There's been some talk around October 15th, I just kinda wrote it off as there have been lots of calls for a general strike from people that don't understand the logistics of such an action. Who knows maybe its for real this time? I wouldn't get my hopes up but the general impression I get from labor organizers I know is that there is a massive amount of untapped energy for that right now.
Is there any actual organizing at all going toward that? My impression is that it was the twice-a-year tweetstorm that turns into nothing cause the online world is not real life, but I could be wrong.
No it's the yearly "let's only scream and shout and let it all out about doing a general strike on this random day " lib-left meme
Yeah, I would like to think I would hear about it before any of that social media cycle shit because I actually have a lot of union contacts through my own organizing efforts.
There's an infinitely vast difference between shitposters on social media accounts with not enough followers to fill a highschool football's bleachers saying they're gonna pull off the largest general strike in American history and the noise that happens from all levels of a union before the official public speakers of their union do a public announcement for performing a strike over something like cost-of-living adjustments plus healthcare bennies increases
I saw someone say they wanted to use one of their vacation days for that
Well something the old school teamsters would do if they were getting fucked by their management over something like too much overtime or shitty conditions or whatever, would be to have everyone call in sick that day. Or if they were doing a strike they'd not just hold a picket outside their workplace but also go inside their workplace and lay in front of their equipment so shit wouldn't get done period.
Their heart's in the right place, you just gotta convince people that if you all do it they can't punish everyone (unless its a big corporation that can afford just shuttering a location).
"Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" got a lot of Americans to think about collective action for the first time.
I haven't seen anything, but it's also been a good few weeks since I've even seen anyone mention Oct 15.
I'm not sure how much that even indicates at this point. If a general strike does happen it's not going to go through the left channels which are already corrupted, incompetent and only concerned with doing the bare minimum to keep donations flowing.
There was actually some decent chatter around it online, but it being organized on a Discord server and it was announced and being promoted before any unions had signed on to participate. Apparently leadership had some fuckery going on as well.
I don't think it's about untapped energy, I think it's just a good time for a strike for a lot of places. Employers are desperate to stay open, and there isn't a huge surplus of labor for scabs. It would be irresponsible for most unions not to push as far as they can right now. I think these occurring close to each other is a consequence of that almore than anything.
By untapped energy I mean that because of the shortage of people willing to work shitty jobs for inadequate pay there is a huge amount of leverage that workers could seize on right now. We did it at my job and a single day walkout got raises, promotions, and an increases to the base starting pay for everyone.
Employers are scared right now. That is where the potential comes from.
Yeah exactly. I dunno if the Oct 15 date is realistic but goddamn it certainly feels like things are heating up.
That's right around when the government goes broke too. Seize the day comrades.
There will never be a real general strike in America. It's as likely as finding life on Mars
The 60,000 filmworkers just voted near unanimously to go on strike :sicko-jammin:
thats more than everyone else combined, right? Not actually doing the math
if the generals went on strike I would simply promote some colonels :biden-troll:
To be honest, I don't think America is ready for a nationwide general strike. Nothing wrong with a shit ton of individual industries striking and building solidarity with each other. These things will happen one step at a time
We need teacher strikes in this wave too. I have had 5 students get covid since the wchool year and no one gives a fuck
I had a kid in class tell me he couldn't taste anything and I sent him to the office and he was sent back to my class
It is fucking absurd. I had one puke in a trash can, cough all day and say he hard a hard time breathing and he was back within 3 days with no test
https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2021/09/in-midst-of-controversy-over-carpenters-union-strike-involvement-sawant-says-planning-legislation-to-aid-construction-workers/
Sorry, I meant, Washington carpenters is the second one on the list. I'm guessing it's that one.
The gall of the union leader in that article chastising Sawant for participating is so gross, as if politicians aren't allowed to show any kind of solidarity with strikers. Unions in this country have such awful leadership xD
Conspiracy theory: Facebook and its platforms are down because of all the striking.
What I find weird is that it was re-registered like 14 days ago.
Illinois State? Cal State? I'm also skeptical that the silver spoon crowd at the Ivies is the group leading the charge for a strike.
I, of course, support all the laborers and strikes. But I am a bit worried about the potential suffering incurred by a healthcare workers strike. Access to healthcare is already pretty bad in this country.
Healthcare workers strikes involve plans for patient care. They're usually striking because the hospital has them stretched too thin to effectively care for their patients.
details on the mechanics of patient care during nurse strikes
RNs organize to improve patient care and their own profession, not to strike
When RNs do vote to strike, they create mechanisms to ensure the well-being of their patients and the community. These include a Patient Protection Task Force and a 10-day written strike notice to give the hospital time to prepare.
How CNA/NNU nurses protect patients in the event of a strike
When CNA/NNU RNs strike, they create several mechanisms to ensure the well-being of their patients and community.
10-Day Notice: The nurses give the hospital written notice, 10 days in advance, of their intent to strike as required by law. This is to give the hospital time to stop admitting new patients and begin the process of transferring patients who can be safely moved.
Patient Protection Task Force: A task force of RNs meets to help make the process of patient transfers and hospital phase-down go as smoothly as possible. Before the strike begins, the task force determines which patients may be safely transferred each day.
Nurse-Controlled Emergency Care: The Patient Protection Task Force makes a professional nursing assessment of each situation where emergency assistance is requested after the strike begins and will assign a nurse to stabilize the patient if necessary.
see National Nurses United for more info
