Andy

Some interesting context here on why yesterday's action in #Minnesota wasn't consistently called a "general strike":

"Some are using the language of general strike, while the unions, which have contracts that often prevent them from striking within the bounds of those agreements, are avoiding those words."

Many of the unions are not contractually allowed to organize a strike!

#mn #Minneapolis #generalstrike

https://newrepublic.com/article/205318/minnesota-general-strike-ice-protest

If Anyone Can Pull Off a General Strike, It’s Minnesotans

The massive outpouring of support for Friday’s day of action against ICE builds on long-term organizing that residents of the North Star State have tended to for a long time.

The New Republic
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In 2011 the Occupy Oakland movement helped the longshoreman's union get around their "no strike" clause by protesting at the port. The longshoremen weren't allowed to strike, but they were allowed to miss work if the conditions were "unsafe."

#labor #union #us #history #generalstrike

https://crimethinc.com/2022/06/07/a-tale-of-two-general-strikes-updating-the-general-strike-for-the-21st-century

A Tale of Two General Strikes

What would a general strike look like today? We explore the last two general strikes to take place in the US—both in Oakland, in 1946 and 2011.

CrimethInc.