Climate strike
 

If your co-worker or classmate isn't around today, it may not be because they're getting an early jump on the weekend. They could be on strike. Global climate strikes are taking place today, September 20, 2019, all over the world, with people walking out of workplaces and classrooms to demand action to address the climate crisis. It's expected to be the biggest day of climate demonstrations in history. More than 100,000 people gathered in Melbourne, Australia. Some workers from Amazon and Microsoft are walking off the job. Some companies are actually supportingtheir employees' participation in the strike. New York City gave 1.1 million students the OK to skip school for it. Click here to keep up with the latest.(CNN)