Hey so I googled the steps. I guess we gotta form committees, mobilize, raise public awareness, I got the syllabus. So like how do we get this thing going? Are there organisations already working on this or do we gotta grassroots this?

  • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
    21·
    6 hours ago

    You need a shitload of influence across the entire region you’re targeting (the county?). If you’re asking this question, you probably don’t have it. You should’ve started a decade or two ago.

    A national general strike requires the organization of other large amounts of large organizations with millions of members.

    Calling for a strike on Lemmy won’t get you anything. The best random people like us might be able to do is target those with that influence to try and cajole them into organizing the strike.

    • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
      1·
      2 hours ago

      A national general strike requires the organization of […] millions of members.

      With the internet this should, in theory, be easy.

      • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        Internet, phones, snail mail, word of mouth, whatever. The issue remains the same. You need clout. And a lot of it in the right places with the right people.

    • TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world
      6·
      4 hours ago

      If the USA were to have a general strike, it’s more than likely that the UAW would be the ones calling for it. They’re a very large union of which most Americans are aware and likely have a very high approval amongst average people.