Labor Day Movies. Not on TCM. Not on AMC. Not on FMC.

[Gold Metal Flake]

No films specific to the labor movement in America or elsewhere today on on the three big cable movie channels. This is a day not for the celebration of worker's rights and democracy in the workplace, for freedom from indentured servitude, for the appreciation of those who freed millions from wage slavery. No, this is a day to consume food and drink products of questionable nutritional value that are bought, not made from scratch, purchase products of questionable quality and utility from clearance sales, travel larges distances to do these things while consuming fossil fuel products and celebrate the films of John Wayne, apparently.

[NYVet]

1. Unfortunately, most holidays are this way...

We forget the real meaning of the Holiday way too soon.

[rucky]

2. Excuse me, but...

my potato salad deserves an apology. It is fantastic, and made entirely from scratch.

[ChicagoRonin]

3. Rental alternatives to television

If on this or future Labor Day's you are one wishing to watch depiction's of this country's labor history, here are some suggestions.

Matewan (1987)

Norma Rae (1979)

Eight Men Out (1988)

Bulworth (1998)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Office Space (1999)

[AlGore-08.com]

5. Don't forget "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940)

[papau]

4. A comedy that hits very close to truth of large corporations-"Head Office"with Devito&Judge Reinhold

Head Office (1985) User Rating: 5.2/10 (423 votes)

An Outrageous Comedy About Making It Big In Big Business -Upon graduation from college with a business degree, John Issel is promptly hired by Helmes's (Eddie Albert) company I.N.C.

I was in such a management team at the time (85) and was amazed at how much he got exactly correct - as to what our little right wing world was doing via CIA/Reagan (Our leader General Olmstead had Thursday dinners at the Whitehouse with Reagan).