From UALE [Workers Ed Local 189]

Message from UALE

Videotapes Available for Review in Labor Studies Journal,  Spring, 2004.
If you see something that interests you, please let me know so I can send
the video(s) to you.  Reviews are to be no more than 500 words (limit
applies to single and multiple film reviews) and are to conform to the
general style requirements of Labor Studies Journal

An Injury to One.   2002, 53 minutes.  The film provides a corrective
glimpse of a volatile moment in early 20th century American labor history,
the rise and fall of Butte, Montana and specifically the mysterious death of
Wobbly organizer, Frank Little.  Film by Travis Wilkerson.  First Run/Icarus
Films

Bangladesh:  An Appeal for Solidarity.  2001, 8 minutes. Campaign video
produced to educate Americans about sweatshops in Bangladesh. National Labor
Committee. Crowing Rooster Arts.

Breaking the Silence:  The AFT-Africa AIDS Campaign.  13 minutes.  Describes
the AFT-Africa AIDS campaign and the impact of HIV/AIDS on education in
Africa.

Brother Outsider:  The Life of Bayard Rustin. 2002, 83 minutes. The video
presents a vivid drama, intermingling the personal and the political, about
one of the most enigmatic figures in 20th century American history.
Producers/Directors: Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer. Executive Producer:
Sam Pollard.  Produced in Association with ITVS.  California Newsreel.

Fasanella. 1992, 23 minutes.  The life, art and times of Ralph Fasanella,
union organizer turned painter.  Communication Workers of America.

Hammering It Out:  Women in the Construction Zone.  2000, 54 minutes. The
story of a community-initiated lawsuit that resulted in hundreds of women
getting trained and working on a billion-dollar freeway project in Los
Angeles during the 1980s and 90s.  Also explores the problems the women
faced in a male-dominated occupation.  Film by Vivian Price.  Distributed by
Women Make Movies.

Her Own Words:  Women in Non-Traditional Careers.  A series of 11 videos
produced by Jocelyn Riley which offer first-person narratives highlighting
women in a range of non-traditional careers.  Reviewers may choose to
request one, several or all of the videos in the series.  All videos are 15
minutes in length and include:  Math at Work, 1997; Women in Building
Construction,  2002;  Women in Dentistry, 1996; Women in Engineering, 2000;
Women in Firefighting, 1997; Women in Highway Construction, 2001; Women in
Machining, 1997; Women in Nontraditional Career: An Introduction; Women in
Policing, 1994; Women in Welding, 1997; Work Talk:  Women in Nontraditional
Careers in Their Own Words, 2000.

Justice on the Table. 2003, 25 minutes. The video, shot in Oregon's
Willamette Valley during the summer of 2002, documents the plight of Oregon'
s farm workers. It looks at working and living conditions, issues of
immigration, as well as contributions made by immigrant workers.  Moving
Image Productions.

Made in Thailand. 1999, 33 minutes.  In Thailand, women make up 90 percent
of the labor force responsible for garments and toys for export by
multinational corporations.  This film looks at the women factory workers
and their struggle to organize unions as well as the human cost of  the
global economy.  Film by Eve-Laure Moros and Linzy Emery.  Distributed by
Women Make Movies.

Pensions and Jobs.  1998, 30 minutes. The video explores the leverage of
using pension funds to create new union jobs.  Includes interviews with John
Sweeney, Richard Trumka and Leo Gerard.  Hedrick Smith Productions.  Films
for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Secrets of Silicon Valley.  2001, 60 minutes.  An expose of the hidden
downsides of the Internet revolution, the film chronicles a year in the
lives of two young activists grappling with rapid social change and the
meaning of globalization on their own doorsteps. Snitow-Kaufman Productions,
produced and directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman.

TEACH.  2001, 35 minutes. Chronicles the first year of four young teachers
in California as they fight the real fight:  educating our children, one
child at a time.  Directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Julia
Schacter and Davis Guggenheim.

Trade Secrets:  The Hidden Costs of the FTAA.  2002, 15 minutes. The video
explores what the proposed trade agreement could mean for ordinary people
and the environment across the Americas.  Includes interviews with various
labor leaders.  Directed by Casey Peek. Produced by Jeremy Blasi, Center for
Labor Research and Education, IIR UC Berkeley.

Women CAN Build California.  2002, 7:15 minutes.  Video includes interviews
with women who work in the building trades and advice about  entering the
field.  Distributed by Tradeswomen, Inc.

Women of Zimbabwe.  1997, 26 minutes.  Focuses on a group of five daring
women who have taken up the challenge of creating their own future in the
traditionally male field of carpentry.  Film by Joanne Burke.  Distributed
by Women Make Movies.

For more information, or to review one or more of these videos, contact
Peggy Wilson, AV Shelf Editor, Labor Studies Journal at wilsonm@xxxxxxx, or
call 305/348-2614.











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