Minnesota lawmakers are supporting a strike on Jan. 23, urging people to skip work, stay home from school and not go shopping for the day. More on why they support the strike here:
2 days is short notice, but we’re just asking you to run a couple extra errands after work on Thursday and call out sick on Friday. You don’t have to be perfect — if you have an appointment you can’t move or something that’s totally okay — but it’s important to do something visible so the people around you know they’re not alone.
One of the things I keep seeing in relation to strikes-- the idea that calling out sick is good enough— is somewhat problematic, honestly. A strike is a clear picket, And holds little value if it’s not clear that you’re doing it for the cause
A Friday 2 days from now.
I’m all for a general strike, but I do need to do little things like make sure there’s food in the pantry first.
I get there’s urgency, but a half-hearted shrug of a strike that we can’t maintain for more than a day is just gonna embolden them.
2 days is short notice, but we’re just asking you to run a couple extra errands after work on Thursday and call out sick on Friday. You don’t have to be perfect — if you have an appointment you can’t move or something that’s totally okay — but it’s important to do something visible so the people around you know they’re not alone.
One of the things I keep seeing in relation to strikes-- the idea that calling out sick is good enough— is somewhat problematic, honestly. A strike is a clear picket, And holds little value if it’s not clear that you’re doing it for the cause
There are strikers who are on the frontlines, like you describe, and people who strike by staying home.
Both are valid forms of civic disobedience. One is not inherently better than the other. Both are required to necessitate change.