Labor Unions Footage - WPA Film Library

Labor Unions

STREET CLEANERS STRIKE - PHILADELPHIA Rubbish piles up as street cleaners go on strike in Philadelphia and a small team has to tackle the mess. America.

UNION LEADER FRANK CHAPPLE Electrical Trade Union leader Frank Chapple at work.

Vision USA: Cesar Chavez

NEWS FLASHES - WEST BROMWICH BUS STRIKE Bus strike over employment of an Indian man as trainee conductor.

TOM MANN RE-EMBARKING FOR SOUTH AFRICA Good footage of Trade Unionist Tom Mann boarding ship for South Africa.

CLYDE DEMONSTRATION MARCH Unemployed shipworkers demonstrate on the streets of Glasgow

TUC CONFERENCE O'Brien, Tewson, Cousins, Campbell, Jones, Williamson, Openshaw and Curren attend TUC.

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT4

COAL CRISIS Welsh miners cast their votes in a strike ballot, they are demanding a reduction in the price of coal.

THE BIG STRIKE Clashes at the gates of B.M.C. factories as strike goes on - workers beat up Mosley's fascists.

LABOUR LEADER HONOURED Labour leader, Mr. J. H. Thomas and his new house, given to him by the National Union of Railwaymen.

TRANSPORT STRIKE Soldiers are brought into shift meat from Smithfield market during strike.

POST OFFICE WORKERS STRIKE Post office workers at mass meeting during the post office workers strike.

STRIKE IN THE US GARMENT INDUSTRY Garment industry workers go on strike and congregate in Madison Square Garden, New York.

POST OFFICE WORKERS STRIKE Post office workers at mass meeting during the post office workers strike.

Seiberling

NEWS FLASHES - SHIPYARD DEMONSTRATION Police use tear gas to disperse demonstration in Nantes shipyards.

DOCK STRIKE ENDS The London dockers return to work, but almost at once comes another strike.

STRIKE 'BLOCKADES' BRITAIN Seaman's strike causes havoc to Britain's Ports.

CIVIL WAR - LIVERPOOL UNDER MOB LAW Police and troops at work in Liverpool, controlling crowds during strike.

THE BIG STRIKE Clashes at the gates of B.M.C. factories as strike goes on - workers beat up Mosley's fascists.

PORT TALBOT STEEL WORKS STRIKE

KODAK STRIKE Kodak Workers Fight for Union Recognition

IDLE PIT HEADS DURING MINERS STRIKE

SHIPYARD STRIKE IN HAMBURG Idle ships in dock, workers queuing and receiving their last week's pay, strike meeting.

IDLE COAL MINES AND COTTON MILL Cotton mill out of work due to coal shortage.

Speeches of Harry S. Truman

PLANE MECHANICS STRIKE American air transport brought to a standstill by plane mechanics strike.

WALKOUT - TROOPS CALLED IN IOWA STRIKE (aka TROOPS QUELL RIOTS - IOWA) Troops are called into Newton, Iowa, after rioting during a strike by washing machine fac

NEWSPAPER STRIKE MEETING Newspaper strike officials hold meeting

POLITICAL NEWS - DEAKIN RETIRES As Arthur Deakin announces retirement, the candidates for his post are introduced.

US PHONE STRIKE Good footage of demonstrators during US phone strike in San Francisco.

ITALIAN WORKERS STRIKE Italian workers in Rome strike in protest against the massacre of Sicilian workers on May Day.

Vision USA: Cesar Chavez

LABOUR CONVENTION IN NEW YORK The two big labour unions AFL and CIO unite and hold convention

CAR INDUSTRY DISPUTE TALKS B.M.C. representatives and Union officials arriving and entering Ministry.

FRENCH RAIL STRIKE ( aka WORSE THAN THE TUBES ) Parisians are forced to cram on to the few trains running due to a strike while Rail Workers riot.

U.S. Coal Strike

Labor Warfare Grips Coast - Anxious To Work

WPA Strikers In Protest Rally

State Line Guarded In Strike War

Coal Strike Threatens US Economy

Labor Strikes

THE GREAT RAIL STRIKE ( shorter version ) Train drivers abandon their engines and travel home by bus.

HOTEL WORKERS STRIKE AND DEMONSTRATION Good item showing hotel workers striking over low wages.

MAY DAY A little girl called Lily Winterburn is crowned Queen of the May, and thousands flock to Hyde Park for the 'feast of Oratory'.

Gotham Rides Again: NY Strike Ends After 13 Days

Presses Roll NY Has Newpapers After Long Strike

STRIKE RIOTS IN MINNEAPOLIS Scenes of violent clashes between truck drivers on strike and police are seen in Minneapolis.

NEW "BATTLE OF ARRAS" Miners in France parade against unemployment and poor conditions.

CIVIL WAR - LONDON UNDER MOB LAW Police and troops at work in London controlling crowds during strike.

Airlines Strike: Major Air Tieup Creates Havoc

Walkout Closes East Coast Ports

Trade Union March & Rally; 1910s

Factory Girls' Strike; c. 1910

British Elections

Hong Kong Riots

Strike Bound:---Philadelphians Walk

Labor and Management Share Spotlight in Louisville Show

Defy DeGaulle: French Miners Continue Strike

Taxis Stop Rolling: NY And Chicago Hit By Strike

Strike Loss Rises: Dock Walkout Cost 25 Million A Day

Railroad Problem

Demonstration Crowds

National Guard Troops Move Into Steel Strike Zone

Modified Martial Law Decreed For Steel Strike Area

100,000 March In Record Labor Demonstration

Troops End Dam Rioting

Top News Stories Of 1955 - AFOL - CIO Merger

London Strike Of 1700 Truckers

News Blackout - N.Y. Newspapers Face Long Strike

Coal Strike Ends.

