Posts tagged Chris Smalls

    News Article Video ● Unionization

    The resurgence of unions and the fight against Amazon

    April 25, 2022 // "The pandemic also created a labor shortage, which gave people more leverage, and made them less fearful of organizing," she said. "Unions are cool again for this generation."

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    News Article ● Unionization

    Who is Chris Smalls? What to know about the Amazon labor union organizer

    April 13, 2022 // “We had over 20 barbecues, giving out food every single week, every single day, whether it was pizza, chicken, pasta, home-cooked. We all contributed giving out books, literature, giving out free weed because it’s legal,” he said Friday outside the National Labor Relations Board office.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Unions

    Opinion: Sorry Unions, Workers Just Aren’t That Into You

    March 4, 2022 // Increasingly, workers have decided that union representation is not what they need. They’re not seeking it out, not signing onto unionization drives, and voting “no” in high profile ‘must win’ organizing drives where unions have brought out all the celebrity and political stops.

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