Origins of the sit-down era: worker militancy and innovation in the rubber industry, 1934-1938 - Daniel Nelson

Cops and rubber workers clash in Akron, Ohio

Cops and rubber workers clash in Akron, Ohio

An article by Daniel Nelson about the Akron, Ohio rubber workers of the 1930s.

Originally appeared in The Labor History Reader edited by Daniel J. Leab

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The CIO at bay: labor militancy and politics in Akron, 1936-1938 - Daniel Nelson

An article by Daniel Nelson about the CIO's efforts at flexing their muscles in local politics in…

Sitdown strikers in Fisher Body

Flint 1936-7: Diary of a sitdowner

The diary of one of the striking General Motors workers who occupied their factories between December 1936 and February 1937.

National Guardsmen charge the picket line

The 1934 Toledo Auto Lite strike - Ted Selander

A speech given by participant Ted Selander on June 3, 1984 at an anniversary celebration of the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike.

The 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite Strike - James Howard

A paper by James Howard about the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike.