| Dock Workers Strike: Ports Tied Up From Maine To Texas | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1732 |
| Catalog #: | 426508 | |
| Clip Number: | 426508-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 038-004-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:20:54 - 00:21:56 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Cargo & Freight Handling LABOR UNIONS: Strikes LABOR UNIONS: Teamsters LABOR UNIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | Footage is damaged. From New England to the Gulf of Mexico, not a ship is being loaded as 60,000 dock workers go out on strike. Union officials are shocked at the action of the workers in rejecting the contract and they plan father appeals to the men to ratify the agreement. If the strike is prolonged it will have an ominous effect on the national economy. Shipping docks no ships being loaded. Two dock workers walking with signs around their necks (illegible). More strikers with signs around their necks - one reads 'Seniority' - 'No Contract No Work'. A ship docked at the pier, all is still. Tanker sitting still at the dock. Large crates piled up on the dock. Steel barrels piled up. Railway trucks sitting not being unloaded. Overview - Port not ships, very still. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
