WaPo Staff Lay Out Grievances in #DearJeffBezos Petition Circulated on Social

More than 400 employees demanded fairer wages and better benefits

More than 400 Washington Post employees signed a petition to the publication’s owner and Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, demanding fair wages and an improvement to benefits.

The Post shared the petition and a video of the staffers talking about their grievances in a social media campaign using the hashtag #DearJeffBezos. Those who signed the petition, including editorial and support staff members, asked for “fairness” for each employee who “contributed to the company’s success,” according to the petition circulated by The Washington Post Guild.

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