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Amazon’s workers head back en masse to their offices in Seattle

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This week marks the beginning of Amazon.com workers returning to their offices at least three days a week. The return of Amazon workers will bring thousands of people to Seattle’s downtown. Not all Amazon employees are happy with the new plan. A signed petition by workers claims that at least 30,000 did not agree with the company’s return to work policy.

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