The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike (1936-37)." The Flint, Michigan, Sit-Down Strike: This Month in Business History (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/February/flint.html.
https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/The_Story_Behind_the_GM_Mark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_sit-down_strike
http://www.uaw.org/articles/remembering-iconic-flint-sit-down-strike-1937
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/February/flint.html
http://us-history.com/1920s-the-great-depression/
- published: 18 Mar 2015
- views: 35
The Flint Sit Down Strike (1936-37)
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- Duration: 8:24
- Updated: 11 Feb 2015
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- published: 11 Feb 2015
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Chevy Commons - Bright Side 18
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- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 04 Dec 2014
- views: 1225
The Bright Side http://brightsidetv.com
Sixty acres of pavement is all that remains where the lumber, carriage and auto industry flourished, and where the 1936-...
The Bright Side http://brightsidetv.com
Sixty acres of pavement is all that remains where the lumber, carriage and auto industry flourished, and where the 1936-37 Flint sit down strike against General Motors changed the course of history. With the factories gone, people in Flint decided it's time to do something new here and to recognize that history.
Mini documentary 15 minute version: http://youtu.be/MPBkkbyouNA
Credits: http://youtu.be/tqzVCWsTNV0
Music: "The Handyman's Lament" by joshwoodward.com
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The Bright Side http://brightsidetv.com
Sixty acres of pavement is all that remains where the lumber, carriage and auto industry flourished, and where the 1936-37 Flint sit down strike against General Motors changed the course of history. With the factories gone, people in Flint decided it's time to do something new here and to recognize that history.
Mini documentary 15 minute version: http://youtu.be/MPBkkbyouNA
Credits: http://youtu.be/tqzVCWsTNV0
Music: "The Handyman's Lament" by joshwoodward.com
- published: 04 Dec 2014
- views: 1225
Walmart Workers HISTORIC SIT DOWN STRIKE 2014
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- Duration: 4:42
- Updated: 25 Nov 2014
- views: 882
Watch as Walmart workers from across California participate in a historic sit down strike inside TWO Walmart Stores in Southern California!
SEE YOU THIS BLACK ...
Watch as Walmart workers from across California participate in a historic sit down strike inside TWO Walmart Stores in Southern California!
SEE YOU THIS BLACK FRIDAY at Walmart in LONG BEACH (151 e 5th Street in Long Beach, CA) !
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Watch as Walmart workers from across California participate in a historic sit down strike inside TWO Walmart Stores in Southern California!
SEE YOU THIS BLACK FRIDAY at Walmart in LONG BEACH (151 e 5th Street in Long Beach, CA) !
- published: 25 Nov 2014
- views: 882
Terms of settlement of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United ...HD Stock Footage
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- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 18 Jun 2014
- views: 34
Link to order this clip:
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Historic Stock Footage Arch...
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Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.
Terms of settlement of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United States.
After effects of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United States. A man explains the terms of settlement of the strike. He says that the workers demanded the recognition of the Committee of Industrial Organization as the sole bargaining agency. But the demand was refused. He says that the strike has highlighted the importance of solidarity, cooperation and unity among workers. Location: United States. Date: 1937.
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Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download. CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century.
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Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.
Terms of settlement of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United States.
After effects of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United States. A man explains the terms of settlement of the strike. He says that the workers demanded the recognition of the Committee of Industrial Organization as the sole bargaining agency. But the demand was refused. He says that the strike has highlighted the importance of solidarity, cooperation and unity among workers. Location: United States. Date: 1937.
Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com:
57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download.
Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download. CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century.
- published: 18 Jun 2014
- views: 34
Brothers On The Line - Teaser #1: Flint Sit-Down
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- Duration: 0:40
- Updated: 24 Apr 2014
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A teaser clip entitled "Flint Sit-Down" from the acclaimed documentary, Brothers On The Line, about the Reuther brothers and their dramatic leadership of the Un...
A teaser clip entitled "Flint Sit-Down" from the acclaimed documentary, Brothers On The Line, about the Reuther brothers and their dramatic leadership of the United Auto Workers union. Directed by Sasha Reuther and Narrated by Martin Sheen.
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A teaser clip entitled "Flint Sit-Down" from the acclaimed documentary, Brothers On The Line, about the Reuther brothers and their dramatic leadership of the United Auto Workers union. Directed by Sasha Reuther and Narrated by Martin Sheen.
- published: 24 Apr 2014
- views: 335
1937 Sitdown Strike GM
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- Updated: 19 Mar 2014
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Pete Klepi - The Sit-Down Strike of General Motors
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- Duration: 16:40
- Updated: 18 Feb 2014
- views: 7
This oral history was recorded as part of a project in Rosalee Tithof's High School Honors English Class. Community members shared their experiences and memorie...
This oral history was recorded as part of a project in Rosalee Tithof's High School Honors English Class. Community members shared their experiences and memories about the past. The River Rapids District Library, as successor organization to the Chesaning Public Library, owns the copyright to this recording.
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This oral history was recorded as part of a project in Rosalee Tithof's High School Honors English Class. Community members shared their experiences and memories about the past. The River Rapids District Library, as successor organization to the Chesaning Public Library, owns the copyright to this recording.
- published: 18 Feb 2014
- views: 7
The mayor of #Flint calls this "composting".
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This is "Chevy in the hole" in Flint, Mi home of the sit down strike of 1936-37. (It's out of compliance with state law) now owned by #RacerTrust #OLDGM #SitDow...
This is "Chevy in the hole" in Flint, Mi home of the sit down strike of 1936-37. (It's out of compliance with state law) now owned by #RacerTrust #OLDGM #SitDownStrike GREEN
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UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike
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- Duration: 8:54
- Updated: 09 Feb 2012
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75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and ...
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Denn Pietro
Video companion piece to the UAW article written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Public Relations Department
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75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
The nation is in economic crisis, unemployment is high, people are losing homes, workers are afraid to unionize and families, swamped in debt, struggle for a better life. Worldwide, masses stand up against corporate greed and demand a better quality of life by sitting down and occupying space in a unified effort to be heard. These people -- dubbed radicals or even communists by the opposition -- believe this organizing movement has critical importance in their effort to create change.
The year is 1936 -- not 2012 -- a turbulent time for autoworkers whose determination and courage helped the labor movement gain a better quality of life for workers and, ultimately, create the American middle class.
Known as "White Shirt Day," Feb. 11 marks the 75th anniversary of the most famous of these sit-down actions, the 1936-1937 General Motors Flint Sit-Down Strike. Men and women throughout the UAW wear white-collar attire traditionally donned by management to remember the sacrifices and victories of workers.
But winning was no small task.
"There were people dropping over because of the heat, and other workers were told to step over them," recalled Geraldine Blankinship, 92, who supported the Women's Auxiliary and Emergency Brigade when she was just 17.
"They didn't slow down the line, and they didn't stop it. They just dragged people away. It was such an inhumane thing to do," added Blankinship, whose father, Jay Green, was vice chair of the strike. She spent many nights working with her mother, Ida, a red-caped beret-wearing brigade member, who fought bravely to deter the company's actions.
Workers at GM's Fisher Plant in Flint, Mich., were tired of fearing not only for their safety, but also for job security, so they initiated a sit-down strike by locking themselves inside the plant for as long as it would take for the company to recognize their right to form a union and negotiate for higher pay and better working conditions. The Flint standoff inspired workers from other GM facilities to sit down in solidarity as well.
