Comment on YSK that a general strike is one of the most effective ways to push for change. There is a general strike in the works across the US for this Friday.

jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  No call no show sends a stronger message if you’re privileged enough to be able to do that. If not, call in sick. Or go-slow all day. Do what you can.

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  • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    privileged enough to be able

    My European mind can’t comprehend this. Strikes are a right for every single worker, even the most unprivileged ones (with very few exceptions for public safety reasons)

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    • geelgroenebroccoli@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      To elaborate on the situation in The Netherlands: You can only strike when certain conditions are met. In short, you use it as a final measurement to force your employer to change something if other less radical measurements were ineffective.

      In this case, most employers have absolutely no influence over whatever ICE does, so I’d highly doubt a strike would be ‘allowed’ for something like this over here in The Netherlands.

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      • hector@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It’s illegal not to show up to work? I mean on the picket line maybe. But a general strike is more about not showing up than demonstrating. What are they going to send soldiers house to house and force you to go to work at the point of a bayonet?

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    • mirshafie@europe.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      exceptions for public safety

      Like nurses, firefighters… but that’s exactly fucking why you have multi-industry unions. So when nurses need a raise, engineers can strike on their behalf.

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      • explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        This is why every time deregulation in general comes up, I suggest we start with the Taft-Hartley act.

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    • saimen@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      But even in Europe you can get backlash for it especially in a very small business. That’s why it only really works when its organised and everyone is participating.

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      • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        That’s why it only really works when it’s organised and everyone is participating

        So like… a general strike? :)

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    • just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Where in Europe? General strikes are illegal in Germany

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      • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’m from Italy. Here general strikes are common.

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  • JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    People who can strike should also go to places of work that people can’t and contribute to sit-ins and slowdowns.

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  • baller_w@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yeah, I’m in.

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• foggy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Depends where you work, I suppose.

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• Riverside@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Is there no union or organization locally that you can ask? Protest isn’t an individual action, it’s a social organized action, so you ideally should get involved with local orgs or your work’s union for this

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  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh, that’s an idea. Unfortunately my work has no union. Tech is full of rugged individuals.

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    • Riverside@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Good moment to join a union by yourself (and/or a socialist org like the PSL) and ask or directly organize yourself together with such orgs!

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