The Fight to Unionize Amazon Isn’t Over (w/ Chris Smalls)
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The Fight to Unionize Amazon Isn’t Over (w/ Chris Smalls)
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Chris Smalls is the co-founder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union and author of the new book When the Revolution Comes. He joins Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic in Havana, Cuba, during the Nuestra América aid mission to discuss the U.S. blockade, labor organizing, his fight against Amazon, and why struggles from Cuba to Gaza to Staten Island are connected.
Recorded March, 2026
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0:00-5:21 Why Chris Smalls Came to Cuba
5:21-8:18 Hip-Hop, “Union Drip,” and Labor Organizing
8:18-11:09 Joe Biden’s Empty Pro-Union Promises
11:09-17:32 What Workers Should Know About Unionizing
17:32-24:02 The State of the Amazon Labor Union
24:02-26:36 Lessons From the Amazon Fight
26:36-28:15 Gaza, the Freedom Flotilla, and Israeli Apartheid
28:15-28:50 Medea Benjamin Cameo
28:50-31:56 What Comes Next for Chris Smalls
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