The future was unknown for these brave, defiant workers who feared losing their jobs, the threat of police intervention and even of their families abandoning them while they were locked inside.
"I was kind of afraid I'd have to go back to waitressing," said Pauline Polsgrove, 93, with a laugh. She's the last surviving female sit-down worker from 1936.
Richard Wiecorek, 95, recalled how "One guy, he had five kids and he'd get so nervous, he'd pass out. He didn't know if he was going to get his job back."
The workers' fortitude would be challenged when police arrived to force them out of the plant, but their spirit and strong community support was too strong to break their drive.
Eventually, something incredible happened to help bring the standoff closer to an end when then-Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy called in the National Guard -- to go to the plants and protect workers from police and corporate thugs.
The strike ended after 44 days on Feb. 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW and negotiated a first contract. Sit-downers walked out of the plant to find a parade with thousands of supporters.
James Todd, 98, who still teaches square dancing three times a week, was a janitor in 1936 before the strike. Todd is proud of the successes that came as a result of the sit-down movement.
"We all got better jobs ... and for black people, we got jobs that we didn't get before because most of the time, we were just sweeping floors. But after that, we all went on machines."
In today's climate, with workers facing corporate-lobbied politicians trying to eliminate collective bargaining rights, Wiecorek has some time-honored wisdom: "If you have a union, hang on to it."
Denn Pietro
Video companion piece to the UAW article written for the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Solidarity Magazine by Denn Pietro.
UAW Public Relations Department
All Rights Reserved
Copyright 2012
- published: 09 Feb 2012
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With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade (1979)
We do not own this video. From December 1936 to February 1937 members of the United Auto Workers organized a sit-down strike inside the General Motors Fisher Body 1 and 2 plants in Flint, Michigan. They ultimately won recognition of their union and improved wages and conditions. "With Babies and Banners" tells the story of the Women's Emergency Brigade, composed of female GM workers and the wives of men involved in the sit-down strike, which not only provided support services (like running the union kitchens that provided food to the strikers occupying the plants) but did picket duty themselves. It intercuts footage from 1937 with interviews with the same women 40 years later, still active in union politics and still pressuring the UAW to acknowledge women as equals. Written by Mark Gabri... -
Michael Moore | Director's Dialoue | NYFF53
At the 53rd New York Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore joined New York Film Festival director Kent Jones for an in-depth discussion about his career and approach to filmmaking. Moore's latest work, Where To Invade Next, was a selection in the Main Slate of the festival. “Democracy is not a spectator sport, it’s a participatory event,” said Michael Moore at a 2009 press conference. “If we don’t participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.” Moore has been an active participant since his childhood in Flint, Michigan, where he was raised in a union family—his uncle was actually a UAW founder and a participant in the great General Motors sit-down strike of 1936. In 1989, Moore’s participation took the form of a film called 'Roger & Me' (NYFF 1989), a spirited, funny, white-... -
The Life and Times of Michael Moore: Here Comes Trouble - Documentary Filmmaker (2011)
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an autobiography by American filmmaker Michael Moore. Here Comes Trouble received mixed reviews from critics. James Sullivan of The A.V. Club stated that "[Here Comes Trouble is] a disjointed series of scenes from a life spent making a scene", and rated the book as a "B-". However, Andy Lewis of The Hollywood Reporter stated that "though occasionally uneven, the best parts of Here Comes Trouble are fabulous." Alan MacKenzie of the Winnipeg Free Press gave the book a positive review. Dwight Garner of The New York Times said "Moore's coming of age as a working-class malcontent is [...] something to behold", while also calling the book "shaggy and overfilled". Sam Leith of The Guardian questioned the authenticity of the book, stating "the overwhelm... -
The Hidden History of Workplace Resistance [1/4]
U.S. Autoworkers Speak Out Three prominent UAW shop floor activists describe current life on American assembly lines and keeping resistance alive. At the height of the recent economic crisis auto companies were bailed out while workers' concessions were accelerated and working conditions made even more brutal. Profits are now at record levels again but pressures on workers continue. What are the barriers to fighting back? Presentations by: * Sam Gindin, former Research Director of the (former) CAW * Sean Crawford: Great grandfather was Vice Chair of the Flint sit-down strike and great grandmother and great aunt were part of the Women's Emergency Brigade. Hired on as lower-waged ('second-tier') worker at GM. Organized by the Labour Committee of the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly. Re... -
Master Hands (1936) Chevrolet Manufacturing
Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of the assembly line workers, it seems more of a paean to the designers of this impressive mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan, just months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sitdown strikes. Selected for the 1999 National Film Registry of "artistically, culturally, and socially significant" films. -
Master Hands - 1936 Chevrolet Motor Company Automobile Manufacturing - CharlieDeanArchives
Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of the assembly line workers, it seems more of a paean to the designers of this impressive mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan, just months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sitdown strikes. . CharlieDeanArchives - Archive footage from the 20th century making history come alive! -
Sit Down Strikes @ Ottobar w/ SUCH GOLD
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Watch Virginia Tech's Flint Water Study team present on Flint water crisis
Virginia Tech's Marc Edwards and his team of research scientists and students presented in Blacksburg to outline their internationally recognized work — done in collaboration with Flint, Michigan, residents — that exposed widespread lead-in-water contamination. The presentation provided an overview of the Flint Water Study team's efforts combining ethics engineering, citizen science, laboratory experiments, investigative science, and social media to confirm the high lead levels in Flint's water. Visit http://www.vt.edu/flintwatertalk for more information. -
Quran before the Bible?: Divine Prospect vs Ali Muhammad sitdown discussion at Sa Neter Studios pt1
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From Dawn to Sunset (1937)
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors. The closest an American sponsored film has ever come to a Soviet mass epic. Featuring incredible narration, an exceptional score and beautiful photography, From Dawn To Sunset takes us through the average working day of a typical Chevrolet assembly plant employee. "The clarion of industry calls 'Good morning!' to America's manpower!" the narrator cries. "Giant smoke stacks write across the skies promise of a new prosperity to every man who labors and serves!" This ennobling of the auto worker creates an amazing universe where socialist solidarity and unfettered capita... -
Flint Michigan 1962 - The Great Community
To Touch A Child is a fascinating short film from 1962 created by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Flint Michigan was a national leader and innovator in many ways even outside of the automobile industry, the school system being no exception. I grew up in Flint's East Side in the 70's & 80's and can tell you that a positive "can do" attitude permeated the city. I attended Williams Elementary School (built in 1968), which had an Olympic swimming pool with a retractable roof, hockey & ice skating rink, wood shop, tennis court, gymnasium, auditorium, nature preserve, park, football & baseball fields... There was always something to do at the school for anyone who wanted to attend, and I personally benefited from the programs instituted by the great philanthropists of Flint Names lik... -
"Boom Bust" Thornton: Malinvestment is ‘all around us’ right now
