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Flashback: In 1937, Detroit workers kicked out their bosses in hundreds of sit-down strikes (eu.freep.com)

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Suddenly, without warning or fanfare, an organization from the AFL’s Waiters and Waitresses Union strode to the center of the main floor, blew a whistle, and shouted “Strike!”

As whistle-blowing activists spread the pre-arranged signal through the building, 250 saleswomen stepped back from their customers and folded their arms: Downtown’s first sit-down had begun.

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