{"id":9052,"date":"2025-02-18T08:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/?p=9052"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:13:56","slug":"white-shirt-day-what-it-means-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/white-shirt-day-what-it-means-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"White Shirt Day: What It Means To You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Newsline Committee member Monica Jones helped members celebrate White Shirt Day.\u00a0 This event honored the Great Flint Sit-Down Strike that resulted in the first contract between GM and the UAW.\u00a0 As members shared cake provided by the Education Committee they were asked about the importance of White Shirt Day.\u00a0 Not all of those responding can be featured here but we appreciate those that took the time to share their opinions and perspective of what that day means to them.\u00a0 Below are a few of these responses&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>Q: If you could personally thank one of the Flint Sit-Down strikers of 1937\u00a0 what would you say to them?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Camilla Woodson: I would like to say Thank You so much for fighting the good fight and making things a lot easier for us here in 2025!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>Q: Why do yo think it&#8217;s important to continue honoring White Shirt Day?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>James Finley: I think it&#8217;s important to honor the people that sat down on White Shirt Day to show them we respect and appreciate all the things they sacrificed for us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>Q: Do you think the Flint strikers of 1937 knew they were making history?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carol Johnson: Yes, they knew they were making history.\u00a0 So yes, thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a 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Sit-Down Strike that resulted in the first contract between GM and the UAW.\u00a0 As members shared cake provided by the Education Committee they were asked about the importance of White Shirt Day.\u00a0 Not 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