Sometimes they were. Workers were killed because they wanted to form a union. I was just reading today, I don't know how many of you know this, that In 1936, when people were forming the United Automobile Workers, workers faced enormous opposition from General Motors and the other big automobile companies. You know what workers did? They actually took over GM's factories. They waged a sit in. And as a result of that, the UAW was formed throughout. Other great unions were formed. (1:08:01–1:08:14)
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