Working People
A Nous la LiberteTwo ex-convicts get jobs at a factory, where one works his way up to the job of owner, where he reduces workers to human machines. Faced with blackmail, he hits the road again with his old pal.
Aadalen 31A May Day parade of striking Swedish workers turns into a massacre of innocent people by the Swedish police. Based on a true story.
DaensA good-hearted priest, Father Daens, is sent to an industrial town where children slave at mechanized looms. The conflict between Daens and the local socialists turns upside down when they realize his sympathy for the workers and unite to elect him to Parliament.
MatewanWest Virginia miners, hard up against the bosses in the 1920s, are united by a former Wobbly who brings together the white, African-American, and Italian workers.
Margaret's MuseumA young girl, who lost her father and brother to the Cape Breton mines, meets a man she adores, partly because he refuses to work in the mines. When hard times make weaken his promise, Margaret takes her revenge in a unique and chilling manner.
Nine to Five (9 to 5)A dictatorial boss is locked out by his three women employees, who bring amazing efficiency to the plant - as long as their ex-chief is tied up.
Norma RaeNorma Rae, a textile worker in the South, summons all the courage in the world to contact a labour union organizer. Their struggle has just begun.
Salt of the EarthStriking workers in the Empire Zinc mine in New Mexico are faced with the extra oppression of Mexican-Americans and women. Written, directed, and produced by members of the Hollywood Ten.