Mass Amazon Walkout Planned Over Layoffs, Return-To-Office Mandate and Climate Inaction

Amazon employees in Seattle plan to walk out on May 31 in response to layoffs and return-to-office mandate, as well as concerns about Amazon's climate commitments.
The walkout hinges on at least 1,000 Amazon employees from the company’s Seattle headquarters agreeing to participate.
Amazon has cut 27,000 jobs since November, and the layoffs have affected workers in various departments.
Amazon announced it would require workers to return to the office at least three times a week beginning May 1, which led to more than 20,000 workers signing a petition urging Amazon to reconsider.
The walkout is a joint effort between two groups: an informal group that expressed concern about Amazon’s return-to-office mandate and Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, which organized a walkout in 2019 calling for the company to do more to address its impact on climate change.