An Amazon warehouse worker in New York was fired on the same day he helped lead a protest of the company's coronavirus response to safety concerns

REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Amazon fired a warehouse worker on Monday who helped organize a strike earlier in the day in protest of the company's response to the coronavirus.The worker, Chris Smalls, said he was fired in retaliation for his activism and that "Amazon would rather sweep a problem under the rug than act to keep workers and working communities safe," according to a statement sent to Business Insider.Amazon said it fired Smalls for violating a quarantine order it issued after Smalls allegedly came into contact with a co-worker who tested positive for COVID-19, the company told Business Insider.Smalls' termination and Monday's strike come as Amazon faces backlash from critics who have accused the company of not doing enough to protect warehouse workers during the

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