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the entire idea of a one day 'general strike' is so completely loving pointless what i would like to see is an actual general strike if (and when) the feds start really going after unions. we should have fuckin done it during the fiasco in Wisconsin, but here we are.
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gobbagool posted:there's less solidarity between Gov unions and private sector unions than you might imagine I definitely realize it, I deal with it literally every day There's a myriad of highschool-level "drama" between the labor unions. See: the building trades vs basically everyone, Teamsters vs. AFL-CIO, etc etc etc
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Feb 13, 2017 17:20
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Agean90 posted:I'm curious what walmart would do if half of thier stateside Wal-Mart's unionized at the same time. would they suck it up or would they cut themselves in half? What about 90%? hard to say, but if the labor movement could simultaneously hold elections (and win them) at even 10% of the Walmarts nationwide I would cry tears of joy. it's hard to put into words how difficult that would be this is a really good interview with probably one of the best union organizers alive today: https://www.thenation.com/article/labor-movement-must-learn/ On strikes posted: It means 90 percent or more of the workers walk off the job. If you want to win, we say, you have to create a significant crisis for the employer. A strike where one worker at the fast-food company stands outside for the press conference, surrounded by every liberal clergy member in town and a bunch of great activists who you’ve Facebooked and tweeted, and they showed up because they think it’s morally the right thing to do—which it is—is not a strike. It’s what I call “pretend power.” Fooling ourselves with pretend-power gimmicks has resulted in 32 state legislatures flipping red, 34 Republican governors, and Trump in the White House.
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