Amazon accused of retaliation by 3 engineers after Seattle hearing
Three Amazon software engineers claim the company retaliated against them for testifying at a Seattle City Council hearing in June 2026.
They had pushed for tougher rules on data centers, highlighting concerns about Amazon's environmental impact.
After their testimony, they were called into human resources, or HR, meetings that felt disciplinary to them.
Amazon says HR meetings were routine
Amazon denies any retaliation, saying the HR meetings were just routine checks and not linked to the council hearing.
The engineers point to a Seattle law that protects employees who speak out on civic issues, arguing their rights were violated.
Now, this situation could challenge how far those protections go, and raise bigger questions about balancing corporate interests with employee activism around climate change.