Thursday, November 6, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (ET)
Moakley Ctr
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Join MRISJ and the Department of Communication for a documentary screening of UNION. Since making its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the film has made the shortlist for an Academy Award.
Emmy-winning Director Steve Maing & Amazon worker's union organizer Zara Cadoux will join us via Zoom for a Q&A session following the screening. Registration is encouraged.
This event is open and accessible to all members of the BSU campus community.
About the Documentary
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.