Local 1196: A Steelworkers Strike - A Special May Day Event

1377 R St. NW,Washington DC 20009

03 May, 2022

Description

On May 3, join us for a new documentary film about what happens when one steel union choses to fight back. Jobs matter. Unions matter. In regions that vote red. In regions that vote blue. Yet, across the country blue collar workers are feeling ignored, and left behind. On May 3, join us for a new documentary film about what happens when one steel union choses to fight back. In March of 2021, the steelworkers of USW 1196 in Brackenridge struck, citing unfair labor practices. Over the next four months, “Local 1196” follows the steelworkers from late night conversations on the picket lines, to fiery debates at the union hall, to their living rooms as bills come due. As the U.S. gears up for critical and contentious elections in 2022, this documentary offers powerful insight into blue-collar America – the challenges, the opportunities, the hopes and the fears, undermining many stereotypes along the way. Join the DC Shorts International Film Festival, the Goethe-Institut, the Bertelsmann Foundation, the DC LaborFest and the Oberlin College Club of Washington, DC for this film screening event and post-film happy hour.