THE RISE OF ORGANIZED LABOR

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Biofilms

Color: B&W

Description: “The Rise of Organized Labor” title banner (00:17). Credits (00:24). Informational text overlay (00:36). Views of workers during a strike (00:44). Large crowds gathered in the street (00:50). Strikers shatter windows with bats (00:52) and throwing smoke bombs (00:55). Men carry a wounded body (01:00). Crowds running (01:02). Caricature of an overweight man in an office (01:05). A drawing of a union member (01:09). (01:15). Illustrations depicting working prior to the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s (01:27), and the introduction of machines in the factories (01:32). Illustrations of the social groupings created by the effects of the machine, firstly the industrialist (01:45) and the worker (01:48). Drawings of women and children in the early 1800s (02:01) and tired workers (02:04). Illustrations of women hired to work in factories (02:10) and children (02:21). A photograph of children canning vegetables in a factory (02:26). More photos of the conditions of child labor in USA in the 19th century (02:34). Illustrations portraying tensions arising during the transition period into a machine age (02:52). Illustrations of worker forming unions (03:11) and striking (03:25). Drawings depicting one of the earliest strikes, that took place in colonial days in 1786 (03:52) and shoemakers, who had formed their crafts union early (04:03). Documents where courts ruled unions illegal conspiracies (04:13). Lemuel Shaw, former chief of justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, who ruled labor unions as legal organizations in 1842 (04:24). Views of other American courts who continued to treat unions as conspiracies (04:33). The deed of the first successful National Labor Union ‘Knights of Labor’ formed in 1869 (04:53). Its founder Uriah Stephens (04:59). Its leader Terrence Powderly (05:02). The Knights of Labor headquarter (05:05). A drawing of the union’s Nations Committee (05:11). The union’s preamble (05:16). Members of the union and its organizers (05:28). “American Federation of Labor” (AF of L) logo (05:44). Its first president Samuel Gompers (05:53). List of independent unions making of the AF of L (05:57). Gompers (06:01). Illustrations of clashes and battle between employers and strikers (06:08). Photographs of factory workers (06:52). Drawing of the AF of L committee (07:01). AF of L’s certificate of Affiliation (07:10). Drawing of a meeting between the union and the employers and factory owners (07:16). Drawing a social reform groups (07:26). Teachers and full classrooms (07:40). A meeting (07:50). Footage of management’s efforts to destroy the unions, including labor lockouts, blacklists, violence, and legal battles (07:58). The Clayton Anti-Trust act of 1914 making organized labor a legal American institution (08:39). Former presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration (08:50). The National Labor Relations act of 1935 (08:58). Workers choosing unions using ballots (09:10). The National Labor Relations Board (09:16). Footage of factory workers (09:24). Strikes in the streets in the 1930s (09:41). ). Footage of factory workers (09:47). The ‘Congress of Industrial Organizations’ (CIO) office (10:00), formed by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America (10:07) and Sidney Hillman of the Amalgamated Clothing Worker of America (10:12). Strikes organized by CIO (10:17). AF of L and CIO combined logo (10:27). A meeting held by George Meany, former president of AF of L and Walter Reuther, former president of the CIO (10:29). Drawings of labor’s two internal enemies: racketeers and communists (10:51). Books and pamphlets following Soviet discourse (10:59). Racketeers (11:15). Managers bargaining with union leaders (11:39). A congressional committee (11:56). Labor Union leader James Riddle Hoffa is investigated (12:08). Union meeting and workers participating (13:19). Union leaders (13:39). Union office buildings (13:55). A meeting (14:06). A high school (14:12). Factory workers (14:17). Workers on vacation (14:24). Facilities provided by the union (14:29). Drawing of worker and manager shaking hands (15:03). Strikes (15:16). A union meeting (15:21). George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO gives a speech (16:02). The End (17:41).

Complete Record: “The Rise of Organized Labor” title banner (00:17). Credits (00:24). Informational text overlay (00:36). Views of workers during a strike (00:44). Large crowds gathered in the street (00:50). Strikers shatter windows with bats (00:52) and throwing smoke bombs (00:55). Men carry a wounded body (01:00). Crowds running (01:02). Caricature of an overweight man in an office (01:05). A drawing of a union member (01:09). (01:15). Illustrations depicting working prior to the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s (01:27), and the introduction of machines in the factories (01:32). Illustrations of the social groupings created by the effects of the machine, firstly the industrialist (01:45) and the worker (01:48). Drawings of women and children in the early 1800s (02:01) and tired workers (02:04). Illustrations of women hired to work in factories (02:10) and children (02:21). A photograph of children canning vegetables in a factory (02:26). More photos of the conditions of child labor in USA in the 19th century (02:34). Illustrations portraying tensions arising during the transition period into a machine age (02:52). Illustrations of worker forming unions (03:11) and striking (03:25). Drawings depicting one of the earliest strikes, that took place in colonial days in 1786 (03:52) and shoemakers, who had formed their crafts union early (04:03). Documents where courts ruled unions illegal conspiracies (04:13). Lemuel Shaw, former chief of justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, who ruled labor unions as legal organizations in 1842 (04:24). Views of other American courts who continued to treat unions as conspiracies (04:33). The deed of the first successful National Labor Union ‘Knights of Labor’ formed in 1869 (04:53). Its founder Uriah Stephens (04:59). Its leader Terrence Powderly (05:02). The Knights of Labor headquarter (05:05). A drawing of the union’s Nations Committee (05:11). The union’s preamble (05:16). Members of the union and its organizers (05:28). “American Federation of Labor” (AF of L) logo (05:44). Its first president Samuel Gompers (05:53). List of independent unions making of the AF of L (05:57). Gompers (06:01). Illustrations of clashes and battle between employers and strikers (06:08). Photographs of factory workers (06:52). Drawing of the AF of L committee (07:01). AF of L’s certificate of Affiliation (07:10). Drawing of a meeting between the union and the employers and factory owners (07:16). Drawing a social reform groups (07:26). Teachers and full classrooms (07:40). A meeting (07:50). Footage of management’s efforts to destroy the unions, including labor lockouts, blacklists, violence, and legal battles (07:58). The Clayton Anti-Trust act of 1914 making organized labor a legal American institution (08:39). Former presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration (08:50). The National Labor Relations act of 1935 (08:58). Workers choosing unions using ballots (09:10). The National Labor Relations Board (09:16). Footage of factory workers (09:24). Strikes in the streets in the 1930s (09:41). ). Footage of factory workers (09:47). The ‘Congress of Industrial Organizations’ (CIO) office (10:00), formed by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America (10:07) and Sidney Hillman of the Amalgamated Clothing Worker of America (10:12). Strikes organized by CIO (10:17). AF of L and CIO combined logo (10:27). A meeting held by George Meany, former president of AF of L and Walter Reuther, former president of the CIO (10:29). Drawings of labor’s two internal enemies: racketeers and communists (10:51). Books and pamphlets following Soviet discourse (10:59). Racketeers (11:15). Managers bargaining with union leaders (11:39). A congressional committee (11:56). Labor Union leader James Riddle Hoffa is investigated (12:08). Union meeting and workers participating (13:19). Union leaders (13:39). Union office buildings (13:55). A meeting (14:06). A high school (14:12). Factory workers (14:17). Workers on vacation (14:24). Facilities provided by the union (14:29). Drawing of worker and manager shaking hands (15:03). Strikes (15:16). A union meeting (15:21). George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO gives a speech (16:02). The End (17:41).