Today it might be workplace conditions, but tomorrow it might be a requirement that the workers embrace management's latest 'woke' human resources fad." The op-ed comes as Amazon on Thursday reportedly told Rubio and other Republican senators that it will no longer sell literature that frames LGBTQ identities as mental illnesses. On Friday, Amazon pushed back against the op-ed, saying that if Rubio stands with American workers, he should endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders' push for a $15 an hour federal minimum wage. "When Senator Rubio says Amazon is 'waging war on working class values,' does he mean our $15 starting wage, comprehensive benefits, or the paid parental leave we provide for hourly workers?" said an Amazon spokesperson in an emailed statement. "If he stands with American workers like he says he does, he should endorse Senator Sanders' minimum wage bill today." Workers in Alabama are voting this month in the first union election at an Amazon warehouse in the US since a failed effort in 2014.