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  [Labor History Workshop 9-23-1971 #2]

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Kartemquin Films, Peoples Video Theater/Survival Arts Media, Politics

  The continuation of an organizing workshop led by activist Staughton Lynd at Indiana University Northwest to discuss organizing around tax policy and investigating grocery pricing in Illinois and Indiana. A month earlier, President Richard Nixon had issued an executive order freezing wages for 90 days. In response, supermarkets were pressured to suspend price increases, although this group felt they were not adhering to this promise.

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  [Labor History Workshop 9-23-1971 #1]

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Kartemquin Films, Politics

  An organizing workshop led by activist Staughton Lynd at Indiana University Northwest to discuss organizing around tax policy and investigating grocery pricing in Illinois and Indiana. A month earlier, President Richard Nixon had issued an executive order freezing wages for 90 days. In response, supermarkets were pressured to suspend price increases, although this group felt they were not adhering to this promise.

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  [Where’s I.W. Abel? raw #6: right to strike steering committee]

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Kartemquin Films, Politics

  Raw footage for “Where’s I.W. Abel?” Made by Kartemquin and a rank-and-file steel workers caucus, the film documents the opposition of the rank-and-file to the no-strike agreement between Steelworkers President I.W. Abel and the ten major steel companies, made without a vote by the membership of the union. Featuring Staughton Lynd.

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  [Where’s I.W. Abel? raw #3: outside U.S. Steel]

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Kartemquin Films, Politics

  Raw footage for “Where’s I.W. Abel?” Made by Kartemquin and a rank-and-file steel workers caucus, the film documents the opposition of the rank-and-file to the no-strike agreement between Steelworkers President I.W. Abel and the ten major steel companies, made without a vote by the membership of the union. Featuring Staughton Lynd.

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  [Where’s I.W. Abel? raw #1: strikers at Hilton]

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Kartemquin Films, Politics

  Raw footage for “Where’s I.W. Abel?” Made by Kartemquin and a rank-and-file steel workers caucus, the film documents the opposition of the rank-and-file to the no-strike agreement between Steelworkers President I.W. Abel and the ten major steel companies, made without a vote by the membership of the union. Featuring Staughton Lynd.

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  [HSA Strike 1975 raw #4]

  Chicago, Judy Hoffman, Kartemquin Films, Outside Agitators

  Raw footage for HSA Strike 1975. The strike began on October 27th, 1975, and lasted for 18 days—the longest and largest doctors’ strike in the US. The strike was organized by the Housestaff Association (HSA), a union of residents and interns. They were protesting against the working conditions and poor facilities at Cook County Hospital, Chicago’s only public hospital which mostly served the city’s poor and uninsured.

  This tape features footage from after the strike, particularly of a speech by Dr. Quentin Young, Chairman of Cook County Hospital. Even though Young had advised against the strike, he also decided not to discipline any of the strikers, and was subsequently fired. He later sued the hospital for unlawful termination, and was ultimately reinstated.

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  [HSA Strike 1975 raw #1]

  Chicago, Judy Hoffman, Kartemquin Films, Outside Agitators

  Raw footage for HSA Strike 1975. The strike began on October 27th, 1975, and lasted for 18 days—the longest and largest doctors’ strike in the US. The strike was organized by the Housestaff Association (HSA), a union of residents and interns. They were protesting against the working conditions and poor facilities at Cook County Hospital, Chicago’s only public hospital which mostly served the city’s poor and uninsured.

  In this tape, workers meet to discuss the strike and the future of Cook County Hospital. Also includes footage on the street during the strike.

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  [People for Community Recovery #8: Election]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Judy Hoffman, Outside Agitators

  Continuation of 16506. This is a video of Cheryl Johnson, of the People for Community Recovery, on election day as she runs for the Local Advisory Council in Altgeld Gardens.