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Teacher’s Strike

Documentary of a 1976 strike by the Niles Township teachers. This strike ended in 267 union teachers being fired only to have the firings canceled....
Powerful Fun

Footage of Chicago political figures leading up to the 1985, 1986 and 1987 elections.
Telenews Weekly, September 19-October 8, 1950

Telenews Weekly presented by Telenews Productions, International News Service and International News Photos presents a news review of events spanni...
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I.A.T.S.E. stands for International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. In 1948 they became the dominant union in the entertainment industry. T...
AFL-CIO Unemployed Leave For Washington Chicago (Grand Central) Sil. Neg. Trims 4-7-59

Footage depicting union workers protesting at Chicago's Grand Central Station in 1959 before boarding a train to attend the Unemployment Conference...
Jimmy Hoffa Press Conference Chicago

President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Jimmy Hoffa addresses the union at a central conference held at the Hotel Sherman in Chi...

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The (mostly silent) outtakes captured here primarily depict footage of Midway airport during a Flight Engineers' Strike in 1961, which resulted in ...
Chicago: Airlines Strike..EAL--TWA--L.C. 11-24-58

Consists of outtakes from a news broadcast depicting airport operations: passengers boarding planes, purchasing tickets, baggage handlers carrying ...
Detroit: Chrysler Strike 11-11-58

News footage covering a 1958 labor strike by 3,000 Chrysler Corporation employees in Detroit.
South Bend: Studebaker-Packard Strike 11-24-58

News footage of a strike by Studebaker-Packard Corporation employees in South Bend, Indiana on November 24th 1958. The automobile plant was shut do...
Stewardesses Strike (North Central) Chicago 12-58

Silent outtakes from news footage depicting stewardesses and mechanics going on strike, demanding fair wages. The event took place in North Central...
Detroit: Capital Airlines Strike 11-11-58

News outtakes depicting the Capital Airlines Strike of 1958. 
Muhammad Ali 4/11/7/76

Muhammad Ali is shown walking out of a scheduled appearance on NBC's Grandstand to demonstate his support for the NABET strikers.
During Fireman's Strike - 22nd + California Fire 3-5-80

News footage of a building fire at the intersection of S. Fairfield Ave and W. Cermak Rd. (near "22nd and California," as noted by the filmmaker's ...
Heroic Police Effort to Save Child - During Firemen's Strike -Two Die in Fire 14th + St. Louis - 3-5-80

News footage captures police and firefighters' response to a fire at 1434 S. St. Louis Ave on March 5, 1980, near the conclusion of the 23-day fire...
Great Depression

Directed by Maurice Bailen with cinematography by J. Frietag, and produced for the Chicago chapter of the Workers Film and Photo League, The Gr...
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