let's work smarter not harder
so, full-on frontal attacks are useful for making a statement, but realistically speaking, I do not think we would be able to keep them up forever. so, while we should totally also do a general strike, I have some ideas to think about so we can use the power we have more effectively. I am curious to see what people think, and ideas other people might have to more effectively use this strike.
\-planned attacks, rather than trying to strike everywhere all at once forever, it might be smarter to do more coordinated attacks. so for example, if we have workers at McDonald's, rather than having everyone strike for the whole time, we could have McDonald's factory workers strike while the McDonald's cashiers are sitting around with no product to sell. Then have the McDonald's factory workers work, while the cashiers are out so all the food has nowhere to sell to make a profit. it has the same effect as strike the whole time, except it wastes more of Macdonald's money, and it gives the striker at least some income. obviously, this is just an example, but with the right people, it stands to be quite an effective tactic to preserve resources.
\-boycott strikes, if we starve out a specific company until they cave with boycotts and labor strikes, how long do you think it will take their debt-based business model to crumble beneath their feet? the pandemic showed us that companies can't last for that long without a constant flow of money. the time it would take could be measured in weeks. one down, then we move on to the next one, and soon they all fall in line out of fear.
-legal losses, every employer I have worked for has done something noticeable illegal in plain sight. however, I didn't bother suing them because I am broke and it wasn't worth the effort. but what if I did sue them? and what if you sued them too? what if, every person who watched their bosses openly engage in wage theft, and fire someone illegally, and work in unsafe conditions, all sued at the same time. what if the results of years of openly breaking working laws came rolling in at the same time? think of how much of a nightmare that would be to deal with. It would overwhelm their on-staff lawyers and cost them thousands in legal fees while they couldn't begin to get through the sheer pile of paperwork, settling just to lower their work pile. you could take down a company in a pile of their own bullshit.
-all is fair in love and work, simple idea, but it works. if you see a way to give a company that is being boycotted more work, do it. see an ad for a company, click on it to waste their money. go to their website in mass to make it crash and charge them for bandwidth. mass spam their social media with links and info on the strike, and things the company has done that sucks. mass message their customer service emails and phone lines. sent there offices piles and piles of letters. go to any kind of corporate event. walk into the store and take all the free samples. remove the ability of the company to work in whatever way possible. obviously, be super nice to the employees, but make sure the company can't use them effectively.
-rotating states, if we have let's say, 20% of states striking at any given time, we can give all our resources to the states where people are striking, and make sure that they are able to make it through until state legislators have to change their laws due to the pressure. we as if everyone is striking all at once, there might not be enough help to go around, and people might have to quit before their state gives in. it would be wise to pick strike states base on location, so one state can be striking, and the states around them won't be and will be able to give them supplies to help. having one state with enough well-supported workers to have 20% protest is way better than haven't 50 states that don't have enough support, and so can only have 3% of workers protest.
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so, full-on frontal attacks are useful for making a statement, but realistically speaking, I do not think we would be able to keep them up forever. so, while we should totally also do a general strike, I have some ideas to think about so we can use the power we have more effectively. I am curious to see what people think, and ideas other people might have to more effectively use this strike.
\-planned attacks, rather than trying to strike everywhere all at once forever, it might be smarter to do more coordinated attacks. so for example, if we have workers at McDonald's, rather than having everyone strike for the whole time, we could have McDonald's factory workers strike while the McDonald's cashiers are sitting around with no product to sell. Then have the McDonald's factory workers work, while the cashiers are out so all the food has nowhere to sell to make a profit. it has the same effect as strike the whole time, except it wastes more of Macdonald's money, and it gives the striker at least some income. obviously, this is just an example, but with the right people, it stands to be quite an effective tactic to preserve resources.
\-boycott strikes, if we starve out a specific company until they cave with boycotts and labor strikes, how long do you think it will take their debt-based business model to crumble beneath their feet? the pandemic showed us that companies can't last for that long without a constant flow of money. the time it would take could be measured in weeks. one down, then we move on to the next one, and soon they all fall in line out of fear.
-legal losses, every employer I have worked for has done something noticeable illegal in plain sight. however, I didn't bother suing them because I am broke and it wasn't worth the effort. but what if I did sue them? and what if you sued them too? what if, every person who watched their bosses openly engage in wage theft, and fire someone illegally, and work in unsafe conditions, all sued at the same time. what if the results of years of openly breaking working laws came rolling in at the same time? think of how much of a nightmare that would be to deal with. It would overwhelm their on-staff lawyers and cost them thousands in legal fees while they couldn't begin to get through the sheer pile of paperwork, settling just to lower their work pile. you could take down a company in a pile of their own bullshit.
