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Labor of Love is a documentary series featuring interviews with leaders from the Labor Movement in Southern California. The project highlights the history, present-day, and future of labor in the U.S., emphasizing collective action over individualism. The series focused on the role of marginalized groups, including women and people of color, in shaping a more egalitarian future.
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With 16 interviews total, each subject provides a unique glimpse into the different facets of the Labor Movement. Together, the message of Labor of Love became greater than the sum of its parts.
Featured interview
Cheylynda Barnard
Executive Director
Inland Empire Labor & Community Center
A local political leader, Cheylynda also acts as the Executive Director of the Inland Empire Labor & Community Center, a University of California Riverside-based research organization that produces reports on the state of labor in the region.
Featured interview
Kelley Bader
Co-founder | Lead Roaster
Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative
Teamsters Local 1932
A collective-minded thinker, Kelley Bader organized his fellow coffee shop co-workers after an unlawful termination to form his own coffee cooperative that later integrated with the Teamsters Local 1932 union.
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