The Great Weirton steel

Year Published: 1984

Creator: First-Run Features (Firm)

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: Title from data sheet Title appears on film with editorial corrections as: The Great Weirton steal Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Documents a unique experiment that took place in 1982 in Weirton, W. Va., when employees of the steel plant were told that the plant would be closed unless the workers bought it under an employee stock ownership plan. Questions whether this signals an achievement for workers or is rather just one more way for the company to extract concessions from the labor force