It is arguably impossible to overstate the potential leverage the working class in the United States has at this moment. The pandemic has made clear to countless people the almost objective pointlessness of many jobs. The government under both Presidents Trump and Biden have left hundreds of thousands to die of the coronavirus instead of instituting safety measures because those measures would affect the profits of their highest donors, and there have been years of fighting for higher wages to combat the sickeningly high rents in most of the country.
Strikes have been one of the most effective tools workers have had for improving their conditions. Seizing this potential for a better future for workers, a loose coalition from dozens of workplaces have suggested one of the most revolutionary broad actions we could take- a general strike. This strike is slated to start on Oct. 15, with, in my opinion, very mild demands. There are rumblings in many circles, both politically engaged and not, about what it could potentially bring about. However, I would also argue that it may be doomed to fail.
General strikes can grind production to a halt, historically speaking. The word “general” implies what most would think- a strike of all workers, across all industries. The almost-revolution of France in 1968, which resulted in the creation of the country’s robust welfare state, was the largest and most effective general strike in the last 100 years. The country was flung into a panic,...
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