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“Their failure was perceived as part of a pattern of significant blows to union power during the Reagan era.”
“Kopple’s 1990 film about the Hormel strike, “American Dream,” also won the Oscar for Best Documentary.”
“Workers have struggled to make significant gains post-Reagan, but class consciousness has increased amongst their ranks.”
“A UPS driver who’s forced to sleep in his car so he can make an eight-hour-per-day wage still finds time to sit a garden to briefly center himself.”
““Union Town” then shifts its energy towards an Amazon warehouse in Maspeth, Queens where workers are trying to organize the shop.”
““We like labor work,” one employee says.”
“Kopple turns her eyes to delivery workers whose job takes them all over the city, whether they’re in a truck on a bike.”
“After one of the drivers is fired for his union activity, the warehouse slowly coheres around voting to become part of the Teamsters Union.”
“But it also might be a result of the modern attention economy where it’s tough to make one’s voice heard, and companies are largely indifferent to negative optics.”
“Similarly, the hazards New York City bikers face exist in a slightly different category than those of unionized truck drivers and warehouse employees.”
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“While the workplace struggles of UPS drivers, Amazon warehouse workers, and app-based bikers are obviously connected, “Union Town” struggles to integrate the latter into the film’s framework, contributing to a generally uneven tone.”
“Alongside Rosario and the Local 804, Amazon employees plan a shutdown a week before Christmas to fight for better pay and baseline safety standards.”
“Partially because of the geographical distance between them and the Teamster fight, the WJP and Deliverista organizer story dramatically feels like it’s in a separate film altogether.”
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“Kopple follows the Workers Justice Project and Los Deliveristas Unidos as they battle against corporate wage theft and for the physical safety of their bikers, some of whom have suffered grievous injuries and even death simply by going to work amidst reckless drivers and dangerous weather.”
“The diminished safety of immigrant delivery drivers, who already exist in precarious societal positions, is also briefly touched upon before “Union Town” returns to its main narrative.”
“In short, it’s a perfect time for Kopple to return to her roots.”
“Powered by WordPress.com VIP Venice ‘Union Town’ Review: Barbara Kopple Returns to Her Labor Roots by Unevenly Covering the Plight of New York Delivery Workers Venice: The third in Kopple’s informal strike trilogy sets its sights on the workers battling with UPS, Amazon, and food-delivery apps with mixed results.”
“Sadly, “Union Town” doesn’t live up to the heights of the previous two films in her informal strike trilogy.”
“By Vikram Murthi Plus icon Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet More stories by Vikram ‘Union Town’ Review: Barbara Kopple Returns to Her Labor Roots by Unevenly Covering the Plight of New York Delivery Workers Read more ‘The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer’ Review: A Photographer’s Portrait of Two Argentine Cousins Poignantly Captures the Passage of Time Read more ‘The Row’ Review: A Man Rows Across the Pacific in a Documentary that Makes His Inspirational Voyage Feel More Like a Vanity Project Read more September 9, 2026 9:15 am Add us as a Google Preferred Source 'Union Town' Venice Share Share on Facebook Post Share on LinkedIn Show more sharing options google Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Submit to Reddit Pin it Post to Tumblr Email Print This Page Share on WhatsApp In 1973, Barbara Kopple and a small team traveled to Harlan County, Kentucky to chronicle the Brookside miners’ strike against the Duke Power Company.”
“The film’s modest detachment possibly stems from its unique setting: fairly or not, New York City tends to be treated by the media like a microcosm of American business elites, which makes it difficult for “Union Town” to ground its subject in regional specificity.”
“Her footage eventually comprised “Harlan County USA,” which won the Best Documentary Oscar in 1976.”