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Author
Publisher
Hargreen Studios
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Solidarity forever: Growing up as the daughter of a charismatic labor leader entails learning what he teaches about early union history, especially strikes led by young girls. But what happens when the glories of the past meet the realities of contemporary unionism, and the daughter becomes ambivalent?
It's America!: A feisty beauty from Austro-Hungary and a radical from Russia meet learning English in night school and begin a passionate relationship....
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
p2004.
Language
English
Description
The leftist labor unions have the Democrats in their pockets. And were all paying the price. In this explosive book, Linda Chavez and fellow union expert Daniel Gray expose Big Labors corrupt bargain with the Democratic Partya dirty setup the Democrats dont want you to know about. All of us foot the bill for this systemnow its up to us to do something about it.
6) Cesar Chavez
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. He inspired millions of Americans who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual's...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The thesis is simple: Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix this problem. But the labor movement of today has failed to enable enough individuals to join unions. Thus, organized labor's powerful potential is being wielded incompetently. And what is happening inside of organized labor will-far more than most people realize-determine the economic and social course of American life...
8) The striker
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After witnessing a terrible coal mining accident, Detective Isaac Bell hunts for the high-level saboteurs he believes are responsible.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In the early 1900s, as Russia's imperial rule takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings-- Ilmari, Matti, and their sister Aino-- are forced to flee to the United States. Not far from the majestic Columbia River, they settle among other Finns in a logging community in southern Washington, where the first harvesting of the colossal old-growth forests begets rapid development, and radical labor movements begin to catch fire. The brothers face...
10) F.I.S.T
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Follows the rise and fall of union leader Johnny Kovak from his beginnings as an idealistic blue collar worker to head of the Federation of Inter-State Truckers.
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
This collection of documentaries produced by A & E presents a broad overview of organized crime in America, beginning with immigrants who formed gangs soon after arriving in the late 19th century. The focus is on Italian-American gangsters, though there are mentions of Irish and Jewish gangs, which at various times cooperated with or competed against the Mafia, and one program in the collection presents skeins of conjecture while seeking to document...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Julia Query, activist, comedian, lesbian and stripper at a club called the Lusty Lady, put in long hours on stage and in the peep booth along with fellow exotic dancers Decadence, Lolita, and Octopussy. But when faced with no sick leave, unfair demotions, safely and privacy concerns, and racial discrimination, Query and her co-workers decide to organize and unionize the exotic dancers of the Lusty Lady. WINNER! Audience Award- San Francisco International...
15) Made in Thailand
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In Thailand, women make up 90 percent of the labor force responsible for garments and toys for export by multinational corporations. This powerful, revealing documentary about women factory workers and their struggle to organize unions exposes the human cost behind the production of everyday items that reach our shores. Probing the profound impact of the New World Order on the populations that provide the global economy with cheap labor, Made In Thailand...
16) Union maids
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
1976.
Language
English
Description
Three women union activists tell their fascinating stories of organising in 1930s America, recounting their conflicts with bosses, police as well as their struggles against racism and sexism.
17) Matewan
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
A labor leader seeking to organize the workers of a company town sets off a powderkeg of racial hostility, corruption and betrayal in this tale of the bitter clash between unionist miners and the tyrannical coal company owners in West Virginia in the 1920's.
Publisher
NYX Channel
Pub. Date
1954.
Language
English
Description
Banned at the time of its initial release and made by blacklisted filmmakers, this bold, radical film tells the story of Mexican-American workers who call a strike over the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages they receive in comparison to their white co-workers at a Zinc mine in New Mexico.Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) organizes the strike but is shown to be a hypocrite, treating his pregnant wife (Rosaura Revueltas) with similar unfairness. However,...
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