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Start of the Strike
On December 29, word came to the Un that the company, in anticipation of a strike, was removing from the Fisher II plant the huge dies that were used for casting car bodies. If these dies were removed, GM would be able to produce car bodies elsewhere and weaken the union's strategic position. With this news, the strike was on, two days early -
The Battle of Running Bulls
City police in riot gear tried to storm the weakly-held Fisher 2 plant. This is known as the Battle of Running Bulls -
Take Over of Chevrolet 4
The union let it "leak out" that they were going to try to take over Chevrolet Plant No. 9. Company spies did their job, and on the night of February 1 all of the company's resources were diverted to No. 9. In the meantime, workers from Chevy 6 came over to help shut down the massive No. 4 plant, encountering only token resistance. -
The Strike Ends
The strike was settled on February 11, 1937. The UAW did not win all of its demands, but gained an agreement from General Motors to recognize the union in the struck plants and to allow the union exclusive rights for six months to organize in the other plants.
