American Dream (1990)

American Dream 1990 Chronicles the six month strike at Hormel in Austin, Minnesota, in 1985 86 The local union, P 9 of the Food and Commercial Workers, overwhelmingly rejects a contract offer with a 2hour wage cut They strike and hire a New York consultant to manage a national media campaign against Hormel Despite support from P 9s rank and file, FCWUs international disagrees with the strategy In addition to union company tension, theres union union in fighting Hormel holds firm scabs, replacement workers, brothers on opposite sides, a union coup detat, and a new contract materialize The film asks, was it worth it, or was the strike a long term disaster for organized labor