Dedicated to the men and women of the historic sit-down strike of 1936-1937 at General Motors in Flint, Michigan. The marble and bronze monument depicts a scene from inside the plant during the strike, which was the first major labor dispute in the U.S. auto industry. It has been called "the strike heard round the world."
The monument sits in the middle of Sitdowners Park and was created by sculptor Janice Trimpe.
January 9, 2024
Calumet, Michigan
Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.
Preston, England
A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.
Bisbee, Arizona
One of America's oldest stadiums was also the site of one of the most brutal anti-labor acts in American history.
Paris, France
A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.
Scotchtown, Nova Scotia
A miner’s death at the hands of strikebreaking company police sparks a labor movement that continues to the present day.
Cublington, England
In the 1970s, the citizens of several small villages came together to stop their homes from being destroyed for a new airport.
Berlin, Germany
The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.
