Workers need to be involved in these conversations: Amazon engineers to be investigated after criticising companys AI data center buildout Amazon may
or may not take action based on what we find.

Date:
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:05:00 +0000

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A group of Amazon employees spoke out at a council meeting, and now some of them are being investigated.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Amazon is investigating three employees over comments made at a council meeting The employees spoke during
a discussion on a one year moratorium on data center construction Amazon said that it "may or may not take action based on what we find. Amazon is investigating a group of employees who attended council meetings discussing a year-long moratorium on planned data center constructions.

Five employees, who work as engineers, criticized the all-costs-justified AI build out that has caused data center construction projects to spread rapidly across the US. Since attending then, three engineers were invited to separate meetings with Amazons human resources to investigate their testimony at the meetings, according to a complaint filed with the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Amazon investigates employees critical of data center buildout In their separate meetings with
HR, the employees were warned that the investigation could lead to disciplinary action, ranging up to termination.

The complaint states that employees were made to feel intimidated and uncertain in their future employment. You may like Seattle votes for
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The complaint further stated that, Amazon was monitoring their political advocacy before the Seattle City Council and was seeking to identify additional employees who had engaged in political activities.

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Speaking to CNBC , Amazon spokesperson Margaret Callahan said that the employees may have been speaking as representatives of Amazon, rather than as private citizens, adding that those speaking as Amazon representatives must follow certain procedures.

We believe its important to apply our policies consistently so, just as we would with anyone else, were investigating whether there was a violation of our policies and may or may not take action based on what we find, Callahan said in a statement.

Darius Irani, one of the employees involved in the council hearings, said in
a statement All I did was testify because I believe its critical that the government regulates data centers and AI. Workers need to be involved in
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