‘Air To Breathe’ is a film about a group of militant workers inside the Opel car plant in Bochum, Germany. The group was founded in 1972, initially with the help of revolutionaries from the 1968 movement. For over 40 years, the group fought for better working conditions inside the plant. Over time, their incessant rank-and-file activism made the workers in Bochum the most radical in the entire German metal sector: Opel Bochum saw several wildcat strikes, and a persistent and successful fight for the reduction of daily working time. Their activities culminated in a six days wildcat strike in 2004. The film is screened in collaboration with labournet.tv.

Documentary | 70 min | Production team: labournet.tv | 2020 | Language: German | Subtitles: English