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Amazon was supposed to defend its decision in court to let Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa go last year. The former Amazon employees were outspoken critics of the company, and both were, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) previously decided, illegally . The e-commerce giant didn't have to defend itself, however, because it has with the affected parties shortly before the hearing could take place.
Cunningham and Costa, who worked on user experience design, openly criticized Amazon's climate policies and workplace practices. They previously slammed the company's climate policies in a that gained national attention. And before they were let go in April 2020, both of them tweeted that they'd match donations up to $500 to support their warehouse worker colleagues. Cunningham the "lack of safe and sanitary working conditions" puts the workers and the public at risk, while Costa that the workers "struggle to get consistent, sufficient protections and procedures" from their employer.
Amazon said when the news broke that they were let go for violating internal policies, namely for discussing the company without prior approval, and not for speaking out about working conditions specifically. The NLRB looked into accusations that Amazon retaliated against its employees for organizing or participating in protests, however, and determined that Cunningham and Costa were illegally fired.
According to , the settlement still needs to be approved by the NLRB regional director in Seattle, though Cunningham and Costa are already considering the settlement a victory. In a , they said the development is a "win for protecting workers rights" and that Amazon will be required to pay them lost wages. The whole statement reads:
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Cunningham and Costa, who worked on user experience design, openly criticized Amazon's climate policies and workplace practices. They previously slammed the company's climate policies in a that gained national attention. And before they were let go in April 2020, both of them tweeted that they'd match donations up to $500 to support their warehouse worker colleagues. Cunningham the "lack of safe and sanitary working conditions" puts the workers and the public at risk, while Costa that the workers "struggle to get consistent, sufficient protections and procedures" from their employer.
Amazon said when the news broke that they were let go for violating internal policies, namely for discussing the company without prior approval, and not for speaking out about working conditions specifically. The NLRB looked into accusations that Amazon retaliated against its employees for organizing or participating in protests, however, and determined that Cunningham and Costa were illegally fired.
According to , the settlement still needs to be approved by the NLRB regional director in Seattle, though Cunningham and Costa are already considering the settlement a victory. In a , they said the development is a "win for protecting workers rights" and that Amazon will be required to pay them lost wages. The whole statement reads:
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