3/1/2024 0 Comments National general strike day![]() That way you don’t have top echelon employees making 300 times that of the dock worker.Īlso timing would have to be right. And with that I’m not thinking a monetary amount but more like “no employee shall make more than 20 times that of our lowest paid”. $24 minimum wage, 2 weeks paid leave for ALL employees, maternity/paternity leave paid, salary cap for top level execs. What is the goal of the strike? And be exact. I think if this were to happen it would have to be organized with some goals in mind. As an old retired guy I have only opinions but no real skin in the game. ![]() They would suffer losses much larger than if they simply raised the wages of the workers at the cost of their top 5-10%.Įdit: Thanks for the upvotes. If workers could unite and strike, even for a single day every week the big corporations couldn’t handle it. I am retired but he is just entering the work force. ![]() Thanks again for your comments! Viva la revolucion! There are a number of things that workers in this country lack which are standard in most other industrialized country. Student loan debt? Sure, but why not medical debt, too. Universal single payer healthcare is a necessity. I put the three asks in really as a starting point for discussion. It would need to be planned and organized, with enough resources to support the striking workers for a week or a month, or however long it takes to get action. Unions can provide food for striking workers, and childcare.Ī strike like this cannot be undertaken lightly. The unions can fundraise and provide money for rent and bills for striking workers. This is why we need unions to instigate and support this. Several commenters have pointed out that people are living paycheck to paycheck and can't afford to strike. Does any person on the planet need to earn $11 million in a year? Most of us will never earn that in a lifetime. To keep prices down, we would need price caps for the CEO and other positions at the top. Several people have commented that raising the minimum wage will just raise prices. Is there an organization already in place that could help orchestrate this? In order to successfully stage a general strike, we would need to have regional groups who can provide money and support services to strikers. It should include service workers (restaurants and grocery stores), health care workers and teachers. The strike should occur simultaneously in several cities where it will make the biggest impact. The asks should be universal single payer health care, $24/hr minimum wage and forgiveness of all student debt. Sitewide terms of service apply, including but not limited to: Do not post personal information of yourself or others, do not leave Reddit usernames visible in screenshots, and do not post calls for violence. Crossposts may be removed at moderator discretion.ĥ. Do not repost content from within the previous 30 days. Low-effort content such as memes are prohibited.Ĥ. Screenshots of text such as SMS communication, WhatsApp, social media, news articles, and procedurally generated content such as ChatGPT are prohibited. Meta posts may be removed at the moderators' discretion.ģ. ![]() Do not post content in support of politicians or their campaigns.Ģ. Do not post content in support of employers, landlords, or police. Respect that Antiwork is a workers' space. Links ⇢ FAQ ⇠ Library Discord March Reddit Talk Schedule Stay tuned for further information! National Subredditsĭisclaimer: The r/antiwork moderation team is not responsible for content in national antiwork subreddits.ġ. In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
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