News in Brief: Union Trade Show

Thousands Return To Steel Plants As Strike Wanes

F.D.R Feels Public Patience At An End Over Steel Strike

Transit Strike Costly - Business Loss Heavy As NYC Crawls

Dock Workers Strike: Ports Tied Up From Maine To Texas

Giant Rally Held By Steel Strikers Despite Downpour

Deputies Rout Steel Strikers

Steel Crisis: Supreme Court to Rule As Strike Continues.

Bevin at Strike Meeting; 1921

March & Rally for Safeguarding Lace Trade

STRIKE MEETING & PROCESSION THROUGH TOWN by Carpenters & Joiners, c. 1910-1920s

Strike Rally & Police Brutality in South Africa, c. 1910-1920s

STRIKE OF HOTEL WORKERS Striking hotel and restaurant workers with placards outside trade union headquarters.

Deported Labor Leaders Rowed T

Trade Union March & Rally; 1910s

Labor Merger: AFL And CIO Join Forces

London Factory Girls' Strike 1910s

FORD STRIKE Strike at Ford Auto Plant

Beligan Farmers Protest Taxes

Red Strikes Peril France.

Steel Strike Settled.

Pennsylvania R.R. Strike

News in Brief: British Dock Strike.

House Hears Petrillo Testimony

Twenty-five Years Ago

Where's Everybody?

Unions Display Progress In Industry

Union Show

Argentine Labor Riots

Steel Strike!

Rail Strike: US Seized Roads At Eleventh Hour

Twenty-five Years Ago

Sit Down Strike

Kennedy Says U.S. Has Role In Negotiations

Unions Show Their Products

Airline Strike: Engineers Fight Job Abolishment

Railroad Strike Halted: Board To Study Job Layoff Issue

Dock Strike

Weeping Petrillo Bids Farewell

News in Brief: Reuther Named CIO Leader

News in Brief: New York City, Rail Strike Hits Commuters.

137,000 Belgian Miners Strike

25 Years Ago Today

Politics "Big Guns" Boom To Open 1952 Campaign

German Revolt: Reds Use Army To Quell Riots

French Strike Paralyzes Whole Nation

Strike Violence Flares.

Strikes Sweep Country

AFL Union Industries Show

Rail Strike" Tie-Up Paralyzes Canadian Economy

Ship Tie-Up: East Coast Dock Strike Halts War Shipments.

Peasants Combine In Anti-Profiteering Trade Organization

Produce Raisers Arm To Break Picket Lines in Produce Price War

4,600 Walk Out, Crippling Work At Big Shipyard

Martial Law Grips Omaha In Car Strike

Pickets Clash With Police In Textile Strike

Auto Strike Still On As Thousands Join Ranks Of Idle

Strikers Clash With Police In Auto Plant Riot

Troops Stand By As Deadlock Halts Auto Strike Peace

Police Start Run Among Strikers At Hosiery Plant

On The Strike Front

Cannery Workers On Strike

Picket Lines Smashed

Situation Tense On The Steel Strike Front

Detroit, Michigan - Yesterday GM Today Ford

Garfield Strike

Garfield Strike Trusso

Frank King

Garfield Strike

Firestone Strike

Sit down strike at Flint GM Plant

COAL STRIKE IN AMERICA Strikers and workers during the coal strike in America in 1941.

TRANSPORT STRIKE U.S.A. Various scenes surrounding industrial unrest in America - 1934.

TEXTILE STRIKE - AMERICA Nice piece about a textile strike - presents views from both sides.

STRIKE RIOTS - USA Mounted police hold back strikers in America.

Lady Telephone Pole Climber

Lady Pole Climber

LONDON BUS STRIKES Crowd listening to speaker, march, outside various south London tube stations and bus depots.

FRENCH COAL STRIKE Coal Miners Strike In France

FRENCH MINERS MARCHING General Strike in France

NEWS FLASHES - SHIPYARD DEMONSTRATION

STRIKES and WALKOUTS IN FRANCE DURING 24 HOUR TRANSPORT STRIKE Transport Workers Strike In France

PARIS ON A DAY OF STRIKE Railroad Strike In Paris

FRANCE IN GRIP OF GENERAL STRIKE

FRENCH MINERS STRIKE CONTINUES

DOCK STRIKE HITS FRANCE

ONE DAY STRIKE PARALYSES NATION French workers marching through Paris during one day strike.

LABOUR DAY Labour Day procession throughout the streets of London.

MINERS VOTE ( aka MINERS STRIKE BALLOT PAPER ) A ballot paper given to its members by the Miners' Federation of Great Britain.

COAL CRISIS London kids collect up every last scrap of coal while Miners' wives protest against the strike.

MINERS ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION AT HOUGHTON LE SPRING Miners celebrate by holding a street parade.

UNEMPLOYED MINERS MARCH Welsh miners march in solidarity.

JAZZING ALONG Fancy dress kazoo band parade for miners on strike.

CITY MEN AS STOKERS Civilian volunteers maintain gas supply during strike at Mill Hill Gas Works.

AMERICA'S WAY WITH BOLSHIES (aka COMMUNISTS ARRESTED) American steel strikers imprisoned following violence.

MAY DAY Labour Day parades and speeches at Hyde Park.

MINERS BIG DAY Large parade and speeches at the traditional Durham miners' gala.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - LONDON WITHOUT BUSES

CHEVROLET WORKS General Motors strike is settled by Federal mediator, USA.

QUEUES OF VOLUNTEERS Government appeals for volunteers to run essential services during strike.

STRIKE SNAPS 1-3 More repercussions on British life of the General Strike.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - SCOTTISH FISHER GIRLS AT YARMOUTH

DETROIT Strikers occupy a car factory and take part in a sit down protest.

“THE BATTLE OF THE SEINE” Barge workers use their boats to block the River as part of a strike.

A NATION PARALYSED Images of the French national strike - huge demonstrations in Paris.

ANOTHER STRIKING PICTURE FROM AMERICA Police break up demonstrating strikers in

TOLPUDDLE CENTENARY Mr Lansbury unveils memorial in village of Tolpuddle.

