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To: 2ndDivisionVet

My father worked for 35 years at the Industrial Ave plant 31 that became part of Buick city. The plant he worked at was the site of the sit down strike that birthed the UAW. The cause of the sit down strike was poor working conditions and low wages. Looks like full circle to me.


7 posted on 12/27/2018 3:16:02 AM PST by exnavy
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To: exnavy

I was just looking at google maps at the sight of this new factory, where my fathers factory was is a flat nothing. But, his old local, 599 is still there.


9 posted on 12/27/2018 3:30:39 AM PST by exnavy
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