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2pooped2pop

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5. uAW has teamed with Occupy

Reply to Lionessa (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 05:34 PM

May 2012

a general strike is not going to happen for a long time yet. I think it is illegal for a contracted union to call any strike let alone a general strike. They would face legal problems and probably massive job losses to do so and would need membership approval for it.

they do support occupy and do sometimes march with them. But I think if you see an actual general strike occur, it will be close to the "all hell has broken lose" level and shit will be bad. The unions have a long history of striking and they know when it is feasable and will accomplish their goals and when it will not. You can't just call a general strike and expect them to jump in. They won't. Not yet anyway.

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Labor unions rejected pleas for a general strike. [View all] Lionessa May 2012 OP

Will have to wait for some union members to weigh in - TBF May 2012 #1

Unions understand and want political power. hack89 May 2012 #2

I don't think that's it - TBF May 2012 #3

Union officials can be ousted very easily. joshcryer May 2012 #9

Why do you think the rank and file oppose the leadership? hack89 May 2012 #16

Unions have no strike contracts. It would be an unauthorized doc03 May 2012 #4

uAW has teamed with Occupy 2pooped2pop May 2012 #5

The very first thing we ought to do is repeal the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 limpyhobbler May 2012 #6

The NLRA itself forbids wildcat strikes so you'd still need Labor Union officials to sign off on it. joshcryer May 2012 #8

If Taft-Hartley were repealed, then a Union could vote to join a general strike, limpyhobbler May 2012 #10

Don't get me wrong, I think that's a definite first step! joshcryer May 2012 #12

Wildcat strikes are illegal, unions can't protect you if you do them. joshcryer May 2012 #7

well Fuck them then. Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #11

Maybe read the other comments in the thread before TBF May 2012 #13

My apologies. Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #14

Occupy and Unions are definitely pretty separate right now - TBF May 2012 #15