Amazon building Amazon employeesin past years have also pushed for change on human resources issueslike benefits for transgender employees, and back-up daycare forparents. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The employee activism that has roiled SiliconValley in recent years has arrived at Amazon.com Inc.

When shareholders gather Wednesday at Seattle's Fremont Studiosfor the company's annual meeting, a proposal supported by some7,600 employees will call for Amazon to write a public reportdetailing how it's preparing for climate-related disruptions and plans to reducedependence on the fossil fuels blamed for much of the Earth'swarming.

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