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Amazon had terminated the employment of Emily Cunningham and
Maren Costa, who had accused the company of enforcing policies
in a discriminatory fashion and instituting rules that "chill
and restrain" the staff from exercising rights, according to
their charge filed in October.
The NLRB found in April that Amazon illegally fired them after
they advocated for better working conditions during the
pandemic.
"Amazon will be required to pay us our lost wages and post a
notice to all of its tech and warehouse workers nationwide that
Amazon can't fire workers for organizing and exercising their
rights," Cunningham and Costa said in a joint statement on
Wednesday.
The U.S. agency said the company had reached a non-board
settlement, a private agreement between parties in which terms
were not disclosed, with the former employees.
The NLRB regional director, however, is required to review and
approve the settlement agreement before allowing the charges to
be withdrawn.
"We have reached a mutual agreement that resolves the legal
issues in this case and welcome the resolution of this matter,"
an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
CNBC first reported about the settlement.
Cunningham and Costa gained prominence for pushing the
e-commerce giant to do more on climate change, questioned
Amazon's pandemic safety protocols and worked to raise money for
warehouse staff at risk of contracting COVID-19.
(Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor, Nishit Jogi and Niket
Nishant in Bengaluru;Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Ramakrishnan
M.)
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