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That's what it is with a union too, it's just more organized. You can strike without a union, it's just a lot harder to organize and the stakes are way higher.
And with a union, you have legal protection. Individually, you don't.
Not necessarily. Private unions exist and don't have legal protection.
I've never heard of private unions, so I googled. Sounds like it's just a union at a private company? That's probably the vast majority of unions. And yes, they have protection under the NLRA.
You're right! I didn't realize individual workers and informal unions had a right to strike.
But their protections are a lot more limited than public unions, like the teachers or police unions. If you're striking for better pay or conditions, it seems you can be replaced and, depending on circumstances, fired without legal repercussions, whereas if it's for unfair labor practices, you have more protections.
But you do have a lot more legal protections than I thought, so that's good to know.