Labor Union Movies

  • 1977
    General Report

    General Report

    General Report

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    How does a country go from a dictatorship to a democracy? A detailed report on the political representation in the heart of the Spanish Transition,...

    General Report
  • 2023
    State of the Union

    State of the Union

    State of the Union

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    A documentary film showcasing the ascension of the state of Virginia from its rank of 51st worst state for labor unions, to 23rd, in a matter of just...

    State of the Union
  • 2024
    Strike! The Village That Fought Back

    Strike! The Village That Fought Back

    Strike! The Village That Fought Back

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    The inside story of Polmaise Colliery and the miners who were the first to walk out and the last to go back to work during the miners' strike.

    Strike! The Village That Fought Back
  • 1985
    Ms Rhymney Valley

    Ms Rhymney Valley

    Ms Rhymney Valley

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    Portrait of a community in the heart of South Wales almost one year into the miners' strike of the 1980s.

    Ms Rhymney Valley
  • 1995
    The Uprising of '34

    The Uprising of '34

    The Uprising of '34

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    Textile workers recall with pride the long- suppressed story of the General Textile Strike of 1934 when 500,000 Southern mill laborers walked off...

    The Uprising of '34
  • 2015
    The Factory

    The Factory

    The Factory

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    This documentary film traces the struggle of Indian auto workers of the Maruti Suzuki factory in Manesar, near Delhi, in forming a union....

    The Factory
  • 2014
    The Miners' Strike and Me

    The Miners' Strike and Me

    The Miners' Strike and Me

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    Documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike, one of the bitterest industrial disputes in British history, with stories from...

    The Miners' Strike and Me
  • 1996
    The Road Taken

    The Road Taken

    The Road Taken

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    This 1996 documentary takes a nostalgic ride through history to present the experiences of Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways...

    The Road Taken
  • 2018
    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

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    Since its adoption in June 1955 by the Congress movement, the Freedom Charter has been the key political document that acted as a beacon and source...

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today
  • 1978
    With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade

    With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade

    With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade

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    With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade is a 1979 documentary film directed by Lorraine Gray about the General Motors...

    With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade
  • 2008
    Haiti's Tourniquet

    Haiti's Tourniquet

    Haiti's Tourniquet

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    The Confederation of Haitian Workers (CTH) invited an Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) delegation to Haiti to learn about their fight against...

    Haiti's Tourniquet
  • 1916
    The Bruiser

    The Bruiser

    The Bruiser

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    Athletic star William Russell puts on his boxing gloves for this waterfront drama.

    The Bruiser
  • 1954
    The Research Director

    The Research Director

    The Research Director

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    A description of the work of a research director of a United Steel Workers Union in Canada. The painstaking research and analyses of economic...

    The Research Director
  • 1980
    Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local

    Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local

    Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local

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    Taylor Chain I tells the gritty realities of a seven-week strike at a small Indiana chain factory during 1973-74. Volatile union meetings and...

    Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local
  • 2011
    Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta

    Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta

    Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta

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    An in-depth look at the early 2011 crisis for public sector unions in Wisconsin, and why it matters in Alberta.

    Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta
  • 1970
    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story

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    A Union's Story chronicles the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from its formation in 1903 to its current status as one of the most diverse and...

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story
  • 1977
    Eugene Debs and the American Movement

    Eugene Debs and the American Movement

    Eugene Debs and the American Movement

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    Eugene Debs & the American Movement is an educational video that documents fifty years of long-suppressed history. Using extensively researched...

    Eugene Debs and the American Movement
  • 1992
    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

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    Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation.

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation
  • 2012
    A Struggle to Remember

    A Struggle to Remember

    A Struggle to Remember

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    The video documentary "A Struggle to Remember: Fighting for Our Families" puts faces and narratives to the story of the struggle for family leave in...

    A Struggle to Remember
  • 1929
    Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral

    Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral

    Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral

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    After his Tokyo farewell ceremony, Yamamoto's ashes were sent to Kyoto on March 9. Many friends and citizens gathered at his home in Uji. On the 15th...

    Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral