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Contract Contract, 1975

 File — Box: 53

Scope and Contents

[87] - TWUA 1975, revised 1987; 16 mm ; very poor, sprocket holes are damaged or missing early in the film ; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Contracts, Oneita Knitting Mill, strikes, Textile Workers *film is damaged and not viewable; summary taken from "Films and Video Tapes for Labor" Film Division, AFL-CIO Department of Education, Revised March 1987.* Bayard Rustin narrates this story of the long struggle of Oneita Knitting Mill workers who fought for a contract 14 months after they won a representation election at the South Carolina textile plant. Workers tell what the union means to them in terms of human dignity, job security, wages and fringe benefits and what they learned when black and white workers joined together to fight for a union. Contract, Contract; film is damaged and in poor condition, sprocket holes are missing, film does not project properly -- 1000 feet of film

Dates

  • 1975

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

28.11 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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