AmazonAn order has been issued to restore a worker that was dismissed after protesting about working conditions in Staten Island’s warehouse during the Covid pandemic.

Gerald Bryson was an Amazon Warehouse worker on Staten Island. The JFK88 protest leader in April 2020. Bryson had a disagreement with another worker outside of the facility.

Bryson and his employee had a heated exchange on Facebook. They were arguing about the need to close the warehouse for disinfection. Bryson, who had violated Amazon’s vulgar-language policy was eventually fired. However, the employee receiving a warning letter was given.

Bryson in 2020 filedA labor practice that was unfair to him. This claim was made with the National Labor Relations Board. Later, in the same year, Amazon retaliated and the NLRB ruled the case had merit. The NLRB heard Bryson’s case last month and acknowledged that he was terminated in retaliation to protesting unsafe conditions.

Benjamin Green, an administrative judge in law, agreed Monday that Amazon had to offer Bryson the job back and any benefits and lost wages “resulting from his discriminatory dismissal.”

Green said Amazon did not take the time to investigate the dispute and instead conducted an “unbalanced investigation.” This was to discover reasons to fire Bryson in protest. Green said that Amazon interviewed select sources in its investigation. Some of these people provided false information. He also claimed that Bryson used a racial slur against the employee during the dispute.

Amazon fired Bryson, but not another employee. Green stated that the company had “failed” to explain why she behaved differently than Bryson’s.

Amazon indicated that it disapproves of the judge’s decision and will appeal.

CNBC’s Kelly Nantel stated in a statement that Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel disagreed with this decision. “Mr. Bryson was fired because he bullied, cursed at, and defamed a female colleague over a bullhorn displayed in front of his workplace. This type of behavior is unacceptable in the workplace. We intend to appeal to the NLRB.

Bryson has not yet responded to my request for comment. Bryson was fired by Amazon and has since been active in the organizing of JFK8 employees with Amazon Labor Union. This union is made up current and ex-workers.

JFK8 employees were present earlier in the month. voted to join ALUThis was the first union in an Amazon warehouse. Amazon has sought to challenge the resultsclaiming that the election was tainted by Bryson being reinstated by the NLRB.