Global investors and companies pulled $735 billion out of EMs in 2015. Ameera David weighs in. Then, RT correspondent Gayane Chichakyan reports on the latest from Flint. Afterwards, Edward Harrison sits down with Mark Thornton – senior fellow at the Mises Institute – to talk about Austrian economics. After the break, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at how global leaders are discussing the refugee crisis at Davos. Then, Ameera and RT correspondent Manuel Rapalo discuss Jack Lew’s trip to Puerto Rico. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward talk about markets. Recorded from RT, Boom Bust, January 21, 2016 -
Minneapolis Teamsters Strike Documentary Part 1
Originally made for KTCA Channel 2 in Minneapolis, This great documentary from the 70's features interviews with people who actually participated in the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers Strike. -
Eastside of Flint
Exploring the east side of Flint, Michigan and it looks terrible. Recorded on 6/14/13 -
Film 2: "From Dawn to Sunset" (1937) B&W;
Film 2: "From Dawn to Sunset" (1937) B&W; Runtime 24:49 This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors. An idealistic portrayal of the "typical work day" of the typical worker at the Chevrolet plants in cities around the nation. First the all male workers kiss their wives goodbye and leave for work, while a chorus sings about "the beginning of a perfect day". Then they work for a little while (but not long). This "typical work day" happens to be payday. The final sequence shows the workers going home, saying "hi" to their wives and kids, and going to bed, while a chorus sings about their "perfect" lives and how happy... -
1987 Riverfront Park Flint Michigan riverbank downtown 810
1987_08_13 - This is a place in the heart of Downtown Flint that was based around a portion of the Flint river. Vast structures made of concrete provided lots of stomping ground with waterfalls of every kind, hi and low. This is an example of what a city can do, until GM abandoned us and the thugs started littering,... tagging,... letting their dogs bark all day,... calling their women bitches,... teaching their children how to twerk,... killing eachother,... and watching MTV and VH1 all day. The date seems to be correct, but I do not know for certain. If anyone has anything from this event, any paperwork, newspaper, video, or memorabilia that we can use as proof of date, please let me know! Once again, A Huge Thanks to my grandfather for taking his big camcorder every place he went. ... -
Serour Strikes Back! SPECIAL EDITION W/ BEV COLLINS
Mike Serour sits down with Bev Collins. Bev is a 9/11 Truther who has been doing all she can to spread awareness in her country of Canada. She has been a show host as well as run for office. -
Roundtable Discussion with UAW President Dennis Williams - 5 Feb 16
Today, UAW President Dennis Williams gave a wide-ranging interview - his first since wrapping up bargaining with the Detroit 3 in late 2015. President Williams speaks about issues like trade, organizing, labor rights, the state of the UAW, the Flint water crisis and the upcoming Presidential election. The Roundtable was held with members of the press on February 5, 2016 at Solidarity House in Detroit, Michigan. -
Michael Moore Visits Occupy Flint | November 22, 2011
Before a fundraising event for the Flint Public Library featuring his latest book "Here Comes Trouble," Michael Moore toured Occupy Flint's encampment at Martin Luther King Ave. and 2nd Street, in downtown Flint, Michigan. http://www.occupyflint.org
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade (1979)
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- Duration: 45:11
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
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From December 1936 to February 1937 members of the United Auto Workers organized a sit-down strike inside the General Motors Fisher B...
We do not own this video.
From December 1936 to February 1937 members of the United Auto Workers organized a sit-down strike inside the General Motors Fisher Body 1 and 2 plants in Flint, Michigan. They ultimately won recognition of their union and improved wages and conditions. "With Babies and Banners" tells the story of the Women's Emergency Brigade, composed of female GM workers and the wives of men involved in the sit-down strike, which not only provided support services (like running the union kitchens that provided food to the strikers occupying the plants) but did picket duty themselves. It intercuts footage from 1937 with interviews with the same women 40 years later, still active in union politics and still pressuring the UAW to acknowledge women as equals. Written by Mark Gabrish Conlan
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We do not own this video.
From December 1936 to February 1937 members of the United Auto Workers organized a sit-down strike inside the General Motors Fisher Body 1 and 2 plants in Flint, Michigan. They ultimately won recognition of their union and improved wages and conditions. "With Babies and Banners" tells the story of the Women's Emergency Brigade, composed of female GM workers and the wives of men involved in the sit-down strike, which not only provided support services (like running the union kitchens that provided food to the strikers occupying the plants) but did picket duty themselves. It intercuts footage from 1937 with interviews with the same women 40 years later, still active in union politics and still pressuring the UAW to acknowledge women as equals. Written by Mark Gabrish Conlan
- published: 09 Mar 2012
- views: 9558
Michael Moore | Director's Dialoue | NYFF53
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At the 53rd New York Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore joined New York Film Festival director Kent Jones for an in-depth discussion about his c...
At the 53rd New York Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore joined New York Film Festival director Kent Jones for an in-depth discussion about his career and approach to filmmaking. Moore's latest work, Where To Invade Next, was a selection in the Main Slate of the festival.
“Democracy is not a spectator sport, it’s a participatory event,” said Michael Moore at a 2009 press conference. “If we don’t participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.” Moore has been an active participant since his childhood in Flint, Michigan, where he was raised in a union family—his uncle was actually a UAW founder and a participant in the great General Motors sit-down strike of 1936. In 1989, Moore’s participation took the form of a film called 'Roger & Me' (NYFF 1989), a spirited, funny, white-hot attack on GM, which had by then moved most of their jobs out of the country and devastated the once-thriving region, a scenario that was repeated many times throughout the country. In the years since, Moore has been launching brilliantly planned comic attacks on the NRA and the gun industry ('Bowling for Columbine'), the American response to 9/11 ('Fahrenheit 9/11'), the health-care industry ('Sicko), capitalism itself ('Capitalism: A Love Story), and, with his new film 'Where To Invade Next,' the divide between America’s lofty self-image and the less impressive reality.
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At the 53rd New York Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore joined New York Film Festival director Kent Jones for an in-depth discussion about his career and approach to filmmaking. Moore's latest work, Where To Invade Next, was a selection in the Main Slate of the festival.
“Democracy is not a spectator sport, it’s a participatory event,” said Michael Moore at a 2009 press conference. “If we don’t participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.” Moore has been an active participant since his childhood in Flint, Michigan, where he was raised in a union family—his uncle was actually a UAW founder and a participant in the great General Motors sit-down strike of 1936. In 1989, Moore’s participation took the form of a film called 'Roger & Me' (NYFF 1989), a spirited, funny, white-hot attack on GM, which had by then moved most of their jobs out of the country and devastated the once-thriving region, a scenario that was repeated many times throughout the country. In the years since, Moore has been launching brilliantly planned comic attacks on the NRA and the gun industry ('Bowling for Columbine'), the American response to 9/11 ('Fahrenheit 9/11'), the health-care industry ('Sicko), capitalism itself ('Capitalism: A Love Story), and, with his new film 'Where To Invade Next,' the divide between America’s lofty self-image and the less impressive reality.
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The Life and Times of Michael Moore: Here Comes Trouble - Documentary Filmmaker (2011)
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- Updated: 14 Nov 2013
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Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an autobiography by American filmmaker Michael Moore.
Here Comes Trouble received mixed reviews from critics. James...
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an autobiography by American filmmaker Michael Moore.
