AFS labor panel around the film “Union” about Amazon worker organizing. Please come see this film and stay for the panel!
From directors Steve Maing and Brett Story, the Sundance award-winning documentary UNION follows the Amazon Labor Union’s historic journey to victory. Join IATSE 484 DEI Committee & Friends of 484 Cinema Club at the AFS Cinema on Saturday, October 26 at 2:15pm for a special screening of the film.
This screening will feature a special post-screening panel with Anne Lewis (Executive Board member, Texas State Employees Union TSEU-CWA 6186), Lisa Landry (RN/Organizer, Austin DSA), moderated by Rakeda Ervin, Director of Community Education at Austin Film Society.
More information about the film below – we’d love your help spreading the word about this special event! Attached are social media graphics, please feel free to forward this email and if there are workers or organizers who would like to attend and need a comped ticket, please reach out to me directly.
Solidarity,
Alice & the UNION Film Team
About the film: 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. Watch the official trailer here.
“An essential document of the 21st Century labor movement.” – Slate
For more info on how to watch and support the film, check out their website: unionthefilm.com
