UE/Wells follows an organizing drive by the United Electrical Workers Union at the Wells Foundry in Chicago. The multi-ethnic work force of Polish, Arab, Jewish, Hispanic and African American men and women unite together despite the company’s efforts to use race as a wedge to divide them.
15 minutes
Kartemquin labor classic screens May 5th
May 3, 2007
Join us for a screening of Kartemquin’s labor documentary, UE/Wells this Saturday night at 7:00pm at the New World Resource Center in Chicago. Following the film, there will be a discussion with the filmmakers and several union organizers from the documentary. More information here (pdf).
- Producers
- Jerry Blumenthal
- Gordon Quinn
- Guillermo Brzostowski
- Directors
- Jerry Blumenthal
- Gordon Quinn
- Guillermo Brzostowski
- Camera
- Gordon Quinn
- Peter Kuttner