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Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to identify the causes of the Flint Sit-Down Strike. It will identify the issues faced by both parties involved, as well as why the strike was successful. The issue one faces when recreating this event is trying to shift through biased sources. Both primary and secondary sources were used in my analysis. The primary sources used came from The Flint Journal, and accounts from the strikers. The basic storyline of the events is important to understand because it gives a person a great insight into how the UAW became such a pivotal union here in the United States. In the end, the strikers prevailed leading the way to influencing the American Labor Movement in the United States as well as parts of the rest of the world to this day. Much of the research done examines how The Flint Journal depicted the events of the strike, and what type of connotation could be found in the articles produced by the journal.
