UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 3 ( Detroit Three Bankruptcy )

Olen Ham was a new hire at Buick in October 1936. On December 29th, 1936 the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike began. This interview with Mr. Ham took place on March 28th, 2009.

In this segment, Olen discusses details of the factory occupations in Flint and their impact on workers everywhere.

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[growliberty]

This guy is directly responsible for GM's downfall. UAW killed the big 3 and this jack boot hammered the first nail.

[FlintPublic]

This guy is directly responsible for the creation of the middle-class. Wall Street and free-traders killed it and those whose half-hearted notions about liberty stop at the freedom to form unions and bargain collectively helped.

[caganb]

Sorry, crappy companies should die. The unions are partially to blame and they should suffer dearly. What are you going to lose? 1/2 your pension? Too bad

[FlintPublic]

What makes these companies crappy? The products? The way they're talked about by press, comedians & bloggers? How would you feel if your boss told you to build a product nobody wanted, then took half your wage, most of your health care and ALL of your pension while he cashed in his million buck bonus? Crappy? Why blame the union for giving members a shot at a living wage, care when sick, an education for their children and the chance to retire? Why don't autoworkers, all workers, deserve that?

[IPOMonster]

Flint...

Nursing is perfect! Be creative - do your homework - there are plenty of careers you can choose from!

[FlintPublic]

What privileged perspective you have. What is a solid profession these days anyway? Fantasy Finance? Blogging? Some other knowledge economy nonsense? Nursing? There are no jobs of any sort here. Go back to college? Are you buying? Won't you help someone like me become someone like you? Please . . .

[IPOMonster]

Flint...

What you need to quit doing is the crying and whining.

If your company doesn't spoil your asses, QUIT your JOB!

WOW - isn't that easy???

Do like MILLIONS of others and find a SOLID profession.  Go back to college - get with it man!

[FlintPublic]

"If you buy American-Made cars, it's because you can't afford a REAL car..."

Exactly. Can't afford healthcare, college or retirement either. But we should just stop fighting for those things too and die off, right? Then you'll have to find somebody else to make you feel superior. I'm sure that won't be a problem.

[5thhorsman]

GM is moving it's operation to china and Europe they got a few billion in bailout money and are now tolling up to export from there back to here .

[dotnetnoob]

Why keep any crap company around? Why should i foot your bill? if your company can't survive then die already. This is not a commies country. If your company make crap car that no one want then go under already. Companies go out of business all the time.

[FluxCapacitor2008]

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