THE FARM STRIKE Squads of cycling pickets ride to farms to try and persuade farmers to join them on strike.

THE DOCK STRIKE Docks are seen at a standstill as the workers strike.

IDLE PITS EVERYWHERE (long version) Shots of deserted collieries abandoned by miners taking part in General Strike.

10,000 LACE WORKERS 10,000 lace workers in Nottingham hold protest march which stops the traffic.

COAL STOPPAGE COMPLETE? - A strike in the South Wales coal field brings mining t

UNEMPLOYED MINERS MARCH Welsh miners march in solidarity.

NY TUBE STRIKE (aka THE STRIKE CAUSES TRAFFIC CHAOS) New Yorkers trying to get home during the tube strike.

PEARL STRIKERS VICTORY (aka PEARL AGENTS STRIKE) Pearl Agents strike leads to victory.

TUC CLOSED SHOP CONFERENCE Trade Unions Congress held at Brighton.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA - MARSHALL PLANNING Representatives of thirteen countries meet in London to support Marshall Plan.

UNION MEETING CZECHOSLOVAKIA

TUC BACKS GOVERNMENT POLICY Will Lawther makes an anti-Communist speech to the TUC Congress.

THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION Flora Hancock speaks to TUC members on the inflation problem.

WORLD TRADE UNIONS MEET IN LONDON Leaders of International Trade Unions meet in London to form World body.

WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS IN LONDON - ROLL 2 Delegates at the World Trade Union congress in London.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - RAIL LEADERS SIGN 'PEACE' TERMS

ICFTU CONGRESS IN MILAN Delegates at the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

TUC CONFERENCE BLACKPOOL Trade Union Congress, cartoonist David Low and comedian Vic Oliver are present.

Selected Originals - SOUTHPORT T.U.C. (aka TUC CONFERENCE) Material relating to newsreel story "Southport TUC" - 55/72.

Khrushchev Speaks At

ETU MEETING Electrical Trade Union meeting in London.

MAY DAY IN PARIS Parisians celebrate May Day in traditional style - Trade Union marches and lots of Lilies.

SOVIET TRADE UNION LEADERS IN GERMANY Russian trade union chiefs visit German union HQ, receive gifts of cameras & visit steel works.

STRIKES Fleet Street print workers and London dockers strike on May Day.

TEACHERS STRIKE The latest news on the teachers strike.

YORKSHIRE COAL CRISIS Sailors from "HMS Lion" are seen working with pit machinery during the coal crisis.

PRESIDENT KENNEDY AVERTS RAIL STRIKE President Kennedy rejects possibility of rail strike after meeting rail authorities & union bosses.

BELGIAN DOCTORS STILL ON STRIKE Army comes in as Belgian doctors strike.

FRENCH MINERS STRIKE CONTINUES

DOCK STRIKE HITS FRANCE Idle docks and full dockside building during the dock strike in Marseilles, France.

New York Newspaper Strike

NEWSPAPER AND TRANSPORT STRIKES IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK Transport strike in Philadelphia & newspapers strike in New York.

FRENCH MINERS MARCH ON PARIS French miners demonstrating through Paris streets.

FRANCE IN GRIP OF GENERAL STRIKE Paris during general strike.

Air Strike Hits New York. Vs

American Dock Strike.

STRIKES IN BELGIUM Massed strikers marching along carrying banners. Renard speaking from balcony.

DUBLIN AIRPORT CLOSED BY FUEL STRIKE Dublin Airport deserted during fuel strike.

24 HOUR GENERAL STRIKE IN BELGIUM Crowds marching through streets of Brussels.

ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO'S AT FAMAGUSTA Laundry strike outside HQ, helicopters arriving, Commandos rushing out and going to cover.

COAL STRIKERS RIOT Mine strikers in Belgium gather at idle pit-head for meeting.

STRIKE VIOLENCE IN ARGENTINA Violent protests in Argentina

Tug Boat strike in New York - street scenes

President Truman Addresses Congress.

US RAIL STRIKE Material covering American rail strike. A circus is stranded in California.

NEW YORK SHUTS DOWN New York in dark due to strike.

BOMBAY STRIKE Workers hold one-day strike is held in Bombay, India.

FOCUS ON FRANCE - STRIKE Paris Transport Strike

FRENCH TROOPS TAKE OVER MINES Troops take over French mines as miners strike spread to key pits.

TRUMAN BREAKS RAIL STRIKE Trains are idle and passengers are left at stations during railway strike in America.

US STRIKE - A WORLD STARVES A look at the picket lines during the strikes in America.

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT IT - THE STRIKE AND YOU Jon Parsons asks the people on the street what they think about the meat workers strike.

TRANSPORT STRIKE IN FRANCE Transport strike in France brings mayhem to the Paris streets.

FRENCH COAL STRIKE French coal strike at Anzin near Valenciennes, France.

FRENCH COAL STRIKE French coal strike at St. Etienne in France.

FRENCH MINERS STRIKE French miners demonstration at Bethune.

FRENCH COAL STRIKE French miners on strike rioting at St. Etienne.

DOCK STRIKE AT DUNKIRK Troops brought in when dock workers strike in Dunkirk, France.

Transport Strike In Berlin.

STRIKE PARALYSES CANADIAN TOWN Police break up strikers in an asbestos mining town in Quebec.

Transport Strike In Berlin.

TRANSPORT STRIKE OF WEST SECTOR RAILWAY WORKERS WHO DEMAND PAYMENT IN WEST MARKS Strikers walking about railway line, mass of police at Charlottenburg station.

RAILWAY STRIKE IN BERLIN

RAILWAY STRIKE

STRIKE CRIPPLES AUSTRALIA Communist leaders are arrested for causing miner's strike, which cripples Aussie trade.

