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Borrowing Policy:
The films and audio-visual materials listed in this catalog are available for educational,
non-commercial use by any interested group in the State of Hawai'i, without charge to public
educational institutions or non-profit organizations. All of the titles listed are the property of the
Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR), University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu.
This catalog is being circulated in order to increase the general use of these films and materials to
improve the general understanding of labor-related programs and problems.
Use of the materials listed in the catalog is subject to the following conditions and
procedures:
1. Write or phone the Center for Labor Education and Research at 96-043 Ala 'Ike, Pearl City,
Hawai'i 96782; telephone 454-4774, FAX 454-4776.
Identify the film or AV material you desire by the title as listed in the catalog.
2. Make the request at least two weeks before the date your organization wishes to use the
material, and indicate the date the film will be used and the date you intend to pick it up.
3. Pick up the materials to be used on O'ahu no earlier than two days, nor later than one day
before they are to be used.
If the materials are for use on neighbor islands, they will be mailed and a charge will be assessed
to cover postage and insurance.
4. O'ahu users must return the materials within two days after use; neighbor island users should
return the materials to insure the receipt by the Center within five days after its scheduled
use.
5. All films, filmstrips and tapes must be rewound onto their original reels and in their original
canisters. The user organization will be responsible for all borrowed materials and agrees to
reimburse the University of Hawai'i for repairs or replacement of any damaged or lost
materials.
No admission charge to any meeting at which the film is shown is permissible.
VIDEO TAPES
All video tapes desribed below are in half inch, VHS format. Borrowers must take care that the
tapes are stored upright and in cool areas and played on machines that have been properly
maintained and cleaned to prevent damage and distortion.
PUBLIC RELATIONS/MEDIA
CHANGING LABOR`S IMAGE: UNIONS, THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC
OPINION (1986, 22 min, V-05)
Strikes, violence, corruption and greed dominating the portrayal of unions in the news media has
made organizing harder in the 80s and 90s. This program examines the extent and nature of
labor`s public image problem; looks at how the media presents labors` issues and contributes to
the problem; and concludes by highlighting the way unions and union members are trying to
change labor`s public image. Produced by Pennsylvania State University and Professor Paul F.
Clark.
GETTING ON TV AND RADIO (1985, 28 min, V-15)
A step-by-step guide for local unions that want to get their message on TV and radio, local
newscasts, TV talk shows, editorial replies, public service announcements and paid advertising.
Includes the results of the AFL-CIO Campaign for America`s Future. Produced by
the AFL-CIO`s Labor Institute for Public Affairs.
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD (1991, 12 min, V-38)
Produced by the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) and designed to be
used at union meetings, conventions/conferences and union educational programs. The
commercial media often covers labor by emphasizing the negative and ignoring the many
contributions labor unions make to society. Even union members get most of their information
about labor through uninformed and often biased commercial sources. A strong and effective
labor press is crucial to getting labor`s message out to union members. The labor press offers an
alternative viewpoint--the voice of workers themselves. This video, featuring television celebrity
and union advocate Howard Hesseman, effectively conveys the point that communicating with
union members doesn`t require a million-dollar budget or a journalism degree. It takes a
humorous and creative look at the future as well as examining real-life people and situations to
convey a serious message.
VIDEO AS AN ORGANIZING TOOL (1985, 36 min, V-58)
Unions are using a variety of video technologies in organizing campaigns today. This program
provides examples of the type of programming used by various unions. It features a worker to
worker video experiment used by the Steelworkers and the IUD in an organizing drive in
Carrollton, Ga.
WORKPLACE BEAT: COVERING THE BOTTOM LINE (1996, 30
min)
A "WE DO THE WORK" documentary that examines the way media covers workplace
issues. As large corporations buy up newspapers, a strike by Detroit newspaper workers raises
questions about which stories will be reported. Interviews with journalists and producers of TV
programs about working people including Michael Moore (of TV Nation
fame) and Global Vision's Rights and Wrongs.
ORGANIZING
BREAD AND ROSES [2000, 110 min.]
Gripping story of a group of the immigrant workers who take a stand against the million dollar corporations who employ them. Based on the SEIU's Justice for Janitor's organizing efforts in Los Angeles. Appalled by the working conditions and the unfair labor practices of their employers, two newly arrived illegal immigrants working as janitors in a major downtown office building team up with a union organizer to fight for human dignity and economic justice on the job.
