In-person Arts & Culture

UNION: Film Screening

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:30pm to 8:30pm

Garneau Theatre
Tickets are under $20
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Organized by: Public Interest Alberta
May
31

Through intimate cinema vérité, 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.

Join us for a special screening of the award-winning documentary UNION!

​"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."

​Shortlisted for the Oscars and named one of the best films of 2024 by the New York Times, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Indiewire, and Rotten Tomatoes, witness the incredible story of how the Amazon Labor Union stood up to one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world.

​Directed by Stephen Maing, Brett Story and produced by Samantha Curley, Mars Verrone, Martin DiCicco. Learn more at unionthefilm.com.

Garneau Theatre

8712 109 Street NW
Edmonton, AB, T6G 1E9


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