Happy Labor Day!

[life long demo]

7. Thanks for the reminder. Found this which DU'ers will find interesting.

"Prior to the strike, workers weren't allowed to take breaks during their 8- or 10-hour shifts. Frequently, they weren't even allowed to get water or go to the bathroom. There was no overtime pay, no sick pay, no vacation pay, no workman's comp, no safety requirements and no medical help (workers would die doing their work and their sacrifice meant nothing to their families). If the assembly line stopped GM wouldn't pay workers for their time, and if they needed to shut down the assembly line for retooling, they'd simply lay off the workers without notice and without pay. During the July prior to the strike, temperatures in Flint reached 100 degrees for a week. Constant pressure to keep the assembly line moving as quickly as possible resulted in hundreds of Flint's auto workers dying."

http://www.silentlandscapes.com/flint-sit-down-strike-memorial

There are many websites on this action, read and remember for the future.