Amazon Workers , Stage Protest Over Layoffs , and Surging Emissions.<br />'Wired' reports that Amazon's corporate <br />workers have staged a walkout just one month <br />after being ordered to return to the office.<br />'Wired' reports that Amazon's corporate <br />workers have staged a walkout just one month <br />after being ordered to return to the office.<br />Over 1,000 employees took part in a rally outside of the <br />company's Seattle headquarters, while protests in other <br />cities were expected to bring participation to over 2,000.<br />'Wired' reports that employees are standing up against <br />the company's return-to-office mandate, as well as <br />underwhelming progress on its Climate Pledge.<br />In recent years, Amazon has faced <br />a series of protests and walkouts. .<br />In February, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced <br />that workers must return to the office for <br />a minimum of three days a week starting on May 1. .<br />In February, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced <br />that workers must return to the office for <br />a minimum of three days a week starting on May 1. .<br />'Wired' reports that employees sent a petition <br />with 20,000 worker signatures to Amazon's <br />leadership, which was disregarded.<br />Despite a pledge to reach net-zero carbon <br />emissions by 2040, Amazon critics argue that <br />the company's emissions have only increased.<br />'Wired' suggests that the latest Amazon walkout <br />could be the largest tech worker protest since the <br />industry began seeing widespread layoffs last fall.<br />This year alone, the tech industry has laid off <br />over 200,000 workers, which comes after <br />tens of thousands lost their jobs in 2022.<br />Toby Higbie, a labor historian at UCLA, argues that tech<br />industry morale has bottomed out, with workers seeing layoffs , “as a business strategy rather than something that needs to happen for the good of the product.”
