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Serhii Slyapnikov
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1) Book: Peter Friedlander Emergence of UAW Local

2) Song: Which side are you on?

3) Film: "Miners Shot Down" is documentary from South Africa abot tragical event in Marikana

4)"Pit No. 8" is estonian film about miners village in Donbass (before the war)
December 1, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Euskal Herria [Basque Country] is the area in Europe with the highest rate of strikes per person and concentrates 56% of Spain

Source: www.elsaltodiario.com/laboral/xavi...
Source 2:https://www.elsaltodiario.com/laboral/novaltia-ano-y-medio-huelga-ininterrumpida-almacen-vasco-medicamentos
November 30, 2024 at 8:07 PM
As wrote F.Peterson in the book "Strikes in USA": In a large number of cases there is a question as to what should be counted as one strike.
November 30, 2024 at 6:49 PM
It is also worth mentioning the solidarity visit to Atakaş Çelik, a steel plant with 700 workers, where three workers were dismissed. The picketing there is marked by fighting slogans and a clear militant spirit.
November 26, 2024 at 8:19 AM
10. The Passaic Textile Strike (USA)
A silent film consists of two parts: 1) a dramatic portrayal of the tragic fate of the Breznak family 2) a documentary about the relentless strike of 16,000 workers at textile factories in Passaic, New Jersey, from January 25, 1926, to March 1, 1927.
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
9. The Flickering Flame (UK)
Ken Loach's film tells the story of one of the toughest and longest labor conflicts in the United Kingdom at the end of the 20th century—the Liverpool dockers' strike, which began in 1995. The strike took place in an atmosphere of media silence.
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
8. The Fight in the Fields (USA)
A large two-hour film traces the entire history of the United Farmworkers union (UFW) and its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona to the creation of the union, the collective struggle for workers' rights, and up to the current leaders of UFW.
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
7. The Angry Silence (UK)
A young factory worker stands against his colleagues when they decide to initiate a wildcat strike.
The young man is faced with a difficult choice. The film portrays what happens to those who dare to go against the grain.
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
6. Sagina (India)
The film is based on a real episode of the labor struggle on tea plantations in the Himalayas in Northeast India during 1942-1943. The protagonist, Sagina, is an honest and yet politically inexperienced union leader who organizes the workers' fight at a factory in Siliguri.
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
5. Ramparts of Clay (France)
The workers in Tunisia in a salt mine, go on strike. Troops are sent to deal with them. In this struggle, at the very bottom of a forsaken world, it becomes clear that there are those who are even lower... and they too are fighting for their rights and their freedom.
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
4. Rebel Frontier (USA)
Documentary. Of all the immigrant groups that arrived in the United States a century ago, the Finns and the Irish were among the most restless. Both groups moved westward in search of a better life. In 1917, their paths crossed in Butte, Montana.
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
3. Roots of Blood (Mexico)

Workers at the Morris clothing factory in a Mexican border town attempt to form a union. Meanwhile, Latin American workers at the Morris factory in Texas, USA, decide to support their comrades. The conflict escalates into a bloody confrontation...
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
2. Professori Masa (Finland)
Professor Mathias Kaarivaara, driven by his views on justice and social structure, wanders around the port, trying to find a way to observe the working conditions of laborers. Unable to get a job at the port, he is unloading a ship alongside of dockworkers...
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
New 10 Trade Union Films Added Today to the Trade Union Movie Index:
1. The Mine (Turkey)
Discontent of the miners over working conditions begins to grow, fueled by the agitation of a revolutionary Ilya.
Ilya and his comrades launch a petition for better working conditions, but a tragedy happens…
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
10. Blow for Blow (France - 1971)
Documentary film. In France, in Elbeuf, a wildcat strike begins in a small textile company employing almost exclusively women. Labor conflict breaks out due to hard labor, sexual harassment, and mistreatment by the management.
November 20, 2024 at 12:41 PM
9. To Kill a Priest (Poland - 1988)
Warsaw, 1981. The "Solidarity" trade union takes a course of confrontation with the authorities. A Catholic priest connected to the organization, does everything he can to unite its members.
The film is based on the true story of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko.
November 20, 2024 at 12:33 PM
8. Three Sides (Russia - 2011)
Documentary film. In June 2009, Putin visited the town of Pikalyovo, where there was a conflict between the owners of three factories. The workers had become unemployed and were forced to block the federal highway.
The film tells the story from the town's residents.
November 20, 2024 at 12:12 PM
7. The Organizer (Italy - 1963)
The story of the workers' struggle in northern Italy in late 19th century.
The weavers begin a strike. The problem is that these kind, but illiterate. A teacher, sent by revolutionary comrades, volunteers to help them. But the reality is worse than they expected.
November 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
6. Comradeship (1931)
After the end of World War I mine was divided between France and Germany. Once an accident occurs on the French side. German miners head to assist their French comrades.
The film is based on events at the "Courrières" mine, where German rescuers from Westphalia came to help.
November 20, 2024 at 11:47 AM
5. Dough and Dynamite (USA - 1914)
A silent film with the great Charlie Chaplin. Pierre, a waiter, fails at every task he's given, whether it is. Soon, however, the bakers go on strike, and the owner is sent two waiters to replace them. But they are met as strikebreakers.
November 20, 2024 at 11:22 AM
4. The Garment Jungle (USA - 1957)
The owner of the New York clothing company pays gangster Artie Ravidge to prevent creating the women's tailor union. The thugs unleash real terror, extorting blood money from anyone sympathetic to the union. However, not everyone can be intimidated...
November 20, 2024 at 11:10 AM
3. Strike - the Hero of Gdańsk (Poland, Germany - 2006)
The film portrays the labor movement in Poland over a roughly 20-year period. The character of Agnieszka is based on a real historical figure, Anna Walentynowicz, who, alongside Wałęsa, was one of the founders of the free trade union movement.
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 AM
2. The Strike (1925, USSR)
The film is about pre-revolutionary Russia. After a worker, falsely accused of theft, commits suicide, his comrades declare a strike, which is brutally suppressed with the help of the military. The film is black-and-white and silent, but highly dynamic.
November 20, 2024 at 10:28 AM
1. Salt of the Earth (1954)
The main characters in the film, Ramón, is a union activist who organize the strike. The owners of the company managing the mine try every possible means to suppress the strike.
The film’s tagline: "Banned! The film the US government didn’t want you to see!"
November 20, 2024 at 10:22 AM
So, does it turn out that the new generation, having gone through the school of social activism, is now strengthening the trade unions?
At the same time, it’s worth noting that the average age of Starbucks workers is 18 to 34 years old.
November 20, 2024 at 1:57 AM