Movies Similar to Where Do You Stand? Stories from an American Mill (2004)

This film examines a pivotal moment in American labor history: the 1973 strike by coal miners at the Brookside Mine in Harlan County, Kentucky, owned by Eastover Mining Company. After the miners…

Facing a global giant, a team of Amazon employees in Staten Island, New York, launch an unusual effort to form a union at their warehouse.

During the winter of 2002-2003, as the United States prepared for war in Iraq, global peace protests reached unprecedented levels. *Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War*…

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In August 1980, women were instrumental in sparking the Solidarity strike, closing shipyard gates when male workers, content with a wage increase, wanted to leave. Without their initiative, the August 1980 events…

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This documentary commemorates the 30th anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike, a deeply divisive and significant industrial dispute in British history. It presents perspectives from individuals on both sides of the conflict.

In a year of record profits, workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota, are asked to accept significant pay cuts. The local labor union responds with a strike, fighting for…

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Henri Storck and Joris Ivens' influential social documentary uses staged scenes alongside real-life footage of the 1932 miners' strike in Belgium's Borinage. The film portrays evictions, hunger, and police brutality, ultimately aiming…