Starbeks workers united would never have been possible if garry bonadonna, the leader of workers united in up state new york, had decided to back us up. I think we couldn't have done it without the backing of that union and the courage that it took to really commit the resources to the fight. All campaigns come down to aving strong organizing committees and really strong internal dynamics. And i you have to just be in it for the long as as a organizer, the hardest thing you can do is organize people.
Live from New York: Dan interviews Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls, Jaz Brisack of Starbucks Workers United, SEIU Local 1199NE president Rob Baril, Jacobin writer Alex Press, and Labor Notes writer Luis Feliz Leon on the return of labor militancy that we see sweeping Amazon, Starbucks, and workplaces all around the US.
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