Recommended Reads

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Recommended Reads

From paid vacations to social security to the 8-hour workday, unions have played a prominent role in enhancing the lives of American workers, families, and communities. Want to learn more? Pick up a copy of one of the books or movies below to broaden your perspective and learn more about the importance of membership.

And if you have something you’d like to recommend, please send it to us at communications@seiu1000.org

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Books

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Films

  • How Green Was My Valley (1941)
  • Salt of the Earth (1954)
  • On the Waterfront* (1954)
  • The Pajama Game (1957)
  • The Molly Maguires (1970)
  • Harlan County, USA (1976)
  • Norma Rae* (1979)
  • Silkwood* (1983)
  • Matewan* (1987)
  • Hoffa (1992)
  • Roger & Me* (1992)
  • Bread and Roses (2000)
  • Made in Dagenham (2010)

* Staff recommendation

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Articles