-all is fair in love and work, simple idea, but it works. if you see a way to give a company that is being boycotted more work, do it. see an ad for a company, click on it to waste their money. go to their website in mass to make it crash and charge them for bandwidth. mass spam their social media with links and info on the strike, and things the company has done that sucks. mass message their customer service emails and phone lines. sent there offices piles and piles of letters. go to any kind of corporate event. walk into the store and take all the free samples. remove the ability of the company to work in whatever way possible. obviously, be super nice to the employees, but make sure the company can't use them effectively.
-rotating states, if we have let's say, 20% of states striking at any given time, we can give all our resources to the states where people are striking, and make sure that they are able to make it through until state legislators have to change their laws due to the pressure. we as if everyone is striking all at once, there might not be enough help to go around, and people might have to quit before their state gives in. it would be wise to pick strike states base on location, so one state can be striking, and the states around them won't be and will be able to give them supplies to help. having one state with enough well-supported workers to have 20% protest is way better than haven't 50 states that don't have enough support, and so can only have 3% of workers protest.
https://redd.it/olx40o
@Octoberstrike
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let's work smarter not harder
so, full-on frontal attacks are useful for making a statement, but realistically speaking, I do not think we would be able to keep them up...
Post I made on r/Walmart, lots of people making some great counterarguments, and I’m having trouble answering everyone. Would love some help.
https://www.reddit.com/r/walmart/comments/olr9ru/general_strike/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/walmart/comments/olr9ru/general_strike/
https://redd.it/olu6u3
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General Strike
https://i.redd.it/nz8fsf1qsmb71.jpg
A printer-friendly version of the main flyer with QR code for easy website access, for putting up in public.
https://preview.redd.it/1bxjl2631ob71.png?width=1275&format=png&auto=webp&s=65bd75a7073f7d3a6f2fb6a176d2b0c5938dc371
Not the full redesign with a logo that I'm working on, but it's a good solution for the meantime until I finish it, and it has the website listed more prominently, and a QR code, because people are usually too lazy to type the website into their phones. I printed out a few hundred of these and will be putting them up in the northern NJ area (Morristown, Madison, and Summit), and Manhattan.
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(Yes, I know there's already a printer-friendly version, but it doesn't look as nice, and it doesn't have a QR code.)
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Credit to u/young_bolshi for the QR code
https://redd.it/oltmc4
@Octoberstrike
https://preview.redd.it/1bxjl2631ob71.png?width=1275&format=png&auto=webp&s=65bd75a7073f7d3a6f2fb6a176d2b0c5938dc371
Not the full redesign with a logo that I'm working on, but it's a good solution for the meantime until I finish it, and it has the website listed more prominently, and a QR code, because people are usually too lazy to type the website into their phones. I printed out a few hundred of these and will be putting them up in the northern NJ area (Morristown, Madison, and Summit), and Manhattan.
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(Yes, I know there's already a printer-friendly version, but it doesn't look as nice, and it doesn't have a QR code.)
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Credit to u/young_bolshi for the QR code
https://redd.it/oltmc4
@Octoberstrike
If we fight, we can win! Organize for better pay, benefits & safer working conditions. Talk to a workplace organizer to see how EWOC can help
https://time.com/6082457/hourly-workers-demand-pay-benefits/
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https://time.com/6082457/hourly-workers-demand-pay-benefits/
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@Octoberstrike
Time
Hourly Workers Are Demanding Better Pay and Benefits—and Getting Them
After 17 months of having to show up to jobs in person, America’s hourly workers may be gaining leverage
How did you hear about this strike?
I feel it is important to know how far this is spreading, I want it to keep spreading across the globe and if we can figure out where the main focus is, we can contribute to getting it onto other platforms.
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I feel it is important to know how far this is spreading, I want it to keep spreading across the globe and if we can figure out where the main focus is, we can contribute to getting it onto other platforms.
View Poll
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@Octoberstrike
The US government has a long history of infiltrating movements to sow division and kill momentum. Don’t let them waste your time.
https://redd.it/oqzgby
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https://redd.it/oqzgby
@Octoberstrike
Don’t let the negative normies distract you. The October strike already has massive support, and we still have plenty of time.
https://redd.it/oqyyp2
@Octoberstrike
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