Amazon corporate employees protest return-to-office policies
The protest came a week after Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy took effect returning workers to the office three days per week.
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Amazon corporate workers hold picket signs while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle. Organizers called attention to the climate impact of commutes, saying it runs counter to the company's "Climate Pledge" to be carbon neutral by the year 2040, as well as concerns about recent layoffs.3/14
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Amazon corporate workers hold picket signs next to the Amazon Spheres while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.4/14
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Eliza Pan, a former Amazon employee and co-founder of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, speaks during a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.5/14
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An Amazon employee holds a picket sign reading, "Save the earth...it's where my cats live" while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.6/14
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A person takes a cellphone photo as Amazon corporate workers are reflected in the Amazon Spheres while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.7/14
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Amazon software engineers Brian Rogers, left, and Patrick Johnson, right, hold signs addressing climate and flexibility concerns of office work during a corporate employee walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.8/14
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Amazon employee Pamela Hayter, who created an internal employee Slack channel about the company's return-to-office policy, speaks during a walkout, Wednesday, May 31, at the Amazon campus in Seattle.9/14
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An Amazon employee draws a picket sign depicting the Earth while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.10/14
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Amazon software engineer Bhavesh Patel holds a sign calling for flexible work while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.11/14
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Amazon workers watch from the company's Day 1 building as other workers hold picket signs while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.12/14
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Amazon corporate workers hold picket signs in front of the Amazon Spheres while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.13/14
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Amazon workers hold picket signs in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, at the Amazon campus in Seattle.14/14
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Amazon employees watch from the Day 1 building as others join a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, Wednesday, May 31, in Seattle.
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