Congress of Essential Workers
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| Successor | Amazon Labor Union |
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| Formation | May 1, 2020 |
| Founder | Chris Smalls, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Flowers and Derrick Palmer |
| Leader | Chris Smalls |
| Website | tcoew |
The Congress of Essential Workers is an American labour organization and the predecessor to the Amazon Labor Union.
The organization was co-founded by Chris Smalls in 2020 and campaigned for a rise to Amazon's minimum wage.
History
The Congress of Essential Workers was launched as the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States, on May 1, 2020.[1][2] The founders were all current or recent Amazon employees Chris Smalls, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Flowers and Derrick Palmer.[1] The organization was created to advocate for essential workers, with special focus on those who were the subject of employer retaliatory actions and those who needed funds to pursue civil rights complaints.[3]
The group was worried about COVID-19 infection risks and were part of a larger group that has walked out the New York factory known as JFK8 where they worked on March 30, 2020.[1] Smalls’ employment had been terminated shortly after the walkout.[1]
Initially the group were not in favour of formal unions, until April 2021, when the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union failed to organize a union amongst Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama.[1]
The group called on Amazon to raise the minimum wage from $15 per hour to $30 per hour.[4]
The Congress of Essential Workers later became the Amazon Labor Union.[5]
Organization
The congress is led by Chris Smalls[6] who was fired by Amazon shortly after organising a walk-out of the Amazon warehouse where he worked.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Leon, Luis Feliz (23 May 2022). "These Are The Workers Who Took on Amazon, and Won". In These Times. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ↑ Feitelberg, Rosemary (May 11, 2020). "Amazon Whistleblower Chris Smalls to Launch Group for Essential Workers". WWD. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Nichols, J. (2022). Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis. Verso Books, United Kingdom: ISBN 9781839764240 p235
- ↑ Rossi, P. E. (2021). L’orologio di Jeff. Italy: Booksprint. (in Italian)
- ↑ ENZINNA, W. What Will the Amazon Slayer Do Next? New York, [s. l.], v. 55, n. 15, p. 26–99, 2022. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=158071433&site=eds-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 1 dez. 2022.
- ↑ Tchekmedyian, Arlene; Molina, Genaro (2020-10-05). "Amazon workers march to Jeff Bezos' mansion, calling for higher wages, protections". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ↑ Hammond, T. I. (2022). How to Avoid a PhD (Penalty for Hardworking Dummies): Wishing I Were an Autodidact. United States: AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781665575256
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