With Union Town, master documentarian Barbara Kopple completes a trilogy she began with the Oscar winning documentaries Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976) and American Dream (1990). From the coal mines of Kentucky to the factories of the Midwest, Kopple shifts her focus to New York City, a so-called ‘union town’. Her intensive investigation of class struggle becomes a sharp callback to ancient times, when the lower class was robbed of their humanity by their unending servitude. Kopple’s formidable persistence in her mission once again exposes the endless courage of the human spirit. Deeply invested in presenting raw, empathic stories of the unsung workers who toil to keep the American economy running, here she profiles crucial labour battles as they unfold. They involve workers from UPS and Amazon, as well as...
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