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When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class

byChris Smalls

Chris Smalls recounts the personal journey that led from warehouse work to organizing the Amazon Labor Union. Beginning with the pressures of family life and precarious employment, he follows the pandemic safety protest that cost him his job and helped launch a much larger campaign. The memoir explores how workers built trust, confronted a powerful employer, and won a historic union election on Staten Island. Smalls combines the practical difficulties of organizing with reflections on race, class, and solidarity, showing how collective action grew from everyday frustration and relationships formed on the job.

Publisher

Pantheon

Publication date

2026-06-02

Format

Hardcover

Pages

304

ISBN

9780593700631