Union Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: In 2022, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, sick and tired of the lack of job stability from a company notorious for constant worker turnover, made headlines after the newly formed Amazon Labor Union voted to unionize. For their absorbing documentary, Brett Story & Stephen Maing follow the day-to-day struggles of the ALU, made up of current and former employees, including the charismatic and indefatigable leader Chris Smalls, and capture the events that led to this remarkable—but by no means conclusive—historic moment in modern history. The result is an immersive cinematic portrait celebrating solidarity while acknowledging the difficult decisions & internal conflicts that make any collective action possible—especially when up against a corporate goliath in a post-Reagan era when worker organizations have become political anathema. Union is co-directed by two filmmakers Brett Story (Land of Destiny, The Prison in Twelve Landscapes, The Hottest August) & Stephen Maing (Crime + Punishment, "Mind/Trip"), making their first feature film together. It's produced by Samantha Curley, Martin Dicicco, Stephen Maing, Brett Story, Mars Verrone.
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00:00I happen to be a current Amazon worker at JFK, the pay and the work conditions are totally
00:13a nightmare.
00:14They expect you to do 200, then after that they want you to do another 3, then they want
00:19you to do another 4.
00:20They think that we're fucking robots.
00:22Starting today, 8,000 Amazon warehouse workers on stack 9 will begin voting on whether they
00:28want to form a union.
00:29We signed up, man, get a free plate, contribute to our movement, we can all help.
00:34When's your next class?
00:35Minus now.
00:36So you need to put the game down and find out how to get in there.
00:39We've got to continue to fight because this company has not been held accountable.
00:45We've got to continue to fight because this company has not been held accountable.
00:51Is Chris Smalls, he was fired when he went outside and protested.
00:54You make Amazon $638 million a day.
00:58It's time we get paid our fair share.
01:00Cancel all your plans unless it's family-related.
01:02They ain't family-related, we got this in.
01:04Like, we gots.
01:06There's nothing that can stop our momentum.
01:08The only thing that's going to stop us is if we stop ourselves.
01:12Right now, Amazon is on their high horse, and we want to punch them in the face.
01:15We should just go in, occupy that training room, and don't even let them hold up the meetings.
01:25Hey, you know that's illegal, right?
01:27You're not supposed to be doing that.
01:31This is the long haul, right?
01:33This is the marathon.
01:34This is our shot to make things better.
01:42Two minutes, you're going to be arrested.
01:43For what?
01:50Huge, huge.
01:52You know, the eyes of the world are looking at you right now.
01:55No, you ain't seen nothing yet.
01:58It's just getting started.