‘Union’ Filmmakers Talk Amazon, Labor Unions and Jeff Bezos’ Possible Response to the Documentary
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor In “Union,” documentary filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing follow the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), a group of current and former Amazon workers as they attempt to unionize Amazon employees working at a facility in Staten Island, N.Y.
The directing duo chronicles just how excruciatingly hard it is to form a workers’ union in America — especially at Amazon. The 102-minute doc captures ALU members, who feel disenfranchised and powerless, as they try to build support for their movement while facing the unlimited resources and influence of a corporate giant.
From offering free pizza and cannabis to making calls to all 8,000 Amazon employees working at the Staten Island facility, the film intimately documents ALU’s fierce dedication to making a change.
Variety spoke to Story and Maing ahead of the premiere of “Union” on Sunday. In the film an ALU member records a meeting that takes place within the Staten Island facility.
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