5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history

Photo caption: ‘The Salt of the Earth,’ made during the height of the post-World War II Red Scare, was blacklisted. Photo via IMDB. Article by Peter Dreier. The Conversation – August 22, 2022.

Unions are more popular now than at any time since 1965, and the U.S. is in the midst of a new upsurge of union organizing. Is a Hollywood drama about angry Starbucks baristas or frustrated Amazon warehouse workers far behind? Hollywood studios and independent producers have long depicted the collective efforts of working people to improve their lives and gain a voice in their workplaces and the larger society. […]

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