THREAD/ Jeff Bezos and Amazon executives are threatening to fire a few members of our group after we spoke up about wanting our company to be a leader in the worldwide effort to avert climate catastrophe.
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How will the world remember Jeff Bezos in the era of climate emergency? Will he use his immense economic power to help, or not?Please tell @Amazon and @JeffBezos: Our world is on fire & desperately needs climate leadership. Stop silencing employees who are sounding the alarm. 2/
We must be able to speak up. Here is our press response to Amazon’s intimidation tactics. 3/ 
AECJ announced our participation in the 9/20 Global #ClimateStrike on Sep 4. On Sep 5, Amazon changed its communications policy stating that employees can no longer publicly identify as Amazon employees and say *anything* related to Amazon's business without prior PR approval. 4/
This policy change has nothing to do with sharing confidential company information; this change was made to explicitly forbid employees from speaking out about publicly available information, such as Amazon's partnerships with fossil fuel companies… 5/
…or the funding of lobbyists & think tanks who publicly deny climate change and/or actively work to suppress climate change legislation. Following this policy change, two of AECJ's leaders were warned to be silent or else face consequences, including termination of employment 6/
Climate change is an issue affecting every human today and in the future. We are Amazon employees and the fact is clear: Amazon is contributing to climate change. We cannot be silent while our families and communities suffer. By speaking up, we can make the company better. 7/
In January 2019, Amazon leadership would not even share a date for releasing the company's carbon footprint. Since then, dozens of Amazon employees have spoken to the press about Amazon's climate impact and why it is so critical for us to stop harming the planet. 8/
Because of *our actions,* Amazon leadership completely changed course, and announced The Climate Pledge on Sept 19, one day before thousands of us walked out. This would not have happened if we all hadn't spoken up. However, there is so much more that can and must be done. 9/
We must be ambitious and urge for transformative change within our company. Pollution from Amazon’s warehouses is harming people in cities such as in San Bernardino, CA, where communities like @CCAEJ are fighting back for their rights to clean air. 10/
Amazon’s success doesn’t need to be built at the expense of people’s health and right to a clean environment. Amazon is capable of thinking big and moving fast — how long must we wait until we apply those strengths to boldly confront the climate crisis? 11/11
