Inside An Amazon Warehouse and One Worker’s Fight to Strike

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Money News Network

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Chris Smalls worked at an Amazon warehouse during the lockdown… until he staged a protest against his working conditions. He was fired that same day. Chris shares with Nicole how Amazon treated its workers during the pandemic, and takes us inside the fight to unionize. If an Amazon truck delivered a package to you while you were in quarantine, it’s time to listen to who was behind the wheel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, are you ready for some money rehab?
0:05.0	Wall Street has been completely upended by an unlikely player. Game stop.
0:09.0	That's a good one.
0:10.0	Dean and should I have a 401k cause then I don't do it?
0:12.0	No, I know.
0:15.0	I don't think the whole world will revolve around you on your money.
0:17.0	What the fuck does it mean?
0:19.0	Charge for wasting our time.
0:23.0	I will take a check.
0:25.0	I got a full check.
0:27.0	You recognize her from Anchoring on CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg.
0:31.0	The only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.
0:35.0	The cold lapid.
0:37.0	Where would we be without Amazon through the pandemic?
0:40.0	I don't know a single person who didn't turn to Amazon Prime during the lockdown.
0:44.0	I know when I was panicked about grocery stores shutting down,
0:47.0	next day delivery felt like a godsend.
0:49.0	But when the dust of the panic settled, I started to think about how that package got to me.
0:55.0	Or rather, who got that package to me?
0:58.0	Who folded the cardboard?
1:00.0	Who put the label on the box?
1:02.0	Who drove the truck?
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