This documentary’s hero is Christian Smalls… Smalls was laid off from the Amazon fulfilment centre for objecting to poor safety protocols; he set about creating a union, with a lonely, cold vigil outside the warehouse, handing out leaflets, accepting support from well-wishers, doing media interviews. The pressure grew, and the dream of creating a union was theoretically possible because of the law that if 30% of the workforce require it, a vote on unionisation has to be taken. Amazon’s workforce turnover means employees come and go and it is very difficult to get up to this point. But it was achieved, and a “yes” majority secured – after which Amazon started a huge legal campaign to have that vote annulled.-Guardian

“…lets us see what Amazon and the world would soon discover about the power workers have when they invest in their dignity first.”-LA Times

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