Amazon employees prepare to walk out... if they can get enough people
On Monday, a group of Amazon workers at the company’s Seattle headquarters announced they would be walking off the job.
In messages and emails sent to fellow employees, the group said they would be walking out on May 31, one week after the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
Two groups of Seattle Amazon employees have stated they will walk out during the lunch hour on May 31, if they can get 1,000 people to commit.
The groups, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, and Amazon Remote Advocacy, cite concerns including frustration over the company's return to work policy, thousands of recent layoffs, and concerns that Amazon isn't meeting its climate goals.
KUOW's Monica Nickelsburg explains where the company stands on these issues, and other attempts at labor organizing by Amazon employees.
Listen to the full conversation by hitting the play button above.
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Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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Sarah Leibovitz
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Sarah joined KUOW in 2019 as senior producer on The Record. She is now Supervising KUOW’s new noon time show, Soundside. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
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