Cinema Action

The Miners' Film

Cinema Action

The miners' strikes, struggles and way of life are celebrated as the vital part of Britain's trade union movement.

Upper Clyde Shipbuilders

Cinema Action

The UCS struggle is a campaign film supporting the fight to retain their jobs by the workers at Upper Clyde Shipyards who developed a new weapon for waging this fight – the occupation and the work-in. The film was screened at the time at meetings attended overall by 25,000 workers. It includes a speech by Jimmy Reid.

So That You Can Live

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Shirley Butts, Roy Butts

Documentary examining what it means to live in South Wales, made in collaboration with and focusing on the lives of the Butts family. Explores the effects of complex historical forces on industry, family, work, education and learning.

Not A Penny on the Rents

Cinema Action

A campaign film against GLC attempts to raise council rents. Includes: footage of tenants’ demonstrations; tenants’ meetings at which report-backs are given on the proportion of tenants in various areas withholding rents in protest; burning effigy of Horace Cutler, Tory leader of GLC; T&GWU support for tenants’ demonstration, under pressure from membership (porters).

Fighting the Bill

Cinema Action

Made as part of the compaign against the Industrial Relations Bill. A trade unionist talks about the crisis he sees in the working classes. The importance of basic trade union practice and the need to defend the right to have independent trade unions is illustrated by shop stewards.