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November 29, 2021

Amazon Faces Climate Protests and Labor Actions on Black Friday
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In Britain, climate justice activists blocked over a dozen Amazon
distribution centers on Black Friday - one of the busiest shopping days
of the year - denouncing the online retail giant for perpetuating
"obsessive overconsumption." This is an activist with Extinction
Rebellion.

Daisy Pearson: "The reality is that we can't tackle the climate crisis
without addressing the culture of greed and exploitation that got us
here in the first place. COP26 has been and gone and failed because it
was not designed to address the wider economic system that relies on
this unlimited economic growth at the expense of our natural resources."

Amazon worker strikes on Black Friday were reported in Germany, France
and Italy.

In more labor news, unionized staff at The New York Times' product
review site Wirecutter launched a 5-day strike ahead of Black Friday and
called for a reader boycott as contract negotiations continue.


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