Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo and 16 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

At last, an honest movie about American working people

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.