Current Events > National General Work Strike: October 15

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https://www.octoberstrike.com/

What is a General Strike?
"A general strike is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labor force in a city, region, or country participates.

General strikes are characterised by the participation of workers in a multitude of workplaces and tend to involve entire communities.

General strikes first occurred in the mid-19th century and have characterised many historically important strikes." (1)

Why Strike?
The U.S. Government is not serving its people

• The United States is the only developed country that requires zero paid time off for maternity leave (2)
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• Unemployment rose to 14% in 2021 because companies refused to raise wages (3)
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• Only 100 corporations are responsible for 71% of all global carbon emissions (4)
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• Federal Minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 (5)
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• 40 million Americans live at, or below the national poverty line (6)
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• Pharmaceutical companies are extorting patients for medications (7)
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• And the average American is $90,460 in debt just to afford basic necessities like housing, food, clothes, education, and medical bills (8)
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In an effort to combat this tyranny we propose a national Strike starting on October 15th, 2021.

This demonstration serves to show your company, and our country as a whole, that you deserve basic human rights.

Your labor is a bargaining tool and you are worth more than what society is offering you.

Our Goals:

• 25% corporate tax rate (No loopholes)
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• Free Healthcare for all
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• 12 weeks paid paternity and maternity leave
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• $20 minimum wage
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• 4 day work week
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• Stricter Environmental Regulations on Corporations (Bans on single use and micro plastics, and limited emissions)
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If you support any or all of our goals, stand in solidarity with us on October 15th by taking off work.

What you can do:

• Abstain from going in to work starting on October 15th
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• Do not participate in economic activity starting on October 15th
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• Contact your Local Representatives to express our demands
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• Spread the word and inform your family, friends, and colleagues about the strike
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• Increase class consciousness by educating those around you through our learn page

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Support

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Im all over this. No work, no purchasing stuff, no nothing. At the end of the day, the ball is in OUR court and we are going to have to force these people to start taking better care of us.

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16-BITTER posted...

If I already have off that day, does that count

Be sure not to go anywhere or buy anything. We want to make sure that no money is spent and no workers show up to work. This is the only way our voices will be heard.

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One day won't do much. It would need to be months long.

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