Hey awscompassion, I am not surprised that you tried expressing concerns with internal management and were ignored... the only things that have gotten movement from Amazon (on climate change, warehouse worker safety) were actions taken by employees that did not follow Amazon's verified™ feedback mechanisms. A few people have been retaliated against, but thousands more have taken action and have so far been safe in their numbers.
In Tim's Blog post he talks about Amazon Employees for Climate Justice as an organization of corporate Amazon workers he supports. You should reach out to them, either DM them on twitter (https://twitter.com/AMZNforClimate) or their gmail (amazonemployeesclimatejustice@gmail.com).
It's true, 2 of their leaders were fired by Amazon which was a big reason Tim quit AWS. The firings might scare you. If it does, Amazon is getting exactly what it wants ... scaring away other employees who care about other humans by only having to fire two vocal dissidents. If you want change to happen, if you REALLY, ACTUALLY feel compassion and want change, you can't allow yourself to be intimidated and bullied by anti-labor forces within Amazon.
But besides the 2 members who were fired, there are many more sympathizers who are organizing for both warehouse worker safety and climate action who have not been fired. There are lots of things you can do through AECJ with varying levels of power/risk/exposure, including actions that would be very low-risk for retaliation by Amazon. Get in touch with them and make a difference!
In Tim's Blog post he talks about Amazon Employees for Climate Justice as an organization of corporate Amazon workers he supports. You should reach out to them, either DM them on twitter (https://twitter.com/AMZNforClimate) or their gmail (amazonemployeesclimatejustice@gmail.com).
It's true, 2 of their leaders were fired by Amazon which was a big reason Tim quit AWS. The firings might scare you. If it does, Amazon is getting exactly what it wants ... scaring away other employees who care about other humans by only having to fire two vocal dissidents. If you want change to happen, if you REALLY, ACTUALLY feel compassion and want change, you can't allow yourself to be intimidated and bullied by anti-labor forces within Amazon.
But besides the 2 members who were fired, there are many more sympathizers who are organizing for both warehouse worker safety and climate action who have not been fired. There are lots of things you can do through AECJ with varying levels of power/risk/exposure, including actions that would be very low-risk for retaliation by Amazon. Get in touch with them and make a difference!