Here Comes Trouble received mixed reviews from critics. James Sullivan of The A.V. Club stated that "[Here Comes Trouble is] a disjointed series of scenes from a life spent making a scene", and rated the book as a "B-". However, Andy Lewis of The Hollywood Reporter stated that "though occasionally uneven, the best parts of Here Comes Trouble are fabulous." Alan MacKenzie of the Winnipeg Free Press gave the book a positive review. Dwight Garner of The New York Times said "Moore's coming of age as a working-class malcontent is [...] something to behold", while also calling the book "shaggy and overfilled". Sam Leith of The Guardian questioned the authenticity of the book, stating "the overwhelming impression is that [...] these tales have been adapted or embellished".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_Trouble:_Stories_from_My_Life
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author, social critic, and political activist.[3] He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d'Or. His films Bowling for Columbine (2002) and Sicko (2007) also placed in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries, and the former won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth.
Moore's written and cinematic works criticize globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, the American health care system, and capitalism.
Moore was born in Flint, Michigan and raised in Davison, a suburb of Flint, by parents Veronica (née Wall), a secretary, and Frank Moore, an automotive assembly-line worker.[7][8][9] At that time, the city of Flint was home to many General Motors factories, where his parents and grandfather worked. His uncle LaVerne was one of the founders of the United Automobile Workers labor union and participated in the Flint Sit-Down Strike.[10]
Moore was brought up Catholic,[11] and has Irish ancestry.[12] He attended parochial St. John's Elementary School for primary school and later attended St. Paul's Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan, for a year.[7][13][14][15][16] He then attended Davison High School, where he was active in both drama and debate,[17] graduating in 1972. As a member of the Boy Scouts of America, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. At the age of 18, he was elected to the Davison school board.[7][18] At the time he was the youngest person elected to office in the U.S.[19]
Moore married producer Kathleen Glynn on October 19, 1991. He filed for divorce on June 17, 2013.[20]
Moore is a Catholic,[2][21] but has said he disagrees with church teaching on subjects such as abortion[22] and same-sex marriage.[23]
Following the Columbine High School massacre, Moore acquired a life membership to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Moore said that he initially intended to become the NRA's president and dismantle it, but he soon dismissed the plan as too difficult.[24][25] Observers such as Dave Kopel noted that there was no chance of that happening;[26] authors David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke wrote about how Moore failed to discover that the NRA selects a president not by membership vote but by a vote of the board of directors.[27]
In 2005 Time magazine named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people.[28] Also in 2005, Moore founded the annual Traverse City Film Festival in Traverse City, Michigan. In 2009, Moore co-founded the Traverse City Comedy Festival, also held in Traverse City, where Moore helped spearhead the renovation of the historic State Theater in downtown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore
Image By Brave New Films [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
wn.com/The Life And Times Of Michael Moore Here Comes Trouble Documentary Filmmaker (2011)
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an autobiography by American filmmaker Michael Moore.
Here Comes Trouble received mixed reviews from critics. James Sullivan of The A.V. Club stated that "[Here Comes Trouble is] a disjointed series of scenes from a life spent making a scene", and rated the book as a "B-". However, Andy Lewis of The Hollywood Reporter stated that "though occasionally uneven, the best parts of Here Comes Trouble are fabulous." Alan MacKenzie of the Winnipeg Free Press gave the book a positive review. Dwight Garner of The New York Times said "Moore's coming of age as a working-class malcontent is [...] something to behold", while also calling the book "shaggy and overfilled". Sam Leith of The Guardian questioned the authenticity of the book, stating "the overwhelming impression is that [...] these tales have been adapted or embellished".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_Trouble:_Stories_from_My_Life
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author, social critic, and political activist.[3] He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d'Or. His films Bowling for Columbine (2002) and Sicko (2007) also placed in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries, and the former won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth.
Moore's written and cinematic works criticize globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, the American health care system, and capitalism.
Moore was born in Flint, Michigan and raised in Davison, a suburb of Flint, by parents Veronica (née Wall), a secretary, and Frank Moore, an automotive assembly-line worker.[7][8][9] At that time, the city of Flint was home to many General Motors factories, where his parents and grandfather worked. His uncle LaVerne was one of the founders of the United Automobile Workers labor union and participated in the Flint Sit-Down Strike.[10]
Moore was brought up Catholic,[11] and has Irish ancestry.[12] He attended parochial St. John's Elementary School for primary school and later attended St. Paul's Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan, for a year.[7][13][14][15][16] He then attended Davison High School, where he was active in both drama and debate,[17] graduating in 1972. As a member of the Boy Scouts of America, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. At the age of 18, he was elected to the Davison school board.[7][18] At the time he was the youngest person elected to office in the U.S.[19]
Moore married producer Kathleen Glynn on October 19, 1991. He filed for divorce on June 17, 2013.[20]
Moore is a Catholic,[2][21] but has said he disagrees with church teaching on subjects such as abortion[22] and same-sex marriage.[23]
Following the Columbine High School massacre, Moore acquired a life membership to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Moore said that he initially intended to become the NRA's president and dismantle it, but he soon dismissed the plan as too difficult.[24][25] Observers such as Dave Kopel noted that there was no chance of that happening;[26] authors David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke wrote about how Moore failed to discover that the NRA selects a president not by membership vote but by a vote of the board of directors.[27]
In 2005 Time magazine named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people.[28] Also in 2005, Moore founded the annual Traverse City Film Festival in Traverse City, Michigan. In 2009, Moore co-founded the Traverse City Comedy Festival, also held in Traverse City, where Moore helped spearhead the renovation of the historic State Theater in downtown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore
Image By Brave New Films [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
- published: 14 Nov 2013
- views: 18438
The Hidden History of Workplace Resistance [1/4]
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U.S. Autoworkers Speak Out
Three prominent UAW shop floor activists describe current life on American assembly lines and keeping resistance alive. At the heigh...
U.S. Autoworkers Speak Out
Three prominent UAW shop floor activists describe current life on American assembly lines and keeping resistance alive. At the height of the recent economic crisis auto companies were bailed out while workers' concessions were accelerated and working conditions made even more brutal. Profits are now at record levels again but pressures on workers continue. What are the barriers to fighting back?
Presentations by:
* Sam Gindin, former Research Director of the (former) CAW
* Sean Crawford: Great grandfather was Vice Chair of the Flint sit-down strike and great grandmother and great aunt were part of the Women's Emergency Brigade. Hired on as lower-waged ('second-tier') worker at GM.
Organized by the Labour Committee of the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly. Recorded in Toronto, 26 October 2013.
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U.S. Autoworkers Speak Out
Three prominent UAW shop floor activists describe current life on American assembly lines and keeping resistance alive. At the height of the recent economic crisis auto companies were bailed out while workers' concessions were accelerated and working conditions made even more brutal. Profits are now at record levels again but pressures on workers continue. What are the barriers to fighting back?
Presentations by:
* Sam Gindin, former Research Director of the (former) CAW
* Sean Crawford: Great grandfather was Vice Chair of the Flint sit-down strike and great grandmother and great aunt were part of the Women's Emergency Brigade. Hired on as lower-waged ('second-tier') worker at GM.
Organized by the Labour Committee of the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly. Recorded in Toronto, 26 October 2013.
- published: 10 Nov 2013
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Master Hands (1936) Chevrolet Manufacturing
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- Duration: 27:21
- Updated: 11 Jun 2010
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Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of...
Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of the assembly line workers, it seems more of a paean to the designers of this impressive mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan, just months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sitdown strikes.
Selected for the 1999 National Film Registry of "artistically, culturally, and socially significant" films.
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Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of the assembly line workers, it seems more of a paean to the designers of this impressive mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan, just months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sitdown strikes.
