The 1936–1937 Flint sit-down strike, also called the General Motors sit-down strike or the great GM sit-down strike, was a labor action that took place at a General Motors factory in Flint, Michigan, United States. This event helped the United Automobile Workers (UAW) grow from small local groups into a major union and caused the automobile industry in the U.S. to become unionized.
The 1936–1937 Flint sit-down strike, also called the General Motors sit-down strike or the great GM sit-down strike, was a labor action at the General Motors factory in Flint, Michigan, United States. This event helped turn the United Automobile Workers (UAW) from a group of small, separate unions on the edges of the car industry into a major labor union. It also led to the formation of unions across the American automobile industry.
The Ford Hunger March, also known as the Ford Massacre, was a protest on March 7, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, during the worst part of the Great Depression. At least 3,000 unemployed auto workers participated in the one-mile march, which began in Detroit and ended at the River Rouge factory in Dearborn, Michigan. During the protest, Dearborn police and security guards from the Ford Motor Company shot and killed four workers.
Willow Run, also called Air Force Plant 31, was a factory in Michigan, United States, situated between Ypsilanti Township and Belleville. It was built by the Ford Motor Company to make airplanes, especially the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber. Construction of the Willow Run Bomber Plant started in 1940 and was finished in 1942.
William Signius Knudsen (born Signius Wilhelm Poul Knudsen; March 25, 1879 – April 27, 1948) was a Danish-American leader in the automotive industry and a U.S. Army general during World War II. His work as a top manager at Ford Motor Company and later at General Motors made him a valuable leader.
Detroit Arsenal (DTA), previously known as the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (DATP), was the first factory in the United States built to mass-produce tanks. It was created in 1940 by Chrysler and was owned by the U.S. government until 1996.
” Arsenal of Democracy ” was the main idea used by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a radio speech on December 29, 1940, about the danger to the United States.
Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31, was a factory in Michigan, United States. It was located between Ypsilanti Township and Belleville. The Ford Motor Company built it to make airplanes, such as the Consolidated B-24 Liberator large bomber.
Willow Run, also called Air Force Plant 31, was a large factory in Michigan, United States. It was located between Ypsilanti Township and Belleville. The Ford Motor Company built Willow Run to produce aircraft, including the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, a type of large bomber.
The Ford River Rouge complex, also called the Ford Rouge Center, the Rouge complex, River Rouge, or The Rouge, is a car factory owned by Ford Motor Company. It is located in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, along the River Rouge, before it meets the Detroit River at Zug Island. The complex was completed in 1928 and was named a National Historic Landmark in 1978.