The Springfield Gun

Duration: 0:26:00

Year Published: 1971

Creator: National Right to Work

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 1May71 · MP21919 (Jul-Dec 1971) Copyright holder: National Right to Work Committee Production company: Centron Educational Films

Description: Builds up one incident set in Springfield, Missouri, into an analogy about the evils of compulsory unionism. Interviews grape pickers, a dismissed teacher, and several other workers who express dissatisfaction with compulsory unionism. Suggests voluntary union membership as a logical and desirable alternative. Concludes with comments from Congressman Sam Steiger who advises support for the National Right to Work Committee in generating legislation to establish the right to work principle. , Builds up one incident set in Springfield, Missouri, into an analogy about the evils of compulsory unionism. Interviews grape pickers, a dismissed teacher, and several other workers who express dissatisfaction with compulsory unionism. Suggests voluntary union membership as a logical and desirable alternative. Concludes with comments from Congressman Sam Steiger who advises support for the National Right to Work Committee in generating legislation to establish the right to work principle.

Complete Record: , Builds up one incident set in Springfield, Missouri, into an analogy about the evils of compulsory unionism. Interviews grape pickers, a dismissed teacher, and several other workers who express dissatisfaction with compulsory unionism. Suggests voluntary union membership as a logical and desirable alternative. Concludes with comments from Congressman Sam Steiger who advises support for the National Right to Work Committee in generating legislation to establish the right to work principle.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.