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A friend of mine just announced that they and their co-workers are going on a strike to protest poor working conditions and pay.

What are some concrete steps I can do to support them? What are some things they can do to ensure the strike gets attention and is successful?

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 8 points 18 hours ago

It depends on the form of strike. Are they outside with "Krusty Krab Is Funfair" signs? Are they sitting at home playing solitaire? Did they join the rival business?

[-] Uncurious3512@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago

They cannot join a rival business (nature of the industry / position they're in) and they are picketing.

I could probably take a day off work and show up with food / water. Not sure how helpful that is?

[-] _bcron_@lemmy.world 17 points 18 hours ago

That's probably more helpful than you think. It's often a little discouraging to be out there and watching most of the world just pass by with indifference. Even a couple chirps of a car horn or a high five from a passing stranger helps

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 15 points 18 hours ago

Walking the line with them is helpful. A strike with community support will pretty nearly always be more successful than one without.

[-] Uncurious3512@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago

Excellent! I'll definitely do that! Thanks for the feedback.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

I bet they'd find that extremely helpful.

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