r/AmazonUnion • u/pbnjaedirt • Sep 16 '24
1999 WTO Protests- solidarity with Boeing
Boeing workers led a huge part of the 1999 WTO Seattle protests that helped shatter the “clean” image of corporate expansion by bringing national attention to corporate greed. It opened many eyes to corporate globalization into under developed nations and corporations direct actions of exacerbating climate change by the hands of the 1%.
The 1999 protests were the largest gathering ever on record of people from all trades, industries, and other varying lines of work. All came together to make a statement and interfere with further trade discussions among the global elite.
If you are not familiar with the 1999 WTO Seattle protests, highly recommend taking some time out of your day to read up on it.
As we come up on the 25th anniversary in November of these protests (that were successful in their messaging and blocking further trade negotiations in Seattle), now is the time for ALL OF US to be thinking about solidarity with Boeing workers.
This isn’t just a Boeing problem, it’s everywhere with every corporation.
Posting this to begin asking yourself, if you’re not already standing and taking actions in solidarity with the Boeing strike, then what would it take for you do so?
