Labor Books & Movies Just a Click Away
Friday, August 2, 2013
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Looking
for great books or movies about the issues you care about? Here are two
great sources: TheWorkSite.org and
FilmsForAction.
TheWorkSite.org offers book
and music reviews as part of
its “free, adaptable tools for grassroots education and organizing.” Also
available are media tips, writing tips, and a whole section
on unions, including new member
orientation, contract campaigns, union political communication and more.
“What I like about the book section
is that it includes fiction, frequently mysteries with a union or progressive
bent,” says Carl Goldman, Executive Director of AFSCME Council 26. FilmsForAction offers a
great collection of films and videos, organized by subject, and includes not
only trailers but often entire movies online, from the 5-minute “Bolivia: Fighting for decent work” to Alex Gibney’s 58-minute 2012 film “Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American
Dream.”. Plus, check out their
cool “Wall of Films”, passed along to us by AFSCME 2910’s Saul
Schneiderman.