Category Archives: Labor

SALT OF THE EARTH (1954) FULL MOVIE

Posted on September 1, 2014 | Leave a comment

For Labor Day:

NY Times 1954 Review of Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth: Labor, Film and the Cold War

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Posted in Activism, civil rights, Labor, Politics, Video

Studs Terkel Radio Archive

Posted on July 27, 2014 | Leave a comment

The National Endowment for the Humanities has funded the creation of a publicly accessible digital archive which will stream nearly 5,000 oral history interviews conducted by the great Studs Terkel from his 45 years on Chicago radio. The site is active but currently only a fraction of the material is up. Much more to come. Check it out here:

Studs Terkel Radio Archive

Listen to a sample: Studs interviews Alfred McCoy in 1971 about his book on the drug trade in Southeast Asia and it’s effect on American soldiers in Vietnam.

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Posted in Audio, History, Labor, Music, News Articles, Photography, Politics, Sports, Vietnam, War

Toledo Electric Auto-Lite Strike 1934

Posted on April 8, 2014 | Leave a comment

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80 years ago this week, the ELECTRIC AUTO-LITE STRIKE begins in Toledo Ohio over union recognition and wages. The strike lasts nearly two months, during which occurs a brutal five-day pitch battle between some 6,000 strikers and the Ohio National Guard, leaving two striking workers dead and more than 200 injured. The highly publicized struggle happens at the height of the Great Depression and comes to be known as the Battle of Toledo. The strike is regarded by many labor historians as one of the most important strikes in U.S. history…

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