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United Auto Workers and Congress of Industrial Organizations union members celebrate new contract with General Motors Corporation

As film opens, United Auto Worlers (UAW) and CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) union workers are celebrating their unprecedented labor contract with the General Motors Company (GM) , covering union workers in all GM plants. Men and women of the union Auxiliary celebrate, including many gathered at the entrance to the GM headquarters building in Detroit, Michigan. Scene shifts to UAW leader, Walter Reuther, speaking in a broadcast microphone. Women ride atop a union loudspeaker equipped vehicle. Celebrants ride in a car displaying a sign reading: "AGREEMENT, UAWA & GM, 1. Fire all Scabs 2. Rehire strikers." Another car has a sign reading: "Victory Rally, Tonite, 7PM." Camera focuses on UAW President, R.J. Thomas shaking hands with CIO leader, Philip Murray. Walter Reuther of the UAW stands beside Philip Murray and places his hand on Murray's shoulder. Closeup of Philip Murray. Members of the women's union auxiliary march in victory. GM tool and die machinists are next, seen, looking over the contract. (Their strike initiated the broad based union response to GM, leading to the new contract.) Next scenes show the tool and die makers back to work. Some are seen using overhead crane and chain to maneuver a heavy machine part. Closeups of milling machine, power drill , and lathe in operation. A worker lowers protective gear over his head and begins welding. Two men use hand held grinders to finish parts. UAW President R.J. Thomas speaks into a microphone. Cheering women walk past a GM plant, outdoors, as viewed from behind. Cheerful closeup of a mother, father and infant.

Location: Detroit Michigan USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 3 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048195
Decorated floats at the Labor Day parade in Princeton, Indiana

Decorated floats at the Labor Day parade in Princeton, Indiana. Dignitaries on the podium witness a colorful ceremony as workers including coal miners' march at the parade.

Location: Princeton Indiana USA
Date: 1947, September 4
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048196
Women at work in various factories, United States

'Behind the scene in machine age' Women work at a printing plant in United States along with male workers. Women also work in garment and shoe factories. They work in machine shops and produce finished goods. A woman working in a textile mill.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1931
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048203
Highlights the need to prevent human wastage at industries in United States

Emphasizes upon the need to prevent wastage of human effort at industries in United States. Need for governmental initiative to regulate the human wastage. Uncle Sam's animation to depict wastage of human effort.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1931
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048204
Various problems in working conditions at the industries in United States

Emphasizes the need to improve women's working conditions and industrial efficiency. Women work on machines in a factory, passing metal strips through hole-cutting machines. Animation describes problems of working conditions for women in factories. Animated Uncle Sam views links of a chain close-up with a magnifying glass. The chain links have problems labeled on them, such as unemployment, industrial injuries, misfit in jobs, thoughtless hiring and firing, occupational diseases, and poor working conditions. The chain crumbles in the hands of the animated Uncle Sam.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1931
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048205
American women employed in factory jobs. Matching female candidate to correct job using job interview.

American women in the labor force of the United States. Working conditions for women in industries. A girl looks for a job in newspaper columns. She gets a job but proves to be a misfit. Male foreman on assembly line fires her from the job. Same woman shown in a job interview conducted upfront to assess skills and match the woman candidate to the right job. Two women in late 1920's and early 1930's fashions seated in an office for the job interview. Female hiring manager interviews the woman applicant. Early telephone on desk. The job seeker is shown in a factory assembly line job to which she has been matched. She smiles as she works at a factory machine. Foremen or manager men stop by her work area and remark on how well suited she is to the job.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1931
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048206
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