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Partial Transcript: F1: Ok, I can give some examples of that. I seen women who used to sit in the canteen and cry over what the boss mens would come out and tell them. And they wou'dnt have the guts to stand up and come up and say, "I'm not going to take this off of you, I'm gonna push you back.
Segment Synopsis: Union members discuss how organizing has empowered employees.
Keywords: union organizing; women mill workers
Subjects: Cannon Mills Company; Labor unions--Organizing; Working class women
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Partial Transcript: GEORGE STONEY: Tell us what happens in these meetings. Did you go?
F1: No. They wouldn't let me go they banned me.
STONEY: Is there anyone who's been to one?
F2: I have.
STONEY: Tell me what happens in them.
Segment Synopsis: Union members discuss the tactics used by the mill to convince workers to vote against the union.
Keywords: women mill workers
Subjects: Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union; Working class women
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Partial Transcript: DON RODGERS: A loom fixer in Columbus Georgia, for Fieldcrest Cannon, I've been working there for about 6 years.
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JUDITH HELFAND: Alight Don, tell us where you come from and what it feels like to be a worker and be organizing.
Segment Synopsis: Don Rodgers discusses the way the media has been portraying the union during this last campaign.
Keywords: loom fixing
Subjects: Cannon Mills Company; Labor unions--Organizing; Mass media--Objectivity; Textile workers; Textile workers--Labor unions
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Partial Transcript: GEOGRE STONEY: How do you think that can be over come?
DON RODGERS: A lot of education. You know we have to show people what's happening today. You know that was way beck when and youknow things have really changed.
Segment Synopsis: Don Rodgers discusses how the union can work to help change perceptions of the union.
Keywords: anti-union sentiment in the South; legacy of the strike
Subjects: Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934); Textile workers--Labor unions
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Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: What has been -- what's the hardest thing to counter in this town, and call it Kannapolis. And if you could talk a little bit about the history of Kannapolis that you know about and the way that its related to the young people and old people?
Segment Synopsis: Don Rodgers discusses the contentious history of union organizing in Kannapolis, N.C.
Keywords: aftermath of the strike; legacy of the strike
Subjects: Cannon Mills Company; Kannapolis (N.C.); Labor unions--Organizing; Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)
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Partial Transcript: GEORGE STONEY: Well now back in the 30s there was a big threat if we go on strike (inaudible) the union, they'll bring colored in.
DON RODGERS: Mmm-hmm.
STONEY: I've heard here that this about Mexicans, the Latin -- could you talk about all that.
Segment Synopsis: Don Rodgers discusses the use of racism in anti union campaigning.
Keywords: African-American mill workers; racism
Subjects: Ku Klux Klan (1915- ); Racism; Working class African Americans
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Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Have you seen a big change happen with people that did vote yes, the people that were -- Can you talk about the people that were able to organize and come out real strong (inaudible).
DON RODGERS: Well a lot of people that were very strong this time, there were a few of them that were in the '85 election that were still carrying the fight on all these years in between campaigns.
Segment Synopsis: Don Rodgers contrasts perceptions of Southern textile workers and the reality.
Keywords: anti-union sentiment in the South; union organizing
Subjects: Labor unions--Organizing; Textile workers--Labor unions