1 00:00:02,961 --> 00:00:06,465 [tranquil melody pulses under chimes and distant rumble] 2 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:21,980 [tranquil melody continues, faint rumble of cargo ship] 3 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:59,643 [repetitive chord chimes] 4 00:01:12,948 --> 00:01:15,951 [music continues] 5 00:01:19,663 --> 00:01:21,748 [faint chatter] 6 00:01:25,169 --> 00:01:29,214 [machinery whirs, blending with music] 7 00:01:55,699 --> 00:01:58,326 [bus whirs] 8 00:01:58,327 --> 00:02:01,205 [faint squeaking of breaks] 9 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:24,268 BUS ANNOUNCER: 10 00:02:24,269 --> 00:02:27,314 This stop is Chelsea Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue 11 00:02:31,401 --> 00:02:33,236 BUS ANNOUNCER: 12 00:02:33,237 --> 00:02:37,365 Next stop, Fifth Street and Amazon Fulfillment Center. 13 00:02:37,366 --> 00:02:40,785 [chimes become sparse and ominous] 14 00:02:40,786 --> 00:02:43,247 [bus rattles and whirs] 15 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:50,796 [faint chatter] 16 00:02:58,679 --> 00:03:02,140 [low musical hum under ominous melody] 17 00:03:04,434 --> 00:03:07,604 [electronic crates rattle, whir, and beep] 18 00:03:14,903 --> 00:03:18,490 [rattling, beeping, and shuffling] 19 00:03:24,621 --> 00:03:26,080 MAN�S VOICE: [Indecipherable] 20 00:03:26,081 --> 00:03:27,331 Two, one. 21 00:03:27,332 --> 00:03:31,044 [explosive roar and rumble] 22 00:03:32,629 --> 00:03:35,549 [rocket whooshes] 23 00:03:37,801 --> 00:03:40,178 NEWS REPORTER: This is the first human 24 00:03:40,179 --> 00:03:43,181 test flight for Blue Origin and on board 25 00:03:43,182 --> 00:03:46,392 billionaire Jeff Bezos, the Founder of Amazon, 26 00:03:46,393 --> 00:03:50,772 as we are tracking this huge flight for you today. 27 00:03:53,442 --> 00:03:56,360 Still exciting to hear that sound, Nicole. 28 00:03:56,361 --> 00:03:58,905 NICOLE: I�ve got goosebumps here. 29 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:02,200 I wish I were on that. [both laugh] 30 00:04:02,201 --> 00:04:05,329 [faint rumble] 31 00:04:07,247 --> 00:04:09,374 [quiet musical hum under chimes] 32 00:04:29,937 --> 00:04:32,898 [outdoor ambient sound, plane approaches above] 33 00:04:38,362 --> 00:04:40,822 [plane grows louder] 34 00:04:44,034 --> 00:04:46,370 [people chatter] 35 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:50,790 What you like, a burger or hotdog? 36 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:53,668 -I�ll take a burger. -Sure. 37 00:04:53,669 --> 00:04:56,295 -Wait, are you Smalls? -Yes. 38 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:58,673 -Wait, you�re like low-key famous, no? 39 00:04:58,674 --> 00:05:00,842 [laughs] 40 00:05:00,843 --> 00:05:02,552 SMALLS: Low-key? High key! 41 00:05:02,553 --> 00:05:04,428 I�ve been on Dr. Phil. I�ve been on CNN. 42 00:05:04,429 --> 00:05:06,639 I�ve been on 60 Minutes, -Yo! 43 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,475 -Fox News. I�ve been everywhere. 44 00:05:09,476 --> 00:05:12,436 -That is dope! -I�m here as a volunteer. 45 00:05:12,437 --> 00:05:15,481 That�s why� people don�t ask questions, they just 46 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:18,401 walk past us every day. Come ask questions, 47 00:05:18,402 --> 00:05:20,319 don�t just assume. [plane flies overhead] 48 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,697 -People are scared. I was low-key scared. 49 00:05:22,698 --> 00:05:25,157 -Scared of what? I�m the one who got fired. [both laugh] 50 00:05:25,158 --> 00:05:28,160 Everybody else got their job. He was with me day one. 51 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:30,079 You know? Like everybody else is still here. 52 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,456 I�m the one that got fired because 53 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:35,334 I did the protest here last year. 54 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,211 [talking under loud truck rattling by] 55 00:05:37,212 --> 00:05:39,672 SMALLS: David Zapolsky, the top 56 00:05:39,673 --> 00:05:43,552 general council for Amazon, said that 57 00:05:45,512 --> 00:05:47,680 pretty much that I�m not smart or articulate. 58 00:05:47,681 --> 00:05:50,600 To make me the whole face of the unionizing efforts 59 00:05:50,601 --> 00:05:52,351 against Amazon, they�ll be in a better 60 00:05:52,352 --> 00:05:54,520 PR position 61 00:05:54,521 --> 00:05:56,981 than to answer questions about health and safety 62 00:05:56,982 --> 00:05:59,275 for the umpteenth time. [crosstalk] 63 00:05:59,276 --> 00:06:02,069 [chuckles] It�s like what? 64 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:04,405 [hesitant laughter from others] 65 00:06:04,406 --> 00:06:06,365 They said, �Make Smalls the� 66 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:08,618 Make Smalls the most interesting topic,� 67 00:06:08,619 --> 00:06:10,494 or something like that. And then 68 00:06:10,495 --> 00:06:13,122 at the bottom it says like 69 00:06:13,123 --> 00:06:16,209 �general board agrees,� so, that means everybody, 70 00:06:16,210 --> 00:06:20,255 including Jeff Bezos, in the room agreed on that. 71 00:06:20,756 --> 00:06:22,715 That�s like, wow. 72 00:06:22,716 --> 00:06:25,218 It�s like they took a vote on it, like� 73 00:06:25,219 --> 00:06:26,594 ...that�s crazy. 74 00:06:26,595 --> 00:06:29,180 -That�s another question I have, okay, so even though 75 00:06:29,181 --> 00:06:31,307 you don�t work at Amazon anymore, right? 76 00:06:31,308 --> 00:06:35,394 So, you�re fighting for us to have a union. 77 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:37,730 So, suppose we do get a union, 78 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:40,107 how would you play a part in this? 79 00:06:40,108 --> 00:06:43,152 -I�m the president already. We had an election last� 80 00:06:43,153 --> 00:06:45,863 -Also, so there�s a provision in our constitution. 81 00:06:45,864 --> 00:06:48,407 So, people who are wrongfully terminated by Amazon, 82 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,910 they don�t get forced out of the union. So, [crosstalk] 83 00:06:50,911 --> 00:06:53,496 after we win the election here, everybody�s gotta 84 00:06:53,497 --> 00:06:54,997 re-vote for� -You gotta re-vote, so 85 00:06:54,998 --> 00:06:58,209 y�all can have a chance to vote again for who you all 86 00:06:58,210 --> 00:07:01,712 want as president, as vice president. 87 00:07:01,713 --> 00:07:02,839 -Angie, did you just join today? 88 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:04,924 -Yeah. Mm hmm. 89 00:07:04,925 --> 00:07:07,009 -Were you coming off your shift when you met them? 90 00:07:07,010 --> 00:07:10,471 -Yeah, so I was leaving and I was waiting right there by 91 00:07:10,472 --> 00:07:12,723 the bus stop, and 92 00:07:12,724 --> 00:07:14,559 Connor?� -Yeah. -came up to me 93 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:20,022 and he told me about what was going on. Yeah. 94 00:07:20,023 --> 00:07:22,358 What department were you in? -Packing. 95 00:07:22,359 --> 00:07:23,985 -Well, you worked the nights, right, night shift? 96 00:07:23,986 --> 00:07:26,445 Nights. [plane flying overhead] 97 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:29,490 Are you daytime? -No, I�m on day shift. 98 00:07:29,491 --> 00:07:32,118 -Day shift. SMALLS: Hey, what�s up bro? 99 00:07:32,119 --> 00:07:34,328 -I just got fired. -Really? 100 00:07:34,329 --> 00:07:36,038 GROUP: [crosstalk] -Aw� Man. -Yeah. I�m gonna� 101 00:07:36,039 --> 00:07:38,875 I�m gonna get the appeal, and� 102 00:07:38,876 --> 00:07:40,877 what happened was is that they didn�t let me know 103 00:07:40,878 --> 00:07:44,005 certain things, so I got fired for it. But� 104 00:07:44,006 --> 00:07:46,132 -What happened? -You know how there�s 105 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:48,843 a whole bunch of people there and it�s hard to clock in. 106 00:07:48,844 --> 00:07:51,179 They were saying pretty much because 107 00:07:51,180 --> 00:07:54,223 I wasn�t clocking in with my card directly 108 00:07:54,224 --> 00:07:57,476 through the gate. [crosstalk] 109 00:07:57,477 --> 00:08:00,062 SMALLS: They said that you were stealing company time? 110 00:08:00,063 --> 00:08:02,481 -They said I was stealing company time. [crosstalk] 111 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:04,275 SMALLS: Yeah, that�s bullshit, but 112 00:08:04,276 --> 00:08:06,736 do the appeals packet. -Yeah. 113 00:08:06,737 --> 00:08:09,405 I was gonna get the card from you guys. 114 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:11,991 �Cause I know that you said like I can reach out to� 115 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:14,535 [crosstalk] -Just let me know when you get the packet. 116 00:08:14,536 --> 00:08:16,454 And don�t fill it out til you talk to me. 117 00:08:16,455 --> 00:08:18,080 -Alright, got it. No problem. Thank you. 118 00:08:18,081 --> 00:08:19,541 Appreciate it. 119 00:08:28,383 --> 00:08:30,510 SMALLS: So, we�ve been forming sorta like a 120 00:08:30,511 --> 00:08:33,095 workplace committee. Derrick Palmer, he�s still 121 00:08:33,096 --> 00:08:36,516 employed there. We got some other Amazon employees that 122 00:08:36,517 --> 00:08:39,519 have been talking about unionizing that work there 123 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,605 and we talk to them all the time. 124 00:08:42,606 --> 00:08:47,026 We�re ready to either decide to go independent 125 00:08:47,027 --> 00:08:49,862 or we�re ready to sign onto any union that wants to 126 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:51,822 to represent that building. 127 00:08:51,823 --> 00:08:54,200 Kevin� -I happen to be a current 128 00:08:54,201 --> 00:08:57,620 Amazon worker at JFK8 too. -Nice to meet you bro! 129 00:08:57,621 --> 00:09:00,957 -And I�m looking forward to this because 130 00:09:00,958 --> 00:09:05,127 the pay and the work conditions are totally a nightmare. 131 00:09:05,128 --> 00:09:08,297 I don�t even talk about this in the building because I 132 00:09:08,298 --> 00:09:10,007 don�t know who I can trust yet. 133 00:09:10,008 --> 00:09:12,260 That�s why I had to do this on a very long� [crosstalk] 134 00:09:12,261 --> 00:09:15,680 SMALLS: What shift you work? KEVIN: 7:15 a.m. 135 00:09:15,681 --> 00:09:17,598 to 5:45 p.m. 136 00:09:17,599 --> 00:09:20,685 Derrick, you got him. [laughs] Kevin, meet Derrick. 137 00:09:20,686 --> 00:09:23,437 Derrick, meet Kevin. We got you. 138 00:09:23,438 --> 00:09:26,649 Talk to Derrick and that�s it right there. [crosstalk] 139 00:09:26,650 --> 00:09:30,027 What department are you in, Kevin? 140 00:09:30,028 --> 00:09:32,697 -Well, right now I work in the picking department. 141 00:09:32,698 --> 00:09:34,657 -Damn! You probably would�ve been one of mine, man. 142 00:09:34,658 --> 00:09:36,284 I would�ve been your s� [crosstalk] -Ooh PCS! 143 00:09:36,285 --> 00:09:38,494 -Damn man! I would�ve been your supervisor. 144 00:09:38,495 --> 00:09:40,705 [crosstalk] Sorry brother, didn�t have the pleasure man. 145 00:09:40,706 --> 00:09:44,417 But just stick it out man. Stick it out. Stick with us. 146 00:09:44,418 --> 00:09:46,627 We�ll support you, man. 147 00:09:46,628 --> 00:09:48,504 KEVIN: Believe me, I�m tryin� to sweat it out 148 00:09:48,505 --> 00:09:50,464 because I feel like a slave in there, I mean� 149 00:09:50,465 --> 00:09:52,425 SMALLS: Oh, I know. We got you, Kevin. 150 00:09:52,426 --> 00:09:56,889 Christina Brown, would you like to introduce yourself? 151 00:09:57,848 --> 00:10:00,183 CHRISTINA: Hey everybody. Can y�all hear me? 152 00:10:00,184 --> 00:10:01,225 -Yes, we can. -Yes. 153 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:04,061 CHRISTINA: Thank you so much, Chris. I appreciate you 154 00:10:04,062 --> 00:10:07,023 and you�ve been there for me and the crew since 155 00:10:07,024 --> 00:10:10,276 you found out about my sister�s passing, so� 156 00:10:10,277 --> 00:10:13,905 She died January and she came there to be a sorter. 157 00:10:13,906 --> 00:10:16,782 She had no business coming there and do COVID testing. 158 00:10:16,783 --> 00:10:20,870 And she was not in protective gear. Not at all. 159 00:10:20,871 --> 00:10:23,372 She was not a medical physician. 160 00:10:23,373 --> 00:10:25,041 She was not a health aide or anything. 161 00:10:25,042 --> 00:10:27,793 Why was she doing that? SMALLS: And we saw that 162 00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:29,837 that facility didn�t even have any 163 00:10:29,838 --> 00:10:31,797 plexiglass in there. CHRISTINA: No. 164 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:35,092 -No plexiglass. Nothing. -No, it didn�t at all. 165 00:10:35,093 --> 00:10:37,846 When I look at my niece now, it�s just like I just cry. 166 00:10:39,890 --> 00:10:42,266 SMALLS: Everybody here supports you and we support 167 00:10:42,267 --> 00:10:46,729 your sister�s cause, which is 168 00:10:46,730 --> 00:10:49,815 not getting enough attention. She is the reason why 169 00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:52,610 we gotta continue to fight because 170 00:10:52,611 --> 00:10:55,488 this company has not been held accountable. 171 00:10:55,489 --> 00:10:57,573 CHRISTINA: And I want people to understand that my sister, 172 00:10:57,574 --> 00:10:59,992 no, she is not the first person to die. 173 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:01,661 -Right. CHRISTINA: I want people to 174 00:11:01,662 --> 00:11:03,830 understand that. 175 00:11:06,583 --> 00:11:09,502 [alarm chimes] 176 00:11:09,503 --> 00:11:11,797 ELECTRONIC VOICE: It�s 5:00 a.m. 177 00:11:17,553 --> 00:11:20,097 [alarm continues to ring] 178 00:11:22,850 --> 00:11:24,852 [alarm is turned off] 179 00:11:28,689 --> 00:11:30,732 [whirring of bus and machinery] 180 00:11:35,654 --> 00:11:38,573 Amazon Union. Amazon Union. 181 00:11:38,574 --> 00:11:40,284 Want it? 182 00:11:41,076 --> 00:11:44,453 Union literature for Amazon. 183 00:11:44,454 --> 00:11:46,540 -Amazon Union. 184 00:11:46,999 --> 00:11:49,667 Union, union, union, union. 185 00:11:49,668 --> 00:11:52,129 Amazon Union. 186 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:54,922 [bus idles and whirs] 187 00:11:54,923 --> 00:11:57,592 Here you go. MAN: [yells] Brainwashed! 188 00:11:57,593 --> 00:12:00,761 -I�m trying to tell you they wanna rush and get home. 189 00:12:00,762 --> 00:12:03,139 They�re ready to go. 190 00:12:03,140 --> 00:12:04,765 Look, especially that 191 00:12:04,766 --> 00:12:07,810 it�s 5:50, the ferry�s here too. 192 00:12:07,811 --> 00:12:10,271 They�re brainwashed. For one, they�re brainwashed. 193 00:12:10,272 --> 00:12:12,857 Two, they�re tired. 194 00:12:12,858 --> 00:12:15,318 -This is because� You know what? 195 00:12:15,319 --> 00:12:17,820 Imma tell you why, this because you know, 196 00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:20,489 a lot of people that were sittin� there never really� 197 00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:22,742 they might�ve heard about unions that we did, but 198 00:12:22,743 --> 00:12:26,078 there�s very few of us that�s been in unions. 199 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:29,124 These people, you can see in their eyes, they�re scared. 