RUSSIANS ATTEMPT TO MOVE GOODS TRAIN FROM WEST ZONE DURING RAILWAYMEN STRIKE Russians try to move train during Berlin rail strike but line has been sabotaged

STEEL STRIKE BEGINS

STRIKERS TAKE OVER RAIL HQ Strikers outside railway HQ, Russian officers going into HQ.

STRIKE MEETING AT THE RENAULT FACTORIES IN PARIS Strikers meet at Renault factory in Paris.

GENERAL STRIKE IN BRUSSELS Protest against return of King Leopold in Belgium.

FRENCH STRIKE CHAOS The Army lends a hand as the strike by French workers continues to spread.

WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS

TUC CONFERENCE TUC conference in Blackpool, Lancashire.

RAILROAD STRIKE Conferences at the White House Washington on the threatened Railway strike.

FRANCE REFERENDUM - DE GAULLE RESIGNS General Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France after Referendum.

ONE DAY STRIKE PARALYSES NATION French workers marching through Paris during one day strike.

AMERICAN MINERS LEADER JOHN L LEWIS SIGNS US COAL PEACE John L. Lewis speaking about signing the coal peace.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - JOHN L LEWIS, AMERICAN MINERS LEADER

DIRECT ACTION MEMBERS OF TRIPLE ALLIANCE CONFER AT TRINITY HOUSE Members of the Triple Alliance are pictured as they arrive for a meeting at Unity House.

NEWSBRIEFS - GAS STRIKE

NEWS IN FLASHES - FIREMEN PAY PROTEST MARCH

END ALL STRIKES Herring drifters in East Anglia and workers at Savoy Hotel, London go on strike.

STORMS IN JANUARY - BUS STRIKE

LONDON DOCK STRIKE - ELEVEN MAN DISPUTE BLOCKS NATIONS FOOD Food rots in London docks as 14,000 workers go on strike.

GOVERNMENT MOVES TO END STRIKE Troops go into action on ships to save meat as dockers talk about going back to work.

DOCKERS STRIKE London Dockers on Strike. The Army cover their work.

LONDON DOCK STRIKE The docks lying idle at Tower Bridge, views up river of the City from Tower Bridge, a meeting of the striking dockers.

QUEEN ELIZABETH AVOIDS DOCK STRIKE Dock strike takes place in Southampton, Hampshire.

EUSTON RAIL STRIKE Porters strike at Euston railway station

MOPS ON THE MARCH Tea ladies and cleaners march in London to protest for more money in their wage packets.

THE DOCK STRIKE Large crowd of capped men (strikers) listening to speakers.

NINE ELMS RAIL DEPOT GO SLOW STRIKE Views of the depot and men in doorway drinking tea.

GUARDS MOVE INTO LONDON DOCKS Soldiers are brought in to break a strike in London's docks.

BEAVERBRAE CAPTAIN EXPOSES STRIKE AGITATORS More news from the strike that has brought London Docks to a halt.

EMERGENCY MEN TAKE OVER IN DOCKLAND The Armed Forces are enlisted to break a dock strike in London. They have to off load ships.

THE DOCKERS MARCH The striking dockers from London gather for a meeting in Trafalgar Square.

DOCK STRIKE - TROOPS WORKING Troops lining up for food and drink and working at the docks.

DOCKERS DEMONSTRATION MARCH AND MEETING IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE Demonstration in pouring rain at Trafalgar Square, idle ships, march through streets.

SERVICES MAN STRIKE-BOUND POWER PLANTS Soldiers and sailors are called in to man electricity power stations during a strike.

ELECTRICITY STRIKE Soldiers are called in to man power stations as workers go on strike.

DOCKERS TRIAL Police maintain crowd control at dockers trial. Good footage of London and crowd scenes

Selected Originals - PETROL STRIKE Material relating to newsreel story "Petrol Strike" - 53/83

STRIKE HITS 4,000 FACTORIES 2 million workers stage a 24 hour strike demanding a 15% wage increase.

Selected Originals - DOCK STRIKE Material relating to newsreel story "Dock Strike" - 55/42.

Selected Originals - DOCK STRIKE CONTINUES Material relating to newsreel story "Dock Strike Continues" - 55/52.

BMC STRIKE British Motor Corporation motor car strike starts; unions oppose automation in factories.

CAR STRIKE AT COWLEY OXFORD Employees still working leave on cycles, riding past strikers holding up Union Cards.

DANGEROUS SILENCE Employers will not talk, workers will not talk, shipyards are silent - strike continues.

BUSLESS CAPITAL the issues as a Bus strike halts London. We hear from all sides.

BUILDING SITE SHOWDOWN Strikes and layoffs halt building of new Shell Building on London's South Bank.

INK MAKES HEADLINES Strike by workers at ink manufacturing factory in Tottenham - part of printers' strike.

DUBLIN BUS STRIKE Bus workers strike in Dublin, Ireland

Selected Originals - LONDONERS GET THERE Material relating to newsreel story "Londoners Get There" .

Ford Strikers Meet - Dagenham Vs

DUSTMEN'S STRIKE Footage of rubbish piled up in the streets of Hackney during Dustmen's strike.

WE WANT YOU TO BE READY FOR THE KING J. H. Thomas appeals to striking British Empire Exhibition workers to return to work.

25th ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS

FRANK COUSINS RETIRES Reception marks retirement of Frank Cousins from Transport and General Workers Union.

SHIP STEWARDS MEETING

TROOPS CARRY THE CANNED. Soldiers are called in to help on the Sixth day of an unofficial strike of 1400 Smithfield Drivers.

STRIKE GRIPS NATION Large crowds of demonstrators take to the streets during nationwide strike in Belgium.

SEAMEN ON STRIKE Ships are left in dock and passengers stranded at seamen go on strike. Southampton.

T.U.C. IN ACTION The Trade Union Congress is held in Brighton, Sussex.

COAL STRIKE SETTLED John Lewis and Julius Krug announce coal strike is settled. America.

