Suddenly, a strike, 24´+ The steel hammer out there on the grass, 41´, Ruth Beckermann. DE sub. ES

Suddenly, a strike, Ruth Beckermann, Germany, 1978, 24’

Semperit Traiskirchen 17.4. – 11.5.1978: In the tire factory Semperit the only strike after World War II takes place in May 1978 and lasted six weeks. The film shows the course of the strike in interviews, photos, graphics and conversations at a pub.

It draws attention to the position of the union between its loyality to the workers and its responsibilities towards the entrepeneurs.

The steel hammer out there on the grass, Ruth Beckermann, Josef Aichholzer, Michael Stejkal, Germany, 1981, 41’

On March 28th 1981, 10.000 people took to the streets. The city of Judenburg demonstrates for the preservation of their steel plant. The demonstration is a start, a late attempt to avert the threat of job loss. The film shows how the international steel crisis affects Austria.