Dear TV schedulers. Please put "Norma Rae" in your lineup ASAP

[Maraya1969]

And repeat it often. Many people have no idea how hard conditions were before unions came along.

Let the teabaggers see what they are hoping for

[Donnachaidh]

1. and Silkwood. n/t

[Maraya1969]

2. Who plays in that?

[niyad]

3. meryl streep and cher--look it up, karen silkwood's story is incredible.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086312/

[Donnachaidh]

5. Meryl Streep. n/t

[Ilsa]

8. I remember Silkwood. Great movie. Cher and Meryl were awesome. Here is a link

to her story on Wikipedia, including the story of her death and her estate's lawsuit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Silkwood

[madokie]

12. I remember when Karen Silkwood was playing out in real life

before they killed her
I guess I should see the movie to refresh my memory

[jillan]

14. That is one of my favorite movies of all times. As is Norma Rae.

[Bozita]

15. Silkwood will be on TCM on Sunday at 5:15am ET

[niyad]

4. thank you for suggesting that, will call my idiots immediately

[ms liberty]

6. and Matewan...it is a must see. n/t

[Bozita]

11. Comcast subscribers can find Matewan in "Free Movies" in On Demand

Yes, it's free.

[Puregonzo1188]

16. That was a great film. I was surprised it got made.

[ms liberty]

7. Oops. Inadvertent duplication. Please excuse my deletion. n/t

[needledriver]

9. It is somewhat bittersweet

to think that Norma Rae was shot with a non-union crew.

[Bozita]

10. "Harlan County, USA" will be on IFC next week Tues at 9:15am ET

http://www.ifc.com/movies/21576/Harlan-County-USA

Harlan County, USA

1976 | 103 min. | Director: Barbara Kopple | TV-14-L
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Director Barbara Kopple's look at a 13-month coal miners' strike that took place between 1973 and 1974 in Harlan County, KY, is one of the great films about labor troubles, though not for a sense of objectivity. Kopple lived among the miners and their families off and on during the four years the entire story played out, and it's clear in every frame of the film that her sympathies lie with the miners and not their bosses at Eastover Mining, owned by Duke Power Company. Kopple's camera focuses on the desperate plight of people still living in shacks with no indoor plumbing and working dangerous jobs with little security and few safety rules. The miners are determined to join the United Mine Workers, and the company is determined to break the strike with scabs, who are even more desperate than the men with jobs. The miners eventually win a new contract, though it turns out that some of the benefits they had fought for were not included in the final deal. The filmmaker's strong identification with one side of a labor struggle doesn't make for a balanced historical record, but it did provide the right stuff for a powerfully dramatic film.

Tuesday, Mar. 1 at 9:15 AM EDT
Saturday, Mar. 19 at 6:00 AM EDT
Saturday, Mar. 19 at 3:15 PM EDT

[jillan]

13. The other nite Dish Network had on Hoffa. I recorded it on my dvr.