Organizing America [videorecording] : a history of trade unions in the U.S. / Cambridge Research Group ; producer/director, Kyle Boyd ; writer, Susan Pointon.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Cambridge Educational,
Copyright Date:
c2001
Description:
1 videocassette (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Originally videorecorded in 1994. Narrator: Michael Martin.
Summary:
"Using interviews, personal accounts, and archival footage, this program investigates the major events in the history of American trade unions, from the formation of the first 'friendly societies' in the 18th century, to the challenges posed by new technologies in the 1980s and 90s. Important issues such as minimum wages, health and safety conditions, discrimination, benefits, job security and strikes are addressed. Veterans of labor struggles, labor historians, and business and government officials reveal fascinating personal insights into labor's sometimes violent origins, and how its influences have changed the workplace over the past 200 years"--Container.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)58722183
Locations:
GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.