I really should remove this as it's not an article, but it goes a long way to show just how ineffective a general strike is.
They need 11 million people to commit, they have less than 300,000. 2.7% of their goal.
Good luck with that!
I would like to know more about their demands and leadership. A strike requires strong leadership to negotiate, and to keep the strikers from getting cold feet. A website with a form isn’t leadership.
I say this as someone who is building a cushion so my family and I can ride out a general strike. I want change, and I’m willing to strike for it.
The general strike is scheduled to begin April 30th, 2028. The big three auto worker unions scheduled their contracts to expire simultaneously on that date, and called for other unions to demand the same expiration date in their own contracts.
They aren't talking about demands until they've had 8 to 11 million commit to the strike. LOL - good luck with that...
Yeah, everyone should just give up to the fascist dictator, amiright?
This is such a blind, defeatist attitude to take. Every protest, every strike started with a small group of strong-willed people and grew into something capable of tearing down empires. Don't join it if you're so pessimistic, but leave those willing to fight alone. At the end, they'll have done more than you ever did.
No, people should organize to take back the House and Senate in '26.
He's ignoring Congress now and the Republicans control both chambers. That isn't going to change if the Democrats win.
If the Democrats control both the House and the Senate they can shut his shit down.
They had the house, senate, and executive in 2021, and didn’t prosecute him. One state got a suit in before he won, and they couldn’t even get to sentencing.
What is going to be different?
House needs to be a simple majority, Senate needs to be a super majority, then we'll see action.
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