Documentaries, Feature Films and Labor Struggles; Comparing "Roger and Me" and "American Dream". Author: David H. Dallas - 2003

David H. Dallas
PS 302: Political Science & Film
Clarion University of PA
Essay #2
Documentaries, Feature Films and Labor Struggles;
Comparing "Roger and Me" and "American Dream"
June 2, 2003
(a)What happened to Flint, Michigan and Austin, Minnesota in the 1980's?
Flint, Michigan, was the birthplace of General Motors. In the early 1980's, GM announced that they were closing eleven of their production facilities. GM would then be opening the same number of facilities in Mexico. Michael Moore, whose family members were life long GM employees, asserted that this put over 30,000 worker…