{"title":"Chris Smalls","description":"\u003cp\u003eChris Smalls offers compelling narratives that delve into personal and collective struggles for justice and change. His work blends memoir with incisive commentary, illuminating the challenges faced by individuals standing up against powerful institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful reflections on activism and resilience, with stories that inspire and provoke deeper understanding of social movements and the pursuit of equity. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Revolution Comes\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies his engaging, firsthand approach to storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"when-the-revolution-comes-by-chris-smalls-9780241803486","title":"When the Revolution Comes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the most inspiring and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary labour movement, this is the remarkable story of Chris Smalls' battle to create the first Amazon union and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe outrageous, jaw-dropping true story of the man who took on a corporate giant - and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA dedicated and experienced Amazon employee, Chris Smalls had begun to feel frustrated by the inner workings of the retail giant - he kept being passed over for promotion, with little to no explanation. So when his colleagues and friends began falling ill in the Covid pandemic, and with no assurances of safety or even sick leave from the top, he made the only choice left available to him. He staged a walkout with friend Derrick Palmer, eventually finding himself on the picket line without a job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a demand to keep essential employees safe in a crisis would grow into a movement devoted to achieving dignity and security for the wage worker, triggering a groundswell of organisers at Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Apple - and across the world. We follow Smalls's years of sacrifice and economic uncertainty as a father of three, from fighting warehouse managerial politics in an effort to make ends meet, to his ascension as the leader of a new generation's labour movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the Revolution Comes\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting inside story of how a young Black man from Hackensack, NJ with little-to-no resources led a scrappy band of Staten Island warehouse workers in an improbable fight against Amazon to create its first Labour Union. An exposé of life lived in the laboratory of capitalism and a terrifying depiction of what it's like to be working class in America, this book tells a new, empowering story of what is possible when the overworked, underpaid and disempowered join together, forming a movement born in community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244837253356,"sku":"9780241803486","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241803486-when-the-revolution-comes-1.jpg?v=1788017946"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/chris-smalls.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}