Selected for the 1999 National Film Registry of "artistically, culturally, and socially significant" films.
- published: 11 Jun 2010
- views: 156670
Master Hands - 1936 Chevrolet Motor Company Automobile Manufacturing - CharlieDeanArchives
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- Duration: 26:48
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
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Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of...
Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of the assembly line workers, it seems more of a paean to the designers of this impressive mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan, just months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sitdown strikes. .
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Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of the assembly line workers, it seems more of a paean to the designers of this impressive mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan, just months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sitdown strikes. .
CharlieDeanArchives - Archive footage from the 20th century making history come alive!
- published: 28 Jan 2013
- views: 774
Sit Down Strikes @ Ottobar w/ SUCH GOLD
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- Duration: 21:10
- Updated: 17 Aug 2011
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sit down strikes at ottobar 8/16/2011
sit down strikes at ottobar 8/16/2011
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Watch Virginia Tech's Flint Water Study team present on Flint water crisis
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- Duration: 92:23
- Updated: 29 Jan 2016
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Virginia Tech's Marc Edwards and his team of research scientists and students presented in Blacksburg to outline their internationally recognized work — done in...
Virginia Tech's Marc Edwards and his team of research scientists and students presented in Blacksburg to outline their internationally recognized work — done in collaboration with Flint, Michigan, residents — that exposed widespread lead-in-water contamination.
The presentation provided an overview of the Flint Water Study team's efforts combining ethics engineering, citizen science, laboratory experiments, investigative science, and social media to confirm the high lead levels in Flint's water.
Visit http://www.vt.edu/flintwatertalk for more information.
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Virginia Tech's Marc Edwards and his team of research scientists and students presented in Blacksburg to outline their internationally recognized work — done in collaboration with Flint, Michigan, residents — that exposed widespread lead-in-water contamination.
The presentation provided an overview of the Flint Water Study team's efforts combining ethics engineering, citizen science, laboratory experiments, investigative science, and social media to confirm the high lead levels in Flint's water.
Visit http://www.vt.edu/flintwatertalk for more information.
- published: 29 Jan 2016
- views: 8395
Quran before the Bible?: Divine Prospect vs Ali Muhammad sitdown discussion at Sa Neter Studios pt1
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- Duration: 116:57
- Updated: 13 Apr 2015
- views: 9829
- published: 13 Apr 2015
- views: 9829
From Dawn to Sunset (1937)
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- Duration: 24:58
- Updated: 14 Nov 2011
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This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortun...
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.
The closest an American sponsored film has ever come to a Soviet mass epic. Featuring incredible narration, an exceptional score and beautiful photography, From Dawn To Sunset takes us through the average working day of a typical Chevrolet assembly plant employee. "The clarion of industry calls 'Good morning!' to America's manpower!" the narrator cries. "Giant smoke stacks write across the skies promise of a new prosperity to every man who labors and serves!" This ennobling of the auto worker creates an amazing universe where socialist solidarity and unfettered capitalism march side by side toward...what? The Chevrolet employees are supposed to be content with a steady job and enough money to feed the family; the megaprofits that G.M. executives made off these robotized legions of "neighborly workmen" are never addressed. Beautifully made and a lot of fun to watch. Is it mere coincidence that 1937 was the year that sit-down strikes forced G.M. to recognize the U.A.W.?
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
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This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.
The closest an American sponsored film has ever come to a Soviet mass epic. Featuring incredible narration, an exceptional score and beautiful photography, From Dawn To Sunset takes us through the average working day of a typical Chevrolet assembly plant employee. "The clarion of industry calls 'Good morning!' to America's manpower!" the narrator cries. "Giant smoke stacks write across the skies promise of a new prosperity to every man who labors and serves!" This ennobling of the auto worker creates an amazing universe where socialist solidarity and unfettered capitalism march side by side toward...what? The Chevrolet employees are supposed to be content with a steady job and enough money to feed the family; the megaprofits that G.M. executives made off these robotized legions of "neighborly workmen" are never addressed. Beautifully made and a lot of fun to watch. Is it mere coincidence that 1937 was the year that sit-down strikes forced G.M. to recognize the U.A.W.?
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
- published: 14 Nov 2011
- views: 1088
Flint Michigan 1962 - The Great Community
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- Duration: 28:46
- Updated: 01 Jan 2011
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To Touch A Child is a fascinating short film from 1962 created by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Flint Michigan was a national leader and innovator in m...
To Touch A Child is a fascinating short film from 1962 created by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Flint Michigan was a national leader and innovator in many ways even outside of the automobile industry, the school system being no exception. I grew up in Flint's East Side in the 70's & 80's and can tell you that a positive "can do" attitude permeated the city. I attended Williams Elementary School (built in 1968), which had an Olympic swimming pool with a retractable roof, hockey & ice skating rink, wood shop, tennis court, gymnasium, auditorium, nature preserve, park, football & baseball fields... There was always something to do at the school for anyone who wanted to attend, and I personally benefited from the programs instituted by the great philanthropists of Flint Names like Whaley, Sloan, Longway, Kearsley, Whiting, Mott and Manley among others. Flint has one of the most interesting history's of any city in the United States. While some outsiders today say the city is dead, the people who lived there and knew what a great city looked like long to see that great community system return. A system that has never existed since Flint.
The legacy Frank J. Manley and Charles S. Mott created by funding after school programs using existing Flint public school buildings was the first of its kind and adopted nation wide soon after. Anyone who ever attended an event after school can thank Frank J Manley, who came up with the idea, and Mott, who paid for it.
For those not from the Flint area, it might sound crazy, but you could get an almost free education in just about anything you could imagine. Technical, vocational, academic, or just plain recreational, you could sign up for classes that took place after school and better yourself. Today, you'd have to pay thousands for University quality classes at an "extended campus" program.
Directed by Herk Harvey, an industrial/educational film director, the film focuses on Cook School in Flint, Michigan. The film was instrumental in the spread of the community school idea throughout the nation.
The film begins with children playing in the street, down by the river, while vacant school buildings lie dormant (in the film the newly built Southwestern High School is shown along with Potter Elementary and 2 others).
At almost 50 years old, To Touch A Child is a dated film but a remarkable window into Flint culture and American culture at the time. There are hilarious references to the classic housewife dieting and cake decorating of the period. There are highly melodramatic elements and unnecessary camera movement. However the film, thankfully, isn't totally dismissible. And so very pertinent today as the United States struggles to raise its next generation of kids. The US should look at the history of Flint to see it's own future.
To Touch A Child - 1962
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To Touch A Child is a fascinating short film from 1962 created by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Flint Michigan was a national leader and innovator in many ways even outside of the automobile industry, the school system being no exception. I grew up in Flint's East Side in the 70's & 80's and can tell you that a positive "can do" attitude permeated the city. I attended Williams Elementary School (built in 1968), which had an Olympic swimming pool with a retractable roof, hockey & ice skating rink, wood shop, tennis court, gymnasium, auditorium, nature preserve, park, football & baseball fields... There was always something to do at the school for anyone who wanted to attend, and I personally benefited from the programs instituted by the great philanthropists of Flint Names like Whaley, Sloan, Longway, Kearsley, Whiting, Mott and Manley among others. Flint has one of the most interesting history's of any city in the United States. While some outsiders today say the city is dead, the people who lived there and knew what a great city looked like long to see that great community system return. A system that has never existed since Flint.
