Film- Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union (1992-59min) By Berry Minnott

Film starts 6:00 PM, panel starts 7:00 PM.
You can watch the film by clicking below on youtube anytime prior to the panel discussion.
Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union

Harry Bridges, A Man and His Union is the most important video on the life and struggle of ILWU founder Harry Bridges.
The ILWU broke from the corrupt mob-controlled ILA and launched a strike in San Francisco. The democratic structure of the ILWU allowed the rank and file to have not only a voice but also control of their union. That democratic structure and their politics is one of the reasons the US government tried to deport Bridges five times.
The ILUW was one of only two unions that survived the anti-communist witch-hunts in the 40’s and 50’s and it continues to put principles and their membership’s first.
Panel following the video.

Panelists:
Gifford Hartman, Labor Historian
Robert Ovetz, author of When Workers Shot Back, editor of  Workers’ Inquiry and Global Class Struggle