I believe it was planned before Trump won a second term, so there was an assumption we would have more time, and it was chosen due to it being the end date of the UAW's contracts, so other unions could make theirs renew on the same date, making a mass strike 'legal' and avoiding the taft heartly act.

I am hoping they move that date up and instead perform a wildcat strike instead, but we'll see.

There is General strike US as an alternative.

All systems die when people decide to stop participating.

I think the purpose was to allow time for other unions to renew their contracts to end on that date, thus allowing everyone to 'legally' commit to a general strike by having everyone's contract end at the same time, and not accept any new contracts until our demands are met.

I don't think it would lose momentum being that far out, but unfortunately it was planned before Trump won the election, and thus assumed there was more time to prepare than we likely have. I think we will need to initiate a wildcat general strike sooner than 2028, personally.