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Make byFabrizio Nucci
The Fight for Maritime Unity

The Fight for Maritime Unity

1946

N/R

Categories:

  • Documentary

Overview:

This film speaks to the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, vividly recounting the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which culminated in a police riot in which two workers were killed, and led to further strikes and greater solidarity. Includes a great score with union hymns performed by Pete Seeger and Joe Jaffe, and a filmed introduction by Joseph Curran, president of the NMU.

Cast:

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  • Joseph Curran

    Joseph Curran