Labor Union Movies

  • 1950
    Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

    6.31950HD

    The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.

    Chance of a Lifetime
  • 2007
    Cocalero

    Cocalero

    Cocalero

    52007HD

    A documentary centered on the union formed by Bolivian farmers in response to their government's (which was urged by the U.S.) effort eradicate coca...

    Cocalero
  • 1990
    American Dream

    American Dream

    American Dream

    7.21990HD

    When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local...

    American Dream
  • 2024
    Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story

    Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story

    Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story

    02024HD

    Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story dives deep into the lives beyond the court of the next generation of basketball luminaries, Jonquel Jones, Nneka...

    Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story
  • 1977
    Island Shunters

    Island Shunters

    Island Shunters

    01977HD

    Short documentary on the shunters in the Darling Island, Sydney, Australia railyard. Filmed in 1977.

    Island Shunters
  • 2009
    Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

    Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

    Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

    7.52009HD

    July, 1936. The terrible Spanish Civil War begins. When the streets are taken by the working class, the social revolution begins as well. The public...

    Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra
  • 1950
    With These Hands

    With These Hands

    With These Hands

    51950HD

    Produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film used actors to recreate the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and compare working...

    With These Hands
  • 2019
    A March to Remember

    A March to Remember

    A March to Remember

    6.62019HD

    Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain, March 3, 1976. After several months of protests demanding decent working conditions, a general strike is called....

    A March to Remember
  • 2014
    Miners Shot Down

    Miners Shot Down

    Miners Shot Down

    92014HD

    In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days later the police...

    Miners Shot Down
  • 1944
    Hell-Bent for Election

    Hell-Bent for Election

    Hell-Bent for Election

    5.31944HD

    A full-blown re-election piece for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the expense of Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey. Roosevelt is...

    Hell-Bent for Election
  • 2002
    An Injury to One

    An Injury to One

    An Injury to One

    6.52002HD

    An experimental documentary exploring the turn-of-century lynching of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana.

    An Injury to One
  • 1981
    The Willmar 8

    The Willmar 8

    The Willmar 8

    61981HD

    Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, eight unassuming women begin the longest bank strike in American history.

    The Willmar 8
  • 1981
    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    01981HD

    Delegates and workers discuss the issues that effect the Timberworkers’ Union, the reasons for the formation of the Combined Council of Timber...

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union
  • 2012
    Brothers on the Line

    Brothers on the Line

    Brothers on the Line

    7.52012HD

    Brothers on the Line explores the extraordinary journey of the Reuther brothers – Walter, Roy, and Victor – union organizers whose...

    Brothers on the Line
  • 1995
    Justice in the Coalfields

    Justice in the Coalfields

    Justice in the Coalfields

    01995HD

    This film demonstrates how labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weighed the scales of justice against working people....

    Justice in the Coalfields
  • 1996
    Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

    7.21996HD

    Antoine a Union representative works in a financially troubled factory. He's not the sharpest tool in the box but he has a big heart and when he and...

    Golden Boy
  • 2009
    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

    02009HD

    In the winter of 2002-'03, as the US was building its case to attack Iraq, people around the world responded with a series fo the largest peace...

    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War
  • 1938
    The Shanghai Drama

    The Shanghai Drama

    The Shanghai Drama

    6.41938HD

    A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera....

    The Shanghai Drama
  • 1970
    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story

    01970HD

    A Union's Story chronicles the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from its formation in 1903 to its current status as one of the most diverse and...

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters; A union's story
  • 1970
    Finally Got the News

    Finally Got the News

    Finally Got the News

    01970HD

    FINALLY GOT THE NEWS is a forceful, unique documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside...

    Finally Got the News