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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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  Cook County Hospital Rally

  Chicago, Outside Agitators

  Cook County Hospital workers rally on October 13, 1979 at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago. They are trying to prevent the hospital from closing.