On Thursday, Christian Smalls, the former Amazon worker who successfully led a union organizing effort amongst some of the company's New York warehouse workers, appeared on Fox News. Smalls' appearance on a right-wing network known for its anti-union rhetoric, during which he argued that he didn't need the support of progressive lawmakers in Congress to ensure the movement is successful, has since sparked debate amongst activists and commentators on the left.
"It wasn't just her," Smalls told Carlson of Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who he has previously criticized over her choice to pull out of an appearance at an Amazon labor rally in Staten Island last August. "It was all of them," he added, suggesting that no progressives showed up. "Once again, we have no ill will against them. We know that whether they showed up or not, they didn't make or break our election."
