Amazon Employees Risk Jobs to Protest the Company’s Climate Policies

Employee activist group Amazon Employees for Climate Justice published more than 350 critical quotes from employees, all who signed with their full names and positions, in a Medium post Sunday. Earlier this month, the group reported that several of its members had been contacted by representatives from human resources about speaking out on climate in relation to the company’s external communication policy, including two employees who were warned that “violation” of the policy could result in their being fired.

“Amazon, the Earth is our only home,” Virginie Muzereau, a data linguist, said in the Medium post. “Spend more money on fighting Climate Change than on space exploration!”

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