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Steel (1979)

07 May

102m; U.S.

Director: Steve Carver

Cast: Lee Majors, Jennifer O’Neill and Art Carney

Synopsis (IMDB): Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), but an accident left him with a serious fear of heights. Unable to climb the big skyscrapers while under construction, he retired and became a truck driver. But when an old friend needs him to help put up a building, and when the old friend gets harassed and threatened by an Evil Corporate Type, he comes out of retirement and assembles the creme de la creme of the construction world. Together, they race against time to finish the building while the Evil Corporate Type tries to stop them.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Construction Trades, Crime-Action, Working Class

 

Steel City (2006)

07 May

95m; U.S.

Director: Brian Jun

Cast: Jamie Anne Allman, Raymond J. Barry and Kristian Best

Synopsis (IMDB): Steel City is a stirring family drama from the heartland of America about pride, remorse and forgiveness. When Carl Lee is involved in a fatal car accident he finds himself behind bars, cut off from his life and alienated by his family. His youngest son PJ, confused by life without his dad, is the only person to visit him. While PJ’s girlfriend stays lovingly by his side and his Uncle Vic extends a helping hand, a belligerent older brother and the reality of being on his own force PJ to grow up faster than he’d like. It’s not until a devastating secret is revealed that the family reunites and a regretful father learns that you can never take back the past, but you can let go of it.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Children, Drama, Working Class

 

Steel and Roses (2002)

07 May

Director: John Szostek

Synopsis: Play depicting life in the steel mill.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Drama

 

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Stolen Childhoods (2005)

07 May

85m; Various

Director: Len Morris & Robin Romano

Cast: Meryl Streep (narrator)

Synopsis: Stolen Childhoods is a feature length documentary on global child labor.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Children, Documentary, Global Economy

 

Stolt Australia (2007)

07 May

11m; Australia

Synopsis: Fight by MUA ship crew of the MT Stolt to keep jobs

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Working Class

 

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Stop-Loss (2008)

07 May

113m; U.S.

Director: Kimberly Peirce

Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Synopsis (IMDB): Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind. Then, against Brandon’s will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Drama, War, Working Class

 

Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town

07 May

59m; U.S.

Director: Micha X. Peled

Synopsis (IMDB): Documentary that follows events in Ashland, VA, over a one-year period, from the first stormy public hearing that galvanizes residents’ opposition until the Town Council takes a final vote on the proposed Wal-Mart Store. Highlights Wal-Mart as the icon of the Big Box Industry and the symbol of sprawl.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Organizing, Working Class

 

Stories From The Mines (2004)

07 May

57m; U.S.

Director: Thomas M. Curr and Greg Matkosky

Synopsis: Stories from the Mines chronicles the struggle of these miners to earn a decent wage, alleviate dangerous working conditions, and gain respect. The perilous work the miners performed for extremely low pay laid the foundation for America’s Industrial Revolution and the modern labor movement. Great Strike of 1902; United Mine Workers; anthracite coal; strikes.

Contact: http://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/GenreLookup/A561F47E25B2B94885256C440059138E http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=231727

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Labor History, Organizing, Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts

 

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Strangers in the City (1962)

07 May

83m; U.S.

Director: Rick Carrier

Cast: Robert Gentile, Camilo Delgado and Rosita De Triano

Synopsis: Puerto Ricans in New York’s barrio. The boy is beaten by a gang and loses his job; the girl is raped by her employer and becomes a prostitute.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Crime-Action, Drama, Working Class

 

Strictly Background

07 May

84m; U.S.

Director: Jason Connell

Cast: Terry Bolo, Geoffrey Gould and Cecilia Hartfeld

Synopsis (IMDB): For decades, film and television audiences have watched their favorite stars with little thought or concern for the people standing behind them. All of that is about to change as “Strictly Background” explores the charm and determination of some of Hollywood’s hardest working actors, professional “extras.” Turning industry convention on its head, this humorous & heartfelt documentary follows ten background actors as they navigate their way on and off the set. Both a behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood and a character-driven film, “Strictly Background” is a dynamic exploration into the pursuit of stardom and the real life struggle to stand out

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Documentary, Entertainment Industry, Working Class

 
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