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Post by wornout on Apr 4, 2020 16:12:10 GMT
“Coronavirus Is a Labor Crisis, and a General Strike Might Be Next Workers all over America are striking, walking off the job, protesting, and organizing "sick-outs" during the coronavirus pandemic. A general strike could be big, and it might already be starting.” "Coronavirus is bringing a strike wave to America, if it hasn't already, and there is the feeling that it is snowballing into something more, which the U.S. hasn't seen for 75 years: a general strike that encompasses everyone, not just workers at one company or industry. As Instacart strike organizer Vanessa Bain told us: "Bosses and CEOs across sectors and industries have failed to act, so workers are taking matters into their own hands. The time for a general strike is now."
www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3b9ny/coronavirus-general-strike
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Post by wornout on Apr 6, 2020 13:11:52 GMT
Small fires may add to the possible big one to come?
"Strikes at Instacart and Amazon Over Coronavirus Health Concerns
The two companies are the latest targets of labor action by groups fearing virus exposure on the job."
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