Amazon Activist Firing
Current and former Black Amazon employees claim racial discrimination – www.king5.com
From www.king5.com Excerpt: One lawsuit alleges Amazon has “a pattern of hiring Black employees at lower levels than comparable white employees.” SEATTLE — Chanin Kelly-Rae said the lack of ethnic diversity in upper-level management at Amazon was one of the first things that struck her when she walked onto the company’s Seattle campus for the […]…
Amazon Firings Were Illegal, Labor Board Says – Forbes – www.forbes.com
From www.forbes.com Excerpt: Amazon Firings Were Illegal, Labor Board Says Forbes 2021-04-05 14:52:00…
US regulators find Amazon illegally fired activist employees: report – nypost.com
From nypost.com Lisa Fickenscher Excerpt: A US labor agency has reportedly found that Amazon illegally fired two employees last year who had publicly blasted the company’s employment and environmental policies. The National Labor Relations Board informed the targeted employees — Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa — that their terminations a year ago amounted to retaliation […]…
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds – www.nytimes.com
From www.nytimes.com Karen Weise Excerpt: SEATTLE — Amazon illegally retaliated against two of its most prominent internal critics when it fired them last year, the National Labor Relations Board has determined. The employees, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, had publicly pushed the company to reduce its impact on climate change and address concerns about its […]…
Labor board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers – www.click2houston.com
From www.click2houston.com Excerpt: NEW YORK – The National Labor Relations Board has found that two outspoken Amazon workers were illegally fired last year. Both employees, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, worked at Amazon offices in Seattle and publicly criticized the company, pushing it to do more to reduce its impact on climate change and to […]…
NLRB Reportedly Finds Amazon Illegally Terminated Two Activist Workers – Sourcing Journal – sourcingjournal.com
From sourcingjournal.com Excerpt: As it awaits the results of a unionization vote for 5,800 Alabama warehouse workers, Amazon also could now be dealing with yet another labor-related probe from the federal government. According to a New York Times report, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found that Amazon illegally fired user experience designers Maren […]…
NLRB will file an unfair labor practices complaint against Amazon unless it settles with two fired tech workers – www.washingtonpost.com
From www.washingtonpost.com Jay Greene Excerpt: If Amazon doesn’t agree to settle the case, the agency told Cunningham and Costa last week, its Seattle regional office would issue a complaint in the “next few weeks” and a trial date would likely be scheduled four to six months out. “It shows that we’re not only on the […]…
Amazon illegally fired two activist employees, labour board reportedly finds – www.businessinsider.co.za
From www.businessinsider.co.za Excerpt: Amazon and other tech employees walkout during the Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Amazon illegally fired employees who criticised the company, the National Labour Relations Board found. The employees complained about worker conditions and the company’s impact on climate change. Amazon maintains the employees […]…