NEWSBRIEFS - LONDON DOCK STRIKE - MILITARY UNLOADS PERISHABLE CARGOES

WHO SUFFERS? Unofficial action halts activity in London. Dockers, meat porters and bus drivers on strike.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - MICHIGAN STRIKE

FORD WORKERS STRIKE - DAGENHAM

THE SIT DOWN STRIKE Motor Car Works strike at Michigan.

U.S. STRIKES strikes turn factories into homes

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - U.S. CAR STRIKE ENDS

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - MINNESOTA STRIKE

U.S TAXI STRIKE Riots on streets of New York - people attack cab drivers - police does nothing to protect them.

PARADE FOR PROSPERITY New York sees a massive parade to boost the New Deal and fight the depression.

IT HAPPENED! A riot breaks out when American police break up striking Iron and Steel workers.

CIVIL WAR AT SAYLESVILLE Violent street fight between the striking textile workers and National Guard.

THE EXECUTION SQUAD Chinese soldiers in Shanghai stand at a place of execution.

FRANC SLUMP SEQUEL Civil servants demonstrate in Paris demanding pay increase to meet high cost of living.

ALL IRELAND STRIKE The people of Ireland go on strike and challenge the menace of militarism, Dublin.

FUNERAL OF DR MCWALTER The funeral of Doctor McWalter, the High Sheriff of Dublin takes place at Glasnevin, strike picketers watch.

COAL STRIKE Boats in the dock and empty coal wharfs show the effects of the coal strike in Ireland.

RIOTS ON THE RAND Shots of industrial unrest in Johannesburg - police on horses ride into a crowd.

CHEVROLET WORKS' STRIKE General Motors strike is settled by Federal mediator, USA.

NEWS IN FLASHES - DOCKERS LEADERS IN COURT ACCUSED OF INCITING ILLEGAL STRIKE

LABOUR'S NO TO MERSEY STRIKE AND STATEMENT BY ARTHUR DEAKIN. Unofficial strike of Liverpool dockers does not get Labour approval.

TUC CONFERENCE Delegates gather for the 84th Trades Union Congress in Margate.

I.O.M. - T.U.C. MEETS Close ups of personalities attending the T.U.C. conference at Douglas, Isle Of Man.

NEWS FROM FRANCE Student protest and bus and metro strike in France.

FRANCE - STRIKE STRANDS BRITONS A nation wide strike in France strands British holidaymakers at railway stations.

PORT TALBOT STEEL WORKS STRIKE

MASS DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS Mass demonstration of French workers in Paris during the general strike.

SHOP STEWARDS COMMITTEE MEETING

D.G.B. CONFERENCE IN DUSSELDORF Trade Union conference in Germany

ALL QUIET ON THE "BATTLE OF THE BARGES" FRONT! Canal workers' threatened strike ends and work begins again - in France.

CURRAGH STABLE LADS STRIKE Trainer, P. Behan, mucks out his horses with his family's help when the stable boys strike.

Selected Originals - SMITHFIELD STRIKE. Material related to newsreel story "Troops Carry The Canned" - 50/53.

DOCK STRIKE - 'COMMUNIST CONSPIRACY' - ISSACS. An unofficial Dock Strike brings London's exports to a halt.

5 MINUTE TOWN STRIKE Workers stop for 5 minutes to state their demands.

PETROL CRISIS OVER Troops move into London to bring end to petrol crisis initiated by tanker drivers strike

RENAULT WORKERS PROTEST Workers at Renault hold protest over 3000 job losses.

Selected originals - SEAMEN ON STRIKE Material relating to newsreel story "Seamen on Strike"

JARROW UNEMPLOYED MARCH TO LONDON Jarrow Crusade to re-enter working environment takes them to London.

LONDON DOCK STRIKE Shots of idle cranes along River Thames during dockers' strike.

POST OFFICE STRIKE Post Office workers strike over loss in overtime pay with protest rally in Hyde Park.

PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION BY FRENCH TEXTILE WORKERS Striking textile workers march to show their concern.

TRANSPORT, POSTAL & TELEPHONE STRIKE IN PARIS State Employees Block Traffic in 1 Hour 'Strike'

MAY DAY MARCH, AMERICA Trades unionists and Communists celebrate May Day in America

New York Transit Strike: City Faces Crisis In Subway-Bus Tieup

Automation, the Next Revolution

AMBRIDGE (aka RIOTS IN USA BY METALWORKERS ON STRIKE AT AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA)

PARIS SHOPKEEPERS STRIKE Shopkeepers close down in protest at the French governments imposition of new taxes.

Challenge of Change, R1

Women March for Equal Wages & Suffrage

WATTENBERG AT LARGE: Poland

The Great Depression

WILL CROOKS MP The inmates of the Poplar Workhouse are seen off by Will Crooks MP.

Maple Heights Scheduled Strike

Maple Heights Demonstration

Twenty-five Years Ago

R.R. Men In Strike Threat

Strikers Attack Trolleys

Street Car Strike

Guests Make Won Beds At Strikers Tie Up Big Hotels

Bus Strike Hits Crowds Present For Coronation

Coal Miners Hold Sit-Down Strike Deep Under Ground

Funeral

Emergency Faced By City As Truck Strike Halts Food

CIO Begins Drive Against Ford Royce Plant

Focus on the 20s - How We Lived

CEI Pickets

Farm Workers Union

Protest - Justice Pour Nos Maitres - Asbestos Strike

Canadian Labor Union

Girl Welder

Coal Strike Over - New Contact Ends Nine-Month Walkout.

Maple Heights Teacher Strike

Canadian Railway Strike

70,000 Out In Wide-Spread Steel Strike

News in Brief: Union Industries Show

Seiberling

WATTENBERG AT LARGE: Poland

News in Brief: Washington, D.C., Gompers Memorial

WORKERS STRIKE - USA Strikers picket and unidentified American factory.

