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The employees had complained about working conditions and the company s impact on climate change.
Amazon maintains that the employees were fired for violating internal policies.
Amazon acted illegally by firing two employees who publicly criticized it last year, the National Labor Relations Board found.
Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa were fired in April 2020 after discussing their concerns about the company s impact on climate change and its treatment of warehouse workers during the pandemic. At the time, Amazon said they had violated internal policies.
The NLRB, an independent federal agency to protect the rights of private-sector employees in the US, said it would accuse Amazon of unfair labor practices if Amazon did not settle the case with the women, Cunningham told The New York Times.
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