How fighting Amazon made Chris Smalls a celebrity: 'My life changed'

JUN 8, 202639 MIN
Stateside with Kai and Carter

How fighting Amazon made Chris Smalls a celebrity: 'My life changed'

JUN 8, 202639 MIN

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In 2022, Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Staten Island made history by voting to form a union. Their leader was fired Amazon worker Chris Smalls, who became something of a celebrity within the labor movement. Smalls left the union amid internal tensions, and has gone on to become a freelance activist since. He speaks with Kai Wright about being arrested while protesting the Jeff Bezos-funded Met Gala, and why courting attention is an effective form of activism. Smalls’ new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724036/when-the-revolution-comes-by-chris-smalls/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When the Revolution Comes</a>&nbsp;is out now.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>