We need a general strike in the USA. Let's make a list of demands, pick a date, and threaten to withhold our labour and crash the economy on that date unless the demands are met. Organize general strikes across multiple industries, boycott anti-union companies, maybe even do bank runs and deliberate attempts to crash the stock market and weaken the US dollar. Get the campaign to trend and go viral on other online platforms. Organize concerts and art fairs to raise money for strike funds to support the striking workers.

here's my ideas for demands to start

Demands:

Medicare for All
4-day work week
$15 minimum wage
Unionize Amazon, Walmart, and Starbucks

good strike dates:

may 1 - international workers' day
july 4 - independence day
sep 1 - labor day
nov 28 - black friday

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[–] piggy@hexbear.net 40 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

General Strikes are escalated to not planned. That's why the AFL the most idiotic union basically banned escalations into a general strike by requiring striking locals to have national authorization or risk getting kicked out of the union. This was in response to the Seattle General Strike which happened in Feb 1919 and the AFL amended the constition in June 1919. Similary Taft-Hartley which outlaws general strikes in the US was passed in 1947 was a response to the Oakland General Strike of 1946.

Also lol at #3 what is this? 2012?

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 hours ago

AFL-CIA etc (comprador union regardless)