Needs funding for marketing/advertisment

Whoever is in charge of October Strike should be asking for donations in order to promote the cause online. I know you'd be paying facebook/google/reddit for ads which is against the belief, but the "returns" on gaining participants would make this strike more impactful.

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Anyone here work for SeaWorld Orlando?

If this strike doesn’t work maybe we can unionize.

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A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/economy/jolts-job-openings/index.html

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So what is actually happening on October 15th, who's striking?

Sorry if I havent been in the loop much but I was almost certain that this was all gearing up to October 15th, it is 2 days away now so I just want to know whats happening and where.

Thanks in advance.

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No recent reminders

I am just speaking for myself but personally, I haven't seen any content on my tiktok fyp about the strike in a very long time. I mentioned it to someone recently and they had forgotten about it.
Tiktok is how I found out about the strike so that's why I mention that platform.
Has anyone else been seeing social media content? Is it just me?

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Local Demonstrations

Anyone on the east coast organizing local demonstrations in your city? Share the info below please so we can raise awareness and turnout at each!

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Robert Reich: American workers are on strike over 'Low-Wage s*** jobs

There's more in the link but someone who might have some influence or at least be respected with business leaders may finally draw attention to the real issue.

I listened to someone else today, an economist, who argued that "schools are not really open yet due to some confusion on Covid". This other guy wanted to wait for October to see if working mothers return due to schools "finally being open in October".

https://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-american-workers-strike-low-wage-jobs-employment-1637543

"American workers are engaged in "the equivalent of a general strike," former Labor Secretary Robert Reich has argued, following unexpectedly low U.S. employment figures.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) numbers released on Friday showed that U.S. employment increased 194,000 in September—about 300,000 shy of estimates.

Some have described the issues as a labor shortage. "But that's not what's really going on," Reich, who served as labor secretary from 1993 to 1997 during the Bill Clinton administration, wrote on progressive website Common Dreams on Sunday."

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Some Resources For Freelance Organizing

This is not an endorsement but seeing how nay saying doesn't do any good, regardless of what you guys do, here are once again some reference materials

https://libcom.org/library/weakening-dam-twin-cities-iww This pamphlet describes an organizing strategy that can be started by a single worker

https://libcom.org/library/labor-law-rank-filer-building-solidarity-while-staying-clear-law This is a dated but largely accurate primer written by an ex union busting lawyer as a guide for the average worker organizing

https://upstatenyiww.wordpress.com/resources/ This is Upstate NY IWW's resource page which along with our archives page might have something useful for you

And remember all actions even successful actions have backlash, it seems there are 6k of you, if you go on strike have a hardship fund ready for those who get hurt and have a plan for how to distribute it.

With Love,

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Airline workers went on strike by just calling in sick and thousands of flights got cancelled. This October strike on the 15 is going to be epic.

Calling in sick is simple and most people can do this. Not just USA, but all around the world. I really hope it becomes a world wide strike.

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Southwest airline strike - MSN is silent ! Major news outlets are not reporting the strike at all, that some say is air controllers others say is pilots.
https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/10/southwest-mass-flight-cancelations-speculation-pilot-covid-vaccine-strike/

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Ok, this is big: Hashtag #striketober initiated by AFL-CIO
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More than 130 countries agree to minimum 15% tax rate

This is actually I think a revolutionary change imo. Once in a lifetime type change.

Ireland agreed on Thursday and I've read case studies where companies HQ in Ireland due to low taxes.

It's not 25% but getting rid of tax shelters is so massive. It forces companies to create jobs in places like the US and UK. It forces them to pay at least 15% instead of 0.

I'm not an international tax guy but this seems massive.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ireland-buckles-pressure-joins-global-corporate-tax-deal-80472978

"FRANKFURT, Germany -- More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate designed to deter multinationals from stashing profits in low-tax countries.

The deal announced Friday is an attempt to address the ways globalization and digitalization have changed the world economy. It would allow countries to tax some of the earnings of companies located elsewhere that make money through online retailing, web advertising and other activities.

U.S. President Joe Biden has been one of the driving forces behind the agreement as governments around the world seek to boost revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic."

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To those who don't support the movement due to lack of union backing: Stop waiting for Big Daddy Union to rescue you. If we depend on them, we'll never get anything done.

We're a year and a half into a pandemic and unions have only just started to involve themselves. If they were going to save us, they would have by now. If you have an idea for how to convince unions to strike, I'm all ears. But we can't sit around waiting for someone to do something.

Even if the strike fails miserably, everyone who so much as retweets a meme about it is doing infinitely more than those of you doing nothing but complaining that it will never work.

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When we the people lose true control over the government, there is a problem. Policies like the filibuster, lobbyists giving millions to politicians, and places like D.C. lacking statehood have made it so that the people aren't in control anymore. Read about a more representative government below!
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September jobs report +194k vs 500k expectec

They expected 500k new hires. Got 194k. It is 41k less new hires than August.

Unemployment rate dropped from 5.2% to 4.8%. It was expected to be 5.1%.

Another way of saying this is they got 306,000 less new hires than they expected and the Unemployment rate is still 0.3% less than they expected. Less hires AND the % actively looking for work dropped. The participation rate is dropping.

All of this with unemployment ended Sept 6 AND kids back in school. Let's cross those off the list of reasons.

NOT. GOOD.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/september-jobs-report-labor-department-hiring-covid-2021-191337923.html

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The Movement to Organize Restaurants
https://progressive.org/magazine/movement-organize-restaurants-tylim/

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#striketober - An incomplete list of strikes that have been happening, may start, or about to start
https://www.metafilter.com/192849/striketober

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Bank of America raises minimum wage to $21/hour

Getting closer!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bank-of-america-minimum-wage-21-an-hour/

"Bank of America is now paying its U.S. workforce at least $21 an hour — or nearly three times the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which has not budged in a dozen years even though a majority of Americans support an increase.

The pay hike announced by the nation's second-biggest bank on Wednesday follows BofA's May pledge to pay its workers a minimum hourly wage of $25 by 2025. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender is also requiring its U.S. vendors pay their workers who are dedicated to the bank's business at least $15 an hour.

BofA's pay hike impacts a sizable number of its 174,000 workers in the U.S. and continues a trajectory that began with the bank raising its hourly minimum to $15 in 2017, then to $17 in 2019 and to $20 last year. "

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General Strikes, Mass Strikes
https://againstthecurrent.org/atc160/p3679/

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Got a story to tell? Click the link below the images to submit your story about your experience in this country anonymously!
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/q21sqm

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Workers at all of Kellogg’s U.S. cereal plants go on strike
https://www.blackhillsfox.com/2021/10/05/workers-all-kelloggs-us-cereal-plants-go-strike

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