200 00:12:31,627 --> 00:12:33,754 [bus engine rumbles] 201 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,099 Call Dean� [outgoing ringtone] 202 00:12:50,771 --> 00:12:53,648 So, I heard from a reliable source 203 00:12:53,649 --> 00:12:55,900 that the captive audience meetings are starting 204 00:12:55,901 --> 00:12:58,277 up tomorrow. 205 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,530 Also, they�re hiring like crazy. 206 00:13:00,531 --> 00:13:03,074 Like when I came in this morning, there were new people 207 00:13:03,075 --> 00:13:04,825 lined out the door. 208 00:13:04,826 --> 00:13:08,079 You know, its crazy starting Amazon your second day 209 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,081 going to a captive audience. I think they wanna be 210 00:13:10,082 --> 00:13:13,000 people�s first impression of what the union is, 211 00:13:13,001 --> 00:13:15,419 what it wants. 212 00:13:15,420 --> 00:13:17,672 We need to challenge the idea that these 213 00:13:17,673 --> 00:13:19,507 captive audiences are even legal. 214 00:13:19,508 --> 00:13:22,552 They are inherently coercive. They interfere with our 215 00:13:22,553 --> 00:13:24,679 rights as workers. We should just go in, 216 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:26,472 occupy that training room, and don�t even let them 217 00:13:26,473 --> 00:13:27,850 hold the meetings. 218 00:13:39,653 --> 00:13:41,864 [faint bustle from inside factory] 219 00:13:45,534 --> 00:13:47,702 [microphone rustles] 220 00:13:47,703 --> 00:13:50,581 [whir and chatter of busy warehouse] 221 00:13:52,291 --> 00:13:55,127 [conveyor belts whir and rattle] 222 00:14:19,318 --> 00:14:21,820 [loud whir of warehouse] 223 00:14:25,282 --> 00:14:29,035 [scanner beeps, door clanks, factory bell] 224 00:14:29,036 --> 00:14:31,078 VOICE ON VIDEO: The union wants to speak 225 00:14:31,079 --> 00:14:33,873 for you. They think they can do a better job 226 00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:36,042 speaking for you than you�re doing for yourself. 227 00:14:36,043 --> 00:14:39,212 Based on their priorities, they will decide what to 228 00:14:39,213 --> 00:14:42,757 negotiate on your behalf and you will have to pay dues 229 00:14:42,758 --> 00:14:44,926 whether you�re happy with the ALU or not. 230 00:14:44,927 --> 00:14:47,762 NEW VOICE: We�re proud of our track record together. 231 00:14:47,763 --> 00:14:51,557 [overly friendly male voice] The ALU has no track record. 232 00:14:51,558 --> 00:14:55,770 They�ve never represented any employees anywhere. 233 00:14:55,771 --> 00:14:58,064 All they have is promises, 234 00:14:58,065 --> 00:15:01,192 but they can�t guarantee anything. 235 00:15:01,193 --> 00:15:04,529 We�re asking you to do three simple things: 236 00:15:04,530 --> 00:15:07,323 get the facts, ask questions, 237 00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:10,786 and vote �no� to the union. 238 00:15:13,163 --> 00:15:14,205 PERSON IN ROOM: 239 00:15:14,206 --> 00:15:16,582 So, that�s the ultimate theme. Remember, your signature 240 00:15:16,583 --> 00:15:19,711 is worth something. So, protect your signature. 241 00:15:20,254 --> 00:15:23,005 -Hi, my name is Natalie. I�m a sort inductor 242 00:15:23,006 --> 00:15:26,425 on the ship dock and I�m actually one of the organizers 243 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:29,428 for the Amazon Labor Union. Just to let you know, 244 00:15:29,429 --> 00:15:32,139 the leader of the ALU is Chris Smalls. 245 00:15:32,140 --> 00:15:36,602 He was fired last April when he went outside and protested 246 00:15:36,603 --> 00:15:40,439 because we were not getting PPE inside the factory 247 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,609 even though we were processing it for the rest of the world. 248 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:47,154 Okay? So, him and his friends that also worked here 249 00:15:47,155 --> 00:15:49,115 got fired. [crosstalk] 250 00:15:49,116 --> 00:15:52,285 Okay? So, when I say that we put a union out there that 251 00:15:52,286 --> 00:15:56,038 is worker led and is Amazon employees, 252 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:58,499 we have all of you in mind. It�s workers, 253 00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:00,501 protecting workers, and standing up for workers. 254 00:16:00,502 --> 00:16:02,712 [crosstalk and arguing from group] 255 00:16:02,713 --> 00:16:04,755 NATALIE: No no no, I want to say one more thing. 256 00:16:04,756 --> 00:16:07,550 [raises voice] You talk about $1,200? [crosstalk] 257 00:16:07,551 --> 00:16:11,470 Union Busters make $2,000 to $3,000 per day 258 00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:15,141 paid by Amazon to sell everybody out. 259 00:16:15,142 --> 00:16:17,102 [microphone rustles, then silence] 260 00:16:27,988 --> 00:16:30,240 [rustling] 261 00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:36,580 We�re making it work. 262 00:16:48,509 --> 00:16:50,469 Okay. 263 00:16:51,386 --> 00:16:53,889 It�s one o�clock now, I�ll be able to get� 264 00:16:56,016 --> 00:16:58,227 almost five hours of sleep. 265 00:16:59,061 --> 00:17:00,812 That�s enough. 266 00:17:04,858 --> 00:17:06,777 [rustling and shifting] 267 00:17:13,242 --> 00:17:14,993 [vocalizes sigh] 268 00:17:26,213 --> 00:17:28,048 [traffic whirs] 269 00:17:31,593 --> 00:17:33,387 [geese cluck] 270 00:17:47,609 --> 00:17:49,986 CHRIS SMALLS: Put it like this, the union is y�all. 271 00:17:49,987 --> 00:17:52,488 There is no third party. -They already know that shit. 272 00:17:52,489 --> 00:17:53,906 [crosstalk] 273 00:17:53,907 --> 00:17:56,033 -If anybody�s scared that you know, tell them they can 274 00:17:56,034 --> 00:17:57,660 sign online. All they gotta do is scan their phone. 275 00:17:57,661 --> 00:17:59,745 -They are scared because they got people in there talking 276 00:17:59,746 --> 00:18:01,414 them out of it. -Yeah, they�re paying them 277 00:18:01,415 --> 00:18:04,041 $10,000. We know. We know. -That�s what is going on. 278 00:18:04,042 --> 00:18:05,501 -We know, but we gonna get there though, 279 00:18:05,502 --> 00:18:08,504 it�s only a matter of time. We got this. Thanks brother. 280 00:18:08,505 --> 00:18:10,507 [loud nearby traffic] 281 00:18:13,802 --> 00:18:16,053 DERRICK: So, you�re able to help out someone else 282 00:18:16,054 --> 00:18:17,597 who�s dying for a union. �Cause there�s people in 283 00:18:17,598 --> 00:18:20,266 there I talk to, they dying for it, bro, so� 284 00:18:20,267 --> 00:18:22,810 you signed up, man, get a free plate, 285 00:18:22,811 --> 00:18:25,605 contribute to our movement. We can all help. 286 00:18:25,606 --> 00:18:28,107 We can all help. [lively chatter] 287 00:18:28,108 --> 00:18:30,068 Feel me? Know what I mean? 288 00:18:31,403 --> 00:18:33,487 -Yeah. -Thank you. 289 00:18:33,488 --> 00:18:37,033 So, you sign. Yeah, that�s for the petition. 290 00:18:37,034 --> 00:18:40,287 [car horns sound in support] 291 00:18:41,914 --> 00:18:44,916 -Yeah! Thank you! 292 00:18:44,917 --> 00:18:47,753 [car horns morph into melodic synthesized horns] 293 00:18:49,588 --> 00:18:52,758 [traffic whirs, faint chatter] 294 00:19:19,243 --> 00:19:21,620 [music fades, indistinct clacking] 295 00:19:34,258 --> 00:19:36,218 CHRIS: Woop! 296 00:19:36,844 --> 00:19:38,302 No hands. 297 00:19:38,303 --> 00:19:40,471 RECORDED VOICE: It looks like your account is suspended� 298 00:19:40,472 --> 00:19:42,014 [child chatters] �and your payment of 299 00:19:42,015 --> 00:19:45,852 $30 is due now. And I see your account is 300 00:19:45,853 --> 00:19:48,729 not eligible for an extension right now. 301 00:19:48,730 --> 00:19:52,275 Say �pay now� �payment help� or tell me what else 302 00:19:52,276 --> 00:19:54,318 you�d like to do. CHRIS: Pay now. 303 00:19:54,319 --> 00:19:57,072 [child chatters] 304 00:19:58,907 --> 00:20:03,035 PHONE VOICE: Cool! Payments. To keep your account active� 305 00:20:03,036 --> 00:20:07,332 �is $30. Is that the amount you want to pay? 306 00:20:08,083 --> 00:20:09,418 CHRIS: Yes 307 00:20:10,002 --> 00:20:11,336 PHONE VOICE: Thanks. 308 00:20:12,921 --> 00:20:14,714 CHRIS: When�s your next class? 309 00:20:14,715 --> 00:20:16,299 DIFFERENT CHILD: Mine? CHRIS: Yeah. 310 00:20:16,300 --> 00:20:17,759 -Mine is now. 311 00:20:18,552 --> 00:20:20,845 -So, you need to put the game down and find out 312 00:20:20,846 --> 00:20:24,724 how to get in there. -I�m trying to! 313 00:20:24,725 --> 00:20:27,226 But I can�t. CHRIS: There�s no Zoom? 314 00:20:27,227 --> 00:20:29,521 -There is a Zoom. -So, get in the Zoom. 315 00:20:31,190 --> 00:20:33,524 [Skype chime] [rustling] 316 00:20:33,525 --> 00:20:36,569 [Chris mimics the chime] ? Do-do-do-do-do-do-do ? 317 00:20:36,570 --> 00:20:39,823 CONNOR: Um, let me pass it to� 318 00:20:40,699 --> 00:20:42,325 Did you want me to pass it, Chris, 319 00:20:42,326 --> 00:20:45,203 or did you say you wanna start the meeting? 320 00:20:45,204 --> 00:20:47,246 CHRIS: Who else is left? We�ve got Seth. 321 00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:49,707 Oh, Madeline! [crosstalk] 322 00:20:49,708 --> 00:20:51,792 Let me introduce y�all to Madeline. 323 00:20:51,793 --> 00:20:57,590 Madeline is hopefully going to be another salt for us, 324 00:20:57,591 --> 00:20:59,550 hopefully. 325 00:20:59,551 --> 00:21:02,053 You know, she�s in� You�re in Florida, right? 326 00:21:02,054 --> 00:21:04,514 I�ve been talking to her on the phone and 327 00:21:04,515 --> 00:21:06,641 I�ve been tryin� to convince her to come up here and 328 00:21:06,642 --> 00:21:10,895 join us with ALU and get hired by the company. 329 00:21:10,896 --> 00:21:14,732 And salt the building for us. So, Madeline, unmute yourself, 330 00:21:14,733 --> 00:21:16,567 introduce yourself. 331 00:21:16,568 --> 00:21:20,321 Hi, I�m Madeline. I did 332 00:21:20,322 --> 00:21:24,033 student labor organizing when I was in college and 333 00:21:24,034 --> 00:21:27,912 now I�m hoping to continue my work in the movement 334 00:21:27,913 --> 00:21:30,039 with you all. [chuckles] 335 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,918 [sign rustles, chatter, laughter] 336 00:21:37,381 --> 00:21:40,091 [traffic whirs by] 337 00:21:40,092 --> 00:21:42,261 [soft droning music] 338 00:21:45,973 --> 00:21:49,058 Where did my clipboard go? [busy chatter] 339 00:21:49,059 --> 00:21:52,186 We�re all Amazon workers. We�re trying to form a union 340 00:21:52,187 --> 00:21:54,564 that�s specifically for Amazon workers, 341 00:21:54,565 --> 00:21:57,608 which is why we�re trying something completely new 342 00:21:57,609 --> 00:22:01,195 here that gives us the legal right to bargain all of our 343 00:22:01,196 --> 00:22:03,155 wages and working conditions as a group 344 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:05,449 instead of as individuals. The way it works now 345 00:22:05,450 --> 00:22:07,827 is if you want a job here at Amazon, you have to sign 346 00:22:07,828 --> 00:22:09,579 whatever the fuck and agree�� [voice fades out] 347 00:22:09,580 --> 00:22:11,205 [DERRICK] Hey I don�t wanna bother you. I�m sorry. 348 00:22:11,206 --> 00:22:15,209 I see you eating your mac, but we have hotdogs, 349 00:22:15,210 --> 00:22:17,712 hamburgers, we got some baked ziti, 350 00:22:17,713 --> 00:22:19,714 we got some real food over there, so� -Okay! 351 00:22:19,715 --> 00:22:21,883 -Let�s have a walk. 352 00:22:21,884 --> 00:22:24,011 Let�s get some real food, you know. 353 00:22:24,469 --> 00:22:26,429 [busy chatter continues] 354 00:22:26,430 --> 00:22:28,223 [calm music] 355 00:22:37,858 --> 00:22:40,861 [children play] 356 00:22:48,744 --> 00:22:50,786 [children and adults chatter] 357 00:22:50,787 --> 00:22:53,247 CHRIS: Hey! [traffic roars by] 358 00:22:53,248 --> 00:22:55,500 [yells] Hey, you know that�s illegal, right? 359 00:22:55,501 --> 00:22:58,294 You know that�s illegal, right? 360 00:22:58,295 --> 00:23:00,589 You�re not supposed to be doing that. 361 00:23:01,048 --> 00:23:02,381 I�m talking to you. 362 00:23:02,382 --> 00:23:04,426 You know that�s illegal, right? 363 00:23:05,677 --> 00:23:07,596 Don�t do that! 364 00:23:08,305 --> 00:23:11,892 [truck roars and rattles] 365 00:23:13,644 --> 00:23:16,312 [bustle of traffic, outdoor music] 366 00:23:16,313 --> 00:23:21,359 GROUP SINGS: ? Happy birthday dear, Jason ? 367 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:27,365 ? Happy birthday to you ? [cheers and applause] 368 00:23:27,366 --> 00:23:30,368 -Yay! -Wooo! 369 00:23:30,369 --> 00:23:34,498 [joyous chatter, crosstalk] 370 00:23:37,042 --> 00:23:39,460 -Make a wish. -Woooh! -Yay! [applause] 371 00:23:39,461 --> 00:23:41,629 [joyous chatter continues] 372 00:23:41,630 --> 00:23:44,131 -Yay! Happy birthday. -Happy birthday! 373 00:23:44,132 --> 00:23:46,093 -Thank you guys! 374 00:23:46,927 --> 00:23:50,013 This is so special! 375 00:23:50,514 --> 00:23:53,724 CHRIS: The transit guru, y�all know what it is. 376 00:23:53,725 --> 00:23:58,397 -Last year I was in there going through hell. 377 00:24:01,191 --> 00:24:04,569 This year I�m here chilling! 378 00:24:04,570 --> 00:24:07,364 [whoops and hollers] 379 00:24:12,536 --> 00:24:16,623 P-A-S means particular annoying station. 380 00:24:17,833 --> 00:24:20,501 A star, that means double fare. 381 00:24:20,502 --> 00:24:23,839 That means that you can�t transfer between 382 00:24:24,965 --> 00:24:26,758 directions. 383 00:24:27,759 --> 00:24:31,762 My commute starts around here. 384 00:24:31,763 --> 00:24:35,309 That means almost two hours all the way to JFK8. 385 00:24:36,768 --> 00:24:41,105 Somebody like Daequan, he lives around here. 386 00:24:41,106 --> 00:24:43,482 He will take more than two hours. 387 00:24:43,483 --> 00:24:46,777 And my beloved sister, Angie, 388 00:24:46,778 --> 00:24:50,281 who lives in Staten Island, has to pick up her son 389 00:24:50,282 --> 00:24:53,034 at school and get to work on time. 390 00:24:53,035 --> 00:24:55,745 But the buses are not quick enough 391 00:24:55,746 --> 00:24:59,123 and it gets so crowded that if you miss one, 392 00:24:59,124 --> 00:25:02,210 you�ll have to wait either 15 to 30 minutes 393 00:25:02,211 --> 00:25:04,046 to the next one. 394 00:25:04,755 --> 00:25:09,133 Even though, all of us, 395 00:25:09,134 --> 00:25:12,804 we come from different backgrounds, 396 00:25:15,641 --> 00:25:18,310 we developed 397 00:25:19,978 --> 00:25:23,148 a family-hood bond, 398 00:25:26,235 --> 00:25:30,531 that will never ever be broken. 399 00:25:31,990 --> 00:25:34,117 [faint buzzing] 400 00:25:35,619 --> 00:25:37,663 [quiet chatter] 401 00:25:40,874 --> 00:25:43,418 [ANGIE] Wow. You look so handsome! 402 00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:45,169 [city traffic] 403 00:25:45,170 --> 00:25:46,629 Do you remember anyone�s name from 404 00:25:46,630 --> 00:25:49,131 last time at the factory? -Yeah. 405 00:25:49,132 --> 00:25:51,425 -Who do you remember from the factory last time? 406 00:25:51,426 --> 00:25:53,428 -Um� 407 00:25:53,971 --> 00:25:56,138 Um, Connor. 408 00:25:56,139 --> 00:25:59,308 Did you tell Connor my tooth fell out? 409 00:25:59,309 --> 00:26:00,602 -Yeah. -All right. 