Amazon.com fired three employees who had criticized working conditions at the warehouses.
Confusion and frustration bedevil attempts to keep employees on the job while getting a Payroll Protection Program loan.Amazon said the two employees at its headquarters had been fired for violating its policy prohibiting employees from speaking publicly about company matters.
“We support every employee’s right to criticize their employer’s working conditions, but that does not come with blanket immunity against any and all internal policies,” the company said in an emailed statement. “We terminated these employees for repeatedly violating internal policies.” The company has also defended its work to keep warehouses safe, saying it’s following public-health guidance to limit employee contact in its facilities and supporting employees diagnosed with the disease. Amazon has offered temporary raises and more lucrative overtime to warehouse employees working during the pandemic.
Cunningham and Costa were outspoken leaders in Amazon Employees for Climate Justice. Cunningham, a user-experience designer, spoke on behalf of the group at Amazon’s 2019 shareholder meeting. Both were also among the workers who in January defied a stricter Amazon corporate policy on employees speaking in public without authorization.“I truly believe Amazon can play an incredibly powerful and good role during COVID-19,” Cunningham said in a statement released by the employee group.
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