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The first sit-down strike in the United States occurred at the Hormel Packing Company in Austin, Minnesota, in 1933. Over the next two years the phenomenon spread to auto plants in Cleveland and Detroit and to the Goodyear factory in Akron. By 1936 union leaders were relying on it in many industries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 48 sitdowns in 1936, involving 88,000 workers. In 1937 alone the number increased to 477 sit-downs involving 400,000 workers, and in 1938 there were 52 such strikes with 30,000 workers participating.
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