How 2 Friends Birthed Union Inside Amazon.

The article shows how workers and bestfriend Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer started a labor union at the warehouse of online retailer Amazon on Staten Island, New York City. It reports the response of Amazon to Smalls' planned walkout over safety conditions at the warehouse. It identifies problems on Amazon's employment model that triggered unionization vote and highlights the success of union organizers in their legal battle against Amazon for violation of workers' rights to organize.