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General Strike on Nov 23
  • Teacher October 2011 +1 -1
    Show your solidarity!

    It's time for a wide spread, old school "blue flu" style strike. On Nov 23, call in sick to work. The more people who do this, the more impact this will have. This is especially true if you work in service industries such as fast food resturants or box stores.

    If you can get the day off without getting fired and losing your only source of supporting yourself, then join a one day strike against corporate control and the exploitation of the working class. If you have a job, call off for the day. If you run a small business, shut it down on 11/23/11. Don't go shopping, close out your bank account.

    The economy is powered by the workers. We have the control. The ownership class has forgotten that for too long. Remind them.

    SPREAD THE WORD

    General strike on Nov. 23
    Show the world that we are powerful
  • adminadmin October 2011 +1 -1
    November 25th is also Adbuster's "Buy Nothing Day"
    http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd
  • panto8 October 2011 +1 -1
    Why wait seven or eight weeks? Shut things down now, and start discussing the demands that require action.
  • adminadmin October 2011 +1 -1
    Have to get everyone on the same page otherwise the participation would be minimal. For a strike to be effective there has to be a majority of the workers not working.
  • panto8 October 2011 +1 -1
    Start where you are at, and start now. The occupation actions could help things to snowball and knock over dominoes.

    But, even better than work strikes would be workers subverting the system from the inside. Think cops quietly letting the protesters into the stock exchange for surprise demonstration/action.
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