This is the most detailed mainstream media story (that I've seen) about the labor strikes occurring across the country

https://redd.it/q8wezo
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UTAH IS STARTING

We are kicking off our strike today with a protest at the capital! Call in sick, or leave work tell your employer you have a family emergency. Or better yet just talk to your co-workers right now, and walk out all together to join us at the capital! See you soon!

https://redd.it/q8uiqr
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As brothers and sisters in the labor movement, we understand the struggle on the job & will honor the picket lines!
https://redd.it/q8wyvu
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Regardless in how you feel about Dave Chappelle's anti-trans jokes, I truly bwlive we need to start striking large streaming companies. Firing a worker for protesting should be a concern for all of us.
https://redd.it/q8zk8d
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Any strike not backed by Unions is worthless. Today was proof of that. All the strikes in the recent news are unions.

People have been trying to engrain this message since this subreddit was form but many did not want to listen.

https://redd.it/q914b3
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“Don’t work, get more rights:” October 15 Strike
https://reporter.rit.edu/features/“don’t-work-get-more-rights”-october-15-strike

https://redd.it/q8uo84
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Boycott

I feel like a boycott would have been more successful and attainable.

https://redd.it/q93jfr
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octoberstrike.com is down

https://octoberstrike.com is down

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EDIT: And has been replaced with a "Victims of Communism" website! wtf

https://redd.it/q93vi2
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TikTokers were supposed to go on strike across the nation today—here's why the plan fell apart
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/tiktok-general-strike-october-15/

https://redd.it/q942bw
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I say we repeat every friday until traction is gained.

Today showed that big business sees our threat. That means its time to dig in and spread awareness. Places where fridays are big profit days will be the most important!!!

https://redd.it/q93125
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Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs. But a “General Strike” Is Something Much More Powerful
https://www.leftvoice.org/hundreds-of-thousands-of-workers-are-quitting-their-jobs-but-a-general-strike-is-something-much-more-powerful/

https://redd.it/q9cx73
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what happened to the website?

why can't i reach it at all?

https://redd.it/qabkgc
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We need unions whose strike threats aren’t simply negotiation tactics. We need rank-and-file control and bottom-up democracy.
https://organizing.work/2021/10/the-hollywood-strike-that-wasnt-yet/

https://redd.it/qaok7f
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Compass Group employees at DePaul University and Northwestern University recently authorized a strike!
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/qarf3f

https://redd.it/qarh6f
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White House plan for 24/7 @ California Port won't help

The best part is the quotes by former US Trade Negotiator Harry Broadman. He says the only thing the gov't can really do is regulate or penalize bottlenecks. Even better he says the problem needs to be solved at the level of the individual companies (ie: pay more).

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-bidens-plan-us-ports-wont-solve-supply-chain-crisis-2021-10

"President Joe Biden wants to clear traffic jams at US ports and save the holiday shopping season, but experts say his current plan won't completely solve the problem.

"It's great that they've chosen to do something, but we're talking about a less than 1% to 2% change here," Brian Whitlock, a supply chain analyst at Gartner, said.

Backlogs at US railroads and warehouses are also contributing to the delays. Shortages of warehouse workers, truck drivers, shipping containers, and chassis are also major issues that the White House failed to address.

Broadman said the supply-chain crisis is mostly out of the president's control, unless the government began regulating or penalizing companies within the supply chain.

"There's nothing much that the Biden administration can do in the short or even medium-term," he said. "The logistics industry is run by private actors and these private actors need to solve it."

https://redd.it/qayod4
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The degradation & dismantlement of the USPS seriously jeopardizes our entire country’s ability to run free and fair elections. Right now, USPS & our voting rights are under attack. Join us TONIGHT for the kickoff of our campaign to fire Postmaster Louis DeJoy!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-for-usps-campaign-kickoff-call-dump-dejoy-and-protect-the-vote

https://redd.it/qbc9ox
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Let's do it!
https://redd.it/qbj16m
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Korean Workers Plan General Strike on Oct 20 to Demand Nationalization of Key Industries, Socialization of Basic Services, Abolition of “irregular work” & an End to Loopholes in Labor Laws. Government has begun arresting labor leaders in anticipation
https://truthout.org/articles/half-a-million-south-korean-workers-prepare-to-walk-off-jobs-in-general-strike/

https://redd.it/qbnngd
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Fed's Barkin says U.S. labor supply problems may outlast pandemic

I'm just breathing a sigh of relief that we're not talking about fear of Covid and unemployment now.

It also highlights my personal belief that Boomer retirements net decreasing birth rates will drastically reshape the Employment landscape.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/feds-barkin-says-u-labor-161756199.html

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. labor shortages may outlast the coronavirus pandemic and limit overall economic growth unless the country comes up with better education, health and childcare policies to boost the number of people willing and able to work, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Tuesday.

"Overall, this is a math problem. Over time, we can't grow without more workers. The best source of more workers is those on the sidelines. And those on the sidelines won't come back to the labor market unless the math makes better sense to them," Barkin said, through childcare programs that help parents, better pay and transport options, or even incentives for older people to stay in jobs."

"As our workforce ages and birthrates decline, we could find workforce availability limiting our economic growth," Barkin said in prepared remarks for delivery to a South Carolina Chamber of Commerce event, noting that while labor shortages have appeared acute during the pandemic reopening, they represent a longer-term challenge to the country.

https://redd.it/qbz5ko
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What Is Collective Bargaining?
https://workerorganizing.org/what-is-collective-bargaining-2853/

https://redd.it/qbzr5s
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Striketober on and poppin. Labor Rising. Worker’s recognizing their own power. And why we stand in solidarity with those on the picket lines.
https://zscruggs.substack.com/p/stiketober-is-on-and-poppin?r=bjopi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=

https://redd.it/qcbb7e
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