The Warehouse Workers Who Beat Amazon with Derrick Palmer

The Amazon warehouse floor is infamous for poor working conditions, but the workers themselves know it best. Recently, the workers of warehouse JFK8 in Staten Island successfully organized to gain the basic working conditions many of us take for granted. In the face of one of the largest companies on the planet, and without the aid of a major union, they secured a huge victory. We’ve previously covered this while talking to the producers of the documentary Union, but today Adam sits with Amazon Labor Union cofounder Derrick Palmer to get a first hand account of the process. Derrick helped organize a union against incredible odds, remains a worker at JFK8, and has just written a how-to guide for workers looking to organize, called Handbook for the Revolution. Find Derrick's book at factuallypod.com/books -- SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: SEE ADAM ON TOUR:

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This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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