410 00:26:05,274 --> 00:26:07,359 [hum of bus] 411 00:26:13,282 --> 00:26:16,201 [soft musical drone] 412 00:26:41,935 --> 00:26:44,563 [faint city traffic] 413 00:27:09,046 --> 00:27:11,507 -Hello, everyone. [everyone greets] 414 00:27:13,842 --> 00:27:15,343 [workers introduce themselves to each other] 415 00:27:15,344 --> 00:27:17,762 -Hi. -I�m JM. 416 00:27:17,763 --> 00:27:20,224 -What�s your name? -JM. -How are you? 417 00:27:21,350 --> 00:27:22,893 [door slams] 418 00:27:23,310 --> 00:27:25,854 [ambient outdoor whir] 419 00:27:27,981 --> 00:27:31,484 [door opens] -I ain�t like that fucking meeting. I don�t 420 00:27:31,485 --> 00:27:33,236 give a fuck what nobody� -That was crazy. 421 00:27:33,237 --> 00:27:36,656 -It was just hostile as fuck. [crosstalk] 422 00:27:36,657 --> 00:27:39,075 -God. -Lecturing us� [crosstalk] -At least get to 423 00:27:39,076 --> 00:27:41,452 get to know us [crosstalk] -Instead of like asking us 424 00:27:41,453 --> 00:27:43,996 questions she just assumed that we didn�t know what 425 00:27:43,997 --> 00:27:46,707 we were doing. [laughs] -We never met her before, 426 00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:49,961 and she was talking down to us like we did something to her. 427 00:27:49,962 --> 00:27:52,255 -Word. [crosstalk] -Like we did something wrong. 428 00:27:52,256 --> 00:27:54,465 -Talkin� �bout we gotta protect our characters, 429 00:27:54,466 --> 00:27:57,051 we can�t do this and that. We gotta act a certain way. 430 00:27:57,052 --> 00:28:00,179 I felt like I was� She talking to us like fuckin� kids� 431 00:28:00,180 --> 00:28:03,140 -Yeah you gotta know how to behave. 432 00:28:03,141 --> 00:28:05,893 -They got the impression that we don�t take this seriously 433 00:28:05,894 --> 00:28:08,354 because we make decisions that don�t make sense to them. 434 00:28:08,355 --> 00:28:10,690 -I�m tired of everybody assuming shit, like 435 00:28:10,691 --> 00:28:12,608 that shit is crazy to me. How the fuck people think 436 00:28:12,609 --> 00:28:15,069 they know what the fuck we about? 437 00:28:15,070 --> 00:28:17,029 Everything we do is for the people, she got all 438 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:19,198 �I want to make sure y�all doing it for the people.� 439 00:28:19,199 --> 00:28:21,826 We are the fuckin� people! Talkin� �bout the President. 440 00:28:21,827 --> 00:28:23,744 We don�t give a fuck if Biden endorses or not. 441 00:28:23,745 --> 00:28:25,913 We don�t care about Biden. -We�re never getting a 442 00:28:25,914 --> 00:28:27,498 Biden endorsement. [laughs] -If any, we�ll get a AOC 443 00:28:27,499 --> 00:28:28,875 endorsement. [crosstalk] 444 00:28:28,876 --> 00:28:30,835 -We don�t care about no politician. 445 00:28:30,836 --> 00:28:34,463 That�s why I say she don�t know what she�s dealing with. 446 00:28:34,464 --> 00:28:39,303 We are Amazon workers. We have to match Amazon�s 447 00:28:39,511 --> 00:28:43,806 intensity and power and in several different ways, 448 00:28:43,807 --> 00:28:45,850 not just traditionally. 449 00:28:45,851 --> 00:28:47,602 -But this is gonna go on for years. 450 00:28:47,603 --> 00:28:50,021 This could go on for years, Chris. 451 00:28:50,022 --> 00:28:53,065 [crosstalk] -I agree. CHRIS: It could also not! 452 00:28:53,066 --> 00:28:56,694 [laughs] Y�all gotta understand we are the NWA, 453 00:28:56,695 --> 00:29:00,031 the NWA of the organizing world. 454 00:29:00,032 --> 00:29:02,241 Right now, Amazon is on their high horse, 455 00:29:02,242 --> 00:29:03,911 and we want punch them in the face. 456 00:29:05,996 --> 00:29:07,663 That was crazy. I was like, 457 00:29:07,664 --> 00:29:09,165 what are we talking about here? 458 00:29:09,166 --> 00:29:11,834 Talk about losing? Like it�s going to take years? 459 00:29:11,835 --> 00:29:13,961 It is not. Look. DERRICK: No! 460 00:29:13,962 --> 00:29:15,755 What the fuck are they talking about? 461 00:29:15,756 --> 00:29:17,798 -We is not about� -Not gonna take no �years.� 462 00:29:17,799 --> 00:29:19,008 [baby cries in background] 463 00:29:19,009 --> 00:29:21,802 We�re not about to spend years in JFK8. 464 00:29:21,803 --> 00:29:23,679 We gotta think outside the box. 465 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:25,932 [car honks, baby chatters] That�s the only way you gonna 466 00:29:25,933 --> 00:29:29,644 beat them, is from the inside. -The inside out. 467 00:29:29,645 --> 00:29:31,479 -Everything about these niggas. 468 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,689 -Everything� 469 00:29:33,690 --> 00:29:38,778 And we know that these dumb motherfuckers do dumb shit. 470 00:29:38,779 --> 00:29:41,364 I don�t know who�s on� 471 00:29:41,365 --> 00:29:44,450 We know that Amazon makes stupid-ass mistakes. 472 00:29:44,451 --> 00:29:46,869 They can have all the money and resources in the world, 473 00:29:46,870 --> 00:29:49,665 they still do dumb shit. 474 00:29:50,290 --> 00:29:52,333 -I wish they would have a union busting class 475 00:29:52,334 --> 00:29:55,127 while I�m there. I�m walking in that shit 476 00:29:55,128 --> 00:29:56,963 and I�m talking shit. 477 00:29:56,964 --> 00:29:58,965 -You know, I can�t change who I am and 478 00:29:58,966 --> 00:30:01,342 you can�t change who you are, Gerald can�t change who he is, 479 00:30:01,343 --> 00:30:04,178 Jordan can�t change who he is. Four niggas� 480 00:30:04,179 --> 00:30:06,347 started this shit. It is what it is. 481 00:30:06,348 --> 00:30:08,474 And at the end of the day, 482 00:30:08,475 --> 00:30:11,060 it�s gonna be us that have to lead the way. 483 00:30:11,061 --> 00:30:12,980 [traffic whirs] 484 00:30:20,654 --> 00:30:23,155 [hip hop music plays over speaker] 485 00:30:23,156 --> 00:30:24,991 How you doin� guys? Amazon�s spreading a lot of 486 00:30:24,992 --> 00:30:26,909 misinformation. Please take one of these. 487 00:30:26,910 --> 00:30:29,287 It�ll help you understand what�s going on. 488 00:30:29,288 --> 00:30:30,872 How you doing guys, please take one of these. 489 00:30:30,873 --> 00:30:34,208 One, you cannot be terminated as easily anymore 490 00:30:34,209 --> 00:30:36,794 �cause now they have to deal with us as well. 491 00:30:36,795 --> 00:30:39,547 So all of that, you�re fired just because, you know, 492 00:30:39,548 --> 00:30:41,883 you did one thing wrong. The firing process 493 00:30:41,884 --> 00:30:43,509 is gonna be a lot harder. [crosstalk] 494 00:30:43,510 --> 00:30:45,011 [background chatter] 495 00:30:45,012 --> 00:30:47,388 You shouldn�t be doing all of that, go home� 496 00:30:47,389 --> 00:30:49,348 You wanna go to a house, like I�ve been there, 497 00:30:49,349 --> 00:30:52,810 I�ve lived out of my car too, for a whole summer, 498 00:30:52,811 --> 00:30:54,729 and it ain�t three years, but I couldn�t even do a 499 00:30:54,730 --> 00:30:56,230 summer. 500 00:30:56,231 --> 00:31:00,902 But I had to get back on my feet before I got married, 501 00:31:00,903 --> 00:31:03,571 so I know what you�re going through and it�s like, 502 00:31:03,572 --> 00:31:07,116 yeah, you got your routine down but 503 00:31:07,117 --> 00:31:09,076 you shouldn�t be going through that working for the richest 504 00:31:09,077 --> 00:31:10,913 company in the world. That sounds crazy. 505 00:31:11,997 --> 00:31:12,997 Alright, 506 00:31:12,998 --> 00:31:14,499 no problem. 507 00:31:18,587 --> 00:31:20,755 My phone died right on time. 508 00:31:20,756 --> 00:31:22,590 -Chris, who was that? 509 00:31:22,591 --> 00:31:24,676 -Natalie. She�s homeless. 510 00:31:26,094 --> 00:31:28,931 She just told me today. I�m like, why 511 00:31:29,556 --> 00:31:31,182 why you didn�t 512 00:31:31,183 --> 00:31:33,519 tell me when you first met me? 513 00:31:34,686 --> 00:31:36,395 And she don�t wanna be helped. I�m like, nah, 514 00:31:36,396 --> 00:31:38,314 you can�t tell me this and then think I�m not gonna 515 00:31:38,315 --> 00:31:41,275 help you, like what do you think is gonna� 516 00:31:41,276 --> 00:31:44,153 But she�s gonna come around. 517 00:31:44,154 --> 00:31:46,322 But it�s crazy. She just said that 518 00:31:46,323 --> 00:31:49,117 she�s been living out of her car for the last three years. 519 00:31:53,497 --> 00:31:55,165 Crazy. 520 00:31:56,458 --> 00:31:59,544 [muffled hip hop music, bus whirs] 521 00:31:59,545 --> 00:32:01,170 -I�ve been training a lotta new hires. 522 00:32:01,171 --> 00:32:04,006 I spent half my time training and the other half of the time 523 00:32:04,007 --> 00:32:06,425 answering questions about the union. I�m like, 524 00:32:06,426 --> 00:32:08,177 I�m really happy you guys are here, you know, 525 00:32:08,178 --> 00:32:11,347 congratulations, welcome aboard, but we gotta 526 00:32:11,348 --> 00:32:14,141 stand up for ourselves. I said, �When they start 527 00:32:14,142 --> 00:32:16,561 disrespecting you,� I said, �you stand your ground, 528 00:32:16,562 --> 00:32:18,479 you look them in the eye, you tell them you�re not 529 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,898 gonna tolerate that shit. You don�t get paid enough 530 00:32:20,899 --> 00:32:23,192 for that. And then you tell them, �You wanna do my job 531 00:32:23,193 --> 00:32:25,778 better than I do? Let�s switch right now.�� 532 00:32:25,779 --> 00:32:27,947 [crosstalk] -My managers have no idea 533 00:32:27,948 --> 00:32:29,532 I�m with union organizers. -Wow. [crosstalk] 534 00:32:29,533 --> 00:32:30,908 -You wear the shirt? 535 00:32:30,909 --> 00:32:33,744 -No, I don�t wear the shirt at work. Yeah. 536 00:32:33,745 --> 00:32:35,204 So they have no idea� you would think 537 00:32:35,205 --> 00:32:38,249 with Amazon surveillance technology, they would�ve 538 00:32:38,250 --> 00:32:40,293 pinned me down by now. -Well, you have a college 539 00:32:40,294 --> 00:32:42,170 degree too, that�s gonna help you really, 540 00:32:42,171 --> 00:32:44,130 that�s really gonna help you up the ladder. [crosstalk] 541 00:32:44,131 --> 00:32:46,757 -But they don�t know that. They never asked me anything 542 00:32:46,758 --> 00:32:48,509 about my background. 543 00:32:48,510 --> 00:32:50,803 -They could make the safe assumption. 544 00:32:50,804 --> 00:32:53,806 -You think so? -Yeah. -They never asked me anything. 545 00:32:53,807 --> 00:32:57,476 -Uhhh yeah, if I took one look at you, 546 00:32:57,477 --> 00:32:59,103 I would know� college grad. 547 00:32:59,104 --> 00:33:01,105 [both burst out laughing] 548 00:33:01,106 --> 00:33:03,107 -Feels like an insult. -It�s a compliment. 549 00:33:03,108 --> 00:33:06,277 No, no, no. It�s a compliment. 550 00:33:06,278 --> 00:33:09,780 [lively chatter] When I talk to the women about the union� 551 00:33:09,781 --> 00:33:12,116 Everybody�s gonna bring up the pay. -Ok. 552 00:33:12,117 --> 00:33:14,243 -Everybody�s gonna bring up longer breaks 553 00:33:14,244 --> 00:33:16,329 �cause everybody�s tired, everybody�s sore. 554 00:33:16,330 --> 00:33:18,581 [lively background chatter] But if you go deeper 555 00:33:18,582 --> 00:33:20,500 and bring up the gender discrimination, 556 00:33:20,501 --> 00:33:23,294 the lack of promotions, the micromanagement, 557 00:33:23,295 --> 00:33:25,463 being treated like workhorses while the guys 558 00:33:25,464 --> 00:33:27,715 aren�t doing any work. 559 00:33:27,716 --> 00:33:30,219 That�s another thing that�s really annoying. 560 00:33:43,607 --> 00:33:44,858 I have to start over. 561 00:33:50,364 --> 00:33:52,865 CHRIS: Please put us over 13. That�s all I ask. 562 00:33:52,866 --> 00:33:55,409 -I�m gonna get a total number in a second. 563 00:33:55,410 --> 00:33:57,620 You ready? [clapping] GROUP: Yes! 564 00:33:57,621 --> 00:33:59,121 [table drum roll] One thousand 565 00:33:59,122 --> 00:34:01,457 three hundred fifty three. [someone yells] Boom! 566 00:34:01,458 --> 00:34:03,584 We�re right where we need to be. 567 00:34:03,585 --> 00:34:06,212 -We got four weeks. -We got four fuckin� weeks. 568 00:34:06,213 --> 00:34:09,674 -If the numbers from May were true, 569 00:34:09,675 --> 00:34:13,177 we�d only need like 50 more signatures 570 00:34:13,178 --> 00:34:15,638 to have a third. -Cancel all your plans 571 00:34:15,639 --> 00:34:18,307 unless it�s family related. If it ain�t family related, 572 00:34:18,308 --> 00:34:21,395 we at the fucking tent. Like, we got to. 573 00:34:26,733 --> 00:34:29,528 [subdued electronic music] 574 00:34:34,908 --> 00:34:37,785 I applied to be a manager 50 times. 575 00:34:37,786 --> 00:34:39,370 You probably got less than 576 00:34:39,371 --> 00:34:41,497 a two percent chance of becoming a manager 577 00:34:41,498 --> 00:34:43,292 from becoming a PA. 578 00:34:44,418 --> 00:34:48,671 And if you�re Black? Shit. You got a one percent chance. 579 00:34:48,672 --> 00:34:50,590 When I mean I was training managers, 580 00:34:50,591 --> 00:34:52,800 I was literally training them. 581 00:34:52,801 --> 00:34:55,595 How the fuck am I gonna be a PA when I know more than you? 582 00:34:55,596 --> 00:34:57,306 [chuckles bitterly] 583 00:34:58,348 --> 00:35:01,142 You gotta come to me for shit, so, 584 00:35:01,143 --> 00:35:03,395 who�s the real manager? Me. 585 00:35:15,741 --> 00:35:18,492 They just didn�t realize how much I was invested 586 00:35:18,493 --> 00:35:20,746 into the company. They didn�t even realize that. 587 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,755 It�s fuckin� crazy, but I don�t give a fuck. 588 00:35:30,756 --> 00:35:33,257 [taps steering wheel] 589 00:35:33,258 --> 00:35:36,178 I hope I get the last laugh. That�s all I� 590 00:35:43,810 --> 00:35:46,522 [ethereal synthesized music] 591 00:36:31,525 --> 00:36:32,817 [hip-hop plays over speaker] 592 00:36:32,818 --> 00:36:35,194 The problem is if he refuses to comply, he could get 593 00:36:35,195 --> 00:36:37,572 arrested. So if he refuses to take down the tent, 594 00:36:37,573 --> 00:36:39,907 which I think would be the plan. Like if the cops 595 00:36:39,908 --> 00:36:42,493 come and they say �you have to take down the tent,� 596 00:36:42,494 --> 00:36:44,745 Chris is gonna say �No.� 597 00:36:44,746 --> 00:36:46,747 -Right. Which he should. 598 00:36:46,748 --> 00:36:49,543 -And that�s when they would arrest him. 599 00:36:50,252 --> 00:36:55,548 -Which is a good strategy. That�s organizing. I mean- 600 00:36:55,549 --> 00:36:57,800 -No, that�s putting his life in danger. 601 00:36:57,801 --> 00:37:00,261 That�s not good. [crosstalk] -We have to make sure he does 602 00:37:00,262 --> 00:37:02,889 it safely, planned arrests happen all the time. 603 00:37:02,890 --> 00:37:05,933 -That was the MLK organizing strategy, was put ourselves 604 00:37:05,934 --> 00:37:08,352 in positions where we would get arrested in a way 605 00:37:08,353 --> 00:37:10,813 that the people arresting us� -Look what happened to him. 606 00:37:10,814 --> 00:37:15,234 -look bad. He got shot. He got assassinated by the FBI 607 00:37:15,235 --> 00:37:16,903 basically, I mean it was a whole other thing. 608 00:37:16,904 --> 00:37:18,821 The police arrested him many times. 609 00:37:18,822 --> 00:37:20,990 -You guys are out of your mind. [crosstalk] 610 00:37:20,991 --> 00:37:22,825 You guys are acting like it�s not that big of a deal 611 00:37:22,826 --> 00:37:25,453 because you�re white people. You guys want to get arrested? 