Amazon Employees Walk Out to Protest Climate, RTO Policies

  • Tiny minority of 300,000-plus corporate personnel stopped work
  • Morale has taken a hit at the company’s Seattle headquarters
Employees outside Amazon headquarters in Seattle on Wednesday.Source: Spencer Soper/Bloomberg
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A few hundred Amazon.com Inc. employees walked off the job Wednesday to protest the company’s return-to-work policies, impact on the climate and deepest-ever round of layoffs.

The protest, organized by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice and Amazon’s Remote Advocacy group, took place at the company’s Seattle headquarters during the lunch hour.