NEARLY 1,000 AMAZON WORKERS WILL WALK OUT AND JOIN GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE



"Nearly 1,000 Amazon employees have pledged to join the massive upcoming Global Climate Strike. The employees will walk out on September 20th to demand that the company “makes climate a priority.”

The 941 Amazon employees that have signed the internal pledge includes workers at corporate offices, according to Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, the group organizing the walkout.



Amazon Employees For Climate Justice
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More than 900 Amazon employees (and growing) pledge to walk out on Sept 20th in support of the youth-led Global because we understand the threat of the climate crisis and want to work for a company that makes climate a priority.


Amazon Employees For Climate Justice@AMZNforClimate
We want Amazon to commit to zero emissions by 2030 and pilot electric vehicles first in communities most impacted by pollution. We should be leaders reaching zero first, not sliding in at the last moment.

Pledge to walk out with us: https://bit.ly/amznwalkout 




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Workers are demanding that Amazon do the following:
  • Commit to zero emissions by 2030.
  • Pilot electric vehicles first in communities most impacted by pollution.
  • Sign zero contracts with fossil fuel companies the use Amazon’s AI technology to help them accelerate oil and gas extraction
  • Provide zero funding for climate-denying lobbyists and politicians
“I’m proud that Amazon is one of the most innovative companies, and that means we can be a leader on climate. As a leader, we need to reach zero first and not be a company who slides in at the last possible deadline,” said Roshni Naidu, Senior Technical Product Manager at Amazon in Seattle. “A clean energy future means that Amazon must hit zero emissions by 2030 at the latest. This walkout is about telling our business and political leaders that we demand urgent action at the scale of the crisis.”
The walkout is a part of the youth-led Global Climate Strike happening on the same day, ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23rd. . ."

https://popularresistance.org/nearly-1000-amazon-workers-will-walk-out-and-join-global-climate-strike/

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