Program 25: 'Fire Department, Inc' and 'Works for All' - Penn South (Free)

FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC - A newly-elected small town Mayor, along with his high paid attorney, come up with a scheme to eliminate firefighter pension plans by privatizing the entire union fire department. There’s only one problem: the firefighters say no. In response, the Mayor terminates them all — illegally. What ensues is a years long legal battle that threatens to upend labor laws not only in Illinois, but the entire country. (1 hr 18m, 2023, Director: Colin C. Hughes)

WORKS FOR ALL: CNCINNATI'S CO-OP ECONOMY - Since 2011, Cincinnati has been home to Co-op Cincy, a unique network of activists and unionized cooperatives that are building "an economy that works for all." This film visits several of the diverse worker owned cooperatives in the network, many led by people traditionally marginalized in the U.S. economy, and shows Co-op Cincy's remarkable work to transform and provide training and support for these businesses. Particularly significant for the future is the effort to help convert existing businesses where owners are retiring into cooperatives. (31m, 2023, Directors: Mark Dworkin and Melissa Youn)

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