Original upload date: Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 08:56:08 GMT
In June 1990 the OCAW released Out of Control, a video documentary of the causes of chemical catastrophes and their effects on workers, communities and the environment. The video incorporates intervi
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ews with plant workers and industry experts from across the United States and documents. What started as a labor dispute involving 370 workers in rural Louisiana ended after the OCAW had transformed the struggle into a worldwide labor-environmental coalition against the policies and practices of BASF everywhere. In the process both the workers and the communities along the Mississippi River that make up "chemical alley" (93 chemical plants from Baton Rouge to New Orleans) learned a lot about cancer and other devastating diseases and their links to the operating procedures of BASF and other chemical companies. The film was part of a nationwide grassroots effort "to build bridges between labor and community strong enough to bear the weight of a sweeping program of reform at local, state and national levels." For a good review of the effort, read Beating BASF: OCAW Busts Union-Buster at https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1156&context=lrr
