“ THE RISE OF ORGANIZED LABOR ” 1960 AMERICAN UNION MOVEMENT EDUCATIONAL FILM AFL-CIO XD80484

"The Rise of Organized Labor" is a black-and-white educational film from 1960 presented by the McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., produced by Biofilms. It traces the development of the American labor movement dating back to the late 1800s when the Industrial Revolution took hold. The rise of organized labor is explained through the historical contexts and conditions that produced the need for unions resulting in organized labor.
“The Rise of Organized Labor” title banner (00:17). Credits (00:24). Informational text overlay (00:36). Views of workers during a strike (00:44). Large crowds gathered in the street (00:50). Strikers shatter windows with bats (00:52) and throwing smoke bombs (00:55). Men carry a wounded body (01:00). Crowds running (01:02). Caricature of an overweight man in an office (01:05). A drawing of a union member (01:09). (01:15). Illustrations depicting working prior to the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s (01:27), and the introduction of machines in the factories (01:32). Illustrations of the social groupings created by the effects of the machine, firstly the industrialist (01:45) and the worker (01:48). Drawings of women and children in the early 1800s (02:01) and tired workers (02:04). Illustrations of women hired to work in factories (02:10) and children (02:21). A photograph of children canning vegetables in a factory (02:26). More photos of the conditions of child labor in USA in the 19th century (02:34). Illustrations portraying tensions arising during the transition period into a machine age (02:52). Illustrations of worker forming unions (03:11) and striking (03:25). Drawings depicting one of the earliest strikes, that took place in colonial days in 1786 (03:52) and shoemakers, who had formed their crafts union early (04:03). Documents where courts ruled unions illegal conspiracies (04:13). Lemuel Shaw, former chief of justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, who ruled labor unions as legal organizations in 1842 (04:24). Views of other American courts who continued to treat unions as conspiracies (04:33). The deed of the first successful National Labor Union ‘Knights of Labor’ formed in 1869 (04:53). Its founder Uriah Stephens (04:59). Its leader Terrence Powderly (05:02). The Knights of Labor headquarter (05:05). A drawing of the union’s Nations Committee (05:11). The union’s preamble (05:16). Members of the union and its organizers (05:28). “American Federation of Labor” (AF of L) logo (05:44). Its first president Samuel Gompers (05:53). List of independent unions making of the AF of L (05:57). Gompers (06:01). Illustrations of clashes and battle between employers and strikers (06:08). Photographs of factory workers (06:52). Drawing of the AF of L committee (07:01). AF of L’s certificate of Affiliation (07:10). Drawing of a meeting between the union and the employers and factory owners (07:16). Drawing a social reform groups (07:26). Teachers and full classrooms (07:40). A meeting (07:50). Footage of management’s efforts to destroy the unions, including labor lockouts, blacklists, violence, and legal battles (07:58). The Clayton Anti-Trust act of 1914 making organized labor a legal American institution (08:39). Former presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration (08:50). The National Labor Relations act of 1935 (08:58). Workers choosing unions using ballots (09:10). The National Labor Relations Board (09:16). Footage of factory workers (09:24). Strikes in the streets in the 1930s (09:41). ). Footage of factory workers (09:47). The ‘Congress of Industrial Organizations’ (CIO) office (10:00), formed by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America (10:07) and Sidney Hillman of the Amalgamated Clothing Worker of America (10:12). Strikes organized by CIO (10:17). AF of L and CIO combined logo (10:27). A meeting held by George Meany, former president of AF of L and Walter Reuther, former president of the CIO (10:29). Drawings of labor’s two internal enemies: racketeers and communists (10:51). Books and pamphlets following Soviet discourse (10:59). Racketeers (11:15). Managers bargaining with union leaders (11:39). A congressional committee (11:56). Labor Union leader James Riddle Hoffa is investigated (12:08). Union meeting and workers participating (13:19). Union leaders (13:39). Union office buildings (13:55). A meeting (14:06). A high school (14:12). Factory workers (14:17). Workers on vacation (14:24). Facilities provided by the union (14:29). Drawing of worker and manager shaking hands (15:03). Strikes (15:16). A union meeting (15:21). George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO gives a speech (16:02). The End (17:41).
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[@modernemod123]

Pensions , health & welfare , safer work conditions brought me to a realistic decent totally enjoyable retirement. Always got along good with the non-union workers.

[@FreiherrDinkelacker]

And, you are the last generation of "pensioners."

[@hillarious2393]

thats fight for their right, and not what happens now!

[@danielwalton4563]

Metra gets screwed up ❤.

[@lifeunderthemic]

You are either with them or you are against them.
It's bigger than you and me.
Take a proper gander as this.