Amazon staff allege retaliation after backing Seattle data-center limits
TL;DR
Three Amazon software engineers testified in Seattle about data-center regulation, then say HR summoned them for meetings to discuss an investigation and possible disciplinary action; they filed a civil-rights complaint alleging retaliation and discrimination based on political speech, while Amazon says it doesn’t tolerate retaliation and is reviewing policy violations as Seattle moves to curb data-center expansion.
- Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits The Verge
- Amazon investigating engineers who criticized AI data center expansion CNBC
- Amazon Workers Say Data Center Testimony Prompted Interrogation Bloomberg.com
- Amazon employees say they were interrogated over data center comments The Seattle Times
- Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Supported Regulating Data Centers, Complaint Says The New York Times
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