Posted on Apr 6, 2022
Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses
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Chris Smalls is president of the newly minted Amazon Labor Union.
It is the behemoth company's first U.S. union, and was born on Friday after a dramatic and unexpected victory over Amazon by a ragtag grassroots movement.
At the heart of the campaign is Smalls who was fired from his job at the Amazon warehouse on Staten Island at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 — the same day he had organized a walkout over safety conditions.
His co-star in the organizing drive is his friend Derrick Palmer, who currently works at the warehouse. Together, they will lead a union representing some 8,300 workers who work at the same warehouse.
Chris Smalls is president of the newly minted Amazon Labor Union.
It is the behemoth company's first U.S. union, and was born on Friday after a dramatic and unexpected victory over Amazon by a ragtag grassroots movement.
At the heart of the campaign is Smalls who was fired from his job at the Amazon warehouse on Staten Island at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 — the same day he had organized a walkout over safety conditions.
His co-star in the organizing drive is his friend Derrick Palmer, who currently works at the warehouse. Together, they will lead a union representing some 8,300 workers who work at the same warehouse.
Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I bet Amazon is sorry they fired this guy now! But what exactly did he do to get fired?
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Cpl Vic Burk "Officially" starting a "Walk-Out" for Lack of COVID Protocols at the Start of the Pandemic. Although He was already Advocating for a "Union".
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Big companies generally don't like unions getting into their business.
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