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Finland: hundreds of thousands on strike against right-wing attacks on labor and social security (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's what the US needs to do to get basic labor rights like paid sick leave mandated at a national level for all jobs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s only that a union which allows them to have this strength. We need more of them to fight for workers rights collectively. Pooling these together like they’re doing with the Auto union now. Corporate America could use the wake up call. Viva la Revolution

[–] BKXcY86CHs2k8Coz 2 points 1 year ago

Right? If I hear “vote harder” or will save us, I just shake my head. Strikes are how we hold leadership responsible. In the US, our congresspeople strike all the time, but they call it a fillibuster