4/30/20

The Hell Raiser's Blog: General Strike!

Catalonia, 2019

                                 

                      General Strike!



Minneapolis, 1934
Hong Kong, 2019












A general strike occurs when most of a city's/region's/nation's workers refuse to work, shutting down the operations of daily life.

Although general strikes have been around for over 100 years, the concept may be new to you: If you want more info, here (below) is a quick, helpful read that discusses the who, what, when, where,  why, and how of general strikes. You'll even find examples of at-home "striking" to use during the current pandemic.

The link:
https://www.genstrike.org/may-day-guide/


Here are more links to recent discussions of general strikes and protest -  short and sweet (and by "sweet," I mean interesting).