Comment on UAW preparing the US for a general strike in 2028
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 months agoI know you seemed to have gotten the gist for why it’s been announced so far out, but there’s some other things at play here.
- Actual general strikes are illegal under the Taft-Hartley act
- US unions generally engage in contract negotiations at different times, and set the specific date the contract expires during the negotiation
- In a country of 333 million people, a general strike will take A LOT of planning. Even if only 10% of the country went on strike, it would easily be the largest strike in world history. The entire economy will stop and people will need to be taken care of.
unfreeradical@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I am not brash enough to assert any prediction, but such an event as you describe would be momentus, of coordinating protection and distribution on so massive a scale, completely alternative to the systems of the establishment. A successful demonstration of such kind would be transformative in our culture, producing a massive expansion of collectively perceived horizons of possibility for the future.
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Absolutely! A strike that large could result in a syndicalist revolution. Laying the groundwork to support that many people in a socialist framework would be an incredible feat, comparable to the Paris commune within that historical context