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minus-squareZMoney@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up47arrow-down1·21 hours agoI get the whole Ides of March thing but please pick a weekday for a general strike. This is essentially forcing low-wage workers whose positions are more precarious to stop working while white-collar workers basically do nothing.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·4 hours agoLow-wage workers work on weekdays too. And they will often get fired for missing work for any reason, not just protesting.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·16 hours ago“You can’t pick a weekday, the poors can’t risk missing a day off from their second job!”
I get the whole Ides of March thing but please pick a weekday for a general strike. This is essentially forcing low-wage workers whose positions are more precarious to stop working while white-collar workers basically do nothing.
Low-wage workers work on weekdays too. And they will often get fired for missing work for any reason, not just protesting.
“You can’t pick a weekday, the poors can’t risk missing a day off from their second job!”