The largest news story ever to originate in Flint was the Sit-Down Strike at General Motors which took place at a number of plants in Flint in 1936-1937. In addition to the books listed below, the GHCC holds a number of publications more ideological in nature.
UM-Flint Labor History Project
The records of UAW Local 599, 1939-2011, are available for research purposes at the GHCC. A finding aid is also available.
The GHCC has runs of local labor newspapers including:
The Reuther Library at Wayne State University, however, has many more UAW records in its collection.
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