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In reply to the discussion: It's time for a general strike. [View all]crud
(608 posts)36. I had a summer job working in a brewery
when I was in college in the 70's. Yeah I know... great gig for a college kid. Factory work, Brewery and bottle workers union. I made 18 an hour and could drink beer for lunch and on breaks. Average wage today according to this website is 15 per hour.
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Brewer/Hourly_Rate
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I know. People love to say "general strike" but no one wants to organize for one.
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2021
#12
I don't know any Democrats who think like that, thank you very much. Not sure what region you...
Hekate
Oct 2021
#22
Working class people should have demanded we save as many lives possible without their losing their
brewens
Oct 2021
#4
If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone on the Internet call for a general strike...
Dial H For Hero
Oct 2021
#5
If I devoted every waking moment of my life to organizing a general strike,
Dial H For Hero
Oct 2021
#7
Except for essential services, or that backfires completely, making things worse?
Brainfodder
Oct 2021
#8
Far too many people in this country, even if poor or working class,
PoindexterOglethorpe
Oct 2021
#9
The American people haven't been screwed hard enough yet. Dems have kept saving them from the GOP.
hadEnuf
Oct 2021
#25
Excellent idea. Tired of being on a greased rope. It is unsustainable. American Dream is gone.
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2021
#18
I started doing this in the pandemic because for some products it was all we could get.
onecaliberal
Oct 2021
#21
The anti-vax covid walkouts are the closest thing we'll have to a general strike
mathematic
Oct 2021
#34