Firing of Amazon Strike Leader Draws State and City Scrutiny
- Worker Chris Smalls says labor activism led to his dismissal
- Amazon says Smalls violated safety conditions, quarantine
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Chris Smalls, an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center employee, said the company fired him after he led a strike at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, over coronavirus safety conditions.
“Taking action cost me my job,” Smalls said Monday in a Bloomberg TV interview. “Because I tried to stand up for something that’s right, the company decided to retaliate against me.”