Workers walk out against the war
Sammy Douglas | 05.02.2003 20:46
OK, so I've seen a few bits a pieces about a potential walk out of workers on the day after war breaks out, but so far I've seen no SOLID co-ordination or plans.(Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places)
A walk out would obviously be most effective if everyone in the country were to do so at exactly the same time for a specified period of time.
Any ideas as to how this could be best co-ordinated and advertised?
I was thinking that since a fair amount of people in the country are temp/short contract workers and could therefore be sacked at the drop of a hat, that a walkout of between 30mins and an hour would have both the desired effect and be (perhaps) a non-sackable period of time.
The demo on the 15th is obviously gonna be massive and that will send a big signal out to the Blair posse, but it has to be sustained and followed up by very different actions from as wide a range of the population as possible if it is to be effective. The government can brush off a million or so marchers (especially since the government are setting up conditions for a riot afterwards) but they would be harder pressed to brush off even half that amount downing tools ,as it were, and actually damaging the economy for a short time.
My gut reaction is for a midday walk-out of half an hour the day after the first bombing, with perhaps a roadblockade just to ensure the event is reported by the Evening Pest type papers.
Your thoughts please....
Sammy Douglas
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sick of the war
05.02.2003 22:07
The basic idea is that with many people on temp contracts etc we can't expect people to call a strike. What we do have is the right to call in sick.
"sorry boss i turned on the radio, heard about all the death and felt physically sick- it's just got worse all day"
This free's people up for a day of civil disobedience without laying their job's on the line, and the economic system takes an (admittedly small) dent to profits.
If you will help publicise this idea/meme it could be the start of somthing big.
jmayler
School walkout
06.02.2003 17:16
Nhoj