A conversation with two former Amazon employees who say the company needs to do more for its warehouse workers, and for the planet
Photo: Courtesy of Maren Costa and Emily Cunningham Maren Costa and Emily Cunningham are out of a job. Two weeks ago, they were fired from Amazon, after a combined 22 years at the company.
In the last two months, both women began tweeting about conditions in Amazon’s warehouses as the coronavirus crisis ballooned; the company has been criticized for gaps in its responses to the virus even while it has reaped immense profit, and for retaliating against workers who have attempted to organize.
Costa and Cunningham spoke with the Cut about their firings, their friendship, and why Amazon is uniquely suited to lead on issues of climate and worker justice.Maren Costa: Emily and I knew of each other, but what really connected us was when Emily sent an email to all the designers about why she chose to speak to the press in December 2018. I had been freaking out [about climate change] and trying to connect with and fire up groups of people, but then the email comes from Emily.
Cunningham: I just knew I was in a really unique position being an employee at one of the most powerful companies in the world, with the richest man in the world as my boss. That because of its position in the global economy, it could play a powerful role in getting the entire world to shift off of fossil fuels.Cunningham: I didn’t quite expect that Amazon would be so threatened by the idea of warehouse workers simply being able to tell their story to tech workers.
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