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>>claude+(OP)
> “We support every employee’s right to criticize their employer’s working conditions, but that does not come with blanket immunity against any and all internal policies,” Herdener said.

> Amazon’s external communications policy prohibits employees from commenting publicly on its business without corporate justification and approval from executives. Herdener previously said the policy did not allow employees to “publicly disparage or misrepresent the company.”

Amazon is straight up firing these people for expressing their personal opinions. Amazon isn't even claiming they lied, or pretend to speak officially, or any other reason.

>>advise+ce
If I criticized my employer in the national media, I'd expect to be shown the door too.

>>Aloha+Iq
And depending on how you criticized them (such as by engaging in protected concerted activity like discussing your pay or working conditions), you may be having your legal rights violated and are entitled to remedy under the NLRA.

>>YokoZa+Qu
These workers were not discussing their working conditions or pay.

>>missed+py
They were engaging in organizing activity with other workers at the same company, explicitly about those workers working conditions. That too is protected.

>>YokoZa+LA
Amazon didn't fire them for organizing.