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Every three months I see someone try to "organize" a "general strike" purely through propaganda and posting online. You need to do a LOT more than that if you want to pull off a strike let alone a general strike. Do you have a strike fund? Are you working with unions?
80% of workers are in at-will employment. If you don't have a strike fund and a guarantee that a critical mass WILL be striking too, then they're just not gonna risk it
Labor organizing is hard work. Organizing a single workplace to strike is a whole campaign that takes preparation. You need everyone to agree. Everyone needs to be in. Now imagine organizing every workplace. You don't do this just through spontaneity.
It's not impossible to organize a general strike. And it would be incredibly effective if you pulled it off.
But like, step one IMHO would be to work with your local unions.
But like, step one IMHO would be to work with your local unions.
Personally I will only be striking if my coworkers are also striking. There's 800+ of us, mostly Gen Xers and older people. Not exactly hashtag folks. It would have to be something we coordinate using our union.
Only 10 to 20% of workers are in unions but even getting 10 to 20% to strike would be an incredible achievement. A lot of work. Would need far far more than a few weeks to organize. You'd need to do A Lot of relationship building and convincing. Organizing the At-Will even moreso
This is why a lot of us talk about organizing the unorganized and base building. We are not in outnumbered we are outorganized (Malcom X) if you want to call for a general strike you need that infrastructure in place. Including a STRIKE FUND to support people cuz of lost wages
