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The Passaic Textile Strike is a 1926 American silent film directed by Samuel Russak and produced by Alfred Wagenknecht. The film was produced to raise public awareness and financial support for the 1926 Passaic Textile Strike, which involved over 15,000 New Jersey textile mill workers in a work stoppage lasting more than a year.
The Passaic Textile Strike. Samuel Russak. 1926 United States 79’. In 1926, 16,000 workers in Passaic, New Jersey shut down their textile mills for over a year, and organised an agitprop documentary to accompany their action in realtime.
The Passaic Textile Strike: Directed by Samuel Russak. With George Ashkenudse, John J. Ballam, Lena Chernenko, Gustav Deak. In October 1925, due to a depression in the textile industry a 10 percent wage cut was imposed by mill owners.
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Samuel Russak. Director: The Passaic Textile Strike. Samuel Russak is known for The Passaic Textile Strike (1926).
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Jun 8, 2024 · ‘The Passaic Textile Strike: the Battle for Life of the Workers Who Make the Cloth that Clothes You Wear’ directed by Samuel Russak and Alfred Wagenknecht, 1926.
Nov 13, 2017 · The 1926 Passaic Textile Strike began on January 25th, 1926 and lasted through March 1st, 1927. The work stoppage involved more than 15,000 wool and silk workers in and around Passaic, New Jersey who mobilized in response to a 10 per cent cut in their already meager wages.
28 Oct 1926. Theatrical. 70 mins More at IMDb TMDb Report this page. Popular reviews. More. Review by Greg Nussen. This is a 1925 documentary about the Passaic Textile Workers Strike, outspokenly unconcerned with artistic merit and more with relaying the struggles of Union forming.
