Amazon Labor Union Pres. Chris Smalls Joins Model Alliance to Rally for Fashion Workers Act

NEW YORK, NY (05/26/2022) (readMedia)-- On Friday, Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls will join the Model Alliance to rally for the Fashion Workers Act, a piece of pro-labor legislation that would regulate predatory management agencies that currently operate without oversight. The group will be joined by bill sponsor Senator Brad Hoylman, Senator Robert Jackson, Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, Kaja Sokola, the Jane Doe who was assaulted by Harvey Weinstein at 16-years-old after being introduced to him by Next Model Management, photographer Tony Kim, celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose, and former models Alex Shanklin and Madisyn Ritland.

Watch the announcement on the Model Alliance Instagram, available here.

Fashion is big business in New York – Fashion Week alone generates close to $600 million in income each year for the State. And yet, the creative workforce behind the industry's success – models, influencers, stylists, makeup artists, hair stylists, and other creative artists – are not afforded basic labor protections in New York. The Fashion Workers Act – which recently passed the Senate Labor Committee – would close this loophole and create basic protections for fashion's creative workforce.