Caterpillar: a company profile

Caterpillar is headquartered in the United States and employs 100,000 people. The company’s profits skyrocketed by 700% in 2019 to $6.15 billion. This company profile summarises: • Injuries and deaths caused by Caterpillar bulldozers• Caterpillar’s dealerships in both Israel and the UK• Resistance against the company so far• Legal action Read more

By eliza, ago

Stop the demolitions statement – Protesters defiant after court finds them guilty in first #JCB5 court case

Today three activists were found guilty in Derby Magistrates court. They were charged with an offence under the Trade Unions Relations Consolidated act, and accused of causing a ‘private nuisance’. Their ‘crime’ was to blockade the entrance to a JCB factory in the Midlands for in September 2018. Their intention? Read more

By shoalcollective, ago