Barbara Kopple’s *Union Town* examines unionisation efforts among UPS, Amazon and gig-delivery workers, focusing particularly on the Teamsters’ campaign for a new contract in 2023. The documentary connects present-day labour disputes with Kopple’s earlier film *Harlan County, USA*, while exploring corporate exploitation, workplace mistreatment, striking and disagreements within the union movement.

The review praises the film’s access to workers and its unflinching portrayal of financial insecurity, harassment, discrimination and companies’ alleged exploitation of delivery drivers, including misleading tipping practices. However, it argues that the documentary’s broad scope weakens its pace and focus, while internal disagreements over wages and negotiations are not fully developed; its reliance on events from 2023 and 2024 also leaves it partly out of date and without a definitive conclusion.