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    He was fired by Amazon 2 years ago. Now he's the force behind the company's 1st union

    Chris Smalls didn't rely on traditional labor groups for funding or organizing power. Instead he raised money through GoFundMe and talked to former coworkers at their bus stop and over S'mores.
    by Andrea Hsu Apr 02, 2022 2 minutes

    "He's not smart, or articulate."

    Those were the words used by a top Amazon lawyer to describe former warehouse worker Chris Smalls.

    Smalls had led a walkout at the start of the pandemic in 2020 to protest working conditions at the Staten Island, N.Y., warehouse where he worked. He was fired the same day.

    The just a few days later. But the words

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