This is ABSOLUTELY a data-gathering operation
You don’t need a card to strike. You don’t need to give anybody your real name nor phone number to strike. You don’t need to join a roster to strike.
Anybody who shares this URL is sus
I checked out their website and found this.
“A general strike is when working people refuse their labor until demands are met • Research shows We need 3.5% of the population, OR 11 million Americans, to be successFul • The STRIKE CARD below tracks our progress so we all know When it’s time to strike”
It does seem plausible to me to want to track how close to reaching a critical mass anyone trying to organize this is. I do agree that things like full legal names and phone numbers shouldn’t be required though.
You can track progress without gathering names and phone numbers. This is absolutely astroturf
Fair enough, I won’t be adding my name.
Sure, but gathered to what end?
The over-designed website doesn’t give me a good first impression. It reminds me of the Kony 2012 slacktivist nonsense. I would look into the involved orgs: https://generalstrikeus.com/partners
Depends on who’s behind it but it’s definitely astroturf. Maybe they fire you from a job or add you to a terror watch list. General strikes are against federal law, so adding your name may be evidence of a crime
And yes, the slick website was my first clue that this was bullshit
General strikes are against federal law, so adding your name may be evidence of a crime
This isn’t really my wheelhouse, but I’m not aware of any laws against wildcat strikes as such. The issue with “illegal” strikes is that the state provides labor no legal protections. But there’s no law that says you must show up for work (yet).
TIL! That’s the last time I listen to some liberal in /r/law
Unauthorized strikes are commonly called “illegal,” even by Wikipedia, but it’s a bit of a misnomer, and conveniently so for those who want to discourage them. They can easily get you fired, though, and even get you put on do-not-hire lists. They’re risky business.
