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Barcode37821002425201
LocationMarshall District
TitleMidnight in vehicle city : the Flint sit-down strike of 1936 and the birth of the American middle class / Edward McClelland.
AuthorMcClelland, Ted, author.
Call No331.892 MCC
CollectionAdult 300

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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 0807039675
International Standard Book Number 9780807039670
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 331.892/8292220977437
Personal Name McClelland, Ted, author.
Title Statement Midnight in vehicle city : the Flint sit-down strike of 1936 and the birth of the American middle class / Edward McClelland.
Imprint Boston : Beacon Press, 2021
Physical Description pages cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note A stranger in town -- The perkins boys -- "This is where the fight begins" -- The siege -- The battle of the running bulls -- The women's emergency brigade -- "General Motors has double crossed us" -- Miss Perkins and Mr. Sloan -- Chevy four -- The settlement -- Evacuation day.
Summary, Etc. "The story of the forty-four-day Flint Sit Down Strike of 1936-37, which led to the recognition of the United Auto Workers, the union whose wages and benefits set the standard for the 20th Century American middle class"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term General Motors Corporation Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Labor unions Michigan Flint History 20th century.