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Longshoremen and Automation: The Changing Face of the Waterfront
- 1987 ----- color ----- 30 min ----- vhs
- Examines the impact of automation and containerized cargo loading on the lives and work of longshoremen in San Francisco. Traces the rise and decline of the once-powerful longshoremen's union and shows how the freedom it provided its members led to the flourishing of a unique group of writers, artists and working class intellectuals (including noted philosopher Eric Hoffer) on the docks. Intermixes fascinating archival footage with contemporary scenes and commentary by a number of articulate and witty longshoremen.
- Topics: (Labor Relations, Literature: American, Sociology)
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