Labor Union Movies
- 1929
Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral
Yamamoto Senji Watanabe Masanosuke Worker-Farmer Funeral01929HD
After his Tokyo farewell ceremony, Yamamoto's ashes were sent to Kyoto on March 9. Many friends and citizens gathered at his home in Uji. On the 15th...
- 2012
Brothers on the Line
Brothers on the Line7.52012HD
Brothers on the Line explores the extraordinary journey of the Reuther brothers – Walter, Roy, and Victor – union organizers whose...
- 1991
"They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s
"They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s61991HD
For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then...
- 1984
Unaru
Unaru01984HD
Social drama realistically traces the trials and travails in the life of sincere men from impoverished backgrounds, who find themselves unable to get...
- 2012
As Goes Janesville
As Goes Janesville02012HD
A documentary of Janesville trying to recover from the closing of the GM automobile plant, in the midst of very divisive and historic political...
- 1953
The Grievance Hearing
The Grievance Hearing01953HD
Presents a case history of a grievance case from the initial causes to the final settlement. Shows how grievance hearings enable labor unions and...
- 2004
Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill
Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill02004HD
Traces the story of the 25-year struggle of Fieldcrest-Cannon textile workers to form a union in the face of modernization and globalization.
- 2017
Mémoires d'un condamné
Mémoires d'un condamné72017HD
- 2015
The Factory
The Factory02015HD
This documentary film traces the struggle of Indian auto workers of the Maruti Suzuki factory in Manesar, near Delhi, in forming a union....
- 2015
Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule
Plutocracy I: Divide and Rule102015HD
History of US labor movements and their suppression. It includes sections on the American Constitution; the Civil War draft riots; Reconstruction;...
- 2019
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union02019HD
In a highly controversial move, the Justice Department used the RICO statute to take over the entire International Brotherhood of Teamsters, denying...
- 2014
Miners Shot Down
Miners Shot Down92014HD
In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days later the police...
- 1993
Fish or Cut Bait
Fish or Cut Bait01993HD
In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in...
- 1931
The 12th Tokyo May Day
The 12th Tokyo May Day01931HD
On May 1st, unions all over Japan celebrate May Day, the international day for workers. Workers gather together at parks and hold demonstrations and...
- 2024
Invisible Labor
Invisible Labor82024HD
Marcos then, Marcos now. Filipino workers unite and lead the struggle for economic and political rights, determined to shape the course of history....
- 2007
Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman
Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman02007HD
Documentary overview of the life and causes of "Mother" Jones.
- 1931
Earth
Earth01931HD
A main agenda of the prewar farmer's movement was struggle against landowners. Prokino also considered this as their prime concern. The main title...
- 2018
Main basse sur l'énergie
Main basse sur l'énergie02018HD
- 1948
Anjangarh
Anjangarh01948HD
When a local mining company dares to provide its workers a fair wage for a fair day's work, and lets its workers unionize, the kingdom's villainous...
- 2023
Norwegian Dream
Norwegian Dream6.72023HD
Robert moves from the Polish countryside to work on a fish processing factory on the coast of Norway. There he falls in love with Ivar who is openly...