Episode

The Fight to Unionize Amazon Isn’t Over (w/ Chris Smalls)

Podcast: Current Affairs
Published: Jun 2, 2026
Duration seconds: 1916
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Summary

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.