Labor History Today (2/16/20): Striking Images: Labor on Screen and in the Streets

Maybe class-conscious films like 2020 Academy Award winners "American Factory" and "Parasite" are actually the rule and not the exception. So argues Kathy Newman this week. Plus, Saul Schniderman on how sales clerk Leura Collins’ decision to buy some chicken led to the Weingarten Rights. Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Check out the Working Class Studies blog at https://workingclassstudies.wordpress.com/ Engineered by Chris Garlock. The Labor History Today team includes Ben Blake, Chloe Danyo, Patrick Dixon, Leon Fink, Sherry Linkon, Joe McCartin, Jessica Pauszek and Alan Wierdak.