Amazon fires employees who were critical of warehouse working conditions during coronavirus pandemic

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• Amazon fired two internal critics of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was revealed by The Washington Post on Monday. Another employee was told not to show up to work.
• "We support every employee's right to criticize their employer's working conditions, but that does not come with blanket immunity against any and all internal policies," a spokesperson told Business Insider. We terminated these employees for repeatedly violating internal policies."
• Prior to the news, many Amazon employees had requested anonymity when discussing conditions in their workplace, fearing retaliation.
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Amazon fired two employees who had been critical of the company's response to the coronavirus pandemic, especially with regards to the company's warehouse workers, according to reports, a third employee was told not to return to work.

Speaking to The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, user-experience designer Emily Cunningham said she and another designer, Maren Costa, were let go last week on Friday. The New York Times later confirmed that a third worker, Chris Hayes, was told not to come back to work.

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