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[-] plyth@feddit.org 40 points 1 week ago

So, are we going to organise a general strike to enforce change or should we start preparing for a different climate?

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Currently a general strike in the US is planned for May 1st 2028 to coincide with the UAW's contract ending. Unfortunately that's 3 years away, and I doubt climate policy is going to be a focus of that strike.

Hopefully we can organize one sooner, but we'll see. Syndicalist unions independent of corporate control would be the most likely to initiate a general strike, so I'd recommend joining up and unionizing your job with them if you can.

  • ๐ŸŒ Global: IWW (Franรงais) - (Espaรฑol)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina: FORA
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia: ASF-IWA
  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil: FOB
  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria: ARS, CITUB
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany: FAU
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece: ESE
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy: USI
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Netherlands & Belgium: Vriji Bond
  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain: CNT
  • ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden: SAC
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom: UVW

I also hope the rest of the world pushes for their own general strikes.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

The latter while hoping for the former

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