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Labor Day: Now Streaming on Docuseek
Essential films for higher education
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At the age of 45, sex worker and activist Karina begins to imagine working in another field and attempts to organize her colleagues for their labor rights. (EPF Media)
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An uplifting story about Jupiter, Florida's humane response to an influx of day laborers from Jacaltenango, Guatemala. (Bullfrog Films)
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Explores the extraordinary journey of the Reuther brothers — prolific union organizers who led an army of laborers into an epic struggle for social justice. Upon Walter’s ascent to the UAW presidency, the union provided support to a burgeoning civil rights movement and farmworker campaigns. (Bullfrog Films)
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The story of Clara Lemlich, a fledgling union organizer who launched the groundbreaking garment workers strike in 1909 in New York City. (Icarus Films)
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This fascinating road-movie follows US activists as they embark on a crusade against The Coca-Cola Company, accusing them of turning a blind eye to assault of union workers. (Pragda STREAM)
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Explores the gender dynamics in the food service industry, examining why women dominate lower-end diners while men are more prevalent in high-end restaurants. (Women Make Movies)
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The story of Britain's longest strike, the 1984-85 miners' strike, when Margaret Thatcher declared war on the unions, as told by those who lived through it. (Bullfrog Films)
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An analysis of the hotel employment crisis on the Baleric Islands, where chambermaids are paid less than 2 euros to clean a room. (Pragda STREAM)
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Shy sandwich-maker Mahoma Lopez unites his undocumented immigrant coworkers to fight abusive conditions at a popular New York restaurant chain. (Bullfrog Films)
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Who cleans your city? This film portrays the life and experiences of women that clean public spaces in Mexico City. (GOOD DOCS)
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LaDonna introduced landmark programs and legislation returning territory to tribes, improving education and healthcare for Native Americans, and ending job discrimination against women. (Women Make Movies)
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An insight into every day life of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement, divided between tilling the land, political activism, and talk of what a better future might look like. (Pragda STREAM)
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Tells the under told story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). (Cinema Politica)
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Follows the housekeeping team of a luxury Italian hotel — migrant workers who keep the tourist machinery running. (Icarus Films)
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This inventive found-footage documentary uncovers the hidden history of female telephone operators and their role in early globalization. (Women Make Movies)
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An exploration into the Moroccan women's protest in Huelva's strawberry fields providing insight into challenges faced by marginalized communities. (Pragda STREAM)
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Chronicles the life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House advisor. (Women Make Movies)
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Provides insight into the abuses and mistreatment of temporary workers, sub-contracted construction workers, and janitorial and domestic workers in New Jersey. (Collective Eye Films)
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Follows labor activists as they find common ground with workers and help them negotiate with local officials and factory owners over wages and working conditions. (dGenerate Films)
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With unprecedented access to 2022 World Cup labor camps in Qatar, this film follows migrant workers competing in their own football tournament. (Collective Eye Films)
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