612 00:37:25,454 --> 00:37:27,830 Try being a Black person and getting arrested in New York. 613 00:37:27,831 --> 00:37:29,457 -I�m not saying he should do it. 614 00:37:29,458 --> 00:37:33,586 Like, it�s his decision. -He wants to do it. [crosstalk] 615 00:37:33,587 --> 00:37:35,630 -There�s a very high probability that it�s 616 00:37:35,631 --> 00:37:36,839 not gonna turn out well. 617 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:40,760 -So we can�t let the fear of the most remote possibility� 618 00:37:40,761 --> 00:37:42,887 -It�s not a remote possibility that a Black 619 00:37:42,888 --> 00:37:45,473 person could be killed by a cop in New York. 620 00:37:45,474 --> 00:37:47,642 That shit happens all the time. [crosstalk] 621 00:37:47,643 --> 00:37:50,520 Chris could die. -This sort of fear is going 622 00:37:50,521 --> 00:37:52,021 to destroy� -It�s not a fear, 623 00:37:52,022 --> 00:37:55,067 it�s a reality. It�s a reality. 624 00:37:56,777 --> 00:38:00,446 The possibility that he gets arrested for the tent is- 625 00:38:00,447 --> 00:38:02,532 it�s not a hundred percent- 626 00:38:02,533 --> 00:38:05,284 -I love how you�ve only been in this group a month and 627 00:38:05,285 --> 00:38:09,331 you�re already ready to put his life on the line for this. 628 00:38:25,973 --> 00:38:29,977 [tense melody] 629 00:38:34,189 --> 00:38:35,898 MADELINE: How long have you been working here? 630 00:38:35,899 --> 00:38:39,652 -Seven months. -Okay, cool. And� 631 00:38:39,653 --> 00:38:41,571 if you could change one thing about the job, 632 00:38:41,572 --> 00:38:44,282 what would it be? Like anything. 633 00:38:44,283 --> 00:38:46,952 -There�s a lot. I don�t know. [laughter] 634 00:38:47,536 --> 00:38:49,370 -Yeah. -You don�t hit your rate� 635 00:38:49,371 --> 00:38:50,955 I got written up three times for packing 636 00:38:50,956 --> 00:38:52,957 when I first started. Three times. 637 00:38:52,958 --> 00:38:54,917 They said, �you get another write up, then you get 638 00:38:54,918 --> 00:38:55,961 terminated.� 639 00:39:05,596 --> 00:39:09,098 Folks! Here�s a card! -Look at that. 640 00:39:09,099 --> 00:39:12,143 DERRICK: Oh yeah, a sig! CHRIS: Yeah! Buy in! 641 00:39:12,144 --> 00:39:13,853 JASON: Of course I�m buying in! 642 00:39:13,854 --> 00:39:15,438 -I don�t have an exact number right now. 643 00:39:15,439 --> 00:39:18,191 We have over 1,700. 644 00:39:18,192 --> 00:39:20,693 CHRIS: One day, one day Maddie. -It�s ok. 645 00:39:20,694 --> 00:39:22,445 [chatter and laughter] 646 00:39:22,446 --> 00:39:24,488 CHRIS: Ask the right questions. 647 00:39:24,489 --> 00:39:26,073 I�m at work right now. 648 00:39:26,074 --> 00:39:28,451 I�ll probably be home later tonight. 649 00:39:28,452 --> 00:39:31,454 CHILD: Ok. But you better not be so late because 650 00:39:31,455 --> 00:39:34,082 I always fall asleep. 651 00:39:36,585 --> 00:39:40,588 -Yeah, Imma try to get home early. [laughs] 652 00:39:40,589 --> 00:39:42,590 Alright? 653 00:39:42,591 --> 00:39:43,717 -Ok. 654 00:39:45,010 --> 00:39:47,970 -And then you sign right there. 655 00:39:47,971 --> 00:39:50,140 [lively chatter] 656 00:39:50,432 --> 00:39:53,477 You�re signing the paper? -Yeah! [cheers from group] 657 00:39:54,603 --> 00:39:56,063 -Good job! 658 00:40:02,778 --> 00:40:04,947 CHRIS: This looks like� This look like something now. 659 00:40:05,948 --> 00:40:07,282 [satisfied laugh] 660 00:40:08,784 --> 00:40:12,119 This first fucking box got dust on it. [chuckles] 661 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:13,955 -That first one, right? 662 00:40:13,956 --> 00:40:15,624 Sig god. 663 00:40:16,458 --> 00:40:17,875 No. That�s all our work in that one. 664 00:40:17,876 --> 00:40:20,002 -Yeah, the first one. The first one. 665 00:40:20,003 --> 00:40:22,547 -Yeah. CHRIS: Finish this shit off 666 00:40:22,548 --> 00:40:25,133 for the Gram. -Yeah. [chuckles] 667 00:40:27,594 --> 00:40:29,595 [camera shudders click] 668 00:40:29,596 --> 00:40:31,514 -Get it? -Yeah. 669 00:40:31,515 --> 00:40:34,017 -Get the ALU. [faint chatter] 670 00:40:35,644 --> 00:40:36,854 [shudders click] 671 00:40:39,731 --> 00:40:41,817 -One second� [shudder click] 672 00:40:43,443 --> 00:40:44,486 [indistinct chatter] 673 00:40:50,158 --> 00:40:52,952 -Give us just a second. Just the folks with the 674 00:40:52,953 --> 00:40:56,581 petitions right now, or the showing of interest. 675 00:40:56,582 --> 00:40:58,916 And then let me find out how this is gonna work. 676 00:40:58,917 --> 00:41:00,835 -Imma try� [cheers] That�s it, y�all! 677 00:41:00,836 --> 00:41:03,588 We did it. [slaps box] It�s officially done. 678 00:41:03,589 --> 00:41:05,965 Notice to employees will be sent out 679 00:41:05,966 --> 00:41:08,885 in a matter of a week. Everybody in their facilities 680 00:41:08,886 --> 00:41:11,721 will be notified that a petition has been filed. 681 00:41:11,722 --> 00:41:14,474 -Hell yeah. [raucous cheers] 682 00:41:15,309 --> 00:41:16,851 [excited chatter] 683 00:41:16,852 --> 00:41:20,730 -I think the way we�ll do this is we have our proposed 684 00:41:20,731 --> 00:41:24,150 leadership, and it�s the people that have been� 685 00:41:24,151 --> 00:41:26,527 essentially that started this campaign. 686 00:41:26,528 --> 00:41:29,405 And hopefully our vision can carry it through 687 00:41:29,406 --> 00:41:31,574 to the election. 688 00:41:31,575 --> 00:41:34,493 So for president, I�ll nominate you, Chris. 689 00:41:34,494 --> 00:41:36,954 And then if somebody would like to 690 00:41:36,955 --> 00:41:40,249 second that nomination? -I second that. 691 00:41:40,250 --> 00:41:42,210 SEVERAL VOICES: -I second it. -I second that! 692 00:41:42,211 --> 00:41:44,712 -Congrats Chris. -Thank you. I�m proud to be 693 00:41:44,713 --> 00:41:47,507 the president for the second half of this fight. 694 00:41:47,508 --> 00:41:50,343 I�m gonna nominate Derrick Palmer as the 695 00:41:50,344 --> 00:41:52,345 external vice president. 696 00:41:52,346 --> 00:41:54,514 -I�ll second. -I�ll second. 697 00:41:54,515 --> 00:41:56,850 -I�ll second. DERRICK: Thank you guys. 698 00:41:58,477 --> 00:42:00,770 CHRIS: No doubt. Well deserved, brother. 699 00:42:00,771 --> 00:42:02,563 I�m gonna nominate 700 00:42:02,564 --> 00:42:06,150 Madeline to be our treasurer. 701 00:42:06,151 --> 00:42:08,778 -Hard second. -I second that. -Second. 702 00:42:08,779 --> 00:42:10,530 -I second! 703 00:42:10,531 --> 00:42:13,366 [laughter] -MADELINE: Thank you all. 704 00:42:13,367 --> 00:42:15,369 [soft droning music] 705 00:42:22,167 --> 00:42:24,711 [rattling and bustle] 706 00:42:45,732 --> 00:42:47,692 A union is an outside group 707 00:42:47,693 --> 00:42:49,735 that attempts to represent workers. 708 00:42:49,736 --> 00:42:52,865 Unions typically work on the seniority system. 709 00:42:55,784 --> 00:42:57,785 -Hi. -Can we talk outside? 710 00:42:57,786 --> 00:42:59,287 -Um, sure. 711 00:42:59,288 --> 00:43:01,290 -Come on. 712 00:43:43,165 --> 00:43:45,584 [somber musical drone] 713 00:43:48,337 --> 00:43:50,839 [ship horn] 714 00:43:54,551 --> 00:43:58,013 [ship horn, hum of ship and traffic] 715 00:44:12,486 --> 00:44:14,570 [hum of traffic] CHRIS: [on phone] 716 00:44:14,571 --> 00:44:17,365 They fucked us over, yo. We have to withdraw 717 00:44:17,366 --> 00:44:18,866 the petition. 718 00:44:18,867 --> 00:44:23,412 You know how the fuck do we meet all the requirements 719 00:44:23,413 --> 00:44:25,957 and exceed the cards, 720 00:44:25,958 --> 00:44:29,794 and still get fucked over by the NLRB 721 00:44:29,795 --> 00:44:32,630 because they decide to give Amazon whatever the 722 00:44:32,631 --> 00:44:34,715 fuck they wanna do. 723 00:44:34,716 --> 00:44:36,717 They�re saying 900 of the cards, 724 00:44:36,718 --> 00:44:39,263 those people no longer work for the company. 725 00:44:40,305 --> 00:44:42,849 They fired damn near half the people who signed 726 00:44:42,850 --> 00:44:44,351 the cards. 727 00:44:45,561 --> 00:44:48,188 It�s a bunch of bullshit. [indistinct clattering] 728 00:44:51,567 --> 00:44:53,485 [roar of vehicles] 729 00:44:58,198 --> 00:45:01,158 -My goodness. So this VTO, let�s see if they 730 00:45:01,159 --> 00:45:02,160 got any. 731 00:45:04,788 --> 00:45:06,873 [faint music thumps] 732 00:45:06,874 --> 00:45:08,875 -None. -Hey Nat. 733 00:45:08,876 --> 00:45:10,543 -I got none. 734 00:45:10,544 --> 00:45:13,713 -Hi How are ya? -I�m good. How are you? 735 00:45:13,714 --> 00:45:16,591 Actually not great, but� [laughs bitterly] 736 00:45:16,592 --> 00:45:19,594 -Yeah. -Laura just sent me a text. 737 00:45:19,595 --> 00:45:21,554 -Yeah. [crosstalk] That�s what I wanted 738 00:45:21,555 --> 00:45:24,265 to call you about. -I didn�t know. 739 00:45:24,266 --> 00:45:26,768 -Yeah. We just found out this morning. 740 00:45:32,482 --> 00:45:34,233 -Hello comrades. [faint chatter] 741 00:45:34,234 --> 00:45:38,279 I�m Justine. I�ve been at Amazon for almost 742 00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:41,574 two months now. I�ve been doing community organizing for 743 00:45:41,575 --> 00:45:43,868 over a decade now, and I believe that 744 00:45:43,869 --> 00:45:48,122 organizing the working class is the most important thing 745 00:45:48,123 --> 00:45:50,458 that we can be doing, and I�m in it 746 00:45:50,459 --> 00:45:53,753 for the long haul and happy to be here. 747 00:45:53,754 --> 00:45:55,922 CHRIS: Thank you, comrade. Alright everybody, 748 00:45:55,923 --> 00:45:57,673 let�s get started. 749 00:45:57,674 --> 00:46:00,384 I know there�s a lot of mixed emotions going on, 750 00:46:00,385 --> 00:46:04,013 mixed feelings. I�m hearing all the rumors, 751 00:46:04,014 --> 00:46:07,016 you know, especially with the withdrawal that�s happening. 752 00:46:07,017 --> 00:46:09,602 Right now, we just have to focus on getting more 753 00:46:09,603 --> 00:46:12,647 signatures to refile. And my hope is to do that 754 00:46:12,648 --> 00:46:16,067 within the next week or two. Right now, we�re at 755 00:46:16,068 --> 00:46:18,612 a little bit over a hundred-something cards. 756 00:46:19,905 --> 00:46:23,658 Our goal is to hit about 600 before we file. 757 00:46:23,659 --> 00:46:27,703 We already exhausted our budget and the fact that 758 00:46:27,704 --> 00:46:31,207 we did withdraw, that is gonna create doubt 759 00:46:31,208 --> 00:46:35,002 and workers are gonna lose hope the longer 760 00:46:35,003 --> 00:46:36,921 we�re out the game. 761 00:46:36,922 --> 00:46:38,881 We�re going to resubmit. That�s all we gotta keep 762 00:46:38,882 --> 00:46:42,510 in our heads, is that we�re going to get to an election. 763 00:46:42,511 --> 00:46:45,722 I know Justine has her hand up. Justine, go ahead. 764 00:46:46,807 --> 00:46:48,600 -Thank you, comrade. 765 00:46:49,434 --> 00:46:53,187 So something that I disagree with Comrade Chris on� 766 00:46:53,188 --> 00:46:57,066 I don�t see this as a make-or-break 767 00:46:57,067 --> 00:47:02,071 moment of we only have the next two to three weeks. 768 00:47:02,072 --> 00:47:04,949 Right? So I think that that 769 00:47:04,950 --> 00:47:08,494 is coming from a place of recognizing the weather 770 00:47:08,495 --> 00:47:13,249 and being outside at night in cold, right? 771 00:47:13,250 --> 00:47:16,419 But I think that that means that we need to change up 772 00:47:16,420 --> 00:47:18,129 our tactics, right? [crosstalk] 773 00:47:18,130 --> 00:47:21,716 CHRIS: Yeah, that�s not correct though. 774 00:47:21,717 --> 00:47:24,302 JUSTINE: Chris, Chris, Chris, let me talk though, please. 775 00:47:24,303 --> 00:47:27,638 I think that we need to hit a higher number, and I think 776 00:47:27,639 --> 00:47:30,266 it�s ok that it takes longer than two to three weeks. 777 00:47:30,267 --> 00:47:33,019 NAT: She needs to stay in her lane. 778 00:47:33,020 --> 00:47:36,480 JUSTINE: �be ready to take� NAT: She�s trying to dominate 779 00:47:36,481 --> 00:47:39,442 the meeting. It�s not ok. [Justine continues] 780 00:47:39,443 --> 00:47:42,111 CHRIS: Justine, the reason why I�m saying two to three 781 00:47:42,112 --> 00:47:45,865 week window is because we don�t want to wait 782 00:47:45,866 --> 00:47:48,576 until after peak season, 783 00:47:48,577 --> 00:47:51,329 when we know they�re gonna fire everybody 784 00:47:51,330 --> 00:47:53,497 after peak season. 785 00:47:53,498 --> 00:47:56,125 If we get them before peak season is over, 786 00:47:56,126 --> 00:48:00,338 we have a better chance. But, Justine hasn�t 787 00:48:00,339 --> 00:48:03,549 been here long enough to know that peak season, 788 00:48:03,550 --> 00:48:06,093 that�s what they do. You gotta understand. 789 00:48:06,094 --> 00:48:09,430 -No, I know that. [crosstalk] CHRIS: They hire us during- 790 00:48:09,431 --> 00:48:11,474 -I�m aware of that. -And so, when it comes to the 791 00:48:11,475 --> 00:48:15,394 bargaining unit, we can�t include seasonal workers. 792 00:48:15,395 --> 00:48:19,649 We�re not planning to do that. So we have to file now 793 00:48:19,650 --> 00:48:23,402 so that we don�t have to include seasonal workers. 794 00:48:23,403 --> 00:48:26,072 And as far as the weather, 795 00:48:26,073 --> 00:48:29,408 we�ve been dealing with Mother Nature from April, 796 00:48:29,409 --> 00:48:33,371 and the weather being out here has nothing to do with 797 00:48:33,372 --> 00:48:36,499 us staying out here. People that have been here 798 00:48:36,500 --> 00:48:39,919 every single night with myself would not understand 799 00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:42,547 what we�re going through. So it�s easy to say 800 00:48:42,548 --> 00:48:44,841 we�re doing this, we�re doing that- 801 00:48:44,842 --> 00:48:46,342 JUSTINE: I think that instead of saying, okay, 802 00:48:46,343 --> 00:48:48,803 how do we beat this weather? I think we just have to 803 00:48:48,804 --> 00:48:52,473 say this might take more than two to three weeks. 804 00:48:52,474 --> 00:48:54,642 -Yeah, I agree with Justine and Jason. 805 00:48:54,643 --> 00:48:56,686 -The meetings aren�t gonna 806 00:48:56,687 --> 00:49:00,565 be going on until further notice, so. 807 00:49:00,566 --> 00:49:04,443 -They are going to try to fire as many of our supporters 808 00:49:04,444 --> 00:49:07,613 as humanly possible, which is why we can only give them 809 00:49:07,614 --> 00:49:10,616 a week or two because they can�t do too much damage- 810 00:49:10,617 --> 00:49:13,744 -�they don�t come our way. So I feel like we gotta 811 00:49:13,745 --> 00:49:16,873 explain to people inside the building or put it in the 812 00:49:16,874 --> 00:49:19,376 [voices overlap, becoming incoherent] 813 00:49:20,919 --> 00:49:23,964 [overlapping voices continue, one of them is Justine] 814 00:49:26,842 --> 00:49:30,012 [chaotic domineering chatter continues] 815 00:49:35,976 --> 00:49:38,520 JUSTINE: it�s important that we don�t withdraw again. 816 00:49:40,189 --> 00:49:42,440 [tense, discordant music] 817 00:49:42,441 --> 00:49:45,027 [wind howls] 818 00:49:58,373 --> 00:50:02,127 [strong wind blows, tent flaps] 819 00:50:11,762 --> 00:50:13,138 [metal pole clangs] 820 00:50:20,604 --> 00:50:23,106 [ominous, somber music] 821 00:50:31,198 --> 00:50:33,282 [wind howls, plastic rustles and flaps] 822 00:50:33,283 --> 00:50:35,159 CAMERA PERSON: Shit! Are you ok? 823 00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:38,914 Do you need help? -Yeah, I�m alright. 824 00:50:39,456 --> 00:50:41,749 Mother nature�s a little mad at us today. 825 00:50:41,750 --> 00:50:43,251 That�s all. 826 00:50:43,252 --> 00:50:46,421 Just a little bit of that good ol� Staten Island weather. 