Amazon employees went on strike on Wednesday, in reference to what they described as a “loss of confidence” in the company’s management. The strike organizers said that more than a thousand employees participated in the strike, and more than 1,800 employees said they would participate in the strike, according to the report. What the organizers previously announced in an e-mail, and the strike began at noon local time outside the Amazon headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA.
The strike comes as a result of employee frustration for several reasons, including the company’s management’s desire to increase the number of workers in offices, and Amazon announced in February that it would require thousands of its workers to work in offices for at least three days a week starting May 1. the past.
“We’re here because a lot of Amazon workers feel that something isn’t right with the company,” said Eliza Ban, a former Amazon employee and co-founder of the Amazon Employees Climate Justice Group in Seattle.
The strike is being organized by the Climate Justice Workers’ Group and another labor group advocating remote working, according to an email from organizers and social media posts.
The company said in a statement on Wednesday that it may “take some time” for workers to adjust to working in offices for more days, and added that it was working hard to make the process as smooth as possible.
This collective action comes after Amazon, like other major technology companies, cut tens of thousands of jobs beginning late last year amid general economic uncertainty, and Amazon said this year that it would lay off about 27,000 workers in multiple stages.
(Katherine Thorbecke – CNN)
2023-06-01 00:25:39
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