Ep.198: The Amazon Labor Union with Christian Smalls

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by organiser and founder of the Amazon Labor Union, Christian Smalls. At the height of COVID pandemic, Amazon employee, Christian Smalls went from being an essential worker to unemployed overnight to then attracting international interest when he and his fellow workers became the first to successfully organise an Amazon warehouse facility in the United States. In this special episode, Chris shares his courageous journey from NBA hoop dreams, to setting up Amazon warehouse facilities across the north east of the United States. Then Chris’s path in life changed when he led a workout of his fellow workers from the Staten Island facility during the pandemic.It was his leadership and commitment that led to the founding of the Amazon Labor Union and an historic campaign in this true David and Goliath story. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.auSupport the showSocially Democratic is an opinion-based political and campaign podcast that facilitates discussion on a range of topical issues. The opinions of guests are not an endorsement and do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff at Dunn Street and Socially Democratic.Access ad-free episodes and send in questions by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SociallyDemocraticIf you like the show, rate and review us on your favourite podcast app.Follow Us on Socials:Facebook (https://tr.ee/9jGIOy)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sociallydemocratic)LinkedIn (https://tr.ee/YxyYJh)X (https://x.com/SocialDemPod)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DunnStreet)The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au