Movies: Union struggle

  • 1987
    Matewan

    Matewan (1987)

    Matewan

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    Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the...

    Matewan
  • 1945
    The Valley of Decision

    The Valley of Decision (1945)

    The Valley of Decision

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    Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott,...

    The Valley of Decision
  • 1977
    Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up? (1977)

    Which Way Is Up?

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    Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seek...

    Which Way Is Up?
  • 2008
    Haiti's Tourniquet

    Haiti's Tourniquet (2008)

    Haiti's Tourniquet

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    The Confederation of Haitian Workers (CTH) invited an Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) delegation to Haiti to learn about their fight against "le plan neoliberal" and recruit help in the form of material aid and solidarity. The delegation was i...

    Haiti's Tourniquet
  • 2007
    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman

    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman (2007)

    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman

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    Documentary overview of the life and causes of "Mother" Jones....

    Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman