• Nik282000@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    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.

    • GodofLies@lemmy.ca
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      1 hour 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.

    • CircaV@lemmy.ca
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      9 hours ago

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

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      16 hours ago

      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.

        • GodofLies@lemmy.ca
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          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”.