Congress of Essential Workers

Congress of Essential Workers
FormationMay 1, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05-01)
FounderChris Smalls, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Flowers and Derrick Palmer
LeaderChris Smalls
Websitetcoew.org

The Congress of Essential Workers is an American labour organization co-founded by Chris Smalls in 2020. It has campaigned to raise Amazon's minimum wage.

History

The Congress of Essential Workers was launched as the COVID19 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 organisation 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 of the New York factory known as JFK8 where they were employed 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]

Organization

The congress is led by Chris Smalls[4] who was fired by Amazon shortly after organising a walk-out of the Amazon warehouse where he worked. The group called on Amazon to raise the minimum wage from $15 per hour to $30 per hour.[5] The work that the Congress of Essential Workers started, led to the development of the Amazon Labor Union.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Leon, Luis Feliz (23 May 2022). "These Are The Workers Who Took on Amazon, and Won". In These Times. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Nichols, J. (2022). Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis. Verso Books, United Kingdom: ISBN 9781839764240 p235
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Rossi, P. E. (2021). L’orologio di Jeff. Italy: Booksprint. (in Italian)
  6. ^ 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.


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