the labour union movement could be on the brink of a famous victory in the us. workers at three different amazon warehouses are voting on whether to organise unions. amazon, which employs more than a million people in the us, has strenuously resisted the organisation of its workforce, ever since its founding in 1994, and it s putting up a fight now. but, as michelle fleury reports, from the amazon facility in staten island, new york, workers think, this time, they might just prevail. chris smalls is trying to organise a union at his former warehouse. organise a union at his former warehouse- warehouse. tell me what community warehouse. tell me what community looks - warehouse. tell me what community looks like! i warehouse. tell me what| community looks like! his campaign community looks like! his campaign started when he was fired from amazon two years ago, after a walk out over covid-19 ago, after a walk out over covid i9 working conditions. it covid 19 working conditions. it is
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