Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags, is a new HBO documentary that tells the story of NYC's Garment District (watch the trailer online). The film prominently features Workers United President Bruce Raynor and Joe Raico, a retired garment cutter and President of Local 10.
Schmatta debuted on Monday, October 19th on HBO and will air again next month. Schmatta shows how unionizing the garment industry made the American Dream possible for countless immigrant workers and how bad trade deals weakened the middle class. It depicts the dangers of sweatshops and the fight that union workers led against unsafe conditions in garment factories.
