Articles about activism

Protesters occupy Microsoft president’s office at Redmond HQ in latest action over Israel contracts

Protesters infiltrated the Microsoft building in Redmond where CEO Satya Nadella and other top executives have their offices Tuesday afternoon,… Read More

Amazon employees organize virtual walkout over firings, warehouse conditions

Current and former Amazon employees are encouraging tech workers at the company to participate in a “virtual walkout” next week… Read More

Amazon starts temperature screening amid outcry over warehouse worker exposure to COVID-19

Amazon will begin screening employee temperatures at warehouses in New York and Seattle this week amid growing unrest about workers’… Read More

Tableau employees hold rally in Seattle, ask leadership to sever ties with ICE and CBP

Tableau employees are adding their voices to the chorus of tech workers demanding their employers cancel contracts with the federal… Read More

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Tech workers unite for the climate, pushing Amazon and other big companies to take action

The climate crisis surged to the top of the tech industry’s agenda this week, encouraged by a groundswell of activity… Read More

More than 900 Amazon employees plan climate change walkout in solidarity with youth activists

Hundreds of Amazon employees are planning a walkout on Sept. 20 as part of the Global Climate Strike. The youth-driven… Read More

Amazon Prime Day ignites protests over working conditions, as company accuses unions of ‘conjuring misinformation’

Last year, Amazon Prime Day became the biggest shopping event in the company’s history. Fresh off that success, Amazon decided… Read More

Amazon takes heat over climate change as employee activist group swells to more than 3,500

For months, Amazon employees have been agitating for a comprehensive environmental plan at the company and on Wednesday they reached… Read More

Geek of the Week: ‘Vanishing Seattle’ creator Cynthia Brothers on why the city’s loss of ‘soul’ is about more than nostalgia

In celebrating the unique places that give Seattle its soul, Cynthia Brothers has taken on the painful task of documenting disappearing… Read More

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Protesters occupy Microsoft president’s office at Redmond HQ in latest action over Israel contracts

Amazon employees organize virtual walkout over firings, warehouse conditions

Amazon starts temperature screening amid outcry over warehouse worker exposure to COVID-19

Tableau employees hold rally in Seattle, ask leadership to sever ties with ICE and CBP

Tech workers unite for the climate, pushing Amazon and other big companies to take action

More than 900 Amazon employees plan climate change walkout in solidarity with youth activists

Amazon Prime Day ignites protests over working conditions, as company accuses unions of ‘conjuring misinformation’

Amazon takes heat over climate change as employee activist group swells to more than 3,500

Meet Cascadia Underground: A new media collective with digital tools to rally people around issues like net neutrality

‘The oceans are rising and so are we.’ Photos, tweets, and more from Seattle’s March for Science

Seattle entrepreneur launches VR startup with an unusual spin after selling her startup to UW

Seattle business leader wants to build an LGBTQ co-working innovation center

Microsoft, Apple and other tech titans get top marks in survey of LGBT inclusion policies