Describes the routine daily activities of a union representative member of a District Council in New York City, who looks after the interests of a number of legal municipal unions. Throughout a typically busy week, she mediates on behalf of one local union, settles the grievance of another and recruits members for a new maintenance workers union. Illustrates the important role of the labour union in a democratic society and the many satisfaction’s it offers those who work within it.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011587
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Grievance procedures
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Job satisfaction
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New York (N.Y.)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - Officials and employees
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Grievance procedures
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)