Union Voice: Readers Write: Short Labor Videos?

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

“I do Local 2 new member -- and not so new -- orientation meetings in our shops,” writes OPEIU Local 2’s Lou Wolf. “For years I had been using an old 15 min video but someone suggested you might have an idea for something appropriate. Good for introducing newbies and not too long. 15-20 min. tops. Any ideas?” Yes! The DC Labor FilmFest has put “Working Lunch: 8 Short Films About Labor” -- Eight short videos about labor, selected and screened by the 2010 DC Labor FilmFest – online on YouTube, where they’re easily accessible to anyone with a laptop and internet access. Also available online is 2011 LabourStart Labour Video Contest Finalists; 5 short videos about labor from around the world. Pick and choose, mix and match, there’s bound to be something interesting and useful for you in these collections!