Labor Union Movies

  • 1982
    Haya

    Haya

    Haya

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    Haya
  • 2017
    Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars

    Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars

    Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars

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    Filmmaker Gary Kaunonen of KCC-TV in International Falls just released a new documentary about a pivotal time in Northern Minnesota’s labor...

    Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

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    This film takes us into the harsh realm of BC's early coal mines, canneries, and lumber camps; where primitve conditions and speed-ups often cost...

    These were the reasons
  • 2025
    Partners

    Partners

    Partners

    02025HD

    When a group of baristas in Buffalo, New York announce their intention to start a labor union, Starbucks responds with an elaborate, illegal...

    Partners
  • 2025
    Partners

    Partners

    Partners

    02025HD

    The story of how a group of baristas in Buffalo, New York announce their intention to form a labor union, and how Starbucks responds with an...

    Partners
  • 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

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    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
  • 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
  • 1931
    Earth

    Earth

    Earth

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    A main agenda of the prewar farmer's movement was struggle against landowners. Prokino also considered this as their prime concern. The main title...

    Earth
  • 1969
    Do You Think A Job Is the Answer?

    Do You Think A Job Is the Answer?

    Do You Think A Job Is the Answer?

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    In response to the Detroit riots of 1967, where racial tensions in the city reached a breaking point, the city decided that the way to resolve these...

    Do You Think A Job Is the Answer?
  • 1929
    Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral

    Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral

    Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral

    01929HD

    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
  • 2007
    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman

    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman

    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman

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    Documentary overview of the life and causes of "Mother" Jones.

    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman
  • 1970
    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

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

    The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2012
    As Goes Janesville

    As Goes Janesville

    As Goes Janesville

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    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
  • 2019
    Labor Wars of the Northwest

    Labor Wars of the Northwest

    Labor Wars of the Northwest

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    Discontent, radicalism, and violence permeated the U.S. Northwest in the early decades of the twentieth century. Tens of thousands of workers...

    Labor Wars of the Northwest