Amazon employees claim retaliation for data center testimony

Three Amazon software engineers allege the company retaliated against them after they testified at Seattle City Council hearings regarding data center impacts. The employees claim they were called into meetings with "Employee Relations" just days after the council passed a data center moratorium. They assert this action violates a city law protecting employees from discrimination based on political speech. The engineers had cited this law at the beginning of their testimony, highlighting their concerns about the environmental and community effects of data centers.