The legacy Frank J. Manley and Charles S. Mott created by funding after school programs using existing Flint public school buildings was the first of its kind and adopted nation wide soon after. Anyone who ever attended an event after school can thank Frank J Manley, who came up with the idea, and Mott, who paid for it.
For those not from the Flint area, it might sound crazy, but you could get an almost free education in just about anything you could imagine. Technical, vocational, academic, or just plain recreational, you could sign up for classes that took place after school and better yourself. Today, you'd have to pay thousands for University quality classes at an "extended campus" program.
Directed by Herk Harvey, an industrial/educational film director, the film focuses on Cook School in Flint, Michigan. The film was instrumental in the spread of the community school idea throughout the nation.
The film begins with children playing in the street, down by the river, while vacant school buildings lie dormant (in the film the newly built Southwestern High School is shown along with Potter Elementary and 2 others).
At almost 50 years old, To Touch A Child is a dated film but a remarkable window into Flint culture and American culture at the time. There are hilarious references to the classic housewife dieting and cake decorating of the period. There are highly melodramatic elements and unnecessary camera movement. However the film, thankfully, isn't totally dismissible. And so very pertinent today as the United States struggles to raise its next generation of kids. The US should look at the history of Flint to see it's own future.
To Touch A Child - 1962
- published: 01 Jan 2011
- views: 34009
"Boom Bust" Thornton: Malinvestment is ‘all around us’ right now
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- Duration: 26:19
- Updated: 21 Jan 2016
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Global investors and companies pulled $735 billion out of EMs in 2015. Ameera David weighs in. Then, RT correspondent Gayane Chichakyan reports on the latest fr...
Global investors and companies pulled $735 billion out of EMs in 2015. Ameera David weighs in. Then, RT correspondent Gayane Chichakyan reports on the latest from Flint. Afterwards, Edward Harrison sits down with Mark Thornton – senior fellow at the Mises Institute – to talk about Austrian economics.
After the break, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at how global leaders are discussing the refugee crisis at Davos. Then, Ameera and RT correspondent Manuel Rapalo discuss Jack Lew’s trip to Puerto Rico. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward talk about markets.
Recorded from RT, Boom Bust, January 21, 2016
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Global investors and companies pulled $735 billion out of EMs in 2015. Ameera David weighs in. Then, RT correspondent Gayane Chichakyan reports on the latest from Flint. Afterwards, Edward Harrison sits down with Mark Thornton – senior fellow at the Mises Institute – to talk about Austrian economics.
After the break, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at how global leaders are discussing the refugee crisis at Davos. Then, Ameera and RT correspondent Manuel Rapalo discuss Jack Lew’s trip to Puerto Rico. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward talk about markets.
Recorded from RT, Boom Bust, January 21, 2016
- published: 21 Jan 2016
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Minneapolis Teamsters Strike Documentary Part 1
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- Duration: 29:16
- Updated: 18 Apr 2013
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Originally made for KTCA Channel 2 in Minneapolis, This great documentary from the 70's features interviews with people who actually participated in the 1934 Mi...
Originally made for KTCA Channel 2 in Minneapolis, This great documentary from the 70's features interviews with people who actually participated in the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers Strike.
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Originally made for KTCA Channel 2 in Minneapolis, This great documentary from the 70's features interviews with people who actually participated in the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers Strike.
- published: 18 Apr 2013
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Eastside of Flint
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- Duration: 30:01
- Updated: 17 Jun 2013
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Exploring the east side of Flint, Michigan and it looks terrible. Recorded on 6/14/13
Exploring the east side of Flint, Michigan and it looks terrible. Recorded on 6/14/13
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Exploring the east side of Flint, Michigan and it looks terrible. Recorded on 6/14/13
- published: 17 Jun 2013
- views: 1581
Film 2: "From Dawn to Sunset" (1937) B&W;
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Film 2: "From Dawn to Sunset" (1937) B&W; Runtime 24:49
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S.,...
Film 2: "From Dawn to Sunset" (1937) B&W; Runtime 24:49
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.
An idealistic portrayal of the "typical work day" of the typical worker at the Chevrolet plants in cities around the nation. First the all male workers kiss their wives goodbye and leave for work, while a chorus sings about "the beginning of a perfect day". Then they work for a little while (but not long). This "typical work day" happens to be payday. The final sequence shows the workers going home, saying "hi" to their wives and kids, and going to bed, while a chorus sings about their "perfect" lives and how happy they are. The Chevrolet employees are supposed to be content with a steady job and enough money to feed the family; the megaprofits that G.M. executives made off these robotized legions of "neighborly workmen" are never addressed. Beautifully made and a lot of fun to watch. Is it mere coincidence that 1937 was the year that sit-down strikes forced G.M. to recognize the U.A.W.?
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Film 2: "From Dawn to Sunset" (1937) B&W; Runtime 24:49
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.
An idealistic portrayal of the "typical work day" of the typical worker at the Chevrolet plants in cities around the nation. First the all male workers kiss their wives goodbye and leave for work, while a chorus sings about "the beginning of a perfect day". Then they work for a little while (but not long). This "typical work day" happens to be payday. The final sequence shows the workers going home, saying "hi" to their wives and kids, and going to bed, while a chorus sings about their "perfect" lives and how happy they are. The Chevrolet employees are supposed to be content with a steady job and enough money to feed the family; the megaprofits that G.M. executives made off these robotized legions of "neighborly workmen" are never addressed. Beautifully made and a lot of fun to watch. Is it mere coincidence that 1937 was the year that sit-down strikes forced G.M. to recognize the U.A.W.?
- published: 09 Aug 2013
- views: 64
1987 Riverfront Park Flint Michigan riverbank downtown 810
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- Duration: 24:44
- Updated: 04 Mar 2014
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1987_08_13 - This is a place in the heart of Downtown Flint that was based around a portion of the Flint river. Vast structures made of concrete provided lots o...
1987_08_13 - This is a place in the heart of Downtown Flint that was based around a portion of the Flint river. Vast structures made of concrete provided lots of stomping ground with waterfalls of every kind, hi and low. This is an example of what a city can do, until GM abandoned us and the thugs started littering,... tagging,... letting their dogs bark all day,... calling their women bitches,... teaching their children how to twerk,... killing eachother,... and watching MTV and VH1 all day.
The date seems to be correct, but I do not know for certain. If anyone has anything from this event, any paperwork, newspaper, video, or memorabilia that we can use as proof of date, please let me know!
Once again, A Huge Thanks to my grandfather for taking his big camcorder every place he went. He gave us the great gift of history!
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1987_08_13 - This is a place in the heart of Downtown Flint that was based around a portion of the Flint river. Vast structures made of concrete provided lots of stomping ground with waterfalls of every kind, hi and low. This is an example of what a city can do, until GM abandoned us and the thugs started littering,... tagging,... letting their dogs bark all day,... calling their women bitches,... teaching their children how to twerk,... killing eachother,... and watching MTV and VH1 all day.
The date seems to be correct, but I do not know for certain. If anyone has anything from this event, any paperwork, newspaper, video, or memorabilia that we can use as proof of date, please let me know!
Once again, A Huge Thanks to my grandfather for taking his big camcorder every place he went. He gave us the great gift of history!
