The Battle of Local 5668 is the story of 1700 union workers who took on a company that wanted to replace them, a management that wanted to starve them and a billionaire fugitive who wanted to break them.
September, 1990. The potroom at the Ravenswood Aluminum Plant was topping 180 degrees. This was the most dangerous job in the plant. 39 year old Jimmy Rider was one of the union members who worked there, but not for long. How did he die? The members of Local 5668 will say its because of Emmett Boyle.
The Battle of Local 5668 is an in depth, straight journalistic account told by the men and women who were directly involved in the dispute. Even with 10 years reflection, the passion and tenacity of the steelworkers in the small town of Ranvenswood, West Virginia still shocks and amazes.
http://indiepixfilms.com/film/3211?ref=dm5668
September, 1990. The potroom at the Ravenswood Aluminum Plant was topping 180 degrees. This was the most dangerous job in the plant. 39 year old Jimmy Rider was one of the union members who worked there, but not for long. How did he die? The members of Local 5668 will say its because of Emmett Boyle.
The Battle of Local 5668 is an in depth, straight journalistic account told by the men and women who were directly involved in the dispute. Even with 10 years reflection, the passion and tenacity of the steelworkers in the small town of Ranvenswood, West Virginia still shocks and amazes.
http://indiepixfilms.com/film/3211?ref=dm5668
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