Nearly 2000 Amazon employees walkout against overwork from office rules and job cuts. Now some Amazon workers have announced plans to walk off the job next week.
Amazon asks the employees to return to office policy from 1st May. The employees were asked to come to the office at least three days per week. The E-commerce giant has also laid off 27,000 employees in two job cut announcements.
Why are Amazon workers walking out?
A group of Amazon employees have decided to show protest against mass layoffs, work-from-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact. Nearly 2,000 Amazon employees are slated to stage a walkout.
According to Telangana today, more than 1,800 employees had pledged to walk out around the world, with about 870 in Seattle. Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ) and Amazon’s Remote Advocacy community leaders said.
They also added, “ Employees need a say in decisions that affect our lives such as the return-to-work mandate, and how our work is being used to accelerate the climate crisis.”
Nearly 2,000 Amazon employees set for walkout
📣 We're calling for a walkout! We're partnering with folks from an internal remote advocacy community to ask fellow Amazonians to pledge to walkout on May 31.
— Amazon Employees For Climate Justice (@AMZNforClimate) May 23, 2023
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"Amazon can’t continue putting its climate impact on the sidelines of every major business decision when we’re dealing with heat waves and floods multiple times a year. . Amazon can’t build a 21st century workforce without allowing flexibility" pic.twitter.com/1QFSkd88Wp
— Amazon Employees For Climate Justice (@AMZNforClimate) May 23, 2023