- published: 04 Mar 2014
- views: 360
Serour Strikes Back! SPECIAL EDITION W/ BEV COLLINS
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- Updated: 24 Feb 2016
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Mike Serour sits down with Bev Collins. Bev is a 9/11 Truther who has been doing all she can to spread awareness in her country of Canada. She has been a show h...
Mike Serour sits down with Bev Collins. Bev is a 9/11 Truther who has been doing all she can to spread awareness in her country of Canada. She has been a show host as well as run for office.
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Mike Serour sits down with Bev Collins. Bev is a 9/11 Truther who has been doing all she can to spread awareness in her country of Canada. She has been a show host as well as run for office.
- published: 24 Feb 2016
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Roundtable Discussion with UAW President Dennis Williams - 5 Feb 16
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- Updated: 05 Feb 2016
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Today, UAW President Dennis Williams gave a wide-ranging interview - his first since wrapping up bargaining with the Detroit 3 in late 2015.
President Williams...
Today, UAW President Dennis Williams gave a wide-ranging interview - his first since wrapping up bargaining with the Detroit 3 in late 2015.
President Williams speaks about issues like trade, organizing, labor rights, the state of the UAW, the Flint water crisis and the upcoming Presidential election.
The Roundtable was held with members of the press on February 5, 2016 at Solidarity House in Detroit, Michigan.
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Today, UAW President Dennis Williams gave a wide-ranging interview - his first since wrapping up bargaining with the Detroit 3 in late 2015.
President Williams speaks about issues like trade, organizing, labor rights, the state of the UAW, the Flint water crisis and the upcoming Presidential election.
The Roundtable was held with members of the press on February 5, 2016 at Solidarity House in Detroit, Michigan.
- published: 05 Feb 2016
- views: 528
Michael Moore Visits Occupy Flint | November 22, 2011
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- Updated: 05 Dec 2011
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Before a fundraising event for the Flint Public Library featuring his latest book "Here Comes Trouble," Michael Moore toured Occupy Flint's encampment at Martin...
Before a fundraising event for the Flint Public Library featuring his latest book "Here Comes Trouble," Michael Moore toured Occupy Flint's encampment at Martin Luther King Ave. and 2nd Street, in downtown Flint, Michigan. http://www.occupyflint.org
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Before a fundraising event for the Flint Public Library featuring his latest book "Here Comes Trouble," Michael Moore toured Occupy Flint's encampment at Martin Luther King Ave. and 2nd Street, in downtown Flint, Michigan. http://www.occupyflint.org
- published: 05 Dec 2011
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The Great Sit-Down - Yesterday's Witness in America
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Flint Sit Down Strike (1936-37) - UAW History
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Flint Sitdown Strike -- Pt. 1
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Auto Strike Riots - The Sit Down Strike (1937)
Full title reads: "AUTO STRIKE RIOT".
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Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' - Flint Sit-Down Strike
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75th Anniversary of the FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE - a UAW documentary
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
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Flint Sit-In the First, But not Last, Occupy Movement
February 11, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike. Many i...
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Bold Flint Sit-Down Strike Has Lessons for Today
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UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 1 (Labor Movement in 1930s)
Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint S...
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Episode 32: Flint sits down, Minneapolis goes general on strike!
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UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )
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The Flint Sit Down Strike (1936-37)
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Walmart Workers HISTORIC SIT DOWN STRIKE 2014
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Terms of settlement of a sit down strike by General Motors workers in the United ...HD Stock Footage
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Brothers On The Line - Teaser #1: Flint Sit-Down
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Pete Klepi - The Sit-Down Strike of General Motors
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The mayor of #Flint calls this "composting".
This is "Chevy in the hole" in Flint, Mi home of the sit down strike of 1936-37. (It's out...
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UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike
75 YEARS AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR SOLIDARITY
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UAW Honors Original 'Occupy' Movement - '36-37 Flint Sit Down Strike
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With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade (1979)
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From December 1936 to February 1937 members of the United Auto ...
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With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade (1979)
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Michael Moore | Director's Dialoue | NYFF53
At the 53rd New York Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore joined New York Fi...
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The Life and Times of Michael Moore: Here Comes Trouble - Documentary Filmmaker (2011)
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an autobiography by American filmmaker Michael...
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The Life and Times of Michael Moore: Here Comes Trouble - Documentary Filmmaker (2011)
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The Hidden History of Workplace Resistance [1/4]
U.S. Autoworkers Speak Out
Three prominent UAW shop floor activists describe current life...
published: 10 Nov 2013
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Master Hands (1936) Chevrolet Manufacturing
Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to f...
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Master Hands (1936) Chevrolet Manufacturing
Master Hands (1936) Chevrolet Manufacturing
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Master Hands - 1936 Chevrolet Motor Company Automobile Manufacturing - CharlieDeanArchives
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Sit Down Strikes @ Ottobar w/ SUCH GOLD
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Sit Down Strikes @ Ottobar w/ SUCH GOLD
Sit Down Strikes @ Ottobar w/ SUCH GOLD
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Watch Virginia Tech's Flint Water Study team present on Flint water crisis
Virginia Tech's Marc Edwards and his team of research scientists and students presented in...
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Watch Virginia Tech's Flint Water Study team present on Flint water crisis
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Quran before the Bible?: Divine Prospect vs Ali Muhammad sitdown discussion at Sa Neter Studios pt1
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Quran before the Bible?: Divine Prospect vs Ali Muhammad sitdown discussion at Sa Neter Studios pt1
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From Dawn to Sunset (1937)
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Flint Michigan 1962 - The Great Community
To Touch A Child is a fascinating short film from 1962 created by the Charles Stewart Mot...
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"Boom Bust" Thornton: Malinvestment is ‘all around us’ right now
Global investors and companies pulled $735 billion out of EMs in 2015. Ameera David weighs...
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Minneapolis Teamsters Strike Documentary Part 1
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Eastside of Flint
Exploring the east side of Flint, Michigan and it looks terrible. Recorded on 6/14/13
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Sit Down
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Sit Down
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Sit Down
Sit Down
Sit down, let me talk to you
Maybe we can get down if you want, now or later
If you're with it, I'm here to make sure it happens
In the best way for you
Sit down, let me talk to you
Maybe we can get down if you want, now or later
If you're with it, I'm here to make sure it happens
In the best way for you
Sunny days, purple haze
We chillin' in the shade, oh
I can feel myself gettin' a rush
Oh, I'm so high
Apple martinis and buffalo wings
Baby, listen to the jay bird sing
La la la la la
La la la la
Baby, sit down let me talk to you
Maybe we can get down if you want, now or later
If you're with it, I'm here to make sure it happens
In the best way for you
Baby, sit down let me talk to you
Maybe we can get down if you want, now or later
If you're with it, I'm here to make sure it happens
In the best way for you
Cruisin' on in Chi town
I'm here to tell you we just don't stop
Makin' our way with Marvin Gaye
Watchin' sunsets on the bay
Baby, let me rub your body
With some oil
Can we take it there
I dare you boo
Baby, sit down let me talk to you
Maybe we can get down if you want, now or later
If you're with it, I'm here to make sure it happens
In the best way for you
Baby, sit down let me talk to you
Maybe we can get down if you want, now or later
If you're with it, I'm here to make sure it happens
In the best way for you
Baby, oh baby, I said
I'm lovin' the way that you're lovin' me
I'll admit, I'm caught up in my fantasy
And I won't change this feeling for nothin'
Sit down let me talk to you
Maybe we can get down if you want, now or later
If you're with it, I'm here to make sure it happens
In the best way for you
Sit down c'mon
Let's have a conversation
I want to be good to you
(I love you boy)
Come over here baby sit down
Let me talk to ya bout what's goin down sugar
I just wanna let you know that I'm feelin' you
Crazy, crazy about you
And I'm lovin the very ground you walk on
Baby, listen to this song
You know you make me feel
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Scientists: Massive Subterranean Lakes, Channels Found Beneath Antarctic Glaciers
Edit WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2016
Buried beneath the Antarctic ice are an assortment of unexplored fossils, canyons and meteorites dating back to the beginning of the Solar System.While scientists appear interested in these items, what appears to interest them most, however, is the liquid freshwater lakes hidden beneath the icy surface, according to IFL Science. Lake Vostok is probably the most well-known ... However, this possibility isn’t a particularly unlikely one....
