A History of Civil Rights in America - Episode 7: 1965 - 1993
In this the era of the great civil rights leaders, they help usher in a time of great change in the civil rights of all Americans for the betterment of all Americans.
Transcript: started his life's work as a farm labor organizer, fighting against the large farm owners and huge conglomerates for better working conditions, higher
A history of Hispanic achievement in America: emergence of a unique Hispanic culture
Hispanic Achievement and Latino Achievement are presented in this seventh program on Hispanic Heroes and Colonial History spanning 1959-1968. In this series, eight half-hour shows chronicle the story of Hispanic Americans and their culture, their ac...
Transcript: during the Depression. In the eighth grade, Chavez became a farmworker, and in 1948, Chavez started his life's work as a farm labor organizer, fighting
The Coca-Cola case
Columbia is the trade union murder capital of the world. Since 2002, more than 470 workers’ leaders have been brutally killed, usually by paramilitaries hired by private companies intent on crushing the unions. Among these unscrupulous corporate b...
Transcript: ;We have the prestigious- "The prestigious International Labor Organization "of the United Nations has decided to come in here "
Organizing America: The History of Trade Unions
Using interviews, personal accounts, and archival footage, this program investigates the major events in the history of American trade unions, from the formation of the first “friendly societies” in the 18th century, to the challenges posed by n...
Transcript: BIG LABOR ORGANIZATIONS CAME TOGETHER IN THE 1950s. IT WAS REPUBLICAN TIMES AND LABOR, WHICH HAD HAD THE CATBIRD SEAT IN THE ROOSEVELT YEARS, SUDDENLY
Global dump: toxic waste and the planetary ecosystem
While international corporations boast of newfound environmental stewardship, toxic materials are still produced on a worldwide scale - with underdeveloped nations serving as the planet's dump site. This program explores the issue, traveling to Asia...
Transcript: ELEMENTS AND THE PREVENTION OF TOXIC SPILLS, BUT IT'S A NON BINDING DOCUMENT. ITS DIRECTIVES ARE SIMPLY GUIDELINES. IN 2003, THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR
Who Owns America? Economic Crisis in the United States
The United States, the world’s strongest economic power, is also the world’s largest debtor nation. Will America’s ever-increasing trade imbalance and economic deficit trigger a global economic calamity? This program travels from East Coast to...
Transcript: OTHER LABOR ORGANIZATIONS CAME OUT TO HELP FIGHT THE BATTLE WITH US FOR DELPHI. AT THAT TIME WE WERE GOING INTO BANKRUPTCY AND WE WANTED THE WORLD TO
A Class Divided
After the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., an elementary school teacher in a small Iowa town decided to introduce ideas about racism and discrimination to her all-white class. This classic Frontline episode recounts Jane Elliott’s bold ex...
Transcript: widely used with students and teachers, and by government, business, and labor organizations concerned about human relations. Perhaps the most unusual use
Dominicanas
The program examines the Dominican Republic that tourists rarely see—a nation of sex markets, prostitution, poverty, and lack of educational opportunities. The current economic crisis and its effect on middle-class life are discussed, along with e...
Transcript: international situation, the Dominican Republic is being accused of violating human rights. In the international labor organization, as well as in the Congress of
Cesar's Last Fast
Cesar’s Last Fast is a Sundance feature documentary about the private sacrifice and spiritual conviction behind César Chavez’s struggle for the humane treatment of America’s farm workers. A panorama of Mexican American and American history, c...
Transcript: MEDICAL BENEFITS, ANY KIND OF PENSION BENEFITS, ANY TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS HAD TO BE THROUGH A LABOR ORGANIZATION, THROUGH A
lobby campaign begun in capitol
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the Equal Rights Amendment,
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has the support of more than
25 political, religious and labor
organizations, is urging