Today in labor history, June 6, 1937: A general strike by some 12,000 auto workers and others in Lansing, MI, shuts down the city for a month in what would become known as the city’s “Labor Holiday.” The strike was precipitated by the arrest of nine workers, including the wife of the local union president.
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Striking workers with hats!!
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