Women labor union members–United States

  • A tribute to Esther Rand

    In June of 1981, tenant organizer Esther Rand of the East Side Tenant Council died at the age of 74 while visiting the land of her birth, the Soviet Union. In this program Esther Rand tells her life story with help from friends and co-workers Jane Benedict, chairperson of the Metropolitan (Met) Council; Bess Stevenson,…

  • Marge Albert: Union organizer / Bonnie Bellow

    Marge Albert worked as an office worker for twenty-five years. After organizing her own office, she left her job to become a full time organizer for the Distributive Workers of America, helping office workers to organize unions in their own offices.  She talks with Bonnie Bellow about her experiences organizing women workers and about the…

  • What have women done?

    Based on the book published by the San Francisco Women’s History Group, this program documents the history of working women in U.S. history. Produced by Barbara Cady.

  • Health and safety in the automated office: VDTs / produced by Mara Liasson

    This short documentary examines the impact of the machine that best represents the automation of office work: the video display terminal. The program includes music, sound effects, and interviews with office workers and female trade unionists in San Francisco, as well as experts in the field of occupational safety and health. Health topics include stress,…