The Student-Labor Alliance, The Bundy Museum of History & Art, Binghamton University Parents Collective, BU Sociology Department, United University Professionals, PM Press, Broome-Tioga Green Party, Southern Tier Occupational Health Clinic, The People's Press, and Grotta Azzurra Italian Restaurant present The Hand that Feeds
Thursday, November 5, 6:30pm Doors, 7:00 PM Screening
The Bundy Museum of History & Art, Binghamton, New York
FREE admission, food and refreshments (while supplies last).
Post-screening discussion
At a popular bakery café, residents of New York’s Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. But behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers who fill fire them for calling in sick. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma Lopez has never been interested in politics, but in January 2012, he convinces a small group of his co-workers to fight back. Risking deportation and the loss of livelihood, the workers team up with a diverse crew of innovative young organizers and take the unusual step of forming their own independent union. In the year that follows they must overcome a lockout and a divided community, but whatever happens, Mahoma and his coworkers will never be exploited again.
More information: http://b-line.binghamton.edu/events/16563
129 Main St
Binghamton, NY 13905
United States
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