February 16th is the anniversary of one of the longest sit down strikes in US history. The year was 1937. It wasn’t male autoworkers or even native born US workers. The sit down was by four thousand mostly Polish women cigar makers who closed down six Detroit cigar factories and won!

Feb. 16: Cigar Makers Stage One of US's Longest Sitdown Strikes, 1937

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Feb. 16: Cigar Makers Stage One of US's Longest Sitdown Strikes, 1937

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