Some Amazon Employees Walk Out in Seattle to Protest Climate, Office Policies

Amazon corporate workers hold picket signs in front of the Amazon Spheres while participating in a walkout to protest the company's return-to-office policies, in Seattle, on May 31, 2023. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo

SEATTLE—Some Amazon.com Inc. employees staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the e-commerce giant’s changes to its climate policy, layoffs, and a return-to-office mandate.

More than 100 people gathered in the afternoon by the Spheres, the glass-dome monument at the heart of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, according to a Reuters witness. “Emissions climbing. Time to act!” the group chanted. “Stand together; don’t turn back!”