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“As employees, we are alarmed that Amazon's pollution is disproportionately concentrated in communities of color,” a petition signed by 640 workers said.
Amazon workers demand company quit polluting near communities of color
More than 600 workers have signed a petition asking Amazon to bring its pollution down to zero by 2030
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Hundreds of Amazon tech workers are pressuring Amazon to quit polluting especially in communities near its warehouses. More than 600 workers signed a petition asking Amazon to bring its pollution down to zero by 2030. They also called on the company to prioritize deploying zero-emissions technologies near the communities hit hardest by Amazon’s pollution.
The petition was started after Amazon rejected a shareholder resolution asking the company to report how much pollution it emits in communities of color. Amazon says the proposal was similar to a resolution that was voted down by shareholders last year. Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for May 26th.
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The Seattle retail and tech giant’s profits and stock price have soared to record highs during the pandemic as the company hired an astounding 500,000 new workers last year, increased its already colossal warehouse capacity by 50% and usurped Boeing as Washington state’s largest employer.
Yet Amazon has come under fire during that same period over a heap of racial, gender, human rights, labor, environmental and economic issues and the company’s shareholders have taken notice.
More than 600 Amazon tech workers have signed onto a statement calling for the e-commerce giant to address pollution that is disproportionately concentrated in communities of color, an employee-organized climat