Fired warehouse worker Christian Smalls is helping to lead the initiative. He created The Congress of Essential Workers, which grew into the Amazon Labor Union.
In an open protest against the JNU V-C M Jagadesh Kumar and the convocation, the Students' union boycotted the function and organized another one. However, the JNUSU said their event was cancelled at the last moment. The students are displeased with V-C and his 'political masters'.