GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoElectoral politics doesn't get the job donelemmy.worldimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comworkreform@lemmy.world
arrow-up117arrow-down1imageElectoral politics doesn't get the job donelemmy.worldGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comworkreform@lemmy.world
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoMost places I have worked expect to have a few people out on any day. Even a 10% cut back across the board wouldn’t mean a lot, especially if other workers were willing to scab for overtime.
minus-squarenieminen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoGood point, but a general strike is far more than just not working: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoIf people had put a tenth of that amount of work in, we would have had Bernie as the Dem nominee in 2020 and 2024. I see nothing to make me think that my fellow citizens are going to organize themselves.
Most places I have worked expect to have a few people out on any day.
Even a 10% cut back across the board wouldn’t mean a lot, especially if other workers were willing to scab for overtime.
Good point, but a general strike is far more than just not working:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike
If people had put a tenth of that amount of work in, we would have had Bernie as the Dem nominee in 2020 and 2024.
I see nothing to make me think that my fellow citizens are going to organize themselves.