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Im sure it gives them a tingly feeling LMBO
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Strikes have given you basically every working right you currently have, if that's what doing nothing then I don't know what to say.
A strike currently is not revolutionary. And still not happening widely anyways.
Striking is the bread and butter of revolutionary activity. The February revolution in Russia was a mass strike that escalated to a point the state could no longer control it. What do you think revolutionary activity looks like?
You are right, people are striking less now than they used to which is a major reason why things are getting worse: cost of living increasing, wages stagnating, the rich getting richer etc.
We need to unite as workers and strike, not vote, for the conditions we deserve.
Of course it is. And that's what I am pointing at. Any improvements happening right now due to organizing and striking are limited to specific industries and don't ripple outside of it. For it to be revolutionary, it must be as you say massive, encompassing several/all industries and beyond control. We are so far from that situation, that I cannot accept current moves as revolutionary. Good and necessary, don't get me wrong, but not revolutionary.