New York's attorney general is calling for a federal labor investigation into the firing of an Amazon warehouse employee who helped organize a worker walkout on Monday.
. At least two workers in the Staten Island warehouse have tested positive for COVID-19, though Smalls told NPR the number is much higher. Amazon declined to share the count.
"This is unacceptable and we have terminated his employment as a result of these multiple safety issues," the Amazon statement said. "Amazon quarantine policy is extremely flawed," Smalls said."It leaves that window for people to still continue to come to work until they receive a confirmation letter from the doctor's office."
He says he also took advantage of the unpaid leave, though continued to visit the building to help organize the walkout. Smalls says the company did not place him on quarantine until several days after his team member first got tested.
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