DOCK STRIKE RIOTS - U.S.A Troops and tear gas used to 'maintain law and order' - and break a strike in California docks.

ROLLS ROYCE WORKERS STRIKE MEETING Rolls Royce employees and a meeting held in London concerning strike demands

MOUNT PLEASANT DURING GPO STRIKE Undelivered Mail During Postal Strike

STRIKE RIOTS Footage from the Republic Steel strike in America. Violent clashes and union meetings.

CHRYSLER DE SOTO WORKS STAY IN STRIKE Workers end their sit in strike at a Chrysler car factory in America.

NATION BACKS NRA DRIVE TO END STRIKES! (aka N.R.A. DRIVE TO END STRIKES) American strikers are brought to order by the National Guard.

DETROIT RIOTS NY REDS TO DEFY POLICE ON BROADWAY Marchers in New York get moved on by police.

COAL STRIKE IN AMERICA Strikers and workers during the coal strike in America in 1941.

COURTS GET WARD CASE Newsreel story about a case between the US Government and the company Montgomery Ward.

RIOTING MENACES RECOVERY! (aka RIOTS IN AMERICA ) Strikers and troops clash in riots in Ohio.

GENERAL STRIKE 1926 Mass demonstrations and idle coal mines - the General Strike of 1926.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL New Chairman Clement Attlee.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DEMO

PARIS SHOPKEEPERS STRIKE Shopkeepers close down in protest at the French governments imposition of new taxes.

TRANSPORT, POSTAL & TELEPHONE STRIKE IN PARIS State Employees Block Traffic in 1 Hour 'Strike'

WILL IT BE READY IN TIME - WEMBLEY Striking workers delay work on the British Empire Exhibition.

EPSOM STABLE LADS STRIKE Girls and apprentices continue the work of cleaning the yard and grooming the racehorses during the Stable Lads strike.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Labor discourd-latest stage in the U.S. Strike

BRITISH LABOUR DELEGATES LEAVE FOR AMERICA Labour delegates at Southampton docks prior to their departure for the U.S.A.

THE GREAT RAIL STRIKE ( longer version ) Railway strike - Londoners have to travel by truck and large rallies are held.

THE DOCK STRIKE Docks are seen at a standstill as the workers strike.

STRIKE SNAPS 4 More shots of General Strike and the effects on British life.

GENERAL STRIKE (MORE STRIKE SNAPS) General Strike affects all aspects of life in Britain.

DEPLETED RAILWAY SERVICE Effects of General Strike on life in Britain.

HYDE PARK CLOSED The effects of the General Strike on life in Great Britain.

Politics "Big Guns" Boom To Open 1952 Campaign

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 1) Co-operative Co-Partnership film shows the history of the workforce - good factory shots.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 2) Co-operative Co-Partnership film - good shots of factory workers making 1930s shoes.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 1) Co-operative Co-Partnership film shows the history of the workforce - good factory shots.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 3) Co-operative Co-Partnership film - good shots of factory workers making undies and suits.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 2) Co-operative Co-Partnership film - good shots of factory workers making 1930s shoes.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 4) Co-operative Co-Partnership film shows factory workers making garments - good 30s fashions.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 3) Co-operative Co-Partnership film - good shots of factory workers making undies and suits.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR (Reel 4) Co-operative Co-Partnership film shows factory workers making garments - good 30s fashions.

AUTO STRIKE RIOTS - (THE SIT DOWN STRIKE) Automobile industry strike in the USA.

CLYDE DEMONSTRATION MARCH Unemployed shipworkers demonstrate on the streets of Glasgow

STRIKE TROUBLE IN WINNIPEG Winnipeg where strikers attend meetings and marches. Police are filmed making arrests.

French Strike Paralyzes Whole Nation

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - STRIKE DEMONSTRATION IN DETROIT

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - SIT DOWN STRIKE IN LION'S DEN

US RAIL STRIKE SETTLED Union leaders and Railway bosses announce the settlement of a strike.

HUNGER STRIKERS IN DOWNING STREET Demonstration in Downing Street possibly about hunger.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS Free World Labour Conference.

Steelworker Strike

TUC CONFERENCE YEAR Ernest Bevin addresses the TUC Conference.

1926 Strike

POST OFFICE WORKERS STRIKE Post office workers at mass meeting during the post office workers strike.

JAMES REID INTERVIEW James Reid Interview on Clydeside shipyards.

CLYDE DEMONSTRATION MARCH Unemployed shipworkers demonstrate on the streets of Glasgow

THAMESMEAD - WOOLWICH LONDON Construction of New Town Stopped in Money Dispute

SIT IN STRIKE, METAL BOX FACTORY Three men in a fish and chip shop during sit-in strike.

SIT IN STRIKE MANCHESTER Men at gate of factory on strike.

Focus on the 20s - How We Lived

Garment Workers: Walkout Cripples 7-State Industry

25 Years Ago - Factory Padlocked

25 Years Ago - William Green

Address on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike

Early Labor & Strike Footage - IWW (Industrial Workers of the World)

BELGIAN GENERAL STRIKE A General strike led by the miners brings Belgium to a standstill.

40 NATIONS MEET FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR PARLEY Delegates meet at the International Labour Conference.

LABOUR CONVENTION IN NEW YORK The two big labour unions AFL and CIO unite and hold convention

STRIKE OF HOTEL WORKERS Striking hotel and restaurant workers with placards outside trade union headquarters.

GLASGOW SHIPYARD DEMONSTRATION Workers Protest Glasgow Shipyard Closure

STRIKE IN GERMANY Boats and trains not in operation, heavy traffic and crowd of strikers.

CLYDE DEMONSTRATION MARCH Unemployed shipworkers demonstrate on the streets of Glasgow

MOUNT PLEASANT DURING GPO STRIKE Undelivered Mail During Postal Strike

JIM LARKIN Crowds outside Transport & General Workers Union building in Eire.

