On Black Friday, workers around the world are targeting Amazon under the banner of Make Amazon Pay. The actions span the supply chain and traverse borders — just like Amazon itself.
Source: Black Friday Strikes and Protests Target Amazon in 20 Countries
Failing to unionize Amazon would hasten the US labor movement’s decline. But that doesn’t have to happen. We have a fleeting opportunity to organize Amazon — if labor and the Left make it an urgent priority.
Source: Organizing Amazon Is Do-or-Die for the Labor Movement
The Amazon rainforest is arguably the world’s premier asset. Indeed, it’s the world’s most crucial asset in a myriad of ways, nothing on Earth compares.
Brazil’s largest-ever Indigenous protest came amid efforts by Jair Bolsonaro and his allies to pave the way for industry in the Amazon.
Source: Brazil: Indigenous Fight Against Destruction of the Amazon
“We believe that there are ongoing acts in Brazil that constitute crimes against humanity, genocide, and ecocide.”
Source: Indigenous Group Accuses Bolsonaro of ‘Genocide’ and ‘Ecocide’ at The Hague | Common Dreams News
The findings, said one expert, “show that the uncertain future is happening now.”
BREAKING: New research by @Standearth & @AmazonWatch found @JPMorgan, @HSBC, @DeutscheBank, @GoldmanSachs & @Citi at “very high-risk” of funding the destruction of the Amazon. Urge these banks to adopt an Amazon oil exclusion policy immediately. https://t.co/kdhEOxtRG9 pic.twitter.com/8jSo9cUrBF
— Stand.earth (@standearth) July 8, 2021
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The Teamsters union is rich, strong, and experienced – and it’s ready to help workers and give Amazon a headache
Source: Amazon crushed the Alabama union drive – can the Teamsters do better? | Amazon | The Guardian
As usual, the Amazon is on the frontlines of the war for the appropriation of the natural world. Most people when they hear ‘Amazon’, think only of Brazil. And while the situation in that country certainly is alarming, the battlefields of the Amazon region span northern Bolivia, various departments of Peru, several areas of Ecuador and southern Colombia and Venezuela. More
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