sit-down+strike



A sit-down strike is a labor protest in which laborers stop working but refuse to leave the workplace. Supporters of the strikes often set up picket lines outside of the workplace to prevent the company from bringing in substitute workers. Sit-down strikes first started to occur in 1936, but later in 1937 Chicago police killed and wounded many picketers which caused the ruling for no more sit-down strikes.

Information provided by: Pathways To Present textbook pg.555-556 picture provided by:http://historymatters.gmu.edu/images/flint9.jpg