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[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

general strike

No longer possible. Too many Canadians live paycheck to paycheck, they can't survive the time it would take to force government action against business.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

No no no. You don’t understand. People have nothing to lose cause it’s all been taken away.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It'll become possible during the next major crisis when unemployment jumps to (higher) double digits. Unemployed people have lots of time on their hands.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Unemployed people cant strike.

[–] GodofLies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Sure - but a large number of unemployed, broke and hungry people are going to be very desperate. I believe the saying goes something along the lines of - "every government is just a few meals away from collapse".

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Brain fart. Meant protest/disrupt.

[–] GodofLies@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

You've proven my point that our unions in Canada are pathetically weak. Sweden's, for example, strike for each other or make it painful for companies/businesses to conduct unfavourable labour practices.