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Christian Smalls

The former worker making history, Timandra Harkness profiles the tenacious Christian Smalls, President of The Amazon Labor Union.

Despite being fired by Amazon early in the pandemic, Chris Smalls continued to campaign for better rights and conditions for Amazon employees, setting up the Amazon Labor Union last year.

Now the Staten Island warehouse where Chris used to be based has made history, becoming the first Amazon workplace in the United States to vote for union representation, a serious defeat for Amazon which has been fighting against unionisation.

Timandra Harkness hears about the man behind this historic vote, speaking to some of the family, friends and team who’ve supported him along the way.

Presenter: Timandra Harkness
Production team: Sally Abrahams, Diane Richardson and Janet Staples
Sound: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Damon Rose

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15 minutes

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Sun 10 Apr 2022 17:40

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  • Sat 9 Apr 2022 19:00
  • Sun 10 Apr 2022 05:45
  • Sun 10 Apr 2022 17:40

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