Traces the history of the American labor movement. Discusses the working conditions from the 1800s to the present, the effects of early strikes in changing governmental attitudes towards labor. Also the organisation of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Suitable for upper secondary level.
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ACMI Identifier
322687
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Labor disputes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work environment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work practice
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industrial relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor - History
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor disputes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor movement
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Strikes and lockouts
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - History
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Trade-unions - History
History → United States - Civilization - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)