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Apr 08, 2018jimg2000 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
It has been a long time since feature films on labor movements like “The Grapes of Wrath 1940”, “On the Waterfront 1954” and “Norma Rae 1979.” Great to see some old timers and fresh faces doing their parts to revive the lost labor movement spirit. Today, once more, we send troops and many $billions around the world to fight for democratic ideals and human rights but suppressed our own people fighting for a living wage at home. In 2018 year-to-date, teachers are finally fed up in West Virginia (won 5% pay raise), Oklahoma (striking since Apr 2nd) and Arizona (considering a strike soon and indeed on April 26, 2018.) However the script, based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, seemed unfocused and diluted with low impact narratives before the final twist. Notes -- Title cards at the end of the film: 1. Across the nation, countless workers engaged in battles life these in the ongoing fight for fair treatment. In 1934 alone, over 1.5 million workers took part in over 2,000 labor strikes. Most ended in failure, with many of the strikers arrested, wounded, or even killed. But out of these struggles arose change. 2. In 1935, congress passed the Wagner Act guaranteeing workers the right to unionize, collectively bargain, and strike. In 1938, President Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act establishing the federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and the forty-hour work week. 3. The labor anthem song "Which Side Are You On" in "Videos."