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The Homestead Steel Strike of 1892

03 Jan
 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Available Online, Documentary, Industrial/Mine/Manufacturing, Labor History, Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts, Working Class

 

Haymarket Martyrs–Origins of International Workers Day

03 Jan

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w-z8ud_9QU
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKkEl9XzjFc

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Documentary, Labor History, Organizing, Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts, Unemployment-Wages, Working Class

 

Together: How Cooperatives Show Resilience To The Crisis

03 Jan

http://www.together-thedocumentary.coop/#!the-documentary/cadp

It’s a fact. In Europe, 1.5 million workers co-own their enterprises. They are called worker cooperatives, social cooperatives or participative enterprises. The documentary TOGETHER reveals, through extensive research and exclusive interviews, why those enterprises show a major resilience to the crisis and its consequences through 4 examples: a mineral water plant in Poland (Muszynianka), a company in crisis transformed into a worker cooperative in France (Fonderie de l’Aisne), a consortium of social cooperatives in Italy (Consorzio SIS) and one of Spain’s main business groups (MONDRAGON Corporation).

Year: 2012
Country: Belgium/Spain.
Running time: 39 min.
Audio format: English, French, Italian & Spanish
Genre: Documentary
Producer:​ CECOP-CICOPA Europe
Managing producer:​ Leire Luengo​
Production company: m30m
Director: Ana Sánchez.​
Scriptwriters: Bruno Roelants, Olivier Biron, Leire Luengo, Ana Sánchez
Director of Photography: José Luis Fernández

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Big Business/Corporations, Communism/Socialism, Documentary, Finance, Global Economy, Self-Employed/Freelance

 

Inequality For All (2013)

03 Jan

http://inequalityforall.com/

Jacob Kornbluth, 2013, 89 min
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich looks to raise awareness of the country’s widening economic gap.

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Big Business/Corporations, Documentary, Finance, Outsourcing, Technology, Unemployment-Wages

 

The Caretaker

03 Jan

7:19m
Theo Rigby/Kate McLean
A short documentary explores the tender relationship between a caretaker who is an undocumented immigrant and an elderly woman in the last months of her life.

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Documentary, Global Economy, Immigrants/Immigration, Service Workers, Women

 

The United States of ALEC

03 Jan

A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC — the American Legislative Exchange Council — presents itself as a “nonpartisan public-private partnership”. But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge…

http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-united-states-of-alec-a-follow-up/

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Big Business/Corporations, Documentary, Politics, Public Sector

 

Al Jazeera World : Revolution Through Arab Eyes – The Factory

03 Jan

A glimpse into life inside Egypt’s Mahalla textile factory – a place renowned as a cauldron of revolt where striking workers first inspired the Egyptian uprising.

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Available Online, Documentary, Streaming Online (Youtube, Vimeo), Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts, Textile Industry

 

Oil Sands Karaoke (2013)

03 Jan

Canada, 2013
Directed by Charles Wilkinson

Home to one of the most controversial industries in the world—the Athabasca tar sands—Fort McMurray, Alberta, has seen a record population boom. Thousands of men and women from as far away as PEI and Labrador and as close by as local aboriginal communities, have flocked to the city to work in the oil patch, all attracted by the promise of good jobs and a high salary. The work is hard and the hours are long. The weather is harsh and the social life is sparse, and everyone must cope with the knowledge that many people worldwide—possibly even friends and family—object, sometimes strenuously, to what they do for a living. How do they cope? With karaoke of course! Oil Sands Karaoke profiles five Fort McMurray residents as they prepare to unleash their inner divas at Bailey’s, the local pub, in a vocal battle royal.

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Documentary, Immigrants/Immigration, Industrial/Mine/Manufacturing

 

The Inquiry (2013)

03 Jan

A reconstruction of the Askwith Inquiry, which took place during the 1913 Lock-out in Ireland. It was set up by the British government, supposedly to investigate the origins of the dispute, to resolve the grievances of workers and employers, and to end the strike. William Martin Murphy represented the employers’ side, with Jim Larkin and James Connolly speaking for the workers. The film follows the course of the negotiations and includes Connolly’s famous “Statement of the Workers’ Case.” Askwith reported that the workers had significant grievances, but the employers rejected the inquiry’s recommendations. ¦ Written by Turlough Kelly; directed by Brian Gray. Presented in association with Dublin Community Television.

For full details see link;
http://www.progressivefilmclub.ie/

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Documentary, Labor History, Strikes-Strikebreaking-Lockouts, Working Class

 

Into the Fire: The Hidden Victims of Austerity in Greece (2013)

03 Jan

In times of austerity things look bleak for the Greek people; but they’re far worse for those who have recently arrived. Without housing, legal papers, or support, migrants in Greece are faced with increasing and often violent racism at the hands of the growing neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party and the police. Shot and edited with sensitivity and compassion, Into the Fire doesn’t pull its punches, and makes for harrowing viewing in parts. The film gives an insight into the reality faced by people who simply want to lead peaceful, normal lives, and how they are organising to protect themselves. ¦ Directed by Guy Smallman and Kate Mara. Presented in association with Anti-Fascist Action Ireland.

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2014 in Documentary, Immigrants/Immigration

 
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