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24th April 2009, 22:43
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F r i d a y , A p r i l 24

7 pm

Watsonville City Council Chambers

UFW (Filmmaker: Alex Ivany, 2009 ? work in progress, 18 min)

The legacy of Cesar Chavez and the union movement he inspired.

Workers Republic (Filmmaker: Andrew Freund, 2009, 50 min)

Three weeks before Christmas 2008,

Chicago company Republic Windows

and Doors told their workforce that

the factory was closing immediately.

The workers bold reaction

reverberated across the country as

they occupied the doomed factory,

declaring they would not leave until

they received the back pay and severance their employer owed them.

Members of United Electrical, Radio, & Machine Workers of America,

the workers union activism, accompanied by an outpouring of

solidarity from all over, was successful after six days and is leading to

a brighter future.

Documentary on the Occupation (Producer: United Electrical,

Radio, & Machine Workers Union, 2008, 20 min)

Video record by UE Union staff of the Republic Door & Window

takeover.

Speakers: Andrew Freund, filmmaker; Armando Robles, UE Local

1110 President; Melvin Maclin, UE Local 1110 VP; Mark Meinster, UE

Organizer

Sponsor: Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers

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