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Series: AFL-CIO General Union Films
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CC 566
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1968: Labor's Year of Challenge : An AFL-CIO COPE film.
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CC 510
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1970: The Big One : A film produced for the Committee on Political Education (COPE) stressing the
importance of voting in Congressional elections. Film features Al Barkan and
George Meany. Meany talks about what it takes to have a successful election; he
mentions the COPE voter registration drives, encourages members to donate to COPE,
and to vote on election day.
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CC 511
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AFL-CIO Endorses Mondale, circa 1983 : Footage of the AFL-CIO convention where Walter Mondale is endorsed. Also includes
footage of Mondale talking to people and answering their questions about the
economy, the need for more jobs, housing concerns, and concerns of
union-busting.
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DD 113
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A Conversation at the White House,
1968 : AFL-CIO leader George Meany and President Lyndon Johnson in a 1967 discussion at
the White House. Topics include: labor issues, educational programs, health care,
urban renewal, and foreign policy towards Vietnam.
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AB 905
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A Personal Commitment,
1970 : Film details the step-by-step procedure for conducting an effective voter
registration campaign.
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CC 567
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A Political Message,
1971 : An AFL-CIO COPE film produced by Maurer, Fleisher, Zon & Associates. Film
critiques Nixon for not keeping his promises and failing working people; discusses
how unemployment rates and violent crime rates increased during his
administration. Film encourages viewers to vote against Nixon in the 1972
election.
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DD 688
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A Time of Challenge,
1981 : This film was made for the centennial of the AFL-CIO in 1981. It contained a
history of the unions, including many early events and leaders.
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FH 290
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Controlling Interest
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CC 568
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COPE: Good Work for Democracy : An AFL-CIO COPE film; created and directed by James D. Rogers; narrated by Ned
Beatty; and produced by Maurer, Fleisher, Zon & Associates. Film discusses who
COPE is, how it came to be, how it operates, and what it hopes to accomplish.
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FE 537
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Deadline for Action
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DD 126
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Democracy on Display,
1960 : This film documents the Union Industry Show, held in Cleveland, Ohio in 1960. The
Show includes manufacturers of food, appliances for the home and industry as well
as the products of tradesmen and craftsmen.
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AB 925
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Each for All,
1959
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AC 349
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Farm Workers Demonstration : Shots of picketers in front of the Biltmore Hotel.
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AC 495
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Fight for My Union? Damn Right I Would!,
1978 : The intensified campaign of corporate and right-wing forces to break unions and
elect anti-labor candidates is described in this film. The rise of corporate
political action committees and the implications of the Supreme Court decision
permitting the use of corporate treasury funds for political purposes are spelled
out. The film outlines ways that union members can organize to fight against these
destructive forces.
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DD 659
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George McGovern biography
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DD 112
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History of IATSE, circa 1956
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CC 484-CC 485
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How to Get a Job, Parts 1-2,
1979 : From WNET New York, Ford Foundation, Bill Moyers introduction, Series: Bill Moyers Journal. A group of people in a class learn
how to get a job.
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CB 082
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Hubert H. Humphrey,
1977 : Labor film with excerpts of Hubert Humphrey's last speech before a union audience
at the Minnesota AFL-CIO Convention on September 19, 1977. The Humphrey-Hawkins
Bill is featured in the speech.
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CC 483
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Ill Winds : From the UFCW Department of Education. A Report by the Committee on Public Works,
the United States Senate, 89th Congress 2nd? Session (1965-1967); congressional
committee meeting about air pollution.
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CB 075
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Jimmy Carter Speaks to Labor,
1976 : Labor film of speeches by George Meany and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter
addressing workers' issues before the AFL-CIO General Board meeting in Washington
D.C. on August 31, 1976 to plan strategy for Carter's election.
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DD 660
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John F. Kennedy's Last Words to Labor,
1963
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AE 270
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Meany Statement on Repeal of Section 14(b), 1966
January : Statement by AFL-CIO President George Meany on the repeal of Section 14(b) of the
Taft-Hartley Act. Meany expresses strong opposition to Section 14(b) and believes
it should be repealed. Two versions spliced together: one version is about 1
minute; the other version is about 3 minutes.
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FE 278
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Milestone in Unity: 30th Convention of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America,
1966
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Nixon: Broken Promises,
1972 : COPE film discussing Nixon's failure to keep his campaign promises.
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CA 990
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First copy
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CB 078
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Second copy
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CC 512
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People and Politics,
1962 : President George Meany as narrator; film discusses early labor efforts; the
Depression; 1932; FDR; Social Security; Taft-Hartley Act; Truman election; right
to work laws; Landrum-Griffin; The People's Lobby; registration and voting (old
methods, before computers); COPE activities; phone bank; and President Kennedy.
Film stresses the importance of voting.
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CC 513
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Politics of, by and for the People,
circa 1960 : Film covers several subjects including: politics and rigged tax returns; legal
loopholes; capital gains; depreciation allowances; stock option gimmicks; and
concludes that individuals must turn to political action to elect legislators to
change tax laws.
