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here’s the thing:
a 24-hour #generalStrike is only good for the organizing experience; of finding out who are your allies. rarely do 24 hour strikes effect change.
we need sustained striking, slowing down, wildcatting and protesting to effect change.
#France’s #Mai68 May 1968 protests and strike ―which spread across the world― are still one of the most successful examples of shutting shit down:
May 68 - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_68
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Thursday and Friday of this week (19-20th February 2026) another historic 24hr #generalStrike happened in #Argentina; and of course #USA media downplayed the fact more than 400 commercial airline flights had to be cancelled because “dozens” or workers protested on the streets and "a few thousands" stayed at home to protest Milei’s evisceration of labor protections.
Argentina's biggest unions call nationwide strike with Milei in Washington for Trump's Board of Peace https://fortune.com/2026/02/19/argentina-strike-nationwide-largest-labor-unions-milei-trump-washington-board-peace/
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We're going to make it a no discretionary spending month in March. If we all did, Q1 numbers would hurt.
and let’s not forget that, on 23 January 2026, Minnesota also had a 24hr #generalStrike
❝ The history and meaning behind Minnesota's general strike and economic blackout | MPR News - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/the-history-and-meaning-behind-minnesotas-general-strike-and-economic-blackout
❝ With Twin Cities Under Siege by ICE, Minnesota Moves Toward a General Strike | Truthout - https://truthout.org/articles/with-twin-cities-under-siege-by-ice-minnesota-moves-toward-a-general-strike/
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@blogdiva why do you think all the billionaires target unions? Every single one. With Bezos and Musk up front
here’s more on the #India #generalStrike, and what i found significant:
1. they got the blessing from the Indian Congress
2. the millions of NON-UNIONIZED workers that joined in, including the banking & finance sectors and working class shop owners.
❝ CITU congratulates people of India for making the General Strike historic http://citucentre.org/journals/working-class/939-citu-congratulates-people-of-india-for-making-the-general-strike-historic-in-true-sense
❝ Bharat bandh: Congress backs nationwide strike, slams Centre over labour codes, US trade deal - https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Feb/12/bharat-bandh-congress-backs-nationwide-strike-slams-centre-over-labour-codes-us-trade-deal
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here’s more on the 24hr #generalStrike and now #slowdown happening in #Argentina
❝ Milei's Cost-Cutting Labor Reform Passes in Senate: 12-Hour Workdays, Strike Restrictions, and Union Assembly Limits Approved - https://www.elciudadano.com/en/mileis-cost-cutting-labor-reform-passes-in-senate-12-hour-workdays-strike-restrictions-and-union-assembly-limits-approved/02/12/
❝ Trenes, vuelos y buses paralizados en Argentina durante la huelga general contra la reforma laboral de Javier Milei - https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/trenes-vuelos-y-buses-paralizados-en-argentina-durante-la-huelga-general-contra-la-reforma-laboral-de-javier-milei-3533725
❝ Striking Argentine workers clash with police in protest over labor reforms https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260219-general-strike-to-protest-milei-s-labor-reforms-starts-in-argentina
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@blogdiva yep this is the regime T bailed out.
here’s the thing:
a 24-hour #generalStrike is only good for the organizing experience; of finding out who are your allies. rarely do 24 hour strikes effect change.
we need sustained striking, slowing down, wildcatting and protesting to effect change.
#France’s #Mai68 May 1968 protests and strike ―which spread across the world― are still one of the most successful examples of shutting shit down:
May 68 - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_68
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@blogdiva
This is an important point. I think a lot of people in the USA need to think more about what highly effective actions will have to look like, and what was effective or less effective about actions after they take place.
I do think 24 hour strikes can contribute to effecting change. They show both sides potential strength which can change the actions of the target. Here in Minneapolis I think because there has been extremely strong organizing for rapid response and mutual aid, the 24 hour strike helped show even further untapped organizing potential that helped bring change. But especially on their own, 24 hour strikes do not force change very effectively.
that’s why Puerto Ricans flexed our centuries long history of anticolonialist and anticapitalist resistance and shut shit down en La Isla for 2 weeks during the summer of 2019
https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/112208331867673411
and what is most significant about the #RickyRenuncia protests is that
🗣 THE VAST MAJORITY OF PUERTO RICANS PROTESTING WHERE NOT UNIONIZED
a 24-hour strike won’t change anything. sustained disruption & protest will.
Puerto Rico 2019 is a blueprint of what’s possible against gringo tyranny /🧵
@blogdiva Where does the 300 million number come from? The linked article says 600k.
@blogdiva I should clarify that 600k is still amazing, but 300 million would be a group the size of almost the full population of the US and 20% the population of India.
@CuriousMagpie @ramsey please, don't do this. there’s no need for drama.
@CuriousMagpie @blogdiva I don’t think I said anything belittling, but if that’s how it came across, I apologize. It was not my intent.
@ramsey @blogdiva multiple English sources I could find quote 30 crore Which, unless I misunderstood the meaning, is 300 million: https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/nationwide-strike-on-thursday-to-see-30-crore-workers-participation-trade-unions/articleshow/128116652.cms
