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Union

2024

1h 42m

7.7(3 votes)

Documentary

Overview

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.

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Level Ground Productions

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JustFilms / Ford Foundation

Hyperobject Industries

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

26 members

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Chris Smalls

Self

Chris Smalls

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Angelika Maldonado

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Connor Spence

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Derrick Palmer

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Jason Anthony

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Brett Daniels

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Gerald Bryson

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Armani Bryson

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Jordan Flowers

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Natalie Monarrez

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Nilah Smalls

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Gianni Smalls

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Jeremiah Butler

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Madeline Wesley

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Cassio Mendoza

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Josiah Maldonado

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Aaron Novik

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Tristian Martinez

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Mat Cusick

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Karen Ponce

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Justine Medina

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Josiah Morgan

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Julian Mitchell-Israel

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Michael Aguilar

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Brima Sylla

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Nannette Plascencia

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