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Chris Smalls      

President of The Amazon Labor Union, the 1st Independent Worker-Lead Union in America for Amazon

Christian Smalls is the founder and president of the Amazon Labor Union, an independent, democratic, worker-led labor union at Amazon in Staten Island. He is also the founder of The Congress of Essential Workers (TCOEW), a nationwide collective of essential workers and allies fighting for better working conditions, better wages, and a better world.

Smalls was formerly an Amazon warehouse supervisor, helping open three major warehouses in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut during his five years with the company, but he was fired in 2020 after organizing a protest against the company’s unsafe pandemic conditions.

Smalls has been profiled by media outlets worldwide, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, CBC Radio, Salon, and Jacobin. He lives in Hackensack, New Jersey.

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How Chris Smalls built a labor movement that led to Amazon ...
Apr 2, 2022 ... Chris Smalls didn't rely on traditional labor groups for funding or organizing power. Instead he raised money through GoFundMe and talked to former ...
What Will Chris Smalls Do Next?
Jul 18, 2022 ... Chris Smalls became the new face of labor when he spearheaded a unionization drive at a packing facility in Staten Island. Now he is trying to replicate ...

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