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.

BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s not a general strike if it doesn’t come from the Generél region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling absenteeism.

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• quips@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Obviously its both

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  • Sunflier@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A general strike is much longer.

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    • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Do you have a copy of the rule book by chance?

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      • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        “[A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. ](A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. )”

        “The largest general strike that ever stopped the economy of an advanced industrial country—and the first general wildcat strike in history—was May 1968 in France.[105] The prolonged strike involved eleven million workers for two weeks in a row,[105] and its impact was such that it almost caused the collapse of the de Gaulle government.”

        This entire wiki article is a list of HUGE events in history that were affected by general strikes and what was involved in organizing and challenging them.

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      • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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  • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    General strikes aren’t things you can use your PTO for to get a three-day weekend. That’s like protesting a brand by buying their product and then destroying it.

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