Union Voice: Readers Write: Short Labor Videos?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
“I do Local 2 new member -- and not so new --
orientation meetings in our shops,” writes OPEIU Local 2’s Lou Wolf. “For
years I had been using an old 15 min video but someone suggested you might have
an idea for something appropriate. Good for introducing newbies and not too
long. 15-20 min. tops. Any ideas?” Yes! The DC Labor FilmFest has put “Working
Lunch: 8 Short Films About Labor” -- Eight short videos about labor,
selected and screened by the 2010 DC Labor FilmFest – online on YouTube, where
they’re easily accessible to anyone with a laptop and internet access. Also
available online is 2011
LabourStart Labour Video Contest Finalists; 5 short videos about labor
from around the world. Pick and choose, mix and match, there’s bound to be
something interesting and useful for you in these collections!