Emily Cunningham
Emily Cunningham | |
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Occupation | User experience designer |
Known for | Environmental activism |
Notable work | Amazon Employees For Climate Justice |
Emily Cunningham is an American user experience designer and environmentalist. She is known for co-founding
Early life and education
Cunningham was born in Tucson, Arizona and grew up in various cities around Arizona between Tucson, Phoenix, and Globe. She moved to Seattle, Washington in 1998.[1]
Cunningham has a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and a Master of Science in information management.[2]
Activism at Amazon
Cunningham joined Amazon as a user experience designer in 2013.[3]
In late 2018, Cunningham led an employee-shareholder proposal asking Amazon to develop a
Cunningham was terminated in April 2020 and filed an unlawful termination charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB determined that Cunningham's termination was unlawful. Amazon denied any wrongdoing,[7] but reached a settlement with Cunningham and the NLRB.[8] Amazon was required to pay back wages and post notices in offices and warehouses informing employees that the company is not allowed to discharge employees for organizing.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ Zaveri, Paayal; Kim, Eugene (May 22, 2019). "Amazon's shareholder meeting turns testy as investors demand action on climate crisis and diversity". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Pasternack, Alex (May 23, 2019). "The dramatic moment when an Amazon worker asked Jeff Bezos to protect planet Earth". Fast Company. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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- ^ Bhuiyan, Johana (October 9, 2021). "'Welcome to the party': five past tech whistleblowers on the pitfalls of speaking out". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.