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Union Pt 2

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Last week we aired part one of our interview with Brett Story and Stephen Maing, directors of the recent film documentary Union. Union tells the story of the odds-defying independent Amazon labor union drive led by the extraordinary Chris Smalls in Staten Island. Today in Part two, we’ll explore union strategy, the international scene, and what the possible win of Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor might mean for labor.

Click on the small triangle or mp3 link above to hear the interview as broadcast this week on the Arts Express radio program, heard on WBAI-FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.

UNION

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We’ve recently been assaulted with Jeff Bezos’s 50 million dollar wedding, but now let’s turn back the clock to the spring of 2021. Bezos had sent a rocket into space, but down on the ground Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island were fed up and ready to fight back. The workers there, led by the indefatigable Chris Smalls, were fighting for the first Amazon union representation ever in the US. Directors Brett Story and Stephen Maing were able to literally get the inside story on the drama and power of that 11 month union drive in a new film documentary called Union, and I was happy to speak with them.

Click on the small triangle or mp3 link above to hear my interview with Brett Story and Stephen Maing, directors of Union, as broadcast on the Arts Express radio show, heard this week on WBAI-FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.