Bus Riders' Union, 1999

Item — Case: 1, Object: 27

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

By Haskell Wexler and co-director and editor, Johanna Demetrakas about the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union (f. 1994). Includes interviews with BRU organizers, Eric Mann (Labor/Community Strategy Center), Constance Rice (N.A.A.C.P.),Richard Riordan (Mayor of Los Angeles), and Richard Larson (N.A.A.C.P.). Labor/Community Strategy Center (LCSC)

Dates

Other: 1999

Conditions Governing Access

Selections from the IRLE Audiovisual Collection are available at the our Memory Work vimeo: https://vimeo.com/memoryworkla

Additional videos and original recordings are housed in the offices of the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment in the Ueberroth Building (10945 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024) and are only available upon request by the researcher. For inquiries about accessing our collections, contact IRLEarchive@irle.ucla.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet : Approximately 250 VHS tapes and DVDs, shorts and feature-length. Films are primarily documentary, educational/training, or news clips covering topics such as labor history, organizing and collective bargaining strategies, union campaigns, and Labor Center events. Includes multiple copies of commercially-produced films on DVD. ; 4 drawers at 16" x 39" (approx. 13 feet)