• Clay_pidgin
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    -313 hours ago

    What is the point of the general strike? Presumably each union and non-union-but-cooperating-workforce will have different goals.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      712 hours ago

      A general strike is meant to force the ruling elite as a whole, not just one or two employers, to capitulate to the organizers’ demands. It twists the government’s arm in the same way a normal strike twists the arm of the employer.

      • Clay_pidgin
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        4 hours ago

        I get that part, but what are the demands? It seems odd to me to plan a strike before identifying the reason for the strike.