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The Fight for Maritime Unity
1946 · 31m
Documentary on the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, showing cautionary examples of strikebreaking methods.
This film speaks to the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, vividly recounting the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which culminated in a police riot in which two workers were killed, and led to further strikes and greater solidarity. Includes a great score with union hymns performed by Pete Seeger and Joe Jaffe, and a filmed introduction by Joseph Curran, president of the NMU.
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The Fight for Maritime Unity(1946)
December 31, 1946 · 31m
Documentary on the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, showing cautionary examples of strikebreaking methods.
This film speaks to the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, vividly recounting the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which culminated in a police riot in which two workers were killed, and led to further strikes and greater solidarity. Includes a great score with union hymns performed by Pete Seeger and Joe Jaffe, and a filmed introduction by Joseph Curran, president of the NMU.
