Strikers close down Hudson body plant
An article by L.B. about the strike at auto-parts manufacturer, Briggs, in Detroit. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker February 14, 1933 (Vol. 14, No. 109, Whole No. 842)
Big IWW drive is on in Detroit
An account of the Briggs strike in Detroit by L.B. Originally appeared in Industrial Worker March 21, 1933, Vol. 14, No. 114, Whole No. 847.
Newspaper bosses feather their own nests - Michael Betzold
An article about the changes at the Detroit Free Press by Michael Betzold, a striking columnist. Originally appeared in The Detroit Union. Reprinted in the Industrial Worker #1585 (November 1995)
We need the right to strike!
An article written within the context of the Detroit newspaper strikes about the obstacles facing effective strikes. Originally appeared in Battleground Detroit (October 1997), a publication of the Action Coalition of Strikers and Supporters (ACOSS). Reprinted in the Industrial Worker #1607 (December 1997)
No honor, no dignity, no justice - Larry Skwarczynski
A short article by Larry Skwarczynski about the end of Detroit newspaper strike. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker #1630 (January/February 2001).
Detroit newspaper strike ends in ignominious defeat - Mike Hargis
A short article by Mike Hargis announcing the end of the Detroit newspaper strike. Originally appeared in Industrial Worker #1630 (January/February 2001).
The Detroit riot, 1967
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 28 2016 15:16
A short account of the Detroit anti-police rebellion, one of the biggest uprisings in American history, which ended with more than 40 dead, 7000 arrested and 2000 buildings destroyed.
Sit-down strikes by women in 1937 - Ivan Greenberg
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 8 2015 18:08
A short account of women workers' participation in the sit down strike wave which swept the US in 1937.
1937 cigar industry strike
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 8 2015 18:03
A history of the sit down strikes by predominantly Polish women workers in Detroit during the great depression: part of a national wave of sit-ins.
Immigrant women beat cigar company bosses - Martha Grevatt
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 8 2015 17:49
A short history of the wave of sitdown strikes by predominantly Polish women cigar makers in Detroit in 1937.
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