Fired By Amazon & Fighting Back
from Working Class Heroes Radio Hosted by Most Heroes Don't Wear Capes
On this week’s show of Working Class Heroes Radio, we speak with Chris Smalls, a former Amazon worker who was fired after organizing a walkout to protest the violation of COVID-19 safety standards in the warehouse by Amazon management. Lea Ramirez and Danny Katch talk with Chris about his experience, what conditions were like for Amazon workers, and what led him to help found the Congress of Essential Workers. Lupita and Julian also break down the new Tax the Rich campaign in New York by a coalition of progressive organizations. This episode is a collaboration with Law at the Margins, which uses social media as a platform that aims to "highlight the ways that our laws and legal institutions expand or limits the rights and social justice aspirations of people and communities.” You can check out their work at LawAtTheMargins.com Outro song - Manu Chao - ALGUNDIAVACAER
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