827 00:50:51,552 --> 00:50:53,887 [poles clank] 828 00:51:17,327 --> 00:51:20,247 -Hey Chris� [inaudible] [clattering] 829 00:51:52,487 --> 00:51:54,864 CHRIS: We got everybody here. 830 00:51:54,865 --> 00:51:56,158 Let�s get started. 831 00:51:58,118 --> 00:51:59,244 Um� 832 00:52:00,078 --> 00:52:02,079 People could say what they want. 833 00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:04,874 People on the outside don�t know what�s going on. 834 00:52:04,875 --> 00:52:07,210 The bottom line is, when we stay grounded, 835 00:52:07,211 --> 00:52:10,338 when we stay together, there�s nothing that can stop 836 00:52:10,339 --> 00:52:12,423 our momentum. 837 00:52:12,424 --> 00:52:14,592 The only thing that�s gonna stop us is if we stop 838 00:52:14,593 --> 00:52:15,928 ourselves. 839 00:52:17,346 --> 00:52:20,306 So, this week is the most important week 840 00:52:20,307 --> 00:52:22,850 of the campaign. 841 00:52:22,851 --> 00:52:25,270 We�re gonna use a different strategy. 842 00:52:26,605 --> 00:52:29,024 [bustle of commuters, vehicles] 843 00:52:35,572 --> 00:52:37,115 [chatter] 844 00:52:39,243 --> 00:52:40,953 -Have a good one. 845 00:52:43,330 --> 00:52:46,249 How you doing everybody? Free pizza. Free food. 846 00:52:46,250 --> 00:52:48,418 Free weed. That is a thing. 847 00:52:51,588 --> 00:52:54,757 -See what I�m doing man? -You love us. Oh my god. 848 00:52:54,758 --> 00:52:56,717 -I love y�all. I swear. You know how much this 849 00:52:56,718 --> 00:52:59,887 shit cost, shit. -Listen, oh my God. 850 00:52:59,888 --> 00:53:01,347 Pizza, weed, like 851 00:53:01,348 --> 00:53:03,474 you can�t go wrong, man. I�m finally gonna 852 00:53:03,475 --> 00:53:05,268 go home happy. [crosstalk] 853 00:53:05,269 --> 00:53:08,145 This just made my day, a lot. [laughs] 854 00:53:08,146 --> 00:53:10,398 -You know what we�re here for. 855 00:53:10,399 --> 00:53:12,608 Tellin� people like my union cares. 856 00:53:12,609 --> 00:53:14,318 I don�t give a fuck what Amazon told them. 857 00:53:14,319 --> 00:53:16,571 -I was just telling them, they be giving us bootleg 858 00:53:16,572 --> 00:53:18,739 Tylenol� [Chris laughs] 859 00:53:18,740 --> 00:53:21,534 �like sugar pills. It doesn�t even say Tylenol. 860 00:53:21,535 --> 00:53:23,077 It�s just a little tablet. I�m looking like, 861 00:53:23,078 --> 00:53:24,954 �What is this?� You don�t even feel better. 862 00:53:24,955 --> 00:53:26,914 CHRIS: I�m gonna hook you up, Imma give you a lot. 863 00:53:26,915 --> 00:53:29,876 -Thank you Chris! -No problem, no problem. 864 00:53:29,877 --> 00:53:31,878 -What�s going on? What y�all doing? 865 00:53:31,879 --> 00:53:35,214 -You already know. Merry Christmas. Free weed 866 00:53:35,215 --> 00:53:37,216 for Christmas man. -Oh word? Yeah. 867 00:53:37,217 --> 00:53:39,802 -All we askin� y�all to spread the word. That�s it. 868 00:53:39,803 --> 00:53:41,596 No, we don�t want nothing in return, just to 869 00:53:41,597 --> 00:53:44,265 spread the word. We fighting for $30 an hour, 870 00:53:44,266 --> 00:53:46,601 job security, to keep y�all cell phones and they gonna 871 00:53:46,602 --> 00:53:48,896 take that shit away. [crosstalk] All of that. 872 00:53:49,271 --> 00:53:51,439 -And you guys want to sign up? [busy chatter, music playing] 873 00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:53,608 Or grab a slice of pizza? Please do so. 874 00:53:53,609 --> 00:53:55,193 You don�t have to sign up, it�d be nice 875 00:53:55,194 --> 00:53:57,945 if you did though. I work days, yeah. 876 00:53:57,946 --> 00:54:00,615 I need that hour. We got free pizza, free soda 877 00:54:00,616 --> 00:54:02,951 and free weed today. Please help yourselves. 878 00:54:20,636 --> 00:54:22,346 [distant car honks] 879 00:54:24,306 --> 00:54:25,724 [distant police siren] 880 00:54:27,851 --> 00:54:30,604 [�International Players Anthem� by UGK on radio] 881 00:54:43,367 --> 00:54:46,036 [cars honk in distance] 882 00:54:48,497 --> 00:54:51,875 [hum of the city, birds sing and chirp] 883 00:54:56,296 --> 00:54:59,465 You know what happened? You know what�s up? 884 00:54:59,466 --> 00:55:02,552 Nigga we got the election! [whoops and cheers] 885 00:55:02,553 --> 00:55:05,346 [exited crosstalk] -We got the election! 886 00:55:05,347 --> 00:55:07,640 Bring your ass here now. 887 00:55:07,641 --> 00:55:10,518 [joyous grunt] [chatter and squealing] 888 00:55:10,519 --> 00:55:13,272 -We did it! [celebratory yelling] 889 00:55:14,857 --> 00:55:16,732 -Bring it in! Bring it in! CROWD: [chanting] ALU! 890 00:55:16,733 --> 00:55:23,072 ALU! ALU! ALU! ALU! ALU!� 891 00:55:23,073 --> 00:55:24,449 Yeah! 892 00:55:25,409 --> 00:55:27,159 [chants fade] 893 00:55:27,160 --> 00:55:29,621 [faint wind] 894 00:55:37,546 --> 00:55:38,921 -What�s your name? -Mitch. 895 00:55:38,922 --> 00:55:40,214 -Mitch, I�m Jeannie. Nice to meet you. 896 00:55:40,215 --> 00:55:42,175 MITCH: Nice to meet you. Yeah, I just wanted you guys 897 00:55:42,176 --> 00:55:44,719 to know it is illegal to take down union 898 00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:46,095 literature when it�s in a breakroom. 899 00:55:46,096 --> 00:55:48,347 We are legally allowed to post it. 900 00:55:48,348 --> 00:55:50,391 JEANNIE: We�re putting it right back, hear you go! 901 00:55:50,392 --> 00:55:53,603 [crosstalk] Thank you so much! MITCH: Awesome. 902 00:55:53,604 --> 00:55:56,315 [uneasy music] 903 00:55:58,233 --> 00:56:00,694 [distant voices from inside the building] 904 00:56:22,090 --> 00:56:24,592 CONNOR: Yeah. They put it right above the urinals 905 00:56:24,593 --> 00:56:28,304 and they put �em on the inside of the stall doors. 906 00:56:28,305 --> 00:56:32,099 See, the first thing they bring up is the dues. 907 00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:34,810 That�s the thing they lean on. 908 00:56:34,811 --> 00:56:38,231 You know what we could do actually? 909 00:56:38,232 --> 00:56:40,399 What if we made a piece of paper that looked almost 910 00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:42,652 the same as this, but it was like, know the facts, 911 00:56:42,653 --> 00:56:45,571 union members make more, et cetera. We put that over it 912 00:56:45,572 --> 00:56:47,281 and they probably won�t even notice. 913 00:56:47,282 --> 00:56:49,701 When I�m in there. I�ll put �em all up. 914 00:56:51,328 --> 00:56:53,621 -They out here hittin� us with almost hundred-year-old 915 00:56:53,622 --> 00:56:55,290 techniques. 916 00:56:56,291 --> 00:56:57,875 It�s actually hilarious. -Oh yeah. 917 00:56:57,876 --> 00:56:59,919 You ain�t seen nothing yet. [laughs bitterly] 918 00:56:59,920 --> 00:57:02,755 It�s just getting started. 919 00:57:02,756 --> 00:57:04,841 Good morning y�all. -Good morning. 920 00:57:04,842 --> 00:57:07,969 -Good morning. -Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. 921 00:57:07,970 --> 00:57:10,305 What�s up brother? 922 00:57:12,516 --> 00:57:15,101 Have a good one, man. Have a good one. 923 00:57:15,102 --> 00:57:17,103 In the past we�ve been saying one percent 924 00:57:17,104 --> 00:57:19,730 and now we�re talking� Cass, you were saying 925 00:57:19,731 --> 00:57:23,401 two-fifty. Chris, you think $5 every other week? 926 00:57:23,402 --> 00:57:25,319 -What they�re saying in the meeting is that 927 00:57:25,320 --> 00:57:28,281 we�re not being transparent about the dues. 928 00:57:28,282 --> 00:57:29,740 Just throw a number out there. 929 00:57:29,741 --> 00:57:32,702 That�s it. Keep it moving. -When I explain it to people, 930 00:57:32,703 --> 00:57:36,622 I say the dues, the proposal that the union�s going to 931 00:57:36,623 --> 00:57:38,958 make that we all have to vote on is going to be something 932 00:57:38,959 --> 00:57:41,377 along the lines of one percent. 933 00:57:41,378 --> 00:57:45,006 That means if you make $500 on your check, $5 of that 934 00:57:45,007 --> 00:57:48,092 goes to the union. And everyone gets that 935 00:57:48,093 --> 00:57:50,595 when I explain it, there�s no confusion. 936 00:57:50,596 --> 00:57:52,889 The feedback that I�ve been getting is they want a number, 937 00:57:52,890 --> 00:57:55,600 like that percentage shit, they don�t got time to 938 00:57:55,601 --> 00:57:58,436 figure that out. -It�s just about 939 00:57:58,437 --> 00:58:00,605 the way information is being received. 940 00:58:00,606 --> 00:58:03,149 They don�t calculate one percent when they 941 00:58:03,150 --> 00:58:05,276 say that, you know. 942 00:58:05,277 --> 00:58:07,570 They wanna see a number. MADELINE: What happens if we 943 00:58:07,571 --> 00:58:09,989 do happen to win people a really good contract? 944 00:58:09,990 --> 00:58:14,952 We get them $30 an hour and we�re only making $2.50 945 00:58:14,953 --> 00:58:16,871 per person? CHRIS: I know that, 946 00:58:16,872 --> 00:58:19,415 but I�m just saying I don�t think that $2.50 is 947 00:58:19,416 --> 00:58:22,251 a bad start. -I think it�s easy also 948 00:58:22,252 --> 00:58:25,671 to put it in terms of, I always say one percent, 949 00:58:25,672 --> 00:58:28,799 which is $6 a week and union members on average make 950 00:58:28,800 --> 00:58:31,302 11 percent more. So if you even got an average 951 00:58:31,303 --> 00:58:34,222 pay raise, you�d be ten percent better off. 952 00:58:34,223 --> 00:58:35,765 And I think when you put it in terms like that it�s 953 00:58:35,766 --> 00:58:38,684 really easy for people to see the benefits. 954 00:58:38,685 --> 00:58:40,978 CHRIS: That�s wordy, bro. You gotta understand, 955 00:58:40,979 --> 00:58:43,481 that�s wordy. -I feel like Amazon is just 956 00:58:43,482 --> 00:58:45,566 gonna use that against us. CHRIS: Naw, they�re gonna do 957 00:58:45,567 --> 00:58:47,985 it anyway, �cause what they�re telling workers 958 00:58:47,986 --> 00:58:50,530 is that, �These union dues is going into my pockets 959 00:58:50,531 --> 00:58:53,115 to make me rich.� And I don�t want that happening. 960 00:58:53,116 --> 00:58:54,492 [background chatter] 961 00:58:54,493 --> 00:58:57,496 Hello, how are you? Is that Mr. Adefone? 962 00:58:59,122 --> 00:59:00,791 How you doing? 963 00:59:01,875 --> 00:59:05,211 Good. My name is Brima Sylla. I work for Amazon 964 00:59:05,212 --> 00:59:08,840 and also I�m a volunteer for the Amazon Labor Union. 965 00:59:08,841 --> 00:59:11,592 -Right, yeah. We have the similar thing with the UPT 966 00:59:11,593 --> 00:59:14,428 where it�s like if we�re six minutes late, 967 00:59:14,429 --> 00:59:16,514 they take an hour of our UPT and then if we 968 00:59:16,515 --> 00:59:18,641 put in time, then we still have to go to HR and try to 969 00:59:18,642 --> 00:59:22,061 fight to get the hour back. -Really? [cross chatter] 970 00:59:22,062 --> 00:59:25,273 Oh wow. Well actually I�m his mom. I�m helping. 971 00:59:25,274 --> 00:59:28,609 Yes, you�re speaking to his ma. 972 00:59:28,610 --> 00:59:31,487 We�re trying to contact every worker individually, 973 00:59:31,488 --> 00:59:34,574 whether that�s by call or by door or in the break rooms. 974 00:59:34,575 --> 00:59:37,785 And so I�m trying to phone bank 8,000 workers 975 00:59:37,786 --> 00:59:39,829 by the end of the week. -I�m just calling to answer 976 00:59:39,830 --> 00:59:43,040 any questions you have in regards to us and if 977 00:59:43,041 --> 00:59:45,376 you�re planning on voting, �Yes� for the union. 978 00:59:45,377 --> 00:59:47,588 [chatter and laughter in the background] 979 00:59:49,006 --> 00:59:52,049 Oh, you don�t work here anymore? I�m so sorry. 980 00:59:52,050 --> 00:59:53,719 Well, have a great day. 981 00:59:55,804 --> 00:59:58,806 [ANGIE] My mom�s a nurse. So when I told her 982 00:59:58,807 --> 01:00:00,975 we were fighting for $30, 983 01:00:00,976 --> 01:00:04,562 she was like, �You guys think you guys deserve $30 an hour?� 984 01:00:04,563 --> 01:00:07,857 But what changed her mind was, she was telling my grandmother 985 01:00:07,858 --> 01:00:11,277 about what I was doing and my grandmother was like, 986 01:00:11,278 --> 01:00:15,948 �Yeah, your aunt, she works making up beds in the hotel 987 01:00:15,949 --> 01:00:18,034 and she makes $30 an hour doing that.� 988 01:00:18,035 --> 01:00:20,620 And my mom was like, �What?� Mom was like, 989 01:00:20,621 --> 01:00:23,789 �She almost makes how much I make� [laughs] 990 01:00:23,790 --> 01:00:25,958 making up beds at a hotel?� And my grandmother�s like, 991 01:00:25,959 --> 01:00:27,835 �Yeah, because she�s in the union.� 992 01:00:27,836 --> 01:00:30,922 And I think that also changed her heart, but 993 01:00:30,923 --> 01:00:34,967 I think with me is that, because although I�m 994 01:00:34,968 --> 01:00:37,386 very to myself, whatever I think about, 995 01:00:37,387 --> 01:00:40,264 I�m very strong willed at, so I think what really got her 996 01:00:40,265 --> 01:00:42,600 was that when she was trying to tell me 997 01:00:42,601 --> 01:00:44,310 I didn�t deserve it, I was telling her how much 998 01:00:44,311 --> 01:00:46,604 I deserved it and everyone else in the warehouse 999 01:00:46,605 --> 01:00:51,025 deserved it, and so I think she liked that. 1000 01:00:51,026 --> 01:00:52,777 -We�re asking you to vote yes. 1001 01:00:52,778 --> 01:00:55,613 Vote yes for job security. Vote yes for your friends. 1002 01:00:55,614 --> 01:00:57,114 Vote for who are fired. 1003 01:00:57,115 --> 01:00:59,075 Vote to scrap the system that writes you up. 1004 01:00:59,076 --> 01:01:00,785 All these things are possible. 1005 01:01:00,786 --> 01:01:04,330 You make Amazon $638 million a day. 1006 01:01:04,331 --> 01:01:06,707 It�s time we get paid our fair share. 1007 01:01:06,708 --> 01:01:09,919 And I believe that on March 30th, 2022, 1008 01:01:09,920 --> 01:01:13,589 we all together will be on the right side of history. 1009 01:01:13,590 --> 01:01:15,341 [trap music plays in background of video] 1010 01:01:15,342 --> 01:01:17,385 -Nice. -Thanks. 1011 01:01:17,386 --> 01:01:20,888 You should send the link to the Latinos for Amazon. 1012 01:01:20,889 --> 01:01:22,014 -In the group chat? -Yeah. 1013 01:01:22,015 --> 01:01:23,141 Okay. 1014 01:01:28,522 --> 01:01:31,108 AMAZON REPRESENTATIVE: [talking to workers] 1015 01:01:53,755 --> 01:01:55,423 [door slams open] DERRICK: What up? 1016 01:01:55,424 --> 01:01:57,967 -Alright crew. -Right? [starts chant] 1017 01:01:57,968 --> 01:02:01,512 ? Everywhere we go ? GROUP: ? Everywhere we go ? 1018 01:02:01,513 --> 01:02:05,975 -? People wanna know ? GROUP: ? People wanna know ? 1019 01:02:05,976 --> 01:02:07,101 [quiet chatter] 1020 01:02:07,102 --> 01:02:10,980 -? who we are ? GROUP: ? who we are ? 1021 01:02:10,981 --> 01:02:13,400 [crosstalk] -? so we tell them ? 1022 01:02:19,823 --> 01:02:21,450 [crosstalk] 1023 01:02:28,415 --> 01:02:29,875 [crosstalk] 1024 01:04:36,335 --> 01:04:39,171 [laughter and applause] 1025 01:04:46,303 --> 01:04:48,847 [raucous laughter and chatter] 1026 01:04:59,942 --> 01:05:01,817 [lively chatter] 1027 01:05:01,818 --> 01:05:04,028 VOICE ON PHONE SCREEN: If any of y�all have questions 1028 01:05:04,029 --> 01:05:06,739 we�re happy to answer them. -Somebody said 1029 01:05:06,740 --> 01:05:10,660 �all meetings were canceled after ALU organizers got in. 1030 01:05:10,661 --> 01:05:13,788 My meeting was now and it was canceled as were 1031 01:05:13,789 --> 01:05:16,916 the rest of them for today.� -Another worker was tellin� 1032 01:05:16,917 --> 01:05:19,544 us the same thing, that they got the text that it was 1033 01:05:19,545 --> 01:05:22,421 canceled and they were like, �That�s y�all�s doing.