Will a seemingly powerless group of New York City restaurant workers prevail when they organize in an effort to achieve decent working conditions? The restaurant employees doing the toughest jobs are often undocumented workers who are vulnerable to unsafe environments, low wages without benefits, and job insecurity. At a Hot & Crusty location on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a handful of workers band together to create a union and secure better pay, benefits, and more respect. When the owners and managers retaliate, the union finds community support from well-heeled pedestrians, tenacious Occupy Wall Street activists, and working people of every stripe. The story suggests that organized labor’s future, in a time of widening economic inequality, might depend on building such coalitions. The film’s suspense rises as the union continues its fight. Memorable characters and unexpected surprises intensify this saga of grit and solidarity.  NK