Fired Amazon employees say company 'silenced' them for speaking out about warehouse worker safety

In their first U.S. television interview, two former Amazon employees tell "CBS This Morning" co-host Tony Dokoupil they were fired for their activism on behalf of Amazon warehouse workers. Amazon has faced growing questions about retaliation against employees who speak out about safety conditions amid the pandemic.

[nstheonly]

The fact that Amazon refuses to be interviewed, speaks louder than anything they could have said. That’s all. End their monstrous abuses by boycotting them. There are OTHER companies out there, people. For books, order from Barnes & Noble. For DVDs and Blu-ray’s order from Best Buy and Target. For music order from a plethora of reputable vendors out there. For home stuff, there’s Home Depot who are very good to their employees. So is Kohl’s. Home goods any number of places bed bath and beyond is very good to workers etc. Don’t you see people, Amazon is the last place you need. there are other vendors don’t be lazy.

Before taking the job at UPS, I imagined myself standing at a stationary position with packages rolling by while I stacked them neatly. You see Amazon commercials where the warehouse is all bright and clean and everything is flowing smoothly. NOT!

You have to run towards boxes and run after boxes. They come in so fast that most of them fall of the sides of the belt and create a wall, blocking your exit, trapping you in a hot, poorly ventilated trailer with 6 other people during a pandemic.

[svh]

I think I might stop purchasing from them. This is awful!

[princessmarlena]

“A company is like a family..” Yeah, “The Manson Family”.

[amberbell]

I just cancelled my Amazon subscription today, F EM, this dude is on his way to being a TRILLIONAIRE off tha backs of us, wake up people.

[Thhhgg]

I’m never buying from amazon again and encourage others to do the same by supporting your brothers and sisters. Bless you all...

[castnguy]

They are 100% truthful. I was fired 3 weeks ago in an Amazon Prime Now warehouse in Los Angeles for speaking out about safety and covid-19 concerns!

[flowersandcandyflowersandc]

Why did it take these two women, years and years to speak up ?

[profitsoverpeople]

Employees are replaceable there is always someone to take your place

[hedgiegal]

Amazon used to be good but over the past few years the quality of their goods in increasingly shoddy.

[yodae]

Why don't you have any video of people "stowing" in the logistics warehouses? Too inhumane for public tv? 10minute supersets for 10 hours like a north korean prison?

[freedomfighter]

No more Amazon for me..Amazon is ROTTEN

[happyhunter]

U.P.S is doing the exact same thing. I work for u.p.s and I hope they get investigated as well.

[callarpit]

This is true for Corp America not just a AMZN thing. It always about them $ at all cost. Zero empathy and accountability.

[OnlyLoveCan]

That guy is such a liar. They needed to pay bonuses for all their hazardous work a most of all protect them!

[Theresaspiritchannel]

kudos to these ladies because amazon could care less

[svh]

The company I work for has me working from home because of this

[Livetoeat]

Amazon is just like China we need to boycott both of them. There are other stores that have exactly the same thing as Amazon like Target, Kohl’s, Staples, Best Buy, and sporting good stores. we do just fine without them

[kor_vision]

How's bout stop buying from thier website. That would make sense

[ln]

In a way it's also the costumers' fault, I don't need a package delivered in 1 or 2 days. It can wait if it means less stress of workers and delivery drivers.