Employees at Amazon's Seattle headquarters to walk out against company's inaction on climate change
Next week, more than 900 Amazon employees are set to walk out in a demonstration against the company's inaction on climate change. This marks the first time in the company's 25-year history that white-collar Seattle employees will be walking off the job, Wired reported Monday.
Last December, employees formed a group titled Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, reports Vice News. This group is leading the employee walkout planned for Friday, Sept. 20 at 11:30 a.m. PST, in conjunction with Greta Thunberg's global climate strike.
The employees, most of whom are based at the company's Seattle headquarters, signed a petition listing three demands for Amazon: to halt donations to those who fuel climate change denial, end relationships with oil and gas companies, and "achieve zero carbon emissions by 2030," per Wired.
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Two-year Amazon employee Danilo Quilaton told Wired the e-commerce giant can be a leader in the fight against climate change. "That's all I want as an employee of Amazon — to work for a company that's taking climate change seriously and leading the push forward." Read more at Wired.
