Labor Oscars and Grammys

THE LABOR OSCARS AND LABOR GRAMMYS

Power At Work's Labor Oscars and Labor Grammys aim to celebrate and promote movies and music, respectively, that give us a window into worker power, unions, collective bargaining, and workers coming together to improve their lives and communities. These two Power At Work "awards" are our way of celebrating art that celebrates workers and worker power in popular media.

During awards season (usually January through March), Power At Work publishes our curated and categorized lists of worker power movies and worker power songs from the previous years including new releases. Then, we publish separate lists of movies and songs nominated in each of several categories by our expert Nominating Committees. These nominated movies and songs become the candidates for the Labor Oscars' "The Worker" and the Labor Grammys' "The Woody" (a nod to the great Woody Guthrie). To determine the winners in each category of the Labor Oscars and the Labor Grammys, Power At Work's subscribers vote on the nominated lists of movies and songs. And finally, we announce the winners during our separate Labor Oscars and Labor Grammys awards ceremonies.

View all of our worker power movies and worker power songs posts along with our Labor Oscars awards ceremony and our Labor Grammys awards ceremony right here:

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Power At Work Special Blogcast: 2025 Labor Oscars Awards Ceremony

04 Mar 2025 ·

After all the waiting, all the anticipation, all the lobbying to get your union siblings to vote for your favorites, Power At Work is ready to announce the winners of the 2025 Labor Oscars. Who will . . .

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It’s time to VOTE! The 2025 Labor Oscars are here with our film nominations

09 Feb 2025 · ,

It’s time to VOTE! Submit Your Votes Now for the #2025LaborOscars The time has arrived for you to vote for your favorite (or least favorite, see below) labor films… again! The 2025 Labor Oscars . . .

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Power At Work Is Back With #2025LaborOscars! Here are 68 movies to watch before the Academy Awards

26 Jan 2025 · ,

As the Academy Awards ceremony approaches, Power At Work is excited to announce our second Labor Oscars! #2025LaborOscars is dedicated to spotlighting films that feature worker power, unions, labor . . .

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Power At Work Blog's #LaborOscars2024 Awards Ceremony

07 Mar 2024 ·

In this special blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by film and labor experts to reveal the results of the blog's #LaborOscars2024 and discuss the importance of supporting . . .

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#LaborOscars2024 Have Arrived!

18 Feb 2024 ·

Our mission at the Power At Work Blog is “to contribute to a discourse in the United States that emphasizes the importance of collective action and puts workers and worker power at the center of that . . .

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#LaborOscars2024: 55 Labor Movies to Watch Before the Oscars

04 Feb 2024 ·

As the Academy Awards selections and ceremony approach, the Power At Work Blog is proud to shine a light on the films that feature worker power and unions, labor leaders, and workers' collective . . .