Celebrating May Day and advancing year-round a culture of solidarity at the intersection of labour and art in Mi’kma’ki.
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Description
A film by Stephen Maing and Brett Story
Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York.
“Astounding, rebellious,… brilliant.” – The New York Times
WINNER: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for the Art of Change – Sundance Film Festival
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 by 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 groups 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.
Presented in partnership with the Atlantic Film Festival and Carbon Arc Independent Cinema
Date & Time
Fri., May 16, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Venue Details
Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane
5657 Spring Garden RoadHalifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1H1
