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.

• parricc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The difficult thing is people need to organize it outside of work. If management gets wind of that kind of stuff, they can fire and replace any workers they know are participating long before it actually happens.

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  • teft@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s highly illegal if we’re going by the NLRA.

    Now whether those companies get a wrist slap for firing people in today’s political climate? That’s a different question entirely but firing someone for striking or organizing a strike has been illegal for almost a century.

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    • parricc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      In a right to work state, they don’t need to give a reason. Any rules against firings are pretty much unenforceable, and the company is considered innocent unless proven guilty.

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      • teft@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        They don’t need to give a reason but if a company fires someone who is organizing a strike and that person has been a decent employee then the labor board is going to side with the person, not the company since it’s obvious why they were fired. Amazon keeps getting in trouble for this exact thing. Which is why amazon et al are trying to get the NLRB dismantled.

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