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2. Roger & Me - Wikipedia

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   Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Michael Moore, in his directorial debut.Moore portrays the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's action of closing several auto plants in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, reducing GM's employees in that area from 80,000 in 1978 to about 50,000 in 1992. [4]

3. Government of Flint, Michigan - Wikipedia

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   The City of Flint has operated under at least four charters (1855, [1] 1888, [2] 1929, 1974 [3]). The City is currently run under its 2017 [ 4 ] charter that gives the city a Strong Mayor form of government .

4. Matthew S. Collier - Wikipedia

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   This business-government venture is estimated to have resulted in over 7,000 new private sector jobs for Flint. [3] [10] [11] Unemployment in the city of Flint dropped from a high of 23% in 1988 to 7.7% in September 1990 according to the U.S. Department of Labor [3] [10] [11] In 1988, the City of Flint's contract for water with the City of ...

5. Flint sit-down strike - Wikipedia

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   Organizing in Flint was a difficult and dangerous plan. GM controlled city politics in Flint and kept a close eye on outsiders. As Wyndham Mortimer, the first UAW officer put in charge of organizing the campaign in Flint, entered the town, he was noticed. The day after he entered Flint, in early June 1936, he was being followed by people who ...

6. University of Michigan–Flint - Wikipedia

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   The University of Michigan–Flint (UM-Flint) is a public university in Flint, Michigan. Founded in 1956 as the Flint Senior College, it was initially established as a remote branch of the University of Michigan, offering upper-division undergraduate courses. The institution developed into a fully-fledged university and received accreditation ...

7. Eric Mays - Wikipedia

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   Eric Bradford Mays (September 16, 1958 – February 24, 2024) was an American auto worker and politician. Mays served as a member of the Flint City Council from November 2013 until his death in 2024, representing northwest Flint as the councilor from the city's first ward.