29:03; U.S.
Director: Mark Catlin
Cast: Studs Terkel
Synopsis: “Studs Terkel narrates this fast-paced history of occupational health and safety in the U.S. from the Industrial Revolution to the 1970s, which OSHA produced in 1979. Rare archival footage and photos illustrate the problems behind dramatic tragedies as well as the daily dangers that put workers at risk for long-term health problems. It also connects the health and safety movement with the civil rights and environmental movements. This is one of three wonderful films produced and distributed by OSHA during the administration of Dr. Eula Bingham – Can’t Take No More; Worker to Worker; and OSHA. Then in 1981, the new head of OSHA, under the Reagan Administration, Thorne Auchter recalled most copies and they disappeared. A few copies were kept alive by union officials who refused to return their copies. The penalty for being discovered in possession of one of these films was losing all OSHA funding for their safety and health programs.”
75m; U.S.
As part of this celebration the WSLC has launched a You Tube film competition (3- to 5-minute films) under the theme of “work” or “we do the work.” The three best short films from around Washington State will be shown at the SIFF Theater as part of the 2012 Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle over Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-28). In addition, the top three filmmakers will receive prizes $250, $150 and $100, respectively.
THE LABOR FILM DATABASE 