Sit Down!, 1937

[44] - "Spanish Version"; American Federation of Hosiery Workers, Hosiery Styles for 1937; Education Department of American Federation of Hosiery Workers ; 16 mm ; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Hosiery Sit Down Strikes of 1937, Philadelphia Hosiery Workers This is a silent film about the Hosier Workers of Philadelphia in 1937. They joined together and staged massive Sit Down strikes throughout the city of Philadelphia. The film shows how union members joined together in surviving the strike by cooking meals for each other and supporting one another. The employers started negotiating after a while, and soon the unions won. The sit down strikes of 1937 were successful union activities. Sit Down, American Federation of Hosiery Workers; 16 min. long --- 600 feet of film