Find out about why unions are pushing the Employee Free Choice Act. For those of us in the entertainment industry where intimidation of workers trying to organize has been rampant. Ask those in the Sports industry who organized in the mid 90's - organizing is no joke.
Once when working a non-union job I tried to get back some comp time. The executive producer just looked up from his papers and said "Don't you realize there are a plane load of freelancers circling above us who want your job?" I had been working 12 hour days for the last two months. My son had been born the year before.
These folks may not be in the same industry that we are but they have similar issues. Take a look this is a good explanation of the Employee Free Choice Act.
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An independent filmmaker working on the fringes of Hollywood has brought us many thoughtful films. A master craftsmen he has a unique film voice that is truly American. His characters are distinctly drawn inhabiting a world just degrees off center. Below please find a couple of suggestions.
Matewan
One of those classic labor films. A story told in dark hues about our history and our present. The story of people determined to organize and the dangers they confront. Good and evil, courage and cowardice drawn in the fine lines of an old master. From the director of "Brother From Another Planet" this is the type of story that your grandfather could tell. A powerful cast including; Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary Mcdonall, Will Oldham and David Strathaim.
From IMDB.com:
Mingo County, West Virginia, 1920. Coal miners, struggling to form a union, are up against company operators and gun thugs; Black and Italian miners, brought in by the company to break the strike, are caught between the two forces. Union activist and ex-Wobbly Joe Kenehan, sent to help organize the union, determines to bring the local, Black, and Italian groups together. Drawn from an actual incident; the characters of Sid Hatfield, Cabell Testerman, C. E. Lively, and Few Clothes Johnson were based on real people. Written by Susan C. Mitchell {susanm@indirect.com}
Honeydripper
Another John Sayles film staring Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton and Stacy Keech and Keb Mo -- this movie rolls slowly out of it's southern past. A jook joint tale wonderfully told. The ensemble cast each drawn individually bring to bear subtle nuances that just make you smile with realness.
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