Labor Union Movies
- 1970
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story01970HD
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...
- 1983
Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining
Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining01983HD
In 1981-2, the Kartemquin filmmakers returned to the Taylor Chain plant to show labor and management working together against the odds, trying to...
- 1931
The 12th Tokyo May Day
The 12th Tokyo May Day01931HD
On May 1st, unions all over Japan celebrate May Day, the international day for workers. Workers gather together at parks and hold demonstrations and...
- 2017
Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars
Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars02017HD
Filmmaker Gary Kaunonen of KCC-TV in International Falls just released a new documentary about a pivotal time in Northern Minnesota’s labor...
- 1980
Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local
Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local01980HD
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...
- 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...
- 1954
The Research Director
The Research Director01954HD
A description of the work of a research director of a United Steel Workers Union in Canada. The painstaking research and analyses of economic...
- 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.
- 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...
- 1978
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade61978HD
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade is a 1979 documentary film directed by Lorraine Gray about the General Motors...
- 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;...
- 2023
When We Fight
When We Fight02023HD
In the second largest school district in the United States, 98% of teachers vote to authorize a strike. Watch as one of the largest educator strikes...
- 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.
- 1931
Earth
Earth01931HD
A main agenda of the prewar farmer's movement was struggle against landowners. Prokino also considered this as their prime concern. The main title...
- 1929
Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral
Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral01929HD
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1981
A Century of Struggle
A Century of Struggle01981HD
A Century of Struggle chronicles the hundred-year history of the NZ Seamen’s Union from its formation in 1879. Using original film and archive...
- 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...