{"id":189,"date":"2015-09-04T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/?p=189"},"modified":"2017-08-24T09:23:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T15:23:26","slug":"labor-day-movies-the-labor-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/2015\/09\/04\/labor-day-movies-the-labor-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day Movies: The Labor Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labor Day isn\u2019t <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an excuse to barbecue, procrastinate on homework, or seize your last opportunity to wear your best white ensemble. According to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Department Labor<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is a day \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers\u201d and is a \u201cyearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.\u201d \u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you prepare for your \u00a0three-day weekend, consider getting in the original spirit of the holiday by checking out some of these great movies about work and working.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E9Oeky4UImQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2974687~S6\">Harlan County USA (1976) (DVD 5828)<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directed by Barbara Koppel, this Oscar-winning feagure-length documentary follows the activities of coal miners and their families striking against\u00a0the Brookside mine in Harlan County, Kentucky in 1973. This film was added to the Library of Congress\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabincreekfilms.com\/films_harlancounty.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Film Registry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1991 and was voted one of the top 5 documentaries of all time by the International Documentary Association.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/45CX8W9peTs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b3291581~S6\">Norma Rae (1979) (DVD 7973)<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starring Sally Field, this film depicts a factory worker who becomes involved in a labor union due to the poor health conditions at the factory where she works. The film was based on real-life union organizer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernstudies.org\/person\/norma-rae\">Crystal Lee Sutton<\/a> who was fired from her job at the J.P. Stevens textile plant in North Carolina for trying to organize a union. Her last action at the plant&#8211;depicted memorably in\u00a0<em>Norma Rae&#8211;<\/em>was writing the word &#8220;UNION&#8221; on a piece of cardboard and standing on her work table, leading her coworkers to turn off their machines in solidarity before she was physically removed by police. Sally Fields won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role and the film was selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2011.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eI6Ol7aX6mk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2357057~S6\">Nine to Five (1980) (DVD 1001)<\/a><\/h3>\r\nAlthough it&#8217;s a more light-hearted look at the plight of the worker,\u00a0<em>Nine to Five <\/em>is one of my all-time favorite movies\u00a0that also happens to feature\u00a0two of my favorites&#8211; Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda. This film is a comedic look at how three working women get even with their &#8220;sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical&#8221; boss (played by Dabney Coleman) and manage to enact real, positive change in the workplace.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aq7yCJG7Dew?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2216003~S6\">How Green was My Valley? (1941) (DVD 181)<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Supporting Actor, this John Ford picture tells the story of the Morgan family, a Welsh mining family living in South Wales Valleys in the 19th century<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jj2J9XjvdoM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2474001~S6\">On the Waterfront (1954) (DVD 1319)<\/a><\/h3>\r\nLet\u2019s forget for a moment Elia Kazan\u2019s association with the Hollywood Blacklist and his history of &#8216;naming names&#8217;\u00a0and appreciate this beautiful film. Focusing on dockworker Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) and his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), the film concerns union violence and corruption on the waterfront of New Jersey. The film won 8 academy awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director. It was selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1989.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CcHbMrq1wkE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2370257~S6\">Modern Times (1936) (DVD 1967)<\/a><\/h3>\r\nIn this satirical comedy\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, the Little Tramp struggles against the modern industrialized world with hilarious results. \u00a0This film was selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1989.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DfbX5dPODZs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2570052~S6\">Blue Collar (1978) (DVD 2434)<\/a><\/h3>\r\nPaul Schrader&#8217;s directorial debut starring Richard Pryor and Harvey Keittel\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concerns three Detroit auto workers who are motivated by financial troubles and dissatisfaction with both their management and union leadership to rob a safe at union headquarters. \u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GUOJE0Iie0E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2630286~S6\">The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers&#8217; struggle (1997) (MV 9576)<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b1464019~S6\">The Wrath of Grapes (1986) (MV 1309)<\/a><\/h3>\r\nBoth documentaries focus on the struggles of farm workers and the United Farm Workers Union (UFW). The<em> Fight in the Fields<\/em> explores the history of the UFW\u00a0and its founder Cesar Chavez and includes newsreel footage of the groundbreaking 1965 Delano grape boycott.\u00a0<em>The Wrath of Grapes<\/em>\u00a0is an UFW production and takes a closer look at the struggles of farmworkers in commercial grape orchards. \u00a0Notably, the UNT Special Collections Department holds the collection of <i>Wrath<\/i> producer, director, and activist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/findingaids.library.unt.edu\/index.php?p=collections\/findingaid&amp;id=247#.VeIIwlNViko\">Lorena Parlee<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Labor Day isn\u2019t only an excuse to barbecue, procrastinate on homework, or seize your last opportunity to wear your best white ensemble. According to the U.S. Department Labor, it is a day \u201cdedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers\u201d and is a \u201cyearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/2015\/09\/04\/labor-day-movies-the-labor-movement\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Labor Day Movies: The Labor Movement\">Read more &raquo;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movie-recommendations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5CjJ3-33","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1836,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions\/1836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}