Amazon Investigating Engineers Who Criticized AI Data Center Expansion

Amazon investigating engineers who criticized AI data center expansion

Five Amazon employees testified at Seattle City Council meetings where officials sought feedback on a year-long data center new construction pause.

Amazon employees say they were interrogated over data center comments

Amazon workers who spoke publicly in favor of data center regulations say they were called into meetings and made to feel like they had committed a crime.

3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers

The software engineers filed a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against them for expressing their personal

Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits

When three Amazon software engineers testified earlier this month at Seattle City Council hearings about data centers, they started their testimony by citing a city law barring employment discrimination over political speech. Now, they're accusing their employer of breaking that law by retaliating against them. On June 10th - one week after the hearing, and one day after the City Council passed a milestone moratorium on data centers - Patrick Sc…