TOWN COMES TO LIFE AFTER LONG STRIKE Australian mining town regenerated after months of strike action

D.G.B. CONFERENCE IN DUSSELDORF Trade Union conference in Germany

COVENT GARDEN LABOUR DISPUTE Delivery trucks delayed by strikers wait outside Covent Garden market.

DOCKERS MARCH Mass meeting of striking dock workers in Trafalgar Square.

MOUNT PLEASANT DURING GPO STRIKE Undelivered Mail During Postal Strike

UNION LEADER FRANK CHAPPLE Electrical Trade Union leader Frank Chapple at work.

JARROW UNEMPLOYED MARCH TO LONDON Unemployed March Jarrow to London

CONGRESS OF GERMAN TRADE UNIONS Assembly, casting votes and counting, close up Freitag speaking.

ALL PITS IDLE Navy workers take over the work during the coal strike of 1921.

COVENT GARDEN STRIKE Market porters in Covent Garden strike - they watch others doing their work.

DANCE PICKETS Pickets do conga dance outside an Arthur Murray Studio.

FISH STRIKE FIZZLING OUT Men picket the docks in Grimsby during the fish strike but ships still continue to go to sea.

DOCK STRIKE CONTINUES Dock strike continues - Russian Henley competitors have to practise in borrowed boats.

GENERAL STRIKE DECLARED preparations for the General Strike including barricades and armed guards.

UNION CHIEF TALKS TO EMPLOYERS Frank Cousins, trade union leader, addresses Institute of Directors Conference.

CHILDREN GO HOP PICKING the thousands of children hop picking in Kent, despite an official ban.

Labor Protest

MR BIGGAR HOLDS MEETING Labour candidate Mr Biggar delivers speech to workers at a shipyard

THE KING RECEIVES A DECORATION King receives a medal from George Gibson on behalf of the TUC

LYON'S (LYONS )TEASHOP STRIKE Lyons' female employees hold a march to demonstrate against the dismissal of a colleague.

INQUIRY INTO NEWSPAPER STRIKE

ROLLS ROYCE WORKERS STRIKE MEETING Rolls Royce employees and a meeting held in London concerning strike demands

STRIKES AND WALKOUTS IN FRANCE DURING 24 HOUR TRANSPORT STRIKE Wreath laid on broken fence from riot, crowd of workers walking toward meeting grounds.

STRIKES IN ALGIERS Soldiers open shops after strike in Algiers.

GERMAN STRIKE Overcrowded Berlin Subway during Strike

STRIKE IN THE RUHR AREA Nearly a million German workers bring German industry to a standstill.

Vision USA: Cesar Chavez

MINERS STRIKE General views of idle mine areas.

MR LLOYD GEORGE SETTLES STRIKE David Lloyd George leaves conference after settling strike.

NEWSPAPER STRIKE Fish and chip shop with sign "Bring your own newspaper", Board "No papers".

AMERICAN RAIL STRIKE Various shots of the strike around the Canadian Pacific Windsor Station

SIDELIGHTS ON THE COAL SITUATION Miners' representatives listen to an address by Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell.

INTERNATIONAL TRADES UNION CONFERENCE London hosts International Trades Union Conference.

50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOVIET TRADE UNIONS Soviet Trade Unionists celebrate 50th Anniversary. Leonid Brezhnev attends.

THE BIG STRIKE Clashes at the gates of B.M.C. factories as strike goes on - workers beat up Mosley's fascists.

LONDONERS GET THERE Tube strike in London causes chaos - crowded buses and traffic jams.

CRISIS IN FRANCE Political meetings and demonstrations.

FRENCH TRANSPORT STRIKE French Government employees strike against decision to freeze wages. Paris, France.

STRIKING SCHOOLTEACHERS U.S.A. Schoolteachers strike for an increase in wages.

Vision USA: Cesar Chavez

NEW YORK TRANSPORT STRIKE Transport strike cripples New York.

United Weldors Strike

THE RAIL STRIKE ENDS As the rail strike draws to an end (14th and 15th June 1955), various shots of steam engines and locomotives

PUBLIC SERVICE STRIKE IN HAMBURG Crowded streets of Hamburg, deserted railways and trams.

GENERAL STRIKE IN ENGLAND General Strike Begins in Britain

WHAT THE STRIKE MEANT Transit Workers Union on strike in New York.

LONDON BUS STRIKES Crowd listening to speaker, march, outside various south London tube stations and bus depots.

TRADES UNION CONGRESS Sir William Lawther speaking at the TUC.

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT1

STRIKES IN GERMANY All transport at a standstill plus littered streets in Germany during strikes.

SOUTHPORT T.U.C. (aka TUC CONFERENCE) The Trades Union Congress hold their annual Conference in Southport

MEAT STRIKE PICKETS Several meat workers strike and picket outside Cherryfield Meat Market, Croydon.

SIT IN STRIKE MANCHESTER Men at gate of factory on strike.

Labor Union Strikes & the Police Who Love Them

DECASUALISATION OF DOCKERS Dockers gathered outside the gates in London & dockers meeting in Bristol.

LABOUR'S GREAT DAY Thousands of Workers gather in Hyde Park to show their support for Labour.

INTERNATIONAL TRADES UNION CONFERENCE London hosts International Trades Union Conference.

BANNERS USED BY TRADES UNIONS Trade Union Banner Collection

HAVELOCK WILSON MP Havelock Wilson speaks at rally after demonstration by striking workers.

THE NEWSPAPER DISPUTE The Star clock face & News of the World clock faces, men standing around on Fleet Street.

BRITISH WORKERS LEAGUE CELEBRATE FRANCE'S DAY IN HYDE PARK British Worker's League celebrate France's Day with people in national / colonial costume.

MASS DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS Mass demonstration of French workers in Paris during the general strike.