� 1034 01:05:22,422 --> 01:05:25,007 CHRIS: They said people heard about y�all walking in there- 1035 01:05:25,008 --> 01:05:27,885 -They can threaten us all they want. 1036 01:05:27,886 --> 01:05:29,263 We�re not leaving. 1037 01:05:32,182 --> 01:05:34,351 [low instrumental hum] 1038 01:05:39,982 --> 01:05:42,651 [rowdy whoops and cheers, chatter, car horns honk] 1039 01:06:09,386 --> 01:06:12,097 [crates rattle faintly] 1040 01:06:19,897 --> 01:06:23,317 [machinery whirs, rattles, and beeps] 1041 01:06:42,169 --> 01:06:44,254 [music drones and rattles] 1042 01:06:51,678 --> 01:06:53,472 [ship horn] 1043 01:06:56,099 --> 01:06:58,227 [ship horn] 1044 01:07:11,365 --> 01:07:13,241 -When did this happen? 1045 01:07:13,242 --> 01:07:15,868 -So all of these write-ups are very close to date. 1046 01:07:15,869 --> 01:07:17,828 For you it was last week -Yeah. 1047 01:07:17,829 --> 01:07:19,288 -Justine, last week. 1048 01:07:19,289 --> 01:07:21,791 -And yours� -Last night. -was last night. -Yeah. 1049 01:07:21,792 --> 01:07:24,919 -Two managers came. The first one couldn�t get me. 1050 01:07:24,920 --> 01:07:26,796 She tried, she said, �Come down with me to HR.� 1051 01:07:26,797 --> 01:07:28,339 I said, �I want a representative. I want 1052 01:07:28,340 --> 01:07:30,800 Brett Daniels.� She got frustrated, she left, 1053 01:07:30,801 --> 01:07:32,718 she came back later. She spilled her message 1054 01:07:32,719 --> 01:07:34,929 verbally and I said, �I want Brett Daniels, 1055 01:07:34,930 --> 01:07:36,806 I need a representative.� But anyway, she went on, 1056 01:07:36,807 --> 01:07:38,850 she said, �This is not a write-up but this is a 1057 01:07:38,851 --> 01:07:40,810 verbal warning.� She said, �Don�t go to 1058 01:07:40,811 --> 01:07:43,104 the meetings uninvited.� I�m like, �Okay.� 1059 01:07:43,105 --> 01:07:45,940 They didn�t stop there. Another operation manager 1060 01:07:45,941 --> 01:07:47,733 came and then she showed me her computer. She�s like, 1061 01:07:47,734 --> 01:07:50,611 �You had low performance last week. This is a write-up 1062 01:07:50,612 --> 01:07:52,446 by the system.� -Wow. 1063 01:07:52,447 --> 01:07:53,573 -Wait, wait, wait, wait. So they wrote you up for 1064 01:07:53,574 --> 01:07:57,326 productivity? [crosstalk] -Yes, poor performance. 1065 01:07:57,327 --> 01:08:00,204 -For me personally, I don�t know whether I�m right 1066 01:08:00,205 --> 01:08:03,791 or wrong, but I think a little bit suspicious. 1067 01:08:03,792 --> 01:08:06,210 Is it because 1068 01:08:06,211 --> 01:08:09,130 they want to send a message? -Yes. [crosstalk] 1069 01:08:09,131 --> 01:08:11,465 -I�m like, �Candace, why do I get the impression 1070 01:08:11,466 --> 01:08:13,092 that you�re targeting 1071 01:08:13,093 --> 01:08:15,928 ALU organizers? Does this have something to do with 1072 01:08:15,929 --> 01:08:17,680 the election?� 1073 01:08:17,681 --> 01:08:19,974 Yeah, and that�s why I�m like, �Angie, girl, you next.� 1074 01:08:19,975 --> 01:08:22,810 Because they have their list. I already know that. 1075 01:08:22,811 --> 01:08:24,645 They have a list. 1076 01:08:24,646 --> 01:08:26,856 CHRIS: So they�re targeting y�all. They�re gonna give 1077 01:08:26,857 --> 01:08:29,233 all y�all write-ups. They did Karen yesterday. 1078 01:08:29,234 --> 01:08:31,569 Y�all gonna get one eventually. 1079 01:08:31,570 --> 01:08:33,154 And now people gonna look at y�all and be like, 1080 01:08:33,155 --> 01:08:35,239 �Well, they got written up. I�m not trying to get involved.� 1081 01:08:35,240 --> 01:08:37,074 -Mm hm. -So we don�t wanna mention 1082 01:08:37,075 --> 01:08:39,452 nothing about it to other workers, but just 1083 01:08:39,453 --> 01:08:41,954 file our lawsuits and be prepared that they�re 1084 01:08:41,955 --> 01:08:44,582 gonna give y�all write-ups. Let�s just continue doin� 1085 01:08:44,583 --> 01:08:46,542 what the hell we doin�. You know, we just gotta 1086 01:08:46,543 --> 01:08:49,087 survive the next 18 days. 1087 01:08:52,216 --> 01:08:55,135 [bus idles] 1088 01:08:57,137 --> 01:08:59,348 [breaks squeak] 1089 01:09:03,769 --> 01:09:08,189 They raised the minimum wage to $15 back in 2018. 1090 01:09:08,190 --> 01:09:10,483 But they took away our stocks, they took away our 1091 01:09:10,484 --> 01:09:12,485 monthly bonuses in return. 1092 01:09:12,486 --> 01:09:14,320 What�s up man? -I�m gonna have to ask anyone 1093 01:09:14,321 --> 01:09:17,281 who is not an Amazon employee to please leave the property. 1094 01:09:17,282 --> 01:09:19,534 -You already know we ain�t going nowhere man. 1095 01:09:19,535 --> 01:09:21,744 Do what you gotta do. You know what�s up already. 1096 01:09:21,745 --> 01:09:23,079 -Chris, man, please, we respect your right 1097 01:09:23,080 --> 01:09:25,081 to do this� -Right -but please. 1098 01:09:25,082 --> 01:09:27,166 -So do what you got to do. I�m not goin� anywhere. 1099 01:09:27,167 --> 01:09:30,044 Call the cops. I�ll leave when I feel like leaving. 1100 01:09:30,045 --> 01:09:32,129 [barely audible] I�m doin� a interview right now. 1101 01:09:32,130 --> 01:09:34,048 Excuse me. -[inaudible] get off property. 1102 01:09:34,049 --> 01:09:36,884 -I will when I feel like it, but right now I�m doing it 1103 01:09:36,885 --> 01:09:38,971 right here. [inaudible] 1104 01:09:39,805 --> 01:09:41,931 -Can you explain what happened real quick? 1105 01:09:41,932 --> 01:09:43,933 -That�s the dude that fired me two years ago, you know, 1106 01:09:43,934 --> 01:09:45,226 it�s him right there. He know me. 1107 01:09:45,227 --> 01:09:47,019 They could do what they gotta do and Imma do what 1108 01:09:47,020 --> 01:09:49,439 we gotta do. That�s what we got lawyers for. 1109 01:09:50,732 --> 01:09:53,109 I ain�t worried about them and they wanna call the cops, 1110 01:09:53,110 --> 01:09:56,654 call the cops. [police siren] 1111 01:09:56,655 --> 01:09:58,907 [car doors slam] [faint chatter] 1112 01:10:01,952 --> 01:10:04,663 CHRIS: God damn. All these wasted tax dollars, yo. 1113 01:10:06,957 --> 01:10:10,293 -Hey Chris. Like I said, man, I�m gonna ask you and anyone 1114 01:10:10,294 --> 01:10:12,378 who�s not an Amazon employee has to 1115 01:10:12,379 --> 01:10:14,422 leave the premise please. 1116 01:10:14,423 --> 01:10:16,716 Anyone who is an Amazon employee, I�m not 1117 01:10:16,717 --> 01:10:18,718 speaking to you. You guys are free to stay. 1118 01:10:18,719 --> 01:10:21,012 -Okay? But are we in a parking lot that says, 1119 01:10:21,013 --> 01:10:22,805 �Visitor,� right? 1120 01:10:22,806 --> 01:10:25,057 -You�re currently trespassing on Amazon property. 1121 01:10:25,058 --> 01:10:27,852 If you are not an Amazon associate, so anyone here- 1122 01:10:27,853 --> 01:10:29,729 -You didn�t answer the question though. 1123 01:10:29,730 --> 01:10:32,690 That sign over there says, �Visitor� Right? 1124 01:10:32,691 --> 01:10:34,233 I�m a visitor. -With who? 1125 01:10:34,234 --> 01:10:36,068 What are you doing? -I�m visiting with him. 1126 01:10:36,069 --> 01:10:38,487 They work here. -How long have you been here? 1127 01:10:38,488 --> 01:10:40,448 -A few minutes. 1128 01:10:40,449 --> 01:10:42,450 -So you�re refusing to leave? -No. I said Imma leave when 1129 01:10:42,451 --> 01:10:44,285 he leaves. -Are you refusing to leave? 1130 01:10:44,286 --> 01:10:46,120 -I said, �No, I�m gonna leave when he leaves.� 1131 01:10:46,121 --> 01:10:48,080 -Are you leaving? Yes or no? Yeah. I said yeah. 1132 01:10:48,081 --> 01:10:49,874 -If you�re not leaving within the next two minutes 1133 01:10:49,875 --> 01:10:51,000 you�re gonna be arrested. 1134 01:10:51,001 --> 01:10:52,376 -Y�all not enforcing no law. Y�all just 1135 01:10:52,377 --> 01:10:54,504 wasting y�all time. -You have 30 seconds 1136 01:10:54,505 --> 01:10:56,964 or you gettin� arrested. -Imma get arrested? 1137 01:10:56,965 --> 01:11:00,176 [incredulous] How am I gonna get arrested? For what? 1138 01:11:00,177 --> 01:11:03,513 For what [crosstalk] you wanna arrest me for what? 1139 01:11:03,514 --> 01:11:06,015 [organizers argue with cops] -Right now you�re obstructing 1140 01:11:06,016 --> 01:11:08,226 police business, right now, back up. -No we�re not. 1141 01:11:08,227 --> 01:11:10,269 -You put hands on me! He�s putting hands on me. 1142 01:11:10,270 --> 01:11:12,355 [yelling] -He�s a worker! 1143 01:11:12,356 --> 01:11:14,315 He works here! [yelling, crosstalk] 1144 01:11:14,316 --> 01:11:16,734 -What are you- -Back off! 1145 01:11:16,735 --> 01:11:18,319 Back off. Back off. 1146 01:11:18,320 --> 01:11:20,030 -Get your hands off of him. 1147 01:11:21,281 --> 01:11:23,866 JASON: [in distress] Let me go! Let me go! 1148 01:11:23,867 --> 01:11:26,327 -What are you doing? -Hold on. Hold on, man. Stop. 1149 01:11:26,328 --> 01:11:28,663 Stop, stop. Stop, stop, stop. -Get your hands off of him. 1150 01:11:28,664 --> 01:11:31,625 CHRIS: He�s a worker! EMPLOYEE: He�s going outside. 1151 01:11:33,710 --> 01:11:36,754 -Check to see what�s goin on! -Yeah. [badge reader beeps] 1152 01:11:36,755 --> 01:11:38,841 [doors clank] 1153 01:11:40,217 --> 01:11:41,717 JASON: They�re hurting my wrist! 1154 01:11:41,718 --> 01:11:44,679 [yelling] 1155 01:11:44,680 --> 01:11:47,014 -Jason is a worker! 1156 01:11:47,015 --> 01:11:50,059 Jason is allowed to be here! 1157 01:11:50,060 --> 01:11:52,604 [yelling] -I got it, I got it, hold on. 1158 01:11:54,648 --> 01:11:57,108 -You�re gonna back up. [inaudible] I understand! 1159 01:11:57,109 --> 01:11:59,736 You�re not gonna interfere. [droning dissonant music] 1160 01:12:02,322 --> 01:12:04,282 -If we can touch you, it�s gonna be a problem I told you- 1161 01:12:04,283 --> 01:12:06,450 -Get in the car! You�re resisting arrest! 1162 01:12:06,451 --> 01:12:07,661 [music swells to a stop] 1163 01:12:10,622 --> 01:12:12,332 [distant police siren] 1164 01:12:18,505 --> 01:12:20,632 [chatter] 1165 01:12:23,635 --> 01:12:26,096 -I�m tryin� to send them my ID. 1166 01:12:26,972 --> 01:12:28,973 Well, how are we gonna get �em outta here? 1167 01:12:28,974 --> 01:12:30,474 Do we have any money? 1168 01:12:30,475 --> 01:12:33,186 -No. We�ll figure it out. -We don�t even know the bond! 1169 01:12:33,187 --> 01:12:35,146 -We got some money but we can�t really spend it 1170 01:12:35,147 --> 01:12:36,440 right now. 1171 01:12:37,316 --> 01:12:39,317 VOICES ON VIDEO: -Why are you arresting them? 1172 01:12:39,318 --> 01:12:40,359 [yelling] 1173 01:12:40,360 --> 01:12:43,322 -Why are you arresting them? 1174 01:12:44,907 --> 01:12:48,202 We�re workers here! Why are you arresting us? 1175 01:12:49,661 --> 01:12:50,787 [light switch clicks] 1176 01:12:51,371 --> 01:12:52,789 [text message alerts] 1177 01:13:22,444 --> 01:13:23,820 [subway door alert] 1178 01:13:27,783 --> 01:13:29,576 [screech of nearby train] 1179 01:13:34,540 --> 01:13:37,042 [train rumbles and clanks] 1180 01:13:51,431 --> 01:13:54,852 JASON: [on call] No Chris, this is serious! 1181 01:13:56,937 --> 01:14:00,606 [upset and yelling] You saw me, how I was on Saturday. 1182 01:14:00,607 --> 01:14:02,567 CHRIS: How was you on Saturday? 1183 01:14:02,568 --> 01:14:05,945 -I was very exhausted- CHRIS: Jason! 1184 01:14:05,946 --> 01:14:09,240 -My whole body was hurting like hell- 1185 01:14:09,241 --> 01:14:12,326 CHRIS: Jason. -and you guys wanted me to stay here- 1186 01:14:12,327 --> 01:14:13,452 CHRIS: Jason. 1187 01:14:13,453 --> 01:14:16,247 You talkin� to people that worked at Amazon for years. 1188 01:14:16,248 --> 01:14:18,791 Especially me. I was a picker. I know exactly what you�re 1189 01:14:18,792 --> 01:14:20,543 going through. Why are you acting like- 1190 01:14:20,544 --> 01:14:23,045 -[irate] So tell that to Connor! 1191 01:14:23,046 --> 01:14:25,548 -Tell that to� Connor worked at Amazon for three years. 1192 01:14:25,549 --> 01:14:29,010 I think he knows what- -But Connor does not pick! 1193 01:14:29,011 --> 01:14:30,970 -It doesn�t matter [crosstalk] 1194 01:14:30,971 --> 01:14:33,431 -It�s all the same in the struggle. 1195 01:14:33,432 --> 01:14:36,934 CHRIS: Jason, everybody�s body is hurtin�� [crosstalk] 1196 01:14:36,935 --> 01:14:39,103 -What�s going on? [argument continues in background] 1197 01:14:39,104 --> 01:14:42,315 He feels like not being at Amazon because it�s 1198 01:14:42,316 --> 01:14:46,402 a lot of pressure and he feels like he�s not being heard. 1199 01:14:46,403 --> 01:14:48,946 -What does he mean? He�s not being heard. 1200 01:14:48,947 --> 01:14:51,199 -Well he�s not [inaudible] CHRIS: We all understand what 1201 01:14:51,200 --> 01:14:53,868 you goin� through, but this is what we signed 1202 01:14:53,869 --> 01:14:56,787 up for. I feel your pain brother, 1203 01:14:56,788 --> 01:14:59,624 but we not ignoring that- JASON: Chris! 1204 01:14:59,625 --> 01:15:02,001 -It�s just that, gettin� on each other about 1205 01:15:02,002 --> 01:15:03,628 who worked harder. It doesn�t matter. 1206 01:15:03,629 --> 01:15:07,299 JASON: But I�m about to give up, seriously. 1207 01:15:07,966 --> 01:15:12,470 -Jason, this is the long haul, right? This is the marathon. 1208 01:15:12,471 --> 01:15:16,349 We know that. What do you- JASON: I�m about to give up! 1209 01:15:16,350 --> 01:15:17,975 Seriously! -Give up on what? 1210 01:15:17,976 --> 01:15:20,770 What are you giving up on? 1211 01:15:20,771 --> 01:15:23,064 -On everything! -Why? 1212 01:15:23,065 --> 01:15:24,899 I tell you this all the time. 1213 01:15:24,900 --> 01:15:27,735 Whenever you goin� through shit, call one of us. 1214 01:15:27,736 --> 01:15:31,822 But getting on your comrades right now is not the way 1215 01:15:31,823 --> 01:15:34,575 we gonna be doing this. Who cares about who work 1216 01:15:34,576 --> 01:15:37,120 in what department? -I�m so frustrated, Chris! 1217 01:15:38,997 --> 01:15:41,166 [somber music] 1218 01:16:12,573 --> 01:16:14,740 But� 1219 01:16:14,741 --> 01:16:17,744 we�ll figure that out. That�s nothing. 1220 01:16:18,036 --> 01:16:20,746 We�re suppose to start at 8:45� 1221 01:16:20,747 --> 01:16:22,624 [crosstalk and laughter] 1222 01:16:24,710 --> 01:16:27,837 JASON: Maddie, we canceled the meeting. [crosstalk] 1223 01:16:27,838 --> 01:16:29,882 -Why? [crosstalk] 1224 01:16:30,716 --> 01:16:33,467 Actually, I called the meeting for nine o�clock. 1225 01:16:33,468 --> 01:16:36,596 [crosstalk] -Yeah, but we all said 8:45 1226 01:16:36,597 --> 01:16:40,933 because Cassio� [crosstalk] -Cassio was on break. 1227 01:16:40,934 --> 01:16:43,519 -You can�t just cancel the full meeting just 1228 01:16:43,520 --> 01:16:45,605 because we�re late. 1229 01:16:45,606 --> 01:16:47,481 -Cassio was on break. -Well he can and we did. 1230 01:16:47,482 --> 01:16:49,442 -I�m the one who called the meeting. 1231 01:16:49,443 --> 01:16:51,903 -And they only gave 15 minutes. [crosstalk] 1232 01:16:51,904 --> 01:16:54,739 CHRIS: Forget about the meeting. 1233 01:16:54,740 --> 01:16:56,991 If we say something, we got to do it. 1234 01:16:56,992 --> 01:16:58,868 We can�t just like, alright, we gonna show up 1235 01:16:58,869 --> 01:17:00,411 late and then- -I mean Chris Smalls, you�re 1236 01:17:00,412 --> 01:17:02,747 gonna lecture us about being late to things? 1237 01:17:02,748 --> 01:17:05,875 [crosstalk] Seriously? -You want to lecture me, bro- 1238 01:17:05,876 --> 01:17:08,461 -I�m not lecturing anybody. I just feel like that�s� 1239 01:17:08,462 --> 01:17:11,255 -Hold on hold on hold on. Let me tell you something bro. 1240 01:17:11,256 --> 01:17:15,301 Don�t do that because you been in Mexico. 