UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Striker Olen Ham - Part 1 (Labor Movement in 1930s)

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 conditions in the plant leading up to the factory occupations in Flint.

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[Bateman213]

Ive been trying to find my grandfather Irv King he was in the sitdown strike

[FlintPublic]

@Bateman213 Thanks for the comment. I'm sending you a private message with info I found. Take care.

[ryanb113n]

Labor history is generally not discussed in the U.S. and its a damn shame.

[FlintPublic]

@ryanb113n Here, here! Makes the suggestion that the mainstream media is even remotely "liberal" downright laughable. When's the last time you saw or read a news report on real labor/worker issues from a correspondent or reporter with a designated "labor beat?" The '40s? It's a shades of corporatism. Sad.

[ryanb113n]

@FlintPublic Well, anyone who has a brain realizes the mainstream media is not remotely "liberal." I guess in a way it does support the economic idea of neoliberalism (but thats a rather different idea) The way some talks about the media, you would think they were incredibly lefty. But of course that's all nonsense. The media doesn't talk about labor issues, that and amongst other issues.

Independent media is what needs to be supported.

[FlintPublic]

@ryanb113n Well said. Totally agree!

[MrCripppp]

Olan Ham. My father was with you. Alvin Bodette. Thank You for all you did