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An Amazon warehouse worker in New York was fired on the same day he helped lead a protest of the company's coronavirus response to safety concerns

Amazon fired a warehouse worker Monday evening who had helped organize a strike earlier in the day in protest of the company's response to employee safety amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company confirmed to Business Insider.

"Amazon would rather fire workers than face up to its total failure to do what it should to keep us, our families, and our communities safe. I am outraged and disappointed, but I'm not shocked. As usual, Amazon would rather sweep a problem under the rug than act to keep workers and working communities safe," Smalls said in a statement sent to Business Insider.

following a colleague testing positive for coronavirus. Organizers told Business Insider that at least 50 workers participated in the strike, while Amazon refuted those numbers, claiming it was 15 people.

 

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