(Lions Gate Films, directed by Ken Loach, starring Adrien Brody and Pilar Padilla, Cannes Film Festival award nominee and winner og santa Barbara Internatonal Film Festival's Phoenix Prize)
EVERY MEMBER AN ORGANIZER (1996, 9 minutes)
An up-beat Teamsters Union production featuring President Ron Carey that shows the success
possible when the union uses its own members as volunteers to organize "worker to worker"
while their professional organizers work more as campaign coordinators. Examples are shown of
police in Daytona Beach, Fleming Foods workers in North Carolina, Overnite Transportation
drivers in Lexington, Kentucky and "out-sourced" airline mechanics at America West in
Phoenix.
MARTY LEVITT: A DIRTY BUSINESS (1990, 110 min, V-35)
A series of four half-hour programs featuring former union buster and author Marty Levitt who
describes how he got into and out of union busting. In part of this program he recreates a
management kick-off training the way he used to do it. He describes in detail the tactics
commonly used to defeat the union in an organizing campaign, including a discussion of
Greyhound`s union busting. He reviews tactics for busting the union busters. The four programs
are: 1) Biography, 2) Training the Troops, 3) Tactics, and 4) Busting the Buster. Produced by
the University of Minnesota, Labor Education Service.
OCCUPATION (2002, color, 44 min.)
A powerful story of how students and immigrant janitors took on—and defeated—one of the most powerful corporations in the world. Occupation documents the historic three-week sit-in by the Harvard Living Wage Campaign. The campaign demonstrates one local response to corporate power in an age of globalization, catapulted the living wage movement to the center of public discussion. Narrated by Molly McOwen and Ben Affleck. Presented and distributed by EnMasse Films. Directed by Maple Razsa and Pacho Velez. Written by Amy Offner, Pacho Velez, and Maple Razsa.
ORGANIZING: THE ROAD TO DIGNITY (1985, 40 min, V-43a, b)
Produced by the United Food and Commercial Workers and the National Football League
Players Association, this program was designed to feature the benefits of joining and being
represented by a union. In three segments, the basic elements of a union organizing campaign are
shown, from the signing of authorization cards through the election and early contract
negotiations. The program presents the union point of view to workers considering whether or
not to join a union.
ORGANIZING UNIONS: THE CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE (1991, 9:25
min)
Maureen Bunyan from Labor's Institute for Public Affairs, interviews Msgr. George Higgins on
the position of the Roman Catholic Church on the importance of labor unions in a free society as
a means of achieving economic and social justice for working men and women. Citing the
Second Vatican Council in 1965 and Pope John Paul's Encyclical On Human
Work, Msgr. Higgins makes it clear that the Church regards labor unions as
"indispensable" to adequately defend human rights in the workplace so that especially women
and immigrant workers may secure a living wage and decent working conditions.
UNION ORGANIZER: BEST JOB IN AMERICA (1990, 8:30 min,
V-52)
Graduates of the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute share their expriences organizing workers
throughout the country and highlight the job of union organizer from the point of their
motivation, commitment, and the job`s rewards. Produced by the AFL-CIO`s Labor Institute for
Public Affairs.
THE UNION STEWARD AND YOU; A Navy presentation (1969, 14:00 min.)
Like a family or team, the functionality of any workplace usually depends on its individual parts. The union steward is no exception, and this informing presentation examines his role, importance, and contributions to maintaining a healthy and productive environment for his fellow workers. It also focuses on the relationship shared between a steward and supervisor, suggesting that an open and understanding partnership can lead to an efficient workplace, free from unnecessary tension and bickering that stubborn quarrelling can bring. In doing so, the steward should not neglect his own duties and must always strive for his coworkers’ best interests, while the supervisor ought to approach his employees as individuals with their own needs. Consisting of narrated skits that depict possible work situations and conflicts, this film illustrates the benefits of adhering to such respectful, considerate, and cooperative working relations. By demonstrating several courses of actions taken by both a steward and a supervisor, and following the outcome of their decisions, the film stresses that the rewards of an ideal and harmonious workplace greatly outweighs any compromise or personal sacrifice. Produced by Kellock Productions Inc., and scripted by Joseph Dimona.
TIES THAT BIND (1995, 57 min)
An examination by the WE DO THE WORK Labor Television Series of workers' efforts to gain
representation in workplaces where employers oppose unionization. This one-hour documentary
probes management, government and workers' perspectives on labor law and democracy at
work.
UNION SUMMER (1996, 9 min.)
