Sunday, October 11, 2026

Question: In the winter of 1936-37, autoworkers in Flint refused to leave GM plants for 44 days. What did they win?

Answer: The right to a union. GM turned off the heat, but the strikers wrapped themselves in coats and blankets and held out as GM’s output plunged from about 50,000 cars in December to just 125 in February. In mid-February 1937, the automaker signed an agreement with the United Auto Workers.