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To: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Demand Amazon Stop Silencing Pregnant and Disabled Employees!
Amazon’s profit last year was $30,400,000,000. Their CEO was paid $29,200,000 for a single year’s work - at least 730 times the amount the lowest worker took home! But they refuse to take care of Pregnant and Disabled Employees.
"Put simply, Amazon has exploited pregnant workers and workers with disabilities,” said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. “In building a trillion-dollar business, Amazon has flagrantly violated their rights and ignored their well-being – all while it continues to profit off their labor.”
Key allegations:
- The State of New Jersey has filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of systematically discriminating against pregnant workers and workers with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Amazon denies required accommodations, retaliates against employees who request them, and forces workers onto unpaid leave or out of their jobs to maximize profits.
- Thousands of accommodation requests are filed each year, yet workers face discipline, job loss, or financial hardship for asserting their rights.
Human impact:
A pregnant warehouse worker provided a doctor’s note requesting routine accommodations. Amazon denied them, disciplined her for taking breaks, and forced her to choose between unsafe work or unpaid leave.
Similar cases include pregnant workers denied wheelchairs and disabled employees placed on unpaid leave instead of being accommodated.
In corporate offices, workers with cancer, strokes, amputations, blood clots, and chronic pain report being denied work-from-home accommodations, even when medically recommended.
What workers say:
- 93% of disabled employees surveyed said Amazon’s policies harmed them.
- Over 600 workers signed a letter demanding compliance with disability and labor laws.
How You Can Help
- Sign this petition to show Congress, Regulators and Amazon Leadership that Disability Rights should be respected
- Share with friends, colleagues, and community groups.
- Tell your story in a petition comment. Your experience helps lawmakers understand the human cost of disability Discrimination.
It’s important for us to support Amazon workers and use our collective power to hold ultra-rich executives accountable for the unfair treatment of workers.
Or Demands are:
U.S. agencies NLRB and EEOC and the Civil Rights Office must investigate and punish Amazon for violating federal laws regarding labor rights and disability rights! Sign the petition!
Why is this important?
Amazon’s profit last year was $30,400,000,000. Their CEO was paid $29,200,000 for a single year’s work - at least 730 times the amount the lowest worker took home! But they refuse to take care of Pregnant and Disabled Employees.
Amazon is hurting pregnant and disabled workers who need accommodations! I started this petition demanding amazon stop forcing employees to choose between their health and their jobs when they request legally required accommodations. As a Amazonian and disabled worker myself, who was denied accommodations, I know the reality of amazons mistreatment first hand. Please sign and help thousands of workers fighting for basic dignity and rights.
Amazon is hurting pregnant and disabled workers who need accommodations! I started this petition demanding amazon stop forcing employees to choose between their health and their jobs when they request legally required accommodations. As a Amazonian and disabled worker myself, who was denied accommodations, I know the reality of amazons mistreatment first hand. Please sign and help thousands of workers fighting for basic dignity and rights.