Protest - Revolt

22/04/22
Author: 
Ben Parfitt
A recent old-growth clearcut adjacent to the Fairy Creek Valley in Vancouver Island’s coastal forests. Photo by TJ Watt.

Apr. 14, 2022

Despite record government revenues, the province faces a grim reckoning for years of mismanagement.

As hundreds of protesters trying to stop logging of old-growth forests were arrested at Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island last year, the B.C. government raked in big money from logging companies.

18/04/22
Author: 
Jordan House and Paul Christopher Gray
ALU

Apr. 18, 2022

14/04/22
Author: 
Damien Gayle
Extinction Rebellion protesters play drums outside Lloyd’s of London as they blocked the entrances to its headquarters. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Apr. 12, 2022

Extinction Rebellion close Lloyd’s of London as activist groups continue their direct action

Anti-fossil fuel activists have vowed to continue blockading oil terminals until they are jailed, as they approached 1,000 arrests for their actions so far.

08/04/22
Author: 
Gloria Oladipo
Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, helped co-ordinate the triumphant unionization effort at Amazon’s Staten Island, New York, warehouse. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Apr. 6, 2022

Staff at more than 50 locations have contacted the organizers as a second warehouse is set to vote on a union later this month

Staff at more than 50 Amazon warehouses have contacted the organizers of last week’s historic vote establishing Amazon’s first-ever union, expressing interest in setting up unions of their own.

08/04/22
Author: 
Sarah Lazare, In These Times
Amazon workers celebrate following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York. Andrea Renault / AFP Via Getty Images.

Editor: Great details here on this historic win.

Apr. 5, 2022

05/04/22
Author: 
People's Dispatch.
200 million workers on a general strike at the end of March. Short video with comprehensive demands put forward by the strikers

200 million workers on a general strike at the end of March. Short video with comprehensive demands put forward by the strikers. - Gene McGuckin

April 1, 2022

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