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Through intimate cinema vérité, UNION chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Led by the charismatic but underestimated Chris Smalls, the diverse band of workers start the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and embark on a journey against one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world. The odds are stacked against them, as the group finds itself up against a tech industry giant with unlimited resources, without major support from national unions or politicians, and while navigating internal divisions within their own ranks. Filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing document the struggle from day one, offering a gripping human drama about the fight for power and dignity in today's globalized economic landscape.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times “Union” lets us see what Amazon and the world would soon discover about the power workers have when they invest in their dignity first. Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Alison Willmore New York Magazine/Vulture Union may be a vérité work, but it never lets us forget the humanity of everyone in front of and behind the camera. Oct 21, 2024 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Brett Story (“The Hottest August”) and Stephen Maing (“Crime + Punishment”) got on the ground with the workers and the organizers; in their engrossing new film, “Union,” they show how the vote’s outcome was hardly assured. Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Lisa Laman Culturess Cinema is used once again to bear witness to what working-class people are capable of…and the systemic structures suppressing them. I Oct 28, 2024 Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics It benefits by having a strong character in Chris Smalls. Oct 23, 2024 Full Review Ella Fanger The Nation It would be a great line to end the documentary on, but Union doesn’t give us that satisfaction...the film ends on a sobering note... Oct 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Through intimate cinema vérité, UNION chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Led by the charismatic but underestimated Chris Smalls, the diverse band of workers start the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and embark on a journey against one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world. The odds are stacked against them, as the group finds itself up against a tech industry giant with unlimited resources, without major support from national unions or politicians, and while navigating internal divisions within their own ranks. Filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing document the struggle from day one, offering a gripping human drama about the fight for power and dignity in today's globalized economic landscape.
Director
Stephen Maing, Brett Story
Producer
Samantha Curley, Martin Dicicco, Stephen Maing, Brett Story, Mars Verrone
Distributor
Level Ground Productions
Production Co
Level Ground Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 42m