80 years without a general strike. Then ICE came to Minneapolis - MR Online
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For most of U.S. history, general strikes have been rare–not because workers lacked the will to fight, but because the ruling class moved quickly and violently whenever that power surfaced.
  • tburkhol@lemmy.world
    77·
    12 days ago

    Super excited to see this, from out of state. It sounds real. If it gets coverage, it’ll be inspirational across the country.

    I know there were some walkouts “Free America” yesterday, but here (Atlanta), it was just a handful of schools and some sign-carriers. Not disruptive enough to push the weekend’s snow forecast out of the news.

    • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      25·
      12 days ago

      I have been begging the general strike communities on discord to just do it already. I think pulling the trigger will just inspire enough others to join in. The “we need 3% to pledge” is bullshit because you only lose momentum after the initial surge of sign-ups. They need to just time it right to start it, and right after Goods death would have been perfect.