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‘Union Town’ Review: Barbara Kopple Takes on UPS, Amazon and the Apps in Another Essential Organized Labor Documentary
Premiering in Venice, the latest from the 'Harlan County, USA' director studies the disparate and shared interests of workers in the gig economy.
Summary
For a certain class of cineaste, a new Barbara Kopple -directed documentary about organized labor is an event on par with Steven Spielberg revisiting extraterrestrials or Martin Scorsese rekindling his love affair with the mob . When it comes to filmmakers scoring triumphs within a single topic, it’s almost impossible to beat the combo of Kopple’s Harlan County, USA and American Dream , both nonfiction landmarks and Oscar winners. Union Town The Bottom Line Another must-see work from organized labor's premier chronicler.
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