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CA 991
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Poverty in the Land of Plenty : Dramatization of a strike at the DiGiorgio Farms in the San Joaquin Valley of
California. AFL produced film is an exposé of unfair farm labor practices.
Farm laborers have no rights to unemployment compensation, old age, and health
benefits. Film shows dramatization of workers beginning to organize.
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CC 514
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Precincts, People and Power: The Arithmetic of
Politics 1966, 1966 : Film stresses the importance of voting in Congressional elections. It discusses
the progress made after the 1964 election but cautions against voter apathy in
non-presidential elections. It also cautions about extremist groups like the KKK
and John Birch Society. Film encourages viewers to be politically involved in
activities such as voter registration/get out the vote drives; to volunteer in
political campaigns; to donate to COPE; and to vote on election day.
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DD 661
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Presidential Elections 1913-1940s, circa
1948 : Film discusses the policies of presidents who served between 1913 and 1940. The
film portrays the successes of Democratic administrations and the hardships the
nation faced under Herbert Hoover. Film includes election speeches and inaugural
footage of Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert
Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Governor Thomas Dewey.
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CB 080
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Right Wing Machine,
1978 : Labor film informing union members of the threat from right wing organization and
their mouthpieces in Congress. Richard Viguerie, Joseph Coors, Ronald Reagan, and
others are singled out for their roles.
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CA 662
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So You Work in New York,
1950 : Explanation of the law in New York for workmen's compensation and disability
compensation.
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AC 485
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Support Stronger Social Security,
1966 : Speech by President Lyndon B. Johnson urging people to support recommended
legislation increasing and broadening social security benefits. George Meany
introduces and concludes film.
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FH 295
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The Advocates: “Philadelphia
Plan,” circa 1970s : An episode from The Advocates, a television show
which presented debates on social issues. In this episode the Philadelphia Plan is
discussed; the plan was intended to increase the number of minorities employed in
construction jobs. This episode is moderated by Michael Dukakis. Leonard Davies,
guest advocate, argues in favor of expanding the Philadelphia Plan to all federal
and federally-assisted construction projects. Davies is joined by James Jones (UW
Law Professor) and Herbert Hill (from the NAACP). Howard Miller argues against
expanding the plan; he is joined by Donald Clement, Director of the Office of
Civil Rights (AFL-CIO), and Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader and Director of the
A. Phillip Randolph Institute.
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FE 535
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The Awesome Servant,
1961 : A film aired on ABC as part of an unidentified series about the impact of
automation on meatpacking and automobile industries. Shows Cudahy plant in Omaha,
unemployment problems in Detroit, IBM plant and CEO Watson, and members of
International Office Workers. Arthur Goldberg and Walter Reuther are
interviewed.
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CC 486
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The Best Is Yet to Be
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CC 487
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The Endless Harvest
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FH 291
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The Inheritance (long version),
1964 : Describes the history of the labor and civil rights movements in the first half
of the twentieth century. Topics addressed include: immigration from Europe,
working conditions for children, labor strikes in the 1910s, World War I, the rise
of the KKK and the anti-communist Palmer Raid, social reforms of the 1920s, the
Great Depression, veterans' protests in Washington, D.C., the rise of the CIO, the
rise of the Nazi party in Germany, World War II, and the civil rights
protests.
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CB 074
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The Phony Issue, the Real Issue, and You,
1976 : Labor film discussing the phony issue of big government, the real issues facing
working Americans, and the role of local committees on political education in
mobilizing voters.
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FH 292
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The Willmar Eight
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CC 488
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This Union Cause
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CB 072
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Victims of Veto,
1974 : Labor film demonstrating how President Nixon has hurt the American people by
using the executive veto and the need to elect a veto proof Congress. George Meany
asks union members to work hard and contribute to COPE toward this goal.
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AE 283
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We Come to Bat, circa
1970 : An AFL-CIO COPE film. Film discusses the state of the economy and job markets in
the United States, and encourages viewers to elect politicians that AFL-CIO,
Committee on Political Education (COPE) supports.
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CC 489
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We Didn't Want It to Happen This Way
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CC 541
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We're On Our Way,
1982 : The film discusses different sources of energy including coal, nuclear, oil, and
natural gas, and increased energy demands. A family is seen using different types
of energy at home and at work; and the parents take their daughter to a museum to
learn about different energy sources and talk about electrical cars in the
future.
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CB 073
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We the People,
196? : Labor film affirming the unions' position opposing right to work laws and
guarding the workers' right to unite.
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AE 284
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When Wallace Got the Vote, circa
1972
An AFL-CIO COPE film.
Discusses the impact of George Wallace's candidacy on the 1968 presidential
election, and urges voters not to support Wallace's bid for the Democratic
presidential nomination in 1972. States that Wallace's policies are not favorable
to organized labor, and that voting for Wallace will result in Richard Nixon's
re-election.
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FH 293
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With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's
Emergency Brigade, 1978 : Film combines archival footage and interviews with participants to trace the role
of women in the formation of the United Auto Workers and their involvement in the
General Motors Sit-Down strike in 1936-1937.
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