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this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2026
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Your intent may be aimed at the administration, but the way it actually is supposed to work is that you're withholding labor from your workplace, which then makes less money, which affects the economy. A one-day strike is really more of a threat that you could do such a thing for longer term and hold the economy hostage.
In reality, if your fellow workers are not organized and on the same page as you, this is kind of an empty threat, since the company can probably fire and replace you without much issue. That would make your one-day, one-person action primarily symbolic, like marching down a street holding a sign. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with calling out sick for this, since you can't actually threaten an effective strike right now.
The real work, then, is to organize your coworkers. If you have a union, you can strike for real.
Thanks, this is insightful and useful, and I'll keep it in mind for if there is another opportunity.