Press Conference with Rev. Jesse James (Union Discrimination)

KPIX news footage from November 30, 1966, at 674 South Van Ness Avenue in the Mission District of San Francisco with reporter Rollin Post, featuring a press conference with Rev. Jesse James (Director of the Mission Rebels organization). He is asking unions and management to provide more job opportunities for local youth and to help address employment discrimination. Also includes an interview with George Johns, Executive Secretary of the San Francisco Labor Council, who gives his initial reaction to the Mission Rebels proposals. Assistant Director of the Mission Rebels Erik Girard, Jr. can be seen sat to the right of Rev. James at the speakers table. There is an article about this event on pages 1 and 18 of the December 1, 1966, edition of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, by their labor correspondent Dick Meister.

Note: this film reversal print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using our Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in November 2020.