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Salt of the Earth is an amazing movie made in 1954 about a strike in the Southwest. It is said to be the only feature film made in the U.S. by, for and about labor. The film covers not only the horrible conditions the largely Latino miners faced, and the heartless greed of the mining company, but it also powerfuly deals with the tensions between the male striking miners, and their wives.
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/Salt of the Earth / is a powerful film from 1954. Here is a quick snyopsis of it: At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home!
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The movie was sponsored by the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Union, which merged with the United Steelworkers in the 1960s.
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Made over six decades ago by blacklisted film workers, Salt of the Earth was the "first feature film ever made in the US of labor,...
Salt of the Earth is an amazing movie made in 1954 about a strike in the Southwest. The film covers not only the horrible conditions the largely Latino miners faced, and the heartless greed of the mining company, but it also powerfuly deals with the tensions between the male striking miners, and their wives.
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Salt of the Earth is an amazing movie made in 1954 about a strike in the Southwest. It is said to be the only feature film made in the U.S. by, for and about labor. The film covers not only the horrible conditions the largely Latino miners faced, and the heartless greed of the mining company, but it also powerfuly deals with the tensions between the male striking miners, and their wives.
The movie was sponsored by the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Union, which merged with the United Steelworkers in the 1960s.
The movie was sponsored by the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Union, which merged with the United Steelworkers in the 1960s.
Salt of the Earth is an amazing movie made in 1954 about a strike in the Southwest. The film covers not only the horrible conditions the largely Latino miners faced, and the heartless greed of the mining company, but it also powerfuly deals with the tensions between the male striking miners, and their wives.
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The movie was sponsored by the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Union, which merged with the United Steelworkers in the 1960s.
Salt of the Earth is a powerful film from 1954. Here is a quick snyopsis of it: At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home!
Made over six decades ago by blacklisted film workers, Salt of the Earth was the "first feature film ever made in the US of labor, by labor, and for labor". More than that, it was "a film that does not tolerate minorities but celebrates their greatness".
The film was commissioned by the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, which merged with the United Steelworkers in the 1960s.
The next Monthly General Membership Meeting of the ArcelorMittal Bargaining Unit will be held at 4:00pm Wednesday September 12th, 2018 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 3:00pm.
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The next Monthly General Membership Meeting of the ArcelorMittal Bargaining Unit will be held at 4:00pm Wednesday December 11th, 2018 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 3:00pm.
The next Monthly Meeting of the Chester County Central Labor Council will be held at 7:00pm Monday September 17th, 2018 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 6:00pm.
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The next Monthly Meeting of the Chester County Central Labor Council will be held at 7:00pm Monday November 19th, 2018 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 6:00pm.
The next Monthly General Membership Meeting of USW Local 1165 will be held at 5:300pm Tuesday September 25th, 2018 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 4:45pm.
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The next Monthly General Membership Meeting of USW Local 1165 will be held at 5:30pm Tuesday November 27th, 2018 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 4:45pm.
