Labor Union Movies
- 2021
Conversations Between Shifts
Conversations Between Shifts02021HD
A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and...
- 1995
The Uprising of '34
The Uprising of '3401995HD
Textile workers recall with pride the long- suppressed story of the General Textile Strike of 1934 when 500,000 Southern mill laborers walked off...
- 1979
For Twenty Cents A Day
For Twenty Cents A Day01979HD
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...
- 1993
Fish or Cut Bait
Fish or Cut Bait01993HD
In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in...
- 1970
Finally Got the News
Finally Got the News01970HD
FINALLY GOT THE NEWS is a forceful, unique documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside...
- 1953
The Grievance Hearing
The Grievance Hearing01953HD
Presents a case history of a grievance case from the initial causes to the final settlement. Shows how grievance hearings enable labor unions and...
- 2015
Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule
Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule102015HD
History of US labor movements and their suppression. It includes sections on the American Constitution; the Civil War draft riots; Reconstruction;...
- 1970
Feedback
Feedback01970HD
A documentary about teachers' strikes in Iceland in the latter half of the 20th century with a special focus on 1995.
- 2011
Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta
Wisconsin Crisis: Why it matters to Alberta02011HD
An in-depth look at the early 2011 crisis for public sector unions in Wisconsin, and why it matters in Alberta.
- 2021
In Spite of Ourselves
In Spite of Ourselves02021HD
An explosion in one of the largest chemical plants in Europe, the Petrochemical complex in Tarragona, triggers the labour struggle of a group of...
- 2008
Haiti's Tourniquet
Haiti's Tourniquet02008HD
The Confederation of Haitian Workers (CTH) invited an Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) delegation to Haiti to learn about their fight against...
- 2012
As Goes Janesville
As Goes Janesville02012HD
A documentary of Janesville trying to recover from the closing of the GM automobile plant, in the midst of very divisive and historic political...
- 1970
Gaz et flouze à tous les étages
Gaz et flouze à tous les étages01970HD
- 1970
The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989
The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 198901970HD
Documents the Cockatoo Island Dockyard occupation and industrial actions of 1989.
- 1991
A Vision in the Darkness
A Vision in the Darkness01991HD
Through the eyes of a Quebec Jewish activist, Lea Roback, feminist, unionist, pacifist and communist, A VISION IN THE DARKNESS proposes a modernist...
- 2010
The War You and I
The War You and I02010HD
With the unexpected dismissal of 2045 workers, the strike by Ssangyong employees has received the most public support and attention since the IMF. It...
- 2004
Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill
Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill02004HD
Traces the story of the 25-year struggle of Fieldcrest-Cannon textile workers to form a union in the face of modernization and globalization.
- 2016
Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever
Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever102016HD
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...
- 1985
Ms Rhymney Valley
Ms Rhymney Valley01985HD
Portrait of a community in the heart of South Wales almost one year into the miners' strike of the 1980s.
- 2018
Main basse sur l'énergie
Main basse sur l'énergie02018HD