Produced by the AFL-CIO, this short program describes the 1996 paid internship program open
to college students who might be interested in organizing low-paid workers in health-care,
garment, retail and fast-food industries around the country. These three week programs will be
conducted in June, July and August of 1996, and the AFL-CIO is looking for socially-conscious
college students to join their nation-wide campaign for social justice in the same way that Civil
Rights leaders sought people to participate in the historic "Freedom Summer" of 1964.
VIDEO AS AN ORGANIZING TOOL (1985, 36 min, V-58)
Unions are using a variety of video technologies in organizing campaigns today. This program
provides examples of the type of programming used by various unions. It features a worker to
worker video experiment used by the Steelworkers and the IUD in an organizing drive in
Carrollton, Ga.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
DISCOVERING THE FUTURE: BUSINESS OF PARADIGMS (1990, 38
min)
Produced by Infinity Limited and Charthouse Learning Corporation.
HOW TO CONDUCT A MEETING (1979, 18 min, V-22)
A chaotic meeting of a neighborhood board association is straightened out by the narrator`s
instructions in parliamentary procedure. Basic rules for conducting a meeting are covered,
including the order of business; stating and discussing major motions and amendments; how to
maintain order in debate; voting on a motion; and nominating and electing candidates. This is an
excellent film with which to learn or review the basic elements and fundamental purposes of
parliamentary procedure. [Also available in l6mm film]
INTERNAL ORGANIZING (1988, 3 parts - 1 hr 23 min, V-24)
The product of an AFL-CIO teleconference, this series of programs was developed to teach
organizers how to build up union membershp prior to contract negotiations. Although the
problem is modeled around open-shop organizing, the skills presented transfer to union-shop
situations in which the goal is to expand union support as well as classic organizing campaigns
aimed at non-union operations. Many success stories, with practical step-by-step suggestions
and role-plays are shown. Part 1: Planning the Campaign (15 min); Part 2: Communication
Skills for Organizers (49 min); and Part 3: Organizing Simulations (19 min).
MANAGING CONFLICT (1990, 19 min, V-33)
Produced by Salenger Films, this video version of their16mm film covers the same five strategies
shown in the earlier film, but uses vignettes of interpersonal business relationships set in a
fictitious paper manufacturing company and a flower wholesaler to illustrate avoidance, force,
accommodation, compromise and collaboration. In addition, this video emphasizes the need to
analyze the conflict and determine the parties` objectives before selecting the appropriate
strategy. [Also available in 16mm film]
THE UNION COUNSELOR (1991, 26 min.)
Produced for the AFL-CIO Community Services Department by the Labor institute of Public
Affairs, this training video describes the job of a union counselor, appointed and trained by the
union to offer non-threatening assistance to co-workers and fellow unionists who may need
information or referral to community service agencies when their work and or personal lives are
beset by problems.
LABOR ARTS & CULTURE
CHARLES K. L. DAVIS: HAWAI`I'S GOLDEN TENOR - Rice &
Roses (1993, 30 min.)
A look at the life and times of one of Hawai`i's greatest entertainers. An early and distinguished
member of the Musicians Union, Local 677, and the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA),
Charles Keonaonalaulani Llewellyn Davis was one of the first native Hawaiian artists to become
an internationally acclaimed singer. As this program shows, he was just as much at home
singing operatic arias at the Met in New York as he was with the Hawaiian mele in
Waikiki. Rare footage is featured of Mr. Davis performing with Dinah Shore in 1959 as well as
his first recording in 1946.
MUSIC FROM FILIPINO CAMP - Rice & Roses (1987, 30 min, V-39)
Filipino immigrants have created a unique musical culture that has enriched our
community with music that ranges from string bands to jazz and the Honolulu Symphony.
Maestros from the plantation string band era talk story and play music. They are joined in this
documentary special by impressario Tommy Tomimbang, his daughter Emme, jazz musician
Gabe Baltazar and symphony arranger and bass player Angel Pena in this celebration of Filipino
culture.
NEWSIES (1992, color, 121 min.)
Starring Academy Award winner Robert Duvall (Best Actor—Tender Mercies) and screen favorite Ann-Margret, here’s the true story of a courageous group of newsboys who become unlikely heroes when they team up to fight an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon. Determined to make their dreams come true, they find the courage to challenge the powerful! Also features Christian Bale and Bill Pullman. A Walt Disney Pictures presentation in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners. Produced by Michael Finnell, written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White. Directed by Kenny Ortega.
TAKE CARE (1989, 30 min, V-51)
Documentary on the hit musical produced by the Bread & Roses Cultural Project. Based on the
experiences of members of the Hospital Workers` Union, Local 1199.
