White Shirt Day was first celebrated on Feb. 11, 1948 as a way to honor the men and women who participated in the 1937 Sitdown Strike, which gained the UAW recognition as the sole bargaining agent for GM workers. White shirts are worn to work on the anniversary of the end of the strike. This action was intended to send a message to management that "blue collar" workers had earned the right to the same respect as their management counterparts. Today all over the Flint area, workers wear white shirts on Feb. 11.
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