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Holdout Jeff Bezos confronted by Amazon moms demanding day care

The women, who belong to a group of more than 1,800 employees called the Momazonians, are scheduled to meet with senior managers

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Amazon has long resisted pleas to provide a backup daycare benefit for employees, even though other tech companies have offered the perk for years.
 
Now a group comprising hundreds of working moms is waging a campaign to persuade founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos that providing help for parents dealing with flu outbreaks, school closures and other emergencies is not simply humane but good for the company, too.
 
The group has been collecting anecdotal evidence to show how a lack of daycare support can derail the careers of talented women who otherwise might be promoted to more

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