Chris Smalls, an employee at the Staten Island Amazon warehouse, said the company fired him after he organized a strike with fellow workers on Monday to demand Amazon close the facility for sanitizing.

 "Taking action cost me my job," Smalls told Bloomberg. "Because I tried to stand up for something that's right, the company decided to retaliate against me."

Smalls claims several employees have tested positive for COVID-19. We noted on Monday that about 100 employees were expected to protest, Bloomberg notes the total was around 60. 

New York State Attorney General Letitia James responded to the firing of Smalls as "immoral and inhumane." James said her office "is considering all legal options" against Amazon. 

Amazon's response to the firing was that Smalls violated company policy of a 14-day quarantine when a fellow employee tested positive for the virus.

"Mr. Smalls received multiple warnings for violating social distancing guidelines and putting the safety of others at risk," Amazon said in a statement. Smalls "was asked to remain home with pay for 14 days, which is a measure we're taking at sites around the world. Despite that instruction to stay home with pay, he came on site today, March 30, further putting the teams at risk."