{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/amid-expected-record-breaking-cyber-monday-sales-gallego-calls-on-amazon-to-explain-mass-layoffs/", "Amid Expected Record-Breaking Cyber Monday Sales, Gallego calls on Amazon to Explain Mass Layoffs", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "AZ", "Ruben Gallego", "G000574", "www.gallego.senate.gov", "gallego", "https://www.gallego.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) demanded clarity on Amazon\u2019s mass corporate layoffs amid the company\u2019s strong financial performance. Last month, the company announced that it plans to terminate 14,000 positions despite increasing revenue and share prices. Public reporting suggests total layoffs may reach 30,000 and the company acknowledges potential AI-caused worker displacement.\n\n\u201cRecent accounts have raised concerns about how these layoffs are being carried out, the broader implications for workforce stability, and whether these layoffs are just the beginning of more technology-driven downsizing,\u201d Senator Gallego wrote in a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.\n\nAmazon leadership has directly acknowledged potential AI-caused job losses. Mr. Jassy stated that \u201cas [Amazon rolls] out more Generative AI and agents, [\u2026] we will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today [\u2026] In the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce.\u201d At the same time, the company has not committed to investing to retain and retrain potentially impacted workers.\n\n\u201cThese developments are significant given Amazon\u2019s scale and influence on the national labor market and warrant clarity as Congress evaluates the impact of technology-driven change and workforce reduction decisions on American workers,\u201d the Senator continued. \u201cArizona workers and communities deserve clear information about how decisions made at the corporate level will affect job stability, advancement opportunities, and the long-term health of the regional workforce.\u201d\n\nAmazon is a major employer in Arizona across fulfillment, logistics, corporate, and technology roles. Any significant shift in employment practices has consequences for families, local economies, and the state\u2019s growing technology sector.\n\n\u201cTechnological advancement should create new opportunities for the American workforce, not leave workers behind. As Amazon continues to integrate automation and artificial intelligence into its operations, it is important that these changes occur in a transparent and responsible manner,\u201d Senator Gallego concluded.\n\nSenator Gallego requested answers on:\n\nHow many jobs are being eliminated and in which states and business units;\n\nThe role of automation and AI in these reductions;\n\nThe availability of reassignment or retraining options for affected workers;\n\nHow Amazon evaluates future roles at risk of automation; and\n\nWhat investments Amazon is making to retrain workers in light of its AI deployment.\n\nRead the full letter HERE.\n\n12/1/25", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/amid-expected-record-breaking-cyber-monday-sales-gallego-calls-on-amazon-to-explain-mass-layoffs/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8471240289509296, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}