The Greek Restaurant that Fed a Strike

BY KYLA CAPARELL // POSTED JANUARY 16, 2025

It was a chilly week in 1936, with temperatures hitting a low of 15 degrees. It was the type of weather that would make you want to go home and throw on a bundle of blankets. The tree leaves had already begun dying on their stems, crunching below passersby. As dawn approached, the chill would too. Everyone began to head inside their homes, lest they catch a fever. But there was one group of people who chose to endure the chilly days and nights on a cold factory floor. The fever they were concerned about was the fever they had for freedom. In the early hours of November 17, many Bendix Product Corporation plant employees decided to take a stand...

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