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Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

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NEW YORK – Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put others at risk.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the city's Commission of Human Right to investigate whether the dismissal was retaliatory.

New York Attorney General Letitia James called on the National Labor Relations Board to investigate and said her office is also considering legal options. “It is disgraceful that Amazon would terminate an employee who bravely stood up to protect himself and his colleagues," James said in a statement.

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