Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls
Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls.
  • Chris Smalls has drawn increasing criticism from members of his own union.
  • A dissenting group of organizers broke with Smalls and sued for elections.
  • The factions reached a settlement that could see Smalls voted out.

Chris Smalls, the former Amazon warehouse worker who electrified a labor movement by winning the first union election at an Amazon facility, could be voted out as the president of the union he founded, according to terms of a settlement agreement.