In 1984 General Motors employees went on strike in order to get what they wanted. What they wanted was simple so they thought. They wanted annual raises and lump sum bonuses along with better working conditions. Workers believed that if GM was doing well then they shouldn't have to take any cuts in fact they thought that they were entitled to a lot more of the profit that GM was receiving. Workers began to discuss amongst each other about the dislikes of the company. They began to slow down the line in order to slow down production. As the book discussed this is one of the ways workers start to methods such as quickie and partial strikes. Several employees also would decide to ring the buzzer at the same time. The buzzer was used when employees