LIP or A taste for collective action
Synopsis
The mythical 1973-1974 strike at the LIP watch factory in Besançon (France), was one of the largest social struggles of the second half of the 20th century in Europe, due to the importance of the economic and political questions it raised, as well as its forms of organization, and its scope and popularity. This film, edited under the control of the workers, relates their fight from the inside. More information on www.dominiquedubosc.com/en/lip-ou-le-gout-du-collectif-en/
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