Amazon has fired the worker at its Staten Island warehouse who organized a walkout on Monday to demand greater protections from the company amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Chris Smalls, 31, a management assistant at the facility, told The Post he was canned in a phone call following Monday afternoon’s strike.
They also asked the e-commerce giant to offer paid time-off for folks who feel sick or need to self-quarantine.An Amazon spokeswoman confirmed Smalls was given the boot, claiming it was because he had violated social distancing guidelines and refused to remain quarantined, as instructed by the company, after he came in contact with an employee who tested positive for the virus.
Amazon called the workers’ accusations “unfounded,” saying it had taken “extreme measures” to protect staffers, including “tripling down” on cleaning, obtaining safety gear, having employees keep safe distances from each other and instituting temperature checks for anyone entering the facility.
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