69084z “THE UNION WITH A FUTURE” 1960s AFL-CIO CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION PROMO FILM JOHN F. KENNEDY (Print 2)

The “Union with the Future/ In the industry of the Future” is centered in the 1960’s and is a promotional film for the International Chemical Worker’s Union AFL-CIO CLC (1:02). Since their founding in 1886, the AFL-CIO have been the leaders in labor federation. The American and British flag cross over John F. Kennedy (1:23) addressing the 1960’s convention (1:40). The union, between the US and Canada, consisted of 100,000 chemical workers (2:17). Automation in the factory is shown through assembly lines pumping out pills (2:28). In Akron, Ohio (2:37) exists the Chemical Worker’s Union Building. A brief overlook of the inside of one of the 900 offices is shown in which letters are routed and responded to in (2:55). A caption of the union’s newspaper titled “Chemical Worker” (3:03) precedes handbooks such as ‘Trial procedures’ and ‘Strike Material’ (3:21). At the headquarters exists the legal department, research, education, health and safety and public relations offices (3:50). The Chemical Worker’s Union’s President, Walter L. Mitchell (4:00) and the Secretary Treasurer are shown meeting with the local union. At the Chemical Worker’s Union in Canada (4:24) the Canadian Director (4:30) assists the Vice President with arranging the summer schools and institutes. Chemical workers operate at White Sands training center in Ontario, Canada (4:40). The International Executive Board (5:04) oversees a union delegation in 1965. Walter P. Reuther (6:00); whom was the President of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department, appears in Washington D.C, followed by the White House (6:49). Franklin Delano Roosevelt (6:56) signs the Pledge of Cooperation with the President’s Committee on Equal Employments Opportunity and they were one of the first to set up a Civil Rights Committee. In Atlanta Georgia, union workers go on strike wearing signs such as “Scripto Inc Employees on Strike for a Living Wage” (7:50) as African American employees were only being paid 1.25 an hour. Martin Luther King Jr. (8:04) addresses a crowd during strike efforts. Another strike sign reading “Jimmy Carmicheal gives our money to charity but we get starvation wages” (8:56) is worn by a striker as Jimmy Carmicheal was the founder of Scripto Inc. Reverend C. T. Vivian also addresses Scripto strikers (10:29). A WAOK (the Atlanta News and Talk Radio) microphone rests in front of him (10:58). John F. Kennedy addresses an assembly of chemical workers (11:15). This newsreel was produced by Thirty Five- Sixteen Inc. (12:42).

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