gipper
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- Jan 8, 2011
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Who would have thunk that in the Land of the Free?One of the most effective non-violent tool is currently illegal in the US:We are way passed the time for a revolution. The vast inequalities need addressing now. I’m not calling for violence. A non-violent revolution needs to get underway.
FLASHBACK: America’s Last General Strike Was In Oakland In 1946
"Other than building up the activist momentum to actually carry out the strike, there are also legal and logistical issues with general strikes.
"Under the anti-labor Taft-Hartley Act, 'a general strike in support of other workers is illegal,' making general strikes effectively barred. In addition to these possible legal hurdles, organizing a general strike would require collective action that is difficult under current organizing rules."