TOM MANN LEAVES Labor Leader Tom Mann Leaves for South Africa

RAIL STRIKE NEGOATIATIONS Various shots of ASLEF and government delegates leaving Transport House and Ministry of Labour in the rail strike negotiations.

NEW YORK TRANSPORT STRIKE ENDS

C.I.O. Headquarters

RAIL STRIKE One train that is running during the rail strike

Hotel Strike At The Waldorf-Astoria

THE RAIL STRIKE ENDS As the rail strike draws to an end (14th and 15th June 1955), various shots of steam engines and locomotives

THE NEWSPAPER DISPUTE The Star clock face & News of the World clock faces, men standing around on Fleet Street.

UNION CHIEF TALKS TO EMPLOYERS Frank Cousins, trade union leader, addresses Institute of Directors Conference.

HUGE LINER DOCKS UNAIDED Big liner 'United States' docks unaided in New York, America.

RIOTS, STRIKES AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN AMERICA Clips of industrial unrest from around the USA.

ROLLS ROYCE WORKERS STRIKE MEETING Rolls Royce employees and a meeting held in London concerning strike demands

RAIL STRIKE TALKS Sir Brian Robertson and ASLEF executive arriving at the Ministry of Labour for talks.

BANNERS USED BY TRADES UNIONS Trade Union Banner Collection

Firestone Strike

RAIL STRIKE Various shots of the pithead at Betteshanger Colliery in Kent, with coal trucks standing empty in the sidings.

TOM MANN ELECTED Tom Mann elected as the Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT4

Picket Line

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT4

THAMESMEAD - WOOLWICH LONDON Construction of New Town Stopped in Money Dispute

DOCK STRIKE Docks remain abandoned as 18,000 dock strikers negotiate their rights.

FIVE TRADE UNIONISTS JAILED Dockers Freed / Protest at Pentonville Prison

UNION LEADER FRANK CHAPPLE Electrical Trade Union leader Frank Chapple at work.

TOLPUDDLE PAGEANT Tolpuddle Martyr's Day celebrations in Dorchester.

B.E.A. CHIEF GETS TOUGH Strike crisis in B.E.A. resolved with firm hand.

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT4

RAILWAY STRIKE ( aka ANOTHER RAILWAY STRIKE ? ) Delegates from the National Union of Railwaymen hold talks over wage offer at Unity House.

INTERNATIONAL TRADES UNION CONFERENCE London hosts International Trades Union Conference.

FIVE TRADE UNIONISTS JAILED Dockers Freed / Protest at Pentonville Prison

WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT3

GENERAL STRIKE DECLARED preparations for the General Strike including barricades and armed guards.

EUROPEAN STEEL AND IRON UNION A meeting of the European Steel and Iron Union

THE RAIL STRIKE ENDS As the rail strike draws to an end (14th and 15th June 1955), various shots of steam engines and locomotives

DOCK INQUIRY

CIVIL WAR - LIVERPOOL UNDER MOB LAW Police and troops at work in Liverpool, controlling crowds during strike.

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT3

CIVIL WAR - LONDON UNDER MOB LAW Police and troops at work in London controlling crowds during strike.

SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE Workers go on strike in San Francisco and take part in a demonstration march.

Speeches of Harry S. Truman

A DIGEST OF WORLD NEWS George Isaacs speaking and opening the proceedings of the World Trade Union Conference in London.

SIT IN STRIKE, METAL BOX FACTORY Three men in a fish and chip shop during sit-in strike.

NATIONAL COAL BOARD IN SESSION National Coal Board in session - shots of meeting in progress.

RAIL CRISIS TALKS ASLEF and TUC officials entering Transport House, London.

Angry Mob With Sticks

THE OXFORD STREET SHOP STRIKE Workers at the John Lewis department store demonstrate in Oxford Street.

Mob with Guns

MAY DAY IN ROME Pope Pius XII blesses workers in Rome.

Mobs!

GENERAL STRIKE IN EGYPT IN PROTEST AGAINST THE CONFERENCE IN LONDON

STRIKE CRISIS Railway strike talks in Unity House, London and Standard workers' meeting in Coventry.

RAIL STRIKE CHAOS Nation is paralysed due to rail strike.

BRITISH WORKERS LEAGUE MARCH British Workers' League rally and march in London.

QUEEN ELIZABETH DOCKS SOLO The 'Queen Elizabeth' docks in New York during tugboat strike.

'NO SABOTAGE' SAY STRIKERS Workers rioting in Brussels, Belgium.

A PEACEFUL BRITISH VICTORY French women workers succeed in shortening their hours to 'the English Week'; with half the day off on Saturday.

RAIL STRIKE THREATENS INDUSTRY Industry begins to suffer as the rail strike chaos grows.

Trouble in the Cotton Belt - PT1

DOCK STRIKE SOUTHAMPTON Various shots of the liners Queen Elizabeth and the Mauretania at dock side with trains and lorries standing idle.

DURHAM MINERS GALA Ernest Bevin and Herbert Morrison address the mass gathering in Durham.

Vision USA: Cesar Chavez

25th ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS

THE BIG STRIKE Clashes at the gates of B.M.C. factories as strike goes on - workers beat up Mosley's fascists.

DEPUTATION TO DOWNING STREET Striking workers riot in Downing Street.

400 CLERKS AS STEWARDS Managers and clerks volunteer to take the place of strikers on the Aquitania, they carry supplies onboard.

IRISH TRADE MISSION HERE Irish Politicians and Civil Servants Come to London for Trade Talks

NEWS FLASHES - TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE RIOTS Strikers riot outside city's Stock Exchange when police tries to remove them.

Firestone Strike

LABOUR'S GREAT DAY Thousands of Workers gather in Hyde Park to show their support for Labour.

UNION CHIEF TALKS TO EMPLOYERS Frank Cousins, trade union leader, addresses Institute of Directors Conference.

T.U.C. CONFERENCE AT BRIGHTON Delegates arrive at Trades Union Congress conference & shots of interior.