What are they going to do, throw the entire working population in jail?
Comment on UAW preparing the US for a general strike in 2028
Adalast@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Unfortunately the Taft-Hartley act made political and solidarity strikes unlawful. Solidarity strike ≈ General strike. There are some very minor differences, but I don’t see that mattering.
SARGEx117@lemmy.world 11 months ago
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If I had to guess, I’d say the actual answer isn’t jail but “start shooting” while also pumping propoganda about those lazy union guys who just don’t want to work.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 11 months ago
All the effective strikes are illegal.
Asafum@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Fucking exactly. We’re only allowed to have small relief valves to prevent riots, we aren’t allowed to actually fight for a better future.
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Interesting that it was a Republican sponsored bill, and voted in by a Republican Senate and House.
Also interesting that the President Truman had vetoed it.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
A political, solidarity, secondary strike etc. is where a union or group under an in-force bargaining agreement are not allowed to strike just because their friends/fellow workers are striking. While not under a collective agreement then they can strike. If everyone’s agreement expires simultaneously, then it is possible for any or every group to strike.
dangblingus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Okay. The police will just have to arrest hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people all across the country then.
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
An interesting read, thank you for sharing.
The anti-communism slant in the law was slightly humorous to read, as it shows you the times in which the law was written.
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s the point. If all the contracts expire at the same time, it’s a coincidence, not a general strike in the eyes of the law
Adalast@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m not sure that the public declaration would not void that defense on the grounds of collusion.
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The NLRB decides whether or not it violates labor law. I can tell you with absolute certainty that this strategy has worked on a smaller scale for decades.
Adalast@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Don’t get me wrong, I want a general strike. I want a full economy general strike. I am so tired of abusive employers being able to get away with the BS they do. I have some faith in the NRLB, and I hope they don’t pull any BS of their own when the time comes.