Union: ITU
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Title
Union: ITU
Subject
In this video Jim Potter, Dick Moore, Nancy Popovich, and Jerry Nichols describe how and why Deaf printers joined the ITU.
Creator
Zilvinas Paludnevicius
Source
Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center Collection
Date
2022
Rights
This Item has been made available for educational and research purposes by the Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center at Gallaudet University. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You may need to obtain permission for your intended use if your use is otherwise not permitted by the copyright and applicable related rights legislation. For specific information about the copyright and reproduction rights for this Item, please contact the Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center: https://www.gallaudet.edu/drs-john-s-and-betty-j-schuchman-deaf-documentary-center
Language
American Sign Language
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Video Description
A video featuring ASL interviews with several subjects. Jim Potter, an older white man seated at home; Dick Moore, an older white man seated in a darkened studio; Nancy Popovich, an older white woman seated in a hotel room; and Jerry Nichols, an older white white older man standing in front of a dark curtain. The video begins with a black and white photograph of a large workspace with several fair skinned older men scattered around the room, their hands on the various machinery as they work and chat with each other. Text reads ITU.
Transcription
Jim Potter: International Typographical Union. It gave me the opportunity to work at any big newspaper shop that had the union workers. That was really nice.
Dick Moore: Once I received my ITU card it meant a big future for me. It made it easy to work. I don’t mean the work was easy. I enjoyed it and it paid well. The best job for Deaf people during that time was printing in the ITU. Today printing is gone. Deaf printers are gone. Newspapers still exist, but they’ve downsized and no longer require craftsman expertise or professional typographic experience is not needed, they got rid of that. The computers can do all the work.
Nancy Popovich: I chose the ITU because it had a good reputation, union members were paid well, and I found out I could support myself and my three children. I applied for an ITU card and I took a typing test, because at that time they were looking for a typist. Fortunately, I could type so I worked there. It was a great way to earn an income to support my family, yes.
Jerry Nichols: When people talk about ITU they say it helped improve their lifestyle. They could earn good money. Their communication skills grew. Their knowledge on various topics grew too. ITU was really awesome for Deaf people. It's too bad. ITU, printing, working for newspapers, that doesn't happen today for Deaf people. I’m sorry about that.
Dick Moore: Once I received my ITU card it meant a big future for me. It made it easy to work. I don’t mean the work was easy. I enjoyed it and it paid well. The best job for Deaf people during that time was printing in the ITU. Today printing is gone. Deaf printers are gone. Newspapers still exist, but they’ve downsized and no longer require craftsman expertise or professional typographic experience is not needed, they got rid of that. The computers can do all the work.
Nancy Popovich: I chose the ITU because it had a good reputation, union members were paid well, and I found out I could support myself and my three children. I applied for an ITU card and I took a typing test, because at that time they were looking for a typist. Fortunately, I could type so I worked there. It was a great way to earn an income to support my family, yes.
Jerry Nichols: When people talk about ITU they say it helped improve their lifestyle. They could earn good money. Their communication skills grew. Their knowledge on various topics grew too. ITU was really awesome for Deaf people. It's too bad. ITU, printing, working for newspapers, that doesn't happen today for Deaf people. I’m sorry about that.
Duration
00:02:06
Citation
Zilvinas Paludnevicius, “Union: ITU,” DeafPrinters, accessed April 26, 2024, https://deafprinters.com/items/show/131.