Moving Image / City on the Edge

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Title: City on the Edge
Creator: Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 11
Date Created and/or Issued: 1992
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library
Collection: Organizing Los Angeles Workers, 1980-Present
Rights Information: Copyrighted
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Rights Holder and Contact: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Scope/Content: Release shortly after the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, City on the Edge criticized the low-wage policies of the tourism industry and challenged political leaders to embrace equitable development. Featuring interviews with historian Mike Davis, business leaders, city officials, and workers, the film offers a glimpse of LA contending with deep social and economic divides.
Type: moving image
Format: MP4 video
Identifier: irle_1940_022
Language: English
eng
Subject: Labor unions--California--Los Angeles
Labor union locals--California--Los Angeles
Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) Local 11
Place: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Provenance: UNITE HERE, Local 11
Location: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections

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