Labor Union Movies

  • 2021
    Conversations Between Shifts

    Conversations Between Shifts

    Conversations Between Shifts

    02021HD

    A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and...

    Conversations Between Shifts
  • 1995
    The Uprising of '34

    The Uprising of '34

    The Uprising of '34

    01995HD

    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
  • 1979
    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    01979HD

    A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film...

    For Twenty Cents A Day
  • 1993
    Fish or Cut Bait

    Fish or Cut Bait

    Fish or Cut Bait

    01993HD

    In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in...

    Fish or Cut Bait
  • 1970
    Finally Got the News

    Finally Got the News

    Finally Got the News

    01970HD

    FINALLY GOT THE NEWS is a forceful, unique documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside...

    Finally Got the News
  • 1953
    The Grievance Hearing

    The Grievance Hearing

    The Grievance Hearing

    01953HD

    Presents a case history of a grievance case from the initial causes to the final settlement. Shows how grievance hearings enable labor unions and...

    The Grievance Hearing
  • 2015
    Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule

    Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule

    Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule

    102015HD

    History of US labor movements and their suppression. It includes sections on the American Constitution; the Civil War draft riots; Reconstruction;...

    Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule
  • 1970
    Feedback

    Feedback

    Feedback

    01970HD

    A documentary about teachers' strikes in Iceland in the latter half of the 20th century with a special focus on 1995.

    Feedback
  • 2011
    Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta

    Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta

    Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta

    02011HD

    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
  • 2021
    In Spite of Ourselves

    In Spite of Ourselves

    In Spite of Ourselves

    02021HD

    An explosion in one of the largest chemical plants in Europe, the Petrochemical complex in Tarragona, triggers the labour struggle of a group of...

    In Spite of Ourselves
  • 2008
    Haiti's Tourniquet

    Haiti's Tourniquet

    Haiti's Tourniquet

    02008HD

    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
  • 2012
    As Goes Janesville

    As Goes Janesville

    As Goes Janesville

    02012HD

    A documentary of Janesville trying to recover from the closing of the GM automobile plant, in the midst of very divisive and historic political...

    As Goes Janesville
  • 1970
    Gaz et flouze à tous les étages

    Gaz et flouze à tous les étages

    Gaz et flouze à tous les étages

    01970HD

    Gaz et flouze à tous les étages
  • 1970
    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    01970HD

    Documents the Cockatoo Island Dockyard occupation and industrial actions of 1989.

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989
  • 1991
    A Vision in the Darkness

    A Vision in the Darkness

    A Vision in the Darkness

    01991HD

    Through the eyes of a Quebec Jewish activist, Lea Roback, feminist, unionist, pacifist and communist, A VISION IN THE DARKNESS proposes a modernist...

    A Vision in the Darkness
  • 2010
    The War You and I

    The War You and I

    The War You and I

    02010HD

    With the unexpected dismissal of 2045 workers, the strike by Ssangyong employees has received the most public support and attention since the IMF. It...

    The War You and I
  • 2004
    Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill

    Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill

    Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill

    02004HD

    Traces the story of the 25-year struggle of Fieldcrest-Cannon textile workers to form a union in the face of modernization and globalization.

    Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill
  • 2016
    Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever

    Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever

    Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever

    102016HD

    The film, which is the second part of an ongoing historical series, covers the seminal labor-related events which occurred between the late 1800's...

    Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever
  • 1985
    Ms Rhymney Valley

    Ms Rhymney Valley

    Ms Rhymney Valley

    01985HD

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

    Ms Rhymney Valley
  • 2018
    Main basse sur l'énergie

    Main basse sur l'énergie

    Main basse sur l'énergie

    02018HD

    Main basse sur l'énergie