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Richmond oil strike

University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
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Title

Richmond oil strike

Alternative Title

Oil strike

Date Created

1969

Description

"In January, 1969 oil workers in Northern California struck. The local police and the Standard Oil goon squads attacked the strikers and their families, killing one and injuring others. The striking students from San Francisco State were asked to join the struggle. For the first time workers and students fight together against their common enemy. Footage includes speeches of Bob Avakian"--http://www.newsreel.us/rozNR2.htm#12

Creator

Newsreel

Subject Topic

Labor disputes--California--Richmond--History
Labor unions--California--History
Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union--History
Petroleum chemicals industry--California--Richmond--Employees--History
Petroleum chemicals industry--California--Richmond--History
Shell Oil Company--History
Standard Oil Company of California--History

Subject Entity

Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union
Standard Oil Company

Genre

Documentary films

Language

eng

Media Type

Moving Image

Format

16mm film

Number of Parts

1 Reel of 1

Generation

Print

Sound

Sound

Color

Black and White

Duration

00:15:59

Copyright Statement

Copyrighted. Rights are owned by California Newsreel. Copyright Holder has given Institution permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Source Call Number

1608-01-13501

Source Institution Contact Information

120 Oxford Street, #2250, Berkeley, CA, 94720, US, Telephone: (510) 643-2196, email: bampfa@berkeley.edu, http://bampfa.org/

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