Cotton Mill, Treadmill

19922 h 39 min 1 secFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: Denys Arcand

Production: Jacques Vallée

English subtitled version of a film showing factories' shutdown. Quebec textile workers organize themselves for better, healthier working conditions while the multinationals strenghten their empire.

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Subject categories

  • Industry and Commerce > Clothing and Textile IndustriesHealth and SafetyQuébecWork and Labour Relations
  • Work and Labour Relations > Company ClosuresLabour RelationsStrikesUnionization and the Labour MovementWorking Conditions
  • Social Issues > ConflictQuebec SocietySocial ChangeWork and Unemployment
  • History and Citizenship Education > Economy and Development (1500-present)Modernization of Quebec Society (1929-1980)

Credits

director
Denys Arcand
producer
Jacques Vallée
cinematography
Alain Dostie
sound
Serge Beauchemin
editing
Pierre Bernier