{"product_id":"when-the-revolution-comes-a-fight-for-the-future-of-the-working-class-9780593700631","title":"When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With candor and fierce moral clarity, Chris Smalls takes readers behind the scenes of the most consequential labor uprising in modern history--and it's one hell of a ride.\" --Jessica Bruder, author of \u003ci\u003eNomadland\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early days of the COVID pandemic, warehouse worker Chris Smalls and his colleagues continued showing up as the rest of the world was shutting down. A dedicated and experienced Amazon employee, increasingly frustrated by the inner workings of the retail giant, Smalls had already felt himself reaching a breaking point. So when coworkers around him began falling ill, and with no transparency or assurances of safety coming from those in charge, he made the only choice left available to him. He staged a walkout with friend Derrick Palmer, eventually finding himself on the picket line without a job. But what began as a demand to keep essential employees safe in a crisis would grow into a movement devoted to achieving dignity and security for the American wageworker, sparking a groundswell of organizers at the most notable companies across the nation--including Starbucks, Trader Joe's, and Apple--and leading to lasting change for labor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Revolution Comes \u003c\/i\u003eis the riveting inside story of how a young Black man from Hackensack, New Jersey with few to no resources, led a scrappy band of Staten Island warehouse workers in an improbable fight against Amazon, the second largest private employer in the United States, and won. This epic David and Goliath tale follows Smalls from a childhood spent navigating his dad's stints in and out of prison, to his years of sacrifice and economic uncertainty as a father of three, to his ascension as the leader of a new generation's labor movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA deeply personal and eye-opening account of the creation of the Amazon Labor Union, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Revolution Comes \u003c\/i\u003eoffers both a searing exposé of what it's like to be working class in America and inspiring evidence of what is possible when the overworked, underpaid, and disempowered join together, a movement born in community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Smalls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593700631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Smalls \u003c\/b\u003eis the co-founder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union. Under his leadership, the ALU successfully unionized an Amazon warehouse: a historic victory for workers' rights in America. A \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e \"40 Under 40\" honoree, he was named to the \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e100 list of the most influential people of 2022, alongside his fellow union organizer Derrick Palmer. \u003ci\u003eWhen the Revolution Comes \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Chris Smalls \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397211304093,"sku":"9780593700631","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ca535612-610f-4191-9745-0178f76c37cc.jpg?v=1781076195","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/when-the-revolution-comes-a-fight-for-the-future-of-the-working-class-9780593700631","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}