{"id":55742,"date":"2022-02-14T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=55742"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:27:20","slug":"the-gm-strike-of-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/the-gm-strike-of-1970\/","title":{"rendered":"The GM Strike Of 1970"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55742\" class=\"elementor elementor-55742\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d35e86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d35e86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc0e67e\" data-id=\"bc0e67e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231fc2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"231fc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-15c4ef3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/tim-k\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTim King\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f7bc93e elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/2022\/02\/14\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 14, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04fe48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f04fe48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The General Motors Strike of 1970<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-798e806 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"798e806\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2517e35\" data-id=\"2517e35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037f0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037f0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1970 General Motors experienced the biggest worker strike they&#8217;ve ever seen. During this time, General Motors was the biggest auto manufacturer in the USA and the biggest employer. With around 320,000 employees nationwide, they employed a massive workforce.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b55ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12b55ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GM-strike-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GM-strike-1.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GM-strike-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff9babb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff9babb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87fb6cf\" data-id=\"87fb6cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd24610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd24610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On September 14th, 1970 is when all 321,510 employees in the USA and 22,100 in Canada walked out. Up to that point and since then has there ever been an entire strike. There have been some localized strikes but never with the entire company. The strike was also one of the longest, lasting for a total of 67 days. By the end of the strike the numbers of employees striking rose to 400,000.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cb3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53cb3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The strike had a ripple effect. Restaurants were shutting down and makers of tires, exhaust pipes and others began to lay off workers as the demand suddenly stopped. One thing that did go up in demand during the strike was lumber. Thousand of workers were off work and began working and repairing their homes.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d404a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d404a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9735447bd50c6c5d260e303569b05e19-copy-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55750\" alt=\"General Motors Strike 1970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9735447bd50c6c5d260e303569b05e19-copy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9735447bd50c6c5d260e303569b05e19-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9735447bd50c6c5d260e303569b05e19-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9735447bd50c6c5d260e303569b05e19-copy-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9735447bd50c6c5d260e303569b05e19-copy.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb72d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb72d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During this strike General Motors was a big powerful company, but the United Auto Workers union was just as big. They both refused to lower their guns and come to an agreement. Luckily, after two months of negotiations they finally came to an agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44007e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44007e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b825b\" data-id=\"61b825b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92da71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92da71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the end of the strike on November 23rd, 1970 GM employees saw a 13% wage increase and a few other concessions. At the time the average worker made $4\/hour but was closer to $6\/hour with their benefits. This pay increase would result in workers getting paid roughly $4.52\/hour.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e255a85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e255a85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e93a0d4\" data-id=\"e93a0d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aeb6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aeb6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you need any parts for your 1970&#8217;s GM vehicle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/\">hop on our site<\/a> or give us a call at (203) 235-1200<\/p><p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1970\/10\/03\/archives\/gm-strike-impact-begins-to-spread.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NY Times<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Motors Strike of 1970 In 1970 General Motors experienced the biggest worker strike they&#8217;ve ever seen. 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