1241 01:17:15,302 --> 01:17:17,970 Don�t do that. Number one. I could be late. 1242 01:17:17,971 --> 01:17:20,056 I could be late. I could be late because 1243 01:17:20,057 --> 01:17:23,100 I sacrifice my time all the time. Trust me. 1244 01:17:23,101 --> 01:17:26,103 -Oh, I didn�t? I haven�t? -Wait, but I started 1245 01:17:26,104 --> 01:17:28,147 way before you. Don�t disrespect me. 1246 01:17:28,148 --> 01:17:29,857 You understand me? You understand. 1247 01:17:29,858 --> 01:17:31,067 Don�t disrespect me. -You�re yelling at us. 1248 01:17:31,068 --> 01:17:34,153 -I�m not yelling at� -I feel like I�m being yelled 1249 01:17:34,154 --> 01:17:37,406 at by my father right now. -Maddie, listen. 1250 01:17:37,407 --> 01:17:39,992 I�m not your father. I don�t want to be. 1251 01:17:39,993 --> 01:17:43,079 I have my own kids. Listen� -I don�t understand why this 1252 01:17:43,080 --> 01:17:45,206 turned into a screaming thing. -It�s not a screaming thing. 1253 01:17:45,207 --> 01:17:46,290 It�s one person talking right now 1254 01:17:46,291 --> 01:17:48,209 and the floor will be yours too. 1255 01:17:48,210 --> 01:17:50,878 We�re family. We�re family we�re gonna argue and fight. 1256 01:17:50,879 --> 01:17:52,797 But y�all gonna listen to what� 1257 01:17:52,798 --> 01:17:55,591 -You can�t yell at us for being fifteen minutes late. 1258 01:17:55,592 --> 01:17:57,677 [arguing] -I�m fucking tired. 1259 01:17:57,678 --> 01:17:59,720 -Everyone�s so sensitive, but when everyone doesn�t see 1260 01:17:59,721 --> 01:18:03,057 each other, like it�s not a problem, just listen. 1261 01:18:03,058 --> 01:18:05,560 CHRIS: It�s not a problem. It�s not a big deal. 1262 01:18:05,561 --> 01:18:07,728 -This ain�t a productive conversation! 1263 01:18:07,729 --> 01:18:09,523 -It is a productive conversation. [arguing] 1264 01:18:09,731 --> 01:18:12,651 [faint traffic and sirens outside] 1265 01:18:23,704 --> 01:18:26,164 [quiet, somber music] 1266 01:18:32,004 --> 01:18:33,838 I�d rather� [background chatter] 1267 01:18:33,839 --> 01:18:36,674 a real union come in, eleven ninety nine (1199), 1268 01:18:36,675 --> 01:18:40,928 Teamsters, Local 79, someone that been around. 1269 01:18:40,929 --> 01:18:43,598 This is a new union. Nobody knows what this man�s 1270 01:18:43,599 --> 01:18:45,308 gonna do with this money. 1271 01:18:45,309 --> 01:18:48,769 Even if you charge $5 a person, 1272 01:18:48,770 --> 01:18:51,063 who�s to say he�s gonna actually stay 1273 01:18:51,064 --> 01:18:52,899 on the up and up? 1274 01:18:52,900 --> 01:18:55,109 REPORTER: And that employee was talking about the head 1275 01:18:55,110 --> 01:18:57,778 of the Amazon Labor Union, a former employee, 1276 01:18:57,779 --> 01:19:00,489 Chris Smalls. The Amazon Labor Union hasn�t 1277 01:19:00,490 --> 01:19:02,533 really received that much support from normal 1278 01:19:02,534 --> 01:19:06,163 institutional players like RWDSU or 1199. 1279 01:19:23,347 --> 01:19:26,599 [muffled music in bar] 1280 01:19:26,600 --> 01:19:28,392 -How are you doing? -I�m good. How are you? 1281 01:19:28,393 --> 01:19:31,103 -Good to see you. -It�s so nice to see you. 1282 01:19:31,104 --> 01:19:33,981 How are you doing? NAT: I was so emotional. 1283 01:19:33,982 --> 01:19:36,442 I wasn�t responding to anybody for a few days. 1284 01:19:36,443 --> 01:19:38,194 [music thumps] It was just a lot to take in. 1285 01:19:38,195 --> 01:19:39,946 MADDIE: Yeah. -It�s really disappointing 1286 01:19:39,947 --> 01:19:42,782 to have to give up after a year of 1287 01:19:42,783 --> 01:19:45,868 putting your heart and soul into something. 1288 01:19:45,869 --> 01:19:48,329 -Why do you feel like you had to give up? 1289 01:19:48,330 --> 01:19:50,831 -I wanted to be a part of other organizations that 1290 01:19:50,832 --> 01:19:54,795 actually appreciated what I could bring to the table, 1291 01:19:55,671 --> 01:19:58,506 instead of constantly feeling like I was being fought with 1292 01:19:58,507 --> 01:20:01,425 every single day, or ignored, or dismissed, 1293 01:20:01,426 --> 01:20:04,971 or disrespected. I can�t leave one boy�s club 1294 01:20:04,972 --> 01:20:07,849 at Amazon and work for another boy�s club 1295 01:20:07,850 --> 01:20:09,892 in the Union. I can�t do it. 1296 01:20:09,893 --> 01:20:12,854 Chris is gonna do whatever he wants to do, period. 1297 01:20:12,855 --> 01:20:15,356 -It�s not true. There are other people 1298 01:20:15,357 --> 01:20:17,567 on the executive board and in the workers� committee 1299 01:20:17,568 --> 01:20:19,778 who are gonna hold him accountable. 1300 01:20:21,947 --> 01:20:25,617 Over 50% in JFK8 do not have faith 1301 01:20:26,660 --> 01:20:28,745 in the people that you have faith in. 1302 01:20:29,746 --> 01:20:32,039 What I hope happens is that everybody votes no, 1303 01:20:32,040 --> 01:20:34,876 enough people, so that a national established 1304 01:20:34,877 --> 01:20:37,253 experienced union can come in� -They�re not coming. 1305 01:20:37,254 --> 01:20:38,921 [crosstalk] -with the resources. 1306 01:20:38,922 --> 01:20:41,465 They�re coming. They�re waiting, they�re itching for this. 1307 01:20:41,466 --> 01:20:44,510 -Nat. -Maddie. -The Teamsters have withdrawn 1308 01:20:44,511 --> 01:20:49,390 their petition in Canada twice. In Canada. -That�s in Canada. 1309 01:20:49,391 --> 01:20:51,893 That�s not in the US. -Yeah, it�s easier in Canada. 1310 01:20:51,894 --> 01:20:53,936 -They�ve already announced that they�re gonna do this in the US. 1311 01:20:53,937 --> 01:20:55,855 -They haven�t been able to do it. 1312 01:20:55,856 --> 01:20:57,815 -The reps have been coming by for the past year� 1313 01:20:57,816 --> 01:21:00,401 -The Teamsters are not coming. 1314 01:21:00,402 --> 01:21:02,570 -And the Retail Wholesale Department Store Union? 1315 01:21:02,571 --> 01:21:04,197 -They�re not coming. [crosstalk] They�re gonna lose 1316 01:21:04,198 --> 01:21:07,325 in Alabama, probably. -They�ve been coming, Maddie. 1317 01:21:07,326 --> 01:21:09,410 [crosstalk] -And the Teamsters aren�t coming either. 1318 01:21:09,411 --> 01:21:12,663 This is our shot. This is our shot to make things better. 1319 01:21:12,664 --> 01:21:14,916 -I don�t want to be in the union. I shouldn�t have to pay 1320 01:21:14,917 --> 01:21:16,709 for the union. The Supreme Court 1321 01:21:16,710 --> 01:21:18,461 sided with them- [crosstalk] 1322 01:21:18,462 --> 01:21:21,255 -You believe in right to work laws? 1323 01:21:21,256 --> 01:21:23,424 -Maddie. 1324 01:21:23,425 --> 01:21:25,510 -I care about this. 1325 01:21:25,511 --> 01:21:28,513 -I know you do. That�s what makes this whole situation 1326 01:21:28,514 --> 01:21:30,056 even more sad. -I can�t imagine doing 1327 01:21:30,057 --> 01:21:32,225 anything else. 1328 01:21:32,226 --> 01:21:34,186 [nearby chatter and laughter] 1329 01:21:48,575 --> 01:21:50,535 [bustle of trucks and traffic] 1330 01:21:50,536 --> 01:21:52,287 [soft music] 1331 01:21:54,373 --> 01:21:56,707 CHRIS: How was your day? 1332 01:21:56,708 --> 01:21:58,918 -They got me fucked up. [Chris laughs] 1333 01:21:58,919 --> 01:22:00,294 CHRIS: That�s every day. -They�re gonna make me 1334 01:22:00,295 --> 01:22:02,296 fail school. -Yo, don�t do that. 1335 01:22:02,297 --> 01:22:06,008 -The wall was so packed, I did like a 400, bro. 1336 01:22:06,009 --> 01:22:07,301 -Ay shit. 1337 01:22:07,302 --> 01:22:09,428 -Bro, they just don�t fucking care, man. 1338 01:22:09,429 --> 01:22:11,848 -We gotta fly. I gotta go get my kid. 1339 01:22:11,849 --> 01:22:13,474 -Alright. 1340 01:22:13,475 --> 01:22:16,435 [indecipherable chatter] 1341 01:22:16,436 --> 01:22:19,356 I got that. -I�m doing interviews� 1342 01:22:20,440 --> 01:22:23,610 [chatter] 1343 01:22:24,152 --> 01:22:26,404 [crosstalk] -Momma. -Alright. 1344 01:22:26,405 --> 01:22:27,905 -Say �A-L-U.� 1345 01:22:27,906 --> 01:22:29,240 [child speaks into megaphone] A-L-U. 1346 01:22:29,241 --> 01:22:31,617 -ALU! 1347 01:22:31,618 --> 01:22:35,455 -ALU. -Woo! You did it! 1348 01:22:37,416 --> 01:22:40,752 -Hello, join us for some lunch during break time. 1349 01:22:41,545 --> 01:22:44,005 Free lunch during break time. 1350 01:22:44,006 --> 01:22:46,842 African rice tonight during break time. 1351 01:22:52,931 --> 01:22:55,933 REPORTER: Starting today, 8,000 Amazon warehouse workers 1352 01:22:55,934 --> 01:22:58,436 on Staten Island will begin voting on whether they want to 1353 01:22:58,437 --> 01:23:01,022 form a union. The Amazon Labor Union 1354 01:23:01,023 --> 01:23:03,941 is campaigning for higher pay and layoff protections 1355 01:23:03,942 --> 01:23:06,736 and longer lunch breaks. Amazon employee, 1356 01:23:06,737 --> 01:23:09,864 Raphael Loriano says he�s voting yes because the current 1357 01:23:09,865 --> 01:23:12,783 30 minute lunch break is barely enough time for him to 1358 01:23:12,784 --> 01:23:15,870 make his way across campus to the cafeteria. 1359 01:23:15,871 --> 01:23:20,082 WORKER: We have long hours. We�re here 10 to 12 hours 1360 01:23:20,083 --> 01:23:22,877 a day, on our feet all day. 1361 01:23:22,878 --> 01:23:25,046 Short breaks. 1362 01:23:25,047 --> 01:23:27,548 Shorter than I�ve seen any other company 1363 01:23:27,549 --> 01:23:29,467 with this much hours. 1364 01:23:29,468 --> 01:23:32,887 REPORTER: Voting will be tallied in the following days. 1365 01:23:32,888 --> 01:23:35,849 [slightly suspenseful, melodic music] 1366 01:23:50,822 --> 01:23:53,533 If your last name begins with A through N, 1367 01:23:53,534 --> 01:23:55,744 step to the south side. 1368 01:24:10,509 --> 01:24:12,051 REPORTER: They haven�t really received a lot of 1369 01:24:12,052 --> 01:24:14,011 support from these established unions, 1370 01:24:14,012 --> 01:24:17,598 and they are a group of former and current employees 1371 01:24:17,599 --> 01:24:20,476 that have basically tried this grassroots effort 1372 01:24:20,477 --> 01:24:23,187 to create the union here. And we spoke with the head 1373 01:24:23,188 --> 01:24:25,982 of the union, Chris Smalls, a former employee, 1374 01:24:25,983 --> 01:24:28,818 just a short time ago about their efforts and how 1375 01:24:28,819 --> 01:24:32,614 confident he is going into today�s vote. Take a listen. 1376 01:24:35,534 --> 01:24:37,410 Three two. 1377 01:24:37,411 --> 01:24:39,203 Three two one. 1378 01:24:39,204 --> 01:24:41,122 REPORTER: We met a lot of people who are voting no, 1379 01:24:41,123 --> 01:24:42,248 actually. 1380 01:24:42,249 --> 01:24:45,168 -Yeah. No, we�re not gonna have everybody on our side, 1381 01:24:45,169 --> 01:24:46,878 but you know, 1382 01:24:46,879 --> 01:24:48,838 as long as we have the majority. There�s gonna be 1383 01:24:48,839 --> 01:24:51,048 some vote no�s. There�s gonna be some vote yeses, but 1384 01:24:51,049 --> 01:24:53,969 we�ll see what happens at the end of the election. 1385 01:24:56,471 --> 01:24:58,599 [faint chatter] 1386 01:25:00,976 --> 01:25:04,520 -I was in the ALU. I am voting no, 1387 01:25:04,521 --> 01:25:08,274 and I would prefer that a more established, experienced 1388 01:25:08,275 --> 01:25:09,859 national union would come in, 1389 01:25:09,860 --> 01:25:11,944 because, with a Goliath like Amazon, 1390 01:25:11,945 --> 01:25:14,155 they have all the money and the resources in the world. 1391 01:25:14,156 --> 01:25:17,408 We need a strong established national union. 1392 01:25:17,409 --> 01:25:20,703 REPORTER: Thank you very much, Natalie. 1393 01:25:20,704 --> 01:25:22,496 -Great. Thank you very much. -Have a good shift. 1394 01:25:22,497 --> 01:25:23,831 -You too. Thank you. 1395 01:25:23,832 --> 01:25:27,169 [lively chatter] 1396 01:25:29,379 --> 01:25:33,758 -It�s like they think that we�re, excuse my language, 1397 01:25:33,759 --> 01:25:35,760 we�re fucking robots. 1398 01:25:35,761 --> 01:25:37,136 You know� 1399 01:25:37,137 --> 01:25:39,805 They expect you to do 200, then after that, 1400 01:25:39,806 --> 01:25:41,933 when you make 200 they want you to do another three, 1401 01:25:41,934 --> 01:25:44,560 and then they want you to do another four. 1402 01:25:44,561 --> 01:25:48,731 -And I voted yesterday. So I try to [nearby chatter] 1403 01:25:48,732 --> 01:25:51,026 take my boss�s� 1404 01:25:53,612 --> 01:25:56,113 concerns into consideration, [chuckles] 1405 01:25:56,114 --> 01:25:59,867 but also I have to listen to the ALU also. 1406 01:25:59,868 --> 01:26:04,080 They mean to help employees, -Yeah. 1407 01:26:04,081 --> 01:26:07,834 workers. But so does the employer, 1408 01:26:07,835 --> 01:26:11,587 so it�s not always easy to 1409 01:26:11,588 --> 01:26:13,673 to take sides. -I�m gonna always stand 1410 01:26:13,674 --> 01:26:16,300 on the side of the people. If the majority of the people 1411 01:26:16,301 --> 01:26:18,886 in here stand that way, then, you know, 1412 01:26:18,887 --> 01:26:20,638 that�s the way I�ll stand. That�s why I said I wanted to 1413 01:26:20,639 --> 01:26:22,807 wait til the last stage just to kind of feel out 1414 01:26:22,808 --> 01:26:26,644 where I feel like the people are you know, 1415 01:26:26,645 --> 01:26:28,479 advocating for it. 1416 01:26:28,480 --> 01:26:30,274 [chatter] 1417 01:26:39,241 --> 01:26:41,660 [anticipatory music] 1418 01:26:43,996 --> 01:26:45,997 [chatter] 1419 01:26:45,998 --> 01:26:48,833 Three, four, 1420 01:26:48,834 --> 01:26:51,669 five, six, 1421 01:26:51,670 --> 01:26:54,672 seven, eight, 1422 01:26:54,673 --> 01:26:57,133 nine, thirty, 1423 01:26:57,134 --> 01:26:59,928 thirty-one, thirty-two. 1424 01:27:02,014 --> 01:27:03,931 -Actually the two on the right, I never met. 1425 01:27:03,932 --> 01:27:05,516 That tall guy was in the tent, but I don�t know 1426 01:27:05,517 --> 01:27:07,727 his name. [counting in background] 1427 01:27:07,728 --> 01:27:10,396 But in terms of NLRB, Amazon, and ALU, 1428 01:27:10,397 --> 01:27:12,732 they�re all NLRB representatives. 1429 01:27:12,733 --> 01:27:15,359 -They�re all NLRB counters. -Who�s watching it? 1430 01:27:15,360 --> 01:27:19,697 -I think in the room is Chris, Gerald, Jay, 1431 01:27:19,698 --> 01:27:21,073 Jason, 1432 01:27:21,074 --> 01:27:23,868 the lawyer. And then I don�t know who�s there on 1433 01:27:23,869 --> 01:27:25,620 Amazon�s side. 1434 01:27:25,621 --> 01:27:28,664 -They need to understand, my heart can�t take this. 1435 01:27:28,665 --> 01:27:31,126 [chatter] [somber drone] 1436 01:27:33,921 --> 01:27:35,922 [emergency vehicle siren] 1437 01:27:35,923 --> 01:27:37,966 [chatter] 1438 01:27:47,351 --> 01:27:49,810 -So, five hundred� 1439 01:27:49,811 --> 01:27:51,938 twenty three. 1440 01:27:51,939 --> 01:27:54,941 REPORTER: There�s a group of current and former 1441 01:27:54,942 --> 01:27:58,569 employees that are organizing. It�s a grassroots effort. 1442 01:27:58,570 --> 01:28:00,488 It�s not affiliated with any national union, 1443 01:28:00,489 --> 01:28:03,574 so it�s very atypical in that sense as well. 1444 01:28:03,575 --> 01:28:05,661 [chatter] 1445 01:28:14,169 --> 01:28:17,672 -The last count was 1446 01:28:17,673 --> 01:28:20,676 2203 to 1750, 1447 01:28:21,134 --> 01:28:23,595 only a couple a hundred left. 1448 01:28:28,851 --> 01:28:31,144 -Holy shit! 1449 01:28:32,938 --> 01:28:35,231 -Oh my God! -It literally doubled. 