Full Name
Chris Smolinsky
Job Title
Deputy Director Amazon Division / Eastern Region Organizing Coordinator - International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Speaker Bio
Chris is a 3rd generation Teamster and 17 year member who came out of the trade show division. As a union activist, Chris co-founded the Boston Teamsters Local 25 futures committee which was instrumental in building engagement from younger generations of union members. The success of this committee led to multiple locals in the country seeking to replicate its model.
In 2015 Chris was selected by general president Sean O’Brien to become Local 25’s organizer where he successfully developed campaigns which drove up membership in one of the countries most militant locals. His success in this role led to him being chosen by then Teamsters New England Joint Council 10 President Sean O’Brien to lead the implementation of a New England wide organizing department. In this role he managed multiple organizers and campaigns where he has so far achieved over 43 wins and over two thousand new members organized since 2020.
Chris is the Eastern regional coordinator for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Organizing Department.
Also, Chris is currently the deputy director of the Amazon Division, where he oversees multiple organizing teams and takes on the most significant organizing challenge of the 21st century.
In 2015 Chris was selected by general president Sean O’Brien to become Local 25’s organizer where he successfully developed campaigns which drove up membership in one of the countries most militant locals. His success in this role led to him being chosen by then Teamsters New England Joint Council 10 President Sean O’Brien to lead the implementation of a New England wide organizing department. In this role he managed multiple organizers and campaigns where he has so far achieved over 43 wins and over two thousand new members organized since 2020.
Chris is the Eastern regional coordinator for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Organizing Department.
Also, Chris is currently the deputy director of the Amazon Division, where he oversees multiple organizing teams and takes on the most significant organizing challenge of the 21st century.