Gavin Strassel, the UAW Archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library, shares a little bit of the history behind our union’s iconic Flying Squadrons. “Flying Squadrons were a group of militant unionists in the 1930s and 40s who were ready to help their fellow workers go on strike at a moment’s notice,” Strassel says. “Let’s say workers in Toledo went on strike. Flying Squadron members from UAW Local 600 in Dearborn, MI, UAW Local 3 in Detroit, and other Locals would suit up in their gear, drive down to Toledo, and support their fellow union members so that their strike ...
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