Most of these movies are not labor movies, they are organized crime movies. Why don’t we have more movies that reflect the heroic struggles of the US working class, the great strikes of the early 20th century mill towns, the great Pullman strike, the Flint sit down strike, the Gastonia textile strike, etc.? Could it be that the Hollywood studios and their financiers prefer to portray the seamy side of the labor movement?
You’re about half right. The key was ‘Classic Union-related.’ The Molly Maguires, Roger & Me, Norma Rae and On the Waterfront are all pro-worker and classics. The others are classic as well. All are fact based.
https://youtu.be/e-PZ6w_2wp0?si=9l2-oEnALGCexX2Q
Here are my recs: https://open.substack.com/pub/andreadooley/p/happy-labor-day?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Most of these movies are not labor movies, they are organized crime movies. Why don’t we have more movies that reflect the heroic struggles of the US working class, the great strikes of the early 20th century mill towns, the great Pullman strike, the Flint sit down strike, the Gastonia textile strike, etc.? Could it be that the Hollywood studios and their financiers prefer to portray the seamy side of the labor movement?
This account is run by a "union avoidance" firm, thus the belief that unions and organized crime are practically synonymous. Here's my list of recommendations: https://open.substack.com/pub/andreadooley/p/happy-labor-day?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
You’re about half right. The key was ‘Classic Union-related.’ The Molly Maguires, Roger & Me, Norma Rae and On the Waterfront are all pro-worker and classics. The others are classic as well. All are fact based.