Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, speaks at a rally outside an Amazon
warehouse on Staten Island in New York, April 24, 2022. Within union ranks, some felt
Smalls was spending too much time traveling and giving speeches instead of organizing
workers on Staten Island.
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Two years after historic win, a divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward a leadership election
Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and fighting over an election that could determine who will lead the group in the near future.