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba
No Need To Panic, But Your Facebook Account Has Been Hacked For A Good Reason
Edit WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2016
Normally, news of this sort would cause a panic in the social media world, but news of Facebook being hacked and usernames and passwords stolen has raised little notice, according to a report Tuesday on Digital Spy.Instead of targeting the social media site with malicious intent, hacker Orange Tsai was able to use his skills to find a weakness in the social media network’s internal server systems and earn money for his work....
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Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility In Slaying Of Gay Activist, Friend In Bangladesh
Edit WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2016
Agency for International Development – Bangladesh’s prime minister vowed to hunt down and prosecute the assailants, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.Although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed the main opposition party for the brutal attacks, the banned group Ansar-al Islam, the Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaida on the Indian subcontinent, claimed responsibility in a Twitter message Tuesday for what it called a "blessed attack.”....
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Carbon dioxide making earth greener, reveals new research
Edit The Times of India 26 Apr 2016
NEW DELHI. The earth is getting greener because of higher carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere, new research shows. Observations by Nasa satellites over the past 33 years show that there has been a steady increase in leaves on plants and trees, which scientists think is because of the higher CO2 levels. Leaves absorb CO2 and combine it with water to produce food for the plants ... It is the chief culprit of climate change ... ....
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India Seeks Pakistan's Support In Curbing Terrorist Attacks
Edit WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2016
Meeting on the sidelines of a regional Afghanistan peace and stability conference Tuesday, India asked Pakistan to rein in terrorist groups operating from its soil and targeting India, The Associated Press reported.Indian officials expressed dissatisfaction with actions to date against suspects involved in a January Indian air force base attack, the report said....
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UM, MSU to coordinate efforts on Flint health
Edit Detroit news 27 Apr 2016
Community groups are partnering with three Michigan universities to address health challenges facing Flint residents. The initiative, known as the Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center, will connect the community and researchers from the University of Michigan-Flint, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Michigan State University ... The research comes after the city switched its water supply to the Flint River in April 2014....
How to test your home's water for lead
Edit WPTV 27 Apr 2016
It was one thing when just Flint, Michigan was struggling with a water crisis ... Like a lot of parents, she was disturbed by news of Flint's lead poisoning crisis ... "It just seems unbelievable ... What You Can Do ... First scrape off any paint or dirt. Then scrape the surface. If it's lead, it will be soft, and very easy to scrape down to shiny silver ... Galvanized steel or copper pipes won't scrape down to silver....
4-hit game has Miggy hungry for more
Edit MLB 27 Apr 2016
"It's only one game ... "When you swing at a lot of balls and swing out of the strike zone, that's going to happen," he said ... "Even if people don't like it when you get a day off, you have to take a day off, because sometimes you have to clear your mind, sometimes you have to sit down and think like what you're doing wrong, see the game from the outside ... You have to go out there and calm down a little bit and try to let it happen." ... ....
4-hit game has Miggy hungry for more (MLB - Major League Baseball)
Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
(Source ... It's only one game ... 'When you swing at a lot of balls and swing out of the strike zone, that's going to happen,' he said ... 'Even if people don't like it when you get a day off, you have to take a day off, because sometimes you have to clear your mind, sometimes you have to sit down and think like what you're doing wrong, see the game from the outside ... You have to go out there and calm down a little bit and try to let it happen.'....
Maeda rewards the Dodgers' small-market approach with big results
Edit CBS Sports 27 Apr 2016
sits in first place ... Pitching in the toughest pitchers' park in the game, against one of the highest-scoring teams in the league, Maeda mowed down everyone in sight ... Maeda threw 19 of them against the Rockies, 16 of those for strikes, six of them for swinging strikes ... Maeda often uses his slider as a putaway pitch, something he can throw with two strikes to generate a whiff and a walk back to the dugout....
Junior doctors' strike: Hospitals 'hoping patients stay away'
Edit BBC News 27 Apr 2016
Hospitals are hoping less urgent patients once again stay away as junior doctors in England take part in their second all-out strike later in protest about the imposition of a new contract ... This week's strikes are the first time doctors have stopped providing emergency care in the history of the NHS ... A dedicated webpage has been set up on NHS Choices to provide information about the strike....
East meets West in Bay Area debut of ‘Shanti’
Edit San Francisco Chronicle 27 Apr 2016
East and West come together in “Shanti — A Journey of Peace,” a spectacle of Indian-American choral music, theater and dance that arrives at Cupertino’s Flint Center on Saturday, April 30 ... First premiered in 2004 in Cincinnati, where Kannikeswaran is based, “Shanti” is slated to feature local artists for this Bay Area premiere, including members of the Santa Clara Chorale ... ....
EPA calls for U.S. drinking water plan in wake of Flint crisis
Edit Reuters 27 Apr 2016
(Reuters) - A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official on Tuesday called for the development of a national plan to better protect the nation's drinking water, citing the lead contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. ....
Taiwan's oldest human fossil: mother and baby from 4,800 years ago
Edit The Guardian 27 Apr 2016
Archaeologists uncover extraordinary remains of mother looking down at infant in her arms ... The most striking discovery among them was the skeleton of a young mother looking down at a child cradled in her arms....
Fossil of 5000-year-old mother cradling baby found in Taiwan
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 27 Apr 2016
The most striking discovery among them was the skeleton of a young mother looking down at a child cradled in her arms ... Why? Because the mother was looking down at the baby in her ......
NMC heat plan fizzles out as gardens remain closed
Edit The Times of India 27 Apr 2016
Nagpur. The state's firstever heat action plan received a major setback ... Gardens used to close down between 10am and 4pm for maintenance work ... A resident of Jaripatka Manish Raut was sitting beneath a tree in front of Shivaji Nagar garden. "I work in a nearby office ... Garden opens at 5pm so have no option but to sit outside ... "We have even kept a register at all gardens to write down names and address of people visiting," he said. ....
Canadian weed dispensaries are making millions — but they're locked out of banks
Edit Business Insider 27 Apr 2016
"Without normal banking, it's a scramble," said Briere. "It's a huge challenge." ... Vancity ... depositing cash to pay taxes, bills, and make payroll ... The Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary also tried its luck with TD and, despite their business, was able to open an account — only to have it shut down several months later ... California's Urban Oil Fields Flint Residents File $220 Million Suit Against The US Environmental Protection Agency ... ....
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