SOLIDARITY is about the secretive methods used against UK activists and trade unionists. In the film blacklisted construction workers and activists spied on by the police share their ongoing struggles.

Blacklisting in the UK construction industry impacted thousands of workers who were labelled 'troublemakers' for speaking out and secretively denied employment. Activists uncovered alarming links between workplace blacklisting and undercover policing. Solidarity attentively follows meetings between activists and law students, brought together for the film, revealing the determination of a community working together to find a route to justice.

The debut feature length film by artist filmmaker Lucy Parker it has been made alongside and features members of Blacklist Support Group, core participants in Undercover Policing Inquiry, and members of other campaigning groups including Justice For Domestic Workers, Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union, Independent Workers of Great Britain, Unite the Union, Police Spies Out of Lives, GWB, RMT, Unite British Airways Mixed Fleet, County Durham Teaching Assistants, Bakers And Food Alliance Workers Union, BECTU Picturehouse and many individual trade unionists.

“Hugely impressed - and moved...it’s a really powerful, distinctive and important work.” Ollie Wright, Open City Docs

“Shocking and Urgent” Ros Cranston, BFI

“Great piece of activist filmmaking” Mark Gannon

“an immense impact and truly captures the human cost of #spycops abuses. Proud to be involved…hugely emotional and powerful documentary” Police Spies out of Lives

“Gave the blacklisting scandal a human face” Dave Smith, Blacklist Support Group