Autoworkers Take Over Plant

Gripping footage shows scene when auto workers took over a car factory during a pivotal strike at the GM plant in Flint, Michigan in 1937. Shots show scene outside plant, with supporters milling around, marching. Various CUs show workers framed by factory windows, leaning outside, interacting with supporters. A striker gestures for someone to come over. Shot shows a striker kissing a woman. Another striker leans out of a window to hold his child. A striker takes a basket of food. Shots show idle assembly line. A worker sleeps on a mattress. Others sleep on car seats.