A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action" id="mwAW8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Strike action">strike</a> begins at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors" id="mwAXA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="General Motors">General Motors</a> parts factory in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Michigan" id="mwAXE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Flint, Michigan">Flint, Michigan</a>, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.