We're very pleased to be co-sponsoring the online labor film database together with the DC Labor Film Fest. This extraordinary resource includes no fewer than 1,465 union films and videos. I think it's a fantastic resource for trade unionists everywhere and we should all be grateful to Chris Garlock and the Washington DC Metro Labor Council for putting this together. If you have videos to suggest for inclusion in this list, please send them on to cgarlock@dclabor.org.

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I have no idea how I'm going to manage to get the afternoon off tomorrow, but I so want to go to this:

Where
US Dept of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC, Great Hall (non-DOL employees see directions below for coming to the screening

When
Sep 11 starts at 12:00 pm

The DC Labor Filmfest, AFGE Local 12, AFGE District 14 and AFGE International host a free screening of Fired! with best-selling author Barbara Ehrenreich. For more info, contact Traci DiMartini, DiMartini.Traci@dol.gov

NOTE: Non-DOL employees should call the Local 12 office - 202-693-6430 - and leave their name so the union can have someone available to greet them at the door; enter through the 3rd and C Street doors and bring a photo ID.

About the film
Getting fired by Woody Allen was just the beginning for actress Annabelle Gurwitch, who Barbara Ehrenreich says "transformed her misery into a hot and sour chicken soup for the laid off soul." Trying to cope with being fired by a cultural icon, Gurwitch discovered she wasn't alone and brings us side-splitting tales of being fired from Tim Allen, Felicity Huffman, Jeff Garlin and more, as well as the less-humorous aspects of job insecurity that include attending job fairs, career retraining classes, outplacement workshops and meeting with human resource directors.

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New from DCLabor, more free screenings:

TWO CHANCES TO CATCH LABOR FILMS THIS WEEK: The DC Labor Filmfest will take up the US healthcare crisis and Asian Pacific immigrant workers this week with free screenings of "Grassroots Rising" and "SiCKO." Director Robert C. Winn will introduce Friday’s noontime screening of "Grassroots Rising," which explores the lives of Asian immigrant workers and their fight for workplace justice. The screening – sponsored by the DC Labor Filmfest, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum – coincides with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The labor film screenings continue Sunday at 7 with a free showing of "SiCKO" at the National Labor College. Click here for more info and other upcoming screenings

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You'll notice a new icon on the left of the screen. It's for The DC Metro Council's Labor Film Fest this Fall. If you click the image, it will take you to the page and you can see for yourself, the amazing movies that will be shown at AFI in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Here's the announcement from this morning's Metro Labor Council:

LABOR FILMFEST SET FOR OCTOBER: The 8th annual DC Labor FilmFest will be held from October 9-12, organizers report. The FilmFest, one of the only labor-themed film festivals in the world, screens films from around the world celebrating the struggle for social justice. Click here for details; ad space is available in the popular Festival Guide, which is distributed to all FilmFest-goers and supports the FilmFest, which is now coordinating a year-round program of free screenings. The free screenings have already drawn hundreds for nine screenings of seven films this year, including At The River I Stand, A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom, Mother Jones: America's Most Dangerous Woman, Fired!, Women Organize!, Sicko, and Grassroots Rising! with a full schedule set for May and June at the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Labor College. “With our new year-round calendar and expanded line-up of activities, your support is more important than ever to ensuring the Labor FilmFest's existence and growth,” says FilmFest Co-Chair Jos Williams.

And Thanks go out to Andy Richards for helping me with the widget coding for the image. You totally rock Andy!!

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