Most people who work for corporations are not unionized. The job market stinks. Mass layoffs have been rampant. VC-subsidized AI is making bosses drunk with power in the short term. Asking employees to put their jobs on the line in today’s uncertain market seems almost cruel.

The sad fact is most USians are utterly dependent on the capitalist class for our day-to-day living. Because we have allowed the cost of living to far outpace our income, and because we have steadfastly refused to create a public healthcare, housing, and food security program, our survival comes drip-drip-dripping from our corporate lords two weeks at a time. USians can’t afford to bite the hand that literally keeps us alive.