An Injury to One is an Injury to All

CHRIS SMALLS: My story is a wild roller coaster… During the peak of COVID, businesses were shut down, but not Amazon. We warehouse workers were deemed essential workers, which was ridiculous. We weren’t first responders, and we damn sure weren't delivering essential items. At that time, I’d worked at the company for 5 years. I was an assistant manager for 4 and a half years, and spent 60-70 hours a week with thousands of Amazon workers every day. Everybody knew who I was. Even upper management praised me for my work. So, I thought I would be the right person to speak up on our behalf. Amazon thought otherwise.