1450 01:28:35,232 --> 01:28:36,816 -What happened? -Yeah, bro. 1451 01:28:36,817 --> 01:28:39,068 -Thirty-four� six. 1452 01:28:39,069 --> 01:28:41,571 [excited crosstalk, laughter] 1453 01:28:41,572 --> 01:28:44,866 -No! We got CNN. We got the article from CNN already. 1454 01:28:44,867 --> 01:28:47,869 -Yo Connor, did you see the New York Times headline? 1455 01:28:47,870 --> 01:28:50,079 -No. MADDIE: It�s so good. 1456 01:28:50,080 --> 01:28:51,956 Who the fuck is calling me? Please stop. 1457 01:28:51,957 --> 01:28:53,750 [laughs] 1458 01:28:54,835 --> 01:28:57,128 Amazon workers voted to unionize in a massive 1459 01:28:57,129 --> 01:28:59,839 New York powerhouse in one of the biggest wins in organized 1460 01:28:59,840 --> 01:29:01,757 labor in a generation. [excited crosstalk] 1461 01:29:01,758 --> 01:29:04,261 [celebratory chatter] 1462 01:29:06,930 --> 01:29:10,558 Union strong baby! [cheering and hollering] 1463 01:29:10,559 --> 01:29:13,352 [whooping] Let�s go! 1464 01:29:13,353 --> 01:29:16,772 Union strong! [cheering] 1465 01:29:16,773 --> 01:29:18,900 Union strong baby! 1466 01:29:18,901 --> 01:29:24,198 [cheering, whooping] 1467 01:29:27,993 --> 01:29:29,702 -It�s all you, my guy! 1468 01:29:29,703 --> 01:29:31,204 [excited chatter, camera shudders click] 1469 01:29:31,205 --> 01:29:32,456 It�s over! 1470 01:29:36,668 --> 01:29:39,421 -Yeah, I� This moment� 1471 01:29:41,173 --> 01:29:43,508 Damn. [camera shudders click] 1472 01:29:43,509 --> 01:29:46,385 Man, I ain�t gonna cry right now but� 1473 01:29:46,386 --> 01:29:48,679 [chuckles] -That�s ok. 1474 01:29:48,680 --> 01:29:51,265 CHRIS: You know, I spent the last eleven months. 1475 01:29:51,266 --> 01:29:53,768 The folks behind me spent the last eleven months 1476 01:29:53,769 --> 01:29:56,270 as well inside, outside the building, 1477 01:29:56,271 --> 01:29:59,065 at the bus stop earning the trust of these workers, 1478 01:29:59,066 --> 01:30:01,859 building relationships. We did whatever it took 1479 01:30:01,860 --> 01:30:05,571 to connect with those workers, to make their daily lives 1480 01:30:05,572 --> 01:30:09,200 just a little bit easier, a little bit less- 1481 01:30:09,201 --> 01:30:11,452 VOICE ON PHONE: I mean this is a humongous task. 1482 01:30:11,453 --> 01:30:14,205 Every problem at JFK8 is ours. 1483 01:30:14,206 --> 01:30:15,623 You know? -Yeah. 1484 01:30:15,624 --> 01:30:18,376 -I mean, sorry to be a party-pooper, but this is- 1485 01:30:18,377 --> 01:30:21,420 -Nah, you�re right, I don�t give a shit. 1486 01:30:21,421 --> 01:30:24,757 -This is a huge, huge� The eyes of the world are 1487 01:30:24,758 --> 01:30:26,884 looking at you right now. 1488 01:30:26,885 --> 01:30:29,428 CHRIS: We�re gonna be phone banking, we�re gonna 1489 01:30:29,429 --> 01:30:31,889 be organizing LDJ5 workers, making sure they�re 1490 01:30:31,890 --> 01:30:34,934 committed to vote. -[reporter, inaudible] 1491 01:30:34,935 --> 01:30:37,019 Oh, we want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to 1492 01:30:37,020 --> 01:30:38,813 space �cause when he was up there we was signing 1493 01:30:38,814 --> 01:30:40,565 people up. [laughing, crosstalk] 1494 01:30:40,566 --> 01:30:42,984 [crosstalk, cheering] 1495 01:30:42,985 --> 01:30:45,862 He was buyin�. Buying in, buying in. 1496 01:30:45,863 --> 01:30:49,699 They paid how much money? He was in there $4.5 million 1497 01:30:49,700 --> 01:30:52,285 consulting lawyers and firms. The same lawyers I 1498 01:30:52,286 --> 01:30:54,829 just shook hands while we kick they ass. 1499 01:30:54,830 --> 01:30:56,956 [cheers, applause] Thank you all. Appreciate it! 1500 01:30:56,957 --> 01:30:58,833 -Holla! [raucous cheering] 1501 01:30:58,834 --> 01:31:01,879 ALU! 1502 01:31:04,590 --> 01:31:08,760 ALU! ALU! ALU! ALU!� 1503 01:31:13,765 --> 01:31:16,017 [joyous chatter] 1504 01:31:16,018 --> 01:31:19,770 [soft musical drone, under faint party music in room] 1505 01:31:19,771 --> 01:31:22,441 [celebratory chatter] 1506 01:32:05,734 --> 01:32:08,529 [faint cheering and clapping] 1507 01:32:29,842 --> 01:32:32,845 [indistinct whir] 1508 01:32:38,642 --> 01:32:41,311 [chimes ring] [whir of cargo ship] 1509 01:33:23,729 --> 01:33:25,396 SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: Further, 1510 01:33:25,397 --> 01:33:30,610 Amazon cannot even come to grips with the reality 1511 01:33:30,611 --> 01:33:33,070 that the workers in Staten Island 1512 01:33:33,071 --> 01:33:37,491 won their union election fair and square. 1513 01:33:37,492 --> 01:33:39,452 Their strategy is obvious. 1514 01:33:39,453 --> 01:33:43,497 They�re gonna stall and stall and stall. 1515 01:33:43,498 --> 01:33:45,374 Senator Graham. 1516 01:33:45,375 --> 01:33:48,002 SEN. GRAHAM: Wow. [chuckles] You can have oversight 1517 01:33:48,003 --> 01:33:52,089 hearings all you like, but you�ve determined Amazon is a 1518 01:33:52,090 --> 01:33:54,842 piece of crap company. 1519 01:33:54,843 --> 01:33:58,597 That�s your political bias. Thank you. 1520 01:34:00,849 --> 01:34:04,560 CHRIS: Well, first of all, I�m gonna address Mr. Graham. 1521 01:34:04,561 --> 01:34:07,230 You forgot that the people are the ones that make these 1522 01:34:07,231 --> 01:34:10,066 corporations go. It�s not the other way around. 1523 01:34:10,067 --> 01:34:12,235 And I think that it�s in your best interest 1524 01:34:12,236 --> 01:34:15,404 to realize that you should listen because we do 1525 01:34:15,405 --> 01:34:17,949 represent your constituents as well. 1526 01:34:17,950 --> 01:34:20,701 And we are the ones that are suffering 1527 01:34:20,702 --> 01:34:24,205 in the corporations that you�re talking about. 1528 01:34:24,206 --> 01:34:25,581 I�m gonna let you know right now that, 1529 01:34:25,582 --> 01:34:28,251 on behalf of the Amazon Labor Union 1530 01:34:28,252 --> 01:34:29,836 and the hundreds of thousands of workers 1531 01:34:29,837 --> 01:34:32,088 across this country, that we will 1532 01:34:32,089 --> 01:34:35,216 continue to organize. 1533 01:34:35,217 --> 01:34:36,884 This is not a left or right thing. 1534 01:34:36,885 --> 01:34:38,886 This is a working class issue. 1535 01:34:38,887 --> 01:34:40,596 And the workers at the bottom are the ones who 1536 01:34:40,597 --> 01:34:43,767 make these corporations go. 1537 01:34:53,068 --> 01:34:56,696 JASON: Everybody stand by for the final count! 1538 01:34:56,697 --> 01:35:01,075 It is 381 yes. 1539 01:35:01,076 --> 01:35:03,870 618 no�s. 1540 01:35:03,871 --> 01:35:07,748 I repeat 381 yes. 1541 01:35:07,749 --> 01:35:10,294 618 no�s. 1542 01:35:16,675 --> 01:35:18,926 -I know we really put on a hopeful face the 1543 01:35:18,927 --> 01:35:21,762 last week, and really trying push that positive message. 1544 01:35:21,763 --> 01:35:23,431 And at the end of the day, 1545 01:35:23,432 --> 01:35:25,725 I think a lot of us expected this. 1546 01:35:25,726 --> 01:35:27,351 -This is a loss of a small battle in a 1547 01:35:27,352 --> 01:35:29,854 very, very long war. -That�s right. 1548 01:35:29,855 --> 01:35:31,772 -It was a miracle that we won JFK8. 1549 01:35:31,773 --> 01:35:35,234 It�s a miracle that we got as far as we did in LDJ5. 1550 01:35:35,235 --> 01:35:36,944 We can spin this to be� 1551 01:35:36,945 --> 01:35:39,197 -It�s not a miracle that we won in JFK8. 1552 01:35:39,198 --> 01:35:41,282 -We don�t say miracle. That�s not the message. 1553 01:35:41,283 --> 01:35:43,075 -Let�s not do that. -It was a historic feat, 1554 01:35:43,076 --> 01:35:45,203 but it was not a miracle. -Yeah. [crosstalk] 1555 01:35:45,204 --> 01:35:47,705 It was a consequence of a lot of work. 1556 01:35:47,706 --> 01:35:49,207 -I see what you�re saying. 1557 01:35:49,208 --> 01:35:51,250 -We�re still gonna take our campaign 1558 01:35:51,251 --> 01:35:53,127 throughout the country, and we�ll be fine. 1559 01:35:53,128 --> 01:35:56,130 I promise that. Guaranteed. 1560 01:35:56,131 --> 01:35:58,509 [soft hopeful music] 1561 01:36:06,767 --> 01:36:08,935 -But wait, wait, wait. Chris, just hear me out. 1562 01:36:08,936 --> 01:36:11,395 Hear me out, my guy. Because I came here to have 1563 01:36:11,396 --> 01:36:15,107 a meeting instead of a argument, is how can we 1564 01:36:15,108 --> 01:36:18,277 make the process with this better and stronger? 1565 01:36:18,278 --> 01:36:20,905 How can we learn from 1566 01:36:20,906 --> 01:36:22,865 what we lost, 1567 01:36:22,866 --> 01:36:26,285 and to ensure? That�s where I�m coming from, man. 1568 01:36:26,286 --> 01:36:29,288 I�m about ALU right now. This isn�t about personal 1569 01:36:29,289 --> 01:36:31,833 issues, my guy. -People just want to do things 1570 01:36:31,834 --> 01:36:35,127 differently, and they want a chance to vote on 1571 01:36:35,128 --> 01:36:38,798 how we execute that strategy. It affects the union. 1572 01:36:38,799 --> 01:36:42,802 Losing at these buildings, it affects, 1573 01:36:42,803 --> 01:36:45,847 number one, our organizing in JFK8 and it just affects 1574 01:36:45,848 --> 01:36:48,015 the life of the union. CHRIS: [remotely] So let me 1575 01:36:48,016 --> 01:36:50,852 stop you right there Connor. Alright, so 1576 01:36:50,853 --> 01:36:54,230 the ones that feel that way, who are you? 1577 01:36:54,231 --> 01:36:57,150 GROUP IN ROOM: -Everybody. -Everyone. 1578 01:37:00,028 --> 01:37:01,237 [heated arguing] -That�s not democratic. 1579 01:37:01,238 --> 01:37:03,281 -What do you mean? A majority of organizers decided that 1580 01:37:03,282 --> 01:37:05,616 we need to go talk to them. [crosstalk, yelling] 1581 01:37:05,617 --> 01:37:07,702 That is a democratic decision. 1582 01:37:07,703 --> 01:37:10,454 -There�s only three people making decisions in here. 1583 01:37:10,455 --> 01:37:12,623 -That�s not true. -[yells] One, two, and three. 1584 01:37:12,624 --> 01:37:15,126 -That�s not true. -You guys don�t have a clue of 1585 01:37:15,127 --> 01:37:18,838 what y�all talking about. So just stop with the BS. 1586 01:37:18,839 --> 01:37:21,340 [crosstalk] -Wait, listen. 1587 01:37:21,341 --> 01:37:23,801 Y�all don�t have time for this. [someone scoffs] 1588 01:37:23,802 --> 01:37:27,138 Okay, it�s bigger than you just in the room. 1589 01:37:27,139 --> 01:37:30,141 Before you know it, it�s gonna be time for that 1590 01:37:30,142 --> 01:37:34,103 contract negotiation. Right? It�s gonna be time for the 1591 01:37:34,104 --> 01:37:37,524 contract negotiation, and if you�re not ready, you lose. 1592 01:37:40,319 --> 01:37:42,779 [somber drone] 1593 01:38:07,971 --> 01:38:10,974 [hopeful melodic music] 1594 01:38:20,484 --> 01:38:24,362 -I felt that something else needed to be changed 1595 01:38:24,363 --> 01:38:27,199 once I got my first write-up. 1596 01:38:29,826 --> 01:38:32,662 You have this young manager coming up to you, 1597 01:38:32,663 --> 01:38:35,081 don�t even know your department, and giving my 1598 01:38:35,082 --> 01:38:39,126 friends write-ups and telling them you�re T-O-T, 1599 01:38:39,127 --> 01:38:42,004 you don�t have rate. And my friends are practically 1600 01:38:42,005 --> 01:38:44,799 crying when the manager walks away because they work their 1601 01:38:44,800 --> 01:38:48,302 asses off, and yet, they�re getting punished constantly 1602 01:38:48,303 --> 01:38:50,972 for working hard just because there�s this algorithm 1603 01:38:50,973 --> 01:38:54,559 we have to listen to that�s deciding if we�re 1604 01:38:54,560 --> 01:38:56,353 fucking hard workers. 1605 01:38:57,479 --> 01:39:00,231 It was just so wrong. I said, something needs to 1606 01:39:00,232 --> 01:39:02,483 be changed. And that�s when I got my friends together 1607 01:39:02,484 --> 01:39:05,653 at my house one day and I said, �let�s try to unionize 1608 01:39:05,654 --> 01:39:08,114 because that�s the only way we�re gonna get them 1609 01:39:08,115 --> 01:39:10,783 to listen to us. That�s where our power�s 1610 01:39:10,784 --> 01:39:13,119 gonna come from, unionizing.� 1611 01:39:13,120 --> 01:39:16,039 [sustained somber chords] 1612 01:39:21,378 --> 01:39:23,839 [nearby traffic hums] 1613 01:39:29,720 --> 01:39:30,971 [chatter] 1614 01:39:35,142 --> 01:39:37,060 They don�t want us to have that power. 1615 01:39:37,394 --> 01:39:39,353 That�s what it�s about. Those classes- 1616 01:39:39,354 --> 01:39:42,648 Here take this one too. Yeah, you�re welcome. 1617 01:39:42,649 --> 01:39:45,484 They don�t want us to have that power� 1618 01:39:45,485 --> 01:39:47,988 [voices fade out] 1619 01:39:49,072 --> 01:39:51,950 [discordant music] 1620 01:40:23,607 --> 01:40:27,276 [blues guitar riff] 1621 01:40:27,277 --> 01:40:29,820 [�We Made It� by Cedric Burnside] 1622 01:40:29,821 --> 01:40:40,081 ?? 1623 01:40:40,082 --> 01:40:42,375 ? I came from nothin� ? 1624 01:40:42,376 --> 01:40:43,459 ?? 1625 01:40:43,460 --> 01:40:46,003 ? I done been, I done been lower than low ? 1626 01:40:46,004 --> 01:40:48,965 ?? 1627 01:40:48,966 --> 01:40:52,343 ? I keep my head straight ? 1628 01:40:52,344 --> 01:40:55,054 ? No matter, no matter how low I go ? 1629 01:40:55,055 --> 01:40:58,099 ?? 1630 01:40:58,100 --> 01:41:01,519 ? Grew up a po� boy ? 1631 01:41:01,520 --> 01:41:04,564 ? Settin� traps in the corner to catch mice ? 1632 01:41:04,565 --> 01:41:07,191 ?? 1633 01:41:07,192 --> 01:41:10,278 ? I remember the days yawl ? 1634 01:41:10,279 --> 01:41:13,364 ? All we had, all we had to eat was rice ? 1635 01:41:13,365 --> 01:41:16,158 ?? 1636 01:41:16,159 --> 01:41:20,454 ? But we made it ? But we made it ? 1637 01:41:20,455 --> 01:41:22,957 ? But we made it ? 1638 01:41:22,958 --> 01:41:25,751 ? Yes we did ? 1639 01:41:25,752 --> 01:41:27,420 ?? 1640 01:41:27,421 --> 01:41:29,422 ? Yes we did ? 1641 01:41:29,423 --> 01:41:31,883 ?? 1642 01:41:31,884 --> 01:41:33,676 ? Yes we did ? 1643 01:41:33,677 --> 01:41:36,304 ?? 1644 01:41:36,305 --> 01:41:40,808 ? Yes we did ? 1645 01:41:40,809 --> 01:41:44,145 ? Didn�t have a toilet ? 1646 01:41:44,146 --> 01:41:47,440 ? Didn�t have, didn�t have a bath tub ? 1647 01:41:47,441 --> 01:41:48,733 ?? 1648 01:41:48,734 --> 01:41:51,277 ? Walked three miles every day ? 1649 01:41:51,278 --> 01:41:52,987 ?? 1650 01:41:52,988 --> 01:41:55,740 ? To have water in the house for another day ? 1651 01:41:55,741 --> 01:41:58,826 ?? 1652 01:41:58,827 --> 01:42:03,331 ? But we made it But we made it ? 1653 01:42:03,332 --> 01:42:07,168 ? But we made it Yes we did ? 1654 01:42:07,169 --> 01:42:10,046 ?? 1655 01:42:10,047 --> 01:42:12,298 ? Yes we did ? 1656 01:42:12,299 --> 01:42:14,467 ?? 1657 01:42:14,468 --> 01:42:16,761 ? Yes we did ? 1658 01:42:16,762 --> 01:42:19,013 ?? 1659 01:42:19,014 --> 01:42:21,265 ? Yes we did ? 1660 01:42:21,266 --> 01:42:53,965 ?? 1661 01:42:53,966 --> 01:42:58,469 ? But we made it But we made it ? 1662 01:42:58,470 --> 01:43:02,098 ? But we made it Yes we did ? 1663 01:43:02,099 --> 01:43:05,101 ?? 1664 01:43:05,102 --> 01:43:07,061 ? Yes we did ? 1665 01:43:07,062 --> 01:43:09,605 ?? 1666 01:43:09,606 --> 01:43:11,524 ? Yes we did ? 1667 01:43:11,525 --> 01:43:13,985 ?? 1668 01:43:13,986 --> 01:43:15,987 ? Yes we did ? 1669 01:43:15,988 --> 01:43:35,673 ?? 1670 01:43:35,674 --> 01:43:37,967 ? Yes we did ? 1671 01:43:37,968 --> 01:43:40,303 ?? 1672 01:43:40,304 --> 01:43:42,430 ? Yes we did ? 1673 01:43:42,431 --> 01:43:44,682 ?? 1674 01:43:44,683 --> 01:43:46,976 ? Yes we did ? 1675 01:43:46,977 --> 01:43:49,187 ?? 1676 01:43:49,188 --> 01:43:50,605 ? Yes we did ? 1677 01:43:50,606 --> 01:43:54,693 ??