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Every day is Labor Day! (lemmy.world)
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[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

Labor day is a whole cloth creation made up by American Capitalists to separate the labor struggle in America from the labor struggle everywhere else. An effort to stymie solidarity between American workers and workers around the world.

We have Labor Day. The rest of the world has International Workers Day or May Day as it's sometimes called. May Day is May 1st.

[-] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago

What's even more wild is that May Day was chosen to commerate the Haymarket Massacre in America after Americans had a real General Strike in 1886 and were executed, beaten, and jailed for it by the capitalist class.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day#Origin

Important to note, Shawn Fain of the UAW is organizing a General Strike on May Day of 2028. Start saving now, prepare, and be ready to participate and support your neighbors, your colleagues, and your self.

[-] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Saving? The threat of a strike seems a lot less intimidating if only people who can afford it will participate.

[-] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Those that can save, should, so that they can help their neighbors and colleagues who can't.

We are only powerful if we work together, and that means those that can save excess money, should, and also be bold enough to offer support, and those that can't should prepare in other ways like organizing and promoting, and be bold enough to seek support when they need it.

We win this together, not individually.

[-] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sorry, not trying to put you down. Thats not at all what I want. I just see it a different way. Rather than focusing on the self we need to focus on the group. Saving so you'll be able to wait it sounds OK but what would be better is building the trust or just trusting that we won't stop striking until all our needs our met. That includes the damages caused by the strike.

Stirke tomorrow and trust that we are all going to have each other's backs, so if you need food that food will be provided. If your landlord is threatening to evict the town will show up to the court house and protest until all debt related to the strike is forgiven.

Unless we are using that 4 years to get this message across nothing will be done.

[-] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think we're saying the same thing.

We can't go into the 2028 general strike thinking about self preservation - we can't go into the 2028 general strike unprepared.

We have less than 4 years to lay the ground work for a success that cannot be defeated by the capitalist class.

In my mind, that means all the above:

  • Voting allied people into federal, state, and local governments who won't massacre us this time, including sheriffs and mayors and governors and judges

  • Gathering people together to understand each other and build rapport and trust

  • Building the list of goals and demands so we have a definition of success that can be capitulated

  • Organizing support networks to ensure we don't starve or get evicted and etc, while on strike

The capitalist class will have an intelligence operation, they will know if they can simply wait us out or exploit weaknesses - if we prepare right, they will know that their best option is to give into our demands. The more prepared and united we are, the faster they'll surrender.

[-] makyo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

It drives me crazy that it has somehow become a patriotic flag-waving holiday

[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Belgium has a Labor day as well. "Dag van de arbeid"

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Careful, buddy, that immigrant wants to steal your cookie!

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago

Ha ha, just kidding. 49.5% of voters often vote to support the pseudo-aristocracy.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Revealed preference is a hell of a thing, right?

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago

What's not in this picture: EVERY corporate media organization standing behind Mr.Burns furiously writing "no one wants to work anymore, everyone is too lazy. Here's what the ABigFuckYou CEO has to say" stories that keep at least half that croud voting against our interests.

[-] ef9357 3 points 3 months ago

Why do CEOs make so much money when they are the least talented and do the least work? No CEO should make more than $80,000 a year and zero bonus unless they actually pull their weight.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago

ThEy TaKe RiSkS! ThE cOmPaNiEs FuTuRe Is In ThEiR hAnDs! StReSs!

(Completely ignores all the failures, golden parachutes, and immediate layoffs from their incompetence.)

[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I wish it was a majority of Americans. It seems like 50% of Americans think they're future millionaires.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

Well, when you have to be "worth" a million dollars just to own a home..... yeah soon most homeowners WILL be "millionaires".

Doesn't matter much when we have hundred-billionaires.

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Buh buh regulation on American, patriotic and God fearing big billionaire businesses is kammunisummm

Their freedom to fuck me over is their right gosh darnit. Plus faux news said that if I give them free reign they'll help muh economy and their money will trickle down to me eventually..... And then I'll be a billionaire just like them!

/S

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

majority of americans? I doubt

this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2024
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