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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

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Omaha Steve

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Fri Aug 27, 2021, 04:49 AM Aug 2021

Celebrate Labor Day With These Great Films [View all]

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Norma Rae (1979) - won Oscar for Best Actress and Best Original Song, nominated for Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay

Cesar Chavez (2014) - a film about the legendary union activist.

American Factory (2019) - won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Available now on Netflix.

The Irishman (2020) - any Martin Scorsese film about a union leader (in this case, Jimmy Hoffa) would make our list, even though it blends fact and fiction. It was nominated for 10 Oscars. Available now on Netflix.

The Molly Maguires (1970) - a film about Pennsylvania coal miners, starring Sean Connery and Richard Harris.

Roger & Me (1989) - won Best Documentary, National Board of Review

Matewan (1987) - nominated for Oscar for Best Cinematography

Bread & Roses (2000) - nominated for Palme D'Or, Cannes Film Festival

Harlan County, USA (1976) - won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature

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Than you, Omaha Steve! Tanuki Aug 2021 #1
The Grapes of Wrath, On the Waterfront, appalachiablue Aug 2021 #2
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